israel pounding gaza overnight. the most intense shelling. bodies litter the treats as hospitals and morgues are filled to capacity. moments ago word of a brief ceasefire. plus a dispute over the dead. how the victims of malaysia

airlines flight mh17 are accused of shooting it down an unarm man dies after being taken down of a choke hold by an n.y.p.d. officers. what the they say about the cop stripped of his badge. and the wildfires worse out west. we are following breaking news in gaza. a temporary break in the fighting. israel agreed to a 2-hour break in shelling allowing humanitarian aid. good morning to you from al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. this ceasefire after heavy fighting. the death toll offer 400 after israeli bombarded enclaves. dozens of injured and death were brought to hospitals and the numbers are expected to rise. signs of a truce remain

allusive. al jazeera's nicole johnson witnessed the shelling overnight. >> reporter: the oorp part of -- eastern part of gaza was hit hard on saturday night. it was the heaviest tent shelling since israel started its campaign. shells lit up the skies near the border. tank shells slammed into homes. >> translation: wait, wait. we can hear shells and rockets falling on the streets and homs in the al-shaaf neighbourhood. they are falling everywhere. we had no electricity, everything has been cut off. >> reporter: for a few hours ambulance vehicles couldn't reach al-shaaf and shajaiya. >> translation: the red cross can't reach the area, it's too dangerous. people are stuck at home.

some people managed to plea to schools in safer areas. we are stuck. the streets are empty. all you hear is shelling. we are living in fear, terrified. there are 18 of us in one room. it's my whole family. we are stuck. kids are crying. >> reporter: after a while emergency crews rasped the area, which -- reached the area, which were heavily shelled. among those killed two women and the son of a hamas ladder. >> translation: there's shelling with no communication on when medical personnel can evacuate the injured. >> reporter: it was a long and difficult night. the tense shelling is going on. people will be hoping for a break, long enough to pull out anyone that has been injured or

killed. we are joined by nick schifrin, outside of shifa hospital in gaza. good morning to you. what can you tell us about the temporary pause in fighting? >> i just want to point out what you are looking at. that is the neighbourhood that nicole johnson was talking about shajaiya and you are basically seeing the destruction. neighbourhood. it's a residential neighbourhood and nicole johnson wept into some of the targets. we are seeing thousands of people, residents streaming out. the tank shelling started last night and hasn't ended until 20-30 years ago. that's some 12 hours of shelling. what we have seen is thousands of people, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters. whole families. the people are terrified. what we saw is they had nowhere to go. a lot of people called this a

prison. egypt cold the borders and the southern borders. israel warned the people. a lot said "where is there for us to go?" we are in downtown gaza city, only a mile away. they went to shifa hospital, over run by wounded, family and fighters. and there was a scope this morning of chaos and horror. we saw thousands and thousands of people, many, many people crying for what they saw - children crying. we were there all morning, and we saw a medic come in, killed by a tank shell. he was with a local video journalist, he too killed by a tank shell. more than 30 people have been killed this that neighbourhood this morning. you are describing 12 horse of shelling and terrified mothers with nowhere to go.

do we expect casualties to grow from overnight or will the ceasefire allow the as cult ris to decrease or will we see them decrease. >> the families say many have family members trapped under the rubble of houses. presumably the families will head back, trying to find some of the people there, buried. we believe many of the people that left, so many were frightened. there was a window this morning, somewhere between 3:30 and 6:30, where a lot of people left, left in wheelbarrows, ambulances, any way they could. most of them ended up outside shifa hospital. we'll see people coming back, but the horror of some of what we have seen, that has happened. that has happened this morning. of course, there'll be more destruction there if people choose to stay after the

ceasefire. >> al jazeera's nick schifrin reporting live from gaza. >> stefanie dekker caught up with the director of operations for the u.n. relief agency. he told her about the struggles they are facing in dealing with thousands of displaced people. >> what we see is a carry on from the last few days, incursion into the boundary areas, a lot of damage which is what we understand particularly. thousands of people on the move. we had over 30,000 additional people move into the schools, and thousands overnight and we had more this morning. just this morning we opened an additional six schools. we had 60,000. i wouldn't be surprised if we go 70, 80,000 seeking refuge in the schools. >> do you have the means to cope? are you overstretched? >> our teams are stretched. in some areas we'll run out the

school areas that are appropriate. a lot of our schools are in areas that are not considered secure. we are in negotiations with others to use government schools. we have run out of mattresses, hi geep kits -- hygiene kits, we are looking at airlifting, borrowing from syria and response stocks from jordan. we are getting there. today is going to be difficult. tomorrow is going to be difficult. food that we need to tribute is an area we can't access and working with the authorities to get access. it's going to be a long day. can i get your final answer on your safety that this war is shg on the civilians. >> not only have those been killed and wounded and displaced, they have been moving in fear. it will have a huge long-term

effect. if you are a 6-year-old child in gaza, this is your third war. we have to find a way to get past of. >> protesters gathered around the county in israel and -- country, in israel and palestine. crowds ral yessed after a day in -- ralied after a day in ramadan. >> one of the comments chanted is shame on you obama. protesters are holding up soups of names and aims of some people who died in gaza. last night we spoke to people as they were breaking their ramadan fast, to find out what they are feeling and thinking about what has been going on in gaza. >> the final moment as the last light of sun disappears and muslims pray are moments of supreme gratitude. the muslims here at the islamic

foundation of south florida are mindful. the plunians in gaza are scared, hungry and may be mourning the loss of loved ones. >> do you feel a sense of helplessness. >> yes, yes, i do. basically they are pointing a force against which very can't do anything. >> people here spoke about solidarity and injustice. >> this is really not war. >> why isn't it? >> because - war. they are fighting - those are women and children you see dying. >> several people said they see a bias against the palestinian yaps in the mainstream media. >> it's a slant. i think it detaches sympathy or empathy that can be offered for palestinians suffering in gaza. like i said, i think the

tragedies are on both side. >> there is empathy for the israelis who are living through a bombardment of rocket attacks. >> one of them is anhilated. it's hard to stay rational when you are - when 24/7 you have been on guard. >> the ongoing concern is this will nef be a fair fight -- never be a fair fight. >> it's a humanitarian crisis. we have to pay attention. >> no matter injustice is, we have to speak up. >> reporter: eventually it disintegrates. they'll do the only thing they cap do, from 6500 miles away. they'll pray for peace. [ sings ] hundreds of activists for and against the israeli

offensive gathered in tel aviv on saturday, calling on hamas and the israeli prime minister to end that violence. >> about 75-77% of the victims of the war are civilians, regular people. life in gaza is hell. it must be stopped. >> police officers had to block off crowds that tried to attack the protesters. 13 were arrested in demonstrations across the city. you are looking live at the gaza sky line, moments after israel agreed to a temporary black. the conflict is sparking protests across europe. coming up in the next hour, a look at the outrage spreading to london, paris and a report from jerusalem ahead. turning to other top stories in

