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>> looting businesses in ms. after outrage grows after the shooting of an unarmed teen by police. >> riders stuck in the blazing sun before they are rescued from this roller coaster. >> we're following two big stories this morning, first in gas, where they are now 14 offers into a temporary ceasefire. >> after a weekend that once again saw airstrikes and rocket steaks. strehl and hamas returning to egypt hope to go forge a more lasting truce. >> we begin in iraq where u.s. water planes stepped up air assaults. there were at least four rounds of bombings this weekend. >> >> we are in washington this morning, just as the american military is launching new airstrikes, the u.s. is caught up in the political crisis in

baghdad. is the u.s. taking sides? >> president obama has made it clear that the only solution in iraq is a new inclusive government and as far as the u.s. is concerned, that means prime minister al-malaki has to go. malaki has his own ideas. even as this political drama plays out, the u.s. does consider its military efforts in iraq. >> overnight, u.s. war planes struck islamic targets near erbil, those strikes helping to clear the way for kurdish forces to regrain control of the city. islamic state fighters are still in control in most of northern iraq and their military gains have put pressure on iraq's prime minister al-malaki to step aside. he said he's not backing down and threatens a legal challenge against the country's president. >> i warn the iraqi parment,

presidency and constitutional court that the president has no right to delay the selection of a new prime minister based on the results of our last elections and that such a violation will lead to more security problems. >> this morning, secretary of state john kerry has a warning for malaki. >> the government formation process is critical in terms of sustaining the stability and calm in iraq. our hope is that mr. malaki will not stir those waters. >> thousands are still trapped on the mountain with little food and water. there are reports of mass executions and kidnappings by militant fighters. some refugees are pouring across the syrian border and crossing back to another, safer part of iraq. >> i came from the mountain.

i walk from the mountain through syria, walking, just we have the bottle of water, sometime we will drink it, no more. thousands of people. >> the u.s. has dropped thousands of gallons of fresh water and ready to eat meals. the president is criticized by some in congress for not doing enough. >> decisions have consequences, and the consequences of our failure to leave a residual force and our announcement that we are leaving the area and a vacuum of leadership especially in that part of the world, we are paying a price for it. >> meanwhile, on the democratic side, the president also facing some scrutiny. the democrats side of the aisle, i should say. some democrats are worried about the president's open-ended time

table for military strikes in iraq. they want to know what is his end game. stephanie and dell. >> there are reports that the u.s. is now directly arming kurdish fighters in iraq. what can you tell us about that? >> those reports are coming from the associated pros. i can tell that you on saturday when the president spoke before he left for vacation in martha's vineyard, he indicated that the u.s. would be stepping up its military assistance to the kurds. he said both the rack keys and the u.s. were going to step up military assistance to the kurds. this would not be surprising, the u.s. concerned about the kurds losing territory in that part of iraq, so concerned that they actually have evacuated part of the consulate in erbil. >> those kurdish forces we have been talking about are fighting it out with the islamic state

group, losing a city. we have more about the u.s. airstrikes. >> u.s. airstrikes have continued, fears are threatening the kurdish capitol. overnight, kurdish forces lost a key city between baghdad and the kurdish territories. they had held the city, but did he say certified iraqi airstrikes nearby, their forces were forced to withdraw and hand back to the islamic state group. fierce fighting all along the 1,000-kilometer border between kurdish territories and iraqi central government territories backed by u.s. and iraqi strikes. the same time, the focus continues on helping trapped civilians, many on the mountain, several thousand have been able

to walk down the mountain. we've been speaking to some of them and they tell horrendous stories of women dying in childbirth, babies buried on the mountain. one doctor believes up to 1,000 of them have died there. political battle lines are drawn with prime minister al-malaki making clear that he is not going to step down. there's an ongoing battle where he believes he is entitled to a third term of prime minister and political figures who would like to replace him. that struggle continues. in the green zone in baghdad where the u.s. embassy is based, as well as the iraqi government, more troops, tanks and around baghdad, much more security, as that political deadlock continues. >> pope francis is sending an envoy to iraq to show solidarity with christians targeted by the islamic state group. the pontiff is outraged

religious minors are targeted in iraq. he is calling on the world to stop these crimes. >> we'll speak about the u.s. role in iraq and what could be the next step for american forces. >> israel and hamas holding their fires this morning. the new truce is clearing the way for peace talks in cairo. in gaza, residents are now using the breaks to search for supplies and shelter. >> there are so many families returning to their homes to find scenes like this, destroyed, absolutely no way anyone could live here anymore. you'll see the family trying to retrieve what they can. take a look at this, a crater left by an air strike. it leaves nothing. there wasn't a family here at the time. they'd evacuated, but next door look at that. they've got nothing left, either. the young men in the family trying to retrieve what they can, their mother is exhausted,

she's taking a rest around the corner now. in the searing heat, doing anything is a big labor now. i spoke to a family earlier. although their home was not as badly damaged, they didn't want to return. they don't trust the ceasefire. they felt there had to be a lasting agreement signed up for them to return to their home. it does belong to them, they've had the land purchased for them, but they simply don't trust the ceasefire. now you have a situation where there's a mixture of reasons why so many people, well in excess of 170,000 people are homeless, a massive crying out, humanitarian crisis here. >> new york's governor and other state lawmakers are flying to israel this week to reaffirm friendship and support for the israelis. prime minister benjamin netanyahu last month invited the governor to visit. new york has the largest

population of jews outside israel. coming up, we'll talk with the ambassador about the ceasefire and prospects for a longer term deal. >> there was burning and looting in missouri overnight when a police officer killed an unarmed teenager. >> it seems these riots are not letting up. >> the police have their riot gear at the ready, because the situation is getting ugly. thousands of people are protesting the police shooting that some call an execution. overnight, a vigil for the teenaged victim turned volatile. >> with their hands in the air, they say they represent the unarmed position michael brown was in when a police officer shot and killed him. >> late sunday night, peaceful protestors turned violent. the angry mob lit fires and looted local businesses. >> they're looting. >> the frustration at a boiling point nearly two days after the teenager was shot to death in

the middle of the day as he was walking to his grandmother's house with a friend. police say there was some sort of physical confrontation and a struggle for the officer's gun. >> one of those individuals at the time came in as the officer was exiting his police car, allegedly pushed the police officer back into the car, where he physically assaulted the police officer. >> but it was a much different story from the friend walking with broken. >> the officer again reached out and he grabbed his arm to pull him into the car. now it was the officers pulling him in the car and he was trying to pull away. >> moments later, the shooting. >> i saw him turn around with his arms up in the air and they shot him in his face and chest and he went down, unarmed. >> angry crowds were at the scene. his father broke down with grief. watching from the other side of the crime scene tape, a mother

inconsolable. >> now, you can see just this morning, more looting going into the early morning hours here. we have not heard any reports of any injuries from the violence. now as for the officer involved in the shooting, he is currently on paid administrative leave. while the county has taken over the investigation, the community is calling for the f.b.i. to get involved here. >> a lot of people upset about it in the community. thank you. >> as you saw in an earlier report, secretary of state john kerry is on australia this morning, meeting with the foreign minister pledging deeper cooperation between the two nations. australia planning to join france, britain delivering aid by air to iraqi civilians. >> ukraine's military is advancing eastward trying to drive out pro-russian separatists. >> in donetsk, one was killed and 10 injured in shelling on sunday. accept are a activities want a ceasefire. the government said rebels must you surrender their arms. 1 million residents are in need

