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wreckage of the malaysia airlines jet two days after it was shot down over eastern ukraine. talks with iran's nuclear programme is being extended - we look at the progress and the stumbling blocks. >> good to have you with us in the middle east. it's sunday morning, day four of the israeli ground offensive in gaza. israel intensifies air strikes overnight. some areas were hit with tanks and rocket fire. let's look at the sky line in gaza city, where it is just after daybreak. throughout the night we have seen explosions and flares across the horizon. two israeli soldiers were killed during an attack. four fers were injured and -- officers were injured and one gunman killed. the israeli army says hamas used

underground tunnels. they unveiled a mile-wide stretch of tunnels, claiming to have found more than 100 rocket launchers in the process. 50,000 gaza residents have been displaced. more than 340 palestinians have been killed, including the son of a senior hamas official. more than 26-00 officials have been injured since the conflict began. darren jordan poke with a nor -- spoke with a norwegian doctor talking at alshipa hospital in gaza. we talked about what the conditions are like. >> we are receiving loads of injured from the area. we were overflown by two or three f-16 israeli jet fighters, firing a large number of air to ground missiles. directed to this area.

we cope with the situation, but the injuries are severe, and as it happens all the time, a large number of civilians, women and children. the problem is that the israeli forces do not allow ambulances to access those people who are trapped in the area. there may be more than 100 and hundreds. we don't know the numbers of insured in the areas, but it is a major problem. >> doctor, what sort of injuries are you seeing coming to the hospital? >> right now we are operating onamputation and shrapnel injuries, and the israelis are shelling against the local areas, and these may cause internal bleedings, and other

life-threatening situations. it's very durk to see the large -- disturbing to see the large numbers of civilians and the children. one father came running with his daughter, screaming that we need ambulance, we need ambulances. >> yes, us made a plea to world leaders, when we subpoenaing to you to stop the -- spoke to you, to stop the violence, because it's the vulnerable, the children that are being hilt. what are you seeing coming sfl. >> well, shrapnel injuries, amputations. and fatal injuries, more than 70 children have been killed so far, and ut think we are getting close to 500 injured children. all types of injuries, and in the last few days following the ground invasion it turned more to shrapnel injuries, which are small metal fragments shot into the skin and the body.

of course, there are tense and scared painful children coming in. the situation is diagrammatic, and i urge the international community, the red cross, and u.n. to safeguard the security of the hospital, and the free action of ambulances for the civilian people in gaza. >> u.n. secretary ban ki-moon, mahmoud abbas and norway's former minister will travel to qatar - the agenda - find a resolution to the conflict in gaza. qatar received palestinian demands for a truce with israel. palestinian factions say there must be an immediate ceasefire from both sides. the land and sea blockade must be lifted. and a rehabilitation plan put in place to rebuild gaza. they are demanding on end to the operation brother's keeper to

find three israeli teenagers, who have been since found murdered. they are looking for an end to the israel policy. >> emergency crews in gaza are having a difficult time reaching the injured. israel stepped up its shelling of the city. resist dense are finding -- residents are finding a few safe havens. nicole johnson filed this report. >> reporter: it's been the heaviest night during the ground invasion of gaza. all night there has been the sound of israeli shelling. 3km from our position, hitting, according to the poem in those areas -- people in those areas, hilting house, the -- hitting houses, the streets, cars. some people evacuated themselves from the area over the last couple of days. further out there were many families still there. earlier in the night emergency crews and ambulances were not

going. >> the districts, they decided it was too dangerous, too unsafe to get in and pull people out. now they have started moving into the outer areas to start looking for the injured and people who have been killed during the very difficult night of operations in gaza. >> nicole johnson. as the violence continues in gaza into israel there are protests planned across the u.s. this weekend. tonight in fort lauderdale, protesters rallied in support of the palestinians. we have this report. >> reporter: one of the things protesters are chanting "shame on you obama, kids are dying because of you." protesters are holding up signs with the names and ages of some that have died in gaza. last night we went to a mosque to speak to people breaking their ramadan past to find out how they are feeling and what they are thinking about what is going on in gaza. >> the final moment as the last

