that need answering. the continuing use of what many say are abductions, rape and torture by a shadowy security service remain the biggest threats to people's security today. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for you. israeli-palestinian clashes after palestinian say a teenager was kidnapped and killed. plus residents in a small california city turn away a bus filled with undocumented migrants. and the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act. we'll look back at the legislation that helped change america.

>> secretary of state john kerry is speaking out today about the abduction and murder of a palestinian teenager. kerry called the killing a despicable and senseless abduction and murder. meanwhile clashes between israeli police and palestinians today after the body of that 17-year-old was found in a forest. the officials were investigating claims that the palestinian teen was kidnapped and killed in retaliation for the kidnapping and killing of three israeli teenagers. >> since they heard about the killing and the death of the palestinian boy who lives on the street, they started rioting and protesting. early as well the israeli government deployed police and special forces in order to

contain the situation to curb the rioters and to disperse protesters. throughout the day rioters have been out since early in the morning and the police have used rubber bullets and there have been some injuries. throughout the day we've been hearing the israeli border police firing stun grenades. the situation is very tense because people are very angry by the kidnapping and killing of this boy. they are reangry and they feel that the situation is only escalating. we heard from the israeli government prime minister benjamin netanyahu has spoken to his minister of public security. he ordered an investigation into the death of this boy in order to reveal who the perpetrators

are, and to find out what their motives were. he also called the killing of this boy a reprehensible murder, and he said that all sides should not take the law in their own hands, and should abide by the law in the country. >> meanwhile, israel's employment vowing that hamas will pay for the deaths of those three israeli teenagers. their bodies were found on monday. >> reporter: israeli police have released a tape of one of the israeli teenagers calling police right in the second after he was abducted outside of hebron in the west bank. he called police and said he was being kidnapped. it was not taken seriously. the police was a prank. and it's not clear what motived them to look for these three

teenagers. they said they should have responded better and quicker to the call, but unfortunately the outcome may not have been any different. the investigators believe that the three teenagers were killed within an hour of that phone was being made, and they believe anything the police might have done would not have made a difference in finding the teenagers abducted and hurded. >> earlier i talked to the former israeli counsel in new york and i asked if he thought that the prime minister benjamin netanyahu's reaction was appropriate. >> i think the prime minister caught himself in a corner where he had to do something. he needed to be seen and heard, which is why the 34 strikes were conducted. but the escalation usually spirals out of control in these situations. you think you control it, but you don't. >> and for the latest on the

ongoing situation in israel you can always go to our website www.aljazeera.com. >> in iraq iraqi prime minister nouri al-maliki warning that the fighting in that country threatened the entire middle east, and urging the u.s. to up the ante and send in more help. secretary kerry in a meeting this morning. libby casey, the whole world is watching, what is the u.s. commitment so far? >> reporter: u.s. forces are working along two tracks, security and assessing the situation on the ground and working with the iraqi government fighters. they're bracing for any inroads that fighters for the islamic state might make. hundreds of additional u.s. troops are now in baghdad securing the embassy and the city's airport in case the group calling itself the islamic state enters the capitol. >> if the security situation deteriorated rapidly that a quick extraction of american

personnel could be conducted in a way that would insure safety and security. >> reporter: with a steady increase of security forces arriving in iraq another kind of help may be coming from the air. bloomberg news is reporting that the obama administration wants to sell iraq hellfire missiles in addition to the 400 missiles provided to baghdad to boost iraq's bee leaguered military. >> when we have that assessment in hand, i think we'll make some assessments if there is some other support we can provide. >> reporter: but back in washington iraq's ambassador to the united states say they need american help of a different kind. >> we believe that immediate and increased military existence including targeted airstrikes are crucial to defeat this growing threat. time is not on our side. further delay benefits only the terrorists.

>> reporter: but with the u.s. still weighing airstrikes and promise delivery of f-16s delayed iraq is turning to other governments like russia for help accepting a second batch of used fighter jets. meanwhile the islamic state is claim to go show off its own hardware claiming tanks and scud missiles they say was captured from the iraqi army. they drove along a street in syria along a border of iraq they claimed and they established as part of the caliphate on monday. the man who calls himself the leader of the new islamic state urged all muslims to travel to iraq to fight and overthrow the iraqi government. u.s. officials figure out what their next moves are secretary of state john kerry medicine with kurdish leaders this morning. on the heels of that he's meeting at the white house with susan rice, national security adviser, and also defense

security chuck haig. >> well, libby casey for us in washington. thank you very much as always. now some iraqis are saying this is a battle between factions. not a government combating religious extremes. the city is wavering back and forth between shia and sunni control. russian fighter jets are involved. and the government launched an offensive to regain control of a part of tikrit. >> he outright criticizes the kurds for remaining in ti kirkuk. for the kurds kirkuk is an emotional area. it's seen as the heartland of kurdistan and want to control

