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is laid to rest in his home country. and how your seafood dinner may be the result of slave labour. in jerusalem sirens blare as a cloud of smoke is seen in the distance. a threat of rocket attacks september people running for safety through the main streets of the city. in gaza 163 palestinians have been killed, more than 1,000 injured by the israeli air strikes. the israel gaza conflict is entering day six. the israeli army launched 1,000 air strikes. as we mentioned a moment ago, the death toll in gaza stands at 163. that is according to gaza's

health ministry. of those 29 are children under the age of 18. we also know that at least seven of the casualties have been palestinian fighters. al jazeera's john hendren gives us an up-close look of what it's luke to come under missile -- like to come under missile in gaza. >> reporter: at 6am a warning "get out." a neighbour records what happiness next in this mobile phone video. a warning rocket from an israeli drone strikes the roof, then this. one minute and 10 seconds later this is all that was left of the this is increasingly a tactic of

the israeli military where a little over a minute can mean the difference between this family's life and death. somehow every member of the family makes it out alive. neighbours acknowledge some work for hamas. >> anyone who does this is not normal. there should be retaliation for everything that we do. war brings war. in some cases neighbours say there was no warning. five were killed by an air strike on friday in rafa. >> translation: they have no idea. the israelis give them no warning to evacuate from the building. they didn't send a warning rocket. the israeli army calls them operational sites. the neighbours call them friends, homs. few institutions are untouched. this is what is left of the mosque, where an air strike injured 22.

they hit more than 22 government buildings. we don't know why israel is attacking the buildings. >> late saturday the brigades, the military winning of hamas warns it will strike tel aviv with a powerful rocket. the israeli army says the iron dome defense system explodes in mid air. a fourth lands in a field. the israeli army warns it will send messages urging them to lead their homes for its own safety. it's unsafe to be near hamas. >> with more rockets soaring out of gaza and strikes from air and warships, neither side seems to be talking about a ceasefire. earlier our correspondent spoke to an israeli spokesperson about warning shots given to gaza residents. >> we make a decision not to

trike the terrorist, but the premises that he uses to guide the terrorist activities, we'll catch up with him laters, i am sure, this is the idea, not just to strike the premises. indeed, if we could take the terrorist out individually, that would we the chosen path of action. >> the 135 people killed in gaza, including the one-year-old baby, and the 12 and 13-year-old members of someone's family and any number of young people that are not hamas, "terrorists", are they collateral damn. does is recall feel by -- israel feel by firing a warning shot. they are ab solved of death. >> there's a party that cares about the people of gaza. it's not hamas. we tell our people to take cover four yourselves. we tell them take cover. what do hamas tell their people? to provide cover for the

rockets. this is is the dilemma, where they place their rockets, in the courtyards of the mosques. >> i want to know whether you feel firing a knock on the roof, a warning shot effective i says that israel is not responsible for indesgrim nate killing. >> hamas created the aggravation of the killing. we appealed to hamas, calm will be met with calm, they shows aggression, to assault, attack and launch. >> many of the israeli air strikes in gaza are pinpointed attacks targeted at leaders. the families are often victims themselves. nick schifrin reports from gaza. >> tonight has been the deadliest night of the conflict. there's no signs that either side is interested in a ceasefire. >> the bomb landed between the two houses. >> for this 20-year-old all that marts about the attack is -- matters about the attack is he

survived, his family didn't. >> translation: all of them were killed and many others injured by shrapnel. >> reporter: on a hot night after a power cut he sat here with his parents, uncle, grandmother and brothers. 11:30pm the heat spiked and the souped was like -- souped was like 1,000 thunder claps. >> the souped was strong. my sister was not culled by the shrapnel, but the force of explosion. >> an israeli drone fired two missiles into the group. everyone decide except he and his two brothers. he showed me how he survived. sitting against the wall there, the om place without shrapnel marks. the bomb exploded to the left and rite. >> it's a miracle i'm alive. >> reporter: he brings he into his home where his younger brother recovers. he has shrapnel through his stomach, and his younger brother through the shoulder. he shows me the shrapnel. he's not sure if he can sit here

