and probably much less meaningful life. >> what a pleasure? >> thank you. thank you. >> michael: we're live from new york city. i'm michael yves with today's top stories. israel said it will not bow to international pressure. the cdc shuts down two labs after accidents involving dangerous viruses and bacterias, and lebron james returns home leaving the heat to play once again in cleveland.

>> michael: despite the criticism, prime minister benjamin netanyahu will not bow to international pressure regarding gaza. [ sirens. ] [ explosions ] >> reporter: they could decide soon whether to begin a ground invasion. >> reporter: as the sun went down the number of airstrikes went up. that's the pattern we're seeing with airstrikes increasing during the evening meal where

people break their fast in ramadan and again during predawn breakfast. the death toll crossed the threshold of 100 and kept going. including five people in a home on the egyptian border. a home that was destroyed by an israeli airstrikes. the hospital was also targeted here in gaza city, and then the salam mosque was targeted. 22 people are said to have been injured in that airstrike. in talking to people in the streets of gaza we have heard a mix of determination to continue on with the fight, and also a hope that this would soon come to an end. one man told us at the site of the home where five were killed, that this is the price they have to pay in order to end the israeli occupation. yet, at the other home that was destroyed, a man said that he hopes this will all end in some kind of mediated negotiation before there is a ground war.

if there is a ground war, he said, many people will die on both sides. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu came out with a statement in hebrew obviously aimed at his domestic audience, saying that israel will continue. as if in answer to that a flurry of rockets have come out of gaza and are continuing throughout the night. >> michael: prime minister benjamin netanyahu said there is no end in sight to the offensive in gaza. >> reporter: well, comments he made on friday evening the israeli prime minister said that it will not stop, he has spoken to several world leaders and discussed with them israel's right to defend himself and first and foremost priority is

to restore calm in israel and stop the source of rocket fire. right now he's exploring all possibilities to achieve this goal. he said since the army gu operation began the army has struck and the campaign has doubled. he said the operation will end when no more rockets are fired at israeli territory without setting a time frame. he also did not explicitly mention a possible ground operation that is imminent. he said the army is ready for any possibility at this point. much of these statements i think are foredomestic co consumption because people here in israel are frustrated. they have criticized netanyahu saying he has not firmly dealt with the rocket fire from gaza,

and they expect a solution soon because they feel they cannot go about their daily lives normally with rocket sounding in so many cities including tel aviv, and southern israeli communities close to the border to gaza. >> michael: now in terms of fire power this is a very lopsided conflict. gaza is outgunned by the israelis. israel has drones and missiles to fire rockets into gaza. and fight necessary gaza has unsophisticated rockets largely made by the fighters themselves. those rockets are often inaccurate and gaza still has no tanks, air force or navy. israel controls all of gaza's borders, shore lines and air space.

many believe if the ground offensive goes head there will will be more casualties. >> on the one hand you're likely to see if you have a ground offensive you'll see more palestinian casualties. and you'll also see i think greater potential for israeli casualties, which in turn is likely to escalate the situation even further. israel has essentially zero tolerance policy for taking casualties. we'll see an intensification. so you will have air, sea and ground owe financessive being carried out on a population that is largely defenseless. certainly even hamas with its stock pile of rockets, their arsenal is m microscopic in

compared to israel's military force. it's hugely one side: that fact alone makes it incumbent on the international community to put an end to it. >> michael: spokesperson said that the offensive could have been avoided. >> reporter: for three weeks prior to the israeli announcing this situation there was a dramatic escalation in the number of missiles rockets fired from gaza into israel and indiscriminately into neighborhoods. had was answered with nothing. so if you're comparing military might it was hamas and their cronies firing on israeli civilians with zero response. and for three weeks we said to them, quiet will be answered with quiet. calm will be responded to with calm. this was publicly and privately we sent this message. this message was rejected out of hand by hamas, and it is totally

