>> cities like chicago outfitted with sensors may soon track everything from air quality to pedestrian movement. is it too intrusive? join us... on al jazeera america >> a fragile humanitarian ceasefire underway in gaza, following a condemned attack on a u.n. school, but fighting threatens the peace that is hours old. >> his progress encouraging, an american doctor infected with ebola being treated at an atlanta hospital. a plane is on the way to liberia to pick up his infected colleague. >> towns in california, including one where 500 children are at a church camp. the effort to get those children

out. >> i am not going to take any chances. >> no water for hundreds of thousands, under state of emergency in ohio, new tests show algae built up in lake erie is making takano's drinking water toxic. how long before the taps are turned back on approximately welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> it is been four source since the ceasefire in gaza. >> there are no reports of shelling overnight leaving dozens hurts. >> israel said it is close to destroying those hamas built tunnels under the border, is pulling out its troops to reorganize them. >> that is after shelling hit another u.n. school, a bombing the u.s. is calling appalling. >> this morning a break in the nearly month long fighting in gaza, but sunday, even a place that was supposed to be safe

wasn't. chaos as another u.n. school was attacked by israel. it happened just outside the school in rafa where 3,000 displaced families were staying. >> they struck us. there's no safety at u.n. schools. >> 10 people were killed. the wounded were rushed to a hospital which only has a dozen beds. the injured lay on the ground, waiting to be treated. a makeshift e.r. was set up in the parking lot. in an unusually harshly worded statement toward israel, the u.s. state department called the attack disgraceful and the suspicion that militants operating nearby does not justify strikes putting at risk the lives of so many innocent civilians. >> we vigorously condemn that this attack. we have notified the israeli army 33 times about the fact that there were people at this shelter, this school, and the last time was an hour before. >> an israeli military spokesman said the school was not hit on

purpose. >> we are targeting terrorists that were moving from one place to another. perhaps they had some explosives on them that caused the extra damage. we struck the terrorists. this is the situation. we do not intentionally strike u.n. facilities. we just don't do that. >> the israeli army is redeploying its forces within the gaza strip. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said troops would reassess operations after completing the demolition of ham mat tunnels. >> the israeli army released this video, showing a motorcycle being lifted out of a tunnel, tunnels they say are used by hamas fighters to attack israel. dozens of israelis mourned the death of a lieutenant on sunday, feared captured, the israeli army said he was killed in a fight with palestinian militants. >> let's go to the streets of gaza. good morning. what have you seen on the ground since this partial ceasefire got

underway? >> this was a unilateral ceasefire called by israel and israel forces. it does not include hamas factions. it's a ceasefire only in name. israel made it quite clear that where it's forces are operating, they will still fight and pointed out one area in particular that they would continue to fight in, and that would be the south, which over this weekend saw over 200 people killed in a period of over 48 hours, so a very tense situation in rafa, which we can talk about a bit later. here in gas, gaza city, we understand that one of the nearby refugee camps, a number of people injured in an israeli air strike, so although this so-called humanitarian ceasefire is now in its fourth hour, we haven't seen a halt to the violence. >> the u.s. and the u.n. are both condemning an air strike that hilt a u.n. school in rafa being used as a shelter.

what are they saying about it in gaza? >> well, stephanie, i was in rafa shortly after that strike. i went to speak to the people who survived, and many of them were saying to me they just don't understand why they were targeted. they said that at the time this strike occurred and we can confirm, it was a u.s. drone strike, we believe a hell fire missile that killed 10 people and injured around 30, a lot of them were children. we were told that the reason there were so many children caught up in that strike is because a number of them were milling just outside that school buying sweets from a nearby vendor. people are just beside themselves. they don't understand why these areas that have been declared safe areas have been targeted six times now. >> we should clarify that i think you meant israel drone strikes there. reporting from gaza, thank you.

>> let's go straight to libby casey in washington. the u.s. issuing it's strongest response after that u.n. school was bombed. is this an indication of perhaps a larger wrist between washington and israel? >> well, not necessarily, del. keep in mind that congress just passed on friday $225 million in funding for israel's iron dome missile defense system, one of the few things members of congress could agree on before they left for the august recess. israel and the u.s. have long been incredibly close allies, but this latest from the state department spokesperson does strike a new tough tone. yesterday, she said: she went on to use words like appalled and described the shelling by israel as disgraceful, saying the deaths of civilians were tragic,

so you hear a different tone. the white house is trying to balance both its loyalty a israel as well as a tough love approach to deal with and confront the fact that civilians are being killed. we saw valerie jarrett, senior advice or to president obama making the talk show rounds yesterday. here's how she described president obama's position right now. >> well sure, he's frustrated, of course, everyone involved is frustrated. you can't let it get in the way of being a constructive player here around that's what he's determined to do. >> the u.n. has taken a tough tone, a very critical tone of these strikes on u.n. facilities. in 10 days, three have been hit. this is unique now, a new move for the u.s. to also be strongly condemning what has happened, del. >> thanks, very much. >> coming up, we'll get a live report from jerusalem and speak with retired army major like

lions about the operation in gaza. mike lions gaza.. >> treatment for the doctor infected with ebola, after his transfer to atlanta, georgia is underway. >> they are letting his body fight this deadly in effect of ebola. >> the university hospital, one of four in the u.s. equipped to handle dangerous viruses, how does that work and is the public safe? >> the public is safe. that's number one. that's according to the centers

for disease control and prevention, but the officials here. remember ebola is not one of those airborne viruses where if you knees, someone gets it. behind me is a special isolation unit where they are treating the patient, dr. kent brantley inside there. nurses and doctors are going in and out and conducting lab tests inside that special isolation unit, only one of four in the united states. >> talk about your timing, a group of african heads of state heading to washington, d.c. for a leadership summit. it would be safe to say that ebola will be front and center. >> front and center indeed, not only the fact that the outbreak is as i will surging in west africa, but the fact of the matter is they don't have the medical facilities and treatment centers over there to isolate people and create a sort of a center to stop it over there, so it will be number one thing we are talking about with president barack obama. >> thank you very much.

coming up, we're going to be speaking to an american doctor who survived ebola before it was identified. that is coming up at 7:50 eastern time. >> in ukraine, retaking donetsk is costing lives. shelling happened near the city on sunday. residents say electricity has been cut off and some homes are without water. more than 1100 people have been killed so far in that conflict. >> the new sanctions on russia are keeping the one airline on the ground. a low cost subsidiary say sanctions mean it can't lease jets. the eu black lifted the airline as part of the latest round of sanctionen an moscow. >> three towns were seized in northern iraq, giving islamic state more access to syria and

to a dam which provides electricity to most of iraq. may not have been forced to flee their homes. iraqi officials say flying over iraq is safe and insist their air space poses no risk to airliners. the f.a.a. has ordered u.s. jets to fly no lower than 30,000 feet. >> thunderstorms in southern california have unleashed flash flooding and massive mudslides. one person is dead and thousands stranded there this morning. >> we have the details. john, we're hearing entire towns have been cut off. >> that's exactly right, del. the quick moving waters in some areas of california have turned the -- cut the town in half. heavy rains caused roadways to be completely blocked by debris and mud, rains falling as much as four inches per hour have turned streets into mud-filled rivers. every rescue unit in the count

has been called in to respond, but mid slides 15 feet high in some areas have kept rescuers from getting to many of the 2500 stranded people who need them in the mountain towns. rescue workers are using bulldozers and equipment to clear the roads so residents can move freely. san bernadino county officials say it could take up to three days before it's safe. >> we're just making sure right now that there are no victims in need of rescue. we're just making -- and right now, we're trying to clear the roadway. we've got equipment on the way to clear the road so we can get in there and basically connect both sides of the county. >> rescue officials have found one man dead inside of his car. among those stranded were 500 kids and their adult supervisors at a camp ground. they've arrived on that camp ground on sunday. del and steph. >> thank you. >> rescue workers in they.

