>> great >> tech know, every saturday go where science meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've every done, even though i can't see. >> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. > this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >> it's not human, you know. who takes somebody who is badly beaten straight back to gaol the same day? an american taken allegedly beaten by israeli police, due to appear in court. the ukranian flag flying over the eastern city of slovyansk, where government troops forced out pro-russian fighters.

>> new video of abu bakr al-baghdadi - making a rare public appearance. in "a deeper look", how the kurds are move close er to a drm of their own country. plus... >> if these spying allegations are concerned it's on amazing attack on our parliament. germany accuses the u.s. of being behind a new spying scandal. good to have you with us. in a few hours an american teenager detained in israel will make his first appearance in court. the charges against him are unclear, as are the details of his arrest. the 15-year-old was arrested when police say he attacked

them. his parents say he was the victim of an assault by the police. he is the cousin of a teen murdered this week. his family called it a revenge killing for the death of three israeli teens. >> they come to the neighbourhood kidnapping one of our kids. what do we have to do with it. what do we have to do with the three israeli kids killed? >> now, the u.s. says it is troubled by the reports of potential police brutality. we have the latest from washington d.c. >> this is the widely circulated video that israeli place say do not represent event accurately, depicting two israeli police officers beating a figure showing no resistance. the father says the figure is his son, tariq. on holiday in the occupied territories. the incident occurred on

thursday, after a demonstration protesting against the death of tariq's cousin mohammed abukhdair, burnt to death allegedly by israeli settlers. tariq aunt did not take him to host for five hours, only only after the u.s. intervened. he suffered a swollen knows, jaw, swollen eyes and unable to talk of the the state department says: israeli authorities say they have the gun. his parents hope the u.s. citizenship may make a difference. >> we are american, and i do feel like - we do have more freedom than... >> more application. >> and more application. >> more benefits. what about his cousin, the one - he didn't.

>> he was brutally beaten, he didn't have the opportunities we had. >> a local human rights group said tariq was one of many detained by israeli forces at the same time. hundreds have been rounded up since the disappearance and death of three young israeli settlers in the west bank. >> israel says its launching an investigation into the alleged assault by israeli police. authorities are questioning the video itself that shows the police brutality. a spokesman or the israeli police said: the israeli defense force confirmed it has retaliated against rocket attacks fired from gaz a.

the air force targeted sites in central and northern gaza, including what it describe as underground rocket launchers and weapons sites. no injuries were reported. no details have surfaced about the condition leading to the death of mohammed abukhdair. autopsy reports say the palestinian teenager killed on wednesday was burnt alive. nisreen el-shamayleh is in jerusalem with nor on that and what is next for his detained american cousin. >> reporter: the preliminary autopsy states that the remnants of a burn substance were present in his respiratory passages and lungs, indicating that he had inhayed a substance -- inhead a substance whilst being burnt alive. 90% of his body was covered with burns varying between first and fourth degree burns. the autopsy was carried out in

jerusalem on thursday, in the presence of a palestinian doctor. that's why we are hearing the details on the autopsy report from the palestine yab authority. the israeli authority imposed a gag order on the details of the murder of palestinian so there are no details from the israeli side. separately we heard from a lawyer and a cousin, a 15-year-old u.s. citizens, that he on thursday night had been detained and beaten by israeli security forces while he was participating in protests against israeli border police in the east jerusalem neighbourhood. according to the family and the lawyer he had been beaten badly. we saw pictures of him on social media, of brutally beaten with a swollen face. he had been taken to a police

station and then to a prisoners and then at some pioint he went to a hospital for treatment. they came to the hospital friday morning to take him to court. the doctors refused on the ground he needed medical treatment. they showed up hours later and the israeli intelligence took him despite the fact that the doctor refused to discharge him. he is a u.s. citizen, he'll appear in court on sunday, 9:00 g.m. t, according to his lawyer, and said he will try to net his release. we understood from the family that they talked to the u.s. embassy and asked it to intervene. until now, no action had been taken. [ chanting ] dozens gathered outside of the white house to protest

against israel's use of force against palestinians. protesters say they stand in solidarity. turning to the group islamic state posting pictures claiming to show is attacking and destroying shia buildings. many are mosques and shrines. some of the buildings are in mosul which islamic state fighters took last month. there's reports an iraqi military jet was shot down in samarra in the north. there are reports that a helicopter has been shot down over a university in tikrit. also the man that calls himself a leader made an appearance on camera. a video shows abu bakr al-baghdadi, the leader of the sunni rebel group the islamic state, giving a sermon.

