>> my name is soledad o'brien we have an oppurtunity at aljazeera america to tell stories that matter, and dig into those stories in ways that inform a public that wants to be informed. i think as a journalist anytime you can make a story matter to people, what a great oppurtunity. >> bottles thrown, molotov cocktails and of course, shots fired. >> peaceful protests turn violent in ferguson, ending overnight with tear gas and stun grenades. attorney general eric holder is head to go missouri. >> president obama widening airstrikes in iraq, helping win back to strategic dam. why some say the president is not doing enough to stop the islamic state group. >> we are thinking about promise and thinking about shooting

people. i'm scared. >> a pair of teens accused of planning to shoot their high school. the tips that helped a plot before it was too late. >> homeowners in detroit coping with major damage. what's being done to help people recover from the once in a generation storm. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. another night of violence in ferguson, missouri, the latest protest started off peacefully again but ended earlier this morning with police using tear gas and stun grenade to say clear the streets. dozens were arrested, at least two people were also shot. the national guard is now in place to help protect a police command center. >> the president calling for an end to the unrest is dispatching attorney general eric holder to ferguson. natasha is there. who are police blaming for last night's violence? >> del, police say everything

was fine until just after 9:30 last night, then they say a small group of people began throwing water bottles from the middle and the back of a crowd of about 200 people. they say this was a small minority of criminals, and they arrested people from as far away as california and new york. >> the night began quietly. >> we were able to voice our opinions. we were exercising our first amendment rights, and then all of a sudden, out of nowhere, somebody started throwing bottles of water. >> then once again, things got tense. >> if you are not credentialed media, you need to disperse immediately. >> gunfire and tear gas filled the area. captain ron johnson said these two guns and a molotov cocktail were recovered. four officers were injured and 31 people arrested overnight.

>> a bullet has no name. we do not want to lose another life in this community. >> it has now been 10 days since an unarmed 18-year-old michael brown was killed bay ferguson police officer, identified as darren wilson. members of the missouri national guard are now patrolling the streets of ferguson. missouri's governor called them in, saying he was worried about the public and the police. the governor also called president obama for support. >> to a community in ferguson that is rightly hurting and looking for answers, let me call once again for us to seek some understanding rather than simply holler at each other. >> there has been a lot of hollering, as the public tries to understand what happened to brown, his family hired the former new york city medical examiner michael baden approximate perform an independent autopsy. it's one of three being

conducted. he said brown was shot at least six times, but it's not clear whether he was surrender when he was killed. >> the muzzle of the gun was at least one to two feet away at the time of discharge. it could have been 30 feet away, it would be the same thing. thithis is video from the day bn was killed. >> it is our understanding at this point in the investigation that within the police car, there was a struggle over the officer's weapon. >> one witness saw things differently. >> he was running, and he turned around and put his arms up. he just stopped, put his hands up, after he had gotten shot repeatedly. >> school has been canceled here in ferguson for the rest of the week. it's a decision officials deeply regret but hope when school returns hopefully by next monday, it will have given the community an opportunity for peace and stability to be back on the streets.

also, del, the hope is it will give families an opportunity to plan ahead. >> we also understand that observers from amnesty international are on the ground. what are they doing in ferguson? >> this is the first team of its kind deployed in the u.s., and what they're calling for, they're monitoring, calling for specifically in addition to an investigation into the shooting of michael brown is that they are calling for an investigation into what they say are heavy-handed tactics being used to disperse protestors, so they've been out ostensibly with protestors, observing what's happening the last couple of nights. i think they arrived late last week. i spoke to someone from miami who was on that team and arrived late last week. >> beginning our coverage from missouri, thank you very much. >> a woman who said she is a friend of the police officer who shot michael brown called into a

st. louis radio station monday and told the host that she wanted to give officer darren wilson's side of the story. >> michael said oh, what are you going to do about it, you're not going to shoot me. he said all of a sudden, he started to bum rush him, coming at him full speed. he just started shooting, and he just kept coming. he really thinks he was on something, because he just kept coming. it was unbelievable. he finally ended up, the final shot was in the forehead and then he fell two or three feet in front of the officer. >> let's get more now from libby casey in washington. president obama had several meetings yesterday on the situation in ferguson. what is the white house doing about the unrest there? >> attorney general eric holder will head to ferguson tomorrow and meet with f.b.i. investigators and prosecutors.

there were more than 40 f.b.i. agents going through the neighborhood where michael brown was shot over the last couple of days and as the attorney general announced on sunday, an autopsy performed over the purview of the federal government, this was done by as the attorney general says, one of the most experienced medical examiners in the u.s. military. that was scheduled to take place yesterday. the president addressed this publicly yesterday in a briefing, and there's been a lot of criticism coming from the white house of the release of selective sensitive information. that's the way the attorney general characterized it. president obama looked both at the incident of what happened, the shooting of michael brown and the bigger question of race relations in america. he talked about what he called a gulf of mistrust in ferguson and elsewhere, between communities and law enforcement, so the president addressing this is a very public way yesterday. >> the biggest national issue on the president's plated is iraq.

i want to turn to that in a second. are there updates on the mission there which has expanded in recent days? >> this was initially a mission to offer humanitarian aid and protect u.s. assets and people inside iraq. under that description, the president authorized airstrikes in recent days to protect the mosul dam, which he says discount as protecting u.s. interests, because if it falls into the hands of the islamic state, it could have devastating consequences. >> iraqi and kurdish forces on the ground. american war planes and drones overhead. a combination of lethal force, used to push the group known as the islamic state away from a crucial piece of iraqi infrastructure. >> with our support, iraqi and kurdish forces took a major step forward by recapturing the

largest dam in iraq near the city of mosul. >> a source of drinking water for millions, it is feared it could be used as a weapon. if destroyed, it could send a 60-foot wall of water toward mosul and baghdad. >> the united states military will continue to carry out the limited missions i've authorized, protecting our personnel and facilities in iraq, erbil and baghdad. >> president obama promising american aid to the rocky army and kurdish military forces in the north, but some in congress say the president is not doing enough. >> i think we may need some boots on the ground as far as having troops embedded with the rack keys, special operators on the ground. >> on monday, the european union announced economic rance for the iraqi government. >> we can do whatever we can to aid the authorities of iraq.

>> the humanitarian crisis gross larger by the day. 600,000 iraqis have been forced from their homes. up to 25,000 of them from just one small town. >> we have no clothes to wear. we had nothing until we reached here. i saw many people who fell to the ground because they were thirsty. they begged us for water to drink, but we had nothing. >> u.s. officials are watching the formation of an iraqi government, watching to see the prime minister designate is able to set up a new government and the that al-maliki is treat relinquish power. al abadi said he needs 15 days to form the new government. >> events moving quickly in iraq. >> meanwhile, pope francis is pleading with the international community to put an end to the fighting in iraq, saying the unjust aggression against religious minorities by the

islamic state group should be stopped. he did not condone the use of bombs to starch out the militants. we'll speak with a former chiefs member, a retired general about iraq. >> the rocket attack that's killed dozens in ukraine in the eastern part of the country was attacked on monday. pro-russian separatists are said to be blamed. >> ceasefire talks have resumed in cairo after the temporary truce in gaza was extended 24 hours. nick schiffron joins us from jerusalem. what you are hearing about the latest talks in cairo? >> bottom line is that neither side wants to return to war. the signs of that most noticeably, they are still talking.

