>> tech know, every saturday go where science meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've every done, even though i can't see. >> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. this is al jazerra america, i am thos drayton in new york, let's get you caught up on the top stories of this day. day two of the human tar vinnie ceasefire, you are looking live at gaza city where it's 6:00 a.m. local sunday. the u.s. embassy in libya's capital is now deserted all the staff and even the marines who guard it evacuated for their own safety. ukrainian government forces gain momentum and retake a number of towns in the east of the country. and we'll take to you the so-called corridor of death where hundreds of migrants die trying to cross in the u.s.

♪ ♪ we begin with a live look where it is morning in gaza city, despite extending a truce, israel says it will respond to any fire coming from gaza with military action. a different scene just hours ago after the end of a short ceasefire. sirens warning residents in israel to take cover. as rockets were reportedly being intercepted in the skies above. israel has agreed to extend humanitarian ceasefire in gaza until sunday, midnight local time. hamas has not agreed to any extension yet. in israel they say they will continue to destroy tunnels in palestinian territory. meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry and his counterparts from france, the u.k., and a number of other countries are meeting in paris.

they are trying to convince both sides to agree to a long-term truce. the total number of tal spin vinnies killed since the beginning of fighting now stands at 1,049. >> reporter: most are civilians. at least 6,000 have been injured. 42 israeli soldiers and three civilians have also been killed. al jazerra's nick schifrin has the latest from gaza. >> reporter: thomas, for days more than 140,000 gazans haven't had access to their own homes, they have fled israeli shelling and gone to u.n. shelters or private homes of friends or cousins and today for the first time they were able to go back and after a brief lull in the fighting, they really saw the depth of the devastation. for the first time in weeks this neighborhood filled with life. gas an cowboys corralled their herds. residents collected food and supplies. and for a few hours, kids were

free to be kids. but these moments, these survivors are dwarfed by the destruction. streets closest to the israeli border are gone. this street is this war's epicenter. israel i f-16s dropped thousands of pounds of bombs, palestinian fighters attacked israeli troops. their green hamas flags still flutter from homes they used as bases. countless homes are now rubble. you can actually see where each room once stood. this used to be a bedroom. above the rubble, the family hunt for money or jewelry, anything of value that they can use to buy food. below the rubble, the bodies of omar's father and three brothers are still buried. >> translator: what we have been through is overwhelming. the palestinian people must remain strong. we must be able to live like other people do. >> reporter: and this was, what, where you entertained guests,

this area? omar's cousin lives next door. the same strike gutted his house. >> the blood of my sister. my sister. she was 25 years old. and the blood of my daughter. she is seven years old. >> reporter: he tries to open his kitchen door. it's blocked by debris. >> for arab people kitchen is the center for the house. we don't buy it from the market, we make it here, we make it here in the kitchen. >> reporter: today the plates, bowls and cups may be in place, but they are covered in dust created by the wall that was blown out. >> everyone was killed, it was a great massacre. it was a great massacre. >> reporter: deep in the neighborhood you can see how violent the fighting was, this was a metal door, you can see the shrapnel the size of my fist went straight through it. over here, this is a store front or was a store front and one

blast ripped right through the front of it. and this entire area has an action rid smell, the smell is of the blood that's stained these roads. the aftermath is horrid, but here it might being worse. when we arrived the damage was still smoldering. parents carrying their children through streets that are now debris feel. nearby a family digs through what used to be their home. 11 bodies are trapped inside. in total medical officials discovered and buried 132 bodies today. among the lines of old cement grave stones, a fresh grave dug so quickly the name is written in pen. today a little life returned to this war-torn neighborhood. but residents have seen too much death to stay. this man shows me the missile fragment that landed in his home. he and his family grabbed whatever could fit in his taxi

trunk and for the second time in two weeks fled their home. going anywhere but here. these residents have now gone through three wars in the last six years and thomas, almost every single person says that the destruction caused by this one is greater than the previous two. >> our nick schifrin in gas actual the brief ceasefire was used by palestinian to his look for the bodies of their loved ones. al jazerra's stefanie dekker takes us to an emotional scene in northern gaza. >> reporter: a 12-hour ceasefire that is negotiated means little. it means nothing to those that have lost everything. we are here in an area in the north and they are actually just pulling a body out of the rubb rubble. >> and that is the sound of absolute grief as they are pulling people out of the houses

