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infected with el bo la have now been released and pose no risk to public health. and in ferguson missouri it's been another four hours with no fires no shootings and no tier gas. federal leaders are increasingly confident the calm will continue, we will explain why. the pentagon says summit aircraft conducted six air strikes to help iraqi and kurdish forces in the north. and forces are trying to bolster their control of the dam, the largest in the country, u.s. and iraqi can officials have long fears that if rebel forces plow up the dam, the results floodwaters would kill hundreds of thousands of people in cities including baghdad. earlier this week, when

islamic state must be lished a video of beheadingly. beheading today we learns that foley's captors offered to release him in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in ransome. following all the development oz they have story from washington, there was news, today, about the ransome news about an effort to rescue folly, tell us about it. >> welshes david, let's bring you the latest information, and take you across the river to the pentagon, with the secretary defense is holding a press conference now, with his counter part. martin dempsey, now, first, on that rescue mission that came up empty, it happened earlier this summer, here is what dempsey said. it was executed flaw leslie, but they simply were not there, a number of american hostages who were held by what was described by american officials last night as a captor network, a commando team, a

multidisciplinary branch commando team with both helicopters and fixed aircraft raid add site inside syria, they ultimately came up empty. we know the president authorized this raid, now we have chuck hagel offering the first reaction to what happened. >> earlier this summer, the united states attempted to rescue a number of hostages including jim. we all regret that mission did not succeed. >> and the anger the condemnation of the islamic state group echoing across the american government, the highest levels today, and yesterday, david. >> mike, as you know, in the video members of the islamic state they plame the air strikes against them for them having to execute folly, what has been the reaction from the pent upon from the white house to those claims. >> the state department, yeah, we have some

interesting reaction here, and first of all, earlier today, where a spokesperson there are some 12,000 foreign fighters inside of syria including a number of them who are are americans an undetermined number, they come from as many as 50 foreign countries. just moments ago, general dempsey stated what could be considered the obvious, and the only way to beat the state group, is to rout them from syria. you have already reported on the on going wave of air strikes now trying to get some space between the groups fighters and the mosul dam, and there are questions being raised where the rhetoric, this is a threat to american security, american national security represented by the islamic state group, does the rhetoric match the actions and the president's stated goals here, of protecting americans, there are certainly seems to be an escalation, dempsey saying you have to get at them within syria, obviously the administration sticking to their no ground troops

vow, that it will not be reinserted into iraq, and certainly not into syria, but the rest of the rhetoric is certainly escalating. the temperatures are rising in wake of that gruesome murder of james foley. >> mike, i want to ask you how this plays politically, both in terms of the beheading but also the briefing at the pent gone, does that give the administration more cover politically, should they decide to escalate and provide more direct action in syria. >> well, it's difficult to tell. there no group maz or think on the opposition to come up with their talking points. we do know that john mccain, for example, who has support add more robust reaction, the islamic state fighters within iraq, has stood up and applauded so far what the president has done, a leading general now retired, general john allen who led afghan forces or american forces or international forces

within afghanistan over the last several years. has come out supporting a more robust fight. of is, is, rick perry, the governor of texas, a speak here today the conservative think tank, he also had stood up and applauded the more robust spoors and the pomming of those is, il or islamic state groups although he is calling for more. so political opposition so far, bekind what president obama is doing. >> we want to give you more of a flavor of what is being said at the pentagon, so let's listen live, here is defense secretary the top civilian official in the pentagon, and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, the top military commander, in the u.s. department of defense. >> every day, the intelligence community, and the leaders regardless of who the administration is, or the secretary of defense, deals with this every day, that we don't want

to face that again. ever. 9/11 or any part of it, so we have to look at this, from the reality of what is out there, but also what could be out there. and what could be coming. is this long term, sure, it is. >> is it a calculation, that isil presents a 9/11 level threat to the united states? >> jim, isil is a sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen they are beyond just a terrorist group. they marry ideology, a sophistication hofstra teeningic and tactical military prowess. they are tremendously well funded. this is beyond anything we have seen. so we must prepare for everything. and the only way you do that is took a cool look at it, and get ready. >> the immediacy is in

the number of europeans and other nationalities who have come can to the region, to become part of that ideology. and those folks can go home at some point. it is why i have conversations with my european colleagues about their southern flank of nato, which i think is more threatened in the near term, than we are. and never the less, because of open borders, and immigration issues, it's an immediate threat, that is to say, the fighters who may leave the current fight, and migrate home, longer term it is about isil's vision, which includes -- i call isil here we go, is, is, because it is easier for me to remember, that their long term vision is the islamic state of iraq and ill sham.