of food, water, medicine an electricity. >> an intense weekend of fighting in libya killed nine and wounded more than 40. clashes resumed for factions battling for control of the airport. five people, two women and three children died in one home in the capitol. in the country's west, fighters demolished a former libyan army camp. >> turkeys prime minister my now be the president, claim be victory in the first presidential election. he finished 13 points ahead of his close effort rival. that's expected to be enough to avoid a runoff. he wants a new period of reconciliation, calling on citizens to leave their tensions in the old turkey. >> the coast guard is working to rescue three. this is the 42-foot walk about tossed around in swells off oahu. it is powerless and taking on water. the life raft was blown

overboard. winds topped 115 miles an hour. >> we're receiving reports this morning of major flooding in parts of the south. >> let's bring in meteorologist nicole mitchell for more. >> we've had areas of recent rain, so the ground is saturated. as we can see on the radar, yesterday later in the afternoon hours is when we were seeing more moisture out here. right now, pretty quiet, but this will fire up again today. you've got a little break before you have to worry about that, which is good. you might be running tired this morning, we were joking, always tired on monday, but we're going to blame it on the super moon. that is not out to lunch. you tend not to sleep as well when there is a full moon. we can blame it on the super moon. later today, especially georgia to south carolina is the flood concern. we saw that in some spots. this is what you don't want to be doing, getting your car stuck in all of that, because it does a number on everything. be aware later through the

course of the day. this area pretty spotty. up toward the great likes is where the actual system is moving through. we have more widespread flood concerns as we head into this area of the country. you can see heavy rain pushing into michigan, so it's slow-moving. it will dump more and that's where you have concerns. this into the day tomorrow will push more into the east coast, so a couple of days of rain, comfortable air behind all of that. i'll have the temperature side in a few minutes. >> thank you so much for letting science back up my monday morning -- >> we have an excuse now, yay! full moon. >> a group of u.s. missionaries on their way home from liberia. they worked with the two americans who now ever ebola. >> how long they'll have to be quarantined to make sure the virus doesn't spread to the u.s. robert ray in atlanta live with the story. >> one of auto racing's biggest stars under intense scrutiny after he struck and killed a

fellow racer. >> the highway patrol officer hitting this woman. she's speaking out about what happened to her and what her attorney says is the lasting damage. >> today's big number is $850 million. >> we'll give you the list have reasons one big internet company said that's why it's worth the big bucks.

>> today's big number is big, $850 million, that's how much the popular website buzzfeed is said to be worth. >> it is makes lists with snappy headlines. >> now it's getting a $50 million cash infusion from the investment firm. >> the site draws 150 million people every week. it takes a lot of people to put those lists together. >> buzz feed has 550 employees about to be much richer. some are focused on bringing new viewers from social media. >> ebola has killed more than 1,000 people. experimental drugs are being

discussed to use the virus. a group of missionaries are headedding back to north carolina. those members of sim usa will be quarantined. robert ray joins us live from atlanta. those two infected americans are being treated now. what can you tell us about dr. kent brantley and nance writebol? >> they are doing about the same as last week. according to doctors, they are stable and improving. their vital signs being looked at. they are still in the rooms behind me here in emery hospital where their family are able to talk to them through a glass paned window. they are on their way to a healthy life. dr. brantley said he feels good, that he's glad every day he's

improving and he hopes his colleague is doing the same. according to doctors, she is. >> are there war roy that missionaries coming back to the u.s. might be infected? i presume they were checked before they left west africa. >> they were, indeed. as a precaution, they're going to be put into a quarantine in north carolina or wherever they lived. you're an aid worker in west africa, you're treating ebola infections in very hot conditions, in a not very clean environment anyway, so you're immune system is probably already likely broken down. when these aid workers get back, they'll be put in quarantine situation to say get their bodies back to normal. most of them with him likely not have the infection, but it's a good precaution. there's no concerns, just trying to get them healthy again. >> we've been talking about this

experimental drug that they were treated with. what would it take for this drug to go into production and is there talk of that? >> well, yeah. it is made by an independent farm satticcal company in san diego that is working in conjunction to the u.s. army. it is given to the patients behind me in the hospital, also a spanish priest, who came down with ebola is also receiving it as we speak. it hasn't gone through trials yet. there's no concrete evidence that it actually is helping the two patients in the hospital behind me, but if it does, this is like a realtime trial that's being given, sort of a last ditch effort that was thrown to the two aid workers a couple of weeks ago when they were on their death beds. if there is proof it is helping them, they'll try to wrap up the serum and go through trials with

the f.d.a. and toss it out to folks who are infected with ebola. it's easy to do it in africa because the f.d.a. has no jurisdiction over there. they do in the u.s. there is another medicine that got the green light to move on with trials, so there's a couple of things out there. again, it is not a cure or vaccine, but definitely a treatment in the works. >> live in atlanta, thank you. >> another story people are talking about, police in ontario county new york saying celebrated nascar driver tony started will not be prosecuted for hitting another driver. >> we have details of the accident which has shaken the racing game at every level. >> absolutely. you're right, everybody is talking about this story. three time nascar champion and nascar team owner tony stewart was doing some much lower stakes sprint car racing on a dirt

track in new york saturday, driving the number 14 car. he spun out 20-year-old driver kevin ward. ward jumped out of his number 13 car and may have been trying to confront stewart as he circled around. while another driver avoided him, stewart fish tailed and struck him. the impact threw ward 25-50 feet on to the track. doctors declared him dead an hour later at a local hospital. stewart has been cooperating with investigators and not facing charges. stewart decided not to drive in sunday's nascar race. >> i think there's a general sense of relief that he wasn't going to be in the car, out of respect to the family and certainly being so difficult for tony to drive today. >> people die in racing all the time, you hardly ever hear bit on small tracks. when it was, you know, being that tony was involved, it brought attacks to it and just

makes your heart hurt for the ward family and their loss. >> ontario county sheriff said his investigators hope to view all pictures and video taken of saturday's fatal incident. they have been working to reconstruct the crash scene. when that process is over, the sheriff i will turn over the results to the district attorney's office. >> we're hearing from a woman being hit on the side of a california freeway by a highway patrol officer. she was stopped on july 1, she was walking along i-10. police say she was ignoring their orders walking along the road into traffic. police say they had no right to treat her that way, she says. >> he was socking me and beating me and beating me and beating me. i felt in my soul that he was going to kill me, that they was going to beat me to death. >> the beating was so severe, she has slurred speech.

she is now suing the highway patrol, alleging violation of civil rights. the highway patrol officer is on desk duty pending the outcome of an investigation. >> california isn't the only place reeling from a devastating drought. in colombia, some areas haven't seen rain in two years. >> particularly hard hit, and as we report, the people there are suffering. >> every day this woman and her son travel under a blistering sun in search of water. they're part of the indigenous people that have inhabited this peninsula in northern colombia. water here has also been scarce, but a continuing drought means getting ahold of it has become an almost impossible task.