here. we are being told that just before the ceasefire took place is really war planes hit in "the stream" area extremely hard. there are areas of complete devastation as you can see. they are still looking for more bodies and people here will tell you we met one lady, 70 years old sitting on the side of the road and said this has happened throughout my lifetime. israel has come in, has killed us and has devastated our lives. when will it stop? >> stefanie dekker. there are so many stories out of the region. in gaza many residents turne red to their homes today to look for survivors and bury the dead. more than 100 bodies were discovered. in one town, 20 members from the same family were laid to rest. charles stad stratford reports. >> translator: he is the person who brings me food, who is going to provide for me now? >> reporter: it only took the push of a button, a split second for the israeli military toy wipeout almost 20 members of her

family. remnants of their lives lay ripped apart in this hole in the ground. the blast ripped the skin off mohamed's face. he and his brother hussein were the only people in the house to survive. >> translator: we sell chickens and we go home. we have nothing to do with the resistence, we are civilians just like everyone else. >> reporter: we moved to the flyer by village, the is really military has been targeting what they say are hamas tunnels. i am standing about 200 meters from the border of the village, now the israeli military say during this humanitarian ceasefire nobody can go in there because they are still looking for what they say are hamas-built tums. now there are a lot of people here waiting. they haven't seen their friends and relatives for a couple of days now. it was about a half an hour ago that there were warning shots fired from that area over the

crowd here and a few minutes ago we saw a tank moving from left to right but we cannot get any closer than that. eight people were in this house when the israeli shell hit. miraculously, they all survived. we moved as close as we safely could, you could see the tanks kicking dust in to the air. people here told us the israeli military had confiscated their relatives' mobile phones. >> translator: the international red cross said they were going to come, but they haven't. there are dead people in their houses. >> translator: we demands ban ki-moon come to see what's happened on the ground. it's burning. there are bodies did he composing on the streets. >> translator: where is the ceasefire we have a right to see our relatives, gives you percent i remember thmercy. >> reporter: the israeli military was overhead and we

retreated down the road. in a flyer by cemetery men struggled to lay 17 to rest from one family. they frantically pulled earth in to the tomb. >> translator: netanyahu is a criminal that commits crimes every day against our children and old people too. >> reporter: the israelis are calling this a humanitarian ceasefire as the people of gaza bury their dead. thousands turned out for a peace rally in tel aviv tonight. they are calling for an end to israel's military campaign in gaza. the group chanted antiwar slogans and lit candles to honor those killed. >> there is always a chance for

diplomatic solutions an and andt a violent solution, we cry for the killing of the children in gaza. we cry for the soldiers here that are killing i say it's for nothing. it feels like something. >> about 3,000 demonstrators were on hand at last count four people were arrested. no one was hurt. protests against israel's invasion of gaza spread throughout europe. in paris protesters defied a police ban on the pro-gaza demonstration. hundreds turned out to show their support. the protest did turn violent when demonstrators clashed with police, protesters threw rocks at security forces. police responded by firing tear gas in to the crowd. in london nearly 10,000 demonstrators gathered out sitee

the he is rail he embassy protesting. the protest ended at parliament with accusations of england's government being biased toward israel. we invite to you stay with us, coming up in just a moment we'll take a deeper look at how the fighting between hamas and israel may have breached international law and the allegations of possible war crimes. that's coming up in just a few moments. the u.s. state department has evacuated the embassy in libya siting intensified violence between rival militias. 150 american diplomats and staffers were driven overnight under heavy military security from tripoli to neighboring tunisia for their safety. even the marines that guarded the embassy were evacuated. secretary kerry said it is not closing but activities are being suspended. roslyn jordan with the latest. >> the obama administration has been watching the security

situation in libya with great concern in recent weeks so it's no surprise on friday the decision was made, close the embassy for now and move the staff out of the country for its safety. this was the secretary of state john kerry speaking on saturday. >> we are suspending our current diplomatic activities at the em embassy, not closing the embassy, but suspending the activities and we are moved people on ground to tunisia where we still wendy's burse to other places where we will continue our diplomatic activities in libya. >> the obama administration says it doesn't know when it will redeploy its diplomats to tripoli but says it has to believe that the central government will be able to protect the embassy from any sort of attack. very sort of situation that led to the deaths of four americans, including the ambassador, in september 2012. in the meantime, the u.s. government is also telling all u.s. persons in libya to get out

