>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at the top stories. the political leader of hamas says his organization will accept a truce, but only if israel agrees to its conditions. the ukranian government says separatists shot two of its jets out of sky not far from where malaysia airlines jet was shot down the remains of some on the plane arrived back in netherlands to a day of official

mourning. the american government to change the rules in transporting oil. okay, let's begin, developments in the effort to stop the fighting in the middle east. a u.s. official tells al jazeera that secretary of state john kerry will head back to egypt. a permanent ceasefire is said to be too complicated to achieve. nick schifrin is in gaza. with the latest developments, where do the diplomatic efforts stand at the moment? >> yes, you laid it out right. what kerry is trying to do is head to egypt to go with all the information that he has from his meetings today. what the two sides are discussing, ordering to the u.s. official is a humanitarian pause

starting in the next 24-48 hours. why that time? that time is what israel needs in order to complete most of its military operation. as we have been talking about, mostly focussed on the tunnels going from gaza into israel. john kerry met with mahmoud abbas, palestinian president, and a lot of dougs about how to convince hamas to agree to a ceasefire. that is the sticking point. this will not be like the last ceasefire. after the 2012 war, hamas felt the promises that is received about opening up borders were not followed through by israel and the international community and u.s. officials and turkish officials and qataris - what they were trying to do is convince hamas. they know this will be different. we are going to work on the

border situation, agree to a humanitarian ceasefire, and that gives us the space to have discussions. >> i'm a touched confused. bear with me. is israel saying that it is not agreeable to a complete ceasefire, because it needs 24-48 hours to complete the military operations in gaza? >> nothing is official, and israeli officials wouldn't say that. what the u.s. officials are saying is that they understand that in the nest 24-48 hours, israel would be willing to agree to humanitarian ceasefire. it's about the tunnels. the tunnels lead from gaza into israel. according to an israeli official there's 50 or 60 tonne es in total. they got 25 or 30. somewhere around 50%. that has taken them six days. they are getting better at it,

they'll get quicker. it takes a couple of extra days. there's nothing that anybody is saying officially that says okay, israel needs 36 more hours or 32 more hours, and then they'd be willing for a humanitarian ceasefire. there seems to be an understanding that israel will be willing to go for a humanitarian ceasefire in that time because the military operation will be further ahead than it is now. >> can we talk about israel's military strategy. we know about the tunnel aspect of this. in terms of trat gi, it seems you can make an argument that what the israeli military is doing, is moving palestinians into central gaza, away from the north and east in towns like bate han un and other town, and from the west, shelling the west coast from the sea. do i have that close to being

correct here? >> yes, yes, absolutely right. let's take the different geographic points. this is the sea, that's the mediterranean sea, and there's a lot of israeli ships firing shells, big, massive huge shells shaking the ground. the targets are rocket launchers and homes. spritly in the north, which is that way, and the east there has been squirmishes, fighting between the israeli soldiers and fighters between hamas and other palestinian fighting groups that happened on the ground, mostly focussed around areas of where rockets are fired and where some of those tunnels are, and in the south there's a squirmish. that is hahn eunice, there was a dramatic scene. a lot of israeli troops moving in, to the point where a lot of ambulances were trying to get in to save the civilians caught in the crossfire, as well as some

of the fighters in there. ambulances couldn't get in. the shelling was so heavy. you have different smaelents of the military operation in different areas. it's important to understand that the israeli troops have never moved into gaza more than half a mile, two miles. the vast majority of what is happening is air strikes and strikes from tanks and artillery and from the sea into the center of gaza. >> from the areas close to the barder where the rockets -- border where the rockets are launched from. is that correct. >> yes, i mean the rock the are everywhere. the office, a few blocks away. they have been fired three or four times. the israelis hit that tart. the rockets that fired at tel aviv are in the north. the area of bate han un has a lot of rockets medium range. what officials would call

rockets flying 60, 70, 80 miles, a lot are in northern gaza strip. it makes assistance. a lot of air strikes focussed and the drone strikes focussed up there. the tunnels are one of israel's biggest concerns, in the east. because, of course, the fighters wanted to get into communities inside israel and most of those are due east of. >> we'll spend more time on what is happening diplomatically. appreciate the time. thank you. here is a look at the conflict by the numbers. a lot of numbers to share. israel uncovered 28 hamas smuggling tunnels, launched 28 air and naval streaks. the gaza health ministry says israeli strikes killed nearly 700 palestinians. over 4500 more have been injured. the united nations says more than 11,000 people in gaza have

