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boy was killed in a mortar attack. >> we begin this hour with the growing violence from the islamic state as western governments try to come up with an effective response to the rebel group it rages on. new information from the united nations shares 190,000 people have been killed in syria's civil war. it received a strong are you beak from the security council today saying it has not been doing enough. >> the killers and torturers in syria have been embolded and war crimes and war crimes against humanity have been committed time and type again. if the security counsel has failed to refer it to the

international court where it clearly belongs. >> michael: the islamic state has crossed syria into iraq. it has launched major attacks to recapture the northern cities of jalawla and sadiya. there have been deadly attacks on hamas and 70 people were killed inside the city mosque and the eastern part of the country when a shia armed group open fired. and international plan is needed to deal with the threat of the islamic state group. this comes after the u.s. conducted three new airstrikes in northern iraq. the airstrikes have intensified since the murder of journalist james foley. the u.s. government said it is not going to get involved with solving the problems for the iraqi government, and the problems are huge.

but the u.s. government is amping up the rhetoric if nothing else. >> right, that's what i'm about to say, richelle. we heard the secretary of state chuck hagel say that the islamic state group is worse than anything that the united states has ever seen including al-qaeda. we heard the joint chief of staff say that they will have to be routed out of syria if they're going to be defeated, and they need to be defeated. now comes another top adviser ben rhodes when asked if, in fact, the president is entertaining airstrikes in syria at this point to go after the islamic state group, his answer is that they're actively considering what would be necessary to protect americans and they are not restricted by borders. now all of this under the stated policy, here's the concern now, a gap opening up between the rhetoric that is being used and

the stated policy of the american government, that is to protect american interests inside iraq. that's why they've been executing airstrikes up to 93. most of them around the mosul dam, that vital facility that was controlled by the islamic state forces. let's listen to what they had to say. >> we're going to do what is necessary to protect americans, and so if we see plotting against americans, if we see a threat to the united states emanating from anywhere, we stand ready to take action against that threat. we made clear time and again that if you come after americans we'll come after you wherever you are. that's what's going to come in our planning in days to come. >> reporter: following a significant shift. ben rhodes talking about those plotting against americans. and it's been protecting

americans in erbil and elsewhere. the mission of these airstrikes is not simply to contain the islamic state group, remember in the estimation of secretary of state chucsecretary chuck hagel, they have been thwarted. >> there has been an escalation in how the obama administration talks about the islamic state. when you start talking about a group more dangerous than the group responsible for 9/11 that obviously gets americans to pay attention. >> reporter: i was going to say, yes, the no boots on the ground edict is still in force. not american combat troops. where does that leave the united states? according to the top officials over the last several days that leaves them relying on and

encouraging iraqi forces and peshmerga to carry the fight out on the ground. are u.s. policy goals achievable with the combination of airstrikes and others carrying the combat load against the islamic state forces, and that remains to be seen. >> earlier i spoke with the former secretary of defense, and i asked if the u.s. needs to take more action against syria in a more meaningful way. >> the fact is no action has been taken against the islamic group and allowing it to spread over the area the size of lebanon in an area that controls militarily, it's set up a governing system and it has started to persecute the people inside of it. >> let me ask you this, the horrible, horrific action that they took against james foley, they said it was in response to

u.s. airstrikes. is it possible that they did this to try to draw out the united states? no, i think they've got a very sophisticated strategic campaign where they're terrorizing not only on the ground but in the media of their nihilistic purposes. clearly what they did to james foley and may well be willing to do to other americans is a sign of their seriousness and sign of their willingness to take action if necessary to bring the united states back out of the region and continue on their campaign. >> do they really think that the u.s. will back out after something like that? >> well, i think that they could take a look at the last five to six years of the united states action and recognize that the americans want to get out of the middle east, not stay in the middle east. hecking that we have an administration more driven by not perhaps what's right for the

country but what is popular in the opinion poles. if polls. if i was isis i would take that bet. >> they have said repeatedly that they are going to take this fight beyond iraq and syria. i would want to see conclusive evidence that that's exactly what they plan to do. what i would want to be able to do is tell the president exactly my view of how much of a threat the islamic group is. the preponderance of evidence that we're seeing in the public domain would indicate they are an extensio existential threat to the region, and to the rest of the world and perhaps to the united states. i would say to the president that this threat is not an issue of if. it's an issue of when.

