could drive up your health care premium. i'll make the connections from the news to your money real. >> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. israel and hamas launch new attacks as the u.n. security council gets ready to meet in an emergency session, to call for an immediate ceasefire. dutch investigators postpone their visit to the crash site baut of fighting in the -- because of fighting in the area. two americans helping to battle the worst ebola ever, has

fallen victim to the disease. >> edward snowden's asylum is set to expire. in "the week ahead", we look at his impact and future. good to have you with us. we begin with a conflict in gaza. the security council is set to hold an emergency meeting on the violence there in under an hour. they are expected to call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire between israel and hamas. according to a draft statement, the security council is expected to call for full respect of international humanitarian law, including the application of civilian populations. it expresses strong support for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire, allowing for the delivery of urgently needed assistance, and they urged all parties to implement a

humanitarian ceasefire into the period beyond. fighting resumed in israel and gaza following a pause. during the break in violence, aid was delivered for the first time in days to palestinians, living in a half-mile buffer zone between gaza and israel. large areas received a working from the israeli military to evacuate because of new attacks. it caused displacement. there are urgent medical needs across the territory. since the fighting started, 22 hospitals and medical centers have been hit and damaged by sheing. 215,000 palestinians in gaza have been forced to flee. the number of palestinians killed since israel began a military assault on gaza is now 1,031. most are civilians. at least 6,000 have been injured. 43 israeli soldiers and three

civilians have been killed in the same period. nicole johnson is on the ground in gaza. >> reporter: people have been using the break in fighting to get money. banks were closed for days. now the atms are open again, but not for long. israel propose a 12-hour extension of saturday's ceasefire. they wanted to keep their soldiers in gaza, destroying tunnels. hamas said no. the ceasefire fell apart. a few hours later there was another plan. this time from hamas. >> translation: in transto the assessment of the -- response to the assessment of the u.n., talking into account our people in gaza, and the coming eid holiday, there was a discussion and they reached an agreement for a 24 hour american calm starting 2 o'clock on sunday. >> reporter: during the first hour of the hamas ceasefire, israel carried out five

airstrokes. in the middle of the confusion about the ceasefire, people are in lum bow -- limbo. they don't know if israel will ex-pond or when -- expand or when. they gave us a temporary ceasefire. >> despite the uncertainty, some people wonder around the streets. including children. everyone is sick of being inside their homes, without electricity. >> translation: i believe there should be a ceasefire to enable people to lead their life during the eid holiday, and pick up the bodies of the dead. let the children feel there was an atmosphere of eid. it should pass without war. >> reporter: neither israel nor hamas want the other side to dictate how the fighting will be

carried out. that means there's never a real break. >> there's pressure from hamas and the resistant groups that we need an immediate ceasefire. to be able to deal with our destruction, to be able to deal with the daily lives shot at by israel over the past 20 days. normally in summer the beaches are full, families enjoying the breeze, and children playing in the water. people want the days back. there's no sign it will happen soon. president obama has urged israel accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call with the israeli prime minister, president obama said gaza must be disarmed to achieve a lasting piece. secretary of state john kerry is back in the u.s. after he and others failed to negotiate a longer truce. it's unclear when the caution on

a ceasefire may resume. james bays is in jerusalem with the latest on the diplomatic front. over the last week we have seen unprecedented diplomatic activity. it's rare that you see shuttle diplomacy, by the u.s. secretary of state and secretary general. working the region, going to the capital, numerous phone calls, a meeting in cairo and paris. all we have to show now that ban ki-moon and john kerry have returned to the united states, is a 12-hour ceasefire taking place on saturday. no one has been able to agree a proper extension of the ceasefire. now from afar ban ki-moon and john kerry will continue the efforts. there'll be other communications, robert sarry is speaking to both sides. i think the view at the moment is that for now israel is going to continue the military option.

