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back from brazil. good to have you with us. we begin this evening with clashes in jerusalem following the funeral of a palestinian teenager reportedly killed by israelis in a revenge attack: israeli security forces battled on the streets of shiyalfat. after a 16-year-old's burned body was found after he was taken near his home. palestinians believe the murder was retaliation for the killing of threeisitioni teenagers whose bodies were found in the west bank after a two-week search. this was the third day of clashes since the boy was killed. our nick schifrin is joining us live from jerusalem. good to see you. what is the atmosphere here on the streets? >> reporter: thomas, it's an extremely difficult time here. it's been extremely difficult

week. on tuesday, as you mentioned, there was a real national outpouring of grief when israel buried the three teenagers who were abducted and murdered. to see as we saw an outpouring of grief and fury after palestinkwlans buried a 17-year-old boy here in jerusalem. the emotions and division here is very raw and very real and it extends all the way from the political leaders to devastated parents. >> this is never supposed to happen, especially in front of the cameras. a father receiving the body of his teenage son. but hussein khadair's grief has been public. his son's death has become a political event. igniting anger in a jerusalem neighborhood that's usually calm. through this ancient city, they carry the 17-year-old's body wrapped in symbols of palestinian nationalism. one family member said it wasn't a funeral, a wedding attended by

thousands for a martyr. in spirit and blood, they chant, we will redeem you. almost immediately afterward, the grief and fury erupted. for the third straight day right outside the family home, palestinian protesters fought israeli police. police shoot tear gas and rubber bullets, their attempt to pacify this residential area. protesters throw rocks, their symbol ofresisting. this is not a refugee camp a poor neighborhood. quite the opposite. this is one of the main thoroughfares in all of jerusalem. this neighborhood, it's a middle, even upper middle class palestinian neighborhood. >> an american educated member of parliament said israelis and palestinians are at a crossroads. >> this will enter history as a turning point. people realize they have been deceived, they didn't get peace, freedom, security. all they got was more opinion

press. >> the fighting injured more than 30 palestinians in and more than a dozen israeli officers. israel police say they are trying to find the killers hoping to quell the anger. >> we are hoping things will calm down and, obviously, the main focus which will have an effect on the ground level is the investigation into the teenagers' death which is continuing. >> today, the violence is on two fronts. on the border of gaza, a handful of palestinian rockets have hit israel homes. one exploded in this woman's bedroom. dozens of rockets have sparked fires. israel has reinforced troop numbers but said it has no desire to escalate. >> we are hoping over the weekend, themental is on a political level that was given and on diplomatic level to the hamas will be understood and, therefore, there won't be any further, major rocket that will land on cities deep into israel. >> in jerusalem, it's the divide that's deep. increasely, the tension is not just about ab duction and

murders of israeli and palestinian teenagers. it's about two sides whose fundamental decisions seem to be growing. despite not wanting to escalate the violence, it continues, in the last couple of hours, the israeli rockets said about a dozen rockets have been fired into israel. in about the last five or six hours, it has launched at least one airstrike into gaza and opened fire on someone along the border. thomas, clearly, the tension in this region and in this city are absolutely not decreasing. >> nick schifrin joining us from jerusalem. thank you. >> today,today, nouri alm malac he will not abandoned his next term. the kurdish regional president called for a referendum on

independence. the referendum is worrying airabs run in kurdish-run kirkuk. >> those travel from erbil to kirkuk have to cross this checkpoint. there are two authorities here it has been this way for years. but the balance of power seems to be shifting. >> you always needed an iraqi visa to enter kirkuk which lies in the area governed by the kurds. the iraqi police saat this checkpoint didn't want to let us through. the kurds have the final say here. >> this oil-rich province has been disputed territory claimed by baghdad and the kurdish regional government. now, the kurds no longer feel obliged to answer to a central government weakened by a sunni rebel yon. they plan to hold a referendum from independence from iraq. there is opposition, not just from the from the shiia-led government. kirkuks and arabs say they won't

