you >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories that we're following for you. the u.s. sending in more manpower into iraq to help those stranded on a mountain. israelis and palestinians waiting for word about ongoing peace negotiations in egypt. plus there has been another shooting in those st. louis issues where police shot and killed a teenager.

>> we begin in iraq where seven separate bombings have left dozens of people dead in baghdad. 33 people were killed. 87 others were wounded. bombs going oh off in a market and residential area and police checkpoint. it all comes as the u.s. increases its involvement on the ground. lisa stark tracking all the developments for us. is interest any indication how much further the u.s. military is prepared to go in iraq? >> reporter: that is certainly the big question, and it will depend partly on what advice the white house gets from its new advisers. 130 of them on the ground in iraq. they're there to assess the situation on the mountain. whereas you know the yazidis, the religious sect, has been trapped for more than a week. it's a desperate situation. the u.s. wants to figure out how to get them off the mountain. today at martha's vineyard where the president is on vacation,

deputy national security adviser spoke to the media, and he was asked if this would mean u.s. troops might be on the ground to get those folks off the mountain. rhodes skirted the question. >> we have a range of ways we can support this type of effort. we bring very unique capability in terms of logistical capacity, and in terms of how we can support and strengthen the iraqied a kurdish forces on the ground. the president--one limiting factor that he has communicated repeatedly to the public and military is we don't want to be reintroducing u.s. forces into a combat role on the ground. >> reporter: that's right. the president has repeatedly said no u.s. troops in a combat role taking on the forces of islamic group directly. but rhodes did make a distinction between that and to be troops on the ground to help in a humanitarian mission.

del, we'll have to wait to see how that plays out in the days and weeks ahead. >> are the allies stepping up and offer to go help. what are they willing to do at this stage? >> reporter: absolutely, we're seeing more of that. britain has made three humanitarian air drops. they'll bring in two helicopters to help in the military effort. and prime minister david cameron said there are detailed plans being drawn up to get the yazidis off the mountain and great britain is helping in that situation. >> i'm proud of the fact that british airplanes and british aid has been playing a role and will continue to play a role to help these people. but we need a plan to get these people off that mountain and get them to a place of safety. i can confirm that detailed plans are now being put in place and are under way, and that britain will play a role in

delivering them. >> reporter: now france has also delivered humanitarian aid, tons of it, medicine, water purification equipment. both canada and australia have also offered help with humanitarian aid. the coalitions are willing, as you put it, are, in fact, growing. >> lisa stark for us in washington. thank you very much. and in northern iraq tens of thousands of those yazidi ranche refugees are now pouring into kurdish areas. when the islamic state stormed their towns, the yazidis were one of many who were forced to leave their towns. 100,000 is said to be stranded. for the past three days tens of thousands have braved 104-degree temperatures in search of shelter. malcolm webb has their stories.

>> reporter: they're hungry, thirsty and exhaust after walking through mountains for days. they fled when they were attacked by fighters from the islamic state group ten days ago. some tried to fight back. >> we put our families in the mount and we stayed behind fighting. we continued fighting for four consecutive hours until the armored vehicles reached our barricades. >> reporter: i came counsel from the mount and walked for more than ten hours until we reached the road. we prayed to god to punish those responsible. >> now they reached the relative safety of iraq's kurdistan province. this area was set up to carry aid from iraq to syria. now it's a lifeline for tens of thousands on the run. other families have made it over the border into neighboring turkey where they registered with authorities. from now on these tent will be their homes. many of the islamic state fighters they ran away from

themselves feel marginalized by the government. they embraced radical islam and they attacked and killed yazidis and others from different groups. they say the arrivals need help. >> reporter: th >> the majority are adults with young children. as more arrive the situation gets more difficult. >> reporter: the first aid supplies have arrived. much needed medicines and vaccines. meanwhile, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon has urged the world to do more. while they may be safer here their life will be tough for months. they don't know when it will be safe to go home. malcolm web, al jazeera. >> former egyptian president hosni mubarak said he did not order the killing of protesters in 2011. he took the stand in his own defense in cairo. he's charged with complicit in the deaths of demonstrators in

the uprising that ended his 30-year rule. >> i would never hand down orders for the killing of egyptians under any circumstances. or hand down orders to wreak chaos of which i have been warning. >> last year a prior court threw out a previous conviction of similar charge in may. another court sentences mubaraker to three years in prison for corruption. we're following breaking news coming out of brazil. a plane crash there has killed a presidential candidate. he died when the plane crashed in the city of santos. it had just left rio and was on his way to an event. reports indicate the plane lost contact with air traffic control as it was landing. it crashed into about five homes other people were on board. no word yet on there.