all along they've said they are going to destroy the rockets, find hamas's tunnels, and do it by diplomatic means to disarm hamas if necessary, but if that is not possible, they'll take the military option, and that looks the most likely. james basein jerusalem. earlier today israel's prime minister was on a number of american talk shows, and vowed israel to do whatever is necessary in the fight against hamas. and rejected the latest ceasefire. >> israel will not let a ruthless terror organization committed to our destruction to decide when it's convenient for them to stop, rearm and fire on our citizens. >> the spokesperson for the foreign ministry appeared earlier and we asked what the palestinian leadership is doing to broker a ceasefire. >> the president has travelled

to all neighbouring countries trying to impose a ceasefire. a humanitarian ceasefire, that will deal with the core elements, the root causes of the conflict, which is the siege. inhumane 7-year siege against the people in gaza. the core problem of occupation is that international community has been treating israelis in a way that is above the international law, and is allowed to do things that all other civilized nations are not allowed to do. this is the problem, not the problem that the palestinian leadership is not doing enough. >> we spoke with juan cole, al jazeera's international affairs contributor, and asked about hamas's demand that israel drop the fighting against gaza. >> israel believes it's in their security interest. other elements are frankly

mean-spirited or they are an attempt to use the blockade to pressure the population of gaza for political purposes. israelis don't let people in gaza export what they have produced. this threw them into poverty and unemployment, as you would expect. the export pan, that's not security. there's nothing that that does to israeli security. if the tunnels into israel is the problem. there's no reason. israelis couldn't stop that on their side, they don't need to destroy the buildings in gaza to get at those tunnels. the egyptians got rid of many tunnels going into the sinai and didn't harm a single palestinian doing so. >> with regard to the rockets, most are fall, they do little damage, and to justify this massive military operation,

where you drop 500 pound bombs on apartments, it's nuts. that's juan cole, the international affairs contributor. muslims around the world are celebrating the eid holiday, lasting several days and lasting months. in jerusalem's market people gather to shop. it's traditional for families to get together for feasts, and children to receive presents during the holiday. >> markets and streets were dark. palestinians say they have little or nothing to celebrate at all this year. israeli attacks left many with little hope of cheer for what would be a festive time. stratford reports from gaza. >> reporter: the resilience of the people from gaza is astounding. after a month of fasting, foregoing food and water while the bombs destroy their lives,

they buy whatever gifts they can afford. eid is a special time for children. there's little to celebrate. this woman is shopping for her 7-year-old son. >> we can't celebrate eid under these conditions. but the children want toys. they don't under the bombs and attacks. >> reporter: a walk to the paediatric wards of the shiffa hospital is a shocking reminder of war. this 7-year-old cannot move because shrapnel is lodged in her spine and net. her mother and two sisters were killed, and the family home was destroyed. >> translation: the situation here is terrible. how can we celebrate eid. we want her transferred to a hospital abroad, but how. >> she has been here for a week. her condition is critical. eid or the end of ramadan is a time when families come together. there's a lot of focus on children. when you speak to the children

in the hospital, and speak to their families, you realise there's little to celebrate in gaza at the end of ramadan. >> in another ward we find 3-year-old akmed. the israeli military destroyed his family home. he moved to a school. he was injured when the israeli military targeted the school soon after. >> there is going to be no eid this year, because my house no longer exists. it was destroyed. we will try to make a shelter nearby. how can we celebrate eid like this. >> there is the sound of an incoming missile. there were two air strikes on buildings close by in the half hour we were in the hospital. a traditional lantern made of paper hangs in the paediatric department corridors, a reminder that this should be a time of joy. when we left we met 6-year-old

rakma, include when the home was destroyed and this 3-year-old - his home was flattened too. "i want to stay in the hospital and look after my baby. there'll be no eid for us this year." once again the united nations security council is set to meet at midnight much cysten saloom sal oomey joins us much what do we know? >> the players met. there has been hostilities, never mind the ceasefire, and u.n. secretary ban ki-moon. the security council decided to weigh in on the matter. and put some pressure on israel and hamas to bring a pause in