>> our reserves would last a year and rain would come, but they are gone now. >> like many, she walks all the way to this government-built well, hours from home. what she finds is salt water, barely fit to drink. >> this water makes us sick. it gives us stomachation and diarrhea, especially to the kids, but it's all we have. >> filled with collected rain, traditional reserves used to be the main source for clean and possibilitiable water. without the rain, most of them, like this one, have gone dry. not a single drop has fallen in two years. their crops gone and the animals are thin and weak. community leader remembers a different time. >> our water would be fresh, we

would get rain every three months and abundant food. now i worry for our children and our elders, but mostly for the little ones. >> some settlements are four or five hours away from the closest town, leaving them isolated. the government's human rights office estimates almost 40,000 children are showing signs of malnourishment. >> many think this is just a longer summer and they pray to their sun good for rain, but they are truly at risk. their traditions and world view make them vulnerable to the changing climate. 23 children died last year. we're afraid this is underestimated. >> the people have so far managed to strike a delicate balance with their difficult environment, but as the climate changes, so does their land, threatening that fragile balance and their very survival.

aljazeera, in colombia. >> that drought is blamed for hundreds of wildfires and destroying half of the rice harvest. >> let's check in with meteorologist nicole mitchell for a look at the national forecast here. >> you were talking about the drought areas in other parts of the world, the fire danger. we still have hours as we head to the northwest. through the northwest in general, 30 active large fire areas. all the areas you see in red are red flag warnings, so we still have the conditions, not only just dry, but the heat is a problem for us. ninety's all the way up to seattle, portland 100 degrees, but a new system comes in, drops those temperatures later in the week. that will be a big difference. already cooler today, around the great lakes with more temperatures in the 70's. back to you. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> the u.s. steps up airstrikes against islamic state fighters. >> in the middle of all that fighting is a power struggle underway in baghdad. retired army major mike lyons

will help us make sense of what's happening there. >> grounding a jet full of travelers, the scary moments for the passengers onboard. >> she said if we try to take our little boy, she's going to get the police and she's going to come and take our little girl. >> that australian couple right in the middle of that international surrogacy scandal, insisting they did nothing wrong. why they are blaming the surrogate mother they hired.

>> taking a look now live at the quiet in gaza, where a new 72 hour ceasefire is underway. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. >> there is a new report alleging crimes against civilians during the afghan war. >> a plane crashes into a street in tehran. some blame western sanctions for causing the crash. >> there's a major debate in mexico over fracking.

some say it is needed to boost the economy, others create it is claiming earth quakes. >> a new ceasefire appears to be holding today in gaza, israel a understand hamas agreeing to the 72 hour break in the fighting sunday. indirect talks are set to resume in cairo. >> there's anger in st. louis, vandalism and looting inferring son, missouri, a protest turning ugly. people gathered to remember a teen shot by police. 18-year-old michael brown was unarm when he was killed. >> in iraq, u.s. airstrikes on the islamic state positions helping kurdish fighters regain control of two towns in the north. fighters were forced to retreat from another town. in baghdad, calling on prime minister al-malaki to step down, al-malaki refusing. >> mike lyons joins us this

morning to discuss what happened in iraq. major lions, always great to see you. what is your early assessment of these u.s. airstrikes, are they turning the tide of the battle in favor of the kurdish fighters right now? >> i'd say so far, so good. the president's been very reluctant to get involved initially, but it's stemmed the tide of the attacks in erbil, the peshmerga army getting time to regroup. they've got a good handle on the situation now. >> what does it say that the u.s. is evacuating some of its consulate staff from erbil? is it possible they have underestimated the islamic state's ability there? >> i think it's an abundance of precaution. everyone is trying to figure out who is necessary to be there at this point. it's probably a good measure,

but i don't believe it is anything we should be concerned about. >> what are the targets for u.s. airstrikes when you're dealing with a non-state after that's not even an army with incidents lakes. what are the target? >> targets of opportunity, i think one of the strategies will become to destroy some of the equipment that isis has gathered over the past months. that's been tipped the balance of power towards their favor as they've been fighting the peshmerga forces. it's important oh from a military forces to take that off the battlefield. >> the president has said his aim is to keep the lid on islamic state. what does that mean in military terms. >> that's a containment mission, we're not going to let it go further. there were calls by republicans to possibly attack into syria and do other things. i think his goal is until the iraqi government decide to say

get its act together, a more inclusive government, we're not going to become the air force for the government, but we will for the kurds, but to keep isis contained right where they are now. >> mike lyons, as always, thanks for joining us. we'll speak with an rackee journalist and editor for his perspective. >> amnesty international saying the u.s. is leaving thousands of afghan civilians without access to justice. there's a new report out that victims are left in the dark, unable to pursue any claims against american forces or other foreign troops who were stationed there. jennifer glasse is live in kabul. the language for this report is very, very strong. >> it is very, very critical of the u.s. military in particular. the report is called left in the dark. it says that a lack of investigation, a lack of

transparency in investigations into civil we know deaths and there have been thousands of them since this conflict started means many afghans feel they have no access to justice. the report singles out the u.s. military, saying its command structured system really has no incentive for reporting civilian deaths. as a matter of fact, it says that the system is designed in such a way that it actually has disincentive for reporting civilian deaths. that's why so many afghans have no idea whether anyone is being held accountable, whetherren that of these alleged atrocities have actually been looked into by u.s. and international forces. >> what does the report recommend. >> it recommends to the u.s. congress the u.s. government, as well as to nato and the afghan government primarily to make sure there are investigations, a structure for investigations, to carry them out and for there to

be transparency. it does suggest to the u.s. congress and to the obama administration that it reform the military code of justice in the united states so that there is more of a culture of wanting to report any alleged war crimes, any death of a civilian which might be questionable in a war situation. many of the afghans that we spoke to today, there are 125 of them in the report, say that their people were killed and they have no idea whether anyone will be brought to justice. >> that is opening up a massive can of worms. has there been any reaction to this new report from either the u.s. or nato? >> we've heard from both of them. they take any reports of civilian casualties seriously and investigate accordingly. that's exactly what the united states department of defense said, as well in washington. they say that they investigate things very thoroughly, they

emphasize that their forces do follow all relevant international laws. we asked nato and the united states military here whether they could say ok, if you do investigate these thoroughly, home investigations have been carried out and what have been the outcome. neither could give answers. that's the crux of this, afghans feel there is no transparency. the united states may say that there are investigation, but in except for six cases, they really have no sense that's happening and they feel their people have been killed and no one held accountable. >> jennifer glasse live from kabul, thank you very much. >> investigators in iran are trying to figure out what led to a frightening plane crash in tehran. >> there were dozens of people onboard that plane when it slammed in the middle of a residential area. >> this is what remains of the air plate, charred and twisted metal in the middle of a tehran street. despite the deaths of most onboard, it came down at a relatively quiet time of the

morning, avoiding more taillightties on the ground. the pilot was praised for his final actions. >> the pilot moved the plane away from residential buildings and fortunately did not crash into them, otherwise we would be dealing with a much worse crisis now. >> a witness described the flight's final moments. >> i was driving nearby between 8:45 and 9:00 when i came over near the residential area. the airplane began to wobble until it lost control. it crashed on to the street. the rear end of the plane, which was separated, fell on to the middle of the street. there wasn't much traffic nor many people on the street. >> the propellor driven plane had just taken off from tehran's airport for the northeast. of the 48 passengers and crew, nine survived. according to the iranian state

media, one man said he was thrown out of the plane by the force of an explosion. one relative of a victim described how she found out about the crash. >> they said the plane had crashed and just said come quickly and receive the bodies of your children. >> there were differing reports of what brought down the plane. state t.v. said the tail struck the electricity cables. the official news agency said the plane suffered engine failure. whatever the reason, the aviation sector has suffered under years of westernizations. airlines have a hard time getting spare parts. the plane crash was a soviet designed aircraft. it's the third time such a plane has crashed since 2002. iran's president ordered all such planes grounded until an investigation is complete. until iran can get access to up

to date parts and mains nance for its planes, the risks of flying within the country remain high. aljazeera. >> this is iran's worst plane crash in four years. in 2011, a plane broke into pieces during landing and all onboard were killed. >> it's been a difficult year for aviation. >> this flight was grounded after one engine caught fire. the jet blue plane in puerto rico was ready for take off when a bird flew into the engine. they spotted smoke outside the windows. >> people in the cabin began to scream that the smoke was coming into the cabin. somebody said that the flames were coming in, as well. at that point, everybody began to panic. people got out of their seats, started screaming, women started crying. >> three people were injured as they tried to evacuate the

plane. all 186 passengers were booked on another flight. >> two good samaritans are heralded for saving a family of three who nearly died in a plane crash. their plane went down just after takeoff and crashed into a soccer field. a volunteer volunteer andy few national firefighter were nearby and jumped into action. >> the flames were all right coming in or the heat coming into the cockpit there. we had to work fast. >> within 2-4 minutes of us pulling them out, the plane was engulfed in flames. >> a few more minutes and rescue would have been impossible. all three passengers are in the hospital this morning. >> this probably wasn't the thrill ride they were looking for, these people spending hours stuck on a roller coaster called the joker's jinx. it's a ride in maryland. they were stranded 45 feet above the ground.