ukraine. pro-russian separatists say they'll allow international monitors to safely access mm-hmm 13, if kiev graagrees to a truc. the u.s. state department spocks woman says: ukranian officials say it's critical to reach the site, since evidence has been taxered with already. scott heidler has more. >> reporter: woould flors on one of the plane's -- wild flowers on one the burnt and crumpled wiption. some placed -- wings. some placed by this woman, her sop said house metres a -- son's

house metres away. >> translation: it's sad for all the people, the pilot and the children. it's awful. >> reporter: after laying uncovered in these fields, emergency workers put the bodies in bags, laying them op roadside -- on the roadside. armed separatist fighters came down the hill to our location and for the first time in 48 hours since the crash, 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. >> translation: i am saying no to the o.p.c.w. they were a -- o.s.c.e. they were allowed into more areas than their trip on friday, ending with warning shots and an early exit. >> the incident site is large,

we understand it goes beyond what we have seen, we'll consult with those in charm. >> as the dutch foreign ministers arrived the ukranian government continued its push for international access. . >> translation: the pro-russian rebels are not allowing investigators to transfer the offed. they are working upped the threat of armed rebels. >> reporter: a small step forward, but with fighting near and access restricted, fighting nearby is still upped question. >> john terrett joins us from washington d.c. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> u.s. officials are saying that russia supplied the rebels with anti-aircraft systems and that the very systems were moved back into russia after the shoot down. do they have offed of this. >> you have to remember that the

buk missile systems are enormous, you can't fire them from your shoulder. it needs a truck and a specialist team to get the buk up into the skies. so there's the visual signature. people see it, they report back, they now something was launched on a grand scale. beyond that is the heat seeking signature. u.s. intelligence is focussed on the region. it wasn't difficult to trace the heat-seeking signature on the radar and to intercept calls that seem to indicate an involvement, so they can say with some certainty that the mice ail wnt up with -- missile went up with pro-russian separatists. >> you are saying the visual signature, and given everything that you mentioned, how is washington responding to that.

secretary kerry had a call yesterday. in the course of the telephone conversation, which was a meeting held over the telephone. it wasn't an emergency call. they set it up. secretary general -- secretary of state john kerry called for immediate and upfete ared access to the -- unfettered access to the region. according to the russian foreign ministry both sides agreed that the significance and appearance of making sure that the black box flight recorders are handed over to international teams. the russians want the civil aviation organization, which is part of the u.n. to be the lead sletors. they are not -- investigators. they are not there, on the oecd from europe is on the ground. they don't have fettered abbing. chuck hagel called his counterpart in the netherlands, and in the sunday broadcast scrn

is on call of this -- secretary of state john kerry is on all of them and will have more to say, no doubt. >> a pleasure to have you was. international outrage is growing over the downing of this vet. candle light vigils honouring the victims of flight mh17. many fingers pointing to russia. the allegations against vladimir putin as investigators struggle to get that that site. the ultimatum that forced thousands to flee mosul under siege. >> stunning numbers in the fight against h.i.v. a drop in diagnosis, and how the society dealt a blow. before we go to black, a look at some of the victims of that catastrophe, passengers who became innocent victims of a conflict that they had nothing to do with.

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a look at the innocent victims of the war in east ukraine. goorping, welcome back. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. many of the passengers remain in a wheat field. monitors have been asked for unlimited access. phil ittner joins us life from london. the dutch leading the outrage over how bodies were being treated. what is the foreign minister saying? >> the dutch foreign minister who is in kiev with a team from the netherlands is expressing outrage at the way the bodies

are being treated, frust race at not -- frustration at not moving from the ukranian capital to the crash site. that has to be taken into account. all the international observers, all those that the world leaders say should have access, do forensic work, can't get there. it's too dangerous. the o.s.c.e. observers are out there. they are not experts in what needs to be done. all these international experts in kiev, among them the dutch foreign minister, and the anger is growing around yooup. >> let's go to where you are, prime minister david cameron talking about possible sanctions against russia. the big question is will the u.k. follow the u.s. lead, making european power count? >> we have seen from british

prime minister david cameron some of the strongest language. he has said this might change completely the way the u.s. might assess its relationship with russia, she's spoken with the dutch prime minister by phone, and after the phone conversation they may well be looking at ramping up sanctions. the real question about sanctions is where will germany come down. they have been reluctant to be too harsh on the economic front because of ties between the two faces. if roger mercado can be convinced or persuaded or takes a tern on her own that, a stronger line needs to be taken, that the e.u. may - this may be a turning point in its relationship with russia. we do know there'll be a european union meeting in brussels on tuesday to discuss this matter and see what the european union should be doing in response to the downing.

>> phil ittner in london. major mike lyons is a retired army major and senior fellow with the truman projects. we'll talk about the plaep crash, but first let's turn our attention to the situation in gaza. israel resumed shelling the palestinian territory. given this now. the big question is is the effectiveness of the iron drone programme. given the effect, was there a white time for a ground invasion. >> i think israel waited as long as it could. it conducted an air campaign. to get the tunnels captured, demilitarized gaza, it will take boots on the ground. the shelling you are seeing now is more in vans of further penetration inside the territory with the ground forces. i'm hearing the talk about

targetting secretive hamas tunnels. i want to pull of video of the control room, that look like indiscriminate spraying of bullets, how does israel justify that. >> when you are released on the ground you are down to lobing although commanders. people -- local commanders. people make decisions that may not look great on camera. you have 40,000 trust israeli soldiers, they are at war. that's what you see. you see bad decisions on the ground. you do think there's bad decisions. >> it happiness. you get into a combat submission. these are reservists, they haven't been trained as well. this will happen, it's a spoil that will take place. >> we've been there and done

that before. why do they think happen as will act differently. >> in 2009 and 2012, they have similar offensives. why do they think hamas will be weaker? >> i think hamas will be weaker k i think they are going for the weapons. they are going for where they believe the weapon caches are. they'll do whatever they can to do that. i don't think they'll stop until they are confident that they have the mission accomplished. >> speaking of confidence i want to switch gears to ukraine. do you think there's a cover up. >> there are sides of the stories saying the ukraine government gave information to the separatists, that weapon system, the buk system needs an advanced warning that something is coming. you'll not see a plane out of 30,000 feet. by the time the plan is in top.

they have to be pointed in the right direction. they got a heads up from someone. they could have got it from the ukraine government. there are things that had to come out with regards to where the information came. it's not just a lucky shot, there was a trained crew. that's the story we are not talking about. speaking of that story, contingent about that is u.s. rehabilitation. do you think in some way this is a product. do you think they said "look, you can't run into crimea or take over", have n.a.t.o. or the west said look, do you think the flight will go down. >> i don't think they had the leverage. this is no more than 1,000 miles away. there's not enough troops tore military power. we are doing what we can. there are aircraft shot down weeks before.

