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to flee their homes. from the civil rites movement to journalism, a look at the life of editor and activist john seigenthaler senior. [ siren ] sirens blare in central jerusalem, a cloud of smoke could be seen in the distance as people run for safety through the main streets of jerusalem. in gaza, 154 palestinianians have been killed. more than 2,000 injured by the israeli air strikes. hospitals are seeing a steady rush of wounded victims, mostly women and children. once again the united nations is calling for a ceasefire, but for those caught in the conflict seconds can mean the difference between life and

death. here is an example, a small mortar smell exploding on the roof of a building. it's a warning called "a knock on the roof." in this video 57 seconds elapse before the building is hit by an israeli air strike. we added the clock and subtitles. the home owner got a telephone call 15 minutes earlier warping of the attack. an israeli official said families should receive knock on the roof several minutes in advance, not less than a minute.

the attack happening in 57 seconds. we have not received confirmation if anyone was killed or injured. al jazeera's correspondent spoke to a spokesperson about the israeli army about the warning shots given to gaza residents. >> we make is decision not to strike the terrorist, only the premises that he uses to guide the terrorist activities, we'll catch up with him later, i am sure. this is the idea. it's not just to strike the premises. if we could have taken the terrorist out individually, that would be the chosen path of action. >> the 135 people who have been killed in gaza, which includes the one-year-old baby and the 12 and 13-year-old members of someone's family, and any number of young people who are not hamas "terrorists", are they

collateral damage. does israel feel firing a warring shot, they are ab solved of responsibility of deaths. >> there's one party that cares about the people of gaza. it's not hamas. we tell the people "take cover, take cover for yourselves", we tell them "take cover." what do hamas tell people? provide cover for the rockets. this is a dilemma for where they place the rockets, where they place their people in hamas. >> you work for the israeli army. i want to know whether you feel firing a knock on the roof for effectively a warning shot, that israel is not responsible for indiscriminate killing. >> hamas created the aggravation of the situation. 10 days ago we appealed to hamas, please, calm will be met with calm. they chose aggression and to assault, attack and launch endlessly. >> for more on the latest

developments in gaza i want to bring in nick schifrin, in gaza city. it's been another dramatic day. >> it's been a diagrammatic day and -- dramatic day and night. we saw a threat to lauxg rockets -- lauxg rockets, an hour later they followed through. people were running for shelters and panic, and after one of the longest barrings, including a -- barrages, including a strike outside the house of senior police, killing 15 people, injuring more than 30. the israeli strikes are continuing. some like together are in response to rocket strikes. some are pinpointed at the leaders throwing rockets, launching rockets into israel, and all are punishing many families in gaza.

>> reporter: so the bomb landed between the two houses? for this 20-year-old, all that matter about the attack is he survived and his family didn't. >> translation: all of them were killed. and many other injured by a lot of shrapnel. >> reporter: on a hot night after a power cut he sat here with his parents, uncles, grandparents. at 11:30 the heat spiked. the sound was strong. my sister was not killed by the shrapnel, but the force of the explosion. an israeli missile was fired into the group. etch tide, he said how he survived, he was seated here, the bomb exploded onto the wall to the left and right.. >> translation: it's a miracle i'm alive. >> reporter: he brings me into his wife where his younger

brother recovers, with shop nel in the stom why can, and his -- shrapnel in the stomach, and his other brother in the shoulder. he shows me the shrapnel. >> may they rest in peace. >> who were they? >> the local head of local jihad, a group that the u.s. considers a terrorist organization. the drone didn't miss, it fired at him whilst surrounded by his family. israeli officials say these strikes are justified because he and others in hamas pose risk. . >> translation: hammals is hiding -- hamas is hiding first and foremost behind the palestinian citizens, and it is responsible for those harmed unintentionally. we consider someone is launching rockets. what is the fault of children or

unarmed. none of us is launching rockets. u.s. rail tarts people -- israel targets team launching rockets. families ask why much the cycle of violence is faster and deadly. you see pictures of gaza. it may seem calm, but off camera and this section here, behind me, there are a lot of attacks in the last five minutes. we counted four or five or six booms. before that we heard the sound of israeli helicopters, a major attack in north gaza. it's a violent night. >> so many live in fear. many who say they can't live in fear. the fighting conditions. >> is there a plan to get the people out. >> yes, this is an exodus happening three or four hours from now.