and to try to find a commercial flight. it's not in the business of doing any evacuations. >> roslyn jordan from washington. in ukraine, the state department says there is evidence russia has been firing directly in for eastern ukraine targeting ukrainian military positions. u.s. officials also say russia is planning to deliver more weapons to separatist forces in ukraine, something moscow has previously denied. ukrainian officials say their forces advanced to the outskirts of don everything in an attempt to retake it from separatists. they have been in control of the area for months. that might go has forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes. barnaby phillips has their sto story. >> reporter: the people of donetsk are abandoning their city, fearing the war that's now reached their outskirts boarding

the train to kiev some say they don't want to live under separatists control. >> these people came to our town just to occupy the territory, just to take our business and spoil our life. and i want to continue my business in different city. i want to live, to have future. >> reporter: outside donetsk, they are also on the move. only these people are fleeing the government army. and what they say is its indiscriminate shelling. this is a tower on the edge of the city. shells have landed in its car park. almost everyone who lived here has gone. >> this is my apartment. >> reporter: but victor is still here. and you have been here for some four years, i think? >> yeah. maybe four. >> reporter: he sent his wife and children away weeks ago. and is trying to decide whether he should go too. >> translator: my feelings are so complicated. on the run hand i want to leave, but on the other hand, this is my native city. i just want to see the end of

this situation. >> reporter: in central donetsk, empty malls, abandoned restaurants. donetsk is a dieing city. the majorit majority of shops ad businesses and factories and cinemas here in the city center have all closed. people have left because they fear the worst. some are going west to government-controlled areas. some are going east to russia. these people are going to the russian city, they say they'll come back when things are better. and over in kiev, an abandoned department factory is now a shelter for 200 people who have just fled from the war seen, including sasha who felt towed move for the sake of his doubt ,anna. >> translator: there is a real war there. lots of shelling. my daughter is disabled and she is much more relaxed now that we are out of there. >> reporter: back at donetsk station, mere goodbyes, nobody knows when they'll see friends

and family again. nobody imagined ukraine's crisis would come to this. barnaby phillips, al jazerra, don everything. the dutch government has identified the first victim from malaysia airlines flight 17, just as 40 touch unarmed military police and uponner sick specialists are in ukraine waiting to gain access to the flight 17 crash site. fighting between the ukrainian army and separatists is hindering investigators being able to safely work at the site. the international community is push to go make the area more secure. ray u.s. doctor working with he bola has tested positive. dr. kent bradley is being treated at a hospital in nigh robe i can't he had been serving as the american director of samaritans purse. meanwhile a major scare for health ministers, a man tested pass five for he bola after landing in africa's largest

city. raising fears that the disease could spread beyond africa. it has killed 672 people in four west african countries. still to come. how the fighting between hamas and israel may have breached international law. we'll take a deeper look after the break. plus another violent week on the streets of chicago. 15 people have been shot in just a little over 24 hours. coming up, how one police officer is trying to keep people safe. ♪

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possibility israel's actions may amount to war crimes. on wednesday the u.n. human rights council vote to launch an investigation in to weather israel has violated international law during its offensive in gas a amnesty international has identified potential violations of international law. according to amnesty israel has used artillery on densely populated residential areas. the organization says israel has directly attacked thousands of homes. it's targeted homes of people with possible links to hamas claiming they are legitimate military targets. israel has destroyed or damaged several medical facilities in nongovernmental buildings, it's she would u.n. schools sheltering people on three separate occasions. it's caused mass displate little of pima long the gaza strip. and am necessarily internation l says the warning for civilian has not been adequate.

to discuss this john quigley at ohio state university, college of law. and david crane via describe from wanesville, north carolina who is a professor of law at syracuse university law school. i asked what his thoughts were on this newly-formed commission. >> any time you have allegations that there may be war crimes, it certainly is appropriate to get the true facts out, so that the international community can assess whether there has been violations of international law. to include war crimes any time you have an independent unbased look at this it will be helpful. the challenge is to make sure it's fair and unbiased so that the true facts can come out and a judgment it be had has al jazerra toss whether there has been war crimes. >> they are facing a number of challenges. mr. quigley what do you make of the strong possibility that israel's actions may amount to war crimes. >> i think there is a very good

