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>> calling for calm in missouri, the police chief face a huge crowd at a community meeting but refuse to release the name of an officer who shod and killed an unarmed teen. >> the death of robin williams, we're learning about his struggles with depression and how other perform ears may struggle, as well. >> roads from detroit to baltimore, the massive clean up and where that super soaker is headed now. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. >> more u.s. troops on the ground this morning in iraq. the defense department saying they are there only as advisors to deal with the growing humanitarian crisis. >> american forces could be in direct conflict with the islamic state group. lisa stark is in washington. what else are we hearing about the expanding u.s. military role potentially in iraq? >> good morning, stephanie.

actually, no, the u.s. is very, very concerned about the yazidis trapped on the mountain. they are talking getting a humanitarian corridor to get them to safety. the big question is would u.s. troops take charge. >> 130 additional military personnel are on the ground in northern iraq. their main mission, to come up with a plan to evacuate thousands of i can't se yazidi .

>> there are reports troop numbers could swell partly to help rescue the refugees. speaking in the solomon islands, secretary of state john kerry said that is precisely what the team he sent in is prepared to do. >> we will make a very rapid and critical assessment. we understand it is urgent to try to move those people off the mountain. u.s. military planes have dropped food and water for yazidis. >> the islamic state is a threat to iraq, syria and the region. i'm profoundly dismayed by the barbaric acts, including accounts of summary executions, boys forcibly taken from their homes to fight, or trafficked at

sex slaves. >> there is more violence in the iraqi capitol. two dozen people were killed in baghdad in two separate attacks. in one, a suicide bomber set off explosives near the home of the newly appointed prime ministerial abadi causing major damage. >> more military aid may be coming to the kurdish fighters. the british are sending helicopters and the president of france announced that they will help to arm the kurds, as well, so stephanie, of course the white house has been on the phone with its international partners for days now, and apparently that may be bearing fruit. >> it appears that outside pport for prime minister al-malaki is quickly

disappearing. what can you tell us this morning? >> well, his circle of supporters is certainly shrinking. the u.s., of course, has already congratulated the new prime minister designate, so hat u.n., arab league within even iran, a key ally of malaki. supposedly inside iraq, as well, some of his party is deserting him and the military. malaki this morning, stephanie, remains defiant, said he is not going to relinquish power and said the court will stand by him. >> that rackee lawmaker, who's emotional plea brought the yazidis to international attention was onboard a helicopter that just delivered the aid and tried to pick up several yazidis. the pilot was killed in the crash. several witnesses, including a new york times correspondent

were among those injured. the french are plan to go send arms to kurdish forces. >> lisa just confirmed that. coming up in 20 minutes, we'll speak with a former member of the jointly chiefs of staff about the u.s. role in iraq. retired air force colonel layton will join us. >> a temp rather ceasefire in gaza due to expire is holding. an egyptian proposal to stop the fighting is being considered, including a partial easing of the block indicate of gaza, leaving the most contentious issues. >> a humanitarian aid convoy is making its way from moscow to ukraine, possibly setting up a confrontation at the border. kiev said it won't let the trucks pass. >> there was another police involved shooting inferring son, missouri after an unarmed teen

was shot and killed by police, sparking days of protests and rallies. the f.b.i. saying it has opened its own inquiry. this huge crowd gathering last night for a community meeting with ferguson's mayor and police chief. they did answer questions and asked for an end to the violence. we are live inferring son, missouri right now. that other police involved shooting overnight, what can you tell us about it? >> >> we apologize for having problems with the camera there. the police fired on the suspect. apparently there was an armed confrontation between the two, the suspect now said to be in critical condition in the hospital. >> we know the department of justice is also in part of the investigation inferring son, now, too. let's move on to the los angeles police department. they are promising a full

investigation after police shot and killed a mentally disabled man. 24-year-old iselle ford was shot in the back. his family watched as an officer stopped their son, asked him to lay down and opened fire three times. recent cases of deadly police force are prompting a federal review of policing tactics. it will look into law enforcement encounters with the mentally ill. this is the first comprehensive look at policing in more than 50 years. >> robin williams, heartbreaking details coming out. >> the san francisco coroner's office confirming that he committed suicide in his northern california home. >> preliminary results of the forensic examination revealed supporting physical sign that is mr. williams life ended from asphyxia due to hanging. >> there are reports that hanging was not the only way williams tried to take his own life. >> we have more.

>> these details are devastating. the coroner said williams hanged himself with a belt, his body discovered in his bedroom by personal assistant. this as the country continues to mourn the sudden loss of a great actor. >> the outpour of emotion is overflowing for the late robin williams, his suicide stunning fans. >> it really just shows that somebody can make everybody else happy, but really not be happy inside. it's really sad. >> his friends are shocked. >> it's hard to imagine unstoppable energy stopped. >> the coroner explained robin williams suicide in excruciating detail, the belt hanging from the bedroom door frame and then wrapped around williams' neck, adding enter were superficial cuts on his wrist. >> he was so giving, so amazing, and we're all shocked. i mean, you never know the depth of depression. >> in an incident mat interview

in 2010 with fellow comedian mark marin, robin williams spoke in depth about his struggle with addiction and depression. he opens up about a conversation he had once with his sub conscience when he was drunk and contemplating suicide. >> first of all, you don't have the balls to do it. i'm not going to say it out loud. have you thought of buying a gun? no, what were you going to do cut your wrists? maybe. can i ask you what you are doing right now, sitting neighborhood in a hotel room with a bottle of jack daniels? is this influencing your decision? put that over here in a [bleep] category. >> just to know there's laughter, that's a good thing. just to hear god day two jews walked into a bar. >> authorities are not saying if he left a note. his wife was the last person to see him the night before he died. toxicology tests are due back in the next two to six weeks.

so haunting to hear those old recordings. >> coming up later in the hour, we'll talk to jay thomas, actor and comedian about robin williams. the two worked together on mork and mindy. also hollywood and fans remembering legendary actress lauren bacall. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> she died of a stroke at 89. she began her career in 1944. her first role was to have and have not, but she's best remembered for her star turns opposite her husband, humphrey bogart. she won two tony awards, earned and oscar nomination north mirror has two faces. that was her only nomination. >> two great losses in hollywood this week. >> five detroit highways, five of them still closed this morning following historic rains. more than six inches fell on monday, the most in nearly 90 years. the day luge tracked about a

thousand cars on the highways and crews are still trying to remove them. two deaths are blamed on the flooding. bisi onile-ere joins us live from detroit. any idea when these freeways are going to open? >> good morning, stephanie. right now, there isn't a set time on when many of these free ways will reopen. i'm standing over a portion of i-75. yesterday, this freeway was filled with water. that has since been drained. this freeway like many others remains closed. because of that, the morning rush is expected to be a slow go. >> from the city to the suburbs, when the rain start coming down, it came fast and hard. parts of every major freeway in metro detroit are underwater. >> it's frustrating. >> there was 14 feet of water on some freeways, thousands of drivers were stranded. >> you could be here a couple of days. you can try going up here if you want, but unless you get

permission to drive through six feet of water, it's not going to happen. >> he managed to back out. hundreds of others had to abandon their cars. as much as six inches of rain drenched the area, making it the second heaviest single day rainfall in michigan history. straining the resources of a region in need of $30 billion in sewer upgrades, and a bankrupt city so strapped for cash that this year, it tried cutting off water service to thousands of residents who were behind in their bills. the water was so high, michigan state police sent drivers to look for submerged vehicles. flooding shut down a portion of eye 94 west, backing up traffic for miles. there's still a long road ahead for people like tow truck driver joe melville. >> it's been a long day, long night. i'll be glad when this is all over. i'm sure everyone else will be, too. >> hours after the storms are

sirens the water is begin to go recede. forecasters predict more rain is on the way, and that's the problem. one local water official is quoted as saying storms like this are becoming more common. not only is the area sewer system deteriorating, it wasn't built to handle the kind of weather that's in michigan's future. >> it could be a couple more days before all of the freeways are reopened. when it comes to a state of emergency, michigan governor rick snyder has not declared a state of emergency for this region yet, saying that he would like to wait to see just how bad the damage is before taking any action. >> it does look like it could be a big clean up. is there talk of detroit asking for federal help with the emergency response? >> i can tell you there are several communities here in the area who have actually declared their area a state of emergency, so they're really hoping right

