>> violence escalating in the mideast as air strikes turn deadly, killing hamas fighters and arrests are made in the killing of a palestinian teenager. >> pope chances tackling clergy abuse. >> back to work in washington as anger rises over immigration. the president is preparing to visits texas with some calling

him to see the crisis at the border for himself. >> whoever that is is really close. >> dramatic video of a tornado caught on tape as a severe storm system spawns nearly a dozen twisters across iowa. >> good morning. welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm john henry smith. del walters has the morning off. violence erupting in jerusalem and gaza. >> attacks come after six israeli suspects were arrested, accused of killing a palestinian teenager. aljazeera's nick schiffron is in jerusalem this morning with the latest developments. nick, israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu spoke with the boy's father. what did he tell him? >> this is an unprecedented call with that the prime minister calling the father of the boy

abducted and burned alive, believed to be by jewish extremists. netanyahu expressed his condolences, said the death was reprehensible and abhorrent and said israel reacted immediately to apprehend the murders and will bring them to trial. easy trying to calm some of the tension, trying to calm some of thatting or, but this morning, the anger and tension is increasing not only here but down in gaza, about 100 miles south. >> overnight in gaza, israeli strikes escalated. for the first time in the current tensions, the strikes killed multiple hamas fighters. hamas runs gaza and vows to further escalate. israel holds the groups responsible for rockets fired into israel that sparked fires along the border and occasionally hit homes, including this man's bedroom. israel was flooded with soldiers but vowed it doesn't want a wider war.

>> experience proves that at such times, we must ask responsibility and not hastily. >> right now, the tensions impossible to control. overnight for the sixth straight day, israeli police fought palestinian protestors, their anger erupted after the abduction and murder of the teen. the family said his death was the revenge for the killing of three israeli settlers. police say it was caught on video of him being burned to death. they've arrested israelis who confessed. israeli police beat his cousin. his hands are bound and he's clearly unconscious, but still they kick him one last time. he's an american, a typical kid lieu likes to finish. this is how he looked before the beating and this is after.

israel accused him of attacking police. his father accuses police of attempted murder. >> if anybody see that video, they say this boy's dying. >> yesterday, he was released on bail still battered. >> i remember standing and watching the group of people and they came from the side of me and i tried to run away, but they attacked me. >> the region on edge and the hostility and fear are growing on multiple fronts. >> two fronts both here, in jerusalem and gaza, the tensions increasing on both sides. it's been very tense and very hostile so far and there's a fear it could get worse. >> meanwhile, israel's top diplomat just held a press conference in which he criticized prime minister netanyahu. when was lieberman upset about? >> this is kind of extraordinary

back in the states, the kind of brawls that happen within israeli politics. this is the foreign minister of the country holding a press conference in which he criticized prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he has been in a unity pact with netanyahu for about a year and a half now, also been a member of the coalition government. this is not bringing down the government. this is not a political crisis. this is lieberman making a leadership challenge, trying to create space for himself to say issued be the next leader of israel, i'm stronger when it comes to terror and i can make different decisions. of course the question today is will this affect how netanyahu responds today to the crisis. most analysts say no, lieberman will be more hawkish on the right. netanyahu has been very clear he does not want more escalation, right now the tension is increasing. >> nick schiffron, thank you.

>> stay with aljazeera for continuing coverage of the tension in jerusalem and west bank. coming up, we'll have a live report from gaza plus an interview with the aunt and uncle of the american teen that was beaten by israeli police. >> ukraine's president says he's confident he can recapture more territories after the military takes control of several strategic cities over the weekend. president says he's ready to launch major too fast in donetsk and luhanz. there are international calls, including from u.s. senators for an election audit. both presidential candidates

have made allegations of foul play in the polls. in our next hour, we are live in kabul for the latest. >> there are reports the rebel group the islamic state has forced more than 30,000 syrians from their homes, seizing an eastern town from an al-qaeda affiliate. iraqi officials are still trying to confirm the validity of this video. the man is believed to be the leader of the islamic state. he calls on sunni muslim to say rise to action and follow him. we are live in baghdad this morning. i understand you have some new reporting for us. >> that's, just as i was wait to go come on area, there's smoke rising in the background, we heard two large explosions, lots of police sirens. we've been hearing gunshots ring out. all of this happened in the last two or three minutes.

i don't know if you can hear those rye sense going off. it does look like we've seen two explosions in baghdad just as we were going to come to you. in terms of the speech, it was a key speech from him. if indeed it is him. he says he can travel anywhere in iraq without fear of retribution. he says that this, the is lackic caliphate is my territory, i can travel anywhere. i keep turning around, i just heard another gunshot there. sorry. >> i want to go back to what you're hearing and seeing in baghdad. the concern has been all along to the islamic state would reach baghdad. what reinforcements, what fortifications has the government of boll dad put in place to make sure they do not overrun the capitol? >> what they've done is put around perimeters, dug ditches, increased all of the security,

but despite all of that, overnight, there was a suicide bombing with the islamic state claiming responsibility. we don't know if this was a suicide bomb. it certainly looks that way. this happened in the last few minutes. this is the kind of tactic we have seen, from the islamic state, the group formerly known at isil. they use car bombs and suicide bombs. this is the first time they are now certainly publicizing it. they were reticent before. now when these bombs go off, they send out pictures and video and say we are behind these bombings and we want to reach baghdad. in fact, one of the claims is that next friday, they will be praying friday prayers here in baghdad. >> live in baghdad, thank you. in 10 minutes, we will joined by a form are ambassador to iraq james jeffery and ask him about the tactics behind the islamic state releasing this new video

allegedly showing their leader delivering that service in mosul. >> the obama administration said it is ready to take on the rising tied of children crossing the border into the united states, james johnson says he is working to seal the borders. politicians on both sides of the aisle say there is not enough being done to stem the crisis. mike viqueira is in washington. tell us more about the battle over the border. >> in may, 10,000 in may alone, that's the number of unaccompanied children taken by the border control. the obama administration is trying to find ways to send them back to their homes, principlely in central america more quickly and efficiently while trying to discourage them from coming to this country in the first place. >> as the number of unaccompanied minors swells past 50,000, there's been little agreement on what to do with them. >> we have to 10 them back.

>> we can't abandon these children. >> the thing that the administration needs to do is immediately deport these families, these children. >> when asked sunday if those children would be deported, homeland secretary johnson provided few answers. >> i personally encountered enough of them to know that we have to do right by the children but at the end of the day in the final analysis, our border is not open to illegal migration and we will stem the tide. >> for now, that means those kids might stay for years with a u.s. family waiting for their cases to be sorted. it's not just children. border facilities are overrun by thousands of adults caught sneaking into the country. some being flown and bussed to centers across the country. they are meeting protestors like these in murietta california last week and a fire storm against the president from old political foes. >> this is a failure of diplomacy, a failure of

leadership from the administration in washington, d.c. >> the president will be in texas this week on a fundraising trip but not scheduled to visit the bored jeer what has to be addressed is the security of the border. you know that, i know that, the president of the united states knows that. i don't believe he particularly cares whether or not the border of united states is secure. >> here in washington, president obama will look to strengthen the border, asking congress for $2 billion and a familiar that pledge. >> there are a number of things that the president and i within the confines of existing law can do to fix the broken immigration system and we will. if congress doesn't act, we will. >> you heard it there, the president top officials say what's happening on the border now, the surge in unaccompanied children is a symptom of a brain immigration system and the president has said by the end of this summer, he's going to be accepting recommendations from his cabinet, taking unilateral executive orders, once again

