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>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris. the ukranian government says separatists shot two fighter jets out of the sky not far from where malaysia airlines mh17 went down. the remains of some of those on board is back home in the netherlands, as they declare a national day of mourning. the political leader of hamas will accept a truce, only if israel agrees to its conditions first after a series of fiery crashes, the government plans to change the rules for transporting oil. a painful day in the netherlands. the bodies of some of the victims of the crash of malaysia airlines flight 17 arrived home. in ukraine and elsewhere the arrival was overshadowed by the news that pro-russian separatists shot down two ukranian fighter jets. the planes were shot down near a town in eastern ukraine, 25 miles from where the malaysia airlines plane crashed last week. al jazeera's nisreen el-shamayleh has more from donetsk much. >> reporter: a plume of site rises from the crash site. flares from the ukranian fighter jet fill the skies. armed separatists arrive at the wreckage. the ukranian fu-25 went down in a wheat field. they are searching for the

pilot. that man says they found a parachute and some blood a few kilometres away. they think he may have escaped to ukranian government-held territory. ukrainian forces say their jets were hit by anti-aircraft missiles. pro-russian fighters admit they brought down at least one of the jets. the war planes are supporting ukranian forces on the ground. the troops are a few kilometres from donetsk. the ukrainians accuse russia of arming the separatists. a few months ago this man was a kem itry teacher -- chemistry teacher, now he's leading men to war. >> translation: we need to cut the supply route between russia and here. if not, we'll take the city. >> reporter: this brie aid lost five -- brigade lost five soldiers last week. they say they'll go ahead with a push on donetsk.

it's crucial for the ukranian forces to take the city if they are to defeat the separatists in the east of the country. the latest incident will make a ceasefire difficult. separatists don't want kiev to rule here. the ukrainians want to take back control of the border with russia. many people have already left the region. those that have stayed are waiting for the next big battle. dividing their country, and drying their lives. well, today was a national day of mourning in the netherlands. more than half the people who died in the malaysia airlines crash were from the country. they arrived from ukraine on dutch and australian planes. a military honour guard carrying each casket on the plane and putting it in a waiting hearse. you see the pictures. people paying tributes to the victims by laying flowers at a memorial. thousands stood on sidewalks and

brings watching as the hearses made its way from the airport to a military base. we have more on the sol 'em ceremonies. >> reporter: returning to the nth , where the tragic -- netherlands, where the tragic journey began. 40 bodies yet to be identified, carried out of the cargo planes with the dignity and respect they deserve, scenes in marked contrast to the scenes on the battlefield of eastern ukraine, where their flight was shot out of the sky. [ "last post" plays ] >> reporter: the dutch royal family and prime minister were in attendance at the ceremony at the military base. as well as more than 1,000 relatives of the victims. their anguish and grief can only have been sharpened by the fact that none of them knew whether their loved ones were in the coffins before them.

it could take the forensic teams in the netherlands weeks or months to fully identify all of the victims. it will be a gruelling time for the relatives standing watching the bodies taken to the hearses and then to a military base where the forensic teams will be at work. 193 of the victims are from the netherlands. flying at half mast, the flags of 16 other nations. the war is no longer something remote in ukraine, it has reached into homes across the world. more victims' bodies will be loaded in kharkiv in the east of ukraine in the flight here in the next few days. the scale of the tragedy grows, not just in terms of human grief, but in its political impact. the calls for justice for the victims are growing loud are. how much longer can european politicians continue to ignore

them? we are going to tell you there is confusion over how many bodies have been recovered from the crash. malaysia airlines says 298 people were on board. pro-russian separatists say they put 282 bodies on a train that arrived in kharkiv on tuesday. a touch official in charge. international team dealing with the dead said there were only 200 bodies on the train, but more remains could be found as body bags are examined. dozens are dead after a plane crashed during an emergency landing on an island in taiwan. it was flying from southern taiwan until it crashed. 47 died. 11 injured. this is taiwan's first deadly aircrash in 12 years, taking place after a typhoon passed over the island. >> secretary john kerry is

trying to end the matters in gaza and israel. anything meaningful come out of the meanings. phil ittner. >> secretary of state kerry had a busy day of travelling around the region, meeting in tel aviv. he met with prime minister binyamin netanyahu. then he went to ramallah, where he met with the president of the palestinian authority, mahmoud abbas, follow the meeting with abbas he held a press conference, and he said the immediate priority now is to stop the fighting. >> we had a good conversation about how to take further steps and we are doing this for one simply reason - the people in the palestinian territories, the people in israel are all living under the threat or reality of immediate violence.