again. >> translation: i remember everything, everything. may they rest in piece. >> who were they, other than his family. his uncle was the local head of islamic jihad, a group that the u.s. considers a terrorist organization. the israeli drome didn't miss. he was fired at while surrounded by his family. israeli officials say spikes are justified. he and hamas pose risks. >> translation: hamas is hiding first and foremost behind palestinian citizens. it is responsible for those harmed unintentionally. >> translation: i would consider someone launching rockets, but what's the fault of children and the unarmed. >> israel will target people launching rockets. families and gaza will ask why. and the cycle of violence is

getting faster and deadlier. >> the u.n. security drafted a non-binding resolution regarding the israeli palestinian conflict. the current president of the security council spoke out against the escalating violence. >> the security council members expressed serious concern regarding the crisis related together and the protection and welfare of civilians on both sides. security council members say both sides reflect international law and called for a deescalation of the situation. >> the immediate objective before us and also on the basis of this position by the security council is to have an immediate ceasefire. >> the u.n. says it supports direct negotiations between the israelis and palestinians. we want to take a life look at gaza city.

it is day break, about 6:09. all is quiet op day six of the israeli gaza conflict. day break leads to another day of violence with rockets flying overhead. we invite you to stay with us. in a few moments we'll look at the u.s. rail gaza conflict k israel-gaza conflict here in al jazeera america. >> in neighbouring syria the government is dropping barrel bombs. the city is seeing fiercest fighting sings the beginning of the civil war. the effect of the bombs are devastating. we have this report. >> reporter: it's an almost daily horror. the frantic scramble to find survivors and for some the apping wish of finding people they love among the dead. >> the old city of aleppo has been a flashpoint in syria's conflict. for more than 10 months the

government used an indiscriminate barrel bomb as a weapon of choice. human rights says the boms are inadequate with little chance of hitting targets. they have hit and killed hundreds. >> ramadan days are full of blessings. our lives are more difficult every day. the people of aleppo are holding their grouped, no matter how much bashar al-assad pounds, destroys and murders us. the young children will grow up and continue the struggle. >> in the midst of the struggling there have been moments of joy. we see here the head of 2-month-old baby. for 16 hours rescuers dug through the debris to reach a baby girl and bull her out.

it's a miracle. her injured mother was rescued after. the video put out by a group calling itself the aleppo defense cannot be independently verified. >> despite the hardship, men muss limbs say -- many muslims say they'll observe ramadan. the faithful break their fast after a day without food or water. relief agencies in aleppo offer meals for those that cannot. >> turning to ukraine, where the president promised vep gens for the death -- vengeance for the death of 20 soldiers, vowing to find and destroy pro-russian soldiers that launched attacks. the blast spent hundreds scurrying to safety, many crossing the border into russia. we have more from scott heidler in donetsk. >> it's the escalation everyone

has been bracing for. fighting has reached the western suburbs, killing four obvious night. >> at 3:30 in the morning we were sitting outside on the bench when hit by a wave of explosions from rockets. 10 of us were thrown to the basement by the heat of the explosion. it was so scary. >> the rocket attacks continued into saturday and nearby areas. it's unclear who fired the rockets. a fighter base is close to the buildings hit. >> this is a main road going south out of donetsk. hundreds of cars and trucks lined up to lead as it braces for a confrontation. a lot of people made the decision to leave. the fighting came closer to the city. >> this morning i wept home from the office -- went home from the office and decided to bring the family out of here. on the otherside of the city, the 327 train to moscow was getting ready to leave.