a say they are not likely to find survivors from a landslide. they pulled 10 bodies from under the rubble over the weekend. 150 people are still mitting. that is sparking fierce of flash flooding in neighboring india where evacuations are underway. >> let's bring in meteorologist for more on the mudslides in california. >> what do they have to do with the storm systems we've been talking about? >> we talked about the man soon flow into the southwest. we have an area of low pressure. these combined to bring some of that moisture into parts of california. if you're not familiar with mount baldy, this is east and north of los angeles, very popular hiking spot. this is the highest peak in that range. it's just over 10,000 feet. when you get the heavy rain pouring down and then all of that if you know themes as it comes into the valleys, that is really the situation for the landslides and mudslides. you can pick out a little bit of it spinning in the atmosphere. not only have we had the monsoon flow, but that's enhancing it,

bringing a little bit of it into california where we really need the rain, because over 60% or just about 60% of the state is an exceptional drought, the highest level of all the state is in a drought. we have the juxtaposition where you see the green and these areas in the pink where we're under different fire dangers. more of that moisture could come into california, so watch that in the terrain. at least some of this is piking it into the exceptional drought area. there is a benefit, you just have to be very careful out there. >> we want to take you live to england. prince harry on hand for a dedication that is the memorial arch they are dedicating at the site. when we come back, fears about toxic water in ohio. >> i'm concerned about doing the dirks and my laundry.

>> amateur video capturing the latest air raised near syria's capitol, damascus. what witnesses say about the chaos. >> thousands of homes leveled in china bay major earthquake. the trouble rescue workers face trying to find survivors. >> today's big number. >> it's the price tag for a government funded bailout of a troubled bank.

>> a $6.6 billion bailout, that is today's big number. >> it is the price tag for rescuing portugal's bank. most of the money is coming from the portuguese government, but the heaviest losses will be absorbed by shareholders and creditors, making sure taxpayers don't foot the bill. >> the shutdown could be sold, the other healthy parts of the

bank transferred to a new financial institution. >> nearly half a million people in ohio are eagerly awaiting word on when they can turn on their taps. they have been unable a drink or bathe using takano's water fly after high levels of dangerous toxins were discovered. a state of emergency will remain in effect until scientists give the all-clear. >> i am not going to take any chances, my prayer is that by early morning hours, we'll see a light at the end of this tunnel. >> more tests have been ordered and results could come down at any minute this morning. we are live in takano with more. good morning. how are people there coping with the water outage? >> good morning, stephanie.

>> can you hear me? >> some say that's not enough. >> what has been the biggest inconvenience for you? >> just drinking water, because my kids, they cry, even though they got asthma. you know, we go to the doctors and the doctors tell us that we got to drink water every day. we are used to washing our hands after we get out of the bathroom. we can't do that. >> i am at one of several water distribution sites, thousands of vehicles have pulled in, coming to get clean water, but supply is limited. each family gets just one case of water every day. >> have you ever seen anything like this in your time with the red cross? >> yeah, not locally, but obviously hurricane katrina and super storm sandy and those sorts of things. it's the first time on this scale locally, i think in quite a while, if ever. >> a green slime found in parts of lake erie is the result of

toxins released by algae blooms. the forecast this year called for significant blooms, but city officials say no one predicted it would be this bad. right now, no one knows where the problem will be resolved. >> i can't give you a time. if i could, i would, but i can't, because i don't have that time. all i can tell you is everything is trending in a very positive direction. >> that means some tests are showing toxin levels decreasing, but for the molt, the area is still under a state of emergency. >> is it nice, getting that two-gallons or case of water? >> actually it would be more better if we had more, because knowing that a lot of people got other kids. i can understand, they got to spread it all over the world or whatever. >> it's not helping you? >> it's not, because my kids like to drink a lot of water. >> with the ohio national guard dropping thousands of gallons of water each day, the mayor urges residents not to panic.

it's getting tougher to comply with that request. >> i'm having issues hearing what's going on there in new york, so please bear with me for the issues at the beginning of this story. even though some tests show that water levels are safe now, the mayor is taking precautions, going to give it another five to six hours before officially lifting this ban. apparently, there were two tests that were conducted a couple of hours ago that still raise some red flags. back to you. >> ok, reporting live in takano, ohio. big problem over there. >> did you sue he that bottle of water they held up, how green it was. >> you can't exactly shower with bottled water. >> charges this morning for the man who recorded that video, this video right here of that deadly encounter with the new york police department. the 22-year-old is accused of gun possession. he was the man behind the camera when police used the apparent they can to hold on eric garner.

the death is called a homicide caused by police action. >> the air force academy calling for an investigation into its athletic programs. a newspaper report details allegations of misconduct from 2010-2013 including drug use, sexual abuse and cheating. the school denies the allegations, saying they are inconsistent with its culture of commitment and respect that the academy upholds. >> an american held for four years in do you believe baja apparently given up hope and is saying goodbye to his family. a lawyer for allen gross said his client has decided life in prison is not worth living. he was arrested in 2009 while working to set up covert internet access in cuba. >> new details of clandestine u.s. efforts to provoke political upheaval in cuba. an agency sent young central americans posing at tourists to the communist island, but their efforts were slowed as the cuban government questioned who was paying for their trips. the administration isn't commenting on the allegations

but said in a statement it supports the desire of cubans to determine their own grutches a massive relieve effort is underway in china after a 6.1 either quake left 400 dead and 1800 others injured. >> we are on the ground right now with more. it destroyed 12,000 homes sunday. >> relief and rescue workers are doing what they can. their efforts are hampered by aftershocks and poor weather. communications and electricity are also down. some search teams have been able to reach the edges of the quake zone. >> it had collapsed when we arrived. there were dead bodies and lots of injured people. >> the epicenter is a town which rescuers may have to reach on foot. many survivors spent the night in makeshift shelters. the peoples liberation army is

involved. more than 2,000 soldiers are on their way to reinforce those already in the disaster zone. the operation will be supervised by china's premier, who arrived in the area early monday. this mountainous area of southwest china is prone to earthquakes. aljazeera. >> this is not the first time this region of china being hit by a major earthquake. >> in 1970, a 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed 17,000 people. >> a quake left 1400 people dead in 1994. >> in china, a dangerously high level of dust at a chinese factory over the weekend. 75 people were killed, hundreds suffering severe burns. workers had been complaining of dust and poor ventilation for years. the factory manufactured metal products for g.m. and other u.s. companies. >> major fires are burning through parts of california this morning. meteorologist nicole mitchell has been tracking that and is here with more. >> good morning. in california northward, oregon,

washington all dealing with large fires recently. here's a look at the radar. you can see unfortunately that's exactly where we're not getting that moisture. we've been talking about the southern part of the state, not really helping out here, maybe moisture making it to central california. here's a look at different fires out there. it's been a rough go. the temperatures have been high, we're tinder dry. it makes it easier to burn in coming days. in minnesota, well removed from the west coast and they said everyone was having allergy problems from the smoke traveling. we have different, the red is the high smoke areas, but the yellow goes all the way through the great lakes, moderate smoke and green through much of the country, so so much of the country is seeing the smoke as the wind comes truce the country. it's led to spectacular sunsets, but impacting the rest of the

country. >> that's fascinating. >> a temporarily humanitarian ceasefire in is effect in gaza. it's another air strike hitting a u.n. school. >> it has people asking why is israel targeting these shelters? >> chaos caught on camera. groups in syria say it shows the latest government attacks near damascus. >> a dangerous trend sweeping social media, what is causing children to put their lives at risk, setting themselves on fire? >> a surrogacy case that's turned into an international controversy, just one of the stories making headlines around the world.

