willing and able to exploit the country's poor, this trade in human beings looks set to continue. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. >> hobby lobby. >> everybody. >> hobby lobby. >> hobby lobby supporters declaring victory after a supreme court decision regarding obamacare. some security concerns for critical parliament meeting. >> and oscar pistorius.

whether his decision helps or hurts pistons. pistorius. >> we begin by the news from west bank. three bodies have been found in the city of hebron. hundreds of palestinians have been arrested in connection with the apparent abduction of the three teens. we have a reporter on the scene and more later. latest rulings by the supreme court. the major ruling by the court deals with the hobby lobby case and obamacare. lisa stark, tell us more about today's rulings. >> del, this is perhaps the most watched case of the year. it was a 5-4 ruling along

ideologiideological lines. josh earnest says president obama believes this ruling jeopardizes women's health. >> that's why we've taken steps to ensure that no religious institution would have to pay or provide for contraceptive coverage. contributions for nonreligious organizations that object to contraception on religious grounds. deny their employees federally mandated benefits. >> reporter: now on the republican side they're calling this a victory for religious freedom and a defeat for what they say have the government overreach by the obama administration. now both sides in this case

gathered on the steps of the court waiting to hear what the ruling would be. those in favor of the hobby lobby side, gave a cheer when they heard how the justices rule. the decision on hobby lobby and one other company, hobby lobby is a privately held chain of arts and crafts stores, in 41 states. the owners, david and barbara green say they were religiously opposed to carrying certain types of are contraceptives. plan b as it's known. under the affordable care act. the court ruled 5-4 that under closely held corporations such as hobby lobby can claim a religious exemption from the obamacare mandate. filing the case on behalf of hobby lobby, here is what she had to say: >> today's decision is a landmark decision for religious

tree dom. the supreme court -- freedom. the supreme court recognized that american families do not lose their fundamental rights when they open a family business. today's victory against this unjust mandate is important not just for families like the greens but also for religious ministries like the little sisters of the poor and for all americans who seek to live according to their consciouses.. >> the court said the manned went counter to the first time that the court has applied that act to four-profit companies and her dissent ginsberg walled the ruling a potentially sweeping decision. now the court did say this does not apply to other parts of obamacare, for example, the mandate to give vaccinations or blood transfusions. companies could not opt out of

that. but ginsburg worried the court could open the door. there is a lot of talk i should say del that it was five male justices who found in favor of hobby lobby and the four dissenters, the three female justices on the court. now the court will turn to congress and will try to make amends on capitol hill. given the fact how hard that is to pass anything on capitol hill these days, that seems hardly unlikely. >> tell us about the other cases. >> the other was the one that unions were watching, out of illinois. a mom pamela harris is the mother of a developmentally disabled teenager and she stays at home to take care of that teenager. she was told she needed to join a public employees union as a

home health care worker. she thought that was ridiculous. she sued. the court agreed that home health care workers don't have to join these unions, they don't have to pay fair share dues to support a union. that may be negotiating on their behalf. i.t. was a narrow union --narrow judgment, del. >> lisa stark, thank you very much. new in iraq, the parliament is meeting tomorrow to develop that government. i.s.i.l. now claim themselves the islamic state. imran khan has more on the battle to keep the country from falling apart. >> a line in the sand has been drawn. the islamic state is the new

name for i.s.i.l, they state. the establishment of the islamic cal iphate. the last time a caliphate existed in the world, it was 1924. the sunni rebels have been asked to pledge allegiance. so far they have not reacted to the statement but fighting still continues for the town. this announcement will put pressure on iraq and syria. it's designed to get people to rally around the group's cause but it will also have a political impact here in iraq. on july 1 the parliament comes together to discuss the formation of a new government. this announcement plus other pressures will be a big test for prime minister nouri al-maliki, to see if he has the support to stay in the job. but as the crisis goes on, even

the prime are confident that the prime minister has the support. >> translator: i believe that the chances for the current prime minister to run for a third term are very below in comparison to other candidates. we believe that according to the grand ayatollah ali al sustani, across the political and sectarian divide. . >> reporter: sunnies asking to the the prime minister to go. >> firstly his policies have ended his public utility life expectancy. his great failure not being up to the task is not managing state institutions and there's command in a professional way. to be biased and unjust amongst the different segments of the iraqi society, it is these factors that have helped him lose his support.