that whole area should have been off limits not that there's altitude levels or anything like that. >> we have more to discuss. stick around, we look forward to speaking to you again. >> it was a relentless night of shelling in gaza. israel is stepping up the offensive, killing innocent civilians in the crossfire. look at this, one minute he was questioned for selling secrets. the next he was dead. n.y.p.d. officer accused of using a choke hold and why the press union is calling it a knee-jerk reaction. crafty chemical companies deceived us. once you deceiv

you are looking live at the gaza sky line. moments ago israel resumed its shelling of the palestinian territory. welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york, i'm morgan

radford. back to the top story - seeking an end to the blood shed between gaza and israel. the break ended as quickly as it began. israel said it resumed shelling despite agreeing to a 2-hour break. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon is visiting the middle east and is set to hold ceasefire talks with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas, and dan is the former deputy chief of the israeli embassy in washington and is a senior fellow at the brookings institution and joins us from the washington d.c. good morning to you. i want to jump into it. i want to ask you the same question i asked major mike. given the effectiveness of the iron dome program, was it the right time for a ground invasion? >> israel gave hamas a chance. it took 10 days until israel went into the ground operation.

it was hoping for 10 days through aerial stricts and surgical strikes that hamas left the target to get this over with, hamas not only rejected the ceasefire, went on an aggressive campaign to launch rockets into israel. israel felt it needed to respond in a forceful way, and therefore conducted this operation. >> what would israel have to do to bring hamas to the table? >> israel put pressure, tremendous pressure on the happen asked leadership and on the hamas operations in gaza. the ceasefire efforts, as the military campaign is ongoing, efforts to bring ceasefire are ongoing, and everybody is putting their hopes and expressions on the egyptian

proposals. there was only one game in town which is the egyptian initiative. hopefully hamas will come to its extensions. up to now, it was the u.s., the e.u. and the united nations united behind the egyptian proposal. only hamas related it. hamas, through the pressure that it's under needs to come to its censors. >> i want to go back to what you said. you said hamas needs to come to its senses. i want to take you to something hillary clinton said "hamas may feel cornered and that they have nothing to lose. i think they'll have to be convinced that they do have something to lose." what will it take to make them convinced they do have something to lose? >> i think that there was a very decent proposal put on the table

by hamas, after days of fighting, suffering casualties, i think it needs to understand that, you know, this is not a - we are not into a market bargaining here about things in the market. this is the leaves of incident people. if they want to continue to rule the gaza strip that's what they'll have to do. >> we choose to beginning the operation with the understanding that the price paid will be very hi. how eye? >> again, the government acted in a restrained fashion until now, and this new campaign, which was launched is a demonstration to the fact that the israeli government caned put up with this any more. since we didn't talk about this until now. you have seen that rockets and

missiles are falling on israel as we speak. on a daily basis, we are talking about dozens of rockets a day, 1,000 rockets since the operation began. this is a 2-way conflict, that has escalated, and the next 24 hours are delicate. the unfortunate loss of innocent lives just recently, the 2-hour caes tire are a demonstration -- ceasefire are a demans to the dell -- demonstration to the delicacy of this. all sides need to look at the next 24 hours and see if we are going into a continuation or an escalation or the path of the ceasefire. what you reported on, the u.n. secretary-general's efforts may be in line with the egyptian initiative and hopefully they can move forward on a ceasefire initiative. >> it's interesting you bring up

egypt. given the next 24 hours are critical. and president obama has focussed tanks on israel and iraq, do you think egyptian saw it as a time to strike. >> no, this is something serious. there's a war going on. if people haven't noticed, and both sides are under fire. israel - israeli citizens, over 6 million citizens are under the threat of rockets and attacks. this is not just - i think there's broad international support for the israeli operation. you see president obama on friday express support for israeli operation, and other world leaders, and a leader around the world can tolerate an attack. >> you said there's a lot of unnecessary civilians now the

palestinian number reaching over 300. he said "we stand by israel", he said "we have to be careful about the number of innocent civilians caught in the crossfire", on both sides. >> that's true. israel is not acting indiscriminately. they are focussing and targetting happen as targets, trying to - at its utmost to prevent attacking civilians. innocent civilians are caught in the crossfire. na is what - war happiness unfortunately. it's part of the fact that hamas advocated citizens to leave the area as though they were warned prior to attacks by israel. >> we'll follow the situation as it unfolds. thank you so much for joining us this morning. it's been a pleasure. >> thank you.

>> for more, we'll go to nisreen el-shamayleh in jerusalem. good morning, israel will agree to a temporary 2-hour break. that did not last long. what could you tell us about what changed so rapidly. >> well, this human tare can pause started over an hour ago. it ended already. it came upon the request of the international committee for the red cross. israel agreed to suspend all operations. they suspended operations so people can be evacuated from the area. >> just over half an hour after the pause in hostilities started. we heard a statement, a quick one from the israeli army spokesperson, that said hamas breached the humanitarian window and that the army will respond

accordingly. we heard reports that rockets have been fired during the time of the 2-hour humanitarian window. there were sirens, rocket sirens and alarms. it appears that this humanitarian pause has been breached and as the army, the israeli army said, it will respond accordingly, and it had warned that a breach or violation of the window will be not tolerated. give me a bigger picture here. they are seeing a lot of outrage in the state and around the world where you were because of the violence on both sides. will bringing international players into the mix. >> the problem is the situation got complicated after egypt last

week offered for an accuracy fire like the one they reached in november 2012 between israel and gaza. hamas and gaza refused on the ground that this accuracy fire agreement, the proposal on the table did not include easing the blockade. that they were not able to leave the gaza strip. this is why it was rejected. this created tensions between gaza and hamas and egypt. they used to enjoy a friendly relationship when m.e.r.s. was president. since he was deposed, we are seeing a government in egypt, similar to the one that was around when mubarak was here. international players have the responsibility, and a difficult task, trying to get egypt on board. it would be key because it shares the border with gaza, as

well as the border crossing that hamas says has to be open, so people in gaza go into egypt and students go into university and somewhere to go. >> thank you for being with us this morning. nisreen el-shamayleh in jerusalem. a series of bombs hit iraq's capital killing 27, mostly in shia neighbourhoods of baghdad. three went off within 10 minutes of each other. and the deadliest one, a suicide bomber drove a car filled with explosives into a police checkpoint. all this happening while christians have been reporting out of mosul. the islamic state had a chilling ultimatum - convert toest lame, pay a -- to islam, pay a tax or face death. we have this report. >> reporter: george is not his real name. we concealed his identity because he hopes to return to

his home town of mosul. he's a christian who pled with his wife when the ultimatum was issued. they stopped us on the way out. took the idea. they took all my money, lived and worked all my life in mosul. his wife said all that's gold was gone. >> i begged them that the money and gold i had was for my son's wedding. they told us to leave and take the car. since fighters from islamic state took control of mosul in june, homes belonging have been marked in red and confiscated. this is the closest we can get, 20km away from here, on thursday the islamic state issued a religious ruling, either to convert it islam, pay tax, or be

killed. that ruling has terrified many. the church is home for tens of thousands of families. manuel is the priest. he fears for the worst. we had been targeted before. never to this extent. this group humiliated. some muslims under the areas of control of the islamic state. they became targets of discrimination. the minorities are being killed, kidnapped and forced to leave. those that opposed the muslim minorities are persecuted. many people are trying to cope and hiding their fears, but there are others who say they preferred such motoarts.

