>> on the stream >> 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 >> afghanistan is still a war zone. >> security concerns this morning, after a gunman opens fire at a military training center outside kabul. a two star general is dead, eight americans hurt and there are new questions about the safety of u.s. troops. >> a temporary ceasefire is holding in gaza, both sides making new demands trying to negotiate a permanent end to the violence. >> ebola scares in two u.s. cities with emergency meetings

held on the virus in africa. >> an elderly woman rescued from the rubble of an earthquake, the desperate sovereign or survivors. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> the two star army general is the highest u.s. ranking officer to die in the war in afghanistan. >> major general harold green was killed when a gunman dressed in an afghan army uniform opened fire at a base. half those wounded in the attack of americans. the u.s. and its allies are winding down their commitment to afghanistan. libby casey is live in washington this morning. what was green's mission in afghanistan? >> he was one of the few adjustment generals in country and the highest officer

involved. he had a largely behind the scenes job. >> an attack outside of kabul, an afghan wearing a military uniform and carrying a machine gun opened fire, killing american two star major general harold green and wounding eight other americans. in all, the gunman shot at least 16 other people, including a german brigadier general and an afghan officer. the shooter was later killed. >> it's a terrible tragedy. we haven't seen in the course of the last year or so. >> the general arrived in afghanistan in january to help the afghans get ready for the draw down of u.s. forces. >> he wasn't engaged in combat. he was there to help the afghans, help with their future, so that's even more difficult to take. >> afghan soldiers have killed more than 100 american troops in the so-called green on blue

insider attacks, when afghan troops turn on coalition forces. >> afghan is still a war zone, so it's gobble to eliminate that threat particularly in a place like afghanistan. >> general green is the highest ranking officer killed in combat since the vietnam war. >> this is a painful reminder of the service and sacrifice that our men and women in uniform make every day. >> he had three masters degrees and a phd and was an engineer by training. he served in the military for more than three decades. for green, it was a family business. his wife is a retired army colonel and his son a first lieutenant. >> the family asked that i pass along that they believe that the army, as well as afghanistan and america has lost to true hero. >> this was the first insider attack in months. one of these insider-oriented attacks, however, it was not the

only one. on tuesday, an afghan policeman shot several colleagues at a police check point in southern afghanistan yesterday, killing seven. >> what tan you tell us about the base? >> it's the equivalent of west point in afghanistan. major green was among officers making a routine visit. >> thank you very much. >> the number of insider attacks on coalition forces in afghanistan has actually been going down. in 2012, there were 38 attacks, leaving 53 troops dead. last year, 16 soldiers died as a result of 10 insider attacks and this year, three service members were killed in two attacks, including general green. >> coming up in our next half hour, we'll take to a retired air force colonel about the risks for u.s. troops in afghanistan as the war winds down. >> the army plans to formally question bowe bergdahl about his

capture by the taliban. he disappeared from the air base in afghanistan in 2009. some fellow soldiers claimed he walked off. he was exchanged in may for five taliban prisoners. his lawyers said he will cooperate with investigators. >> in gaza, a humanitarian ceasefire between hamas and israel is now in its second day. israeli ground forces have pulled back and families are rum imagining through what's left of their homes. the focus is now in the talks to bring a lasting ceasefire. >> we need to sustain the 72 hours. we are working now in order to extend the 72 hours, beyond the 72 hours and the most important thing now is to extinguish the fire. >> in israel, security forces have arrested a man they say is the ringleader of a terrorist cell they say captured three teens in june. their deaths sparked the month long conflict that's killed more

than 1900 palestinians. we have more from gaza city, people are out to deal with issues they haven't been able to receive help for because hospitals have been as to stretched dealing with casualties since fighting began. people are also paying attention to what's going on in cairo. they hope that leaders will be able to come up with some sort of agreement which will reach a peace that will see an end to this conflict. many people are uncertain that they will see a lasting peace here in gaza. they say that the fighting can start at any time, whether it's

in days, months or even years, and have very little faith that war will not come back here. >> coming up, we'll be speaking with the former israeli ambassador to the united states. >> the u.s. saying it has neutralized 60% of syria's chemical weapons. that report was delivered tuesday at u.n. security council, an international team working on a plan to destroy 12 chemical weapons producing plants. >> two americans infected with ebola overseas are now being treated in atlanta. we are live outside the university hospital where those patients are. the big question, how are kent

brantley and nancy writebol responding to treatment? >> good morning. behind me here, dr. kent brantley and his colleague are in a special isolation unit. they are being monitored, they're vital signs are being looked at. they are taking the special serum again today. nancy writebol will be administered that, and they hope, doctors hope that their conditions continue to stabilize and improve. in the meantime, there's a heightened sensitivity across america on this ebola infection. people are trying to learn more about it. some don't think that these patients should be here, others are trying to caution the country. watch this. >> false alarms on ebola have sowmed in at least two major american cities. doctors in columbus, ohio isolating a woman who showed symptoms of a possible infection after she recently traveled to west africa. >> if they would be in a

high-risk group, they will immediately get the patient out of the public space to a private space. they will gown, glove, put a mask on the patient themselves. >> test results in ohio were negative. same thing at kennedy airport in new york where a passenger had a seizure after arriving from abu dhabi. test results are expected for another patient isolated at a manhattan hospital. american aid worker nancy writebol is being treated here in atlanta after arriving tuesday from liberia aboard a flying isolation unit, much like her colleague, dr. kent brantley who arrived saturday. the word watched live as the motorcade made its way through the streets of atlanta. thanks in part to abexperimental serum grown in tobacco leaves, they are said to be improving. >> a week ago, he said, we were thinking about a possible

funeral arrangements. we kept our faith. now we have a real reason to be hopeful. >> the world health organization today begins a two day emergency summit in geneva, this as the death toll in west africa climbs to nearly 900 victims. health officials in nigeria are admitting they were slow to quarantine a sick patient last month. now, they're treating at least eight suspected cases and there are fears the impoverished region is ill equipped to handle the outbreak. >> let me welcome the delegations from sierra leone, new guinea with whom we are working to control the ebola outbreak. >> president obama made a push to increase trade at the white house africa summit, ebola was not far from the conversation.

>> we have just learned there's been a second death in nigeria this morning. in the meantime, british airways halted all flights to and from west africa and we're also learning that the airports and hospitals across the country by the direction of u.s. officials are looking at their infectious disease plans and systems, just in case, because this ebola outbreak has created a heightened sensitivity. >> how much of this is a west africa problem versus a potential problem here in the u.s.? what are u.s. officials saying about the chance of an actual ebola outbreak here? >> u.s. officials and cdc say there is no risk of ebola spreading across america, it is not an airborne disease like the flu. it's actually very difficult to

contract. it's a fluid issue, bodily fluid. they're trying to pipe down some of the heightened sensitivity going on right now. here in atlanta, if you talk to many of the people on the streets here, i think there's just a sort of a misunderstanding still at this point as to why these two ebola patients were let into the country. again, we should emphasize, there's one of four isolation units like this one here at emery in america, but that's also why a lot of these hospitals around the country now are looking at their own infectious disease plans just in case to try and bring down the hype in the general public. right now, this is a west africa problem. it really is. >> robert, thank you. we're going to deal with preparedness coming up in just a few minutes, speaking with a doctor, also about the prospects for the recovery of these two americans and whether we should be worried at all. >> the flu kills more people

than any other virus. >> but it is a virus without a secure. >> there you go, so far. a missouri death row inmate that now been executed. he was put to death by lethal injection overnight, the first prisoner killed since problems with a lethal injection in arizona last month. en inmate was left gasping for air for two hours before he finally died. >> a united airlines flight is back in the air after a small fire onboard broke out in the rear of the plane. the crew put it out before landing and no one was injured. the jet took off a few hours ago and is now scheduled to arrive this afternoon in brussels. >> the desperate search continues in southwest china for survivors of a major earthquake, landslide and rain hampering relief efforts. tuesday, rescuers pulled a 73-year-old woman out of the rubble alive.