rescuers handed out umbrellas to shield the riders from the sun. everybody made the off without injury. >> could the key stone pipeline be bad for the environment. a new study said the project could produce 120 million tons of carbon dioxide. researchers say the government didn't take into account that when oil prices drop, consumption will increase. >> thailand's new government making plans to send tens of thousands of refugees back to myanmar. >> some of them have been living in camps for a decade. >> it's been 30 years since the first people came across the border to this camp in western thailand. they came to escape the oppressive military government in iman mar or burma as it was known then. they were running from separatist fighting from ethnic

armies and government soldiers. >> my husband die and my children and i couldn't survive there. we were told they didn't have money. so many people died there. >> since then, the number of people living in the 10 camps along the border has grown to 120,000. iranically, they are now once again living in a country with a military government following thailand's military coupe. the national union has fought for independence or autonomy for more than 60 years. they recently sign add ceasefire deal with the myanmar government, but sporadic fighting continues. >> negotiations are underway for a nationwide ceasefire.

talks are held with most of the rebel armies, including in the north where fighting has been particularly intense in recent years. those working with refugees in thailand say it's too early to send them back. >> in the conflict area, and the second one there is still burmese army. the third one is still fighting in the area. there is no ceasefire. >> ethnic minority groups say they are treated like second class citizens by the government. >> everyone in the town has been talking about being sent back, but i will not return back. i will not go back. i have no home and nothing else there. myanmar is chaotic. >> despite the conditions in the camp, they feel they have a better chance at a good life

staying here. aljazeera, on the thai-myanmar border. >> secretary of state john kerry calling on myanmar's leaders to move ahead with reforms. >> an australian couple accused of abandoning their child with a surrogate in thailand insist they didn't do it. in an interview, david and wendy farnell said they were upset tests weren't done earlier. they blame the surrogate mother. they say she made them leave him in thailand. >> she said if we try to take our little boy, she's going to get the police and she's going to come and take our little girl. >> take both of the babies. >> understand she's going to keep both of the babies. >> gami's surrogate mother isn't

contradicting the couple. she said she fears he would be put in an institution. >> let's look at other headlines making news around the world today. hillary clinton, of course, highing a potential white house run, distancing herself from her former boss. she believes that president obama is overly cautious when it comes to foreign policy. she believes in fact told the atlantic that because the united states didn't get involved in syria, that that led to the rise of the islamic state group which we can see now is creating all kinds of problems in iraq. >> she in the piece by jeffery goldberg hint that she may be running for president. >> i'll put $1,000 on the table right now that says she will run. >> prove that go throwing like a girl is something to be prod of. the philadelphia teenager pitched her into the little league world series. she had an incredible game. i heard what she said

afterwards. she was humble, saying it was all about team work. >> john henry smith said she brings the fire, she has smoke. >> 9/11 9/11 museum skeptical tt ground zero workers became ill, making them angry. first responders and their families are furious, demanding answers. they say there is as health fund set up. they thought this issue was done away with. now they're hearing reports at the 9/11 museum that it could be -- >> panels describe that people have claimed their health effects. >> it's the word claimed they are taking exception to. >> another temporary truce in gaza. what will it take for a more permanent peace. >> we'll talk about that with former ambassador pinkiss live from tel aviv. >> hitting the pool to stay

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water for coal only on al jazeera america >> take a listen and take a look, this is the sound of quiet in gaza today. israel and palestinians agreeing to a new ceasefire. the latest 72 hour truce went into effect sunday night. the number of gasses killed now 1940. on the israeli side, 64 soldiers and three civilians have died. we want to go to the ambassador who served in new york as a consul general for israel. he joins us from tel aviv. good morning. that new ceasefire going into

effect sunday. how confident are you seeing it reach wednesday afternoon without rockets fired from gaza and retaliation from israel? >> good morning, del, good to be with you again. i think the ceasefire will hold. the 72 hours will be kept and will be maintained by both sides. i would not be that certain about the aftermath of the ceasefire, because throughout the ceasefire, as you know, as our viewers know, there are negotiations taking place in cairo, indirect negotiations between israel and hamas and the palestinian authority in the room all mediated by and supervised by the egyptians. this those negotiations fail to produce adequate results for both sides or adequate achievements or what would be considered at achievements, then there is a likelihood that the

ceasefire will be broken and the exchanges of fire will be resumed. that said, i think both sides have now a vested interest in maintaining the ceasefire, which is why on him cautiously optimistic that it will be maintained even beyond the 72 hours, but i would not go to vegas and bet on it. >> mr. only bass door, i'm curious about one term of the ceasefire, israel saying that hamas must disarm. if the roles were reversed, do you believe that israel would lay down its weapons if hamas made the same demand? >> hamas is a terrorist

organization. they threw over a regime, the palestinian authority's regime. even though they won elections fair and square in 2006, they basically kicked out the p.l.o./fatah in 2007, so there's no equal footing here and there's no equal lib bream here. you're right asking the question. demilitarizing gaza, i can't see hamas laying down their weapons, because that would make them cease to be who and what they are. the egyptians are just as animate and just as insistent as israel is. i could see a regime, a

mechanism in which the in flux of weapons or the in flux of materials used to produce weapons is significantly curtailed by the egyptians on the one hand and israel on the other hand and maybe at some point, some international presence. i think that the demand that israel is making is legitimate, but not attainable. >> ambassador, thanks for being with us this morning again as you have throughout this conflict. thank you very much. >> a unique orchestra has israelis and arabs making beautiful music together. ♪ ♪ >> the west-east he were devan orchestra includes musicians from the area. they performed a free concert sunday in front of thousands. the orchestra's goal is to replace ignorance with

education. >> this concert is for the people to understand that the only way to communicate is to be united and together. we're all human beings. to fight is absolutely useless. >> the orchestra was founded in 1999. we'll have much more on the fragile ceasefire in gas in our next hour, including a live report from jerusalem. >> it's time now for our discovery of the day. there is a new study suggesting that using those anti bacterial products could threaten unborn children. >> germ killers are likely to stay in the body after they're used. they took blood samples from pregnant woman and sheet at uses proved positive with the substance. >> the compounds are linked to developmental and reproductive problems, saying they can lead to those anti biotic resistant bacteria we hear so much about. >> a weather phenomenon spotted

in brooklyn over the weekend. >> let's go to nicole mitchell to explain exactly what we're seeing here. >> a beautiful weekend, sunny skies, and then you see that. it's a dust devil. what you have is usually it's when you have some warmer air at the surface, a little bit of colder air above that. as that warm air tries to ascend, it causes the conflict between the two temperatures, a little bit of a spiral. as it spirals, its as you cans in warm air. dwight a site to see. >> another clear day today before the rain moves in and then the problems. >> this kiddie pool in california belongs to triplets. they got a bear who decided to take a dip. their dad caught the soaking bear on camera. the bear eventually lost interest. after he was gone, the kids did

their best bear imitations. >> they say it was unbearable. >> we're going to be talking about fracking south of the border. >> some say it is bringing in desperately needed money to an impoverished region. >> life-saving technology. >> transforming the way you drive... >> maybe crashes won't happen any more... >> smart cars of the future... >> whoa...i would have driven straight through that... >> tech know, every saturday go where science meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've every done, even though i can't see. >> tech know. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america.