light of sun disappeared and muslims parade are moments of supreme gratitude. the muslims at the islamic foundation of florida are mindful. the palestinians in gaza are scared, hungry and may be mourning the loss of loved ones. do you feel an assistance of helplessness -- sense of helplessness? >> yes, i do. they are basically facing a force in which they have not... >> people spoke about solidarity and injustice. >> this is not war. >> reporter: why isn't it? >> war. those are women and children you see mostly daying. >> several people see a bias against the palestinians in the mainstream media. there's certainly a slant, you

know. that i think detaches some of the sympathy and empathy offered to palestinians suffering in gaza. like i said, i think the tragedies are on both sides. >> there's empathy for the israelis, living through a bombardment of rocket attacks. >> the surrounding countries wanted them anhilated. it's hard to stay rational when 24/7 you have to be on guard. >> the ongoing concern is this will never be a fair fight. >> it's a humanitarian crisis. we have to pay tappings. no matter where injustice is, we have to speak up against it. >> people know that short-term solutions disintegrate. so they'll do the only thing they want do, from 6500 miles away - they'll pray for peace.

demonstrations were held today and are planned for tomorrow in a number of other cities across the u.s., including washington dc, houston, san francisco. both in favour of israel's military action, and against. later in the news cast. more on the demonstrations happening around the world. turning now to the latest developments in ukraine. some bodies were removed from the wreckage of the malaysia airlines jet, 48 hours after it was shot down over eastern ukraine. investigators in ukraine returned to the scene of the malaysia airlines flight 17 crash, searching for clues to what happened to the downed aircraft. many in the international community accused the separatist of tampering with evidence. earlier state department spokeswoman voced concerns about international monitors refused access to the site, calling it an affront to the families of lost ones. saying it is critical that there be a full, credible and

unimpeded investigation as quickly as possible. russia-backed separatists committed to allowing full access to international observers and response teams, and russia supported an o.s.c.e. statement calling for the same:. . >> scott heidler is in grob ovo at the -- grabova at the scene of the crash. >> reporter: wild flowers on a burnt and crumpled wing. the first memoral for the people abooed flight mh17. some were plussed by this -- placed by this woman. her son said house was metres away. >> translation: it's sad for all the people - the pilot, the children. it's awful to see something like this happen. after lying uncovered in the field, emergency workers put the bodies in bags and lay them on

the roadside. >> armed separatist fighters came down the hill to our location where we have been broadcasting for a couple of hours, and 48 hours since the crash happened. we have been told to get out of the area, because investigators are coming in. soon after we were moved back, the european monitoring mission arrived. after initial confusion and standoff the monitors were let into the area of the crash, more negotiation was needed. i'm saying no to the o.s.c.e. >> they were allowed into pore areas of the crash site. le leading to more areas. >> we are negotiating to get access to other sites. >> reporter: as the davis cup foreign minister -- dutch foreign ministers arrived with a group of investigators, they continued a push for international access.

>> translation: the pro-russian rebels are not allowing investigators to collect and transfer the evidence. >> reporter: a small step ford to the europe on monitors, but with fighting nearby and agz restricted -- access restricted, international investigation is in question. next on al jazeera america - still talking - negotiations over iran's nuclear programme continue. we take a deeper look at the significant gap that u.s. diplomat say exist between both sides. plus an ultimatum for christian in iraq. convert to islam, or die. ♪

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extension, iran will have 2.8 bill kwon of assets un -- billion of assets unfrozen. diplomats say major sticking points prevented the parties reaching on agreementment here are the sticking -- agreement. here are the sticking points. iran says it's willing to push back the development of an industrial enrichment programme for seven years. u.s. and allies wan the restrictions for 10 years. iran want the 19,000 centrifuges it has installed. the u.s. says that's out of question. courtney kealy has more. >> reporter: iran and six world powers agreed to extend the talks to november 2014. a sign that progress has been made. a final agreement is difficult. united nations policy chief katherine ashton made the announcement. >> there's key gaps on core