been displaced. 35 people have died, including two soldiers, more than 170 israelis have been injured. most of israel's dead and wounded are soldiers - important to point that out. the israeli army says hamas has fired rockets into israel. the iron dome defense system intercepted more than 400 rockets headed to populated areas. human rites watch has an investigator on the ground. i spoke to the executive director, ken roth, and asked what he heard about the humanitarian crisis. >> we do have an investigator in gaza, on whose base they are permanently. israel does not let us send additional people in. we are able to conduct investigations. there's a tendency, when you look at a conflict like gaza, people throw up their hands and say war is hell. people are killed. what can you do.

the geneva conventions impose rules designed to spare civilians as much as possible the hazards of conflict. they apply to both sides equally. with respect to hamas, they prohibit the indiscriminate rocket attacks aimed at israeli populations. with respect to israel, they have been violating the geneva conventions by targetting a series of civilian structures, where there's no military justification for doing that. whether it's the hospitals, homes, where you see, in one case, two dozen civilians killed, because maybe there was a militant there. no one would justify an attack like that. you saw israel killing the young boys because they were running away from a structure that was being shelled. as if anyone would stand next to a structure being shelled. you have to make sureway you

target is a -- sure what you target is a military target, only aim at that and do it in circumstances designed to minimise killing cas uties. israel is -- casualties. israel is breaching that left and right. >> do any of the governments that are involved in these conflicts in these conflict zones, do they care about human right violations? >> everybody cares about their reputation in respecting rights. we don't have to argue about the standards. everyone expects human rights laws are legitimate standard that apply to them. they argue about the facts. they try to spin it. the role is to investigate human rights watch. governments go to lengths to avoid critical reports and condemn nation. >> ken wrath is the executive director of human rights watch. gaza has a small christian minority. as israel's bombardment

continues, churches are used as safe havens. >> reporter: a place of worship, now a place of refuge against israel's military campaign. there's no guarantee of safety here. this woman is 22. she has three children and was six months pregnant when the bombing started. her home was destroyed after she left, to come to the church. that's when she started to bleed. >> translation: the bombs fell close to the church. i began to bleed. when i got to the hospital i collapsed. the doctors said my child died and they had to remove it from me. >> reporter: she seeks comfort with her friends, but is heartbroken about losing her baby. >> translation: we trodden on dead bodies as we ran. they have killedure sons and the baby inside me. what sins have our children committed to deserve this. >> reporter: more than 1,000 are

here to seek shelter. the majority from the neighbourhood shajaiya. every now and then we here loud explosions. in another corner is another woman with her son, 20 address old the the israeli military destroyed their home. she tried to find shelter in a school - there was no room. >> i can't describe the fear. the family split up. my house was destroyed. i don't know what we'll do now. >> cradling her child. she prays the bombing will stop. new life surround by death in a place where there's few if any places to hide. >> today the f.a.a. extended its ban on u.s. air carriers flying in and out of tel aviv. the industry started the ban after a rocket fired from gaza,

an international airport. european airlines are expanding. >> reporter: the administration has no evidence that hamas has the anti-aircraft missile la brought down the malaysian plane over ukraine less that a week ago. aviation authorities are taking no chances. there's a lot of pushback from israel. they are not happy about the flight ban. the transport minister says it's not just an economic issue, but it hands hamas a political victory. he said the f.a.a.'s decision was out of place. >> translation: we will not avoid hamas. i expect from the u.s. regardless of the distinction between the political and professional levels, i hope that at the end of the day they will be the ones that resume fights to show there's no surrender to terror. >> the transport minister says the u.s. should resume the flights, the airport is safe. we expect to hear from the