accept a divided country. >> we want the government in baghdad to leave power, but we don't want iraq as a state to collapse. state institutions should be preserved. kurds don't have the right to decide our fate. >> but kirkuk has new borders. it's arab districts are in the hands of sunni armed groups after they pushed the iraqi army out. kurdish forces have moved in to other areas once controlled by the government. and their political leadership has made clear they have no intention of leaving. >> this has angered the arab members of the provencial council. they may not support malaki's government but they say they don't want a divided iraq. >> the pershmerga was deployed. this shouldn't mean anything has changed. >> but a lot has. the government has loftin flew he knew here, and the arab districts of this prove incident

are now on the other side of a new dividing line. the president of the kurdstan government may have been right when he said there is a new reality on the ground. zhana hoda, kirkuk. the capitol is reacting. imran khan has the latest from there. >> reporter: there has been a lot of angry reaction here from baghdad, from across the political spectrum about those kurdish plans. a lot of people here are saying that the kurds are taking advantage of iraq's current crisis, that now is not the time to take a look at independence in any way, shape or means that iraqi must remain united in the face of the threat, they face from the islamic state. the other people are concerned about exactly what borders the new independent kurdistan would have. would it take over kirkuk? >> certainly something that the kurds would like. what about mosul, which is currently under the control of the islamic state and other

sunni rebels? what happens to that territory? is it worth having a kurdish state? with the islamic state right on the other side of your borders? there has been criticism from some quarters, particularly religious quarters, saying that this is an islamic state fueled problem that we are having, that they want to redraw the borders of the middle east and what the kurds are doing is, in effect, by calling for this referendum, is helping them to do exactly that. >> imran khan. we should mention the kurds and their future will be our topic tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. we invite you to look at a deeper look at iraqi's kurds gaining power at part of our 8:00 p.m. newscast right here on al jazeera america. turning our attention now to syria, there are reports the islamic state has captured another oil field. it's their second takeover of an eastern oil site in just two days. yesterday, amateur video purported to show islamic state fighters taking syria's largest oil field.

they seized the al almar oil field from those who claimed it in 2013 after fight with government forces. it has been one year and one day since mohamed morsi was ousted as egypt's president. to the n cairo and elsewhere, the anniversary was marked by anticoup protests and a security crackdown. it's proving to be a deadly combination. erica wood has the story. >> the aftermath of a bomb blast on a train in alexandria. the homemade device was put under a chair and exploded leaving several passengers injured. there have been bomb attacks on police and military sites since the overthrow of former president morsi but the targeting of civilians is rare. elsewhere in the country, on thursday, there were more bomb blasts and protests as angry egyptians marked a year since the military coup. the interior ministry says 200 people were arrested. in giza, protesters fought with security protesters and police

fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. supporters of mohammed more situate were de and continued to call for him to be reinstated as president. on the third of july last year, he was deposed by this man, former military chief abdul fatah asisi. he jimingsz remain divided. >> we don't see any change. we haven't seen any change in the past 35 years. neither will we see any change in the next one 00 years. >> egypt needs a military man to fix things. it won't do having a normal person rule the country. >> in the year since sisi's coup, human rights agencies have expressed alabama about what they describe as a deteriorating humanitarian situation. >> al jazeera spoke to a woman in the capitol who did not want to be identified. she said she was sexually assaulted by police three months ago although al jazeera cannot independently verify her allegations, she has taken her case to the authorities in

cairo. officials there would not comment. >> the police officer hit me, and he raped me. even when he was getting up, he was making fun of me, telling me that i wasn't a virgin, calling me all kinds of names. i am did he have. >> . they promise today stay for as long as it took for their leader to be reinstated. security forces stormed the camps and human rights organizations say hundreds of people were killed. the muslim brotherhood was banned. it's liters were put in jail. some face death sentences. but to some e job descriptions, sisi is seen as savior. in june, he was elected president. the former military chief has rejected calls for reconciliation with the muslim brotherhood and his government continues clamp down on dissent. it has raised concerns from the international community. ericawood, al jazeera.