these are marathon sees. they've been talking for more than a week. number two, the end of the previous 10 ceasefires were all marked by rocket fire and israel airstrikes. that did not happen last night, more sides that the two sides are under control and focused on diplomacy. officials from both sides are saying there are progress items, really three areas, the most important of which perhaps the transfer of building materials from israel to gaza. that should be under international supervision, according to israel. there is some disagreement about how quickly that can come. the two sides are moving toward an agreement on that. number two, the crossings between gaza and israel being taken over by the palestinian authority, create ago buffer zone out of which israel troops will leave. the israelis and egyptians want palestinian authority officials there and number three, the fishing zone important for gazes, the line that they will be able to cross, the fisherman

will be able to cross, moving three miles out to the gaza coast six miles or nine miles. the two sides are very far apart and can't discuss the and he port or airport, kicking the can down the road, saying after a ceasefire is agreed to, they can talk about that in about a month. >> both sides seem to be determined not to return to violence, but are we closer to a long term resolution? >> i think it's a good question, because the answer is no, really. one israeli official said they are light years apart, that's the fundamental goal for each side. what does israel want? the demilitarization of gaza, no rockets can be fired into israel. that's simply not going to happen. israel has not defeated hamas on the ground. they still have thousands of rockets. conversely, hamas wants the complete lifting of the israel siege, completely open borders

and unlimited space to fish in the mediterranean. israel points out hamas calls for the destruction of israel and israel does not want hamas complete unfettered access to rockets and tunnels. little items talk about the crossings, talk about palestinian authority taking a little more control. that is what both sides can agree on thanks to egypt in the middle and what both sides can take back to their public and say this war was not nor naught. they are not closer to a long term peace plan. the u.n. is fearing that any kind of ceasefire that comes out of today will lead to more fighting three months, six months, nine months from now, del. >> nick, change very much. nice to see him without to flak jacket for a change. >> two teens are behind bars accused of plotting a shooting spree at their school in southern california. >> we have checked into it and

have the details of the attack that was stopped. good morning, john. >> good morning. the young men are both students at south pasadena high school outside los angeles. one is 17 years old, the other 16 years old. the names have not been reds because they are minors. they planned to storm their school with firearms to kill as many as possible. officials were tipped off by students and found enough evidence at their homes to arrest them. one of suspects tried to flee but caught a short time later. parents and stand of shocked. >> it's a very safe school. i can't imagine anything like that going on. >> a lot of parent involvement and everything, so i'm really surprised. >> i really don't want to go to school on thursday, because that is like three days away or two days and it's a lot of anxiety

going to school where you know people like planned to murder you. >> school officials say school will open. psychologists will be on hand on campus to help anyone concerned about a threat. >> it is a beautiful, close-knit community and one of the best schools in california, so this is certainly coming as a shock. >> it is spreading more and more. thank you very much. >> for the second year in a row, a wildfire is interrupting the tourist season at california's yosemite national park. >> firefighters worry a shift in the winds could spread flames quickly. right now, the fire is 0% county. >> last year's rim fire cut a massive 257,000-acre path of destruction in and aren't yosemite national park sending tourists and residents scrambling for safety. another fire near the popular park has tourists on the run again.

>> the junction fire began early monday afternoon and raged uncontained overnight just outside of yosemite national park. >> in less than 24 hours, the flames have already consumed 1200-acres and eight buildings with at least 500 structure being threatened. >> i can't believe how powerful that is. all of a sudden you see flames higher than the trees. >> the fires started in oakhurst. it is usually packed with cars heading into the park during the busy tour it season. the authorities have ordered the evacuation of 13,000 people, including everyone staying at the 130 room best western. >> we've been real worried about something like this and now we've got it. >> this family has been visiting from boston. during their visit to the park, the fire broke and roads were closed. >> we walked about half a mile to get our suitcases, and now

we're going to head to fresno. >> those seeking shelter instead of a hotel room are out of luck in the community. it caused managers to send people south to a community center where the red cross set up shop. >> it's a tight knit community. we have offers for donation and offers to help neighbors to make sure everyone is safe and comfortable during this crazy time. >> the reports are the junction fire is pushing toward the resort town of bass lake, 14 miles from yosemite. 600 firefighters are currently work to go put the fire out. >> let's bring in ebony dionne for how the weather is impacting this fire. >> we are going to get some rain, but unfortunately more isolated thunderstorm activity. it's those lightning strikes we have to worry about because this area is so incredibly dry.

i looked at a report to see some rain nearby, only one 100th of an inch of rain has fallen. a few spotty showers, most staying in interior sections, not getting into areas that need it. the four corners will be wet. we could see heavy rain in utah, as well. severe weather around detroit and indianapolis. i want to show you a hail storm that blue through mexico city. it brought a lot of hail. it has to be picked up by dump trucks after two feet piled up in this area, blocking roads and that storm also caused flooding. we could certainly see flash flood warnings across the midwest as we are dealing with heavy downpours with these storms continuing to roll across michigan into indiana and ohio. >> i don't think i have ever seen that much hail. it looked like the salt domes. thank you very much. >> iraqi and kurdish forces

retake a dam in iraq. >> can the u.s. really help the fight against the islamic state group without putting boots on the ground. we're going to ask that to a retired general. >> in an aljazeera exclusive, we're speaking live with an american who lost her sister and aid worker to ebola. >> caught on camera, a park ranger confronting skateboarding teens winds up being beaten. who police have arrested. >> our big number of the day. >> we'll talk about google's i.p.o. stuart! stuart!

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companies. >> it stuck at $802 a share. >> coming up, we'll talk about it with a personal finance expert. >> u.s. airstrikes helped retake a key dam in iraq. the mosul dam has been seized by the islamic state group eight days ago. the recapture was called a major move forward. the iraqi army is now making new advances this morning. >> the iraqi army is trying to advance towards the city of tikrit. this is not the first time they've tried to recapture this territory. it is in the hands of islamic state group and other groups. the iraqi army is dominated by shia getting support from shia

militias and sunnis are fighting alongside the islamic state group. before the islamic territory lost territory in group, there were sit in's across iraq. the iraqi army trying to take territory. here in the north is a different situation, because the peshmerga forces along with elements of the iraqi early are getting the support of the u.s. air force. without that support, it would have been difficult to recapture the dam and three christian villages, because they are ill equipped and ill trained. the advances as the iraqi army tries to push to tikrit, sunni tribal leaders have told us they will not side with the new iraqi government. they will be open to join the new government, as long as they regain their rights. their demands are for the iraqi army to stop bombarding

civilians and they want realception in the new government. at politicians try to form this new government, basses on many front lines in iraq and people caught in the conflict. >> joining us now is retired air force colonel sedric layton, a former member of the giants chiefs of staff joining us live from washington, d.c. the president said is being true to the mission of no boots on the ground. don't there have to be boots on the ground for those precision airstrikes? >> well, del, in many cases the answer is yes. the technology is such you can use precision guided munitionses without having boots on the ground, but there are also better ways to employ those weapons when you do have boots on the ground, so what you're talking about are special operations spotters that go in and basically laser designate targets.