if they were to achieve that, it would create a security environment, that would threaten us is in many ways. >> can you talk about right now, it is iraq's responsibility, to take control of their own country. isn't the u.s. already at were with is, is? , there are you looking to me? do look like a guy that would answer that question? is declaration of war is a policy decision. is there any estimation how much this has cost so far, and a long term threat, and organizing a long term strategy, may you need to reshape your 2015 budget to accommodate that. >> maybe. >> well, depending first of all, go pack to the o, cano reference, that i had mentioned, that we have already asked the

congress in a separate fund to counter terrorism fund, for five billion dollars. half a billion of that specifically for the moderate syrian opposition. so yes, you are constantly shaping a budget, and assure that resources match the mission. and the mission and the resources match the threat. and it isn't -- it isn't a process that is void of the dynamics of a changing shifting world. and requiring resources as you plug those resources in to your strategy. to assure that you can carry out that strategy, so, yes, you are shifting all the time, on what you think is going to be required. i mean, we have had to move assets. over the last couple of months, obviously, to accomplish what we have accomplished in iraq. that cost money.

that takes certain moneys out of certain funds, so it is a constant fluid process as you plan for these generally, do you want to say anything. >> yeah. the adaptations we have made to our global posture, and in particular our regional posture, in response to the tasks we have been given, has been remarkable. it reminds me never to miss the opportunity to thank those that serve for their incredible agility. and courage, in dealing with whatever issues confront them. and as you know, there's a lot of issues confronts us globally right now. and we are answering the call, and we will continue can to do so, there may be a point where i think we are fine for fiscal year 14. and we will have to continue to gather the data and see what it does to us in '15. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> the chairman of the

joints chief of staff, there was some news in that briefing they just gay reporters about the air strikes of northern iorack on ice sis, however you want to describe them. seemed to suggest that isis is as dangerous as al quaida was. and he said that ice sill is as funded and organized as any group beyond anything we have seen. we will have to look at the time frame of what we said, but again, the pentagon, at least chuck hagel putting an exclamation point on the military position right now, that ice osis does pose a significant threat to the united states interests and this comes, of course, as the quite appears to be in intensifying the air strikes on iraq, on islamic state positioning in northern iraq, and there's been some suggestion, of perhaps

additional drowned forces that may go into baghdad to secure the city. so interesting news conference there, and again just to reiterate the united states has had more than 90 air strikes against positions and these air strikes are intensifying. in the wake of the beheading of american journalist. there are suspicions that in fact the islamic state is holding at least one other american hostage. now british prime minister is concerned over the growing number of british citizens that are traveling to iraq and syria to take part in that foreign conflict. where groups have been trying to recruit young people, phil ittner has the latest on that from london. >> the english town of brighton is a far cry from the battlefields of iorack and syria.

put the fighting feels close to home. >> three young men went to fight in ^t region, they left home without telling anyone, to join a rebel group that is a rival of the new notorious islamic state. one son will not be coming back. >> it is very painful. just became 182 days before. it was his birthday, and had his whole life in front of him. >> for more than three years the world has watched the conflict, with no clear idea on how to stop killing. it shocked and angers many, particularly in muslim communities. but ^t brutal tactics of some groups like the islamic state. >> that's why many europeans were stunned to see a recruitment drive on social media, by the islamic state group. aimed at muslim men in the west. >> my goodness.

