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>> more than 100 palestinians have been killed. 700 injured in the last four days. the israeli arm army saying it has hit over 1100 targets. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that the airstrikes will continue until he feels israelis are safe. >> what i said to general allen and john kerry is i live here, and i know what is necessary to insure the security of israel. >> now behind the numbers people are just trying to survive. fathers, mothers, children all living in fair. >> reporter: gazaens feel the war is four days old. the israeli military has struck 1,000 locations. bombs pulverized buildings.

all night and all morning israeli bombs echo through gaza, and now israel feels it is fighting on multiple fronts. the occupied west banks. in northern israel for the first time in more than a year a missiles from lebanon targeted an israeli farm. and across the country more rockets from gaza are finding more targets than ever before. they're aiming for israel and aiming for sensitive locations including tel aviv, the symbol of the modern israeli state. >> until now we have hit hamas hard and as the battle continues we'll increase our strikes. >> reporter: and as that happens more gazaens will be affect: for the second time in two nights an israeli airstrikes killed an entire family. a missiles gutted their house.

more than half those killed were children. >> it was an earthquake. the house was full of children. eight of them. what did thee children do wrong. >> reporter: for the first time gazaens could evacuate to egypt. >> she was unconscious for three days and had some surgery but it has not helped. egypt should have opened this border earlier, the hospitals are struggling. >> reporter: after that small hint of humanitarian relief, egypt has once again closed that border. people here are expecting more violence, death and now that israel is opening the limited ground invasion. on the other side israelis are fearful that the number of rockets will increase and they'll continue to fly deeper into gaza than ever before. >> more than a third of those killed in gaza are said to be women and children.

stephanie decker is in an area that was hit by an airstrike. >> now the scene of devastation is huge. entire half of this building has fallen apart. and you can see on the back that's another building. now if we look through the republic again signs of who used to live here. there are child's toys, and to the left there is a baby pram. it really does tell you that families are absolutely being affected by this relentless bombing campaign. the civilian death toll is rising. many women and children amongst the dead, and even though israel said this is a military campaign against the different armed

factions here, it is the people who are being effected. they're terrified and many will tell that you they feel they have been completely discarded by the arab countries, by the international community that this is something that they need to put up with, and they're petrified about how this is all going to play out. >> the u.n. now expressing new concern about the israeli airstrikes on gaza. they say it is unlikely that israel is implying with international law saying we have received deeply disturbing reports that many of the civilian casualties including children occurred as a result of strikes on homes. such reports raise little doubt if they are in accordance with the humanitarian law and human rights law. james bays has more on the diplomatic front in. i'm told by diplomats that the

discussions were quite productive and then there are problems and objections as they consult with their capitols, the u.s. it seems from washington, had trouble with the language that was being discussed. so that statement we're told is not going to happen. it's not going any workers and arab ambassadors here at the u.n. very angry about that, and they decided to take another move, which is to draw up their own resolution. i'm told a draft of a resolution now exists calling for a cease-fire. i'm told its similar to a resolution back in 2009. resolution 1860 at the time of the gaza conflict then just before the unilateral cease-fire from israel. if they go ahead and this draft resolution is circulated and put before the security council the u.s. have a problem. they have to decide what to do about this resolution, a

security council resolution calling for a cease-fire. the only clue we have to the u.s. position is what the previous administration, the bush administration in it's very last few days did back in 2009. they abstained. they didn't veto. they abstained. it will be interesting if that resolution is brought to a vote in the coming days. >> in iraq the political divides are growing deeper. today kurdish forces seizing oil field outside of kirkuk. all workers were ordered to leave and replaced by workers. nouri al-maliki accused them of siding with the sunni fighters. secretary of state john kerry is mending fences. allegations could derail that country's democratic hand over of power. >> reporter: afghans have high hopes that america's top diplomat will broker a deadlock

that is threatening to derail the first peaceful transfer of power. secretary of state john kerry along with president hamid karzai is working on a resolution of who will be the next president. karzai said the answer has to be agreed on by both candidates and be in line with afghan law. kerry agreed. >> i'm here because president obama and the united states are deeply interested in an unified, democratic and stable afghanistan. we obviously have high hopes that th this will be resolved quickly. >> reporter: they will review 8,000 ballot boxes or 43% of the vote. >> our commitment is to ensure that the election process, and