the fighting, and relieve to the civilians. we just got a copy from the statement that we expect the security council to issue in less than an hour's time. it expresses support for the efforts of the general and regional players to bring the ceasefire, and calls on parties to engage in efforts to achieve durable and respected ceasefire, based on efforts led by egypt in the region, recognising a gathering that took place on saturday. it stresses the need for provision of humanitarian assistance to the palestinian civilian population in the gaza strip. this is a statement. it represents a ratcheting up of pressure from the security council. they have met on gaza in emergency meetings a week ago. also late on sunday they held a

meeting. at that time they made a comment that weren't really a formal statement on the part of the security council. this is the first time that the u.n. security council is weighing in as an international body, and i think it represents a ratcheting up of pressure from international... ... i poll guise, having a -- apologise, having a few technical issues, that report from the u.n., where the security council is set to meet. this afternoon secretary of state john kerry called his russian counterpart urging lavrov to stop supporting separatists and escalating the conflict. he denied russia was contributing to the violence. the fighting in eastern ukraine is escalating, nisreen el-shamayleh was there. >> unguided rockets hit the up to. grads are notoriously

inaccurate. underhumanitarian law, they shouldn't be used in populated areas. this is why. these people are running from the fighting. medical workers say it's too dangerous to get to the dead and injured. the ukrainians and the separatists deny responsibility. there is fear in villages and towns across the region. people here gathered to find out how close the fighting is. >> we don't know what is going to happen to us. i'm an 80 year-old grandmother. i'm scared for the family. >> ukranian forces are determined to retake the rangeo and are advancing in big numbers, an aim is to cut off supply roots from russia. >> the convoy is trying to take control of the crash site area. it's been in the territory as a

pro-russian terrorist. it's the separatists accused of bringing down the malaysian airliner mh17. investigators can't confirm until they have access to the wreckage. australian and dutch police are in the country. they can't reach the site because of the fighting. the separatists retreated in some areas. the pro-russian checkpoint is empty. they control much of the border with russia and key cities in the region. this is a civil war splitting families, dividing a nation and claiming many innocent lives. earlier i spoke with michael, associate professor at n.y.u., center for global affairs. i asked what we learnt about

vladimir putin. >> he surprised us in the risks he's prepared to take to intervene inside ukraine. he surprised us with the cost that he's prepared to bear, costs that the market exact from russia in terms of a declining exchange rates, increasing interest rates. and the cost he's prepared to ber in relation to the relationship with the united states and europe. we have learnt that he obviously views these stakes as high. >> so there's a looming question i want to get to that is on the table. is he trying to reassemble the russian empire. >> he's trying to reassemble parts of it. he'll not get to the point where

russia has the space and control that the soviet empire did. but, yes, he's got a lot to offer and simulated crimea. he's trying to do the same thing, i think, eventually in eastern ukraine. he's done it in georgia. he poses a credible and believable threat to the baltic states. countries where there's substantial russian speaking population. so he has imperial ambitions. it's not the magnitude we associate with the soviets, but an expansion of russian incluns. >> he says he doesn't believe further sanctions will change vladimir putin's actions. thousands of residents in sevastopol washed a display of fire works and russian military

vessels. the president vladimir putin called for a strengthening of the black sea fleet. >> translation: we have purchased 11 new hulls of battle ships, our priority is to strengthen the combat capabilities of the black sea fleet. russia will build a modern military infrastructure with social facilities. russia has been accused of backing separatists fighters in eastern ukraine. europe and the u.s. searched for a way to persuade vladimir putin to change course. >> both the french government and others are telling their citizens to leave libya. dramatic video has been released showing militias fighting over the airport.