>> the thumping of more tar rounds could be held in the distance as many held a goodbye. one was this woman and her family, sending off the women and children. she and the men of the family were staying behind to protect their homes. her daughter tells her she does not want to leave. >> we do not know what will happen to us. we hope they will not bomb donetsk. our hopes are week. >> as the family... (technical difficulties)

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legitimacy of the vote, that the people have faith. there has been concern between the back and forth, the allegations of fraud. abdullah abdullah got what he wants with a recount of the vote. ashraf ghani calls it an historic day and a comprehensive vote count of any democratic process in history. it will take a couple of weeks to look at all of those ballot boxes, starting with the ones in the african capital, and then the international security force and afghan forces will bring the rest into the capital. more international observers will be needed and there'll be a delay in the inauguration scheduled for august 2nd. we are expecting it to move back 2-3 weeks while the process goes forward. jennifer glasse reporting from kabul. three weeks ago we told you ba boy from guatemala, who died on the border whilst trying to make it into the united states. more than 1,000 miles from the u.s. he was buried in his home

country. "my son, my son", cried the father of the boy over the son's grave. the uncle said the family is devastated by the loss. >> translation: we are sorry for the suffering he may have experienced during his walk. he left from here, we saw him walking, and now we brought him back. it is painful for us. >> 60,000 undocumented minors from central america arrived in the u.s. in recent months. next on al jazeera america - as the conflict between israel and gaza escalates we look at where both sides can go from here. banning plastic bags - cities across america are curbing the use to save environment. lawmakers in florida are making the

the death toll in gaza stands at 1063 with more than 1,000 wounded. let's take a deeper look. the

gaza strip saw its share of trif. let's continue with courtney kealy giving us some background on the area. >> reporter: the bible says de-lylea betrayed samson, shorn of his hair he pulled a temple down around him, killing himself and others. in modern times the strip of land became a backwater passing from ottoman to british rule. under the u.n.'s 1947 plan it was supposed to become part of the new arab country. palestinians rejected the plan. israel declared independence, war followed. when it ended the proposed arab palestine didn't exist. gaza was copied by a small army and reduced to a small strip of land. it was flooded by refugees from the fighting. >> the tents pitched by aid groups turned into homes and camps that endured for

generations. the 6-day war brought a new occupier, israel, along with a second waive of refugees. the popuation swirled making it a densely populated place on earth. settlements swallowed up large swaths of the narrow trip in the years that followed. a glimmer of hope in the decades of conflict was a 1993 white house handshake. it ended the first interfada or uprising, a revolt beginning in gaza five years original. yasser arafat had grand plans for a peace process leading to the establishment of the palestinian state. >> from 2000 to 2003 the second interforwarda shattered the last shreds of goodwill between israelis and palestinians. no longer were palestinians welcome to travel to israel.

unemployment soared. more than 1.5 million population, mostly refugees, was reliant on the united nations for clean drinking water, food and medical needs. >> in 2005 israel withdrew its soldiers. it kept control of entrances to gaza, as well as the coastline and the air. after hamas won on election in 2006, the isolation deepened with israel cutting gaza off from the outside world. israelis insisted that the air force must control the sea and skies. hamas fighters live and launched rockets amid the population. israel says the air strikes are targeted, the precision is difficult in a densely-packed area. civilian casualties are common. >> there's few bomb shelters, and buildings collapse during bombardments, trapping families under the rebel. there are few places to run or

hide. >> courtney keeley, al jazeera. let's take a deeper look at what happened in the last few days of fighting. over the past week there has been air strikes causing fatalities across the gaza strip. the death toll since the violence on tuesday stands at 163, with more than 1,000 others wounded. to give you a sense of the scale of what is going on, let's look at the 24 hours between friday and saturday morning in the gaza strip. gaza time. here sa breakdoug. in north -- here is a breakdown. in north gaza there were 59 air strikes, killing 19 palestinians, wounding 27. 28 were children. after midnight an israeli drone attacked a number of civilians in a refugee camp, killing four civilians. in gaza city 43 air strikes killed 11, injuring 30 others. at 5 o'clock a plane destroyed a

