baseball is a funny game and a remarkable business. that's our show for today. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi. from everyone here at "real money," thanks for joining us. >> good evening to you. and welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. john deere has the nighjohn seigenthaler has the night off. israel founds gaza. and close call. two jumbo jets almost collide. what it means for safety in the say and in the airport. first colorado and now washington state. facing a backlash for retail pot shops.

plus the crown jewel. breathtaking photos celebrating 150 years of yosemite. >> tonight a major escalation in the middle east where israel has launched an operation into gaza. it's called "protective edge." israel said its responsible for the worst palestinian rocket barrage in a year and a half. strikes are i don't know goin i don'on going at this hour. nick schifrin, what can you tell us about that situation? >> reporter: yes, morgan, the strikes, these operation that the israeli military called protective edge are i don' ongoing.

a second barrage of airstrikes. the raids are hitting empty training grounds. right before that for the first time in this current round of violence they hit a house. an israeli drone was flying over a house, fired a single warning rocket shot right total side. a few minutes later fired a rocket into that house and destroyed it. we have not seen that since the beginning of the current escalation. and currently, morgan, from bolton wanderers sides the violence has increasing, all leading up to this moment. >> reporter: alone thalong the gaza border, almost every field armored trucks are waiting. >> reporter: gaza border is three-quarters of a mile that way and israel has moved in troops to reinforce that are border, and it's calling up reservists in a barrage of rocket fire.

>> reporter: this was the sound heard often. rockets and mortars from gaza including one that flew into a house. >> reporter: the rocket came right in here. >> and through to the bedroom. >> reporter: the hole the rocket created was just a few feet from his bed. this is how it looked on thursday. >> everything broke. my bed, the wall break. it was a miracle. my wife and my children is okay. >> this ithis is it. >> reporter: exactly. it's not a miracle. she shows me every house here a concrete safe room. from the sound of the siren to the impact. she had to grab per four-year-old son and five-year-old daughter in 15 ends. >> the sound was strong. i said to myself the explosion is here in my home. when i got out the stairs were filled with smoke. >> reporter: against the roberts israel released massive fire

power. what it doesn't show, the gaz gazaens who were injured and killed and those whom the strikes terrified. >> suddenly the rocket shook the whole area. my family all fled from the room expect me. i was in shock. i couldn't move my legs. >> reporter: and in this region right now that fear sparks anger. hamas which runs gaza responds and parade their fighters in strikes as martyrs. they vow revenge. >> just seven miles away they want their government to be just as defiant. they call for war. >> we hope forces enter into gaza once and for all so that everything will be eradicated there. >> reporter: israel seems to be respond to go that call by

escalating, and hamas vows to escalate, too. >> that escalation by israel seems to be restricted to airstrikes right now. it does not include any kind of ground invasion so long as anyone along the border can tell us, but morgan, of course, when it comes to this, that the violence is increasing on both sides it's hard to predict when it will end. >> nick schifrin joining us live from jerusalem. thanks so much. the florida team who was allegedly beaten by israeli police was released from jail. officials say he was detained because he clashed with police. but he said he was really beaten for a no reason. today he's back with his family under house arrest and a border policeman is now under investigation. >> why did they attack you? >> i don't know. that's why i ran. >> they said that you were throwing something. >> no, i jumped the fence, and i

tried to run away because i just saw someone running at me. i tried to run away. >> reporter: former assistant secretary of state p.g. crowley joins us live. a pleasure to have you with us. first off, we're seeing tanks line up out of gaza, are we looking at another invasion? >> we could see another confrontation between israel and hamas. that's the danger here. the events in israeli-palestinian relations are never static. they're either moving forward or backward. we're seeing a negative cycle right now and where there is uncertainty there are bad actors who are more than willing to step into the breach as we've seen. >> who needs to step in now to stop it? >> well, i think that, you know, on both sides there are gestures that are trying to contain this

