america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> on "america tonight", the fight for chicago, and another hot vicious summer. holiday violence spirals into a new week. >> they started shooting and they screamed saying "somebody call the police", i don't know who it was. >> officers on the streets. dozens of chicagoans are gunned down. is there any way to stop the violence? also - sharing the hurt. when post-traumatic stress disorder reaches a new

generation - the children of veterans. >> what do you wish for your dad? >> not to have medications and emotional problems we look at the family stricken by a parent suffering. is there a thing as secondary p.t.s.d. a fast-growing movement in america offers prayer to the angel of death. who is it? why are many turning to this woman for salvation? good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm julie chen. brace for another long hot summer of violence. chicago launched an effort to head it off. amid the fireworks, an

ex-progress of shootings -- an explosion of shootings and violence - it won't quickly or easily be brought under control. over the last year a series of indepth award-winning stories were brought to you on the fight for chicago. we follow up with a look at the latest violence. >> reporter: fireworks in the sky, an explosion of gunfire on the streets. blood shed on a summer holy weekend again, claiming scores of victims in a big surge of violence. from thursday evening to monday morning 53 people were shot in separate instances. 14 killed. five of those shootings involved members of a police department overwhelmed by gun violence in hot spot neighbourhoods. host happened in the chicago south side. in the west angle wood and washington heights three people were hit in drive-by shootings. in west scarsdale parked two

were hit, a victim 44-year-old mother was barbecuing when shots rang out. >> i was getting ready to go in the house. they started shooting. i heard them shooting. they said "someone call the police", and they shot her. >> the city's top cop gary mccarthy blamed the violence on the proliferation of guns in chicago. >> everyone asks what is different about new york and chicago. i can tell you simply - the proliferation of firearms. there's too many guns coming in, too little punishment going out. >> reporter: as we found in our report last summer in or report for "america tonight" - there's no doubting the evidence. how long have you been on the street? >> five years. >> there's a hell of a lot of guns. >> many people know what they are doing. >> there's a lot of money in people killing each other. >> that's what we can say, that's the government fault.

they shouldn't be over here that easy, huh. >> virtually every case we do we seize weapons. a gun is not a disposable toy. some are 60, 70 years old, going from one criminal to another. if we eliminate the production and deportation of guns in the united states, we would likely be dealing with gun violence for the next 30-40 years for the fact of the amount of weapons on the street. >> in 2014 authorities have been working hard to stem the tide of firearms. they seized 130 guns. 100 this past weekend alone. the city has tackled a long-running problem by increasing the numbers of officers on the street. >> by mccarthy's initiative this, is not enough. >> going into a holiday weekend, we have a plan, that included putting hundreds of officers on the streets at the times that they needed them, in the places

we needed them, and what were the results. the results were a lot of shootings and murders. >> fatigued by violence, police are coming under fire, literally. eight of the weekend shootings involved police, and two an armed 14-year-old and a 16-year-old were shot and killed by police officers. >> when they find themselves in confrontations with dangerous offenders, which happens here way too many times, these officers have to defend themselves, and they must do what is best to protect themselves and the public that they serve. >> after all the carnage it may seem hard to believe. the chicago police department says murder are done compared to last year. with homicides compared to july 6th to june 13th - part of the downturp is because of the cold winter, but with the return of summer, it's back with a

vengeance. >> our correspondent is here. they make the effort to clamp down, put officers on the streets, and this happens. what else is there to be done? >> one thing people are not addressing is it's not just about the guns. they have to look at poverty, unemployment rates. you have to give the kids an alternative to crime. you have to put as many cops on the street, but you have a huge proliferation of guns. there's only so much you can do. >> in your reporting over the last year, you made the point that the guns are available in the city limits of chicago, where the gun laws are strict. >> the city of chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the country. 15 miles away, in other parts of illinois, you can. there was a shop called shucks gun shop, 15 minutes outside the city, and they find 20% of the