possibility that there are war crimes that have been committed over the last few days. if you just look at the civilian casualty toll, it's very hard to argue that the firing has been limited to military objectives in the way that it is required that that be done under humanitarian law. >> and you are talking about targeting homes, targeting schools, targeting medical facilities? >> that's right. the fact that a hospital is hit isn't necessarily a war crime, that's why as professor crane says it's important to have an objective assessment about all of these incidents. but the major firing at houses, is extremely problematic i think. and seems to be aimed actually more at just destroying houses than at getting anyone inside. because they give a warning by phone or by sending a small rocket. so the people can get out in

which case they don't get military person or the people don't get the message and they stay in, in which case they kill a lot of civilians, either way, it seems very prop at. >> i can so for further that points, mr. crane, under international law, what are the key obligations of both sides in this conflict? >> well, any party that's a part of an internal or international armed conflict, have several principles they must abide by and the principle one is the intentional targeting of civilians. and the key and operative term is intentional. other points that need to be made is one cannot target a particular object or person unless there is a militarily necessary reason to do so. also one must act proportionately and use arms that are nautical crated to noto cousin necessary suffering. you have to aim at your target,

not just arbitrarily. >> when israel sends a warning called a knock on the roar to civilians, are they honoring their obligation? >> again, the geneva convention says that you have civilians, particularly in a military target, you must warn them and give them the capability of leaving the area. so there is an obligation to warn civilians before one targets that military target. if, in fact, that is a military target the but just to fire on a military target without warning when you know there are civilians and, of course, in gaza there is civilians everywhere, then that could potentially be problem at and i can a waiproblematic andcould b. >> where does the right to self-defense end and when does the use of force become disproportionate. >> that's the key question and it's very difficult to determine

and that's why each side can make a possible claim for their position. >> is there any evidence to support the claim that hamas is using humans a shields. >> any time you place civilians in harm's way and use them as shields or any other production like putting civilians operating in and around military targets, you are in fact committed an alleged war crime. yoyou cannot pull civilians in harm's way, using them as shields is problematic. >> if it is substantiated, mr. quigley who is to be held responsible? >> well, if it's a collision that is set up by the human rights council it would simply be a report that would probably focus on the government of israel. it could focus on particular individuals. what could be more interesting would be if the international criminal court would take this up. because the international criminal court would focus on

individuals, probably very high-ranking individuals in the military of israel, high-ranking hamas officials and there you would get some actual, you know, legal action. >> do you think, mr. crane, that either side will have to answer to an international tribunal? >> well, again, having been a former chief prosecutor of an international war crimes tribunal in sarah lyon, i operated in a real world. i don't want to be altruistic or theoretical. right now the international community has a lot on its plate and frankly i don't see any outcome related to this particular tragedy that's going off. i am not saying that something shouldn't be done, but the reality sheer that i don' here y tie of justice mechanism kicking in to take on the situation where both sides -- >> they don't recognize the jurisdiction of an international

tribunal, either side israel or hamas. >> they are not states parties to the international criminal tribunal so there is a je injurs dick the i issue but there are policies to deal with these situation, again, you addressed one of the practical and real problems is that i don't think we would get a referral to the international criminal court regardless of who the parties are or what have you. >> mr. quigley you wanted to add. >> i think he is probably right that the odds are very much against any such mechanism however the international criminal court does have jurisdiction by virtual of a declaration filed by the government of palestine after the 2008 gaza incurs b incursioe israeli forces. that jurisdiction is not understood or recognized i should say by the prosecutors, which is why professor crane is probably correct. but to my mind the prosecutor of the international criminal court is in dereliction of his duty

for not taking these cases. final thoughts, mr. crane. where do we go from here? what must the international community do in response to this crisis? >> well, the key is right now is to get a valid ceasefire going and to stop the killing. that is very, very important think. regardless of reality and where the future justice mechanism may go and et cetera. but, again, i think we need to just stop the shooting. i think we have something in place right now and then go from there. i think that that's the next steps. but, again, one has to remember that this is an -- almost an unsolvable situation. and, again, politically, it becomes very problematic as far as some type of justice for both sides who are losing civilians. >> mr. quigley your final thoughts. >> yes, and for gaza, the hamas people are saying that the blockade needs to be lifted. that's a violation of international law in and of itself. and that very much needs to be

addressed. our look at the deeper look tonight. coming up on al jazerra america, the unemployment rate grabs a lot of headlines, but we are going to tell you the states that have the fewest amount of people out of work. the dangerous journey many migrants face otso called corridor of death. plus rebecca is joining us with a look at the forecast. >> meteorologist: much cooler air heading in to parts of the u.s. already where we have had a july that temperatures have fallen down five degrees below average, i'll show you where that's happening plus where severe weather is popping up for the week ahead. >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array...