f.a.a. by midday on thursday, as to whether the flight ban will be lifted. a painful day in the netherlands, the bodies of some victims from the clash have arrived home. in ukraine and elsewhere, the arrival was overshadowed by the news that pro-russian separatists shot down two shets. the planes were shot in a town in the east, 35 miles where were the malaysian airlines plane crashed. we have more from donetsk. >> reporter: a plume of smoke rises from the crash site. flares from the ukrainian fighter jet fill the skies. armed separatists arrive at the wreckage. the ukrainian fu-25 went down in a wheat field. they are searching for the pilot. this 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 one of the jets. the war planes are supporting ukranian forces on the ground. these troops are only a few kilometres from donetsk. the ukranians accuse russia of arming the separatists. a few months ago this commander was a chemistry teacher. now he's leading his men to war. >> we need to cut the supply route between russia and here. if we don't do it, we will steel take the city. >> this brigade lost five soldiers. they are still going ahead with a final push on donetsk. it's crucial for the ukranian forces, if they are to defeat the separatists. >> the latest incident will make a ceasefire difficult.

separatists don't want kiev to rule here. ukranians want to paying back control of the border. many have left the region. those that stayed wait for the next big battle. dividing the country, destroying their lives. >> it was a national day of mourning in the netherlands. more than half the people who died in the malaysia airlines crash were from that country. 40 arrived on dutch and ukranian planes. the honour guard carried the kaz gets off the crane. people paid tributes to the victims. after the ceremony, thousands - they stood sleptly watching as the procession of hearses travelled from the airport to a military base where the bodies will be identified. we have more on the ceremonies.

>> reporter: returning to the netherlands, where the tragic journey began, the first of the victims of flight mh17. 40 bodies, all of them yet to be identified. carried out of the cargo planes with the dignity and report they deserved. teams in contrast to the battlefield of eastern ukraine, where their flight was shot out of the sky. [ "last post" plays ]. >> reporter:. >> reporter: the dutch royal family and the prime minister were in attendance at the airbase, as well as more than 1,000 relatives of the vic tells. their anguish and grief 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 weaks for months to

identify the -- weeks or months to identify the victims, a gruelling scene as the family members watch the bodies tape to the hearses and then to a military base. 193 of the victims are from the netherlands. flying at half e mast the flags of 16 other nations. the war is now something remote. more victim's bodies will be loaded in the east of ukraine for the flight to ian hoven over the next two days. the scale of the tragedy continues to grow, not just in terms of grief, but in its political impact. the calls for justice for the victims are growing louder. how much longer can european politicians ignore them. dozens are dead after a plane crashed while trying to make a second landing on an

island in taiwan. the trans-asia airlines plane flew from southern taiwan to pan cue when it crashed during a storm. 43 died. this is taiwan's first deadly air crash in 12 years, taking place after a typhoon passed over an island. a political knew comer pulse up an offset. after a number of fiery accidents, the government has plans to change the way crude oil is transported. "real money"'s jim rogers will be here to explain the details. that's next. and e @jvé

general motors set a dubious record for total calls recalled in a year, announcing recalls of 6,000 vehicles a day. problems have been found with

seats, turn signals, roof carriers. two crashes and three injuries resulted in defects in the six models. the total for the year is 60 for g.m. the obama administration proposed new rules for rail roads that carry flammable oil close to homes and businesses, jim rogers is in for ali velshi on "real money". good to see you. take a moment here and tell us about the proposed rules, please. >> it's interesting. you probably remember the horrific accident in canada. more than 47 died. it was a devastating train derailment. it took more than a year. the u.s. government is proposing safety rules for transporting crude oil and other dangerous liquids by rail. today the department of transportation came out. what they are proposing is to phase out older tankers within two years unless they are fixed. they want them fixed to

incorporate new design. the proposed reels include better braking systems and reduced speeds. >> do these proposed rules - they don't go in effect right away. >> of course, that would be way too fast. they are proposals, and the public and the industry have 60 days to comment on them. the final rules come into effect next year. there are critics saying it will take two years to retrofit the tens of thousands of older carts dominating the industry. that's an issue, the old cars. we'll have a guest on the show, calling oil by rail a weapon of mass destruction. >> you have an hour. what else are you working on? >> i have another guest talking about facebook. facebook coming up. they beat the street and mobile advertising. i don't know if you remember the facebook ipo.