3-storey house in which six families live. in central gaza 35 air strikes killed six and wounded 41, including 13 children and four women. three of the fatalities occurred around noon, when an israeli drone attacked a vehicle, killing two and wounding a 5-year-old girl who later died in the hospital. coneunice saw a similar amount of houses killed. on gaza's border with egypt rafa saw strikes where 28 people were wounded, including five children, and eight women. as you can see, the numbers are staggering. >> earlier i spoke with scott anderson, the deputy director of programs with u.n. relief and works agency in gaza. and i asked him about the situation on the ground. >> before the violence unemployment as 40%. with the recent challenges of the former government to pay

salaries, people unemployed are unpaid, and that's over 50%. the situation is dire. people have eight hours of electricity, without electricity, problems pumping water, problems with sewerage. it's intolerable for most people. >> you talk about destruction - a hospital, three clinics last week. are those injured being properly cared for? >> to the extent they can. prior to the conflict the medical care was dire. half of the drugs needed were not in stock. many were not in stock. the world health organisation has been doing a lot of work in the last couple of weeks to relentify the situation. we are looking at our stocks to see what they can donate, to provide material to ensure that they receive proper treatment. >> the main hospital.

they went through 55% of medical supplies. why aren't we seeing more? >> the biggest reason is funding. supplies are not free. it requires donations for things to be bought. the financial challenges are well documented. we heard about them donating $5 million, going a long way to helping things. the political divide and funding play a large role in the health care system, deteriorating. if we shift to emergency mode, it will become a change for us funding wise when we are $22 million short of funds we need to implement the food programme and a million short to provide for people that we have to shelter. things like mattresses and blankets are the essentials that

we need to take care of people as we flood the homs. >> we see the images of homes destroyed. how many of the displays are you expecting to shelter. >> we have not opened up shelters. we have people that seek refuge in the school for nights. it gives a sense of security. the biggest fear is if the ground incursion came into gaza. we would see well over 50,000 people displaced. it puts a strap on the agencies. >> i know despite the violence you have people showing up for work. how are the people getting their information? >> the same way as everyone else does. tv, social media is prominent. twitter, facebook are the two most prominent things that people use to get the information and over the satellite. >> from what you witness on a daily basis, who do you see for the future? >> i think with the political

situation as it stand currently, no one can predict what would happen, what i hope is both sides would return to the negotiating table and find a solution through peace talks that would end the conflict and get people a dignified life. i want to take a deeper look at the after math of the air strikes. stefanie dekker was at the scene of a hard-hit area in gaza. >> reporter: it's in the small details where you see lives interrupted. at the edge of the building, you see a child's stickers and towels - something where when israel strikes, there's no time for people to get out. sometimes they have issued a warning strike. there's no escape if you are in here. the scene of devastation is huge. half of the building is gone. apartments are blown out.

you look at signs of who used to live here. there's child toys, a baby pram. it tells us that families are being absolutely affected by the bombing campaign. the death toll is rising. women and children are amongst the dead. israel says this is a military campaign against different armed factions, it is the people who are affected. they are terrified. many tell you that they feel they have been discarded by the arab countries, the international community, that this is something they need to put up with and they are petrified about how this will play out. >> stefanie dekker in gaza. i spoke to the deputy director of the palestine center in washington dc. i asked if we are on the brink of a full-blown war in gaza. >> it seems things are escalating in that direction. i think that the statement that

you just repeated is absolutely correct. the situation in gaza is trend which dire. prior to the event of this week there was a lack of electricity. during the seem 90% of the water in gaza is contaminated and unsafe for human consumption. the land area is no longer sufficient to produce the food necessary for the people in the gaza strip , and they are reliant on imports from the outside, which are regularly denied. in fact, international agencies who surveyed the situation doubted that gaza can subsist past 2020 given current trends. >> we know the u.s. is ready to facilitate a ceasefire. want wh the united nations? can they do more, should be do more?