unnecessary to where we are today. we would like three things. the first thing we would like to do is bring back a sense of calm and bring back the hamas, and palestinian islamic jihad and other renegade groups to stop firing on our civilians. the second thing we would like to do, unlike past occasions that two years ago, five years ago, we're not particularly in the mood of putting a band aid on this problem. we would like to dismantle the terror machine which has been built up by the hamas and by others. and the third thing we would like is to get back to negotiations with the palestinians. let me be clear, the palestinian people are not our enemy. we would like nothing more than to resolve our differences with them and the arab world at large. it is within our mutual benefit and interest. >> michael: the united nations security council are not sure

what to do, we have updates from the united nations. >> reporter: the security council has been discussing gaza but they have not been able to come up with the wording of a statement on the conflict at the moment. i'm toll that's because the proposed wording drawn up by the jordanians was opposed by the u.s. the arab ambassador is very angry about this. they've now gone away and produced their own draft of a resolution. it's not clear when they'll circulate that draft, but when it is it will present a problem for the u.s. you have a draft resolution calling for immediate see cease-fire, and that's not something that the president has called for himself. the u.s. will have to decide whether to veto that resolution or abstain. >> michael: james bays reporting from the united nations.

presidential elections is causing secretary of state john kerry to put in overtime. he'll spend a second night in kabul. jennifer glasse has the story from afghanistan. >> reporter: afghans have high hopes that they'll be able to broker a resolution t, they're working on finding a solution of who will be the next president. karzai said the answer has to be agreed upon by both candidates and be in line with afghanistan law. kerry agrees. >> i'm here because the president obama of the united states of america i wants an unified stabilized afghanistan. we have high hopes that the

election will be resolved. >> reporter: they would review 43% of the vote. >> our commitment is to ensure that the election process enjoys the integrity tha. >> reporter: that's what the people want, too, faith in the process. some chain themselves together demanding a resolution. ghani's rival, abdullah abdullah said his priority is separating fraudulent votes from valid ones. he wants them reviewed from an independent third party. he doesn't trust the afghan commission in charge. the secretary of state is trying to find a resolution where the

people of afghanistan can trust the outcome. al jazeera kabul. >> michael: congress may not approve president obama's request for emergency funds. the house appropriations chairman said that the $4 billion request is too much. >> our border is not open to illegal migration, and our message to those who are coming here illegally, to those contemplating coming here illegally into south texas is we'll send you back. >> michael: he said the immigration agency will run out of money next month if congress does not approve the president's request. sheldon adelson, warren if you have bewarren buffet and

bill gates wrote, you don't have to agree on everything in order to corporate on matters in which you are reasonbly close to agreeing. it's time that this brand of thinking finds its way to washington. the cdc has transferred samples of germs recently. >> reporter: it raises questions about how safely the cdc is doing its work. it's director admitted to mistakes and called it totally unacceptable. >> i'm disappointed by what happened, and frankly i'm angry about it. the american people depend on us

24/7 to protect them. >> reporter: the case has raised questions about the agency's ability to handle deadly materials safely. in the case we knew about last month, dozens of cdc employees may have been exposed to anthrax. now in a new report the cdc also accidently shipped a dangerous strain of the bird flu to another lab. >> to put our workers is the risk is totally unacceptable. i'm upset, angry, i've lost sleep over this, and i'm doing everything possible to stop it. >> reporter: the c dc's report lists mistakes at several levels like scientists failing to follow safety requirements. but it does not list those responsible. >> it's a symptom of a broader problem of laboratory safety. we need to stop, reassess, fix

and make sure that we do everything humanly possible to make sure that events lick this never happen inned future. >> the cdc said as far as it knows no one has been infected as a result of these failures, and those responsible will be disciplined, but he has not said how. >> michael: the good news nothing came of those accidents. >> reporter: as far as i know so far. >> michael: thank you. the federal budget deficit is at its lowest level since the recession. the white house said it will drop to $583 billion, this comes the same day that the treasury department has $71 billion surplus in june. today is the last day detroit public employees and retirees have to vote on a restructuring plan. if the plan is voted down the city could find itself back to square one. bisi onile-ere is in detroit with a look at what is at stake. >> reporter: the city's restructuring plan is all about

