>> israel is offering to extend the piece fire. will hamas sign on to a new truce without its demands met. >> it's the worst outbreak of ebola. >> the global alert, the agency readying resources at west african countries try to control the outbreak.

>> >> the version of what happened that night, it means that there was none whatsoever. >> closing arguments are now underway in the oscar pistorius murder trial. this morning, the prosecution trying to prove the blade runner is a liar and killer. >> hawaii bracing for a 1-2 punch from mother nature, it's first direct hit from a hurricane in 24 years with another storm right behind. >> good morning. welcome to al jazeera america, i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> there's word that israel is ready to extend the ceasefire, but it's not clear if hamas will sign off. >> in cairo, there are efforts underway to create a permanent piece fire and in new york, u.n.'s ban ki-moon is asking for peace. >> this must be the last time to

rebuild. this must stop now. they must go back to negotiating table. we must not repeat this periodically. >> the palestinians are asking for international help in rebuilding gaza, andrew simmons shows us why. >> this whole crisis has a profound effect on children. the sort of destruction they are dealing with, this is extreme, but let me take you across here where this is an area, a residential area right beside a business district. >> thousand families live in the area. they had a warning of this parage of attack from land, air and sea, but many people in many

other areas didn't get a warning, so many children have died. in the two previous conflicts, there's been a snowball effect on the whole effects on the minds of those who survived. those who have witnessed awful things. this time around, the damage has been extensive and the injuries to the mind even more so. >> let's go live to libby casey in washington. the president putting pressure on international leaders for an enduring ceasefire. what is he saying? >> president obama spoke yesterday and expressed support for the pros that's taking place in egypt and this temporary ceasefire. the question is how to move forward. he outlined short term goals. the ending of rockets being fired, also a conclusion of israel drying to clear out and close off the tunnels and the eventual rebuilding of gas.

the long term goals president obama talked about included having israelis feel safe, that they wouldn't be under rocket fire, but he also talked about making sure that the people of gaza also feel safe. they are not trapped and closed off and have opportunity to have a normal life and find jobs, so the president expressed concern for the palestinian people, even as he condemned hamas. >> i have no sympathy for hamas. i have great sympathy for ordinary people who are struggling within gaza. >> as the president talked rebuilding gaza, he talked about rebuilding hope, which he says may have been lost by the people of gaza in the west bank, del. >> words are one thing. what about actions? what actions are leaders in washington taking to see a ceasefire hold. >> secretary of state john kerry is not there, no plans at this

point to travel to egypt, and that is a noticeable absence. president obama said yesterday that his secretary of state is in consistent contact with all players, but right now, washington is really not the power broker in the room. >> also web says that he wants both sides to compromise and take risks. are they heeding his call? >> that's right, he called for them to take political risks. one key element is to make sure the palestinian authority plays a role. there is as call for both sides to make compromises. the real question is what pressure does the white house yield right now. it doesn't seem very much israel has raised about secretary kerries involvement is so far. the action is really happening in egypt right now. >> live in washington, libby, thank you very much.

we'll show you two contrasting views of life in gaza. some of dealing with that massive destruction that you saw. >> the body of the general's remains from afghanistan will arrive in delaware later this hour. new details are released about the attack that killed him and wounded 15 others. the gunman hid in a bathroom with an assault rifle and opened fire when officers passed by. >> army sergeant bowe bergdahl set to sit down with an army general. bergdahl melt wednesday to talk about his disappearance in 2009. his attorney said bergdahl answered all questions and didn't invoke his right to remain silent. >> u.s. officials are now on high alert over the ebola outbreak, the c.d.c. taking new steps to handle the virus which is spreading deeper into africa.

>> nigeria racing to get isolation tents. more than 700 people have been infected, including two americans now being treated in georgia. >> let's go to atlanta, outside emery university hospital. good morning. first of all, what do we know about ken brantley and nancy writebol's conditions? are they improving? >> good morning, they are improving, doctors say they are stable but serious condition, but are improving. perhaps that is due to this experimental serum that has not gone through clinical trials yet. we are not 100% sure that is why, but their bodies are fighting the infection. the c.d.c. issued a level one response. that's the highest level they can issue. they did that last time during hurricane katrina here in the u.s. let's take a look at this.

>> the center for disease control taking the ebola threat very seriously. >> it's the worst outbreak of ebola ever recorded. >> maps show why they are calling this disease a crisis in west africa. you can see for instance that sierra low i don't even, it's almost the entire country. >> the nigerian government plan to say limit travel to west african countries with the most ebola cases. in another hard hit country, liberia, the president declared a state of emergency as contaminated bodies are being dumped in the streets. >> it's out of control in the west frequent ken countries. >> this morning, a spanish priest who tested positive for ebola while working in liberia flew home for treatment. he spent more than 50 years caring for the sick in liberia. he is the first patient of the outbreak to be evacuated to

europe for treatment. the first americans evacuated are now here in atlanta. aid workers, dr. kent brantley and nancy writebol are being treated for the disease at emery university hospitals isolation unit. doctor say everything is going as planned. >> the whole idea here is frequent monitoring, excellent nursing, frequent vital signs and treating problems as they arrive. >> they both have been showing signs of improvement after taking an experimental serum, but president obama says it is not known if the new drug is reliable. >> i don't think all the information's in on whether this drug is helpful. what we do know is that the bowl in a virus both currently and in the past is controllable. >> the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting in geneva on ebola. one topic is whether that experimental ebola medicines that haven't been tested on

people should be used in the outbreak in west africa. >> so stephanie, remember the patient that checked himself into the new york city hospital a couple of days ago with gastrointestinal problems, he thought perhaps he was coming down with the ebola infection, turns out he doesn't have it. heightened sensitivity around the country, the c.d.c. warned of this, saying people that were over in west africa, a lot of folks might be checking them receivers in with due cause, when you think about it, when you're in an infected area, take all the precautions you can. >> robert, why are questions emerging about why the atlanta patients, the ones there in that hospital behind you are the only once that got this experimental treatment? it's never been tested on humans. >> it's not approved by the

f.d.a. and hasn't gone through clinical trials. the u.s. army was working with a firm in san diego. the u.s. army is always looking at bio terrorism in america, potential bio terrorism effects and looking at this serum, so that just in case some organization decided to do something really bad to the u.s., that we would have this serum to throw into the system. well, in a last ditch effort, we had two americans in west africa that were literally on their death beds, so a great group of organizations like the c.d.c. and i samaritan's purse got together and administered this new serum to see if actually it worked. you heard the president say we're not sure whether its actually is helping. >> it certainly isn't being mass produced. robert ray for us in atlanta, robert, thank you. >> coming up at 7:35, we'll talk

more about the experimental drug that may have saved the lives of those two americans and a bioettickist will break down who should be receiving that medication. >> and who should not. >> edward snowden gets to stay in russia three more years. his residency permit has been expired. roy challenge joins us from moscow. is president putin thumbs his nose at the u.s. by granting this extension. >> there are certainly going to be many people in the united states, in the u.s. government that are going to see it that way and certainly edward snowden is a useful tool that the russians can use in whatever bargaining it might want to do with the united states in the weeks or months ahead. it's interesting, also, that russia let edward snowden's temporary asylum expire.

