>> 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 army goes on the offensive while the fighting ramps up. the prime minister is in a fight of his own as he rallies to keep his job. >> and it's the shock that changed the world - 100 years ago parking a world that would change forever. and 45 years after stonewall, remembering the violent protests that sparked the gay rights movement.

>> what they are doing is getting drives to hold parking spots hostage while someone else find the spot and replaces them. why san francisco is putting the brachts on an app -- breaks on an app that has people paying to park. good morning to you and welcome to al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. iraq's parliament says it's ready for a new government, but there may be a player missing. the counter prime minister, and that's neuroey almall abbingy. the political support is slipping. shia clerics are questioning the ability to create a unified government. the pentagon is flying armed drones over bag dad. this, as government forces stage

an offensive against i.s.i.l. fighters in the north. with help from the u.s. >> air strikes han reported in mosul, it's likely the iraqi air force, behind the strikes. they have something called a ses ma caravan, an aircraft fitted with hell fire missiles. they are running out of the missiles. america will deliver 800 more missiles to iraq. the americans have a key role. whenever a he'll fire missile is fired the americans advise and pinpoint targets, so it's like lick the targets will be -- likely the targets will be strategic. there's a ground offensive in the north. the iraqis have been amassing froops in samarra. they have sent an armoured

division. using counterterrorism and uging it. and the iraqi army, they destroyed a convoy of 20 i.s.i.l. the i.s.i.l. fighters are fighting back. they hit tanks and destroyed 10-20 humvees. both sides say the clashes are ongoing. in addition to armed predator drones the pentagon confirmed that it is sending hundreds of he'll fire missiles to baghdad. >> we are in the process of a delivery of an additional 200 he'll fire missiles. that case has been moving forward. they should arriving some time in mid july. a sale of 600 missiles with a delivery of most of them expect

by the end of july. the iraqi government asked for extra ammunition, grenades and small weapons. the u.s. is expected to deliver several f-16 fighter jets later this year. a former national security advisor is defending the white house. former vice president dick cheney accused barack obama of pulling troops out of iraq too soon. in an interview on friday president carter's former security advisor stuck up for the president, saying obama is cleaning up a mess that the bush-chaney administration left behind. >> first of all he's trying to rehabilitate the tragic, damaging self-destructive decision that he and the then president bush, the second president bush made in attacking iraq under false pretences with false justifications thereby discrediting the united states and the world, and launching the

united states into a process that has cumulatively contributed to the destruction of iraq as a viable state. the issue of immigration has been front and center, and under the spotlight hondurans crossing the u.s.-mexican border, entering of the country illegal. this week the first lady of mexico will be visiting immigration shelters in texas to learn about conditions being faced. >> translation: like a mother says, it breaks my heart to see the economic and their face, their sadness, the face of mothers. this is something that shouldn't happen. we think if we make an effort we'll be able to improve the situation. we all need to work together. u.s. authorities have been trying to get tough on migrants by speeding up deportations and improving security. but as heidi zhou-castro shows

us, some people are finding ways around that. >> after six days of travel and three of detention. this 26-year-old clutches her son in one hand, a plastic bag containing her hope for the future in the other. immigration officers dropped off the mother and child at this bus terminal in texas, moments ago. inside the bag is a permit to remain in the country for 30 days. that is when a judge will decide whether it deport them back to honduras. >> getting in the country feels good. she didn't come here to feel good, but came for a better future for her son and herself. >> reporter: border patrol picked them up after crossing the rio grand on a raft. what would have been the end of an american dream seems to be a detour. they are free, holding a bus ticket to join relatives.

with detention centers at triple capacity, and 16,000 immigrants ask in the valley each month, u.s. immigration officials drop off 500 women and children at the business terminal each day. >> this woman says she heard rumours that single mother and children will be allowed to stay in the u.s. that's why she came now. >> an ice spokes woman says these families are screened, finger printed and subject to removal. many of the mothers see it as a free pass. >> this woman centre honduras said she sought out border patrol officers knowing they would help her. what is driving the migration, the rumour that the permit allows her to stay in the u.s. and a lack of jobs in central

america. >> the dangers of the journey and the discomfort of detention are a small price to pay. she hasn't showered or brushed her teeth in three days. >> four blocks away from the bus terminal the mothers and children find an oasis. behind the gates a volunteer-run shelter offering food, rest and compassion. if were in the same situation and my children were starving and in danger, as a mother i would do anything to keep them safe and bring them to the promise lapped. >> catholic charities runs the shelter and acknowledges that it is controversial. >> the government was nothing but the words of the mothers that they'll appear for the immigration hearings. here what matters is a warm shower and the journey ahead. >> it's different now, no more

detention. now we go to our families. >> reporter: in 30 days she'll make a decision, appear in court and risk deportation, or stay hidden and undocumented. same-sex marriage in indiana has been put on hold pause of federal appeals court on friday put a stop on the gay marriage ban. this comes two days after a district judge ruled that indiana's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. opponents say indiana should await a supreme court decision before changing the state's definition of marriage. today is a milestone in the battle for gay rights. the gait pride movement began 45 years ago. in 1969 police raided a gay bar in new york city called the stonewall inn. in a big display of unity the gay community fought back. we spoke with john o'brien, who

was there that night. >> there was no respect, there was a lot of abuse and people, of course, profited off of, sometimes, that oppression. >> the riot lasted for almost a week, causing l.g.b.t. people to organise and support it. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power said the struggle for gay rites is still far from over. the golden gate bridge will soon have a suicide barrier. officials approved a 76 million package presenting people jumping to their death. 46 peel killed themselves, more than 1400 jumps since it first opened back in 1937. destruction of a steel suicide met is expected to be completed. 48 is the number of recalls for general motors. on friday it recalled 500 million cars worldwide for safety reasons much the latest

involves 4-wheel drive trucks including: the other recalls cover faulty wind shield rivers on 2013/"14 caprice. and rear shock absorbers. 20 million vehicles have been recalled. >> honda ordered to pay $55 million for a crash that left a driver paralyzed. carlos suffered permanent injuries in 2010 caused by a gelentive saturday belt -- defective seat belt. the father was driving to work when it blew out. honda said it will appeal. a truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel turned a busy highway into a nightmare. this is dramatic pictures of the crash on delaware i-95. it struck another car causing it

to jack-knife the the interstate was closed for hours, both men taken to a trauma center, weeks after comedian tracy morgan's limo was rear-ended by a wal-mart truck. the driver have believed to have been awake for more than 24 hours. the marines released incredible video of a pilot performing a haved call landing on a stool look at this. it was filmeded aboard the deck. u.s. s "baton." the pilot together off when he realised the knows gear was working. he was forced to perform the feat. the aircraft was capable of taking off and landing vertically. it happened on june 7th. severe weather pounds the mid section, heading straight to the weekend. minnesota, rivers and lakes burst their banks. a state of emergency was

declared in st. paul. doup pours wreaked havoc in north and south dakota. there's no letting up, there's more wet weather in the forecast. in wisconsin, residents are cleaning up after a toronto touched down. the twister ripped out trees and shattered debris. schools were damaged. to make matters worst, 400 people do not have power. for more on the weather happening across the country, we turp to meteorologist deepwater horizon. >> week in and week out we have been dealing with fluteds across the immediate -- floods across the midwest. the pattern as not changed. we are getting rain fall in areas that are saturated. the rain rises up and we are dealing with a lot of major rivers, flood warnings, and a concern of flash floodings.