guns used in crimes are coming from. that tells you a lot. just like there's a massive different patchwork of gun laws around the country, the problem is at a federal level. if you have loose gun laws right across the border in indiana, they are going to find their way into chicago. >> "america tonight"s christoph putt zel. and joining me is reverend and his nephew is gunned down while he was on the street. i'm heart broken for your loss. can you tell me why two days after your loss you are willing to talk about this. >> the reason why, even though my heart is breaking and we are sad and grieving at the loss of my nephew, the reason we chose to do the interview is we think it's important that we share our

story and shed light on who shekure was as a person and it led him to be a faceless victim of the gun violence of chicago. >> he was not a kid in trouble. >> no, he was not. he had completed almost three years of college and expressed a desire to go back to school two weeks ago and worked a job. he was gainfully employed. he worked diligently with me. he was not a kid involved in trouble or have a record. >> what can you tell us about his death. how did he came to be in the cross fire. >> in the neighbourhood where he lives, in the heart of roselands, in the south side of chicago, there's crossfire all the time. i mean, there's gunshots daily.

even as recent as a few hours ago, gunshots were fired near where my family house is. it's not unusual to hear gunshots or to have been called up in crossfire. that is like a daily thing that happens in the community. >> was he afraid. >> sorry? >> was he afraid? >> he had concerns. and that is why he spent a lot of time away from the home. because he was concerned about the violence, and he did not want to be involved in any kind of way. >> is there anything - i mean, the police departments have they put in all the officers they found on the streets over time, all the things have been put aside. is there a way to save more lives like shaquille's? >> well, the thing is, i think it's a systematic problem, and i think - and to some extent these

things were intentionally structured in terms of how the neighbourhoods are underfunded in education and in resources for life betterment and enhancement for youth and young adults. so in some ways i can say they have not done all i think they can do, but at the same time the community is hands on and opened and willing to engage themselves. it's not just - it's not a city problem or a government problem. it's a community problem. it has to be all hands on deck. it's not just a chicago problem we have seen. so many place, reverend, we are so sorry for your loss and appreciate you being with us, thanks. >> thank you very much. we'll keep the focus on the fight for chicago. and i witnessed chickoans shot

down by gun fire. >> they are not necessarily pointing the fire sideways, and you're not going to hit a gun sideways, and innocent people are shot. ahead - when dad's service leaves the family suffering. >> i have gotten older and understood that it wasn't - that there were times i thought he was angry at me. >> a second generation of post-traumatic stress disorder, how the pain is passed down, and ou children are left to -- and how children are left to cope.

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it's lifted from the headlines, but clashes in iraq rages. the rebel group formerly known as i.s.i.s. pressing for more territory, amid signs its alliances with other fighters may be unravelling. the islamic state, claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bombings over the weekend killing 12, including civilians near baghdad. the rebels appear to gain ground near the saudi arabia border. three mortars landed near the saudi arabia border. causing no casualties, but causing concerns. saudi arabia september 30,000 soldiers to protect its borders. as thousands pour into the north, aid agencies are running low on medical supply, intensified by dry summer weather. it's a crisis watched by many in

this country, especially veterans who satisfied so much to move iraq forward. the last u.s. forces left iraq in 2001, in many cases bring the pain of their service home. half a million troops that served in iraq and afghanistan suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. home now, the lives of them and their families are changed as their children face living with someone who in some way assist a new, sometimes unpredictable parent. correspondent sheila macvicar brings us a look at theed post-traumatic stress disorder legacy for a second generation. >> reporter: at their home in maryland, this veteran, a former military analyst takes solace in the backyard. the chickens help you. >> yes, it's a barometer for my stress levels. they are relaxing. >> reporter: he has been