it can be done from the air, but also from the ground. often, the accuracy is increased considerably by spotters on the ground. because you were with the joint chiefs of staff, are we talking about military forces or c.i.a. special forces that might be on the ground there now? >> normally, boots on the ground just concerns military forces, however, c.i.a. elements or other covert elements that can be on the ground usually don't count in that. they are handled separately and they're basically put there under a veneer of deniability should the need arise to deny the fact that there are people in a particular country and location. >> the president also touting this as a joint effort between kurdish and iraqi forces. is it too soon to pop the champagne coaches? >> oh, much too soon. when you're dealing with isis, you are dealing with a group

that is not only very much an ideal group, they are very good at propaganda from a standpoint that works well within that community. they are also very good as really using the poverty of many of the people in that region to their advantage. they promise them perks, they promise them, you know, better livelihood and quite frankly, religious salvation from their point of view and that sells well with the people they are controlling right now. >> you're a straight talker. some suggest that the islamic state group is the largest threat to the u.s. since al-qaeda. how many are there and are they trowel threat to democracy as we know it? >> there are approximately 10,000 core members of the islamic state, so when you're

looking at the numbers of people, that's a fairly small group in the global scheme of things, however very small groups have been known to commit large acts of terrorism and do many things detrimental to our interests all around the world. when it comes to the threat of the united states, i think your term threat is less than the one al-qaeda posed. however, i believe in a few years and see time, if the islamic state were allowed to exist, it could morph into not only a regional threat, the most likely threat, but it could morph into a global threat, which could threaten western europe and then ultimately the united states. it is a danger, but it is a danger that will probably manifest itself in i would say the next two to three years at the earliest, but there's always a chance for a surprise and we have to be on our guard. yes, it could affect democracy, because it will affect the

ability of the iraqi people to manage their own affairs if they continue to control large amounts of territory that in country. >> thanks for being with us. >> of course, al-qaeda has disavowed that group because they are extreme. >> a new call now for ebola screenings from the world health organization, saying there should be screens before departing areas. attacks on a clinic, the people are back in treatment. we will speak to the sister of an aid worker who lost her sister to the virus. >> ebony dionne is back. >> it's all right very warm for even the start of the day across the central u.s. we have low 70's from chicago to

memphis, it's near 80 in houston. the heat will build from the south to the midwest all thanks to high pressure. we're going to get that southerly flow. temperature in dallas, 96. we have heat advisories along the coast of texas. wichita topping out at 100 degrees. we will stay well above average through the rest of the work week. it's going to feel more like the triple digits. back to you. >> ok, thank you. >> it has happened again, dozens of people arrested overnight in ferguson, missouri. >> police say a handful of people turned peaceful protests violent. we'll speak with one woman who's organization is trying to help the community recover, especially the children. >> surveillance cameras capture two brazen purse snatchers attacking a 74-year-old woman in a supermarket. the harsh words her daughter has for the thieves. >> a realistic terror drill in south korea, the type of attack first responders there are preparing for.

>> pope francis has been the head of the catholic church for a year now. we'll talk about how he is planning on retiring in our headlines from around the world.

>> a tractor trailer seen dangling off a brink after it crashed into a side rail. the driver was rescued. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in this half hour, historic flooding in already bankrupt detroit causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to homes. we'll talk about why the impoverished city is now asking for help to recover. >> the next generation of digital technology, how the internet of things could change the way you interact with your computer. >> we'll take you to the iowa state fair. >> first let's look at hour top stories this morning. president obama calls the

recapture of a strategic dam in iraq a major step forward. iraqi and occurred irv forces won the dom from the the islamic state group. the battle aided by several dozen airstrikes from u.s. jets and drones. >> in cairo, indirect talks resumed between israel and the palestinians, the temporary ceasefire extended 24 hours. the extra day gives more time to try to reach agreement on a long term truce. >> more than 30 people were arrested after police and protestors clashed wednesday night in ferguson, missouri. police report two shootings. national guard troops now in ferguson and attorney general eric holder is planning to visit on wednesday. let's go to the director of youth and family services for the st. louis non-profit better family life. amanda jones joins us. thank you for being with us. i know you're from a neighboring city. there was another night of violence. my question to you, do you think

calling in the national guard is helping or hurting at this point? >> that's definitely a toss up. people don't want to have the guard here. it really speaks to the militarization of the area, so a lot of people definitely not wanting the guard here, however there's a group also that likes having the guard here, because people who are on the other side feel protected and that the group can't move toward their side. >> i know you're a mother of two children and school has been postponed in that community. how disruptive has this been for children there? >> it is very disruptive. i actually have three children and the school's not being in, people not being able to have

lunches, and have breakfast, our schools are so much embedded into our society in this area, we have reduced lunch rate, so people rely on those services, lunches, the mental health providers and just generally getting an education, so this is definitely a disruption to the children in this area in their every day life. >> what is your organization doing to help? >> at better family life, we partner with people's health center to provide on the ground medical and mental health services. we've been embedded in the community since last tuesday, so it's been a week that we've been out here. we've had the mobile unit provided by people's health clinic with nurses, doctors, we have mental health professionals. with there being such a stigma with mental health, we're going door to door with mental health services. we are collects donations and set up our own store embedded

within the neighborhood, because people haven't been able to get out to get milk and bread and anything, diapers, so people have been bringing things to us and we've operated a free store so residents can get things they need for every day operations. >> do you think all this violence is going to have lasting impact on ferguson and the surrounding communities? >> definitely. my 11-year-old is scared to death. she is afraid, because it's hard to get in the house. it's hard to get out of the house. i don't think that's going to go away for her. i think she's going to remember this for the rest of her life and all of the stores we use up and down west florissant is going to take a long time to rebuild. it's definitely going to leave a mark in this community. >> how has this affected you, watching your kids have to see this view presence there how has that affected you and your family emotionally? >> it's heartbreaking.

my 11-year-old is the one most affected. she is just terrified. she doesn't want me to leave the house at night. mommy, where are you going? they've been very, very clingy. i've seen parents in the community that don't know how to talk to their kids about what's going on. how do you reconcile that the police are our friends and here to protect us, but they are the ones that kind of put us in this situation with the unfortunate shooting of michael brown. parents don't know how to talk to their sons and daughters about this. they are also having to deal with kids not sleeping and kids being afraid of just moving about the community, so there's definitely some scars, and my family, my husband, i'm out here every day, he's afraid that i'm out here every day. it's just been a very tragic situation, but also a wakeup call that things in this area, this neighborhood have been like

this for a while and it's finally come to light. i'm hopeful that this will cause change and a mindset change for people in our area and across the country. >> such a valuable perspective you're giving us right now. miranda jones, in ferguson right now. she lives in the town over. coming up, we're going to get a live update from ferguson and speak with the owner of a store who was looted. >> we talk about police and protestors. we forget that they are people. >> and kids. >> police in pakistan arresting hundreds of protestors overnight, demonstrations there in their fifth day. tens of thousands of pakistanis demanding the prime minister step down, accusing him of corruption. they say he rigged last year's reelections. >> malaysian officials have positively identified the remains of 28 nationals onboard a flight shot down over ukraine. 48 citizens were on mh17.

the remains will be throw flowno malaysia on thursday. >> residents of detroit trying to rebuild. a third of the homes were destroyed in floods. clean up could top $1 billion. that is bad news in a city that is already broke. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit. how are the clean up efforts going? >> good morning. a lot of progress has been made, you go to the neighborhoods like the one i'm in, there are still sign was damage. looking down this block, it looks like just about every single house on this block was impacted by those storms. yesterday, michigan governor rick snyder surveyed one of the hardest hit areas. >> $640 million and counting, that's where the damage estimate stands now. once the final tally is in, local officials say the destruction caused by the

historic flood that paralyzed detroit last week could be close to twice that. michigan governor rick snyder spent yet another day surveying the damage. >> the important thing is all these people's basements is the priority if you look at it in terms of who is suffering the most and it's devastating. >> i'm in warren, michigan, one of the hardest hit areas. a week after the storms, there are many residents still recovering, and for some, it's a process that could take months. >> on a scale from 1-20, probably 22. it's just bad. >> rising water caused her basement wall to cave in. like so many, she has home insurance, but she's not covered for flood floods. >> i have no money to fix this. we need the government to step in. we had over three feet of water that went through the house. >> she called the suburban rental house home for five years.