they were criticised through that. one of the things was what would happen with mobile advertising. could they pull it off. it looks like they have been able to april a lot of investors questions. mobile drove growth, and the stock hit a high. >> jen rogers in for ali velshi. at the top of the hour here on al jazeera. a huge upset in the power politics. a businessman who never ran for office before will be georgia's next republican for senate. >> david prideaux, the former c.e.o. of dollar general was a political novice. he beat jack kingston 51% to 49 to win the primary campaign. >> we believe there's a lot of people looking at what is going on in washington that needs change. nobody believes the founding

fathers would move away from the career politician. >> it could be a problem for the u.s. chamber of commerce. they went negative against prideaux, calling him losing, desperate and crying like a baby. the chamber is crying. they removed the ad from you tug and trying to do -- youtube, and trying to do damn control. he'll have to get past michelle nunn, daughter of former georgia senator sam nunn. and north carolina - the senate race is expected to be the most expensive in u.s. history. democrat kay hagan is trying to hold on to office and keep alive the senate majority. hague job in polls is shape beating her republican opponent. a reason is democratic groups have been hammering negative

ads, portraying him as beholden to wealthy corporate interest. >> the oil billion air coke brothers are piling money tonne tillis, why, because he thinks the rich deserve tax breaks while teachers get a pay freeze. >> in oregon, a decision to legalize recreational marijuana, has enough signatures to earn a place on the ballot. if approved a person of 21 years, will be allowed to possess up to eight ounces of weeds, cultivating up to four plants, and give state agencies a chance to oversee and regulate sales. a similar measure will be on the ballot this november in alaska. voters in washington and colorado passed legalization initiatives in 2012. >> former republican vice president candidate sarah palin is doubling down on her call 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 is right. god doesn't drive parked cars. i think he expects us to get up and take action in order to defend these freedoms that are god-given. did you follow the logic for impeaching obama. in any case the impeachment talk is generating a huge financial windfall for democrat. palin and others are inspiring more democratic fund racing than -- raising than any other issues. >> thank you, coming up, the latest talks to end the conflict in the middle east are focussed on temporary solutions. we'll see what needs to happen in short-term and long-term to stop the violence. cyber thieves scan an online

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secretary of state john kerry says a netted ceasefire is getting closer. but it would likely be a temporary truce. secretary of state john kerry met with the israelis, and palestinians earlier. the clock is ticking as fighting wages on. over 700 palestinians and 35 israelis have been killed. a professor of international relations at new york university joins me. he traverls to the middle east to help with top level negotiations. what are you hearing. when you talk to your contacts, your friends in the region, on both sides of the conflict. what are you hearing?

>> both sides want to end the conflict. no question about it. the question is the torment under what conditions can this be concluded. that is the center of the issues. hamas is making demands that israel cannot and will not accept. >> can't and will not. >> lifting the blockade from gaza, that's not something israel will do. >> tell me j? >> because hamas has shown incredible capacity to smuggle weapons, ammunition, all the things needed to prepare themselves for a good fight. hamas understands that the idea of easing or plisting the block eyed is a none starter, but pushes for it. >> under the premise that it will benefit. >> for economic reasons. >> you can make an art for that.

it must be quid pro quo. israel will lift gradually the blockade provided you get rid of your weapons, provided tlps an arrangement with we do not go back. we need something substantial that will endure. >> what is more substantial. i feel like we are netted out. >> most substantial. there's a unity government. israel is saying why shouldn't the palestinian authority not take charge. gaza strip much. >> mahmoud abbas. >> mahmoud abbas. >> isn't he suggesting that he is leading the movement? >> he is saying that. the truth of the matter... >> you say effectively. >> hamas does not want the palestinian authority to be responsible... >> for the west bank and gaza strip. >> they need the legitimacy.

>> they've been losing it over the years, and mohamed mursi is in gaol now in egypt, and so there's no real life line for hamas right now. >> exactly. had this is the reason this has been instigated. the people are despairing and despondent. hamas is saying... >> in is a failing strategy. it's legal and wins you nothing. why pursue that strategy? >> i speak - i spoke with people from gaza, they tell me openly and clearly that they knew there would be a major disruption, and new hundreds, if not thousands would diement they were prepared to take the risk. >> to get what. they wanted to - again, to regain waning... >> come on. >> this is important for them. they want to show that they are the ones facing israel.

