>> on the stream, >> the usda pulls 770 inspectors from poultry processing plants. join us on the stream to find out what that means for your food safety. >> the stream on al jazeera america >> no smoke bombs, no tear gas was used by police. we did deploy very limited pepper spray. >> police call it a turns point in ferguson, despite dozens of arrests, protests were mostly peaceful. attorney general eric holder will be on the ground as the grand jury begins its investigation. >> the islamic state group in iraq putting out a grizzly video showing the beheading of a

journalist and promising more blood will be spilled. >> deadly airstrikes overnight in israel and gas, both sides blaming each other for the break down of the ceasefire talks. >> dramatic rescues in arizona after flash floods trap people in their homes and shut down roads and there is more rain to come. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm dealt walt. >> this morning, u.s. officials are working to verify that video out of iraq showing the beheading of a man believed to be an american journalist by the islamic state group, now promising more attacks against the u.s. >> we'll have much more on that story in a moment. first, dozens were arrested overnight in ferguson, missouri. police say last night's protests were miche quieter than the past several days. >> attorney general eric holder arriving today and an open letter promising a full, fair and independent investigation into michael brown's death. >> today, a st. louis county

grand jury is expected to begin hearing testimony in the case. >> michael brown's family will hold his funeral monday. >> we are live in ferguson. what was different about last night's protest? >> good morning. to quote a police official, what a different dynamic and certainly a welcome one here in ferguson. the crowds were smaller. there were no shootings, no molotov cocktails thrown. police think that the turning point was the result of a cohesive sort of show of unity between law enforcement, community members and clergy. police infiltrated the crowd and quickly made arrests once trouble did begin. our crews told us that law enforcement officials were trying to make it very difficult to get into ferguson, checking cars, trying to ensure only people who lived in the vicinity were allowed to come into this area last night.

>> hands up, don't shoot. >> the start of the night was calm with peaceful protesting. people were there to show support for 18-year-old michael brown. he was killed 11 days ago by police officer darren wilson, then some tense moments. >> behind you. >> cease throwing objects and disperse immediately. >> community members linked arms as a sign of unity. >> they threw bottles, threw urine on officers and that's what caused officers to take action. >> police confiscated three handguns and arrested 47 people. this morning, attorney general eric holder heads to ferguson to meet with the f.b.i. and prosecutors. >> community leaders say residents want to make sure brown's death gets the attention it deserves. >> with the attorney general coming, they're pleased.

they don't want this swept under the rug. >> brown's mother is calling for a full and thorough investigation into her son's death. >> justice will bring peace. >> a grand jury is expected to convene today. >> we believe that there is plenty of evidence there where especially based upon the witnesses and initial autopsies for them to charge this officer. >> officer darren wilson hob interviewed by local authorities. wilson's good friend talked about the officer at the center of the fire storm. >> darren's a good person and people have just immediately jumped to label him as a cold-blooded murderer. >> police have released some data rewarding the arrest that have made since the turmoil began here on the streets of ferguson, saying 93% of those who have been arrested are from outside ferguson, but they have been arrested primarily for

refusing to disperse, so keep in mind that also would include activists and journalists who have come into the area to cover the unrest. we received no word yet about arrests for any shootings for lootings that have occurred. stephanie. >> there have been calls for st. louis county district attorney bob mcculloch to be replaced with a special prosecutor. >> the missouri attorney general did address that. in fact, he said during a state of emergency, the governor does have the authority to suspend an officer or any state or local agency but pointed out that the st. louis county prosecutor has been elected by the people seven times in a row. he's one of the most experienced prosecutors in the state and in turn, has he assigned two of his prosecutors, who are very experienced, to handle the michael brown case. he pointed out that one of those prosecutors is african-american.

>> natasha, how long. >> a pugh research center poll finds stark racial divisions over the shooting of michael brown, 62% of african-americans saying police having too far. 18% of black americans have confidence in the investigation. 52% of white americans. 80% of african-americans polled said the shooting raises important issues about race. only 37% of white americans agree. >> police investigating another deadly officer-involved shooting in nearby st. louis happened yesterday afternoon about four miles away from ferguson. the suspect there robbed a convenience store and then threaded police. >> he pulled out a knife and what we describe as an overhand grip and told the officer shoot me now, kill me now. >> the officers involved are on administrative leave while the shooting is investigated. >> coming up, we'll speak with an activist in ferguson about

the latest protest and how children are affected. >> in iraq, the islamic state group may have beheaded an american journalist. james thole has been missing two years. he appears to be the man in a new video posted on line by the islamic state fighters. they claim his death is a direct response to president obama's airstrikes in iraq. aljazeera is choosing not to show any portion that have video. we want to go live to libby casey in washington. describe for us what does the video show? >> the video went up on you tube yesterday and was quickly taken down. it shows a man who appears to be american journalist james foley being murdered by a member of the islamic state gro. this is the radical sunni muslim group trying to claim an islamic state from syria to northern iraq. it's been called barbaric by president obama. it's the same group airstrikes

have been targeting in recent weeks. >> the family of american journalist james foley has incorrectly confirmed his death. foley's mother, diane, post add statement on the facebook page that was created to rally support for his freedom, writing: he was freelancing for the global post, reporting on the war in syria. he vanished in november of 2012 from the outskirts of aleppo near the turkish border where rebel fighters have been battling the regime of bashar al assad. it was believed he was taken into custody by syrian government forces. it's unclear how he apparently wound up in the hands of the islamic state fighters. the new video appears to show foley being beheaded by a member of the violent organization. it begins with foley in an orange jump suit making what looks to be a coerced statement,

blaming the u.s. government and recent american airstrikes in iraq for his impending death. seconds later, images too graphic to describe. the clip ends with another missing american, former time magazine journalist also kneeling in front of a masked man with a knife, a written message saying his future depends on president obama's next decision. the white house responded to the video through the national security council, saying: >> neighbors in his hometown are shocked by the news. >> our whole family is devastated right now for such a useless, senseless loss. >> just hearing the news tonight, my mom and i were both like oh, my god, it's just very sad. >> james foley's mother

commented on steven, the other journalist in that video as well as austin, another journalist who vanished back in 2012 from damascus. here's what she said: >> there was another vote reds by the group saying that we will drown all of you in our blood. stay with us. coming up at 7:35, we're going to be talking to a former c.i.a. agent about the video and also that threat from the islamic state group. >> each side is blaming the other after peace talks fell apart and violence in gaza began again. overnight, 17 palestinians were killed after israel launched another round of airstrikes. it says hamas fired dozens of rockets across the border, violating a temporary truce. nick schiffron joins us from em.

good morning. are we looking at a return to the kind of fighting we saw before this latest ceasefire? >> >> stephanie, del, good morning. we are absolutely seeing a return to some of the heaviest fighting. we've seen some of the most violent images and one of the largest number of rockets fired from gaza into israel since this war began. it was 46 days ago that the airstrikes from israel into gaza started, which makes operation protective edge longer than the previous two israel-gaza wars combined. for now, the two sides are blaming each other and don't seem very interested in talking. >> >> for gaza and israel, the chances of a compromise are buried under the rubble. all night, gasses dug through the aftermath of the latest israel airstrikes. the man's legs were caught underneath. they evacuated more than three dozen wounded palestinians. the strikes left motorcycles

still smoldering and buses completely gutted, their insides crumpled, inside's marked with shop necessarily. hospitals turned into morgue, the israeli strikes killing more than a dozen and left holes where houses once substitute. the head of the hamas military wing was struck. he wasn't there. the strike killed his wife and child. >> when the first rocket landed, i was at home with my family. it was an f16, not a drone and there was no warnings. in israel, the rocket alarms blared even in downtown jerusalem. palestinian fighters launched more than 100 rockets from gaza into israel. israelis cowered behind walls and cars, anything that provided cover. in gaza, a rocket strike filled the air with smoke. israel blames hamas for breaking the ceasefire and vow to say