issues regarding more time and effort. >> there was a warning that the differences remain. >> translation: we will we convene in the coming weeks in different formats with the clear determination to reach agreement on a joint comprehensive plan of action at the earliest possible moment. >> a statement from secretary of state john kerry says this effort remains as intense as important. according to journalist gareth porter, what isn't said is critical. >> we will be expecting there'll be a silence with regard to criticism of the other side. that's what we saw after the kerry zarif talks. that's an indicator that the talks are on the way to a favourable conclusion. >> i look forward... >> the two sides will talk for another four months. during that time iran's nuclear programme will remain suspended. it will have to dilute most of its uranium. in exchange it will access

another 2.8 billion of assets that have long been frozen. the amount is small, but important symbolically for the islamic republic. the talks were held for three weeks in a vannees pallize, with officials attending from iran, united states, britain, france, germany, russia and china. >> the biggest obstacle is iran wants to keep the nuclear enrichment programme. they see the programme as a source of pride and national security. world powers want proof that the programme is peaceful. and worry the threat of a regional arms race being spiked. the fact that both sides are talking is a change compared to a year ago. the last-minute extension is a sign of how hard reaching a deal would be. >> earlier i spoke to a former

iranian president ral candidate and president of the american-iranian council, and a professor of middle eastern politics in new york. i asked the 4-month extension change the game moving forward. >> it's optimistic. i'm close to agreement two days ago. the obama administration has rarely achieved what it set out to do, which was, if you look back before, there was talk about stopping iran having a break out or break through ability to create a bomb. for the last 10 years iran has been so close to it that it will have a bomb within a year. a year goes by.

there is a bomb. the obama administration came in saying that it wanted to make sure there would be no breakout capability. this was achieved in the negotiations. >> it can't be sitting well with the u.s. congress. >> that's the problem, they probably would have got a deal two days ago. both sides have to worry about their problems at home. and here the problem with congress is they are trying to up the demands and from the iranian point of view, what congress might be doing is moving the gold coast. and that's what the right wing in iran warned, that the u.s. is not interested in a nuclear negotiation. using it as a wedge to bring down the islamic republic. >> every time israel reaches the demands, they'll have new demands.

>> do you see the legislature imposing sanctions down the road, derailing talks. >> obama said he'd veto that. >> i'll braining in the former presidential candidate and president of the iranian presidential candidate, joining us via skype. i want your opinion. another four months to fine tune the details. what do you make of this. >> i don't think the issue is time or lack of time. it's a core issue. the level acceptable to the united states. it's far less that what the islamic republic is looking for. the islamic republic is looking for industrial scale, enrichment that can, indeed, fuel at least the nuclear power plant. the united states want iran to have a symbolic enrichment

programme. >> iran's new government exists, the country has a right to develop a nuclear energy programme including the application of atomic fuel. does it? >> yes, but the problem here is this - the problem is the lack of trust. the fact is if the islamic republic intends to build bombs, no amount of - you know, like north korea, nothing will stop it. the united states must make a decision whether it can trust islamic republic or not. >> how much of a problem are hard liners on both sides of the issue? >> the fact is the two sides. regardless of what the hard liners are saying, are far apart. i don't think mr kelly has ever said that iran can have an industrial scale enrichment capacity. i don't believe mr zarif has ever accepted iran having a

symbolic nuclear enrichment programme. regardless of the part of hard liners, what they are saying behind the scene, i believe those in front of the negotiation do not have their heart on a deal. >> your thought. i don't agree with my friend. i think he's being per cent mystic. when he -- pessimistic, when he puts the ball mark on trust. that's difficult. i don't think governments by nature trust other governments, even friendly costs. that's why the u.s. is monitoring the german chancellor. i don't think it's a question of trust or distrust, it's a question of what is the other side capable of doing. the u.s. does not - wouldn't trust iran with an industrial capability. >> your thoughts?