we believe in the most intensive order positive. >> reporter: that's what the people want, too, faith in the process. some chain themselves together to block the road to kabuls airport. ghani's rival abdullah abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reviewed, and he wants them reviewed by an independent third party. he doesn't trust the afghan commission in charge. the secretary of state is trying to find a solution where both candidates and the people of afghanistan can trust the outcome. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> seeking at a detention center in new mexico, jay johnson said anyone crossing into the u.s. will be sent back. >> in addressing this situation,

but at the end of the day this border is not open to illegal migration. and our message of those coming illegally into south texas is we will send you back. >> now since last october more than 50,000 children from central america have been caught trying to cross u.s. mexican border alone. that serge prompting criticism from the obama administration. three of america's richest men are urging congress to pass immigration reform. sheldon aidel, warren buffet and bill gates published an op-ed saying that immigration is overdue. you don't have to agree on anything and it's time that this brand of thinking finds its way to washington. the u.s. is not the only country grappling with the issue of immigration.

authorities of italy are dealing with migrants, including children who are traveling alone. we have that story from sicily. >> reporter: this is the home to 138 child migrants. they come from across the african continent and elsewhere. >> i travel here from libya. >> reporter: the local council provides food and drink and fresh clothes and medicine where possible. but it costs money. to get here most of the children have had to find around $1,400 for the boat journey to sicily. 600 unaccompanied minors have been rescued by the italian navy this year. the operation is costing

$12 million every month. just down the road from the center is the naval station. it's ships help bring rescued migrants to the island. it's guarded day and night by the military and run by private individuals who receive $47 per migrants per day from the state to care for them. if that's right, then it means the people running this center are get morgue than $5 million per month to operate it. how much of that money is spent on the migrants is open to question. some ngos in sicily have criticized this practice. >> people who have never worked in the field of migrant reception are opening up organizations and cooperatives just to get a share of this colossal business. >> reporter: the migrants are

how and where their journey will end. dominick cane, al jazeera, sicily. >> and for something completely different after creating a frenzy of speculation, lebron james said he's going back to where it all started. he's now going to sign with the cleveland cavaliers. not only is that the team he abandoned four years ago, he grew up in akron, which is nearby. he left cleveland in 2010 to play for the miami heath. numbers show the grim toll the rising use of heroin is taking up north.

>> in the motor city there is a deadline for refirees to vote on a restructuring plan.

it may reduce their pensions but it just might save the city. >> reporter: thousands of detroit city workers, retirees and other creditors have had months to vote on the city's debt cutting plan. now it all comes down to a yes or no vote. the results will play a pivotal role, determining how an once thriving city rises out of bankruptcy. >> it depends on if they're accepting. >> reporter: the plan calls for cutting pensions by 4%, reducing healthcare coverage and limiting cost of living increases for retired police officers and firefighters. if the deal is approved the state would kick in hundreds of millions of dollars. it's money that could offset pension cuts and protect a collection of prized art work at

the city's renown museum. >> there has been nothing proposed like it anywhere, but no one has come up with the idea and the creativity itself is somewhat fascinating and incredible. >> reporter: russ worked for the city for 15 years. >> are you worried? >> i'm not. i'm not going to worry. >> reporter: he says his pension check already doesn't amount to very much. so for him the decision to vote no was easy. >> i came to the conclusion that no self-respecting person votes to give up their rights with a gun to their head. >> reporter: but there are some who feel what the city is offering is fair. detroit's two retirement systems are even urging members to support the plan. if the deal is not approved pension cuts could go deeper up to 30% or more. a proposal to save the art would be withdrawn, straining the entire bankruptcy process. and if it's approved the city

will have crossed a major hurdle moving ahead. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. >> the "world health organization" is expressing concern about the growing number of new h.i.v. infections. they've seen a spike in men who have sex with men. they're backing a treatment known as prep. it is also known as truvada. it has been shown to cut the risk of h.i.v. up to 92%. there is a startling number coming out of new jersey. more people in that state are dying drug accidents than car accidents, and heroin seems to be their drug of choice. >> daniel regularren grew up with many advantages. affluence and a loving family were not enough to stop him from becoming a heroin addict, but those things may very well have saved his life. >> this is not something that you quit one day. my parents never gave up on me.

i put them through hell and back again. they just never gave up. they just kept pushing and pushing. >> reporter: arrest photo shows the extent of the problem in daniel's home state of new jersey. drug addiction is killing more people than car accidents. law enforcement is trying to fight the. democrat. >> okay. we're trying to put a face of addiction out there so that parents who have good kids who believe they won't ever be a problem in their household, that they know that the parents of kids they see in the pictures also felt that way. >> for someone who is an addict, they need help.