across the dakota. some areas received up to 6 inches. this is a look of where the heaviest rain will fall over the next 2-3 days. here is the core across parts of nebraska into kansas. we are dealing with a threat of weather. it will extend from minnesota all the way down. today i want to show you video. today it looks like the weather shifted east. this is video from a storm chaser. it's a gust. similar to a toronto, not quite, but has spoods up to 80 -- speeds up to 80 miles per hour. this storm brought hail to the area, and today's threat will include hail and damaging winds. we are watching the area across parts of midwest. it will shift a little further east. we are watching the frontal

boundary. a lot of it is brupinging up plenty of moisture. we notice as we get into sunday, it could bring storms. chicago stormy at the end of the week. all the rain coming dub. if you head west out of st. louis, you'll run into that. we'll deal with this for the next couple of days, all the way into early next week. pope francis is expected to be back in the public today. the pontiff cancelled an event on friday because me was not feeling well. it's the third time in a month that the 77-year-old pope scrapped an appearance because of an illness. he skipped two days earlier this month due to a stomach bug. the vatican insists the pope is

doing okay. the vatican's former ambassador to the dominic an republic defrocked. he was found guilty of sex abuse, the first sentence handed down to a top papal representative. he was ordained as a priest and a bishop by the former pope, st. john paul the ii. coming up, the u.s. moves to a global ban an landmines, and why the president obama administration says it may not use the weapon. changing taste - americans appetite for meat is not what it used to be. gaza's got talent. the young palestinian musicians using fast fingers to escape the violence.

appetite for meat is not what it good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. conniverous cravings, why the tastes of americans are changing when it comes to eating meet.

first, a look at the temperatures across the country with meteorologist eboni deon. >> we are off to a nice mild start across parts of the north-east. we are starting the day around 70 degrees in new york, and d.c. area. as we head into the afternoon it will be a nice one, lots of sunshine and high pressure dominating. parts of northern new england will get a warmer flow. as we get further south it's more of a southerly flow. moisture and feeling sticky at times. >> high temperatures in albany hitting 86 degrees, toronto 86. in pittsburgh we top 86 degrees. a hot one around orlando, where we talked about strong storms. today we top in the mid '90s. in denver we hit 87 degrees.

107 is cooler along the coast. >> thank you so much. an ice-cream mix-up. ness la recalling 10,000 carbons of peanut butter ice cream, miss labelling it as chocolate tip. it could create a problem of people with peanutal ermies -- allergies, consumers have been notified. red meat consumption over the past decade has been declipping. we look at why -- declining. we look at why america's taste is changing. drought has taken its toll, the smallest headcount. beef production is at a low, prices at a three decade high. it's a reason men's have been walking away from red meat.

it's been a long and steady decline from 1971 when red meet consumption hit 68 kilos per person. the biggest decline was for lamb and mutt job. >> it doesn't mean americans concurred their gravings, they are eating more chicken and turkey than ever. poultry consumption is down from just a few years ago. >> in los angeles, where the second-largest school system feeds 600,000 students a day, the cafeteria menus are meatless. >> it's been well received from the children. the meatless monday is a second-highest participation day of the woke. and there are more new alternatives to meet at places like this vege tarian stroupt outside -- restaurant outside washington. the difference look like meet and taste like it. the roast duck is made of wheat

and the chicken from soya. a company called beyond meat attracted big-some time investors like bill gates. the lines of artificial ground beef strips increase food critics, not just for their test, but how it feels this their mouth. we believe you can take protein from plants. they mimic the fibre structure. >> the taste is not the only obstacle. a lot of people believe the only source of protein is meat. plant passed diets are adequate. getting them to accept it may take a generation or more, about the time it's tape for american

adult usage to fall blow 20%. and coming up in the next hour, part 2 of meeting demands. china is eating twice as much meet as the united states. they have a growing appetite for . four ukranian soldiers were killed hours after a ceasefire agreement with rebels. the fighting erupted even though a ceasefire was supposed to last on a monday. earlier on friday ukraine's president signed a trade deal with the european union. the agreement top ed the former president and dividing those in favour of the e.u., and those in favour of russia. the u.s. military is phasing out landmines. the administration hopes to join

the 15-year-old u.n. treaty that bans the devices. 80% of the world's nations great to that treaty. >> every day people die or lose limbs from stepping on a landmine. most victims were civilians in mozambique, afghanistan and columbia. >> people were in lanes or villages. they were traps that could kill them at any moment. >> the u.s. has not made personnel landmines since 1997. it has the right to produce them until now. the president obama administration says the u.s. will no longer make or bye them. it announced it hoped to ban mines the use stockpiling production and transfer. activists prauz the announcement but it doesn't go far enough. there's no time frame.

we hope it sets a time frame to do so, particularly before president obama leaves office. three-quarters of the world's office joined the treaty. china and russia and the u.s. have not signed it. it's ha matter of time, that stigma, the unacceptability brings the countries into the fold. >> reporter: activists wanted the u.s. to get rid of its stockpile. the u.s. stored more than 300 anti-personnel lapped mines. >> it still has the right to use the weapons if it sees a need. >> the u.s. has not sought to use the weapons in combat since the gulf war. coming up, the assassination that sparked a global war. ism i'm in sarajeva, where the first shot of the first world war was fired 100 years ago.

rebuilding detroit one window at a time. the movement many residents are embracing as a way to clean up crime.

good morning to you. welcome back to islamic state of iraq and levant. live from new york city -- welcome back so al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. these are the top stories. nouri al-maliki is fighting for his political life. many in his party are expressing doubt that he can lead them out of the counter crisis. the pentagon confirmed that it is sending iraq hundreds of he'll fire missiles in addition to flying armed drones over baghdad. the u.s. will stop making and buying land mines because it's

working to join the treaty banning the weapons. some other countries that held off is china, south korea and russia. they were gunshots that changed history. 100 years ago today a young boss ni an serb fired at close range into a car, carrying the austro humanitarian heir to the tlop, franz ferdinand and his wife. both were killed. jonah hull joins us live. good morning to you. that one incident essentially led to world war i, and a century later tensions are high today. why is that? >> it's all about different interpretations of mystery. that's what it's all about. here as event take place to mark that moment, the killing of the arched duke, franz ferdinand, that led to war. and how that event is viewed in bosnia depend on which side of

the line you stand - a clearly drawn political line in a country split into separate political entities by a peace treaty. if you stand where i am in central sarajeva in the heart of bosnia and herzegovina, you will be attending conferences, looking at exhibitions and waiting for a performance, the philharmonic orchestra aimed at putting out a message of peace and remembering a tragic act. across the line, only 20 minutes or so away from here, in the bosnia serve entity, they have unveiled statues and named a park after him. there he is seen as a serb nationalist, a hugo slav nationalist, a hero whose act was known as yugoslavia. different versions of history.