>> if this video of abu bakr al-baghdadi in mosul is confirmed, it send out a strong message. the first message is the. >> s will say that abu bakr al-baghdadi, the cal af of the islamic state is able to travel within his territories and not get harassed and hit by the security forces. clearly he has come from syria, across the border into north-western iran and appeared in a public place. that is a big message. what did he say? >> well, it's stuff that is consistent with what we is heard before from the audio tapes delivered. once again, he says to muslims, come to the islamic calafat. it's your duty to fight. we will win, we are the only people that can bring peace. it's consistent with the messages we heard before. but is this abu bakr al-baghdadi - is this really him.

well, let's take a look at what we know. we know the official twitter account or semiaccount says yes, it is him. others said no, it's not, it's al-yemeni, we sent him to gauge public reaction to how they'd react in abu bakr al-baghdadi did come and give a sermonful it's an intelligence exercise for them, a security exercise. i can't confirm any of this. i'm reporting what we do know so far. what we know is when we were delivering the friday cutts par, the mosul television service was cut off. that suggested a security precaution laid on for important people. those are the things we know. how will we confirm that this was abu bakr al-baghdadi. he was in custody between 2006 and 2009, and he was under - he was in gaol by the americans.

they know him well. they would have interviewed and interrogated him. they only released one picture of him. some sort of facial recognition software will be able to identify whether it was him or not. whether the americans do that is another question altogether. what we know is that the islamic state are pushing this heavily saying this is abu bakr al-baghdadi, and the message is clear. we can travel anywhere we like. that's a very big message to put out, and one that people will be listening to here. >> imran khan in baghdad. 46 nurses held in iraq by the islamic state are back home. they were stranded in tikrit when the fighting between is and iraqi troops escalated. they were greeted by family members in a southern indian airport. the indian foreign ministry has

not provided details on how the women were secured. the women say they were not harmed. the islamic state is on the move in syria. the islamic state is in control of syria's oil and gas fields. they have oil assets which could bruce 3500 barrels a day. the monitoring groups is in control of an area five times the size of lebanon. iraq's kurdish minority is pushing for more independence, it's the subject of our "deeper look", later in the hour. moving to ukraine - a major win for the government forces. pro-russian separatists have been driven out of slovyansk. ukraine's president has given them until sunday to lay down their weapons. scott heidler has the day's developments. >> reporter: hundreds of separatist fighters on the move,

pushed out by a major ukrainian offensive. many leaving the northern front in slovyansk, a position they held for three months, near the russian border. it's a victory for the central government in kiev whonded a ceasefire -- who ended a ceasefire five days ago. >> armed forces are under operation in slovyansk. an order was given to raise ukraine's flag on the city administration building. >> reporter: this is the direction the fighters were heading, here to don everybody. several -- donetsk. several hundred arrived. local officials told people to stay off the streets. >> outgunned and outside numbered separatists say they had no choice but to retreat. >> the rebels don't have enough power to control. that's why they made the

decision to retreat. taking a step back doesn't mean you have lost. >> after this step back, the separatists have two choices in front of them - dig in for a last stand, or go back to negotiations and work towards bringing an end to three months of fighting that killed hundreds of fighters, soldiers and civilians. >> the leader of crimea's ethnic tatars has been banned from entering the region. the restriction has been imposed by the pro-russian administration. russia annexed the black sea. roughly 300,000 tar tars live in crimea, many boycotted the vote. ahead. the crisis on the border. rallies against undocumented immigrants continue in murrieta. in a push for indennedens, we look at the turkish movement for

their own sit. -- for their own state.