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>> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> a new ceasefire between israel and hamas is holding this morning. negotiators in cairo are working for are a long term deal. >> the u.s. stepping up strikes in iraq. >> anger turns to violence in

suburban st. louis overnight. riots and looting after a vigil for an unarmed teen killed by police. >> nascar superstar tony stewart in a police investigation after he struck and killed a fellow driver. >> all quiet in gaza as a ceasefire enters its 15t 15th other. welcome to al jazeera america. >> israel and hamas agreeing to holding off fighting for 22 hours. in cairo, talks are underway for a long term peace. >> many residents in gaza are sifting through rubble for supplies and shelter. there is hope the latest break can clear the way for an end to the deadly month-long conflict. >> a temporary calm this morning in the middle east conflict, palestinians burying their dead after both sides agreed to a new three day humanitarian ceasefire. >> we in tent to respect the ceasefire for 72 hours on the

basis of continuous and intensive negotiations that will take place. >> it began 5:00 p.m. eastern time sunday. israel diplomats expected to return to cairo today for talks aimed at a more permanent peace, but both sides are standing their ground. >> israel will not negotiate under fire. israel will continue to act in every way to change the current reality and bring quiet to all its citizens. we will stand together in unity and determination until we complete the mission. >> the goal we insist on is having the demands of palestinians met and the gaza strip exist without a blockade. >> the violence continued right up until the ceasefire, one israel airstrikes sparking a fire in gaza, another leveling the home of gaza's mayor.

in israel, warning sirens sounded. moments later, several palestinian rockets were intercepted by the iron dome missile shield. two of them were caught delivering a direct hit on a border crossing. israel later shut it down. the palestinian death toll continues to climb with civilians, including children caught in the crossfire. >> he started screaming, saying mom, mom, i started running, they carried him. they took him away before i could see him, but i saw his blood all over the street. >> a mother's grief. she says her 11-year-old son was shot and killed by israel soldiers. witnesses say a group of children were throwing rocks at an israeli convoy when the soldiers chased them own and opened fire. >> we are joined now live from jerusalem. kimberly, good morning. more talks are held in egypt, what are we hearing out of cairo

today. what are the prospects? >> at dell guyses in cairo, the hard work begins with mediators. this is significant. the refrain from the israelis for so long, so many days has been there will be no negotiations while there is still rocket fire. we've had relative calm for more than 12 hours since midnight monday local time. the real work of getting down to the grievances of both sides now being addressed. for the surprise, the demilitarization of hamas, something hamas has said is non-negotiable. for the palestinians, it is a lifting of the blockade, allowing the gaza strip to become more commercially viable, to allow for something other than an open air prison which has been the case for so many years. the israeli delegation will only stay in cairo for monday, then

it will return, we are told, two west jerusalem, where we are anding that there will be complication with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, as well as the defense minister. >> are there concerns that while these diplomatic efforts jet underway, the ceasefire could break down as we've seen time and time again in the last few weeks? >> well, there's always that concern. the concern is, as we saw the last time recently that a ceasefire broke down is that it could happen again, but conditions on the ground are different this time. the concern is that last time, when there were still israeli ground troops present, what we saw was hamas accusing israel of advancing, israel accusing hamas of using the ceasefire to launch a surprise attack, but things are different now. there are fewer friction points. it's hopeful that under this backdrop that talks in cairo will be more productive. >> kimberly live in jerusalem, thank you.

>> let's look at iraq now. u.s. war planes stepping up the assault on islamic fighters. there were four rounds of bombings this weekend. >> kurdish forces say u.s. air support helped them seize control of two towns. in baghdad, the political fight could get in the way of military gains. >> an important victory in the fight against the islamic state group. fighters from iraq's kurdish you a to know moss region recap turd the town in the country's north. they hold up the group's black flag as a tree fee. islamic state fighters still in control of large parts of northern iraq. their gains since june have put prime minister al-malaki under intense pressure to quit. he's gone on the attack against the countries president. >>

>> such a violation would lead to more security problems. this is why the government is planning to file a case against the president for violating the constitution twice. >> he is a occurred and his election in july raised hopes of a reconciliation between iraq's kurds, shias and sunnis. malaki has been accused of targeting his critics, including top sunni politicians. he's now looking increasingly isolated. >> malaki's mindset now has so much narrowed down that he is not seeing the country. he is not seeing the thousands of people killed, but isis is not seeing the fact he under his watch, all this happened. he was responsible for arming and guarding the iraqi army that collapsed in front of isis.

>> the u.s. state department said it "fully supports the president in his role as a guarantor of the constitution." even malaki's own party spokesman has defended the president, expressing home that a new prime minister could be elected monday. >> let's go live to washington, d.c. you see the political cries in iraq. what is the administration's reaction to the turmoil? >> this is really not what the obama administration wants to see. as you know, they have long said that the on this solution to the instability in iraq is a new, inclusive government, and in their view, that means al-malaki has to go. today in australia is where secretary of state john kerry is. he said government formation process is critical to stability and calm in iraq and said he hopes mr. malaki will not stir

those waters. dell, we should of course mention that even as this political crisis goes on, there's still the humanitarian crisis on the mountain. thousands of folks trapped there, although some apparently have been able to get down because of the u.s. airstrikes and no doubt, we'll see more u.s. humanitarian aid going up to the mountain. they are not happy to see this political turmoil in baghdad. >> there has, a hugh and cry in washington for weeks to do something militarily in iraq. now that that is happening, what are lawmakers saying about those airstrikes? >> well, overall, of course, there is support for the president and support for the airstrikes, but on the democratic side, there is concern because the president has said this is open-ended. he can't put a time table on it. they are worried about the end game. on the republican side, the president criticized for not doing enough. one of the key criticisms is u.s. troops were not left behind

in 2011. >> decisions have consequences, and the consequences of our failure to leave a residual force and our announcement that we are leaving the area and a vacuum of leadership especially in that part of the world, we are pay ago price for it. >> president obama was actually asked about this criticism over the weekend. he called it bogus and wrong. he said he did not leave troops there because the iraqi government could not guarantee the legal protection of u.s. troops, and he insisted if he had left troops, we would still be in the same boat in iraq because of the failure of the iraqi government to be inclusive and he said that is the reason there is so much instability in iraq and the situation that we have today. >> and the same problem unfolding in afghanistan, as well. lisa stark for us live in washington, thank you very much. >> also, we're following breaking news out of iraq. there are reports from the associated press that a shiite

alliance has now nominate add politician that would replace al-malaki. we will bring you the latest developments as they come in. we're going to talk to an iraqi journalist who worked for the new york times in baghdad for his perspective on the airstrikes. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton said president obama failed in handling the start of the conflict in syria. >> in an interview, clinton taking that the president and his advisors are too focused on how their actions are perceived. she said: >> clinton has to officially declare whether she will run for president in 2016. >> anger flowing in a st. louis suburb, violence and looting after an unarmed teenager was killed by police. >> this violence has been going

on in the wee hours of the morning. >> thousands of residents have been protesting against the police since saturday. it is intensifying with every day. we are seeing the results of the burning and looting over night as daybreak results. a gas station nearly burned to the ground. throughout the night, cameras caught an angry mob of residents trashing public and private property, and looting local businesses. dozens of people broke into an auto zone, stole tires and rims. as for the shooting of an unarmed teen, police and eyewitnesses have two very different accounts of what went down. >> one of those individuals at the time came in as the officer was exiting his police car, allegedly pushed the police officer back into the car, where he physically assaulted the police officer. >> officer then reached out and grabbed his arm to pull him into the car. now it was like officers pulling him into the car and he was trying to pull away.