now that the governor follows suit. that way, they can get all of the help that he need. >> there were so many cars trapped and submerged, were people caught off guard with this storm? >> i can tell you, stephanie, people had a good idea that rain was in the forecast, but i don't think anyone expected that we would receive that amount of rain in such a short amount of time. >> bisi onile-ere for us in detroit, thank you. >> people expect rain. they don't expect it to come down in buckets. detroit not the only place hit hard. >> they have that drainage problem because of the city budget might have contributed to it, as well. meteorologist nicole mitchell is here now. what's it look like for them coming up? >> we warned about this system, that it was a very slow moving system. that gives it more time to sit and dump the rain. similar to what we saw in detroit monday, we had in baltimore yesterday, 6.3 inches of rain coming down. here's a look at what this did

to the area. that set a daily record, much like detroit did on monday and number two on the list for an all time record rainfall. it closed at least portions of three different interstates out here, a lot of road problems, cars, as well, suffering all of that, so definitely a number of problems. the heavy rain moved northward to places like long island, still dealing with that and pushing up, its way into connecticut. this is a live look this morning here on the northern state parkway. you can see cars just abandoned on the road because of this heavy rain that has moved through the region. it is not over this morning. all those warning and watch areas still up for the region, so we are going to continue to see the rain. rain in long island now pushing into areas like connecticut. this is pushing out and will continue to do so for today. another front behind that will reinforce the more comfortable air, but less moisture with that, that at least is good news

that it is slowly improving. >> we'll keep the umbrellas out today. nicole mitchell, thanks a lot. >> convoys rolling toward the ukrainian border this morning. >> russia insists the trucks have humanitarian aid but ukraine won't let them in. >> an experimental vaccine on its way to africa trying to slow the spread of ebola. we'll tell you why the family of an american with the virus is hopeful for her recovery. >> a dust storm where they don't usually happen, washington state. the aftermath near spokane. >> our big number of the day. >> what it has to do with marijuana. some say that number is disappointing. when you run a business, you can't settle for slow.

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is the amount of pot being sold illegally. 2,780,000 pounds will be smoked, but only 60% obtained through legal means. >> donald sterling is no longer the owner of the clippers. it has been sold to steve ballmer. the deal was okayed by the court. sterling is appealing. >> >> a sheriff is investigating the fatal accident involving famous race car driver tony started. ward got out of his car during the race. police are cooperating. police say there is no evidence of in tent. >> no criminal charges have been placed against anyone, and there are no facing at this point that would support probable cause of any criminal behavior.

>> now, stuart canceled his plans to take part in a dirt track race saturday in indiana. there is no word whether he will drive in sunday's nascar race. >> are you sure humanitarian aid is making its way to the ukrainian border. >> it is loaded with food and medical supplies. kiev won't accept the goods. >> western allies warned against the mission, saying russia could use it as a guise for military intervention. an executive board member of the ukrainian congress committee of america. andre, great to see you. let's talk about this convoy. will it be a test whether ukraine has the ability to secure its bored officer. >> that's what everybody's waiting for. we're waiting to see this p.r. stunt. it's been covered by russian need i can't since it left moscow. it's like watching a big car

choice. >> is it a p.r. stunt? there are a lot of people in these areas of eastern ukraine that don't have power or water or taxes basic supplies. why not let these trucks come in if they're carrying supplies for citizens? >> i would just repeat what the prime minister said yesterday. the easiest way of helping those people is if those trucks came in and loaded up all the terrorists that putin so generously sent over the border to disrupt eastern ukraine. the problem is nobody can get in to help them without talking to the terrorists or basically talking to russia to get permission to come in, so on the international part, the red cross has no idea what's in these trucks, even though they're plastered with red cross insignia. that might be.

>> won't it be easier to check at the border whether they have humanitarian supplies. >> if that's going to be allowed. we've seen big white trucks followed by russian news cameras. it's a big mystery what's going to happen when it gets to the border. they are still an hour away. >> thanks so much for your insights this morning. >> there was a other police involved shooting inferring don, missouri last night after an unarmed teen was shot and killed by police. we want to go back to ferguson. diane, what can you tell us about this latest shooting? >> it happened in this area. this was where the rioting and the looting broke out sunday night. what we know from police that is there were a group of men, they say about five or six of them wearing ski masks and carrying

guns. they were approached by police. one of the officers approached a man with a handgun, told him to drop the handgun. he did not. the officer fired and the man was struck. he has been hospitalized. we don't know his condition. >> the tensions are still on edge there. what can you tell us about that meeting last night between law enforcement and the community. >> that meeting was similar to a meeting that we attended monday night and what we've been hearing the past couple of days. they are calling for transparency. they want the police to tell us the name of the police officer who allegedly shot michael brown and they want to know what's happening with the investigation. beyond that, they also say that there is a racial divide in this area. we were at a protest yesterday and people were saying, the demonstrators were saying we need to hire. some of these areas of predominantly african-american but the law enforcement

predominantly white. they are calling for more african-american policemen and prosecutors. >> it is hard to go out and get african-americans who want to be in police work. we talked about the divide between young african-americans and law enforcement. you don't see young african-americans um canning out in droves looking for careers in law enforcement. we have to change that. >> inferring son, there are 53 police officers. only three of those police officers are black. >> michael brown's death capturing national attention, the penalty issuing a statement calling for calm and calling the shooting heartbreaking. the reverend al shortstop to know inferring son yesterday, speaking, as well. what did he have to say? >> sharpton reiterated what a lot of people are saying, calling for transparency. he wants more information about the shooting that occurred on

saturday. he is also calling for calm. >> i know you angry. i know that this is outrageous. when i saw that picture, it rose up in me in outrage, but we can't be more outraged than his mom and dad. we are not more angry than his mom and daddy. if they can hold their heads with dignity, then we can hold our heads with dignity. >> so it's been about five days since the shooting, tensions still running high here. del. >> live inferring son, missouri, diane, thank you very much. >> cooling temperatures could slow fires in the northwest. >> there are no worries that new storms could spark lightning and more fires. nicole mitchell joins us with more on that. >> good morning, i'm more optimistic about this than the down side. there is both sides to this. a new system moving into the northwest finally bringing

really needed moisture to this area. you can see how widespread this is. it's so day that sometimes when the atmosphere gets that dry, it evaporates before it gets to the ground. we have the fire danger up. this is still a smaller area than yesterday. we've got even if you're not getting the rain on the ground, humidity that has moved into the area and temperatures have dropped. that helps with the fire, because high temperatures dry things out. seattle 96 on monday, now into the 70's with chances for rain, so that is really beneficial. there could be areas of lightning. that could cause some problems, but overall, this is a much-improved forecast. the rest of the country today, this is one of our cooler spots. ahead of that, places like billings at 94 degrees. >> still hot in billings. nicole, thank you very much. >> thousands stranded on a mountain top with no way out as the islamic state group tries to

fight its way through. >> we'll be talking about the possibility of boots on the ground in iraq with retired colonel cedric layton. >> a car falls to the bottom of a sinkhole and the driver tells a terrifying story. >> the battle of the app shaping up to be one for the ages. the dirty tricks being used. >> the answer to a mystery. who may have swapped the slags on brooklyn bridge. it's one of the stories making headlines around the world.

>> taking a live look at the gaza skyline with just a few hours remaining in the temporary ceasefire. we'll have more on the negotiations for a more permanent truce in just a few minutes. welcome to al jazeera america. coming up in this half hour, comedian jay thomas will join us. he worked closely with robin

williams in the past. we'll take a deeper look at mental struggles he faced. >> an experimental vaccine is being sent to south africa, and a proposal to put cameras on the bodies of police. we'll speak with a law enforcement expert on the pros and cans. >> officials inferring son, missouri call for calm after another night of protest and another police involved shooting. county police shot a man they say painted a handgun at them. the f.b.i. now investigate that go death. we're watching now the clock, just over nine hours remaining before that certiorari ceasefire in gaza expires, palestinian negotiators looking at a proposal from egypt that look for a partial easing of the blockade in gaza. other issues will be addressed in future talks if that new plan is adopted by both sides.