liking in the west, i know how you feel depressed, the cure for the depression, is you have to. >> for those that monitor these groups there is a real concern that fighters like those of the islamic state group, which can is also known as isis could come back battle hardened with new skills, and a grudge. >> if isis is defeated, and forced to return to europe or the u.k., i think it ises con can seveble, that especially if britain and american play a role in defeating them, they willle co back to attack. >> already one western attack has been attributed to the islamic state group, a former fighter opened fightner a jewish museum in belgium. all of this has is a concern for the future, both their safety and humanity. this is a major worry. really has no connection

to islam, nor humanity. the bigger worry is they may get killed there. >> authorities here at britt tape's intelligence service, say finding those citizens, returns from the fighting in syria and iraq, is now one of their main priorities. and with most european passport holders also having visa free access to the united states, for homeland finding those fighters is also said to be top of their list. said the pentagon violated the law, the nonpartisan governor said today the department of defense probing the law when it failed to give congress 30 days notice before the exchange in the month of may. the d.a.o. also says the transfer violated another olaw barring federal agent from spending more money than congress has allocated. an american doctor and an

ebolarker infected with have now been released. they are free of the virus, and pose no health risks. the experience in treating these two has taught u.s. official as great deal about epole la, which in the last six months claimed more than 1300 lives. david, there was delight, and celebration in atlanta today. as the two american patients with ebola were released from hospital, free of the disease. but also, a ting of sadness for all those in west africa, who won't be getting the same kind of medical care they have had. a mir cool in georgia, dr. kent bradley, free of ebola, applauded by the nurses that cared for him. today is a miraculous day, i am thrilled to be

alive, to be well, and to be reunitedded with my family. it was all so different last month, when brantley and aid worker arrived wear protective clothing designed to stop the deadly virus spreading. three weeks later he is able to hug staff, friends and family, his body completely free of the disease that nearly killed him. >> we have determined, in conjunction with the centers of disease control and state health departments, that dr. plantly has recovered from the ebola virus infection, and that he can return to his family, to his community, and to his life. without public health concerns. >> announced the other american aid worker brought to atlanta suffers from ebola was damaged on tuesday. both brently and right bowl receive add drug that is not yet widely available, experts say

the virus is still prevalent in west africa with more than 1300 people dead. >> we need to take this with a drain of salt, even as these two lucky individuals have been able to walk out healthy, the ebola continues to rage on. >> 576 people have died in liberia, 396 in ginny, 374 in sierra leone. something the doctor kent brantley is all too well aware of. >> please, continue can to pray for liberia, and the people of west africa. encouraging those in positions of leadership, and influence. to do everything possible to bring this to an end. >> and nancy and her husband have asked for privacy after this, but dr. kent can says give me some time with my family, after not seeing them for a month, then i will be happy to answer questions. >> al jazeera john coming

up on the other side of this break, we will talk with our science and technology cor can respondent about the science that convincing physicians and administrator those two patients have been cured and pose no public health risk. stuart! stuart!

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so why wouldn't i choose the fastest wifi? i would. switch to comcast business internet and get the fastest wifi included. comcast business. built for business. doctors say the cases were among the first cases of ebola treated in a developed nation, and for that reason, the lessons learned here ochange how the virus is treated worldwide. technology correspondent joins us,s first of all, it's been such a devastating outbreak, why do doctors feel sure they can release these patients. >> well, david, the virus once you have tested the blood and found that the virus are is no longner the blood that's it. it does not come back, and research also suggests once you have been exposed to ebola you

are immune to that strain. and so in that case, dr. brantley and nancy are probably two of the safest people in the world you could be around, when it comes to ebola. >> how do they treat these patients the last couple of weeks? >> nothing more than the basics of any serious infectious disease. s the incredible chasm, the gulf that exists between american levels of healthcare can, and the levels of healthcare one receives in west africa. why it is the chances of survival are so much greater here. >> in many of our institutions are set up to take care of critically ill patients. in a more hi-tech way, and low infection settings. we are also set up with more with personal protective equipment.

i think there needs to be a large community minded approach to this epidemic. and you can cannot leave it in the hands of the very very restrained health resources of liberia, or syria leyon, or ginny. >> talking about places are they don't have a pair of sterile gloves between them, whereas here in california where i am, you cannot be alicensed hospital without having an isolation capability, the way that you would need to be and the way that these two aid workers were treated in. >> we have absolutely no idea whether z map made any difference. and this is a crucial thing. z map has been tested on a hand full of primates and in an ad hoc way on a hand full of humans so