diagnosed with p.t.s.d. after serving in the first gulf war, in bosnia and north africa. when he came home his wife said he was a different husband, a different father. >> he was very depressed, angry at times. he had flash backs where he thought he was somewhere else when we were in the front yard. >> at 14, jena is the oldest of the children, remembering how her father was before. what did you notice about your dad. you saw the change in him. >> he didn't change as much. we would always play games, he didn't do that as much. and he seemed more separated at times. and we get really emotional, always angry, ut about sometimes passionate. >> the wids have been on a --

kids have been on an emotional roller-coaster. kendrick acts out at school. they thought it was adhd, but it was emotional distress. unable to relax. >> there were an estimated 4 million military-connected children in the united states. with the longest wars in u.s. history winding down, these kids have been affected by war like no previous generation. especially in families where the veteran has p.t.s.d. the entire family is in counselling, trying to learn to deal with a different dad. >> so the children have an expectation, this vision of "oh, daddy's coming home, this will be great", and they have memories, perhaps, if they were older, of the fun they used to have with daddy. the person that comes back is just as sombre, negative, machine-like being that is the shock of your expectation to

what comes back is really very tough to take. >> psychologist bob was a reluctant warrior, drafted into the army during the voit nam war -- vietnam war. he served in the first calvary division. >> i spent a lot of times in helicopters. at first bringing medical supplies. >> when he came home, he decided to study how p.t.s.d. affected the families of vietnam vets. >> the conception is that it's a disorder of the individual. research shows that that is not true. it's a disorder that spreads to others, particularly those who have close and extended contact with the traumatised person. like the flu would, it's a contagious disease. >> a contagious disease that can hit the care-giving spouse, but the children as well. >> typically children are

spontaneous, happy, like to play and have a good time. that is typical children, child behaviour. what we see is something radically different. they are sombre, they are moody, they are withdrawn, they are irritable. they are - if they were functioning okay in school, the grades have fallen off. they are doing poorly. they can't focus, the memory is poor. it's because they are so absorbed with the problems of their parents, that they can't focus well in school. >> reporter: taylor did two tours in iraq, the second in ramadi. fire-fights were a daily occurrence. he returned home to his wife and infant daughter lany. >> family life went down quick. i was angry.

more times than i like to admit, saying stuff i would not like to admit. >> he has p.t.s.d. and a brain injury. after more than two dozen close calls with i.e.d.s. trust rated with a lack of veterans administration support, brannon founded a nonprofit named family of a vet, in 2006, hoping that families could help each other. >> i started what i thought would be a little website. i was going to write as i figured stuff out. >> family of a vet has grown. a network reaches 48 states and five countries, filling, she says, a crucial void. >> for the most part they are largely ignoring the children. >> reporter: many exhibit child-sized versions of p.t.s.d. lany among them.

the 8-year-old worries about her family's safety. >> i'm pretty much a detective to my family. i want to make sure they are okay and nothing else happens. >> a number of our kids take on themselves this idea of needing to protect things. >> it's the same kind of hypervig lanes, scanning for threats that she sees in her husband. >> it's not that she told her daughter much of what her dad went through, she knows how he behaved. >> brandon has a demam for it. secondary p.t.s.d., p.t.s.d. from p.t.s.d. she won't find secondary p.t.s.d. or secondary trauma in any manual. >> it would help, because it would allow justification for treating these families. right now the medical community and the v.a. could say "well,

it's not a real disorder, it's not really a problem, why should we treat this thing that is not a problem. >> brandon said it's a problem she and others face every day. >> i'm doing the best i can to communicate that to the children. that dad's emotions that he's dealing with have nothing to do with who they are. dad loves you, he cares for you. when he's in that state. it's because he is struggling with himself. >> reporter: jena was eight when her father returned from war. did you think your dad's anger was direct at you? >> mm-hmm. >> reporter: you thought he was angry at you? >> yes. >> reporter: that must have been hard to deal with. >> i got older and understood that it wasn't. there were times i thought he was angry at me. >> reporter: the other day she came up to me and said "i know

