are an emergency response system. no easy number to dial. when there's an accident paramedics don't rush to the scene. a group called critical link is trying to do that. critical link... [ explosion ] show of force - israel unleashes more air strikes on gaza as egypt calls for peace. [ chanting ] and marching for justice. thousands of people take to the streets peacefully protesting the choek hold that killed a new york man. >> keep walking backwards. >> what is wrong?

at gunpoint - that texas mum with four children pulled out of the car, wrongly pulled over and handcuffed by police. >> you can't say sorry, and i'm over it. i can't. [ cheers ] field of dreams - the boys from chicago southside swinging their way to the little league world championships. we are following breaking news for you. welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. a strong quake rattled central california before four in the morning passiving time. the 6.0 quake was centered south of napper valley's wine country. tremors all the way from san francisco to sacramento. minor damage and reports are expected as day breaks there.

this is the largest earthquake in the area since the earthquake in 1989. we turn to meteorologist kevin corriveau in the weather center. >> we are going to take you and google earth, overlaying the earthquake data here. let's go in closer. i want to show you what you are looking at. we were 27 to 29 miles away to the north. you can see the epicentre there. i want to show you where the earthquake has felt. we have a map that we'll put on top. there is napper to the north. this is the sheikh map and this is the areas that show where most of the heaviest activity was. you can see around the epicentre, more to the north, but where you see the blue down to san francisco, they were able to feel it. like i said, up to 110 miles away we felt it. we are looking at areas of aftershocks in this area. see the small red dots.

not big right now. some of them are saying that we have about a 2.3 magnitude aftershock. we are seeing a bit of these after the initial quakes your. we'll keep you monitored. stay with us, we'll continue to wash this story and bring you updates as we get them. now to the middle east where israeli air strikes levelled an apartment building overnight in gaza, ipp jury dozens of palestinians, including children. >> israel says hamas fighters were in the tower, and the military told to evacuate before the bombing hit. the prime minister warned to evacuate buildings known to house hamas missiles. the attack after israeli air strikes bombed an office building, and destroyed a block of stores in gaza. 11 palestinians were kill in a series of attacks on saturday. fighting between both sides

intensifying. jane ferguson is in gaza. you were right near the apartment building, where it once stood. has the fighting slowed down at all since it was bombarded overnight? >> morgan, right behind me is the wreckage of what was a 14 storey building here. incredibly eight people have been killed overnight and so far today in hostilities. none were killed in the building. they were given warning to get out. i'm joined by abu hassan, who was a resident of the building until last night. thank you for joining us. can you tell me how your family and yourself got out safely last night? >> they called us about 5:30 and asked us to evacuate the building. so we had run away from the building, and in 10 minutes they shoot a rocket. and they call it in and said

they'd destroy the building. this is what happened 10 minutes later. our story is our history. everything we have left here, as you see. >> the israelis said there was a hamas cell operating. this was a control center. how do you respond to that as someone that lived there for years. >> it's not true. we know each other in this building. we living here since 19 years, we know each other. if a strange are come here, we would see him and not allow him to stay here. so it's not true. it's propaganda. there is nobody from hamas or any other group. >> now, you mentioned some people in the apartments in the building had been displaced that people were hosting those who had become homeless because of

bombing elsewhere. what were the scenes like as people left the building? >> it's true. almost there was 250 to 300 people who are not living here, who have been evacuated from other places, which were destroyed. and they came here. so for the next time they are evacuating and really we don't know - we don't have any place to move to, so we are preparing now to put on tents here, and all those people will come and will stay until they find a solution for us. >> this land over here will be cleared so people have a temporary shelter. >> yes, yes. >> we will stay here temporary. i don't know how long we will stay, until they find a place for us to stay. >> thank you for joining us. >> that is an indicator of how these sorts of incidents really contribute to the increasing

homelessness and housing crisis across the gaza strip. today is sunday, the first day of the week in this part of the world. it was meant to be the first day of school for half a million gazan children. it's been delayed for several weeks, because almost 300,000 are sheltering in u.n. schools across the gazan strips. incidents like this contribute to that number. >> jane ferguson live in gaza. thank you for being with us. >> iran is stepping up an appearance in iraq. there are reports that troops from tehran are crossing over the border to aid in the fight against the islamic state group in the north. the foreign minister is set to meet with iraqi leaders. we have more. >> security forces from erbil are on higher alert than usual because of a bomb. a sticky bomb detonated on a

main road in the city - as the peshmerga, kurdish forces title to try to retake territory from the islamic state troops one is the town of jalawla. iranian forces are said to back the fighters. he has arrived for talks with his iraqi counterpart. haider al-abadi is trying to rein in the fallout of a massacre at a sunni mosque. it's blamed on militia members. it's not clear who is responsible. the government vowed to bring whoever is to justice all of that is jeopardizing efforts to form a government within the deadline they need to form a new iraqi government, including sunnis, kurds and other factions

to tackle security issues. >> 42 people are killed in car bombings across iraq. three bombs went off in kirkuk. 31 died when the bombs exploded almost simultaneously. more than 100 others were injured. also, saturday, a suicide bomber drove through a main gait including from an intelligence wing. in ukraine, there were celebrations in the east. the country is marking independence day in the capital of kiev. these are the first parade in five years marking the 1991 debate in russia. they've been banned but the pro-russian separatists say they'll hold their own brigade and display captured soldiers. president obama ordered a review of the military equip. police were criticised for using