this is a country on the verge of disintegration. the fighting in iraq has forced more than a million people to flee their homes, man sunni muslims. in the n hour we'll talk to a refugee family from iraq. they were granted asylum in the united states. we have a rehabilitation to the crisis back home. a new york city police officer has been stripped of his bag and gun. the officers put the suspect in a strangle hold and the suspect later died in custody. >> he said, "don't touch me." the officers approached eric gardener for selling illegal cigarettes. one of the officers put his forearm around gardner's neck, gardner can be heard pleading

for the officers to stop. >> i can't breathe. i can't breathe. >> there you hear him clearly saying "i can't breathe". shortly after gardner suffered a heart attack. important to note the n.y.p.d. policy prohibits choke holds. highs death is upped investigation. there has been public outcry. hundreds marking in protest yesterday. >> our man was subjected to a choke hold. and the result is he is no longer with us. the president of the police union said the department's modification of the officer under the circumstances was a knee jerk rehabilitation for political region. he added it's a decision by the department that prejudges the case and denied the officer the benefit of the doubt that has long been part of the social

conduct, allowing police officers to face the risk. >> this morning it pop pd up with a little -- popped up with a little bit of heat and wind. it jumped the road. we had some initial man power to knock down the spotfires. anything that hasn't burnt has a chance of burning. >> people of washington state are taking matters into their own hands. the flames scorched hillsides and destroyed at least 100 homes. many places don't have power. that brings us to the national forecast. and we turn it meteorologist eboni deon. we are not expecting to see much. we have a weak frontal boundary sparking light rain showers around east and west. the bulk of the rain will mainly

be here across the east. we are expecting heavy downpours across the south-east over atlantic and the north-east. high pressure trying to hang on. as we head into the midwest, this is an area heading into the next few days. some turning severe. the biggest story here is the heat. we'll feel it as we start the week. >> we'll keep our eyes on that. thank you. a positive outlook for the aids crisis in america. the diagnosis has fallen in the last decade by over a third. a new journal shows the define. in 2002 one out of every four were diagnosed with the autoimmune disease. that dropped to 16 in 100,000. the news comes as the aids

community opens its annual conference in melbourne. the event was overshadowed by tragedy. many people were killed when malaysia airlines flight mh17 was shot down over ukraine. >> reporter: the 20th annual aids conference opened in mourning, a community stuped by the loss of -- stunned by the loss of its colleagues. the world health organisation confirmed the death of their spokesman glenn thomas, in the plain shot out of the skies over ukraine. >> it is with deep sadness we have to inform you a who lost one of our colleagues. thomas won en route to the aids commence. jos, flange was on board. others could have been on the

flight. the twitters sphere lit up with tributes. one tweet read: president barack obama paid condolences. >> in the world today we shouldn't forget then. in the midst of conflict and killing there are people like these, people that can be focused on what can be built, rather that what can be destroyed. >> reporter: with the community devastate this author put into words what many thought:. >> you will unlikely victims of a conflict raging in ukrainement coming up at 8:00, tonya page looks at how a country with a high rate of h.i.v. is working to prevent future infections. we'll take a look at the international aids commence. join us for our special sunday

segment "the week ahead" at 8:30pm eastern, here at al jazeera america. >> uncovering a dark chapter in ireland's history. why hundreds of baby may have been burned in unmarked graves. and a group of women on a new mission to find the truth about their past. and a crater snack dab in the middle of nowhere. no one knows it's there. there's plenty of theories flying around.

>> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. you are looking live at the gaza sky line, where moments ago israel resumed its shelling of the palestinian territory. you can see smoke rising above the territory once againment we'll have another update at the top of the hour. ireland is unravelling a

dark secret. unmarried mothers in the midcentury banished and forced to give up their own children. now we are concerned that hundreds of babies were buried outside home run by the catholic church. we have a report on one group of women digging for the truth. >> reporter: these women want to know more about who they are and as well as helping the living, they want to know more about the dead. they were born or spent their earliest years at ireland's biggest mother and baby home in the southern city of cork. it was a place where pregnant women that were married were forced to go. in this wasteland that used to be part of the home they are taking the first substance to discover whether the mums buried babize, unmarked and forgoden. >> mothers were told to forget. it was a solution, a way out. off they go, have a wife.

is that the way the church found it appropriate to bury them. >> reporter: old graves need a mark. >> these are particularly the awful years in terms of death rates. >> records show that hundreds of children die here so they must be somewhere. >> we have to hold people accountable for the crimes. there are mothers out there, civilians, grandparents, uncles and cows jens. >> since it became clear that this could have happened all over ireland, the government said they would hold an inquiry, it hardly looks full of urgency. it hardly looks like the notional idea of hundreds of children's bodies buried in the grounds of a mothers' and babies home. the survivors, the women, had to do the having themselves.

there's nobody here from the authorities to thep them. sister sarto - she lives in cork. she was in the 1980s, referring her to her lawyers. in a separate phone conversation, she had this to say. . >> here i am. there is my letters. >> reporter: in 2002 sister sartar was able to help cathy find her history. she was born and separated from her mother. >> i'm your daughter. >> yes. >> reporter: they were reunited after cathy's mother spent most of the life in a work house. >> they told me she was dead.

my mother was not dead. i hugged her in 2002 and said "hi." i'm back, i'm your daughter. and i love you. >> reporter: the catholic establishment says all these things happened long soing. for these women, and many like them, it's surely the biggest insult of them all. many. children separated from unwed mothers were not only mistreated, but were used as gipee pigs. -- guinea pigs. full story at 8. $25 million has been awarded against rj reynolds. this woman sued the company after her husband dialled after being a chain smoker in 1996.

rj reynolds promised to appeal. we spoke about the unprecedented award. it's what has become the ankle case, it says you no longer have to prove that the caps lied to see people, engage in wrongful conduct. all a smoker has to do is come in and say "i was addicted." once rj reynolds appeals, it will take 3-4 years before the case reaches the supreme court. >> a team of russian researchers wept in for a closer look after a mysterious crater wept viral. it measures more than 130 feet inside and 230 on the edge in siberia. it's not known what caused it to form. we are following late breaking developments on the top story. the conflict in gaza. this is a look at the gaz

askyline, smoke rising after israel resumed its shelling ampain. we'll have the latest at the top of the hour. i'm morgan radford and i'll be back with you in 2.5 minutes.

shelling resumes in gaza less than an hour after israel agreed to a temporary black in the bombing. this follows the most intense night of shelling since the bombing began, and the body count climbs. continuations boiling over throughout -- tensions boiling over as israel steps up an offensive in gaza.