welcome back. the islamic state, the rebel group known as i.s.i.l. has taken control of a swath of northern and western iraq. the rising power has created a political opening for the kurds. we take a deep are look at the kurds in iraq and around the region. by some measure the kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without a country of their own. they live where the ottoman and persian empires were once together. for decades their language, culture and ethnic identity have been reprelsed by the governments under which they live. >> today there's a chance to see kurds across the region, it is in iraq where the kurds dream of an independent nation. since the u.s. invasion in 2003,

iraq's kurdistan government evolved into a country in all but name. the krg wanted to extend its influence into neighbouring areas, especially kirkuk, setting atop huge resources. the islamic's state challenge has given them that opportunity. we begin with this report from al jazeera's zeina khodr. >> reporter: kurdish officials are determined to push ahead with a referendum. the kurdish government and iraq did not enjoy a good relation. now they are in a position where they can benefit from the conflict in this country. the central government has been weaken weakened, particularly in the heart land in the center of the country. they have taken territory once

the iraqi army fled in the face of an attack. there is a de facto par takes in this country. there's a stalemate at the front lines. the kurds extended their reach. kurds controlled the center, and the central government in baghdad are holding their lines. no political solution inside. they haven't been able to create a national unity government. people are worried about the situation, but the kurds are seeing an opportunity to break away from iraq and from a government where they didn't really enjoy good relations. they had a lot of sticking points that are unresolved, like the sharing of resources, as well as disputed territories. the kurds are empowered by a weakened government, unable to take back territory in the hands

of armed groups. people are worried about the future of their country. i spoke to a political analyst from erbil. i asked how the president's call for full independence in kurdistan is being received on the ground. >> people are generally excited about the idea. kurds has long been oppressed during the saddam hussein era, and after 2003 they helped the americans to rebuild iraq and train a new iraq in the home for democracy and federalism and autonomy for kurds. what people usually say is they are disappointed of the process, and the withdrawal of the u.s. forces in 2011. the whole thing was changed. the government started to marginalise sunnis and kurds,

and the policy of centralizing started again. kurds are generally looking forward to being separated from iraq. for them separation is not just a dream or a nagsististic aspire -- nationalistic operation, it's a tool of survival. >> you mentioned 2003 and 2005. this is it not the first time kurds have had a referendum. why should we take it more serious now? >> before there was a standing iraqi army, a u.s.-trained army on the border on the south of the kurdish region posing a threat. they have gone, basically, gone last month. second obstacle that is gone is the turkey's - now they showed

signs that they'd be okay with kurdish independence, although and kurd have more economic potential. they control the oil-rich part of iraq. >> there are a number of hurdles, as you mentioned, to overcome, how could independence work. kurdistan regions have experience of self-governance, after kuwait and after that, the iraqi army was defeated by the u.s., the kirds had a no fly zone. they have this democratic experience in the region, they have parliament, government and institutions, their stand in the army, which is the peshmerga and

this experience profess that kurds control themselves and the stability of the region, against threats from different groups in iraq. >> looking at the power on june 12th, they seized oil-rich kirkuk. did it empower in the quest for independence. >> definitely. kurdistan is away from economic areas. it's on the way to sell oil, and started selling for one shipment of oil, and three are waiting to be sold. the kurdish kirkuk - they were successful in selling kirkuk's oil they'll be separate from israel. what does israel get out of

this? >> kurds and israel have a historic relationship. there are reports about israeli training kurdish rebels against iraqi state back then. after 2003 we see reports and other international reports about israeli training kurds, helping the u.s. in battling the insurgency. israeli uses kurdize sustain as a base. there are, let's say, a shared goal in the region. >> political analyst for the kurdish media network. thank you for drawing us. >> the routes to the instability lies in the past. shortly after world war i, that's when today's american borders were born. as reported, the decisions made then affect the region today.