a plane was destroyed on the tarmac in tripoli, leaving nothing but black smoke. the fighting closed government officers. 38 were killed in the clashes. at the vatican, pope francis made on emotional plea to stop warfare around the world. >> translation: never more war. never more war. i think especially about those children who had the hope of a futuring dignified life, but it had taken away. dead children, wounded children, children who play with toys made out of the remains of weapons, children that cannot smile. stop, please, i beg you all with my heart. it is time to stop, stop, please. >> the pope used the 100th

anniversary of the outbreak of "news one now with roland martin" to call for peace. teams from france and marlie joined the troops, who secured the area where the jet went down on thursday. officials say it's likely that bad weather caused the crash. aum 118 -- all 118 on board the flight were killed. many were french nationals. ahead - in california, lightening is rare. in southern calf , but it happened -- california, but it halled on a popular tourist place, venice beach. another american contrasts the ebola virus. the latest as they struggle to contain the outbreak. >> edward snowden's asylum in russia is set to expire. we talk to a panel of experts about what may lie ahead for

him.

there are reports coming in that a man is dead after a rare lightening strike in southern california. at least a dozen other people were injured when the bolt hit venice beach. most had to be hospitalized. the lightening struck the sea water carrying the current towards swimmers and surfers. it caused power outages and brush fires. it is called the sand fire and continues to spread causing the evacuation of hundreds of homes. more than 3800 acres have burnt more than 700 evacuated. a vehicle driving over dry brush started the fire. it will likely take several days to bring it under control. in florida, a small plane struck and killed a man during a crash-landing on the beach. the man's daughter is in critical condition. the aircraft was forced to land

on the gulf coast mere ven. >> the -- near venice. neither the pilot or passenger were injured. it is being investigated. unanimousry ripel -- unanimousry ri -- nancy ripel has been struck down with ebola. a doctor contracted ebola whilst treating patients, whilst working for samaritan's purse. more than 670 died in the outbreak in west africa, making it the worst outbreak ever. the majority of cases are in guinea. one person travelling from liberia died from the virus in nigeria. it is highly contagious and can kill victims within days. there's no known cure for the vaccine. still to come - edward snowden's

year of asylum in coming up. more on the options in the coming segment of "the week ahead". that is next.

welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we are following. the security council is set to hold an emergency meeting in gaza. they are expected to call for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire between israel and hamas. president obama spoke to israel's prime minister and called for them to accept a truce. fighting resumed. more than 1,000 palestinians died in the violence. the u.s. released new satellite pictures. officials say it shows russia helping separatists in eastern ukraine. in ukraine government troops have gone on the offensive, trying to take back the city of donetsk and secure the flight mh17 crash site a second american citizen tested positive to ebola. dr kent brantly tested positive,

now unanimousry ripel a -- nancy ripel a missionary has contracted the virus. time for "the week ahead". edward snowden's asylum in russia is set to expire on thursday. he's requested extension of a year and is awaiting approval. edward snowden arrived in russia last year and spent several weeks in the airport offer america voided his passport. russia gave him asylum. edward snowden was aware that he'd likely live out his life in exile for leaking n.s.a. documents. has anything changed? >> reporter: in the past 13 months since "the guardian" detailed documents leaked by edward snowden, the privacy debate dominated news coverage. whether edward snowden is a hero

or criminal or borth, depend who you arriving the the white house position is clear. edward snowden's actions forced the president to address privacy concerns. >> we have to make important positions on how to protect ourselves and upholding civil liberties. according to a recent pew research poll, when it comes to spying on private citizens, and 42% approve of the data collection programme. 34% feel being safe from terrorism should not mean giving up privacy. lawmakers stepped in, the white house passing a bill ending bulk collection of data. earlier this month president obama signed a bill into law preventing retall yags against whistleblowers to come forward through proper channels.

contractors like edward snowden are not protected. tech kls are responding -- companies are responding to demand for privacy and transappearancy. google released an encryption tool and apple, microand others are changing -- microsoft and erts are changing their policies. >> there are people around the world who refuse to buy american technological product because they are not sure they are privacy protected. there's a wider array of diplomatic harm in relation to other countries. take germany, edward snowden's lacks revealed that angela merkel's phone was tapped. germans vetted. and president rousseff of brazil cancelled a dip dinner at the whoous where are when it was

indicated that some of her actions had been spied on. the n.s.a. tagged data so only certain people have access to the data. one of the things edward snowden exposed was a programme called prism. apple, google, and microsoft. the guardian revealed how large companies worked closely with the n.s.a. the leaks revealed that the u.s. did not target all foreign governments. some cooperated with washington. britain helped the u.s. australia assisted in covert data collection. it tracks wi-fi communications at airports. al gore processed the efforts, saying they provided an important service. he added that the violation of rights were far more soars than edward snowden's actions.

