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straight ahead. the latest truce has failed to take hold in gaza. israel today rejected a 24-hour cease-fire proposal from hamas. within minutes, the fighting was back on. thei theitsisi military and hamas have traded sporadic fire. benjamin netanyahu blames the palestinians. >> you have to imagine the united states having 80% of its population under rocket fire and 80% of your people having to go to a bomb shelter every -- within sixty or 90 seconds. >> that's unsustainable. imagine the united states having terror tunnels dug underneath your border in order to come in and explode your kindergartens or murder and kidnap your citizens. >> now, all of this is happening while the palestinians are

preparing for the end of ramadan. some spent the day digging through rubble of what was left of their homes. the death toll continues to climb amid the on again/off again ceasefires. the number of palestinians killed is 1062. then otisisside, 43 have died. al jazeera nicole johnston has more from gaza. >> it's been a day of cease-fires back and forwards. false, israel was proposing a 12-hour cease-fire. this was rejected by hamas. hamas and the stall stenian faxes came out with their 24 hour cease-fire. >> came into effect at 2:00 p.m. local time in gaza. the first one hour was very heavy indeed. there were at least five israeli airstrikes across different parts of the gaza strip including in the central and western parts of gaza city. there was also heavy artillery fire from the eastern border and from the coast. israeli naval ships were pounding the coastline of gaza.

since then, it has been relatively quiet. people don't know what this cell phone cease-fire will bring, whether attacks will continue from the israeli side. while they had the chance, palestinians were out in gaza, buying supplies, trying to get water because water is a big problem here. those who have had their houses destroyed, when they could, they went back to those neighborhoods to get anything that they could salvage from there, but really, there is very little for the people of gaza to celebrate in the upcoming eid religious holiday. >> the west bank, questions are now being raised about the palestinian authorities' approach to the conflict in gaza. kimberly vinnell has that story. >> reporter: israeli police are reporting that on sunday, they stopped a car at the checkpoint on the road from bethlehem to jerusalem. inside the car, they found two explosive devices and a switch. the man who was driving the car has been certain into custody.

meanwhile, overnight, there were several violent confrontation across the occupied west bank. locations including h hebron, naba sala and in the bethelehem area as well. separately across the occupied west bank, there are more questions being raised about the role of the palestinian authority, it's relevance or lack of relevance, whether it's still -- whether it still has legitimacy here particularly questions asked around while makmud abbas didn't go to gaza when the bombardment began and why the pal stipian authority, the plo, hasn't showed a unified front with hamas, given that there is a unity government in place. in response to that, palestinian officials are saying that they are doing everything they can, that they have very much engaged with leadership and with regional players since the start of this most rebate conflict and they also add that the international community needs to stop treating israel with imp n

impuni impunity. >> that's their response to these ongoing questions about the pal stipian authority's role as this conflict continues. >> boka haram has attacked once again. this time, in ain. this time, in cameroon. >> i am not sure if you are able to see it but that's where a plane was destroyed on the tarmac leaving nothing but black smoke behind. the fighting has closed gas

stations, government offices and suspended activities at the united states embassy. now, let's go to the crisis in ukraine where government troops are pushing towards the separatist stronghold of donetsk. this is amateur video of heavy shelling today in the town of horlivka, an important town to access donetsk. the ukrainian government says 13 people died in this fighting shown here today including two children. meanwhile, local media is blaming government airstrikes for 30 other deaths. all of this is happening while ukrainian soldiers are also trying to secure the crash site of malaysian airlines flight 17. international investigators say they can't get near that site because it's simply too dangerous. al jazeera's nazaneen explain. >> this envoy is heading right to the crash site of malaysian airliner mh-17 trying to secure the area. it is a sprawling site across 25

square kilometers. not until now, it's been in the hands of the pro-russian separatists who are accused of actually bringing down the airliner using a surface to air missile. at the same time, the ukrainians are trying to clear this area and secure a path for investigators who have arrived from australia at the moment as well as malaysian and dutch investigators as well. until now, there has been no serious investigation as to what brought down the plane and who brought it down. we also know that the ukrainians are starting their final push towards the city of donetsk. >> would be a major coup for the ukrainian forces. the city of 1 million residents is extremely important in this economically and strategically crucial region. >> unarmed australian forces are also near that crash site and today, their prime minister said they will help european