800 foreign nationals evacuated by the u.n., and all of their embassies. 7am, 8am. they'll meet at the crossing, which is the main crossing between gaza and israel. i spoke to some of them. some are ashamed to be leaving. they want to stay. they don't feel it's safe. some are fleeing. they are fearful of what is happening and want to get out as quickly as they can. >> you can understand why. thank you. nick mentioned the u.n. the u.n. security council drafted a statement on the conflict between the israelis and palestinians. it was adopted earlier. diplomatic editor james bays reports from the united nations. >> reporter: it took three days of tough negotiations not to come up with a legally binding resolution, but a statement. the u.s. objected to the wording suggested. in the end these were the words read out by the president of the security council. >> the security council members

called for deescalation of the situation, restoration of calm and reinstitution of the 2012 ceasefire. the security council members further called for respect for international humanitarian law, including the protection of civilians. the security council members also expressed the support for the resumption of direct negotiations between the israelis and palestinians, with an aim of achieving a comprehensive peace based on the 2-state solution. >> reporter: arab ambassadors wanted something tougher and came up with a draft resolution calling for an immediate durable and fully respected ceasefire. it's important the word immediate is lacking in the statement, and the palestinian

ambassador to the u.n. said the statement had taken too long. >> we worked all night long. we hoped to have this position declared last night. but the reality in the security council led to officially adopting it at 12 o'clock today. we will obvious closely whether israel will abide by the calm. we hope they do. if they don't, we have a lot in our arsenal and we will not allow the security council to rest. >> reporter: diplomacy continues. i'm told the egyptian, qataries and the turks are involved in the negotiation, as is, the former as is tony blair, the u.k. coordinator on behalf of the middle east quartet. and john kerry is on his way to

vienna for talks on iran's nuclear programme, and will discuss gaza. it's worth bearing in mind binyamin netanyahu said his country will not bow to international pressure. >> james bays reporting from the united nations. >> i spoke to the managing editor of "the world policy journal", and said the urgencies in fighting -- the increase in fighting is inevitable. >> you had an israeli prime minister saying they will not sit at netting table if hamas is there. peace talks broke down. what happens. an israeli-palestinian conflict. violence resumes. >> and violence sparked after the death of four teens, what is the deeper issue behind the death. >> i think one of the key issues is that immediately binyamin netanyahu blamed hamas for the death of three israeli teenagers, before the evidence

was collected, and today it's debatable. attacks began. what is critical to understand is that hamas's strong hold has been gaza, not the west bank. having a hold in the west bank limbing mices attacking on all fronts. then you have a retall tory attack. we talk about israeli extremists. they don't always make the headlines. you have a 17-year-old boy killed, and everyone takes notice. it's a spark that set off the conflagration. we invite you to stay with us, in a few minutes we'll look at the israel-gaza conflict on al jazeera america. turning our attention to iraq. kurdish forces took two major oil fields outside of kirkuk. it's the latest territorial grab from kirds trying to -- kurdistan, trying to achieve independence from baghdad.

zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: we are 200km from the iraqi capital. road signs means little. the country is divided into kurd, shia and sunni areas. the divide is not clear. this is a road to reach forces. the kurds don't control it. it cuts through territory under the control of sunni fighters, including the islamic state. we reach two provinces, a distribute that is disputed 2010 the kurds and baghdad. for kurdish officials, this was a message from the central government in baghdad. the iraqi army may have abandon abandoned positions during a sunni attack. the iraqi army used planes to

attack the neighbourhood. two people, including an 11-year-old girl were kill. >> we are afraid there'll be more air strikes. the government offered an apology. it is not enough. >> kurdish officials are confident that iraqi forces cannot return to the region. >> yes, it is a threat. we take it seriously. maliki does not have much power. the islamic state is between us and them. he should attack them first, and then us. >> but kurds do have other enemies on the ground. this is an ethnically and religiously mixed distribute. a double car bombing targeted a checkpoint close to a marketplace. people blamed the self-declared islamic state group for the attack. that group, and other sunni armed factions are controlling territory less than a kilometre