i spoke to philip hallo way, the found are of hallo way law group. and to cool own rowley in minneapolis, a retired fbi agent and whistleblower. she went to moscow in october. making her one of the first americans to visit him. i asked her if edward snowden is seen as a whistleblower. >> yes, i think so. the aware was based on whistle blowing. someone actually told the truth. they were telling the american people that the troop strength was declining. in some cases officials do not one the troops to get out. they want to control public opinion. the espionage act is a law, geared towards spies, not whistle blowing. >> espionage charges - did

edward snowden put our nation at risk? >> absolutely. in america we value our privacy, so much that we enshrined it in the constitution and are protected against the government intrusions into our homes, perps, papers and effect. it has something that has american talking. when you take our security playbook, if you will, and and defect to china and wind up in russia and hand it over. it puts america at risk. that is a crime. >> why not go through a normal chain of command in. >> exactly. you can go through a normal chain of command. there's any number of congressman or senators that would have loved to sat and talked to him. people who have security clearances. i had a security clearance, i was not free to take anything i

knew to another country, neither was he. >> i'll let that be answered. >> there were several things that were factually incorrect. one is that there was no indication that edward snowden turned anything over to the russians, it's the opposite. they asked him - he was given the chaps, and he be -- chance, and he declined the chance. he criticised vladimir putin. if we talk about strategic interest. he's a patriot and siding on the side of democracy, and mr holloway is correct. the constitution enshrines a right to privacy. edward snowden appealed those values. what the united states were doing was illegal. they were voilating the fourth

amendment. judges have said so in the meantime. we need to look at the facts here, instead of listening to people that claim ... did edward snowden compromise the intel zens gathering? >> absolutely not. the true criminals are very well aware that they risk being monitored by law enforcement. they have all kind of ways to try to avoid communicating. we know the story from the bip laden -- bin laden thing. the group of people that did not know they were monitored, the innocent americans, they were the people who learnt about the dragnet surveillance, targetting innocent people, serving no purpose. that can't endanger national security. >> did he commit treason? >> well, i know that he's committed certain federal criminal violations. whether it rises to the leftof

treech is arguable. what he has exposed is a framework where the government without any authority does, in fact, violate the fourth amendment. i will agree that he has done arguably a service to the public because the modern day egive leapt of papers and effect, emails, cell phone, text, instagram, facebook, twitter - that is the modern version of papers and effect, protected by the fourth amendment to the constitution. >> you brining bring up a good point. they collect information under the rule known as three hop. a pew research center study found the average adult facebook user has 338 friend on the social network. your friends is the first hop. the second takes in your friend's friend, creating a pool

of 114,000. three hops, takes the number to more than 38 million. the n.s.a. could monitor everyone based on suspicion of a single person. in this day and age, ms rowley, do we give up a certain right? >> you know, if - if someone could show that this helped to actually detract and re-tuesday terrorism i'd -- reduce terrorism i would be let's adamant that we need to reform the situation. in all fairness to the n.s.a., i wouldn't put the blame on the n.s.a. officials. technology and the increasing costs of monitoring people, including innocent americans and storing the data is something that changed and the law did not keep up with it. then the other problem was this was done in secrecy. >> what can stone do to win over his retractors in the u.s.