it is still holding that negotiations for a long time solution to the crisis still under way at this hour in cairo. nick schifrin has been tracking negotiations, it's down to the wire in those negotiations. is there any progress? >> it is absolutely down to the wire. we have two sides according to officials. there are those who want to end the fight. there is exhaustion after a month of war but both sides are adamant that they will not give in to either side demands. the two sides have been reported light years apart. gaza would like more supplies through, extending the space

that fishermen are allowed to fish outside of the coast and releasing palestinian prisoners. all of that is very much in the air. a senior u.s. official telling me that the israeli delegation did not like the last proposal but it's not clear if that proposal has been advanced further since that point and there is a local report that the israeli delegation has, in fact, left cairo. it's very much in flux. not clear what either side is willing to make the steps to actually get a permanent cease-fire. but what the two sides agree on even if they do have cease-fire agreement tonight it will not address the larger issues that will lead to a more permanent piece between israel and hamas. all they're trying to do is stop thethe fighting and unfortunatea lot of officials say now that a temporary cease-fire could kick the can down the road and lead to more fighting in nine months, 12 months.

>> sometimes the fighting follows in minutes, the shelling and the rockets, but we understand that there was a phone conversation between president obama and the prime minister benjamin netanyahu. what do we know about that phone call? >> it just happened in the last hour or so according to u.s. and israeli officials. we don't know anything about what was discussed other than the fact that the cairo negotiations were discussed. gaza was discussed and the u.s. reiterated their desire to get to a cease-fire in cairo. but to your earlier question, absolutely. there is only a few hours left before this cease-fire and i was there for eight or nine cease fires, all of which ended either too early or ended immediately after they expired. with more violence. so what you saw this morning inside of gaza were people rushing into markets. basically trying to have a normal life for just a few minutes. trying to get into those markets, trying to get provisions that they needed. trying to get anything that they

could really grab before hungering down. that's what they're going to do for the next few hours. hunkering down just in case acts start firing from israel. >> what about that razor's edge that they're on. the fighting has stopped but i understand there was an explosion in gaza. what happened? >> reporter: this is a group of bomb experts who were dealing with unexploded ordinance in gaza. four from killed, and also killed were three journalists including the first journalist who was foreign. his name was simon kamii. an atoolan, he was 35. he had covered stories across kosovo, georgia and some of the most violent conflict zones. lebanon, iraq, he was a veteran war correspondent, but he was

also a real softy, they were aing some of the most amazing images he produced was that of smiling children. the associated press mourning the loss of one of their members. and those four bomb technicians also died. such important work that they do. many unexploded ordinances across gaza and they workday in and day out over the past few weeks and four of them killed in this explosion. >> nick schifrin life for news jerusalem. thank you very much, as always. in ukraine at least three people have been killed in donetsk in fighting overnight. government troops have stepped up their campaign against separatists there.

they said there was damage to gas lines leaving no gas for the city. the aid convoy coming from russia, 280 trucks in all are set to arrive soon, but ukraine is refusing to let them pass unless they first inspect the contents. ukraine's prime minister is asking the red cross to help deliver the aid. >> we're doing our very best to supply territories for materials. we would like to deliver the a aid. >> ukraine suggesting that russia could use those convoys as cover for sending troops into the separatist held region. there are several developments involving the ebola outbreak in western africa. scientists say a vaccine that has never been used on humans

but it was promising during animal testing. during the conks between the african union and the world health organization, they said there is controversy using the vaccine. >> if the basic issues, you know, are met by frustration by the patients, looking at the environment and make sure that we can explain clearly to them the pros and cons of the benefits of taking the drugs to the patients, i think we could administer the medicines. >> the united nations now saying more than 1800 people may be infected with the ebola in west africa. they're not taking any chances in taiwan. drills with going up in case a traveler is suspected of having ebola and they'll handle possible outbreak. according to the cdc there are

as many taiwanese traveling to and from west africa each and every year. and the border between guine and sierra leone remains closed. ginea is trying to contain the spread, that border closing leaving a lot of people stranded. passenger who is can't go into either country say they're running out of food. tempers are running high and there have been fights with border control. no word yet on when those borders will reopen. tempers on edge in another police shooting in ferguson, missouri. for the theirs straight night protesters taking to the streets after the shooting death of michael broken. bottles were thrown at police, and police used tear gas to break up the crowd. there were community meetings calling for calm. diane estherbrook is there for us. what do we know about this

shooting victim? >> reporter: i'm at a police command center just a couple of blocks away from ferguson. the shooting last night was not related to the demonstrations that took place later in the evening. at 1:00 the police say they responded to reports of four men wearing ski masks and carrying guns walking through a neighborhood. when they got to the neighborhood a police officer confronted one of those men. he was carrying a handgun. the officer asked him to drop the gun. he didn't drop the gun and the police officer shot him. from what we understand that man is in critical condition. >> there was a community meeting last night. the police chief was there. >> reporter: yes, del, it was a calm peaceful meeting, but people are there to get some questions answered. there is a lot of frustration in these communities. they say they still have not gotten answers as to why michael brown was shot. and a lot of people say they don't feel safe walking the