they need treatment and then more treatment. >> reporter: but there is a shortage of treatment options. especially for those who rely on government for medical care. that's the case in patterson, new jersey, where heroin is openly sold and many arrests take place. here treatment far exceeds what is available. if you don't have private insurance you're likely to wait eight to ten weeks. that's an eternity for someone with heroin addiction. daniel said what happens afterwards is crucial. that's why they have opened their home to other addicts. >> when you're sober you can't hang out with your old friends. >> they open support groups of how to enjoy their lives again

while staying drug-free. >> meteorologist: the big weather story with temperatures of hot weather developing in the west and much cooler air coming in for the midwest and eventually some of that cold air will make its way east. first, hot weather in the west kicks up over the weekend. we still have that warmer, humid condition coming up from the mid-atlantic to the northeast as we go through the weekend here. the temperatures will just crank up. high treasures ar pressures are strong. much of the west will allow heat to surge up the jet stream and then these weather maps, they look like this last january because of all the cold air coming down with low pressure into the midwest and over the

great lakes especially as we get to the middle of this week. that's going to bring in temperatures in the overnight lows in the 50s in some spots. it's going to stay very warm overnight in the west and very cool overnight into the east. in fact, we have a heat watch for much of western washington because it's going to be several days of high temperatures near 90. normally you woulding closer to the low to mid 70s, and overnight typically that's when it cools off quite a bit to 50 or 60 degrees. but you'll be staying in the mid to upper 60s overnight so you can have jump start to the next day's high temperatures. that's how hot it's going to be. seattle and minneapolis, that shows the change from day-to-day as we move forward and the heat builds up. 65 for minneapolis, and the temperatures staying low to mid

90s fuse. and minneapolis hanging on the cool side. we're going to see severe weather breaking out of that set up. we're watching the upper midwest for potential storms this afternoon. >> thank you very much. crews in north dakota trying to clean up 1 million of saltwater that brine that came from a pipeline last week. officials believe the pipeline just came apart. the path of the saltwater has destroyed 200 yards of vegetation. they'll make sure that it will not destroy the drinking water of a nearby reservation. the cleanup could take weeks. and moving the costa concordia. it was raised last september and now sits on and underwater platform. engineers will attempt to lift it 100 feet out so it can be

assessed and cleaned. the goal is to move it to genoa. coming up next, the dreams of growing up in the shadows of the world cup.

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>> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del wall tear walters. these are your headlines this our. the prim israeli prime minister said they'll continue airstrikes until they feel safe. toda >> if approved former city workers could face pension cuts, reduced healthcare and lose their cost of living increases. and lebron james going back to cleveland. the free agent who spent the last four years with the miami

heat. he said that he'll resign with the cleveland cavaliers. ray wheelen was detained on monday and then released the next day. the police suspect that wheelen and others were selling soccer passage for v.i.p. and brazil did not make it to the world cup final but the tournament shows just what it means to the country. thousands see it as a way out of poverty. >> a day and a life of giovanni usually starts and ends like this. he's still a child. only 12 years old, but he has so much potential in local club

team has signed him up to the youth squad and securing the transfer rights should he ever make it big. but first he has a lot of challenges to overcome in life. he lives in this shanty town, the football field that he plays is a sign of poverty all around him. for giovanni shoes is a luxury he still can't afford or even a proper ball to play with. but what he lacks in material possessions he makes up for in hope. >> my dream is to be a professional ball player. to get a house for my grandmother. >> reporter: he lives with his grandmother. they make ends meet by recycling cans. the hope of the family relies on his football skills. >> we hope that he'll play with the brazilian national team one day. if he makes the team financial things will change for him, for me, for all of us.

>> reporter: there is no secret that football is deeply engrained in the culture for people of all ages, but for economically challenged youth, they see it as a way to become famous and also get out of poverty. >> reporter: there are thousands just like giovanni in brazil putting all their hopes on football. but only a tiny percentage make it. even at $350 million world cup stadium sits surrounded by signs of the less fortunate. for ge giovanni, with few other ways out of poverty, he's playing the long odds to football stardom. his is a story to be continued. al jazeera, salvador, brazil. >> and we want to thank few watching al jazeera america.

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