>> i think he doesn't have too many options, other than to remain, and hope that they grant him an extension of his asylum. he has been speaking out publicly through electronic appearance asks he's done a good job of educating people about the current situation, as have prior whistleblowers. there's something i wanted to add in the prior response, which was that prior whistle blowers, including thomas drake of the n.s.a. tried to go to inspector generals, to the aaron penny, and to congress, and, unfortunately, they were retaliated against. that is the reason why whistle blowing is so important, because there are not really any good avenues. president obama pledged to scale back spying on allies. was there any good that came

from this? >> there's always good when you have a national discussion that is triggered by an event like this, and this is so important that it impacts everybody's life and to the extent that we are here on television discussing it, and laws are being reformed. in a nutshell there can be some good that has come from this. hopefully everything put out there is the subject of being monitored. it's unfortunate that we no longer have an inspection. >> looking forward to the week ahead, will edward snowden get an extension on his asylum in russia. it seems likely the criteria is that his life is in danger, and nothing changed this last year. it looks like he'll be granted a continued asylum. >> if not, what then.

>> if not, he's extradited to the united states, he can expect to be fully prosecuted to the full extent of law. appreciate your time on "the week ahead". before we go, let's look at other event coming up in the week ahead. monday marks the holiday of eid, celebrating the end of ramadan. love letters written by harding to his girlfriend will be available to the public at the library of congress. britain will take over the presidency of the united nations security council. >> still ahead - making one of the world's most polluted cities healthier, one roof top at a time. we look at the biggest of the big cats. the tiger and why wildlife

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android mobile device. download it now after the fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 there have been many concerns about the overall safety of power plants. if all goes according to schedule, america's new nuke ear power plant will go online -- nuclear power plant will go online in 2016. we toured the plant and show changes that engineers hope will prevent disasters like fukushima. you may not have heard of the watt spa nuclear power plant. this is where the side of the plant makes electricity.

>> reporter: this site in tennessee is 90% complete. >> nuclear power, you can see it, hear it or small it. it's the power creating heat and electricity for 20% of the population in the u.s. >> this is a tank on the left. this is scheduled to go online in december of next year. after about a year of delays, and safety changes. >> it was renovated. >> it had to be after the nuclear disaster in fukushima brought the industry to its knees. a lot of safety had to be put into place because of fukushima cost millions. >> yes, sir. >> were they necessary. >> the orders and measures were based on probabilities of an occurrence and event. in a case where we are, our job was to implement the actions and orderses that are issued.

>> plants are required to install or improve venting systems to limit damaging in the nuclear core in the event of a das are. the core -- disaster. the core is the life line of the vass ilt yes, and a dangerous area. the cameras were allowed in before the nuclear fuel was loaded. >> most never get to see the inside in the time stages before it goes life. it's 100 degrees in the giant room. in the final stages about of react if head goes active, it will create energy for hundreds of people. as this years up, others are shutting down. the costs to comply with new standards are too much for some energy companies and have to deal with radioactive waste and the price tag of managing and securing it. >> we can take the fuel and put

it in a cannister designed to withstand floods, earthquakes and seismic events. >> those will be scored under ground. maintained by the company at a cost of $10 billion. with the waste radioactive the nuclear industry and the government are trying to figure out who picks up the tab in the future. since 20127 million people have died after being exposed to air pollution. it is the largest environmental health threat. in mexico's capital city, a push to reverse air pollution is underway. we have this report. walk through mexico city and you see a transformation. no cars, bikes, and three aerobic classes.

they are rolling out the green carpet on the roof top. dozens of gardens are becoming popular. >> i feel like i'm contributing to making the city better and greener. this is a small area, but i feel a difference already. she says the family is less stressed outlet including the dog. the company behind the roof-top gardens say authorities are panning on the project. and giving tax benefits to residence who install them. >> plants and everything green help to improve the air to get more oxygen, because it captures carbon dioxide, which is bad for us. >> decades ago people said breathing the airways as unhealthy as smoking a secret. >> the city has a cloud of smog.