from the district center. for now the kurds are holding their ground, homing to include the region in the future state. the defenses they are building cannot prevent enemies from entering. because this front is also a crossing point used by civilians. closing this rode will antagonise those in the surrounding region. one road leads to tikrit, sunni control, and other to shia controlled baghdad. the kurds want the land. sunnis and shias will not accept a divided iran. the iraqi oil ministry called on the kurd to withdraw from the oil fields or face consequences. i spoke with the iraq correspondent for "the independent", in london. and he said there's little reason for the kurds to believe baghdad would follow through with a threat. >> threats from baghdad weigh

less and less. if you are in the o ministry in -- oil ministry in baghdad, could you drive to kirkuk? you couldn't. i.s.i.s. is in between you and the kurdsful they are not really in a position to make effective threats. they can make it difficult to sell the oil. it's complicated for the kurds. possession is 90% of the la in this case. it's impossible to see what baghdad an do to stop the kurds taking over the oil feeds. his book "the jihadist returns", will be on sale on july 28th. >> secretary of state john kerry went to kabul to mediate an agreement in the presidential run off. abdullah abdullah, and ashraf ghani accused each other of electoral fraud.

both agreed to abide by a deal brokered by secretary of state john kerry. >> we anticipate that a number of weeks will be taken, and it's been requested that president hamid karzai and afghan institutions postpone the inauguration. the winner was scheduled to be sworn in three weeks from today. 8 million ballots are expected to be reviewed. >> strong words from the president of ukraine. vowing to find and destroy pro-russian fighters who launched several deadly missile attacks killing several soldiers. hundreds of civilians were sent looking for safety. we have more from sot hydler in -- scott heidler in donetsk in eastern ukraine. >> it's the escalation everyone has been bracing for. fighting arrested the west. killing four people overnight. >> at 3:30 in the morning, we

sat outside on the bench when hit by a wave of explosions. 10 of us were thrown into it basement by the heat of the explosion. it was so scary. >> the rocket attacks continued into saturday. it's unclear who fired, but a separatist fighter base is close to the four buildings hit. >> this is a main road going south. hundreds of cars and trucks lined up the lead as it braced for confrontation. a lot of people made the decision to leave. fighting on saturday came closer to the city. >> i wept home from the office -- i went home from the office and brought the family. >> on the other side of the city the 327 train to moscow was getting ready to leave. the thumping of mortar round could be theired in the distance as -- be heard in the distance.

one of good buys was this family. they sent off the women and children. she and the men stayed behind to protect the homes. her daughter tells her they do not want to leave. >> translation: we don't know what will happen. we hope they don't bomb donetsk. our hopes are weak. >> as the family pulls out of the station for a 24 hour journey to moscow, the next time they speak the situation on the ground could be different. next on al jazeera - as the conflict between israel and gaza escalates, we look at where both sides can go from here. plus, banning plastic bags. cities across america are kerbing their use to save the environment. why lawmakers have having trouble making the switch. remembering the life of a

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the death toll in gaza stands at 154 with 1,000 wounded. let's look at the situation. the gaza square has seen his share of strife. let's get some background. >> reporter: the bible says de-lylea betrayed some son in baghdad. under the u.n.'s 1947 plan it was supposed to be a new arab country. palestinians rented the plan. israel -- rejected the plan. israel formed a new country. war followed. it was reduced to a small strip of land, 25 miles long, 4-8

miles wide. it was flooded by refugees from the fighting. tents turned into homes and camps that new endured for generations. the 6-day war of 1967 brought a new occupier - israel, and a second wave of the refugees. the population swelled, making gaza a densely populated place. settlements - illegal under international law - swallowed up swaths of the strip. a glummer of hope was this 1993 white house handshake. [ cheering and applause ]. >> reporter: sealing the oslo accord and ending an infit arda, a revolt ending in gaz e. yasser arafat had plans for a peace process leading to the establishment of a palestinian state. but that was over-20 years ago. from 2000 to 2003 the second

interfada shattered the last shreds of goodwill. no longer were palestinians willing to travel to work in israel. unemployment soared. more than 1.5 million, mostly refugees were relipt on the united nations -- reloint on the united nations -- reliant on the united nations for bases - clean water, food and medical needs. in 2005 israel withdrew its soldier, but kept control of entrance, the coast line and the air. after hamas won an election in the strip in 2006, the isolation deepened with israel cutting gaza off from the outside world. israel insists the navy and air force must control sea and skies for its own security. hamas fighters live and lunch rockets. the retaliatory air strikes are targeted. it's difficult in a densely packed area.