keep striking as long as the rockets keep landing. >> this is the 11th ceasefire that hamas has rejected or violated. it's clear that a ceasefire has to be a two-way street. >> u.s. officials predict the fighting will last into next week, even though the palestinian delegation say the talks aren't over. >> when the egyptian moderators see the time and environment is good to resume negotiations, we are ready to return. >> before the ceasefire collapsed, the palestinian delegation actually submitted a last-minute proposal to the egyptians to be presented to the israelis to try and figure out a way to not go back to the fighting. there is no word on israel's response. this morning, the israeli government -- cabinet, rather is meeting to decide however they want to go after the collapse of

the 11th ceasefire since this war began. >> the question is what is going to happen with those talks in cairo now? are they off? >> well, they're dead for now. i just spoke with a senior israeli official and he did not deny that there are on going direct talks about when to return to cairo and when the two sides can get back together and how they can get to the point of compromise that they seem to be very close to yesterday morning. he insists and palestinian officials in gazaness they will not stop the actual rockets being fired and they will not stop the airstrikes until the other does. you have a chicken and egg scenario where neither side seems willing to stop and the talks will not continue. >> bomb shelters have reopened in southern israel. nick schiffron in jerusalem for us, thank you. >> in you a crane, ukrainian

troops are confronting the rebels. officials are hinting at a diplomatic solution. angela merkel is set to visit. >> dramatic rescues in phoenix after heavy rain led to flash floods. >> we want to go now to john henry smith. this is something that we didn't expect to see in arizona. >> even though we think of arizona as a dry state, july to august in those parts is known at monsoon season, a time the region collect as quarter of its yearly rainfall. they expect more rain in arizona this time of year, but apparently, not this much more. >> touched trailers and trucks in our well tank. it just -- it's havoc over there. >> around homes and in the roadways, there's havoc everywhere in the phoenix area

after two nights of storms dumped four and a half inches of rain and collected a flood to remember. >> this is something that happens in arizona periodically. it's kind of magical, kind of scary and exciting all at once. >> the flooding was a little too exciting for some, like these people trapped in their home and waving for help. rescuers saved them. >> i'm feeling blessed. >> rescuers were able to get this woman out of her deluged car. >> this is excellent work by everybody involved. >> look at the horses. >> this r.v. is fighting the swift current in a parking lot turned raging river. that trailer might not have fared better on the roadways as swift moving floodwaters overran two phoenix free ways. >> the traffic shifted over, thinking there was some emergency happening that the crews were just adjusting traffic but then suddenly, the

water came through. it was like the beginning of watching noah. >> it wasn't deep, but just so fast. >> the floodwaters came and went in parts of new river, arizona, but homeowners there know their troubles are not over. >> i went through my house and it's not good. >> well, this flooding appears far from over for the phoenix, arizona over with thunderstorms today and tomorrow. >> thank you. >> for more on the potential threat, there is even more rain in the forecast out there, more flooding, as well, possibly. >> let's bring in meteorologist dave warren. good morning. >> the storm that caused that pretty incredible. it has now moved, so thunderstorms could be popping up again, but rain will not be focused like it was yesterday. this is the 24 hour loop. you see these storms going over the same area, as the area of low pressure was just off the coast. you combine that with the

mountains and moisture in the air, that focused the rain in the same area for some time. severe weather is north of this warm front here, affecting the northern plains today. strong storms already happening, maybe hail and damaging wind as these storms continue to develop and slowly move to the east here across the dakotas and into parts of minnesota and iowa. now, just south that have, the temperatures are really heating up, high heat and humid will push the heat index over 100 degrees again, already into the 70's, these are the low temperatures this morning, just below 80 degrees, so a muggy start today and heat advisories with an excessive heat warning around st. louis. these are fog advisories to the north. the heat continues to build and that is fueling thunderstorms. we'll continue to watch this throughout the day today. more fear weather looks farther east. >> thank you very much. >> israel and hamas trading blame and fire after truce negotiations fall apart. >> we're going to talk about

what led to the break down and hope for a piece deal that remains. we are live in gaza. >> police in california reveal how they uncovered a shooting plot before it happened. new details on what two teens planned at their high school. >> a massive landslide along a hiroshima mountainside. >> today's big number is $1 trillion. >> why one bank is spend ago lot to try to beat its competition. stuart! stuart!

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on gaza. ceasefire talks collapsed late tuesday. israel says hamas fired rockets over the border. jane ferguson is in gaza, jane, good morning. how intense have these airstrikes been since the ceasefire ended? >> good morning. those airstrikes were at their most intense late last night, tuesday night, early wednesday morning. they're still happening. we're still hearing airstrikes landing inside the gaza strip. they have eased in intensity. rocket fire from gaza into israel is continuing throughout the morning and early afternoon. we've heard claims of responsibility from hamas and islamic jihad, the armed wing of hamas and the separate faction jihad have both claimed responsibility for rocket fire from here into israel. currently, that rocket fire appears to be fairly short-range, going across the border into israel, but not as

far as tel-aviv as we did hear on tuesday night, close to midnight, one rocket did make it close to tel-aviv. at the minute, this situation seems to be calmer than in the late hours. >> we hear israel has repositioned on the gaza bored officer. >> the military is always intense there, stationed there 365 days of the year regardless. since hostilities broke out in early july, they will have beefed up their security along this border. they called up thousands of reservists throughout this conflict, the result a ground invasion into gaza, so they went beyond the border itself. >> as peace talks collapsed, rocket fire continued from gaza, that was responded to with with airstrikes from the israelis.

when that happened, since then, we've also heard that the israelis have recalled some of those reservists who had been called up through july as the situation becomes incredibly tense. that in itself is likely to perhaps be added to, they may add even more soldiers to the boredder. >> jane ferguson with the latest in gaza, jane, thank you. >> let's hear from the former ambassador, israel calling it's negotiators back from cairo, palestinian negotiators leaving this morning. are we seeing the end of any possible truce? >> well, i hope not, del. israel recalled it's negotiating team because it refuse to say negotiate under fire. we were very much at least with the initiative of the egyptians to hold all hostilities, halt all fire. i don't think our people deserve to be under rockets, nor do the

people of gaza. unfortunately, hamas has broken consistently all ceasefires, and in order to extort, maybe better positions at the negotiation table and the israel response is they will not get anything through force and terrorism. >> now, the palestinians say israel lost its nerve for reaching a settlement in this case. is that the case? >> >> i don't think so. israel is reall reluctant warrior here. you have seen it throughout the last six weeks. it was very restrained, it was very reluctant to escalate, until they really felt they really the sword on its neck, as we say here. still, i think that we can avoid a major ground operation if we will see a complete halt of the

firing from gaza. >> mr. ambassador, if there is one thing that both sides agree on it is that the people of israel and gaza are suffering while the leaders try to reach this diplomatic solution. what do you see to the people of gaza about the damage that has been done to their country. what do you want them to hear from you about the death you are seeing on the other side of the border? >> well, i would say, and i'm sure i'm reflecting most of israelis, that we really feel for any people who are unsolved. i'm sure most of the people of gaza, certainly children and women are not involved in terrorism. all i can say is that they should somehow compel upon hamas, first of all, to stop firing on israel and secondly, not less important, to stop positioning the rockets in and among civil populations in gaza, which really causes a lot of the

unwanted casualties. this is a major thing, that hamas, they have enough, i would say areas on the shore strips, which are away from population areas, but they specifically put their munitions in populated areas. this is a war crime. i hope the people of gaza will do something to hamas to stop that. >> thanks for being with us. >> japan is deploying troops to hiroshima after a massive landslide. dozens are dead and missing. japan's weather agency said the sheer amount of water is slowing down emergency workers on the scene. firefighters are gaining ground on a wildfire near yosemite national park now 35% contained. residents are being allowed back in their homes. the fire has burned more than

600-acres. >> dave warren has been keeping an eye on that fire threat. >> how is the weather helping those fire crews? >> maybe getting cooler, but not much rain. the drought will continue. that storm which brought a lot of rain around phoenix has moved out, now giving severe weather to the northern plains. likely seeing more severe storm warnings and so the south that have severe weather, heat is start to go build up, temperatures climbing into the upper 90's, you're getting heat index values over 100 degrees. the heat continues to build across the midwest. >> dave warren, thank you. >> the islamic state group is targeting the united states. >> releasing a new video showing the apparent beheading of an american journalist in iraq. we go for a live report. >> rick per rye wants to run for president, but this is his new mug shot and will it hurt his chances? why the governor was arrested and what he plans to do about

it. >> an ordinary truck driver displace heroism putting his own life on the line to save a family. the incredible video that cause his bravery on display. >> she throws the heat and now she is on the cover of sports illustrated, just one of the stories making headlines around the world this morning.

