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rebel-held area. journeying far below the earth to unlock the secrets of the skies thanks so much for being with us. we begin in ferguson, missouri, where members of the community gathered to demand justice for michael brown. the parents of the slaun team joined reverend al sharpton in calling for a fair investigation into his death. >> ferguson and michael brown junior will be a defining moment on how this country deals with policing. the rally follows i don't remember progress. our correspondent was at the event that wrapped up a short time ago. what is the community reaction?

>> well, there has been an outpouring of people here. as you can see the parking lot was packed. the church was standing room only. one of the science that struck me was one that said culler cops are america's weapons of mass destruction i spoke to a few parent. there were a lot of kids here. parents said this was history, they want to remember michael brown, but this is a teachable moment for the kids. i spoke with a 10-year-old girl about what she thought about what has been happening the last week. she paused for a little bit and told me "my community is fed up of what is happening to our men." one man made quite an impression on people here. it is captain ron johnson with the missouri highway patrol captain brought in to restore law and order. he is what you would call a native son. >> this is my neighbourhood.

you are my family. you are my friends, and i am you. and i will stand and protect you. i will protect your right to protest. [ cheering and applause ] i tell you right now i'm full right now. i came into today and i saw people cheering and clapping, and this is what the media needs to put on tv. >> refer referred al sharpton spoke and said what we see on the -- reverend al sharpton spoke and said what we see on the streets is military

operations and said if the police departments have money for the military machinery, why not use it to employ our young men and women. >> here we are, another night. there was a curfew last night. what can we expect this evening? >> hopefully, i think officials hope there won't be a repeat of last evening. one man was shot, in critical condition. there were several arrests, breaking into a restaurant looted in the week. we understand that the curfew is midnight to 5am, in place, and, you know, officials are saying that the curfew was a success, and if that's their measure of success, and i assume they hope there'll be fewer arrests and hopefully no one shop. >> talking about the latest in the investigation, the justice department says it's going its own autopsy of michael brown. what can you tell us about the

investigation itself? >> well, you know, they are two very different versions of what happened a week ago here in ferguson. a witness and a friend say michael brown had his hand up in the air when a police officer shot him. the police officer is officer darryl wilson, multiple times. the police department here says that brown lunged for officer wilson's gun and there was an altercation. there are multiple investigations under way. one at the local level. and as you mentioned the department of justice is launching its own independent investigation and going as far as having a federal medal examiner conducting an autopsy and attorney general eric holder said it's because of the extraordinary circumstances surrounding this case and the in dependent autopsy was conducted at the request of the brain family. we spoke to people, there was

mixed reactions, but what people want is transparency. the governor of missouri vowed that there will be transparency, and they seemed impatient. they want to see the pace of the investigation moved along much the government said let things take their course, and he told them when he declared a state of emergency that until peace is maintained on the streets of ferguson, there'll be no justice. there'll be more on the situation in ferguson, and the shooting death of michael brown. natasha in ferguson. turning our attention to other news. kurdish forces in northern iraq have taken back control of part of the largest dam. it was seized by the islamic state group this month. iraqi security officials said kurdish fighters began the offensive to reclaim the dam on sunday. the u.s. conducted 14 strikes near the dam this morning. the u.s. began launching air vicks against the islamic state

more than a week ago in attempts to stop the vans in the north. we have more from mosul. >> the peshmerga are on the offensive. they are in battle with the islamic state group. the kurdish forces are not nighting alone. the u.s. air force is dovering their vans from the skies. but the islamic state group is not making their ask easy. we can see explosions from within the towns they control. they have been leaving behind bombs on the side of the road as they retreat. one of the objectives of this military operation is to recapture the mosul dam. the largest in iraq, from the islamic state group which controls a third of the country. it is a strategic installation providing water and electricity to surrounding areas. there are many front lines in the war. the peshmerga advanced on more

than one front. we are 30km from the city center of mosul. the stronghold of the islamic state group. >> in this region east of mosul the peshmerga recaptured three towns. >> this is evidence of the fight. we were not able to enter the area, because the peshmerga are conducting clearing operations. it is one of three christian town they regained control of. commanders are confident, but it may be too early to declare victory. but they are hoping the people of the towns will be able to return home. the islamic state group's recent advance in the north it's placed tens of thousands of people. >> translation: our president told us to save the christians and other minorities.