>> that's not a strategy, a winning long manufacture term strategy. when it comes to the negotiation, they want to gain something. that is the problem. >> they want to gain an easier of the blockade. they want prisoners. >> they want a game, opportunity. >> the fishing waters extended. travel. >> exactly. all of these things. israel is not saying no categorically, it's saying yes, we are prarpteded to do some of this over time, provided that you resip roe quay. it has to be based on -- reciprocated. israel is not prepared to sign an accord leaving the rockets in the hands of hamas. >> is israel concerned that it might be losing the pr battle with social media and pictures of these - of the suffering that is real in gaza. >> you are rite, israel has begun to lose, there's no

question. israel is condemned. unfortunately outsiders work in numbers, they talk about proportionality. >> selected punishment, proportionality. >> when you have a group fighting within the community, casualty, collateral damage is inevitable. that's why the people - they look at numbers. israel has never lost - as a matter of fact, in a battle such as this, 38 people, and that is, for his rail, is huge. i'm not saying... >> does it have the potential to shift public opinion in israel at all? >> in fact, yes, there's a pressure on binyamin netanyahu to continue the campaign to the finish. they want to decapitate the palestinian leaders, the hamas leadership in gaza, and are talking about the possibility... >> you can't decapitate without civilian possibilities. >> exactly. taking back gaza, back to the united nations under an

arrangement. they are talking about this in israel. >> really. >> exactly. binyamin netanyahu is not prepared to go that far, not now. because he feels that this is the kind of burden that israel should not take upon itself, ruling, managing 1,700,000 palestinians. >> it's a major problem. has been opportunity been created here that didn't exist when secretary of state john kerry was travelling backwards and forwards. has an opportunity been created with a current flare-up, crisis to potentially get an agreement, an agreement that was not available before the crisis. >> i'm a believer, when there's a crisis, there's a breakthrough. the question is whether or not the israeli, the hamas, the united states and egypt - those four parties, are willing to sit and hammer an agreement. i think it's possible. >> the egyptians will not be

able to bring it to the table. >> it's the close ething. >> sure. >> there's no question. it's trnds. for example, a passage to egypt itself. >> rafa. >> sure. and palestinian would like to have freedom to travel. >> hamas compliance that you are talking about an egyptian proposal that we never saw, there was never communication, we never saw it. we were directed to look at it on the website. >> the egyptian proposal... into is that how we conduct negotiations, go to the website. >> they want ceasefire to begin, when it comes, let's negotiate long-term arrangements. that makes sense. in the interim provide humanitarian. >> in that there is a sticking point. it looks as though israel is saying these are two disconnected ideas. we may do a humanitarian ceasefire. there's work that needs to be done, and once that work is

ultimately done, then we will talk about a longer ceasefire and the underlying issues. >> that is contingent upon which extent hamas will fire rockets. that is to stop, and israel is prepared to sit down and talk about longer term arrangements, so this will not reoccur every 2-3 years. it's a disaster for the palestinians, it's a disaster for his rail, and a disaster for the region, and can no longer be tolerated. >> great. enjoy that. good to see you again. >> thank you. >> two separate explosions in central nigeria killed 44 people, both attacks on prominent leaders. a suicide bomber attacked a convoy of clerics, the other striking a busy market two hours later. we have more. >> police say the first attack targeted a prominent muslim cleric who had been very

critical and outspoken against boko haram. earlier this month he had escaped unharmed from an assassination attempt that left two injured. once against today he escapes unharmed. others die in the process. shortly after that attack another explosion took place targetting a crowded market area. there has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks. they would appear to bear the hallmarks of boko haram. it happens as the country marks 100 days since the abduction of 300 schoolgirls in the nearby town of chibok. despite the pressure, 100 days later little has been made public about the search and rescue efforts. >> today marks 100 days since boko haram kidnapped nearly 300 nigerian schoolgirls. [ chanting ] activists gathered in laggos