nearly 600 people were killed, 200,000 injured in the quake. we have more on the relief efforts. >> there are now some 10,000 members of the people's liberation army in the earthquake zone. they are supported by thousands of volunteers who have come from not just this province, but other parts of china. in many cases, those volunteers are using their bare hands to dig into the debris. this is all happening under the red flag of china. there is a patriotic fervor to all of this. the problem is logistics. there's plenty of aid, it's getting it to the people that's the problem. the epicenter of the earthquake's only link with the outside world has been consistently blocked with land slips. while it's as her sunny at the moment, we had very heavy rain yesterday and that's also been hampering the relief operation. there's no shortage of help. the premier of china has been in

the area. he has promised to give this zone up to 100 million pounds to help this community get back on its feet. now, that money will be used to rebuild the village, which where 70% of the home has been demolished. the problem is many people don't want to leave their homes, even though they're living in a quake zone. >> workers completed a bridge that will make the quake area easier to reach. >> two storms are headed to hawaii this morning. >> nicole mitchell has the details. >> at least one or likely two days away, so we've got time to monitor this. we are dealing with two storms this morning. this frame is from yesterday, getting into earlier today. this is what we call an anular

storm, a thicker eye wall and less of an impact. it is start to go lose organization. this is the less half hour to hour, less organized, continuing to lose strength. julio behind this skirting north of the islands. probably within about 48 hours from now,. >> zelle heads into colder water, more wind shear. it's rare for a storm to hit hawaii, because this is not a favorable environment. looks like this will remain a tropical storm, but not a hurricane. julio probably passing a little to the north, but we already have the tropical storm warnings up. i've flown storms that head that

way and fall apart just before they get to the island. >> a michigan man defending his shooting of an unarmed teenager on his front porch. >> i didn't go out looking for this. >> the tough questions he faced from the prosecutor during cross examination, as the jury prepares to hear final arguments. >> the spurs making nba history, hiring a female assistant coach. what becky hammond is saying about her job. >> a spacecraft makes a rendezvous with a comet and will try to land on it. >> today's big number, $1.2 billion. >> why you might want to change your on line password. everything from air quality to pedestrian movement. is it too intrusive? join us...

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>> today's big number is 1.2 maybe. >> that is the number of people who have had their on line pass words stolen by russian hackers. >> a crime ring may have

obtained 500 million email addresses and confidential data from 420,000 websites. >> they are using addresses to send spam, security experts advicing that you change your pass words frequently on all our accounts. >> closing arguments get underway this morning in a racially charged murder trial in michigan. >> a white homeowner is charged with killing an unarmed african teen on his front porch. the cross examination in this case got pretty heated. >> it did. the burden is on the prosecution to prove theodore wafer committed second degree murder when he shot and killed 19-year-old ranisha mcbride. despite a blistering cross examination, he ended his testimony maintaining his in sense. >> following a day of tearful testimony, accused killer theodore wafer was back on the stand tuesday to face cross examination. >> shoot first, ask questions later, right? >> it was a threat.

>> that so-called threat was 19-year-old ranisha mcbride, who showed up drunk on his front porch looking for help after she crashed her car nearby. wafer said he heard loud and violent pounding on his front door. when he opened the door to check things out, he said he pulled the trigger in self defense, shooting and killing mcbride. that's not what prosecutors say he first told police. >> you either shot in purpose because you were in fear or the gun went off accidentally. which one is it? >> i shot in fear. >> prosecutors pressed on, asking why didn't he just tell the trespasser to leave or call 911 instead of using deadly force? >> it was too quick. it was a total reaction. >> the prosecution played a video of wafer's police statement made shortly after the shooting. you hear wafer admit that night he was full of piss and vinegar, which prosecutors say discounts his self defense claim and

proves their second degree murder charge. >> isn't it true when you opened your door, sir, you were looking for a confrontation? >> no. >> you opened the door to go outside to where these -- >> i was hoping to end a confrontation and they would move on. >> mr. wafer, you sure ended it, didn't you. >> objection. >> for the first time in the trial, prosecutors pointed out the possible racial element, but wafer testified he did not know the race of the person on his porch because it all happened so fast. we're going to have more analysis of this coming up. >> the word health organization holding an emergency meeting today to figure out the next steps in fighting ebola. >> two americans are now being treated at a hospital in atlanta and test results are due back today for a man in new york who showed some possible ebola symptoms. in nigeria, a nurse becomes the second health worker there to have died from the virus. here to discuss this outbreak is

infectious disease physician dr. gounder. how optimistic are you for these patients? >> so far, they're responding well to treatment. they each received a dose of this experimental serum which consists of antibodies against the ebola virus. we saw brantley walking into emery hospital on saturday, writebol is doing better, as well. i think now that they're here in the u.s. where they have access to much more in the way of supportive care, prognosis is fairly good. >> they were making funeral arrangements for these two aid workers at one point in time. now they are saying that they're optimistic. if the serum is working, can't we see it being used in africa? >> remember, we've only had two people treated with this. prior to that, no humans had been, it was only used in mice

and prime mates. it's experimental. to scale up to deliver to a wide number of people in these settings is a completely different logistical challenge producing it and getting it out there. >> this patient in new york city, mount sinai put out the press release saying he might have symptoms of ebola. how do they test a patient newer, when should we expect to hear and the broader question, how many local hospitals around the country are prepared to deal with ebola, if it comes? >> well, just in the last week, we've been receiving notifications, for example here in new york city from the department of health with very specific instructions to health care workers as to what kinds of symptoms to look for in a patient, what questions to be asking and how to isolate them. the key is really to identify somebody who might have ebola quickly, so that just means being aware of the travel history, what's happening in west africa, and that's a little

harder to get people to be thinking in a more routine fashion to ask those questions. >> british airways is suspending flights to liberia and sierra leone. should other carriers be thinking about the same thing and are they overreacting? >> it's hard to say. it is difficult to transmit ebola to another passenger on the plane, for example. you really have to be symptomatic, you have to be quite sick and at that .1 have if you're quite sick, you have the ebola virus in various bodily fluids with that somebody needs to touch you or those body fluids to get the disease. >> people shouldn't be freaking out if somebody next to them on the plane is sweating or appears to be running a fever. >> i would definitely bring it to the attention of the flight crew, but i wouldn't necessarily jump to the conclusion that that person has ebola. >> doctor, thank you so much for

your expertise. >> deputy v.a. secretary sloan gibson said we can expect more workers to face disciplinary action for falsifying data about long waiting lists at v.a. centers. workers will be fired in colorado and wyoming. gibson calls these the first in a long series of personnel moves. >> rain and increased humidity are helping crews beat back two large wildfires in northern california. evacuation orders have been lifted for about a dozen homes, but there is still concern more lightning could spark flames. more than 100 square miles have burned so far. >> nicole mitchell joins us with the impact weather is having on the firefight. >> moisture from the southwest did make it into northern parts of california. we've had a lot in nevada, now pushing into idaho. these are all dry regions that could benefit for the rain, but still a number of fires in

oregon and washington. that's the one place we're going to remain dry and lightning would be a threat. we've gone to flood concerns in idaho, because of the heavy rain, and definitely still some warm temperatures that will dry things out in this region in the 80s. back to you guys. >> a major general gunned down at an army training facility in afghanistan. >> that attack is raising questions about the security of american forces overseas. we'll talk about it with a retired air force colonel and a former member of the joint chiefs of staff. >> refugees fleeing to find a safe haven in chicago. one program that's helping immigrants simulate and thrive. >> pedestrians scrambling, the tour bus crash causing chaos in times square. >> a woman is reunited with the grandson who was stolen 35 years ago, just one of the stories

making headlines around the world.