we are here to protect them. we succeeded and pushed the islamic state back. >> reporter: but taking territory is not the same as holding it. kurdish forces are ill-equipped and lack training. last week they captured many regions as they advanced to the north. it was then that the u.s. fighter jets intervened. the barack obama administration repeated that the military objective is to protect minorities, but it seems the military operation expanded. the objective now is to allow their partners on the ground to go on the offensive. in iraq more and more citizens in the kurdish region are purchasing weapons. prices have gone way up in recent months as the conflict

escalates escalates. $800, $900. >> erbil citizens are taking the threat of islamic state groups seriously. other civilians quit their jobs and stocked up on weapons to join the fight. some 55 it's placed yazidi men are receiving weapons and tactical training. the camp is run by the kurdish people's protection unit, the armed wing of kurdish syria. 15,000 yazidis sought refuge in syria. the united nations has been distributing food to displaced iraqis who fled the islamic state groups offensive on mt sinjar. the children here, mainly yazidi are a fraction of the 24,000 refugees who arrived in the north. the u.n. says there are still

7,000 vulnerable yazidis. hospitals in the kurdish region are in dire straits trying to care for the wounded in the area. jane arraf reports. >> reporter: public hospitals in the kurdish region were already struggling. as a region of iraq they are supposed to get other supplies from the ministry of health in baghdad. after disputes over the oil field, neither supplies or salaries have come for month. >> we have suffered in the drugs and medical supply. because of the economic crisis, and baghdad interrupted or sending small amount of drugs. >> the maternity hospital is trying to cope with displaced iraqis and the regular case load of mothers. it's a difficult time for everyone.

it's the same story in hospitals across the region. >> this is one of three trauma centers in the kurdish capital. there's fewer than 300 beds, usually filled with patients hurt in accidents. on top of that the hospital is filled with a flood of peshmerga fighters wounded on the front. >> the hospital director says on one day alone last week they treated 40 wounded kurdish peshmerga fighters. >> this unit is critical. a hospital like that, or a city like this in a situation, in a war situation - we need more than seven days. >> the fighter was wounded in the battle to take back mackmore. surgeons removed shrapnel from his brain. the prognosis is not clear.

upstairs another fighter is treated for burns and eye injuries, causeded when the armoured vehicle he was in hit a land mine. in the room next door was a kurdish fighter from the p.k.k., fighting for decades for an independent kurdistan. he was wounded defending a camp where thousand lived for more than 20 years. staff try to cope with the wounded fighters, and the every day drama of an emergency ward. this is the mother of a 2-year-old boy who fell from a second storey. she's been told that he has died. behind the doors hospital staff prepare his body to be taken to the morgue. president obama is back in washington taking a break from his vacation. he notified congress, but the

u.s. will expand operations in iraq. there has been disagreement about the middle east. coming up, we'll look at i.s.i.l. activity in the middle east. and sa discussion, a significant anniversary, a year since a deadly chemical attack on its own people in syria ukranian forces retake part of a town. a russian aid convoy remains on the other side of the border. an update is next. that make a difference... that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight only on al jazeera america

troubling developments in syria. barrel bombs have been launched. fighters from the islamic state are accused of killing hundreds. we have a report on the raids in a town occupied by the islamic state. >> this is the aftermath of air raids. syrian army jets dropped barrel bombs. dozens were wounded or killed. not an uncommon scene in the

wore. observers say it's been enjoying an undeclared truce. it's been under the control of the islamic state group for nearly a year and a half. for most of that period, president bashar al-assad's priorities steam to focus on aleppo and other areas, where nationalist rebels are in partial control. the army appears to be losing fast and wide. is fighters have taken two bases and are battling for an air base. islamic state fighters are moving on more than one front, taking for territory from the free syrian army, using what human rights groups describes as brutal tactics. in the last two weeks they reportedly killed several hundred in a plovins, call from a single sunni tribe. in other parts of the country, no let up against opposition-held areas.