>> the united states has an important role to play. they are the only ones to know how to rein in the israelis, they are creating and controlling the dynamics of violence. escalation was determined by the ability to inflict casualties. what we see is a disproportionate death toll. it's the israeli side to maintain the democracy on the ability. we saw over 160 palestinians and no fatalities on the israeli side. the most important thing is an immediate end to the bombing of the civilian and the population of gaza, particularly the practice of bombing the homes of civilians and families inside, which contributed to the death toll in which the majority of

the people are civilians. keep in find 50% of the population of gaza are children. 75% are women and children. >> we have seen a number of women and children killed. how do we move forward here. everyone calls for an end to the violence. how do you break the cycle of violence? >> first and foremost you need a ceasefire. but the ceasefire that needs to be established cannot look like ceasefires that have been established in the past. it has to be different. there was a ceasefire established in november 2012. the first rocket that left gaza into israel was 30 days later. during that period the israeli fired multiple times into gaza killing two palestinians, injuring 40 others and detaining fishermen and creating landing kurtions. unless -- incur shons. unless the israelis are held

accountable it will be impossible for a ceasefire to stake. >> where do we go from here when we have two sides with different end goals? >> the important thing it to get a ceasefire and not forget about the situation. the eyes of the world are on the gaza strip , they are on palestine and this situation. once there is a ceasefire and there will be, and hopefully it will happen soon, we can't take our eyes away. once the rockets stop, the occupation, the colonisation of palestine does not. until it is rained in, you will see the cycle continue. there has to be accountability for violations of international law and the human rights abuses happening throughout palestine. i think there are mechanisms to deal with that and the international community can play an important role in holding israel accountable. >> coming up next - man versus

machine, the best player takes on the german soccer power house. what you need to know before tomorrow's world cup final. plus... >> it will be unbelievable. i'm looking forwards to the challenge. >> lebron james speaks out for the first time about why he's heading back to cleveland.

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employees on monday. if it shuts atlantic city would have lost a third of gambling operations. gambling operations are pointed to in pennsylvania, and other states as the reason why. >> here is a number to think about. americans use 100 billion plastic bags each year and many of those end up in the ocean endangering animals. bans are aimed at cutting back on the pollution. in florida, there's a law on the books banning the plastic bag. beneath the palm trees hugging the coastline there's this, 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 weeds pore plastic bags. the whole concept of single use plastic bags is ludicrous. it's laziness that people don't

bring the reusable shopping bags. according to the earth policy institute, 170 cities and counties have laws banning or curtailing the use of plastic bags. in florida, home to beaches, a state law restricts cities passing bans to restrict the use or banning of plastic bags. this map has been trying to change it. >> it seems like a no-brainer. the obstruction is what the surprise was. heize elementary schoolkids inspired his bill. learning that plastic bags are not biodegradeable and can kill marine life they wrote to city officials calling for a ban. the florida legislator is not blugeing. the retail group lobbied for a ban on banning the plastic bag. >> we are trying to send a message to attract manufacturers to the state of florida.

we think it sends a wrong message. >> when it comes to keeping plastic bags out of the waterways, the florida department of protection says outright bans produce the fastest results. what we are trying to do is make sure the beaches, streams and riff are around for generations to come. in the meantime volunteers will battle with an stewed that no law can eliminate. people using the ocean as a garbage can. >> let's take you to colorado, where a second person died from a lightening strike in two days, happening at rocky mountain new york. four hikers were injured of the yesterday a woman was killed. eight were injured. thunder storms have been pummelling the area. we'll get a check on the forecast. we'll see the storms moving across the country. >> it's dangerous.

if you hike, you want to pay attention to the skies above you. it happens quugly. look -- quickly. looking at the radar, across colorado, you see how they popped up during the day. they are the ones you have to be careful of. if you are on the trails be a ware of your surroundings, that is a common okurps in the summer time, whether it's colorado or the south-west. in the north-west we are dealing with something a little different. we are in a heatwave situation across the region. clear skies for most areas, a lot of warnings. we are dealing with red flag warnings with fire danger across the area, as well as key advisories for washington and oregon and air quality alerts. when you get the warm air, of course that's where we get a lot of problems with people with respiratory problems across the area. temperatures - washington 98 degrees, and that doesn't change

too much in terms of temperatures. how about monday, 180 there, and tuesday we are looking at redding california, at 103. for seattle. normal textures is 72 degrees. we'll see them peak out at about 91 degrees, whether it's monday or tuesday. not coming down until we get to thursday. we have another problem happening across the united states. setting up across the great lakes. there's a front coming through with colder air. meeting up with the gulf air that is warm and moist. we'll see some severe weather starting tomorrow, coming across the ohio river valley. that'll sing slowly across parts of virgin and kentucky. we could see a bit of rain from massachusetts to new jersey. we think over the next 24-72 hours, we could see 4-6 inches of rain. >> when you have the dry conditions and rain, the rain