eliminating billions of dollars of debt among many things if this plan is approved it would allow the city of detroit to reinvest in public services, many of which have been strained. but for voters these are people who are retirees as well as other creditors, this plan comes with a cost. >> reporter: thousands of detroit city workers, retirees and other creditors have had months to vote on the $18 billion debt cutting plan. now it all comes down to a yes or no vote. the results will play a pivotal role in what lies ahead for detroit's future determining how an once thriving city will emerge from bankruptcy. >> it's a huge deal for the pensions whether or not they're accepting what has been proposed by the city. >> reporter: the plan calls for retiree pensions reduced by 4%. reducing cost of living

structures increases for police and firefighters. if approved the state would kick in hundreds of millions of dollars. it's money that could offset pension cuts and protects art work at the city's renown museum. >> granted, there have not been many municipal bankruptcies, and no one has come up with this idea. it's somewhat fascinating and incredible. >> reporter: russ worked for the city for 15 years. are you worried? >> i'm not going to worry. >> reporter: he said 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 offer something fair and detroit's two retirement programs are urging

people to approve the plan. if not approved, cuts up to 30% or more. if it's approved the city will have crossed a major hurdle moving ahead. and those involved in this vote are required to mail their ballot to a consulting firm in california. we're told that the city will have until july 21st to make the results of this vote public. also today a judge ruled that all casino tax revenues generated in the city are off limits to creditors seeking money. that's a huge win for the city of detroit. bisi onile-ere, al jazeera, detroit. >> michael: still to come on al jazeera america, it looks like lebron james is rebuilding some of those bridges he burned a few years ago. his return to cleveland, his story still ahead.

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>> michael: amazon is serious about using drones for quick deliveries. the company asked permission

from the faa to test drones on private company. it is part of amazon's prime air. the company said using drones will allow them to deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less. las vegas is having it's worst drought in a generation. the restructuring plan storthe city has an ambitious plan to pipe water in from the north. but residents there aren't buying it. >> reporter: home on the range, and the skies are not cloudy all day. in nevada's cowboy country. a few hundred people living in old fashioned life ranching and farming in snake valley. in addition to raising life stop tom baker's family grows alfalfa, corn, barley, wheat and oats and uses it's limited resources to produce as much as

possible. >> water is a limiting factor for any kind of growth for agriculture, cities or industrial growth. if our water resources are depleted we'll lose things like this pretty meadow, and a lot of economic vie lability of the area. >> what tom baker worries about is this: 300 miles away a dehydrated las vegas has planned to build a pipeline running north that would access ground water in snake valley and suck the water out from under residents very feet. >> we are the economic engine of the state of nevada. it is a balance that you have to have. where you're going to allocate your resources to where they get the most benefits. >> reporter: locals consider this a water grab taking from rural nevada to support urban nevada. some call it a vegas pipe dream. but southern nevada believes

north jeff could provide a third of its water supply. and they say that they don't have as much water as las vegas believes. >> this is an area when the wind blows you can see the dust blowing. >> reporter: once marsh land, an earlier generation drained this place dry, it killed vegetation and wildlife. >> reporter: baker ranch is not alone. many have come together and the biggest vent of the year is this parade and festival. the event raises money for legal fees. in this story of david and goliath rural nevadaens believe the best way to win the battle is in court. >> we're in court at the state level and federal level. and we feel we have a very good chance in both areas. >> the environmentalists and ranchers generally aren't on the same page a lot of times.

and so we've had--it's brought us all together. >> reporter: the southern nevada water authority has spent millions of dollars buying up nearby ranches and their accompanying water rights. the bakers decided not to sell. >> we could make a lot of money, but we don't know what we would do with it, and the thought of selling, you know, we really don't want to do that. >> reporter: away from the glitz and glamour, the bright lights of las vegas lies the rest of nevada, also arid and dry. the people here will fight to keep their water before letting the desert swallow them up. melissa chan, al jazeera, snake valley, nevada. >> michael: journalist and civil rights leader john seigenthaler sr. passed away. he died surrounded by his family including our colleague john.

