>> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> good to have you with us. this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught on the top stories of this hour. a major earthquake strikes california's wine county. tonight - assessing the extent of the damage. we'll have a live report. an american journalist captive in syria turned over and freed this morning. michael brown's family arrives for calm as they bury their son. unrest and violence across

the u.s. what will it take to cure the community. we examine that in our special segment "the week ahead" we begin our coverage in northern california, where residents in and around napper awoke to the worst case in 20 years. it hit a little after three in the morning between american canon and napper. no deaths. jacob ward is joining us in napper with the latest. i know it's been a busy day, officials have been fixing gas leaks, water outages - what can you tell us? >> obviously at this point everyone is very, very lucky and grateful that damage has not

been to human life, it's only the physical damage. at this point we are looking at between 11,000 and 15,000 without power, and certainly a lot of concern about the quality of water. it's drinkable. there has been 60 breaks, and no major mains have been lost. at this point it's a question of assessing the physical damage. here is a perspective from the community director earlier. >> the range goes for materials that are falling off. you see some in the down up to, where the ribbons are back. we suggest people stay back, because if we have another trem builder that that material can fall off. broken windows. others are in full collapse, where you so a carport dropped to the vehicles below it. staircases that separated from the building. we've had some structural fires

as well. really the range is broad. >> is this sort of taj, speshtly in places where brick -- is this sort of damage. specially in places where brick and mortar. this building may have to be knocked down, it's holding on virtually the steel beams holding it up. >> it's troubling. how worried should the residents be about possible aftershocks? >> the u.s.g.s. suggests that the aftershocks could be as great as 5.0. this was a 6.0 earthquake your. it was probably a 50% chance that those aftershocks could hit us. the question is how could we get out ahead of this. a prototype seismic early warning system alerted scientists 10 seconds before the shaking. it functioned as it was supposed

to. it's the basis for a state wide system, that will hopefully get funded. we spoke with lieutenant governor gavin news some and he spoke about his hopes for system. >> our economy is close to $2 trillion a year. this is the price of living in the state. i think the obligation as an elected official, as a government is to provide support of citizens. nothing more critical than public safety. it's not something we can predict, but we can warn people about and give them the opportunity to make good choices. >> this was a lucky day. the scene looks bad. it could have been worse. no major roads from interrupted. as a result services could poor in from the communities that surround napper. if had happened during the day,

it would have been filled with people. instead all the people were in their beds. whilst it looks bad, it's a lucky day for napper. >> we can't stress that enough. thank you, jake. >> thousands of miles away in peru there was a stronger earthquake, 6.9 magnitude striking to the east. it could be felt to the capital lima, 300 miles away. as of right now there are no reports of damage or injuries. >> an american journalist who spent two years in captivity in syria is free. peter theo curtis was released this morning. the obama administration spects him to be reunited with his family soon. patty culhane has more. >> i'm peter theo curtis... >> in this video obtained by al jazeera, boston based journalist peter theo curtis appears to be reading from a script as he septembers reassurances. >> i have everything i need. everything is perfect. >> reporter: his family credits

qatar for his release, saying they don't know the exact terms, but his mother nancy said "we were repeatedly told by representatives of the qatari government that they were negotiating for release on a humanitarian basis without the exchange of money. he was taken captive by it's believed the al-nusra front. peter theo curtis was a new name, changing it after publishing "undercover muslim - a journey in yemen" it details how he faked a confertion into islam. his release coming on the same day that a funeral mass was held for james foley. the obama administration said he is working to find and free other americans. a rare moment of success

celebrated for one american who is timely headed home. as patty mentioned a service was held this afternoon for james foley, the american journalist executed by islamic state fighters. the mass of remembrance took place in rochester new hampshire. the islamic state group released a video showing a masked man beheading foel your. he was -- james foley, he was abducted in 2012 by is fighters. >> the british government announcing they are close to identifying foley's killer. here is what the british ambassador had to say on "meet the press" this morning. >> we are not in a position to say at the moment who it is, but there is very sofisted voice recognition and other materials that have. we should be in position to soon." . in northern iraq kurdish leader are calling for more