has nowhere to go, and you see the flash floods. thank you. [ ♪ theme ] here we are, down to one game in the world cup. it could be a match up. billions around the world. lionel messi verses the german team, for both teams a win means more than a trophy. >> reporter: they are two different teems that took difficult erment path -- divergent paths to get to the world cup. germany embarrassed the host company, blowing out brazil 7-1 handing them a loss. argentina arrived on a winning and a prayer courtesy of a win in a 0-0 draw over the netherlands. it doesn't matter how you get to the final. history cares about the result.

one game can determine how a team or player is remembered for a lifetime. for argentina's lionel messi, the weight of the country is on his back. the 4-time player of the year has four goals but has not scored in the last three games, if lionel messi can lead argentina to the first world cup title he'll join the ranks of the greats like pele and maradona as one of the best to play the popular game. as for germany, it's not one man but an army using pinpoint passing precision to become the highest scorers. a win for the machine erases the near misses that the team has had. and mark the first world cup won by a european team in the western hemisphere. who will lift the 2014 world cup, the best defense or offense. it depends on your philosophy, and only one thing is for certain - the world will be watching. >> we will see.

once again jessica taff reporting. if argentina takes down germany, they celebrate the world cup title in brazil's backyard. it piles on for the home country team, brazil losing the battle for third place in the netherlands. netherlands scored early winning 3-0. look who showed up in rio de janeiro for the world cup finale, it's the soon to be cavaliers lebron james. coming on the homes of his decision on friday to leave the miami heat to go home. he left the country, heading to brazil. in what is believed to be his first interview he says he's looking forward to his home coming. >> i think it's an exciting time for myself. you know, be home, be able to represent the family and friends and those fans, and it gives me an opportunity to re-ignite with

anderson, a favourite team-mate, a brazilian native. it will be unbelievable. i'm looking forward to the challenge. >> james played for seven years for cleveland before moving to miami. the games were not the only reason to watch the world cup. how about the glamor and fashions. soccer players setting the friends. more from lucia newman in rio de janeiro. >> guess who accompanied the highest paid model on the cover of vogue. another brazilian - football star neymar junior. when it comes to setting friends in men's hair fashion, hollywood stars are offside, outstored which footballers. here the most popular is that of portugal's ronaldo. >> without a doubt the football look is the way to go. the beard and the hair cut. >> in this upscale salon, another client is getting the

neymar cut. neymar is an idol of the people. his cool hair is in fashion. i want to try to copy it. >> also in vogue are exotic styles, european, american and african players. the germans went for the fusion look. mow heekan to viking - all the ram in europe. women, too, are in the world cup fashion spirit - from head to nauls. you need a good pulse to paint the brazilian flag. >> i couldn't resist getting into the mood. i chose a more neutral model. throughout the month-long tournament fans spent a lot of time and funny decorating themselves. the world cup works of art do not loft. the question is how long will these? >> still ahead on al jazeera

america - allegations of slavery in thailand, how it may be connected to your seafood dipper. remembering the life of a legendary journalist. we look back on the civil rights contributions of john seigenthaler senior.

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prawns on diving tables. this man, who didn't want to be identified described his experience. >> translation: i was forced to work on a ship. on the boat beating is normal. this were never to brutal to kill someone. there are cases where people died when they fell off boats. on the boat, if you don't know how to work it's difficult. if we dropped a fish, we'd be punished. if anyone was not used to working on the boat. it would take a long time. with work from 6am to 2am. >> it's back-breaking work, supplying the world's supermarket with seafood. most of the people from myanmar, part of the more than 2 million migrant workers from the neighbouring country, intention to apparent sectors of thailand's economy. a u.s. government report of trafficking and perps is seen -- persons is seen as a bench mark