>> you're taking a live look in gaza where violence flared up once again overnight. we've been getting consistent reports about rocket fire into israel, as well as israeli airstrikes in gaza. good morning and welcome back to aljazeera america. ahead in this half hour, a potential case of ebola in a california patient, plus a texas governor rick perry turns himself in on abuse of power charges. crowds cheer ander. >> outside the courthouse. >> why the nhl is asking superbowl half time act to say pay up if they want the honor of playing at the big game. >> let's look at our top

stories. attorney general eric holder set to pay a visit to missouri today, meeting with investigators and community leaders there following a relatively peaceful night of protests, although police arrested 47 people. a grand jury set to begin testimony about the shooting of michael brown. >> in gaza, more than 20 people were killed in israeli airstrikes overnight. israel says a dozen hamas rockets hit southern israel. ceasefire talks have collapsed, both sides blaming the other. >> propaganda video from the islamic state group purportedly shows the beheading of american journalist james thole and promises more, pledging to spill blood in the streets of united states. >> we are live in erbil where iraqi and kurdish forces are vow to go fight the islamic state group. three times now the army has

tried to take control and three times failed in particular credit. what is the situation there? >> >> this is not the first time the iraqi army tried to recapture tikrit, the hometown of the former president sadaam hussein. we have to bear in mind, it's not just the islamic state group fighting on the ground, they have support from former ba'athists. iraq sunni's do not see the iraqi army as an army of the nation. they see it as an arm of the shia community here in iraq. you need support of the people if you are able to advance. we understand that the islamic state group slowed their advance by planting roadside bombs, by using snipers, so it will be a

difficult fight. at the end of the day, the iraqi government will need the support of the sunni, the sunni tribal leaders and so far don't have that. sunni tribal leaders still suspicious of the shia led government in baghdad. they have welcomed the nomination of a new prime minister but say that they want a real say in the next government. they want to be able to take part in governing their country. they feel marginalized, alienated petitioner for them it's not just the question of changing a prime minister, but changing what they call a regime. >> the islamic sedate group releases the video showing the beheading of american journalist james foley. has there been reaction there to the video? >> a lot of condemn is a and the iraqi foreign minister himself appealing to the international community, the world to help iraq fight the group approximate this group is no longer a threat

iraq or syria, but have become a global threat. the very fact that the executioner was speaking in english, it was a message. yes, we all know that people have flocked to iraq to join the group from western countries, but have support in europe, in the united states. they've been concentrating on capturing land and declare ago state, but now it seems that they are going to go after american targets. >> thank you very much. >> del, here to discuss the islamic state group and its threats against the u.s. is former c.i.a. operative licensey moran. let's talk about the video that shows the beheading of nick foley. you've probably seen. it what struck you the most about it? >> we tend to lump all bad guys

and terrorists together, and i think what's significant about this video is it really shows some of the ideological differences between the islamic state and al-qaeda. here we have the islamic state releasing this video, probably authentic. the head of the islamic state is a bad guy, he doesn't care. he abu bakr al-baghdadi doesn't care about the community. it shows how potent this threat is and how serious we need to take the islamic state. >> aljazeera has been reporting numbers from the syrian observatory of human rights and

other sources that there are 50,000 fighters for isis in syria and 30,000 now in iraq. has this group basically become a magnet for jihadist, foreign or otherwise? >> i think it has. what's troubling is we're seeing a lot of traditionallal side affiliates pledging allegiance to the islamic state, the al-qaeda of the peninsula, boko haram, other jihadist groups are switching sides. this is really troubling. who would think there could be something worse than al-qaeda, but this is emerging as a threat, is now openly threatening the united states, and its allies. go ahead, stephanie. >> yeah, and there's also this other video in which they -- the islamic state essentially directly says they will target the united states. how concerned are officials

about this group attacking within the united states? is it possible that i.s. is already here? >> i think u.s. officials have to be very concerned about this. it's certainly conceivable that sympathizers are here. they are social media savvy. they launched a twitter campaign urging sympathizers to travel to ferguson, missouri. there's no doubt that they will try to establish bases not only in europe, but in the united states, so this is a very credible threat. i think we have to be very worried. what's worse is these are new players, people that we haven't had our eye on, so there's probably a real scramble to collect intelligence on who the potential players are, who could possibly be in the united states. we're going to have to expand our every-expanding watch list. >> lindsay moran, thanks as always for your insights.

>> there is more fighting in gaza, put ago hold on rebuilding. >> when the dust finally settles in gaza, the rebuilding will begin. the destruction has been widespread and comprehensive. out of a population of 1.8 million, nearly 60,000 people have lost their homes. hundreds of businesses and factories have been destroyed, and gaza's only power plant was severely crippled by israel bombardment. palestinian authorities estimate that it will cost at least $6 billion to rebuild gas, nearly three times its total annual economic output. already, there have been pledges of reconstruction aid to gaza. $93 million from the united arab emirates, $10 million from kuwait, $5 million from bahrain and egypt and norway agreed to sponsor an international pledging conference for gaza in

september. rebuilding may not go as smoothly as hoped. this is gaza's third war in just five years. donor fatigue could be an issue. after the conflict in 2009, more than $4.5 billion in aid was promised to rebuild, including a billion dollars from saudi arabia, and $900 million from the u.s. only a fraction of that money ever actually reached gaza, in part because of israel's and egypt's tight control of what enters the gaza territory. those countries feared material for reconstruction could fall into the hands of militants. with nearly one quarter of gaza's population displace understand and electricity and clean water in short supply, the fear is that this time a lack of foreign aid could be catastrophic. >> one of the stumbling block to say rebuilding gaza is getting building materials. >> hamas uses large quantities

of ecement to build those tunnels. >> a california man is being tested to see if he was exposed to the ebola virus. he is placed in isolation. in liberia, the government impose add nationwide overnight curfew to contain the spread of the virus. the head of doctors without borders calls the outbreak a complete disaster. >> we're learning more about that school shooting plot in southern california. two students there at south pasadena high school planned to conduct a massacre. they exchanged ideas on skype and intended to use explosives and firearms. >> the plan to kim at least three staff members and then random students. there was no specific type of victim they were looking for, they just wanted to kill a lot of people. >> police were tipped to the plot by a school administrator. they say the students confessed, saying they were willing to die as part of their plan. the boys have been arrested. >> a new york prosecutor wants to grand jury to consider

criminal charges in an apparent chokehold death caught on camera. eric garner died last month after new york city police officers tried to arrest him. the prosecutor says his request is based on the medical examiner's ruling that the death was a homicide. >> the novel rifle association is stepping up its fight with mayor bloomberg. >> a major campaign paints the mayor as an out of touch elitist. there is a history of bad blood between the n.r.a. and former new york mayor. >> to say the least. there's absolutely no love lost whatsoever between the 72-year-old magnate and supporters of the 4.44 mag gum. it all began when he was mayor of new york city for 12 years and it's continued since he left office in january. the millionaire businessman is spending $50 million to know a grassroots effort to reduce gun violence and counter the