there's no scientific validation, it is as important to consider that another ex-patriot missionary who was a spanish priest, the first european given z map, he died on august 1st, in madrid after receiving the drug. so if you look at it that way, does that mean you have a two out of three chance, no, that's not how science works so othere's no way of knowing. this is all about the basics good healthcare. >> and those bakes in terms of sanitary conditions that is the underscoring point, that is going to be delivered essentially back to west africa, based on the treatment here. >> it's really just the case that money solves this issue. if you have the basic levels of hygiene, if you have disposal garments, if you have isolation, and negative pressure, and good screening, all of that takes care of it that's why american health officials are not worried about ebola, being an democratic here, and why it is such a horrible epidemic, where

these languish among the poor nest the world. >> jacob, thank you as always, we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> the liberian government has begun handing out food and water to hundreds of people quarantined in that country, police cut off and isolated ^t west point area to try to prevent the spread. 50,000 people are not allowed to leave the absolutely. violence erupted yesterday when soldiers build the barricades. liberia has been hardest hit. it has impose add nighttime cur can few as part of the on going effort to bring the virus under control. that was a good day for the summit markets. the dow closessed up 50 points. the s&p 500 follows suit, they were also up. the united states government has con can firmed the largest settlement with a bank over mortgage back securities sold, before the 2008 financial crisis, attorney general steps to those microphones and said that bank of america will pay nearly $17 billion along with financial relief for struggling homeowners.

holder said the bank sit's country wide subsidiaries misrepresented the quality of loans sold to investors. united parcel service is the latest evens effected by a data breech. a virus was found on computer systems that 51 of it's stores a spokeswoman says the information includes credit and debit card numbers and home and emale addresses. between january, and august the 11th. the company says it is not aware of any fraud related to the breech. coming up, thousands of fighters are believed to be leaving europe, and going to syria to fight for islamic state in a growing number of americans are also joining the conflict, we will talk about how that effects the birth to pinpoint the fighters and contain advances by the group. >>

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there's every indication in ferguson missouri that it is becoming calmer. last night was the quietest night, and the governor has ordered the national guard to begin withdrawing from ferguson. the unrest in the evenings may be subsided there are new demonstrations today demand nag the prosecutor handling the state investigation step down. live from clayton, missouri, and these have to do with the fact that the prosecutor of st. louis county has lot of family members that are members of the police department, how is the prosecution responding? for one he says he refuses to step down. this issue is just one of the demands that protestors are making.

protestors say that 70,000 people from mo and all over the world have spoken, the message to prosecutor, withdraw from the michael brown case. >> thursday afternoon. >> people have made a statement. they have no confidence in his ability to be fair and impartial. >> their concern is that despite the fact that he has been in office since 1991, his family's multigenerational ties to the st. louis police department, will impede his ability to happenedle the case fairly. >> killed in the line of duty by an african-american man. >> i know the pain of that, and the fact that he was a police officer, and killed in the line of duty, had nothing to do with any of that. what it did to me, and did it effect me, absolutely effected me. and what it did for me,

or to me was made me a fierce advocate for victims of violence. >> on wednesday, a grand jury began hearing evidence in the brown case. missouri governor could remove mccollough, but after days of uncertainty, nixon said he was leave him in place, and that appointing a special prosecutor could jeopardize the prosecution. for his part, mccollough has said, he would only step aside of the governor orders him too. >> let me be clear, our priority is for the federal to take over the spire investigation. >> protestors say they can't can move on, until other demands are met. they want the man who shot brown, officer darren wilson to be fired immediately. and they want his boss, the police chief and the mayor to resign. >> because they have shown a failure of leadership in this time of crisis. and if they do not resign, we call upon the

people of ferguson to immediately do a recall of the mayor of ferguson. >> all right, we are having a few technical issues there, again, the headline is that robert mccollough, who is the prosecute canner is not stepping down, although he is acknowledging the frustrations and anxieties that people may have about connections to police departments. the other news today, things have been very peaceful and calm, there have been no major arrests in riots no reaction by police or tier gas, so it seems like the call isn't cooing, and a lot are confident that this will continue can to be the case over the next several days. people in cities across the united states, are expected to take to the streets to protest michael brown's death, they also plan to call for the officer who shot and killed him to be prosecuted. the group anonymous has called for a nationwide

day of rage protest, demonstrations are expected to take place nearly 40 cities from boston and new york, in the north east to cities in the south and southwest, and over into san francisco, in the west. we are getting a new look at a deadly shooting that took place a few miles from ferguson, we want to warn you that some of the video you are about to see you may find disturbing. protestors say that 70,000 people -- >> that's the wrong fame, we will show you the video, it is the st. louis city police release add video of a shooting on tuesday, by a man, police say that powell moved towards officers with a knife and showed it them to shoot me already, powell died at the scene, but the vid seems to undercut can part of the con tex that he was either lunging at police, or that he was right there up close next to them, there you see the shooting of him, and certainly died right there on the sidewalk.