>> champion for civil rights, relentless defender of freedom of the press, adviser to the kennedy and mentor to a young al gore. john seigenthaler sr. was a journalist, confidant and witness to water shed moments in our history. born in nashville in 1927, seigenthaler was a voracio us reader. under seigenthaler the paper was fearless and hard-hitting whether uncovering corruption in the teamster's union, uncovering the klu klux klan or fighting segregation.

earth part of the kennedy's inner circle taking time off to work in washington. on the campaign trail his bond with the family would survive decades and assassinations. while running his paper seigenthaler did not just hire al gore as a reporter, he changed his life, calling gore with the tip that longstanding congressman was retiring seigenthaler's advice went right to the point. for what it's worth, he told gore, i think you ought to run. then there was the fight against injustice on the front lines of the civil rights movement. in 1961 seigenthaler was in birmingham, alabama, when a mob savagely attacked by freedom writers. trying to protect the girls black and white, he was kicked and knocked out with a lead pipe. i was out for 25 minutes, he said, i never felt the blow.

but his life was shaped by what he felt, what he did and how did he it. when he was a young reporter seigenthaler saved the life of a suicidal man about to jump off a bridge in nashville. earlier this year that very bridge was renamed after john seigenthaler sr. paul beban, al jazeera, new york.

>> michael: ththe conflict in gaza citizen on a knife's edge. this is the fourth day of israeli airstrikes on the palestinian enclave and there are fears that israel is preparing for ground assault. the diplomatic community is pushing for cease-fire but israel said it's not interested. >> no international pressure will prevent us from acting with all of our force against that

terror organization that is calling for our destruction. we'll continue to forcefully attack anyone who is trying to hurt us. >> michael: gazaens are firing roberts deep into israel. anotherly a quarter of the 500 palestinians killed have been children. israel's blockade of gaza has made life difficult. now it's air and sea offenses have made things worse. what hav have you seen once you pass into gaza? >> reporter: there is fear, there is panic on both sides. in israel all of those rockets that are flying here from gaza only, if you could hear that, there is another boom in the distance. all those rockets flying from here in gaza into israel, only 3% are actually reaching or landing in any kind of urban or

any kind of settled area. there is fear and panic on the israeli side. you see code red sirens, and you see people running for their lives into shelters. but on this side you have 1200 hits by israeli warplanes, israeli drones and israeli ships. some of those bombs are 200 to 300 pounds. the images and sounds you get from those are very different. >> reporter: when it comes this war, and this is war gazaens say, the most frequent sound is grief. [ crying ] >> reporter: the most frequent image is children missing their uncle or a woman mourning her husband. mohammed was a pious man, his family said. he spent time praying and helping dozens of nephews and nieces. he was 66. but his family admits that he helped palestinian fighters fire rockets. today an israeli pilot dropped a bomb on him and his entire community is calling him a

martyr. their silence shows their reverence. they commemorate his sacrifice. he said he helped fight tours help make money and he believed them. >> he was 66 years old, why would he want to die a martyr? >> our land, okay. ou >> reporter: mohammed's cousin. at the local mosque he says a traditional prayer and month ham's youngest relatives who have lived through airstrikes for four days come to show thanks. >> he educated his children. >> reporter: as the crowd of nearly a thousand walked out of the mosque they're reminded that in this war actually the most frequent sound is the loudest.