>> you're looking live at israeli tanks allege the southern border of gaza as that temporary peace continues to hold. welcome to al jazeera america. coming up, an liesing the testimony of the michigan man who shot and killed a woman on his front porch, the jury about to get their say. >> the journey a decade in the making. >> we'll talk to the former israeli ambassador to the united states about who has more power in the negotiations concerning gaza. >> first, a look at our top headlines this morning. a humanitarian ceasefire between hamas and israel stretches into its second day. families are allowed back into gaza to see what's left of their homes. diplomats are meeting with international players in egypt and their focus is finding a long term solution for the region. this morning, health officials are meeting in geneva to talk

about the next steps in battling ebola. there were scares in two u.s. cities yesterday. test results for a man treated at a new york hospital of do later today. >> army major general harold green is now the highest ranking u.s. officer to die in afghanistan. general green a logistics expert was killed when a gunman opened fire. he was wearing an afghan uniform and was killed. 16 others were wounded, including a german brigadier general and eight americans. >> a retired air force colonel and former members of the joint chiefs of staff is in washington, d.c. this morning. thank you for being with us this morning. tell us about the security of our officers. >> our officers are generally very secure, however in an environment like afghanistan, all normal security rules and all normal security measures are

kind of flying out the window, just because of the way in which these insider attacks are so pernicious and can be so devastating and they can happen so quickly. these kinds of situations are such that when a major general or somebody of higher rank is out there, they do have security, but it is very, very difficult to prevent these kind of attacks from happening, especially when they are spur of the moment attacks like this one may very well be. >> the shooter, i understand, was at least 100 yards away. if you would, take us inside the mind of a soldier. after all, soldiers are prepared to die in batting, that's what you signed up for, but what happens when a soldier makes the through the war and dies during the handoff? >> in a case like this, our main mission in afghanistan is to really train the afghans at this point to take over for forces that have been there basically since 9/11.

the mindset is one in which you want to help the people that you're dealing with, the people that you're training, but you also want to make sure that your own safety is taken care of, and when these types of things happen, it increases suspicion between the u.s. contingent and also the other members of the international security assistance force and the afghan forces. many of the afghans extremely loyal and extremely willing to work with americans and allied forces, but there is also the possibility of one who does not believe -- >> is it possible to take a look at the people that are supposed to be, i guess, our allies. >> absolutely. it really increases suspicion, because when you can't trust somebody with the most basic thing, which is your life one end up doing things that you wouldn't otherwise do, take extra precautions. you distance yourself personally from that individual, and it's a

vicious circle, because by the time you distance yourself from that individual personally the one that you're trying to train, you end up really creating a situation that potentially causes offense, because you don't want to do that, but you risk creating difficulties on an interpersonal basis with that individual and these difficulties could then result in them being offended and if they're offended, that could then take it to the next step, which may have happened in the case with general green, and that is very -- >> that being said, does this undermine the ability of the afghan forces to take over at the end of the year? >> we have to differentiate between afghan individuals who may do something like this and the afghans conducting security on their own and their ability to do that in a coherent fashion. i do believe that it will create

difficulties for the u.s. and efforts to train afghan soldiers and it will also really result in a lack of thinning for them. there will be things that will be left out of the training that would otherwise have been freely given to an ally. in this particular case, with the increasing suspicion, i believe that you are ending up in a situation where the training will be less thorough, they will be less able to take over than they otherwise would have been. it's a very dangerous situation that only gets worse when people like general green are killed. >> colonel, thank you for being with us this morning. >> the government says edward snowden may not be alone in leaking national security documents. intelligence officials are looking into whether there is a new whistle blower after a report on terror suspects was posted this week on the website the intercept. it was posted long after snowden

left the u.s. >> the first ever africa summit wrapping up in washington, d.c. leaders of 50 african nations making that trip. >> president obama hopes the summit will open up a new era of cooperation. it's back to business this morning after last night's hour long parade of african leaders at the white house, a toast from the president. >> africa has the talent and the drive to forge a new future. >> earlier, a promise to invest. >> i don't want to just sustain this momentum, i want to up it. i want to up our game. >> president obama announced $33 billion, mostly private money, to expand trade, promote african companies and build infrastructure, commitments from major adjustment companies like coca-cola and gee. >> there are still millions of african children going to bed every night without a light even

to read. >> today's final meetings at the state department will folious on promoting peace and training young african leaders. >> as much as we are learning about the united states, the united states needs to learn about africa and where we're from. >> to tap into american cash, they are told their governments must fight terror. >> if you don't have law or security, you can't risk capital. >> the group photo with president obama, one final image of this historic event. tracy pots, washington. >> the president addressed the recent ebola outbreak. >> he recognized the leaders sierra leone, and guinea and nigeria. those leaders did not attended the summit because they are dealing with ebola in their countries. >> voters in michigan making choices for the fall.

in cans, the return of senator pat roberts defeating his tea party candidate. in michigan, tea party congressman lost to his republican house race. democratic john conyers is going to be running for reelection in november. he was almost kept off the ballot because an opponent claimed hundreds of signatures on his petitions were wrong. in may a federal judge ruled in his favor. >> the driver of a double tour bus that crashed into another in new york times square has been arrested. police say this is what happened, one bus side swiped the other tuesday afternoon in one of new york city's busiest areas. the crash sent a light pole to the ground. 14 were injured. police charged the driver of the

gray line bus with driving while impaired. >> a debt pretty rescue attempt underway to save a 6-year-old boy who fell in a well. he fell on sunday and it may take several days yet to reach him, but the boy's father reportedly asked rescuers to stop. he fears his son is dead and he doesn't want his farm destroyed, because it san diego padres his family. >> in washington, the white house reviewing president obama's options for solving the immigration crisis along the border. >> congress left for vacation on friday without sending the president any sort of immigration law and won't be back for weeks. >> despite the political standoff in washington, some are working to bring the refugees to america with hopes of giving them a better life. >> far from the ravages of their war torn countries, young teenage girls find ref final on chicago's north side. >> before i was come to the united states, i was with my

family. >> the non-profit serves adolescent girls who have escaped persecution and resettled in chicago. >> it's a really challenging time. high school is difficult when you're 15 and american, so in addition to everything, they are facing as, you know, refugees, as new residents of chicago, of the united states, they also have to deal with kliques and what clothes am i wearing and everything is impacted to this one sort of experience. >> this 14-year-old experienced a number of firsts, far from myanmar. >> when i was first here, it was snowing here. it was hard for my sister to push her car in. >> had you ever seen snow before? >> no i didn't, that was my first day from malasia. >> her family escaped the violence in myanmar where a

genocide is underway against the minority muslim population. after years of living at refugees in malaysia without the proper documents to attend school, her father gained status here in the united states. the family of seven lives in this three bedroom basement amount. >> here in chicago, the challenges are different.

in still confidence in the girls is a cornerstone of the program. >> in-home mentoring was important for this teenage girl, to be there to help them learn the skills at home and do the things they are required to in home, care give, cook and clean with their family members. they have a lot of responsibility from their parents. >> all while learning to care for themselves. >> did you ever get on a bus before you came to chicago? >> no, i never got on a bus before. >> she is learning to navigate in an american metropolis. >> if you stay home, it looks like you're with your family. you enjoy your life. >> while she has found safety and ref final with new friends who share her experiences, her american dream is to return to the country she has never known.