>> reporter: 100 years ago a teenage bosnia serve gavrilo princip struck a below, murdering the heir to the thrown, arch duke franz ferdinand and his wife as they toured sarajeva. it was the result of an extraordinary piece of luck. as the open-topped car made a turn at this corner, the assassin was weighing with a loaded gun. in fact, because of security, fears they decided to change the route. the car was not meant to turn. nobody told the driver. on this spot in front of where he was standing. the car came it a halt as the driver realised his fateful error. a month later a young bosnia's act of defines led the world to war, as autoria -- austria and others joined in. it led to the birth of ooug ,

the nation -- yugoslavia, the nation destroyed by ethnic wars in the 1990s. his legacy is shaped by politics and perception. >> was he a hero or maybe rather terrorist? endless debate started in the '90s. for one group he will be hero in the future also. and for the other, he will be terrorist or a murderer. and i'm afraid that we have a third group, people whom just don't care. >> reporter: gavrilo princip's homeland bosnia is ethnically divided. his family of bosnia serbs left sarajeva to another area where i met one of his relatives. >> this cannot be described as

bosnia, it was croatianan, bosnia, serbian. he said that he would be sorry if his act failed to create a south slovak country. >> whatever the view, he has not been forgotten, 100 years on. the idea of unity on southern slas has come and gone. >> so much has changed here in bosnia and the region as it has around the world. old empires fell, new political alliances have been built. bosnia have joined the european union. bosnia is one of the poorest countries with record high unemployment prevent the from in my opinioning because of a political split and difficulty.

>> the prospect of unity between serbs, crow at and muslims seems a disapt hope. >> jonah hull in bosnia. thank you for being with us this morning. >> there is another anniversary to tell you about. today marks 10 years since iraqi leaders assumed control of their own affairs. in the time since, the past disability and democracy has been challenging. some u.s. leaders insist the country is better off than it was under saddam hussein. the pentagon's press secretary john kerry confirmed it's sending hundreds of hell fire missiles to baghdad, in addition to armed predator drops. they'll give a boost to the missile stockpile. >> we are in the process of a delivery of 200 he'll higher missiles that case -- hell fire missiles. the case is moving forward.

they'll arrive in mid-july. a sale of 600 is in delivery, and will be expected by july. joining us to discuss kirby's announcement is major mike lyons, and member of the truman foundation. 1,000 hell fire missiles september to iraq. what is the rationale behind that. >> that will rearm the iraqi security and give them reinforcement from the skies. this will give them or dimension. the drones are there to collect information and remap the area. they'll look offer the horizon. we'll found out if iranian forces are in there. they'll have he'll fire attached to them. it will be likely that they'd

shoot it up. >> it's not just missiles, we are talking about money. the big money is $500 million, the amount that the u.s. is sending to syrian rebels. why now. >> a little confused about that. the president may be confused. the bashar al-assad government attacking i.s.i.s. on the border crossings, they are doing what we need them to do. i don't know how the weapons get into syria, i don't know how they'll get paid for it... >> physically they have not specified how they'll get the help. >> they'll come through jordan and create a target. i'm surprised that the president is moving forward with the plan. >> how do we know - how does the u.s. assure that the weapons will not get into the wrong hands. >> normally they do. they can be used against iraqi civilian and soldiers.

>> is splitting iraq along the ethnic lines a viable solution. >> let's give the iraqi government a chance to get its stuff together. it creates heavy borders and lines, requiring peace-keeping forces. people dig in for the situations and you don't get economy of scale on there, it's not in the best interest to split it up. what will the consequences of that be, especially if we have to include a large peace-keeping force. >> what does the commission. i don't know who does the mission. no one will sign up for it because of the level of violence. >> bringing it back here at home. what is your take away from what congress is saying, and the men and women that do want us to get involved. >> we have a tremendous amount that want to go in shootingment we have to get it to the point where it's ready, aim, fire. not lulling ourselves into a false sense of security, that attacking if from the air and

drones - the iraqi government has to get together, figure out what to do, get the tribes together and then attack i.s.i.s. >> what will it take to get to that point? >> this week, with ayatollah ali al-sistani, telling the shiites to relocate a new prime minister. it will take nouri al-maliki leaving. major mike lyons joining us, it's a pleasure to have you with us. >> the muslim month of fasting begins this week. it is determined by the sitting of a new moon. others observe it on sunday, some today. during ramadan muslims fast from sup rice to run -- sunrise to sunset and focus on spirituality and charity instead. it is a sad day for fans of the '70s sole. one of the greatest singers,

song writers passed away bobby womacki died at the auge of 70. he started as a gospel sipping are and played -- sipping and played the guitar for sam cook "if you think i'm loply now", and "that's the way i feel about you." detroit's economy may be down, but the spirit is on the rise. one of the moves is making the streets safer. the strategy is called broken windows. >> reporter: it's saturday afternoon, the detroiters are working on their own time to paint over the latest gang tags. they are part of a group called no more broken windows. >> this is a tag, a name monicker, someone put their name here because they can. they believe the number one

defense against crime and gang infiltration is to speak problems like graffiti. >> if you have a location, it's dirty, bringing in other types of crime. >> it's a 30-year-old theory that the police chief made a new priority. >> in the past year the department has not only fozed on combatting crimes -- focussed on combatting crimes, but cracks down on businesses attracting trash and loiterers. >> when you take care of the window, it's amazing to watch the decline in crime. >> crime fell 25%. robberies and homicides are down 30% from the same time last year. police don't attribute all the changes to the application. broken windows theory, they are convinced it's part of the solution. >> i believe in it. it works. >> this is not the first time

detroit tried the theory. civil rights groups protested after the previous administration tried to influence parts of the theory that included stopping and questioning suspicious people. this same around stop and frisk is not part of the plan. some critics believe making use of the broken window theory is a waste of resources, pushing residents out of the city. >> does that mean they are getting rid of buildings or cloning it up for new people to come in, and cleaning out poor people. that's what the clean-up moons. >> criminal justice professor does not teach the broken windows theory to her students. people have bigger concerns. >> there's no street lights or garbage pick up, no schools. it's a free for all. >> as these volunteers finish up the last of the paintings, they know chances are good. holly is dedicated to the

mission of keeping detroit clean. we have to do what we can to help the city. >> in a city fighting for a comeback, the broken window approach may not solve the crime problems, but there's hope it may be a start. for more on crime in america fine in so "the system" with joe beryl iping are, taking -- beryl ipinger, taking a -- berlinger taking a look at the criminal justice system. the lights are on in venezuelan this morning much it was a scramble to restore electricity friday evening when more than half of the country was without power. according to the electricity minister a wind storm knocked down eight electrical towers. the president says officials are investigating the blackout, and this is the second nationwide outage this year. authors in kenya say the book industry is threatened by piracy. they say illegal copies of their work are printed by the