russian rebels claiming they have the black boxes from malaysia flight 17. the dispute over who is in charge at the scope, and investigators struggle to get access to the-- im. plus -- to the wreckage. and general motors putting the brakes on a best-selling car. dealers to stop selling srn cada lacks. -- certain cadd lacks a short-lived pause in fighting between israel and hamas. the army resumed shelling, despite agreeing to a 2-hour break. following intense shelling overnight in gaza. the heaviest since the fighting began, the death toll lasting 400, doctors are now scrambling to handle the rising number of victims ambulances were able to

reach some of the heavily hit areas just as emergency workers fear for their own safety. nick schifrin has been monitoring the situation from outside schiffa hospital in gaza. he filed the report after the break in the shelling began. >> you see, behind me is the directions of a residential neighbourhood, which was destroyed by tank shells and f-16 bombing. the scenes of destruction and horror are overwhelming. many people in gaza are saying there's nowhere to go. there's nowhere to flee. israel rolls the borders. what you have now is a situation where israel asked so many thousands in that neighbourhood to leave. many of them had nowhere to go. they fled in terror. in wheelbarrows, any way they

good. we saw thousands going to the safest place they thought. you can here the f-16 bombs falling the hospital was overwhelmed by hundreds of people wounded in the conflict over the last nine or 10 days. families crying, children crying for all of the things that they had seen. while there we saw the body of a medic. he was in an ambulance with a video, photographer, the two of them killed. very, very emotional scoops across the hospital. what israel says is that it is targetting hamas, leaders in the neighbourhood. rocket launchers. you may here the booms in the distance we have seen the civilians in the neighbourhood have been affected.

many killed, 30, 40, according to palestinian medical officials. the question is will they go back. if they do, chances are there'll be more wounded and killed in the neighbourhood. >> protests for and against the israeli offensive were held across the weekend. over 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 gathered at the lack of action against israel and the ongoing attacks against civilians. the aggressive are those dropping bombs from f-16 aircraft. that are killing children on the beach. imprisoning children through the

settlement policy and process. what is happening is the killing of children in an extraordinary way. it's not humane or acceptable. this is no way to bring peace. >> while the british government expressed dismay at the height of kaz utilities, it stopped short of condemning israel. thousands asked from all over the country. the residents of the british prime minister protesting against the stance on israel's right to defend himself. this was the scoop in a largely migrant neighbourhood. they cited reasons of a dangerous public order. they couldn't stop the hundreds, clash with police officers using tear gas to disperse the crowds. the situation conditions to worsen in gaza. it may become difficult for his

rail's allies to justify it's actions there. >> it's ridiculous. we will change the view 1%. >> in indiana people gathered to protest the support. activists carried signs, calling for peace and long live palestine. protesters planned to demand every weekend. hundreds of activists for and against the offensive gathered in tel aviv, calling on hamas and the israeli prime minister to end the violence. 75-77% of the victims of the war are civilians, regular people. life in gaza is hell under the

regime. it must be stopped. >> police officers were heckled by the crowd. 13 people were arrested in demonstrations across the city. while this crisis in gaza has tensions all throughout the arab world, watch as a debate in jordan, about the israeli intention turned into a fist fight. all right, so the guests tried to attack each other after arguing over the conflict in gaza and the syrian president. it's a journalist and a lawyer fighting. the moderator and studio worker had to step in to stop the blow. >> investigators are struggling to get to the mh17 crash site. ukraine and russian separatists are negotiating a deal giving

international monitors full and unfettered access. evidence has been tampered with, making it harder to find the truth. >> reporter: both ukraine and pro-russian separatists have pointed the finger of blame at each other for the clash of malaysia airlines flight 17. the aircrafts came down close to donetsk. a stronghold of eastern ukraine, fighting forces for around six month. the aircraft cruiseded at an altitude of 10 september metres. their reach is 3.5km. many experts believe it was lookly hit by a soviet era, u.k. surface to air missile system. it can hit targets as far as 21km away. russia and ukraine had the weapons, pro-russian separatists

could have acquired them too. they could have acquired 3, 2 and 1. they crossed the ukranian border. >> pro-russian separatists captured the units late last month when they overran a military base. the downing of the plane two weeks later seems to back that up. the plane had been flying behind the reach of missiles. soon after malaysian airlines flight mh17 crashed on thursday, links to footage burning, appeared on the russian social media site. we warned them not to nigh in our skies. the site belonged to a top commander of pro-russian separatists in ukraine. the post was deleted and can't be independently verified.

they released a recording a conversation between pro-russian fighters allegedly admitting to shooting down the plane. . >> the buk systems were operated by the ukrainian military. irrespective of who might have fired the missile. military experts agree the crews operating them may have been well trained. it goes some way to explaining the catastrophic era of bringing down a civilian airliner. >> for more, john terrett joins us live from the heart of the nation's capital. good morning to you.

once again the rebels are saying they have the black boxes. what are you hearing? >> take that with a pinch of salt. >> they say they have parts of black bombs. first of all, they are orange, not black. they are indestructible. they don't break up into parts. they are not aeronautical engineers. it's been's that russia supplied the missiles, but they were moved back into russia after the shooting. >> they require a truck and a team of experts. when they are launched to 30,000 feet, there's a visual message. it's a traceable radar which satellites can pick up. u.s. intelligence is focussed on

the region. it wasn't difficult to pick up the signature of the missile. and intercept telephone conversations, leading us to the working theory that it was russian-backed separatists who fired the missile on thursday. >> you are talking about the visual theories. >> there's another line. they have evidence of book going across the border. there seems to be evidence of launchers going ahead of missiles. as for the u.s. reaction. secretary of state john kerry spoke to his counterpart in moscow. they had a long conversation. secretary of state john kerry was concerned about the bodies being removed by the separatist and some kind of international body should get immediate

unfettered access. chuck hagel spoke to the counterpart in the netherlands. secretary of state john kerry will be on all the sunday broadcasts. and we are liking to here more. >> thank you so much. iran nuclear talks have been extended. the original deadline was set to expire today. it's a seen that progress will be made. u.s. policy keef made the announcement. >> there's gaps on core issues requiring more time in effort. >> there was tangible process but warping that differences remained. >> we'll reconvene in the coming

weeks in different formats with a determination to reach agreement on a joint comprehensive plan of action at the earliest moment. >> a statement from secretary of state. this effort is intense as it is important. >> that's what we saw. >> i look forward... . >> under the agreement, the two sides will talk for another four months. during that time the programme will remain suspended. we will have to dilute. the amount is relatively small, but important symbolically.

marathon talks have been held for three weeks. senior officials attended from iran, the united states, russia and china. the biggest op stickal. they see the programme as a course of pride and national security. >> the fact that the sides were talking and reporting progress is a huge change. the last-minute extension is a sign of how hard reaching a deal will be. >> the talks will resume in the next few weeks candle lit vigils for flight

mh17. also ahead - fleeing a war zone, iraqi refugees living in america. watch as the homeland dewolves into chaos. wildfire rages out of control of washington state, and mother nature is not ready to help out. stay @tuned.