>> what do you make of secretary hagel's comments yesterday when he was asked to compare them to al-qaeda? >> well, what i take away from that is in so many words he's saying that this is al-qaeda 2.0. this group is much more dangerous, much more capable, and much more lethal than al-qaeda. as he and followed on by chairman dempsey said it is clear we need to expand our vision and our understanding of this threat and take the proper actions to defeating this threat. >> he also told us that he believes the usa can act in a variety of ways without putting troops on the ground. on top of those who have died in the civil war in syria many have traveled to neighboring countries to escape the violence. there are nearly three million syrian refugees. the pentagon said there will be

consequences to sen moscow for sending it's convoys into ukraine. both sides have conflicting versions of the event. >> we have already started clearing of the russian convoy. in the morning ukrainian officials were blocked by the russian forces and prevented from the inspection of the rest of the trucks in the convoy. despite previous agreements the ukrainian officials have been invited to come through russia. we're concerned about the safety of our employees. more over, deep concern because so far neither ukrainian side are aware of the content of the cargo. they say things that are blatantly not true. a statement from their foreign ministry saying they don't know what the content of the cargo is, and i did tell you that we

moved them about the content of the cargo as far back as august the 12th. and 59 of their people were on the ground to check the content of the cargo among others things. so unfortunately they are saying things which are not true. and they give conflicting various officials give conflicting interpretations of their objections. >> kiev and western allies do not trust russia and say that the convoys are a ruse to help rebels. >> reporter: on the move the first of more than 260 russian aid trucks. the vehicles have been in limbo on the russian-ukrainian border for more than a week as kiev and moscow argue over their entry. for now in defiance of kiev the trucks are rolling into ukraine apparently under separatist escort. kiev is calling the move a direct invasion.

and this is where the trucks are thought to be heading. the separatist held city of luhansk where street to street fighting rages. the city remains under constant ukrainian bombardment. and at this monastery more than a thousand refugees have sought sanctuary. a few weeks ago these people led ordinary lives, but the war has changed everything. >> angelica states in the fighting she has been at the monastery for a month, her and her family gathered what they could and fled. we're on the road, now the scene of some of the fearest fighting. even here without water, electricity and the constant threat of shelling locals are trying to live normal lives. we passed the last ukrainian checkpoint and we're now in no man's land. the separatist fighters are only

a couple of kilometers down this road. the ukrainian army together with volunteer battalions are continue to go tighten the noose on the separatists' last remaining strongholds. for now the ukrainian forces appear to have the upper hand. it looks like donetsk and luhansk are already ours. we're just in the midst of cleaning up. there are no major forces left. but the battlefield changes shape on a daily basis. the tide of war could still change. neve barker, al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >> the worry is that russia will get involved and help separatists gain the upper hand. we have more from washington. >> reporter: it's becoming a very familiar back and forth between the u.s. and russia when it comes to ukraine. on friday as the convoy of

russian trucks moved into ukraine the u.s. came out, the white house, the pentagon condemned the move callin callincalling it a violation of policy. remove the truck or else. what is the or else? well, they're being vague. they could face some sort of consequences but again they're not spelling out what those consequences would be whether there would be sanctions or some other steps. >> fighting in eastern ukraine has gotten worse since the government began an offensive last month. 2,000 people have died since mid-april. 155,000 have been internally displaced across the region. 22,000 people fled donetsk and luhansk last week alone. israel and gas has seen an intense exchange of rocket exchange.