and this needs to end for everybody. we need to find a way forward. that works. and it's not violence. now, in previous statements secretary of state john kerry has said that once there is a ceasefire, there'll be a very real need to look at the underlying causes of this counter crisis, but again he reiterated what many other international mediators and diplomats have been saying all along - what first needs to happen is for the violence to end. >> what else is happening on the diplomatic front? >> a lot happening on the diplomatic front, tony, a lot of mediators are in the region. for the first time since this crisis started, a press conference with the head of hamas's political wing, cal meshaal, and he said he would

entertain a truce, but only if certain conditions are met. >> translation: many still insist that we should ceasefire then negotiate. u.s. officials have expressed that they are willing to offer ashurns following the ceasefire, and we have experience in the past and this is not credible. the answer is to have agreement on certain demands, pending aggression, lifting the siege, then we can have a ceasefire in place. >> now, tony, outside of the region in geneva, the united nations human rights council met today to discuss the possibility of an investigation into the possibility that israel committed war crimes during this period. that's a 46 member committee. only the united states voted no. >> phil ittner in london.

the fighting in the gaza strip forced thousands out of their home. the israeli army reportedly attacking a mosque, and taking control of a hospital in eastern gaza. the death toll is close to 700 on the palestinian side, including 166 children. nick schifrin is in gaza. a lot of activity and a lot of talking. has any of that changed the reality on the ground? >> no, it absolutely hasn't. as the diplomacy intensified, if anything, the violence intensified with two major instruments, one had kahn younis, southern gaza. two miles behind me. that's an area where the palestinian fighters and the israeli army fought hard for hours. some residents remained. at some point residents tried to get into the area, trying to evacuate the wounded and the dead.

at one point they couldn't get into that area. that's how thick or that's how difficult the violence was, the ambulances couldn't get in, in the same time a few miles to my right, and the shajaiya neighbour ad, the alwafa hospital - it's a command and control center for hamas, says the israeli army. they have repeatedly said it should be evacuated and checked with the who, the world health organisation that it was evacuated. finally the israeli military struck it hard. according to the israeli military there were secondary explosions from the video we saw of the strikes on the hospital indicating that yes, indeed, it was used to store rockets. it gives you a sense of two of the flashpoints right now in the gaza strip. >> the israeli military says the main goal in the ground offensive is to destroy tunnels that the fighters use to sneak from gaza into israel.

maybe you can describe for us how complicated a task that is going to be. >> yes, it's complicated, but this is the main point of this. this is where the military operation, and the diplomacy intercept. this is important. what the gaza fighters have created is 50 to 60 tunnels going from gaza into israel. going below the ground, crossing a border, concrete reinforced... ..from the tunnels all over the place, leading into israel. about 25 or 30 of them, according to israeli officials - about half. that has taken them six days. what you have now is secretary of state john kerry on the ground asking for a ceasefire today. israeli military officials say "wait a minute, we are halfway through, and it's taken us six days to get half", therefore they need a few more days to get through the rest of the tunnels,

and that's why many israeli officials say "we don't want the ceasefire, we need a few more days." that's where the fighting and diplomacy intercept. let's look at some of the numbers. we are talking a lot of numbers, bear with me. israel says it uncovered 28 hamas smuggling tunnels, it launched 2800 air and naval strikes on targets in gaza. the gaza health ministry says israeli strikes have killed nearly 700 palestinians, just over 4500 more have been injured. the united nations says more than 102,000 people in gaza are displaced. on the israeli side 35 soldiers and civilians have died. israel says two soldiers were killed in gaza today, more than 170 israeli, soldiers, have been wounded. the israeli army says hamas fired 2200 rockets into israel

since the fighting began. the iron dome defense system intercepted many. gaza has a small christian community. as israel's bombardment continues, churches are being used as safe havens. charles stratford with this report. >> reporter: a place of worship, now a place of refuge from israel's military campaign. there's no guarantee of safety. this woman is 23 years old, she has three children and was 6 months pregnant when the fighting began. her home was destroyed, she came to the church. she started to bleed. >> translation: the bombs fell close to the church. i was bleeding. i collapsed. the doctors said my child died and they had to remove it from me. >> reporter: she seeks comfort with friends, but is