millions, and cheep copies imported by india and china. malcolm webb explains why little is done to stop them. >> reporter: it's time for a class in literature. what is in the children's hands is worth millions. they are studying a short novel. books that are required raiding for secondary school students sells hundreds of thousands. book pirates in kenya caught on. >> translation: it was a big break when this author's novel was chosen to be studied. theiality is poor and the pages -- the quality is poor and the payments fell out. he tried to stop it. >> we hired prit detectives -- private detectives. pirates are dangerous. they cap kill you. they make million. if you pirt a book -- pirate a book in high demand, it is

effective and efficient. the pirates make millions within months. publishers say the pirates are getting more aggressive. this is east africa's largest printer. the publishers say the pirates are producing high-quality copies, which look the same as the originals. >> this book sells for $5 per copy and is one of many that every primary school child and kenya is meant to have a copy of. there's over a million children. that gives you an idea of the scale of the business. this is thing aboutest in the region -- -- this is the biggest in the region. >> reporter: publishers don't want parents to by cheaper pirate copies. >> if it's a cheaper price it

means it's not made here. the country loses out. the parent is poorer for it because all society has lost out. >> piracy threatens growing literacy. not much is being done to stop it. while parents want the cost of education to be affordable writers want to be kept in business too. monkey parking offers parking spaces for people willing to pay the price. up next - why the app is driving some in the bay area bananas. >> rivers are running high. well above flood stage in parts of the midwest. more rain expected today. i'll show you the areas of concern.

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good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. the parking app that has san francisco officials crying foul. first, a look at where the rain may fall across the county with meteorologist eboni deon. >> some of the places we don't need to see rain. it's making its way through the midsection of the country. blowing through kansas. i want to show you a live view where the clouds are happening tough overhead. a few breaks allowing for a little sunshine. if it does, it will spark a few showers and storms. a little bit of rain off in the distance. a lot of rain encompassing the area. as we take you back to the satellite area, it will eventually make its way into missouri, so a soggy day watching the rain come down across central areas of oklahoma, northern areas of

texas, dallas not into the area and we'll see more scattered storms develop, rite along the carolinas, where we watch this area, a tropical depression forming soon. in gaza many young people are locking for ways to escape the violence. for some it's music. charles stratford has their story. >> reporter: this 10-year-old and his friend unpack their instruments. they have been playing classical arab music for five years and practice every day. >> faraz won a prize for playing at a music festival for palestinian children in the occupied waping. he was -- west bank, he was supposed to play again, but israel closed the border. >> reporter: i feel joy when i

play with my friend. music gives people joy and takes us away from the siege. more than half of gaza's population of 2 million are children, many exposed to political violence every day. the organization defense children international says more than 350 children were killed in gaza during israel's 3-week invasion at the end of 2008. another 30 in renewed contlict in 2012. farr as's mother says music helps her son and his friends cope. >> translation: i love him learning music, it is connected to the soul and humanity, it is important in gaza when people are so anxious. >> the edward sye eed national conservatory of music has more than 200 students. farr as is playing with his friend much for known with stereotypes about life in gaza,

have a listen to this: [ ♪ music ] . >> mahamud on the karhoon, suraj on the hu, d, abdul on the karhoon, ramsay on the tabla. and farras. palestine strings ensemble toured the u.s. in 2011. facebook and federal prosecutors are locked in a battle over the government's demand tore user -- for user data. prosecutors in new york demanded that facebook turn over data on 400 users connected to a benefit fraud trial.

facebook argued that the move vil aid users -- violated users fourth amendment right. a judge rejected the claim and ordered facebook to hand over the data without informing users first. an iphone app is causing issues in san francisco. it's called monkey app and allows people to buy and sell parks spots without city involvement. city officials say it's illegal and issued an order for the company to shut down the application. >> reporter: as if trying to find parking on the streets of san francisco was not already a challenge, city officials are pught the brakes on -- putting the brakes on an app that helps people in the bay area find public parking spots. >> we told them to stop operations in san francisco, or we'll sue them if yes don't stop. >> monkey parking allows users to communicate when a parking spot is available.

users put in bids starting at $5, going up to $20. once the auction is a success money is transferred electronically. >> it's a great idea. it will benefit a lot of people. >> reporter: many bay area residents loft the idea of finding parks in north beach and union swar. >> it's like uber, but for parking. >> the joy is not sitting well with city officials. they sent a cease and desist letter to those creators of monkey parking, saying it violated city ordinances. >> they are getting drivers to hold parking spots hostage while somebody else find the spot and replaces them. illegal. >> the c.e.o. of monkey parking responded by saying they are not selling parking spaces and will fight the city of san francisco. meantime some in the business of

parking are expressing their fruf race. >> i'm not allowed to sell public spots. >> while the app may be popular with younger folks, those of a younger generation had this take on the controversy. >> perhaps some of the older people remember what sharing is. it is not taking oneless's lunch. >> joining us to discuss this parking controversy is professor of new york university's school of business. thank you so much for joining us this mark. >> thank you for having me. >> jumping into it, apps like this creating a sharing economy. what does that mean? >> it's referring to a collection of things. the part that i find interesting are the apps and website that connects individuals offering a service to others who want it. they are cutting out the companies. >> so is this peer to peer

companies like air b&b, uber - the drivers own their own cars. you are connecting people together, are the peer to peer companies the way of the future. >> it will be a big part of the economy. it's very empowering, rather than working for a company. you can run your own microbusiness sh whether it's driving your own car for a few hours a week, representing out space that you have, like, you know, selling information about where you park. the opportunities are endless. >> you say selling information. what about people that say "look, this is not fair, charging people for something they are paying for", those people can say "i pay taxes to have clean roads. what do you say to those people? >> they have a point. it's an adjustment process. we always built business on government infrastructure. i mean, we pay taxes for highways and shared resources.

then some people say let me use the resources to create a business. so the parking apps, in some small way, are saying we are not selling the parking spot, we are selling information about the parking responsibility. and so, like, you know, we are using information that the government created. we are taking advantage of that to create a business. >> given the government initially created, what should governments do as the style of applications pop up? >> they have to look at the rules and regulations that define how we use public resources, how we use apartments, whether we can drive others to the airport. there's a blurring of lines between personal and professional that is happening here, at the heart of regulatory conflict. we are used to picking up friend from the airport or giving

someone a ride somewhere, like lending your apartment to someone, ipp vying a group of friends over. the apps are taking the behaviour and commercializing it and stealing it, making it bigger. you call a friend and say i'm about to leave a parking spot, come and occupy it. no one will accuse you of brapinging the law. -- breaking the law. when there's an app and an auction, that's when people are concerned. >> thank you so much for joining us from new york university ci's school of business. we appreciate you being here. that will do it for this hour of al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. i'll be back with you in 2.5 minutes. before you come back, check out the website aljazeera.com, or you can follow us on twitter at a.j.a.m. or me at morgan radford. we hope you are having a fabulous morning and stay tuned we'll be right back in