political tur money has taken a toll on egypt's economy. the oil ministry said beginning at midnight, fuel prices will increase by 78% to deal with the growing budget deficit. energy and food subsidies take upstate spending. the government said it is trying to change programs to help the economy rebound. let's talk about hurricane arthur moving quickly up the northeast leaving tens of thousands of people without power. it is now a category 1 storm. it was actually downgraded after coming ashore overnight as a category 2 hurricane. arthur very strong packing winds of more than 100 miles an hour. as you can see, a flooded roads and set off reported tornadoes. meteorologist rebecca stevenson with an update. i guess it's even couraging it's gaining speed, not strength but speed? >> that's true. the faster it moves out of the way, the faster we get out of danger. so, i am looking at this one because it did double

its speed the way it's moving quickly to the north/northeast. it is moving away from the new york city area. we are beginning to see the end of the rather thanfall crossing long island, still getting quite a few of rain and blustery winds but the bulk coming down around massachusetts. nantucket, cape cod, you are still in the bull's eye for some powerful tropical storm force winds and along with the rainfall farther inland, heavy year rain into massachusetts, en rhode island getting an excessive amount of rainfall. hurricane warning still impacting the waterways just off the coastline of nantucket and cape cod but to our inland areas dealing with the flash flood concerns because that amount of rainfall coming in. total so far, the last 24 hours, still pretty impressive close to two inches in new york. we had a cold front pushing through. >> cold front brought up a lot more moisture out of this hurricane and dumped it over the northeast.

the coldfront helped keep the hurricane offshore. as we get through the next 24 hours, we are going to see things drying out behind the storm, but we are still going to be dealing with places around nova scotia. a lot of rainfall, two to four inches, wind gusts across the northeast. >> heed the warnings. >> yes. >> pay close attention. rebecca stevenson action thank you. from texas to new mexico to california, tensions are rising over what to do with the flood of immigrant families coming from central america. one person was arrested in murietta, california. this is the same town that blocked a bus of undocumented i am grant earlier this week -- i am grasped this week. they are preparing to block more buses that come into town. >> with signs in hand and folding chairs on the streets, some residents in murietta, california are preparing to spends the holiday blocking more buses of undocumented immigrants headed their way just as they did earlier this week. >> this is an invasion.

why is the national guard not out there stopping them from coming in? >> some residents of a small california town to the governor of the big state of texas calling for military muscle. >> it mil tarizes the border. i don't know whether we have asked or that is an answer to children. >> the homeland security committee heard testimony on the same day border patrol caught another group of immigrant families trying to illegally cross the texas mexico border. >> allowing them to remain here will online encourage the next group of individuals to undertake this very, very dangerous and life-threatening journey. >> massive deportation policy for children and a mandatory detaining for children is not a humane thing to do. >> with texas boarder facilities overwhelmed, governor rick perry says he is spending more than a million dollars a week to handle the flood of migrant children arriving every day. he blames the president for not

tackling the issue sooner. >> had we addressed this diplomatically, had we addressed in el salvador and hon dueras and guatemala and in mexico as well as on the border with the securitization of this border, we would most likely not be here todayguatemala and in mexico as as on the border with the securitization of this border, we would most likely not be here tod today. >> critics are calling out t, a an ad is set to start monday warning parents against having kids cross the border alone. >> we have been transparent about how the law will be applied in these cases. and it seems to me that those who might be complaining about the president's actions are more interested in landing political blows than they are in trying to solve this problem. >> erica pitzi. >> the president helped foreign

born service members becomenalized citizens to celebrate independence day. he said welcoming immigrants to the u.s. is essential to our way of life and that the immigration system needs to be changed. >> we want to attract the best and brightest why bond our shores, we will have to fix our immigration system which is broken and pass common sense immigration reform. we shouldn't be making it harder for the best and brightest to come here and create jobs here and grow our economy here we should make it easier. >> one of the service members sworn in today is part of the marine corps. he talked to al jazeera about his journey to the u.s. and what it means to become an american citizen. >> my name is oscar atillo gonzalez. i am a marine of the united states, a country that just about everybody around the world dreams of being in. i was born in guatemala.

when i came, i was 16 years old. yes quite fit in right away. but as time went on, just started to see how the american life was like that i always looked up to servicemen and women at a young age. the marine corps changed me, yes, it has. it has brought a lot of discipline. it has made me a better man. after i leave the white house from the nationalization ceremony, just i am going to pinch myself to see if it's happening for real. i am never going to forget who i am or where i came from. it's just destiny. it's just life, and i am a part of this. and i am a part of this nation. and i am going to do the best i

can out of it. >> in his own words and what it means to become an american citizens. coming up on al jazeera america, michigan's government is stepping in to save a july of detroit. the massive belle isle park, but the plan comes with a lot of controversy. also, how does a six-hour workday sound? one city is experimenting with the idea. it's already seeing some early results.