it expired over a week ago and it's only a week later that they've granted him this three year residency permit. that suggests they don't want him to feel too comfortable here, either. >> putin pushing back on sanctions imposed by the united states and european nations. what is being banned? we also hear and understand this morning that russia plans on getting around the ban by having the food come in from belarus and kazakhstan. >> it's a long list of things that have been banned. i can go through it now, beef, pork, poultry, fish, cheeses, milk and dairy, fruit and vegetables, so many, many core ingredients in many russians' households weekly shops. they'll find they can't get the products they were used to getting. yes, there is nothing to have to be an adjustment within the

russian marketplace to try to find different sources for these things and they will look to brazil for beef, they will look to places like cuba for sugar and things like that. also, russian producers will have to get together and up their production to fill this void that's going to emerge in the marketplace. >> roy, thank you very much. that amounts to $1.3 billion in e ports. >> in ukraine, the search for remains from malaysia airlines flight 17 has been halted, do dangerous for investigators to work. the ceasefire that was in effect is suspended, australia is holding a national day of mourning for those passengers aboard. >> right now, closing arguments are underway in a south african

courtroom where the blade runner is on trial for killing his girlfriend. >> erica pitzi has the very latest. >> the big question here is did oscar pistorius commit murder or was the shooting in his home an accident. today, both sides will have one last chance at a make their case to the judge. first up, the prosecution. >> accused killer oscar pistorius stat stoic in the courtroom as the prosecutor called him a liar. >> it's an accused not interested in telling the truth, interested in defending for his life and telling a version. >> the state said he is a jealous man who fought with his girlfriend and shot and killed her in a if it of rage. >> there was no perceived intruder whatsoever. >> he testified he did not mean to kill his girlfriend, reeva

steenkamp. he thought it was an intruder. he fired through the bathroom door, killing her. at many points web became emotional, sometimes sobbing so hard, his words became unintelligible. the prosecution said the show of feel ins was a far as, just another tale in a web of lies, ironically using the metaphor of a relay race to talk about how the olympic track store dropped the most important baton in his case. >> the defense will likely present its closing argument tomorrow. the judge will adjourn as she considers her decision. that could take a week to a month. he faces 25 years to life in prison. >> thank you very much this morning. >> a controversial murder case in michigan is now in the hands of a jury. theodore wafer is on trial after shooting and killing an unarmed 19-year-old on his front porch. he said he was afraid for his

life when she knocked on his door after 4:00 a.m. in closing argumentses, his lawyer and the prosecutor sharing different perspectives on the case. >> at night, he didn't do anything wrong. he's protected by the law from those events, clear and simple. >> if he has the right, he thinks to kill an unarmed teenager on his porch. that's what he decided that night and that's what he did. >> to overcome self defense claims, prosecutors must prove he did not have a reasonable fear for his life. >> coming up at 8:20, we'll talk about the case and the arguments made to the jury. >> we are following news on the weather front, a hurricane has not made landfall in hawaii since 1992, now the state is bracing for a pair of them. >> two major hurricanes izelle and julio are expected to hit hawaii in the next 24 hours.

>> residents across the state are preparing for what could be a devastating blow, two hurricanes aiming directly at the hawaiian islands. gearing up for back-to-back storms has them preparing, stocking up on essentials, shoppers waiting in long lines, many finding empty store shelves. >> things are running pretty bare. >> it's all gone. i don't know what we're going to do. >> it looked as though storms might be weakening, but forecasters say it appears they are gaining strength. >> looks like it should retain its strength long enough to be a hurricane when it professionals the big island. >> nearing landfall later tonight and julio knocking on the door, the governor has declared a state of emergency. >> what we're concerned about is the health and safety of the people of hawaii and we're going to make judgments about that. >> only three hurricanes have made landfall in the hawaiian islands since the 1950. >> hawaii is a very blessed

land. i believe hawaii is going to pull through. >> now as the storms threaten the peaceful paradise, all residents and tourists can do is prepare for the worst and hope for the best. >> let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> a lot of people familiar with storms, category one and two, but is hawaii prepared for a storm like this? >> i really worry about that. we see a lot of storms get near hawaii and fizzle out. it's used to preparing more than dealing with the storms. sometimes you worry in that situation that people think it's a cry wolf situation, don't take it seriously. here are the two storms, a little more concerned about the first, that is gearing directly for the big island right now. this is a water vapor image, the content of water in the atmosphere, the brighter the greens be the more the moisture. you can see dry air start to go spin into this, so that is start to go weaken the storm, but it looks like even with that

weakening, still could be a cat one making landfall at night. julio skirting north of the islands. if the first makes the direct landfall, we have watches and warnings up for all the islands, hurricane warnings for the island of hawaii. the terrain gets very high very fast, all that rain moving in could cause serious flooding. even the last tropical depression that hit the island washed out roads, that was just a depression. this is a hurricane. >> i was on the big island last month and there are beaches still recovering from that storm that you mentioned, big impact. >> a new strategy to combat gun violence in chicago. the mayor and police asking for help and getting it. so-called surge teams to track the windy city's worst

criminals. >> a wild crash and deadly police shooting caught on tape. why the cell phone video could play a huge role in the investigation. >> it was an unusual case of monkey see, monkey do, this prime mate snapping this funny selfie, but now the photo could wind up in court. >> today's big number nearly $17 billion. >> the negotiations with one of the nation's biggest banks.

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>> $17 billion is today's big number. >> it's the report settlement bank of america is working on with the justice department trying to settle fraud claims from the mortgage meltdown. >> the justice democratic is looking into $965 million worth of mortgage securities. >> 96% were put on the market by country wide financial and merrill lynch. bank of america didn't own those companies when the fraud took place. >> consumers would get only half of the settlement, $9 billion,

the bulk will go to the feds and states. >> chicago is battling gun violence, in areas that have seen skyrocketing violence this summer. we are joined live from chicago. good morning. police officials have said before they don't need help combating the violence. this seems like an about-face. >> >> it seems that way. superintendent gary mcarty said he had enough boots on the ground, did not need help from the state police or national guard. now the city says maybe it does. >> gunfire has claimed 200 lives and injured 1200 others, chicago mayor finally said enough. >> when i brought it to the governor, he quickly turned around and said yes, we're in. they're going to give us 40 state troopers. >> they will work with surge

teams with chicago cops helping track down wanted violent criminals, focusing on four high crime neighborhoods for the next four months to reduce crime. >> their wanted today. you put handcuffs on them, they don't commit a crime today or tomorrow. >> frustrated residents ever taken to the streets demanding police do more to make their neighborhoods safer. their anger reached a boiling point a few weeks ago when an 11-year-old died when a stray bullet hit her inside a home. mcarty has said that extra man power won't help chicago curb gun violence but now concedes it might. >> we can arrest more wanted people which is obviously going to help us. we recover guns, we solve other crimes doing that. doing more of that is obviously something that's good. >> the city will decide at the

end of the month if they need to keep the troopers a while longer. >> the chicago police department said there are 7,000 active warrants out there, people wanted for everything from misdemeanors to felonies. stephanie. >> chicago police have had several boosts to their crime fighting force already this summer, but violence is still on the rise. >> reporting live from chicago, thank you. >> hundreds taking part in michigan in a candlelight vigil, a murder victim nine years old. michael verkirk was repeatedly

stabbed, his accused killer 12 years old. he is charged as an adult after the is to being, he went to a neighbor's house and called 911. the boy said hi, i just stabbed somebody, police pick me up, i want to die. i don't want to be on this earth anymore. >> a new wildfire is threatening oregon, forcing residents of 275 homes to evacuate. firefighters have worked through the night. the blaze broke out late tuesday in dry brush in the columbia river gorge, 75 miles east of portland. there is zero containment in that fire. >> is the weather going to help or hurt firefighters this time? >> i feel like a broken record this time of year. we've had the moist flow, but it depends where you are. some of that same area, some of this, i'm not sure about this fire, but there has been lightning where the moisture doesn't make it, but the storms do, the lightning does.

that same storm system moved to hail through parts of utah yesterday, so it's had a few effects with all of that. here it is as it was coming down. this area of the country is going to stay very warm into the forecast for today, so a lot of 80's. i want to mention in the deep south, the heat indexes in the hundreds, the muggies are back. >> it is august. nicole, thank you very much. >> as the clock particulars down on a temporary truce, people in gaza observing the damage. >> the massive rebuilding effort that lice ahead and just how much it will cost. >> why isn't an ebola drug being given to the masses in west africa. the ethical judgment behind the treatment. >> an owner alerted the before an intruder could get in. >> a restaurant charging a new fee to help pay its workers the minimum wage is one story making

headlines around the world. world.