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iraq. >> the united states will continue to increase our support to iraqi security forces. >> don't miss america tonight exclusive reports front line iraq only on al jazeera america . >> we heard if we presented ourselves with our daughter to migration in the u.s. when we made it to the other side of the river, that they'd give us a permit. a rumour causing a flood of immigrants. today the first lady of honduras steps in with a plea and policemen to help. iraq's army guys -- goes on

the offensive. the prime minister is fighting to keep his drug. >> 80% of the world agreed and why washington waited so long to fade out landmines. plus highway to the danger zone - an emergency landing that stopped traffic in the lone star state. there could be a breakthrough on breast cancer. the new procedure every woman should to to about, with their duration. >> translation: like a mother would say, it breaks my heart to see the children and their faces, their sadness, the face of many mothers. i think this is something that shouldn't happen. if we make app effort we'll be able to improve the situation. we need to work together. >> that's the first lady of the honduras speaking from a texas border facility. as an immigration crisis unfolds

on the southern border with mexico. >> morning to you and welcome to al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm morgan radford several border patrol stations are being visits in rio grand valley. under the spotlight tens of thousands of central americans illegally crossing the u.s. mexican border. many have unaccompanied children from honduras. u.s. officials say a reason for the surge is a dangerous rumour that's convincing them to risk it all. al jazeera's paul beban has their story. >> on a dusty side street, the journey comes full circle. day and night one to sometimes as many as 10-12 buses pull up, dropping off hundreds of dirty,

dehydrated hondurans caught in mexico or gave up and turned themselves in. >> reporter: there's a bus load of people, families, women with children on the way to the u.s., and didn't make it. they've been brought to is this government shelter. some have families to meet and pick them up. we saw young chip by themselves. -- young children by themselves. >> why did they go north now. many of them told us about a rumour. >> we when because of the permit that were gip to minors. we heard if a parent arrived with a child they gave permission to go into the u.s. >> we heard if they presented ourselves with our daughter to the u.s., when we made it to the other side of the river, that they'd give us a permit. the fact is there's no permit. the rumour may have begun with an understanding about this document, that women with children are given when detained

at the border. it's a notice to appear before an immigration judge in 30 days. in the meantime they are freed with a bus ticket to stay with relatives in the u.s. jack, a family welfare workers here, told me honduras is grappling with hearsay with immigration rules. >> four months ago, three months ago it increased. we don't know about the policy they are supposed to manage or where the rumour came from, it's part of the increase in children travelling to the u.s. >> reporter: part of the prop is the coy oaties, criminal smugglers charging thousands. the honduran government is running tv adds warning parents not to trust the coyotes. >> translation: the co-oatas are taking advantage. the people prove itting are the ones making the money, the

coyotes. >> jack admitted he was not sure wh the rumour was true or false. >> translation: seeing all these people make this decision, i thought it might be true. who knows. now i'm learning it's a lie. >> at the san pedro bus station where many begin the journey, rumours persist. a young mother told me why she is leaving much where are you going? >> i'm looking for the american tram. >> maria said she heard it was easier to get in with children. she was not sure. either way, she's going north. why are you going to united states? >> i'm going look for work to my boys' life can change. >> rumours, true or untrue, will not stop someone determined to chase a dream. u.s. officials say more than 15,000 unaccompanied children

from mondayuras have been apprehended since october. tensions are high on the mexican and guatemalan border. pushed by violence at home, tens of thousands are pouring into mexico on the way from the united states. many tried to cross a challenging river, risking their lives, all to have a chance at a better life. >> translation: when the u.s. government gives us documents, i'll tell them i'll work and do what i feed to. they asked me for a bike. i'll give them one. i will give them everything. i'll make them study and go to school. >> children across mexico have an influx of families making the dangerous journey. there has been a rise in the number of children deported back to their homes from mexico. from january to may the mexican government sent -- 6300 kids mostly from central american. just ahead in a half hour, a

teen's emotional reunion with his family after travelling alone. for any information 24/7 log on to aljazeera.com. the pentagon confirmed that it's sending hundreds of hell fire missiles to baghdad. the revelation coming an armed drones began flights over the capital. military officials say the drones will make flights over baghdad. at the same time the u.s. says it's speeding up shipments of 800 he'll fire missiles to help stave off the threat by isil. prime minister nouri al-maliki is fighting for his political life. some shia clerics question if he's able to create a unified government, and say that his policies caused more division. al jazeera's imran khan joins us from baghdad. good morning to you. what is the latest concertaining maliki's tenure at iraq's prime

minist minister? >> well, the big test for him is coming up on july 1st, when parliament meets. they have to decide on the speaker of the house. he'll be looking to build a coalition of supporters. he doesn't have much support, both people within his open shi'a coalition. they have criticised him, and opposition politicians said there's no end to the crisis. it remains as the leader of iran, and international pressure as well from the u.s. particularly, and from the u.k. it will be a big test for him to see how much support he can get an july 1st, at the meeting of the parliament. >> today marks the beginning of ramadan, something that sunnis and shia observe. has been been calls for an end to the violence from either

side? >> there has been little call inside of iraq for an end to the fighting. religious clerics on both sides said stop fighting for the month of ramadan. the biggest points is the iranian supreme leader ayatollah sharm -- itemar ali al-sistani. he said they need to put pressure. there was good news for the iraqi army. the u.s. is sending more hell-fire missiles. how will this help their offensive against i.s.i.l.? >> we are calling it good news, for the iraqis it's the speed up of he'll fire missiles, that they have been asking for. the u.s. has been sending 800 he'll fire missiles, and iraqi is running out.

when they are shot, they are in conjunction with u.s. advisors who monitor the use of these missiles. they were used today in mosul, so they are likely to be used against pinpoited tar -- pinpoid targets. they are running out. >> it's something they were promised and waiting for for a while. imran khan reporting. thank you for being with us this morning. >> the u.s. military is phasing out landmines. the white house vowed to stop making and buying the deadly bombs. the administration hopes to join the 15-year-old run are treaty. one reason the u.s. held off signing is the military believed landmine stockpiles helped to deter north korea from ipp vading the south. >> since the mines' ban treaty came into effect, 40 million

landmines has been destroyed, and there has been a halt to production. civilian casualties fell from 26,000 to 4,000 a year. live mines are a menace in current and past hostile zones. the u.s. has an estimated 10-13 land mines in stockpiles. the u.s. refused to sign the treaty, it's abided by provisions and financed clearing operations around the globe. it's because the pentagon regards the mines as a deterrent to a north korean ground invasion. after a 5-year review the obama administration intend to join the convention. we know the situation does present unique challenges when it comes to this topic. we have pursued other solutions compliant with the convention, and allows us to accede to the conventions. anti-landmine campaigners gau the announcement cautious

approval. >> it's a good first step. it's overdue. we've been waiting for an announcement. it's not the end. we'd like an end date for the policy review, and an indication of when they accede to the treaty. it's a good first step. the treaty may face obstacles in the senate which must radify it. 80% of the world's nations signed the treaty, china, russia and others are hold outs. it's never been recognised by some groups that use anti-perm weapons. the u.s. reports that improvised explosive devices or i.e.d.s were the leading cause of civilian deaths and injuries this year. about 4,000 people are injured or die from landmines every single year. the muslim month of fasting