now it's condemned. she and her two sons living in this tent for now. she also didn't have flood insurance. after talking to the governor, she's hopeful federal relief will arrive. >> they're working to get fema, get the money here. we'll see what happens, it's just going to be a long process. >> with a third of the homes and businesses damaged by water, warren mayor says the federal government must come through. >> if not, there's going to be just a looming hume crisis and disaster of immense proportion. >> i'm hoping they can help us, because this is a financial catastrophe for not only myself, but our community. >> the federal emergency management agency is evaluating the devastation, but no word yet on whether help is on the way. >> expected to submit a report to fema sometime this week and we could learn any day now if

federal aid is headed this way. >> what is the city and the state doing to make sure this doesn't happen again? well, there hasn't been eight action taken as of yet. i can tell you, there's been serious talk about upgrading the regions sewer system. >> bisi onile-ere live for us in huntington woods, measure today. it is a mess out there. >> south korea is testing its responsibility to potential terror attacks. this is a drill on a subway line in seoul. an actor set off a fake smoke bomb and other actors waited for rescue. the u.s. is taking part in some of the exercises. north korea is threatening to take action against the south while these drills are underway. >> police made an arrest, all caught on camera. >> we have the details. >> supposedly, the park ranger

was trying to enforce a no skateboarding rule at philadelphia's love park when he was attacked over the weekend. police will not identify the suspect who is now in custody. they say he he's 19 years old and can be seen stomping on the ranger's head in the video. the other two skateboarders also taunted the ranger. one of them took out his own camera to record the beating. the ranger is recovering from injuries and is going to be ok. >> i mean, it was just brutal. it's actually just disgraceful, because you have a man here who's trying to do his job. it seemed like he just was in the mood to fight and nobody was going to stop it. >> i feel like 100% they're going to feel we all act like that, which is not true. >> one other suspect is supposed to turn himself into police. a philadelphia police commissioner calls it a disgusting attack. he blasted on lookers who recorded the beating instead of trying to help the ranger.

>> police in florida releasing surveillance video of a brazen purse snatching at a grocery store. that is a 74-year-old woman, flung to the floor and then the thief ripped the purse from her hand. she fell. >> doesn't anybody have a conscience? if you want to be a punk, pick on somebody your own age. >> the woman is out of the hospital. she was left bruised with internal bleeding and also a broken collarbone. >> let's look at other headlines making news around the world. pope francis had a light-hearted chat on his flight back from south korea. he said he would probably retire or he'd be off to the father's house in the next two or three years. was, the last pope to retire was pope benedict, who was the first to retire in 600 years from the papacy. it is a big deal that he said that.

>> not a laughing matter. >> very popular pope, as well. >> johnny manziel flipping the bird to the washington bench on monday night football. the detroit free press said it was one of the many low points in the loss. he really didn't have good passing stats, so now cleveland is trying to figure out who is going to start for them in september. >> turkey supplies 70% of the world's hazelnuts. there is a bad frost this year and it damaged the crop in marsh, so now nutella might get more expensive. hazel nut prices have hit a 10 year high. it takes 50 to make a bottle. oregon's hazelnut farmers may reap the benefits of turkey's

lost. >> 50 for one jar of nutella. wow. >> still ahead, a golden voice silent. >> a look back at the 60 year career of announcer don pardo. >> we're going to put a real face on the ebola crisis in africa, talking exclusively to the sister of an aid worker who died from the virus. she was there just trying to help others. >> what was stolen in a break in in a hospital chain. >> camouflage chics changing for the surroundings.

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>> engineers at the university of illinois say their inspiration came from the octopus and cuddle fish that can detect a pattern and mimic it. the flexible material does the same thing. >> it starts out black and changes color when it detects light. so far, it only works with black and white. >> talking about wheel, the outbreak claimed more lives, the death toll topping 1100, more than 2,000 people have been infected. it began in guinea and spread to nigeria, sierra leone and liberia. most of the deaths have been in liberia. among the dead, a woman's sister joins us this morning. thanks for being with us this morning. >> thank you for having me. >> we should point out that your sister was caring for sick

people in liberia when it happened. tell us what happened. >> my sister worked at st. joseph catholic hospital and on the third of august, i got a call that she was sick with the ebola virus, and from august 3, she passed, she died on august 11, and it was a struggle. >> you describe in graphic detail talking to your sister by phone while she was ill. describe to us what suffering from ebola was like for her and for you. >> when i spoke with her, i would speak to her in the mornings and at night this is really hard and i'll try. when i spoke to my cities other on the fourth, she was week, so weak i did not recognize her

voice. the next day, i called back and she shared with me that she is bleeding through the mouth, her legs were so weak and no proper medication. she was so weak. it was heartbreaking talking to her, but she was always so sick. >> loading her in the back of a truck, because people there were too afraid to touch her. >> yes. what happened was she went earlier to the compound to be monitored for those 21 days and before she passed, she got diagnosed on the fourth to verify that she did have the ebola. they had a nurse who was volunteering, taking care of them, giving them all these

drugs and antibiotics and fluid, so what happened when the nurse got sick, so within two days before friday, she had no drugs or anything. we were talking with my niece underground, making sure she got fluid and food. the problem was, we just couldn't find anybody to help us. saturday morning, when i called my niece to just double check and see if any help got on the ground, she revealed to me that she had to take my sister and put her in the trunk of her car and drove her to the next designated hospital in liberia. >> have you had a chance to bury your sister? and also your mother still lives in the country. do you fear for her safety? >> absolutely, because the thing is, i don't know if everybody

understands the whole ebola virus, what it can do, because you have no idea who has it or who doesn't, and because of the poor health care system that we have, you don't know who is coming in your yard that has ebola virus. you don't know. yes, i am afraid, but i'm going to leave everything in god's hands and keep operating and do my best to educate them with what i know about, you know, contacting the virus. >> marie cooper, our condolence that is you and your family and thanks for putting a human face, joining us from washington, d.c. this morning. >> her story gets to the heart of the deficiencies in the holt care system and so many people have family in liberia. >> she is such a kind soul. >> patients of one major hospital chain are being warned

this morning, keep an eye on your email and financial accounts. personal data was stolen for 4.5 million people. they operate hospitals in 29 states and the hackeries took names, addresses and social security numbers. >> the next digital revolution is underway to make us more connected than ever before. >> the internet of things or i.o.t. refers to a major mover beyond the compute pepper it's an advanced level of connectivity where anything can be linked and communicate intelligently. >> the power of the internet today will be dwarfed by what's going to happen over the next 10 years. >> i.o.t. would empower appliances to parking meeters to connect to the internet and connect themselves to other devices. your refrigerator could be joined to your scale. when you're grabbing a piece of cake, it could announce are you

sure you really want to eat this. >> they're talking about almost a revolutionary way that people will use computing around them to express their needs, have their needs met, have they're needs anticipated before they express their needs. >> it's lots of things all waking up. >> many corporate giants are investing hundreds of millions of dollars into the internet of things, working on 700 projects, including driverless cars and improved medical technology. >> the ambulance will talk to patient records, will talk to doctors. >> g.e. has ear marked a billion dollars into its i.o.t. research from smart air conditioners to jet engines that extend back 5,000 data points a second. the benefits could come with a price. >> many people are distressed about a lack of privacy from the devices already in our lives,

like smart phones and google glasses. >> we are going to be understood at a newer, deeper level by businesses, by our government, sometimes by each other, and there are lots of concerns that this can get out of hand. >> it is estimated between 26 billion to 30 billion devices are going to be connected to the internet of things over the next five years. >> and hackable. >> flooding out west, let's check in with ebony. >> some areas picked up an inch already this morning. flash floodings in nevada and watches in place in utah and phoenix. all that rain staying into the interior sections, looks like much of california will stay on the dry side. >> we should probably do this. don pardo has died. >> it's "saturday night live!" >> he was a legend at nbc. he passed away monday in tucson,

arizona. he was 96. he started as a radio announcer in 1944, jumping to television and becoming the announcer for jeopardy, the price is right and "saturday night live." >> we'll be right back with more news.