trying to go around congress to try to do something about it. >> what if any steps is the government take to go care for these kids while they await deportation? >> well, we've seen the result of some of the government policies as we saw there in murietta georgia. three of them on military bases, like in fort silk oklahoma, the community upset about what is happening. the central problem here is those children from central america have to be processed through the system. they have to have a deportation hearing. they simply can't be put on a bus or plane and sent back to their countries. the bush administration put that in place. children in mexico or canada, those countries bordering the united states, can be sent back immediately. >> pope francis addressing sexual abuse within the catholic church, this morning the pontiff met at his private home with six

former abuse victims hailing from britain, germany and ireland. this is the pope's first direct dialogue with abuse victims since he was elected. he said he will show zero tolerance for anyone in the catholic church who abused children. >> controversy video has been made public in the oscar pistorius case where he reenacts what happened. the video was made by the defense team as part of trial preparation, but was aired on australian t.v. the former olympian's defense team says it was leaked illegally. aljazeera is not broadcasting the video for now, but the footage shows him running through a house with his prosthetic leg and arm spread in front of him as if he's clutching a gun. >> large sections of the country face a severe weather risk today. >> for more, let's bring in our meteorologist. >> good morning. we have a lot of lightning with

a few areas of storms popping. at least for now, no severe thunderstorm watching. i am watching the great lakes and midwest for that threat of severe storms. here's a look at damage reported yesterday or at least the reports of severe weather. there were a number of tornadoes right into the central portion of iowa. now, we do have some impressive video to show you of a tornado that ripped through one of the counties and that area was certainly hit hard with a number of tornadoes reported there. survey teams will be out today assessing the damage, just to find out how strong these tornadoes were, but as of now, it looks like a lot of farmland was damaged and debris brought up by these tornadoes, so lots of damage. through today, it's not just the midwest. our risk of severe weather goes into the interior portions of the northeast. pittsburgh and cleveland could be in line for active weather.

storms across the southern portion of missouri this morning has prompted a severe form warning. that's really about all. we are dealing with the threat of flooding continuing along the mississippi river. in illinois, we have video to show there you, where we've been sandbagging, communities dealing with heavy rainfall. the mississippi river crested here, but unfortunately, there's more rain coming into this area today. it looks like we're going to keep it pretty wet with one to up wards of three inches in the same locations. >> a new video allegedly shows the head of the islamic state calling muslims to action. >> what this release reveals about how the group is operating. former u.s. ambassador to iraq james jeffery joins us live to discuss it. >> the holiday weekend marred by violence, shooting spiked in two of the countries biggest cities, dozens of victims shot and deaths by gun violence. >> they lied to me repeatedly.

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>> the on line travel website wants to expand vacation options in the asia pacific region and willing to pay big bucks to do it. >> $658 million is today's big number, that's how much expedia has offered to purchase a dot com company. >> it would pay $3.09 per share. it has been struggling to boost earnings and expects to post $139 million of revenue and $40 million in net profit. >> this deal is expected to be approved by shareholders later this summer. >> the first boston marathon bombing trial gets underway

today more than a year after the attack took place. the man due in court is a friend of the brothers, charged with obstructing evidence. he and another friend took a backpack filled with fireworks from dzhokar tsarnaev's dorm after seeing his picture on the news and tried to hide it. >> the fourth of july weekend took a deadly turn in two of the nation's biggest cities. independence celebrations were stopped short by shootings in chicago and new york. >> over the holiday weekend, police had their hands full. in chicago, nine people were killed and 60 shot in gun violence. chicago is already battling one of the nation's highest rates of gun violence, this weekend, shootouts add to their chilling statistic. there were three police involved shootings on friday alone. one of those incidents, a

16-year-old was killed. his family said he would have turned 17 tomorrow. in new york, gunshots also range out across the city, three people were killed, and 12 shot over the holiday weekend. one of the victims a 32-year-old woman was killed at a block party in brooklyn. coming up in the next hour, more on what the two cities are doing to crack down on the escalating crime. >> iraqi officials are investigating the authenticity of a video that shows the leader of the group that now calls itself the islamic state. understand video, you can see a man believed to be the leader delivering a sermon at a mosque in moss as you will. during this 21 minister man we calls on sunni muslims to take action. if verified, this would be his first public appearance. the islamic state now controls several areas across syria and iraq. here to discuss the latest developments is james jeffery, a former ambassador to iraq from

2010-2012 joining us from washington, d.c. this morning. mr. ambassador, thank you for your time. if this video is authenticated, what does it say that the islamic state's leader who claims to be the leader of a new caliphate is now speaking to the world? >> despite the news about ukraine and israel, this is the biggest story happening as far as i'm concerned around the world. what we have is not a terrorist group rung amok, but an attempt to set up a state, rather like the taliban set up their rule in afghanistan over 20 years ago. we know what happened after that. this is extremely dangerous first of all to iraq, turkey, saudi arabia, jordan and iran, but more importantly comes right home to us here in america. >> how does it come right home to us here in the u.s.?

>> well, i think you had other news stories this morning about new transportation regulations to stop al-qaeda militants carrying undetectable bombs on to airplanes, while the islamic state people under baghdadi are sparking a conflagration over attacking shia muslims, their long term-game is to take on the west. they are bitter enemies of everything we stand for. >> if the islamic state advances on baghdad, would that be a game-changer? >> that would be. they have plans to do so. for the moment, they've been stopped. i also think that however reluctant he might be, president obama would use the exhibits both intelligence and air power that he has and they are now well deployed in iraq to attack such a playoff on baghdad for the moment. >> could that lead to a wider war and what about iran's

involvement if baghdad is attacked? >> it could lead to a wider war, but the best way to stop that is to have american forces stop any movement into these shia areas and baghdad is primarily a shia area, keeping the iranians out and isis under control to form some kind of comprehensive government to deal with this in a political and military way. >> are you confident that a political solution can be reached either with or without prime minister al-malaki who has so far failed to unit the government or the country. >> i'm sure it cannot happen under prime minister al-malaki. he is not trusted by the sunnis and not trusted by the kurds and has failed miserably to hold his army together. if he doesn't go, the country will ever more drift into three

separate realities. >> james jeffery, former u.s. ambassador to iraq, thanks for being with us. stay with aljazeera for the latest on the turmoil in iraq. we'll dig into the growing refugee crisis there in our next hour. >> fears of a new type of al-qaeda bomb will soon change the way you travel internationally, the t.s.a. requiring passengers to turn on electronics such as cell phones and computers before boarding planes headed to the u.s. device is which do not power up will not be allowed on planes. owners may also have to undergo additional screening. >> marijuana sales are a step closer to becoming legal in washington state. today, about 20 stores are expected to get their licenses so they can start offering pot to customers tomorrow, but there may not be enough marijuana to go around. fewer than 80 growers are now legally authorized to produce weed for sale.

most stores will have less than 10 pounds per day to offer customers. >> that could change quickly. let's look at temperatures across the nation today. >> our meteorologist is here with all that have. >> we have the heat continuing to build all across the eastern u.s. we wrapped up the weekend on a warm note. it's going to get even hotter. right now around new york city where it's 73, 75 in d.c. and 90 across parts of the southwest, including phoenix where we don't have a heat advisory. that's what we expect this time of year. high pressure off the coast is drawing wind from the south, allowing temperatures to get a nice boost. later today, 92 will be our high in new york city, 95 in d.c. d.c. looks like we are going to see mid and upper 90's over the next few days. you factor the moisture in place, it's going to feel more like the lower 100s. >> giving new meaning to hot off the presses. >> taking to the streets after a weekend of attacks by al shabab.

>> a big rally in kenya, pressuring the government to provide more security. >> we'll talk to the family of an american teenager at the center of the latest israeli-palestinian conflict. we'll get their reaction to the beating that was caught on surveillance video. >> right here, as you drove up on the right-hand side of the road, breast cancer, next house over, breast cancer. colon cancer. >> concerns about chemical testing led one community to find out just what was going on in their back yard. why what they uncovered is getting them sued. >> plus long awaited freedom brings an elephant to tears. it's one of the stories making headlines around the world.