the first few days of protests in missouri, some arguing it provoked more violence. [ chants ] . all: hand up, don't shoot. the conflict on the streets of ferguson calmed down in recent days, and the st. louis area is preparing for the funeral of michael brown tomorrow. this happening as the grand jury is looking at evidence trying to decide if there is charge to be laid against the officer that shot him, darren wilson. hundred came out to support the officer, saying he should be innocent until proven guilty. >> reporter: under a scorching sun they waved plaques and waved signs. >> support him until he's innocent until proven guilty. the media is trying to convict him before he's tried. >> reporter: organizers it is to private financial and emotional

support to darren wilson, who has been in hiding. >> we share the belief that officer darren wilson's actions from warranted and justified. >> donors contributed $300,000 to wilson, online fundraising netted over $200,000 for brown's family. the rally for wilson is drawing locals and supporters from illinois, like this woman >> i haven't met an officer that i did not like. i appreciate the job they do. and i'm here to thank them. >> a brown supporters showed up to blast law enforcement for the way they handled protesters. >> they are out here with a gunment we are unarmed. they are unarmed. >> many are frustrated by a case that is being investigated by a st louis county prosecutor. the justice department and the fbi. >> the case should be evaluated on the rule of law from the

president on down. and all the people sent out here. that's what we expect to happen, and should happen. >> the police officer who is responsible for the fundraiser hopes it will help wilson and cast a positive light on other cops. >> we are joined live straight from ferguson. good morning to you. there has been several nights of peaceful protests thus far. looking forward - how is the law enforcement there working to rebuild the trust of the community that seems quite broken? >> good morning, morgan. first of all, this is the site where michael brown was shot dead in canfield street in ferguson, missouri. the police have been stepping up the community outreach in the past few days. they've been on the streets shaking hands and playing basketball with the kids

yesterday. they've been in - donating water and food, and they are trying to have a more tender touch with the community, drying to relate with the people out here in a more personal way. captain ron johnson made poignant statements. let's listen to what he had to say. >> there were self generations of martyrs, veterans from the 1960 civil right era. explain to the children what occurred. bestill my hear, in spit all of us involved. we spoke in a voice. tolerance and understanding. so on the sunday morning, it's very quiet out here. the sun came up in the central time zone. it should be a peaceful day as people prepare tomorrow for the funeral of michael brown. speaking of the fournal. do we expect the same quiet.

who do we expect to be attending? >> i think we do. and the reverend al sharpton will give the ooul any. the obama administration is sending three representatives, and trayvon martin's parents will be in town. and all the people that live here, surrounding where michael brown was shot. >> thank you for that. robert ray live in ferguson. thank you so much. meanwhile in new york. thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets chanting "i can't breathe", reciting the final words of eric garner, protesting his death. he died after being held in a choek hold by a new york city police officer in stattan island. he was stopped for selling cigarettes. they say police are using too much force. >> he wasn't aggressive or evil

or disrespectful. we need people to come out and understand that we need a peaceful march. we want understanding. we know that it's not right. we want things to change. >> the march was led by city rights activist reverend al sharpton. a grand jury is set to hear evidence concerning garner it said death next month. >> keep your hands up. >> keep walking backwards. hands on your hip. >> co on back. >> what is wrong. >> i'll tell you in a minute. >> my kids. >> they are 6 and 8 and 10, 9. what are we doing. >> what is going on? oh, my god.

>> that right there is a texas mother obeying orders after being pulled over by texas police. she was driving with her four children when she was stopped by mistake. police were responded to reports of a driver waving a gun out of a car window. they didn't rls the mistake until her 6-year-old son got out of the car with his hands up. police apologised, but barbara is still not happy about the incident. >> you can't say sorry, and you're over it. every time i listen or think about it, it bothers you. i can't just say okay, i hope fine, it's okay, it's not a big deal. it is. and perhaps part of her frustration comes from the fact that the initial 911 police call that police responded to was for a tan toyota. needless to say, as you see, barbara drives a red nissan. >> stay tuned. changing the rules as college

football season kicks off. so do two major moves who could determine who could win it all and who could get paid to play. >> iceland closes part of its air space as a volcano erupts under its largest glacier. >> deep sea treasures are three storeys under ground in mexico city's new aquarium. i'm adam raney, and we'll show you the business behind the new attraction.

>> on the stream >> americans are uncomfortable talking about death and dying, but social media is normalizing the conversation and making it surprisingly hopeful. don't miss the stream the stream, on al jazeera america [ explosion ] that's a building demolition in albany new york. and it looked and sounded a lot like 4th of july. look at the red, white and blue.

before the demolition fireworks were set off, and the big beautiful clouds of colourful smoke. about 1,000 watched as the building tumbled down. a multi-million convention centre will soon take its place. college football season kicks off in a few short days, there's big changes for the upcoming seen, including who makes it to the championships in january. jessica taff explains how it will all play out. >> there are a few changes to the rules of the game of the the biggest will determine the champion, and who will be paid to play. here is a look at how the two major moves will change the landscape of college football. >> the end of an era has come in college football. after years of complaints about the series, college football's highest division will introduce a 14 bracket, the college football play-off to crown the national champion. the quartet will be chosen by a