>> after almost 10 months of negotiation, let's see where we stand. what iran has done, iran has given up 20% enrichment of uranium in exchange for 1.2 billion money from iran, the u.s. it's sold 20% for 4.2 billion. that's all that they have achieved. let's put to this way. let's get to the bottom line. moving forward, i think the united states wants, of course, that 19,000 or 10,000 centrifuges to be reduced to 5,000. 7,000 will leave iran with a symbolic programme. mr kerry has been clear, saying that 10,000 is too much. remember that iran is a revolutionary company. between the united states and iran stands a revolution. mr hassan rouhani calls himself

a revolutionary, not a diplomat. >> what does a solid nuclear agreement look like? >> that iran would get an enrichment programme, that in seven years it has the fuel it needs, and the united states cabinet a deal that would make - for iran impossible to build a bomb. that's a good deal. with all due respect to my friend. i know he's a great scholar, i don't think you can wash out the lack of trust issue, which is the issue. i have spent almost seven years in that relationship, and the lack of mutual lack of trust always came up. i don't believe that moving forward in the next four months, that it would develop trust. they could have another 10 months. they come 10 months or five months or four months down the road and sit here on al jazeera and talk about it.

you cap see i was right. >> with -- you can see i was right. >> your thoughts. >> with questions of trust. there would be no negotiations started with. things continued from worse to worse, eventually a war. both sides know that war is not in the interests of either side. i don't think it's a question of trust, but in pragmatic politics, what company you get in dealing with the negotiations. >> will we have a deal this year is this. >> i spent so, yes. >> we'll have to leave it there. >> we appreciate both our guests joining us. thanks again. >> next on al jazeera america - from london to paris, and even teleav viv some protests from around the world. and a $21 billion ruling for a

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presents... holy money only on al jazeera america welcome back to al jazeera america. hear are the top stories we are following. gaza residents experienced a night of the heavy sheing. the son of a senior hamas official was killed during an air strike overnight. israel says it has uncovered more than a dozen tunnels used by hamas to smuggle weapons into israel. 350 palestinians have died since the fighting began 13 days ago. in eastern ukraine some bodies were removed from the wreckage of the malaysia airlines deck 48 hours after it was shot down. investigators were allowed into the scene 48 horse after. >> iran agreed to extend talks

by another four months. the deadline was set to expire. conor trainor had 2.3 million of its assets unfrozen. >> back to the stop story. >> it is about 630am. day four of israel's ground offensive has begun. there no signs of a ceasefire. thousands of palestinians have been injured including dozens of children since fighting began. two israeli soldiers were killed. the u.n. says about 50,000 residents fled their homes in gaza. in the town of bate han on families left their belongings behind as they searched for safety. stefanie dekker is there with more. >> reporter: death comes from the air here.

what you hear is the sound of a drone. this is a border town, and no one feels safe. >> translation: every house has hundreds of people that fled their homes. there's no arab state that takes care of us. i hope what happens to us is happening in all countries. >> israel's ground incursion terrified everyone. when we arrived we were met with people running away. >> there's panic, and we are told that there's a few dead people up the road, but they are telling us that there's an israeli attack, and it is advancing everyone is running back from here. >> what is happening is that people are dying. we see a young girl brought to the morgue. she joins her mother and father in death, the result of an israeli tank shell. part of the mother's head is missing. war has no mercy.

>> for those left living, there is no pass. this man was pulled from the rubble of his home. he is not well, forced to join others seeking shelter with families away from the border. >> i left my house, i don't know if it will be there wep i go back. it is 200m away. i can't go there now. i ran with no clothes for me and my kids. i'm in my father's house. if they come home, where will i go. >> as we film here, artillery thuds through the air. the war is having an impact on etch, the old and the young. the forward of a people trapped and with no way out. protests against the israeli ground assaults were held cross the world, including in several european cities. in london and paris, thousands took to the streets we have this

report from london. >> a call to end israel's military action in gaza, on the streets of london, as the march gathered, many were angered at the british government's lack of action and the ongoing attacks upon palestinian civilians. >> the aggressors are those dropping bombs from f-16 aircraft, that are killing children on the beach, imprisoning children through the settlement policy, and any kind of protest. >> what is happening now with the killing of children in an extraordinary way in gaza, it's not humane or acceptable. this is no way to bring peace. while the british government has expressed dismay at the high toll of casualties, it stopped short of condemning israel over its actions. thousands arrived here from all over the country. outside downing street the resist dense of the british prime minister protesting against the government stance on

israel's right to defend itself. >> in paris, this was the second in one largely migrant neighbourhood. authorities banned the protest, citing reasons of a danger to public order. they couldn't stop the hundreds. clashing with police officers, who used tear gas to disappears of the crowds. the situation continues to worsen in gaza, it may be difficult for his rail's allies to justify actions there. [ singing ] hundreds of peace activists gathered in tel aviv, calling on hamas and israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu to end the violence. >> about 75, 77% of the victims of this war are civilians. regular people.