>> taking a live look in miami, where it's the official opening of the port of miami tunnel. today will be the first rush hour test of the new tunnel, hoping to alleviate rush hour traffic there in miami. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> we're going to talk to a

doctor believed to be the only non-african person ever to survive ebola. he'll talk about his experience with the virus and his recovery. >> the dangerous social media game that has children risking their lives by intentionally setting themselves on fire. >> that is an incredible story. >> the former c.i.a. officer about the fallout after the agency admitted that it speed on members of congress. >> let's look at our top stories this morning. health officials are encouraged by the progress of an american doctor treated for ebola. dr. kent brantley contracted the virus working in lie bear i can't. he is undergoing treatment at emery university hospital in atlanta and the second american woman infected is expected to return to the u.s. tomorrow. >> there is a major rescue and relief operation in china. nearly 400 people are dead, thousands trapped under the rubble after a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the province.

>> israel's temporary ceasefire in gaza is now in its fourth hour, but the shelling continued overnight. dozens were injured where airstrikes hit a refugee camp. an air strike on a school in rafa is drawing condemnation from the u.n. and u.s. state department. hamas officials are in egypt for talks on a permanent ceasefire. james bays is in jerusalem right now. good morning. we saw some movement out of gaza this weekend by israel troops. is the israeli government close to reaching its objective in gaza? >> i think it is. i think slowly, the israeli public is being prepared for the way i think they want to end this. there was all the talk of having talks between both sides, but i don't think that's how it's going to end. i think this war is moo is morey to end like the war between 2008

and 2009, when there was a unilateral israeli pullout and seize fire. that looks the way it's going. they are pursuing the military option, finishing the job, as i've been told by senior israeli source, then i think they will end the war on their own timing and in a manner that they want to end it, which is with their own unilateral ceasefire. i think from what i'm hearing, that could happen in days. >> james, the israelis have faced the strongest condemnation yet from the u.n., as well as the u.s. state department over sunday's attack on a u.n. school in rafa that had been used as a shelter. what's the israeli response to this criticism? >> they are making the point they've made repeatedly, they are not forgetting the u.n. schools, they are target the hamas fighters. one israel spokesman told us a short time ago this was just

collateral damage, but it's collateral damage when you look at the latest figures from unicef that shows in a month of conflict, 392 children have died. the criticism, the condemnation coming from the e.u., the u.n. and particularly notably from the u.s. is much stronger than anything weaver seen at any time before in this conflict and in the previous two gaza conflicts. >> james, meanwhile, negotiators are in egypt working on a more permanent ceasefire deal. israel is not taking part. are government officials expecting anything to come out of these indirect talks? >> well, they are talks taking place. if you're going to have a ceasefire, you need both parties there. israel is not there. israel is, as i said earlier, pursuing its own options without speaking to anyone else, doing this as it wants, pursuing the

military option and trying to wrap up its military offensive. having said all that, although israel doesn't have a seat at the table in cairo, it knows what's going on in cairo. it's being fully briefed because egypt talks a lot to israel as does the u.s. >> james bays for is in jerusalem, thank you. >> mike lyons from the truman national security project joins us. let's talk about the school hit. the coordinates of the school and that u.n. centers in gaza have repeatedly been sent to israeli forces. if they keep hitting these shelters, why? >> israel will tell you they are in the hitting the shelters, they are hitting areas around the shelters, it's the collateral damage causing this. these are surgical sites. >> doesn't sound surgical at all. >> the missile system, they said they weren't artillery that could cause greater casualties.

they felt they could hilt these targets without causing the collateral damage and they were wrong. >> that is what we were told. take a listen. >> there was no attack on the u.n. school, no one claims that the u.n. school was hit. we are talking about combat outside the school, and let's be also clear on the point, there was a legitimate terrorist target, three activists from islamic ve had, a terrorist organization, recognized as such around the world. >> you are saying you didn't hit the school, but you hit the front yard or the back yard. is that a legitimate argument? >> from their per specti, it is. i think that perhaps they could have used ground troops to take that forget out. i think they didn't have that choice or decision to make. they felt it was important to take it out right then. they make the decision, whether they would have collateral damage and based on their math

equation didn't feel they would have that. >> there are more than 10,000 10 gazaens killed and wounded. are they going to walk away if a peace truce is signed or will they want revenge and the cycle continue? >> that depends what happens going forward. if we have a marshall plan that comes into gaza and creates an environment to grow up in some place there is freedom and security, and opportunity, perhaps that won't happen. if the conditions stay the same, israel continues to blockade, if they continue in this condition, it's likely that will take place. the question happens is what follows the situation, is it going to change on the ground. >> thanks for being with us. a refired army major and senior fellow at the truman national security project. we'll get a live update from the ground on gaza as the situation

there as it stays calm or escalates. >> in syria, dozens of people were killed in and near the capitol damascus sunday. several neighborhood were beseened by air rides. it comes as bashar al assad is taking new step to say starch out rebels. >> this is the area east of the capitol. activists, this was the result of an air strike by a fighter jet. many were out in the street when it happened, trying to recover the dead and wounded from

another strike just minutes earlier. >> elsewhere, more desperation after another air strike. >> the man shout the where is the world? save us. activists say 25 people died in this strike alone. in the neighboring area of duma, more attacks. it's rebel held territory and government has been concentrating fire power on this neighborhood for more than a year. syria's conflict is estimated to have killed more than 170,000 people and displaced around half the population. they have made significant gains this year as opposition forces fight among themselves.

the ferocity of the latest attacks demonstrates how he's trying to step up the fight. aljazeera. >> syria's war has spilled into neighboring lebanon, 10 soldiers killed by fighters there sunday. >> in afghanistan, that u.s. brokered presidential recount now close to falling apart again, arguing over how to invalidate fraudulent ballots. abdullah abdullah is claiming fraud. >> children setting themselves on fire for fun is the dangerous trend sweeping social media. >> the game sent several kids to the hospital. why on earth would kids do this? >> for starters, they think they're not going to get hurt. that's the biggest misconception. according to doctors and firefighters speaking out in several states across the

country, urging kids to stop playing with fire. >> it's called the fire challenge. [ screaming ] >> it's a disturbing national trend of young kids setting themselves on fire and posting the videos on social media. first they stand in a bathtub or near a swimming pooling, pour nail polish all over their paid and light a match. >> this 11-year-old boy was recently hospitalized after suffering second and third degree burns while playing the fire challenge game. the same thing happened to this 14-year-old texas boy. his stomach is severely burned. he'll be in bandages for a month. this 16-year-old explains why he took the challenge. >> i saw people fail. i thought i could do the same thing but actually last longer under the flame. >> instead, young fernando needs skin grafts to help how many his wounds. dr. carlos medina has a florida burn unit. he's seen 10 cases in just the

past week due to this dangerous game. >> every single time they do it, they get burned deeply. they have rubbing alcohol or is a-tone. >> one kid used his channel to show the stupidity of the challenge. he did it, then showed the painful aftermath. >> i was thinking it would be simple and it wouldn't hurt. i was completely wrong. i underestimated the power of fire. >> at least one person reportedly died after attempting the challenge. facebook is deleting all fire challenge videos from its site, according to one fire game player, you tube took down his original link that showed him setting his body on fire in the shower. >> the perils of the teenage brain, i tell you. >> the teenage brain itself is an interesting phrase of which i will not touch. a second person has died after overdosing on drugs at a concert

in maryland. the 17-year-old boy going to the mad decent block party on friday, another man from north carolina died at the hospital shortly after the show. twenty others were sickened, many with drug related symptoms. >> let's look at other headlines making news around the world. this one has a lot of people talking. a seven-month-old baby with downs syndrome is in the center of a surrogacy controversy. his australian adoptive parents abandoned him, but the surrogate mother may have reached a contract when she refused to terminate the pregnancy. here's what happened, the surrogate mother had twins. one has down syndrome. the australian couple took his sister and left him with his surrogate mother who you see here. the controversy is whether the australian couple had a moral imperative to take him as well as his sister. now the surrogacy advocacy folks

are saying that's true and saying that the parents are within their legal rights to leave him. >> adorable. >> good news for kids who play video games finally. according to the telegraph, there is a new study that says playing up to an hour of video games is good for children. kids, before you celebrate and say i told you so, a doctor is saying an hour is good, three hours not so good. >> that's too much. >> the hour helps with kids who might be considered to be hyperactive, calls them down, three hours is a set active, causing them to be sleepy. >> i could see that. one woman's three story closet. it's the envy among you a lot of women this morning. the new york daily news says it is making headlines because a burglar stole $1 million worth of luxury items. look at this closet, the large evident closet in america. they broke in through her bathroom window and stole a bunch of designer bags and

jewelry. >> she calls it her she cave. she said the thing that was stolen that she misses the most was a lock of hair from one of her children. >> she called it her what? >> she cave. >> ok. >> straight head, a doctor who survived ebola. >> we'll talk about what it was like to contract the deadly disease and beat it. >> you were lucky, because the policeman was an e.m.t. >> we'll show you how this routine traffic stop turned into a life-saving situation. it winds up the cop was the right man for the job. >> a megapenguin, over six feet tall, where they found this very big bird in our discovery of the day. ong.