international help in their fight against the islamic state. they say the is fighters are equipped with more modern weapons. iraq's outgoing foreign minister met with the outgoing leader nouri al-maliki. he addressed concerns for security. they must form a government before 10 september while baitling islamic state group. >> allegations of genocide are being investigated by islamic state against the yazidi. they are not the only minoritiesing threat. >> reporter: here on the northern edge of iraq fighting has uprooted some vulnerable people. these are shaked abbing, a religious minority near mosul. there's fewer than 20,000 of

them. their religion hasments of sooufy, shia, and christianity. when the islamic state group took over mosul. all the people fled to the kurdish region. >> there's so many religions with deep roots. iraq is known as the land of profits. with the onslaught of fighters from the islamic state, and threats to religious minorities to convert and die, there's no room left for any of them. >> along with other religious groups from the same area, the shabaq ended up in a camp. this unfinished warehouse is a microcosm of iraq and its ancient traditions. this woman is an arab. her husband was a kurd. when islamic state fighters came, everyone was under threat. she said christians, yazidi, shaked abbings, muslims off left

together. this family is kaki, an off shoot, with routes in ancient pershe. this man is a school teacher. he said a lot that is written about the ka ky is wrong. they believe that god is imp, that's the important thing. >> translation: we believe in our religion. we'd never accuse anyone of being an infidel or payingon. we report all religions. they come from a largely christian city. none have militias. they relied on others for protection. his father said what they are suffering is historic. we have seen hunger, thirst and drought. we have experienced natural disasters, but never encountered such loss, a catastrophe as this. >> iraqi minor cities have been

dispersed before. many expelled from their land. this time they fear their exile might be permanent. >> turning to ferguson, missouri. a rally supporting michael brown was held. violent protests have given way to peace. now the community is getting ready to mourn michael brown. diane eastabrook joins us live from the church where michael brown's funeral will be held tomorrow. it's been a day of reflection. >> it has. as you mentioned the funeral will be at 10am central time tomorrow. at the friendly temple missionary baptist church behind me. earlier at a peace fest brown's father asked the community for a day of silence so he and his family and the community can mourn his son. he was joint on stage at the peace-fest with the reverend alsharp tonne. a -- al-sharp tonne.

it was a festival that brought many together. here is what one person had to say. >> i think it will take more protesting in a silent manner. nonviolent. it will take the leaders in the community to step up and reach out to the mayor, and working with the police department. i think each part that is to do its half and meet halfway. >> and the reverend al-sharp son says after the funeral tomorrow it will be time for people to affection on the investigation by the county, federal government. fbi to sake justice from michael brown. >> are more protests planned for tomorrow, do we know? >> there are some plans - tomorrow there's a public meeting at the missouri historical society. there may have been a few peaceful demonstrations, but

reverent sharpton and brown's father ask they not take place, that people observe a day of silence in memory of michael brown. >> and focus on the investigation. diane eastabrook in st louis. michael brown's funeral is expected to draw hundreds of people, john hendren has more. ricky nelson is struck by the same notion as other black men - it may have been him. >> it could be any one of us. there's no different. black men in america. it's six, to put it cut and dried. i grew up with the same circumstances. >> the protests have gone from violent to sombre, but the facts of what happened remain foggy. many here say the shooting of unarmed michael brown by darren

wilson highlights the disrespect with which they are treated by local authorities. >> you would not treat a dog like that. if a dog is hit. they pick him up off the street. that's upconscionable. on the hot concrete. blood splattering out of his head. >> at a funeral on monday, brown will be laid to rest. the issues his death has raised will not. the church is huge. the urinal is open to the public. so many, that they are likely to spill out on to the street. it's a stipe of how deeply the killing has affected the community. michael brown is the latest to die at the hands of police. police shoot a black man in america on average twice a week according to a study by u.s.a. today. most hope to ensure this time makes a difference. >> i don't think people will forget. they'll learn from this tragedy. maybe it will promote more

change with the police department. >> ricky nelson has a hope. what do you think will come of this? >> aside from a man being prosecuted and going to gaol for the rest of his life. i know they will stop shooting the boys in the street. the investigation into what happened here could decide whether a nuisance of quiet remains on the streets. >> coming up in the week ahead. we'll explore civil rights issues that have been raised over the killing of michael brown. we invite you to join us at 11:30 eastern, 8:30 pacific. more ahead - another air strike caught on camera in gaza. in tropical storm, swirling in the caribbean. the latest projected path when we come back. bsh