>> that's a live look at chicago, illinois, site of one of the great events in the summertime in the mid with evident, the taste of chicago. >> good knowledge. welcome to al jazeera america.

i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm john henry smith. ahead, the aunt and uncle of an american teen seen on surveillance tape being beaten by israeli please join us live to talking the ordeal. >> how the german chancellor is reacting to the arrest of an alleged performance. >> caught on tape torching a commuter bus. >> pope francis meeting for the first time with victims of clergy sex abuse. six people attended mass at the vatican and spoke with the pope. francis has said he has no tolerance for anyone in the church who abuses children. >> new calls this morning for action on immigration, the obama administration says it's working to stem the tide of i am grants entering the country illegally. the white house suggests it cannot make sub standive reforms unless congress changes the law. the senate returns to work in

d.c. today. >> the first trial connected with the boston marathon bombings begins today. a friend of the tsarnaev brothers is accused of trying to dispose of evidence. prosecutors say the 20-year-old took a backpack filled with fireworks from their dorm room. >> violence in kenya left 29 dead, the armed is a mallee group al shabab claimed responsibility for the attacks saturday in two coastal towns. victims had their hands tied and throats slashed. this is increasing worries inside kenya that the government may not be doing enough to keep residents safe. what's at the heart of these protests? >> the heart of these protests is that the opposition and the

man who lost the election last year is calling for dialogue on security, corruption and other issues in the country. let me step out of the way, we can show you what is going on at the moment. it's a carnival like atmosphere, people singing and dancing, a bit earlier, i have to say, we got caught up in a running battle between demonstrators and police firing tear gas on the demonstrators responded by throwing stones, but relatively in terms of security, things quite peaceful so far. the huge police presence, 15,000 officers in and around the streets of nairobi right now. now, what he says is he wants to have direct talks with the government. the government says let's have talks, but it has to be in parliament, you cannot take to the streets and create ethnic tensions in the country. >> what are some of the optician party's demands? >> among the demands on security

in particular, the resignations of for example the minister of interior here, who's blamed for being incompetent by the opposition and demands of the police chiefs, they want a list of who exactly is in the ministry, and in the diplomatic services here in kenya, because the opposition says that it is ethnic tribes dominating things. >> today is also the anniversary of the countries violent july 7 protests. can you tell us more about that? >> it is hugely significant in kenyan history. what happened in 1990 was that people came to the street calling for democracy. at that point, kenya was a one party country. things changed after that, and democracy came to the country. now the country has a new constitution, so people in the government are saying you're

using, to the opposition, you're using it, which is he can extremely important to kenya for your own purposes, you want power and that's why you're coming on to the streets, and that's adding to tensions here. >> joining us live from kenya, thank you so much. >> a new wave of violence erupted overnight in jerusalem and gaza. israeli jets and drones have killed nine palestinian fighters, the biggest strike against hamas in two years. we are in gaza this morning. what is the situation on the ground where you are right now? >> both sides have been saying that they're not interested in an escalation of this conflict, but there's no other way to describe what's happened over the past 24 hours than escalation. you have a number of fighters killed and just within the past hour, the israeli army says palestinian forces and fighters attacked an israeli patrol on the gaza border with rocket

propelled grenades and machine gunfire. there have been over a dozen rockets overnight, four civilians injured here in gaza in decision to all of those deaths. it's difficult to say that that is not going to raise the conflict. you have israel continuing to say that there is no change in the israeli policies. they say they will continue to be prepared to go into gaza. the palestinian side has not shown a willingness to take these kinds of casualties without retaliating. israel issued an ultimatum saying stop these rocket attacks or else. what happened overnight might be the or else the israeli forces were talking about, or there might be more to come. here in the palestinian side, there has been a feeling in gaza that something big was afoot, israel troops have been amassed on the gaza border with tanks and artillery, whatever the israeli government officially

says, people here are prepared for something larger to happen and while both sides are still saying they are not interested in an escalation. that's simply what happened overnight. >> aljazeera in gaza. >> joining us now are the teen's aunt and uncle, in tampa this morning. thank you for joining us. weaver all seen the images of your nephew. have you spoken with your sister? >> yes, we were able to speak to them as soon as he was released, and they're very relieved that he's out of the system right now and we are so relieved, as well, that he is no longer in custody. >> you say he's out of the system, we had heard that he at some point was under house arrest. authorities say he was throwing rocks, do you believe that to be

the case? >> no, i believe my nephew was completely innocent. what had happened is typical casualty of palestinian suffering daily, and i'm just pleased that he's a u.s. citizen and able to escape from the brutality and this unjustice. >> to be honest with you, he was -- i'm sorry, he was just in the neighborhood that have no clashes at that time, that day, you know. >> i'm certain seeing him safe would be a great outcome of this whole thing for. you what do you want to see happen to the authorities who did this to him. >> i'm sorry, but what happened to my nephew over there, that add insult total injury of him by charging him, by charging us

the equivalent of $1,000 and to be outside and let's say house arrest outside, the day that he comes back home safe, i think that's really adding an insult to the injury. >> and i would like to see justice prevail, even though i don't think that's a possibility with no legal system over there for the palestinians. >> to what degree too you feel that -- yes, go ahead. >> it shows that the judicial system that in country, you know, it's tied with the political system, looks like. >> to what degree do you feel that he was targeted because of who he was and where he was? >> it's a target of racism, but not a specific target to him. >> all of the palestinians are targeted over there, everybody is targeted. even if he's a teen, a child,

they don't care. >> aunt and uncle joining us from florida this morning, thank you so much. >> in our next hour, we'll speak with a middle east expert about whether this could escalate into war. >> two indiana police officers were killed over the weekend in back-to-back shootings. jeffery wester feld was found shot in his squad car. it was his birthday. three are held in connection with the shooting. >> in indianapolis, a 51-year-old officer died in a gunfight, the suspect also shot and expected to be charged with murder. >> a lifeguard has died trying to rescue a swimmer off a southern california beach, ben carlson, a 15 year veteran was caught in 10-foot waves off the newport pier beach when he was overcome by the swell. the swimmer made it back to shore. carlson disappeared.

it's the first time a lifeguard has died in the line of duty. >> some of the world's largest chemical companies are suing a small hawaiian community. the residents wanted to know what toxic chemicals were being tested close to their homes. the companies say disclosing that information has revealed trade secrets. we report from hawaii on the legal battle. >> the majestic isolation of hawaii and it's diverse micro clients have produced a landscape often compared to paradise. the world's largest chemical companies seem to agree. these conditions make the islands perfect for their vast open air laboratories. >> here on the west side of kauai, hawaiis garden island, they don't grow food, they experiment with seeds and pesticides. >> for decades, the chemical companies have sprayed tons of toxic chemicals here as they

test different pesticides to market with their genetically modified seeds. kauai's climbs means several can be tested in the same fields each year. the soil is loose from the tiling and this blows into adjacent neighborhoods. >> right here, as you drove up on the right-hand side of the road, breast cancer. next house over, breast cancer. colon cancer, the husband. >> those who live in the small community long suspect that the chemical laden soil was the cause of the high rates of illness in duties and children. the chemical companies insisted they were not spraying anything unusual. an unconvinced community banded to together to force action and using the freedom of information act, finally obtained the truth. >> their pesticides are banned in other countries. they cannot spray it in their