13 member committee, including past and present official, and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. the committee will face four teams into two elimination games which will switch amongst six bowls, cotton, feasta, orange, peach, rose and sugar. the two winners face off at a wroting site. the move extends the season has been a long time coming for the b.c.s.s biggest critics. each year seems a worthy team or two is left out of the title party. a big discrepancy came back in 2004, when an undefeated team watched southern california and oklahoma play for the championship. the committee is charged with choosing the fore most deserving teams, the college play-off moves the line of contention from the number three team to the number five team. the move is big business.

in 2013 forbes.com said e.s.p.n. paid over $150 million for tv rights to five major bowl games and upped the ante to 7.3 billion to broadcast the games to 2025. the b.b.c. paid $18 million per team, divided amongst the schools and conferences. that number will increase dramatically. the move will not be without its critics. there are five powered conferences. at large teams, and those from the upstart conferences that can make some noise. another change regarding how athletes interact with advisors and agents. the conferences will be left to determine how the athletes cash in on image and notoriety. >> the president weighed in.

obama lobbied for getting rid of the b.c.s. and had his administration look into the legality of the system. in the little league championships today it will be chicago versus south korea. the jackie robinson west coulded beat las vegas to win the title. and the team from the southside is the first all black squad to play in the little league series in three decades. >> it's unreal. i'm going through the game how exciting and intense it was. right now it hasn't hit me. >> on the other side the tournament's international team from seoul advanced after crushing japan and game time is at 3 o'clock. >> deep sea treasures deep under ground. the aquarium billed as the la e largest. paid for by one person. >> and a comic launching the superhero industry coming up

next iceland is on high alert after a new volcanic eruption. the bardabunga began to erupt yesterday beneath the largest glacier. officials declared a no fly dispop and raised the a -- zone and raised the alert.

the volcano in oos land last year stopped air traffic for days. hundreds have been evacuated. good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. next, an underwater adventure in the heart of mexico city. first, let's look at the weather. >> we had a new tropical storm. it brought heavy rain towards puerto rico. it doesn't need to be a big storm to cause flooding. that's what it did here. what we did now, is as the storm makes its way to the north-west. the model is given a lot of different directions. the big difference there, the national hurricane said it will do this, become a tropical storm, maybe become a hurricane one, category 1 hurricane, it will be missing in bermuda.

problems with the beech. >> and at the end of summer. >> look in the water. >> mexico city has a world class aquarium to entertain tourists and locals. the project was backed in part by one of the world's richest me. as adam raney reports, profits may not be the main motive. three-storeys beneath a swankingy neighbourhood, sea life is teaming, sea create ours are swimming in the waters, representing 230 fresh sea water species from around the world. it's a hit with the crowds paying an entrance fee of $10 a person. mexico is famous for thousands of beaches. many in the capital have never been to the sea. >> a lot of people can't go to the beach and sea sea life.

it's cool to see that mere. >> reporter: the aquarium draws a lot of families with young children. >> it's important to expose kids to this. it stimulates them. there's big business underpinning the underground tanks. carlos slim, mexico's richest man, is the main sponsor, primarily through his bank. above ground the aquarium is surrounded by several cultural attractions owned in large part by slim. the aquarium attracted thousands and administrators hope to see a million people pass through the doors. it sits across the street from carlos slim's museum, and an arts and cultural complex including a broad way style theatre and shopping mall. it's hoped that this attraction will bring more people to this space to spend time and funny --

time and funny. >> it's a one-stop all day going to the museum, the acarium, the theatre. you have movie theatre vounds. >> financial writer edwardo garcia researched slim for years and said the sponsorship has more to do with marking. >> the bank brand is not well-known in mexico city or outside. they are using a novelty entertainment place in the capital of the country to put their name there. >> whether or not the aquarium makes much profit, the man behind it will keep attracting millions of people to his brand. a bidding war for one of the rarest comic books of all time. it's surpassed 2.2 million. action comic number one that

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[ explosion ] that is an apartment building pulverized by an israeli air strike, one of the most intense displays of forests since the display in gaza began. a proud day in ukraine overshadowed by violence. the rare sight and why the annual celebration is more important today than ever. >> we are calling on you to

change the minds of this racist regime. thousands of voices speaking of one, protesting the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police. this was not in ferguson, missouri. and a country where nearly half the economy is based on illegal trade. the resolution to make street vendors legit. [ explosion ] and amateur video capturing israeli fire power raining down on gaza. good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. always a pleasure to have you with us. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. an entire apartment building collapses to the ground after a targeted air strike in downtown gaza. dozens were injured, including children. israel's military said the building housed hamas fighters, and the israeli prime minister warns to steer clear of the

building. the litst attacks are pushing talks further out of reach. after more than six weeks of fighting, this is perhaps the largest act of property destruction by israeli forces in a single strike. residents fled the area with little more than the clothes on their back. several people were injured, including many children. >> translation: we were informed about half an hour before the shelling. this tower has 11 floors and 32 families were living there. the mg we were evacuated, the f-16s fired two rockets. the building collapsed. all families are in the streets. god help us all. >> israel's military said the building was targeted because it was used by hamas. residents deny this.