from further escalation. but understanding that there are--there is such a deep pool of mistrust on both sides, and obviously there are some sandies here. for example, in the context of hamas they formed not long ago unit governments with fatah. there is the promise of elections coming forward. hamas has had a bad time of it over the last two or three years. they're under great political pressure at home in terms of what are the conditions in gaza, and they're looking to be able to show the palestinian people they are the one who is are willing to fight for, you know, their side of the equation. and on the israeli side, obviously, the killing of the three israeli teenagers shocked the israeli population, they're looking for vengeance, and that's the danger that we see. >> p.j. i want to go back to

something that you mentioned. you mentioned the deep pools of mistrust. what is the next scene? who calls who? does netanyahu call abbas, what happens? >> there have been some gestures. they did talk to the palestinian familthe family of the palestinian teenager. normally those are things that would be well received but in this case you have a situation where if you remember you many years ago the israelis constru constructed a security barrier, and all things considered, security has been very, very significant, but you have israelis on one side. the palestinians on the other. they don't know each other as well as they used to. it's very difficult to put one side into the shoes of the other. that's the dynamics that the united states ran into in terms of the negotiations it tried

over the past year. this redeems the effort by the obama administration even though the negotiations themselves failed. >> even within those communities we're seeing some push back. for example, what about lieberman announcing today to cut political ties with netanyahu. did that suggest that netanyahu is dealing with more of a precarious position internally? >> that's an intriguing development on the israeli side. lieberman has traditionally been a hard liner in politics. now he's suggesting now that perhaps the existing israeli government made a mistake by failing to take advantage of these negotiations. we'll see what happens on the israeli side. but obviously the current i of israeli government is not really wired to make concessions in negotiations. it was really wired to deal with other domestic issues, other economic issues. whether this foretells a shift

in israeli politics, perhaps a new election coming forward it will probably take something like that on both sides where you kind of reset the deck and see if there is still one more possibility for a try at middle east peace for the remainder of the obama administration. >> what about palestine? is there anything outside of hamas that really has the power to stop the roberts rainin rockets raining down from gaza? >> this is fatah movement. he is committed to non-violence. he has cards he can play. he has made that play a couple of times. obviously this is the danger and dynamic in terms of the rivalry in terms of hamas and fatah. hamas sees a military solution. fatah sees a political solution, but despite that believe and

commitment to jon violence it really has very little to show in terms of negotiations with israel over the past several years. >> pj crowley joi joining us live from washington, d.c. thank you. >> always a pleasure, morgan. >> now a crisis where children entering the united states illegally will eventually get deported. according to the white house most will not qualify for humanitarian relief. this all happying when another plane carrying 100 undocumented detainees arrives in southern california. demonstrators are lined up once again at a border patrol facility in murrieta. we're live, jennifer, good evening to you. the latest group of buses ended up not being taken to murrieta, is that really a win for the protesters who are out there? >> well, it really does beg the

question here, morgan, and for a little bit of context, for the third time in a week as you mentioned busloads of undocumented detainees were supposed to arrive at this processing facility in murrieta, california. and for the third time this week those buses have been diverted to another location. i'll step out of the way so you can see the group that we have here. don't be fooled by what appears to be a small crowd gathered here. they're very passionate, loud, anger, many here have been looking for a verbal fight. in the last yourself or so, can nine, federal agents, there are those who are protesting against bringing detainees for processes. and those who say they should be allowed to be processed here. and this small suburban city has

really become a flash point for the national immigration debate large by because this community has collectively come together and said not in my backyard. so it does beg the question having these buses once again taken to a different location, is that considered a win? is that a success? here's what some people i talked to earlier in the crowd had to say. >> we'll say no. we can't trust our government. we've been lied to over and over again. we'll continue to be lied to until obama is out of office. >> it's a win for murrieta to keep them from coming over here. i don't think murrieta is that big of a town to support all these immigrants. >> and morgan, these protesters say they will be back. when i was here last week covering the story, people i spoke with, including city