>> "on the edge eighteen" coming september only on al jazeera america

>> our discovery of the day, a penguin bigger than most adults. >> it lived about 40 million years ago. a recent fossil found suggests it stood six feet tall, weighed 250 pounds. that's about your size, right? >> the 250 pounds part is right. they probably lived in a warmer climate back then and nearly a dozen different species lived together along the coast of antarctica. >> the tallest today is the emperor at four feet tall, puny compared to the other guy. >> a major summit on africa beginning in washington this morning. >> a lot of u.s. money is on the table. >> u.s. president barack obama making the case africa matters. it's about much more than just humanitarian aid. the importance of this for

america needs to be understood. africa is one of the fastest-growing continents in the world. you've got six of the 10 fastest growing economies. >> this is the first time he's hosting a summit to try to tap that potential. since 2000, china has hosted five. in just two years, imports and exports between africa and china have jumped from $127 billion to $200 billion. for the u.s., trade was $113 billion, but it's dropped to below $100 billion. for the next three days, the summit will focus on changing that, but the president isn't going on his own charm offensive. unlike china's leadership. he won't meet one-on-one with any of his african counter parts and there's no expectations of announcements to be made or deals finalized. >> what the chinese do at their summit is roll out all of those

programs that have been developed over three years with their african counterparts. i haven't seen that happening here in washington. >> obama administration officials behind the scenes are making the argument that china is just using africa for its national resources. the u.s. they say want to be more of a partner. the president of the republican of the congo disagrees with that characterization. >> china doesn't get its natural resources for free. if china needs oil, they buy our oil at international market price. if they want wood, they buy wood at international market price. china doesn't take anything from us for free. >> the u.s. penalty said it's time for the u.s. to compete in africa, but it's clear other countries have a big head start and one summit is unlikely to change that. >> in our next hour, we'll talk to reporters across africa and in washington about the potential this summit holds for the region and united states. >> this morning, a medical

evaluation jet is on its way to liberia to pick up another american with ebola. she will become the second person with ebola to ever set foot on u.s. soil. she'll be taken to atlanta's emery university hospital to a special quarantine unit where dr. with ebola, kent brantley is being treated now. joining us from minneapolis is dr. thomas correspondence, believed to be the only non-african to ever survive ebola. he joins us this morning. doctor, thank you for being with us. i understand you contracted ebola in 1972, before it even had a name. how did you come down with it? >> i was doing an autopsy on a patient who had died under mysterious circumstances in our area in northwest congo and pricked my finger in the process. about 12 days later, i came down with it. >> how bad was it? i mean give us a sense of what

dr. brantley and nance might be going through now. what were the worst symptoms that you experienced? >> it's kind of like the worst imaginable flu at first, aching, high fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, tremendous weakness. at one point, a fair amount of skin was sluffing. there was a good deal of stupor, let's say. i don't remember a great deal of that first week or so when i was so critically ill, but then the recovery dragged on. >> let's talk about how you -- what were you treated with and what was the recovery like? >> you have to understand in 1972, we were in a really remote part of africa. there were no good medical supplies, no kind of resources, so i.v.'s, they tried antibiotics and that didn't do anything. it was basically supportive care, and havens to god and the care of the -- prayer of many

people, i did survive. >> we hear about a 90% fatality rate with ebola. would you consider yourself lucky to have even gotten through it? >> well, i wouldn't use the word luck, but yes, through the grace of god, yes. i can't explain it. i probably was in that 10%. i probably should clarify one thing. i was the first non-african to survive it. there have been a few others over the years now in multiple other epidemics who have survived other non-africans, but i was the first way back then. >> i understand that they didn't immediately understand what virus you had contracted. the c.d.c. then drew blood from you after you had recovered. why did they do that? >> well, this was four years later be in 1976 when the first true epidemics broke out some distance away from us. it was four years later, then

they started doing research, drawing blood on many africans and many of the expats lieu lived in the area and of the 50 or so fortune errs who's blood was drawn, i turned out very positive. i was the only one. it was a retrospective diagnosis then. >> what are your thoughts about dr. brantley and nancy reiple who like you were there back in the 70's, trying to help people, what do you think about them brought back to the u.s. for treatment? some people disagreed with that decision. >> i've watched that evolve. i think it's very reasonable, because number one, it's not an airborne disease, and number two, we have such excellent facilities and ways of caring for them. there is excellent supportive care available now that's not available there in the hospital near monrovia where they're

being cared for. even when i was there, we did not have post recovery serum available, which they have, i believe have some way of getting. people who have recovered from it have antibodies, and so they're able now to give it to them. i think they have a much better chance of recovering. >> doctor, an ebola survivor, thanks for your perspective this morning. appreciate your time. >> 100 years ago, that britain declared war on germany, mashing the start of world war i. the occasion marked with pomp and circumstance today in belgium, former enemies standing side by side at an allied memorial to commemorate the end of world war i's earlier bat jewel more than 50 heads of state have come to the belgian city for the commemoration of

the beginning of the great war. you might ask exactly why they have chosen this city, that's because it was the first time there was a full assault by german troops on the western front. the city itself was completely demolished during the bombardment, as they attacked a ring of ports around the city, and they brought out one of their large guns, the first time it was used. it was called big bertha by the british troops and capable of throwing a shell weighing several hundred kilograms. it was used to destroy the port system here. the city did actually receive the medal of honor, the highest award for bravery from the french, because they managed to stem the plan, the germ plan for a quick victory. they invaded belgium, the united kingdom joining the war and want to push through this area within two days. the siege lasted well more than

a week, so a really brave resistance was put up by the belgian troops and it allowed the french and british army to close the gap on paris, and that was the beginning of trench warfare, which eventually led to the loss of more than 10 million troops and 7 million civilians. the war ended all wars, that's not the case. the french president membered the fact that there are so many conflicts going on around the world now. he mentioned syria, iraq, libya, and of course gaza. he said that perhaps europe should now have a much greater role as a mediator to try and stop these conflicts. >> i've been on the ground there and it's safe to say that the wounds from that war have been passed down from generation to generation, never really heals. >> time for another check of the weather with nicole mitchell. >> weather always a fascinating

role in some of those past wars and how they impacted some of the battles out there. i want to get to tropical storm bertha. it has moved past over the course of the weekend, puerto rico and is getting more odors. it was having trouble coming across the atlantic because of dry air and near the islands some wind. now winds to 70 miles per hour, the different models bring this past the united states, getting help in part because that front coming off the united states helping to block it, so good news, but watch for shpossible rip currents. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. [ screaming ] >> what's going on? >> oh! oh! >> dash cam video capturing intense moments during a traffic stop in maine. the driver apparently suffered a heart attack after being pulled over for speeding. you just heard his wife screaming for help as the officer walks up to the window.

luckily, the officer is an e.m.t. and saved the 84-year-old man's life. >> all i can tell you is that i took my license out of my wallet, and after that, i know nothing. >> it's very difficult sometime to quantify the difference we make, every once in a while something like this happens and it feels good. >> every police officer is trained to give c.p.r. and use a defibrillator, but only two are licensed e.m.t.'s. >> the gassen ceasefire went into effect overnight, the u.s. condemning the israeli attack on a u.n. school used as a shelter. >> a second u.s. health worker with ebola could be moved to atlanta today. >> in ohio, 400,000 people don't have clean drinking water because of toxins in lake erie. >> fierce fighting in libya

forcing thousand to say flee. some are prohibited from entering neighboring countries for shelter. >> we are back in two minutes with more aljazeera america. aljazeera america.

