>>. >> in is al jazeera america, live from new york city, breaking news of a humanitarian truce. israel and hamas agree so a 3-day cease fire to begin tomorrow as intense shelling continues in gaza. our own nicole johnton experiencing the conflict first hand. an update on what is happening on the ground in gaza, and what the ceasefire could mean. plus the biggest ebola

outbreak, and information about an north american w-- american who carried out a suicide attack in syria, and he returned to the united states before the suicide attack much . brabing news from the -- breaking news from the middle east - secretary of state john kerry and ban ki-moon, secretary-general, say both sides have agreed to a 72 hour humanitarian trurks beginning 1 -- truce, beginning 1am tomorrow. let's go to nick schifrin in gaza. what more do we know about the truce? this was announced in the last 20-30 minutes.

according to secretary-genera ban ki-moon and secretary of state john kerry, the ceasefire will start tomorrow. both parties said they'll leave their forces in place. the israeli troops remain on the border, and drones remaining above and the threat of actions staying high. that means that they are not supposed to fire any rockets, but they can use the opportunity or the time. israeli officials fear to gather troops and restock their supplies. their whole point is the human tare an pause, to allow people to bury the dead, go back to their homes safely, see what state of their homes is, allow for the electricity to be replaced. there no lights behind me. there's a huge break out. there's a massive shortage thanks to the hit on the power grid. that will be repaired.

basic necessities, people will come in and repair that. the residents themselves hope to move back to their home to see what is left of their homes and take a breath after what has been a relentless week of campaign. >> nick, israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu will not let up. what does gaza look like right now? >> yes, right now for the last few hours it has been relatively quiet, but it's a relative term. we have seen so much bombardment in the last knew nights especially, that when there's a couple of hours of quiet it's rare. but until the last 20-30 minutes to be honest. the prime minister had been adamant that he would continue the fight. and earlier today he spoke about how he want accept a ceasefire unless the troops were able to continue to attack the tunnels that people use, that fighters use to get from gaza into is

ill. let's take -- gaza into israel. let's take a look much. >> we have destroyed dozens of terrorist tunnels and will continue to do that. i will not allow a proposal allowing the israeli defence force to continue this work. >> we don't know if the ceasefire allows the israeli troops to attack the tunnels, but it allows them to stay on the border and if the tunnel access points are on the israeli side, you bet the israeli troops and f-16s will target the tunnels. >> nick schifrin in gaza. we are get an a new look inside israel's efforts to destroy hamas's network of tunnels. the israeli army released this video of the engineering corp, blowing up a tunnel twine

northern gaza and israel. israel said it uncovered 32 tunnels since fighting together. the army destroyed half of those tunnels, but it pictures there could be 60 in all. this map shows a location of a few of those tunnels, some of which are more than a mile long. the herats newspaper put this together, a diagram. the average tunnel is 33-60 feet below ground, about 5.5 feet tall and under 3 feet wide. israel's latest offensive made pour and water short -- power and water shortages in gaza desire. charles stratford has that part of the story. >> the mosque in this refugee camp was hit by an israeli air strike. beside the mosque was a drinking station that tens of thousands depended on. the air strike destroyed the generator. no one comes. this man takes us to his family. 35 of them share a tiny space.

>> we came from the bombing and found no room in the u.n. schools. how can we live like this. there's no water and electricity. >> reporter: there are thousands of houses and small rooms like this where the families have come together to seek shelter. the conditions are poor. there is no electricity. and no water. people in the gaza strip suffered water shortages, there isn't enough fuel to run the pumps. with many water stations destroyed, people are forced to rely on deliveries by trucks. ma mood fills his truck at the biggest water station. four water truck drivers have been killed doing his job since the conflict began. >> translation: i'm scared of driving because of the bombs and