casualties are common. there are few bomb shelters. buildings collapse during bombardment. trapping families. there are few places to run or hide. let's take a look at what's happened in the last few days of fighting. over the past week there has been air strikes causing 100 fatalities across the gaza strip. as we said a moment ago, the death toll stands at 154 with more than 1,000 others wounded. to give you a sense of the scale, let's look at the 24 hours between friday and saturday morning gaza time. here is a breakdown. in north gaza israeli aircraft launched 57 air strikes killing nine palestinians and wounded 77. 28 were children. >> after midnight a drone attacked a number of civil yabs in a refugee camp killing four

civilians. in gaza city 43 air strikes killed 11. at 5 o'clock a plane destroyed a 3-storey house in which six families live. further south 35 air strikes killed six and wounded 41, including 13 children and four women. three occurred yesterday around noon, when a drone attacked a vehicle killing two people and wounding a 5-year-old girl who decide in the hospital. a similar number of air strikes have resulted in nine deaths, 12 houses destroyed. on the gazan border rafa saw its own strikes where 28 were wounded, including five children and eight women. as you can see the numbers are staggering. earlier i spoke with scott andrews. he works agency for pal stipe in gaza -- palestine in gaza.

>> before the violence unemployment was over 40% in gaza, with a recent challenge of the former government to pay salaries, the people that are unemployed, unpaid is over 50%. the situation is dire. people have eight hours of electricity, eight hours to battle electricity, pumping water, problems with sewerage. the situation is intolerable for most people in gaza. >> you talk about the destruction since last week, a hospital, three clinics. are the civilians injured being properly cared for? >> to the extent they can. prior to the conflict the situation of medical care in gaza was dire. over half the drugs needed were not in stock. many of the disposables were not in stock. the world health organization has been doing a lot of work and we are looking at stocks to see what we could donate to the

workings to provide -- world health organisation to provide material to see that people refused proper treatment. the main hospital has gone through 55% of its medical supplies. why are we not seeing more supplies entering gaza? >> the biggest matter is funding. supplies are not free. it requires donations. the economic and financial challenges of the palestinian authority are well documented. qatar donated $5 million for medical supplies for gaza. the political divide and funding played a large role in the health care system deteriorating to the point it has. if we shift to emergency mode, it's going to become a challenge for us funding wise. we are $22 million short of the emergency food programme implementation and $1 million to

provide nonfood items to help people at the shelter dash dark things like mattresses, blankets, essentials that you need to take care of people that flee their homes. >> we see the imedges -- images of homes destroyed and families picking through the rubble. how many have of the displaced will you shelter. >> we have not opened shelters, but we have people seeking shelter in schools at night. our fear is if a ground incursion came into gaza, well over 50,000 would be displaced. that puts a strain on any u.n. agency. >> despite the violence people are still showing up for work. how are the people there getting information? >> the same way as everyone else. a lot of things come over the tv. social media is prominent. twitter, facebook are the two most prominent things where people get their information,

and the satellite. >> from what you witness on a daily basis, what do you see for the future? >> with the political situation as it stands currently, no one could predict what would happen. what i hope is that both sides would return to the netting table and -- negotiating table and through peace talks find a solution to end the conflict and give people a dignified life. >> i want to look at the aftermath of the air strikes. stefanie dekker was at the scene of a hard-hit area. >> it's in the small details where you see lives interrupted on the edge of that building. half of it - you see stickers on the wall, and towels, something when israel strikes here, there is no time for people to get out. sometimes it issues a warping strikes and a warning call, but there is no escape if you are in here. the scope of devastation is huge. entire half of this building has fallen apart. you can see on the back, that's

another building, apartments half blown out. if we look through the rubble again, signs of who used to lie here. there's toys to the left. there's a baby pram. so it really tells you that families are absolutely affected by this relentless bombing campaign. the civilian death toll is rising. women and children amongst the dead. even though israel says it's a military campaign against the different armed factions here, it is the people who are biping affected -- being affected. they are terrified and many tell you they are discarded by arab countries, the international community, this is something they need to put up with. they are petrified about how this will play out. >> joining me is executive director of the palestine director in washington d.c. good to have you with us. >> good to be with you. >> i want to start with the u.n.