it. me say our forces are there. we'll remain there, and that angered nouri al-maliki and said this is not the time for this tomorrow rise up and claim territories. there is even talk of a referendum posed to the kurdish people to determine if they even want to remain a part of iraq proper. the fact that they declared the islamic state the caliphate she pose a threat to iraq and syria. and he was alluding to the fact that they have not been able to choose a speaker of the house the parliamentary session july 1st, he said these will come to an end quite quickly. there is another meeting july 8th, and whether they'll be able to come to some sort of

division remains to be seen. >> iraqis getting help, saudi officials are sending money to the united nations and say it should be given to all iraqis regardless of their religion, sect or ethnicity. german chancellor angela merkel meeting in berlin to try to restart the peace process. the man accused of leading the attack on the american consolate in bengahzi will stay behind bars, held without bail, but his defense may file another motion for his release soon. that attack killed four americans including ambassador

chris stevens. he has given information about the attacks but has not incriminated himself. >> residents of a small town are outraged and their anger spilled out on the streets. they're upset over government plans to bring immigrants in their backyard. some blaming the white house for the current influx of migrants. >> he is doing this on purpose. he wants to flood our country with illegal immigrants not just hispanic. he's also letting muslims come across the border. >> those migrants on the bus were flown to texas. they were rerouted to another patrol station. they're believed to be 52,000 immigrants fleeing south america. remembering history coming up on al jazeera america. the signing of 9 civil rights

act in 1954 and what it means 50 years later.

>> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this

on al jazeera america >> july 2, 1964. lyndon b johnson signed the civil rights act into law. but 50 years later how much has changed? >> i urge every american to join in this effort to bring justice and hope to all our people. >> july 2, 1964, president lyndon johnson surrounded by congressional leaders and civil rights legends sign a law that was supposed to fix what a civil war and institutional amendment has left undone. >> prior to 1964 the united states lived with racial apartheid, and particularly in the south african-americans were not capable of enjoying the rights that all other americans

enjoyed. in other words, they were second-class citizens. >> the civil rights act of 1964 had 11 sections aimed at providing african-americans and other minorities legal equality. title ii outlawed discrimination at public accommodations. no more separate waiting rooms and water fountains. title iv brought equality in public schools. and mississippi civil rights leader medgar evers assassinat assassinated. those crimes caused outrage and brought more civil rights protesters to the streets.

>> the community will be responsible, up hold the law and they have a right to expect that the law will be fair and the constitution will be color blind. >> we have to think about the '64 civil rights acts bought and paid for in blood it was only after the assassination of president kennedy that action became possible. >> five months after kennedy proposed new civil rights proposal he was assassinated. three were murdered in mississippi, they were vague to bring civi--they were trying to bring civil rights. >> we look back and see how it

effects people. >> it was at the forefront. people don't know the history of the movement in new orleans, but it is very rich and very old. this is where the slaves got off the ship. this is where the slaves were sold. it's not a beautiful history. i was nine years old when the civil rights act was signed in 1964. i was aware of some of the vicious activities that were taking place other parts of the south. and it was frightening, and it was encouraging at the same time because it seemed like this was a big thing that was happening that was going to change my life and the life of other people that i knew. the wool worth's lunch counter. that was a place i was not allowed to sit. but remember after the signing of the civil rights act in 1964 i didn't have to go up to the mezzanine to sit in the different area of some of the

stores that we could sit at in the lunch counter. i was able to see on television this very brave ruby leaving the school after being registered as the first african-american child in an all-white school. there was a mob of people protesting. many had dragged their children south of the school. they did not want their children sitting in the same classroom with an african-american child. i look at that picture today, i think it's inspiring. i think more adults should have that same kind of strength. >> timothy wise with a number of books including "dear white america." mr. weiss, 50 years later. what do you think about the civil rights in this country. >> it's important to look back and see the level of progress that is a country has made

whether it's interpersonal relations or institutional change. but the reality is sometimes commemoration speaks about the problems back in time instead of looking ahead. i look at my 13-year-old daughter, and compared to nine she has made a lot of progress. but i would be worried if she stopped progressing and we were satisfied with her 13-year-old self in say ten years from now. as a country we need to recognize that race relations are better. we're morally socially evolving. but institutional patterns of equality, wealth, employment have gotten wors better but in some places it has gotten worse. >> an african-american teenager tell meg she didn't feel black because she spoke proper english