children and families that need water. >> ma mood fills a water container by a shop. omar rushes out with his bucket. he ticks it, with his -- takes it, with his brother, into the family home. his father shows us the kitchen. they have not had electricity or water for four days. >> we can't live like this. last night we left at 10:00 pm to find water under the bombs. there's nothing for the children to drink. we have many people in the house. >> there are 28 people living here, including hasan, who is a month old. the women of the house didn't want to be filmed. saad buys 200 litres of water every day for $700. before the conflict started, it was half the price. his brother-in-law says the adults have not been able to shower. >> we are living in a catastrophe. there's little to show that we

are alive. there's no water or power. dying would be better than this. >> donkey carts join the trucks to ferry water from home to home. >> i'm not afraid of the israeli air strikes, this boy tells me. >> everywhere you go in gaza, people crowd around water trucks to fill the containers. unsure of when the next delivery will come. >> so here sa look at a toll of -- here is a look at a toll of this conflict. 1400 palestinians have been killed. mostly civilians. 8300 have been injured. the united nations says more than 225,000 palestinians are staying at u.n. facilities in gaza. 59 people have been killed. most of them are israeli soldier. international investigators today reach the site in eastern ukraine where malaysia airlines flight 17 crashed two weeks ago. they were able to do so after ukraine announced a 24 hour ceasefire. the area is run by pro-russian

separatists. investigators have been kept away by fighting between separatists and ukranian forces. a travel warping has been issued -- warning has been issued about three countries dealing with the worst ebola outbreak. 700 have died, including an american working for the liberian government. police officers are are at the airport making sure passengers are screened. a carrier cancelled flight to sierra leone and guinea . sierra leone has chaired a state of emergency. it is out of control. >> reporter: these are the measures that medics in liberia have to undertake before treating ebola patients. as ones must get close up, they

are at risk of infection. now the fear of ebola spreading to the wider community forced the government to institute its own measures to protect the country. the president ordered the closure of all schools. a thorough cleaning process for all public buildings on friday, and one month compulsory leave for nonessential public staff. speaking at a briefing by the world health organisation last week, she emphasise how important it is for people to act responsibly. >> protect yourself. listen to the workers. abide which the rules. it is real. go out and carry the message to wherever you are. >> ebola is transmitted through infected bodily fluids if a person comes in close contact, they are at risk. >> the most efficient way it's

transmitted is when people are taking care of people who are infected and are exposed to bodily fluids, particularly vomit, blood, diarrhoea and faeces. that's the way things are happening now, and why we see an explosion of cases. >> that prompted the withdrawal of 340 peace corp volunteers in liberia, guinea and sierra leone. the possibility that it could cross continents is worrying governments. in nigeria health officials are looking carefully at those that came into contact with a liberian man that died of ebola. >> we are looking at the contacts that they had, and advising them on the very need for them to restrict their movement. all of them have temperatures to monitor the body temperatures in the morning, and in the evening.

and then, of course, they all have phone contacts as well as our field surveillance, monitoring the contact. >> but the man who first identified the virus in the 19 '70s believes the risk of infection through contact is removed. >> spreading in the population here, i'm not that worried about it. i wouldn't be worried to sit next to someone with ebola virus on the tube, as long as they don't vomit on you. >> in west africa, this is the worst ebola outbreak recorded. aid agencies say it is now out of control. one. u.s. aid workers fighting ebola in liberia will be used to emery hospital. dr kent brantly and his colleague. both are affected with a virus. dr brantly has taken a turn for

the worse. they worked for samaritan's purse. chaos on capitol hill. this should have been the last day before summer recess. members of the house struggled to advance an alternative to president obama's emergency funding. here is what happened when they were forced to table the bill because of a rebellion from the party's conservative ranks. >> the house will be in order. yes, that's what happened. john terrett is live in washington. what is going on? how are house members planning to resolve this immigration funding issue? >> well, it all seems to have changed in the last couple of hours, after the chaotic scenes on the floor. we'd be told there would be no vote on the issue of emergency