streets in their neighborhoods, potentially what happened to him could happen to them. but the st. louis police chief tried to offer reassurance. >> i want what you want. i want the truth, and i want justice. and we'll work with the community to make sure. >> reporter: and in some of these communities you have- have--they're comprised primarily of african-americans, and then law enforcement medi law enforcement, who is primarily white. that's where some of the friction is. >> what are people doing to cope aside from taking to the streets? >> reporter: it is, del, in fact, in the neighborhood where michael brown was shot on the street there is a makeshift

memorial there. we drove by it this morning. there are stuffed animals there, candles lit. while we were there several people drove by to pay their respects, and while we were there, there was one young woman who didn't even know michael brown. she dropped off a card, and she talked to me about her feelings regarding that shooting. >> it's shocking. we just want to know what happened. i guess the whole point making the young population more serious and doing stuff, i don't want to say the right way. >> reporter: while i was standing there, i was talking to that young lady there was another young man who came by. he talked about his frustrations of being in neighborhoods where they're ridin rioting. he said he's more concerned about the rioting and he wants them to stop, and it was no way to remember michael brown.

>> that's what his parents say as well. die i don't know estherbrook live in missouri. thank you very much. pope francis on his way to south korea. he brings with him a message to that country and it's neighbor to the north.

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>> well, pope francis is on his way to south korea. he ithe vatican said he brings a message of peace to a dried peninsula. but the ferry disaster is still a wound that needs to be healed as well. [ bells ringing ] >> reporter: the midweek mass in seoul and she takes her place among the pews. a devout catholic. >> popedown paul's visit brought an increase in believers. i think the visit this time will

be about bringing peace and love to people's minds. >> reporter: he'll come for five days. ale meet with political and religious leaders, and appeal for reconciliation on a divided peninsula. >> i'm so delighted to meet him up close. there are numerous conflicts, and we're somewhat in a state of confusion, but he'll show us the vision for the future. >> reporter: on saturday in central seoul a beatification mass for martyrs. parents of some of the children killed in april in the ferry tragedy that shocked and shamed this country demanding a full impartial investigation. >> i heard that pope francis cares for the people who hurts the most and brings peace and human rights. please remember us. i lost my daughter, who is more precious than my own life and i continue my hunger strike to find the truth of my daughter's

death. >> reporter: there are signs that there are sensitive issues here in south korea. playing host to his first visit is priso prestigious in this country, including it's president who has been the mark of criticism he's going to be very outspoken. he's going to be very direct. >> reporter: the visit will end with a mass on monday here at south korea's oldest collect cathedral where the pope will focus on reconciliation of north and south korea. al jazeera, seoul. >> hollywood and fans remembering actress lauren wecal. >> you know how to whistle,

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crash. he died when a small plane crashed in a small residential area. he was on his way to a campaign event. and the lock is ticking in gaza where that three-day cease-fire is now in it's last three hours. this is video of a cafeteria in nebraska being flooded. the town of carney getting four inches of rain causing the flash flooding. the hospital releasing a statement saying things are back to normal. no one was hurt. the water didn't reach the patients, and the food they say is good. and there is more flooding up and down the east coast. one city hard was raleigh, north carolina. streets were closed and cars abandoned. several hotels had to be

evacuated. there are no injuries reported. there was lots. flooding up and down the east coast. dave warren has been tracking all the storms that started in detroit that kept making it's way east. >> meteorologist: just a tremendous amount of moisture as the storm moved through. certainly a lot of rain in the short period of time. that's the big issue, and this was the loop showing this heaviest rain came right through the northeast here. but this is just six hours, and look what happens here. right through long island. this is a tremendous amount of rain i in a short period of time. a lot of video coming in showing what happened here. this is poor drainage area that dealt with this flood and that was the big problem. the heaviest rain came down, six to ten inches of rain came down. we have flash flood warnings still in effect. the storm moving through and slowing down along this pressure. the front looks like this. it slows down and this is the focus of the heavy rain right

across the northeast. this is the moisture in the air. dry air coming in from the front. this is a tremendous amount of moisture. you don't normally see amounts of moisture. this was all focused on this area of high pressure. that's what led to the heavy rain. this heavy rain going right through baltimore and then up through new jersey and right through long island. this is that heavy rain band in the same area. this shows the flooding along roadways. people just stuck in floodwaters and this is because not because we had the heavy rain but because it was coming down in a short period of time. the good news the rain is running out. >> you probably already know this, but champion will be crowned today in scrabble. we're down to the wire for the 25th national scrabble tournament. 11 different countries represented. the top prize is $10,000.

nigel richards who has won it five times will go up against will anderson. the winner will be crowned with their win-loss record on the table. thanks for watching al jazeera america. i'm del walters. "fault line" is next. >> let us bow our heads for a word of prayer. our father and our most gracious god. as this family, the murdough family and their friends, as they gather, we ask that you send your comforter, your holy spirit, your guide, to be with them. >> queens, new york. jerome murdough's family is laying him to rest. four months ago, 56-year-old jerome was arrested for