heartbroken. >> translation: we trodden on dead bodies as we ran. the israeli army killed our sons and the baby inside me. what sins have our people committed. >> reporter: more than 1,000 have come to the church to seek shelter. more than 1,000 are from shajaiya. every few minutes we hear explosions. in another corner of church is this woman, with a 21-year-old son. the israeli military destroyed her home. she tried to shelter in a nearby school. there was no room. >> translation: i can't describe the fear. our family split up trying to find safety in different places. my house was destroyed. i don't know what we are going to do now. >> translation: cradling her scrild she prays the -- child, she prays the bombing will stop

soon. the f.a.a. issued a ban on flying in and out of tel aviv, lasting 24 hours. other are cancelling flights na this region. what can you tell us, lisa stark, about the extension of this been? >> the f.a.a. will continue to assess the situation in israel, continuing the ban. it says the israeli government provided the agency with new information. the agency is looking at the information to see if that eases their concerns about security at the airport. >> at the state department the spokeswoman marie huf was asked about the ban and she said the f.a.a. was working closely with the intelligence community. >> a rocket landed close to an airport. and if you were a passenger taking off or landing, you would be nervous.

iron dome is successful, but security of our people is a top priority. >> reporter: the administration has no information whether the hardware is held by the opposition. airline authorities are nervous given what happened in ukraine, they are taking no chances. >> yes, you better believe it. even though it's 48 hours or so, i would think it's a major plough to the israel tourism industry. what can you tell us about the push back regarding the ban? >> the israelis are not happy over this f.a.a. ban on flights, and as you mentioned a number of european car yours followed suit and they have cancelled their flights. there's a lot of push back at the airport. israel's transport military says the f.a.a. should resume the flight, calling the decision to

cancel them out of place. >> translation: we will not award hamas by allowing them to disrupt lives in israel. i expect from the u.s., regardless of the distinction between the political and professional levels, i hope at the end of the day they resume fights to show there's no surrender to terror. now, the transport minister insisted that the iron dome system that israel has protects the airport, that flights can come in and out. we expect to here back from the f.a.a. about mid afternoon tomorrow as to whether it will lift the flight ban. thank you, lisa stark for us in washington. thank you. a political newcomer pulled off an upset. a guy that fought off a g.o.p. insider to become georgia's next republican candidate for the senate. a recall for general motors, this time it has company from chrysler. stuart! stuart!

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the dow losing after news on boeing. the tech savvy nasdaq rose. general motors set a dubious record for cars recalled in a year. they recalled six models. more than 700,000 vehicles will be pulled from dealerships - problems with seats, turp signals, roof carriers. g.m. says two crashes and three injuries resulted from defects in the six models. the recalls bringing g.m.'s totals for the year to 16. and chrysler announcing 800,000 jeep s.u.v.s may have problems. in some the replacement of the ignition switch - here we go again - caused one accident. 100 complaints have been issued about the ignition. the u.s. department of transport announced a problem overhauling safety standards. the move comes after a number of high profile accidents raised a

public concern. libby casey is in washington. what is the dot proposing? >> the proposal include better braking standard for the train cars carrying oil and reduced speeds. we see mandatory testing of oil and volatile liquids on the list, and a general standard or upgrade raised for the cars that carry this crude all across the country and north america. for older cars that don't meet the standards, they have to be retroified or phased out in the next two years. it doesn't kick in right away, because it's open to a 60 day public comment period. during that time american user groups, community and industry can weigh in. we heard from transportation secretary anthony foxx on the proposals today. >> i would like to see this happen yesterday. we have to have a public comment period, and we have to move

through the process, informed by what we hear from industry. but the bottom line is that we are going to be clear that we need a new world order on how this stuff moves. >> reporter: we see this all coming after very high-profile accidents involving train cars, carrying crude. the most devastating of which was about a year ago last july, in lac-megantic, a small village in quebec, where 47 were killed instantly because of an explosion. there was a big influx of the train cars carrying crude because of the shale in the forth. >> i'm wondering how the industry is responding to the changes. >> we have seen some concerns. we don't think they can upgrade the cars. offering pushback from the