legislation to address the border crisis. things changed. 3 o'clock this afternoon there was word of a behind closed doors meeting. the republican caucus said they'd stay until they voted. then we heard members were brought back from the airport, including a group due to tour the border. they were brought back in their bus. there'll be an england closed door meeting of the caucus and a vote tomorrow. at the moment the rules committee is meeting to set the stage for tomorrow. this is embarrassing for the republican party. what we are talking about is a puny bill, it's $659 million, compared to 2.7 billion on the table in the senate. not that the house will vote on that. and $3.7 billion, as requested. >> the speaker of the house pushed the blame for all this on to the present soldiers, and after the the behind closed

doors, we caught a glimpse of him. this is an example of his thinking right now. take a look. >> what is the plan, please? >> working with our members. >> into the night. >> yes. >> oh, yes, says the speaker of the house. here is another bit of ipp trying. ted cruz, the junior senator had a party in town in d.c. on wednesday, serving beer and pizza, how american is that. they told members of the conservative caucus that they should not vote for any legislation on the issue of the border. >> in the meantime, immigrants right activists are raising their voices on capitol hill. what are they advocating? >> well, that's the other part of the story. let's go to pictures. you can see from the pictures it's a beautiful hot sunny day in the nation's capital. what you are looking at is members of groups and activists

protesting outside the white house, close to pennsylvania avenue, and are urging president obama to halt the deportations that tear families apart. things were heated that they were arrested by the police, as you can see. it got nasty for a while. here is some thoughts on the situation. for the united church of chris representative. she said the deportations have to stop. >> quit separating families. families are separated. just because there's different circumstances in which they are here. many are coming, fleeing violence. children especially. many are fleeing the gangs and the drugs and so forth. all of that is true, and we have actually seen that evidence proved before our eyes in the last few months. >> all eyes tomorrow morning in the behind closed doors meeting, a vote expected. we don't know when, we'll have to wait and see.

>> you are right, it's a beautiful day, a day to get something done on capitol hill. >> john terrett for us. we'll appreciate it. also on capitol hill, the house related a senate transportation bill. the legislation would have extended federal transportation funding, now the senate will take up the houses version, providing funding until spring, avoiding a shutdown of construction projects during the summer. coming up supreme court justice ruth bator ginsberg brakes with tradition criticising some of her colleagues, next in politics. and a sell off in wall street. we need to talk to ali velshi about what happened here. back in a moment.

okay, it was an ugly day on wall street. all three major stock indicis seeing big losses. let's get to ali velshi, the host of the "real money". what happened today, sir? >>. >> no kidding. it was rough from the top. as the day progressed, it got

worse and worse. i don't - things happen in the day that i'm not worried about. i was worried about what happened in the last few minutes trading - do we pick up or drop off. the 317 points that you look at is, by a long shot, the worst all day. until the end people selling. 1.9%. that is the do you. the s&p 500, which is broader, more to do with the investments you have, also down 2%, a little more than that. nasdaq down, the russell 2000. small cap stocks down. there is pain, 2%, your hard-earned money. more than half of americans invest. wiped out on the dow all the gains for the year, poof, gone. the dow is 30 stocks - every one lowered. if you look at the s&p 500, that's what you got, your 401 k, down 2%.

the dow had its worse day since february, and the s&p since april. i can't put my finger on it, it wasn't one thing, it was a bunch of things. we heard about argentina defaulting on its debt, and employment costs are up. wages are stagnant, costs to companies are going up. some part of the population is getting an increase. that worries them. people are worried interest rates will go up. it's a bump of things in a market that is frothy. it's been a while since we have seen a day like this. >> we'll combine two thoughts here. what can we do about it? >> couple of things. tomorrow morning is the jobs number. we have been cooking with gas when it comes to job creation, 2,000 jobs created every month. we get 250,000 jobs, considered good, now you'll see the federal reserves say should we slow down the economy, rising interest rates. so i'm more interested in what's