ban ki-moon told the security council that gaza cannot afford another full-blown war. i want your thoughts on the situation. are we on the brink of a full-blown war. >> well, it seems that things are escalating in that direction, unfortunately. i think that the statement that you just repeated is absolutely correct. the situation in gaza is tremendously dire. prior to the event of the past week there's a lack of trusty due to the siege. 90% of the water in gaza is contaminated and unsafe for human consumption. the land area in gaza is no longer sufficient over the long term to produce the necessary food for the people in the gaza strip , and they continue to be reliant, of course, on imports

from the outside, which are regularly denied. in fact, international agencies who satisfied the situation doubted that gaza can even subsist past 2020, given current trends. so, of course, another war, continued bombardment of the gaza strip and the civilian population will add to that already present devastation. >> we know the u.s. is ready to facilitate a ceasefire. what about the united nations, can they do more, should they do more in. >> well, i think the united states has a very important role to play, precisely because they are the only ones that can rein in the israelis, and the israelis are creating and controlling the dynamics of violence. because escalation is mostly determined by the ability to inflict casualties, and what we have seen so far, of course, and the extremely disproportionate

death toll is that it's the israeli side that retake place a monopoly on the ability to inflict casualties. we have seen over 160 palestinians killed, and no fatalities on the israeli side. the most important thing, i think, that needs to happen now is an immediate end to the bombing of the civilian population of gaza, particularly the practice of bombing the homes of civilians while their entire families are inside. this contributed to this death toll, a huge death toll in which the majority of the people are civilians. 50% of the population of gaza are children. and 75% are, of course, woman and children. so the fast majority is not militants in any way. when you indiscriminantly bomb houses, if there are people inside affiliated with one

faction for the other, you'll end up with a death toll that can never be justified. >> we see a number of women and children that have been kill. how to you break the cycle of violence? i think everyone is calling for an end to the violence. >> first and foremost you need a ceasefire. it cannot look like cease fires established in the past. it has to be different. there was a ceasefire in november of 2012. the first rocket that left gaza into israel after that was 30 days later. during that period the israelis fired multiple times killing two palestinians, injuring 40 others and detaining dozens of fishermen and creating land incursions into gaza. unless the israelis are accountable, it's impossible for a ceasefire to stick. we know the israelis can hold palestinians accountable through a massive military force if

there are violations on the palestinian side. who is there to hold the israelis accountable. >> you mentioned in 2012. egypt played a major role. would you agree this is a different diplomatic scene today? >> i don't think it's relevant. there has been plenty of agreements between hamas and israel through, an egypt that is not dominated by the muslim brotherhood. which i assume is what you are referring to. mubarak's egypt brokered the 2008 cease fire, and he was no friend to hamas. we saw, of course, the military regime before the election of mohamed mursi, brokered the agreement for the release of gilad shall eat and 1,000 prisoners in exchange in 2011. the channels are there. what is needed a the political

will to rein in the israelis who are unleashing havoc on the population. >> where do we go from here? how can we have peace when you have two sides with different end goals, different views on the right to exist? >> the important thing it to get a ceasefire. from that point forward to not forget about the swags. the eyes of the -- situation. the eyes of the world are on the gaza strip , palestine. once there's a ceasefire, and ultimately there will be, we can't take our eyes away. once the rockets stop, the colonisation of palestine does not. until it's reined in, the cycle will continue. there has to be account ability for violations of international law and human rite abuses happening throughout palestine. i think there are mechanisms to deal with that and the

international community can play an important role. >> certainly hope so. certainly appreciate your time this evening. >> thank you for having me. still ahead on al jazeera america - florida cities want to keep plastic bags off the beaches. state legislature is stopping in their way. -- standing in their way.