to campaign for the release of the girlfriend. president goodluck jonathan met families of the girls for the first time, beefing up security in the area. critics say he has not done enough to stop boko haram, or recover the girls. in china, a crackdown on contaminated meat sold to mcdonald's and other places. five employees were arrested from a meat company. state media reports some illegal conduct was organised by the company. in afghanistan a court sentenced a police officer to death for killing a journalist and murdering her colleague. she was shot and killed covering the lead up to the afghan election. her attacker fired into the car while she waited. the gunman has 15 days to

appeal. in central african republic - seleka signs a ceasefire deal with anti-balaka fighters. it could end months of violence. thousands have died in the fighting. international forces have been pushing for the truce. the christian minority accuses them of committing abuses. in italy the "costa concordia" begins its voyage. the luxury crews liner will be towed. two tugboats pulling it away from where it capsized. for many of the survivors, the pain is fresh. phil lavelle with more. >> tatiana will never forget the night she thought she would die. aboard the "costa concordia" as it hit rocks, turned on its side and flooded, she and her family

got out. >> it was very serious when we realised what was happening. we were told to stay in our cabin, which we did for 45 minutes. the crew else to us everyone was fine, under control. we need the decision to leave the cabin, and at that moment we realised all the rescue boats had left. we boarded the last boat available. it was the last one. >> 32 passengers died as the concordia began to take in water. as passengers screamed and cram bled to get off. tat tat tatty -- tatty arn yeah calmed her children. it's part of the reason she stayed away from court. >> i suppose the people trapped in the boat longer, and not as lucky as we were, 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 the crews liner could break up at any attempt. >> i'm sorry they decided to dismantle the ship. i'm 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 news making headlines. >> the state supreme court gave the go ahead to execute joseph wood. denying a stay of exclusion surrounding questions about the drugs used to put him to death. the double murder is one of six, arguing secrecy surrounding the drugs veil items their

constitutional rights. the court will consider to overturn another judge's decision to prevent marriage of gay couples. voters added a ban on same-sex marriages six years ago. a former nazi guard facing extradition to germany died. he was 89. his lawyer said his client died a day before he was to be extradited to germany. he was forced to work as a guard when he was a taken, but never took part in the mass killings of jews. michael ferrell. the head of the anthrashing lab, resigned after dozens of c.d.c. employees were exposed to anthrax. in new york six have been indicted in a global cyber crime ring, accused of taking 1,000 stub-hub accounts.

prosecutors say the thieves bought over a million worth of tickets to events. the company said they did not break through security, instead they stole user names and passports through websites. they bought tickets to yankee games, to justin timberlake. >> really. >> i'm not sure about michael mcdonald. >> i need the michael mcdonald and j.t. stop doing that hackers - i guess i need to say that, instead of trying to benefit from the poachers. thank you. coming up a racially charged murder trial gets under way. what happened when a white man shot a black teenager. also an out of control militia linked to the u.s. multi. an al jazeera investigation next.

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lawyers in detroit made an opening case in the trial of a white man who killed a black woman, who was unarmed. bisi onile-ere is there. >> both side shed light leading to the death of rann eesha mcbride. a number of people took to the stand. during opening statements the prosecutor said 55-year-old theodore waver had options, saying he should have called 911 and waited for police to arrive, before grabbing a gun and killing mcbride, saying it was a shooting that was unnecessary. >> 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. . >> reporter: the defense described waver as being terrified, thinking someone was breaking into his home. he couldn't find his cell phone to call 911. that's when he went to the gun. after grabbing the gun he opened the front door and suddenly mcbride appeared on the doorstep. waver's attorney went on to say this is a case of defense. >> fear hijacks - the doctor will tell you fear hijacks your body. your brain deals with fear differently, the body goes to physiological changes. >> reporter: we learnt that before the shooting, mcbride spent much of the afternoon

smoking marijuana and drinking vodka with her best friend, and went on to drive her seek into a parked car and from there she managed to find herself on waver's doorstep. waver is facing charges, including second degree murder. senn men and two women make up the jury. four are african american. bisi onile-ere reporting. an al jazeera investigation discovered links between the u.s. military and an afghan militia accused of killing military. the groups worked together as part of a police programme in 2010. members of a militia have been waging an offensive. earlier i spoke with a journalist. his name is matthew aikens. he told me about the militias and any backing they may receive from the united states. >> we found out from the investigation that the militia that did this is not part of the