tomorrow than today. if you were in the market, you have a hair cut today. i think average people shouldn't be too concerned about getting in and out. you never know when you should get in. after a thing like this, you get a thing like this. your investment strategy should be souped, in keeping -- sound, in keeping with how old you are. i don't tend to tell people to go too nuts. some think it's a buying opportunity. it's low. otherwise i wouldn't do too much. >> what else on the big programme. >> there's a big show. i'll talk about gaza. amid the new attempts at a ceasefire, we look at how the tunnels built by hamas and other factions have been an economic life line for gaza. now it's alleged they are serving a military purpose. we'll look at the tunnel. >> ali velshi, 7:00pm here, "real money" here on al jazeera america. thank you, sir. in the politics, 96 days until the midterm elections and

democrats are in a blitz of a fundraising bonn za over the government house vote to sue president obama. david shuster has more. >> democrats say that they saw a flood - a flood of new donations from activists angry about yesterday's vote. the emotions on the democratics side is intense, as evidenced by speeches on the house floor. >> from the first day in office the republican in the house, in this house, has never supported this president. every olive branch he extended was broken. but today, mr speaker, they have reached a low, a very low point. >> republicans say the lawsuit is not about the president personally, but the white house making and implementing changes to the heath care law without congressional approval. >> republicans are motivated to stand up for the constitution, the separation of power, and the

rule of law. any person who believes in the system of government should be worried about the president's executive overreach. >> regardless of money flowing in, feelings about president obama can have a huge impact on the midterm elections, if they turn on policy than presidential approval ratings, democrats believe the chances will get better. and the potential to drive issues in relation to women voters got a lift thanks to judge ginsberg. she gave an interview so katie couric and grit tiffed the five judges that ruled companies do not have o provide contraception. >> i am hopeful if the court has a blindspot tomorrow, it will be open tomorrow. >> do you feel that the five justices had a blindspot.

>> in hobby lobby - yes. >> ginsberg went on to say the conservative justices also ha a blindspot about equal pay for women. in the battle for control of the u.s. senate voters in kansas are getting ready to decide on their republican nominee. the primary between incumbent senator pat roberts and tea party challenger wolf. wolf wants to debate, roberts refused. yesterday, wolf in the red tie walked up to roberts in the glass, confronting him on the sidewalk. >> i want you to debate. keep your word. >> mel, this is not the time that. we have a regular scheduled event. this is not the way to conduct yourself. >> when is the time? >> this is not the time. >> i'll go anywhere you like, senator. you have given your word to the debate. let's debate. >> time is running out.

the primary is tuesday. in iowa, on environmental group is now targetting the state's republican senate nominee for the fall, jody ernst with a minute-long attack ad suggesting she is beholden to corporate fat cats donating campaign cash. >> joanie ernst is with us. >> any chance she'll back out. >> when pigs fly. [ laughs ] >> joanie ernst ran an ad talking about cast rating pigs when thee grew up. >> finally in canadian politics, toronto mayor, rob ford, seeking re-election despite a history of drug use, now appears to be having the time of his life, there he is with musician dead mouse in dead mouse's ferrari, going to a coffee run. ford asked for five expressos in

a single cup. >> five in one cup. >> a single, a double and a double. [ laughs ] >> that's five. >> in one cup, right. >> yes, please. >> five shots of expresso in a cup. dead mouse was shocked by that. >> that explains the crazy possess on the seesaw the other day. he may be drug free. if you have a politician doing five shots of expresso - wow. david shuster. thank you. >> today's politics. eric cantor said goodbye to his house majority speech and talked about foreign policy, saying they need stand with hair allies. he was defeated by an opponent from the tea party. coming up. information about an american carrying out a suicide attack in

syria. he came home before he died and left behind a chilling message. also... >> now i have to go and buy pot from a grower. >> we take you inside the black market marijuana trade in seattle. it is thriving, even though it is legal to buy pot there.