>> there were no reports of injuries from the recent violence. the family of the victim said he was walking to his grandmother's house with a friend when the shooting happened. the 18-year-old was supposed to start college classes today. >> in new orleans, police are looking for a gunman after a deadly drive by shooting. two were killed and two toddlers hurt. the children were two and four years old. police say the victims were on the front porch of a house when a dark car opened fire and sped off. >> investigators looking into the deadly car crash involve be one of nascar's biggest stars. >> a young car racer was killed on the track, the driver at the wheel tony stewart. >> how his stewart's past working against him? >> tony stewart does have a reputation for expresses his anger both on the track and off. investigators don't believe his fatal run in with kevin ward was

the product that have famous temper. >> for now, nascar driver tony stewart is not facing criminal charges following this weekend said fatessal accident that ended the life of 20-year-old sprint cup driver kevin ward. >> there is no evidence in hand or no facts that would support a criminal charge. >> ward jumped out of his car on the struck, perhaps trying to confront stewart after being struck. there are questions about stewart. over the years, heed had a number of confrontations with fellow drivers, some taking place on the track. one young racer who regular i races in the type of dirt track event they were in thinks there wasn't much stewart accounted have done. >> you can't stop on a dime unlike a stock car. >> too bad that happened to tony stewart. if it was anyone else that had hit him, i don't think you'd be

asking the same questions. >> why did ward think it was ok to leave his car? currently there are no rules in professional american auto racing prohibiting such behavior, and drivers have frequently expressed their anger in this manner. >> it was two immature moves that cast the young man's life. >> stewart decided to sit out the race. >> i think there's a general sense of relief that he wasn't going to be in the car, out of respect to the family. >> it's just a very, very emotional day. it didn't, you know, it's just misfortunate it happened the way it did. >> investigators still hope to view all pictures and video anyone might have taken at saturday night's incident, as the fatal crash is reconstructed. criminal charges have not been ruled out.

>> ukraine's military is advancing eastward trying to drive out pro-russian separatists. shelling in donetsk killed one at left 10 injured. as we report, thousands of residents are fleeing, searching for food, electricity and safety. >> a day after the offer of a ceasefire from the separatists, the main telecom center of donetsk was on fire, apparently hit by a shell. one of many buildings coming under fire from ukrainian forces. >> the ukrainian telecom building is on fire. that's what it is. the shell exploded and set it on fire. they are firing mortars. >> almost half of the city's 1 million strong population has now left joe biden unable to cope with this. many people are still trying to get out. others are seeking shelter. even the maternity unit has been

forced to go underground to escape the violence. ukraine is pushing forward, cutting off their enemy's supply routes, and say they won't stop fighting until they've driven out the accept are a activities from the strongholds in the east. >> if there is an initiative, it has to be shown with practical actions and not words. we have not seen practical steps yet, though, just a statement. >> the ukrainian forces are trying to build on success of the last few days. even in areas back under their control, they're leaving nothing to chance. all this as the people try to find safety wherever they can. aljazeera, slovyansk. >> there are nine new fires this weekend in northern california, all of them caused by lightning. those fires aren't threatening homes or buildings.

fire crews did have success slowing down a huge blaze. the large complex fire now 35% contained. it started on july 30 and burned through 13 and a half square miles. >> a cold front may produce wet weather across the country, and flooding in some cases. >> we turn to our meteorologist nicole mitchell. good morning. >> good morning, it's another case if we could only move where the rain is. easy to pick up through the great lakes, we have a little more activity. this is what we're talking about for the flooding potential, already rain moving into michigan, indiana, and this is slow moving, so that's our one ch minor flash put thering as this moves through. this moves through that region today, more into the northeast tomorrow. behind this, cooler temperatures, drier air, so comfortable weather by the end of the week. this is a boundary through the south. this is that cooler air.

the weekend with sunshine, but on the southern end of this, could see popup activity into the afternoon hours. watch for that, as well. i'll have more on that fire situation and the heat, but some positive changes coming up, in just a few minutes. >> nicole, thank you. >> word health leaders meeting over whether to use an experimental drug to combat ebola. we have more on what it will take to get the treatment to those who desperately need it. >> u.s. government accused of covering up war crimes in afghanistan. we go to jennifer glass in kabul for more. >> coming up, robert bolland and jami floyd will discuss whether the deadly accident involving racing star tony stewart. stuart! stuart!

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forced to evacuate in japan as a typhoon slammed the island. the storm led to extensive flooding in parts and killed at least one person. >> people in brooklyn, new york, looking to take advantage of a beautiful day in the park. out of nowhere, this dust devil formed over a bail diamond. on lookers ran toward the small twister, which is not smart. >> the world health organization is trying to figure out how to you handle the ebola outbreak. they are looking as an experimental drug to treat the virus. for the missionaries, quarantine is going to be their home. two of their colleagues were infected while working there. we want to go live to robert ray, live from atlanta. those two infected americans, dr. brantley and nancy writebol, how are they doing right now? >> good morning, del. you know, their on the mends,

improving according to doctors at the hospital behind me. they are still in the isolation unit in separate rooms, their families able to visit them through a glass pane window that they were able to talk to them through. basically, what's happening is doctors are monitoring their vital signs and making sure their organs staying well, you can have an organ agreeingdown, so they're making sure they are ok. they are still receiving the experimental serum, whether that is helping is still unknown, all signs point to a good recovery. how long that will take, we're not sure. >> people took to the airwaves complaining about those two missionaries coming back to the u.s., now more coming back. are there concerns that they, too, might be infected with ebola? >> if you listen to the medical officials and folks at the c.d.c. and the w.h.o., the

answer is no. these folks are being brought back to the u.s., they're going to be put into a quarantine, which basically means they are going to their houses for 21 days to make sure they don't have ebola. when you consider working in the conditions over in west africa that they've been over in, it's hot, the sanitation is not good and they've been around people with this deadly disease. their immune systems are broken down as it is, so it's a very safe precaution to just get these folks into their homes and make sure that they're ok and not exposed to the general. for 21 days until they're in the clear. it's an 8-21 day ink cubation

period. >> >> a man barrel's into a clothing store. they walked away. >> i'm very distraught. i think it had something to do with alcohol, but i'm not sure. from the video that we have, you can see him staggering out of his car, so it's just when will people learn. >> people arrested the driver near the scene. minutes later, they say he was going upwards of 75 miles an hour when he crashed. >> a rescue underway off the coast of hawaii for three crew members of a disabled sailboat that was at sea when hurricane julio struck. it was caught in 30-foot swells, it is powerless taking on water and the life raft has been blown overboard. >> let's look at temperatures we might expect across the nation today. as always, we turn to nicole mitchell. >> we've had warm temperatures heading toward the northwest, help to go fuel the fires, because the heat dries out the

vegetation. almost 100 degrees in portland. if you're in houston, you don't think that's excessive, but this is for that region. if you're somewhere it's cooler, your body isn't as used to dealing with it. check on elderly neighbors. seattle back into the 70's by mid week, so that's going to be big relief not only for comfort levels, but relief from the fire taker. we're in the 70's around the great lakes and more will spread toward the east coast tomorrow as that next system comes through. i mentioned the places that are used to the heat, houston, 95 degrees, could easily go above 100 degrees. into the day tomorrow, you can see, here are 70's that have returned to parts of the east coast. now that is with rain, but toward the latter part of the week, the rain moves in, the comfortable air stays with us. we're starting to get to the time of year where it gets a little more comfortable at least now and then. >> nicole mitchell, thank you.