the destruction of the tour was a sign of escalation between israel and hamas, following the collapse of a truce. palestinian leader mahmoud abbas met with egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. >> translation: what concerns us more at the moment is to put an end to the blood shed and any act that costs more sacrifice. once that happens, the humanitarian relief aid and rebuilding efforts must start. >> after weeks of bloodshed and mass destruction many wanted to see the end to the violence, but only if israel can lift the blockade. >> in the background of the renewed violence, calls to a ceasefire, signs that palestinian officials may join the international criminal court, enabling them to call for an investigation into whether israel may have committed war crimes, but joining the i.c.c. would mean they, too, could face

the same scrutiny. al jazeera's jane ferguson reports from where the bombed apartment building stood in downtown gaza. >> people are aware that the air strikes are continuing across the gaza strip. just to update. eight people were killed overnight and up until is now we know of eight deaths. two believed to have been children. remarkably none were recurring from the air strike that hit the building behind me. i'll step out of the frame here so you can see the level of destruction. this was a 14 storey building in the heart of gaza city. in a middle class neighbourhood. the israelis contacted people in this building and told them to evacuate around half an hour before it was destroyed, which was about 7:30pm local time last night on a saturday night. there would have been up to 1,000 people living in a massive

residential building. the israelis said that hamas were operating a command center out of the building. local people here say that is not the case. remarkably no one died. but, of course, many more families join the homeless in gaza. >> a rocket fired from southern lebanon hit northern israel on saturday. no one claimed responsibility. >> to iraq, where a series of car bombings erupted across the north. three bombs wept off in kirkuk, killing 31 people. 11 others died in baghdad when a suicide bomber drove through the main gait of a placement. it's believed to be a military wing. iraq's capital has been inundated with people fleeing. many have reached baghdad. the number is growing each and every day. many of these families live in a

temporary camp outside of that city. in fact, today iran's foreign minister is in baghdad for talks with an interim prime minister. there are also reports that iranian troops are in the north to help the fight against the islamic state group. many of these islamic state fighters are coming from outside the middle east region, today we'll look at how they recruit members and the obama administration's plan for fighting them. retired army major mike lyons joins us live. tensions rise in libya as the government losing control of the main airport in tripoli. an armed militia alliance captured by the airport a short time ago. the amateur video shows them storming the empty departure lounge. you can see chaos and

confusion in the airport - it's the largest in libya. it's been closed for a month because of the fighting. violence intensified between rival militia groups. it overcrew muammar gaddafi. >> the military parade - the likes of which hasn't been seen in five years. now, parades like these have been banned by ousted president viktor yanukovych, but in the far east of the country fighting persists between pro-russian separatists and the ukranian army. we have this report from the outskirts of luhansk. >> reporter: we are on the road to luhansk, a city under siege. the red cross has been trying to reach the city for several days. the route is too dangerous. this hospital, close to the front line is running out of supplies, and they are dependent on the red cross for help.

>> mostly are victims of shellings. we can see from the medical - from that one. >> on a visit to kiev, the german chancellor called for an effective ceasefire. she warned that russia could face fresh sanctions if it failed to bring about an end to the conflict. >> the plans are on the table about how to achieve peace with each other. actions must follow. i think many initiatives have been taken from the ukranian side. >> in luhansk, the week and vulnerable are suffering the most. >> 83-year-old person here was injured sitting on a park bench. she'll never walk again. high above luhansk, ukranian soldiers are poised for more shelling. this is one ukranian army position used to bombard the city of luhansk. one of the last remaining

separatist pockets of resistance. here in the east, the battlefield shifts on a daily basis. >> in the nearby town, locals celebrate their allegiance to kiev. the town was recaptured by ukranian forces a month ago. >> we need to live in a free country, in our ukraine, not in russia. >> germany has pledged 670 million to rebuild the war ravaged region. with little prospect of a ceasefire in site. there could be no hope of a new start. well this morning the white house is taking a close look at the federal programme that allows local police to buy military equipment. president obama ordered a review after lis were criticised -- police were criticised for using the gear in ferguson, missouri, some arguing it provoked more

violence and progress. [ chanting ] the conflict in ferguson calmed down in recent days. all this happening while a grand jury is looking at evidence trying to decide if charges should, in fact, be filed against the officer who shot the unarmed black teen. that officer is darren wilson. robert ray joins us from the heart of it all, in ferguson, missouri. first off school is expect to start on monday for kids in ferguson. it was delayed for a week due to unrest. are they ready to go back. >> i think they are, if you talk to the kids, they are ready to go back. if you talk to the personalities, a lot of these parents had to take off work to take off work to watch the children during this period. it had an economic impact. everyone is ready to go back. it's a tough thing to talk to kids about. for them to understand what happened in the community, and i

think school will allow the pros to come out better. people are ready to get back to school. >> something we talked about was the fact that president obama ordered a review of the military equipment sold to police. what will that review look at. >> well, from what we understand, they'll lock at the funding process, the federal funding process that goes down to the state level on tactical, military-style equipment, and whether or not local officials should be able to acquire such gear like that, and where the money comes from. they'll take a look at that across. this is where 18-year-old michael brown was shot in little over two weeks ago, the exact spot. >> we'll look to his funeral

tomorrow. thank you robert ray, for being with us. the debate over the use of force by police continues here in new york city as well. thousands rallied to protest the death of eric garner. he is a man seen in this video here being restrained by police. look at him go down. his last words were "i can't breathe." his death has been ruled a homicide. >> garner's family hopes something can be learnt from the tragedy. >> we are calling on you to change the mind of this race. regime. >> reporter: it began with a prayer. >> put the police in gaol. and bring us some good police in this city. >> reporter: on the site where 43-year-old eric garner took his last breath. >> this is me. >> reporter: an estimated 2,500 took to the streets expressing anger, grief and a desire for