prime minister benjamin netanyahu said that hamas will pay a heavy price for the attack. jackie roland has the latest from west jerusalem. >> reporter: we appear to be moving into another period of intense exchanges between israel and the gaza strip. barrages of rockets from gaza has come into israel during friday. in one attack a four-year-old child was killed. there were also other civilians injured in a synagogue in the town of ashtod. israel said in response that hamas will pay a heavy price and will intense it's po bombardment of the gaza strip. hamas has been trying to send a message to israel that despite the killing of three hamas leaders on thursday, they will

strike at israel not just at communities close to the gaza strip but towns and cities further away. >> in gaza 17 people were executed after being accused of collaborating with israel. they ordered the executions. these deaths follow the killing of three senior hamas commanders yesterday. police say they arrested eight people last night just days before michael brown will be laid to rest. diane estherbrook is live in ferguson where it all started. the street where police officer darren wilson shot michael brown dead. what is happening now? >> reporter: well, i'm in front of the makeshift memorial that went up days after michael brown was shot a couple of weeks ago.

people continue to come out all the time. they're bringing flowers. they bring stuffed animals. some people come just to pray. earlier michael brown's parents came out to pay their respects. we also talked to a st. louis attorney kelly web who said she's been watching the rallies on television and said she wanted to come down and see it herself and pay her respects to michael brown. >> i've been really bothered by people's civil liberties being violated. people's first amendment rights people's freedom of speech, rights to assemble. i wanted to come out and see where it happened, where it started, and just kind of show my support. >> and driving up and down some of the plain streets of ferguson, you really get a sense the town is returning to normal. i talked to a business owner today that was looted a week

ago. he said people are coming back into his store again, and he has hopes that thinks community is finally healing. richelle. >> that's probably going to take quite awhile. what else is supposed to be happening in the town this weekend? >> well tonight there are going to be some minister who is have been gathering every evening for the past week or so. tomorrow they're going to be a youth movement from the naacp. those kids are going to be doing a march up and down this street. the demonstrations and the protests are continuing, but again they continue to be peaceful. the community is hoping that it stays that way. >> diane estherbrook live in missouri. a lot of donations are boring in for michael brown's family and the officer in in the case. lawyers for the family say the money will be used to cover

funeral and burial expenses and travel and living expenses for his parents. meanwhile a fund page was set up to help officer darren wilson who shot and killed brown was set up for charity. the $45,000 raised will go to charity of hope to be used on wilson's behalf and will go to cover his legal fees and other fees. ahead of the federal reserve, we may see soon higher interest rates.

>> south africans are now barred from going to liberia, guinea and sierra leone. nigeria today confirmed two more cases of the ebola virus.

the outbreak is putting pressure on the country's healthcare system that is crippled by the country's healthcare strike. >> ihe has been in hospital for five months. he has had two spinal injuries. he said the doctors' strike two weeks ago has slowed his recovery. >> public hospital wards that are usually overflowing now look like this. doctors in the public sector have been on strike since july 1st. they're demanding better pay and improvements to hospital structures and working conditions. critics say that the action was

selfish especially as nigeria confirmed it's first case of owe bowl la a feowe--ebola a few weeks into the strike. but the doctors say this is the only way to have the government see its needs. >> we need to make sure that efficient care is improved 1234 nigeria's healthcare is criticized for lagging behind. it's criticisms range from lack of funding to lack of services. many nigerian doctors practice abroad leaving the country in need. nigeria has a chronic shortage of doctors. there is one doctor for every six thousand you patients. the "world health organization" recommends the standard of one doctor for every 600 patients. the government says it's been trying to expand medical

schools. >> not only government medical schools, but they have to maintain standards and try to bridge the gap. >> officials say they've trained 800 volunteers to deal with ebola but the federal government said that the strike has not effected it's ability to handle the limited outbreak in the country. while nigeria than been commended to contain the deadly disease much more needs to be done to fix its healthcare system as a whole. >> federal reserve chair janet yellen today said the u.s. job market is not fully recovered from the great recession. the economy has made considerable progress but she also said the recession had complicated central banks ability to assess the job market and determine when to adjust

interest rates. >> after the conflict in gaza it will cost billions of dollars to rebuild the territory. but there is untapped wealth sitting right of gaza's coast. tell us about the big gas bill that is on the coast. >> it's on the door step and a major geopolitical story. it's off the coast of israel and in the eastern mediterranean. they were found more than a decade ago. they're in the territorial waters of israel and gaza. estimates are that these natural gas fields could contain 22 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. right now the fields are supplying 45% of israel's electricity. meanwhile gaza marine, within