>> you are looking live at the scene in stanton island where two children were just found safe at a cvs end be an amber alert that began with a philadelphia murder. welcome to al jazeera america. coming up in this half hour, the ethical questions surrounding an experimental ebola drug used to treat two americans infected with the virus. the investigation into bowe bergdahl, could his confidences lead to charges? >> the backlash against a hotel that threatened to charge customers over negative internet reviews. >> let's look at our top stories. closing arguments are underway in the oscar pistorius trial in south africa, he is accused of killing his girlfriend. he said he thought she was an

intruder. >> hurricane iselle is expected to slam hawaii tonight with another storm right behind her. iselle the first this morning aim straight for the islands in more than two decades. it will bring rain, flooding and wind gusts of 85 miles an hour. >> a temporary ceasefire in gaza set to expire. israel is willing to extend it. hamas is not signed off on that. indirect talks are happening trying to come up with a more permanent truce. >> four weeks of israel airstrikes have taken their toll on gaza's infrastructure. they must now rebuild. >> the blackened remains of the only source of electricity inside the gaza strip, egypt and israel are providing a little power, but 80% of the people now have only four hours of

electricity a day. the israel military hit gaza's infrastructure hard. >> we pleaded four times with the israel army not to target us. we coordinated with the united nations in gaza. they ignored us. our early calculations put repair costs at $10 million to $15 million. >> the prime minister said rebuilding gaza's infrastructure and homes will cost $6 billion. >> israel said it was only going to target hamas military targets. i'm standing on the main road and that was still being built with qatar's money. it's been hit by a massive israeli air strike. >> qatar is investing in building gaza's infrastructure. the european that union and turkey are long-established

donors, but israel's blockade means people haven't had reliable electricity, water and a sewer system for seven years. around a million liters of waste flows into the sea every day. without enough power to drive the pumps, sewage now flows in the streets. many businesses in the private sector have been destroyed. >> manufacturers of medical goods, foods, construction projects, israel has to open the borders so we can get machines and tools to rebuild. >> this is what's left of gaza's large effort factory, a family business of 40 years that made busy cuts and breads. the owner said just repairing the structural damage could cost $2 million. he said the israeli military told him repeatedly it wouldn't target the factory. >> there are 600 people who work

here. what are they going to do now? it's going to take two years to rebuild. i give to charity. i can't do that now. i just can't afford it. >> cement is vital for rebuilding gaza and this is what remains of a cement factory. the country already finished repairs from the previous conflicts. >> this factory has been hit four times during previous wars. it's going to cost me another million dollars to repair this time. we hope the international community can help. >> israel said it's completed the destruction of hamas' tunnels. it has also destroyed many of the buildings that used to meet the basic needs of gaza's people. >> coming up in about 10 minutes, we'll show you the parts of gaza where life is continuing, despite the

fighting. >> two top leaders from cambodia sentenced today to life in prison. the eight they're former head of state convicted of crimes against humanity. 1.7 million people were killed during genocidal rule. >> in baghdad, car bombing leave 50 dead. >> it tore through a busy shopping area, actually several busy shopping areas wednesday night. >> this latest round of violence comes at iraqi lawmakers are trying to put a new prime minister in place and fight off the islamic state. >> another holy shrine fell in iraq over the weekend. as islamic fighters push further into the country, tens of thousands more civilians were pushed out. the suffering brought one

lawmaker to a breaking point. after earlier targets christians, fighters with the islamic state are now focusing on other religious minorities, followers of an ancient faith. >> thousands of people have been killed and thousands have become refugees. 40,000 have fled their homes. >> fighters from the islamic state group have been threatening to kill iraqis if they refuse to convert to islam or pay a tax. they have been seizing land in syria and iraq and now lebanon. after briefly taking a lebanese border town, fighters agreed to a ceasefire. still some people have blocked aid from reaching the village, worried it would only help the rebels. iraq has fought back with airstrikes. sixty fighters were killed

wednesday. car bombs in baghdad killed 50. the battle rages on the ground. there's a power struggle in parliament. members still haven't named a new prime minister. the current leader, al-malaki trying to hang on to power begged for more international help and blamed israel for inciting the violence. >> israel is one of those states that doesn't want stability in iraq or syria. >> fighting within iraq's government as the country splits apart. >> iraqi lawmakers meet again today to try to choose a prime minister. he says an unconstitutional attempt to form a new government would open the gates of hell. >> 50 countries gathered to call for jobs, justice and security for the people of africa. they discussed ebola to foreign investment.

>> in short, we are here not just to talk, we are here to take action, concrete steps to build on africa's progress and forge the partnerships of equal that is we seek. >> the president announced a plan to improve health care in africa. the u.s. will help create the continent's own c.d.c. >> new questions this morning over an experimental drug used to treat two americans infected with ebola. dr. kent brantley and nancy writebol were administered a drug while in liberia. african officials say they should have been given the opportunity to administer it to their own citizens. the drug has never been tested in humans, but clinical trials were planned for next year. dr. robert cliffman is a bioettickist from columbia university. thanks for being with us. i want to play you something that president obama said when asked about this experimental drug therapy. >> i think we'v we've got to lee

science guide us. i don't think all the information's in on whether this drug is helpful. >> i think this still begs the question for a lot of people why two americans were given this experimental drug versus two africans out of the hundreds that have contracted ebola. >> i think this raises the number of broad ethical questions of who should get such an experimental drug and who should decide and when they should be given it, et cetera. as mentioned, up until these two americans received it this week, no human had ever gotten it, so we were completely unclear would it in effect working americans. i think the reason we're discussing this is the fact that the two americans seem to be getting better, maybe due to the medicine, we're not sure. if we have something experimental, never tried in humans, normally there is a lengthy process where we try it in healthy people, then figure out the dose and then administer

it. i think the fact that the two americans got it highlights the why get between the haves and have notes. there's tremendous difference in who has access and who does not. >> which leads to a broader question interns of a cure or treatment or even a vaccine, whether pharmaceutical companies are really scrambling to address it, given that this problem is mostly in west africa right now. >> yes, there's been an ongoing problem that many of us have been concerned about in buy oweettics wimp is what diseases are going to get attention and which are not. unfortunately, it has been the case that drug companies have tended to focus on drugs that they think they're going to make a profit from, which is going to be in the western world. >> if this outbreak were happening in the united states or europe, would we already have a vaccine? >> well, we certainly would have a much bigger push.

i think there would have been even more resources devoted to it. i should say the fact that we have this drug now is a result of resources that have been given after 9/11 and concern about terrorism and home land security. i think no question, there would be even more of a push if the epidemic were here. >> and this was a drug created in san diego, california, which you mentioned. >> yes. >> columbia university bio ethicist, thank you very much. >> two federal appeals court say same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional. >> this is new cell phone video of the moments before a new mexico sheriffs deputy killed a driver who rammed into a squad car twice.