a syrian army defector testified on capitol hill and showed images of the country's civil war. the man smuggled thousands of photographs showing people who had been starved, tortured and killed in syria. lawmakers were outraged by the photos, saying they portray horrendous violence carried out on an industrial scale. a new report among americans who

carried out a suicide attack in syria's civil war. paul beban joins us with the details. >> we are talking about a man who drove a dump truck packed with explosives into a restaurant in northern syria on may 25th. today the "new york times" is reporting after travelling to syria for training he came back to the u.s. for several months before returning to syria for the last time. before carrying out his suicide mission, he left behind a chilling message. >> reporter: it's the story of the american muhaja. and tells a tale of fiery rage and bloody revenge. it was released by a rebel group fighting in syria, beginning with this man ripping up his american passport and chewing pieces of it, before setting it on fire. >> i am from america. i'm 22 years old.

my beside is father is palestinian, and my mother is italian-american. >> after explaining who he is, he launches into a 30 minute rant, saying israel will never be defeated, vowing punishment for non-believers. >> you will see we are the ones next to a lost thrown and you are the ones under the sun sweating to your ankles, knees, drowning in sweat. this is your fault, not hours. we gave you the message. >> we are coming for you. >> later he is emotional, crying about his mother. >> i love you, mum. stay strong. >> reporter: in another video released he is seen prays. another shows men loading a truck with explosives. the truck is fest onned with rebel flags and heavily armoured, protected in front by a bulldozer-like steel plate and the tires are covered to protect

them being shot out on its way to its target. after shouting a few last words, his farewell video begins a final sequence, showing the truck driving off through a shattered landscape. it cuts to a cluster of buildings in the distance and ends with a mass if explosion. ju.a posed with a picture of -- justa posed with a picture of him cradling sa cat. he said he entered syria through turkey. the fbi is trying to peace together movements abroad and back in the u.s. what the case shows is how tough it is for intelligence officials to track americans travelling in and out of the country if they are managing to do it below the radar. >> we'll dive down on that point now. thank you. paul beban for us. here with us is robert mcfadden, the senior vice president of a security and consulting firm. good to see you. if you are watching the video,

i'll make you an intelligence counterterrorism official in washington - wherever in the country. if you got that dvd on your desk and you are watching it. what are you thinking? what are you concerned about? >> that type of dvd after the fact recorded of course. >> yes. >> it follows a script. there's nothing new there. in this case it is instructive, because this is the first known american citizen that died in this ways in syria. first of all, that's a concern, and it talks about the sheer numbers of young men that are going to syria and iraq. from the united states, with a percentage not as high as belgium or tunisia or libya - still a concern about why they go and what they do if they come back. >> americans - i want to divide this up a bit. to what extent is there a

problem, issue in this country with young men who are first going and fighting in foreign wars as mercenary fighters. let's start there. and then i want to know from you to what extent is there a problem from young men who are radicalized like this young man, and going and fighting in foreign wars. >> you have a number of scenarios. by pure numbers, putting perspective on this, the department of justice estimates through the spring approximately 100 young guys, americans, have gone to syria and iraq. although it's small number, it may present a big problem, depending on what they do, when they come back. >> yes. >> but for some perspective. three different scenarios for what would happen. you go over. you do humanitarian work, or you are involved in combat and learned terrorism operations. you return home, go back to your

life without doing harm. the second scenario is, like this young man, he winds up beep, unfortunately, tragic canon toeda in an event, and -- fodder in an event. >> that's all he was. >> absolutely. the worst case scenario for u.s. intelligence officials, coming back and doing harm. >> okay. >> that is the big key. there has been a few of those, but lethal. >> let's knock down on that. if you are in law enforcement. what are the challenges of tracking someone who might be a potential threat. you have constitutional considerations, civil liberty considerations, privacy. how difficult is it. and describe the real challenges. that's an open debate in in country how far you can go to do this work to identify individuals themselves that could mean or do harm. >> how difficult to track and