>> my dream is to go there, help them and help them to bring here and learn. >> since 1975, illinois has resettled more than 145,000 refugees from more than 60 countries. >> we have breaking news out of iraq. according to medical personnel on the ground, as many as 60 people have been killed in a drone attack on the headquarters of the group that calls itself the islamic state. this is in mosul. fierce fighting is reported between kurdish fighters and members of the islamic state. there were records that the iraqi army drop add barrel bomb on a hospital in fallujah. at least five people were killed in that attack. >> former florida clinic order at the center of a doping scandal surrendered to federal agents tuesday. he is accused of selling testosterone through his bio genesis clinic. six others have been charged,

including a cousin of alex ramirez. >> the san antonio spurs have hired wnba star becky hammond as an assistant coach. >> she becomes the first female coach in any of america's four main sports. >> first paid female coach. lisa boyer was a volunteer coach for cleaved in 1972. becky hammond will be a full fledged paid assistant. she has been one of the best players in the history of the wnba, spending eight seasons as a point guard with the liberty, eight more with the san antonio stars. she took on an unofficial roam with the spurs sitting in on practices and coaching meetings. she says she's ready. >> i'm here to help them.

it's kind of a team within a team, the coaching staff, so just whatever i can add to the group. i'm sure pop will be yelling at me soon enough with the rest of them. >> i'm sure. >> head coach gregg popovich calls hammond a natural and says she'll be a perfect addition to the team. she has five more games left to play for the san antonio stars. august 17 is her last game. afterwards, she is retiring as a player. >> john, thank you very much. >> congratulations to her. >> lets look at some of the other headlines around the world. in argentina, a leading human activist found her grandson 35 years after he was taken during the dirty war. the 36-year-old man asked for a d.n.a. tests after having doubts

about his own identity. he was born to an imprisoned mother in 1978 who was executed shortly after this during a very dark period in argentina in which thousands are executed and their babies given to other families. that woman, the grandmother heads the group that tries to find these babies that are now grownups. >> it was a terrible chapter in their history. >> since marijuana was leads in colorado back in january, the number of highway deaths andvasions in the state down. the washington post saying that data seems to refute the claim that stoned drivers have been menacing the highways since pot became legal. they say the statistics bear it out, but say it may be too early to tell, marijuana stays in the system so long, but thefts of oreo cookies are up. >> soaring sales indicate there's a big demand for lego's new fee fail scientists set.

it's out of stock since its august 1 release and that is all they say in response to a 7-year-old girl's letter to lego in which they say all the girl logo characters you have are too girly. all they do is sit around and go shopping. i want girl legos that actually do something. >> hopefully, they'll build on their success. >> coming up, a dramatic high seas rescue. >> it was caught on camera. the camera worn by one of the people being plucked from the water. >> shoot first, ask questions later, right? >> it was a threat. >> prosecutors taking aim that that accused murderer in court questions why he shot an unarmed teen on his porch. we'll talk with other legal expert. >> getting up close and personal with a comet. an outdoor space rendezvous more than a decade in the making. >> why an aspirin a day can keep the doctor away.

the details up next in our discovery of the day.

>> time now for our discovery of the day. doctors have long count aspirin as a way to battle heart attacks. it could help you from getting types of cancer. >> more than 200 studies say aspirin cut deaths from stomach and esophageal, lung and breast cancer cases. >> take one dose a day for five years. >> theodore wafer says he was afraid for his life when he

opened fire on ranisha mcbride. she had knocked on his door at 4:00 in the morning. he was back on the witness stand and faced blistering cross examination. >> your reaction to seeing a young african american female on your porch was to shoot her? >> i didn't know it was an african american or any other race. >> you went to that front door with an unloaded shotgun? that's what you want the jury to believe. >> i guess they can believe what i want, that's what i did. >> here to discuss the case is contributor for aljazeera america. >> the prosecutor brings up mcbride's race.

>> this is the only moment race entered into the courtroom. i was surprised it did. it's been what we also say, the pink elephant in the room, it's a big issue in the case, but i didn't think it would ever directly be addressed. i think the defendant had no choice but to take the stand in the self defense case and when it came up, he did the best he could do. i was surprised there was no objection by his lawyer. i think she thought it was better to lay low and not make a big deal of it in front of the jury. >> you saw emotional testimony, wafer admit -- >> mr. wafer -- >> admit that he took ranisha mcbride's life but that he panicked and was fearful. you said that the defense has the harder case here. does your opinion change at all after seeing him take the stand? >> it's interesting, the prosecution is supposed to have the harder case, always with the

burden of proof. even with a self defense case in michigan, the burden is still with the prosecutors to prove that he wasn't defending himself. in some states, the burden shifts. i think in this case, he had all of the burden to prove to this jury that he was defending himself. i'm not sure he met that burden. i always say, though, that we don't know how the jury sees the case. we never know. even if you're sitting in the courtroom as a reporter, family member or observer, you're not in that box. you never see the case the way it came in. i don't know that he did what he needed to do from where i sit. >> but it's mind reading -- >> it's mind reading -- >> and closing arguments are expected in a few hours. what should we be listening for? >> i think it's going to be extremely contentious. they got arguments in front of the judge about what they could and could not argue, the question of race, this whole

issue of whether this was even a porch. we keep talking about the parch that she was shot on, it's just a few steps. if you recall go and look, the first lawyer i ever worked for, he said the first thing you do in a murder case is go look at the scene of a crime. this wasn't even a porch. was she trespassing in a way we all think about. >> sounds like the details will matter. we'll have to leave it there. thank you. >> big rendezvous in space, the spacecraft becoming the first to meet with a comet, 10 years in the making. we have more on the significance of the event. >> comets are very primitive bodies in our solar system. they can perhaps tell us a lot about the formation of our solar system and in particular about vital components such as water came from. we know today that our earth has a great deal of water on it.

we don't know exactly where it came from and it's likely that comets had a lot to do with that process. >> since blasting off from french guiuan in a, rose set at a's traveled 6 billion kilometers, but its journey is just beginning. scientists in germany have tested a harpoon which will be used to fasten the lander to the com melt's surface. >> the challenge is that we know almost nothing about the comet. we knew less when we built the probe. we don't know whether the surface is soft or hard like ice. by the end of next year, they hope to know much more with facts to provide clues as to what our planet looked like at the birth of the solar system. >> that comet said to be about the size of a --

>> let's look at the wet weather today across the u.s. >> a couple different places we're watching, talked about the west, man soon flow, you can see moisture well into the northwest now, so flood concerns in idaho, still very dry, the northwest, lot of fires here. some of this will shut off later in the week. it's really the midwest that is going to be seeing the crux of this. you can see this stretches out. we've got a boundary especially places like missouri today, you could see two to three-inches definitely possible as we get through the rest of the day. >> a high seas rescue near the hawaiian island of oahu. eight people were sailing when their boat began taking on water. one was carrying a camera and captured these pictures. a crew member lower's three kayaks into the water. everyone jumps off the boat and old on to the kayaks. a coast guard helicopter was

there within minutes to pull them all to safety. >> at the end of our first hour, these are the stories we're following for you this morning. security questions are being raised in afghanistan after an army general there was killed. eight other americans were shot during a green on blue attack. >> a 72 hour ceasefire in gaza is holding and delegations in negotiations aimed at a more permanent piece. >> the world health organization talking about how to stop the ebola virus. two american a i had workers are being treated in atlanta. they became infected in west africa. >> russian hackers gaining access to 1 billion user names and passwords. how they pulled off this digital heist. >> trapped between a train, commuters coming together to list the vehicle and rescue another passenger, all of it captured on camera. >> we are back with you in two minutes with more aljazeera