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>> another night of violence in ferguson, missouri. police use tear gas and stun grenade to say break up the crowds and now attorney general eric holder is heading to town. >> president obama calls it a major step forward in iraq as u.s. forces help iraqi and kurdish forces regain control of a crucial dam held by the islamic state group. >> a tragic ending in the hunt for the wife of a u.s. marine,

found in a mine shaft. a neighbor is charged with her murder. >> do we have any clipper fans here? >> he's fired up. that might be the understatement about his new job. former mike co soft c.e.o. michael bomber making a tire redebut as the new owner of the clippers. >> even in the presence of national guard troops, that could not stop the violence on the streets are ferguson, missouri. >> last night's protests ended in gunfire, tear gas and smoke. >> dozens of r. were arrested, two people were wounded by gunfire. police say officers did not fire a single shot. >> the president is responding, dispatching eric hold tore meet with community leaders and investigators, we begin coverage with rob reynolds in ferguson. >> a tense moment in ferguson monday night, police advanced toward protestors, ordering them

to disperse. in the distance, clouds of tear gas were visible as police took aim at a group of 100 protestors gathered near a burned out convenience store. a car, with an injured man sped up and he was hustled away by on lookers. police made several arrests. community leaders, clergy and volunteers convinced most of the remaining protestors to leave the area, where police stood in riot gear, backed up by armored vehicles. for most of the blazing afternoon and sultry missouri night, groups of protestors marched peacefully among fergusoned main run down street where main store fronts are boarded up following looting. police ordered pro testers to keep moving continuously in the heat. they said if they stopped on the sidewalk or gathered in groups, they would be arrested.

protestors said their fundamental constitutional rights of peaceful protest were being ignored. >> if we stand still, they tried to arrest us. i've been arrested three times by the same officer for handing out roses. that's why people start to riot, because it makes them angry. >> there's some allow against handing out roses? >> not that i know of. >> it's a steady flow of people on foot holding signs. missouri national guard troops were deployed with a limited mission, to guard a police command center. protestors say a larger pattern of police mistreatment has worsened amid the protests. >> >> let's go live to ferguson. another night of violence. what's happening today in

ferguson? >> families are waking up to find out that school not only in ferguson, but in surrounding towns will be canceled for the rest of the week. that impacts 15,000 kids. we spoke to a school board member this morning. she says that is a setback. the ferguson schools are already suffering, struggling and these are disadvantaged kids. now the school districts made this decision. they wanted to give families an opportunity to plan but also because of consulting with law enforcement felt there needed to be time for peace and stability to be restored on the streets of ferguson. we're told an area school will be open today, feeding free lunch to say kids. >> a lot of those kids are on the free lunch program. meanwhile, who are police blaming for this latest violence at the protests? stephanie, police are making it very clear that there's a distinction between a small

minority of criminals and the protestors. last night, 31 people were arrested. police say some were from as far away as california and new york, saying that the unrest began, you know, about 9:30 and that a small group of people amidst the 200 or two protestors started with flowing water battles and it ended in throwing molotov cocktails and firing shots. >> president obama is calling for an end to the unrest in ferguson. what else is the white house doing? >> president obama mention that had tomorrow, attorney general eric holder will be visiting ferguson, meeting with members of law enforcement, the department of justice is conducting an independent investigation into the shooting of michael brown. holder is also expected to meet with community leaders. obama mentioned yesterday that this community needs to build up instead of tearing down, it

needs to listen instead of shouting if it's going to move forward. >> reporting live from ferguson, thank you. >> the white house saying and important dam in northern iraq no longer controlled by the islamic state group, recapturing the dam after days of intense fighting. that battle is aided by airstrikes from u.s. jets and drones. it is a major step forward. >> u.s. president barack obama made the announcement himself, kurdish and iraqi fighters have taken back control of the mosul dam, an intense focus for u.s. aircraft and drones, where half of u.s. airstrikes have been directed. the president indicated it is a new reason for america's involvement. >> we've got a national security interest in make shoring our people are protected and in making sure that a savage group that seems willing to slaughter

people for no rhyme or reason, other than they have not cow to yod to them, that a group like that is detained. the islamic state group released a prop began at a d.a. video, showing video snipers killing people and bombses exploding around military vehicles. president obama again promised more help to the iraqi military to fight them, but only if an inclusive government is formed quickly. the u.s. is trying to get other countries involved, convening a rare head of government meeting at the united security council next month to address the issue of stopping foreign fighters from getting into syria and iraq and increasing focus on the group and expanding u.s. missions to what the president calls a growing threat. aljazeera, washington.

>> libby casey is live in washington. all ice now on that mission, what else did the president ever to say about what the u.s. plans on doing in iraq? >> president obama called protecting the mosul dam a major step forward, because it is critical infrastructure. u.s. officials announced yesterday that in the prior three days, they had launched 35 airstrikes in an effort to win back the mosul dam. they say at the request of the iraqi government antfighters on the ground. those strikes training from bomber to say fighters, to drones. president obama won't put a time line on u.s. engagement, but he did say yesterday that he's a ooh wear of fears of mission creep and is work to go avoid it. >> this is going to take time. there are going to be many challenges ahead. meanwhile, there should be no doubt that the united military will continue to carry out the limited missions that i've authorized. >> you hear that word limited,

limited, the president said in both scope and duration. the dual mission of protecting the yazidis from islamic state fighters are being persecuted and killed and protecting u.s. assets to the region is open to interpretation as we've seen. >> the white house also talking about the need to stabilize iraq's government. what was the message to iraqi politicians. >> there was a heavy implication that if the government stabilizes, and if the prime minister did h designate, nerve encouraged by the fact that al-maliki indicated he does not plan to keep up with the legal challenge to retain control of the government. yesterday, the state department

said the prime minister will need about 15 days to put together the government. they said that's a positive step forward. >> the iraqi army is launching another offensive this morning out of the the islamic state group from tikrit. >> this time yesterday, this dam was still being fought over. u.s. launched the biggest series of airstrikes six the start of this campaign to push back islamic state group fighters. after that, the peshmerga, men like this, pushed in with the help of iraqi counter terrorism units. it's an unprecedented cooperation between the peshmerga and iraqi central government forces. the u.s. said it wasn't easy to put it together, but in this case, it succeeded. after 36 hours of fighting, they

managed to take back control of the dam, the largest in iraq. the fighting continues. to the west of the dam is a long line of vehicles. it's counter terrorism units enleague. they are backed by the kurdish forces doing the majority of the fighting on the ground. the next campaign is believed to be just over that hill to the west and beyond that, it's another 60 kilometers to sinjar mountain, the strategic point, home of yazidis trapped on the mountain, as well as slaughtered and villages and strategic point as well for the peshmerga. >> in tripoli, a latest attack is for control of the capital. hundreds have been killed trying

to flee their homes from the fighting. >> the country's entire chemical stockpile has been destroyed in international waters. president obama called it an important stip but said the syrian government needs to destroy its other weapons production facilities, as well. >> nine hours to go in the latest ceasefire in gaza. israel and palestinian negotiators agreeing to extend the truce 24 hours. they're trying to broker a longer term peace deal. nick schiffron is in jerusalem right now. what did this extension accomplish and why not a longer time frame? >> bottom line that's officials in cairo simply couldn't get the parties to agree to a longer extension. they say that today is crucial, both parties in cairo after 10 12 hour marathon meetings saying if there's no deal tonight, the violence could resume.