the witness recorded it on monday. it shows the deputy's car hit by a red pickup truck. the suspect raised his hands and ran to the officer's car. that's when the deputy opened fire. that shooting is now under investigation. >> a burglary in dallas caught on camera while the homeowners were watching. they had a webcam pointed at the doors overlooking their back yard. it streamed live video showing a man trying to break in, trying being the key word. he kicks the door open but the alarm goes off and yes, he does run away. police think he has hit at least five other houses. >> let's look at some of the other headlines making news around the world. saudi arabia is making it tougher for men there to marry women from some foreign countries. if a man wants to marry a woman from pakistan, bangladesh, chad and myanmar, he'll have to ask the government for permission first. there are about half a million

women from those countries that live in saudi arabia. the interesting thing is some speculate this move is to help save men from paying excessive bowrys. >> the star tribune reporting that a cafe is tacking on a 35-cent minimum wage to off set the wage hike that took effect august 1. he said the increase is going to cost him about $10,000 a year. other people who have been writing in on social media say he is just tacky and cheap. >> does it mean they get less in tips because he's added that. >> that's what they argue, too. >> one california man better find a coin counting machine, because an insurance company paid his nearly $20,000 claim in buckets of quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies. each bucket weighs more than

70 pounds. he sued the insurance company over a physical assault at the insurance company's office. the company reached a settlement in june and last week delivered partial payment in the form of his check but then gave him the coins. his lawyer called giving the coins to the 76-year-old client insulting, but clearly they were trying to make a point. >> change you can count on. a drop in the bucket for the insurance company. >> a former jag officer will talk to us about the bowe bergdahl case. >> a personal letter from hogwarts. why the special note was sent to a teen fan. >> it's called a zombie star. we'll tell you what it is in today's discovery of the day.

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>> it's time now for our discovery of the day. a team of nasa researchers spotted a zombie star lushing deep in space. >> it was likely created more than 110 million years ago. the star's energy sucked away by a larger star caused a super nova. it should have been blown to smithereens. >> a second day of questioning for bowe bergdahl, trying to get answers about his disappearance in afghanistan in 2009. his attorney said his client answered all questions he was asked. anita robbins is a former army

officer in the jag office. she represents members facing disciplinary action. thanks for being with us. so walk us through the line of questioning. how formal is the process and what is the main focus for the army. >> the process is less formal than what we would think of as a normal police interrogation or what the army has, kind of the equivalent of c.i.d.'s, you kind of think of the f.b.i. it's not formal in that sense, because you basically have a non-law enforcement person here, general dahl questions. he is read the equivalent of miss miranda rights. no matter what he answers yesterday and today will decide his legal future even in the less confrontational setting. >> what about when he was on the helicopter being freed from the taliban, any questions he was asked during that process, can that be used against him as

well, also questions during his hospital stay. >> i don't believe those questions would come in. most of those i would guess were done for medical purposes and without getting into a long legal issue, but basically those could be used simply for treatment, so no, i don't think -- if, that's a big if this went to formal court martial or court proceeding, i don't think many of those statements would come in. obviously anything now that he's been form ally mirandized, now any statements he's giving now could come in. >> as you mentioned, the if being the big word there, he hasn't been form ally charged, but could this investigation lead to court martial? >> was. many times when the army has these informal investigations, many times they turn into a court martial. that is what is hanging out there. the bigger question is partly of what with the court martial in mind or any type of

administrative proceeding, and what everybody knows, the big question in the room is legally, is what was his intent that day when he walked off, was he simply just going for a walk about, did he really intend to desert or go awol, that is the critical piece and if he can't remember his intent that day maybe due to the trauma he suffered over five years, we don't know, they can't capture that piece, it's going to weaken the government's case to take this forward to a court martial proceeding. the army has many other way to say separate him from the army that do not include a court martial. >> many aren't familiar with the legal system in the military, the jag much different than a civilian court. can a soldier invoke a right against self incrimination or does he have to answer the questions of speaker officers? >> no, we basically have the

equivalent of the miranda warning. he could along with his civilian counsel and military detailed counsel say we are not answering these questions. they know he is in legal jeopardy answering these questions, so could legally walk out of the room and say we're talk about. >> anita at a joining us from washington, thank you very much. >> in gaza, many ordinary citizens are trying to carry on with their lives despite the air strike devastation. some residents hope for a return to business at usual. >> on the streets of gaza, you might not know there was a war if you walk through one of the main markets. and met the particularly enthusiastic man who sells grapes. >> at this market, where the bread is hot and fresh and the radios are cheap and chinese. you can buy your mangos that he

survived three wars, which means he celebrated three ceasefires. >> we hope the siege will be broken and borders opened oh so people can work. that's all we hope. >> you can get your haircut from muhammed. if barber shops are a modern day town square, he is the town cryer. >> we want just one thing. we want liberty. we want piece. >> there are the children. they are still able to play, even though so many have died, so many wounded in a month of war, which makes this little girl part of a miracle. her 23-year-old mother had invitro fertilization. she ended up with a brother, muhammed. actually, she ended up with

three brothers. meet the quad rupe lets. they have increased chances of abnormalities. this is not a peaceful place, but they are all just fine, and as to is the mother, a reminder that even in the darkest days, a people of war can create life and hope. >> hard not to smile at that. >> got to love it. >> nick schiffron will talk about his experience in gaza in the next hour. tune in to "30 days of war" airing this morning at 10:00 eastern, 7:00 pacific. >> president obama calling to release our colleagues, three aljazeera journalists sentenced to prison in egypt, now jailed for 222 days. they were sentenced to more than seven years on charges of supporting the muslim brotherhood and spreading false news. the president said journalists should be able to report freely

around the world. >> the specific issue of the aljazeera journalists in egypt, we've been clear both publicly and privately that they should be released. >> aljazeera continues to reject the charges against our colleagues. we all maintain their in sense. >> two hurricanes bearing down on hawaii. nicole mitchell has been tracking the storms for the latest. >> by later today, hawaii time overnight for those are us back in the lower 48, this storm making that landfall, the first time in 22 years having a hurricane making landfall in hawaii and julio over the weekend skirting north of the islands. because of that, watch for anything, especially the big island of hawaii. definitely don't want to be surfing out in this. people get excited with the big waves, not in a storm like this. back in the continental united states, we have storms moving through the midsection of the country this morning that could

brick heavy rain especially in southern parts of illinois, kentucky, tennessee later in the day, so watch for that and just the isolated stuff around interstate 10. still could have problems here stateside, as well. >> a little bit of magic in the form of a handwritten letter from best selling harry potter author j.k. rowling. the teenager quoted from her favorite character. >> dumbledore said happiness can be found in the darkest of times if one only remember to say turn on the light. >> the author sent her a letter written in purple ink written from the perspective of the hogwarts master. she sent the teen a wand and acceptance letter to the hogwarts school of magic and a

signed copy of the book the teenager quoted from. >> remember the monkey that went viral, a british photographer snapped pictures. it was posted on wikipedia and photographer threatening to sue if it is not taken down. wikipedia say it is not copyrighted because the monkey did it. >> an artist in colorado attached ipads to three large tort tosses, filmed them walking around. it is on display at a local museum. they are calling on the museum to stop the exhibit. >> coming up, a michigan couple facing murder charges after their dogs attacked and killed a jogger. bisi onile-ere is live with the story. >> the threat of an algae bloom to forced resident to say turn off the taps in toledo.