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high levels of dangerous toxins found in lake erie leaving the taps off in takano. >> this is the worst since 1969. it doesn't look like it's stopping. >> picking up the pieces in the west following a weekend of wild weather, flash floods and mudslides leaving thousands stranded to fires burning out of control. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. >> the fighting rages on in gaza despite a ceasefire. >> there are reports of shelling at a refugee camp. a tractor hit a bus in jerusalem, killing one in what israel is calling a terrorist attack. >> this comes after another u.n. school turned into a shelter was hit. the u.s. is offering its harshest criticism of israel yet, saying it was appalled, calling it disgraceful. >> first, signs of progress for an american doctor sickened by

ebola. >> dr. kent brantley is treated in atlanta and officials say his health is improving. >> he contracted the virus last month working with patients in west africa. the prognosis, grave. this weekend, he was well enough to step out of the ambulance on his own and walk into the hospital. >> this morning, a plane is headed to liberia to pick up his ebola-infected colleague. robert ray has more from atlanta. >> a ray of hope for the first patient ever treated for the ebola virus in the western hemisphere. dr. kent brantley arrived in atlanta as precious cargo on saturday aboard a one of a kind flying isolation unit. the world is watching his every move from a military base to emery university hospital. medics in haz-mat suits walked him into the specially equipped facility. >> he seems to be improved from reports we got earlier. >> we certainly know that he's still got a battle ahead of him,

but seeing him walk in was extremely hopeful. >> members of brantley's christian charity now operating for his recovery, and for his colleague, nancy, also stricken with the deadly virus. she is expected to arrive on tuesday on the same aircraft for treatment at the same hospital. an all hands on deck situation as doctors blaze a trail for modern medicine. >> we've been training, educating medics, exercising this with the emery isolation unit. then a few days ago, we got the call and say it's time to transport a patient with the ebola virus. the team was ready and happy to be part of it and help get this guy better. >> the doctor and his assistant contracted the ebola in line about her i can't, one of three nations battling the deadly virus, which has claimed 800 lives. medical specialists here at home and even president obama all say there's little threat to the

american public right now. >> we're making sure we're doing screening on that end as they leave the country, additional screening when we're here. >> the unit where he will be taken care of is staffed with experts, physician and nursing experts and the infection control practices that are necessary to contain the virus and maintain the safety of the patients in the hospital as well as the general public. >> still despite the danger hitting home with dr. brantley, many brave americans are right now preparing to head overseas to continue the fight. >> we're going there to contain that epidemic, but also doing it because by containing it there, we're keeping folks on this side safe. >> what a fight it is over in west africa, guys. you can see behind me, emery university hospital, that is where dr. kent brantley is currently in an isolation unit, and being treated and stablized.

>> emery university hospital is one of the top facilities in the u.s. equipped to handle dangerous infectious viruses. does the public have any reason to worry? >> the answer is no, the public does not have any reason to worry about being in effected with ebola that it is similar to aids. the bodies fluids have to come off one person and get into the next person via their bloodstream. it's not like if you sneeze, if you have the flu, it doesn't go airborne like that. it is one of four with isolation unit here in emery university, the doctors are completely confident that they can stable ice and get this under control here. officials also wishing that they would the same kind of units in west africa right now, because that surge of people being infected and deaths would likely come to a halt if they had that kind of technology and equipment. >> robert ray, live for us in atlanta. thank you. >> let's go to our other top story this morning, the

ceasefire is now in its fifth hour in gaza, but it's not been quiet. a tractor hit a bus in jerusalem and israel is calling that a suspected terrorist attack. this is the live image right now out of gaza, you can see the bus turned over on its side. >> airstrikes have continued meanwhile in some areas. a refugee camp in gaza city was hit leaving dozens hurt. israel said it's getting close to achieving its objective, destroying hamas tunnels under the border. >> we want to go to gaza right now. at this hour, what you are seeing on the ground? >> i can tell you what i'm hearing, i can hear the buzz of israeli drones just over my head. just before we started speaking, i counted three or four of them. it really lends to this overall sense of unease here in gaza city and across the strip, although this humanitarian ceasefire as the israeli

military has put it is now in its fifth hour, we are still seeing violence and attacks. in parts of the country, there have been airstrikes. we have heard there may have been shelling, as well, so although many gazes whenever they hear there is a ceasefire, we see people coming into the streets, going to the shops, just trying to take advantage of whatever brief lull in violence there is, we haven't really seen that this time. that's because there's been so many ceasefires called that they break down within minutes or hours of them starting. >> the u.s. and u.n. condemn that go air strike on a school that hilt near a school in rafa. what are they saying about it where you are in gaza? >> people are of course very angry, very upset, but it lends to just the sheer volume, the scale of violence that people here in gaza have faced since this conflict began well over three weeks ago. when you listen to the united

nations, another international observers who say around 80% of the people who have been killed in this conflict are civilians, the fact that several hundred thousand people have been displaced, you know, when you speak to the people who are directly experiencing this, it's utter grief and utter sadness. in fact, i was in rafa a few hours after the strike. witnesses at the school say a number of the dead and injured were children, so again, a very unpredictable situation for many gazes. >> thank you very much. coming up in 25 minutes, we'll talk to a former advisor to palestinian negotiators about whether this humanitarian truce will then lead to a longer pause in the fighting. >> israel may have speed on secretary of state john kerry during middle east peace talks last year, according to a report in the german magazine. it says israel and one other foreign intelligence agency

eavesdropped on kerry's daily phone calls during negotiations. russia and china were like lie tapped, as well. >> a major summit on africa is about to get underway in washington this morning, the first of its kind. >> the president will meet with 50 african heads of state, nearly $1 billion worth of deals and a humanitarian lex discussed. >> leaders on all sides of this unprecedented meeting have several major challenges to tackle. >> heads of state from kenya, uganda, ethiopia and south sudan will work out a jointly strategy to convince investors to put money into joint megainfrastructure projects, including a road network, a railroad line and a sea port at a cost of $24 billion. now currently, china is a main fund and looking east for partner ship is worrying the

west. al-qaeda affiliated al shabab group has posed a major threat to the region, so trade, security and a relationship of mutual respect with the u.s. is reaching higher. >> the meeting with president obama is unpress dented. the summit is expected to focus largely on what africa has on offer in terms of economic potential. areas of collaboration will be agriculture, democratic governors, an electricity supply and others. with countries like nigeria and somalia and others, they would like the united states to play a bigger role in tackling the huge security challenge in those countries. in nigeria, thousands have died as a result of fighting between security forces and boko haram fighters. hundreds of still missing. african leaders will want to see the united states opening its market for more african

products. fee you can spect to see the united states handing out initial aid to african countries. what is needed is not financial aid, but a greater share or a fairer share of the american market for african products, but very few, also, expect a huge miracle in terms of opening up american markets to african products. >> south africa has the most sophisticated economy on the continent. creating jobs through trade and investment is a priority. so far, the u.s. trails far behind the e.u. and china in terms of trade and investment in africa, so political and business leaders will pressure president obama to extend likes like the african growth and opportunities act which offers some african countries prefer she will access to the u.s. market, upon which jobs depend.