the innocent men, women and children killed aboard malaysia airlines flight mh17. victims of a conflict in ukraine, one they knew little about. good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. thanks you for joining us much the bodies of many remained in a wheat field. world leaders are calling for russia to allow monitors unlimited and unfettered access.

russian separatists found what appeared to be the plane's black boxes. phil ittner joins us from london with more. the dutch are leading the outrage over how the bodies are treated. what is the foreign minister saying? >> well, the dutch foreign minister is saying they are in the ukranian capital of kiev. he and many of his compatriots are furious at the way the bodies are being treated. there's a further anger coming out of the international community, and those who are in the ukranian capital, trying to get to the site, but can't get there, because it's deemed too unsafe. there's a lot of anger being expressed there. there's now increasing anger directed at vladimir putin for his support of the separatists, and there are calls from areas saying that time is running out

for vladimir putin to show that he is actually trying to assist in figuring out what happened on thursday in the skies over ukraine. >> give us a larger picture from europe right now. you are in london. let's talk about the u.k. prime minister david cameron talking about possible sanctions against russia. will the u.k. follow the united states lead in making, as he said, european power count? >> yes, prime minister david cameron put out an editorial today in the sunday times newspaper. it's strong language saying that the european union has to change its ret ricks when it comes to russia. sanctions are a possibility. they have to look at - nobody is looking at a military response, but the european union has to bring its diplomatic political,

economic power to bear to try and stop this situation in the eastern europe orchestrated by many people's opinions vladimir putin. now, there's also been a call for an e.u. meeting - pardon me in brussels on tuesday, to discuss further sanctions. here to fore the european union has been criticised in its sanctions programme. the incident has so many people incensed that they'll meet in brussels and talk about that, further sanctions against russia. >> a lot happening quickly. thank you phil ittner from london. >> mike lyons is a retired army major it fellow at the truman project and joins us. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> separatists really controlling what is happening on the ground. what can the international community do to move the

investigation forward? >> not much. it looks like. at this point in time it looks like the russian intelligence agencies have been over the ground, picked apart of the material, removing evidence that showed it was shot down by a missile, so as time goes on, it's on their side. there's nothing the international community can do other are than show up in force. what about the ukranian military can they escort the monitors into the site. >> they have been ab assistant. in some ways it would escalate the situation. perhaps the separatists would use more force against them. you have local battles taking place with individuals there, creating a dangerous situation for people on the ground. people are not there unless they are ensured of making sure there's no harm's way. >> the fact that russia wants to be involved, does that suggest he's worried about the outcome?

>> there's no question. he has to be worried, and all the evidence from the united states and the ut crane government showing the missile launchers going back. what will happen if that proves to be true. >> the smoking gun is getting hold of the material, finding the microscopic debris on the skin of the plane, showing that it came from the rocket system. that's the final piece of evidence we have to find. how far is put in likely to go. >> i think he'll do what it takes. very marcia very wellian. over the horizon sanctions will take place. whether or not he'll separate himself, let the situation happen with the ukraine government and separatists, or continue to stir the pot and keep the fighting going. i want to take you to an article that i read, the chairman of the

human rights foundation. it's as correct and pointless as the man who weresed the button. he was responsible for putting the material in the hands of the individuals. it shows the dangers of supporting the insurgent operations. unless it's to the united states. this is what happiness. he seems to have lost influence. he was not able to stop this happening. they can do the same damage. as they watch this unfold, is it a by-product of indecisiveness. what should the united states be doing. it's a by-product of arming people, arming rebels and the group it's the other side of the coin. we are doing things. what's the alternative. >> the alternative is sanctions.

they don't have the short-term effect. they don't cause them to react tomorrow or over the horizon. we see the tragedy happen within the last week. this is what we have to be concerned about. we watch the ents unfold. >> always a pleasure to have you in the studio. >> there's a raging wildfire sweeping through the state. now it appears to be heating up again. meteorologist eboni deon is here with more. >> we are seeing a number of fires taking place across washington, oregon and idaho, that represents where we have the fires ongoing. i do want to show you this is one of the fires that is blazing in central areas of washington. this is the fire burning over 200,000 acres, and firefighters are battling the flames.

winds have been gusty on the order of 25-30,000. fanning the smoke. unfortunately air quality has been a big concern. over the next day or so it will remain warm and dry as the system continues to or not the system. we have a frontal boundary pushing eastwards. it's weak, not expecting to see much in the way of improvement. we'll see a little bit of rain. maybe if there are thunder storms, lightening as well, that could spark more fires in the area. >> coming up president obama's handling of the crisis. the dynamic duo hits the campaign trail. weekend pol tickets is coming up next. kids in one of the countries hit hardest by the aides virus, learning the importance of prption. don't go anywhere.

a live look this morning as plumes of smoke continue to rise over gaza. a short-lived black in shelling was intended to allow humanitarian aid into the region, overnight israeli shelling intensified. there are at least 400 dead since the start of campaign, and 3,000 wounded. calls continued for international convenience to stop the assault. president obama's handling of the situation is first up in the week in politics section joining me is tom doherty, former advisor to new york governor pataki. with everything going on, israel and ukraine, the big question is should the united states have stepped in sooner? >> i mean, i don't think so. look, i think there's probably a little more leadership we could

have shown on the ukraine front. neither of these, can you say, is president barack obama's fault. israel, palestine - this will go on for a long time until palestinians and hamas decide to lay down their weapons. >> there are people blaming obama administration. >> you can't blame him for ukraine. could you make the argument that he could have been tougher. he put the sanctions on. do we want him to run around, is it his job to go to england, france, germany? yes, he could have. he has a lot of internal problems here. it's easy to lay everything at the president's doorstep. now, look, this is a ukranian russian problem that we need because of what happened. he needs to gather western support for increased sanctions. >> it stops at sanctions. what else can you do. >> sanctions matter.

>> do you agree? >> i conquer completely. >> what a start to weekend politics. >> when you lock at this, the american people based on polling don't have the stomach for the country to be the world's policeman. america cannot be directly involved with anything, last time i checked as tom argued, the situation in israel has ban going on for many presidents before him and will continue for man after him. man after him. >> the president is accused of not acting early enough when it comes to the bother right here in the united states. washington post article said his aids new a year ago that this was going to be a crisis. do you think that was something? >> i do, i think that is directly affecting us on a daily basis. the financial cost of this, see, i've said for many times and many times on this show that the

problem with this presidency is that the issue today, there's never a moment whether it's guns or immigration, the biggest issues of our day in this country, he talks about them for five minutes when they become an issue, never again. >> you mentioned guns. when sandy hook came out, he came out guns ablazing and not again. >> that's not true. he talked about sandy hook for five days and then it ended. then we go back, we have another shooting, he talked about it for 20 minutes. look, even his biggest supporters will tell you -- >> dominic, wasn't congress blocking him, trying to have these initiatives? >> aha, the 800-pound gorilla in the room, if you will. not only that, every time the president tried to discuss gun control, republicans said don't do that now, mr. president. it's political, the country has just had a tragedy, so please don't do that. i do agree that the president