officials who say as long as they have buses to arrive the protesters plan to be here as well. >> what are the local politicians saying? you're saying effectively these protests are saying that they don't support them coming here. >> reporter: one thing that you mentioned that i want to talk about, we're seeing many more people come out in support of the detainees. people saying this is america. this is a place where these mothers, families, and small children should be allowed to come and at least be processed. this is not an immigration issue. it's a humanitarian issue and it's turning into a humanitarian crisis. to address the questions that the officials are facing. mr. ramos, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me again. >> quickly, what are you telling the protesters about the

situation here? >> i think it's very important that we give the same of course that we're getting from higher up to the people. if we hear anything, we just tell the people. >> what are you hearing? >> we're hearing the same thing. there has been no change. every 72 hours we're expecting buses to come in--illegal immigrants being transferred from texas to california. >> do you think these transfer protests have been constructive? >> absolutely. any time you have americans voicing their opinions it's constructive. >> what would it take for the town to open it's collective arms and say, okay, we'll take a step back and allow them to come here to be processed j. >> the tests are not don't come into murrieta.

it was originally about do not release undocumented immigrants around the community without proper medical screenings and background checks. those are the concerns. we have to be honest that's an i will equipped place to place illegal immigrants at. they're in holding cells for those who have been smuggling drugs. there are no beds. it's inhumane to have them there. i agree, it is humane, and they should not be brought to murrieta. >> what will bring everyone on the same side as you talked about. >> that's the beautiful thing about america. you're allowed to have differences of opinion. i don't know if we could ever have any community all on the same side. most of the protesters are not from murrieta. they're coming in from other

areas. if you want to come here to protest, that's your american right. i have no issue with it. >> morgan, certainly there are no he is answers out here in murrieta. you heard the pro tem mayor say every 72 hours more buses are expected to arrive. i think it's fair to say that we'll see more protests as well. >> thank you for being with us this evening michael evening. meanwhile, a 6.9 earthquake hit mexico and landslides were also reported. >> meteorologist: we're talking about typhoon nigori right here. as you can see it's in the southern portions of the ru kyu islands right there. they have estimated that the winds have come down slightly.

it was considered a super typhoon. one of the interesting things, if you look at the center circulation, the eye of the storm, it really has not gotten any smaller. over the last three to six hours you'll notice the eye wall is beginning to form. we may see intensity come back up. what they do here is they estimate the intensity from space. they don't have hurricane hunters going into these storms like they do in the united states, so they have to look at them from space. they evaluate it from satellite. the track of the storm is looking like this. it go into the east china sea, and then we'll see more mudslides and landslides. if it moves a little bit to the north, that means sout south

korea. we're going to be seeing quite a bit of rain, and i think it's going to be the flooding that is going to be the main problem with this particular storm. >> kevin, thanks so much. coming up, a first for the vatican. pope francis begging for forgi forgiveness from victims of sex abuse in the church. their reaction coming up. plus dangerously close. a shackin shocking near miss at a major airport.

>> the pope talked with victims of abuse one by one. it took 20 years for such a

meeting to take place in the vatican. >> there were tears and high emotion. according to the official communique the pope told the six before god and the people i express my sorrow of the grave crimes committed against you and i humbly ask you for forgiveness. >> reporter: it will do nothing for organization in europe and the united states who describe it as a public relations stunt. that process the response from the pope's official spokesman. >> if you see the person who came out of this meeting with the hope, you understand that it was not a public relations. these are very profound specialty encounter. >> reporter: but there are many victims of abuse who are angry and frustrated by the subsequent treatment. as a teenager, diego, not his

real name, was abused by the family priest. after breakdowns and panic attacks, he finally told what happened to him. >> i asked for help but this help did not arrive. since then i've had nothing from the church despite frequent requests. >> reporter: the vatican state that it has dealt with 3,420 abuse cases over the past decade. 848 priests have been defrocked. 2572 have been ordered to live a life of prayer of penance, for example, in a monastery. the church has set up a special commission to improve the way it deals with abuse. the critics say that what it really needs now is a strong enforcer. tim friend, al jazeera, the vatican. >> iraq's newly elected parliament will not meet until next august.