american petroleum institute, responding to a study from a u.s. regulatory agency, saying the crude is more volatile - they don't buy that. we see some citizens groups saying two years is not fast enough, they want the changes faster. >> libby casey in washington. a huge upset. a businessman who never ran for government before will be the next candidate for senate. >> david prideaux was a self-acknowledged political novice, he beat 11-term congressman to win georgia's primary campaign. >> i believe there's a lot of people looking at washington and thinks there needs change. no one believes the founding fathers realised the career

politician. elections have consequences and the georgia result could be a problem for the u.s. chamber of the comers. they went negative against prideaux, and one called him "losing, desperate and crying like a baby", and a baby wailed in the add. the chamber removed the ad and is engaging in damage control after spending $23 million against prideaux. his supporters say the campaign attacks will not be forgotten. he'll have to get hast michelle nunn in the germ election, the daughter of former -- in the general election. the daughter of former politician. kay hagan is trying to hold on to office and keep democratic party hopes alive of controlling the senate majority. polls show hagan beating republican challenger by 8-10 points. one reason is because democratic

groups have been hammering negative ads, portraying wealthy corporate interests. here is the latest. >> the oil billionaire coke brothers, is showering millions on tom tilize like he's family, why, because he thinks they deserve tax rates while teachers get a pay freeze. >> that's effective, teachers versus the wealth. in oregon, an initiative to legalize marijuana has got enough signatures to be placed on the ballot. if approved, a person who is 21 would be allowed to possess up to eight ounces of weed and cultivate eight plants. it gives agencies a chaps to reg u lace sales. a -- regulate sales. a similar measure will be on the ballot in alaska. in colorado, and washington state - initiatives were passed

in 2012. sarah palin, former vice president candidate, is doubling down on calls for congress to impeach president obama. she spoke at the western conservative summit in colorado, and invoked god. >> he's given us our freedom to do what's right. god doesn't drive parked cars. i think he expect us to get up and take action in order to defend these freedoms that are god-given. did you follow that logic in impeaching obama. the impeachment talk is sparking a huge windfall. party officials say sarah palin and others pushing impeachment are inspiring more democratic fundraising than other issues this year. that is the politics. god does not have time to park cars. >> i can't say anything, but there are, like, so things i'd like to say. coming up, it started as a way of afghanistan's government to

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two explosions in central nigeria called 24 people, both prominent people. a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of clerics, the other a busy market two hours later. we have more now from abuja. >> reporter: police say the first attack targeted a prominent muslim cleric who had been critical and outspoken against boko haram. earlier this month he escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt that left two injured.

once again today he is unharmed, but self others died in the process. shortly after that attack another explosion took place targetting a crowded parked area. there has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks, but they would appear to bear the hallmarks of boko haram. of course, this happiness as the country is marking 100 days since the brazen abduction of 300 schoolgirls in the nearby town of chib oak. despite the international pressure and the spotlight it put the countrind, 100 days later there's little made public about the search and rescue efforts. >> today marks 100 days since boko haram kidnapped 300 nigerian schoolgirls. activists gathered in lagos to campaign for the release of the girls. boko haram fighters took the students from their school. goodluck jonathan met the families of the girls, yesterday. he beefed up security in the

area. critics say he has not done much to stop boko haram or recover the girls. an al jazeera investigation uncovered thinks between the u.s. military and an afghan militia accused of killing villagers. the group worked together. members of the militia waged an offensive without government oversight. joining me a reporter that uncovered this, matthew aikens. good to talk to you. what kind of abuses from the militias are you hearing about in your reporting. >> there has been a documented series by human rights watch groups, of rapes, murders, kidnappings - the whole gamut. in this case, though, what we uncovered was three men arrested in a joint u.s.-afghan military operation in a village of alazi,

was part of an illegal militia. they were executed that evening. it shows how by bagging the groups the -- backing the groups of american military can be complicit. how does something like this happen. are these militias vetted, unvetted. >> there's supposed to be a programme called the afghan local police that brings the militia groups under the umbrella of the government. what we found out is that actually the militia that did this is not part of the programme, but an unofficial and illegal militia. we were told that they did not work with unofficial militia, the militia commander, and other afghan officials, said they are receiving weapons, training and funding from the u.s. special forces. how closely is the military working alongside with these - i don't know, these unofficial