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the state department has suspended diplomatic operationss in libya 150 american lib mats and staff were evacuateed from the embassy in tripoli. clashes between rival militias have grown more violent which officials say pose a risk to american security. americans are also being told not to travel to libya. residents in southeast ukraine are recovering from the latest battle between accept riftrifts and the ukrainian arm. heavy hair strikes over the last few days and ukrainian forces appear to have gained month momentum looking to take back areas held bicep tests. the flow of thousands of migrant children crossing the border was a stoppage friday for the president. he sat wouldn't the presidents of ga without mall, a honduras and el salvador placing responsibility for most of the 10s of thousands of minors crossing the american boar bordn them. president obama expressed compassion for the children but

told the leaders only a few of the minors would qualify for refugee stat us. the president urged the three leaders to make sure the migrant know that they will be deported back to central america. yesterday we brought you the story of one of the teenagers trying cross the border alone. he is from hah honduras the finf the journey can be the most dangerous and deadly. heidi jo castro has more otso called corridor of death. >> reporter: 15-year-old brian soler left this migrant chilling shel ter on the mexican banks of the rio grande friday morning. he had been waiting for a chance to cross, but despite all warnings. and if you die? >> translator: oh, well. , he had answered. and at this moment he may already be on u.s. soil, we are waiting to hear. at worse, ryan's journey could take him here the desert the of

broods county texas, 950 square miles of cactus, mountain lions and sun where the sheriff's office pick united states up an average of two a week. how likely do you think you might find him and hut him in a body bag? >> i hope it doesn't happen. i hope i don't have to pick him up. >> reporter: the chief deputy shows me a tag staggering number, 403 bodies since 2009. but you know, looking at this number there is lying a boeing jet going down in your brush every three years, that's how many people are dieing. >> yeah. >> reporter: is that number real to you? >> yeah. it's real. uh-huh. >> reporter: a ride along with a deputy shows us why. smugglers pull over six miles before a border patrol they can point. this is where the smuggler leaves the journal on food. >> if they twist their ankle, fall down, when they are resting, if they rest and they

fall asleep, and they don't wake up in time to go with the group, they leave them behind. >> reporter: underneath the cover of the brush, water bottles, coats, shed in the heat. evening did he owed rapt. owed rand. things that keep pima life and remind them that they are dignity. >> you are trying to stay sane not just being pushed almost like livestock or something. >> reporter: out here even a few hours in this these drains you. after getting these shots our photographer feels nauseous and dizzy, signs of heat ex-sanction, what the temperature goes up, so too does the body count. do you ever just want to scream to these people don't come because you are going to die? >> what i am hoping is that the government becomes more proactive and tells the respective country to his make sure that they keep the people where they should stay.

>> reporter: but it's difficult to deliver that message to those who need to hear it most. since october, more than 57,000 children have crossed alone. and this boy has now joined the wave. heidi jo castro, al jazerra, the texas-mexican border. it has been another weekend of gun violence in chicago, police say at least 15 people have been shot since yesterday afternoon. among them, a three-year-old boy who was left in critical condition. on the other side of the city, a 13-year-old boy was killed when a gunman opened fire in a convenience store. as you can imagine the teen's family is devastated by his death. >> senseless act of violence that occurred today that he did not deserve to die at a young age of 13, which he was going to celebrate his 14th birthday next month. >> right now chicago is struggling with ongoing gang violence, last weekend 47 people were shot. in chicago's toughest neighborhoods, teens often get caught in the cross fire.