gazaen territorial waters could contain 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas, equaling $4 billion in yearly revenues. but there has been no drilling. >> why, why no drilling? >> it is huge to the palestinian economy. it could lead to reduce depends on foreign handouts. there was a deal between israel and the palestinian authority in 1999, but it continues to get stalled. we'll have a gas on and talk about whether or not this could be jump started. it is an important resource and it is sitting right there. >> tell us what else is coming up on rea real money. >> do you remember the volcano that wreaked havoc on all the airlines. that cost the airlines $1.7 billion, and get ready because it might happen again.

it looks like there is another volcano that could be erupting in iceland, and we're going to look at whether the airlines have learned anything, and if they're better prepared this time around. >> fascinating topics, thanks so much. coming up, ukraine is accusing russia of invading its territory after a convoy of trucks supposedly filled with aid rolled right over the border. we'll look pat what both sides could be planning. and more rain on the way as mudslides stranded drivers in washington state.

>> the russian decision to drive aid trucks into ukraine has caused concern.

russians maintain that the convoy is to help ukraine and not separatists i. >> russians may taken that it's only task is to bring much needed humanitarian relief so the war-weary people of donetsk and luhansk. n.a.t.o. and kiev do not believe that at all. they believe its possible that russia might be using the convoy as a trojan horse smuggling in weapons or supplies to militias in eastern ukraine or suggest that it's possible that russia might use an attack on the convoys as a pretext for a full-scale invasion or suggest that there is something entirely different going on. what they don't believe is russia's account. it comes as a very sensitive

time because on tuesday petro poroshenko, the ukrainian president, and vladimir putin are meeting face to face in minsk. and that would like to go into that meeting sure that they have the best possible advantages on the ground as they can achieve. >> joining us is james, deputy director of the american institute in ukraine, and we appreciate your time as always. so. >> thank you. >> so a direct invasion. those are the words that have been used. would you describe it that way? >> well, i suppose in a direct league tense it could be called that. it was not agreed to by the ukrainian side although they've had two weeks now to inspect these vehicles. it's pretty clear kiev does not want this relief coming in. the government in kiev has been putting all its eggs in the basket of a military victory in

the east and they don't want this military convoy in there that might complicate their offensive. i think that's what their real objective is. i think the notion that this is a trojan horse for military aid is a little misguided. there is 100 kilometers of border that kiev does not control. the russians are sending aid in, assume that they are, they don't need this convoy. >> they claim that they are moving military across the border. will this lead to a confrontation? >> kiev has been saying that for some time. they said that it destroyed an armed incursion a week or so ago. there have been claims about direct russian military involvement that has not been substantiated by anybody. what we do have, and we have looked inside. the red cross has looked inside. that's what the real fear in

kiev is that this convoy makes it difficult for them to sustain this defensive and supposes a localized cease-fire which is the last thing that kiev wants. >> what is russia's goal? what is their motivation? >> i think what their motivation is to try to impose a cease-fire on kiev. that they've been saying all along what they want is an negotiation between kiev and the eastern and southern areas of ukraine on a decentralization of the country. on a neutral status of ukraine and respect of the russian language and so forth and i think this convoy will help lead to that outcome. >> what do you think will come of this meeting tuesday between poroshenko and vladimir putin? >> i think poroshenko will be in a very difficult situation. the europeans, the russians and

the ukraine is there but the united states is not. i think there is some possibility that europeans are going to start looking for a way out of this crisis, and there will be some pressure on poroshenko to start real negotiations. >> final question, do you anticipate russia annexing eastern ukraine like crimea? >> no, i do not. i don't think that's in the cards unless this crisis continues to escalate and we're some place far more dangerous than where we are today, but i don't think that that is their goal. i think they've been clear all along what they want is a peaceful, stable neighbor, but one that is not entirely in the western camp. >> and to your point there is a true humanitarian crisis, and thousands of people have been fleeing donetsk and luhansk, we've been reporting on that.