officials recover bodies from that flight. >> our objective is principally to recover the bodies. >> that's what the australian people expect of us. >> that's what grieving families around the world deserve. our intention under the auspices of local people is to take over the site, to ensure that the recovery of remains can go ahead and swiftly and as effectively as possible. >> 28 australians were on board when the plane was shot down more than a week ago. over in boston, dozens of protesters gathered at the statehouse for an anti-immigration rally just yesterday. the demonstrators are upset by a decision from governor deval patrick to offer shelter to unaccompanied minors. in texas t they are dealing with migrants on a daily basis.

in brooks county texas. >> a land rover in a gray 300. >> a dispatch call on a remote stretch of highway 70 miles north of the border. >> vehicle dropped off. >> 822, 419, coming up on 755. >> this is a typical night in brooks county, texas, a corridor of human smuggling where according to the sheriff's office, 300 migrants pass through daily. >> our deputy has just pulled over a suspected smuggler. now, he's gotten a call that a few miles up the road, just south of the border patrol checkpoint, that car in front of us is seen dropping off a group of migrants. >> they don't often stop smuggers, the people known as coyotes. he special here where four full-time deputies patrol 940 square tells mel miles, an area about the sides of rhode island. deputy esparza who works for no

pay. catching coyotes is his favorite part of the job. >> i am telling you, i know what you are doing. i know what you are doing down here. don't come over here. >> this suspected kote, though, will get away. he tells police he took out the backseat to haul a washing machine and those footprints of various sizes on the floorboard, well, they could be anybody's. >> get out of my county. >> he's done it before. you can tell. he's cool about it. and he knows i really don't have anything -- unless i get -- unless we find some illegals and they put him as the driver, that's about the only thing. >> you have to let them go? >> yeah. >> must be frustrating. >> a little bit. >> a more common call is to pick up the bodies of migrants who died under the texas sun on this day, the temperature is 100. esparza says the 403 deaths

since 2009 aren't accidents. he blames the smilaxers. >> they will promise you the world. they will promise you they will get you to your loved ones. they don't. if you are -- if you are not fast enough, if you fall asleep, they will leave you behind. they don't care. >> the deployment of 1,000 national guardsmen to the border brings hope that fewer smugglers will make it north to brooks county. to the chief deputy, that also brings hope for fewer bodies. >> most of the people coming through your county do you think they have any criminal elements? >> i am sure they do. the ones that have criminal elements, that's not the ones we are finding. we are finding those that don't. >> the criminals get away and the weak ones don't? >> absolutely. we need to concentrate on those type of people instead of doing what we are doing, taking our time and gathering. >> gathering the aftermath. seen here as the product of a broken border. heidi zhou cast row, brooks c n

county texas. >> immigration and the border crisis font and center on today's sunday morning talk shows. representatives paul ryan and henry quear were the pushing for the law signed by president bush president bush that allows acceptance of minors from certain countries. >> we need to and this law to make sure that you can treat people in non-contiguous countries like we do mexicans and canadians so we can stop this crisis. >> we are at the epicenter and we have been working with the men and women of the border control, the folks who have been dealing with this on a day-to-day basis. we need the resources and we need a policy change. >> speaking of policy change, more than 57,000 undocumented children have crossed the border without their parents since october. we met up with two such children who recently reunited with family in los angeles. as rob reynolds reports, their future is far from certain. >> corilina paid illa left her

daughters behind when shet went to find work in 2007. recently, conditions in honduras became so bad, she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> yeah. i had all of the fears of the world while they traveled. i couldn't sleep. i couldn't eat. i thought about what could happen, but there is just as much danger if they were to stay in honduras with the gang violence. >> catherine, age 13, says murderous gangs turned her neighborhood into a killing zone. >> translator: one time when we were playing soccer with my uncle, some gang member showed up and killed a girl right where we were playing. >> you saw that? >> yes. >> corilina paid a human smuggler $16,000 to bring them to the u.s. they crossed the border illegally in texas, turned themselves in to u.s. authorities and were released

into their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seen them in seven years. >> translator: when i saw them, it was as if i was reborn. there was more i could do than to thank god. >> nine-year-old diana summed up how snails to be back with her mother. >> i am happy. >> they are their troubles are not over, both girls have orders to appear in immigration court. carolina, herself, is an undo you think immigrant. >> what would you do if your daughters were sent back? >> i will go with them. now that we are together, i can't bear to be separated from them. >> for now, the family is safe, and they are adjusting to life in the u.s. as they wait for others to decide their fate. rob reynolds, al jazeera, los angeles. >> carrying guns in public in the heart of the nation's capitol may be legal.