track on return - extraordinarily difficult. for perspective. when you talk about foreign american or canadians, going to syria, there are various ways to go. if you have a profile of some kind, it's ordinary, and the sheer numbers in turkey, or jordan or other surrounding countries, outside the battlefield. tough. not impossible, but difficult. tony, we talk about other ways that the community would go about combatting this, which you believe every day is a top priority. starts at home. community policing. family, friends, colleagues. sometimes, i mean, it's easier said than done. look, if abu, when he came home, if family, friends, realised he'd been to syria and reported to authorities, would the alternative have been better. look how it ended.

>> part of the challenge here is there has been stories about this, where law enforcement may have gone too far. you don't want to alienate the communies, the people, the groups that could be your biggest asset. you have to be careful. that's the line that has to be minded. >> no easy task. absolutely. mistakes were made in the post 9/11 environment. the community learns from that. that part, where the family and friends - the community plays an important role in getting in front of young men like him before they go. >> you have to be so careful. the challenge is great. >> senior vice president of an intelligence and security consulting firm. pleasure to have you on the programme. other stories making news - in afghanistan an audit of presidential ball at to resume on saturday, after disputes

between candidates abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani have been resolve. preliminary results show ashraf ghani ahead of abdullah abdullah. in libya - militia says it's taken control of the second-largest city. controlling benghazi after it defeated army units. it says it took over military bar okays and ceased -- barracks and ceased tank. in britain - a public inquiry into the poisoning death of alexander lippen yanco opened today. more from london. >> reporter: an apparent day for marina, as an inquiry into her husband's death opened in london. am'em appeder, a -- alexander - a russian spy turned critic obtained asylum in brit

april. he fell ill after meeting with two russian men. he died two weeks later. vladimir putin was deemed responsible. it was found that he drank tea with polonium 210. the inquest will look into the death. judge owen said some of the evidence to be given by the u.k. government is so sensitive it will be given in closed hearings. >> i make it clear now that i intend to make public my final conclusion on the issue of russian state responsibility, together with as much as possible of my reasoning in that record. >> his widow pushed for an inquiry - it is a breakthrough. >> thank you very much to keep the interest for this process. it's very, very important for all of us. everybody, all around the world, will know the truth.

>> the u.k. failed to get moscow to extra diet the two men. one of them is a member of the parliament. for marina, things are moving in the right direction. >> new testimony in a trial over videotapes in the oklahoma bombing. that and other headlines making news across america. >> a judge heard testimony from a man who oversaw praises at the building that was bombed. richard williams says security cameras were off during the bombing. he said they had not been used for at least two years before the attack. utah attorney believes video exists showing timothy mcvay did not act alone and sued to search the archives. in chicago a c ex o is in critical condition after being shot by an employee.

arrow stream's offices are located in the bank of america building. police say the shooting was likely retaliation from an employee demoted. the 59-year-old worker was dead at the scope. >> maintenance crews at a new york city tower are securing the area where glass fell from the building. three people were injured this morning. a window shattered on the 18th floor sending broken glass to the sidewalk. >> wisconsin's high court ruled against the unions over a controversial law. act 10 limits bargaining for public workers, sparking protests and legal battles sings being pafed in 2011. the ruling favors scott walker, seeking re-election. >> it was a big story. you'll be back later. see you then. recreational ma'amming store -- marijuana stores are illegal in the state of washington.