powell was suspected of stealing donuts and energy drinks from a nearby con can screenent store, there walking and he essentially screams shoot at me already. and then he walked up on to that ledge, and the officers say that he was being threatened, that they weren't sure if he had a gun, so they opened fire. st. louis has said they have released the video to provide transparency to the community. the rise in foreign fighters in syria, one of the more frightening challenges facing organizations around the world. police say thousands of fighters are leaving europe and going into syria, along with a growing number of americans. joining us more on all of this, is richard murphy, former ambassador to syria, i want to ask you about the flow of foreign fighters but first, i quantity to get something to chuck hagel said today, he said that islamic state is now as well funded and organized

as any terror group, and beyond anything we have seen. do you agree with that assessment? yes. they have both gotten a large number of voluntary contributions from well to do muslims around the region. around the world, and they have also been able to take over assets particularly in northern iraq. from the iorackky government. which is given them great wealth, at least on paper. >> well, the follow up to that question, is the one that is asked of the pentagon, sort of danced around it, does the state pose a kind of 9/11 threat that al quaida did. >> which was not followed

up, and it considered al quaida, and it's leadership hiding there in south asia, to be today lethargic, too lacking in energy to propagate the correct view of islam. and to attack it's enemies with a nonsunni muslims, known muslims or even sunni muslims who don't respect their leadership. >> islamic state has threatened to attack america, are are you concerned about the number of americans and also frankly the number of europeans that are leaving and going to syria, and joining us with the islamic state. >> well, surely. because the danger of back, that they will come back to their homes in europe, with some training, they didn't have before, and with this motivation to strike out at islam, and europeans and americans, of course, are ahead of

that list. >> and those concerned are ratchets up the depate in america and elsewhere as far as what to do. is there a clear policy you believe exists in terms of talkling islamic state in iraq and in syria and rolling back their advances. >> i think the effort to revise the approach of the government in baghdad that we have been pushing for and others have, the pushes for. we should build a government will appeal to the sunnies of iorack, that will not kill awe, or close down the efforts of the state, but it will help. it will pull away from the iraqs those sunni muslim whose have joined them, because they felt disenfranchised from the government in baghdad, today. >> it sounds like though, that putting together

that coalition government in iraq that can essentially take some of the steam at least among sunnies out of islamic state that will take some time, do we have time as far as islamic state and the growth that it is making. >> the aingeer and the young membership, to come it's appeal that they are going to pure fie their faith, and lead islam back to it's former glories, that'ses not going to be killed off by changes in the cabinet in baghdad. or in moves. put anything that can begin to contain it's appeal, to peal away it's supporters, will be a plus, will be an advantage. this is -- we are in this for the long run. >> i believe most agree,

believe in a long term solution, but in the meantime, there are many calls for the administration rad chet up the air strikes beyond can what the united states has been doing. and put in some sort of ground troops to try to decimate islamic states. is that a wise idea in the your view? >> i don't think the presence of foreign troops and particularly american troops on the ground, would make a difference. we can target certain activities of the islamic state, notably as we have done with air attacks. tarring their military installations in the north of iraq. but frankly, i think that the presence of american troops, european troops would only inflame the fervor. that we need to do is peal away those supporters, and contain the spread of isis as much as possible. this will burn out over

time. this enthusiasm, but it is a very ugly movement at this point in time. >> one of the great discussions moving forward in the united states, is going to be -- could be the united states policy have been any different to try to fill the vacuum that islamic state fills. what do you make of that, do you believe the united states could have done anything differently? say two years ago in the midst of the civil war to try to keep the state from gaining the ground and support that it now has? >> well, for over the past 2 1/2 years, we have works as i understand it, in syria, to build a government of so called moderates. and that search for the moderate leadership, that can command a significant following has not been a success. could we have done something in terms of military using our military well?