groups. >> we have been working with unofficial groups since the beginning of the war in 2001. in partnership with special forces, c.i.a. and the military. in the last few years, seeking an exit strategy. is a.p. embraced militia wholeheartedly despite objections that this would create armed groups outside the writ of the state. potentially setting the stage for a civil war once n.a.t.o. and the americans had left. now, that's arguably what we are seeing now, some of the problems. >> have you talked to u.s. officials about this. >> we spoke to u.s. army, ltcol, and they denied that they worked with the militias, and said the three men were released unharmed, according to their information. we have eyewitnesss seeing them killed, and militia commander who admitted to killing them

himself, and the u.n. conducts its own investigation to core rob rate the killings. >> if the u.s. denied the deaths, how do we know. you said there's the corroboration out there, and it makes you wonder why the u.s. is holding on to the line. >> well, i am sure that the press officer - he was told that they were released unharmed. >> i see. >> i think it goes to show how often the abuses happen without anyone really noticing. i mean, in is one case where we are able to do after a lengthy and difficult, dangerous investigation. think of how many incidents could be taking place around the country that are never investigated or reported, because these units are operating with that oversight. they are mentored and managed by special forces with a secretive culture. and so i think a story like this costs a light into a dark corner of the war. it explains a lot.

>> okay. appreciate it. matthew aikens is the journalist on this story. >> in iraq, a new president would have been elected today. the kurds arrived for a one-day extension so they can agree a candidate. they are hoping to develop a more diverse group. rebels captured another city in mosul. families are fleeing to escape the violence. omar al saleh has the story. >> reporter: this is meant to be a place of worship. it's turned into a sanctuary for families escaping the second largest people in mosul. when fighters took control of mosul, these group of people were not welcome. this person is one of them.

she's a shei shebak. >> translation: they threatened us and asked us to leave. we don't have anywhere to go. >> it might be safer here, conditions are tough, living in scotching heat, lack of food and medicine. around 120 families are living. most came from mosul and surrounding areas when fighters overtook the city. they left properties and belongings behind, simply because they were scared they'd be killed. this man is a shi'ite. he escaped with his family. he says the government failed them. >> translation: the army fled. what can civilians do, apart from escape for their lives. the government should act to protect the people. they didn't. >> reporter: iraq has

multireligions, sects and ethnicities that existed for decade. since the occupation in 2003, the coexistence was shattered. sheb abbing politicians and leaders say seven were killed and 154 kidnapped from mosul. >> translation: islamic state groups spread the sectarian thoughts. all minorities are targeted, including christians, shegaqs and others. they destroyed history, shrines and treasures. >> reporter: iraq is facing one of its toughest times, and its people are suffering the most. al jazeera on the outskirts of mos mosul. >> in china. police have cracked down on a

group. a group were arrested. staff were reported for processing unclean meat. some of the illegal conduct was organised by the company itself. in afghanistan, a court sentenced a police officer to death for killing a journalist. and wounding her colleague in april. a.p. photo journalist anya was shot and killed in the lead up to an election. her attacker fired into a car. now, the gunman has 15 days to appeal a sentence. he denied claims that he was trained by fighters of pakistan and central african republic, seleka rebels signed a ceasefire with anti-balaka fighters. it could end months of fighting. international fighters have been pushing for the truce. the christian minority accuses the rebels of abuses, beginning

when seleka rebels took control in 2013. >> in italy the "costa concordia" begun its final voyage, the luxury crews liner has been to youed to genoa. two tugboats pulled the "costa concordia" away from jennoa, where it capsized two years ago. for many of the survivors. the pain is fresh. >> reporter: this woman will never forget the night she thought she was about to tie. aboard the "costa concordia," as it hit rocks, turned on its side, she and her family managed to get out. they nearly didn't. >> translation: it was serious when we rrlds that was what happening -- realised what was happening. we were told to stay in our cab jip. the crew told -- cabin. the crew told us everything was fine. we made a decision to leave the cab jip, almost all the rescue boats had left. we managed to board the last

boat available, and it was really the last one. >> reporter: 32 passengers died as the "costa concordia" began to take in water. passengers screamed and scrambled to get off. tatiana tried to calm her children. she didn't want her to be traumatised. that's part of the reason she stayed away from court when the captain went on trial. >> i suppose the people trapped in the boat longer, and not as lucky as we were as a family, they want to go to court and get a settlement. i understand them. for 2.5 years the "costa concordia" lay in the waters off the italian coast. only now has she been moved. the fear was this across liner could break up at any attempt. >> translation: i'm sorry they decided to dismantle the ship, very sorry. >> the "costa concordia" will