>> reporter: the genesis of today's middle east map dates back to world war i. as allied in aflize powers battled each other diplomats agreed to carve the post-war mooerch provinces of the ottoman empire into french and british spheres of influence. a deal conflicting with british promises to other regional stakeholders and didn't wash with either side when the war ended. >> by the some time they got to paris and the peace negotiation, the british and the french took a look at what they had done, and were horrified by this. the british did not want the french to control the area in the news. >> reporter: most of all the british wanted an iron grip over lands leading to the persian gulf, a by way to the economic ground jewel india.

with coffers drained by war, britain couldn't declare the profits protectates ruled by westminster. then colonial secretary winston churchill headed to cairo and headed out a deal keeping lebanon in syria and palestine as a british protectorate. trans-jordan was a semiautonomous region. seen her with te laurence, better known as lawrence of arabia. the greatest experiment involved the otto man provinces. they were corralled by britain into a new country - iraq. ruled by abdullah's brother king fivesal. >> he would rule for them, do their bidding and save themselves expense of declaring iraq or mesapertania a full-blown protectate.

iraq served britain's economic interest in the persian gulf. it made little sense for religious and ethnic groups within its borders, who chased under baghdad's rule. the map continued to evolve through the 20th century. as for iraq. the monarchy was overthrown by a military coup. setting the statement for saddam hussein to seize power before he was ousted in the united states. >> ethnic and sectarian tensions flared in the years that followed, creating an opening for sunni insurgents to gain a foothold in iraq, where they hope to undo borders laid down 100 years ago. i spoke to louis, a former chief of operations for the c.i.a. and asked if the u.s. could have maintained a unified

iraq. >> that strikes me as tubious logic. the reason we had a surge is because 150,000 troops could not maintain the peace in iraq. to think 20,000 troops could keep it unified doesn't add up. the problem is political. we need to address it politically. >> it's what will be the impact to the regional allies? >> i think the kurdish independence will have a significant impact. the kurds are viewed as an ally. the turks are going both ways, concerned about an independent kurdistan because of the kurdish population. they see an independent kurdish state as a potential buffer against the chaos that is iraq and the potential for the new caliphate spilling into turkey. they have a concern.

i think the gulf arabs are concerned with the entire subdivisions in iraq they are concerned. the problems within iraq will spill behind the borders. >> you feel turkey feels the kurd will seek independence? that is something the kurds have been concerned about. any mention gives hopes to the kurdish population in turkey and syria and iran. the dramatic changed where the chaos is of more concern. the kurds have been accountably,

using diplomacy and economist, allay a lot of fears and win the turks over the turkey is considering the idea of kurdish ipp dependence at northern iraq as potentially acceptable. >> i mentioned binyamin netanyahu endorsing the independence of iraq kurds. what do you think israel has to gain here? >> i think two points, one is oil. if they export oil,st rail about be a customer. if you are israel and sitting watching civil war in syria and iraq, you have hezbollah to the north, you have uncertainty in egypt. you are feeling more strounded than usual, a friendly kurdish state can act as a balance.

as noted it allows israel to operate against iran, giving israel a window into a lot of different places and countries in the region and provide for them a friend, anally in the area to counter some other problems we are facing. >> do you think the advisors that president obama sends will make a difference? >> they make some difference. i don't think they are enough to swing the tied. they'll allow the iraqi mimentry to have a sense of military. how viable it is for them to reblame territory. a lot is eyes on the ground, percentage that can tell the administration what can and can't be done. it'll be useful for our perspective to see what is going on. in terms of bolstering the

military, not likely. the ricky military is weak and disjointed. i don't think we should lock at this from a military point of view. we have a government in iraq creating problems. >> what do we expect next? >> in the next few months we'll see a lot of negotiation, stepping up to the precipe and backing away. a lot of rhetoric. people getting as much as they can. the other day the kurds said they'd be willing do cooperate to try to get a central government, but they want ashourpss that kirkuk remains kurdish territory, they have access and control. you can see the kurds are loining up and no matter what happens, they'll be a viable entity. we see a lot of negotiations -