>> that's right, many people have left these cities, but there are still hundreds of thousands of people left. many of them elderly, disabled. food, water, electricity, all of these things are not available. yes, there is a need for this relief. >> okay, james, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> malaysia high school diplomas an official ceremony to mark the return of 20 citizens killed when an airliner was shot down over eastern ukraine. 298 people on board of the flight died when the plane went down. these are the first bodies to be returned. the remains have been handed over to the families for burial. we have reports from eastern ukraine on the investigation's progress. >> reporter: this is one of the biggest crime scenes in aviation history. flight m 817 ripped apart in the air, and the wreckage scattered across the fields. there are still many clues.

investigators will be searching debris like this for any holes made by the shrapnel and any exclusive residue although both sides possess the same technology there is growing evidence that it was a separatist who fired surface to missile that brought down the aircraft. after it was shot down reporters saw missile launchers in separatist territory. this is a dispatch he sent. >> an associated press reporter on thursday saw several rebel-owned tanks parked at a gas station outside of the eastern ukrainian town of snishne. in the town he also observed a buk missile system which can fire missiles up to altitude of 22,000 years. >> at the time contact was lost with the plane. the surface to hair missile was fired from pro russian territory. anti-ukrainian intelligence said

this conversation happened just after the plane went down. in it, a top separatist commander tells a security official they shot a plane down. we can't verify this recording. >> they shot down a transport plane on monday, the 14th of july. it seems very likely that the separatists thought they were locking on to another high-flying ukraine military transport, which would be fairly similar from a radar point of view on the ground. >> three hours later separatists leader tweets--we warned do not fly in our skies. that tweet was later removed. and this is what he had to say when asked if he brought down the airliner. >> i did not have any buk missile launcher under my command, and i did not give any orders to bring down a malaysian

plane. >> russia accuses ukraine of shooting down the plane with an air-to-air hat-seeking missile. but the shrapnel on the fuselage tells a different story. >> not only did an surface to air missile hit, you would not see heavy damage by the cockpit but it would be a different kind of shrapnel damage. it would be much more of a localized cut component. >> to prove this the wreckage needs to be taken away and pieced back together. the relatives of those that died in these sunflower fields deserve answers. it may be too late for investigations to come up with a definitive conclusion that all sides can accept. al jazeera, eastern ukraine. >> in yemen thousands of protesters from a shia rebel group gathered in the capitol

for a fifth day of anti-government rallies. they have given the prime minister until today to step down. they are still calling for greater autonomy in the country's north. over the past few months the group had been battling hard line fighters. it's leaders have throatenned to escalate protest it is demands are not met. in mexico, 8,000 people have disappeared since 2006. now it says 22,000 mexicans are unaccounted for. it originally failed to release the number of missing people taken or killed during the call der ron administration. no. nic nicaragua, children in a city of leone are being taught to keep the country

's mural tradition alive. david mercer has that story. >> reporter: they have tell stories of war, rebellion, struggle and hope. a kind of public blackboard where art and conventio converge, and a way for nicaraguaens to keep its history. >> artistically arrest muralisticcally speaking i'm alone. i have not met anyone who is trying to make a meaningful mural project about nicaragua's current situation. i'm alone. >> reporter: while political changes led to the destruction of many murals, modern indication has brought it's own form of damage and neglect. but on the other side of the city a group of volunteers is working to rescue this artistic

tradition. every saturday more than 100 children practice their painting and drawing inside this small house. for the volunteers who run this art school cultural revival comes one child at a time. >> i'm learning how to paint and dance. i love coming here because it's fun. i like to be a teacher here when i'm older. >> like most of the volunteer teachers, he was once a student here. now he's the school's director. >> many of our students still haven't discovered their artistic potential that's inside them. our work is to help them find this skill. we would like to awaken the talent inside people. >> this group of older students are retouching a 50-meter longmuiral they created a few years ago. like the revolutionary paintings