own country and are using tons of it here. >> they lied to you. >> they lied to me. repeatedly. >> he wants a council bat toll require disclosure of the chemicalses used and a buffer zone between feeds, clinics, waterways and communities. that was too much for the chemical companies who sued. none were prepared to be interviewed for the report. >> they do not want us to set an example for other small communities around the world. >> this is not a lawsuit about the safety of genetically modified crops, but the right to know what is being sprayed to help them grow and the impact on those living next door. aljazeera, kauai, hawaii. >> the u.s. district court in honolulu is schedule would to hold hearings on the dispute near the end of july. >> a a surprising story out of pennsylvania involving wildlife. government scientists searching trib tears of the delaware and ohio rivers have found fish with

both male and female cashing san francisco. the scientists say that's likely because of disrupting chemicals in the water. it is not clear the impact on humans, but researchers are looking for the chemicals that may have been responsible. >> a north carolina judge is examining the state's voter identification law. the judge will hear arguments today on whether or not the law should be put on hold until next year's trial. the law requires voters to present a photo i.d., reduces early voting time and eliminates same day voter registration. critics call it the worst attack on african-american seating rights since the jim crow area. >> the fight over the sail of the l.a. clippers starts today, focusing on whether or not donald sterlings estranged wife has the authority for the sail. she will be able to sell them for a record breaking $2 billion to former microsoft c.e.o. mike

ballmer. sterling was kicked out of the league after caught making racist comments. they've got until july 15 or that offer will expire. >> let's look at other headlines around the world. in tennessee, there are 162,000 residents caught in a coverage gap since the rollout of the acted act. "u.s.a. today" said that this couple have diversed so they could both keep the coverage that they need because they fall in that gap. larry had taken early retirement from social security and it meant that linda's eligibility for supplemental security income was therefore taken away. they had to split up because they don't make enough to qualify for the subsidies, the federal subsidies and tennessee is one state that did not expand medicaid. >> there is certainly a dire need. linda has he leeps and he also

needs the insurance. >> produce is the newest thing in luxury. ruby red grapefruit sold for $5,400 and that's just for one branch. these are about the size of a ping pong ball and first went on sale for $26 a grape. six years later, they're selling for 180. >> they're bog to serve those grapes at a wedding. each is going to get a quarter of a grape? >> i hope they appreciate them. >> tears of freedom, the daily male says after 50 years of being abused and held in chains, the elephant cries where rescued by a wildlife charity. that elephant they believe had been held in captivity for decades. manacles enslaved by its owner, finally this british wildlife

organization came in and rescued the elephant and brought it to a safer refuge. they had the elephant cried. >> elephants live about 65 years, so he's in his golden years. hopefully he has time to enjoy life as opposed to endure life. >> a german intelligence employee accused of passing secrets to the u.s. we'll speak with former c.i.a. agent lindsey moran about what it means. >> penguins feeling the punch of climate change, in our discovery of the day new numbers show what warming seas are doing to the penguin population. >> happy birthday giant panda, a special celebration for a symbol of reconciliation between china and taiwan. @

>> there is new evidence climate change may be impacting penguins. >> researchers counting the birds found two species are losing population as ice melts. a third species is gaining ground. >> these penguins don't need ice to survive, so are increasing in numbers as they adopt to the changing conditions. all that melting ice is revealing new places for them to live and breed. >> what's good for some isn't always good for others. >> a powerful typhoon being called a once in a decade storm is heading for japan, or the islands where many u.s. forces are based. the storm is packing wind gusts near 150 miles per hour and is expected to intensify tomorrow.

forecasters don't believe this tie phone will be as strong as tie alone haiyan, which killed 6,000 people in the philippines last year. >> for more, let's turn oh our meteorologist. what can you tell us about this? >> it's a super typhoon, winds are just below the equivalent of a category five hurting. it is expected to become that by the time we get into the next 24 hours as it continues to track off to the northwest, closing in on okinawa with wind speeds of 160 miles per hour. we've seen crashing waves and waves up wards to 40 feet, so that's what we can expect around thesized. as it makes its way closer to the western side of japan, it should weaken. closer to home, no tropical cyclones or anything to worry about here, but we've watched this area here off the southeast coast of the u.s. with that, we will see more added moisture into florida, so a few more storms for them. we're still watching parts of the midwest into the northeast

where that possibility of strong to even more severe weather today. >> ebony, thank you so much. >> german chancellor angela merkel is in the middle of a three day trip to china to talk trade. china is germany's second largest export market outside europe after the u.s. we take a closer look at the relationship between the two countries. >> the german chancellor has now been to china seven times since 2005, illustrating clearly the importance of this developing relationship. the value of trade between china and germany at the moment is put at $200 billion, an astonishing figure. the german chancellor began her visit on sunday. she went to visit a volkswagen factory. the germans really are feeding into china's obsession with the car. there are 137 million vehicles

on chinese roads now, and increasingly, aspirational chinese want german made cars. in fact, most cars that government officials drive around in are german-made. now 45% of all european exports to this country come from germany. the chinese president was in germany just a few months ago, speaking again about how important this developing relationship was. it's the sort of relationship that the rest of europe must reward with some envy. the visit is overshadowed by comments made by the head of germany's domestic security agency, he has said he believes that small and medium sized german companies victims of industrial espionage by the chinese. he said they are becoming easy prey and facing and adversary that could number 100,000. the question is whether this issue will be addressed in public by germany and china or behind closed doors as sensitive

issues like this tend to be between these two countries. >> there is another emerging spy scandal between the u.s. and germany. there are reports the germans arrested an informant stealing intelligence and passing it on to the u.s. the american ambassador was summoned to offer clarification. merkel addressed the issue for the first time saying if the allegations were true, it would be a breach of trust. joining us now is lindsey moran, a former c.i.a. operative and contributor for the aljazeera program techno, joining us from washington. based on this alleged informant, do you think he was working for the u.s.? >> i think that remains to be seen, but i think it's quite conceivable. i mean, not that we aggressively spy on our allies, but we would be foolish if any well placed source from either an allied country or a so-called enemy

country were to volunteer information and documents to us, we would be very foolish to at that timele on them to their own government or to turn them away. >> or to sell us the documents, as may be the case here. what goes into recruiting informants and how are they trained to avoid being exposed as apparently this person was? >> it only becomes a problem when one of our agents or assets is caught, as seems to have happened here. to me, some smacks of an agent who was looking to cash in. there are allegations that he approached the russians, as well, that maybe he was spying for the russians, trying to dowell dip. the figures that i've heard, $34,000 for documents allegedly provided to the united states. that's not a huge sum. to me, this sounds like someone who walked into a u.s. installation, needed some cash, was maybe banking on the fact

that our relations with germany are rather strained in the wake of the snowden leak, and to president obama 10 shelly didn't have much training before he became a fully recruited spy, if he did. >> the u.s. has been caught spying on merkel's phone and now this alleged informant has been exposed. why is the u.s. seeming to have such a hard time keeping its spying secrets? >> well, that's a very good question. as i said, it only becomes a problem when we spy on our allies and get caught. certainly this is going to cause a strain in u.s.-gergerman relations. we'll continue to share intelligent and matters of mutual interest. the worst consequences will be faced by the individual actually accused of spying. i have a close former masad

contact and we were comparing it to pollard who provided documents to the israelis and now serving a life sentence. there was a big outcry about that in the united states. after he was sentenced, we continued to conduct joint operations with masad and share intelligence as we do with all of our allied services. all of that will continue. there will be a public outcry, but at the end of the day, it's not going to be extremely detrimental to our cooperative relationship. >> you ever sources at masad and mi6. thank you. >> a missouri prison guard has been fired after an inmate escaped during a fireworks show. the deputy took him and nine other inmates outside.

mcclure, accused of poisoning his wife with drug spiked cool laid was recaptured sunday. the prison official violated policy taking the group outside without another guard. this is the second time an inmate has escaped on his watch. >> a big birthday for a giant panda, the first panda born in tie won, on sunday they celebrated her first birthday. it included a birthday cake made of bamboo, apples, carrots and pineapples. he is the offer string of a pair of giant pandas given as a gift to taiwan from china. >> here's what we're following at this hour. escalating violence in jerusalem and gaza and it is israeli air strikes tiling at least nine palestinian fighters. >> pope francis meets sex abuse victims for the first time, more than a year after he was elected. >> the first trial connected

with the boston marathon bombings gets underway. a friend of the tsarnaev brothers accused of helping them hide evidence. >> ukraine's government close to forcing pro-russian separatists out. we'll be back with more news on aljazeera america.