n.r.a.'s influence as he sees it. in return, the ads against bloomberg will run through the congressional elections. ed ads entitled insult attempts to tie his gun control initiatives to controversial measures at new york city's mayor, including his failed attempt to ban big soda. >> liberals call this fly over country. it's an insult. but nobody insults your life like this guy, michael bloomberg, bunaire elitest hip credits. he tried to ban your soda and most of all, your guns. hbloomberg, keep your politics n new york and keep your hands off our guns and our freedom. >> that is pretty powerful stuff. the n.r.a. said it will spend $500,000 on its first round of

ads and expand the campaigns in the coming weeks. >> >> crowds gathering outside an austin texas courthouse, cheering ander. >>ing as governor rick perry turned himself in. he put on a smile, calling the indictment an abuse of power and says it is a personal political attack on him. he told supporters he will prevail. >> i'm here today because i did the right thing. i'm going to enter this courthouse with my head held high, knock the actions that i took were not only lawful and legal, but right. >> now after his booking, the governor went out for some ice cream. an arraignment is set for friday. >> a truck driver in mississippi is hailed a hero after saving a

woman and baby from a burning wreck. the driver spotted a fiery crash between a see dan and 18 wheeler and helped free the woman and her 1-year-old granddaughter before the rescue crews arrived. >> other headlines around the world, the leader of chechnya got upset when his cell phone went missing at a wedding, so had police question more than 1,000 guests before the phone was found r. found. he also gave the wedded couple about $27,000, so. >> he really likes infra gram. i wonder if that's why he -- >> it's all contacts. >> you heard of this young lady with a rocket arm, getting a place of honor now from the cover of sports illustrated. everyone wants a piece of her. they are putting the little league star on the cover of the next issue. she's only 13 and the first girl we've talked about to ever throw a shutout in the little league

world series. did you know what her fastball clocked out at? >> no. >> 70 miles an hour! >> you were at 69. >> not even close. maybe two miles an hour. >> >> i want you to take this because i'm getting ready to cough. >> ok, the robot hitchhiking across canada reached its final destination. the journey was about 3,000 miles. the idea of this, a research team seeing however this row both's going to go, the wear and tear -- are you better now? >> robots don't cough. >> i don't think he coughed. >> they wanted to see how he interacted with humans. it was very nice to see him. >> i'd never replace you with a robot. how the unrest in ferguson in affecting the town's youngest residents. >> snapshots from the red

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america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> taking a live look at the new york city skyline this wednesday morning. >> there is no school this week for children who live in ferguson, missouri. >> as we report, parents and teachers are using that extra time to teach important life lessons. >> at jessica williams' house, mom has more help than usual unloading groceries. >> come and get the groceries out. school is closed because of the unrest. 12-year-old walter stayed home and instead schooled his baby sister in a few subjects. >> i teach my sister how to think her a.b.c.'s and 1-2-3's. >> walter's family lives in the

neighboring community of jennings, where like ferguson, administrators shut down school monday and tuesday. >> their education is very important and i feel like it's not a whole bunch of stuff going on during the day for the kids not to be in school. that's unacceptable to me. >> no school allowed the family to stay out later during monday night's protest. they spent several nights getting involved. >> i heard cursing. i heard marshing. i heard almost everything that can possibly go on in a world. >> how did you decide to take your kids to the protest? >> mmm, i just wanted them to see how it really is and just because it was on t.v., it wasn't fake. i wanted them to do so that this is really -- this is really happening, we're making history right now. i want my kids to know this is real and we need to stand for justice for everyone. >> walter says he's learning a lot after dark, but he's anxious

to go back to class. >> i miss science and math and i miss my friends. >> some of the people that we see are people that live in the community that just joined in today. >> walter said superintendent dr. tiffany anderson brought her staff to florissant avenue to help clean after the protest, preparing them to welcome students back to campus, knowing there will be questions about what's happened here. >> i think it's really important to have many different avenues to talk with kids. it's not just the teacher, it's our counselor, the social worker, principal, custodian. >> do you have a plan for teachers to bring this into their lesson plan or how are you bringing this up in the classroom? >> we do the lessons all the time. you really should not talk about race and violence and equity because of an event. that's a reactive way of proceeding. we try to be proactive. you should bricking up those, our conversations about bias and

all the. isms. >> we need to establish our routines and normalcy, but i certainly think that we will be setting aside time to talk about this. they'll bring it up, i'll bring it up, we'll read about it, we'll write about it, we'll discuss. >> let's go to miranda jones, the director of youth and family services for the non-profit better family life and she joins us from ferguson this morning. ms. jones, it was announce that had ferguson plan to say open schools on monday, but that's the same day as michael brown's funeral. is that a good decision and will the children in your opinion be safe? >> of course, i believe they'll be safe. i think it will be a good thing for them to be in school to get

back to some normalcy. kids going to school probably will not be attending michael brown's funeral. it's a good decision to get back to school. >> is the situation there, the public-police relationship getting better or worse? >> i believe that the police are trying. i've been in can field green with the residents. we saw police cruisers coming through with members of the clergy ride, them, they were donating water and different things to the neighborhood, so they're definitely making a concerted effort to try to bridge the gap. i think that the residents recognize that, and we're, you know, they don't believe that it was a p.r. attempt at trying to regain any kind of leverage. i think they are genuinely trying. i believe that the other incident that happened in st. louis city did anger another group of people, so, you know, it's definitely an up and down situation, but i do think the police are really trying. >> ms. jones, i remember in the

1960's, the racial tensions spilled from the streets into the schools. there were fights and administrators explaining to students what they should and shouldn't did due. are you concerned what we are seeing on the streets could spill out into the schools? >> i know ferguson and florissant are training their teachers to handle what happens when the kids come back to school. kids are coming back into a situation where they are in school already, the teachers out yesterday, they have a real positive spin on everything. they came into the community to try to help out. i'm hope that go that won't spill over into schools, but it's such a fluid situation. we'll have to just wait and see. >> if you were a school administrator there, would you want police to be on campus, on scene in the high schools and the grade schools to make sure

that everything stays calm? >> definitely. i think that we already have community policing prom st. louis county in our schools in jennings, so we will have police on sight, but that's part of the normal fabric of what happens in our schools. i don't want it to be obviously anymore militarized than it used to be, but just having those regular school resource officers on site, ferguson florissant has it's on security team. ferguson is definitely dealing with having their security. we're not going to increase having those people there, but we're going to have those same school safety resource that is we've had provided by st. louis county that we've had before. >> thanks for being with us this morning. >> coming up, we're going to talk to a religious leader about how the community is or is not coming together. >> the common core will stay in

louisiana classrooms for now. a state judge blocked governor bobby jindal's efforts to stop the program in his state. he suspended contracts for some of the standardized tests, leaving teachers unable to plan their curriculum. >> it is time for our discovery of the day, new pictures from the mars curiosity recovery shows minerals on the red planet. >> it reveals what's beneath rock. >> nasa may drill the area to collect samples to be on lied by the onboard lab. >> the team is trying to free the rover, it is stuck in the sand near discovery. >> we're looking at the tropics now, because right about now is when things heat up and get active, but not seeing much that have developing here, because there's very dry air over much of the atlantic. a few clusters of storms having

a tough time holding together. lowell off the coast of mexico, moisture staying south of california, the storm expected to track off the northwest. the trappic season in the atlantic up until now to september 10th. that dry air is keeping things pretty quiet for now. >> a major sports team will soon have a new owner. the new york islanders are being sold to professional investors. they'll have a minority stake in the team in two years become majority owners. the current owner is purr pouredly losing $20 million a year on the islanders. >> coming up, the situation in ferguson is not just making headlines in this country. we'll show you how people in other parts of the world are reacting to the police shooting. russia and china are questions america's commitment to human rights. >> the nfl giving new meaning to the term pay to play. we'll tell you why the league wants big musical act to say pay