called ramadan begins this weekend and the start date is determined by the new moon, meaning in some parts of the world it begins today, for others, on sun. people stock up on food and every fast is broken with an elaborate meal. some residents in pakistan say the high inflation rates are making preparations from this monday difficult. >> translation: prices should be as low as possible for those fasting so they can break the fast well. and can feed their children well. but they have difficulties surviving because of the low salaries and wages. during ramadan muslims fast from sunrise to sunset ab staining from food and material wants and focus on spirituality and charity. >> israel's prime minister is calling out the u.s. middle east netter. this comes after martin ipp dick resigned. an israeli official told the afp that binyamin netanyahu believes

he was unfair to israel. peace talks with palestinianians fell through in april. michael jordan reports on america's involvement in the middle east. >> reporter: it's no surprise the u.s.'s special envoy for mid east peace, martin indyk, is resigning. talks between the israelis and palestiniansians were suspended in april and not likely to resume soon. >> we need to understand, it's not the key to meet stability, not given what you have seen in the last several years in this region. number two, no matter how much we value it, and we thing the two should do this, must do is that, it doesn't make much of a difference unless they reach the same conclusion. >> reporter: indick's departure comes at a time when it appears the obama administration largers middle east policy is mired in

crisis. after refusing to arm the syrian opposition, the u.s. now wants to send half billion worth of weapons to rebel fighters. >> we are at a moment of increased effort with the opposition, so i look forward to this chance to speak to the president and share thoughts. after insisting that it won't send u.s. combat troops back to iraq, the administration is sending up to 300 military advisors to help baghdad fight a sunni rebellion. after first condemning last year's coup, the administration is resuming military aid to the egyptian government. analysts suggest that president obama may forming new ties. >> i dom cairo to seek a new beginning between the united states and muslims around the world. >> understanding the political

dynamics has been challenging for this administration and the bub and clinton administrations. understanding them and incorporating them needs to be done better. >> what's more, they wonder whether the administration might have been too dazzled by the promise of arab spring. officials reject the analysis and say they try to respond to each country's challenge and say they have to keep an eye on the national security priority. >> martin indick plans to return as vice president of the brookings institution, a washington d.c. think tack. frank leeuwin stin will temporarily fill the position. >> the lights are on in vins. it was a scram -- in venezuela. it was a scramble to restore electricity when half the country was without power. a wind storm knocked down eight

electrical towers. >> translation: we will investigate the problems with the electricity service in parts of the country. we'll investigate what is happening. >> translation: here we are amid the chaos. when the light goes or something happens, there's no bus, officers, nothing. this is the second nationwide outage to hit venezuela this year. check wires, but i believe the power is back on and use two but bites. it used to be a luxury reserved for high society. one. world leading exporters forced to import food. a trend that has china saying where is the meat. and scream for ice cream if you got anaphylactic shock. a labelling mishap causing ness

la to recall thousands of ice creams. and a pilot that happened to be the in right place.

[ ♪ music ] president obama took time off to take in a marine corp parade. the first family was freed to an evening of music and precision marching. it is held every friday night during the summer nights and conducted on july 5th, 1957. welcome back to al jazeera america. up next - we tell you why china is eating twice as much ate as the u.s. in a moment. first, looking live in wichita kansas. bracing for a round of storms across the plains, meteorologist eboni deon is here with more. >> we are already starting to heat up there. we are going to be in for another warm day across much of the middle of the country. now temperatures are running into the low to mid '70s. down to memphis. we are at 79 degrees already. now, here is a look at what you

can expect around kansas city. 81 to 87. we have the warmth in place. that is for sure. we'll warm up to 80 degrees, cooler as you get into biz mark and fargo. it will be a beautiful day across the north-east. high pressure, full control keeping us quiet and dry, sunshine. later on it will be a bit on the warm side. climbing to 85 in new york city. same around pittsburgh. really feeling the heat build. another place that will be hot across the south-east into orlando. once you factor in the humidity, it will feel hotter. keep that in mini ed. around savannah 93. we are watching an area of low pressure. as we continue to warm throughout the afternoon hours, watch the skies closely for storms. it will be the case across morn areas of texas, in oklahoma city we top out around 84.

>> 48 is now the number of recalls for general motors this year. on friday g.m. recalled 500 million cars worldwide for safety reasons. the latest effort involving sa number of 4-wheel drive trucks including:. >> so far for man 20 million vehicles have been recalled. honda ordered to pay 55 million for a crash that left a driver paralyzed. carlos martinez suffered injuries caused by a detective saturday belt. the father was driving to work when it blew out and he lost control of his car. honda said it will appeal. >> ness la is recalling 10,000 cart lions of peanut butter ice cream, it miss labelled it the the package as chocolate chip, creating possibly a problem for people with peanut allergies.

ness la is working with experts to help consumers in the affected areas. chinese are conassuming twice -- consuming twice as much meat than the united states. hear is part two of "meeting demand'. >> reporter: this man is old enough to remember a time when meat was scarce. it was ration the 20 years ago. it's a different story for the 62-year-old cattle breeder. he says he can't keep pace with demand for his beef. sales rose by more than 200%. >> translation: people's living standards improved. we try our best to produce more beef. we cannot meet demand. china has to import a lot of meet. >> china's government wants to minimise the gepens on imported beef. the appetite for protein in the

country seems to have become insatiable. the government concedes it may have to rise imports by as much as 20%. china's rapid transformation is changing die et cetera. people are -- die et cetera. people are eating better than before. with more money in the pockets, meat is no longer a luxury. >> as a kid it was impossible to get meat. now it's different. i can eat as much meat as possible every day. >> reporter: 50 years ago the average chinese person consumed under 3 kilos of meet a year. today it's 60, and that is too much, says the government. >> according to the state council's plan, the government wants to cut the undertake of meat consumption into half. this may help to slow down the increasing demands of meat from

china. >> a spate of recent safety scarce put strain on the food industry. other problems are occurring. 14% of china's land is ar ible. they need water, grain and land. china is short of all three. tomorrow in part 3 we lock at uruguay's beef market with china leading in exports. the south american nation uses a tracking system. >> a small plane towing an advertisement banner had to make an emergency landing on a texas freeway. the plane is trying to steer on to the grass between the two rows. the pilot lost oil pressure. the plain hit a car, ipp probleming plane hit a car -- the plane hit a car injuring one

person. an electric plane is taking to the skies. a 2-seater aircraft is intended for short missions and pilot training. it's powered by two electronic matters and was presented at the paris air show last year. the plane is economical. an hour's flight cost two euros, and that's under $3. children risking it all to find freedom. >> not even the military or the government can control the game. they recruit those to do their dirty work. those that don't want to be in a gang, who knows what happens to them. >> boys and girls making their way to central u.s. border by themselves. the emotion alt reunion hoping to live the american dream illegally. >> what has these teachers behind me excited. >> maths, science and

rock'n'roll. that story is coming up.