their life in gaza is hell. it must be stopped. >> protesters were heckled by a few israelis who supported the assault in gaza. >> turning attention to iraq where 36 people have been killed in car bombs. five bombs exploded, three within # minutes of each -- 3 minutes of each other. a suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a police check point. staying in iraq - thousands of christians are fleeing mosul. the islamic state gave christians and other muslim minorities an ultimatum, convert, pay a tax or leave the city. if not they'll face the sword. we have this report from outside the city. >> reporter: george is not his real name. we concealed his identity because he hopes to return to

mosul. he's a christian, who fled with his wife when the ultimatum was issued. >> translation: they stopped us on the way out, taking our id. they took all my money. i lived and worked all my life in mosul. >> his wife said all that was gold is gone. >> translation: i becked them the money and gold was for my sop's wed -- son's wedding. they told us to leave or they'd take the car. >> reporter: since fighters took control of mosul from june, homes belonging to christians, and anyone opposing the groups have been marked in red. this is the closest we can get to mosul, 20km away. on thursday they issued a religious ruling, giving christians three options - either to convert to islam, pay a tax or be killed. >> that ruling has terrified

many. this church is now home for tens of families. this man is the priest and he fears for the worst. >> translation: we had been tart before. but never to this extent. this group is humiliating christians. >> some muslims in mosul and other areas under the control of the islamic state became targets of discrimination. shi'a and chev okay minorities are killed, kidnapped or forced to leave. sunnis who oppose the group's ideology are persecuted. the islamic state issued a set of rulings, imposing strict teachings. many people are trying to cope and hiding their fears. there are others who say they prefer such strictness over marginalization and ruled by a cost. this present an uncertain future

on a country on the vrge of disintegration. >> the federal government has a network of more than 15,000 informants nation wide. little is known about how they are used within the u.s. counterterrorism programme. a new investigation into the network of informants shed light on the chattoey world of domestic -- shadowy world of domestic spies much. >> this is a glimpse of an fbi informant at work. . >> reporter: this never before-seen video is part of an investigation of undercover informants. they are central to a counterterrorism programme, lawyering muslim mend into plots concocted by the fbi. >> the fbi naught i was the greatest -- thought i was the greatest informant.

>> reporter: a former informant pretended to be a devout muslim. he says siting operations target young me that are vulnerable, but not necessarily dangerous. >> they are an unfortunate cool caught up in a siting operation. >> the informant policy rarely has been challenged. the investigation races concerns since the 9/11 attacks, they are provoking crimes that otherwise would not occur. >> to what extent to they have a role for enticing and luring other individuals into a crime. who is pushing what intender is still a grey area. ros was convicted.

he spent seven years in prison. he is speaking for the first time publicly about the ace. my only issue for the government is look for who you are looking for, don't bend and break the rules. you are as crooked as the people you are chasing. he. >> reporter: he is one of 200 without by the fbi. despite public concerns the fbi is committed to forming new informants. a court has awarded $23 million against rj reynolds tobacco. a wom jip sued the company for the death of her husband, a chain smoker. it's the largest award. rj reynolds, the second-largest tobacco company promised to

appeal. i speaking with dr john ben tof, a professor of public interest law, and the found are of action on smoking and health. >> in florida, it's easy. there is the angle case in which i papd. it says you no longer have to prove obvious and over again and again that the companies lied to see people engage in wrongful conduct. all the smoker has to do is come in and say "i was addicted, smoking killed me", and you get your verdict. enough people get the suit. there's nothing unique about florida. we can start having an impact. and one thing we can do is force the tobacco companies to bear more of the costs. covers borp by people like you and me who are nonsmokers. we pay more in taxes and more