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each month? have you thought about how climate change can effect your grocery bill? could rare minerals in china effect your cell phone bill? or, how a hospital in texas could drive up your health care premium. i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. al jazeera's anchor john seigenthaler suffered a personal lose that many sell. his father john seigenthaler passed away at the age of 86. he made a mark in joumpism and shaped civil rites movement. paul beban has the story. >> reporter: champion for civil rites, advisor to the kennedys, and meant or to young al gore. john seigenthaler senior was a

journalist, confident apt and witness to watershed moments in our nation's history. born in nashville in 1927 he was a vor ashes reader, chasing stories at an early age, becoming editor-in-chief of his high school paper. after serving in the air force and marrying he landed a job at the tennesseean where he would be made editor. under john seigenthaler the paper was fearless and hard-hitting - whether upcovering corruption in the crownion, exposing the klux or aggressively covering the fight to end segregation. he had a love for news, and for politics. he was part of the kennedy family's inner circle, taking time off from journalism to work in washington and on the campaign trail. the bond with the family would survive decades and assassinations. while running his paper john seigenthaler didn't just hire al gore as a cub reporter, he

changed his life. calling gore with a tip that a long-stopping congress member was retiring john seigenthaler's advice went to the point. for what it's worth "i think you out to run." then there was a fight against injustice on the front lines of the civil rights movement. john seigenthaler was in birmingham when a mob savagely attacked a bus load of freedom writers. trying to protect a group of girls, black and white, john seigenthaler was kicked and knocked out when hit in the head with a lead pipe. i was out for 25 minutes, he said. never felt the blow. but his life and the lies he touched were shaped by what john seigenthaler felt, what he did, and how he did it. when he was a young reporter, john 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 senior. >> crayis the author of " -- clay is the author of "the bill of century", and shared john seigenthaler's impact. >> i would have to say his actions in alabama during the freedom rides. for him to go down and put himself in the middle of that situation, and try to protect one of the freedom writers and be beaten and sent to the hospital. that was beyond the call of duty, beyond something most journalists would never mind themselves in the middle of. he followed his moral compass. he was the definition of the crusading journalist. he was a strong democrat. he had no fear taking on special interests, people that may have agreed with him on policy issues. he was fearless, taking on

corrupt politicians, and anything that went against the public interest. >> there were not a lot of people that stood out as having made the right choices. and yet he is someone who, for whatever reason, because of his education or a particular set of experiences in his background, he saw the rite way forward. it's inspiring for people that might look at a situation like that and say that it's hopeless, why would whites go the other direction. there were few journalists active in media and politics and involved in the civil rights movement. our thoughts with our colleague john and his family. we'll be right

[ ♪ theme ] here we go, the world cup finals tomorrow will end the month of some incredible matches. there were a few minor problems throughout the tournament. it will be little consolation for fans of the host country's teams. brazil lost the battle for third against the netherlands. it was not close of the netherlands won 3-0, scoring early. we have one more game to decide who reigns as the champions. argentina and germany face off in rio de janeiro, a game billed as a clash between the best team, germany, against the player, argentina's lionel messi. jeremy has a -- germany has a better record but lionel messi is a leading scorer. we have to bring in jessica taff. this will be a class game. >> absolutely.

lionel messi versus the machine. it will be the third time the teams came together for a world cup final. germany won the last meeting. a win on sunday means more than lifting a trophy, it's a victory that could lift a nation. >> they are two different teams that took just as difficult ermgent paths to get to the world cup final in brazil. germany embarrassed the host country, blowing them out 7-1, handling them a first world cup loss on home soil. argentina arrived on a winning and a prayer courtesy of a penalty shoot-out win giving them the edge in a 0-0 draw over the netherlands. it doesn't matter how you get to the time. history cares about the result. one game will determine how a team or player is remembered. the weight of a county for lionel messi is on his back. the four-time world player has four goals, but has not scored in the last three games.

if lionel messi can lead argentina to its first world cup title. he'll join the ranks of the greats like pele and maradona. as for germany, it's not one man, but an army using pip point passing precision to be the highest scorers in world cup history. a win for the machiner aces the near -- machine erases the nooer misses. and mark the first world cup won by a european team. who will lift the 2014 world cup - the best defense or offense. it depends on your philosophy. one thing is for certain. the world will be watching. >> you mentioned brazil lost. the only thing that can make it worse for the home country is if argentina takes down germany in their own backyard. >> they'll say "what did we do

wrong?" >> they'll wave a general jp flag. >> -- german flag. >> any predictions? >> i think germany is a better team but argentina has almost a home base. >> all we need now is perfect weather. >> there you go. >> kevin corriveau joins us with the forecast. >> perfect weather in rio de janiero. we said before that it will be clear and 74. how perfect is that. better that what we see across the united states. talk about extremes. highs, lows, flooding, as well as severe wedding coming up in the next couple of days. let's look at what it happening in the north-west. we are in a heatwave. temperatures coming down from what we have seen. portland oregon is at 93. redding, california, is in the triple digits. tomorrow we expect the textures to stay how they were. monday we will see them creeping