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>> another night of protests in ferguson, missouri as attorney general eric holder comes to town promising a fair investigation. >> a grim warning to the united states by the islamic state group releasing a video of the killing of an american journalist, vowing to take the fight to the shores of the u.s. >> israel and gaza point fingers blaming each other for the

latest break down of the ceasefire. >> coughing up big dough to play the superbowl half time show. >> u.s. officials are looking at a disturbing video. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. we'll have more in a moment. first, more protests in ferguson, missouri but despite dozens of arrests, there was for less violence than recent days. >> the attorney general arrives sometime today. >> eric holder's visit comes as a grand jury investigation into the shooting of michael brown gets underway. we have the latest from ferguson. >> relative calm returned to ferguson tuesday after nights of unrest. instead of tear gas or burning shops, the air was filled with the chants of peaceful protestors. the family of michael brown, the

18-year-old whose sleigh at the hands of a ferguson police officer while unarmed touched off the uproar. his funeral will be held monday, august 25, the same day that area schools are due to reopen after a week's delay, welcome news for students like maya austin. >> this is affecting us horribly. we expected to be in school. this is not helping the grade point average go up with less time for our education. >> some believe it is time for the protests to end. >> this has been 10 days now. it should have been over with several days ago, in my opinion. >> with a grand jury he can specked to meet wednesday with evidence against darren wilson, the officer who shot brown and with a federal civil rights probe underway, missouri governor jay nixon put out a

message calling for respect for the law and justice for the brown family. >> i think vigorous prosecution must be pursued. the county prosecutor and attorney general of the united states each have a job to do. their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of michael brown must be carried out thoroughly, promptly and correctly. >> the mayor said he would make stronger efforts to recruit african-american officers to the town's nearly all white police force. young people here say few black youths in ferguson dream of a law enforcement career. >> everyone sees how the cops are treating us now, the kids say i don't want to be a police officer. some kids still want to be a police officer to change diversity and the situation, now the ratings have gone down for kids saying i want to be a cop. >> the wrists in this community will take a long time to be

closed, but a night without violence is a decent start. >> let's go live to ferguson. attorney general eric holder is inviting the town today. what do the people want to hear from the attorney general? >> people have repeatedly talked about the chasm they feel exists between them and the police officers. they feel they are finally being heard. one woman said hopefully this time it will be different. >> there were dozens of arrests last night, but the overall tone of the demonstration was more peaceful. what was the difference?

>> the crowds were smaller, no shooting or molotov cocktails thrown. police infiltrated the crowd and were able a quickly arrest people. our crews told us that police were trying to make it very difficult for people to get into this commercial strip where the protests have been taking place, checking cars and trying to ensure only people who live in the vicinity could get into the area. the good thing is there were no shootings and no looting last night. >> another development, a grand jury could start hearing evidence today in the police shooting of michael brown. some are calling for a special prosecutor to be appointed. what are state officials saying about that? >> the missouri attorney general has acknowledged, although the governor does have the power to do that, that the st. louis county prosecutor has been elected seven times. easy one of the most experienced prosecutors in the state. he says that in turn, he has

also appointed two prosecutors, one of whom is african-american, who is also very experienced to handle the michael brown case. as far as the torn general is concerned, he's confident that there will be a thorough prosecution conducted. >> natasha in ferguson, thank you. >> the white house this morning saying it is appalled by what appears to be a video showing an american journalist being beheaded in iraq. james foley went missing two years ago. in that video from the islamic state group, the victim links his eminent death to american airstrikes in iraq. the you a 10 advertisety of the video being confirmed. >> we haven't heard from president obama on this, but may today. so far, the white house response has come through the national

security council, saying yesterday it's working on verifying the video and if it proves to be genuine offered condolence to say james foley's family and friends. we did hear a written statement from his mother, posted on the facebook page set up to advocate for his freedom. here's what she wrote: james foley disappeared in 2012 in syria on the outfirst of aleppo all the way over on the turkish border. just how he got into the hands of islamic state fighters is still being examined. >> this is not the first i'm the islamic state group released a beheading video. what are the rebels threatening to do. >> a video and with the image of another missing american journalist formerly of time

magazine. it threatens to kill him. he's kneeling in front of a masked man and the words on the screen say that he will be executed, depending on president obama's decision. the white house has been concerned about islamic state fighters and warning about their danger jot any of the in iraq but globally in recent weeks and months. in the video of james foley, reportedly james foley, he's wearing an orange jump suit reminisce sent of the prisoners at guantanamo bay and his killer sounds like he has a british accent. this development has led the uk prime minister to cut short his vacation to address this issue. he called this video shocking and depraved. >> we should point out that aljazeera america has decided not to show not even a portion that have video. >> also, the islamic state group sweeping through iraq in recent months. >> fighting between that group

and iraq forces have turned areas into battle grounds. >> the outskirts of the capitol of anbar province is a battleground, the iraqi air force targeting it for months now. their enemy is the islamic state group and sunni forces who have taken up articles against the shia led government in baghdad. more often than not, it is the civilians who die, 700 killed in government attacks since january. >> the situation is terrible. many people have been killed. we want to go back home, but we don't expect a solution, because politicians are just fighting for their seats. >> this is the countries dominant sunni province, the government has enemies in an bar, but also friends. the local authority takes orders from baghdad and some sunni tribes have sided with the

states. those alliances are the only thing that prevented the islamic state group from controlling the whole of anbar province. >> that is the kind of reliance the iraqi army and government needs to recapture lost territory. they need the support of iraqis to win the battle and prevent an all out war. much attention is focused on the group, but a month before it controlled one third of iraq, there was a sunni uprising. >> peaceful protests were held late last year demanding more rights. the government responded with force and the group swept in, making the fight their own. now there is hope that the new prime minister,al abadi might reach out to all of iraq's political factions. >> we hope the new government will be able to implement the security weighs. we want to return home and don't want iraq divided.

>> many in this country and the international community may see the islamic state group as the biggest threat to iraq, but the biggest threat maybe disunity among iraqis. >> the out going prime minister al-maliki calling on owl political parties in iraq to be part of the new government. >> a major airlift of humanitarian aid to northern iraq, the u.n. working closely with kurdish forces in the north to bring tons of food, water and supplies to hundreds of thousands of displaced rack keys. it is part of a four day operation via land, air and sea involving shipment from turkey, jordan and dubai. >> people killed in airstrikes overnight, more than 100 rockets striking southern israel. ceasefire talks have collapsed, both sides blaming the other. nick schiffron is live in

jerusalem. are those talks now derailed completely? >> they are derailed for now, but they are not derailed for good. u.s. officials tell me that most likely next week, the fighting will slowly taper off and the two sides return to cairo, but they are predicting that the fighting will go on through this weekend. both sides really are dug in. hamas says that they won't stop firing rockets until squeal stops their strikes, israel said the airstrikes will continue until hamas or until hamas stops the rockets being fired from gas into israel. both sides much more interested in taking shots at each other than in actually speaking to each other now. >> are we going to see a return to israel's large scale ground and offensive in gaza that we have been witnessing in recent weeks? >> most military analysts and israel officials i speak to do not predict any kind of ground

invasion. i'm not sure that there's really the popular support for it anymore in israel, and also, the stated point of the last ground invasion eliminating those tunnels that go from gaza into israel, that was completed more than a week ago, some 32 tunnels all destroyed by the israel forces and israeli air force. if you launch another ground invasion, that would cause more casualties of course on the israel side but also on the palestinian side, so not a lot of support for that, so most likely, this continues just to be airstrikes and the difference this morning, del is that some of those airstrikes target senior members of hamas's military wing. >> we spent an awful lot of time talking about what both sides politically want and you're out there with the people. what do the people in israel and gaza say they want, the people? >> there's a real divide in both societies, dell e del. it's a good question.