parliament met last week for the first time since being elected last april. the country face as rebellionan and the declaration of an islamic state in the middle of iraq. appropriating to make a final stand after losing a major stronghold to the military just this weekend. throthree bridges lead to go dontsk has been blown up. >> on the outskirts, clear evidence of a battle slovyansk was hard fought. and little doubt that the military o is slowing down. the minister of internal affairs paid him a visit, and the people

asked him about the way forward. >> it is clear that if russia stopped supplying tanks, supporting the separatists, and stopped sending foreign fighters the situation would be solved in the next two weeks. >> this woman said in her apartment block to help horse who could not leave and was shelled several times. >> we are left without hope. we've lived here for 41 years. there is nowhere else to go. >> reporter: many of the soldiers who fought here for the last three months are now headed south for other battles. officials tell us those battles will be much different than what happened here for the separatist fighters and the ukrainian army, tactics will have to change. >> reporter: fighters flooded the south of donteeskt.

in broad daylight. three bridges lead to go donekst was blown up. >> they now head into a new one very likely completely different rules. scott hidler, slovyansk. >> another case of spying. a german government employee was arrested. >> on monday government spokes people said they had nothing to add. >> of course i can't comment. >> i can't tell you exactly what's going to happen. >> reporter: but the media report that a 31-year-old man with a german semi agency sold over 200 intelligence documents

to the americans for some $35,000. even chancellor angela merkel whose cell phone was tapped until late last year by the u.s. was restrained in her comments made on her trip to china. >> if the allegations are true it would be for me a clear contradiction for what i consider a trustful cooperation between agency and partners. >> reporter: that corporation goes back decades. this is a former listening post of the american national security agency, or nsa. a cold war relic, a time that west germans accepted the need of surveillance on their soil to know what was going on in eastern germany. now a different view thanks to the revelations made by former analyst edward snowden. now living in exile. >> snowed den has offered to come to testify in the nsa's

world wide monitoring of phone and internet tracking. but germany has made it clear that they will not give asylum. >> the latest scandal will likely not change things. >> spontaneous reaction from the german government. we said enough is enough. we said we don't like the spying on government officials. >> reporter: some politicians from chancellor americael's own party are demanding that u.s. operatists be ex-spelled. but the investigation into the alleged double agent could take months. so interest could drop off unless there are more surprises in the rich and murky history of

spying. >> the egyptian newspaper, presidencicy said the verdict had a negative effect and he wished the journalists had not been put on trial. missourmohamed fahmy, bader mohammed, and peter greste were all accused of defaming egypt and working with the muslim brotherhood. they were sensed up to ten years in jarrett. al jazeera continues to call for their release. still ahead new rules for drones. the faa tries to prevent chaos in the sky. and in the enough pot. we'll tell you all the big concern for retail marriage stores in washington state. r

>> "r." >> good evening to you. thank you so much for joining us. this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. coming up, just seconds from disaster. startling video of a nery miss between two airliners in spain. plus the future of drones. how many you're likely to see in the sky if the proposed rules are adopted. and photos of the magnificent yosemite as it celebrates it's 150t