>> 130 more u.s. troops on the ground in northern iraq. they say they are there to act only as advises, helping plan the aid effort for tens of thousands of yazidis stuck on a mountain. the u.s. is looking at evacuating those people. the pentagon insist the troops in iraq will not serve in a combat role. their the iraq-syria border, many people have been stuck on the mountain and are starting to come down. at a camp, they talk about the horrors they have experienced. >> this isn't really a refugee camp, it's a bunch of tents with desperate people. a lot of them walked down from sinjar mountain where many of them are still trapped. even though they're now out of immediate danger, they've told us that they feel far from safe. you came down from the mountain. can you tell us how your family and the rest of the yazidis are doing? >> the rest of the yazidis, most

of them still is inside the mountain, inside the caves, they can't get out. some of them over here, they want to get out of iraq. they are our enemy, we can't stay with them. they kill our children, they kill or men. they sell our women to each other. it's kind of hard situation for all yazidis people. we cannot stay in iraq. >> where do you want to go? >> anywhere. we want to live with christians. we are brothers, some of us, we help each other, but some people from the other borders, they kill iraqis inside the mountains and the village, so we emigrate to here. we just don't want to get back to the sinjar mountain. i work with coalition forces for

eight years and i cannot get back to sinjar. they will kill me. they all know me. >> all the people here are essentially survivors, but you can see from their faces that they don't feel safe yet. they are members of the yazidis. they have been targeted by the islamic state group. when the islamic state fighters moved into their attendance, the town of sinjar, many fled to the mountedden for safety, where thousands are still trapped. these people have walked for hours to get here and here is basically a collection of tents on the open plain. it's boiling hot. there's hardly any water. the food brought in is generally brought in by local people. there isn't a huge organized aid effort here or in other places yet, just because the scale of this is so vast. all of these people, they have different stories about the terrible things that happened to many of their relatives. a lot of them have the same message. they say they will never feel

safe here again and they want to leave the country. >> let's talk about u.s. plans to help the yazidis with sedric layton, a retired air force colonel and former member of the jointly chiefs of staff. thanks for being with us. if you're on the joint chiefs today, the president is considering further engaging u.s. troops in rescue missions. what are the risks you're weighing? >> well, stephanie, the risks that you're weighing on the joint staffs include such things as what is the threat, what kinds of weapons can you expect the other side to have, how likely is the other side to engage american forces as they go into an area like the sinjar mountain? if you look at that, you also will look at, you know, things like the weather, you'll look at the logistical piece, the roads to the mountain. you look at what the reception

will be like from the people there, you know, the people that are, the yazidis on mount sinjar and the other populations that are in and around that area. it's a multi-disciplined approach, but primarily focused on the threat that those forces could be getting at this point. >> the obama administration, colonel, has said in the last couple of days that they will not put combat forces on the ground, but can you do these rescue missions without combat forces when there are militants in the vicinity? >> in this particular case, what you have is a situation where you have to have forces that are capable of at least defending themselves going in there and protecting the forces that you insert, the humanitarian relief operations you are conducting and any other part of that that could potentially have an adverse impact if attacked. that is an approach that you

need to take and you need to have combat capable forces in the area, otherwise the mission will not succeed. >> meanwhile, the pentagon said the airstrikes in northern iraq that have been continuing are unlikely to impact the islamic state's overall operations or capabilities. what's the goal here? >> that, i think is a great question to ask, because we don't have an overarching strategy, at least none that's been revealed yet. because we don't have that over arching strategy and have a clear vision of what we're going to do with isis, it makes it very difficult for the military to plan its missions, so the idea of the airstrikes is fine as far as it goes, but it's a very tactical approach, and it won't do, the pentagon is correct, it won't do anything to affect the exhibits of isis. other factors will affect the exhibits of isis, for example, this morning, there are reports that syrian troops advancing on

isis positions in the city of aleppo. there may be other factors that will limit the capabilities of isis, but they will not come from the u.s. that will limit the effectiveness and ability of any mission, whether it's a humanitarian mission or some other mission in that area. >> i want to get your take on the political wrangling that's been happening in baghdad for the last 48 hours. >> yes,al abadi, the new prime minister designate has got support from iran, from different shiite factions. he, himself, is a member of prime minister al-malaki's party, and it's, you know, shows very much that there is a change in the air. there's change that's coming, but we have to be very careful here that we don't get more of the same. you know, he has a chance to make a big difference to

understand become more inclusive as far as the iraqi government is concerned. if he does that, he will gain a lot of support not only from the west, but also from countries like iran, jordan, and others that have a direct impact on iraqi politics. >> retired air force colonel sedric layton joining us this morning. thank you. >> stay with us. in our next hour, a live update from washington on the u.s. plans in iraq. >> former egyptian president mubarak taking the stand today. he is on trial in cairo for the deaths of 850 unarmed protestors in 2011, telling the court he never ordered their deaths and never would, that in may, you may recall, another court sentenced mubarak to three years in prison for corruption. >> the clock is ticking on the gaza ceasefire, over nine hours to go. palestinian negotiators are looking at an egyptian proposal that would make peace permanent. >> good morning.

in fewer than 10 hours, the ceasefire will expire. right now, dip lemats from both sides as well as the united states are in marathon negotiations in cairo. as of yet, neither side keeps willing to give what the other wants, so right now, both sides remain poised for war. >> on the gaza border, israeli troops ready to fight. in a few hours, the ceasefire expires. israeli officials say if there's no deal or extension, the offensive against hamas will start again. in southern gaza, thousands of palestinians rallied yesterday in solidarity with hamas. they chant against negotiations and for resistance. if the ceasefire doesn't end the border blockades, they vow to keep firing rockets into israel. >> we won't accept any agreement that doesn't lift the siege and the ability to live with dignity. >> an lifts say that hamas is weakened and under pressure to hold out until it gets a good

deal. israeli officials tell me they're willing to fight a war of attrition for as lock as it takes. the two sides are far apart, but they're negotiating over four main points, the opening of the egypt-gaza border, loosening restrictions on the border crossings, expanding the zone gasses are allowed to fish and exchanging palestinian prisoners for the remains of an israeli soldier. it's not clear whether a deal with be made. >> i don't know if we will arrive at an arrangement. i don't know if we need to extend the negotiations. it could be that shooting will erupt again and we will again fire at them. >> with the ceasefire fate unclear, gasses rushed to market. in a few hours, they'll hunker down, fearing more attacks. >> the two sides are negotiating over a proposal that wouldese, not end the border relationship. the agreement doesn't touch the

long term issues between hamas and israel, all of which were left for future negotiations. >> we want to go now to jane ferguson who has the latest from gaza where a lot of palestinians are running errands as the clock winds down on the ceasefire. >> wednesday marks potentially the last day for these people to go about their daily lives as they are now. at midnight, local time on wednesday, violence could resume with bombs from both sides of this conflict, resuming here. this kind of scene in palestine square quarterback the very center of gaza city, is actually incredibly normal during peace time, this is always a bustling and busy marketplace. over the last month, people haven't been able to get out of their homes and simply buy groceries, food and supplies or just be able to walk down the street with safety. people here know that as of tonight, that may not be the case. >> the ceasefire set to expire

at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. that will be midnight in gaza. >> to the latest developments on the ebola outbreak. a funeral is being held in spain for a missionary priest who died of the virus. he was flown to madrid from liberia for treatment and died tuesday. ebola has now killed more than a thousand people and canada says it will donate up to 1,000 doses of a vaccine to the w.h.o. the family of american nancy writebol said she is getting better. >> caught on camera, rare dust storm in eastern washington. high winds stirring up dust, causing a haboob. chose usually happen in arizona. visibility dropped to zero, the winds clocked at 60 miles an hour. one car couldn't escape a sinkhole near pittsburgh, swallowing a car. the women was rescued by the

owner of the tanning salon where the hole opened up. the water main break caused that sinkhole. >> that would be terrifying. >> let's look at other headlines making news around the world. a toddler lost in the siberian wilderness has her puppy to thank. she survived on berries and river water for 11 days and nights until her puppy led rescuers to find her. there were more than 100 rescuers looking and look at how cute she is. >> i know, docks are man's best friend and in this occasion a little girl, as well. >> a radio firing 100 disk jockeys, because they're over the age of 35. according to the hundred do, the company said putting the age rule in place in order to in fuse freshness and presentation of progress. >> we'd be in trouble if we lived in india, i guess. >> remember the white flags that mysteriously appeared on the brooklyn bridge?