♪ it's known as the detroit equivalent of new york's central park. belle isle an island that the city used to own but now can't afford to maintain. tanya moseley shows us the state of michigan is trying to bring it back to life but not without some pushback. >> chances are if you are from detroit, you have a story about belle isle. >> come out here to enjoy the scene re, the peacefulness, nature. >> it is a place where memories are made. its where the her options had their first date 40 years ago.

>> lover's lane. >> with five miles of scenic coastline, belle isle was the largest city-owned island park in the united states. for years, the bankrupt city of detroit has struggled to maintain it, leaving parts of this 982 acre island to decay. many people were afraid to come here. >> the challenge and the excitement is to bring back the things that were here ronaldson calls it the reawakening of belle isle. last winter, the state of michigan took ownership under a 30-year lease agreement. over the next three years, the state promises to restore and maintain some of the main attractions the takeover is expected to save the cash strapped city up to $6 million a year. olson believes saving belle isle is an integral part of detroit's comeback story. >> you can mark progress here you can say this is a visible change. look what's happened since february 10th. >> there are more than as stetic

changes here visit will be required to pay for an $11 yearly pass. many feel there is a greater price some detroiters will have to pay. >> black people in particular. i mean they are very adamant about it. they see somebody taking something away again and that they don't want to be intimidated when they come out here. >> intimidated, detroiter ron scott says by the constant presence of state police. since the state took over in february, police have made more than 800 traffic stops from speeding tickets to felon arrests. >> we want the police to be a presence but not an omni present interest. >> olson admits the department of natural resources is still working outweighs it can make the island safe and welcoming. >> i keep saying our challenge is to try to find the balance. >> the herons are ready for a change. >> you called it a diamond in the rough. >> yeah. it's, once it gets back to where

it's going to be the diamond in the open. get all of the rough edges, clean it back up. its going to be something. its going to be an international destiny, i believe. >> the hope it will continue to be a welcoming place for all detroiters tanya moslek, al jazeera, detroit. >> how do you feel about this one? sweeden's second largest city is experimenting with reducing the workday to just six hours. >> that's instead of the usually 8 or more. the aim is to boost productivity. sounds good? right? some say it will have the opposite effect. tim friend reports from gothenberg, sweeden. >> fancy working two hours less a day on the same pay. car technician magnus vigstrom thought his boss was joking when he proposed the idea. it has boosted efficiency and employee happiness. >> when i see them go to lunch, i am going home. its like bye-bye. see you tomorrow.

obviously, it's -- they are a bit annoyed sometimes but it's good fun for me. >> the theory is that humans work better in shorter bursts. longer hours don't necessarily mean better productivity. ♪ now, sweeden's second largest city is launching a six-month experiment. one group of municipal workers on six hours a day. the rest working normally. it could result in shorter hours for all and more people employed. >> we think it's good because partly for the people who get reduced working hours, might get a healthier life, a better life, more time with their family and other things to do. but, also, a way of sharing jobs. >> you think everyone here would be celebrating the prospect of more time off. but nothing is that simple. some fear more pressured working

with shorter shifts. >> nurse maria teresberg believes without increasing the budget for more staff, cutting hours could have disastrous consequences. >> it's going to threaten the medical safety and the people who live in elder care get less time, less time. >> so who is right? academics have made a study of the complex issue. >> there is a price in terms of relatively lower consumption levels. but i think, for rich countries like sweeden, most people feel that higher consumption doesn't make them happier. it could be wise for rich countries to do this. >> politicians opposed to the experiment say it could cost the swedish economy millions of dollars. but its supporters insist it's a plan with benefits all around.

tim friend, al jazeera, goth hartenberg. >> anger turning to violence in jerusalem. coming up more on the escalating tensions after the funeral for a routine age boy killed and in what his family calls a revenge attack. 75 years to the day after lou gehrig's famous retirement speech, modern ballplayers faye tribute to the iron horse.