israeli bombs shake the earth, shockwaves travel through the spine. this one landed 300 feet away from us. and the aftermath? part of this video is too grizzly to show. that man in blue is carrying a dead toddler. [ crying ] >> reporter: israel said the target was a palestinian fighter. we saw one woman wounded. and the scars felt by the children who were just a few feet away. [ crying ] >> reporter: the women who were inconsolable. >> reporter: prayers were just ending as this strike happened. you can still smell the explosive powder in the air. there is a lot of tension right now because a mile down here,

just 30, 45 seconds ago there was yet another attack. >> reporter: israel vowed to step up its campaign. which means in this war there will be more sound and more images like today's. >> and in the streets behind me tonight there is absolutely no one. there i >> thank you, and stay safe. with us now is p.j. crowley forme. how likely do you think a ground invasion of gaza is at this point. >> there is pushing on both

sides to continue this conflict at least for the time being. along with this goes on the greater likelihood of escalation on one or both sides. >> the sooner one can achieve a cease-fire the better. one will come. we've gone through this cycle of violence before. you know, 2008-2009, you know, 2012. but as nick schifrin's reporting suggest that for the moment both sides seem to be intent on trying to inflict as much damage or terror on the other. to have the dialogue and try to find a way to at least first prevent further escalation, and second, find a way to achieve a cease-fire.

>> i do want to ask you about the potential for cease-fire. but you brought up a good point. both sides here are trying to inflict as much damage on the other. but as we've shown our viewers throughout this week and some video just now and earlier reporting, it's a very lopsided affair in terms of what israel could do militarily compared to what hamas can do. how much more damage do they need to inflict to make their point? >> the last time we saw this flare-up was in 2012. from israel's standpoint the damage inflicked two years ago gave them a period of calm. from hamas' standpoint what's unclear to me, what is their long-term solution here? hamas cannot defeat israel militarily. i think in hamas' case their agenda has more to do with the dueling visions of hamas and fattah of how you potentially

achieve a palestinian state. hamas' view is through armed violence or through violent resistence. fattah's path is through peaceful resistence. both of them are jockeying for position o ostensibly. and they will be competing with the israel. >> as we heard earlier israel said they will always defend themselves against the terrorist group they call hamas. president obama said they were prepared to help negotiate a cease-fire. but the last time when secretary of state hillary clinton went to the area, there was president morsi in egypt. obviously he's no longer there, and egypt no longer has the same

position in power. the u.s. will not talk to hamas because it considers it a terrorist group. >> that is a dilemma, michael, you're absolutely right. at some point israel will be opened to international efforts led by the united states, but the read questio real question is who will talk to hamas. president morsi did play a role. perhaps qatar will step up. perhaps turkey will step up. but there are mull. voices that need to help guide hamas. >> every is fearful of a ground invasion, that would be an escalation to this conflict. what is your biggest fear today as it relates to this current conflict? >> well, the dilemma is that

both sides lose here. we've seen this before. whenever you have peace negotiations fail or a political vacuum emerges there are always actors that will step in the breach, and that's what we're seeing now. if this feeds a belief on both sides that a two-state solution is not viable, that negotiations will not work, there is a body of politics who say they want peace, they want negotiations, but each does not believe the other is capable of reaching a fair settlement, you know, the real danger here is if you give up on the idea of a two-state slows and a negotiated slows, it's unclear where we go. >> form assistant secretary of state pj crowley. thank you for your insight this evening. >> thanks, michael. >> michael: in ukraine president poroshenko has vowed to hunt

down straightists believe to have killed ukraine troops. the government offered a peace fire, but the separatists refused. in cuba russian president vladimir putin is on tour. putin said he's hopeful that russian and cuban oil companies will begin to explore cuba's offshore oil soon. it will forgive cuba's $35 million. the rest of the 10% will go to officials. 10% of i a immigrants to

italy are children. to help house the immigrants officials have turned to private companies. >> reporter: they come from across the african continent and elsewhere. >> i travel to senegal. senegal to mali. and then from there cross the sahara. >> 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. around 6,000 unaccompanied minors have been rescued by the italian navy this year. the operation is costing the government $12 million every month. joust down the road is the naval

station. it's ships help bring rescued migrants to reception centers across the island. by far the biggest is in the countryside. it's guarded day and night by the military, and is run by private individuals who receive an estimated $47 per migrant per day from the state to care for them. if that's right, then it means the people running this center are getting more than $5 million per month to operate it. how much of that money is spent on the migrants is open to question. >> reporter: some ngos in sicily have criticized in practice. >> people who have never worked in the field of migrant reception are building up cooperatives just to get a share of this colossal business. >> reporter: the main worry of the migrants is how and where their journey will end.