150th anniversary. >> tonight dramatic video of a near miss at a major airport. it raises pretty serious questions about safety on the runways and in the sky. it follows pre-security measures for travelers, and jonathan betz joins us now with more on these two developments. >> reporter: morgan, it's another sign that u.s. officials are very concerned bombs could be sneaked on to u.s.-bound planes. the concern is taken so seriously even have a dead cell phone could cause problems for some travelers. all this comes as more reports of close calls with passenger jets. >> reporter: a chilling moment in the sky. this video captures what could have been a disaster in barcelona, spain. a boeing incoming from moscow was lined up with runway and ready to land when an argentine

airbus 340 crossed right in front of its path. the pilot of the 767 aborted the landing, and eventually landed safely 37 there was another near miss last week in houston. >> well, we need-- >> do what you need to do, sir. >> that pilot was trying to land a plane when a singapore flight that had just taken off came within a half mile of the delta jet. that's dangerously close when planes are traveling at more than 100 mph. >> had they collided we're talking hundreds of deaths. it would have been a very large aviation can it was trophy. >> reporter: and on the ground they're facing new security checks. they announced that on some u.s.

overseas flights they may have to turn on devices such as phones, laptops and devices. if they don't they won't be allowed to board. powerless devices won't be allowed at all. >> it makes sense. it. >> the new security measures follow supports that groups in yemen and syria with ties to al-qaeda may try to take down planes through battery-size devices. >> they're working very hard at it day in and day out. >> it's unclear how long these new checks will remain in place, but already some european airports have suggested new security measures could be permanent. >> thanks, jonathan. speaking of security, an airline passenger in detroit was arrested for concealing a knife in his shoe. that's according to the transportation security administration, and authorities say the method was in the bottom lining of the shoe.

officials found that during security screening. now that shoe had been placed in the man's carry i don't know luggage, but they confiscated it. >> david, why the new measures? what are they looking for? >> there was indication that they need to look for explosives on planes. what they're looking for now is less operation such as cell phone, laptop. ithere are components that could be replaced with bomb-making materials. so just an indication that the usual screening of devices. >> then the question becomes why

now? >> well, they haven't released why now. eye assumption is they got information out an electronic intercept for some human intellectual jiggs that may suggest that this may bitems. what better than to use cell phone, laptop, a device that appears under an entry to b x-ray to be just that. >> a talented operator would catch it any way. i can't imagine a level of sophistication to make an explosive so good that they couldn't tell by x-ray. but visualize yourself in a busy

airport. there is a lot of traffic, there is a built-in push to get people screened as quickly as possible. you push the person on through as opposed to slower screening if you had more time. >> will it make it more safe than we thought? >> i have no okay. turning the device on has two extra steps. >> given that it's just one extra step, does it go far enough? >> well, you know, i mean at some point it becomes a you request of penalty analysis. you could put everything under far more intense scrutiny. but instead of going to the airport three hours in advance, they'll go four and bring the pillow and sleeping bag because it will take that much time.

the tradeoff if you will is try to add a few things that might address this particular threat, and i think it's something simple. it's not going to be very difficult for people to adhere to, and probably will add to a little bit of safety. >> simple inclusion. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure, sure. >> what's the safest way to fly a drone. they are a trying to figure that out right now. we have more on what the faa has in mind. >> reporter: the faa has until september of next year to determine how they're going regulate commercial drones. these things are very cheap and very plentiful, and there are all kinds of places they can go. so what could these rules conceivably cover? well, the first real question is who is qualified to fly these things?

there, there be a hobbyist license for drones? and the second yes is the height restriction think thing can go well above 400 feet. and at 400 feet that's where commercial air space begins. if this thing were to be sucked in to a jet, that's the kind of thing that the faa is concerned about, then the debate of drones will take a dark turn. these things could be as plentiful really as any toy. the faa has to regulate them. they can go anywhere, do anything, and carry almost anything. obviously the cruel and the stakes are going to be different than anything i've ever seen before. >> right now drones mark a gray legal letter. but it lost a court case in

march in which a photographer sued after he received a $10,000 fine from the faa saying you have no jurisdiction. you don't regulate model aircraft which are operating under 400 feet so why should you regulate jones. he won that lawsuits,and the faa is now appealing. agencies you came together to fight an amicus brief to draw a distinction in the first amendment freedom of speech and other businesses. but for the moment we'll have to wait and see what rules the faa will come up with. >> chicago is reeling after a violent holiday weekend. marram emmanuel joined residents and community leaders for an anti-violence vigil. thursday to friday there were 50