♪ >> clashes in jerusalem today following the funeral of a palestinian teenager reportedly killed by israelis in a revenge attack. execute forces and palestinian protesters battled on the streets. 16-year-old mohammed ab abu khdairis's body was found on tuesday. pal tinnians believe his killing

was retaliation for killing of three teenagers. earlier i spoke with dan arbella scholar in residence at american university and he serves senior post at the ministry of fofrn affairs in jerusalem. i asked him if this tension situation could turn more violent. this is a very unfortunate turn of event did. we regret any loss of innocent life. the arab youngster killed at the moment still not determined whether it was a crime, criminal background or whether a terrorist background but should any such loss of life should be -- should be condemned. now, as to the events, themselves, as they unfold, i think it's very important that all sides keep restraint and that a ceasefire seems to be taking effect. i think all parties if they respect the cease-fire, we can

avoid an escalation but i think israel's very much watch and waiting to see whether this will be the case and is ready to react in case its provoked. i think all sides at the moment feel that there is a need to bring tensions down. >> prime minister netanyahu has condemned the killing of the l palestinian teenager. what are the response option options for israel as you see it? >> again, this terrible murder of these innocent teenagers must be a wake up call for president abbas and the palestinian authority. i think this partnership between fatah and hamhas cannot go on any longer. hamas has to be out of the palestinian government. >> that's one thing. i think that everybody wants to see, i thinktion both sites want to see the peace process an

option again after it collapsed three months ago. i think there is a need to take a cool-headed approach in the next few weeks and months to try and see whether israel and the palestinian authority could actually go back to the negotiating table. >> i want to go quickly here how d does the u.s. respond to this. peace talks were pushed heavily by john kerry and were put on hold the two parties for different reasons were not able to move forward and process more or less all but collapsed. i think the u.s. right now is trying to put the pieces back together again, trying to see whether there is an option here to renew, to resume negotiations. i think that if getting beyond this currents tension and trying

to see whether there is common ground here that israel and the palestinian authority can talk. again, i think from the israeli standpoint, as long as hamas is in the picture, israel will not play the game. >> let's get you caught up on other news around the world. in germany, media reports say police arrested a german man suspected of spiying for the united states. angela merkel's spokesman would not comments on whether he is a german spy. the government won't confirm any details. the country's relationship with the u.s. took a hit when it was revealed that the nsa had taped merkel's cell phone. over in the united kingdom, the former spokesman from david cameron has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. andy colson was convicted last week for allowing journalists to hackphones for potential story. he was the editor of the now defunct "news of the world." he was the only one found guilty out of seven employees charged. the trial was the longest and most expensive in british

history. in argentina, the government is trying to tackle concerns over poor auto sales. the industry is seen as a gauge of how well the economy is doing. new figures showed auto sales dropped by almost a quarter by last year. daniel schweimler reports on buenas aries on what's going wrong. >> to see the roads packed with mostly new vehicles, it's difficult to believe the industry is in crisis. last year, argentines bought almost a million new vehicles, a national record. this year, sales have slumped drastically and workers are being laid off. >> the problem comes from the way in which workers have been suspended by company. we are disoriented by the way in which workers are being treated. the company is refusing to discuss what the laborers put forward and are not confirming to the labor laws. >> this was a vehicle accessory

factory near buenas airies where workers have been locked out. they are protesting. the government ordered they should get their jobs off but a stand-off continues. >> the performance of the motor industry is seen by many as a measure of how the wider argentine economy is doing. the industry is going through a difficult period, an indicator many fear of troubled times ahead. we asked many companies for interviews. they all said no, not at this delicate time. >> sells of vehicles this year have fallen by 30% due to a new tax on luxury models, a 15% devaluation of the peso, riding fuel costs and a fall in sales in neighboring brazil. the president opened this honda plant in 2011. they have just suspended production for a month since their sales have dropped by 3 if you are %.