al jazeera america sicily. >> michael: a suspected mexican cartel enforcer is in federal custody. m mary has thamaria ines ferre has that story and other storie. >> reporter: he was extra decided to san diego. he's charged with conspiracy to import and struggle drugs. he was arrested when trying to use a phoney passport in amsterdam. the texas man accused of killing six people collapsed in court today. ronald haskell fell to the ground twice as the prosecutor recited the charges against hip. the police say the 33-year-old was searching for his ex-wife when he forced himself into a house. he's accused of tying up four children and two adults and shoein shooting them. a 15-year-old survivor called the police.

>> reporter: an united auto workers created chapters in a volkswagen plant. it is unusually workers voted against the move this year. and glass companies and insurance agents are evaluating the damage from a recent hailstorm in nebraska. hail as big as baseball, acres of crops were flattened by the hail. >> michael: if it's not tornadoes its hailstorms. the midwest always gets hit by crazy weather in the summer. an invasive species is threatening california's orange crop. they'rthe techno folks are next to explain.

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>> a disease is damaging much of california's george crop. research has blamed a none native insect of spreading the disease. they're trying to bring in another bug to fight it. this is how the plan could work. >> reporter: california is responsible for 80% of the nation's fresh orange market. but scientists are concerned about a disease called citrus greening. it's already decimated thousands of ache necessary florida and is spread by a tiny bug. the california is placing its hopes on another tiny bug, a wasp from pakistan. this is the asia bug that feeds on the leaves. it has wings that it fly from

tree to tree. and it's full of bacteria. it puts the bacteria into the tree. >> reporter: mark is an entomologist at the university of california riverside. his search for the natural enemy to the bug took him to pakistan. >> i go back to the home range of the insect pest, where it evolved. we suspect that it is the indian sub continent. we've chosen an area within pakistan, the punjab region. it has a climate next to california. it's great for us. we want our natural enemies to be pre-adapted to the hot summers and cold winters. >> reporter: there in pakistan he found a wasp species. >> what we set up underneath the scope using camera and video screen, we hope to see that

biology in action. >> reporter: she's essentially laying an egg. >> that's what she's doing. she's laying the egg right now. >> reporter: and that egg gets laid. what happens to that larva? >> it will hatch and then the wasp larva will scrape away from the citrus. >> reporter: it weakens and eventually kills its host. >> you can see this female. she's starting to chew that in the head region o. >> michael: for more, marita, fascinating when you think about it, that you get a bug to kill another bug. we just saw another example of it. it basically lays an egg inside and then waits to kill the host. >> reporter: that's right. it's very sci-fi. this wasp from pakistan basically lays an egg under the

nymph. it is a stationary phase. they don't move. the wasp lays an egg underneath. as that egg hatches it begins to eat that nymph from the inside out. very sci-fi. very cool to see. >> michael: sometimes you do something to get rid of one problem and end up with another one. >> reporter: are there any environmental dangerous releasing these wasp into the california orange groves? >> reporter: that's always a concern. the technique being used here is biological control. you're using a living organism to control the populations of another living organism that is a pest in a certain area. and biological control bu biologists are very careful to ensure that th the organisms