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sympathy for sex abuse victims and for the first time speaking directly with those molested by priests. >> this morning, he welcomed six to his private home and told them the church must make reparations for what it did. >> we are live in st. peter square. what is the significance of today's meeting? the significance is this, it's bulletin number 0504, and it will probably go down in history. in it, pope francis says before god and his people, i expression my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you and i humbly ask forgiveness. he that said face-to-face with six people web men and women in their 30s who were abused as

teenagers. this is the first time that any person abused by the clergy has been welcomed into the vatican. in there lice the criticism, why so long. >> that's exactly right. even of this pontiff, people are asking why did francis wait nearly 16 months to meet with victims? >> we asked his official spokesman at a press conference that has just ended. his reply was, he's been busy, the pope, and these kinds of meetings take time to arrange. they came from germany, ireland, and from the united kingdom. perhaps that is not a good enough answer for the people who have been abused. we've been hearing a huge amount of criticism already from support groups in the united states and throughout europe who have described this meeting and

the mass that preceded it as nothing more than a publicity stunt and exploitation at its worst. >> live in st. peter square, thank you. >> i was brutally attacked from the side and heard somebody screaming. they came and attacked me and i actually went unconscious and woke in the hospital. >> an american teenager speaks out after being beaten in jerusalem. that city and gaza are on edge after a new wave of violence erupted overnight, israel jets and drones killed nine palestinian fighters. nick schiffron is in jerusalem. nick, this is the strongest blow from israel on hamas in that region. what's the situation like there now? >> it is extremely tense, because after last night, israeli air strikes and drone strikes killing a number of hamas fighters for the first time since this escalation,

since the recent escalation began. what is happening now is that hamas is vowing revenge. both sides have not wanted a war. both sides have said that publicly, we don't want to escalate, but the rockets fly from gaza into israel and israel keeps respond, air strikes or drone strikes from the sea. that balance if you will is tipping israel having to responsibility. that will lead hamas to respond. the fear he is that the escalation is about to come. >> let's switch to the american teenager who was beaten by israeli police forces. he was reds on bail and is on house arrest, but he hasn't been charged. here's what his mother had to say. >> are you putting him on house arrest? it makes no sense. i'm american, i know the american law, this doesn't happen in america.

>> can you tell us how the teen is doing today? >> that made her very mad. i asked her about that and she is still very mad today as is his father, i spoke with them. the teen spent hours in a police station today debriefing police or at least answering questions, giving a statement perhaps. these are the same police that he says, that the family says beat him unconscious and actually kicked him while he was unconscious. that has really sparked a lot of anger in the streets and that's added to the anger already on the streets because of the abduction and murder of his cousin, muhammed. we saw that earlier this week. we've seen six straight days now of fighting between palestinian protestors and israel police. if you combine that with all the tension in gaza, it does seem that everyone's fighting on multiple fronts and the tension

in this region increasing. >> nick schiffron in jerusalem, thank you so much. >> we have much more ahead on the situation unfolding in the middle east. we have a look at palestinian outrage over these deaths. plus our middle east expert on whether this could lead a all out war. for the latest information, log on to aljazeera.com. >> john, in iraq, there is heavy fighting in baghdad right now. our reporter caught in the middle of it and it is too dangerous for him to join us on camera. he does join us by phone. tell us what's going on there. >> just over an hour ago as i was getting ready to do a live broadcast with you guys, we had two explosions, very close to where we were and then we heard a gun battle break out and several sirens. as we were trying to figure out what was going on, we could see smoke rising in the background. clearly they were very close to where we are in central baghdad.

subsequently we found out that car bombs went off. we don't have any numbers on injuries or fatalities as of yet. this is all just happening. in the last half hour, there were gun battles out on the streets. we've come down inside the office for safety reasons. it sounds like these gun battles have come to an end. this goes to show you what the islamic state said, they want to come to baghdad. they are making good on that. this is the third bombing we've seen here in baghdad in the last 12 hours. they have claimed responsibility for the one late last night and it's likely this followed the same pattern. >> if this is an incurring into baghdad, it could be a game changer according to the ambassador we interviewed in the last hour. you were right with us as the fighting was starting to break out. let's listen to that. >> just as i was wait to go come on air, don't know if you can

see in the background, but there's smoke rising. we just heard two large explosion, police sirens. we've been hearing gunshots ring out as we've waited to speak to you. all of this happened in the last two or three minutes. i don't know if you can hear those sirens going off. it does look like we've seen two explosions just as we were going to come to you. >> joining us by phone now, what do you think sparked this violence, is there evidence this is the islamic state? >> the bombing that took place last night, it's likely this follows the same pattern. we'll have to see an actual claim of responsibility, but it does follow the pattern. the more the iraqi army tries to press them in places like tikrit along with air strikes in moss as you will, the more we will see bombings like this take place in baghdad. >> we'll keep following this

live in baghdad. >> coming up, we'll look at the human toll in iraq. thousands displaced from this latest fighting and other conflicts inside the humanitarian crisis at 8:40. >> in ukraine, president poroshenko said his effort to liberate donetsk, frightening the ring around pro-russian separatists. while smoke was seen rising over the suburbs of luhansk, two people were killed. separatist fighters have fled to donetsk, now trying to reorganize. >> we welcome them. now we are confident that our victory is not far away. since the 23 of february, i'm confident in our victory. >> a day after ukrainian forces

pounded separatists, pushling them out of northern strong holds, the central government called it a victory but that the war is far from over. >> the ukrainian president underlined there will be no ceasefire. this may happen only if terrorists give up weapons and release hostages and when control over the border is security with the international observers and cooperation of europe. >> for a few hours in donetsk, hundreds protested the military actions by the central government in kiev. elsewhere in the city home to 1 million people, it was nearly empty. >> on a normal sunday, this would be teeming with families out enjoying their day. these are not normal times. while quiet here, it's tense at the check points that ring the city. >> they are the first line of defense for the city, where hundreds of the separatist fighters are now based. for some, it's about protecting something more important to

them. >> we are always ready to protect our home and families. we will stand until the end. >> although they might be ready to fight on the separatist fighters don't know where the next battlefield will be. for now, they seem fairly confident that they can protect what has now become the heart of their movement. aljazeera, donetsk, ukraine. >> the government said its forces have retaken two additional smaller cities in the east from pro-russian separatists. >> the first boston marathon bombing trial gets underway today. the man due in court is a friend of the tsarnaev brothers. >> with all due respect to the administration, they are one step behind. they should have seen this coming a long time ago. >> it doesn't help when the penalty says that he's going to -- he has a pen and he has a

phone. >> pressure growing on the obama administration over immigration. the white houses it's ready to take on the rising tide of children crossing the border into the united states, while homeland security secretary jay johnson said he's working to seal the borders. politicians say there's not enough done to stem the growing crisis. mike viqueira joins us live in washington. tell us more about this battle over the border. >> it's a humanitarian crisis, no question about it. 52,000 unaccompanied children so far this year alone, the vast majority of them from central america, almost 10,000 in may alone. now the administration is struggling to find a way to send them back to central america more quickly and efficiently. even as at the same time it tries to discourage them from coming here in the first place. the homeland security secretary jay johnson was on the sunday shows yesterday and described what the administration is struggling with. >> i personally encountered

enough of them to know that we have to do right by the children, but at the end of the day in the final analysis, our border is not open to illegal migration and we will stem the tide. >> as we know, the children from central america by law dating to the bush administration at the end of the administration in 2008 have to be processed and cannot be simply sent back. many end up staying with relatives and don't show up for their deportation hearings. >> president obama is head to go texas wednesday but staying clear of the border as critics are sure to have something to say about that. what are his critics saying now. >> many of them say that the president has tacitly encouraged the flow of unaccompanied children by the dream act, if you came here fro 2007 as a youngster, your defortation hearings are being deferred.