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across the u.s., leaving in droves, but in this course they are coming up with something different. >> a major hurricane is making its way through the pacific and hawaii is about to get the 1-2 punch. this is a live look at honolulu. actually, that's people getting ready for the storm. the national weather service says hurricane iselle is expected to make land foul tonight. >> this will be the first direct hurricane hit in more than two decades. we saw them getting sandbag. >> it's been lamb generation since they've had a hurricane. now they prepare for two. iselle today and julio this weekend. >> long lines. and increasingly bare sh shelves

face shoppers as they prepare for back-to-back hurricanes 36 hours apart. >> i don't think either storm will deliver a knockout but the 1-2 punch could be serious. >> julio, a hurricane, iselle already there is set to make landfall thursday evening at a category one, winds up to 90 miles per hour. >> looks like it should retain its strength long enough to still be a hurricane approaching the big island. >> the island's last hurricane was in 1992, da category four that killed six and ravaged 1,000 homes. in 1959, the only other hurricane hit the hawaiian islands from the last 55 years. both took a path over kauai. these new storms are on pace to be the first hurricanes to hit the big island, and that has

people streaming into airports, hoping to escape. >> we thought it would be safer to go home so we wouldn't get stuck. >> sandbags are being filled to guard against flooding and digging culvert to encourage rain waters to flow back to the sea. the american red cross is preparing shelters and promises little else. >> no amenities there. there might not be running water or food. >> with preparation time running out, many of those preparing to ride out the storm have faith that all will be well. >> hawaii is a very blessed land, so i believe hawaii's going to pull through. >> the mayor of maui declared a state of emergency for the entire county, plus all public schools will be closed and used as shelters today and tomorrow. >> nicole mitchell's tracked the storms. where are they now? >> one is more targeted toward

the islands than the others. i want to reiterate a point that john just made. it has been quite a while. it was 1992 when a hurricane hit hawaii with $2 million in that day's money. thousands of houses were damaged. they were wrapping up filming on jurassic park, so steven speilberg and the crew had to hunker down. you can see this darker, that's dry air blending into the storm, helping to minimize it. it still looks like it will be a hurricane at landfall overnight tonight. >> how rare is it to have two hurricanes coming in and honing in on thized at the same time? >> in the eastern pacific, it's an active basin, so two aren't

unusual. it is very unusual, it's been over 20 years since any hurricane made landfall here. they have to go through colder water, more wind shear and that tends to knock these storms down, it's rare to stay together like this. >> thank you. >> a new wildfire threatening a mountain town in oregon, forcing residents to evacuate. firefighters have been working through the night battling the fire. the 200-acre blaze broke out tuesday in dry brush on the columbia river gorge, east of portland. officials say that fire is 0% contained. >> a ceasefire in gaza expiring in hours. there is no worry the fighting could resume. israel ready to extend the truce, but hamas has not signed off. >> egypt is hosting peace talks hoping for a permanent

ceasefire. president obama had a message for those behind the rocket fire coming out of gaza. >> hamas acts extraordinarily irresponsible when it is deliberately inciting rocket launchers in population centers. >> the comments come as benjamin netanyahu is defending his countries strategy in gaza. >> we've gone through extraordinary lengths to avoid civilian casualties. hamas goes through extraordinary lengths to cause civilian casualties. >> we are in gaza where pro hamas rallies have been taking place. what is happening where you are? >> that's right. 3,000 people came out here in

the commercial center of gaza city. the rally just ended, most people are leaving now. when we listened in on to the speeches and talking to people on the ground about why they came, they are telling us that they came out to show solidarity with negotiators in cairo now negotiating indirectly with israel. they say that they want to see the best deal possible and they say they want to see an end to the blockade, the blockade in gas which has been in place since the late 2000 has effectively choked the economy here, many saying that whatever happens over the next 17 hours or over the next few days, they want to see an end to that blockade. >> is any progress being made in this effort now to negotiate a permanent ceasefire? >> it's hard to say. we have heard of some leaks coming out of cairo, nothing we can verify independently.

some suggestion that the palestinian authority and indeed the fatah party, which is part of this unit government that hamas is part of will get control over the rafah crossing with egypt. we can't independently verify that, but understand that negotiations ongoing, that israel and hamas are negotiating indirectly, using egypt as the go-between, but at this stage, no real clear idea of what is going to be agreed, if anything. >> part of our team of journalists in gaza, thank you very much this morning. >> so interesting to see how bustling the city is so quickly. >> all the nice in the background. >> big difference from a week ago. living under fire has been difficult for parents of young children in gaza. >> some are forced to make decisions that could determine whether they're children live or die. >> hey! >> nothing makes this mother happier than her children.

that's the 4-year-old looking into the camera. the oldest is the 6-year-old. the guy in orange is the youngest. he's a bit of a ham for the camera. they are like any kids anywhere. all three were born in germany. last year, she got sick. she chose to move them back into the neighborhood where she was born in gaza, but she couldn't anticipate the choices the move would force her to make. she couldn't know the war would come so quickly. >> when israeli fired missile, they said we give you five minutes. we just ran away. >> they feel lucky, their house is intact, their children around injured, but the war is changing things. >> she used to talk about the he photos and pictures and in two days, i found she doesn't.

>> the war is inescapable and the trauma inevitable. >> how worried are you about the long term trauma? >> because i don't fart. i don't think that my children will forget. i try to look strong. i try to because what i do believe, that as long as we are strong, the children would be fine. >> but the problem is being strong is impossible. every night, she makes the awful shattering choice to separate them. she thinks if an israeli missile struck one room, she wouldn't lose them all. >> the shooting or if they fired missiles at hour neighborhood like this, this place is going to be destroyed, but this place is going to be safe, so at least she will be fine. he may not. what i did was to protect my children, so i feel like i don't think that mothers in the world are thinking this way.

i don't think so. they think how owe o. -- what they going to feed them, what they going to let them play, how they should ask them to do this or not this, but they don't ask that they should sleep in there and not and sleep here and there, no. i don't think that -- i feel like i am a little bit crazy. then i think no, they are crazy when they target crazy, not i am. marian told us why you let me sleep here why you sleep there. how should i convince her what i did was for her? should i tell her that i'm afraid that she die and i put her here because if she died at least i keep her brother with me or at least if he died, she stay with me? can you tell a child six years old this. i told her no, i slept there and

i found myself there. i lie. i lie. i lie. what should i answer? >> there is no answer to that question, only a plea. >> our children are like any child in the world. they don't deserve what's happened to them. >> one mother's nightly choice in gaza. there are hundreds of thousands of mothers. >> tune in to the special "30 days of war" airing this morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 pacific. >> n.s.a. leaker edward snowden has permission to stay in russia for three more years. we're going to talk to roy challenge from moscow on the reasons behind the extension. >> more details about the killing of a general in afghanistan.