in northern syria and other districts f.s.a. fighters are trying to stop them. extensive fighting in the countryside of hamas. the syrian government says it targets armed opposition groups, which it calls terrorists, but the rights groups say in most cases civilians are killed or injured. august 21st will mark a year since the syrian government launched an attack on three neighbourhoods. 1400 civilians were killed. 426 children among them. since then the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons sail 86% have been removed in destroyed. joining us via skype is a former fellow from the european institute from security studies

good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> where do we stand a year later. >> out all the declared precursor chemicals have been removed from the country. a large amount of that has already been transferred to commercial insinerators in finland and the united states and the u.k., and the u.s. vessel is currently in the mediterranean, busy with the neutralization. it is my understanding that all the precursor chemicals have been neutralized and only the mustard agent is available. >> what is next in the process. have we met the time lines. >> what we are going to see is that the o.p.c.w. is going to interact with the syrian government concerning a number

of outstanding questions. this is more part of what i would call a normal verification process. similar issues occurred with other countries. in the case with syria, we have to deal with a situation, and, two, because syria used chemical weapons until last summer, and perhaps in the spring, the answers will have to be more stringent than what otherwise would have been expected. >> you bring about a good point in talking about oversight. how much accountability have we seen over the cores of the year. >> in general, speaking to the people from o.p.c.w. are positive about the collaboration they get from the syrian officials. they recognise the situation is difficult. from a political viewpoint, that time to get to the heart of the

matter is not always available and hence there is a contradiction sometimes between political statements and what is actually happening in the field. >> as you know, this has not been an easy process. were there any lessons learnt from the process? >> i think one of the key elements, and i think many people will be surprised about this is how the o.p.c.w., as a small organization has been able to adapt to two emergencies. the first one was the response to the chemical attack in guta, and earlier allegations, so u.n. secretary general arrived the organization to supply the expertise to do the investigation. as syria became a party to the chemical weapons convention and the o.p.c.w. had to conduct a range of verification and oversee destruction in the

country in more situation, i think the dedication, of the personnel of the o.c.d. is something to be recommended. >> thank you, appreciate your time. thank you for being with us. calls for solidarity in ferguson. prominent civil rights act visits descent on the city for a community rally. over a day left in the truce. we'll update the status of talks in israel and hamas. in a coastal resort, abandoned 40 years ago, a lasting reminder of a divided border in cypress.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories we are following. in northern iraq kurdish forces are taking back a dam after the islamic state took control of it. the u.s. assisted the operation with 14 air strikes near the damn. in syria government so far ass

launched an airtake in rafah, the rebels held the city for a year, and gained ground in recent days, killing several hundred people. >> in ferguson, missouri, a day of rallies and calls for justice. the family of the slain teen demands a fair chegs. earlier the justice department said it would conduct its own autopsy in the case. joining me is a slaf writer to slate.com. good to have you with us. >> thank you for having me. >> what do you make of the department of justice call for an additional autopsy. >> i think it's a good sign, a recognition of the ferguson police department and the st. louis county department have not conducted it is very well in this investigation, and in the process of getting to the bottom of what happened to michael brown. we have seen repeatedly the

ferguson police department release information that inflames tension, with hold information that people want to know, the officer's name, held for five days, any information about how many times michael brown was shot, and released a video on friday inflaming tensions and led to the standoff on saturday. so with the justice department getting more involved, i think we are - i think we can look forward to helpful information to get to the bottom of this case. stand by for a moment. martin luther king iii as at the unity rally and joins us live. good to have you with us. you offered powerful words to the ferguson community. did we begin to see some healing today? >> i think, yes, when you talk about a first step, but ultimate healing will not come until there's a dramatic change in one

of the areas is in policing. and i believe community policing is certainly something that must be engaged, but police departments need human relations sensitivity and diversity training. then, finally, most also importantly, opportunities must be created not just in ferguson, but certainly first and foremost in ferguson. there really is an hay bundance of talent. there's an abundance of opportunity in a land called america. that opportunity - communities of colour have been excluded. that is why you have such a high level of frustration and animosity and anger. the anger is because african-american, particularly me, young men, are stopped. probably seven, eight, nine times more than others.