two german artists are claiming responsibility. july 22, which is the birthday of the german architect who built the brooklyn bridge, in the middle of the night, they snuck up, climbed up to the bridge and unif yoif you recalld those white flags. >> they say they're going to return the original flags. >> there's an investigation underway. >> some comedians are hiding a dark side. >> the suicide of robin williams drawing attention to mental health and depression. we're going to take a deeper look at the struggle many face behind the smile, and speak with one of his former company stars, jay thomas. >> this rescue caught on camera, pulling drivers to safety from a flooded intersection. >> a brave soul, a bucket of ice why water and a good cause. the latest viral sensation engaging everyone from

politicians to celebrities to new thinkers. it has even gotten a reaction from president obama. >> sharks could hold the key to curing cancer. what scientists have learned about them, in our discovery of the day.

>> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> time now for our discovery of the day. scientists hope sharks can unlock the could you to curing cancer. >> researchers in florida say the shark's immune system can block human cancer cells. the fish are known to rarely get sick and have a low incidence of disease. >> scientists tested cells from sharks and found a compound as he can realitied that prevents tumors from taking hold. they hope to replicate the german and test it on humans. >> the death of robin williams put ago spotlight on depression. he was open about struggles with

alcohol and drugs, including a stint in rehab earlier this summer. he suffered from severe depression when he took his own life. joining us now is psycho therapist dr. ludwig and jay thomas. you worked with robin williams early. we saw clips of you in mork & mindy. what are your memories that you have of robin williams right now? >> well, you know, i don't know that robin changed very much, you know, we're talking over 30 years, and i don't pretend to be robin's best friend or pal, but, you know, you see stuff early on. i mean, there's no doubt that we at that time had a great time. i'm lucky, don't seem to have an addictive personality, but, you know, it's handed to you, and you can scrape it in with both hands and you're insulated,

also, there's no one who's going to stop you from doing anything, so it's almost a childish existence. if you have a problem, then you're like a kid everybody gives candy to. robin early on, we saw that he had a problem, late for work, there was drinking, there was drugs, but we were all there kind of doing the same thing exempt a lot of us woke up the next day and got to work and it wasn't as big a problem. >> dr. ludwig, what is the key to one performer having a problem, another performer not having a problem? we all remember the death of phillip seymour hoffman just a few months about and the international institute of health saying one in 15 american adults suffer from depression. is it worse among comedians? >> they did a study at oxford and found specifically with comedians that they had almost a dual personality, that privately, they were almost introverted and somewhat depressive and then they had

this extroverted personality when they're out in the public. when you think about it, comedy is really a way to deal with the painful realities of life in a funny way, so a lot of these performers feel really good when they're in front of the audience and their doing their thing. they get to feel loved and validated. the problem is what happens when these artists who tend to be more sensitive are home alone and have to deal with themselves and deal with their inner demons. that on top of being genetically inclined to have an addiction, which is a disease, or a mental illness, which is also a disease, that just compounds the problem. >> jay, you chuckled when she said a lot of performers have dual personalities. was there another side to robin williams that we don't know about? , you know, robin was always detached. i don't think and i wanted, you know, listen, we all wanted him to really like us and be with us. i had just gotten to hollywood,

he was the biggest thing in the world. they brought me in as kind of another crazy guy that they had plans for. at that early time in my career, those plans didn't work out for me, he blew us all away. i don't know that anybody that i've ever met in show business or in art or in dance or anything, what i consider them the average normal person that gets into this business, no. i don't know that you're attracted to this business if you're normal, but that's odd to me, doctor, it well is weird. i'm a -- i don't know that i'm a frightened guy, but i do have a little bit of stage fright yet i am attracted to going on stage and performing and i'm as nervous now 30 years later going on my radio show every day as i was the first day i started in pensacola florida. it is an odd thing that we are moths attracted to the flame. >> i want to point out a statistic. 39,000 people commit suicide

each and every year, more die by homicide. what should we watch for? >> we need to make it ok and less shameful for people to get the help that they need, and also to be observant. if someone has a history of depression or suicide in their family, just to be more cognizant of the signs. major depression is more than sadness. it's a deep, dark feeling that lasts two weeks or more, so let's make sure we observe people. men have more of a presentation of irritability and anger when they're depressed, then women who tend to be more self attacking, but make it ok for people to getment treatment me need. mental illness is no different than diabetes or cancer. we need to change that cultural mindset to make it ok to get the help people need, because it is treatable. that's the important thing here.

depression is treatable. >> we thank both of you for being with us. wish it was under better circumstances. >> you see this on line, people dumping ice cold water on themselves to raise awareness and money for lou gehrig disease. governor chris christie with th. this is the kennedys actually doing it, but a lot of folks are doing it. the viral fundraiser has helped raise over $2 million since the end of july. two company that is let riders hail cars using smart phones are going head-to-head. uber and lift are becoming major competitors in the rapidly growing industry. >> they started by targeting the tax see industry, now uber and lift taking on each other.

it's a birth rivalry to win riders. lift claims it's the original ride that started it all. it launched back in 2012. the concept, a mobile phone app to connect people in need of a ride with amateur drivers in their area. >> my name's brian and i'm a lift driver. >> the fuzzy fake mustache on each lift car advertised the ride as a fun and friendly experience, and cheap, too. the company boasted its rides were up to 30% cheaper than a taxi. at the time, would beer was a high-end service, connecting riders with professional drivers in town cars. within month of the lift launch, uber expanded its service, aggressively marketing its own low cost rights. uber's car hailing app can be found in 92 u.s. markets and another 70 overseas. in comparison, lift operates in just 67 markets, all of them in the u.s. uber is more popular with investors, as well, raising

$1.2 billion in june for a total market value of $18.2 billion. lift, valid at just $700 million has raised only $333 million in financing. the battle rages on. in an effort to entice drivers and build a bigger network, both companies have offered benefits like insurance and new car financing. uber also offers a $250 incentive for new driver referrals, more if the driver comes from lift. just last week, both companies introduce add new car pooling feature, a service that lets passengers share their ride with strangers and split the tab. in the end, consumers will decide which car hailing app wins out. for now, the only real loser may be the taxi industry. >> the battle between the with it apps has brought allegations of foul play, both accusing drivers of booking, then canceling cars.