general harold green's body is coming home today. the gunman hid inside a bathroom. he was dressed in an afghan army uniform. he opened fire with a nato assault rifle when officers passed by. >> today in texas, army sergeant bow bergdahl is set to answer questions about his 2009 disappearance in eastern afghanistan. bergdahl met wednesday with major general dahl, who is leading the investigation. he was read his rights but waived his right to remain silent and answered all questions. >> the c.d.c. on high alert this morning, taking new step to say handle the ebola crisis as the disease spreads deeper into africa. we are live in atlanta outside emery university hospital where two americans are being treated for the disease. update us on their condition. >> good morning, doctors say that they're doing well. they're in stable but serious condition. they are monitoring their vital

signs, making sure they are full of electrolytes. their family can't be in the same room, but there's a glass window that they can talk to the two aid workers. doctors are going to continue to watch them over the course of the next few weeks, perhaps even longer, and they are saying that they are improving. >> president obama talking about that experimental drug being used to treat patients. what did he have to say? >> president obama came out with caution, as everyone is. the thing about this experimental drug is that the fact it was being produced by a private bio pharmaceutical firm in san diego for the u.s. early, only tested on monkeys. here's what the president had to say. >> i don't think all the information is in on whether

this drug is helpful. what we do know is that the ebola virus, both currently and in the past, is controllable. >> as we hear the president giving caution to this, this is just a treatment right now. it's not a vaccine or cure. it's being given to the two patients at emery university hospital. the big question is, is how long will these two aid workers be here. at this point, no one really knows, and again, no one really knows the full prognosis or the outcome. i guess if this treatment actually turns out to be what saved their lives, we don't know that yet, but if it is part that have, then clearly it's a major break through in the treatment of ebola and all the major issues going on in west africa now. the world health organization is trying to get their hands around this as is the c.d.c. as they're

surging 50 plus scientists to west africa in the next few weeks. >> $225 million, as well. robert ray for us live in atlanta, thank you very much. >> bank of america is working with the government on a deal that would be the single biggest corporate settlement in u.s. history, $17 billion to put an end to federal investigations into its sale of toxic mortgage securities. it follows a ruling in another case in which bank of america paid $1.3 billion. that helped motivate the bank to work on a settlement with the justice department. >> a couple in michigan facing murder charges for an attack by their dogs. bisi onile-ere is live with that story. >> a michigan man accused of shooting a teenager to death now in the hands of the jury. we break down the final argumentses. >> a daring caress skew, that

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>> here you can see a fiery wreckage of a car accident. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> a michigan judge refused toe reduce the half million dollar bail for a couple charged with murder. their dogs brutally malled a jogger and it's not their first attack.

bisi onile-ere is live in detroit. why didn't police step in sooner? >> good morning, stephanie. yes, these dogs have a history of attacking other people, allegedly broke out of their can he be necessarily when they killed a man. while the dogs' owners face charges, some strongly believe that animal control should also be held accountable. >> the italian bread dogs went by the names julia and tony, muscular, protective and head strong, they were aggressive and known to go on the attack in this township neighborhood. in 2012, the dogs mauled a young woman. she survived. last year, more bloodshed when an elderly man is attacked. in late july, the dogs mauled a 46-year-old to death. >> the man left his job at this engineering company and went for a run. when he passed this house, the dogs were on the loose. there was no fence and no sign

of the dogs and see owners. that's when they talked. a neighbor down the road from here fired shots at the dogs, but it was too late. >> two incidents within the past couple of years. why did it take so long for anyone to get involved? >> well, it didn't. in both instances, when we took the complaint, we turned it over to the animal control. >> the township police chief said in previous attacks, the county animal control leveed nothing more than fines against the dogs' owners. now the man and his wife are charged with second degree murder. >> these people, it's their responsibility to take care of their animals and they failed to do so, a man died because that have. >> the chief says police were called to the home several tiles for dog complaints but says there was only so much his department could do. >> it's animal control. >> it's animal control.

they had the duty through the health department to take care of the animals. they did to a point. >> i think these dogs should have been put down after the first attack, especially after the second attack. >> the attorney who represented the dogs' first two victims said animal control dropped the ball on this case a long time ago. >> i think the writing's on the wall, but where there was nothing done after the first incident, and just some minor tickets after the second incident, that tell us that the system is broken. >> the dogs have now been euthanized and animal control's policies under review. it raises questions why it took a father of three to die before action was taken on two dangerous dogs, the pets' owners facing life in prison.

>> right now there is a question whether the two are even legal citizens of the u.s. another dog was laid down and eight puppies taken from the home, the puppies will go with a rescue group. >> is there any accountability for animal control's lack of actions in this case? >> i can tell you from just my conversation with the chief of police, he told me that animal control right now are reviewing their policy and they're really trying to figure out how this case fell through the cracks, so i can only imagine that there will be some changes in the near future. >> bisi onile-ere live in detroit, thank you. >> also in detroit, the jury is going to be back deliberating in the case of a man who shot and killed that unarmed teenager on his front porch. >> prosecutors call it murder. the defendant said he was afraid for his life. >> theodore wafer stepped from the stand after two days of

trying to convince jurors he was justified in killing ranisha mcbride. was ted in fear of his life or great bodily harm that night? two, was that danger imminent? did he feel like that danger was imminent? yes, and yes. >> prosecutors disagreed, arguing wafer had every intent to kill the alleged intruder. >> this is a deadly weapon. it's designed to kill. it's not designed to scare people away. that scarce people away. >> wafer said he was startled by pounding on his door. he went to investigate and saw someone outside and that's when he pulled the trigger. his lawyers say it was in self defense. >> i ask you all to send ted

home, find him not guilty of everything. >> prosecutors say wafer had other options besides using deadly force, like calling the police. they asked for justice for ranisha mcbride. >> mr. wafers actions were unnecessary, unjustified, and unreasonable. >> wafer faces life in prison if convicted of the highest charge against him, second degree murder. >> now the jury has been told it could consider a lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. jurors would have to find wafer acted in a grossly next manner when he thought mcbride. >> half a world away, closing arguments underway in the trial of oscar pistorius. closing arguments are taking place. he is accused of killing his girlfriend through the bathroom door at his home on valentine's day in 2013. he said he thought she was an

intruder. the judge said it could take up to a month to decide his fate. >> here to talk about these two trials is legal contributor for aljazeera america. you've been listening to the closing arguments in pistorius. anything you're hearing that surprised you? >> no, they are underway now, of course, because they're healed of us time wise. these are two of the finest lawyers in the world. it's a very different system they have there. they actually give the judge, because there's no jury in the case, the clothinging arguments in writing and then highlight the key points for the judge. quite dramatic, but not the same system we have here, so the judge knows what to expect and then she has 4,000 pages of evidence to go through before she renders her decision. >> you say there's a common that threat between the pistorius trial and wafer trial. >> two similar things, even though one's a celebrity case.

both men initially said it was a horrible accident, i didn't mean to shoot, and then claimed self defense, inconsistent defenses in both cases. also, both men raised the specter of the unseen black person, that i was afraid of and then had a woman victim in the end. very interesting that we have that common theme running through both cases, although as you point out, the other case a world away. >> let's talk about the wafer trial. the jury is in deliberations. how long would you expect for them to take to reach their decision? >> this was much more of a run of the mill case, pistorius went on for 40 days of testimony and actually months. this case was a 10 day murder trial, which i guess the way most cases go here in the united states. the jury will probably come back in a couple of days. i mean, it's shocking for most people to think of about it, but you're dealing with someone's life and freedom, juries take a

couple of days, take it very, very seriously, wrestling with the evidence, but i wouldn't be surprised if we had a jury tomorrow. >> seven men, seven women, four african-americans, eight white, do you think race or gender will play a role. >> or age. >> you asked me this off camera yesterday understand and i think gender may be the bigger factor, less so race. >> thank you for being with us. >> great to use, thank you. >> let's look at weather we can expect across the nation today with nicole mitchell. >> we have the big hurricane, i'll have more on that in a few minutes. i want to get to the lower 48 where we could have areas seeing spotty flooding especially in the midsection of the country. this heavy band of rain moving through missouri will continue through the course of the day. that's going to be the core of the heavy stuff out here.