that has not slowed down street sales. we took a ride with a dealer to see how the black market works. >> meet ben. ben agreed to take us for a ride, and what a ride. >> so i've been renting cars and so forth to get my delivers made. >> reporter: foont you have a limo. >> tonight i happen to have a limo. >> reporter: you are not worried about drawing attention or a crowd. no, he's not worried. he knows... >> selling it in the black market is not legal. we watch as he sells pot on downtown street corners. >> fifth and pike, in a couple of minutes. >> reporter: door to door in residential neighbourhoods. >> the client i visited bought a substantial amount of gummies, the edible thc. >> reporter: and the university distribute parking lots. >> quarter ounce. >> reporter: you don't think your business will go away

because of legalized pot? >> it won't change. it may increase. >> if he's the little guys, this is seattle's corporate giant. >> winter life, with 60 employees, and disbatchers taking 600 calls a day. >> a dozen plus drivers, as me as 16. >> where do you go in the city? you stay in one area? >> you'll shift around. >> employees take animal names. this is jack rabbit making his rounds. customers have to prove they are 21 and say they get medical benefits from pot. >> it's a variant of a.t.f. >> buyers tell us there's no medical card required. the companies slick website says there is, but the advertisement says there's not. >> i like that. >> do you get trouble from

seattle police? >> no, we had no trouble from seattle press. >> spd made is clear telling pot outside the law is a felony. they make it clear they will not vet the businesses unless there are -- investigate the businesses unless there are complacements. >> i'm not a scholar or a law-maker. >> reporter: you are what we used to call a drug dealer. >> i suppose. >> reporter: you can browse the free booklies for delivery services, some medical, some selling weed. ben is op facebook with a daily mep u. >> i sold $400 worth of product tonight. >> reporter: for the small sellers and others business is good. seven figures good. >> we are a profitable company. >> reporter: did you sit and write a business plan for the business? >> i've been meaning to do that. >> now i have to go and buy more

pot from one of my growers. >> allen schauffler along for a wild ride in seattle. coming up, a new report shows california's draught is the force in the state's history. ken breaks it down for us. back in a moment.

>> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america some encouraging news for fire crews in california, a wildfire burning in yosemite is no longer a threat to a grove of treasured sequoia trees. more than 50 families have been forced out of their homes. firefighters are not getting help from the weather. the drought in california is worse. more than half the state in an exceptional drought. kevin corriveau is here.

>> we have seen a major change in seven days. let me show you what happened. looking at the satellite, there's a few showers across the mountains. that will do engine for the draught information. that is a drop in the bucket. let's go back to july 22nd. look at the red area, an exceptional drought area that dohni mentioned, from july 2nd this week. i want to show you how much it increased. we are up to 58% of the state in this drought, the highest level for exceptional drought situations here. we are in the dry season and don't expect this to change in the next several weeks or the next several months. one of the biggest culprits for the change in the last week was there was a ridge of high pressure dominating the area. with high pressure you tend to get the dry, hot air. that is what we see. the temperatures soaring all the

way up the coast. we have seen a bit of rain over here to the east. actually, it will be a problem for parts of arizona as well as new mexico. over the next couple of days there'll be mass amounts of flooding. it will be dangerous. >> appreciate it. >> louisiana governor, bobby jennedel is having second thought about common core. four years ago he signed a deal to use it. now he wants out. parents in his state are saying "not to fast", we have this report from new orleans. >> reporter: with a little more than a week before the kids go back to school, this woman is frustrated and worried about the education policy in limbo. >> will they be prepared? the foundation is what i'm concerned about, is it laid out properly. will there be gaps and holes, and an uproar. >> hill is one of six parents

and teachers joining a lawsuit against louisiana governor bobby jimmedal. claim iing has order to pull out of common core threw chaos into the louisiana system. switching standards will leave teachers under prepared - is what people are worried b. >> they had years to prepare the curriculum. now there's change. >> the governor is a presidential candidate in 2016. he was a supporter of the maths and english standard. in june he announced he views common core as federal intrusion into local education, even though it was not a government programme. it was developed by state educational officials across the u.s. >> the federal government would like to assert control of the education system and rush app implementation of one size fits all set of standards. >> reporter: most school districts vowed to move forward