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chapter? >> two years of exploring a neighbor, teaching us about life on mars. >> welcome to aljazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. in gaza this morning the humanitarian ceasefire now stretching into its second day. >> rocket fire has come to a halt and israeli ground forces have pulled back, letting families return to rum imagine through what's left of their homes in gaza. >> now the focus on those international talks in egypt. they're meant to find a long term peace and bring an end to the cycle of violence. >> there has to be a giving on both sides with respect to these issues. obviously, you have to begin to make life better for the palestinians. we made that very, very clear in the ceasefire announcement that we had a few days ago. it didn't hold, unfortunately. now we hope this can hold. perhaps because israel is drawing down and pulling people out and finished its tunnel work. there will be a greater space here. >> the month long conflict has

so far killed more than 1800 palestinians and 50 israelis. we report from gaza. >> three brothers, three very different prognoses. the eldest, when an israeli drone targeted his house, he suffered mostly cuts and bruises. the second oldest will need surgery. with the right treatment, he should survive. the youngest has suffered serious burn and shrapnel injuries. his condition is so bad, doctors don't expect he'll live long enough to see his second birthday next month. >> their cousin was also in the house when it was hit. >> the israelis are criminals. where is their humanity? they were just sleeping. >> muhammed calls out for his mother, but she isn't there to

console him. she and four other members of the family died in the same attack. the united nations estimates that thousands of palestinian casualties are civilians, and has called on world powers to investigate whether israel's army has committed war crimes. most of these premature babies have only known conflict. they were born over the past few weeks. medical workers say since fighting began, there's been a sharp increase in early births. the doctor that runs the neonatal unit says he struggles to keep the bobs alive. >> the mr. and mrs. are not functioning well. when they're not functioning well, sometimes we have shortage of staff. this compounds the problem. >> one month into the conflict and close to 3,000 palestinian

children are wounded, hundreds have been killed. medics desperately need help to save more children. >> coming up, we're going to talk with a former israeli ambassador to the united states about the ceasefire and peace talks and whether a longer term deal can be reached. >> there are no questions this morning in afghanistan after army major general harold green became the highest-ranking american to die. the two star general was killed tuesday when a gunman wearing an afghan uniform opened fire in cob bull. 16 others were injured.

that base is home to afghan's top military academy and officer training school overseen by the british forces there. libby casey is in washington, d.c. can you tell us about green's mission in afghanistan? >> major green spent more than three decades in the military, a trained engineer, had three master's degree and a phd and specialized in logistics. he arrived in january to help with the transition as u.s. troops draw down their fatherses. this was his first deployment to a war zone. he was much more of a behind the scenes person. >> he wasn't engaged in combat, he was there to help afghans with his future. he wasn't there for combat.

>> officials say he was conducting a routine visit to this military training facility where he was killed. >> this latest incident pointing out the dangers of insider green on blue attacks for members of the afghan security forces there. what are officials saying about it this time? >> there was a real spike back in 2012, but they have been reduced in the last two years because of increased security and also that draw down that's happening of u.s. and nato forces. pentagon spokesman rear admiral jon kirby addressed this and talked about the challenge of preventing attacks as the u.s. troops prepare to draw down further. >> it's a pernicious threat and it's difficult to always ascertain, to come to grips with the scope of it, anywhere you are, particularly in a place like afghanistan. afghanistan is still a war zone.

>> officials say what's so tough about these attacks is they come from the inside. they come from men who are inside a secure perimeter. they're being trained oftentimes to serve as military or please themselves, so they can be very unexpected. not only does this mean a tightening of security, but it is a real blow to the soldiers serving in afghanistan trying to make that transition. >> libby, thank you very much. >> bowe bergdahl will be questioned by army investigators today about his capture by the taliban. he disappeared in afghanistan from a base in 2009. fellow soldiers say he walked off. he was exchanged in may for five taliban prisoners. his lawyers said bergdahl will cooperate with investigators. >> there was another athlete that will injection overnight in the opportunity to cry in missouri. a prisoner was put to death for the rape and murder of a college student. there were no problems this time. a lethal injection in arizona

last month is under investigation. an inmate there was left gas spinning for air before he died some two hours later. >> an urgent international meeting today in geneva where the world health organization will discuss taking more steps to stop the spread of ebola. two americans infected with the virus overseas are now being treated in atlanta, as the death toll rises in west africa. robert ray is live outside emery university hospital where those patients are. good morning. what's the condition for those two americans, kent brantley and nancy writebol? >> good morning, stephanie. behind me, emery university hospital, the two aid workers are in isolation. kent brantley arrived saturday, nancy writebol arrived yesterday here in atlanta at dobbins air force base. they are in stable but serious conditions as the doctors say, their condition is improving

according to their doctors. we do know this, this morning, nancy writebol will be given another dose of that special serum we've been hearing about that is created by a very small bio pharmaceutical company in san diego. they are letting their bodies fight this infection the best they can, keeping them hydrated and watching their vitals. >> these next days are crucial for those two patients. doctors in two major american cities have been dealing with patients they suspect may have ebola. what's the latest on that? >> heightened sensitivity across the country. a citizen traveler or aid worker that has made their way back to the u.s., a lot of people, anyone feeling flu symptoms which are sort of similar to the ebola symptoms, they've got two cases right now, one in columbus, ohio and one in new

york city, doctors not clear whether these patients have ebola yet. the test results are not back. i think there's just that heightened sensitivity where people are very freaked out, anyone that's been over there, and not quite sure, so they figure let's get tested. officials across the country, hospitals and airports are looking at their infectious disease facilities and programs so that just in case there is a surge that goes on or more people coming in, which the c.d.c. says they expect more people to start coming into hospitals, because, you know, people are very freaked out. >> sure. right now, the outbreak is really west africa. what is the international community doing to respond? there is a big two day meeting in geneva starting today, the world health organization is getting together to figure out exactly whether or not they should call this an international problem, whether

or not the whole world should start looking at this. it's a bit out of control in west africa right now. a second death happened in nigeria as of this morning, we learned of, and that country is so large. if ebola actually has crossed the border there and spreading in that country, the issue becomes larger a understand worse than it already is in the other countries like liberia and sierra leone. >> robert, thank you. >> sierra leone and liberia sending soldiers to quarantine remote villages in an effort to stem the ebola outbreak, which the c.d.c. told aljazeera was out of control. in

>> the peace corps is counting the days before it can return to work in west africa. 340 volunteers were pulled out as a preventative move against the spread of ebola. they are committed to restarting their programs as soon as possible. two volunteers came in contact with a person who later died of ebola. they are both in isolation, but showing no signs of the disease. >> the u.s. africa summit wraps up in washington today. leaders of 50 african nations made the trip, trade, energy and counter terrorism tactics have been on the agenda. last night, president obama welcomed african leaders to the white house. he hopes this first ever summit will open a new era of cooperation between the u.s. and africa. >> we don't look to africa simply for its natural resources. we recognize africa for its greatest resource, its people, their talents and its potential. >> president obama recognized the leaders of sierra leone,

liberia and guinea who were not at the summit and expressed concern at ebola outbreak. >> secretary of state john kerry calling on both sides in the south sudan conflict to end the fighting there. he spoke at the africa summit saying the rising death toll is unacceptable and hopes for a quick resolution. >> this war must end and must end now. these leaders will go back to their region and meet very, very soon. they will decide on specific actions that they are prepared to take in unanimous fashion with their countries in an effort to guarantee that the war comes to an end. >> those peace talks are brokered by youth yep i can't's prime minister. 10,000 people have been killed since fighting there began in december. >> hopes are dwindling for survivors in china. >> more than 2,000 were injured

and the rain and landslides continue to hamper the search for survivors. >> there is only one road into the quake zone, and it's clogged with emergency vehicles. some are soldiers, some students. they form an army who's sole mission is to help those who have lost so much, but their efforts are occasionally hampered by heavy rain, which can set up more landslides, endangering the rescuers. the epicenter was the small town, who's flimsy buildings and people inside them stood little chance. wearing a white scarf, she's in morning. she just buried her 79-year-old mother. >> my mother would have turned 80 in two weeks. she was lucky. she had several grandchildren, one at the university, but she will never see him again.