now be dismantled. the sea will return to normal. the lives of those on board who survived probably never will. an arizona death row inmate lost what is likely his last appeal. we have that story and more headlines across america. >> yes, the state supreme court gave the go ahead to execute joseph wood. it reviewed a last-minute appeal involving questions about the drugs used for the execution. the double murderer was one of six death row inmates who sued the state last month, arguing scresry surrounded the drugs violated their constitutional rites. an appeals court in florida has been asked to lift a block on gay marriages, and will consider whether to overturn another decision preventing the marriage of gay couples. voters added a ban on same-sex marriages to florida's constitution. a former nazi guard died today. he faced extradition to germany.

he was 89 and lived in philadelphia. the client died a day before he was to be extradited to germany. he was forced to work as a guard in oswitch when he was a team, but never talk part in the mass killings of jews. the head of a u.s. anthrax lab took down following an incident in which dozens much c.d.c. workers were potentially exposed to anthrax. no one was hur. an investigation found safety lapses at the lab. in new york six people have been indicted in a global cyber crime ring. accused of taking over 1,000 stub hub accounts. prosecutors say the thieves bought tickets for events. the company said they did not break through security. the thieves instead stole user names and passports through other websites or malware. it can be dangerous on your computer. >> i better get nigh michael

mcdonald tickets. someone will have to pay. appreciate it. a massive wildfire is burning in washington state right now. so far the fire burnted more than 1 million acres, 1500 square miles. fire officials say it's the worst fire in the state's history. 150 homes have been destroyed. mother nature helped crews, delivering rain. with it comes wind and a chance for lightening. meteorologist is tracking it. >> it has to be a perfect light rain with little wind and no lightening. starting to see a little of that move in to north-western washington. these are thunder storms. there's a risk for the storms to contain lightening and wind. it could be severe. the combination not the best. we'll take the rain. there's the radar showing it coming in to the west.

the rain could lead to flooding. there's no vegetation holding the soil in place. it's common. flash flood watches, war-heavy rain, one to two inches over the next two days over the area that is seeing the burn happen there. it could lead to flooding. the wildfires helping getting the rain to help. there's thunder storms and night thing that could spark new fires along with a gusty wind. it's like a burp scar, nothing to hold the soil in place. that's what we are watching. dave warren was. coming up on al jazeera america, racially charged murder trial gets under way. jurors will have to decide what happened. a white man shot a black teenage girl on his front porch. a programme to keep ex cons out of prison by helping them become better parents. >> al jas

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lawyers in detroit made opening statements in a racially charged murder case. a white man on trial accused of killing a young black woman last november. the victim was unarmed. the prosecution and defense paint two pictures of what happened the night of shooting. bisi onile-ere is outside the court. >> both sides shed more light leading to the death of 19-year-old rann isha mcbride. a number of people took to the stand, including her mother and best friend. during opening statements the prosecutor went on to say that 55-year-old theodore wafer, that he had options, saying he should have called 911 and waiting for police to arrive, before grabbing a gun. this was a case and a shooting that was unjustified and

unnecessary. take a listen. >> the defendant in this case had other options. he could have called 911, but he didn't. his actions that night were unnecessary. unjustified and unreasonable. because of what he did that night, a 19-year-old girl is dead. >> the defense, however, described waver as being terrified that night, saying that he thought someone was trying to break into his home. he went looking for his cell phone, he couldn't find it. he went for his gun. he opened his door, when he did that, mcbride appeared out of nowhere, that's when he fired a shot. waver's lawyer said this is a face plain and simple about self-defense. >> it was because of fear, and

the fear hijacked. the doctor will tell you fear hijacks your body. the body goes through a physiological change, and all you think about is "i have to protect myself", survive at instinct. >> and we also learnt today that before the shooting mcbride spent much of the arch smoking marijuana and drinking vodka with her best friend and wept on to drive -- went on to drive her vehicle into a parked car and found herself on wafer's doorstep. he is facing charges, including second degree murder. seven men, two women make up the jury, four afghan-american. bisi onile-ere in detroit. some ex-cons are going back to school, the goal to keep them

from going back to prison. >> reporter: this happy family playground scene was not always so happy. >> i was order at the bar getting drunk or once i fell back that my addiction, i was never there. >> on par owl after serving two years in state prison on drug charges, michelle newall went through training to become a better mum. >> the 3-month programme targets families split by crime and incarceration. most of the people here never learnt. more than 5,000 prisoners and par owlees in oregon went through the voluntary inside out training course. we went into prison meeting graduates on the inside. >> how are you doing? >> i'm alan. >> reporter: this father of two daughters gets out in september. >> it was a reminder every day. every time i went to the class