that is the point of extension, try and give a little peace to the people of gaza, 100,000 people without their homes, so much destruction, u.n. officials, u.s. officials, egyptian officials desperate to find peace on the ground, because even a day or even a few days will give the diplomats the room to try to come to a permanent solution. >> what is holding up a permanent truce right now? >> well, a lot. both sides are extremely far apart on the fundamental core issues. israel wants demilitarization of hamas, no ability to dig tunnels. that is not something hamas is willing to do. it still that thousands of rockets. hamas wants a complete lifting of the israel siege, open borders and unlimited space in the mediterranean sea for fishermen to fish. we have a compromise. they are talking about three

specific areas, number one, try and opening, try and get transfers between israel and gaza of building materials, important to rebuild gaza, some $6 billion of damage caused by this war. israel wants that overseen by the international community so that no construction materials can go to hamas's military wing. number two, the crossings between israel and gas will be coordinated by the palestinian authority and not hamas. this is a big deal, trying to get the palestinian authority seen as more moderate into gaza to limit hamas's strangle hold inside the strip. the fishinging zone, so important to gaza fisherman, moved out to six miles for nine miles. these are almost small concessions by both sides, the larger issues left on the table. >> live from jerusalem this morning, nick, thank you very

much. >> 15 bodies recovered from the site of a rocket attack, a convoy carrying refer gees in the eastern part of ukraine were recovered monday. ukraine military said pro-russian separatists are responsible. they deny anything took place. >> students as pat dean no south high school, 117, the other 16 planned to kill at least three staff members and as many students at possible. investigators were tipped off by school officials and late found everyday at the homes and arrested them. >> and its a very safe school. i just can't imagine anything like that going on. >> they're all pretty good kids. a lot of involvement, a lot of parent involvement and everything, so i'm really surprised. >> i really don't want to go to school on thursday, because that is like two days away or three days and it's like a lot of anxious that you plan to go to school where like people plan to

murder you. >> one of the suspects tried to flee but was caught later. the first day of school will go on as planned on thursday. >> a wildfire as a popular tourist area burning out of control in northern california. the junction fire burning 1200 acres inside jose might park. it started monday afternoon. 13,000 people have been asked to leave their homes. eight buildings have been destroyed, 500 threatened. >> for more on the conditions in california, let's bring in meteorologist eboni deon. >> it's been an ongoing concern, wildfires across the west and parts of california certainly no stranger to that. it's been very dry, this is a look at our monitor, much of the west dealing with drier than normal conditions and california dealing with extreme to exceptional drought. more video out of yosemite, this fire, 0% contained. 500 firefighters are battling

this blaze with winds up to 15 miles per hour. we are expecting more rain across the four corners into nevada where flooding will be a concern. in the midwest, we'll deal with the threat of rainfall and heavy rain coming in. watch out for the risk of severe weather from detroit to texas. >> the wife of a marine missing now for two months has been found dead. we have more on where she was found and the man authorities say killed her. >> rick perry's legal team layout a plan to fight charges he abused his power. we have details on when he may be facing a judge. >> one man's attempt to sale the atlantic in a tiny boat ended before it started. that video and the others

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>> time now for a look at videos captured by our sit journal around the world. police and demonstrators in cambodia in a protest over land rights. officers used electronic batons to disperse crowds that were angry over what locals call a land grab from poor residents. >> being evacuated after heavy rains caused a driveway to collapse. >> a bulgarian man's convert to travel the atlantic from england to america in a 14-foot dingy. he was stopped a few miles into the trip, cold, wet and violently ill. it's unclear why the man chose a boat. >> rick purree's legal team looking to fight abuse of power charges 11 vied against him. >> first, the wife of a u.s.

marine found dead, missing for nearly two months and believed to be pregnant. >> california authorities say she first murdered. they say they have her killer in custody. they found her in a very remote area. >> we're talking about the mojave desert. authorities scoured the area between los angeles, phoenix and las vegas. the sheer size of the search was huge, 300 square miles, roughly the size of new york city. saturday, they found her body in between the military base and joshua tree national park at the bottom of a mine shaft 140 feet deep. >> her disappearance was suspicious from the start. 19-year-old erin core win was married to a marine. she told her husband she first going for a hike at joshua tree. >> detectives discovered her vehicle far from the park,

several miles northeast, which led us to believe she had not been in that park. >> that got authorities thinking she did not tell her husband the truth. a friend later told investigators she actually had plans to go on a secret hunting trip with her suspected lover, christopher lee. the 24-year-old is a former marine who used to live near them on the military base. investigators say he initially denied knowing much about her, then later admitted they kissed. >> there was some type of an intimate relationship between them, which in turn assisted our investigative leads as far as theories and whether or not christopher lee was involved in her disappearance. >> the search for her stretched over eight weeks. >> we searched hundreds of mine shafts. >> they found her body on saturday. while it took a full day to recover her remains in california, it only took an our

sunday for authorities in alaska to arrest her suspected killer, christopher lee. her family said while we were operating for a different outcome, we express gratitude for every person involved in the search. >> one friend told investigators they had been having an affair since february and the unborn baby may be his. investigators could make more arrests in this case. >> this is one we'll keep following. >> no arrest warrant for texas governor rick perry, a judge deciding against that on monday days after he was indicted for using a veto to pressure a district attorney to resign. when will perry be arraign'd and when is he due in court? >> we do know that an arraignment hearing is scheduled this upcoming friday at 9:00 a.m. in austin.

it's unclear whether the governor will appear in court. his presence is not required. more likely, one of his attorneys will enter the plea of not guilty against two felony charges he faces, the abuse of official capacity and the coercion of a public servant. it's unclear when perry will have his mug shot taken, fingerprints taken, but we do know that is scheduled to happen sometime between now and friday. we heard from his attorneys for the first time yesterday, giving a news conference, announcing they ever every intention of fighting these charges and of pleading not guilty. they called this indictment against peria sham, saying the governor had just been doing his job and directed the focus at an outcry so far against this indictment. >> what is clear over the last 72 hours since this outrageous assault on the rule of law began, the governor acted lawfully and properly exercised his power under the law and frankly, his obligation as governor to protect the public

safety. >> those attorneys also directed attention at a video that they say was the genesis of the governor's loss have faith in the travis county district attorney. you're seeing rosemary lenburg, a traverse county district attorney booked into jail in april, 2013. in this video, you see her belligerent after her arrest for drunk driving in which an open bottle of begin was discovered in her car. she was threatening to officers during her arrest and threatened retaliation against them. the attorneys for perry say after seeing this video, the governor lost confidence in lynnberg as a public servant and vetoed state money that funds the public integrity unit that she oversees. this is important, because this unit is charged with overseeing alleged crimes committed by

politicians in the state capital of austin and at the very time this money was vetoed, the unit was looking into a pet project that perry has overseen. it's because of the timing, because of the political overtones that a liberal group filed the original criminal complaint against the governor. >> in texas, no secret that rick perry has his eyes on the white house. thank you very much. >> los angeles is stepping up efforts to catch those wasting water. it now has inspectors checking on complaints. they can be find up to $500, but officials would rather teach people to comply with the rules rather than fine them. >> you are going to want to be under that hose depending where you live. let's check temperatures across the nation today. >> i'm taking you right to the core of the heat. temperatures here are going to be soaring, climbing well into the 90's.

it's going to feel more like 105-110 especially here across the loan star state. san antonio, we should hit 99 degrees. wichita going all the way up to 100 degrees. we'll have low 90's around lincoln nebraska and around the st. louis area. it's going to stick around through the weekend. we have an excessive heat watch for wednesday lasting through sunday evening. definitely over the next couple of days, you'll need to stay cool. drink lots of extra water. if you work outside, take plenty of breaks. here's the forecast across the nation today. by wednesday, we'll see mid 80's around the great lakes. look at memphis, 96 degrees and the heat will continue across the deep south. back to you. >> ebony dionne. >> the president calling for an end to the violence and looting in ferguson, missouri. we'll have the latest on the ground there as the attorney general eric holder heads to

ferguson. >> pope francis putting a time frame when he thinks he will no longer be in that job. >> do we have any clipper fans here? >> ok. steve baller, just a little excited as he debuts as the new owner of the l.a. clippers. we will talk about what's in store for the new team and the new owner. >> a look now at our images of the day of japan's annual live fire exercises by its military, tanks and helicopters, moving through a barrage of rockets and other weapons, all taking place at the foot of mount fuji.