yes, no, back and forth. >> we'll see what happens n. former chief of iraqi operations for the c.i.a., thank you nor joining us on "a deeper look." we invite you to join us tomorrow for "the week ahead", when we look at secretary of state john kerry's trip to beijing. up next on al jazeera america - firefighters calling it a tragic day for philadelphia. a fast-moving blaze killing four children. strain on u.s. german relations. a spying scandal coming between the two allies. r

welcome back to al jazeera america, here are the top stories we are following. an american teenager detained in israel is hours away from a court appearance. charges against tariq is unclear. israeli police say he was involved in a violent protest.

his parents say he was the victim of a brutal assault by police a man behind violent attacks in syria reportedly made a speech. a video shows abu bakr al-baghdadi giving a serman. iraq's government calls it a force the ukranian government retakes an eastern city held by pro-russian separatists. government forces gained control of the eastern city of slovyansk, which had been under rebel coul. residents say the separatist abandoned their post. following intense shelling. the ukrainian flag be raised. in egypt the spiritual leadership has been sentenced to life in prison. he was one of 37 given a sentence after inciting violence

and attacking security forces. he's been sentenced to death in two other cases. egypt has had a crackdown since mohamed mursi was deposed in a coup. mohamed fadel fahmy has been admitted to hospital for treatment for an injury to his shoulder. he and two others spent 189 days in prison. he was sentenced with peter greste to seven years in prison. baher mohamed was given 10 years, accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. al jazeera reject the convictions and demands the journalist be freed. >> in the egyptian capital cairo, two have been arrested during treat protests. the government calls the hike necessary to fix the economy. for many, it's a tax on the poor. we have this report. >> a 70% increase in fuel prices have taken effect.

this will affect everything. food, drink, transport, children's expenses. how can she is people afford a living. this is not fair. after the government removes subsidies, taxi drivers say they'll go out of business. gas has gone up. that is not a small increase. we can't pay the rent, let alone deal with this increase. >> reporter: these pictures show taxis near cairo parked in protest. al jazeera journalists have been gaoled in egypt. the network is banned so we cannot verify the picture uploaded on social media. there were reports on skirmishes in many cities. the prime minister says they were needed as they were costing a quarter of the state's government. >>. >> translation: the government is not against the poor people, it's working to fix things. go and look at the conditions

the hospitals are in. >> reporter: gas prices increased. electricity prices have gone up. egyptians are paying more. before he became president, they promised subsidies would be removed. >> we won't be able to pressure the poor people. we can revise the subsidies to make more go to the poor, and not the rich. >> this comes a day after the anniversary of a coup that overthrew mohamed mursi, a day marked by marches by activists. it's an seen as an unpopular move. >> germany is accusing the u.s. of spying once again. a german intelligence officer was arrested, suspected of passing sensitive information to the crates. the case could -- the united

states. the case could threaten a shaky relationship. we have more. >> this parliamentary committee was investigating u.s. spying on germany. now it appears that it may itself have been spied on. a 30-year-old employee of germany's intelligence agency is reported to have been an american double agent accused of stealing confidential documents and passing them to washington. this is a very serious incident. that is why the federal state prosecutor has become involved. espionage activity is not something treated lightly. it's a matter for the federal state prosecutor and federal criminal office and is in good hands. >> the suspect was arrested on suspicion of spying for russia. he told integrators that he was working for the u.s. the white house refused to comment on the latest arrest, but german politicians are not outraged. >> if these spying aleses are

confirmed, it would be an outrageous attack on the freedom of the parliament and against institutions overall. there's no justification for this whatsoever. >> should she's allegations prove true it would be a scandal and constitutional democracies parliament controls intelligence services, they do not control parliament. we hope for a quick clarification and severe league at consequences if necessary. it's the latest putting guys under strain. former contractor edward snowden revealed washington harass -- washington was spying on allies. relations collapsed when washington refused to rule out spying on its allies. after the snowden leaks president obama ordered a review of spying on its allies.

now with these revelations, the implications could reach beyond washington and berlin. with immigration legislation stalled, some americans are taking matters into their own hands. the result a highly charged confrontation in a town caught in the middle of the debate. there seems to be little hope for a solution soon. >> reporter: buses in murrieta california effectively at a dead end. more than 200 protesters turning away buses carrying immigrants to a border patrol station. >> they shouldn't have been brought here at the first police. >> the city manager spofed a message saying:.