even in this city of ferguson, if you look at the amount of tickets, 90% of the tickets that are given in the community, maybe 95 are given to african-americans, who live and come through the community. it's almost like you target african-americans, and that creates the revenue. there's a legitimate anger against those who are in charge because it - i mean, no one would mind people stopped because they are speeding. when you target or profile people, that is wrong. it must change. >> do you believe this tragedy will bring the opportunities, will bring about change? >> i believe that the seeds are planted for change to come. and i believe the community is determined to bring about change. the change comes because the communicatee demands change. now, demands doesn't mean through hostility and violence,

but you can demand change in a number of ways. and i do believe that there will be some changes but i believe that in a strategic effort is created. which i believe will happen as well, that you will see sustainable change forever. and that is really what the goal is. unfortunately, ferguson is not just an incident. the tragedy is unusual and very tragic. but the behaviour exists in small towns all over america, particularly in the south, in terms of how some police treat children of colour. >> to continue with your words, what does it tell us about the racial divide in this country? >> what it tells us about the racial divide in the country is that we have a lot of work to

do. it does not mean that there's a huge - it does not mean we haven't made great progress in the nation, after all the nation came together to elect an african-american president. that was not the fulfilment of the dream. my dad talking about fighting triple evil and defined it as poverty, racism, mill ittarism and violence. when we look at those issues in order, we made strides on race, but we see the incidents that pop up like this. in new york, a gentleman choke hold and killed. in los angeles, another gentleman killed a few days ago. all of that, i believe can change when police have more community policing. sensitivity diversity and human relations training. >> we spoke years ago, mr king, and you told me your father would not tolerate violence in any regards. we have seen looting, damages to

the buildings. what would you tell the community of ferguson as we continue another night here? >> i think the first thing you have to say is i understand your frustration, and i support you. but i would like to suggest a different method of dealing with anger and hostility, but you don't suppress, and frankly, when you look at loading and rioting, in many communities, because of what police do, it causes people to loot. it's not a justification, but intellectually you can understand why people are so frustrated. when you push anyone up against the wall, there has to be a constructive way to deal with people, so people feel dignity and report. there'll be some small fringe

effort. by and large, overwhelmingly. looting is not the behaviour of the people of ferguson. it should not be characterised because this is frustration, and everyone is engaged in that frustration. >> what will it take to heal the community. >> number one, $has to be some justice for the brown family. how justice comes is flow the court system, and the attorneys said that michael brown was executed. it does appear that way. if that is found to be the case, then serious justice - i'm not an advocate of the death penalty, but from a sentencing structure, this police officers should never be able to be out of gaol again. i mean, a kid was executed or

murdered. that is not least to protect it. that's the first thing, justice for the brown family. the second thing is i talked about a transition in the community. for example, the police department needs to identify x number of positions that they lo diligently go out to engage diversity, have diversity in the police department. that's one area. also, there needs to be a training programme, a commitment for string and dollars to train people in the community of ferguson, and surrounding communities, that ultimately will lead to jobs. that's what will heel the community. >> it will be a long road ahead. you are offering words of comfort to the community. martin luther king iii, thank you for your time. joining me is a staff writer for slate.com.

thank you for standing by. you wrote extensively about the situation in ferguson. what is the untold story tonight? >> i'd say the untold story is the degree to which what we are witnessing is a bubbling up or bursting of long-standing tensions. it is emblam attic of friends. there's segregation, trends gio graphic inequality meaning low income people live far from jobs, making it difficult for them to obtain jobs. there's police brutality, racial profiling, and a mixture and stew of issues coming together to yield an area that is simmering with racial continuation, and the killing of michael brown was an egregious example of police brutality that it brought all this to the service. >> how do we provoke change and transparency to police