dad's angry, but i know it's the p.t.s.d." an 8-year-old to have that awareness. >> reporter: this awareness seems to have fostered a level of empathy in the children of p.t.s.d. vets. like this 8-year-old. >> he was like you were born three feet or two, and the sound wave messed with his brain. he doesn't remember that much words or how it did that much. he's working very hard to learn all of those again. and i'm proud of my dad. >> caleb was a college engineering student getting a, and bs. he decided that day to enlist in the army. we ask lany what she tells her friends when her father doesn't come to events like a school play - a symptom, caleb vines

does not like crowds. >> he's at home, he's hurting right now, and sometimes i'm kind of sad, but i try to think of other things, and it makes me happy. even though he couldn't come. >> reporter: vines no longer works. he's tried to find ways to bond with his daughter, like fishing. this man too can no longer hold a job. he made a six-figure salary with a defense contractor. his days defined by a simple task list. >> he needs a list to remember to feed the dog, take care of the pets, talk the trash out. >> reporter: what do you wish for your dad. >> to get better. >> what does better mean. not have, like, all these medications and emotional and mental problems.

it must be hard to be in a house for a parent to not be sure what you'll get when you get up. straight ahead - conflict on the border. israel with a long offensive. armed factions in gaza deliver fire power of their own. also ahead - the crisis on the u.s. border, and an emergency request from the white house, both to save the children looking for sanctuary and to send them home.

a snapshot of stories making headlines - the defense rests at the oscar pistorius trial, after shocking weeks of testimony, the defense team is ready laying the ground work for an appeal. the former olympianian is accused of deliberately shooting and killing his gfrld and faces the possibility -- girlfriend and faces the possibility of a life sentence. charms will not be -- charges will not be laid against

a deputy who shot and killed a boy carrying a toy rifle. the officer said he feared for his life. it has sparked protests. a storm spread through okayin ua. it weakened -- okayin awa dash it weakened but could hit later in the week. tensions in the middle east facing fierce clashes. israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu announced expanded operations against hamas. israel has bombarded gaza with more then 250 air strikes. in an offensive, operation protective edge, killing 20, and injuring more than 100 palestinians. fighters continue rocket attacks, the israeli army says

more han 100 rockets -- more than 100 rockets have been fired into their territory. israel hasn't reported deaths, but rocket attacks could draw a ground invasion. the army was authorised to call reservists, 1500 deployed around the gaza strip. al jazeera correspondent nick schifrin is on the israeli side of the gaza border. it's looking like this is not an intense, but could be a prolonged campaign. >> we talked to an israeli official. we are after destroying hamas's capabilities, according to the prime minister's spokesman. what you see is an extended bombing campaign from the air, from drones, and from sea. and at the same time we are seeing a huge number of rockets being fired from gaza. at one point there were 40

rockets in a matter of minutes. according to the israeli army, and for the first time one targeted hiva from gaza, the first time it happened, 150 miles north of her in tel aviv. you have people running through the streets. and in jerusalem, itself there was a state of emergency, they have opened the bomb shelter. violence is increasing on both sides. clearly it must be terrifying:. >> two images, showing how terrifying it may be.

a house destroyed. you see six. the images are shocking. i spent the evening with a family. we were talking to 13-year-old tammy as a missile struck 100 feet away. you could see in her face just how horrified she is. she asked her dad to leave the area. he says he's not going to leave, and i ask him whether he supports the bombing campaign. he said absolutely. he uses bad words for the people inside gaza, that shows you the fear and the extreme hospital ilt -- host imenty that you -- hostility n this side of the border, and you heard a large boom in the background sounding like an israeli strike on gaza.