for health insurance. smoking costs us all about $300 billion in the u.s. >> do you think it will make it easier for families moving forward? >> it will make it easier, because the precedent says you no longer have to prove how wrongful the tobacco companies were. all you have to do in florida is show that you were addicted and died as a result of smoking. since it only applies in florida, some may look at the huge numbers and say maybe i should do the same thing in new york, california and mississippi. and i hope others will. >> the lawyers say no so fast, this will be appealed. the next step is they'll appeal it. three or four years to get to the supreme court. the amount of punitive damages will be reduced, because the supreme court has yet to recognise that when you want to

deter conduct by a huge company, whether it's rj reynolds or general motors are regard to their ignition switches, you can't fine them the equivalent of pocket change, you have to hit them with hundreds of billions to wake them up. still ahead - it's a wildfire unlike anything they have seen in washington state. plus... >> he has to live the rest of his life bound to a wheelchair. after nine months of his childhood was stolen due it him being hospitalized, i often ask myself why. >> accident victims testify against general motors at a congressional hearing.

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remembering the victims of flight mh17. at least six were milled on flight mh17, on the way to an h.i.v. aids conference in australia. scientists and activists from the international aids society pay tribute in melbourne. among the passengers was a well-known researchers, and a spokesperson for the world health organisation , glen thomas, who was based in geneva.

>> we discussed this among ourselves, our friend and col ekes, and we -- colleagues, and we agreed, we had a cop sensis, everyone agreed, that the colleagues that we lost committed their life to h.i.v. aids, they'd want the conference to go forward and for us to have them in our hearts during the conference. officials say they don't know how many of those victims were going to the conference. the deaths of the reachers come as the rate of h.i.v. diagnosis in the u.s. is dropping. a study released by the journal of the american medical associations show the rate of diagnosis fell stedly every year -- steadily every year from 2002 to 2011. the reason is not clear. is could be a new infections are fewer, and the cause is that most cases have been diagnosed. we'll take an indepth look at the international aids conference tomorrow.

we invite you to join us for sunday's segment "the week ahead". general motors told its dealers to halt the sale of cadillac models because it doesn't have a fix for a faulty ignition switch. it comes after a recall of 9 billion vehicles in late june. this year the automaker recalled nearly 7 million cars. during a hearing on to this week on capitol hill, senator and gm executives clashed over the way forward. randall pinkston has the story. >> i live a life of pain and limited abilities. >> before the latest senate hearing, the trail of tears from g.m.'s faulty ignition took center stage. survivors and family describing injuries and death when cobb alt and other cars with air bags failed to deploy. >> he has to life the rest of

the his life bound to a wheelchair , after nine months of his childhood were stolen due to him being hospitalized, i ask myself why. >> robert blamed g.m. for not revealing to customers or regulators fatal problems with ignition switches. that was echoed by the subcommittee. holding the feet to the fire. >> it is clear that the culture of lawyering up and whacka moll to minimise liability in individual lawsuits killed innocent customers of general motors. >> reporter: subcommittee chair clair mccaskill folksed on the chief officer michael milligan. >> i don't get how you and lucy clarke doherty have your slabs. mccaskill slammed milligan for not going about the ignition

problem. even though it was warned about four years ago much. >> what about the legal obligation to inform the board of directors. were they aware your lawyers were telling you this car would cost punitive damages. >> no, they were not. >> the c.e.o. mary barr defended him. >> we are on our way to make changes. i need the right team mike milligan is a man of high integrity. >> senators are proposing tougher laws to prohibited corporations from paying fines imposed on corporate officers, impose up to 5-year prison times for corporate executives that hide defects. it would protect whistleblowers if they notify regulators. the man in charge of paying damages to victims were at the hearing. there's no cap on examination, but there are restrictions

imposed by g.m. on who qualifies for reimbursement. let's go to washington state. the largest wildfire in the state's history burns. hot weather and winds up to 30 miles per hour are pubbing to towns north-east of seattle. 100,000 have been evacuated. officials warn that road closures may change suddenly as the path of the fire shifts. let's get a check on the weather. rebecca stevenson joins us now. >> we had large growth of these wildfires tonight. we have had winds gusting up to 50 miles per hour, good news - humidity is moving in. we are getting moisture in the air, and the winds are starting to ease as the storm system passes by. there's a number of fires across the pacific north-west and historically we get a lot of wildfires here, it is the