>> in phoenix, 16 people had to be rescued from cars. they got stuck in a flash flood. one driver posted this video on instagram shows a man leaping from his half submerged car on to a nearby firetruck. >> a good portion of the country getting so could by serious rain storms. nicole mitchell has been keeping on eye on that. you warned drivers time and time again not to do it. >> all the emergency workers that have to put themselves at risk to get you out of that situation, so part of what you were seeing there was that man soon flow. we've talked this for the last few weeks, still in place. we can still see showers. good news into the northwest, a system, not only did the machine soon flow get farther to the north, but an actual weather system bringing rain in here. some clearing out today, slowly into new england but for a lot of us, sunny skies by this afternoon. >> coming up in our next hour, police are under fire for using deadly force. >> we'll look closer at calls to

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cities. >> you know how to whistle, don't you, steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> that famous line, hollywood mourning the loss of another big screen legend. remembering the life of famed act stress lauren bacall. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. another 130 u.s. troops are now in iraq. defense secretary chuck hagel saying they are acting as military advisors. there are reports the u.s. is considering a rescue mission to safe stranded yazidis in iraq. >> that could put u.s. troops face-to-face from fighters with the islamic state group. france is sending weapons to arm kurdish fighters in the north. lisa stark is in washington. what else are you hearing? >> >> we know that the u.s. is very concerned about the polite of the yazidis stuck on the mountain. president obama has talked the need for a humanitarian corridor to get them to safety. in fact, that's really the

reason these new advisors have been sent to iraq, to come up with a rescue mission. secretary of state john kerry said this morning this is precisely what the team that he sent in is prepared to do. we will make a very rapid and critical assessment, because we understand it is urgent to move those people off the mountain. now, the pentagon is insisting that this is not a signal of any mission creep. here's secretary of defense, chuck hagel. >> this is not any extension of any role for the united states, other than to find ways to assist and help advise the iraqi security forces, which we have been doing. >> >> secretary hagel added that the president has made it clear we are not going into iraq in any of the same "combat mission

dimensions." what we're going to have to see in the days ahead is whether this is a parsing of words and if in fact the u.s. decides it needs to go in and create a humanitarian corridor, we're going to have to see if the white house argues this is a humanitarian mission, not a combat mission, so it's ok for the troops to be on the ground. >> as for the humanitarian mission in northern iraq, other countries are now pitching in to help. >> they are. the u.s. has made numerous drops, has dropped meals ready to eat, tens of thousands of them, as well as drinking water. the british have made three drops of their own and france is also sending aid. they've sent 20-tons of medicine, tents and water purification equipment. the iraqis have their own aid that they're sending in. that was one of the helicopters that crashed on the mountain yesterday was bringing aid to the yazidis. >> lisa, thank you. >> stephanie, all of this taking

place as that political cloud hanks over baghdad. we have the latest on the prime ministers refusal to give up his post. >> iraq's parliament nominated a prime minister, and he really get a lot of support from the international community, as well as the number of iraqi political parties, including shia factions. they've thrown their weight behind him. iran a close ally of the iraqi government and a country really, which holds a lot of influence here. alabadi enjoying the support, but al-malaki saying he protects the constitution add democracy in iraq. he said the electorate voted for his party. his party did secure the most number of seats, but not the outright majority needed. forming a government is going to be a very challenging task for

alabadi. he needs to make sure all groups have a say. this whole crisis is from the fact that a certain segment of the population felt left out, marginalized. you're going to need them onboard if iraq is going to take on the islamic state group, which is becoming a growing concern, growing threat in iraq. >> we are learning more about the relief helicopter that crashed about 400 miles away from mount sinjar, where the yazidis refugees have been trapped. iraqi lawmaker seen here was among the injured. she was the one that made that emotional plea in parliament that brought international attention to the humanitarian crisis. several westerners, including a new york times correspondent were also hurt. >> back in this country, another man shot by police overnight in

the st. louis suburb of ferguson, missouri. it happened not far from the scene of violent protests going on for days over the death of 18-year-old michael brown. he was shot and killed by police over the weekend. brown's death, the subject of an emotional meeting last night with community members and activists from across the country. diane h is live inferring son. what came out of last night's meeting? >> they are demanding information about the shooting of michael brown, but more than that, they're also looking for ways to bridge the racial divide here. >> we want to be able to walk the streets and protest our anger. >> an emotional meeting thursday night, residents, politicians and local law enforcement coming together to call for calm and justice in the wake of michael brown's death. >> the city is going to find a

solution and i'm going to work with the community to make sure that we become from our worst hour -- [ applause ] >> the unarmed 18-year-old shot and killed bay police officer who says brown attacked him and went for his gun. witnesses say the teen was running away with his hands up. police inferring son say the officer in question has been receiving death threats, so they're not releasing his name, but the mayor, speaking to aljazeera after a town hall meeting claimed ferguson is a microcosm of a racial divide in police departments across the nation. >> it is hard to go out and get african-americans who want to be in police work. we talked about tonight, the divide between young african-americans and law enforcement. you don't see young african-americans coming out in droves looking for careers in law enforcement. >> i know you angry. i know that this is outrageous. >> the reverend al sharpton meeting with michael brown's parents, joining their call for

the name of the police officer who shot their son and demanding a full federal investigation. >> the local authorities have put themselves in a position hiding names, not being transparent, where people will not trust anything but an objective investigation. >> now this incident, along with the looting and riots that followed has caught the attention of the oval office. president obama releasing a statement saying the department of justice is investigating the situation abalong to local officials, and they will continue to direct resources to the case as needed. he also urged ferguson residents to comfort each other and talk with one another in a way that heals, not in a way that wounds. meanwhile, the outrage among residents can still be felt in the streets of the st. louis suburb. demonstrators out again in force, while local businesses pick up the pieces from sunday

night. >> it's been four days since the shooting and emotions are still running high here in st. louis county. >> what is the latest on the f.b.i. investigation? >> >> we don't know a whole lot. that investigation was launched monday. it is a civil rights investigation. they are looking into possible civil rights violation. we probably won't know much about that for a couple of weeks. >> live inferring son, missouri, diane, thank you. >> a pair of police shootings are under investigation in los angeles, both happening in the span of 24 hours. 24-year-old. >> sel ford shot in the back by an officer in south l.a. his family say he was mentally disabled and a narcotics officer opened fire on a man in the jefferson park area last night. he is in the hospital. coming up, we're going to talk to leo mcguire. he satten oh the board of the national sheriffs association. he's going to weigh in by the

move to put cameras on officers. >> it is a day to dry out in baltimore. heavy rains have soaked much of maryland on tuesday, to say the least. the national weather service reports a reward eight inches fell in some areas. roads flooded in low-lying areas, cars stalled and the rushing water on i-95 there. >> detroit still recovering from monday's day luge, more than six inches falling. that is the most they have seen in about 90 years. the freeways are still closed, the flooding trapped about 1,000 cars on the highways. crews are still trying to remove them. two deaths are blamed on the flooding. >> let's bring in nicole mitchell, because that storm system is moving its way up the east coast. >> and causing the same problems as it moves along. it hasn't been pretty. it's been a very slow moving system, that's why it gave it to much time to dump, now pores of

new england this morning. detroit, number two on the all time record book was monday's total for all of that rain. it was a daily record, so that's why we have so many interstates. that was 4.5-inches. it's amazing what 4.5 inches can do in an area where it can't drain well and it all comes together, close to submerging some of these vehicles. this morning, places like long island still under the warnings means it is going on right now, the flooding. the a year areas in green are watches where we have the potential. this is the lookout in new york. long island, some places reported two or three inches her hour of rain. we don't have the final total, because this is still moving through. it's moving to the north. the core of the heavy rain, places like connecticut this morning, some place through the mid atlantic into portions of the east coast will clear out by

this afternoon. northern new england will deem with it through the rest of the day and improvements into the day tomorrow. there's another front behind it. it doesn't have a lot of moisture. >> we are remember ago hollywood legend this morning, act stress lauren bacall. >> she was best known for that sultry, smoky voice and her looks, as well. her long career launched alongside of her husband, humphrey bogart. >> we have more on lauren bacalls enduring legacy. >> you know how to whistle, don't you steve? you just put your lips together and blow. >> at 19 years old, lauren bacall started her film career in the 1944 romance "to have and ever not." >> what did you do that for? >> i've been wondering whether i'd like it. >> moviegoers fell in love with her from the start. so did her costar, humphrey bogart. the two married a year later, quickly becoming the glamorous

film couple of american film. she caused a stir with president harry truman and quickly became america's darling. she starred in three more films with bogart. they had three children and were married until his death. she won two tonies. perhaps her greatest artistic achievement came late, when she was 73. bacall was nominated for an oscar and won a golden globe for best supporting act stress in "a mirror has two foists." she was given an honorary academy award for her career. >> i can't believe it. a man at last. >> she died of a stroke at the age of 89, leaving behind her three children and a legacy as one of the last iconic actors of hollywood's golden age. >> bacall and bogey starred in

four films together. his estate expressed deep sorrow and great gratitude for her amazing life. >> of course, another heartbreaking loss in hollywood this week, the death of comedian robin williams. >> the coroner confirms that he committed suicide in his northern california home. these new details are devastating and disturbing for a lot of fans. >> absolutely. the coroner says robin williams hanged himself with a belt. his body was discovered in his bedroom on monday by his personal assistant. his wife had not seen him for hours. authorities say the actor had several superficial cuts on his wrist with that as the investigation continues, the outpour of emotion is overflowing from fans and friends. fellow comedian wane brady talked about the impact robin williams had. he said a mork from ork doll helped him through a surgery as a child, adding there are large

shoes to fill. >> he was not a comedian, he was every single thing that you could do in this field. robin's legacy is that of being fearless, being completely committed. he was committed to every single character, and attacking on stage, and just be open, not only legacy to the younger actors, but a legacy he leaves to all his contemporaries, as well. >> robin williams daughter, zelda has been open and vocal about their loss, saying the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence, adding we'll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again. >> even then, i don't know that we ever will. thanks so much. >> let's go to the latest violence in ukraine. three people have been killed in the shelling of a small town there on the front lines between government groups and pro-russian separatists.