>> we see it light up around you. al jazeera's nick schifrin. we ask you to stay safe on the gaza border. thank you very much. on the crisis of the u.s. border with mexico, mane unacopped entered the -- unaccompanied enter by the thousands. the administration says additional funds will help to send children back to the home countries more quickly. in the meantime more children are expected to cross the border in the coming weeks and as lori jane gliha reports, the issue is an emotion alts flash point. >> -- emotional flash point. >> thirsty, tired and alone. the influx of children coming through the south-west border rises. between october and june, more than 50,000 kids, most from central america entered the country, leaving the u.s. scrambling to stop the flow. but the president says he has a solution, asking congress for

$3.7 billion to increase resources within various government agencies. >> there is an urgent situation to respond to, we hope congress will act quickly on this request, so we can use the resources to address the problem. >> the president is planning to meat with the governor, during a trip to texas. the governor has been critical of actions along the border. >> officials who should guard the border are dealing with overflow, instead of fulfilling a primary task. the border between the u.s. and mexico is less secure today than any time in the recent past. my message - to president obama - is to secure this border, mr president. >> similar frustrations are echoing across the country as the national immigration debate heats up. on monday, in michigan, frustrated resident tried to stop a local shelter opening its

doors to the obvious flow of children crossing into the united states. >> we don't have a lot of jobs around here. the cost to the taxpayer is tremendous. it would be at the expense. federal government, that is our money. eventually it would fall on the local taxpayers. [ chants ] . >> those to 200 people continued a similar protest outside a border patrol facility. they succeeded in presenting bus loads of undocumented children from entering a processing facility. the president meantime says his plan will help to deter children coming into the country and expedite removal proceedings. $1.8 billion would go to the department of health and human services to care for children and provide shelter in accordance with the law. $1.1 billion to immigration and customs, helping to pay for detention and removal.

and half a billion for border security. some funds would pay for additional judges and ascertainies to speed up the legal process during immigration proceedings much. >> it's not just about throwing money at the problem, but throwing resources at the problem, making sure people hired and down at the border are trained to work with the young people. >> reporter: immigration attorney lauren burke runs a center. >> i'm frightened that president obama will circumvent the trafficking application act authorised in 2008. >> reporter: it was worries about trafficking that led to a change in the law in 2008, giving migrant children applications. some argue the change laid the seeds for the current crisis, making it harder for the united states to deport unaccompanied migrants. burke worries that new funding

could leave some kids unprotected. >> if what we are doing is sending dollars down there to wash our hands at the kids faster, giving them expedited proceedings, not doing full comprehensive screenings, i think the money will be waved and add to the problem. it's not just about sending kids back to a country, they are not just coming to go to disneyworld. >> reporter: for now the american public must wait for congress to consider the president's proposal and decide whether his way is the right way to go to fix the crisis at the boarder. >> the huge influx of migrant children stretching the capabilities of the u.s. border patrol. we spoke to a member of the border control council of we are seeing a huge number and what is the number on women and children

coming in and have to be moved protective safety? >> well, right now we have an operation that is continuing in san diego. we don't know when it will end, and the numbers on the border climb. also, as they are taken advantages of by the cartels, as they try to scpros are charged to -- cross and are charged to cross. these are the innocent victims taken advantage of. you have seen your ates have gone behind the traditional responsibilities, and are having to do a lot of - i don't know what you can call it, baby-sitting work. taking care of unaccompanied children. are they equipped to do that. >> no, our facilities are made for adults, not chin, and they

are not made for a long stay. these children are out of the element. this is an adult facility. we are hearing reports that the numbers of people coming in, some are bringing diseases, illnesses, becoming the responsibility of the border patrol agents, whether they intended for that to be the case or not. >> there's a participation that that's an every day thing, and potentially coming in contact with people who are sick from a third world country. doesn't matter if it's from texas, we are prepared for this. that is still a participation if something happened passing our medical screening. that's the number one concern, the public safety. >> is it clear that the additional money like the white house asked for.

the immediate demand that the borer patrol is facing. >> they are acting for more money for overtime. most of it is basically baby-sitting. >> baby-sitting what? >> assets for childcare, health and human services. we need something solid. more agents to be paid for them to be out there and not limited. agents are on the border and told cut off the group, your time is then, bring it off. we don't need that. we need to stay out there to enforce the border. border patrol agents, and spokesperson for the border patrol council. thank you for being here. >> thank you. in our next segment we look to a saint and salvation from a grim faith. the fastest growing religious movement in our part of the

world and why many are putting their trust into sant amoita. and our story about a medical procedure that 100,000 women face, but can lead to a devastating unintended consequence - spreading cancer in the body. >> my wife was hit in a way that was - as a surgeon, i recognised that as a catastrophic hilt. >> sara hoy on minimally invasive hysterectomy, and why this couple is campaigning so hard to change the way it's done. an indepth report wednesday on "america tonight".