season. like the gulf of mexico has a hurricane season, the west typically gets fire season. we are getting into it. the problem is we have a massive fire over 215,000 acres and washington. north central washington, and good news for the buszard complex in oregon. firefighters were able to contain leans around the complex. it was about 380 miles worth. they were working hard. we have two military helicopters deployed from wyoming into the pacific north-west. they were specific conditions to be able to deploy these. this is fairly impressive. we had two that had been set out. we have got a number of reports of livestock - losing livestock, oregon, washington, and, of course, the impact on wildlife. several photos coming in from various firefighters across the west. wind gusts are easing, we see

better conditions. temperatures cooling. it's very warm at 83, but temperatures will be cooler tomorrow. >> across the west with the wetter weather, aside from thunder storms bringing rain, wet weather into the mid atlantic, where the rain showers linger. we go further across the ocean, let's talk about the typhoon, and it was moving across northern vietnam. it was falling apart. and rain and wind gusts - now, as we look at the video, there has been so much flooding. 4-8 inches of rain fall came in the path of this typhoon as it moved across northern philippines. just went through this powerful storm, and now the same area is going to be impacted by another typhoon. it's developing out in the fip peen sea.

macmo. it's moving from the north, north-west. it looks like it will avoid land fall until midweek, when it goes closer to northern china. >> we are in typhoon season. >> that too. thank you. >> he used to be on britain's most wanted criminal's list. >> my hand you are up, a couple dragged me to the floor. they virtually handcuffed me. i laid there, i was deflated. >> a remarkable turn around from life in prison to world-class athlete.

welcome back, tomorrow is the 4th anniversary -- 4th anniversary since man's first walk on the move. armstrong and buzz aldrin spent nearly a day on the noon. we spoke to him about his life after the apollo 11 mission. >> i wouldn't know how to compare it with something else. it has been a very eventful 45 years. i've been really doing that as

best i can. recently, since i sort of switched from unique orbits, earth and moon, to unique orbits earth and mars, and evolved a system that i think is the transportation system. now we have to build on up to that. >> the triathlon is one of the toughest sports in the world. for one british champion, getting to the starting line has been an achievement. >> reporter: john mcill voi is one of the fittest men in britain. the holder of eight records for indoor rowing he's training to qualify for the world iron maurn championship, preparing for a challenge on the world record for rowing the atlantic. >> there's guns everywhere,

pointing towards me, shouting get down on the floor. >> in his former life, he was an armed robber, one of britain's most wanted men. >> i have been around organised crime from a young aim, from - well, from eight, nine years old. >> it was here, on it quiet street in south london, on 7 september 2005 that john's luck ran out. >> my hands were up, and then a couple came over, dragged me to the floor, they handcuffed me. i that there and i was completely deflated. i knew, done. i'm done. >> reporter: as a criminal well-known to the police and well connected in the underworld he was send here, bellmarch, london's highest security prison. his plan was to escape and continue his life of crime in europe. three years later a friend died on an armed robbery in the netherlands. >> i realised what rubbish all this was. it ends three ways - you spend your life in a prison cell or

you die. >> that's where it began to take off. while in gaol he started breaking rowing machine records, one after the other. >> when you see something, something that catches your eye, you think wow, this is it something - you don't normally see. >> next rowing's elite took notice. after release by the parole board he has elustrious training partners. >> one of the things he showed, training so long in prison, getting to the standard he got to is the mental drive that he was going to sit there and get good at this. >> his biggest motivation is to stop other youngsters making the same mistakes. >> all they want is respect and admiration. this is how i felt. you want the aberration. you can get that through sport. you don't need to be a bad man. you don't need to do phone of that. >> john's message is simple.

>> i wasted a decade of my life locked in a cage. i hope my story and my life can inspire them to look and think if he can do it, so can i. >> that's all the time we have. thanks for joining us. i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is coming up next. have a safe night. the islamic state group targeted the west for recruitment. we bring you to a north american that bout the pitch and died fighting. wajahat ali in for antonio mora, those stories and mar ahead. sh -- more ahead. >> syria's president bashar al-assad is starting his third term after a victory last month. sham.