>> reporter: politically, his party got the most seats but not enough to form a government so he needs alliances. alliances that he needs to form with other blocks in order to remain prime minister. with the splaw islamic states, n disagreement. imran khan, al jazeera, lawk. >> trying to defuse the balm when it went off. , protests that led to the overthrow of president mohamed morsi. still unclear whether the new president abdel fatah al-sisi. breaking news out of the west bank. three bodies found in the city of hebron. jane ferguson live in ramallah.

jane, do you believe these are the bodies of the three missing teenagers? >> well, del, there's no confirmation yet at this point. the israeli military and government are not speaking at all about this new development. it was sources that told al jazeera that three bodies had been found just north of hebron city, and it was close to hebron city where the three israeli teenagers went missing three and a half weeks ago. it was believed that the three bodies were found buried by the israeli military while they were doing searches. there has been intense searches and arrests going on nightly across the west bank but around the hebron area seems to be the place the search has focused for the last three weeks.

>> jane do we know anything else, for instance, the cause of death? >> that has not been made clear yet. whether or not they were freshly dead, or they had been killed several weeks ago. which of course will be the key parts of evidence in this. of course they'll have to identify the bodies. what we do know is that the israeli government will be meeting in emergency cabinet meeting later on this evening. so after the cabinet meetings there may be more details to come out from that. at the moment they're not saying anything. we know that the area has been almost shut down by the amount of military around it and cars are backed up down that road right now. all we know at this point is three bodies have been found. it is not clear yet whether they are the missing three that have sparked such an intense man hunt. >> jane ferguson joining us live from ramallah in the west bank thank you very much. the truce between the

ukrainian government and the pro-russian separatists has been reached. paul brennan has the story from donetske on the flurry to end the conflict. >> the phone call between the leaders of germany france ukraine and russia. they've agreed to work on the implementation of a cease fire. they've also agreed to the speedy setting of effective border controls. and the continued release of hostages and prisoners. but there are some nuance differences between them. russia for example mentioned something that the french don't and that is active involvement by the independent monitoring group the osce in the border areas and also the speedy convening of the contact group, representatives of kyiv, russia and the separatist militia. working on them, not actual

practical implementation so it's actual up in the air whether president poroshenko, ukrainian leader, will work to extend this out when it runs out at 10:00 p.m. this evening. >> oscar pistorius was in a psychiatric hospital having his mental health evaluated. in the court this morning the judge finding he was not mentally incapacitied when he shot his girlfriend. i want to play a portion of what the prosecutor had to say and then we'll talk on the back end. >> mr. pistorius did not suffer from a mental defect or illness at the time of the commission of the offense that would have rendered him not responsible for the charges. 6.2, mr. pistorius was capable of appreciate being the

wrongfulness of his act. >> he was not mentally incapaciincapacitated. how important is that for the defense? >> it is not good for the defense. but the prosecutors asked him to be evaluated in the first place. a witness said he may be suffering from a generalized anxiety disorder potentially raising a mental illness as a defense. they were not claiming not guilty by reason of insanity. the prosecutor asked him to be evaluated by the panel of psychologists and psychiatrists that took the last 30 days. >> this is the thing that seems to have everybody talking which is that everybody was talking about this trial while it was going on. then court was delayed for a month while this middle evaluation was taking place. how much did that help or hurt oscar pistorius?

>> it could be looked at in a couple of different ways. i would love in the middle of a trial to have a 30-day break but that doesn't happen in america, where 12 or 13 people are taken out of their ordinary lives and the judge wants to get that trial over with, as quickly as le africa, it is only a judge and two professional advisors. so i think it's given everybody a chance to look at what's gone on and prepare and get rai readr the rest of the trial. >> let's look at the rest of the trial. his orthopedic surgeon was called today. what bearing does that have on the case? >> the orthopedic surgeon was called for a couple of reasons. one to say he wouldn't have fallen if he had climbed ove ovr from the bed to the bathroom where he killed ms. steenkamp. he didn't have them on he

claimed, there wouldn't have been any way he could get to the bathroom without falling. the defense wanted to get out the evidence that even if there's a little bit of light he would have been able to other orientate himedz without fallint falling down. >> if you were able to, evaluate him today? >> with the acoustic engineer, mr. lynn, people can make all types of noises whether they scream. normally, a human is able to differentiate between a male and a female scream. there are witnesses who testified that they heard ms. steenkamp cry out. when they heard the scream. normally people can differentiate that but sometimes

they can't. mainly they say oscar pistorius screams like a woman. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> coming up on al jazeera america, president obama asking for help, trying to stop the flow of children crossing the border between the u.s. and mexico.