could have been stronger on gun control, hold on, tom, he could have been a lot stronger and as it relates to the children situation, perhaps action should have been taken, so that is a fair criticism. >> could anyone have anticipated the scale of the increase when it came to the border? >> of course you could. look, don't -- you're never going to get republicans like myself who want immigration reform. i'm partly of the republican group who wants it, right. until you seal the border, the rest of my friends are not going to come along to the party. the president needs first and foremost to secure the american border. >> tom, let me ask you a question here. you support immigration reform, but will your colleagues in the house vote on immigration. >> they will -- >> oh, they will, what's been the hold up? >> secure the border. >> oh. >> everyone has said you can't have serious immigration reform. we're seeing it with the kids being handed over president

border. you need to secure the border, then have the program to deal with the undocumenteds here now. >> the republicans are not going to vote on immigration. it's called mid term elections. >> let's talk about people who could do a better job than obama. christy visits iowa. do you think he's going to run? >> of course he wants to run. he's been planning this for a very long time. >> his polls in iowa, like one third of the republicans there don't like him. >> that's right. >> that's the worst of any presidential hopeful. >> i'll take you back to 1980. do you know who lost iowa? >> who? >> ronald reagan to george bush. iowa -- >> is history going to repeat itself? >> iowa is not a bellwhether of our nation. it's one of the primary states. it becomes difficult, it's a caucus state, a caucus, which is very, very difficult.

why are we talking about a presidential race that is 28 months away? >> it is not. it's irrelevant. christy has raised over 60 -- >> oh! oh! >> morgan, he's raised $60 million for republican governors this year. when he runs, if he runs, who do you think benefits from the amount of money he's raising? those local governors. that's local politics. that's how campaigns are won and lost. >> for began, the last time i checked, chris christie has a reputation of stumping for other candidates and stealing the star, the headline. go ask mitt romney what chris christie did at the republican convention. go ask the governor of --

>> go ask mitt romney who is. >> go ask the governor of iowa. >> who raised more money for mitt romney? chris christie. >> he did the speech and didn't mention romney until 18 minutes in. >> wait, wait, wait, tee it up for a minute. if we are talking about that, what about hutchinson. there was a long time ago you would not have had romney or christie stump for you. has the bottom of the barrel become the top? >> what bottom of what barrel? >> the republicans. >> if you look at the two last polls that came out, who were the two individuals who kept hillary under 50%? jed bush and chris christie. i think sometimes you guys live in this vacuum where you create this little theory among

yourself. >> the journalists, the media? >> yeah, it's not true. >> these are numbers that are supported. >> what numbers? >> we are talking about christie. >> 55-45 right now, back in a place in a democratic state, he's plus 11 in new jersey. >> a recent poll had romney on top. >> one point about governor christie. the fact of the matter is christie can go around the countrial all he wants. he's got a big problem at home called bridge gate. there is a criminal investigation by the u.s. attorney that has not come back yet and several investigations that are also ongoing. plus, let's say the governor is clear of those investigations and that's a big butt. there's the question of moderate christie and abrasive personality. we've been to iowa and des moines. it will never work. the first time christie tells some teacher or some little old

lady to shut up and sit down, that's the end of his campaign. >> a problem. what do you say to that? >> i don't know where to begin. you find a criminal investigation laughable? >> of which none of it time and time again has come back to the governor of that state at any point. the u.s. attorney has not spoken yet. >> we are out of time. gentlemen, never a dull moment with you in our studio. thanks very much. >> for decades, iraq has been battered by wars and its people once again in a new conflict with the islamic state group. a family was granted asylum under a very special program to bring iraqis to the united states. they now call new york home. we sit down to discuss the crisis back home. >> the refugee family from iraq out for a stroll on a warm new york day, but something so

simple now unthinkable for many iraqis facing a daily barrage of bombings around violence as they battle for control of the country. >> when the iraqi army give up in one night, when the people just wake up in the morning and they just find the uniforms in the street, and empty holes, i have to say that there is something wrong. >> a million people have been forced to three their homes since the fighting began. the family escaped, but they always think of those left behind. >> every day when the phone ringing, i -- i feel my heart will stop, because i just scared to pick up the phone and maybe bad news. >> her husband, omar is from baghdad. his family fears the ghosts of wars past are back to haunt them. memories of a suicide bomber who

blew himself outside a radio station where omar worked as a journalist. his brother was kidnapped and killed in 2006. >> killed him why? because he used to work with american first thing, second thing, because he's a sunni in shia neighborhood. >> as the conflict rages on, calls for iraq's president to step down are growing louder. joining the chorus is omar, who blames the current crisis an al-malaki. >> that guy, he causes the calamity that we face right now. he caused the problem that we face, and he ruled for like eight years, and that's enough for him, and we need a new man. >> someone who can set aside political differences and bridge the divide between sunnis and shias, something that does not exist for his wife omar and his wife. >> the first time i heard about

sunni when i was almost 10 years old. i didn't understand what that means. i asked my father. he told me it's something you don't want to know about. do we have extremists? yes, we have extremists in the sunni side and the shia side. do they have the majority? i have to say no. >> he wants to shield his children from the cries back home. >> my children now are part of the american society, american community, so their future, i believe that will be much better than the kids who still live in baghdad. >> now on american soil, he has this message for president obama. >> there are a lot of innocent people. in iraq, they are dying, they are suffering and they are needing a help, so please help them. >> for years, the iraqi people have suffered a dark past. the hope now is for a brighter

future. erica pitzi, aljazeera, new york. >> we call it a hurricane, they call it a typhoon, whatever you call it, the massive storm is leaving its mark on asia right now. meteorologist eboni deon is tracking that system. >> it's still bringing a lot of rain across the southern areas of china and unfortunately has weakened considerably after making three land falls. it has certainly made its way into china. at least it has weak understand and will continue to do so making its way over land. this storm was the strongest the region had seen at least in the last 40 years, so we will continue to watch out for the rain, although the wind is winding down, there have been reports of winds gusting up to 80 miles per hour, even higher peaks around 100 miles per hour, so that clean up will get under way, but conditions right now

still not looking all that great. let's look at what else we are dealing with, because now we have another typhoon out there. it was a tropical storm at this time. it is expected to make its way parallel along the coast of the fill teens and then eventually crossing over taiwan as we get into the middle of the week. so on that path that's going to take it into china by late wednesday into thursday. more rain and wind expected for this region and unfortunately, it looks like the philippines will be dealing with heavy rainfall, as well. closer to home, it's fairly quiet across the middle of the country, across the west, moisture streaking northward, not as much as we need, but more active weather across the eastern u.s. looks like we will see more wetter conditions on into new england as an area of low pressure moves by. we're watching parts of the upper midwest late this afternoon into the evening for that threat of strong to severe storms across minnesota. wind and hail damage with

stronger storms that develop and then the heat to follow. >> morgan, thanks so much. >> a positive outlook for the aids crisis in america, the number of h.i.v. diagnose has fallen a third. a new study released by the american medical association shows that decline. by 2011, 16 and 100,000, one of the countries with the highest number of people, one community program is helping prevent future infections with sports. >> the excitement of the world cup is still running high. children are imagining a game between algeria and ghana. they are in the kick for life program, a legacy project from neighboring south africa's 2010 world cup.