>> rescuers are still finding people alive, but increasingly, this is turning into a recovery operation with children among the dead. a parent looks on as everything he loved most in the world is pulled from the rubble. this impoverished and remote corner of china is an active earthquake zone with three in the last 11 years. relief and rescue teams have reached some, but so far haven't been able to get to remote communities in the hills where they believe people could still be buried under rubble. those who survived are reluctant to leave. these farmers lost homes, now cook and sleep in the same fields they've cultivated for decades. >> i am not leaving. i have nowhere to go, and i don't want to leave my field.

>> this disaster is much smaller in scale than the earthquake that killed 70,000, six years ago. they are now mourn be the loss of so many of this isolated community. aljazeera in southwest china. >> the chinese government will spend nearly $100 million just on the relief effort alone. >> a massive forest fire in sweden left one dead and forced hundreds to evacuate. the fire's been burning for a week and destroyed more than 60 square miles of forest in east central sweden. the swedish government declared a national emergency. officials say unusually hot and dry conditions have fanned the flames. >> fighting fires out west, a dozen homes in california have had evacuation orders lifted.

there is concern that lightning strikes could spark additional blazes. >> residents in salt lake city are cleaning up after a landslide tore nothing a neighborhood. thirty homes were evacuated. one home was completed destroyed, the hill side tumbled from above. no injuries have been reported. >> the heavy rain is going to continue to cause problems for other parts of the country, as well, today. >> for more, let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> you are talking about utah, the same flow we saw that caused the landslide-mud slide earlier this week in california and now some of that moisture pushing farther to the north into idaho. these have all been dry areas. it's a little hard for the ground to absorb all that have when it is already dry understand especially if it's on a fire area, even more so. we have flood concerns from northern nevada to parts of idaho today. more of that rain into california. you have tomorrow north of this

through the pacific northwest, there's over 30 large fire incidences, so the rain is is beneficial, but the northern edge might not feel the moisture, but might see the lightning, which is a problem. the core through idaho today. the central portion of the united states, missouri over the next 24 hours could see two to three inches of rain. the boundary extends into the northeast. there could be a couple of sprinkles, more clouds heading toward the weekend, though, the good side is it clears out a little bit of the humidity. into the midwest today, that's the core really of our everiest rain. it doesn't have the landslide risk because of the terrain we're seeing out west. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> the steroid scandal surrounding major league baseball takes another turn. the details on the controversy that has been a black cloud over the game. >> more than 1 billion passwords

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>> time now for a look at videos captured by citizen journalists around the world. protestors at the hague over israel's military offensive against gaza. people gathered around the israeli embassy there. the demonstration took place during the palestinian foreign minister visit. >> a bus driver under arrest for driving while in impaired. the bus colliding with another in the heart of times square in new york city. this video was captured during the aftermath of the accident. 14 people were hurt in that crash. >> nighttime fishing in florida ends up with them pulling in a large lemon shark.

the group eventually sends the beast back out to sea, but not before they had to remove the fishing hook. >> get him back! ahh! >> welcome to al jazeera america. that doping scandal that has been plaguing major league baseball, it is making headlines once again. >> federal agents have arrested seven men including the person accused of supplying performance enhancing drugs to big league stars. we have the latest. >> the man in the center of this scandal is anthony bosch, a man who referred to himself as a doctor, despite not having a medical degree. one thing he certainly has this morning is a situation where he finds himself under arrest. >> tuesday in south florida, federal drug agents took custody of anthony bosch on charges he sold testosterone and performance enhancing drugs from his now in famous bio genesis clinic.

prosecutors say he supplied p.e.d.'s to a host of school age and professional baseball players, including the controversial alex rodriguez. officials say it's part of a bigger problem. >> hundreds of thousands of teenagers are using inappropriately and dangerously these sort of testosterone mixtures. >> bosch admit his guilty on january 12 of this year on c.b.s.'s sitting minutes where he talked about the players he worked with. >> you're going to do this, let me show you how to do this, let me educate you, and let's do it the right way, and sure, let's not get caught. >> the d.e.a.'s special agent in charged is troubled by the idea that he got the drugs off of the black market. >> you talk about p.e.d.'s and the black market, some clown in his basement with a bucket and burner and dangerously limited knowledge of chemistry and these

chemicals are going in our children's bodies. >> bosch agreed to cooperate in the investigation, leading to speculation he might name more names of major league p.e.d. users. >> that information as the case continues, if it's made public during the course of litigation, that will be made known to everyone. >> while alex rodriguez won't confirm his involvement as he serves out baseballs longest suspension, bosch won't apologize for it, at least not to 60 minutes in january. >> would i be doing it if i didn't get caught? i'd still be doing it. that is the truth. >> among the six others arrested tuesday was alex rodriguez's cousin, law enforcement said he recruited players to utilize bosch's services. >> we're going to dive deeper into the bio genesis arrests about the ripple effect this could have on baseball. >> a top senator saying a report on the c.i.a.'s use of torture

has too many key details blacked out. senator dianne feinstein is stalling its release. the senate intelligence committee chair said redacting details eliminates the proof for the reports damning conclusions. feinstein is appealing to president obama to reveal more information. >> deputy v.a. secretary sloan gibson said expect more workers to get the ax over the scandal, five employees will be fired and four others disciplined. gibson calls these the first in a long series of personnel moves over the long wait times that face veterans. >> we are in the dog days of august. let's check temperatures we might see across the nation today. >> if you look at it that way, it is worse than it is, not too uncomfortable. we have 70's up and down the coastline and through the south and more 60's interior. we have a boundary that's been moving through the great lakes,

so couple temperatures have improved, chicago comfortable at 79 degrees. you want the heat and humidity, go to atlanta and houston, both at 93 today with plenty of humidity. speaking of the core of the heat that's been going up the east coast or west coast, correction and some of these places interior easily into the 90's. that helps fuel the fires we had in this portion of the country and the region not getting the rain other areas are. today, the 90's spread farther to the north, memphis is at 93 degrees and finally, as we get toward the latter part of the week, the northeast will see a boundary go through, might not change the temperatures too much, but it willower the humidity some. as you said, dog days of summer. >> after two days, a ceasefire between israel and hamas appears to be holding. up next, a former israeli ambassador to the united states will join us to talk about the potential for a change in the status quo he.