this could be our heaviest rain. we still have the monsoon flow. watch for areas there and gulf coast southward into florida. in terms of temperature side of all of this, great lakes through the east, 80's. texas, a lot of temperatures in the 90's, maybe a few hundreds, but with the humidity, very high heat indexes today. stay indoors in that air conditioning if you can. >> the new fragile cooperation helping to ease tensions in gaza. the u.s. appears to be taking a back seat at the negotiating table. doug waxman is going to be joining us to break down the u.s. presidents or lack thereof in the region. >> we cannot bring them back, but we will bring them home as far as we humanly can. >> australian mourning those lost on the makes airlines flight shot down over ukraine. why they have to wait longer for

their loved ones to be returned home. >> the algae problems in lake erie, residents in toledo, ohio turning the taps back on following the scare over toxins, but many residents still concerned. >> giving new meaning to a bad review. one hotel plans to avoid negative comments on the website yelp created a backlash. >> a look at our images of the day, the light display in london involving seven rows of seven spot lights as part of a week of ceremonies looking back at the 100 anniversary of world war i. the column of light can be seen as far as 12 miles away.

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it's the middle of the night there, and residents bracing for two storm systems, including a hurricane heading their way. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. ahead, russia taking action against the west, expanding its import ban after the west hit russia with sanctions over the crisis in ukraine. we'll see who russia is going after. >> tiger woods back on the golf course today. not even one of the world's greatest can help stop the decline in golf's popularity. >> that is not tiger there, but that is the change. >> a temporary ceasefire in gaza due to expire, israel willing to extend the truce, but as of now, hamas has yet to sign off on it. >> talks are taking place in cairo to establish a permanent ceasefire, this as hamas supporters hold a rally today in gaza. >> the u.s. is playing a limited role this time in the current negotiations taking place in

egypt. as we report, the recent fighting in gaza creating friction between jerusalem and washington. >> at the africa summit, president obama repeated americas support for israel and the decision to go to war against hamas. >> no country would tolerate rockets being launched into their cities. >> but the president again voiced concern about the results of israel's attacks. >> i've also expressed my distress at what's happened to innocent civilians, including women and children. >> that issue, civilian casualties led to the most recent wrist between president obama and israel president benjamin netanyahu who blamed hamas for using civilians at human she'd. as the death toll increased, secretary of state john kerry in an unguarded moment appeared to doubt israel's claim that its military takes extraordinary steps to avoid civilian cats.

>> it's a hell of a pinpoint operation. we've got to get over there. his comment and the administration's pressure for a ceasefire incensed president netanyahu. >> apparently the prime minister told our ambassador that he expects never to be second-guessed. these are not words that you normally associate with an alliance relationship. >> former ambassador said president obama isn't the first american president to encounter resistance from his israeli counterpart, but this is different. >> it's much more than just an episode. it seems to be a way of thinking on the part of israel that they can't trust the president. they don't think he fully understands the middle east, and they don't like some of the decisions he's taken. >> on matters of intelligence sharing, economic support and strategic goals, the u.s. and israel remain close. the relationship between the two current leaders, anything but.

aljazeera. >> let's go to doug waxman, the co director for the middle east center for culture and development at northeastern university in boston. good morning, egypt announcing that the ceasefire would begin, what does that say about egypt's olein these negotiations? >> it really says that egypt is essential in these negotiations. it's demonstrated that there couldn't be a ceasefire without egypt taking the role. the united nations tried, qatar tried, turkey tried, all failed, egypt succeeded. it's the central mediator between israel and hamas. >> would you put this in the failure category? we saw weeks of shuttle diplomacy with secretary of state john kerry going back and forth between the parties. in the end, he was nowhere to be seen. what does this say about that

u.s., israeli relationship? >> there's long-standing tensions as your earlier report indicated between prime minister netanyahu and president obama. i think the tensions have just been aggravated by the recent fighting and particularly kerry's ceasefire attempt, really badly received in israel and strongly criticized in israel. there's obviously now going to be some attempt to damage, rare, renew the relationship. ultimately, the fundamentals in that relationship are strong, but at the moment, it's really the united states and kerry in particular is taking somewhat of a back seat in allowing the egyptians to take the lead in trying to extend the -- >> on this particular -- ceasefire -- >> who has more to lose and who has more to gain, the united states or israel, which depends heavily on united states military support in the middle east? >> ultimately, certainly israel has a lot more to lose if it was ever really at risk of

jeopardizing this relationship with the united states, but there's no chance of that. the israelis have very, very strong support in congress. they have the american public, an opinion poll showed the majority of the american public still backed israel, still supported israel's actions in the recent war. it's really a relationship between the netanyahu government antwhite house and president obama in particular. in that relationship, i think president obama possibly has more to lose than prime minister netanyahu. that's what president netanyahu seems to think. >> how is this going to play out? former president carter said it is time to recognize hamas as a political actor. it is still considered a terrorist organization. what is going to happen, anything? >> i don't think there's going to be much in terms of what president carter is saying. many people have said for sometime that israel needs to deal directly with hamas.

the p.l.o. was also rewarded as a terrorist organization. i don't think there's going to be any change in the u.s. or israel policy with reward to say hamas. the focus at the moment remains, we're trying to extend the ceasefire, then ensuring hamas disarmment in terms of reconstruction and opening, easing of border controls in gaza. the focus continues to be to bring in the west bank into gaza, not empower hamas. professor waxman, thank you very much. >> tune in to our special on aljazeera america, "30 days of war" airing at 10:00 a.m. eastern time, 7:00 p.m. pacific time. >> edward snowden can stay in russia for three more years. his lawyer announced today his residency permit has been extended.

>> it expired last week, more than a year after he fled the u.s. we have the story from moscow. >> there are certainly going to be many people in the united states government who will feel president putin is trying to thumb his nose at the united states by granting edward snowden this three year residency permit, and it is true that snowden is a useful tool that the russian government can use in its fractious relationship with the united states. it's interesting, though, that the russian government led edward snowden's temporary asylum, that one year asylum expire before granting him this residency permit. it expired a week ago, so it seems that the russian government doesn't want edward snowden to feel actually too comfortable here, either. there is another development

between russia and the u.s., russia announced today that it is going to embargo a long list of food stuffs that are exported into russia from the united states, from the european union, from canada, norway and australia, too. i'll go through that list. it includes beef, pork, poultry, fish, cheeses, milk and dairy, fruit and vegetables, a long and extensive ingredients list here of things that are actually pretty integral to the daily or weekly shops of many russians, so russia is going to have to find alternative sources for many of these things. there have been already numerous instances of russians going on social media, twitter, facebook, posting pictures of how shops used to look at the soviet days with empty shelves, wondering if there were going to be similar scenes repeated in 2014-2015. >> russia announced today that

it will get around the ban by having food come into the country from belarus and kaz he cakazakhstan. nato is warning moscow could be looking for an excuse to move troops into ukraine, doubling combat troops in ukraine since mid july. >> efforts to recover more bodies from malaysia airlines flight 17, saying conditions are too dangerous. 298 people were onboard when it was shot down last month. >> in time, our thoughts will linger, not on how the passengers on the flight died, but on how they lived. we will remember them as they