justice, after the high profile deaths of two unarmed black men at the hands of white police officers. [ chants ] . all: hand up, don't shoot. in the wake of garner's death, it emerged that the new york police department had received more than 1,000 choke hold complaints over five years, despite the practice being banned. in this part of staten island, police stopped and frisked people more than 1,300 times, more than any other place in the city. before they said they'd stop the stop and frisk. there was a murdering. the city medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. the grand jury will decide whether it was a crime. deaths are the all-too common outcome of aggressive policing witnessed every day. >> protesters say garner and brown's death at the hands of police are two of many that

should be vetted. local investigations don't lead to justice. >> for its part n.y.p.d. hopes to learn from ghana's death. >> it's tragic. we have to sop an agreement about how this could become positive, and moving forward, we could get beyond this, and learn from one near. >> for alicia garner, eric's sister, it's about making his death mean something. >> we are fighting for justice. >> justice his family hopes will be the biggest part of his legacy. that protest was peaceful and new york police say there were no arrests. speaking of which, coming up in a few moments we'll talk about the relationships between police and those their worn to protect and serve. it's come up at 8:45, and we'll

talk about our al jazeera police contributor about a way forward. breaking news this morning, a magnitude six earthquake rattled northern california. jacob ward joins us via skype from oatland. good morning to you. this hit before 4am your time. what did you feel? >> good morning. it was a very distinctive feeling, we slept through several earthquakes an i can't remember, and the experience i describe is that of a truck bumping into your house. you feel a certain quick jump. this was not that. this was more powerful. my wife and i were woken by a powerful side to side motion that had us grabbing for one another. other people are reporting locally that they jumped out of bed. certain neighbours had that feeling. the damn is certainly not extending as far south as where

a. i'm about 40 -- as where i am. i'm been 40 miles south of the canyon, near napper, that part of the area is showing buckling in the roads. the california highway patrol is reporting the closure of highways around the area. where i am, the infrastructure survived. if you can see outside my window, the lights are on, everyone is asleep. i am sure they are checking twitter. >> don't go anywhere, in case we need to come back to you later in the programme. thank you for being with us. >> coming up, they are well armed and trained in combat. many members of the group known as the islamic state are not from the middle east. after the break, we'll tell u how to recruit their fighters. we talk to retired army major mike lyons. >> they're 6 and 8 and 10, 9. what are we doing? >> look at this dramatic case of mistaken identity. why police are thou apologising

for this incident all caught on a dash cam. plus, the epic drought in the west is so severe it's causing the surface of the earth to move. look at that.

good morning to you. thank you for joining us here on al jazeera america. the islamic state group is beefing up recruitment across the middle east. as they move in on the biggest city, they are looking to gain more fighters, even ramping up their funding efforts. courtney kealy takes a look >> reporter: the islamic state's recruitment videos are slickly produced and aimed at muslim men in the west. >> oh, my goodness, highing in the west -- living in the west, i know how you feel depressed. the cure is you have to submit... >> the group is rhymairily composed of iraqi and syrians, an estimated 6,000 joined in the past month. the islamic state has routes with al qaeda in iraq. nicknamed the sheikh of the

slaughterers, he's reported to have personally beheaded western captives. the group has been rejected by core al qaeda, but it has metastasized with ferocity into a region too familiar with violence, and published videos of mass executions, as well as the beheading of american journalists james foley. >> i suspect it will be a recruiting tool. it's an incapable group. this video will play into the narrative. it's paying attention to what douglas alley font is saying about them. in a recent issues of app online english magazine, he was featured on page 32. >> they are sophisticated, what i.s.i.s. did was take the words of my co-author, brian fishman and i and essentially use it to present to their potential followers that look these western analysts take us

seriously. >> it's a mutty pronged effort -- multi-pronged group as a group described by some as a threat to the west. retired army major mike lyons is a senior fellow with the truman national security project and joins us to talk about i.s.i.s. thank you for being with us. >> good morning. >> first off, we hear that syria is popping up on the radar as a means of trying to destroy the islamic state. what do you think about that? >> it's not going to be as such as that. the first thing we'll do is take out syrian air defense systems. we'll have to go to war with syria and kill soldiers. we are not going to fly aircraft unless we are confident they'll return to the bases. >> i.s.i.s. wants asaad out. are we hurting asaad. will we have to work alongside

them. >> i don't think he can be trusted. we have to separate all the things out. the question is what is his response if that should happen, if we decide to attack. the president will take a go-slow approach. he will concern himself with the united states with containing i.s.i.s. we watch as we see video come in, and we have now retreated into syria, and that will start a campaign. is that a go slow approach. come back in the day and say look, we have to take a more aggressive approach. the wolf is at the door. the enemy has a vote in this. if i.s.i.s. decides to ramp up forces, they could threaten damascus, with a further west from where they were right now. again, the president seems to not be proactive. he seems to be weighing to see

what the enemy does. >> do you think that's a function of everything else that happens in the world, and how many are in iraq, gaza, and other places. >> the pentagon are concerned about putting something out there that looks as they we are too far out in front. don't have an established coalition, don't have the peshmerga. the iraqi forces are not standing up fully. he's concerned taking the lead and it going badly. >> you mentioned the pentagon, chuck hagel said "we must prepare for everything when it comes to the islamic state." what are we preparing for. >> he threw a couple of trial points out. from a logistical standpoint it nation sense. there are bases in the iraq area where we can put troops. there'll be millions displaced.