the humanitarian aid convoy, 280 trucks making its way from moscow to ukraine setting up a confrontation at the border. ukraine won't let those trucks pass. >> hillary clinton and president obama will meet today in martha's vineyard, a day after she said sorry after blasting his foreign policy in a magazine article, by boiling it down to don't do stupid stuff. david axelrod snapped back at clinton for her vote in favor of the iraq war and tweeted just oh clarify, don't do stupid stuff means occupying iraq in the first place, which was a tragically bad decision. >> time running out on the ceasefire in gaza. the race to secure a deal to keep both sides from opening fire again. >> pope francis set to make his way to south korea today. the message to the country and neighboring north korea. >> you can take the stairs to

get down from high spots or follow this lead. that video and others captured by our citizen journalists around the world. hint, take the stairs.

>> time now for a look at videos captured by our citizen journalists around the globe. one of the world's most active volcanos putting on a show in italy. mount aetna has been bubbling near eruption for months and letting off a little steam last night. >> heavy rains in phoenix triggered flash floods, leaving cars and drivers stranded right in the middle of the rod. fire crews rescued them. the man on the white car in the background was forced to jump over just to get to the firefighters. >> incredible picture. whoa! he didn't quite make it, did he? >> airbags generally used for emergency rescues, or practicing extreme stunts like this. he is jumping from the equivalent of a 25th floor.

>> that temporary ceasefire in gaza set to end in a matter of hours now. palestinian negotiators are looking at an egyptian proposal to stop the fighting. it includes easing that israeli blockade on gaza. the new plan leaves the most contentious issues for talks later. we are live in jerusalem. what are we hearing from israel about the latest ceasefire proposal out of cairo? >> we're hearing that negotiations are really down to the wire, del. in fact, apparently there have been marathon negotiating sessions taking place in cairo. our palestinian sources telling us, though, there is some reason for optimism, that there could be an agreement before the end of the deadline of 72 hours. that coming up in less than nine hours. we are told on a couple of points there may be room for agreement. the first being on the rebuilding of gaza. apparently, there may be room for agreement when it comes to having international monitors look over the rebuilding of

residents' homes and buildings and also the issue of easing the blockade, not lifting, allowing more goods and services allowed into gaza, as well as the movement of people. >> with the deadline fast approaching, they must be on edge in gaza right now. >> they really are, del. in fact, you know, many hundreds of thousands have been rushing out to markets, trying to stock up on supplies before that deadline of midnight local time. there is a concern that things could return to the sort of conflict that we've seen more more than a month now. many took to the streets to show solidarity with hamas, with the palestinian designation for pushing to see a lifting of the blockade. at the same time, though, we are watching these negotiations with cairo closely to see if there can be some common agreement. >> on the israeli side, what type of pressure is benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister

under to try and gain i guess public acceptance for any long term ceasefire arrangement? >> that is going to be the real challenge. i can tell you that it has already been somewhat differ. we know there is an israeli cabinet meeting on tuesday that was canceled in fact, because foreign minister benjamin netanyahu wanted to reach out individually to different ministers, try to kind of bother support for this egyptian proposal. i can tell you there is at least one minister, the economy minister in opposition to try to build opposition for it. after that is the domestic pressure. in the south of israel along the gaza border, many residents say more needs to be done, the operation needs to continue. >> kimberly live from jerusalem this morning. >> a development in the ebola outbreak, canada donating abexperimental vaccine. 1,000 doses will be turned over. the vaccine has never been tested on humans, but may be

given to health workers. more than 1,000 people have died from the virus. >> hope francis head to go south korea this morning bringing a message of peace to a divided peninsula. >> a devastating ferry disaster will be on the minds of some of the faithful. >> a mid week mass in southern seoul. a desouth catholic, she remembers the popes visit in 1984 and hopes this visit will be as powerful. >> pope john paul's visit saw an increase in the number of catholic believers. i think the pope's visit this time will be more about bringing peace and love to people's minds. >> pope francis will be in south korea for five days, meeting with political and religious leaders, attend a youth day for reconciliation on a divided peninsula. >> i saw the light up close. there are numerous conflicts in

korean society. he'll show us the vision for the future. >> the centerpiece will come saturday in central soul at a mass for 124 martyrs in front of up to a million people. parents of some of the children killed in april in the ferry tragedy that shocked and shamed this country are demanding a full investigation. >> i heard that pope francis cares for the people who hurt the most. please remember us. i lost my daughter, who is more precious than my own life and continue a hunger strike to find the truth of my dear's death. >> it's a sign there are sensitive issues for the pope to address during his time here. playing host to his first asian visit is prestigious for this country and its president. she herself has been the object of criticism. >> when he met putin, he told

him that he should talk with the chechens, dialogue with the ukrainians. he's going to be very outspoken. he's going to be very direct. it's not going oh be an endorsement at all. >> the visit will end with a mass monday here at south korea's oldest catholic cathedral where the pope is expected to focus on reconciliation between north korea and south korea. >> the vatican neigh the number of clicks in south korea has doubled, there are now more than 5 million. >> two dead and eight others injured in a quake centered 14 miles north of the capitol city. it triggered a landslide at a major quarry. the quake snarled traffic and forced authorities to shut down the airport.

>> rain cooling things down outside. lets look at temperatures across the nation today with nicole mitchell. good morning. >> good morning. the front, extending all the way into the south, atlanta 59 and chicago area, 59. some 50s, as well. that's just this morning. as we get into the afternoon hours, you know, enough sunshine behind this as the temperatures start to rebound. chicago is at 81, but into the northwest, that's that next weather system, places like seattle, 75, over 20 degrees cooler than that record that we set monday. that's going to be very comfortable out here. it looks like into the next couple of days, though, still enough dry air, even as that moisture comes in, that we have some red flag advisories. this is a much smaller area with humidity and lower temperatures, so there has been improvement. this area getting into tomorrow stays cool. ahead of that system is where

we've had the hot air. denver 87, billings 91. into the northeast with the colder front coming through, under the sunshine, new york gets into the 70's tomorrow. >> you like that. nicole, thank you very much. >> the death of an unarmed teen by police has some calling for cameras to be strapped to officers. former national sheriffs associates member leo mcguire is here to discuss it. >> cutting edge technology, the modern miracle for people who suffer spinal cord injuries. the technology that taps the brain's power to help the paralyzed move again. >> the doors to one nebraska hospital, unable to stop the force of mother nature as floodwaters gush into the lobby. >> remembering an icon, lauren bacall died last night at 89. she captivated fans with her good looks, smoky voice and sultry on-screen presence.