deed and 53 more injured. we'll go to ash har quaraishi. >> good evening, morgan. the chicago police had a strategy in place to deal with it, but clearly things did not go as planned. >> hallelujah, it's grouped hog day here in chicago. >> we have basically the same level of shootings as we did last year, which is unacceptable because this year we put a ton of effort into preventing it. >> those efforts include hundreds of additional cops on the street. the strategy seemed to be working on thursday, friday and saturday, but with a surge in shootings on sunday, 21 in chicago, chicago's top caught admits something went wrong.

>> we'll find out what we're doing and find out how to do it better. >> commune protives say that people should be changed. >> ending it means a whole lot of things. it means yes, parents, yes police, yes parents, yes jocks. most of it all, yankees. >> there are 30 different incidents o. >> when i used to chase people in new york, they threw the guns away. when we chase people here in chicago, they keep the guns. >> in the last four days alone they recovered some 100 guns j it's more of a sanction by their gang for losing their guns than there is to get arrests for it.

>> 19-year-old star said she has been a bang member for ten years and has become an afraid. >> you don't worried about that. >> no. >> if it happens, it happens. >> i'm not scared. >> the superintendent said it will bring more police officers into areas. morgan, commune activists say that it's a sad reality on the ground is during these long holiday weekends the only way to ensure that you're safe in some of the violent pockets of chicago it's a hunker down and stay inside. and it's a rehealth that shows

no fend site. >> how many more can police really do? >> well, superintendent mccarthy said that they're doing what they can. they say that it's a collective 1969 by the community, by activists, by parents, by schools, and also by legislation. he said that guns are just too easy to get on the streets of chicago. and that's what is driving the violence. all they can do is use the tools they have at their disposal on the law enforcement incidents to try to prevented these crimes from happen asking ash har quaraishi, thank you for being with us. community leaders are taking action to stop the violence. coming up at 10:00 p.m. eastern we'll talk to an activist about a program that does not join police. let's go to washington, d.c. where adam may is coming up.

>> reporter: coming up on our program. the cannabis confusion. the mixed messages from state and federal officials. tomorrow, recreational pot stores will be open for business in washington while state officials say it's okay to light up the feds are not giving out free agencies. one family that is literally caught in the middle. they stand to lose everything if the feds get their way. that story and more coming up on. >> stores in washington state are getting ready to sell recreational marijuana starting tomorrow morning. we're live from seattle, alan, good evening. >> it looks like supply and demand will be an issue in the state of washington. there are those who plan to have marijuana products on hand to sell tomorrow expect to sell out quickly. but frankly a lot of stores are

not going to have anything to sell. high demand and low surprise is what we're looking for. >> there may not be enough weed to go around. he'll start with 10-pound sold by the graham. >> that gives us 2,200 packages. the first 2,200 people. >> by wednesday? >> that's the prediction. >> reporter: throughout washington's marijuana industry there is concern demand will as far outstrip supply this last week, pushing rices are 2007. more than. hup stores will ba hundred have

been register. >> we had to jump through ropes. and the hoops those guys have had to jump through has been a lot. >> this is one of the pinpoint of the you'll system and an indication that the roll out has been a big pot drill be hot. >> reporter: ed, shouldn't you be swamped testing recreational samples? >> yes, we should about. >> reporter: so what happened? we don't enough pot. by contrast colorado's legal has been a success. the switch from retail to

recreatio recreational pot has been smooth. growers and processers got licenses in mark, and in many cases the first legal crop has been vires. >> that's the only places i can get product from are those people, and they are still struggling. >> store owners and state regulators expect an abov more problems in the beginning. >> seven stores statewide in washington will be open and selling tomorrow and one in seattle. cannabis city that you saw featured in that story. interestingly some of the pat store owners that i spoke with said it's not that they're having trouble getting that opening, they want to be able to