>> we are going to talk to an iraqi journalist whether isis could make the to american shores. >> a theme park ride leaves riders stranded for hours. >> fracking south of the border, some say bringing money to the region, others say creating earthquakes in an area that has never seen them before. >> images of the day, the super moon. this latest super moon was the second of three this summer, also the largest and brightest moon of the year.

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only on al jazeera america >> you are looking at a live shot of gaza where a new ceasefire is in effect, as leaders in cairo work for a long term deal to end the conflict. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> turkey's prime minister celebrating after being chosen by the people. the big changes he is looking at trying to usher in and really after a very historic the latest break was brokered in egypt. >> in gaza, a pause in fighting giving time to find supplies and shelter. for many, this truce isn't taking away their fears. >> another funeral, another broken palestinian family. >> friends and relatives mourn as men carry the body of the 35-year-old woman to her grave. she was killed in an israeli air

strike on her house in the southern gaza strip. close by in the town of rafah, children climbed over the rubble after more airstrikes on homes. >> when they said we had five minutes to leave, we run away. they attacked two houses, mine and my brother's house were destroyed. we are residents, worked all our life to make a house and in one minute, they destroy it. >> in a reef gee camp lay the bodies, another young life is ended, her home hit, like the mosque that was attacked close by. >> about 2:00 a.m., they told the people to leave the house. when the people left their houses, they fired the warning missile. after 45 minutes, they fired two missiles toward the mosque. they destroyed it. >> drones hovered over this residential area donated by

money from the united emirates. >> thousands of people still living here in this refugee camp, now residents say there was an initial drone strike as a warning and then 10 minutes later, a massive air strike. it's a miracle that no one was killed in this attack. it seems not even the resting places for the dead in gaza are safe anymore. >> even some cemeteries like this one in gaza city have been hit. the graves are destroyed. efforts to secure a lasting truce seem as remote as ever. ceasefire after ceasefire has failed, with both sides blaming the other for starting the violence again. >> it is terrible, there is no power, no water, no work. people are searching for gasoline and food. there is no life here at the moment. >> we have suffered weeks of this war. there are many displaced people. there is a water crisis, houses

destroyed. we pray this will soon end. >> the people of gaza have endured more than a month of not nothing where to run and where peace will come. the people, exhausted and afraid. aljazeera, gaza. >> by way of perspective, the u.n. saying more than 10,000 homes have been destroyed in gaza since that fighting began last month. >> some american politicians are getting involved in the conflict in gaza. new york's governor andrew cuomo and state lay makers are flying to israel, saying they want to show support for the israelis. new york has the largest population of jews outside israel. >> there are new allegations about how the u.s. and nato handled civilians in afghanistan during the war. in a new report, amnesty international saying thousands left in the dark, unable to pursue claims against american forces or other foreign troops. >> the amnesty report is

entitled "left in the dark" and says thousands of afghans whose family members have been killed by international and u.s. forces have no idea whether the cases have been investigated and whether anyone has been brought to justice. the report singles out the u.s. military in particular, saying the u.s. military structure really discourages, actually has disinsentives for reporting incidents that happen on the battlefield. it is encouraged that investigations be carried out promptly and that they be transparent. we spoke to the department of defense in washington, as well as nato's force here in response to this report. they both say they take reports of civilian casualties seriously and investigate where warranted.

when we asked nato and the united states military could they say how many cases had been investigate and what the outcomes had been, neither nato nor the united states military had those numbers forthcoming, saying they would have to look into it. that is the crux of the problem. afghans feel there is no sense of transparency, feel only six cases highlighted, except in a few case, afghans feel united states forces and international forces may be carrying out alleged war crimes with impunity. they don't see any of them bring tried. the report encourages the united states as well as other nato forces, the afghan government to carry out those investigations, and to make sure they are transparent. >> some suggest that military commanders lose their power to decide who will be prosecuted or who will serve on the jury. there are calls for stepped up

penalties for those charged with dereliction of duty. >> kurdish fighters have regained control of two towns, but lost control of another nat far from erbil. the government is threatened at this point. let's bring in an iraqi journalist and former news he had door at the baghdad bureau of the new york times. thanks for being with us. i want to ask you about breaking news that there is a new nominee for prime minister of iraq to replace al-malaki. who is he and what can you tell us about him? >> he is a seen nor party member, he comes from malaki's party. he's one of his close aids and companions, but that doesn't make him another malaki. he is more open. he's intelligent, and he's been in the government since 2005.

>> is malaki just going to hand the reigns over to him? >> from what i'm hearing from baghdad, no. malaki's deploying his own security forces. he's pushing officers and employees of the government to start demonstrating in baghdad, asking for him to stay. he's trying to pressure the political coalition to keep him for a third term. i don't think this will happen, because at this point, everyone is against him, not just the kurds and sunnis, even the ayatollahs and the politicians, all of them are against him. >> as this political crisis unfolds in baghdad, the u.s. air strikes have continued in an around erbil. was the u.s. right to get involved militarily at this time? >> definitely. definitely. this is the right decision. i think actually it is a bit late, but it is good to be there

late than never. we could have avoided this humanitarian crisis if the americans interfered earlier, but i think at this point, it is possible to put to limit to the advance of isis and hopefully in the near future, we can see it help. >> we heard monday that isis, now islamic state presents a direct threat to the united states. do you agree with that? >> definitely, yes. >> in what sense? >> isis is a jihadie off shoot of al-qaeda, even more extreme than al-qaeda. they adopt the same idealogies of al-qaeda. it is an entity that has its own resources, on him wells, man power, people coming from europe and the u.s. to fight with them. in no time, you will have people

heading to europe and the united states, and you will see another 9/11, so it is crucial for the security, not just iraq and syria and the middle east, but for the security of the whole world to stop isis from advancing to actually try to not just limit their influence, but to hopefully finish this group. they are a threat to international security. >> thank you so much for your yr insights this morning. >> a convoy of u.s. led foreign troops attacked, four afghan civil yearns were killed. two dozen injured. nato says no troops have been injured. >> chinese police holding the managers who operated this tour brush that crashed over the weekend, 44 died when the bus

tumbled into the valley in tibet, the bus going after the cliff. most of the passengers onboard were tourists from eastern china. >> he has been turkey's prime minister for more than a decade, now will be the country's first president. he won landmark elections, allowing voters to directly pick their first head of state. >> we report on the victory celebrations. >> joy and jubilation on the streets of ankara, as the victory is celebrated at turkeys first ever directly chosen president. they gathered to hear the man so many idolized. unlike his often fiery statements, he struck a conciliatory tone in his victory speech, insisting this was a win

for democracy before it was a victory for himself. from this day on ward, we will have a new understand, we will see our differences as our richness. we will put forward the common values we share. >> his main contender was backed by a diverse range of over a dozen political parties. the veteran international diplomat was unable to stop the party from winning a ninth consecutive election. >> i hope these results will be good for our democracy. i congratulate our prime minister and wish him good luck. >> despite his party not losing an election for over 12 years, the president elect still failed to convince some turks that he was the right man for the job. many of those who opposed him have accused him and his government of becoming more and more authoritarian, but that's an accusation they deny.