some are just innocent bystanders, others are drawn in to gang life. diane evening brook tell estebre cop is trying to keep sids safe and the right side of the law. >> reporter: in chicago's englewood neighborhood. gun violence has claimed 21 lives and wounded more than 100 address this year. >> when you hang in the corner and you all standing out there on that corner, do you not make yourself a target. >> reporter: chicago top dahlia is trying to keep these 30 kids from becoming part of those statistics. >> he wasn't doing nothing but standing out there talking. >> but this is the thing, why run? >> reporter: dahlia heads the 5-week anti-violence program for kids in high-risk neighborhoods warning them what can happen if they join gangs. or drug dealers. >> let me go in my pocket. hold it right quick. i am over here because i don't see the police. and i don't get my dope now i am

talking to my friends. this is what they do, look, look, look, look. look at me. don't say nothing. we'll kill you. >> reporter: the program is part of chicago alternative policing strategies or caps. the idea is to keep teen with his nothing do in the summer off the streets and out of trouble. some, like 18-year-ol 18-year-oe getting paid through a grant to attend. he's on probation for theft and trying to avoid another brush with the law. >> you don't have to do anything to find trouble, trouble find you. >> reporter: in this neighborhood? >> in world. >> reporter: dahlia says in neighbors like this, police are seen as adversaries instead of advocates, the caps program is trying to change that. have you made friends with this kids? >> yes, we have. we have actually broken at a barrier where a lot of them didn't talk. know they are talking. we can't get them to be quiet. >> reporter: she is also helping these teens learn about

opportunities outside their neighborhood. on this day, they tour a public radio station. >> hi, this is wbez. >> reporter: and get the chance to escape the pressures they face almost daily. this is the last week of the program. she hopes she's made an impression. that will last. do you worry about them? >> yeah. yeah. i worry about them while they are even in the program. because even when they leave of course you know this, still going back in to their neighborhood, in to the elements, for some of them. so, yeah, i do worry about themmal. >> reporter: the veteran cop hopes the odds are in her favor, she says all the kids in her program last year have stayed out of trouble, so far. diane estebrook, al jazerra, chicago. a program trying to make a difference. more than 1300 fast food workers met in a chicago, illinois suburb this weekend, workers at the national convention are trying to secure higher wages and representation. they were joined by activists advocating for 15-dollar an hour

minimum wage and a right for form a union. >> and there is something fundamentally wrong with ceo's make a thousand times more than their workers. the people who make them their money. they tell them they can't pay them anymore while they are continually raising their salaries, that is wrong. america is better than that. our corporations must be better than that. >> workers say they are willing to participate in hit-down strikes and restaurants occupation too fast secure their demands. the national unemployment rate is 6.1% but there are a few states that stands far wil we lt national average. in fact, five states whose rates are currently below 4%. north dakota leading the pack with 2.7. they all lie within the great plains with the exception of vermont. the energy boost is the reason for the low rates. all of these states, however, have less defense populations, though the correlation is hard to prove. by contrast, mississippi and rhode island are tied for the worst unemployment rates at 7.

7.9%. fedex says it plans to fight federal charges connected to online pharmacies. they are accused of shipping drugs to people who don't have valid precipitations. fedex says it would be an invasion of the customer's privacy to stop such deliveries. the shipping giant is the latest company accused in a federal investigation. but the others are notifieding it. last year u.p.s. in fact, played $40 million to settle similar federal charles and vowed to over haul its procedures. congress passed a bill allowing consumers the right to unlock their cell phones. right now most cell phones can be used only with the carrier who sold it. that all changes with the new law passed by the house on friday. the senate approved it 10 days ago, wireless carriers claim unlocking the phones is a copyright violation. congress and the president disagree. president obama says he will sign the legislature once it hits his desk. the gastest growing religious movement in mexico

resolves involves around the st. of death. but now that movement is being link today drug cartels who members invoke the saint before committing gruesome crimes, adam rainy has more from 34ebg mechas coach death has attracted this mass of followers in mexico city. saint death that is. they womb to pray in one of the most violent neighborhoods to ask for her protection and favors, believers say that they are drawn to the saint because she doesn't judge them. rich or poor, good or bad, all are equal in death's eyes. but in recent years, authorities is and the catholic search are linked followers of the white girl as she is known for the violence rage ago cross mexico. we went in to the market where anything is for sale, evening a hired gun, we met a believe he were. like many followers he has her likeness etched on his skin. do you pray to her before you