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negotiators are in cairo brokering a long term peace deal. good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in our next half hour, and old fashioned bidding war is taking place for family dollar. we'll talk to a personal finance expert about why discount rye tailers are seeing such a boom in demand. >> do you ever an extra $130,000 burning a hole in your pocket? well, you could be the owner of a new bathroom made out of chocolate. >> that sounds yummy. first let's look at top stories this morning, the president calling the recapturing of the mosul dam a huge step forward after a weekend of intense fighting. >> two california teens are behind bars this morning, both accused of plotting a mass shooting at their school. authorities planned to target staffer members and students at south pasadena high school. classes will begin as scheduled on thursday. >> another night of violence in

ferguson, missouri, protests over the weekend shooting death of 18-year-old michael brown. they began peacefully, ended with police using tear gas and stun grenades. amnesty international is on the ground observing the protest and the police reaction. >> a woman who says she is a friend of the officer who shot michael brown called in to a st. louis radio show on monday. the caller told the host that she wanted to give officer wilson's side of the story. >> michael and his friend turned around and michael starts taunting him, oh, what are you going to do about it? you know, you are not going to shoot me. then he said all of a sudden, he just started to bum rush him, started coming at him full speed, and he just started shooting, and he just kept coming, so he really thinks he was on something, because he just kept coming. it was unbelievable. he finally ended up, the final shot was in the fear head and he

fell two, three feet in front of the officer. >> president obama is calling for an end to the violence in ferguson, saying allow abiding citizens should push back on what he called the small minority who want to disrupt the oh protests and had a message for the police officers trying to keep the peace. >> let me be clear that our constitutional rights to speak freely, assemble and to report in the press must be vigilantly safeguarded especially in moments like these. there is no excuse for excessive force by police or action that denies people the right to protest peacefully. >> the president also offered this advice to protestors in ferguson. >> well, i understand the passions anding a their arise over the death of michael brown. giving into that anger by looting, or carrying guns and even attacking the police only serves to raise tensions and

create chaos, it undermines rather than advancing justice. >> president obama is sending attorney general eric hold tore ferguson on wednesday. he will meet with community leaders and investigators there. let's go now to natasha live for us in ferguson. amnesty international has a presence now in ferguson. why? what are they doing there? >> amnesty international is calling for an independent investigation, not only into the shooting of michael brown, but into what it calls the heavy-handed tactics the police have used to disperse protestors. they are saying that this is unprecedented, that they've never sent a team, there's a 13 member team here in ferguson, into a crisis. they are calling it a human rights crisis in the united states, as it is happening. they are here to bear witness, monitoring and talking to people. they are walking with the protestors, talking to journalists, they are meeting with community leaders and i've

been told that they've been meeting with neighbors of michael brown. they say they are very concerned that protestors do have the right to assemble. they're worried that right is being trampled on and they are watching for mistreatment of journalists. they want to make sure journalists due the right to report, and as i said, this 13 member team is on the ground literally, walking and talking and they are carefully not only monitoring, but going to be documenting what they're seeing. >> things did get out of hand again late at night. what are police saying about these latest protests? >> unfortunately, yeah. another night of tear gas, molotov cocktails and shooting. two people shot, four police officers injured, and 31 people arrested, you can hear from captain ron johnson talking about last night's event. >> i am not going to let the

criminals that have come out here or across this country or live in this community define this neighborhood and what we're going to do to make it right. >> the police have been very clear about making a distinction between a small minority of criminals and the protestors. they say that these criminals are a small minority, but they have been arrested from as far away as california and new york, which reinforces something that the ferguson mayor told us a couple of days ago, which is that he was convinced that a small number of trouble makers were coming in from the outside to ferguson. >> how much has the community been affected by this minority of protestors day to day life? 15,000 kids not only in ferguson, but in neighboring towns in the school district are not going to school for the rest of the week.

we spoke to a school board member today, who said this is a setback, because ferguson schools specifically are already struggling. these are disadvantaged kids. school officials felt that this was imperative to ensure kids don't return to school until peace and stability have returned to the streets of ferguson. >> reporting live for us in ferguson, thank you. >> it's going to cost now about a billion dollars to get things back to normal in detroit after historic flooding there. a third of the homes were destroyed in some airs and the city is broke. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit right now in huntington woods. how is the clean up going? >> good morning, del. you know, a lot of progress is being made, but you come to some communities and you can see that there is still a lot of damage. i just got done talking to a woman who lives here. all of this stuff belongs to her and her family. she says that she had or has home insurance, but like so many

people here in metro detroit, she wasn't covered for flooding, so this loss is something that she has to really take personally. yesterday, governor rick snyder surveyed hardest hit areas and heard from a lot of people. >> all these people's basements is the priority. if you look at it in terms of who's suffering the most, it's devastating. >> so right now, there's a lot of hope here that fema will get involved and offer some sort of aid. the governor will submit a report to fema and we could learn this week if aid is on the way. >> people didn't think they needed flood insurance. what steps is the city taking to make sure this doesn't happen again? >> so far, no action has been taken as of yet, but there's been a lot of serious talk about this region looking into updating its sewer system,

$30 billion in upgrades are needed. some are saying a fix is long overdue. >> and those sewers do flood. thank you very much. >> the latest spy versus spy scandal has germany seeing red. angela merkel was furious with the u.s. after it was reported the n.s.a. was tapping her cell phone calls. germany may have been doing the same, intercepting phone calls from secretary of state john kerry and his predecessor, hillary clinton. the intelligence agency insists it does not spy an allies in principle. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is going to be in iowa in september. the event usually brings together high profile democrats to raise money core campaigns and a major stepping stone to

run for the white house. >> the state fair wrapped up after a lot of face time from big names in politics. >> the iowa state fair with its corn dogs, butter cow and wholesome farm bread competition is a heaping portion of american i., star spangled, deep fried and gigantic. it's where the presidential horse race begins, eye was notes are the first to cast primary votes in the iowa caucuses. it's been that way since 1972. >> people ask why is iowa so important. iowa is not first in the nice because it's important, it is important because it is first in the nation. >> presidential hopefuls visit iowa.