that is being con value looted in countries like honduras and el salvador. rick perry is one of those critics. >> what has to be address'd is the security of the border. you know that, i know that, the president of the united states knows that. i don't believe he particularly cares whether or not the border with the united states is secure. >> the president says he has his pen, phone and he is going to be taking executive action in the absence of any immigration reform by congress, the penalty it is that will come by the end of summer. >> mike viqueira, reporting live from washington. thank you so much. >> a bi-national concert on both sides of the u.s.-mexico border. playing songs while separated by a fence. this comes after protestors in california successfully turned around buses carrying undocumented families from central america.

>> it shows us music without borders. it should be like this with relationships with humans. i mean, we shouldn't be with all these limits or boundaries. >> the performance was orchestrated by the non-profit border angels, which also brought donations. >> john boehner defends his choice to take legal s against the president for use of his executive power. the speaker says he doesn't think president obama has faithfully executed the law, especially when it comes to health care, foreign policy and education. the president has called the lawsuit threat a stunt. he says he's just working to defend the middle class. boehner says he'll push legislation to the house floor later this month that will get the lawsuit in motion. >> while you were at the beach or barbecuing this weekend, bullets were flying through two major american cities. >> 15 people shot in less than eight hours. in chicago, dozens before the weekend was over and that's just

the tip of the iceberg. now there's a plan to fight back. >> the soaring price tag for a college degree. is the cost and the debt that follows really worth it in the working world? results of a brand new study coming up. >> in the water, get out of the water! >> blood in the water off the coast of california, just one of the videos captured by our citizen journalists around the world and now the victim is speaking out.

>> get out of the water! shark! >> shark bite off the coast of california, just one video captured by our citizen journalists around the world. it happened in the waters of manhattan beach near los angeles. the shark became agitated after caught on a fisherman's hook or an hour, then a nearby swimmer got too close. >> i saw that shark eyeball to eyeball, just like you and i, exactly the same distance. it came in and bit me.

>> steve roble talking to the man who saved him, a mile long stretch of the beach was immediately shut down. >> not many people can see eye to eye with a shark and live to tell the tale. >> a tornado of fire, smoke and flames from a massive blaze at an industrial park in iceland. hundreds of spectators gathered to watch despite warnings from firefighters to stay away. [ siren ] >> whipping winds spawn add twister in iowa. footage of a tornado tearing up the countryside. it crossed the road, then dissipates. part of a system of wicked weather that crossed the planes over the weekend. >> wicked weather, indeed. welcome to al jazeera america. the deadly rash of violence in two american cities and the plan to put an end to it. >> firefighters battling a raging wildfire in northern california.

this is west of sacramento north of napa valley. choppers are dropping water on the flames. smoke can be scene from miles away. dozens of homes maybe in the line of this fire. meteorologist ebony dionne joins us with a look at the forecast. >> we're not going to see much help from mother nature, on the dry side. lots of fuel across this area of northern california, southern areas of oregon. we're going to get just very limited monsoon moisture moving in. thunderstorms that develop will only help to spark more fires. >> we do have fire weather watches across this area of northern california, even heat advisories. take a look at temperatures, we will be climbing into the triple digits in redding, california, going up to 104.

temperatures top out in the lower to mid 90's around new york city. we'll make it into the mid 80's in boston. slightly above average. we'll have that rise in humidity. it's going to feel hotter. new york city, low 90's, by the middle of the week, we'll get around to thunderstorms moving in and that's going to bring temperatures back down to more reasonable levels. >> thank you so much. >> two indiana police officers were killed over the weekend in back-to-back shootings. jeffery westerfield, a 19 year veteran was found shot in his squad car in gary. it was his birthday. three people are held in connection with that shooting. >> in indianapolis, a 51-year-old officer died in a gunfight saturday night. the suspect was also shot by survived and expected to be charged with murder. >> two of the nation's biggest cities also dealing with serious gun violence this holiday weekend. >> some celebrations were cut short for fourth of july.

it seems like the hot weather is heating things up out there. >> it's been an alarming start to summer in the city. in chicago, this was one of the worst weekends of gun violence this year. for new york, it's the fourth time in one month that more than a dozen people were shot over the weekend. as fireworks lit up the sky over chicago, violence broke out across the city. >> it has been a violent july 4 weekend here in chicago. >> several incidents are also involving police. >> over the fourth of july weekend. bullets flew hitting dozens of people, even killing a teenager. >> he was told multiple times drop the gun, he's coming out from under the car with the gun in hand. >> while it's well known the windy city has struggled with gang gun violence for years, this past weekend was particularly par i willous. sunday, 15 people were shot during 18 hour period. >> just in the last hour, another person has been shot and

killed. >> chicago is not the only big city hit hard with gun violence over the holiday weekend. in new york city, at least 12 people were shot, three people killed. in chicago, at least 60 were shot, nine killed. since the summer started, new york has seen a spike in shooting city wide. >> 16 people have been hit by gunfire across all five borrows. a stanton island father and 10-year-old boy from coney island are among the victims. >> the rash of recent gun violence that the newly appointed police commissioner taking action. this criminal wanted for a shooting over the weekend. >> we have a very comprehensive analysis underway now. >> both cities have plans to put more cops on the streets to combat crime, but in chicago, some residents call the situation dire, saying they cannot even spend a holiday with families without living in fear of the next shooting. >> we're celebrating independence, but we feel like we're in prison.

>> new york police commissioner just announced an initiative called summer all out. for the next three months, 400ncpd officers assigned to desk duty will police the streets. >> reinforcements on the way. thank you so much. >> a major push to identify where political candidates stand on guns. >> michael bloomberg's group every town for gun safety is searching every candidate this year to find their positions on gun laws. >> the information would be used to drum up support for candidates who back more restrictions. the n.r.a. puts out a similar scorecard. >> legal marijuana sales taking a big step in washington state. the state is set today to hand out the first pot sales license to say 20 stores so they can open for business. thousands of people applied to sell marijuana since voters made it legal last year but only a few stores have been approved. while many may try to buy we'd,

the store warns a shortage of growers may make it tough. >> the downside is we only have 10 pounds of product. realistically, we'll probably only be able to sell to about 2,000 people. >> for now, edible pot products will not be available. the state says no one has met the requirements to offer cookies, brownies or other snacks for sale. >> many students are enjoying their summer vacation, it just started. for parents, it may be a good time to shop for school supplies. believe it. some stores are offering deals right now, two months ahead of classes returning. target, j.p. penee, wal-mart among those taking part in what some of calling christmas in july. the goal to get more products out of the door ahead of the august rush. >> an advantage to shopping as early as july is that you're guaranteed to get your hands on the hottest products. if you wait until august 1 likely won't get those types of items. if you are a family with a lot of kids, that late august