good morning to you and welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. silence on the streets of one of the world's busiest cities. ever wonder what everywhere else is doing while you're watching the world cup. we'll show you what is not happening in sao paulo where soccer fans are glued it the television in a moment. first, in the last eight months some 52,000 unaccompanied children entered the u.s. from mexico. for many the u.s. was the final sop of an improbably bli -- stop of an improbably long journey. why do they do it? i talked to one man k manuel -- man, whose

son manuel was sitting in depp tension. he was teary discussing the gaming violence -- gang joint that prompted his son to make the journey rncht he stand here waiting. when he's not waiting, he's working, preparing a home for a son he has not seen in eight years. from honduras he crossed in 2006. he only had enough money to bring one person - his wife or his son. i asked manuel why he left his son behind. >> reporter: because i knew he could live with this prime minister and would raise him in the christian face. >> reporter: back home, thinks changed. not each the military or the government can control the gangs. they recruit the kids to do dirty work.

those that don't want to be in a gang - who knows what happens to them. >> reporter: manuel and his wife paid a guide to smuggle their son into the united states. >> we made a decision that two or three days of suffering is better than suffering every day. >> reporter: after travelling days and nights, he was caught at the border. he spent nine days in detention and there children were abused. >> translation: he told me that if the immigration officers called them and the kids didn't come quickly enough the the immigration officers would come and quick them. >> after nine days wearing the same clothes and sleeping upped a sheet border patrol sent manuel to a place for children. he was given new clothes and

english classes. this attorney helps children with the legal system. >> they don't get a free pass. they have to appear in court and they will be given an order of te portation.. >> the system is overwhelmed. there's 50,000 pending cases, including 6,000 minors and 28 judges. >> for now he's happy. because days after he left, this happened. >> immigration authorities put manuel junior on a plane to be reunited with his pernts. manuel hopes his son is home for good. with a chance to live the american dream legally. well, there was not a dry eye in the building.

an issue that immigration officials face is where to put everywhere. the u.s. says fewer than 100 for 50,000 illegal imgrant families. to counter that women and children are given a piece of paper to board a bus. there were gunshots that changed history. a young bosnia serb fired at close range into a car. that carried the austrian air to the thrown, franz ferdinand and his wife - both killed. that one incident led to world war i. >> reporter: different interpretations of history is what it's all about in bosnia as event took place to mark the shooting of the arch duke franz ferdinand, that led to the first world war. how that is viewed depends on which side of the political line you stand.

it is split into two entities, which ended a civil war. if you stand here in sarajeva. you would be watching exhibitions, living to conferences and waiting to see the philharmonic orchestra play in the evening. a series of event, remembering what was a trammic ept that led to world war i. across the political divine the bosnia serb entity 20 or so minutes away, you would have seen statues unveil of gavrilo princip in a park, named in his honour. he's viewed as a nationalist hero whose actions united southern slavs into yugoslavia. his act is lauded there. different versions of history. so much has changed in bosnia and the region, and across the world in the past 100 years. old empirts fell, now alliances

have alisp. like the european union. bosnia would like to join. it is one of the poorst countries. despite the message of peace projected by half of bosnia from sarajeva, the pros effect of units muslims serbs and crow at is a disapt one. an american who served in world war ii is a high school graduate. 91-year-old veteran had a second chance of getting a diploma this week. he joined hundreds in new york on thursday. 73 years after he was supposed to. >> so glad and appreciative that i shed tears. smith was a teenager when both parents fell sick and when his brother away at war he dropped out of school. he was drafted into the army.

the biggest and deadliest outbreak of ebola is spreading. aid organizations are struggling to control it. adam may tells us why that is proving so difficult. >> this is the largest outbreak with the largest number of deaths. it's un% depth. there was deadly diseases in the world. there was no cure and no vaccine, and an aagrees greggive strain kills 90% of victims. that is rapidly spreading across west africa. >> this is an ebola specialist at the world health organization. >> translation: the situation in west africa is serious. i think the fact that this is the first time it is happening in west africa works against us much. >> reporter: the epidemic in west africa is the biggest

outbreak of ebola since first identified in 1976. this time it killed 376 people out of more than 600 infected. that's worse than a big outbreak in yewing anda when 172 people died out of 4 it 6 infected. the latest outbreak is not more leetedal. it started to spread across borders. the first case was found in a remote village. it's pressed to liberia and sierra leone. simply include genital swelling, fever, vomit and bleeding. aid agencies are on the ground working to control the outbreak. >> the outbreak is getting large and stretching the resource

thin. >> this man is a specialist at doctors without borders. he called the epidemic out of control. given the size of the outbreak, it would help if the governments and actors can bring more resources to bear. >> for now, the only way to stop the outblack of the violence is to stop the disease. it has spread to urban centers. misinformation is still rampant. locals are frightened and don't always trust health officials or properly quarantine the infected or contagious. to control the outbreak education is key. >> if there are things the pop u hags do not understand we -- population do not understand we need to listening and make them

understand why they need to change tom behaviour. >> the w ho will ramp up methods to contain the voir us -- virus. the world health organisation will meet next week with health ministers were 11 countries to discuss the crisis. what you hear is hail pelting down in kansas. severe weather continues to pound the midsection of the country. in this video from a storm chaser you can see the wind kicking up dust. it's a gust-nado. not a tornado, but packs a punch, with wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour. >> residents in colefax are cleaning up after a tornado touched down briefly. it ripped trees and scat ared debris. two schools were dammed. 400 people don't have power. meteorologist eboni deon joins us with a look at the

forecast. what can we expect this weekend. >> more of the same. heavy rainfall is the biggest issue along with a threat of severe weather, including isolated tornado rsh. more so the damaging wind and large hail. that's what we are watching out for. rain adds to flooding concerns. this is a look at the mississippi river. we are not expecting to see the river drop below flood stage until after 4 july. we have some time. i want to show you video out of minnesota st. paul area and minnesota, where we have been soaked with heavy rainfall. so far this month we received over 10 inches of rain fall. typically we receive three inches to four inches, so we are running 3-times higher than what we normally see. that has rivers overrunning the banks, the grounds staying saturated. looking at the forecast things are not changing.

we have another storm system moving through, bringing a threat of storms. timely we catch a break by tuesday, and that's when we'll see things drying out a bit. for now, over the next 2-3 days, we'll see 2-3 inches of rain fall. the heaviest of the rain will be further south of the minnesota-st. paul area. iowa, nebraska and kansas, that is where we are expecting to see heavy rain fall. flood warns across the mississippi river, and flooding across north and south dakota. threats across the upper midwest and down into oklahoma, and north and we were areas of texas. by the time we get into sunday, that's when we see the threat of tornado increasing. we have tornado, wind and rain fall continuing. this weekend no different from the last few that we have seen in recent days. >> thank you so much.