the presidential election is more than two years away. texas governor is rick perry, making an apparent in this year's fair just days before an indictment cast a shadow on his prospects. >> if you want to toss your name into the ring to become president of the united states, you to have come to iowa, and you really ever to come to the iowa state fair. >> poll advertises love to go out to the state fair. you can show how brave you are by eating food on a stick. >> kathy is a political columnist for the des moines register. >> that makes for good t.v. and photo ops. >> a trip to iowa and the fair is a signal you're consider ago run for the president. this year, it's dominated by would-be rupp contenders. democrats were told are sitting it out until hillary clinton announces her intentions. >> it's a big stage, a big microphone. it's iowa, meaning people are

going to cover it, so even if they're thinking about running in 2016, a potential candidate, they're going to show up. >> louisiana governor bobby jindal made an appearance at the state fair. he insists he won't make a decision about running until after november, but. >> could you see a path to the white house that did not involve iowa? >> iowa is historically, always been -- not always been, but for a good long time been important in the nation. it's a tradition. >> the art of looking a candidate in the eye and judging the quality of their handshake is key. pete mcroberts is one such voter. he's met just about everyone in the last two election cycles. >> the beauty of being in iowa, you make up your mind after you've met each of them three or four times. the state fair makes that

happen. >> taking to iowa's small stage in the hopes it leads to a springboard to dizzier heights in washington. >> looks fun, right? >> yeah. >> more than a million people attended iowa state fair, that's about a third of the state's entire population. >> they are so american is what makes it fun. you get the italian sausage sandwich with the. hers and onions. >> pope francis making comments about himself and his mortality, saying he may have only two or three years to live before he is sent offer to the father's house. the pontiff, now 77, said he needs to slow down and be more before you dent about his health, saying he may take early etirement. >> hackers stealing personal data from hospitals run by community health systems in 29 states. the hospital said the hammers

were from china and stole names, addresses, birth dates, several numbers and social security numbers. patients will be given credit monitoring. >> the owners of a slaughterhouse behind a massive beef recall have been indicted. rancho feeding corps has been charged. >> perched 70 feet in the air in an evergreen tree, she is upset about chopping down frees. >> i am risking arrest today because this community deserves a voice and a chance to say no to more all-star, no to clear cutting means 830 trees and yes to local business. >> she doesn't know how long she's going to stay there, but

police have told her that she is trespassing. >> the attorneys for donald sterling are questioning the legality of an audio recording used to out of the him at clippers owner. they say the nba is using the tape as everyday in its counter suit against him. they allege the april recording should be absolutely barred. his attorneys remain hopeful he'll be completely vindicated. >> it is day one of the steve ballmer era. it got off to an enthusiastic start. >> he introduced himself to the teens and fans in what i would say is a memorable pep rally. this was not your normal owner introduction. >> no, it wasn't. steve ballmer took a page for the 2004 howard dean presidential campaign speech playbook, loud, spirited, some might say a tad over the top. the billionaire put on a show on monday for the legion of clipper fans who came to see the team's

new owner. he came out high-fiving fans running out of the tunnel. once on stage, he let loose a 15 minute verbal freestyle rip that's likely to become legend. >> do we have any clipper fans here? i can't hear you! everything's about looking forward from today on. we made lemonade out of lemons and still won 57 games last year. it got pretty darn deep in the playoffs, but not what we wanted, and it is fantastic for me to have this opportunity. >> if that wasn't enough, he also gave out his personal clippers email address to the thousands in attendance. the only thing he could have done more was give out $1,000

bills. >> i saw him at a starbucks right before he made that announcement. he had a couple of espresso's in him. >> i'll have whatever he's having. >> from the washington wizards, he does the same thing, giving his email. i wrote him to see if it was fake and he writes everyone back. he said hi, del, how are you doing. >> wow. >> thanks a lot. >> a major business battle brewing in tens of billions of dollars up for grabs. >> personal finance expert here to explain why dollar retailers are big business. >> bagging this big guy down in alabama. alabama.

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in the state, topping the scales at 1,000 pounds. it took five people and heavy machinery just to lift the gator. >> do you know how many shoes and purses that is? >> it's like a dinosaur. that's not what i was thinking. material, terrible. >> how you can turn your bathroom from ordinary into something that willy wonka would love. >> a bidding war over dollar chains. >> they sell stuff for a dollar, but we're talking a multi-billion dollars business. >> everything for a color, how great is? except that is often isn't. that may be part of the problem. you can call it dollar store domination. color general paying out the big bucks for family dollar. this report, they are not the only ones, dollar tree has an

interest, as well. >> the battle for discount store leader is heating up. with so much at stake, the chief executive of dollar general is postponing retirement. the c.e.o. plans to stay on to see a possible merger through. on the deal, saying in a statement: >> if the merger goes through, dollar general would gain a hefty space in the cut-rate retail market with

20,000 stores in 46 states, and annual revenue of $28 billion. for now, dollar tree hasn't countered with a higher offer, giving shares a boost monday. investors will be watching closely to see how the dollar wars play out. >> dollar general shares hit by 10% on monday. family dollar started in 1959 and you a three companies did rather well in the media aftermath of recession. as the ediscretion has gone away and economy improved, family dollar has struggled somewhat, that plus an odd decision to stopple shelves with things that cost rather more than a dollar. customers backed off. they've backed off, as well, now, but it's too late. that's why family dollar is in play. >> jordan goodman is a personal finance expert.

thanks for being with us. why are companies fighting over family dollar? >> there's going to be a big consolidation. it's a question who's going to take them over. dollar tree had the offer and dollar general said we've got to grab them, too, the intine will be 20,000 stores, a lot of them right near each other, so they'll close one or the other. whatever company appears after that is going to be much stronger. the big competition is wal-mart. >> are dollar stores the industry that is really growing? i shop there, i love it. >> absolutely. a lot of people do love it. dollar tree is typically a dollar or less. family dollar and dollar general up to $10, but these are in the middle and lower middle class of america, serving the disappearing middle class. >> you are saying i can take the baseball cap when igg in? >> yes. >> which company do you see coming out the winner in this batting right now?

>> i think dollar general's probably going to win. thief got a higher bid, much more money. dollar tree is a much smaller company. dollar general may to have raise their bid a little bit, but will be the winner. >> if you owned a share of google stock, you can pretty much buy a dollar general store. >> that's right. >> they didn't think this company would be that successful, what made google particular. >> the search engine is powerful. ten years ago today is when it went public at $85 a share. you have made 10 times your money. >> did you buy? >> i did. i've had google for a long time. recently, put into a shares and c shares, but the search engine is what is powerful. google has changed since 10 years ago. at that time, they were a search engine to help you find other things, today you find things at google directly. they're making money where in

the past they would have referred you other places. >> 10 years from now, what are we going to say about going until. >> still lab very, very powerful company. robotics and all kinds of other things, taking that huge cash flow and rein visiting in other exciting things. >> probably have rights on the white house. thanks for being with us. >> the show may go on at new york metropolitan opera. it has reached a labor deal with the unions representing singers and orchestra after months of contentious operatings. hold on to your wallets, the price of the tasty chocolate and hazelnut treat nutella could stay rocket. much of the world's hazel in the stock is wiped out. it takes 50 to make one jar.

>> not quite as practice well, but delicious, this chocolate bathroom, looks like something that willy wonka came up with, being sold on line for $30,000. >> don't get me started on the chocolate toilet. let's look at where the wet weather will be across the u.s. today. ebony dionne is back. >> there are a number of spots getting in on the wet weather, including parts of the west, unfortunately not far enough west where california could see the rain. we'll continue to get the moisture up through the four corners. we're going to ever to keep a close watch to the sky across the midwest where we have storms rumbling across michigan, lightning and heavier downpours. we could deal with gusty winds. storms across missouri expect gusty winds and maybe a brief

downpour and small hail. just to the north of st. louis is where we're getting that. this storm will progress eastward. we are clearing out across the mid atlantic states for now. that storm system will be moving in from the west and as it does, we're going to see rain coming back in later in the day around charleston into richmond, virginia. >> our colleague is going to be in ferguson, missouri this evening and have the latest on the situation there. his reports begin at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. >> we'll keep an eye on any potential unrest, attorney general eric holder planning to visit tomorrow morning. we'll have complete coverage on aljazeera america. that's it for us here in new york. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. coming up from doha, the latest on the fighting in iraq against the islamic state group. >> we'll be back tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. thanks for watching.

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