and came from, quote a good family. what does that say about credit weather they have come. >> the problem that kenneth clark identified 65 years ago in the way that black people internalized the oppression, to be black was to be lesser, and to be white is better and superior is still very much with us. we have these stereotypes. not just white folks but people of color as well but what is authentically black. people of color are successful. if people of color are educated we some how think that's white because white supremacy has taught us that whiteness is educated, whiteness is successful. >> is white america to blame for that, though? this was an african-american teenager raised in an african-american family. >> yes, w where does the person get that message. the ideology is set by people in power. it's not white america, everyone

is to blame for that, but it's the mentality of white superiority that has been fostered over hundreds of years. that does not go away just because we passed laws just like murder doesn't stop because we made it illegal. people get killed even though it's very much against the law. >> people have gotten worse, which is ironic since the president of the united states is black, and how as a backdrop can that be that things have gotten worse. >> some things have gotten worse, some things have gotten better. there are disparities that have narrowed, but there are areas where it hasn't. the wealth gap and the education grab. primarily the civil rights laws passed 50 years ago did not address those areas. for wealth we passed laws that said now everyone can run the race. but if you have certain folks in an eight-lap race, and they have

a five-lap head start, that's not fair those with wealth continue to gain wealth. >> timothy wise o author of a number of books. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> history buying made. an u.s. cargo ship joining forces with a danish freighter to destroy the last of chemical weapons, one woman shattering the glass ceiling in a very good way. the very first four-star admiral with the u.s. navy.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. here's are your headlines this hour. dozens of people have been injured as fighting breaks out between israelis and palestinian

after a palestinian teen who was killed in retaliation for the kidnapping and murder of three israeli teenagers. their bodies were found in hebron on monday. fighting could destabilize the middle east. in washington secretary of state john kerry meeting today with kurdish leaders. the last of syria's declared chemical weapons are heading out of the country and heading out on a ship to be destroyed. but the arrival of those weapons are a concern to a nearby town. >> a shortstop over for syria's chemical weapons before they are destroyed. 500,000 tons of chemical agent arrive. more than 70 containers carrying mustard gas and components of

the nerve gas sarin are loaded slowly using cranes and then loaded on the american vessel docked nearby. the success o use of the weapons and handling of the chemical weapons was unusual, and even more unusual that it was within a highly populated residence. many lost their sleep over the unusual cargo. >> we're very worried. they do what they want. we have no say. this was decided from above and there is nothing we can do. >> i don't feel safe. this kind of thing doesn't happen every day. i'm afraid something might happen. >> residents complain they were kept in the dark in the details

of the operation. among them the town's mayor. >> they didn't allow us to follow the operation and they promised something that would reassure the population. that's total lack of respect to us. >> the transfer of the dangerous cargo will continue until the early hours of thursday. until then locals will wait impatiently until the ships set sail for international waters where the chemicals willing finally destroyed. al jazeera. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren. we look at the latest information that comes in with tropical storm arthur. the forecast to intensify and likely to become a hurricane as it slowly begins to drift north. the radar showing the clear center of circulation. a bit more organized, and it's

going over very warm waters. likely intensifying. 65 mph winds still a tropical storm, but likely intensify and become a hurricane as it moves over this warmer water and eventually turns to the northeast. the speed will begin to increa increase, north carolina, south carolina, watching this closely it could be an big impact for this area. already seeing hurricane watchings and tropical storm warnings in this area. in south carolina, right around myrtle beach, this will be active for the next 24 to 48 hours that the storm begins to push north. these are the pressure lines. you can see where that storm is, slowly turn together northeast. now it will start to turn more and go right along the coast of south carolina and north carolina, this is thursday night, or thursday morning. throughout thursday night it approaches north carolina and around the fourth of july it

will likely infence tie with a hurricane and we'll continue to see this southeast east win, coastal flooding, wind damage, and maybe isolated tornadoes as the storm passes by early friday and continuing to move off friday afternoon. so not the best timing fourth of july weekend. thursday at 8:00, 80 mph winds. friday, 8:00, 85 mph winds. this includes portions of north carolina. because the storm tracking in this direction this is the wind direction. you get it coming in from the south an northeast. that's why we'll see coastal flooding here as well as inland flooding and very gusting wind as you see hurrican-force winds along the coast. >> thank you very much. on this, the 50s anniversary of the civil rights act the navy has named it's first female four-star admiral 54-year-old michelle howard is the first woman and first african-american woman to reach the rank. admiral howard was sworn in

tuesday. her promotion makes for the first female chris vice chief. fault lines is next. >> it's still months before college football season kicks off, but the team at northwestern university is in the middle of a 40 hour work week. >> they are traveling more than even 10 years ago, they're being asked to sacrifice more they're asked to treat their sport as a year-round endeavor. so the demands on them are so intense that it has put them in a situation where it's like a fight or die situation.