[ ♪ theme ]. >> looking live now in brazil. soccer fans arriving ahead of a big game against chile. the group stage is over for the world cup. now the real drama begins. two games taking place, columbia versus ua guy and brazil against chile. millions of brazilians are expected to stop work to watch the team play. what will to do to the country's economy. we have this explanation. >> brazilians packed into bars and restaurants. everyone waiting for this. a brazil ball. brazilians can be hard-working people. when the national team play, they are not, and for good reason. >> we can't work on days that brazil plays, because of the

noise from the horps. we can't -- horns. we can't talk on the phone. it's great we get the day off work. >> early afternoon still a few hours to kick off, and people are leaving work to catch the metro to get home to watch the game. many trade their work clothes for something more appropriate. a grandmother makes sure her grandson is ready, even if he's not old enough to walk. hours before kick-off, and employees of this bank cheque out early, this man telling his colleague he expect brazil to win 3-0. >> a few last customers rush in. kioskses that sell newspapers are places to buy merchandise. it's on the streets where the shutdown is most evident. >> there are 5.4 million cars in the city of sao paulo. you never know it looking at the street. this is one of the busiest

streets in the entire city, but it's almost empty because everybody is inside watching the national team play. >> elsewhere the main street in the city is all quiet. on brazil game day the trading on the stock exchange slows. many cities declare a holiday. one study up toed the country -- study found the coupedry loses mill -- country losses 10 million in lost productivity. no one really cares now. >> translation: brazil lives for football. we stop everything for football. during the game football is the only thing open for business. the knockout stage continues tomorrow as the netherlands take on mexico and costa rica plays grease. the u.s. plays on tuesday

against belgium. it's a real-life school of rock, teaching through the magic of music. a group of educators finding a creative way to teach science and technology. >> reporter: this classroom buzzes with activity. participants drill, sand and measure. the students are middle and high school teachers taking part in a week-long workshop. >> it was exciting for me, because i love guitar. >> nancy has been teaching maths for 15 years, mostly from textbooks. >> what we are finding is this isn't really working. they don't remember it. >> the guitar building institute hopes to help teachers change that. funded through a grant from the national science foundation, the programme incorporates stem concepts into the progress. participants are working on the

board. teachers use computer-aided design to create the look of their guitar. like all good bands, there has to be chemistry. >> the concept here is that we want to soften the water to a perform h level of 8.5 or so. >> reporter: dipping guitars into a solution to achieve the perfect paint job. >> they are inspired, breeding new life that they bring back to their students which will help their grasping of the concept of math, technology, chemistry. >> the high school art teacher says guitar making excites the students, including those at risk. >> he didn't have much. once he made the guitar he carried it around. >> one of her students was in danger of dropping out. >> the next thing you know, she's coming to maths class,

downing all the other graduation requirements. she's seeing herself in a different light. with the 3-year-old programme given the green light for another three years in cities around the country, it's music to maybe ears. if cap be an added layer of protection for women around the world. a break through in diagnosing breast cancer. we talk to a doctor who is about to get an amazing piece of technology. >> the guys that changed the lights at the end of the empire state building. why it was lit up every colour of the rain bow.

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a cloudy morning in seattle. no surprise there. right here in the big apple the colours of the rainbow lit empire building lit up in honour of new york city's pride week. it will be lit because today marks 45 years since the police raid on a gay bar in the city, called stoep wall end. leading to riots and protests marking a watershed moment. we spoke with john o'brien who was there that night. . >> there was no respect, and there was lots of abuse. and people, of course, profit itted off it sometimes, that oppression much. >> the riot lasted for almost a week, causing l.g.b.t. people across the country to organise and support it. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. samantha power said the struggle for gay rights is not over. >> same sex marriage bans are put on hold because of an

appeals court put a stop on the gay marriage ban. coming two days after a district judge ruled that indiana's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. opponents say indiana should await a supreme court decision before changing the state's definition of marriage. now to a participation game changer in diagnosing breast cancer. 3d mammograms may be better. the new imagingry technology can reduce the call backs caused by false positive. the chief of breast imaging, one of two new york city hospitals, that are about to use the new technology. good morning, thank you for being with us. what is different about the 3d images. what can they do that traditional images and. >> it's a modification of the regular digital mammogram

machine. it's like you are getting a regular mammogram. it takes images and an ark. multiple instead of the regular static image. you can look at it like slices. it removes the other breast tissue obscuring a mask or small lesion. it looks a little noedular. i'm not sure if there's something there. you call the patient back saying you need more images, and you look at thin slice and you say look at that, there's a big mass. i can say okay, it has cal siifiations or locks suspicious. now you -- looks suspicious. and now you can say there really is something there, and you are more confident that something is

there. >> you can find smaller things. >> you can find smaller things about and be more confident. or you can say there's nothing there. >> why are we hearing about the images now. the truth is they've been available since 2011. >> i think they are readily available because more places have them now. they were approved for solo use. before you had to use it in conjunction with something and now the 3d images alone. there are different makes and models. other places, you know, sometimes you have to have a regular mammogram. you know, now there's a big study and it showed that the technology works and yes, it is reducing call backs and finds, you know, these invasive cancers better than digital ma'am gram

alone, and it works, the technology is good. >> will it cost more money to have it done? >> sometimes, yes, and sometimes no. some insurance companies pay for them, sometimes they don't. we'll see. >> very briefly, before we go, when should women start to get a mammogram. >> it's controversial. every woman should get a mammogram starting at age 40. >> it's earlier if you have a family history. >> good to know. the chief of breast imaging thank you for joining us. let's get a look at your weekend forecast before we go. meteorologist eboni deon is here with more on that. >> we are dealing with more wet and stormy conditions in places where we don't need to see rain fall. we'll watch a frontal boundary

moving through dealing with the warm moist air with the southerly flow. rain is making its way across kansas, and we are watching some of the heaviest rain falls. oklahoma city is an area to watch as we go through the day, and pointing northwards. notice minnesota. with the clear skies we'll get sun shine in, it will allow things to heat up and as a result we'll deal with increased instability as we go through the afternoon, spelling off the threat of storms, some of way could be strong to severe. we watch out through that threat, and a solicitor of western areas of miss uresy. and central -- missouri. central portions will be dealing with that. not seeing a lot of activity aside. we could be in line for straight line winds. we have a few clouds in place

and widely scattered activity. the heavy rain moving across oklahoma. it's an area of concern. we'll be watching it closely. the red and yellow indicating the heavier down falls. we are watching in in the south-east. this area looks like an area of disturbed weather. it's a weak low-pressure system. in 48 hours, the national hurricane center said there's a medium chaps of development. we could deal with the first tropical depression, for now, expect rainfall along the coastline. >> thank you. take a close look. two women on security cameras breaking into the washington state governor's office. that's bold. they entered through an open window and accused of stealing items, including a state trooper's hat. look at that.

both are under arrest and will appear in court on july 8th. [ sings ] across 110th street, one of the many classic hits by soul legend bobby womacki. he passed away on friday at the age of 70, after beginning his career in the 50s, and played guitar for sam cook before stepping out on his own. tomorrow morning on al jazeera america, the future of education in america. this week chicago officials announced it was eliminating more than 1,000 teaching position, nearly half of its teachers. it's the fourth round of lay offs in five years, how will this play out in the nation's third-largest school system.

that will do it for me in new york. the latest on the crisis in iraq - just ahead live from our headquarters and doha, i'll morgan radford, and we leave you with a look at st. louis, the gateway march in the background. as those on all sides of the violence flee for their lives. >> we're seeing family after family just hoping for an escape. a first hand look at the people, politics, and the future of iraq. >> the united states will continue to increase our support to iraqi security forces. >> don't miss america tonight exclusive reports front line iraq only on al jazeera america

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