>> commuters coming to the rescue of a fellow passenger caught between a train and a platform, all of this caught on camera. >> in pasadena california, a report an what nasa has learned in two years on mars. >> a look now at our images of the day. free climbers hanging 32 feet above the water in croatia, climbing other water is a relatively new practice for rock climbers. it has actually grown in popularity in the hot summer months, a mile long cliff are safe for beginners and offer a challenge for advanced climbers like nicole. hosted by john seigenthaler

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>> taking a live look at gaza during the ceasefire which is holding, good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. >> ahead, that doping scandal that rocked major league baseball taking a new turn with the arrest of the man excused of supplying those steroids to players. we're going to have more on the

ripple effects of that arrest when we talk to a sports expert. >> solar power is nothing new in the u.s., but in south africa, it may save lives. >> as you saw from images in gaza, we're nearing the halfway point of the ceasefire. residents in gaza returning home, though, picking through the rubble. >> in cairo, negotiators are furiously working toward achieves a longer term solution to the fighting. james bays is in jerusalem with more. >> we understand israeli delegation, high level delegation is now in cairo, includes officials who are involved in the ceasefire in 2012. the palestinian delegation also in place, but in many ways, this is going to be a tougher negotiation than any previous one, because both sides don't want to return to the status quo, the palestinian side want the siege lifted, the israeli side a complete demilitarization

of gaza. it's going to take some time to get going. initially, i think the egyptians are going to speak to the palestinians and speaking separately to the israelis. sometimes a check on their positions before then mediating between the two sides, the u.n. and u.s., as well as the quartet special envoy tony blare are there in cairo. i think because of this, one of the first things they have to focus on is the 72 hour truce. there only are a couple of days left. the first thing they need to do is try and extend that humanitarian pause so there are space for these talks to continue. >> joining us now to discuss the efforts to end the fighting is daniel, the former israeli ambassador to the united states. he joins us from tel-aviv this morning. ambassador, thank you for being with us. so far the ceasefire is holding. if more rockets were to be fired -- >> good morning. >> if more rockets were to be fired now, how would you expect israel to respond?

>> well, we'll have to defend ourselves and it will be a response in kind as to try to find the sources of the firing, but i hope this will not be the case. i think that weaver had too many fatalities on all sides, and we've had too much misery. now, if palestinians are serious, we can think of rebuilding, rebuilding in gaza, rebuilding in israel, and the israeli position will be very clear, demilitarization for problem expert, for opening and even building ports, and becoming really a normal region where we can cooperate and work together for a better future for all of us. >> do you think that demilitarization, which hamas sees at leverage and its only leverage is a realistic demand

from israel? >> i think so. if we look at just recent history, assad with his chemical arsenal, also agreed after international pressure to disarm all these weapons. i believe it is within the interests of the palestinians, especially the palestinians in gaza to get rid of all the weapons, and instead of all the billions of dollars invested in armament instead of education and everything that the palestinians need in the economy, i think everybody would be better off. then with this, also, they could get their port, they could get all their crossings to rafah, to egypt and israel open without fear of terrorism. this only makes sense and i hope there will be enough pressure from the people in gaza to really demilitarize.

>> let's talk about these talks in cairo. who are the real peacemakers and who holds the cards in these negotiations in cairo? >> it's going to be the egyptians are the main brokers. that the egyptians are the indispensable partner. they are the ones who border gaza from the southern side, and you need the egyptian's cooperation with that. also, the egyptian is still the leader in the arab world. they have the weight within the arab league, can guarantee security and maybe also can be responsible for a very viable regime of monitoring to make sure that the demilitarization indeed sticks without any

violation. >> mr. ambassador, thanks for your time. >> those images of the crisis have captured the attention of the world. coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern, aljazeera taking a deeper look at life, death and diplomacy in gaza and israel over the last month of this deadly conflict. >> paul beban joins us with a preview of tonight's special report. >> back when the fighting began july 17, it's safe to say nobody knew how agonizing the toll of this war was going to be, nearly 2,000 people are now dead, and gaza of course has borne the brunt of the violence. the ceasefire is in place, but for how long is the question. aljazeera reporters have been covering this conflict from all the angles. >> this is what israel says it's out to stop once and for all, hamas using a tunnel to strike inside israel. the nearly four minutes of footage begins with fighters

climbing out from underground and running across an open field, heading toward on israel army position. they shoot through a gate. later, they appear to beat and shoot men on the ground. before returning to the tunnel. >> at this market, the bread is hot and fresh and the radios are cheap and chinese. you can buy your mangos. these days, business isn't great, but he's hopeful. he survived thee wars, which means he celebrated three ceasefires. >> on the up side, i am fully

awake now. >> that was the voice of our cameraman shooting extraordinary images there, work he and nick schiffron have brought us from inside gaza. the story is far from over, keen with the ceasefire in place and aljazeera reporters are going to continue to cover this conflict and its aftermath. >> our reporters have done so at great risk. there's been the heartache that we have been telling, the stories over the last month. what are other stories that are being told tonight? >> i think we'll see a lot of -- we'll have nick on set coming back, he just arrived in from gaza this morning to tell us about a lot of things we haven't been able to get into these pieces. i think we'll see the strength of the depth of reporting, we've got more reporters there than any other network in the world. we're going to get more detail what it's like just living there. >> the guns have fallen silent for a couple of days now. will we see stories of life returning to normal? >> one would hope.

what we've seen in the past 24 hours is people picking through the wreckage, start to resemble something of a normal life in gaza. we know there was the single power station in gaza knocked out, so it's going to be very difficult to get life back on line so to speak, but that's where we are now, picking up the pieces on both sides, israel trying to return to normal, gaza rushing to normal. before this, the status quo was not acceptable to either side. >> we're glad you are back safe. thanks for being with us again. >> a reminder our special report "30 days of war" airs tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. >> as many as 60 people have been killed in a drone attack in iraq. according to medical personnel on the ground, an air strike hit the headquarters of the islamic state in mosul. fears fighting is reported in the area between kurdish fighters and members of the islamic state. there were reports this morning that the iraqi army dropped a barrel bomb on a hospital in

fallujah. at least five people were killed in that attack. >> about 60% of syria's most toxic chemicals have been neutralized. so says a new u.s. report delivered to the u.n. security council. syria agreed to give up chemical weapons last fall following an attack on a suburb. an international team is working on a plan to destroy 12 chemical production centers in syria. >> a senior u.n. official warning the humanitarian situation is worsening in ukraine. the security council holding an emergency session tuesday. more than 1300 people have died in fighting. the head of the humanitarian operations warns that a number, that number will climb if a political solution cannot be reached. >> russian president vladimir putin is looking for payback following new sanctions from the u.s. and the e.u. putin is calling for economic retaliation on western companies who do business with russia that he says the economic sanctions for russia's role in the ukraine

crisis "run counter to all norms and rules." putin's goal is to send a signal and not hurt his own people. >> right now, your confidential on line information is at risk after a russian crime ring stole more than a billion user names and pass words. >> lets break this down. erika. >> this is the largest cache of confidential data hacked by a single group. while the russian gang does not have a name, the security company who found the breach named it. >> the hackers stole 4.5 billion records. of that, there are 1.2 billion unique user names and pals words that are associated with more than 500 million email addresses. the hackers robbed 420,000 websites to get the confidential data. security uncovered the breach

after seven months of research. the c.e.o. said the hackers targeted any website they could, including u.s. companies big and small. he says most of the sites are still vulnerable. security exspirits say stolen passwords could be used to access other accounts beyond the ones on sites that were breached, because people tend to use the same passwords for multiple sites, which is why they suggest you change any important password immediately. >> we are going to heed that message. thank you. >> the government saying edward snowden might not be alone in leaking classified national security documents. intelligence officials are now looking at another new whistle blower, a secretive report of american data base of terror suspects posted this week on the intercept website, dated august 13, long after snowden fled the u.s. >> sprint is hanging up on its efforts to buy t mobile. the number three cell carrier decided any merger would face too many hurdles.