>> no one from any of the main producers or the auto industry granted our repeated request for an interview. some saying the situation was too delicate. disgruntled workers, though, have plenty to say. >> we want to make it clear that we are against what the company is doing. its not carrying out the obligat tory conciliation procedure. its complicating the conflict, trying to find another way out because we know the party these multi-national have. >> about 12,000 of argentina's 100,000 workers in the industry have been suspended. 200,000 vehicles remain unsold. to both argentine's auto industry and the industries that rely on it, the road ahead is looking very troubled. daniel schweimler, al jazeera. >> a recall linked to an outbreak of salmonella. >> and other stories around america. >> camera chicken producer foster farms is recalling

chicken stamped march 21st to march 29th. the products were produced in the fres know facilities. health officials say illness that. prod the recall is tied to a 10-year-old boy in california. the child was hospitalized. fourth of july celebrations are cancelled in san diego county. a nearby wild higher has destroyed homes and is threatening hundreds more. a fire burned two houses and spread to six square miles. police have a suspect in the burbon street shooting in new orleans. they arrested 20-year-old tran ti lee in mississippi. he faces first degree murder charges. the shootings left one woman dead and nine people hurt. the gun fight was caught on camera. please say they are still looking to identify another person involved. today marks the .75th year anniversary since lou gehrig's famous speech as a new york yankee. on july 4th, '75 years ago, he delivered these famous words to

fans: >> today, i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. >> he died just two years later. today, players from every major league baseball team are paying tribute to the hall of famer reciting his famous speech in a video that will play in ballparks across the country. >> which of you wouldn't consider it the highlight of his career just to associate with them for one day. >> sure. i am lucky. >> so i close in saying i might have been given a bad break, but i've got an awful lot to live for. >> gehrig plays 2,130 games in a row until he was physically unable to play any more and that speech is just incredible. >> i he inspired so many people. what a difficult speech when you are not ready to give up the game you love. >> emotional speech it was. >> as we remember, thank you. >> thank you. >> a movement is understandway in congress to make the bison the ma'amal of the u.s. the goal isn't to replace the

balanced eagle. its about maintaining a home where the buffalo can roam. jim hule reports from colorado. >> they are strong and study, a real life representation of americ resilience? >> they are a sim bore of america. they survived a lot. >> a little banged up here? >> yeah. >> so has marty himola. >> we were herding the buffalo up the road and had about a foot on each side and she decided to hit the truck instead of going off the to the right side. >> marty understands bison known as buffalo. he has tended to this heard about 20 miles west of denver for the past 44 years. >> they are just animal that really has survived mankind, to tell you the truth, you know. and they have allegation been a symbol of the west since the explorers came out here. you know, they intrigued them

and they intrigue people nowadays. >> the move to adopt byson as the national ma'amal has originalins in south dakota where 33,000 of the animals now roam. a far cry from the sad history. tens of thousands populated the plains in the midwest. by 1890 that country was decimated to just 700. today, it's estimated some 400 to 500,000 live on public and private land across every state in the u.s. >> this looks like a perfect place for this herd. absolutely. this is a great pasture. they have good green grass. a good spring here. >> jim ing that the son is with the national byson association representing ranchers and farmers. >> but the special animal is incredibly hearty and resourceful. we think it would be a good fit for the national mammal. >> there are challenges. something needs to be done for the herd in yellow stone park

out growing its space. this week, federal officials named 20 sites in 10 states where the animals could be relocated. but for herders like marty hinola, respect for byson is long overdue. >> they have been on our money, on our coins. they are as good a symbol as the eagle. >> similar legislation to name b bison as the national mammal stalled. it is sceremonial and would not offer the byson any additional protection. denying ver. >> in two states, juries do not have to vote unanimously to convict a defendant. coming up, why critics say that policy has put innocent people behind bars and how they are trying to change it.

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. >> in most criminal trials before juries in the u.s., all u.s. jurors jooz must agree to convict someone but in louisiana and organizeon verdicts don't have to be unanimous. some believe those rules have impacted minority defendants. the story from new orleans. >> i have been home several years now. >> no, i don't take nothing for granted. >> glen davis spent 15 years in prison in louisiana for second degree murder, a crime he didn't commit. >> when a verdict came back and they said guilty, instantly, i went num. >> in 1993, davis was convicted based on the testimony of a man who claimed to be an eyewitness. 10 jurors found him guilty, two, not guilty. in louisiana, it was enough to sends him away for life with no chance of parole. >> you see reasonable doubt. somebody have doubt in there. those two people that said that i was not guilty, they had doubt