of the government to act against trafficking. it found corruption in thailand which says the report happens at all levels, has got in the way of significant process. >> translation: the government wants to take advantage of human trafficking and migrant labour. the problems are not solved. if we can't confirm the interest, the problems will never be solved. >> reporter: thailand's government disagreed with the u.s. decision arguing that it had made advances much the ruling military council blames the corruption of previous administrations. the global flavour believes half a million are enshaved. investigations found people are sold for as little as $420, made to work for years without pay. the u.s. investigation found

that traffickers are responding to international scrutiny. these cases led some global supermarket chains to boycott that suppliers and further sanctions are considered. remembering the life of a legendary journalist. al jazeera's anchor john seigenthaler - he went through a personal loss yesterday that many across the nation shared. his father, john seigenthaler senior passed away at the age of 86. the elder john seigenthaler made his mark in journalism and was a celebrated editor and activist. clay is the author of "the bill of century", and join us us to discuss john seigenthaler's contribution to the civil rights movement. >> i have to say his actions in alabama during the freelied om riots, for him to go down and put himself in the middle of that situation, to try to

protect one of the freedom writers and be beaten and sent to the hospital for it. that was beyond the call of duty, and something that most journalists would never find themselves in the middle of. he had followed his moral compass into the kennedy administration and into the middle of the civil rights movement. he was the definition of a crusading journalist. he took on unions, he was a strong democrat, but had no fear of taking on special interest people who might have agreed with him on a lot of policy issues. he was nevertheless fearless, taking on corrupt politicians and anything that he thought went against the public interest. >> there was not a lot of people that stood out as having made the right choices. because of his education or some particular set of experiences and background, he saw the right way forward. it's inspiring for people that

may look at a situation saying it's hopeless. >> once again our thoughts to our colleague john siegenthaler and his family. >> the music world mourning a loss. the last surviving member of the ramons passed away. >> he was known as tommy ramone, the founding drummer. he went on to influence a generation of rockers from nir vana to green bay. the backed formed in 1974 and has been acknowledged as the inventors of punk rock. they were inducted into the rock'n'roll hall of fame in 2002. >> coming up, celebrating an anniversary, how n.a.s.a. marked a year for the curiosity rover.

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now welcome back. a special anniversary of sorts - on mars. the rover curiosity celebrated one year.

how did it celebrate? with a selfie. jennifer london reports. >> reporter: it's the selfie from space seen around the world. the mars rover shot a vanity shot to mark a milestone, one marr shan year anniversary. longer than you may think. 687 earth days to be exact. it is mile. the mars day is 40 minutes longer than the earth day. the most efficient day to get curiosity to do is for her to operate on a mars day. look back at the handing on mars. that was the beginning of the challenging journey of exploration. her mission, roam the red planet. taking pictures including selfies, digging for rocks and sending data to scientists. >> she's an intrepid explorer

and she's curious, an appropriate name. so when she sees something interesting, she stops. then when she figures out what it is, she wants to high tail it to the next interesting rock. curiosity project manager likens it to a spirited teenager. >> she sleeps about 16 hours a day, mostly from an energy point of view, but it gives her a personality on how to manage energy, like a teenager's time, and give her things to do while she's awakeful. >> during her first year the the rover captured rock samples and photos, 85,000 images, and captured an audience on social media with more than a million and a half followers, with tweets like:.

>> you start to relate to the rover and see through the rover's eyes and you feel like you are exploring, seeing new vista, making the discoveries along with the scientist. in the first trip around the son, curiosity discovered a lake bed and discovered chemical ingredients needed for life and is looking for clues about the past. >> we wanted to stuey the different rock types. >> she is a geologist at heart. as curiosity embarks on a second trip. she puts it had her tweets: . >> if you are venturing outside. take a look up at the night sky. it's a supermoon. it is travelling close to earth and will be bigger and brighter than usual. it's just an illusion. if you miss the supermoon,

there'll be two more this summer. sure is beautiful to look at. that will do it for this hour. thank you for joining us. i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is up next. have a safe night. 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 relief.