departments. >> the first step is collecting data about what police departments are doing. one of the shocking things about american policing is that we do not know how many times or instances of justifiable force is used by police officers, how many times police officers are accused of brutality. we know none of these things, the police department are not required to report them. before approaching the question of transparency we have to approach the question of collecting data. i think that federally police departments ought to be as transparent as possible with the communities they serve. so that includes things like releasing names after shootings like this. that includes being as forth rite as possible with the public, and engaging the public as allies, even when there are tragedies. >> here we have two sides, a police force that may not

understand the communities they serve, and a community that may not understand the role of the police force. how do we bring the gap? >> i am not sure the community doesn't understand the role of the police force. i think - from my time, i think many people want a police force that protects them. what they believe, and what i think the evidence points to is this is a police force that does not see them as people to be protected, but a population to contain and control. the gap is not a gap between, you know, two misunderstandings, it's a gap between a group of people, a community that wants an effective police force, that does not have one nor a recourse to one that insists, and a police force that is broken and flawed. >> where do we go from here? >> you know, i'm not sure. precisely because st louis, the st louis area is characterised

by equality and divisions. i don't know what happens in the future. does ferguson die down, does everything die down. maybe. do we return to a better status quo, i'd say there's more african-americans in the police force and elected officials. it's a positive change, but doesn't change the reality of the area, which is that you have, you know, the disadvantage coupled with wide-spread police abuse. not just in ferguson, but st louis county. i don't know what fixes that, i don't know how we move forward. >> the conversation continues. staff writer for slate.com. appreciate your time. >> thank you. >> turning to eastern ukraine, where the military says it scored a big victory over pro-russian rebels. kiev's forces are in control of a police station in luhansk.

separatist fighters had control of it. emma haywood has the latest >> reporter: a few months ago many of these men had never picked up a weapon, they were paramedics, students, lawyers. now they are firing live rounds, getting ready to fight. the ukranian army is using volunteer fighters like these to win back territory. >> the men here have a few weeks training before heading to the front line. it all becomes risky and real. this is where they could end up, in a region where the separate its are in control. the battle is fierce and ipp tensive. this was a renaling onnal airport, welcome -- regional airport welcoming flights every day. separatists brought down a fighter jet. ukranian forces say they have the upper hand. >> yesterday after a fierce

battle in the residential area, the anti-terror operation forces restored control on the building of a neighbourhood police station and raised the flag of ukraine on it. like it, the down in the donetsk region is freed. >> reporter: back at the volunteer battalion, we were told ukranian forces cannot be won without them. >> i think the work the volunteer battalions are doing is important. it is the future of the ukranian army and the police force. as we have seen, a conscription army is less epatient than volunteer battalions, and guided by i dealism. >> a fight ta these men are willing to risk everything for, to keep control of the borders, and, they say, their future. meanwhile some residents in

eastern ukraine are having a hard time with day to day life. in a small town businesses and month have been destroyed. some food and medical aid has been delivered. supplies are quickly running thin. >> right now we have nothing. the people have brought out everything. what they need as well as what they don't need. they took medicine they could, because they did not know when this will end. >> it was taken retaken by ukranian forces last months but saw sporadic clashes. >> in liberia, at the enby center of the ebola outbreak. health officials are concerned after angry relatives looted a center. ebola patients were in the neighbourhood. looters took items likely infected by the virus. this while residents remain frustrated by a slow response to an ebola death.

they say health officials left a man's body on the street for two days. two doctors who attracted the virus received doses of an experimental drug given to two american health care workers. both americans are improving at emory hospital in atlanta. the spanish priest has died. liberia has the highest death toll from the virus. a medical team it on the ground. staff members of an embassy in liberia are attending classes. the team held prevention classes for hospitals. >> in havana cuba, former enemies met pore peace talks. victims of the conflict and the revolutionary armed forces, f.a.r.c., met on saturday. talks be ban in 2012.

the first-time victims were included, 220,000 were estimated to have decide. >> marijuana overboard, the coast guard makes a major bust. vegas by the sea is underwater. a look at why when we come back. oil and salt and how it played a role in a sink hole disaster in a louisiana swamp. you are watching al jazeera america. >> im really pissed off at the mexican government... >> give way to compassion... >> if you feel tired, would you turn around and come back? >> our teams find out first hand how treacherous the migrants journey can be. >> we make them take a trip of death >> it is heartbreaking when you see the families on top of the rail car borderland continues only on al jazeera america

>> talk to al jazeera. included, 220,000 were estimated america. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! pope francis led an open air mass for 30,000 young catholics in south korea. it was the final day of the asian youth festival in a place where christian martyrs were tortured and killed in the 18th and 19th centuries. the pope form will give a mass between north and south korea.