they're using to feed on those pests, they only target them specifically. and when used properly it can be much more efficient and precisely targeted than other techniques, which are spraying the area with toxic chemicals, which is very imprecise. >> michael: how long would it take for them to do their work and we start to see healthier groves again? >> well, they've already been releasing the wasps in test areas. that's ongoing. they're doing it on a very small scale. it seems to be working. they're fairly efficient controlling the pests. but we have to remember this is not a silver bullet. this is not a cure. there is no cure for this disease. all these wasps are doing is targeting and efficiently killing the insect that carries the disease from plant to plant. so we really have to wait and see as far as a full recovery

for citrus. we need to come up with alternative techniques and approaches because this particularly one is really good at helping to keep the rates of infection down, but it's not going to cure the disease at a all. >> michael: so the pest needs to be concerned about the wasp. does the wasp have anything to be concerned about? >> reporter: it does. that's an interesting twist in the story. as you said in the story nothing in nature is simple. there is a cool twist here that you don't want to miss. >> michael: that's what we call a tease. thank you so much, and we look forward to the next episode of "techknow." you can check it out at 7:30 eastern and 4:30 pacific right here on al jazeera. now lebron is returning to ohio. then david shuster is in for ali

velshi on "real money." >> reporter: we'll take a closer look at the israeli conflict, and we'll look at start ups that cut through all the red tape. and long haul truckers, and how it could end up costing all of us if they don't find drivers soon. we'll have all of that on real money

>> michael: the king returns home to cleveland. that's what the fans are celebrating and lebron james announced he's leaving the miami heat for the cleveland cavalie cavaliers. james grew up in ohio and believed he would always return to finish his career. fans were burning his jersey when he left four years ago and team owner gilbert chastised him for it. >> reporter: with the letter that came out lebron wrote we watched him grow up right before

our eyes just in how he handled the situation. lebron james took his talents to south beach and became the nba's number one villain. cavalier fans felt betrayed by their native son, but now all is forgiven. i'm coming home was the post from lebron's instagram. lebron's decision was nothing like the fanfare of 2000. instead the two-time nba champ penning his letter to "sports illustrated" saying, my relationship with northeast ohio is bigger than basketball. i didn't realize that four years ago. i do now. my goal is still to win as many titles as possible, but what is important to me is bringing at least one trophy back to northeast ohio. lebron james returns to a team that has never won a nba title. this time around, no press

conferences, no party. lebron said its time to get back to work. safe to say he returns older and wiser. >> michael: absolutely. he was such a phenom at such a young age with the spotlight on him, it was hard for him not to obviously make mistakes growing up, but now he's back. but this decision does not effect just the cavaliers or heat, but the whole nba. >> everyone is trying to see what lebron is going to do. people have plans a, b, c, d, and e, now that he said he's going back to cleveland, we'll see where carmelo lands, chris bosh, we'll find out those things within the next few hours, maybe a day or two. we'll know that. basically everyone can make decisions in the front office. >> chris bosh reportedly signed a contract with miami, but it could be a trade.

let's talk about cleveland as a whole. a big move with lebron coming back. but you have johnny manziel there. >> it used to be the destination was new york or l.a. but now everyone is hot for cleveland. it's become a destination where other players will want to come play and now cleveland does not look bad. >> michael: now the indians will have to sign somebody. >> reporter: they have nick swisher. >> michael: a bigger flame than thaname than that. maria ines ferre is back, how crazy has it been on twitter today. >> reporter: very much, michael. the return, i'm coming back home to cleveland, some of the hashtags trending all day. this is what tristan thompson from the cavaliers wrote, welcome back, bro. your city awaits you.

and also this store put their merchandise with the words welcome home. and these fans are very happy. elated that lebron james is coming back, and they're really happy that they never burned their jerseys. take a look at what these fan reactions, including downtown cleveland. [ horns honking ] >> the king has returned! >> how do you unburn a jersey? if i put it on ice will it mend itself back together? >> hey-yo hey-yo. >> reporter: how are miami heat fans reacting? lebron's face was defaced on mural in miami. d wade came out saying we don't burn jerseys. we thank james for all that he

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