>> reporter: perhaps what happened in murrieta is a metaphor for roadblocks continued to be encountered. tensions and emotions are reaching a boiling point of the the murrieta scene shock the this man. >> we saw the worst of the american spirit. how is it possible that these children that simply want to live - these are refugees, migrants escaping a violent situation? central america. they simply want to live. that's how they are greeted, with pounding on the buses, blocking of the three buses. >> the federal government overwhelmed by 50,000 undocumented minors crossing the border, trying to move them to other facilities. moving immigrants or immediately deporting them does not solve the problem. it's a year since the senate passed an immigration reform

bill. republicans don't trust the administration. texas government rick perry calls on the february to reimburse them $500 million. president obama took executive action to deal with a humanitarian crisis, announcing the administration will shift resources. leaders do not have the will to do anything more. >> the number has stopped surprising us. they talk about 50,000 children as if they were talking about five. it makes the problem seem for normal. they are not interested. >> in the meantime protests on both sides will likely continue. earlier i spoke with a reporter for "the desert sun", and of course add her about the

concerns from the towns people on both sides of the debate. >> there's different concerns on both sides of the issue. if you ask proimmigrant activists their concerns are the children and treating the undocumented immigrants. they say they told me that this is about the kids. what about the kids who have crossed thousands of miles to get here. on the other side you are seeing residents who are concerned about their own children. saying what about our kids. resources are trained. in philadelphia four children lost after a fire tore through their home. at 3am flames engulfed a row of 10 houses. 100 firefighters battled the fire. a woman and a 10-year-old got

out through a window. her other children were not able to escape. >> first i want to say this is a tragic day for the city of philadelphia. tragic. we lost four children. when you have wooden porch roofs, fire will spread quickly. the red cross said 32 people lost their homes, most immigrants from liberia. a great white shark bit a swimmer off the coast of california. it was fighting for its lie, trying to free itself after being caught in a fisherman's line. the long distance swimmer got too close and bitten in the upper rite side. two miles of water from estelle romaine manville beach to ma'am owesa beach were shut down. the shark was freed and swam into the open water. rebecca stevenson joins us with a look on the forecast. what is the latest.

>> california - transferring from california story to just inland in california they had powerful wind gusts, 60 to 70 miles per hour , caused by thunder storms sweeping up from onsoonal moisture moving into the four corns. we'll see a repeat of this tomorrow. as referred to, what about the hur dane, it's now post tropical. it's been falling apart, maintaining warnings around places like halifax. we had video to show you flooding, strong powerful wind gusts. 50 to 60 miles per hour happening obvious the cores of 2-3 hours. we probably will not see it ease up too much. a lot of damage going on in parts of canada. eventually we'll see the rain continue up towards the labrador sea. we have a new round of showers and storms heading to the great

lakesment first the rain fall. record set. boston, providence from hurricane arthur. now the winds pointing to the center of low pressure from arthur and becoming - boston with strong gusts, 30 miles per hour, but the wind coming out of the west. we'll see them shift a little more to the south-west, and pulling humidity to the north-east. some coming from ahead of the thunder storms popping up in the upper midwest, looking closely at areas around northern minnesota and wisconsin. tonight into tomorrow. north dakota injuries on the camp ground from large hail and winds. the storms moving off to the east much we have severe thunderstorm warnings in effect is now, and they'll continue through the night. on the humidity it's a double as where the most instability is,

where the thunder storms roll obvious to the great lakes. >> we are talking about heavy winds. >> powerful winds. 50-60 miles per hour. >> thank you. >> coming up next on al jazeera america. another drama-filled day in brazil. the clock strikes midnight for the world cup cinderella story. >> and the tour de france is started on foreign soil.