900 pounds of marijuana, scooped up off the coast of hai haiti. officials chased the boat but were unable to catch it. marijuana was tossed overboard as the suspects sped away a marilyn casino will hold a job fair, after thousands are losing their jobs after four closed. the maryland live cas seenio will -- casino will host a job fair on tuesday. financial experts say the markets for kaz seenos in the north-east -- casinos may be maxed out. ali velshi reports on the latest market assessment. >> reporter: it's a 37 billion industry, but some credit agencies say casino have seen their heyday. a report from finch ratings

cited factors working against casinos, including saturation and low wages. they say somewhat ominously: the report rings true for atlanta city. the gambling industry there is faring force than the 460 other casinos. since 2005 atlanta has gone from $5 billion down to $3 billion. a reason why - brand new casinos in pennsylvania, delaware, massachusetts and connecticut, taking a slice out of what used to be attantic city's domain. it is second in the top 10 markets in the u.s., but chicago and detroit are closing in on it. las vegas, the top casino destination has remained fairly steady with revenues more or

less around $6 billion a year, over the last decade. las vegas has not been plagued with the revenue decline that atlantic city has seen. vegas stayed steady, reinventing itself not just as a gambling deft in jigs, but a place for families, it announced the arrival for rocked in rio. a 30-year-old music venue. drawing over 85,000 people per show, hoping to attract more families. u.s. senator is expected to approve four resorts in united states, set to hope next year, including a 1.5 billion casino. but the plan has big critics. for one, there'll be stiff competition from casinos in

peninsula, and an $800 million casino in massachusetts. >> governor cormo is optimistic, hoping casinos will inject big money into regions like the kat skills. for a family in a louisiana bayou a $48 million settlement systems from this sink hole that opened up. swallowing up land and trees, the cause, salt mines. michael oku toured the area. [ singing ] >> reporter:. >> reporter: bayou corn is a remote stretch of the southern louisiana, deep in cagen country. its 350 residents have been known to call their home without a trace of irony, a little slice of heaven. heaven is not the word that comes to mind. as in much of southern louisiana, great wealth lies beneath the surface. oil, natural gas and below here

the napoleon salt gun. there are 53 wells. this well was drilled by texas brian in 1982 and sealed in 2011. at some point the side wall begone to collapse. the first sign of trouble came in may 2012, the earth shook. gas bubbled up in the bay use. the general was the commander of joint task for katrina, responsible for coordinating military relief efforts for the hurricane battered coast. he's become an outsubpoena advocate for communities like this. he and a few residents took us on a boat to show us the beauty and the hazards faced. >> this is incredibly beautiful. >> that's why i wanted you to see if. >> the general believes with all the mining and activity state

regulators have not been tough enough. >> the tendency when you approach a law-maker is you can't live without the industry. >> texas spokesman believes existing regulations are adequate. >> they are strong. certainly the local regulators, state regulators watched this operation. we had no event for 28 years. >> this is an environmental scientist and a mcarthur fellow dedicating her life to helping southern louisiana communities affected by industry. there's a need for stricter regulations and a need for enforcement of the regulation. >> but the bettero chemical industry has hundreds of accidents every year. many minor, but each increasing tears that the long-term health and safety of the commoupties are in -- communities are in

jeopardy. >> in 1998 i was diagnosed with breast cancer. that's why we built the home in '99. >> a dream home in bayou corn, once a slice of heaven. let's check the forecast. rebecca joins us. rain showers moving across the country. >> we have strong storms out will. nowhere nebraska is reporting hail the size of golf balls to base balls. up to 3 inches in diameter. we have heavy rain tracking from virginia, west virginia, making its way to the northern sea board. 2-3 inches of rain coming down with the storms much dallas - reports of rain from an inch up to four inches in total. it is something unique that happened this morning, and throw the day.