of years past it's a way to reclaim their heritage. this mural is an attempt to illustrate this community's history and values on one single wall from the time of the indigenous to the arrival of the spanish to the importance of protecting the environment, it's been a source of pride for the community. >> reporter: a form of expression borne from the evolution. now receiving new life thanks to a group of young people who refuse to forget the past al jazeera, nicaragua. >> a new lawsuit for access to lawyers for undocumented migrants. roxana saberi? >> reporter: the american civil liberty's union said that detainees are not getting proper represen representation. they filed a lawsuit that allow undocumented migrants to be deported without first speaking

to an attorney. the grouped said central american women and children detained in new mexico were not allowed to present their cases for asylum. two suspects in a 20-hour stand off are now facing charges. they had been charged with attempted murder, home invasion, kidnapping and sexual assault. the two men broke into a home in harvey, illinois, and ended up barricading themselves inside the house and taking two adults and six children hostage. heavy rain and mudslide damaged homes in washington state. two highways in north central washington remain shut. washington highway patrol said a dozen motorists were marooned but no one was hurt. another round of thunderstorms and flash flooding is forecasted for this evening. parts of chicago saw heavy rain. suburbs were hit particularly hard last night. some homes and streets were completely covered with water.

the school district in the suburb of burbank had to close all middle schools and high schools on tuesday. today, rather. a new york woman has had very unwelcomed visitors. turns out she had 50,000 bees in her ceiling. her neighbors are actually the one who is reported the problem. go figure. the woman said she didn't think there was a hive because she only noticed a few bees buzzing around. >> how did they get there? where do they come from? i was shocked. you know what, i mean, i would love to have had them and had honey, you know. >> the bees have a new home. they're being moved to a farm in up state new york. that hive weighed 15 pounds. >> 15 pounds of bee? >> she said she was all right even though she was bitten four or five times. >> yet she was not the ones who called the authorities. >> no, just the neighbors.

>> thanks, roxana. coming up as the conflict in syria grows more dangerous, so does the reporting on the violence. we'll show what is happening on the ground next.

>> iraq's kurdish forces are trying to retake key towns taken by the islamic state. >> reporter: the islamic state group has carved out whattings calling a new country from iraq and syria. this bridge is a dividing line part of a border iraq's kurds are trying to protect. we are on the east side of a village that is win of the gateways to erbil, the capitol to the semi autonomous you

custodyiskurdish region. despite the gain it won't be easy to win the fight against the islamic state group. even u.s. officials acknowledge that. the kurds say they're fighting for their existence. even the nephew of the president of the kurdish region is on the front line. he said that they're facing a strong well-armed and dangerous enemy. but on this front the peshmerga are not getting support from the u.s. air force because the islamic state group is adapting to the new reality. >> there was a convoy from before. the convoy of armored cars. now they're changing their tactics. they're coming one or two cars maximum and they're going through the villages. because the plan to target any

civilian place. >> reporter: that group has also been using sophisticated weaponry as well as i am proifiesed explosive devices to slow the advance of kurdish forces. the peshmerga would welcome more help from the iraqi averag army. >> the coordination between us and the iraqi forces, military forces is still necessary because when we make the coalition together, we put the response and fighting them. >> reporter: further east there is cooperation. iraqi forces are helping the kurds recapture the arab towns. this will be a long-term battle. so far the kurds and iraqi army don't have the support of local sunni communities. they need them on board or else this could turn into a war against iraqi sunnies instead of

a war against the islamic state group. al jazeera. >> the islamic state also claims responsibility for murdering journalist james foley. it those show dangerous the conflict can be. it has led news organizations to stay away from the war-torn country. this is a very important part of the story. >> reporter: richelle, foley's parents say that their son gave his life trying to expose the suffering of the syrian people. but as that suffering has grown, so has the danger of covering it. that means it's gotten harder and harder for the world to know what is happening in syria. james foley said that reporters need to get close to conflicts. >> conflict journalism is very important. we need to know what is going on in the world. >> reporter: he died trying to let people know what was

happening to the people of syria. 70 journalists have died covering the conflict in syria, 20 are missing and 80 have been kidnapped. steve sotloff is one of them. they warn that he could be next. >> i just want to be very clear that no effort is spared trying to bring our people home. >> reporter: international news organizations have had to rely on a syrian regime and opposition forces for access. >> that made reporting overall a lot more bias. >> reporter: it has relied on images like these from activists and novice journalists. >> many were not prepared to do the job, they were not trained on safety and security and that has resulted in a lot of fata fatalities among young amateur journalists. >> freelancers like foley also stepped in, but their numbers are defen dwindling.