kill someone? >> translator: yes, of course if i go to do a job i pray to her before i leave. i light a candle so she laminates the path for me. that way i feel protected and i feel she's taking care of me. >> reporter: the catholic church has begun it's own war against her. they have even called in experts of the vatican to teach the old practice of exorcism. we have come to this church to meet a priest who is performing many more exorcisms than he ever did in the past because he says with the rise in the number of followers, there is also an increase in the number of people possessed by the devil. in 2012, father carrow performed an exorcism on an impressed cartel hit man, he killed dozens of people and cut up their bodies to dispose of them. >> he was totally dough poe cescked by the devil. it's a sophisticated form of satanism. >> reporter: back in the city we met ernesto who used to pray to

the saints. through ex-sorry. s he says he has left here behind. >> when the father finished, i was crying, i felt tired, i didn't yo why i was crying i never cry. >> reporter: some exorcisms lead to people vomiting or creaming out in pain, mental health experts say it points to people's psychological and not spiritual problems. on the ex-of mexico city stands the largest monument to to the saint. it's here where she peaches every sunday. >> but we don't pray to the did he have. we pray to the angel of death and ask her for a better world, a tomorrow devoid of darkness an illuminated night. >> reporter: devil or saint she's now a mexican icon that inspires faith and fear, adam rainy, al jazerra, mexico city. coming up they breathe air 20 times worse than what the world health organization recommends. now one organizations in in paul

is pedaling a new way to fight it. predicting sinkholes, scientists say it's possibly. >> something that could save lives and thousands of dollars.

>> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america welcome book, kathmandu the capital of nepal is one of the most polluted cities in the world. but one organization is trying to change that one cyclist at a time. here is more from kathmandu. >> reporter: cycling around kathmandu is dangerous, not only is the traffic could i on the i can butt air is full of smoke, dust, and dirt. people in the city are breathing air that is 20 times worse than what the world health organization recommendses.

but young people say the city is small enough to go biking. >> the lifestyle that cycling brings to an individual, that in a way promotes environmentally friendly practices. >> reporter: cycling network is an organization trying to promote cycling a means of transport. they have also been campaigning for cycle lanes, there are more than 3 million people in kathmandu and public transport is chaotic at it's best. frequent traffic jams has forced the government to widen the roads adding more dust to the already dusty roads. but even these widens roads will soon get choked again. banks of already giving cheaper loans to buy now cars. but a bus cooperative has been trying to bring order to the chaos, we met the director. the cooperative had gone under until he and his team took over. the service runs on two routes

with 16 buses, but the demands is high. >> kathmandu can be a very, very green capital in terms of its public transport that's why we are motivated. there will be a time when nepal will have surplus electricity tries a,he with ill are have elc vehicles for now we cannot have high munitions we will go for large bus on his large routes so more passengers are carried by large buss and an integrated bus network. >> reporter: with good service delivery, he hopes that other bus companies will follow suits. and regularize their services. he says that will encourage people to use public transport rather than private cars. the company is also looking in to bus that his run on electricity and bio gas. with a bit of political commitment. many hope that kathmandu can go back to having breathable air again. al jazerra, kathmandu. quite the scene out west. a growing file wildfire is forcg

people from their homes in northern california just outside the sacramento. you can see just how close the flames are to several homes in that area. it's being called the sand fire and it has charged 300 acres of forest and continues to grow. tkrao*eug tryindry conditions at very tough to fight. rebecca stevenson joining us now with a look at the forecast. weather not helping firefighters at all out west. >> meteorologist: it hasn't been, it's so gusty because we have all the moisture coming up and thunderstorms being spawned from moisture coming enough the south west. it has been blustery winds from the northern california area where the wildfire is. as thomas says outside of sacramento, that's in wine country and we have seen some vineyards lose some of their crops. now, winds have been gusting up to 20 miles an hour in yosemite and starts to die down a little bit in parts of nevada but we have so many wild fires any storms coming through they will be a problem. and now we have more storms that are going to be moving through

not only tomorrow, but through the first part of out week as a dramatic cool down move moves i, much, much cooler air already working its way in to parts of northern minnesota. and we have a deviation from average or much, much cooler temperatures as a whole no the month of july. it's not even over yet and we're 5 1/2 degrees below the average normal for the month of july. in little rock, arkansas but also in indianapolis, and here we go, last week of july, you are so much below normal and we are going to add cooler air to it so we don't expect to get much above normal. we are going to see temperatures dropping down in to the 60s at times for oklahoma, and northern texas. it's pretty remarkable when you think about how hot they usually are this time of year. first of august, we'll have above normal temperatures, pacific northwest and through california. so for your sunday, expect the warmer weather to continues for parts of the south, sought west along with the thunderstorms trek on the ground through.