"hey, you're a father. you have two people out there that need you, love you.". >> reporter: to learn responsibility, inmates in the class carry a teddy bear as a reminder. >> you become attached. >> reporter: you bonded with your bear? >> yes, very much so. >> reporter: the programme appears to get results. a 5-year study by the oregon learning center shows women 48% likely to get rearrested than non-graduates. men 27% likely. are you a little scared about what is ahead? >> yes. it's been a long time. there's a lot to fix and try to do better. what started in the classroom is a half time job. the devastation caused, the kids - the things my kids go

through, what they can do is change that and make sure they never ever do that again. her hard work in the course is getting good grade. she is awesome. from the only people who really count. >> coming up on al jazeera america. 100 days after boko haram fighters kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls, the fight to bring them home, details and rehabilitation from around the world. the affordable care act stands despite another loss in court. ray suarez is in washington, and explores the controversy on tonight's "inside story." >> president obama's halth care reform law, four years old, is still being challenged in court. at the federal appeals court level, two courts issued contradictory rules over the legality of the tax subsidies for the uninjured. as midterm elections result, how much of a role will the issue

play in the campaigns. we find out live at the top of the hour. see you then.

o working to eastern ukraine is becoming dangerous. we have more on this story. >> since last night a british journalist working for russian media has been missing, and so has a ukranian journalist. journalists are intimidated every day. both pro-russian and anti-russian groups are to blame. victims including local and foreign journalists. >> in mid april a time mag ae zone correspondent shot and posted this eke online. she described it as an armoured vehicle. since then, david shuster says pro-russian rebels detained him three times. recently on sunday. while reporting on the malaysia airlines crash. >> they wrote out something

called arrest protocol. and they were joking among themselves that they would keep me as a hostage in case the americans came to help ukraine fight the war. >> reporter: reporters without boarders said in ukraine 250 journalists have been attacked and beaten. five have been killed. pro-russian rebels are more to blame on ukranian forces. >> ukraine is one of the most difficult conflicts to be covering. and one of the most dangerous assignments for journalists. >> reporter: this is another american journalist detained. pro-russian forces held him for four days in april. local journalists are vulnerable. >> they have nowhere to go unlike the media correspondents. >> reporter: on monday pro-russian rebels banned

journalist from conflict areas. despite the risks of reporting in the area, journalists like david shuster keep going back. reporters without borders say some media offices have been burned down and looted. it's a fight for the media and the message people are hearing. you better believe if. it's been 100 days since boko haram kidnapped more than 200 girls. vigils are being held over the world. the girls are not forgotten. >> thousands of messages and pictures from all over the world were sent out today. many saying "we have not forgotten", and more needs to be done to bring back the girls. we'll look at what russell simmons wrote. 100 days ago:.

>>. >> you've seen the hash tack bring back our girls. more needs to be done. florida representative was in nigeria, speaking at the house floor saying it's not an african problem, it's a world problem. take a look. >> we cannot ignore boko haram, and the flight of these missing girls. mr speaker, with a tweet and a hashtag you are showing the nigerian people boko haram, the missing girls and the world that we have not forgotten. and vigils are being held throughout different cities, throughout the world as well as meetings here - one in london. these are some nigerian engineering students who have gathered, and you have a petition that is going around. it will be presented to nigerians president goodluck jonathan. you know we hear from the nigerian government officials, that they have an idea of where the girls are.

they are being extraordinarily cautious. that mad epps you to hear that. you want the girls back. we'll continue to file this story. that is appreciated. that's all the time we have time for. inside story is next on al jazeera. a federal appeals court was asked to rule n o the subsidies on the affordable care act, helping lower income insurance buyers. two of the three judges decided that it doesn't allow the i.r.s. to create subsidies in states that don't have their own market. the legal way for obamacare. it's the "inside story".