about the whole case. >> louisiana and oregon are the only states where juries don't have to reach unanimous verdicts even in cases that can carry a life sentence. 10 or 11 guilty votes, not 12, can lead to a conviction. since the late '70s, louisiana has led the nation in incarceration rates and wrongful convictio convictions. >> the law dates back to a state constitutional convention more than 100 years ago. legal scholar steven singer said at the time, some lawmakers were trying to undo reforms put in place to protect blablingz aver the civil warcks aver the civil war. the idea being if there were three minorities or less on theji, if they came to a different verdict, the majority could ignore those jurors. >> the u.s. supreme court upheld non-nam verdicts in a 1972 decision but it was a split decision and in the past 10 years, more than a dozen petitions have gone before the supreme court seeing to have the law overturned. so far, the high court hasn't taken up the issue. in louisiana, the state said the

jury law isn't aimed at suppressing the rights of mine or at this. in response, a prosecutor said the 6th amendment said a right to a trial by jury. the 10th amendment reserves the rights for the states. >> glen davis said his cause is a perfect example after new orleans innocence project a nonprofit law office found the state had hidden evidence, including information that discredited the eyewitness and pointed to another suspect. >> i feel like louisiana should get on board with the rest of the country and oregon as well. >> after years of trying, those challenging the law soo a change. unlikely. >> juries aren't the only reason there are questionable verdicts. in the next episode of the system with joe berling jer, it looks at misconduct among police and prosecutors. >> we are headed over to brooklyn where in the last couple of years, there have been

a number of high-profile exxonrations of wrongfully convicted based upon police and proscue tow misconduct. >> many cases go back to the '80s and '90s when drug violence gripped new york city and some cops cut corners. one detective, louis scarcella is at the center of the storm. he allegedly coerced witnesses and suspects to lie. investigations into his cases have led to exonerations and there might be many more. >> the problem is not just with one person. there seems to be a culture among certain prosecutors of conviction at all costs. >> i think the prosecutor has the greatest power of anybody in our society. he has the power of life and death. >> so we are headed out to new haven connecticut where we will meet derrick hamilton. he was accused of a murder in brooklyn in 1991. the problem he, he claims he was

in new haven at the time. yet, he spent 21 years in prison for a crime he claims he didn't committee. derrick's case is handled by detective louis scarcella under review by the brooklyn district attorney's office. he w a man was shot and killed in his former neighborhood. the victim's girlfriend spoke to louis garcella and his partner frank d' luisa. because she was on parole, she said her name was karen smith to protect herself. detective notes clearly indicated karen smith told him she had not seen the shooting. but when smith was brought to the 79th precinct and interviewed by scarcella, her story changed. now using her real name, she says july smith told him that she saw the shooting and the shooter was derrick hamilton. >> got to union avenue police

station is when he had his interrogation and he came in and said, look. i got five witnesses who say they saw you killing him. i think he expected me at that point to say something. again, i had nothing to say because i knew nothing, you know. then he said, well, i don't care whether or not you killed or not. you are going back to prison for your previous crime. you didn't do enough time for that. hamilton would ultimately spend the next it 1 years behind bars but he never stopped claiming that scarcella and the prosecutors who con convicted him twisted the facts in order to put him away, claims that would be the foundation for his fight against the system. >> you can catch the next episode of the system with joe berling jer this sunday. it airs at 9:00 p.m. eastern, 6 pacific here on al jazeera america. coming up, brazil heads to the next round on its home turf in the world cup. we will have highlights from the day's action. plus ywe might chat with one of

the rising stars of team u.s.a.

brazilians are celebrating after a dominating 2 to 1 victory over colombia. the host nation is keeping its dream alive. brazil will face germany in the semifinals next week. lee we willings is alive in rio de space janiero. i have to ask about the mood after the big win? >> a good mood. mainly obviously because brazil managed to win. the atmosphere was better from the start. i think brazil realize they were so close to elimination but this is their second chance and they have had a psychologist and the coaches said you have to play without fear.