you've got support, 80%, 90% during the operation, during the war. that will reduce now. people don't want a return to the levels of casualties on the israeli side that they had during the war, more than 60 soldiers died, that's three or four times the amount of number of soldiers who died in the previous two wars combined in gaza. on the gaza side, again, another divide. there are so many people desperate for peace. you have 100,000 people who are homeless. you have a real sense that they have to resume their lives and get back to their lives, they're desperate for any kind of ceasefire. there are people who do want hamas to keep resisting, and that means firing rockets, so definitely divides on both sides of society. >> back in the u.s., a police standoff near chicago on going at this hour. it started yesterday afternoon. a pair of armed burglary suspects shot and wounded two

officers. they ran to a house, locked themselves inside, holding two duties and six kids hostage. four kids have so far been freed. >> there is good news on the fire lines, officials saying that blaze is about 35% contained. they also say residents are being allowed to go back to their homes. that fire has burned 600 acres. in arizona, five inches of rain, a creek overflowing its banks sending a muddy river down a major highway. there were traumatic rescues, residents rescued, two women and three dogs taken to safety by choppers. >> heavy rain will continue across the country today. for more, let's bring in our meteorologist, dave warren. >> all from that storm across the southwest, you see this

moisture in the air, you had thunderstorms focused over the same area and that's what led to that major flooding across the southwest. area of low pressure off the coast, another developing east of the rockies, you see the rain slowly pushing to the east. this will be the focus of severe weather today. getting showers and thunderstorms, but these storms could be severe from the dakotas through nebraska pushing off to the northeast through parts of minnesota and iowa, already seeing reports of hail, strong storms continue to go develop there, one very strong storm through iowa. that is severe, severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect. this area of rain will slowly push to the east. south of these storms, the heat is building. excessive heat warnings are in effect, hot, humid air fueling these storms. >> the islamic state group issuing a gruesome warning to the u.s. with the killing of an american journalist. retired army major like lyons

talks with us about it. >> taking to the streets of pakistan, that video antothers captured by citizen journalists from around the world.

>> time now for a look at videos captured by citizen journalists around the world. intense fighting between rival factions vying for control of the airport in libya spilled into the streets surrounding the facility. airstrikes were carried out, as well. >> tens of thousands of anti government protestors on islamabad's parliament call for the resign nation of the prime minister, claiming the election was rigged last clear. >> in italy, a pair of water spouts formed off the coast. at least one made landfall, causing damage. >> up next, retired army major mike lyons on the potential

terror threat from the islamic state group in the united states. >> a nationwide curfew in effect in liberia for ebola. >> hackers broke into the computers of agencies involved in the mh370 investigation. hackers used an infected email to gain access, stealing classified information and tried to send it to a computer in china. officials were able to stop the attack. >> james thole. >> iraqi lawmakers are equally

outraged. >> the international community to help this country fight the islamic state group. we do know western officials do consider this group a threat. they're not only capturing territories in iraq and syria, they are able to move freely between two countries and now directly threatening the u.s. administration, telling them they will target americans if the airstrikes do not stop. what will the world do? will the obama administration decide to expand the objective of their military operation? that's going to be difficult. not until an iraqi government is formed, an iraqi government inclusive, broad based and all of rye rack's communities actually feel that they are a part of this country, because if the united states does help the iraqi government, it will be seen as siding with the shia against the sunni. there are encouraging statements coming from the kurds.

on the ground, it's not just islamic state group, you have sunni groups fighting. you need them on your side if you are to win the battle and defeat the islamic state group. >> let's go to mike lyons, joining us in studio. the islamic state group said they made this video to get the u.s. to stop its bombing campaign. does that show that they really don't understand the united states? when these videos are reds, the united states public becomes solidly with the administration on wiping out these groups. >> yeah, i think this could be the tipping point, the kind of video that came out and it's going to cause a lot of people to pressure the administration to do more things very quickly. i think this group is also very good, isis is good at social media and put the word out. i think that we've got to combat there and come up with a plan very quickly. >> you have headlines like this in the daily news.

you wrote and editorial in the paper this morning, are the isis fight should go from here. should the u.s. escalate? >> absolutely. i think you'll see the president do that, go after targets of opportunity that exist in the desert now. they can't hide with the vehicles that they have at this point. it's time we go after those vehicles, driver someplace, it's an easy target. we have a look for targets in syria coming in to reinforce them, as well. >> do the u.s. strikes equal a declaration of war? >> when you're on the receiving war, they look at it that way. once we've crossed that line, i think we've got to continue and have a strategy that takes us through completion, focus on the iraqi forces and ground troops right now, clearly we're in a conflict there. >> the group saying the u.s.

should she tarted, saying we will drown all of you in blood. how should washington respond to that? >> we owe response, security to americans abroad and in the united states and reassure everybody that this is not going to happen anytime soon. understand this isn't a real threat. i think we weren't really sure of the past few months. you saw the president call them a j.v. team early on. >> had we stayed out of it, would they have beheaded this journalist, would web in this situation? >> no, i don't think so. this group uses savagery. we would have to deal with these people at some point. >> are the borders of the u.s. safe against this group? the guy on the tape was speaking with a british accent. >> the lone wolf terrorist is always a threat we have to be careful of, but fundamentally, yes, i think we are safe here. >> thank you.

>> a big rescue effort underway in japan after a massive landslide. residents say a wall of mud came crashing down on the homes and the area got a month's worth of rain in a day. >> when we talk major rains, we talk about the monsoons hitting the west, as well. what type of temperatures can we expect to see and will we see more rain? >> the storm is actually north of this area of hot and humid air, coming up from the south. these are storms developing with an area of low pressure in the dakotas. so the south of that, these are the numbers now, into the mid-70's, barely below 80 degrees. when you see numbers like this in the morning. if you're in for a hot and humid afternoon, heat advisories and excessive heat warnings around st. louis. you get the heat and humidity, limiting the bodies ability to cool itself. it feels like it's over 100 degrees, temperatures climbing into the mid-to upper 90's across this entire area,

that's why the heat advisories in effect. these storms could be severe throughout the day today. >> dave, thank you very much. >> the violence in ferguson captivating people across america and around the world. how the international media is reporting on the anger and protests with citizens. >> the accident governor perry turning himself in on charges he abused his power. we have the latest on the governor's legal woes. >> this man on the motorcycle is lucky. whoa, that's putting it lightly. the near death crash and stunt that ended up saving the driver's life. >> another look at the landslide in japan, cleanup crews continuing to search for survivors in the disaster. it has claimed the lives of more than 30 people.