meet the needs of the crowd on fly. >> alan, thank you so much 37. the obama administration is calling for a view of the afghanistan's run off election. jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> the initial voting has ashra f ghani in front of his challenger. >> that's 54.44% for ashraf gahni. >> now another investigation will take over to create complaints. perhaps the biggest promise will be nearly eight opinion ballots were kansas. they insist the problems are

just beginning. >> on our side. >> he said did he so well in the second round because he was able to mobilize his supporters. abdullah supporters are already crying foul. his party members want 11,000 ballot boxes reexamined for irregularities before they'll accept the final result. >> coming up, our photo of the day, plus picture petition. the remarkable michaels documenting 100 years of yosemite national park.

>> meteorologist: the major flooding that we're seeing across the northern plains and beginning in june going into

parts of minnesota. now what we're dealing with is in the south because a lot of that water has funneled into the mississippi river. let's take a look at what is happening right now. we're getting rain showers radio across the region. we're seeing a lot of warnings of flooding. this is the mississippi river, parts of iowa, illinois, and into missouri. anywhere along both sides of the river we'll see davenport as well as st. louis. now the big problem is here in quincy. this is the cresting of the mississippi river. a lot of that water has come down to the south. anything north of quincy the water levels are now beginning to fall. anything south of quincy the water levels are beginning to rise. now quincy is that major flood stage right now, and it's going to take them days to come back down to normal. we're going to be seeing this

for several more weeks. now we do expect to see anywhere between four and maybe a little bit more rain there. that is going to be quite a bit of an issue as we go through the rest of the evening. more rain expected here on monday evening. down here towards tennessee, kentucky, and mississippi, this is the area we're concerned about for the next two to three weeks. now the temperatures are going to be rising making it very unpleasant along the region. the heat index will be in the high 90s. we'll be back to news in just a minute.

>> it's a natural treasure and this year yosemite national park is celebrating it's 150th anniversary. melissa chan has the story. >> reporter: they come from across the country and around

the world to take in this iconic view, unmistakeblmistakebly yosemite with its rock formation and deep valleys. what makes it that makes some photographers shine botch the rest. we start with the beginning and his name is carlton watkins. >> the first trip was 1851. he was not the first photographer to enter yosemite but his work set the standard of how to photograph it. >> reporter: his images made it's way to washington, d.c. to president lincoln and turn yosemite into the first protected land. >> if you think about that moment 1863-4, there are two types of photographs. images of the civil war battle field, and images of yosemite.

>> reporter: but as carlton watkins made yosemite famous, it took another photographer to bring it to new heights, ansel adams. >> photographers will say i'm giving you what i want you to see. >> ansel adams and his intense black and whites. >> and he used this instrument and other things to increase light in one area and decrease to make the photograph much more dramatic. >> his son michael adams was actually born in yosemite. >> they took backpacks into the backcountry using burros.

>> no other artist will be so inextricably tied to yosemite. and yet as yosemite celebrates it's 150th birthday, one photograph will take on a new theme. it's the very same spot that ansel adams photographed. >> he said yosemites infinite variety means there will always be something new to discover here, and this place will remain for photographers for generations to come for inspiration as long as you're willing to get off the beaten path and explore. >> check out these amazing images captured by a wedding photographer. she took these pictures at a wedding on saturday in canada and then posted the images on

facebook and got 20,000 likes. two tornadoes touched down just as those photos were taken. this is an image that caught our eye. this comes from where the world's largest flower show is expect to open. people will travel all around the world to see the flowers. this is a cranberry farmer displaying the fruit. the night's events,

a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> on "america tonight," high times in the state of washington. be recreational pot shops open in just a few hours. state officials say pot smoking is legal but the feds don't give a free pass. >> i've been law abiding all my life. >> it's the state versus the fed. we'll sort out the cannabis confusion. >> city blocks