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the images of the faith are grim, cut saint daeted is the -- saint death is the fastest growing movement. millions pay to the icon of a skeleton saint who, frankly, resembles the grim reaper. the church rejected the saint. the movement has been linked to drug cartels who invoke the saint before carrying out murders. we follow the faithful to a tough mexican neighbour ohhhoon.

>> reporter: the faithful come, praying for good health, children, money and one more day of life. some make a painful pilgrimage to their saint, st. death. she's second to god and doesn't judge or discriminate. rich or poor, all are equal in front of death. even though most of her followers consider themselves roman catholic the skeleton is no saint. to her believers she is beauty. she had long been an underground religion, attracting those from the margins of society. now it's hip, emmy, with its own ritual and images, and the fastest growing movement in the americases, with an estimated 10 million followers.

this man put up a paul pit 13 years ago in a tough mexican neighbourhood. in dark times mexicans are hungry. >> translation: we worship the saints and we need to gran on to what we can or there's no way out. >> offerings are made - an apple, a beer or a puff of pot. women are draup to this rely -- drawn to this religion. this single mother of three looked to the white girl as she is known for a potent and speedy miracle. >> translation: i had problems with my last pregnancy, i promised her if she helped me i would get a tattoo of her. thanks to her my son is okay. for me, she is everything. she is not just a skeleton, i really love her. >> reporter: i caught a ride with taxi driver to learn what it means to him. >> translation: i wouldn't take this change for anything.

this black girl it to protect me from the evil that gets in the taxi. the while one is to make sure there's harmony and the pink for love. when i get in the car i bless myself and ask for application. >> reporter: i asked how people reacted to his public display of faith. he told me of the time a priest got in his cab >> translation: he told me i was bad, i waspsed by her and -- i was possessed by her. i had to go church and be blessed. only that way i'll go to heaven. whatever happens, i'll carry on. she's an intermediary between god and beings. she comes for us when god decides it's time. she can't be evil. >> reporter: the church and the government says it has connections to grisly violence and drug cartels. i went to oo sprawling market

where you can find fake brand to a hired guns. here i met a man who confronts death on a regular basis. he has a likeness etched on a body. a talisman against injury. a drug dealer, thief and hitman. he sometimes charges less than 800 to kill someone. do you pray before you go out to kill someone >> translation: of course, if i go out to do a job, i pray to her before i leave. i light a candle so she illuminates the path for me. that way i feel protected and she is taking care of me. >> an expert explained why she is gaining followers from the underworld. >> she has an appeal to mexicans who feel like death may be around the corner, and who would that be. narco, other people living on the main streets of mexicos.

>> the catholic church has begun its own war and called in experts from the vatican to teach a practice of ex-or six -- exorcism. >> we have come here to meet a priest performing more exorcisms because the rise in the number of followers of this religion, there has been an increase in deaths. in 2012 this father went to prison, repenting for crimes. >> translation: he was a hitman in charge of killing and cutting up people. he took pleasure in watching them suffer. he waspsed by the -- was possessed by the devil. >> translation: santa marta is everything but a sa. a skeleton

with a cape. she presents herself as a figure that grants favors. invoke me, call me and i'll help you. in reality it's a trick. her desire is for her followers to commit all types of crimes. >> reporter: former thief and drug dealer was a devotee to santa morta since he was a child. now he has left her behind. >> when you sell drugs, you need application and grab on as an m ammual et. you are not afraid. santa morta is with me. she is protecting me, she has my back and feels justified. that's how it felt before. in the church they say don't kill. here it's clear i'm not supposed to do that. with santa morta, there's no problem. she's not judging anything.