the federal judge says the ban on carrying guns in public in washington, d.c. is now unconstitutional. >> ruling was made public on saturday. it's not apparent exactly what the effect will be. stay tuned because coming up on al jazeera, the rebel group, the it's lammic state, it has been ruling mosul for a month. many residents are fearing their new way of life. stay tuned for more.

>> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime. >> on al jazeera america presents >> we always have strikes...

people should never be allowed... >> what started as a peaceful protest >> police seem to stick to the self-defense story >> became a horrific moment in south african history >> i don't think any organization in this country would ever anticipate this type of violence >> what really happened that tragic day? >> it is the time to point finger at those whose fingers pulled the trigger >> al jazeera america presents miners shot down only on al jazeera america >> people in baghdad are getting ready for a 5-day holiday which marks the end of the islamic fasting month of ramadan people were shopping for new clothes and candy. the holiday starts tonight and ends on thursday. iraqi christians church in sunday showing a defiance for the group known as the islamic state.

they were order today leave the area or convert to itslam. vivarin 3% of iraq's 27 million people are christians. while the islamic state has killed minorities and destroyed shrines and churches, they are picking up some support. al jazeera's ammar osaler reports from mosul. >> since june, fighters have ruled mosul, black banners are raised over their basis across the city. at this gathering in the city center, there is some support. government employees are waiting to get salaries. some of the fighters talk to people here. >> no. it's not like that. the group has imposed its own rules. it has issued a set of teachings that call on women to cover up and men to pray while smoking

has been banned. statutes and shop owners have been ordered what to sell. members of the group told us to stop selling indecent women's clothes that violate the teachings of islam. >> this marketplace, life seems normal. many people are concerned, too scared, perhaps, to talk. but there are others who praise the few reality. >> the conditions now are 100 times better than before. it's very good, and there is security. >> but for minorities, conditions are tough. christians were ordered to leave their homes marked in red and confiskiated. most shia muslims have left the city. supnies who oppose the group's i'd okay are also being persecuted. >> mosul is 13 minutes drive from here. it's dangerous for us to go in. there are people in mosul who

say they prefer the dignity over mar margenalization and being ruled by sectarian governments. >> reporter: nujafi remains the governor of the frovrns which includes mosul. he blames the government in baghdad for what's happened. the policies and bad practices of the army allow people even if they go for the well. these will go away when the bad practices by the islamic state start to appear. >> mosul is iraq's second largest city. it's lammic state fighters launch assault against government forces to capture it. now, they are preparing for a tough fight to keep it. ammar, on the outskirts of mosul. >> in afghanistan demonstrators marched through kabul. hundred of people attended the

anti-taliban protest. this week, tabletable gunmen shot and killed 14 people just west of kabul. stay tuned because coming up on "al jazeera america," 500 more homes have been evacuated by a california wildfire. we will have that and the latest coming up next. plus a new nuclear power plant getting ready to open up in tennessee. al jazeera's robert ray got a sneak peek of the reactor that's still under construction. r

good afternoon. thanks so much for joining us. welcome back to "al jazeera america" live from new york. i am morgan radford with today's top stories: fighting back on gaza avisis rejected a 24-hour across proposal on sunday. rockets have been firing from gaza since while the israeli military have continued to launch airstrikes. ukrainian troops are moving towards malaidsian flight 17 so investigators can get to the wreckage. boka haram has kidnapped the wife of cameroon's vice prime