were, joyful, open and optimistic. >> that remembrance from australia's prime minister during a day of national mourning for the victims. 38 australians were on the train when it went down. >> along the texas, mexico border, game wardens joining law enforcement, patrolling the waters in black and white boats mounted with machine guns and bulletproof shields. normally they would look for fishing tournament cheaters and now are trying to catch suspected smugglers. >> another federal appeals court weighing in on the issue of gay marriage, activists in cincinnati where judges are skeptical whether they should overturn the will of the voters. two appeals court ruled that same-sex marriage bans are unconstitutional. >> a challenge to mississippi republican senate primary has been turned down. the republican party won't step

into the fight between tea party candidate chris mcdaniel and thad cochran. thousands of questionable ballots being asked to be thrown out. the republican party says to take it to court. >> people in toledo, ohio can drink the water again. >> they are not out of the woods completely. scientists say the algae problem in lake erie could turn up again. >> at wade smith's toledo area home, no one takes clean running water for granted. his family of five was among nearly a half million people who couldn't use the tap water over the weekend, when toxins from an algae bloom contaminated the water supply. >> you couldn't drink the water, do laundry or dishes. >> the toxins no longer an immediate threat but design activities warn the source of the drinking water, lake erie,

is still at risk. >> what is the potential long term impact? >> fish could die, the plants in the bottom of the lake could start dying, so we could potentially kill the lake. >> when it comes tier res future health, environmental engineer isabel escobar warns the problems could go deep. algae feeds off run off from chemicals and sewage. >> we are giving this man made candy for them and they are growing, multiplying. >> it forms blooms. it's nothing new. lake erie was declared dead in the 1960's because massive blooms choked the life out of the lake. >> are things going to continue to get worse? >> the treatment that the water facility is a bandaid to the patient. the fertilizing practices for our agricultural businesses and our farmers, they need to adjust

to the type of fertilizer that they use less phosphorous and nitrogen. >> i don't want anybody to be a scapegoat, there are multiple industry that is play a part in the health of the lake and scapegoating is not going to help. >> wade smith happens to be a farmer and feels the blame coming his way. he uses fertilizers like phosphorous or nutrients to grow his tomato crop and make a living. >> what would this farm look like without the nutrients. >> this wouldn't be a business without the nutrients. >> wade smith is trying to be careful with his fertilizers. >> we test them every two weeks. >> he sends samples of plants to a lab to analyze how well the plant absorbs nutrients to use exactly what he needs, no more, no less. smith wants to help preserve the lake and is wig to listen to new

farming ideas but says patience is key. the process must be fair. >> we can't fix the lake tomorrow. this is going to take something that's a generational change, a mindset change. if we act too soon, we could do more harm than good coming out of the gate. >> aljazeera, toledo. >> here's one of the problems, lake erie is the smallest by volume and most shallow of the great lake. water from that lake flows to millions in the u.s. and canada. >> negative reviews on line are coming back to haunt a hotel. >> on line users are flexing their muscle and dealing a serious blow to one hotel's reputation. >> bringing golf courses left for dad back to life with a unique take on the sport.

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>> tiger wood hurt his back but after a practice round yesterday, declared him pain free a understand rode to play. >> the popularity of golf is actually on the decline. we'll talk about how some of looking to change that straight ahead. >> first customers at a minnesota restaurant may find their receipts hard to swallow. the oasis cafe has negative reviews after the owner started tacking on a 35-cent minimum wage fee. the state raised the wage, saying the business is up. the wage increase is going to cost $10,000 a year. >> speaking of on line reviews, a backlash for a new york hotel. the union street guest house in the small town of hudson

threatened to charge wedding couples $500 for every negative review posted on line by a member of their party. hundred was people are posting fake negative reviews of this business and owner responded with a facebook post "it was originally intended as a joke and never something i told employees to enforce. this is no longer a policy of union street guest house and we have taken it off our website.

>> how legitimate are these reviews, aren't they easily manipulated? >> reviews in yelp, people have clout in the community, there are a lot of sites that have less serious reviews and don't really go as far a make sure the people are credible, but yelp is good about it. >> they are anonymous. i did go on yelp to see what is posted and now there are a bunch of clearly fake reviews. it is not vetted at all. >> some of the larger restaurants like in the city of new york, yelp is useful, people are commenting that are serious yelp community members. >> what lessons can small

business owners take? >> don't charge your guests $500 to a negative review and respond to reviews to make people happy. >> i want to share with you the comments that russian hackers may have stolen pass words. what should we be doing differently? >> we shouldn't use the same password for every website. that's the one big thing. a lot of websites offer a two step verification process. you should take that offer if it's available. >> thanks a lot. >> can you ask him about that flashing 12 on my v.c.r., by the way? tiger woods among one of the big names back in the course of the pga championship today lineville. despite the big money, the sport of golf is not as popular as it used to be with the younger players. some forces are coming up with rather unique ways to keep

business booming. >> abandoned, overgrown and off limits, even in the sunshine state, famed for its well groomed greens, this is becoming a familiar sight. close to seven houston courses across the u.s. have been forced to close due to golfers who simply stopped coming. >> many blamed the recession because tiger wood stopped playing for a while, but the game is viewed by many as being elitist, time consuming and expensive. the sport is in trouble, but at this club, something revolutionary's happening. >> this is foot golf. since introduced, it's been a big success. >> foot golf more of a fun, relax be environment. it's fast, you can play in half the time of golf and soccer's getting big in america.

>> it's changing the experience of being on a golf course that could help the game attract new players and keep them. it's hoped that at least some foot golfers may pick up a set of clubs and play. >> do we need to be creative and program within the confines of what we can do and try to think of different ways to make main. it doesn't interfere too much with our regular golf game but brings a whole new demographic. >> most of the club's revenue comes from traditional golfers, skeptical of bigger holes and footballs. seeing a new generation on the fair ways has changed minds. >> they love to see the kids out here, so having the junior kids from four years old to i've seen 60 plus years old out here kicking the ball. it's been very good for the course. >> these days, more golf courses closing than opening and the game's decline is alarming an

industry worth billions, but football is growing fast and attracting just the kinds of people golf needs so badly. aljazeera, florida. >> over the last decade, the sport has lost about 5 million players. >> hawaii is dealing with the first of two storm systems hitting thized. let's go to nicole mitchell for the latest. >> later tonight, hawaii time overnight for most of the continental united states, we're definitely watching. we had a category one followed by a category two and especially the first storm, iselle, is likely to make a direct land foul. that shows the content of water in the atmosphere, dry air helps diminish the storm. we have started to see weakening. it's headed into unfavorable wind conditions, so we do think it will continue to diminish in strength, but possibly still a hurricane when it makes

landfall. later in the weekend, julio passing to the north of the island. it has been over 20 years since we had a hurricane make a direct landfall. the big island of hawaii under the warning. the terrain is very difficult, so with eight-inches of rain, some places getting a foot, flooding and land slides could be a problem. >> before we leave you, we want to bring you breaking news out of iraq. there are reports of a car bombing in kirkuk. 17 people have been killed, dozens injured. it happened outside a hall where religious ceremonies are held. >> tomorrow, a closer look at the escalating fighting in iraq and the thousands of innocent people caught in the middle of the crisis. that's it for us now here in new york. >> coming up in two minutes from our newsroom in doha, the latest on negotiations to reach a permanent ceasefire in gaza. >> see you back here tomorrow

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>> welcome to the news hour in doha. coming up, a scar of shame on the international community, palestinian negotiators tell aljazeera there must be justice for gaza before they can talk peace with israel. >> i'm in the ruins of gaza to report on the human damage of this conflict, the trauma of children. >> convicted of crimes against humanity, held to account