>> commentating, he came for the game, but alongside the pitch, he's learning about h.i.v. it's important for the country with the world's third highest rate of infection for the virus that causes aids. >> this is very dangerous. we learn about the aids every day, every day, every day, every day. we find something that is getting you know, a head tart that will protect our self. >> an orphan living on the street with his friends, as well as how to avoid h.i.v., they are learning to budget what little money they have. >> so many of these young people, this is the only relief from a life of hardship, to provide a safe environment, free of the stigmatization h.i.v. positive children face and a place they can have fun. >> some young people are learning to cook in the center's restaurant. others are trained in information technology and the media. they are making their own

promotional video. >> hi, i play kick for life for ladies. >> she says she enjoys counseling as much as football. >> it's rewarding, not difficulty or something that you can touch, but it's something in the heart. it says when you give, somehow, you be happier. >> the center has made a big difference to her. >> people make the people become happy. >> without it, this is where he sleeps. the center has taught him to stay positive, and to protect himself from h.i.v. vital tools, if he's to survive out here. tanya page, aljazeera. >> later tonight, we'll take an

in-depth look at the international aids conference. join us for our special sunday night segment. the week ahead, starting right here on aljazeera america. >> stay tuned, because more disturbing details about the treatment of or fans at some irish homes for unwe had mothers. word now that many of those children were used for guinea pigs. >> general motors to stop selling some cadillacs, as the troubled automakers faces tougher questions on capitol hill.

real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> the summer heat is bringing humpback whales close shores, swimming around boaters. scientists believe they were attracted to anchovy's carried by the warm waters of el niño. >> welcome back. thanks so much for joining us. a hollywood legend has passed away. more on that in a moment, first, more on the national forecast, what's in store this weekend?

>> we're going to have to watch skies closely across the eastern u.s. that's where we have the cloud coverage in place, as well. across the southeast, it has been soggy this weekend. we will see more storms and showers popping. this morning, don't let the clear skies fool you here across the upper midwest. we expect storms in minnesota, some strong as to severe. watch for hail and wind. across the northeast, a decent note, but clouds filling in. we have an area of low pressure along the east coast, throwing moisture back inland, spelling rain as we get through the day. some spotty activity is expected. >> in ireland, unmarried mothers in the mid 20th century were completely ostracized, the women often had their children torn from them, never knowing what happened. we are hearing horrifying accounts of what happened to young kids, thousands used as guinea pigs for medical experiments.

>> having a baby, a joyous experience, but for these infant, their careers had other intentions. that baby became marie, separated from her unmarried mother by the nuns and eventually adopted out of were you ever ireland's mother and baby homes. >> i mean, it's faded over time. >> not before she was treated as an experiment by a drugs company, which injectioned her at nine months with a test for diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and polio without knowing what would happen. >> the catholic church doesn't like abortions. do you think they treated your life as a baby as sacred. >> no, i see the concern for the preborn, i don't see it for the post born. >> used to be a home on this home in dublin, too, though it's gone now. not only were the children tested for drugs, but the ones who died sold to doctors, bodies used for medical research.

>> the vaccine trials took place here is no revelation, but it's come shooting back to the surface as in a intrinsic part of the overarching mother and baby homes scandal in ireland. just this week, the united nations criticized the irish state in the strongest terms, for its lack of willingness to take on the catholic church, a church wimp after all, took babies from their mothers and then claimed to be caring for them. >> this isn't only an issue for the catholic church. this home was run by thin thingy can church of ireland. >> kick tore maintains the state knew all about it. >> let's call it what it is, it is vulnerable 13 with no contact with their parents. no one taking responsibility or in loco practic parentis, and tg

advantage of children. if it all goes horribly wrong, who cares and who knows and who's ever going to be held to account. >> this has crowd a headache for the drugs giant which bought the company responsible for the trials and now dealing with the legal consequences. survivors say it is trying to help. the company said what is coming out in unsettling. marie was told she was used for tests. many others bear the same scars but don't know for sure. the government will hold an inquiry into what happened at the homes. it isn't clear whether drug testing will form a part of it. >> more than 2,000 kids in irish care homes were ditch the diphtheria vaccine and there is no evidence there was any consent. >> hollywood legend james garner has died. the actor died of natural causes in his home in los angeles

saturday night. he was known for his role on "maverick" and the" rockford files." he gained a new audience with a role in "the notebook" and" eight simple rules." >> general motors has told its dealers to stop selling cadillac models because it doesn't have a fix for a faulty ignition switch. in june, more than half a million models were recalled and this year, g.m. recalled nearly 26 million cars just in the u.s. alone. the companies safety record i go ringing alarm bells in washington. at a hearing this week, senators and g.m. executives clashed over the company's future. aljazeera's randall pinkston has at a story. >> i now live a life of chronic pain and limited abilities. >> before the latest hearing, the trail of tears from g.m.'s faulty ignition took center stage. families and victims described

injuries and deaths when cars lost power and airbags failed to deploy. >> he has to live the rest of his life bound to a wheelchair. after nine months of his childhood were stolen due to him being hospitalized, i often ask myself why. >> robert buzzard blames g.m. for not revealing to customers or federal regulators fatal problems with ignition switches. that opinion echoed by the senate commerce subcommittee, holding g.m. executive's feet to the fire. >> it is very clear that the culture of lawyering up and whack a mole to minimize liability in individual lawsuits killed in vent customers of general motors. >> subcommittee chair claire mckass cell focused on michael milliken. >> i don't get how you and lucy clark dougherty still have your

jobs. >> mckass cell slammed him for claiming he didn't know about the ignition switch problem until last year, even though company lawyers were warning about legal liability more than four years ago. >> what about the legal obligation to in form the board of directors. were they aware this your lawyers were telling you this car was going to cause you approximate unactive damages? >> they were not. >> but g.m. c.e.o. mary barra defended milliken. >> we are significantly on the way to make changes. to do that i need a good team. mike milliken is a man of high integrity. >> federal authorities imposed a maximum fine. senators are imposing five years prison time for executive that heidi effects. they would be protected from

prosecution if they notify regulators. >> attorney kenneth fineberg said there is no cap, but restrictions imposed on who qualifies for reimbursement. >> senator mckass deltha called for a second hearing rewarding the g.m. recalls. >> 45 years ago today, a man walked on the moon for the very first time. kneel armstrong took those historic steps as the world watched. the two would spend a day there gathering rocks and conducting experiments. kneel armstrong died two years ago. michael collins stayed in orbit during the mission and he is still alive. in a 2009 interview, said he was very worried for armstrong and collins' safety. he went on to work for the state department. he also served as an executive at the national air and space museum and the smithsonian.

>> thanks so much for watching aljazeera america. i'm morgan radford live in new york city. have a great morning.

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