>> 107 in some parts and others it kind of felt like early fall didn't it. >> meteorologist: exactly. >> thank you. porous rock under at least 20% of the nation makes many states susceptible to sinkholes, in fact, the earth can opening up swallowing homes, cars and people at any time. now scientists are working on a way to predict sinkhole activity. natasha ghoneim reports. >> reporter: sinkholes fascinate. since one sent eight classic sports cars 60 feet below ground in february, the number of visitors to it the national corvette museum in kentucky has sored. but sinkholes can also devastate. 37-year-old jeffrey bush was swallowed as he slept in his home in florida last year. his body was never found. >> i thank the lord for not take paying daughter and the rest of my family. >> reporter: florida is one of the states where sink holes create the most damage. they happen when heavy rain washes through the soil and dissolves soft rock underneath. geologists here have been

mapping the state to find out where sinkholes have already happened. but there is no database showing where sinkholes might open up. >> sinkholes are troublesome because they are hard to predict and they give very little signature on the surface. >> reporter: researchers at the university of central florida say this mini sinkhole simulator may lead to an answer. at first glance, it looks like something thrown together in a garage experiment. half of a 55-gallon drum with soil. pvc pipes and censors connected to a computer. >> it's a cheap-budget device, but still gives a very good, accurate result. >> reporter: that's the beauty of it. researchers say after two years and hundreds of tests, the sinkholes emerging in this simulator show the changes in water levels underground are the key sign. they are hoping to develop software that will help identify real sinkholes long before they swallow up property or people.

>> with our model in the future, they will be a better, more confident way of looking at certain areas and saying that, well, it looks like not only is there a sinkhole in the history of this area, but also a likelihood that something is happening right now. >> reporter: the researchers hope that one day people won't wake up to these scenes of sinkhole destruction. natasha ghoneim, al jazerra, orlando, florida. next on al jazerra america, he turns common every day items in to some of the price quest art pieces in america. the extraordinary work of jeff coons.

the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america you are looking at live pictures of the correct cruise ship costa concordia making its final voyage in italy. it's been two and a half years since it rana ground with more than 4200 passengers aboard, 32032people died in that disast, tug boats are taking it to its final resting place. finally tonight contemporary

artist jeff coons has been called provocative for transporting throw away objects in to massive art. now a new york museum has a competence i ever look at his collection. daniel gives us a look. >> reporter: take every day household objects, add light, glass cases and suddenly vacuum cleaners become art. in 1980 this was one of the very first big works by a man who has taken the art world by storm. >> jeff koons is one of the most important artist is breaking down art and popular culture, market, celebrity. he's really pushed the limits and the envelope of what an artist can be today. >> reporter: now 35 years in to a remarkable career, a retrospective of his work takes overall four floors of the top contemporary art venue in the united states. never before has the whitney museum done this for a single artist, because there are few as

influential as jeff koons who missions thmission mixes the muh the extraordinary. >> objects are metaphors for self acceptance and the acceptance of others. and so just to accept things as they are, perfect in their own being for what they are as that being. >> reporter: it's not without controversy, a version of this aluminum do you go that looks like a huge toy made for balloons sold last year for a record $58 million. those price is make koons within of the wealthiest of contemporary artists whose expensive work can rarely be seen by the public. bobbles for billionaires as one critic put it or some of the most significant contemporary art in a generation. one thing is for certain, jeff koons never fails to generate strong reactions. >> i think the best modern and contemporary artist challenge us. i think they don't just provide decoration for our lives but they and new questions through their work and sometimes even make us feel uncomfortable.

>> reporter: at the age of 59 koons says he's planning to keep producing work like this, challenging, playful, popular, provocative for another 30 years at least. daniel lack, al jazerra, new york. that's you would the time that we have. i am thomas drayton in new york, thanks for watching. fighting continues in ukraine, both on the battlefield and in parliament and has the ukraine teen crisis including the shooting down of malaysian flight 17 somehow emboldened vladimir paout none i am antonia mora, welcome to "consider this." those stories and much more straight ahead. ukraine's recently elected prime minister. >> is resigning. >> meanwhile the european union says it is talking about slapping russia with everybody more sanks. >> the russians intend to deliver heavier and more powerful multiple rocket