[ ♪ theme ] at the world cup it was another day of close calls, slim victories and high drama. costa rica's cinderella story

coming to an n. >> the team put up a strong defense against the netherlands, with no score after 120 minutes of play, the match to penalty kicks. the netherlands won the shoot-out 4-3. argentina pulling off a win. belgium scored an early goal in the 8th holding off a star-studded team. this is the first time in 24 years that argentina played in the semifinals of the world cup. >> big celebrations in buenos aires after the game, you saw it a moment ago. many braving the cold wintry weather to cheer on the team. daniel schweimler was there. >> reporter: the sun may have been shining in brasilia. at home in buenos aires, it tested the resolves of the hardiest of fans. they were specting a fiesta, they got an early goal. then what seemed like an eternal

wait for the referee's whistle at the end of 90 minutes. the kick-off coincided nicely with lunch time. wherever there was pizza and a tv screen or two to be found fans gathered. it's farm and dry in here. back at the plaza relieved and delighted. argentina in their first world cup sydney final for 24 years. >> we suffered, but we won. this is for maradona. he didn't have faith in us. we won. >> i'm happy. i have a cold, but i came anyway and got soaked, for the team, for argentina. we can be champions. it's wet, cold, miss erable. the people don't care, acknowledge are through to a world cup semifinal for the first time in 24 years. that's all that counts. >> this spot in the center of

buenos aires is where fans gather to celebrate their victories. as the world cup progresses and the victories mount up numbers increase - rain or shine. the world cup tournament resumes on tuesday 4:00 pm eastern. brazil taking on germany in the first semifinal match. we have the women's champ at wimbledon, petra kvitova. she beat rising star, 20-year-old canadian eugenie bouchard. it took two games to reach match point sealed with a forehand winning 6-3, 6-0 and she called today's match one of her best and ranks fourth in the world. the tour de france kicked off in

the u.k. mark cavendish of great britain crashed 300 yards from the finish line, taking out australia's simon gerrans, leaving four racers with a chance of winning. in the end test germany's marcel kittel winning stage 1 for the second year in a row. the tour continues with stage 2 going from york to sheffield. >> a comedy troop back together. the monty python reunion and why fans are laughing. >> fire works like you have never seen them before. a drone's eye-view of the 4th of july.

welcome back. who is the funniest comedy troop. that's a question a lot of people might talk about. one likely candidate would be monte pited job. the five surviving members reunited in london. if you are not sure what all the fuss is about morgan radford

explains. >> reporter: monte pithon's flying circus. if you think it looks absurd now, imagine what viewers must have thought in object 1969 when it first ran on the bbc. the five english members of the group, john cleese, michael palin, errage idol, graham pap line and ty jones, working as writers for david frost in the mid'60s, terry gill yam completed the equation. [ singing ] . >> reporter: over the course of 45 episodes pithon established itself as england's premiere troop. movies followed. >> if you do not agree to my

demands, i shall... >> 1975 monte python and the holy grail became a cult classic. 1983's meaning of life was a snul-on project. chapman died in 1989. surviving members teamed up, including a fish called wanda. morgan radford. >> independence day celebrations, this time in venezuela, where military parades took place in carr abbing awes. president nicolas maduro and others were on hand for the ceremonies. hundreds of venezuela's troops marched in formation. >> we end with a spectacular site. there are few places that a drone can't take you, including face to face with fireworks, check this out. a sea of embers captured by vid

yog raffer. sending a drone for the 4th of july celebration, with a colourful bright and patriotic display. he posted the video on youtube. thank you for joining us. the supreme court hands down a divisive ruling on freedom of religion and obamacare. i'm moantonio mora, welcome to "consider this", that story and more starting now. >> a major ruling involving the hobby lobby case. >> countries may refuse to pay for certain types of contraception if it conflicts beliefs. >> five male justices ruled discrimination specifically against women is not