they started well. that was the thing. the momentum built up. by the time they went two goals into the lead, it was too much for colombia to come back. remember, also, colombia had been team of the tournament so far. facing brazil is so difficult. they haven't lost since 2002. what's happened is that the brazilian public are starting to get cover if i had he knew and enjoy this world cup, not be so tense. >> you can't play with fear. many thought, though, lee, braz you will had been playing beneath their level. how do you rate colombia's play tonight? >> brazil were much better. they couldn't afford to keep playing with this fear. and i think some people, their expectation were raised by how well columbia had played but this was uncharted territory. coming up against brazil as a host nation, i have said i felt brazil would have too much for them. it was getting that early goal that meant brazil had enough. they have concerns, though,

because they have tiago silva. there are concerns their star player who has gone to hospital for a check-up might miss it, too. >> speak of brazil will play germany next week at the semifinals. germany hit a milestone with today's win. right? >> four semifinals in succession. >> that's quite an achievet. the other side is that germany hadn't won a world cup since 1990. i think at this going to be hard for a european side to win a world cup on this continent despite german has been better than brazil. brazil will go into that match as the favorite even if they are missing some players but they want nama to recover. >> we will see lee we willings live. lee good to see you. the u.s. men's soccer team may have been knocked out of the world cup too soon for some fans but today, they are returning home as heroes. earlier, i spoke with one of the youngest players, just 20 years

old. we talked about his world cup debut. >> it was incredible. i mean just to be able to represent, you know, my country in the world's biggest stage was a dream come true. it is a dream i have had since i was little. i was glad it was able to be made true especially at such a young age. >> you made that transition to professional a couple of years ago. >> about a year and a half ago and then it's been a wild ride. but, you know, luckily i have family support and friends supporting me so they have made it pretty easy on me and, you know, just looking to continue what i am doing and, you know, now, hopefully win a mls with seattle. >> on to the next goal. watching you, you had the energy. your play was amazing. how do you think you played? >> i think i plate pretty well especially for my first time on that kind of stage. i definitely was nervous at first. but i think once i got the confidence, once i got the first

pass down, everything was -- everything didn't become easy but i was definitely a little more relaxed. >> you were nervous? >> a little bit nervous, yeah. yeah. yeah. when my name first got called to go, butterflies were moving around a little bit. >> heart beating faster. what was it like at that moment when you guys fell short, you were knocked out? >> pretty heart breaking at that moment. you know, right after the game, i remember i just kind of fell on my knees and put my head to the ground just it kills you, you know, to know that you were so close but, you know, now you have to wait another four years and go through the qualifying again. so, it's crazy. its crazy how much of an effect it can have on you. yes think it would hurt that much but, you know, now coming back and seeing the support we have, you know, i know we made this country proud. so, you know, i am excited about it. >> are you surprised by the gain in momentum among u.s. fans? it has grown quite a bit. >> it has grown rapidly.

its fun to see. you know, i think the u.s. is starting to become a soccer country. you know, we have players like, you know, tim cahill, thierry henry, robbie keane, clint demp sec, germane dafoe coming to the u.s. that's attracting people. the play is getting better. and, you know, i think it would be great if, you know, all of the people that were kind of world cup fans for the u.s. team support them when they watch u.s. soccer or mls soccer would follow an mls team. pick your local team and choose one and go support them. i think they would have a great time. >> it's even couraging. its growing. i grew up germany. germans are passionate for soccer. what was it like being under the leadership of a jeran? >> i loved him as a coach. he gave a lot of confidence to me especially and to the young guysationing us feel like we belong and we got chosen because

we can play at this level and, you know, i think he showed trust in us when he put us in the game. brooks plays against ghana. he put me in three times. julian green, a goal in the last game. it shows he had trust in us. you know, it definitely shows confidence. >> did you take anything away from his leadership? >> obviously just, you know, how to be more of a leader. i think that's one of the biggest things i can work on is being more of a leader because eventually as i get older, i will need to jump into that leadership role and the younger you can learn that, you know, i think the better. >> overall, how do you think this world cup will be remembered? >> good question. i mean i think it will be remembered as an amazing one. so many surprises happened. costa rica going to the quarterfinals. i don't think anybody thought that would have happened. i don't think anybody thought we would make it out of the group of death. you know, spain going out in the first round. there has been so many surprises. i think that's what make it so

exciting. i think we will remember it as an exciting world cup. >> deandre yedlin. "real money" is coming up next. >> a live look where the fireworks are set to begin later tonight. have a great fourth. >> pass the american dream - a good job, a home for the family, a better future for the kids. tonight - hardworking families left goodnight, and what can be done to help. i'll show you how the face of the middle class has changed in a proud american city, and how those in the middle banded together to help revitalize another city. plus, where in middle class families, where they are finding affordable homes, all part of our indepth coverage of the middle c