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season's essentially over for the cubbies, but another team from the south side are making headlines and we're not talking about the white sox. good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. mcdonald's golden arches losing some of their luster, we're talking about what it's going to take for the company to get some of the sparkle back. >> one of the breakout stars of the little league world series is on one of the world's top publications cover. >> a video shows the beheading of an american journalist by the islamic state group. >> efforts to stem the violence in gaza end after israel says hamas fired more than 100 rockets. >> peaceful protests and dozens of arrests overnight in

ferguson, missouri, a grand jury expected to hear testimony today in the shooting of michael brown by police. >> attorney general eric holder is arriving in the state. he published an open letter saying: >> americans aren't the only ones paying close attention to ferguson. here you can see headlines from around the world characterizing the violence. this headline out of australia, land of the free, insane situation in the u.s. right now. and then this tweet, trending on bbc, from merge son to fergistan. >> we're currently in ferguson, where tensions have been high. >> the images broadcast non-stop

in america are also seen around the world. the state run russia today that ha cited the police response as evidence of human rights violations in america, a view it also takes in a series of articles on line. the riots have given america's critics a chance to accuse washington of hypocrisy. iran's state-run press t.v. is doing that, saying the u.s. has no right to blame others of human rights abuses while abusing them at home. >> propagating democracy around the world while turning a blind eye to the rights of its own citizens. >> because we go all over the world promoting democracy and fairness, at least that's what we say. >> at times, comparing the suffering of people in ferguson to palestinians in gaza. iran's supreme leader took to social media, tweeting:

>> in china, the state-run website writes there is still much room for improvement at home. >> even in countries close to the u.s., some media criticize the government's response to the skirmishes. in canada, the author writes the add events give us the opportunity to ponder how we do things differently, and to realize how comparatively well things work here. >> this german news sightsees the death of michael brown as proof of deep-rooted racism in america, sake the situation of african-americans has barely improved since martin luther king. >> the obama administration responded tuesday to the international criticism, saying the u.s. addresses its problems openly and other countries should, too. aljazeera. >> there is a new poll finding americans are divided along lines of race over the shooting and the response. the pugh research survey find

that go 65% of african-americans say police having too far, 33% of whites agreed. 18% of african-americans have confidence in the investigation, that compared to 52% of white americans. 80% of african-americans say important questions about race are raised, 37% of white americans agree. >> joining us from ferguson is the reverend dana, the pastor of the greater new vision ministries. thank you for being with us this morning. you have been on the site of the protests since sunday, august 10. the clergy are meeting with officials in the area. are you part of that meeting? >> i won't be a part of that immediate meeting. i'm hope to go participate in the marsh to the county prosecutor's office this morning. we do have a core group that will be meet weight attorney general this morning. >> are you satisfied with that core group, that it will be

representative of all the opinions in ferguson? >> yes, i am, very much so. we've had a core group of citizens, clergy, and our governmental representatives that have been working on each area of concern of this community. >> is there ever going to be a day in your opinion when the people of ferguson who have taken to the streets trust either the police or the prosecutor? >> i can't answer that for them, but as we stand in this present climate, i would say no, because this is systemic from a history of mistrust of this community of those who are sworn to serve and protect them, so that historical relationship that has been marred is going to take time for

mending. i think only the true mending will be when the oppressor extend as true olive branch to those who have been oppressed, that process of wreck can as i willation to take place. >> what happens if in a indictment is brought and the officer by way of trial is cleared? will the residents accept the verdict or is this just about vengeance? >> if the officer is cleared of murder charges, which we hopefully won't be, because that would be a paramount disjustice, the remembers dents again, i'm not speaking on behalf, but because i know the climate here, i think that a cloud of mistrust will be surmountable. i think the feelings of

disenfranchisement will be surmountable, and i think this mountain that has erupted will become a volcano. >> reverend, thank you very much for being with us this morning. >> del, another police shooting in the news, this one about four miles away from the ferguson. officials say the suspect robbed a convenience store tuesday afternoon and threatened officers. >> then pulled out a knife in what we describe as an overhand grip and told the officer shoot me now, kill me now. >> the officers involved are on administrative leave. fleece say there is no connection to what is happening in ferguson. >> near chicago, a police standoff is stretching into its 20th hour, a pair of around burglary suspects shot and wounded two officers. they then holed themselves up in a house. four hostages still inside that house. hostage negotiators still on the

scene. what else do we oh know? >> four children have been released so far, but negotiators still working to get the two duties and two children still inside the home out. we're hearing the police may try to cut power to the television, so the gunman can't watch the broadcasts, the live broadcasts taking place outside the home. a middle school has been canceled for the day. it is nearby and on lockdown yesterday. twenty law enforcement agencies have been on the scene for almost 20 hours. >> the kids who were freed, do we know how they got out? >> i don't know how they got out. three of those four children were toddlers, so i assume or i'm think that go their age may have had something to do with them being reds. the other child was 11 years old. we don't know the ages of the other two children still inside. >> the two officers that were injured, do we know their conditions? >> one of the officers was grazed by a bullet and he was not hospitalized. the other officer was shot in

the elbow. he sustained a broken arm and is still in the hospital. >> ok, diane, thank you. >> a grand jury in new york might soon consider criminal charges in that apparent chokehold death caught on camera. a prosecutor says the grand jury should consider if any of the officers who were involved should be charged. the medical examiner saying that death was a homicide. >> texas governor rick perry vowing to beat the charges against him after having his mug shot and fingerprints taken at a texas jail. >> the governor back to, at usual today. >> visiting iowa last week and new hampshire this friday, the booking area looked like another campaign stop. he vowed to fight the charges with every fiber of his being. >> texas governor rick perry smiling at a podium instead of

slinking into the courthouse jail to be booked on felony charges for alleged abuse of power. >> i'm going to enter this courthouse with my head held high, knowing the actions that i took were not only lawful and legal, but right. >> in minutes, authorities took the mug shot and fingerprints, the charges stemming from his attempts to force travis county d.a. rosemary lenburg to step down after her d.w.i. arrest. when she didn't, he vetoed state funding from the d.a.'s unit that investigates public corruption. >> she resisted during the pat down an attempted to scratch and drag an officer. >> a new ad showcases the d.a.'s jailhouse behavior and denounces the charges as a political ploy. >> i exercise this authority to veto funding for an office, who's leadership had lost the

public's confidence. >> but perry protestors say the charges have nothing told with the governor's constitutional authority to veto and partisan politics are not playing to role in this, either. >> a republican presiding judge or represent special prosecutor in a jury of perry's pierce say that's not the case. that's why the governor is here today, because the governor abused his power and tried to coerce a public official. >> perry promised to stay in offers until the end of his term in january. >> i will not be distracted. >> with that, the governor left to get some ice cream as if to show just how unfazed he is by the charges. >> if convicted, the governor faces a maximum of nine years in prison. some think the case is a tough sell to the jury, a new york times editorial referring to the charges as overzealous, some referring to it as a joke.

>> a new report says multiple errors caused last summer's deadly train derailment in canada, saying a weak safety program led to the derailment. 47 died and thousands evacuating as the train erupted in flames. officials put forward recommendation to say improve train safety in canada. >> italian officials are looking for two pilots and their navigators after they are jealous collided in midair, crashing causing a brush fire. not clear what caused the crash. >> reports of street battles in eastern ukraine where troops are fighting pro-russian separatists. next tuesday, russian president vladimir putin will meet with ukraine's leader poroshenko.

>> if you travel this route, you reach luhansk. the effects of the fight be are felt here. inside the hospital, civilians, separatists and soldiers from the ukrainian army are all being treated. there is no distinction made. the priority is helping those most in need. >> the majority of people are wounded because of mines and shelling, as well. a smaller group is coming here with gunshot wounds. the most challenging wounds are shrapnel and wounds inflicted by rockets. >> held by the separatists, is now back in the hands of the ukrainian government. >> some of the people who left ended up in this town, and even though we are several kilometers from the front line, we can

still hear the sound of artillery fire. >> a street fighting was reported in donetsk and surrounding area to take back area. it is intense filing and terrifying for those caught in the conflict. the risks are still everywhere. >> we had military check points all around the city. the shelling is coming from the opposite side, these shells can come down anywhere. the danger is present here all the time, for the civilians and everybody. >> not everyone, though, manages to get to this hospital. the road is too treacherous, and medical help then is out of their reach. aljazeera, in eastern ukraine. >> another sign of when the fight stands in ukraine, the last two weeks, the premier and his military commander have both

stepped down. >> there is another fight between the n.r.a. and michael bloomberg taking shape. today an agency is launching a new campaign painting the former new york city mayor and billionaire as an eeliestist, saying they want people to meet the real michael bloomberg. he spent millions of dollars on efforts to reduce gun violence. >> following up on that school shooting plot we told but yesterday, police say two students plotted a massacre for the start of the school year, exchanging ideas on skype, intend to go use explosives and fire articles. the boys told investigators that they were willing to die as part of the plan. >> they had a plan to kill at least three staff members and then random students. there was no specific time of victim they were looking for, they just wanted to kale lot of people. >> police were tipped to the plot by a school administrator, the boys have been arrested and now investigators are considering criminal charges against the students.