t mobile has turned down a $15 billion offer from french telecom company for a controlling stake. >> there has been a partial truce between apple and samsung, battling in court over allegations of copyright infringement. they plan to dismiss claims overseas but will continue on with the lawsuits in the u.s. >> rupert murdoch abandoned plans to buy time warner. the owner of fox said the transaction has become unattractive, in part because time warner board has been resistant to negotiations. shares of fox have fallen since the $80 billion offer became public. >> just having access to electricity is a luxury in some parts of south africa. >> a solar candle is help to go bring a cheaper and cleaner light to those who need it. >> there is no electricity again, but there is as back up plan, a solar candle. to try to meet the country's

needs, rolling blackouts have been introduced. the solar candle helps to see and gives more light than five wax candles put together. >> it helps solve the problem of electric, because electric sometimes goes two to maybe four days to one week without electricity. it's difficult. >> even when there is no power, he can run his business and keep customers happy. >> charging the solar candle is easy. you see the solar panels are here on the bottom and this is how you do it. you place it on the ground, like this in direct sunlight. it takes about six hours to charge and provides a round seven hours of power. >> ken developed a solar candle. he hopes it will one day replace the wax candle that is the primary source of light for many

poorhouse zero on the african continent. >> it's four years before the battery needs to be replaced and because it doesn't have a flame, it doesn't produce toxic gases. open flames, if you knock the candle over, it can catch fire or for that matter a kerosene lamp. this doesn't have that problem. >> one costs around $25. right now, his business is doing well, so he can afford the cleaner, healthier life, but the product is still expensive for millions of others. using kerosene, wax candles or fire wood isn't healthy, but for now is a cheaper option. aljazeera, johannesburg. >> the creator that you saw there said the solar candle can be charged even in bad weather. easy hopeful it will encourage more people -- >> so strange, you see a high tech devicejunction at a posed

with with primitive living. >> the question being asked this morning, will the man accused of providing baseball star with steroids close a dark chapter for sports. >> the findings offered while on mars.

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> when an australian commuter gets stuck between a platform and rush hour train, passengers didn't wait for help. the man was boarding a train when he slipped and his leg got stuck. railroad staff quickly notified the driver to make sure the train didn't move and dozens of passengers joined with the staff to tilt the train far enough to free the man's legs. team work. >> you would like to believe that that would happen in every

city. >> i believe it would. >> i have to agree with you. welcome to al jazeera america. straight ahead, the people help to go guide the rover on mars. >> the san antonio spurs hired becky hammond as an assistant coach and becomes the first paid female coach in any major sports. she was a star point guard for the point liberty and san antonio stars. she plans to retire as a player at the end of the season. >> women aren't just making their mark in the nba. >> in mexico, young girls believe the game can change their lives. >> what she lacks in height, the 12-year-old makes up in determination. no money to buy fancy shoes, she plays barefoot like the rest of

the kids. >> i want to become the best player and learn more moves. >> basketball is an obsession here in mexico, where the tricky community calls home. for decades, the community suffered violence, poverty and discrimination, but these kids are changing that image becoming basketball champions in mexico and throughout latin america. for aurora and most girls, getting the chance to join the team was a personal battle. >> my parents were afraid that boys would want to have sex with us so at first refused to let us play. >> women in these deeply traditional communities are often marginal rides, most community leaders men. the literacy rates among women are higher and it's not uncommon for teenage girls to be encouraged to marry and drop out of school. >> for these girls, basketball is more than a sport. it gives a chance to travel outside their communities and

have new opportunities, ones that their mothers could never dream of. >> aurora's mother never finished primary school. raising five kids and supporting her family with her weaving isn't easy. she's not surprised that her daughter wants to be a basketball coach. >> all of my daughters feel the same way. they want to study. they see how some husbands hit and mistreat their wives and they don't want that life. >> one way the basketball program encourages development is by providing education opportunities and scholarships. boys and girls have to get good grades to show up for basketball practice every day. the coach said his female players are challenging the boys on and off the court. >> there is a lot of competition between boys and girls. boys used to say girls should stay at home and wash clothes or make food. things are changing and the

girls feel more equal. >> despite giving it her all, aurora and her teammates lose the game, but the defeat doesn't dampen her spirits to one day to travel the word shooting hoops and becoming a coach in her own community. >> parents who let their daughters play in the league often defy village traditions, letting them attend school and travel abroad. >> the man at the center of the sports doping scandal pleading guilty. he ran the why yo genesis clinic. he's accused of telling testosterone to professional and high school athletes. six others have been charged, including a cousin of yankees star alex rodriguez. joining us now to discuss the arrest is jared max. how significant is the indictment of bio genesis founder tony bosch? >> this is a big deal, but might just be the tip of the iceberg

of what is to come. bosch has made a deal with the feds to show that he faces a maximum of 10 years behind bars. that will probably only be two or three years. there's a lot of information out there about what he could supply. if i'm a player who has been using who's name has not come out yet, i'm scared, because my name is probably going to be leaked within different court documents and testimony. >> a-rod forced to sit out all of 2014. how is this going to affect his return to baseball? >> the only thing that matters we see if alex rodriguez has greater involvement with bosch and bio genesis. when you look at see the people bosch was connected with, they had a network pulling people in, supplying people with drugs, with performance enhances drugs, testosterone. down in the dominican republic they are finding people on the streets who are essentially street dealers, street agents who would south out players.

>> they had loaded syringes. bosch had to whole network of people. >> so many times, there wasn't one owner who complained when those big league sluggers were not coming out of the ballpark, going after babe ruth and everybody else's records and filling the stands. >> i think the owners are going to be the baaed guys for sports people to talk about. i don't think the owners unless supplying players are going to be -- >> should they be, because many believe those same owners turned a blind eye to what was rampant in baseball. >> great for sports conversation, but not necessarily for the courtroom, because there was so much that is potentially here and the distribution of the drugs. >> comments are not necessarily evidence in courts. >> no, but there might be

players whose names we haven't heard yet. it takes a lot of money to fund a drug organization. they have bosch now, but who are the people paying for that? if anybody happened to be baseball owners, they are in trouble, but there's bigger names to come. >> thanks for being with us. >> pleasure, bill. >> it's a major anniversary for an incident at her stellar traveler. after landing on the red planet, the mars rover has made incredible discoveries. >> it's been two years since the spectacular entrance to mars. since then, it's been crawling slowly around the red planet, snapping photos, analyzing soil and rocks and sending tera bytes of data back to earth. at the jet propulsion laboratory in california, engineers and scientists used this exact

replica of curious city to plan the new version and avoid potential problems. >> many of these instruments were designed to find if the martian environment could have once been amenable to living things. the evidence is now in. >> this place on mars offered an environment that could have supported life. the next step to ask is was there ever life. >> mars once had abundant water, as well as the chemical building blocks. it's not designed for that kind of exploring. one of the ecstatic engineers was the job to plan out the daily excursions. >> it can be successful, but it's a good day every day, because you get to play with a robot on mars. >> curious city's next big job

is to climb the slopes of mount sharp, studying the patterns of data as it goes. >> we'll spend about well actually several years to climb through the foothills of that mountain. the mission will end coming up on that mountain. we have no plans to come back down. we'll keep exploring it. >> nasa and the jet propulsion lab are now gearing up. the rover is due to blast off in 2020 and one of its jobs will be to test new technologies that may one day help humans explore the red planet. rob reynolds. >> press in spiring that it has the potential to keep going for a decade. >> we check the weather with nicole mitchell. >> some moisture that weaver seen into the southwest has migrated, so heavier rain in

idaho today, do watch for flood risk. the heaviest rain centered right over the midwest with the boundary moving through this region, so missouri two to three inches in locations not out of the question. yes, this rain account impact the united states. parts of hawaii are under dry conditions, not quite drought conditions, well, our current hurricane, especially moving closer to the next couple days, tropical storm by then, so weakening, but could bring beneficial rain. back to you guys. >> nicole, thank you. >> tomorrow morning on aljazeera america, a dog mauling death in michigan. the animals owners are under arrest and facing murder charges. we'll look closer at the case that could send them to prison. >> that will do it for us in new york. >> coming up, the world health organization just upped the ebola death toll in west africa to more than 930 people. >> we will see you right back here tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.

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