with common core. jinnedal suspended contractors with vendors creating the common core test. it's unclear what will be used. the state school board, the board of elementary or secondary education voted to join a lawsuit against the government. >> he does not have the authority to go ahead and change substantive policy or influence what happens. >> jintal disagrees and it inspired a countersuit louisiana signed when it joined others in akopting common core. a judge is set to hear the case on august 18th. >> we just want a correct decision for the kids. >> by suing the governor, she is speaking up for other parents in louisiana, who was tired at politics getting in the way of

their parents education. i got to tell you turkey's prime minister said women shouldn't laugh in public. the response is pretty much what you'd expect - lots of laughter. that's next and then it is "real money" with ali velshi. . >> coming up on "real money," you got hurt if you invested in the stock market. i'm looking at what is behind the sell off, and what, if anything you should do about it. plus, new ways to protect life and property as the cost of fighting wildfires burns through budgets faster than ever. all that and more on "real money".

>> al jazeera america presents >> yeah, i'm different. i wanna do what god asks of me. >> 15 stories one incredible journey edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america ray rice of the baltimore ravens spoke out today about that attack on his now wife in an elevator. the n.f.l. announced it would suspend rice for two games. women's rights advocates criticised the league for what they called indifference to domestic violence. roxanne has followed the story. >> women's rights activists have

been waiting for rice to atoll guise for his wife. he called it a mistake but didn't talk about what happened in the elevator in february. >> one thing i wanted to do today was apologise to my wife. >> reporter: these are the images that got ray rice in trouble. video obtained by t.m.z. appears to show him drags his fiancee out of an elevator in atlantic city. before that the two had hit each other. >> i want to apologise once again to any woman involved in domestic - or anybody involved in any violence. my sincere apologies go out to you. >> reporter: rice's public apology coming a week after the n.f.l. suspended the running back for two games, fining him $58,000. the commissioner said the league will not tolerate violence against women. critics say the n.f.l. has to do

more to condemn domestic violence. >> what they say to the community, their fans, is it's already for their to be instances of domestic violence, and there'll be no penalty if you play for the n.f.l. >> reporter: an estimated one in every four women experiences domestic violence in her lifetime. more than 1 million women are physically assaulted by an intimate partner, and most cases are never reported to the police. critics say athletes face longer suspensions for substance abuse and violence on the field. when reporters asked rice what he thought of his punishment. he said he felt he was punished every day. >> my daughter will pick up the phone and google her gather's name -- father's name, what will come up is not how many touchdowns i scored but what i did to my wife. >> reporter: he said he is

seeing a counsellor, and when the time is right he and his wife will try to help others. for many steps it's a step in the right direction, but a long way to go. >> that's what the activists are saying, a lot more has to be done, especially on the part of the n.f.l. a protest in turkey has gone global. the deputy prime minister - is the the prime minister or the deputy prime minister? gave a speech on moral corruption and said women should not laugh loudly in public. it led to hundreds of turkish women to laugh out load on public media, and now the collective grin has gone viral. >> from asia to europe, in the u.s., and south america women and men are posting pictures of themselves laughing saying ha ha, expressing what they think of the deputy prime minister's comments. look at what frida from mexico

writes: and: . >> and another from italy: >> and over the last 24 hours, some people have been posting videos of themselves laughing with the hash tack cacaha. that is a turkish word for laughter. take a look. [ laughs ] >> and the ruling party political opponents in turkey are having a field day, one tweeting "from now on we'll respond to any statement from the deputy prime minister by laughing." >> that is well done. >> laughing it off. they are laughing. >> right. silly men, as usual.

thank you. see you tomorrow. that is all we have time for in this newshour, i'm tony harris, thank you for being with us. if you would like the latest from our stories, head to our website aljazeera.com. "real money" with ali velshi is next. the market took one on the chin today, and it could get even worse tomorrow. isle tell you what spooked investors and show you how it may hurt your portfolio. plus wildfires are costing billions. and squeezing the middle class is not just a problem here in the united states, the situation is not much better across the pond. we'll show you how much of the british middle class is living paycheck to paycheck as well. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