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at long island, part of the northern state parkway, shut down by flooding in the wake of torrential rains that moved east overnight. before that, it was detroit and yesterday baltimore and parts of washington also experiencing the same heavy rains on the roads. welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in our next half hour, the shooting death of that unarmed teen in missouri raising questions about the officer who tired and why he didn't have one of the democratic's new body cameras. also, making sure that fruits and veggies are free from harmful pesticides, people in india taking matter into their own hands for toxic produce. >> officials inferring son, missouri calling for calm as residents oh demand justice for an unarmed teen shot and killed by police. the mayor and police chief answered questions from a large crowd at a community meeting with both sides asking for an end to the violence. >> a strong storm system working its way up the east coast,

bringing plenty of rain with it, dumping eight inches of rain on the baltimore area, causing flash flooding forcing the closure of three major highways. more u.s. military advises on the ground in iraq, the u.s. reportedly considering a mission to help rescue stranded yazidis in northern iraq. that could put american troops in direct conflict with the islamic state group. >> many desperate yazidis have been stranded on that mountain near the syrian border and they are starting to come down. we were there where they are talking the horrors they have experienced. >> as you can see, these people behind me are holding up banners saying they don't feel safe here anymore. they want to leave iraq. better that we let one of them tell you directly why it is they want to leave. why do yazidis want to leave? >> the yazidis want to get out of iraq, anywhere, just we not live with the arabs.

they sold our women, by hundreds and hundreds of them. most of them still inside. we just want to leave iraq, anywhere. >> you've lived here, the yazidis have lived here for hundred was years with arabs, christians, with everyone. do you not feel you will be safe here again? >> no, i don't think it will be safe, ever. if we get back to our area, we're never going to go back. we're not going to believe them anymore. we got back many times and they did same thing and they kill yazidis. >> you worked with the u.s. military. a lot of people here did. what do you think of what the united states is doing and ho done? >> you mean if united states? >> what do you think of what the united states has done in iraq? >> i think they shouldn't get out of iraq. they should stay, even if not

all, some of them should stay and make a solution for the problems happening in iraq. iraq is many, many affiliations, kurdish, yazidis, christian, they don't live with each other, but most of them are muslims. they can stay with each other. we cannot stay with them. coalition forces should not get back to the united states all at the same time. >> thank you. >> the british government says it is sending helicopters to help with the humanitarian efforts on sinjar mountain. there are reports that the u.s. military is looking at a rescue mission there, as well. >> in egypt, former egyptian president mubarak taking the stand today in his own defense. mubarak is on trial in cairo for the deaths of 850 unarmed protestors during the uprising in 2011. he defended himself and said he never targeted his people. >> i would never hand down orders for the killing of of egyptian citizens under any

circumstances, or hand down orders to wreak chaos, of hitch i have been warning. >> last year, a court threw out a prefers conviction on similar charges. in may, mubarak was sentenced to three years in prison for corruption. >> an emotional gathering inferring son, missouri last night, the mayor and local law enforcement holding a town hall meeting with residents furious over the death of michael brown, shot and killed by police over the weekend. protestors were demanding justice overnight. police were involved in another shooting overnight inferring son. >> the confrontation inferring son is raising more questions about putting cameras on police. >> one high ranking new york politician, the public add so debt wasn't every officer in new york city to wear them. john henry smith has more. >> if the nation says large evident police department were to adopt the proposal it would become the latest in a growing

list of police departments nationwide to outfit officers with cameras. some have had success, some not. >> in new york city, videos shot by on lookers have brought to light incidents like the eric garner chokehold death that have troubled many, including new york city public advocate laticia james. she wants to outfit officers with cameras. such cameras are either in use or being tested by a growing number of police departments across the country. over 3,000 of them, many in major urban areas like miami, oakland, california, dallas, and los angeles. james and see proposal would be for now to outfit officers only the highest crime, highest complaint precincts. she estimates that it would cost just over $30 million to outfit the whole force, but she says, that's a savings compared to the $152 million new york city paid

out in settlements last year for police misconduct. >> a city in california experienced an 80 yea% drop in police complaints in one year after body cameras were instituted. >> that city is in california where incidents in which police had to use force also decreased from 61 to 25. the cameras haven't worked quite as well in albuquerque numeric co. police fatally shot 27 people since they adopted the cameras in 2010. new york city, a city with 16 times as many people has had 33 fatal shootings, almost the same amount in the same period. >> while the nypd has not yet voiced intentions of putting the camera plan into action, the department has sent a memo to the force telling them they do not have the right to stop citizens from shooting video of police doing their jobs. >> john henry smith, thank you

very much. leo mcguire served on the board of directors for the national sheriff association and was the sheriff of about her gone county, new jersey. these cameras seem to be everywhere, but weren't inferring son, missouri, good thing, bad thing, odd. >> in this particular case, the officer might not have even turned it on, because he just pulled up alongside the two individuals. >> the officer has to turn the camera on first. >> with the dash cams. with the body worn cameras, i can't imagine that they're taping or an eight hour or 12 hour shift. there's just way too much data to store in an archive. >> the suspect in this photograph, if you can seep it, shows his hands up, police with riot gear, ok, the suspect is black, the police are all white. is this an example of innocent until proven guilty or what do you see? >> well, first of all, what i see is probably a protestor, and

i also see the potential for harm to the officers. just because his hands are up, it takes a millisecond to get a weapon. look how long his hair is. he can conceal a lot of weapons on his body just the way he is. >> this is what goes to the heart of the problem they say is inferring son, missouri is that when they see to suspect, they see somebody who in a millisecond could do harm to the officer. is law enforcement becoming afraid of the public? >> well, we have to be. we have to protect ourselves first and foremost. on the rules of engagement, basically, and the rules of force, we have to defend ourselves. we have the authority to use deadly force in self defense and the defense of others. >> the mindset of a police officer is first to protect himself then the public? >> no. it depends on the situation. when i'm encountering someone, i don't know them. i don't know their in tent. i don't know their history.

i don't know if they just killed somebody around the corner and i now per chance come across them. we have to have other own diligence. we have to be aware of what's going on. i think the body worn cameras can help, because it puts the jury and the public in the place of the officer to see what the officer is seeing, not necessarily feel what they're feeling, but see what they're seeing. >> i want you to speak to this issue that people ask me all the time. why don't police officers shoot to wound? >> because it's really hard to shoot you in the knee. we train center mass to stop the threat as quickly as possible. if you're going to deploy your weapon, you're going to be conducting deadly force, it's not shoot to wound. if you're going to shoot to wound, you're going to use a taser or some other type of lethal weapon -- non-lethal weapon. >> do privacy cameras open up privacy concerns? every time an officer does something, it's going to be filmed, it's going to be

evidence that officer is going to be on trial even before the trial begins. >> evidence, it could be a public record depending on the situation. if it's during an investigation, yes, the public is not going to have access to it, but in most cases, we're going into people's homes. there could be sexual assault, domestic violence incidents, there should be all kind of incidents that we deal with in people's homes that i've quite frankly if the police had to come to my home and deal with a family issue, i don't want that going out to someone randomly doing an open request. >> the former sheriff of about her gone county in new jersey and on the national board of she have representatives, thanks for being with us this morning. >> the sheriff in new york needs another week to investigate an accident involving tony stewart. stewart has been cooperating and there is no evidence of criminal in tent. kevin card, jr. was struck and

killed after getting out of his car during a race. >> a man charged with starting one of the largest fires in california history said he's not guilty. he appeared in court tuesday after turning himself into authorities. police say he set an illegal campfire that spread through the sierra nevada mountains last august, burning a quarter of a million acres. >> eating healthy is a top priority for most of us. in india, it's a matter of life or death. >> some indian families are growing their own food to avoid toxins. >> an amateur farmer for the past year and a half, he started growing organic vegetables and herbs to make sure his family eats healthy. >> this is pumpkin. >> the fear of pesticides pushed him and his family to grow their own. >> i feel agitated. the food that i'm consuming and what my son is consuming, it's so toxic, that 20, 30, 40 years

down the line, we don't know what kind of diseases he will witness. >> that kind of awareness isn't common. most indians buy vegetables daily or weekly at roadside stalls or markets, unaware of what it's been trade with. fruits and vegetables from one farm could be safe, another contaminated. we bought one dill gram of mangos, bitter gourd and tomatoes, all common this time of year as random locations and sent them to an accredited lab to be tested by the same methods used by the government. the surprising results, no pesticides of any significant amount on any of the fruit or vegetables we tested. even the government's own testing found at least some test sides. our results

contradict common findings. >> no one is going to say misusing pesticides. >> the testing for pesticides is difficult. it is warned that heavy metals which currently around tested for are a bigger problem. >> what's gone in the body of the vegetables, no amount of cooking, or washing is going to take them away. those become chronic exposures. >> people like him are doing their best to avoid contaminants, the family invested in a special cleaner for vellet bells they buy from the market, because they can't yet grow all the vegetables they need. to eat toxic-free, they don't mind the extra effort. that. >> the institute of agriculture science and technology in india

is about to start training farmers to grow pesticide free. >> billions of dollars in retirement money ending up lost. >> we talk to a personal finance expert about where all that money has gone and how all of you can get some of your money back. >> giving a young man who is paralyzed the ability to move again. the technology sounds like sci-fi, but it's the real deal. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now

water for coal only on al jazeera america >> you're looking live as the sunrises over the l.a. skyline. that's where the clippers now ever an official new owner, even though the skyline looks kind of lakers purple this morning. signing off on a deal to sell the team to steve bomber for $2 billion. a judge appealed the sale.