classes are expected to start on thursday. >> most americans oppose the use of the common core curriculum. >> the nfl hope to go score extra cash at the superbowl are asking some of the music world's bigsest stars to pay to play. >> we are joined with more, and do my ears deceive me on this? should in surprised? >> they like to make their money. this is not a case of the nfl saying pay us x dollars up front and the stage is yours. the league has narrowed down its wish list for next february show to rihanna, katy perry and cold play. league reps asked those artists

to give part of the money they make on their post superbowl tours back to the nfl. if the artist isn't touring or otherwise doesn't like that idea, the league says it would settle for some other "financial contribution." >> why did you clear your throat when you said that? >> i had a little bug in my throat. >> right now, the musical acts are playing for free p.m. the assumption is that it leads to more profitable tours afterwards. in 2012, madonna's half time show drew 114 million eyeballs. she went on to the top gross are tour that year. the next year, 114 million viewers watched beyonce, her tour made $229 million. then there's bruno mars. his very popular performance this year despite drawing 115 million viewers, he's only raked in $42 million on tour,

not much more than last year's $46 million take. >> ok. i will just mention that those artists also had albums, madonna and beyonce that same year. do we know how much the nfl is asking them to cough up? >> we do not know that now. the wall street journal talked to a spokeswoman, saying contracts are confidential and their only goal is to put on the best show possible. you can reason it out that if they're asking for a portion, it depends on how much the artists make. >> it definitely can be argued. >> time for us to get the band back together. >> i like the three acts they are considering, for what that's worth. >> the season might go over for the cubs and white sox, but baseball alive and well in chicago. the jacki robinson west team from the south side advancing now to the little league world series tuesday. they won their last game 6-1. one of the three american teams

alive in williamsport, they play again thursday. >> the biggest story just got bigger, pitching sensation monet davis is this week's cover athlete for sports illustrated, becoming the first little leaguer male or female to make the iconic cover. she has a 70-mile per hour fastball. she is the first female to throw a shutout at the little league world series. >> i want to be her when i grow up, but old enough to be hear daddy several times over. she has the composure. so impressive and the not even her best sport. she wants to play basketball at the university of connecticut. i think she's got a shot. apparently, she's pretty good. >> would that be a note to the nfl, that the little leaguer's are on the cover of sports illustrated and they play for free? >> i don't know if there are too many monet davis's out there.

>> i want to see her shoot some hoops now. >> you will very soon. she wants to play in the wnba. remember that name, monet davis. >> i will. >> the jingle goes i'm loving it, but mcdonald's getting no love from customers. >> why the big mac is playing second fiddle to the whopper and double stack. >> quiet at a cafe shattered by this suspect on the run from police. m police.

america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> a dramatic stop in south california, a suspect trying get away from police smashing into a cafe. a pedestrian was pinned to the wall, four people taken to the hospital. after the crash, the suspect tried to run and was tackled by workers. >>ed golden arches looking less golden these days. >> mcdonald's is seeing its worst sales in 10 years. that's just one of the issues

facing the fast food giant. >> this commercial showing happy workers dancing their way through a transaction paints a pretty picture, but is a stark contrast to reality. in may, workers protested for better wage, demanding $15 an hour and the right to be unionized. this protest in chicago is just one of dozens around the country. last week, bad news for the burger behemoth, the worst sales in 10 years with global sales slumping 2.5% in july. some analysts say a contributing facts of a meat factory in china shut down after workers picking up meat from a factory floor, as well as shipping meat after its expiration date, sent to mcdonald's restaurants around asia. it doesn't end there. russia announced last week, it's taking the company to court over

unsanitary conditions, saying inspectors found e-coli in calendar lads 10 times above the safety levels. to top off a difficult summer, it is having a hard time convincing investors it's still a good value, stock down 8.5%. underperforming rivals burger king and jack in the box. one article says mcdonald's is in a growth stall, having two consecutive quarters of declining sales. that doesn't bode well for the gaudin arches. >> let's get more on rick newman, a column any of it with yahoo finance covering economic trends. mcdonald's is obviously one of the most well known brands in the world. is this the beginning of the end for this brand? >> it's definitely not the beginning of the end. this is a very established company that has terrific brand equity, everyone knows what the golden arches are.

that's part of problem. it seems like a staid old place, you go there and have the same experience you've always had and there's competition. we have burger joints popping up all over the place, very trendy. we've got shake shack, people love to go to these buzzy places. you've got other fast casual restaurants, chipotle and panera bread, really becoming popular. they're drawing people with the appeal of fresh, locally sourced food. they seem to have men no yous that change, interesting new types of food. we've and got lot of companies looking at those two, chipotle and panera saying we're going to become the chipotle of thai food or greek food. there's opportunities out there for diners. mcdonalds innovates as a very slow pace like a company from the past. >> does it have the current leadership to innovate in the direction it needs to to compete

against new brands? >> they probably need to move faster. mcdonald's, since it is so huge, the biggest restaurant chain in the world, accounts for 4% of all restaurant money worldwide, that's enormous, but that comes with a humongous supply chain. think cannot role things out at all their stores in a uniform way as quickly as a chain with far fewer outlets. they need to do things more quickly. one of their newest things is they're going to start selling mcdonald's coffee in grocery stores. for them, that's a radical idea, but starbucks has been doing that, dunkin' donuts has been doing that. this is a well-run company that needs to pick up the pace. >> we have seen them innovate with new menu offerings. >> when did you hear anybody say

i'm dying to go to mcdonalds for fruit? they put that stuff out there, but people don't tog mcdonald's for the salads. they go for burgers and fries. it's the same burgers and fries you've eaten for a long time. that's a good thing, the consistency, but they need to treasuren it up, freshen their image. >> thanks for your insights. >> let's get a drive-thru forecast right now. >> quick look here and certainly looking at some rain out there, but that rain is pushing to the north. across north and south dakota, there are strong storms developing here and they do have the possibility to be severe. closer view shows them really popping up as that storm pushes across the rockies through the dakotas. this is the focus of severe storms, iowa and moving into parts of minnesota. close up view shows that the one or two storms that are severe

now, at this time of the morning could continue to be throughout the afternoon and evening with warnings coming in. there's just a few warn ins in effect now. not much happening in the tropics, watching two systems develop. it's got to go through dry air, but accounted hold together. >> we'll keep watching that, thank you. >> sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. that is definitely the case for this man on a motorcycle. it is a you tube video showing a biker crash be into the back of a car and then by miracle, landing safely on the hood of the car in front of him. it happened july 30. it wasn't reds until tuesday. >> tomorrow morning on aljazeera america, the latest on the hostage standoff in chicago, armed suspects barricaded them receivers inside a home, firing shots at police. we'll be keeping an eye on this all day. >> that's it for us here in new york. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. coming up, the latest on the islamic state threat and the fight for northern iraq. >> we are back tomorrow morning at 7:00 a.m.

>> hello and welcome to the news hour. signs of political reconciliation in iraq, kurdish ministers saying they are rejoining the government. >> hundreds attend if you know release in gaza for the latest victims of israeli airstrikes after the ceasefire collapses. >> the u.s. attorney generaller reich holder is to travel to ferguson, missouri following days of protests over the death of a black