it might be that using it in for instance last fall, in retaliation for the use of chemical weapons by the regime, if we had hit the syrian airfields that might have equaled or evened out the regime, and it's rebel opponents. but the search for a moderate leadership has been a very illusive affair, we have not succeeded nor have they as syrians succeeded in pulling together to present an alternative to the regime, in miscues. >> richard murphy, former u.s. ambassador, great of you to join us today, thank you for being on the show. >> thank you. >> in other news around the world, thailand's

military ruler said to become the country's next prime minister, today the military appointed legislature nominated general for the post, he was the only candidate, thailand's king is expected to endorse the nomination, he has led the country since the army toppled the elected government in may, he plans to retire from the army, next month. venezuela is trying crack down on food smuggling. orders the creation of a fingerprinting system in stores that sell food, the system is meant to ease chronic shortages of items ranging from cooking oil to toilet paper. pricele pros allow venezuelans to buy groceries drive into columbia and resell them for a handsome profit. in turkey the country's incoming president has name add new prime minister today, out going prime minister tapped foreign minister as his successor, he also indicated that he plans to maintain it to control of the government, and wants to transform the

largely ceremonial presidency, he is set to be sworn in august the 28th. and in serbia, residents of two new buildings of belgrade have been forced to move out of their homes that's pause they have been exposed to harmful chemicals. as simon mcgregor wood reports the government was a major investor in the project. blood tests showed high level of toxic chemicals. >> . >> really sick and we are angry. it's been two months since we signed the contract. >> tested and over half had high levels and other dangerous chemicals. serbia's military conducted the tests.

and found most indicating a very high level of exposure. turns out the walls are the problem. most are proud with families with young children. >> we are mostly worried about our health, and we don't know what is happening to our homes. how long it will take, and when we can move back. >> all the necessary permits weren't grabbed when the project was finished but thing ins didn't include a chemical analysis of the air quality inspectors are are blaming the builders saying they had on the open market. >> we informed all the relevant authorities and we are pressing charges. because of other people's mistakes we induring huge losses. >> this project has six buildings in all, two are effected so far. inspectors say the problem should be fixed by the end of the month, and residents will eventually be compensated

for their losses. al jazeera. >> new developments in the beating of a hemless woman by a c policeman. >> the peating happened last month, and the video which was shot by a passing driver shows the officer punching and kicking 51-year-old marlin pinnic. today that officer daniel andrew was twoed from active duet uhty, proses cuters are weighing possible criminal charges against him, the lawyer has also filed a 70 rights lawsuit. a new york woman is charged with abducted and sexually abusing two amish sisters. charged along with her boyfriend, proses cuters say they kidnapped a seven-year-old, and 12-year-old sisters from a farm stand. the children turned up the next night, 15-miles from their home, and reported the abuse to police. >> federal regular arelators have new rules to prevent abuse of highly addictive painkillers like vicodin.

patients will be limited to a 90 day supply, and doctors will no longer be able to call can in refills. that means you will need to see oyour doctor for the recall, the changes take effect in 45 days. an about of kindness has gone viral. workers say a woman drove up at 7:00 a.m. wednesday, paid for heroic coffee, then offered to pay for her driver behind her, starbuck's explained to income drivers that their drinked had been paid for and asked if they wanted to keep can paying it forward, 368 people took up the offer. driving away with free coffee. >> come on. >> can you believe that. >> cheep skate. >> maybe the next person ordered five sandwiches. >> coming up, new israeli air strikes targeting senior members, the renewed fighting signal the end of dim loamsy? we will take a closer look.

real... news... rush are sha is asking the security council to transfer a cease fire in ukraine. the trucks and the russian aid con can violated held at the border have been gun to cleric's can toms. members of the red cross were seen owith russian and ukrainian firms as the trucked were

inspected. ukraine is suspicious, but moscow insists the con can violated supplies include water, and food. an air strike killed three hamas commanders and thousands of people took to the streets to attend the funeral. at least 29 people have died since israel renewed the air strikes, jane ferguson has the latest. there have been many funerals this summer, but quite this bill. >> on thursday, attended the burial. >> mohammed and al attar are the most senior figures to be killed so far in this conflict. >> their bodies were