minister. a huge plast brought down three cooling towers this morning at a closed power plant in england after standing over the town for 40 years, they were completely demolished in 10 seconds. look at that. many people saw the towers as iconic. hundreds gathered at a distance just do watch all of that action unfold, ignoring directions from officials to stay home. >> all overt world, the nuclear power industry is trying to recover from the 2011 meltdown at japan's fukushima plant. a new plant is getting ready to start up in tennessee. robert ray was given unprecedented access to the a reactor under construction that will be the first in the u.s. to go online this century. >> this leads to the reactor core. >> right in here. >> you may not have heard of the watts bar nuclear power plant. >> this is where the side of the plant that makes electricity. >> but this 1700-acre site in

tennessee is now 90% complete. >> nuclear power, you can't hear it. you can't see it. you can't smell it. >> yet it's the power that creates heat and of the population. >> the conditions you had to put in plates because of fukushima cost you millions? >> yes, sir. >> were they all necessary? >> so the orders or the measures we have taken were based upon probability of an occurrence of an event similar to that at fukushima and, you know, in a case where we are, our job is to implement the actions or the

orders that the nuclear regulatory commission issues. >> plants are required to install or prevent venting systems to limit damage in the nuclear core in the event of disaster. the core is the lifeline after facility and the most dangerous area. our cameras were allowed in before the nuclear fuel was loaded. >> most people who work at nuclear facilities never get to see the inside of a reactor head in its final stages before it goes live. it's nearly 100 degrees in this giant room right now and the final stages before the plant goes active next year. the reactor head goes on top of the reactor vessel there and the entire plant will create energy for over one million people. >> but as this plant gears up, others across the country are shutting down. the cost to comply with the new standards are too much for some energy companies. they also still have to deal with radioactive waste an the maple price tag of managing and securing it. >> we can take that fuel and put

it in a canister that's designed to withstand floods, winds, earthquakes, seismic events. >> those will be stored underground, maintained by the company for the 40 to 60 year life of the plant at annual cost of some $10 million. but with the waste radioactive for centuries, the nuclear industry and the government are still trying to figure out who picks up that tab in the future. robert ray, spring city, tennessee. >> more evacuations in northern california as the sand fire continues to spread. 750 people have fled their homes just east of sacramento where more than 1300 accers have been burned. investigators belief it was sparked by a car fire. the fire seems to be getting worse die by day. eboni deon is here. what can those firemen and women expect out there? will mother nature lend them a helping hand? >> just a little bit. we are expecting to see isolated storms but not a lot as far as

rainfall is concerned. here is a look at the satellite and radar imam re. some has lifted northward. isolated rain activity. it still looks to be dry, although now that sand fire is at least 35% contained. >> that's a little bit of an improvement earlier this morning. it was 20 percent. what we are dealing with is pressure dominating over the areas going to keep us on the dry side and notice our temperatures rising 5 to even 15 degrees above average all across much of the northwest in redding going up to 105 degrees when the average high is around 105. we are getting ready, talking about thunderstorm activity, strong to severe storms erupting across parts of southern ohio and into northern kentucky where we do have our newest tornado watch in effect until 8:00 p.m. local time. within that watch area, we have already seen a few storms prompting tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings that are still up. so a lot of rain and we are also seeing isolated cells that have become strong to severe up into northern areas of michigan.

we are going to be watching michigan into northern areas of ohio for a possible watch to be put into place by the storm pre-dix sent he were within the next few hours. thooingsz not the om plates. the strong to severe threat shifted east today. we are watching for isolated tornados, strong damaging winds as well as large hail and that extends over into parts of west virginia, all the way in to nor northern areas of village and parts of the northeast as we get into later this evening. here is the set-up, an area of low pressure going to continue to lift northwest n advance of the front, we have the warm moist air lifting northward that will fuel the storms and we are going to see a lot of heavy rainfall. there are a number of flash flood watches in effect. areas could end up with two, possibly upwards to three inches of rainfall before it's all said and done. morgan, back to you. >> ebonis, thanks so much. thank you for watching ""al jazeera america"." i am morgan rad fovrld. "101 east" is coming next. another look at the blast that

brought down cooling you see towers in southern england. stay tuned to al jazeera. china's one child policy has quoted controversy, from accusations of the state confiscating children, to forced abortions. today it is being blamed for a declining fertility rate and a major gender imbalance, with more than 30 million men,