there's a phase 5 which the military calls, which is the after more. millions of iraqis will be displaced by what will come in the next 6-12 months. >> what about on men soil. should we be worried about a 9/11 style attack. stereo so many things went right. all it would have taken was for things not to happen that day. the challenge isle lone wolf terrorist, the person operating on intent. there's nothing you can do. we are watching airports. people are more vij lant. you walk around in new york city for example. (technical difficulties)

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you're listening to a confused texas mother, obeying orders after being pulled over by police. she was driving with four children, when stopped by mistake. police stoppeded to reports of a driver waving the gun out of a car. they didn't realise the mistake until her 6-year-old son got out the car with his hands off. but barbara is troubled. >> you can't say sorry, and i'm over it. i can't. every time i listen to or here or think about it, it bothers you. it's not - you can't say i'm fine. it's okay. it's not a big deal. it is. >> well, you can imagine her confusion, the initial 911 call responded to was for a tanned

toyota. looking at the video, barbara driest a red nissan. >> texas governor rick perry ramping up the rhetoric. >> we see what is happening in libya. egypt. israel. syria. ukraine. >> it's where he gave that speech that had some saying he is gearing up for a white house bid. that plus president obama's policy in iraq, and hillary clinton's visit to iowa. and a volcano that could impact flight plans alive in iceland. after the break. don't go anywhere.

>> on the stream >> americans are uncomfortable talking about death and dying, but social media is normalizing the conversation and making it surprisingly hopeful. don't miss the stream the stream, on al jazeera america >> this country has to get back on track. when the president of the united states says there's a red line, it means something. it means to our allies we'll be there for you, and it means to our enemies, that you will fare us. >> that was texas governor rick perry in new hampshire, critical of president obama's foreign policy agenda.

fresh off a grand jury indictment, spent two days testing the water for a 2016 presidential run. first up i'm joined by didi bangui, former aide to george w pushing, and basil aid to hillary clinton. let's talk about this inopportune moment. an emotional speech given talking about the death of james foley and goes to the golf course. was that in poor test in. >> definitely. you have to agree. you don't do that. someone is beheaded and you go off and golf. it's not the first time he has done this. it seems like he's checking out. it makes no sense to me, actually. >> what do you think? >> it needs into the criticism of him being aloof and detached. george w bush took a lot of

vacation time. i don't begrudge the president taking a vacation. one of your cities is burning, and you are talking about the beheading, and it looks like it's a bit in poor taste. i think more to the point, it feeds a lot of criticism that he's detached and not concerned the workings of washington d.c. at a critical time during the midterm election, it's probably not the right thing to do. >> you mentioned him being checked out. the question becomes is he unusually checked out for a second term president. and we had reports earlier of harry reid saying he was fuming at obama, because he was not backing ambassador choices and he was blocked by the senate. >> i think he is unusually checked out. he's a good speaker. but he's not doing that any more. it's strange. he is just making mistake after mistake. maybe it's like, you know what, i don't care, i'm going golfing, if you don't like it, i'm

president, you are not, too bad. that seems to be his attitude. >> will it hurt the democratic party. >> i think it causes problems. i think he has a distain for politics. he didn't get to be president going through the traditional institutions. >> how can you have distain for president and be in the office. >> that's why he's running into the problems, because he doesn't go to the hill and do the back slapping. he doesn't do it and never liked it. because he's had to engage in that to get a small perm of his vision implemented, i think he has checked out, maybe not more so than any other president, but not having to go through the institutions tradationally keeps him from doing it at this stage. >> with the campaigning and speeches - when it comes to the policy, it doesn't seem like he enjoys the job. he doesn't get it.

there's a big difference with him. >> speaking of getting it, let's talk about the strong words that we all got from rick perry, do you think this will hurt him, the possible criminal charges. >> the drunk da really, do you think it will hurt him. >> the charges. >> well, anyone can be indicted. it's not hard to be indicted. >> with a criminal charge? >> it's going to happen. look, to take this seriously, edmonton is one thing. there are... >> he didn't say it. >> this is a grudge from a drunk da. >> this is a mug shot. >> admit it. that is a mug shot for a girl. you have to admit it is a fabulous mug shot. it's better than most people go to get professional portraits. i don't think this will hurt him at all. he will raise a tonne of cash,

and he is a leader, more so than the president. the president is hanging out. he is addressing issues. he gets ice cream. he's happening out. he can get ice cream. he's not the president of the united states. >> because it's true. >> i think i want one. >> with images of that drunk da - they were really bad. if i were to repair it, i would probably do the same thing. most politicians would do the same type of activity, is it a criminal offense, i don't think so. i don't think this hurts him in texas or during a presidential - it would be part of a narrative that he's going to have to explain over and over. look, i think people will question whether or not he's done anything else like this in office, or anything else. that is part of a narrative that he doesn't want to have. it's a great mug shot. i think it's part of a narrative

he doesn't want to have. >> david axel rod and others... >> it's more vindictive. if it's a democrat. you'll use it against them. republicans say is this part of a larger nara difficult. >> you made an interesting point about this being part of the democratic strategy. we understand that hillary and bill clinton are expected to go to iowa if september. hillary finished third. what does she need to do differently. why don't we ask you. you are a hillary expert in resident. >> she has to pay attention to the caucus state. they didn't have a post new hampshire strategy. >> more to the point they have a tough senate race there now. and it looks like the democratic candidates are in trouble in

they loads the race. it will be a tell-tale sign for how they'll do in the rest of the country. part of the strategy is to show democratic credentials and strength in the state. in the long term, it's trying to lay the grouped work for an improved caucus strategy in 2016. >> right now, she is has problems. everyone thinks she's setting, she's up with the real world. for her to go to iowa, we have mug shots... >> she needs to be having, you know, the chicken and the green beans and beans with the regular folk. >> she is the front runner among the democrats. they don't know of a republican that can beat her in a general election. i think hillary clinton and the clintons do not close their options they leave it open.