shopping time frame can be kay anotherric. shopping early is really the way to go. >> experts say don't be surprised to see number two penciled and notebooks next to beach chairs and towels until the fall. >> rising tuition, falling wages and a tough job market all new challenges for college students. despite that, a new study by the federal reserve bank says a college degree is still worth the investment. we discuss the report. why did the fed say that the benefits outweigh the costs? >> the fed said this is an investment. if you purchase a college degree, invest in a college degree, you're bog to come out with a big bill but over your lifetime will earn $1 million more than someone who doesn't have that degree. that gap is widening, the report found over the last four decades, college degree people, people with college degrees

earned 56% more than someone with a high school diploma. now, that's up to 75%, the gap is widening and that's why they argue having a college degree, if you can afford it, if you can pay that about him is a good invest. they compare it with the stock market, traditionally about a 7% return, more than double that for people with college degrees, and what you study seems to have an impact, as well, because engineering has a greater return on investment than education. teachers stuck with big bills and not making as much as engineers are to pay those bills offer. >> state by state data shows that students in the northeast and midwest have the highest level of debt. why is that? >> in some cases, it's because the tuition is higher, even though, you know, some students may be staying at home and taking advantage of in-state tuition. the differences, though, are interesting and startling to some degree. the state with the highest

amount of student debt is delaware. if you go to school in delaware, the average amount of debt you are going to come out with is $33,000. if you go to school in new mexico, some will pass that. you can take a look at how much money people are saddled with when they come out of the school you want to attend. very interesting. >> worth looking at that survey. tracy, thank you. >> so much outrage in gaza right now. >> the murder of a palestinian teenager and now the beating of his american cousin sparking anger in the palestinian territories. we'll take you inside gaza as tensions flare across the region. >> a commuter bus packed with people, new surveillance video of the man who torched it in the middle of rush hour. >> the man known as blade runner, oscar pistorius like you've never seen him before.

his dramatic reenactment of the night he shot and killed his girlfriend. >> a look now at hour images of the day, the more than 400-year-old festival, the taming of the beast in spain during the four day celebration, fighters round up and wrestle wild horses to the ground by hand to have their manes and tails sheered.

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a never before seen video of the former olympic star known as the blade runner. the lawyers are furious that an australian t.v. station aired the video they say was never supposed to be seen by the public. >> in the video, the former olympic track star reenacted what happened valentine's day, 2013. airing sunday night, it shows pistorius running through the house without his pros they got i can legs. the video was made by his defense team for trial preparation, but they say it was never meant to be broadcast. they say the video was leaked illegally, calling it a violation of trust and privacy. it was recorded at his uncle's home and his sister amy used as a body double forever steenkamp. he is seen picking her up and carrying her just as he

apparently carried steenkamp the night of the shooting. it times how long it takes him to put on his brought they goetic legs. he showed how he found" girlfriend slumped over the toilet, leading to death. the video was created bay cleveland based animation company called "the evidence room." the terse shown goes to the heart of both the prosecution and defense cases. >> now the video has not been shown before the trial. pistorius testified he thought she was an intruder. prosecutors call the shooting premeditated. >> a call to prayer interrupted with explosions of the early hours in gaza, part of a major blow by israeli forces on hamas. nine palestinian fighters are

dead after missile strikes in the gaza trip be, following a week of protest and violence across the region. we are in gaza with the latest. >> the air strikes continued through the night. israel targeted what it called terror sites in gaza in response to a surge of rocket fire earlier on sunday. hamas, which controls the strip, says several of it's fighters were killed, but many other people were also injured. it's a testing time in the israel-palestinian conflict, both sides on edge since three teenage israel settlers were kidnapped and killed in the occupied west bank. hours after they were buried, a 16-year-old palestinian was abducted, his body later found burned. the early autopsy results show he was alive when he was set on fire. >> i've asked for an international investigative committee to be formed in

connection with the terrorist crimes that have been committed towards the palestinian people and the aggression, especially the burning of the child who was burned alive. >> israeli police have arrested several jewish suspects and say there's strong indication their moteddive was revenge for the deaths of the teenage settlers. the prime minister benjamin condemned all of the killings. speaking from the home of one of the teenagers, he had a message for the relatives of the palestinian teenager. >> i would like to 10 my condolences to the family of the young man. we will deal firmly with this horrifying crime. these murders do not have a place in israeli society. >> those words have done little to calm the situation. thousands of palestinians demonstrated in the streets sunday voicing their discontent and vowing revenge. the protests feed into a cycle

of retaliation that have raised palestinian tension to say a dangerous level. aljazeera, gaza. >> co director of the middle east center for peace, culture and development at northeastern university joins us this morning. mr. waxman, thanks for being with us. what do you believe it will take to stop the escalation of violence on both sides at this point? >> well, i think for one thing, it's going to go for both to make statements to try to calm tensions and to try to control the situation particularly to avoid any further deaths. i mean, israeli police in responding to these demonstrations have to be very, very careful that they don't kind of do the things we've seen in recent days, beating of palestinian jews or killing palestinians, which is only going to continue the cycle of

violence. >> six israeli suspects have been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the teen last week. could that dissipate the tension? >> well, it certainly is an important step in the right direction. it was absolutely necessary. there was the sense among palestinians both within israel as well as in the occupied territories that israel was treating the murder of the palestinian teenager differently than the murder of those israel jewish teams. it's very important for the israeli authorities to respond quickly to capture suspecting. however, since the announcement of the arrests, pro tests and violence has continued both in west bank and east jerusalem and israel. so far, at least, there hasn't seem to have had the calming effect the israeli authorities would have hoped for. >> some of that might be because of the american cousin of the palestinian teen who was burned to death shown on video being beaten by israeli police.

let's hear what the boy's mother said after he was put on house arrest. >> why are you putting him on house arrest? it makes no sense. i'm american, i know the american law. this doesn't happen in america. >> so professor, how does it change things now that this american kid has been caught in the middle of this conflict? >> it certainly brings a lot more international scrutiny. the images of that brutal beating is something that's going to be shocking to many american audiences. i think this is not a new thing. unfortunately, israeli police brutality happens on a regular basis against palestinians. the fact that this is a young american teen, sophomore from a high school, i think this is really obviously from israeli's points of view something that they're going to be very worried about and trying to solve this case quickly. >> professor, thanks for joining

us this morning. >> indonesia is often cited at a positive example in southeast asia because of its strong economy, praised for its history of religious tolerance, also. as we report, that tolerance is threatened by recent attacks on minorities. >> for christians here in the city of jakarta, a moment of worship means practicing their faith with uncertainty. in the ceremonies more somber and sober than usual, not only because it's the fasting months of ramadan, but because church goers here are afraid. they say they have recently been subjected to verbal abuse and intimidation. a community celebration was canceled because of pressure from and thety minority groups here a few months ago. >> they have been some people from and you said of jakarta that come with intolerant

behavior and attitude and get to influence a smart part of the community. >> this church was attacked a few weeks ago. it that now become a crime scene. >> intolerant groups here are still seen as an extreme minority, but recent attacks and acts of intimidation against non-muslim groups have not only threatened to disrupt harmony here, but could tarnish the countries reputation of religious tolerance. >> a muslim group here, its members say they are not anti christians, but they admit they expect everyone in jakarta to followen islamic way of life. >> our worry is in the remote places, they lack education and are poor. there is no smoke if there is no fire. these christians wouldn't have

been threatened if they had not built their churches illegally. >> christians say they have lived in peace with muslims for generations and that recent disagreements of ideology may be temporary, possibly brought on by intense election campaigns. they hope ballots being cast could mean a return to the way of life that has long been without religious animosity. >> presidential elections are set to take place this wednesday in indonesia. >> a man caught on surveillance video setting fire to a public bus packed with commuters. police are trying to identify the man in china. he poured banana oil on the floor and set it on fire with a lighter. eighty people were on the bus at the time, 32 of them are hurt. 16 of the injuries are severe. >> back to one of our top

stories this morning, the turmoil in iraq. earlier, we told you how violence was shaking baghdad. with deadly fighting hitting nearly every corner of the country, nearly 1 million people have been replaced. we report on a local charity struggling to provide help for hundreds of refugees. >> on this piece of waste land in northern iraq, hundreds of families have south ref final, fleeing fighting that has thrown the country into turmoil. they are but a drop in the ocean of the hundreds of thousands of iraqis internally displaced as a result. men, women and children, mainly sunni, who's homes and livelihood have been destroyed. this 60-year-old man is one of them. he has three little girls. he's now unable to provide for them. >> there was shelling from all sides, shell landing on our roofs, so we had to flee.