>> repeat after me - i renounce saton. >> the father is trying to free her from the demons through liberation prayers or exorcisms. >> translation: you'll leave through the mouth. in the name of jesus christ you'll go to hell and never return to bother our brother. >> translation: when the father finished i was crying and felt tired. i didn't under why i was crying, i hardly cried before. it was god who made me cry. who else? . >> reporter: on the outskirts of mexico city, the cult's powers magnified. under this monument one of the spiritual leader preaches every sunday. her son, or commander led this congregation before her, after he was killed in a hail of bullets. she promised she would continue

proceeding the word. -- continue spreading the word. >> translation: purity is your gift. bring comfort to the hopeless, to those that steal, those that commit crimes. to the poor, to the kitch. >> reporter: she wears the skull and beads her son had on when he was killed. they were given to her covered in blood. i asked her about devotees carry out crimes. >> translation: we are not hypocrites. there are criminals in all religions. mexico's famous drug boss is a catholic. paedophile priests - that's a crime. >> reporter: this man visits inmates, where some of the fervent believers are found. when authorities maining arrests and raid safe houses they find

alt areas to her and destroy them. santa morta believers are unfairly targeted they say. >> it's sad that having freedom of religion, the authorities don't report the law. >> there's a divide about what this skeleton saint represents for the followers and those that see her as evil. >> the catholic church and the mexican government she her as a threat. theo logically, as a christian you should not venerate a figure of death, death being the antith pist of jesus christ. >> there's compete ugs. >> there's a problem for the catholic church. you can't pray to god and ask favors from the devil. >> we don't pray to the devil. we pray to the angel of death. we ask for a better world and

illuminated night. >> devil or saint, she's a mexican icome ipp stilling faith and fear. history made at the world cup, but not on the side of the host country. fans booed team brazil off the field. more from the stun are of a semifinal -- stunner of a semifinal after this.

the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america [ ♪ music ] wrapping up the hour on what might have been, yes, it could have been a proud moment for the host nation, brazil versus germany turned into an

embarrassment. brazil taking to the field, and germany seizing the moment scoring 5 goals in the first 30 minutes. the brazilian fans devastated, showered the team with boos as it headed to the locker room. brazil came back to score a goal. the final a below out. germany 7, brazil 1. you can't say anything but ouch. lucia newman joins us. they are concerned that brazil is taking it so hard. the riot police were called out. i hear there was a celebration behind you, but it must be a hard loss. >> it's not a celebration. it may look like it. it's a samba band that is singing sad, sad, samba songs all night long since the defeat, saying that tomorrow will be a better day, today is a horrible dark day, but emily the sun will come out. people are very, very upset here.

they couldn't believe it. they say he was humiliated. losing to a great team like germany, but not like this. they were being slaughtered. massacred on the pitch. what is almost the end, they managed to get a goal in. by that time the fans i was in were teary. very, very disappointing indeed. was $evidence affidavits -- there evidence afterwards that people were angry in the street orbiter. there was concern about rioting that might happen afterwards. did any of that materialize. >> the riot police were out in force, where i was, in a place here in an area where 25,000 gathered to watch the game. people were very angry. some burst the brazilian flag and trampled on it. furious with the team and the

captain, at the coach of the team. just a few minor scuffles. >> thank you so much for being with us. sad day for brazil, indeed. that is it for us here on "america tonight". please don't forget that wednesday on the programme the medical procedure that can spread cancer in the bodies of women and children. it happened to a boston doctor. she and her surgeon husband or on a crusade to change the way the procedure is done. if you would like to comment on the stories you have seen tonight. log on. in the caf, you can join on twitter or facebook. goodnight. more of "america tonight" tomorrow.

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