>> it's simply too dangerous. it's almost like signing your death warrant. >> the dangers are getting video and the competing news headlines have made it hard for a world to follow a crisis that has taken nearly 200,000 lives. >> syria is turning into a black hole, and there is very little attention about what is happen inside syria. we saw the story fade away. >> foley's execution is sure to deter more journalists from covering the country. >> i think journalists have paid a high price. ours has paid the highest price. >> he also told me that journalists need more training to cover conflicts and journalists who come back from covering conflicts need help recovering from ptsd or post traumatic stress disorder.

>> journalists in those conflicts there are so many stories they want to tell and they want to go back and tell the stories. so maybe they don't take a deep breath to realize how it's impacting them. >> i think a lot of them think that they're fine, and if they go to get therapy they realize this is something that they should take a look at. it can affect a person. >> thank you to those journalists and their gift to the world. >> thank you. >> kids in missouri had to wait for the start of their school year but residents made sure that they did not put off theiration. that next with jen rogers for ali velshi on "real money." >> the wealth and riches off the shores of gaza and why they remain untapped. and all that and more on "real money."

>> the obama administration is making changes to the affordable care act contraception mandate. religious non-profits such as catholic schools and hospitals can opt out by notifying the human health insurance department. >> the administration believes the accommodation is legally sound but in light of a supreme court order the department departments are augmenting their regulation to provide an alternative to provide notification while insuring enrollees received separate coverage. >> the government will arrange for a third party insurer to pay for and administer the coverage. the change comes two months that closely held companies did not have to offer contraception coverage to employees. ferguson delayed the start of

the school year. >> you're just on your way. >> this eight-year-old still has not had a cans to wear an outfit he picked out for the first day of a new school year but for two days this week he did get a chance to learn more about animals and make new friends about this pop-up school it's a the ferguson library. it's been dubbed the school of peace. school was postponed more than a week for the district's 13,000 students. that left families scrambling to make last-minute daycare arrangements. his mom said that she and her husband had to take days off from work. they were glad to send him to class even if it was non-traditional. >> here volunteers say they tried to create a sanctuary for ferguson's kids in a time of crisis. a counsel devoted hours this

week to talk though those who appeared to be struggling with the emotions and fear of two weeks of intermittent violence. on monday a dozen kids lined up to go to school. as word spread on friday there were more than 200. >> something wonderful and magical that we had to turn a child away yesterday because this child school was in session. and they tried to skip their school to come here and go to school. >> earlier this week jarell joined his parents to protest. as he walked by he was initially nervous. >> he said to me, i wanted to be a policeman but now i don't know. are they like scary? we had to have him take a picture with a policeman and that they are okay. people are walking past and are really scared. you don't have to be scared to up hold the law. >> why would you like to be one?

>> you help people. >> he'll be able to finally wear that back to school outfit on monday. his parents have tried to use the unrest on his street as a realtime history and social studies lesson for their son. >> he learned that first we have to stand up for what we have believe in. and nothing is given to you. you have to go after the things you want in life. he's learned a great deal. >> al jazeera, ferguson, missouri. >> we hope that he has a great first day of school. the two american flags taken from the brooklyn bridge last month and replaced with white flags, they're back in the u.s. the police didn't say where the flags are. the germany artists say they placed the flags on top of the bridge with bleached out versions.

>> i'm richelle carey. real money is next. jen rogers is in for ali velshi on "real money." thank you for your time and do keep it here. >> russia may have crossed the line in ukraine. we will look for the next step for the country and it's western allies. the digital divide in america's schools, ways to close the technology gap in the classroom so kids don't get left behind. a volcano that could blow any day. see what airlines are doing to try to prevent a volcanic disruption of flights that may cost the industry billions. i am jen rogers for ali velshi. and this is "real money."