authorities want to change that. the roof top garden initiative is one of several programs they want to implement this year. bicycles are available around the city. cars that are 15 years or older must change their exhaust, in order to reduce pollution by half. >> we must be responsible. having a car doesn't mean filling up with gas and driving. the owner of a car must be accountable missions to. people are becoming aware of that. >> reporter: many say some of the policies are designed to help the resident become environmentally friendly. that explains a demand to build new gardens, wherever there's available space - even on

rooftops. let's talk the weather. stephenie ann mcpherson joining us. ( -- rebecca stevenson joining us. what can we expect. >> the storms moving up. they'll taper down overnight and pick up with the day-time heating. overnight we are watching strong storms. these have been producing large hail and wind gusts. anywhere from 50 to 60 miles per hour. we have had reports come in from west virginia. these have been strong throughout the night. and keep in mind the hail is the little blue dots. quite a few reports getting progressively larger with time. the big problem is going to be the potential storms that create that risk of a tornado continuing into monday morning. the big story is about temperatures dropping fast,

quickly. the cool air, from minneapolis to chicago, it is already having a top five coolest julys and here you go some of the coolest days. temperatures dropping down to around 60. the high temperature 73. and only 78. all that cool air settling into the parts of the east, while the heat is on for the west. we'll have temperatures well above normal prepare yourself. temperatures will switch from coast to coast. >> we could be a tech aid away from a world without tigers, the world wildlife fund says the population decreased by 97%. activists have been trying to raise awareness about the threats. this is the international tiger day. it pushed tigers to the brink of

ex-tippings. the vast area as been decimated. tiger population are in the double digits in some countries. for more we spoke to the vice president of an organization working to protect the cats. we were told how low the numbers dropped. >> it's not very well knowning that fewer than 32 hunt, that's the best effort existing in the wild, in asia, there are only eight countries in asia. the biggest driver to the participation extinction is because of poaching. he highly insent viced networks of criminals are out there targetting the areas where detroit tigers live. out there day and night. using guns to kill the animals, to sell them on the illegal wildlife market. the good news is we know what is

killing the animals, we know how to save them. the immediate needs are well trained boots on the ground. law enforcement networks, patrol unit out there in the areas where tigers are protecting them. and they are trained to meet the poachers who are so well outfitted that the gods are equally so, and the boots on the ground are one step ahead. the big cats are the apex predators. what we see is their presence, indicating healthy forest. they are easy to rally behind. they don't want to animals to go. they are easy to rally around the it. they are equo system ghardians. the organization is seeing positive changes on the ground. it's raising hopes that the

tiger's population can be brought back. as the conflict rages on in the middle east, a hope tore fees in florida. the israeli and palestinian who call each other brothers, they say the bond would be a lesson for you will. we have that story next.

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on al jazeera america >> welcome back, as the rocket attacks stir strong emotion, there were two young me in florida, who hope their friendship can show others a pass to pass. one is an american jew, and the other a palestinian mrn. they have gone from fear and distrust. when these 20 somethings first met. they didn't heed the often-heard ves to avoid talking politics with strangers. within minutes, they grilled on the israeli-palestinian conflict. >> it was a way for us to judge each other. >> the first conversation between on american jew and a

palestinian american was the start of a 6-year friendship. it's based on bonding. such as sports and dating. both young me have families living through the current israeli conflict and feel a dire to engage one another on what is happening there. did either one of you have viewpoints that changed as a result for this friendship. >> absolutely. i can't look at mohammed wanting to kill me. when i met an israeli i found that the commonalties outweighed the differences. >> with the fight, emotions are charged. the two confessed talking about their friendship stirred hate red among their friend. they are unphased. >> i consider him like my brother. nice words, and the same for

you. i know that we've been encourtrooming a lot of judgments upon ourselves and we had a lot of pushback. what we are doing could lead to something special. >> the men are passionate about their beliefs and disagree on a number of points. israel is fighting for its rite to exist. and it has been. >> palestinians are also fighting for their right to exist. >> when it comes to long-term peace, the men say they agree on fundamental issues. the palestinians need equality and a country to call their own. >> the principal agreements is the foundation of what will solve the conflict. >> despite the friendship the men never met one another's families, and hope they can bring them together. >> that will do it for this

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