afghan police programme. it's unofficial. we were told they do not work with unofficial militia. the commander himself, and other afghan officials are receiving weapons, and training. >> how closely is the military working along side with the unofficial groups. >> we have been working with ub official groups sense the beginning of the war in 2001. partnering with special forces. c.i.a. for the last few years, is a.p. embraced militia said whole heardedly, despite objections that this would create arms groups, would lead to human rights abuses, setting the stage for civil war, once n.a.t.o. and the americans left. now, that's what we are seeing

now, some of these problems. >> have you talked to u.s. officials about this? >> we spoke to the u.s. army, is a.p. they just denied that they worked with the militias. the three men were released unharmed. of course, we have eye witness seeing them killed, and spoke to militia who admitted to killing then, and the u.s. conducting their own investigations, corroborating the killings. if the u.s. denied the deaths, how do we know, and you said there's corroboration out there. 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. it shows how often the abuses happen without anyone really noticing. i mean, this is one case where we are able to do after a lengthy and difficult dangerous

investigation. we get to the truth of it. thing of how many incidents will take place around the country that are never voted or reported. the groups are mentored and managed by special forces with a secretive culture. and so i think a story like this casts a light into a dark corn of the world. it explains a lot. >> again, journalist matthew aiken. coming up, 100 days after boko haram fighters kidnapped hundreds of schoolgirls, the fight to bring them home conditions. rehabilitation from around the world. that is next.

working in eastern ukraine is becoming dangerous for journalists. many had been intimidated, detained. some reason killed. roxanna has more on this story. >> in the past day a british

journalist working for russian media has gone missing and a ukranian journalist has been detained. journalists are being intimidated in ukraine. pro-russian and oint russian -- anti-russian groups are to blame. in mid april a "time" magazine correspondent shot and posted this vehicle online, describing it as a vehicle marked with a russian flag. since then david shuster says pro-russian rebels detained him three times. recently on sound, while reporting on the malaysia airlines plane crash. >> they wrote out something they called an arrest protocol and joked that they'd keep me as a hostage in case the americans came to enukraine fight the war. >> reporter: reporters without borders says this year in ukraine 250 journalists have been harassed or beaten. 55 kidnapped or detained and

five kill. the group says pro-russian rebels are more to blame than ukranian forces. >> ukraine is one of the most difficult conflict to be covering, and one of the most dangerous assignments for journalists. >> all 298 passengers... >> simon is another american journalist detained. pro-russian forces held him for four days in april. >> one any had a machete and said they would cut his legs. local journalists are vulnerable. >> they have nowhere to go, unlike the media correspondents. >> on wednesday, pro-russian rebels published a decree banning the journalists from the conflict areas. >> despite the risks of reporting, journalists like david shuster keep going back. >> the way that the rebels have been treating journalists is just all bad news. but how else can you report on

the conflict. >> reporters without borders says some media says some offices have been burnt down. >> thank you. it's been 100 days since 100 days since boko haram kidnapped girls. all over the world. the girlsar remembered. >> thousands of messages and pictures were sent out. many saying we have not forgotten and more needs to be done to bring back the nigerian girls. russell simmons wrote: you have seen it before, the hashtag bring back our girls. lawmakers are saying more needs

to be done. one senator was there last month and spoke saying it's not an african problem, it's a world problem. >> we cannot ignore boko haram and the plight of the 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 in different cities throughout the world as well as gatherings. this one is in london. this one took place in nigeria. some engineering students here. a new petition is going around. it will be september to nigeria's president goodluck jonathan. >> who many feel has not done enough to find the girls or rein in boko haram. people from the administration, his administration are saying that we have a general idea of where the girls are. and they are asking what are you

going to do about it, when are you taking abbing to bring the girls home. we understand these things can be tricky. >> that's all the time in this newshour. >> if you would like the latest on any of the stories head to the website. "real money" is next. finally the obama administration's out with new rules for trains carrying oil close to homes and businesses. that doesn't mean the wait is over. we'll explain. facebook firing on all cylinders with an impressive earnings, we look at the company's dramatic rise. today's farmers work the land. i show you how tomorrow's farmers might work the water. i'm