>> he is in no doubt as to who's to blame. >> i blame the government. those we elected them. once we elected them, they turned against us. had we elected foreigners, they would have treated us better. >> this 4-year-old and his father, he is paralyzed from the neck down. the shells was so intense, that his father had no time to grab anything else, not even his wheelchair. he picked up his son and ran. now the child struggles to cope in the scorching heat. his father unable to find him the necessary medical treatment. this child is unable to move her legs. her mother has almost saved enough money to get treatment when the fighting forced them to leave home. she, too, struggles to take care of her disabled daughter in a camp lacking the most basic

necessities. >> we need water tanks, medicine for chronic illnesses, doctors and we need an ambulance. some things have been donated to us, but we need much more. >> as with every conflict in the world, the most vulnerable suffer the most. the children despite the hardships continue to smile are an example of how true that is. they are also a testament to the fact that while conflicts may take people's lives, they cannot kill people's bill to live. aljazeera, northern iraq. >> there are reports this morning that the iraqi army carried out a series of air raised in the west. hospital officials in the area say at least nine people have been injured, including three children. >> a deadly stampede at a concert packed with 15,000 people near mexico city, surveillance video shows what happened when a fight broke out

after the show. witnesses say people panicked when they heard gunshots. a wall collapsed when crowds rushed out of the dance area. thee people were killed. >> many are cleaning up this morning after these storms rolled through the south of france, wind, rain, hail, all hitting hard, and there were reports of flooding, as well as downed trees. >> well, time for another check of the weather fact in this country with our meteorologist. >> we have rough whether to end our holiday weekend and today no different. we are watching some of the same areas across the midwest that have strong to severe storms. now we are on the quiet side. we've had a batch of storms roll across areas of missouri. one of those storms prompt add severe thunderstorm warning that has since expired. let's look back at yesterday, storm reports and notice all of the red dots. that's where we have tornadoes

reports. a lot of farm lands were damaged and of course those national weather service team will survey the damage left behind just to see just how strong those storms really were. today, we're still watching out for the threat of the severe storms mainly as we head into the afternoon and evening hours, and that threat not just across the midwest, it stretches along the front into the northeast, as well. mainly interior sections. tornadoes look at possibility today, as well as heavy rainfall, damaging winds, as well as large hail. as that front pushes off to the east, many along the coastline will stay dry. it's going to be hot and humid and again we're bog to watch pittsburgh towards cleveland and then back into des moines as well asoma today for active weather. >> those videos of the tornado so incredible. >> soccer super power it set to

faceoff at world cup. >> even losing teams are getting a hero's welcome. how the world cup is bringing countries together. >> also a dangerous tradition in spain, running with the bulls. we'll take you there, next. re,

>> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> that's a live look at the big apple or the temperatures being a little high today, should we call it the baked apple. a beautiful morning in new york city. do you like that? >> i liked it, yeah. >> thank you very much, i worked on that. >> three aljazeera journalists have now spent 191 days in an egyptian prison. >> in australia, peter's family launched a new appeal to secure his freedom, hiring new lawyers.

>> as aljazeera reports, they've set up a new website where supporters can donate money. >> andrew is a man with a heavy burden, he's just come back from visiting his brother, peter and now faces the task of securing his release. one option is to appeal the conviction. to do that, the family plans to hire a new legal team in cairo. they've set up a website freepetergresta.org to help raise funds. >> it's a significant amount of money, so but we figure that, you know, regardless of the cost of it, we've just had enough. >> he and his two colleagues were convicted of spreading false news and of aiding the muslim brother mood, designated a terrorist organization by the

egyptian government. greste was sentenced one journalist sentenced to 10 years for having a spent bullet he picked up. aljazeera rejects the charges and demands their release. their conviction triggered global condemnation with journalist, governments and international institutions around the world calling for their freedom. >> the presidential sisi said some look at us as if we are interfering with the judicial system. the verdict issued against some journalists had a very negative effect and we had nothing to do with it. he said i wish they were deported after their arrests instead of put on trial. >> the cold, hard truth remains, three men are still behind bars in a prison in egypt for doing their job as journalists.

convicted on false charges, their families are paying the fries, seeing their loved ones suffer but doing all they can to secure their freedom. aljazeera, australia. >> you can get the latest updates on our detained journalists by visiting our website and on twitter using the hash tag #freeajstaff. >> fans celebrate into the night with lots of dancing and music, more tourists have come to rio than any of the other 11 host certifies at the country. >> they may have lost to before his brazil, but colombia soccer fans greeted them on their return to bogota.

the team hopes their journey can inspire the divided country. >> a fireman's v.i.p. welcome, water over the plane bringing back the football team. the men didn't win, but they certainly won the country's hearts. >> thank you, my dear team, you made us cry and suffer, but you also made us so happy. you united our country. >> nothing was typical about this homecoming. the young players have made history here. many say they've accomplished with no political leader has, a unified country torn by decades of civil war bring hope after years of blood shed. >> i am proud of my country. all of my support goes to this team. >> a rising international star was a baby when colombian player was gunned down by the mafia for scoring a goal against its own team during the 1940 world cup.

these men are a new crop of players and the count ray different place. the central park was flooded with more than 100,000 fans. people fainting and knocking down gates to get closer to the stage. >> we are like a breath of fresh air for the country and hope to bring unity and peace. that's our goal. >> one condition to be able to be here and join the celebration was to wear the national football team's shirt, either yellow or red. anyone wearing a local shirt was not allowed in here. >> everyone wore the uniform, including the president and the main guerilla leaders.

>> aljazeera, bogota, colombia. >> next up, brazil takes on germany in the semifinals tomorrow afternoon. >> the annual running of the bulls got underway this morning in pamplona, spain, thousands took part and one person was gourd in the first day of the festival. the chase lasted over two minutes down a narrow 930-yard course from a holding pen to the bull ring. each animal later faces off against a matador. after the fight, their meat is surfed up in the city restaurants. >> let's get one more quick check. >> rain on the move, heading into the northeast right along a frontal boundary stretching into the midwest. it will be along and ahead of that front. we have stronger storms moving cruise missouri that ever since weakened. we'll continue to watch for

storms to fire against florida. moisture streaks in across the four corners. here we'll see isolated storms. they could be slow moving and put down heavy rainfall. >> the oldest living american is marking a very special milestone. >> gertrude weaver is 116 years old, the second oldest person in the world. she doesn't have a copy of her birth certificate, but her birthday is believed to be july 4, 1898. >> imagine all the things that she's seen. >> holding the title for the world's oldest person is a 116-year-old from japan. >> legal pot sales a reality in washington state as dispensaries open their doors. we'll have details of the issues

for those trying to make money. >> that will do it. >> ahead, the latest on the tensions between israel and gaza.

>> hello, welcome do the al jazeera news hour. the top stories. israeli police report three men have confessed to burning a palestinian teenager to death. police fired tear gas of opposition supporters at a rally in nairobi. security has stepped up on trans-atlantic flights in fear of explosives hidden in mobile device