each if they decided it's not 100% she will. get there early, lay the ground work. focus on the caucus state. she's in a great position. >> you say she's in a great position. didi mentioned problems. and one of the biggest things she's hit on is the foreign policy. let's listen to what rand paul said about that. >> if you want to see a transformational election. let the democrats put forward a war hawk like hillary clinton, and you'll see a transformation like you have never seen. >> what the heck. >> so we have hair, mug shots. if you go to rand paul, is attacking her war record a winning strategy, is he borrowing a page from the 2008 president obama book. >> i think what she is saying is better than what obama is, which is nothing, which is let the world burn down. >> that's harsh.

>> but it's true. hillary, on that - for him to attack, they are probably not the best attack. he makes sa point. >> people - americans don't vote on foreign policy, they vote an assessment and security. i think what hillary can do is run against president obama in one sense. she'll have to do that regardless. but i don't think necessary attacking foreign policy, if it was the right time to do that. hasn't her position on syria been vindicated in a way. saying look, we have to go in. >> but she's said that there is no guaranteed that going in early would have stopped the problem. >> she will. i think she will. >> then she did. no. and then they did a hug. >> they didn't do the hug. >> the hug. >> she goes about the mug shot.

>> look, she'll have to run against barak's foreign policy. i don't think you'll see her hawkish. it attracts from the issues that democrats want her to be talking about, if there's movement from the left, and elizabeth warren thinks about. she'll have to not be as hawkish. >> the president is going nothing. just a total fail. she's hawkishness to him. do you think he's not doing enough. it's a question of style in many ways. i don't think he's. >> there's a lot of substance. he comes across as a deliberative pensive president. and i think - i think it is a problem. it's a problem. because i think - i think americans want you to be the - want you to be strong, they want you to be forthright.

if they don't like four position, they want to know you have one. >> is that an expression of style. it's a terrible style. if you say - if you say there's a red line, it's crossed and they do nothing about it, it's bad, it's weak. and you have to balance it with what the american people want. he's pulled out of afghanistan and iraq. i think that's the balance that he was trying to strike. it's not a great balance, not an easy balance. he's had to walk it. >> it's difficult to maintain with international things happening. >> didi, and basil, thank you both so much. >> thank you. >> in tunisia. it was a young street vendor promoting the arab spring. since the revolution informal strayed has increased almost a quarter of the population. they are cracking down on the

only way many know how to sti. >> for years. this man has been selling illegally on the streets of tunis. it's a family business, his nephew helps out for a few dollars a day. every morning he gives his wife money. he doesn't know if police will arrest him. >> we have families to feed, we need to work. we are reaching out to the government. if they don't assist us, we'll stay in this chaotic system. >> it is more than 3.5 years since a young street seller was targeted by the police. he set fire to himself, his death sparked a revolution. >> this is a consequence of tunisia's revolution. you can fipd illegal vendors selling goods like this. according to some estimates, half the economy here is made up

of the informal sector. for years, a small number of people connected to the ruling family crowded out the competition. after they left, the rules became more relaxed. the tunis yap government says it's trying to make things fairer, insisting vendors that don't join the system are criminals. one nonprofit organization is encouraging street vendors to become legal. >> they don't have medical care, finances. if they move to finality, they would have benefits of all of this. >> reporter: but these people need more convincing. he's barely earnt the minimum wage. paying for social security and taxes would leave him with nothing. for many, illegal street selling it not just a way of life, it's the only way to decide. >> the west bank estimates

tunisia loses 700 million of revenue from goods traded illegally. >> you are looking live at a dark fisherman's wharf in san francisco. a few hours after an earthquake rattled the region. kevin corriveau is following the situation. we just got these new images from the west coast. what are they showing us. we have impressive images. i want to show you video that has come out across the area. we are looking at a lot of damage across the region. structural damage in the area. also we have pictures to show you. let's show you them quickly. in some of the shots, we have a lot of aisle damn, structural damage in people's homes, a lot of things have been taken out of the cabinet. it was a significant earthquake

for 6.0 in that region, to we are talking about after shocks. i want to take you in and show you what you are looking at. what you notice is here we have little dots over to the - around the area of the epicentre. some are 2.2. there's another up here. we are not getting any that are as high as to the four, to the five magnitude areas, so i think we'll see more after shocks, a lot will be nervous about that. because of structural damage, some of the aftershocks may instigate a little more damage. >> california's drought is having a negative effect. the amount of water loss is so great that 63 trillions lost, the tech topic plates are rising up. that is causing the earth's

crust to push the ground up. as much as 0.6 of an inch. the growth rate is seep in giant mountain ranges in the himalayas. there are two earthquakes. over 5 mag my attitude has shaken bardabunga's volcano. the tremors have officials worried it will blow above the ground and issued a red alert no fly zone. and, amateur bullfighters in bogota columbia are on a hunger strike, protesting the end of the sport. we'll have that coming up. also - the shooting death of michael brown in ferguson, missouri, sparking allegations of police brutality, and in major american cities coast to coast. >> we'll look at the relationship between the men and women in blue, and the citizens they are sworn to reserve.

we talk to our al jazeera political contributor after the break. it took months to build and seconds to destroy. a colourful end of the road for a century-old building. plus, what would a birthday be without a birthday cake. don't go anywhere.