>> during the time that we begin to hear this criticism, the government has declared one of the large evident demolition programs at republic. he has been the sole power behind the peace pros in turkey, one of the biggest issues. >> not lost were issues of foreign policy. with him telling supporters, some waving palestinian flags, that this was a victory for the free-loving people. world. >> a new era for turkey as a whole. he wishes to be in power in 2023, when turkey will celebrate 100 years since the founding of the republic. for him to do that and achieve other goals bike modernizing the constitution, he'll need to build on his already large support base, winning over even more sections of society.

aljazeera. >> hawaii's governor promising to support the man who knocked him off the ballot. losing the primary to a state senator, the first time ever a sitting governor of hawaii has been ousted in a primary. he spent $500,000 for the win, abercrombie spending $5 million. >> there are conflicts reports over how much pollution could come from the key stone pipeline. a new study said 120 million tons of carbon oxide per year could be produced, saying it didn't account for consumption rising if oil prices dropped. >> staying away from a chemical leak, 10 million gallons of sulfuric acid spilling into a river. there are reports saying the

chemical has turned the water orange and killed fish and cattle. water supplies are restricted the until further notice. >> fracking is getting a lot of attention in mexico. >> some say shooting liquid deep into the earth to harvest the oil and gas is destroying homes. >> fracking wells in the u.s., soon they will be a common site south of the border in mexico. it has been sold as a cost effective and clean way to drill for oil and gas, despite growing claims to the contrary. this man said these cracks appeared only after the state oil company began fracking in the area. >> i'm 50 years old, as far as i can remember, we have never felt any earthquakes before. they only began after the drilling. >> many people in the region told us the same thing. the earth is shaking for the first time and their houses crisscrossed by cracks.

this geologist said quakes are increasing. >> after 2006, there have been reports of two quakes ever in this region. but 2014, there have been 200 in six years. in 2012, there were 89 quakes. >> in the u.s., there have been an increase in earthquakes near fracking sites. it isn't the only concern. fracking requires water. lots of it. the plan is to drill thousands of them. water is already scarce in northern mexico. drought has hit the cattle industry hard, killing hundreds of thousands of cows across the region. rancher garza has sold rights to pemex to drill on his land, although it could mean less water for his ranch. >> many are emigrating to the u.s. or plant ray, because there

is no life. what do we live on? cattle and farming. if there's no water, we've got nothing. >> besides consuming water, there's growing concern around the world that fracking pollutes it, too. fracking has been banned or restricted in several country witness. still the head of the company said drilling for shale gas is key to mexico's future. >> to be able to produce our own gas, we have the four large have the reserves in the world. this is gas, cheaper energy, cleaner energy. >> now that the energy reform is set to take full effect, foreign companies plan to build thousands of fracking wells in this hot, dry region of mexico, promises it will lead to an economic boom. many fear long last be environmental impact. >> mexico is the third largest exporter of crude to the u.s. >> nascar superstar tony started involved in a deadly descend,

ending the life of a fellow driver. >> robert bolland and jail knee floyd discuss the fallout stewart could face. >> there's a river in spain playing host to one wild race, and even -- ok, the party is big afterwards. afterwards.

>> a trip to an amusement park turned scary in maryland. two dozen people spent hours stuck on the joker's jinx roller coaster at six flags america, stranded 45 feet above the ground. rescue workers handed out umbrellas to protect riders from the sun. it took several hours, but everyone was freed without injury. >> welcome to al jazeera america. just ahead, a wild river race in spain brings people together for fun and competition. >> first, police in ontario

saying superstar tony stewart won't face criminal charges. the superstar struck and killed another driver saturday during a dirt track race. kevinward, jr. jumped out of his car after a collision with stewart. there are reports that he may have tried to confront stewart on the track. stewart's car fish tailed, fatally striking ward with its right rear tire. we want to our guests. i want to begin with you, jami, the ontario county sheriff saying no criminal charges against tony stewart yet. people are saying if i hit somebody with my car, they arrest me right away. what's the difference? >> right now, the sheriff is correct to say this is an on track investigation, and that he's collecting the forensic evidence, which will include interviews with witnesses, any

tape they can get from amateur videotape folks or i guess i'm dating myself, but any video, iphone, anything from those present and try to create a recreation of what went on at the track. anything they can collect and then they will meet with the district attorney and determine whether to file charges, murder or manslaughter. i think that is unlikely. >> is there difference that this is in the heat of a sporting event and may have just happened because they lost their tempers? >> that would certainly be, if you ever got to that point. the fact that they are engaged in a high speed activity and the victim in this case gets out of his car and makes his way across a very slippery dirt track, all that factors into the investigation and decision that the sheriff and the district attorney will make. >> this is a guy with a reputation for losing his temper. we see images of him throwing

his helmet, walking into the track with other drivers. is this going to play a role in this investigation? >> it certainly could. tony stewart is notorious and famous and well loved by fans because he drives on the edge of reason and emotion and has on track dust-ups. that certainly could go to his mental state and what was he doing at the time. it's only relevant if there's a criminal investigation, if we move toward trial or grand jury presentation. >> i heard somebody say on the radio, the fans love it when these guys get out of their car, they walk in there confronting them. the crowds go wild, so is the league somewhat to blame for this type of behavior? >> well, i think it's a stretch here. first this happened on a small dirt track, not part of the nascar sitting. typically, nascar, given the speeds and size of the cars, that happens in the pits usually for the fans oh to see. you wouldn't be spending time on a track where people are going

200 miles an hour. i don't know that that's the case. you'll certainly see a civil lawsuit that will talk about this and stewart's reputation will play into it. >> you say there will be a civil lawsuit. >> a civil lawsuit, it's all about money, it's not about criminal liability. the standards are a lot different. it's a lot easier to prove civil liability and a lot easier to bring a civil case. >> and they have the deeper pockets. >> they have the deeper pockets, that's right. >> jami floyd and robert bolland, thank you for being with us this morning. >> it is a river race like no other. an international canoeing competition in northern spain. aljazeera reports. >> what you're about to witness seems like sport be madness. it's one of canoeing's biggest, oldest and wackiest races. over 900 competitors sprinting to canoes and fighting their way into just 50 square meters of water.

it's chaotic, so very different from when the race began back in 1929. >> the first race was a experience for family and friends who were stopped for enjoy the river. with the next years, they move to more competition event, and probably they lose the original idea of family celebration. >> this, the 78th event attracted competitors from 16 different countries. >> we heard all about it and we couldn't miss it. >> we had a very nice race and very famous in spain. >> we just heard it's one of the most prestigious races in the world, so we want to come and experience it for ourselves. >> a remarkable 200,000 they can spates dress up and descend upon the little town every year.

many of them model giant heads. there's legend and meaning to the madness both on and off the river. it's a celebration of mythical water creatures, giants and kings that at one time were said to protect the local crops here, the river and kayakers. in festival parties following the race is a costume ba nancy does a. two local men won this year in a dramatic sprint finish. greg and andy from south africa claimed the third spot on the podium. they'll never forget the start. >> yeah, i think you've just got to get in your boat and hopefully with your partner and not fall out. from there, it's yeah, see if you can out last the best. >> whether you're a man in a barrel, professional canoeist or simply like messing about on or in the water, they say the race

attracts an annual host of pilgrims. aljazeera, northern spain. >> the spectators and competitors gather nearby. as fan yards do, they party through the night. >> they are still going. >> let's get a last look at the weather with nicole mitchell. >> i would totally do a race like that. it looks like a lot of fun. >> last check of your weather this monday. if you're feeling slow, we've got the rain moving through the great lakes. remember the super moon over the weekend. those full moons do disrupt your sleep, so you have an excuse this morning. we are going to see as we get through the great lakes where the rain is. a couple of scattered showers and storms through the south, as well. both areas could lead to isolated flooding. moving into the northeast tomorrow, that will be our rainy day here. it's going to cool temperature, 80's will go to 70's and the core of the heat in the nest to 90's, that starts to reduce

tomorrow, as well, so at least a few pieces of good news out there. >> nicole, mitchell, thank you. >> tomorrow, we'll follow the shooting of that fatal unaround teen by police in missouri. his death led to rioting in st. louis on the suburbs there and has the city on edge. >> that's it for us here. >> coming up in just two minutes, we'll have the latest on u.s. airstrikes in iraq. word out of baghdad that the coalition has been nominating a speaker.

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