>> let's get the perspective from washington. you heard all of our reporters and all of the different issues on the table. president obama's commitment to the african continent has often been questioned. is this partly to counter act that? >> he is of kenyan heritage and made a quick trip to africa early in his presidency but didn't get back until four years passed, last summer. even though africa has been a priority in name, a lot of his focus has been domestic issues and the international drive has been because of crises or the pivot to asia the white house is focused on. it's an opportunity for president obama to create a legacy with the u.s. relationship with africa and get business deals done. as he said on friday, we want to do business with these folks. africa includes six of the world's fastest growing theys. this is a chance for businesses

to come together. the commerce democratic, g. and coca-cola, it's really a facilitating of allowing some of that commerce to happen. >> as you heard a reporter say, china and the e.u. seem to have tapped into the fact that africa has all these rapidly growing economies. is washington looking to change that? >> the u.s. is still the country that brings the most money into africa, that invests more than any other nation, but since 2009, china has surpassed the u.s. when it comes to trade. focusing on natural resources, mining, things like that. the u.s. said it wants a role but instead of bang donor nation, wants a relationship and partners built. >> will by, thank you. >> metal dust is being called the likely cause of this deadly explosion at a chinese factory over the weekend. 75 people were killed, hundreds more suffered severe burns. workers had reportedly complained of dust and pour

ventilation for years. the factory manufactured metal products for g.m. and other american companies. >> chinese rescue crews trying to find survivors after a 6.1 earthquake hit. nearly 400 of dead, thousands trapped under the rubble. you see 12,000 homes were destroyed. >> extreme rain is leading to dangerous mudslides in california. >> we turn now to john henry smith with more. we understand a lot of towns there are cut off completely. >> at least two that we know of because of severe flash flooding happening in california, about 60 miles east of los angeles. debris and mud has been responsible for splitting those towns in half, cutting off key access points and leaving thousands of people stranded. >> fierce rains falling as much as four inches per hour have turned san bernadino county, california streets into

mud-filled rivers. >> this is the worst since 1969 and it doesn't look like it's stopping. >> every unit in the county has responded, but mudslides up to 15 feet high and flooded streets kept rescuers from get to go thousands of stranded people who need them in the mountainous towns. 500 people are stranded as a church camp. >> heavy downpours in the area caused the roadways to be completely blocked by heavy debris, mud, rocks, boulders, basically splitting the town in half. we're still looking at just trying to clear the roadways and make sure that people are sheltered in place. >> many of the region's 3,000 residents who took to their cars instead of sheltering in place paid the price. >> there was a honda car half an hour ago, got swept off the street down into the stream behind my house and was bobbing

and went down behind houses. >> was not man has died after his car got swept into the water. this morning, rescuers are clearing roads and checking water logged cars for anyone who might be trapped inside of them. >> when we do that, we're able to make better access and better search, get a better assessment of what's going on. >> authorities in the county estimate 2500 people remain stranded this morning, including 500 kids and duties at forest falls camp ground. >> there are worried parents. thank you. >> let's go to nicole mitchell for the latest on the storm. >> it's a combination of the monsoon and an area of an up every level low pressure funneling the moisture through this area. mount baldy is in the same mountains just east and a little northeast of los angeles, very popular hiking spot. this is the highest peak out there, just over 10,000 feet. when you get the heavy rain and it starts channeling down the

mountainside, that separates it, picks up the debris and then you have those mudslides. already the monsoon flow, you can see the spiral pulling that moisture into california. a lot of california's under a drought, so moisture is needed, just not so much, so especially that southern and eastern side of california, a little more in the next few days, some of that accounted make it north, because the northern side of the state under a fire danger. we have flood and fire concerns and the fire not just impacting the west coast. so much of this, all the areas in green and yellows, that's however that smoke has been traveling, so this really is a widespread area impacting the whole country. >> ok, thank you. >> talk about a mess, dangerous toxins forcing officials in ohio to put a plug on the water supply for nearly half a million people. we'll have the latest live from toledo.

>> a massive landslide demolishing an entire town in nepal. why rescue crews are not holding out hope for nor survivors. >> one man getting a painful lesson from a swan about the art of taking a selfie. that video and others captured by citizen journalists around the world.

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>> we're following breaking news right now in israel. you are looking live in jerusalem. the scene of what's called a deadly terrorist attack, israel police say an attacker ran a massive construction excavator into an israeli passenger bus. >> that bus overturned, killing a pedestrian. police shot and killed the suspect on a main thoroughfare near the city's light commuter rail line. it is close to the unofficial border between east and west jerusalem. >> turning now to the videos captured by citizen journalists around the world, a village just outside of moscow has a group of men seen attacking political activists at a roadside check point. one man kicked the car

windshield of one activist member. the group was traveling to an event for russian option leader. >> cleaning up after a water spout came ashore. this footage shows the rare funnel cloud, part of a larger storm system that caused severe flooding. >> one man's attempt as a selfie with a swan ended with painful results, visiting the zoo in kansas, he tried to snap a photo with the animal. as he went for the picture. the swan reaches out. there's the bite. >> up next, we're going to tell you about the massive landslide that left an entire town in nepal buried in rubble. >> for hundreds of thousands in ohio, it is another day without running water. residents of toledo have been told don't drink, don't bathe in it because of dangerous toxins. it could be until this afternoon before they get the all clear.

we are in toledo with more. good morning. so the mayor held a news conference overnight. what did he have to say? >> there have been a number of tests conducted throughout the weekend and some tests show the water here is improving, but toledo's mayor michael collins said that he's still not yet ready to raise the ban on the water. the mayor held a press conference around 3:00 a.m. this morning, and basically said that the water is improving, but still not safe to drink. take a listen. >> i am not going to take any chances. my prayer is that by early morning hours, we'll see a light at the end of this tunnel. >> another day for folks here in toledo to deal with not having any water. there are a number of water stations set up throughout the city where people are allowed to come in and get fresh, clean

water. that will continue until this ban is lifted. >> you've talked to folks there. how are people feeling about this? how are they coping with the water outage? >> it's very tough, especially for those people who have small children. i had the opportunity to speak to a woman, tracy white, 30 years old, three children, single mother, and like so many other families around here, they are just getting one package of free water from the city. she was saying when it comes to bathing her kids and washing dishes and cooking, that that's just not enough. then you have others who they are just coping with it the best way they know how. many area stores of trying to restock both would water. that's something we're seeing through the day. another thing to point out, i'm told that usually the city's bustling, yesterday, it looked like a ghost town, restaurants closed, stores closed, so a lot

of people around here just talking to them, you can tell they are ready for this ban to be lifted, but it's just a matter of time and hopefully that will come spoon according to the mayor and what he had to say earlier today. >> we know you'll keep us updated. in toledo, ohio, thank you. >> texas governor rick perry defending his move to beef security along the border, wanting to crack down and what he says is a record number of people with terrorist ties coming into the u.s. illegally. last month, he deployed national guard troops along the state's southern edge after he met with president obama concerning the rising tide of child migrants. >> president obama has a message for corporate c.e.o.'s, stop complaining. in an interview, the president said corporate america has done well under his economic policies. he says business executives should stop complaining about regulations and show more social responsibility. the president said "if you look at what's happened over the last four or five years, the folks

who don't have a right to complain are the folks at the top." >> tropical storm bertha gaining strength. >> we've watched her all the way from a little disturbance off of africa that had trouble getting odors because of dry air and other factors in the atmosphere and even as it passed through puerto rico aba little wind shear that knocks the storms down. it's into a much more favorable area, winds at 70 miles per hour, so just under hurricane strength and the direction had been headed more toward the united states, but now already starting to take that noily turn issue part because of that front coming off the united states. that helps steer it away. that will be good news. watch this as it is expected to develop into a hurricane, still could have the waves turn up and hit the united states and sometimes that causes the rip currents, so you want to monitor that if you're heading to

beaches. >> hundreds missing after a massive landslide swept away an entire village in nepal. >> the incident is sparking fierce of floods in india, as well. >> this was the highway to tibet. a part of the mountain crashed down, burying the village. entire families have been lost. only a handful of bodies have been recovered so far from the hundreds still missing. >> just to any left, the rescue workers are trying to find the bodies of four people buried under this rubble. family members have come to find the bodies of their loved ones. it's quite the distressing scene. the danger is not gone yet as the landslide is still moving. >> as we watched, a mountainside collapsed. despite the danger, locals are trying to recover whatever they can from the destroyed homes. those searching for loved ones don't know where to begin.