carried through the streets, in the site of the strip. crowds of mourners display add show of support for hamas. >> just a few streets away, rubble they were pulled from. >> we were sleeping there were nine missiles that hit the building. you can see the destruction hamas responded quickly. >> the assassination of the leaders won't break the will of our people, and won't weaken the resistence, and the occupation will pay ^t price. >> thursday was the second day in a row of hamas commanders being targeted. on wednesday, an assassination attempt on the group's overall commander failed but kid his wife and two children. he is not believed to have been in the house when it was bombed. >> but on thursday's attack, the bombs hit their target, as well as seven civilians in the house at the time. the israeli security

forces had already made several attempts on the lives of these three men, because they were so senior in the command structure, all of the armed wing of hamas. now, the government will be able to answer critic whose had been asking what had been achieved in this war, by saying these three debts are very significant for israel. jane ferguson, al jazeera. >> while hamas continues to launch rockets israel's military says that hamas fighters fired more than 100 roberts at israel today alone. nick first of all, what has been the response? has it strengthened the prime minister in terms of the new conservative matter whose feel that they continue rocket attacks show that he hasn't made enough progress? >> as james suggested he

certainly seized on this moment, of what they have gotten from this war, so many air strikes over the last five weeks. the israeli defense forces and they said, that they have prevented future attacks. now, those three men were particularly known for the kidnapping of corporal sha lead in 2006, that led to the swapping of more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners, for that one israeli soldier. and so these are people who absolutely as jane said, have been definitely on the minds of israelis for many years and have been targeted in the past. more than 100 rockets just today, more than 300 in about the two days 1/2, since the cease fire ended that is one of the largest barrages since this war began. and critics, of the war, say that simply hasn't accomplished enough. 3,000 rockets have been

fired 3,000 rockets have been destroyed and credit they still have hamas still has some 3,000 rockets to fire, so a lot of critics today, trying to take this moment as a tangible proof of what they have achieved. >> talk among diplomates about restarting the talks of a truce, in cairo again? >> as we have talked about, are choose cans to fight via the fighting. and separately to hamas, be uh the two side refusing to talk to each ore, but as you know, there's always some room for diplomacy after the violence, and so a senior official in the middle of this says by next week, he predicts the two sides will be talking. >> reporting live from jerusalem, nick, thank you as always. and coming up, back here in the united states, lawmaker whose cut funding for a.l.s. research, are now taking part in the ice bucket

challenge to help raise money. take a look at that. >>

river would be quite aine drive, but ager mapp professor is making the journey the hard way. in swimming the entire length of the river from switzerland to the netherlands. al jazeera joins him to find out why. this is what the professor has been up to almost every day for the last four weeks. of course it is worth it, it is for science. >> what the adventure is really about, is analyzing the water that the professor is saming in, a team from his university collects data samples testing them at a laboratory, here they are checking the levels. >> too low after turning

there to microorganism in the first two and so this is really critical for a good ecological system. >> new equipment that costs over $130,000. thanks to donations that they attracted they could can soon do the science o. the professor and his team are are nearly at the end of their journey, and when it is over, they hope to raise enough to find out what human activity is doing to the river. >> a few decade ago the rhine was polluted but still the swim has left some people amused. >> i thought when we seen him this morning crazy boy, honestly. i would say respect, he is not crazy, he just has his mind set on it. >> the team expected to find toxic substances from farming and things like traces of

antibiotics that sewage plants get rid of. >> other rivers and lakes in the world, people don't have a clean border and i think if we borrows the watt fresh nature, my philosophy is to give the water back to nature how we get it. the same status. >> so in a few days they will arrive at the mouth of the rhine, reverting from extreme swimmer to kem can industry professor, the last lap still lies ahead. nadine barber, al jazeera, in northwestern germany. >> finally speaking of stunts that involve code water, some members of congress who have taken part in the ice bucket challenge for als, are now being accused of hypocrisy, dozens of lawmakers have posted videos of themselves having buckets of cold water dumped on them, but some of them are being called out for a bill that cust the national

institutes of health to cut funding. congress canman is taken note of the contradiction, he tweeted since 2011 house republicans have cut n.i.h. funds by billions and you thought dumping ice water on your head was cold. inside story, is next. you hear it whenever a political figure is charged with crime. as the governor of one of the largest states and national figure is arraigned, we take a look at what sometimes called the criminalization of politics. it's the inside story.