donald sterling asked the appeals court to step in. his estranged wife made the deal with ballmer. >> helping those paralyzed with a modern technology. >> a casino plans to shut its doors next month in new jersey. it was unable to find a buyer. the $2.4 billion project opened two years ago. it is the fourth new jersey casino shutting its doors this year. >> millions of americans have lost track of their retirement accounts. some believe the lost accounts total tens of billions of dollars. >> there is now an effort to reunite the workers with their money. >> estimates vary on the total number of lost retirement dollars, but experts agree close to 4,000,401k and similar accounts are owned by lost investors. the average balance of a loft

account is $10,000. >> almost $40 billion is sitting in lost accounts. >> if you do math pretty quickly, you come up with 20 and $30 billion. >> a person is considered lost had her address on the file is wrong or social security numbers off by a few digits. many times workers are to blame. >> disconnected accounts are part of a larger dynamic that we're trying to solve in the retirement system. >> many workers lose track of their 401k's because large numbers of people are automatically enrolled, some don't know accounts exist. the age of direct deposit means many people don't examine checks to see what's being deducted. making matters worse, government figures show people switch jobs a lot, more than 10 times in a career, and may not update addresses. >> 9.5 million people change jobs every single year.

>> another contributor is a d.o.l. rule requiring investment firms sent certain account notifications through paper mail only. >> we have a younger generation that is very used to getting things electrically, so a lot of people just aren't used to getting pieces of mail. >> lost account holders can go untouched for years, decades. their balance is threatened by investment allocation he is and mounting fees. >> there are so many dollars locked up in these lost plans, the u.s. department of labor recently held a hearing and invited companies, including american ire lines, honey well international, inc. to testify about locating missing and lost account holders. aljazeera. >> jordan goodman is a personal finance analyst and host of "money answers.com." how do you find out first of all if you have money owed to you and how to get the money back?

>> there's a lot of money out there, $60 billion in unclaimed assets out there. there is a website called missing money.com, which is a consortium of the state. every state has an office of unclaimed assets. this is a consortium of all put together. you put in your name, address, every version of your name, maiden name, you'd be surprised what kind of money shows up. you have to tell people when you move. people move or leave a job and go to another place. the custodian doesn't know where they went. you have to tell your employer. >> doesn't it just go with your social security number. >> it's nice, but it does not have information to find you. when people move, they tend to leave things behind. there are billions of dollars that are unclaimed.

they can't find them. >> about those billions of dollars, $62 billion in unclaimed assets, what are the most common? >> several things. 401k's, there are pensions, there are. >> bank accounts. >> bank accounts of various types, life insurance policies and safety deposit box. >> what happens to the unclaimed money? >> you have between two -- the state has between two and five years to try to find you. they don't do a very good job of it, but they try to find you. if they can't find you after five years, they take the money. >> really? >> yes! >> what's that website again? >> missing money.com, it's a free site. you go on there and you'll be surprised what you find out. >> over five years, you just lose the money? >> correct, the state takes it. this is a major source of revenue for the state. they're not that eager to tell you about it. >> thanks so much. >> thanks, stephanie. >> i was writing all of that

down. it is like something out of a a sci-fi movie, a man who have gone his hands with the power of thought. we have the amazing story. >> as he was growing up in ohio, ian burkhart said the two words that describe him best are active and independent. >> just tried to do whatever i could on my own. >> four years ago, when he was 19, all that changed dramatically in one split second on a north carolina beach. >> i was hanging out with friends. we went dew the ocean. i dove into a wave which pushed me down into a sandbar where i broke my neck and c5, c6 vertebra. >> he was paralyzed over most of his body. >> what do you miss most since your accident? >> the biggest thing is independence, doing things for myself. >> when the doctor overseeing his rehabilitation suggested he take part in a revolutionary

experiment, ian jumped in the chance. a non-profit research company spent 10 years developing a way to translate signals from the brain and send them directly to human muscles, by passing the spinal cord. they called it the neurobridge. >> there was a lot of things to consider. i was saying hey, sign me up for brain surgery that i don't need. >> a neurosurgeon implanted a tiny chip about the size of a pea in the motor core tex of ian's brain. >> you ever to be precise. you have to be able to get an exact spot on the surface of the brain that is patrolling the movements of the arms and legs. >> ok, ian. >> the chip containing electrodes is attached to wires that pass through a cylinder screwed into his skull. they are hooked up to a powerful computer that decodes the

signals, literally reading ian's mind. the computer sends the translated commands to a sleeve wrapped around his arm, all in the blink of an eye. >> how hard do you have to concentrate? >> very hard. >> in june came the moment of truth, could ian move from manipulating the computer hand to mastering his own? >> good. [ applause ] >> for the first time, scientists had by passed the spinal cord to move the muscles of a paralyzed person with his own brain. >> i don't have sensation in my hand, but for me to be able to see my hand open up and close after four years was just a great feeling and just really gave me a lot of hope for the future. >> so ian keeps pushing, understanding that he may never regain the independence he lost on that north carolina beach, but knowing, too, that his

pioneering effort may make it easier for other paralyzed patients to once again move their muscles with their minds. aljazeera, columbus, ohio. >> researchers say the newer bridge could be wireless with a computer about the size of a smart phone. >> for the first time ever, a woman won the biggest prize called the fields metal, the nobel prize equivalent in math. she teaches at stanford and studies complicated geometry, she said she treats her subjects like story book characters, every time she looks at them again, she sees something different. >> mother nature says i'm not going to make an appointment. this is surveillance footage from a hospital being flooded, getting over four inches of rain between friday night and saturday causing that flash flood. the hospital releasing a statement saying it is back up

and running. >> we are tack ago storm system bringing plenty of rain and flooding across the u.s. nicole mitchell is back with that. >> shutting down interstates in detroit as it moved through baltimore yesterday and now into parts of northeastern new england. some places will clear out later in the day, long island, a lot of standing water on the roads. that is a problem for us. that is earlier where cars were abandoned with all the moisture. another system coming in is from the northwest. this is beneficial rain where we need it in these fire prone areas. we also have the monsoon flow in the four corners region. a boundary going through florida not causing too many problems, but 10 years ago acknowledge date, nothing expected in the tropics now, but hurricane charley was the first of four to hit florida that season. charlie was special to me, my very first storm i flaw into with the u.s. military. >> you never forget your first

storm. >> it's your first, right? it's been a slow hurricane season up until now in the atlantic, right? >> so far. we're just starting to get into the peak. >> i think i just jinxed it for us all. >> batten down the hatches. >> thanks, nicole. >> tomorrow morning, hugging it out with the commander-in-chief. let's call it kumbaya. hillary clinton and president obama will sit down. she said she first sorry because she did blast his foreign policy, prompting a prompt from his side of the political aisle. >> they'll be meeting over lobster rolls. yum. >> stay tuned. >> coming up in just two minutes from doha, the latest from iraq where more u.s. him tear advises are now on the ground. >> we'll be back here at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow.

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