>> i have come to find my sister, one niece and one nephew and my sister in law. the next house are where they were buried. the house after that, my cousins were rescued and are at the hospital. >> police and the army at the rescue site don't have enough equipment to expedite rescue and recovery efforts. they face a further danger, the landslide has blocked this reasonabling river, and created a lake upstream. >> the armies made a blast to let the waters out. some are packing to go. some don't want to leave, but it is the monsoon season. if the lake bursts its bank, villages like these will be swept away. >> another landslide hit a village in eastern nepal this

morning, killing four people. >> we have been reporting the ceasefire between israel and hack mass, as always, we are on the ground, talking to residents as they go back home to find what is left of their lives. >> teenagers taking part in a deadly new trend becoming popular on the internet. we'll have the scary details of the fire challenge. >> some lawmakers angry, and that is a mild way of putting it over the c.i.a.'s admission that it speed on congress. we'll talk to former c.i.a. officer about the strained relations mean for protecting americans. >> a look now at our images of the day, taking us to indonesia for the water buffalo races. they move up to 35 miles an hour. the event was designed to help

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only on al jazeera america >> in the heart of israel, you are looking live in jerusalem. the scene of what's called a deadly terrorist attack, israel police saying attack ran an excavator into an israeli passenger bus. welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead in this next half hour, intense fighting in libya forcing tens of thousands of people fleeing the violence. >> after months of delays, a new tunnel connecting two key parts of miami will face its first major test this morning, the relief for drivers officials hope this project will offer. >> 10 years ago, nasa took off to scout the planet mercury. the in sights about our solar

system. >> israel calling it a terrorist attack, a tractor hitting a bus in jerusalem earlier this morning left one dead, several seriously hurt. >> in gaza, a humanitarian ceasefire is due to end in 90 minutes. >> it has been quiet in some areas, but airstrikes hit a refugee camp in gaza city, leaving dozens hurt. if the ceasefire becomes permanent, going back home won't be easy for some residents of gaza. >> in the neighborhood just two miles drop the israeli border, usually crowded sandy streets are empty. the shops are shuttered. the only person, the only woman brave enough to walk the main road, walk through the abandoned market is a 7-year-old. she wants to tell me about her destroyed home. >> airstrikes interrupt her.

she walked me toward her house. yesterday, the military told her it was safe to return. the middle class family inspect for damage, but 38-year-old man is less worried about his home than his daughters. >> how are your little girls doing? >> they've had to grow up too fast. they have no childhood. they face shelling and bombing and war. they have nightmares. >> his oldest daughter, 10-year-old, wouldn't get too close to me. >> when you saw me in my vest, are you scared of us? >> yes. >> why, we ask. >> because you speak english, she says, and the israelis speak english, as well. >> if you could talk to a 10-year-old girl in america and tell her something, what would you tell her? >> tell the israelis to stop killing people and leave us

alone, she says. her mother is coaching her in the background, but the emotions, the trauma is entirely hers. she's seen things that nobody, no child should ever see. this house may be intact, but the damage to those who lived inside of it won't be easy to heal. nick schiffron, gaza. >> a former advisor to palestinian negotiators is now with the project on middle east democracy in washington, d.c. and joins us from the west bank this morning. it's always great to have you on the program, thanks for being with us. i want to ask you about breaking news from jerusalem, israel place say that a construction excavator hit a passenger bus in jerusalem. my question to you is does this

portend possibly a larger upracing in israel? >> it could very well be that. it could be a lorne person that they need to do something given the mass ask hers that are happening in gaza. >> sure, sure. >>--that's definitely the sentiment here. people do not like what they're seeing, feel not enough is done for the attacks on gaza and feel they need to put pressure on israel. >> israel says that it is stopping at least for a while its declared unilaterally this humanitarian truce for several hours. what does that truce mean, if anything, to the palestinians? >> it doesn't mean much. there have been truces before that have been broken with killings, in fact, not just a return of moss styleties.

it depends who you ask about what is an actual truce and actual ceasefire. people are concerned that even if there's a lull in the violence, that there's longer program of attacks, so in general, the sense is that they want some sort of agreement or settlement, so people are concerned about the long term situation. >> when palestinians see they're brethren killed in attacks in gaza, does it make them want to support hamas or deny hamas and lean toward more moderate palestinians. >> it makes them want to be unified. they don't look it at supporting or not supporting hamas, they

look at it as stopping israel aggression. they view it as siding withpression renne or other palestinians. people from rival factions, regardless of the rivalry between them amounted the blood shaves spilled between them, at this point, everybody's huddling together to try to stop the israeli aggression as much as possible, show a steadfast unified front. >> kiev is trying to stop pro-russian separatists. people were killed in the fighting around donetsk over the weekend. >> an air force spy plane made an unauthorized trip into

swedish air space to avoid fighting with a russian jet. that was one day after a plane went down in eastern ukraine. >> iraq's prime ordering his air force to support kurdish troops battling the islamic state group. fighters now in control of several other territories giving them access to the syrian border and the mosul dam which supplies water and electricity to much of iraq. as many as 200,000 iraqi civilians have fled their homes. >> the fighting in syria spilled into lebanon, hundreds of residents fleeing a border town monday after a third straight day of shelling. syrian fighters overran army positions in the area, killing at least 16 soldiers and capturing more than a dozen others. lebanese troops found 50 bodies of syrian fighters nearby.

>> fierce fighting in libya's two largest cities, tripoli and benghazi, oil depots burning after shelled by rival militias. tens of thousands of people are fleeing the violence crossing into tunisia. the border crossing was closed, leaving them stranded. >> these are the lucky ones. after days spent at the border, this egypt family was allowed into tunisia. thousands of egyptians have been stranded on the libyan side of the border. sunday, hundreds of them were allowed in, after their government promised to send charter flights to take them back to egypt, straight from the border. mostly, workers who left their jobs after life became unbearable, he spent four days at the border before he was able to cross. >> so much destruction. it's not safe at all anymore. we fear for our lives. >> thousands of egyptians worked

in libya but as the violence took over the country, many opted to leave their jobs and run for their lives. >> libya's doors were open for us. most of the people you see here are college graduates with no chance to get a job back home. people are very sad to leave. >> 38-year-old muhammed said there were no clashes where he lived. he ran away from the state of lawlessness. when i asked him how will he support his family now. >> my children have god. that is important, but we are left behind, still stuck at the other side of the border. >> there is genuine concern for the thousands of egyptians still stranded at the libyan side of the border, some for over a week. >> it's terrible for them over there. they're stranded in the desert in the open air with little water or food. i swear to god, it's not fair.

human so you wills are at stake. >> the violence will have a ripple on the whole region. >> some egyptian workers decided to stay in libya for now. others wanted to leave, but didn't find a way to get to any border due to the violence. that's why these workers say they are lucky they even got to this point. >> you may recall the u.s. evacuated its embassy in benghazi because of that violence. a royal navy ship arrived in malta to help british citizens leave the country before the violence worsens. >> army sergeant bowe bergdahl is being questioned to this week, read his rights, including the right to remain silent when investigators talk with him in texas. his lawyers say he has

cooperated fully and hopes to put this all behind him. >> the air force academy denying allegations of rampant drug u.s., sexual assault and cheating in its athletic programs. it is asking for an independent review. the school says the allegations are inconsistent with the culture of commitment and respect the academy upholds. >> the new yorker who shot this video of a controversial deadly police stop faces charges himself. he is accused of gun possession. he filmed the apparent smoke hold used on eric garner three weeks ago, the death ruled a homicide caused by police actions. >> children lighting themselves on fire for fun. >> it is a dangerous game that has sent several kids to the hospital. this is one of those crazy on line challenges. >> it's called the fire challenge, and it is sweeping social media sites across the country. here's what it looks like, young kids stand near a water source,