up higher. almost 110 degrees in ring. seattle, washington 91. normally we see the high for seattle at 72 degrees. the textures above average -- temperatures above average. and later in the week will we see them come down. across the north we see severe weather breaking out. there's a couple of things happening. there's colder air coming in from the north. meeting up with air from the south. along the boundary is where we see severe weather. sunday, it will be across the ohio river valley. that will move to the south, towards kentucky and peninsula. that's where we expect to see weather breaking out and tornados. flooding will be a problem across the north-east. anywhere from massachusetts to new jersey where we could see 4-6 inches of rain. that will continue. watch the temperatures come down in new york. in minneapolis, a high of 80

degrees, look at the temp turs, getting to 63 degrees. we are watching the next storm. this storm is turning into a tropical storm, it will be a typhoon, over the next couple of days. it's making its way towards the philippines, it may happen in the next 3.5 days. it could be equivalent to a category 2 hurricane. the philippines does not ham it well. >> back to the u.s., storms moving east. are they fast mogg. >> no -- mav. >> no -- moving. >> no, they are slowly. actor tracy morgan is out of rehab a month after a deadly car crash. the former "saturday night live" star suffered injuries. james mcnair, comedian, was killed. never passenger was injured.

on thursday tracy morgan sued wal-mart. he alleges the driver fell asleep at the wheel and claims wal-mart should have known the driver had been up 24 hours before the crash. the last surviving original member of the ramones passed away. he was tommy ram own, the founding drummer. on, the foundg drummer. he influenced a generation of rockers. they formed in 1974 and was acknowledged as the inventors of punk rock. they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2002. still to come: shoulding down, why a major casino is closing its doors.

>> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. another dommino is expected to fall in the atlantic city gambling business. this time trump plaza is reportedly set for closure.

lay offs are set to go out on monday. if the casino shuts down atlantic city would have lost a third of gambling operations. analysts point to pennsylvania and other states gambling as the region. americans use many plastic bags each year. cities are passing laws restricting their use. in florida there's a law banning the mapping of plastic bags. >> reporter: beneath the palm trees hugging the coastline there's this muck created by man. a few times a week david tries to clean up after the carelessness of others, by picking up buckets of garbage. he focuses on what he calls urban tumble weed or plastic bags. >> the whole concept of single use plastic bags is ludicrous.

it's laziness that people don't bring reusable shopping bags with them. >> reporter: according to the earth policy institute 170 cities or countries have laws banning or curtailing the use of plastic bags. in florida, home to beaches, a state law prohibits cities from passing laws that will restrict for ban plastic bags are. florida state senator has been trying to change that for the last three years. >> it's a no-brainer. the obstruction was the industries. elementary schoolkids inspired the bill. plastic bags are not biodegradeable and can kill marine life. they wrote to city officials calling for a ban. the florida legislature is not budging. this spring there was teffifies against -- testifying against

banning the ban on bags. >> we thing this send a wrong message. >> when it comes to keeping plastic bags out of the waterways. the florida department of environmental application said outrite bans produce the fastest result. >> i'm trying to make sure the beaches, the streams, the rivers - that we have in the state, are around for generations to come. in the meantime volunteers will battle with an attitude no law can eliminate. people using the ocean as a garbage can. >> you want to larn more? there's more about the story on the website. for the full report visit aljazeera.com. he was the mysterious masked man that fought injustice in the old west. today the lone ranger outfit worn by clayton moore was sold in a texan option fixing $195,000 to an undisclosed boir.

it was a popular radio show and tv show running from 1949 to 1957. that will do it for this hour. thank you for joining us. i'm thomas drayton in new york. i'll be back with another hour of news at 11:00pm eastern. "consider this" starts now. president obama goes to texas, but not to the border as members of his own party worry the immigration crisis could turn into his katrina. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this", that story and more ahead. . >> the white house is preparing to ask congress for $2 billion in emergency relief. >> it's our view that that's likely that most of those kids will not qualify for humanitarian