>> we are following two major developments coming out of the white house today. president is set to announce a new leader for the embattled veterans affairs administration. and the growing group of migrants crossing the u.s. mexican border. libby casey, tell us about this. >> we are expecting this afternoon, bob mcdonald, the ceo of proctor and gam bell, retired just a year ago. was with the company 35 years and according to the white

house, oversaw 130,000 employees over the years. he is a west point graduate and spent five years in the army but comes from outside the military culture. this is just a month after the former secretary of the va, eric shinseki, steps down. the scathing report from the veterans affairs administration, said it had a corrosive culture. bob mcdonald has made campaign contributions to republicans in the past, the center for responsive politics pointed out he has contributed to mitt romney. we might see republicans more friendly to this nomination. del. >> what else came out of the briefing concerning that $2 billion request for funding to stop the flow of migrants over the u.s.-mexican border?

>> the white house sent a message to the congress today, asking for powers, no price tag attached to it officially but as you said it could cost up to $2 billion. the obama administration wants what it's calling an aggressive deterrence strategy focused on removal of these migrant children. in other words, deportation. white house spokesman josh earnest says they have to enforce the l. requires that the children, that their needs be met, their basic humanitarian needs be provided for. now what is also true is that we also want to surge resources to this problem. by making sure that we increase the number of immigration judges, and asylum officers and other cvp lawyers to make sure that we can properly process these claims quickly. each child is certainly due --

is owed due process. and they'll get the benefit of that. >> talking about thousands of children from central american countries like el salvador and quawkuwaitgawguatemala. especially if they have relatives in the united states. del. >> libby casey, thank you. a law in mississippi making it difficult to just get care. and thousands marching in turkey. they are celebrating gay pride.

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those of the missing teens but the israeli army neither confirming or denying the information. israelis arrested hundreds of palestinians in order to find the three teens. sources telling us the three bodies have been found of the three teens. women who want care in mississippi have to travel hundreds of mimes for care. ash-har quraishi has the story. >> these are the keys to my apartment in mississippi. >> reporter: dr. willie parker lives and works in two worlds. twice a month for the last two years he has packed a bag and hit the road. the chicago-based gynecologist travels to where he sees the most need. >> ideally, i arrive at midday. sometimes i end up leaving a little bit later and arrive at

night. and then have a full day the following day. >> reporter: his final destination, the heart of the deep south. here in jackson sits the last remaining abortion clinic in the entire state of mississippi. it's known as the pink house. many travel hundreds of miles from the poorest rural communities looking for medical attention here. >> we're in mississippi so you have a right to stand your ground. >> reporter: outside, protesters try to discourage women from going inside. >> does anybody care? little black boys and girls are being decimated here. >> reporter: inside, the waiting room is full. >> expect to be here two to three hours. no bags, purses or children are allowed. >> on the day we visited there were 39 women waiting to see dr. parker. >> he's going to tell you what the risks are. he's going to tell you what to expect. >> reporter: once inside they undergo group counseling and then meet one on one with dr. parker.

>> dr. parker, i will be taking care of you. >> after the 24 hour state required waiting period is met he goes from exam room to exam room. >> i know you don't want to be here, you're a little scared and that's why i want to tell you everything in advance. she has never had a pelvic exam before. >> rachel is in a committed relationship but despite using birth control she became pregnant. she told us if the clinic were closed she would have to travel three hours to new orleans for care. >> i think people don't realize that the people who need abortions are not just the ones who can't afford to have a doctor in the first place. >> reporter: the governor has vowed to make mississippi an abortion-free state. >> now there's all these barriers that make it so difficult as to be impractical. some states have parental notification law, some states have waiting periods, sim states have face to face counseling. mississippi has all of them and

that makes it harder for women to access abortion. >> reporter: in 2012, mississippi passed a law, so far no local hospital has granted them to dr. parker or his partner the only two abortion providers in the state. the law has bought the two some time. but if it's enforceit will be closed. >> you have to do what your conscience tells you it's right. and for me, my conscience told me this care needs to be available for women. >> dr. parker will continue to travel to mississippi where soon, women will have nowhere else to turn. ash-har quraishi, al jazeera, jackson, mississippi.. >> i'm dave warren.

right over across iowa, these are strong storms developing and continuing to push east. a number of watches are in effect. tornado watch, storms beginning to rotate. severe thunderstorm warnings, not tornado warnings but very heavy rain, damaging, rain causing a lot of flooding, flash flooding and on top of that river flooding, mississippi area flood gates are well above the flood stage. watching this closely just off the coast of florida there, an area of thunderstorms could begin to organize and if it does so could become a tropical storm. they all show the storm should begin to turn up the coast, could impact the coastal sections of the carolinas and maybe the northeast. the timing of that could be for the holiday weekend. >> dave warren thank you very much. we leave you with these images,

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