pour rubbing challenge on their bodies, light a match and quickly douse themselves with water. there have been several cases in florida, california and texas where children suffered second and third degree burns. young burn victims and doctors urge kids to stop playing with fire. >> i was thinking it wasn't going to hurt at all, it would be simple and i could do it. i was completely wrong and underestimated the pure of fire. >> they get burned deeply because they have rubbing alcohol or is atone, which can burn you very, very deeply. >> at least one person has reportedly died after attempting the fire challenge and one teenager explained the reason he did it was because he believed he would last longer under the flames than others. >> have facebook or you tube responded to any of this? >> they both have reportedly said that they are going to delete any fire challenge videos and just this morning, i was taking a look at some of those videos and one of them a few

hours later had been removed. >> thank you. >> a unique piece of engineering getting a real traffic test this morning. >> it is rush hour in miami. this access ton them connects the port to downtown, and it is open for business today after months of delays. >> as we report from miami, officials hope the tunnel will relieve rush hour headaches. >> this is the sound of a construction project just before completion. the roar of machines cutting grooves into asphalt to ensure that millions of wheels kept traction. we're 120 feet below busy contain bay. with this tunnel, it's hold drivers won't be stuck in

traffic, forced to navigate congested downtown streets to make it portside. despite the project's billion dollars price tag, people won't pay tolls. it's a relatively no concept for american infrastructure project, a first for miami and one of just a few around the country. in this case, a private company built the tunnel. over the next 30 years, maim dade county will pay the company a total to keep it maintained. >> the costs start to escalate. in this case, we know our cost out for 30 years. >> the county has already considered the same type of arrangement to fund water and sewage treatment projects to the tune of $13 billion. down in the tunnel, builders are ready for anything. they've applied lessons learned

from other tunnels and mishaps. >> when there's a category three hurricane barreling toward miami, 50-ton gates will slam down the tunnel and prevent it from flooding. >> engineers are ready for flood and fires. >> if there was a fire in this area, immediately, the water would come down, extinguish the fire or suffocate the fire. fans can be reversed, the speed controlled so we can both push the smoke and pull the smoke. >> with it's 44 jet fans, surveillance cameras and steel gates, the port is being touted as the safest in the world and now it's open for business. aljazeera, miami dade county. >> this is another look live at the ton them as rush hour gets underway in miami. the port of miami handles more

than 4 million passengers a year and more than 7 million tons of cargo. shooting traffic so far. >> so far. >> a lawmaker sounding off this weekend over the c.i.a.'s admission that it speed on the senate. >> we're talking with a former member of the agency about how the backlash could affect the work the c.i.a. does. >> nasa's merge spacecraft that you saw there celebrating a decade of exploring mercury. what we learned during that time.

>> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> a stratospheric weekend, setting a record, the movie marked the biggest august premier ever. free analysts predicted it would do this well, but goose reviews got many to the multi-plex. >> among them myself. i didn't think i was going to like it.

i have never laughed at a dumb movie so much. >> we'll tell you about a major milestone exploring the heavens. >> first, new details of clandestine u.s. efforts to provoke political upheaval in cuba. the u.s. agency for international development sent young central americans posing as tourists to the island. the cuban government questioned who was paying for their trips. the administration said it supports the desire of cubans to determine their own futures. >> they are saying an apology just not enough, lawmakers angry that the c.i.a. speed on senate computers. >> they demanded more information and answers. >> this is very, very serious. if i thought john brennan knew about this, then it would be certainly we'd be calling for his resignation, but the o.i.g. made a specific finding that he

did not. these five staffers that did this, if they worked for me, they'd be gone now. >> the white house saying it has confidence in the during i.a. director, a spokesman calling john brennan a great man of integrity, noting he was the one who referred spying allegations to the inspector general. >> a former clandestine officer for the c.i.a. joins us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> how will these latest revelations affect the relationship between the c.i.a. and senate, which is a very important relationship. >> they certainly won't improve relations that were never that good to begin with. i don't know what's more embarrassing, the fact that the c.i.a. was spying on congress or the fact that they got caught. or thirdly, the probability that nobody at the c.i.a. will be held accountable. >> let's cut to the choice. is there really any trust between an agency that is

supposed to keep secrets and spy on people and the senate committee that watches over them and wants to know everything, as well? >> well, there's certainly no trust now, but it's not supposed to be that contentious a relationship as it is now. i think we, the american public, deserve to know why the c.i.a. was spying on congress as opposed to keeping on eye on isis in iraq or the situation in the ukraine. that's what's so egregious, we fund this outfit, the c.i.a. we don't need them spying on the committee that oversees them. we need them finding out what's going to happen in the world. that's their job. >> should heads roll? >> i think heads should roll. you know, i'm not necessarily john brennan, although it begs the question, either john brennan didn't know about it, which is problematic and

suggests that he doesn't have control over his multiple minions at the c.i.a., and that's problem take. if the c.i.a. director is being deceived by those working under him. he has a reputation of being a micro manager as c.i.a. director. the other possibility is either he did know about it, he ordered it to happen, or he fostered an environment where c.i.a. officers thought that was an acceptable course of action, so that's problematic, too. do i think heads will roll? >> no, the c.i.a. brushes these things under the carpet and protects their own. >> 10 years ago this week, nasa launched its most ambitious mission to explore mercury. the spacecraft messenger is now sending back pictures providing new insight into the solar system. >> it took more than six years

to journey close enough to enter mercury's orbit. the scientist who built it at the johns hopkins advanced physics laboratory figured they could send back 2,000 images of a planet that's too close to the blinding sun for telescopes to observe. now after receiving 10 times that number of pictures, they have a wealth of data about mercury, where temperatures range from 450 down to minus 150 degrees celsius. >> on this globe, they've mapped the topography of the planet with information sent back as recently as a few months ago. >> conclusive evidence shows within the creators lie deposits of water ice, an encouraging finding to those who dream of making human settlement in deep space a reality. >> this tells us one of the process that takes place in our

solar system can trap water and ever it there if we get there. >> the properties on and below mercuries surface are small pieces of a grand solar system puzzle that scientists want to solve. >> there's a difference and progression in how these planets look and their composition and we're trying to understand how it all makes one consistent picture of the formation and evolution of the solar system. >> it is projected to finally crash into the planet sometime next april. it will take another year for its data to be analyzed. the european space agency plans to launch two more orbiters to carry on the mission of uncovering mercuries mysteries. aljazeera, maryland. >> the spacecraft has legs. it has so far traveled 8 billion miles. >> a nasa administrator expects that we will see alien life sometime within the next 20

years. >> from ice on mercury, water on earth, where is it going to rain? >> plenty of water, depending where you are. through the southwest, that's that monsoon flow, watch for flash flooding concerns here. to the east coast, the front that moved through over the weekend, still lingering showers especially into the southeast. you can see how this is coming off the shore. that's the tropical storm, so that's going to help steer this away. that's one of the steering factors that will keep this off u.s. land. the temperatures with all of this going on, starting to get more humid behind the front, more 80's today. the core, arizona, california, more temperatures in the 90's and hundreds and for dry fire areas, that dries out the vegetation even more, so the temperatures are something we certainly watch. >> nicole, thanks. >> warm sun and cold cash, at two new york city beaches this weekend, three dozen of those

pez dispensers were buried on coney island and at brighton beach. inside, one hundred-dollar bills. this give away is the brain child of the hidden cash movement that's been hiding money across the u.s. for months. >> they didn't have candy inside. >> a very happy birthday to president obama, turning 53 today. the white house not making his plans public yet. he did spend the weekend at camp david. he continued his birthday condition of golfing with his three boyhood friends in maryland. >> in toledo, hundreds of thousands of people being warned don't drink the water. the clean up of the green algae choking the critical water supply coming from lake erie. >> that is going to do it for us. >> coming up in two minutes, the latest from israel where a factor hit a bus, leaving two

dead. >> we'll see you tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m. 00 a.m.

>> hello, and welcome to the news hour. these are our top stories. more attacks and more victims in gaza as israel troops enter it's final hour. air support against the islamic state. preparations in