[ explosion ] that's a building demolition in albany new york, and it looked and sounded like a 4th of july celebration, crews spent three weeks planting explosions in the old hotel. they set you have fire works and created red, white and blue spoke. 1,000 watched. two earthquakes yours over 5

magnitude have shake ice land's bardabunga volcano, strong tremors have officials worried that it's about to blow above ground. kim vinnell is live for us. good morning to you. how significant are these earthquakes today? >> they are significant. i can give you breaking news. the office lowered the aviation alert from red to orange. this means that they don't thing that an eruption is imminent or currently in progress. as you mentioned the earthquakes are significant. measuring 1.15 and 1.3. they are some of the biggest iceland has seen in 20 years. it indicates that there's a lot of movement under ground.

even though the aviation alert level has been lowered siz meteorologists are saying they can't rule out. it could be a major eruption. one seismologists, they asked him to put it into figures, and the best i can say is 50/50. for now, it's a waiting game. >> thank you for being with us. >> the shooting of michael brown put a spotlight on police, questioning when they should use force. in ferguson, missouri, thousands of protesters marched over the past would weeks. police brutality has to stop. there have been counterprotests by those that believe the officer who shot michael brown needed to protect himself. john hendren with the debate spreading along the st louis area. >> reporter: as the violence on ferguson, missouri waned, the movement oping police --

opposing police brutality spread. . all: hands up, don't shoot. >> reporter: they gathered in new york and washington in a nation-wide protest. and in ferguson, missouri, where unarmed 18-year-old michael brown was fatally shot by police. they came from every generation. >> why are you here today? >> so i don't get shot. >> reporter: they chanted. they bore signs and marched in the baking heat for justice. for some, it was too much. they bore the names of the lost on their arms. >> cory was lost, police knocked him off the gait. he landed on his neck. they passed. don't kill us, we don't deserve that. young ferns people of michael brown's generation don't feel part of the process. >> in washington, a satellite

rally, calling for justice for brown. and in neighbouring st louis missouri, a counterrally in support of the man who shot him. plifr darren wilson. >> we will not hide or live in fear. can justice be attained if one side doesn't speak out. >> reporter: in new york they marched to protest the death of another black man, who died after being restrained with a choke hold. >> we are here by the thousands. we are not here to tear down, we are here to build up. >> it was a movement that is unlikely to grow quiet before monday when michael brown is laid to rest. >> joining us this morning to discuss the way forward is the political science professor jason johnson, and he happens to be al jazeera's political

contributor and joins us from atlanta. good morning. ferguson is known as the place where michael brown died, intigs to a town of questionable police tactics. you grew up in the area, can you describe a different ferguson. >> one of the things that people missed is how nice this place it. the place where michael brown was shot is full of townhouses and decs made of woods. you don't see cars up on blocks. it is a nice, safe place. the shooting of michael brown was the first homicide this year in ferguson. i think a lot of people are under the impression that it's a hard scrabble rough side of the street situation. it's the furthest from that. the choupty is really shocked. >> if that's not it, what explains the tension between the police and the community. seems it is longstanding. >> it's racial tension.

there's a disconnect between the black and the white community in ferguson. >> why? >> it goes back to the history of the town. ferguson was one of the few places in all of st louis county where african-american could move. there was so much racial tension, that if you moved, it was the only place to move. it was a lace that whites moved to get out of st louis, where blacks were told you better get out of town by sundown or you could be in trouble. >> you describe it has a nice town with nice people. how nice can it be. >> they are very nice. it's true. >> i was at - i mentioned i was at the baptist church. this was a large number, 300, discussing what can we do about ferguson, how can we fix things.

they are not willing to combat white people who are. >> so you are saying it's slightly more sub-m.e.r.s.ive. >> and really the way na people communicate has not happened in ferguson or the country as a whole. >> briefly, i want to ask you, monday is mike's funeral. that's tomorrow. gip your knowledge. city and being from there, how will the community move on from this. and calls to heel, are they premature. can you heal from something that you haven't identified the cause of. >> no, you can't. healing is a passive aggressive way of saying shut up. they can't heal until the residents of the white parts of up to, and the black parts of town, and people can disagree, can we agree on one problem. when you have $300,000 raised to support darren wilson, when the police department themselves don't have a clear story about what they did, clearly it will

be a long time before a stantive discussion will happen. that's the only way to begin a healing process. >> thank you so much for joining us live this morning. an all-important birthday in the heart of the capital. this panda enjoyed a cake. her treat was frozen fruit juice. it was back to the panda business of tree climbing. she weighs 44 pounds and easy to forget she as bigger than a stick of butter. that will do it for us in new york. straight ahead, the search for 35 police cadets kidnapped boko haram in nigeria. plus the latest on israeli air strikes. i'm morgan radford. have a great rest of your morning and i'll see you right back here. have a great day.

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