chicago - you had low clouds and fag. it is rare to see clouds this low. they call it ceilings when they fly, otherwise it's the base of the cloud cover. it was so low it was below 1,000 feet. that is rare to happen in the days of august. unique situation, and it's humid in the midwest. all the humidity. temp tuesday are staying on the cooler side to the north. we have texture departures from the average, look at how warm it is in the west. 4 degrees above the normal. as we look at the east north-east, 1.22 inches for average. there is it is a bit of a cool summer, that's between august textures. we look at what we expect tomorrow, mainly the mid '80s to the west, and we'll get to the low '80s. cloud cover. we get into the week ahead,

expect a lot of hot air to rise up for the south. not only will we have triple dig it heat. chicago will not get a lot of heat. we move from the temperatures, watching the rain fall through kentucky. and there's heavy rainfall. we could have flash flooding from the storms as they make their way to west virginia and the carolinas. the track of rain and flash flooding continues through tuesday. a lot of wet weather out there and stormy weather into the northern plains. >> sounds like a wet, hot start to the week. >> thank you. straight ahead on al jazeera america -- >> what is beneath the city of sudbury. it's a working nickel mine and a cutting edge physics lab. >> this place is going to the

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welcome back. a programming note. we invite you to join us at 8:30 for we"the week ahead". the school year is getting under way we talk about what is done to combat schoolyard assaults. did you know 80%. universe it comprised of dark matter. that's a substance scientists have not been able to observing. >> we travel to ontario canada, where researchers are trying to unravel it and other mysteries. >> another day at the office for researchers at snow lab, 2km down. the subterranean labyrinth produces nickel.

the signs for working mines. another world altogether. a string elently clean police, high science, and experiments of the cosmos. >> this is a super-nova detector. down one corridor a device. given off by super-novas, exploding stars. a tiny numerous particle. they are the building block of the universe. the heavy elements came from the super-nova came from the vast and dispersed in space and available for the farmation of planets. >> it blacks newt rons. >> they look for dark matter, that has never been seen or physically measured. this is science at its purest. precision engineering. rare materials and data collection. most of it not fining anything that point the way for others.

>> when we look for dark matter. we looking for the thing we know how to look for. it's the analogy of the guy that losts his keys in the dark. what the discovery of dark matter means is far from certain. physicists insist it should paint the way to a fundamental standing of the origins of everything around us. if we under dark matter we understand things like how the galaxies form, how the universe has evolved from the big anning and moved forward through time. understanding dark matter will allow us to understand the parl conclude that we think it is made up from, but things like why the galaxy is here today. >> it's not all physics. 2 years ago a choir performed in a project chamber, billed as the deepest concert. there are plans to use the low

radiation environment for medical research. >> the people who work in the unique lab know they are some time away from a discovery they seek. they have no doubt about their in my submission, making sense of the universe. we'll take you to brazil. a group of inmates stage add gaol break and captured it on video. the prisoners showed off how they got out. you cap see an inmate digging. 13 prisoners escaped. police did track down two of them. the prison guard on duty has been suspended. officials say the cell had not been inspected for 60 days. pet owners held a parade for the loved ones. is it celebrates st. roche. the patron same time of dogs. the animals are treated with

love and affection from the owners. the big pup you see enjoyed a dance in the town square. that's going to do it for this hour. thank you for joining us, i'm thomas drayton in new york. special edition of "america tonight" "flashpoint ferguson" begins right now. on "america tonight," a special report, "flashpoint ferguson." >> we all thought to thank the browns for michael, because michael is going to make it better for our sons. >> a community comes together to remember the teenager gunned down by police in a st. louis suburb. after a night of clashes and broken promises, violence and more tear gas. >> this is the police department. you are violating the state-imposed curfew. >>