israel's prime minister warns residents in gaza tonight to leave all areas where palestinian fighters are active. >> we have proven in the past days that there is not and will not be immunity for those shooting at israeli citizens. this weekend there were rocket and mort tar strikes in gaza and southern israel. air strikes hit targets in gaza's residential areas. ferguson is there and has this report. there is little over a fast central shopping district left. this part of southern gaza was heavily bombarded by the military on saturday night. the area once housed many small shops. dozens of businesses were destroyed. it's an attack on the palestinian economy and an attack on the people relying on this place. this is a civilian area, there's no fighters, rockets, nothing of the sort.

>> al jazeera was filming the aftermath of the air strike when another hit. also on saturday in gaza city, the remains of an apartment building that once stood 14 stories high. the israeli military said hamas fighters were operating out of the building. people living here denied this. residents were warned by israel to leave. hundreds left, no one was killed here. but this person lost everything. she returned the next day, desperate to find some of her family's belongings. >> translation: the kids were downstairs playing. dinner was ready. we were waiting for the children to come up. someone started to knock on the door historically with the kids saying "we need to leave quickly, they are going to bomb the building." . >> her friend took her in along

with her husband and four children. many in gaza opened their doors, hosting the growing number. in gaza, we can be in the same situation. once you mention that your friend can be alone without shelter. and there are striking. their homes. you can't just watch and do nothing. >> for many here, all they can do is salvage something from the rubble. dozens of families remained homeless in seconds when the building came down, not everyone can find homes to shelter in, they'll have to sleep in tents like this one for now. they add their names to hundreds of thousands of palestinians displaced by the conflict. >> artillery shells fell on a hospital in the eastern ukraine of donetsk. no one was killed. the morgue and other sections

were badly damaged. a spokesman for the security council denied government forces were behind the attack saying pro-russian separatists were responsible. the attack came hours before parades kicked off in government held parts of ukraine, the celebrations to mark the 1991 ipp dependence, as neve barker reports, rebels took the opportunity to mock their opponents. >> in the city of donetsk, pro-russian separatists held an alternative ceremony in deshines of kiev. dozens of prisoners captured during months of fighting were paraded through the streets. also on show, destroyed military hardware. as the rest of the country marks years of independence, the fighters remain loyal to moscow. donetsk has been under constant bombardment for weeks.

hours earlier. the shell landed on the hospital mort u airy. in the ukrainian capital a different scene. here, thousands celebrated independence day with a show the military might. the government promised to send much of the hardware to the front line. president petro porashenko used the occasion to announce a $3 billion increase in military spending. the events have become for us a war, not officially announced but still real. it will probably go down in history as the great war of 2014. this is war against external aggression, for the honour and glory, for the people, independence. in eastern ukraine, not far from the fighting, the people of slovyansk staging their own celebration. there's growing confidence that the ukranian forces are back in

control. >> several weeks ago, slovyansk was the center of separatist activity. now a small band of people are showing their loyalty to kiev. it's hard to imagine everyone here feels the same way. quietly, behind the scenes ukranian forces are doing everything to eradicate remaining separatist sympathies. it's normality. dozens of towns have been recap toured from separatists in the last few months. only a few kilometres from here ukraine is divided and at war. >> in the caribbean together. tropical storm christ ball is churning. heavy rains left a number of roads. the storm system moved through haiti in the dominican republic. this is one unpredictable storm.

>> it is. we've been watching it over the last 48 hours, it seems to come and go. today it hadn't done a lot of de., hadn't done a lot of strengthening. it's the same story tonight. with the update at 11:00pm that obvioused a lot of things about the storm. number one is it's ragged and disorganised. it hasn't strengthened at all. the center is well past puerto rico. they are seeing the rain showers tapering off. it is approaching the south-east bahamas islands. we are getting a lot of rain here. and blustery winds. most of hour hurricane models are showing the storm system heading further to the north, not doing much of strengthening in 12 hours. there's potential for a little more development, and organization, but it will turp as we get towards wednesday. turning out into the atlantic. that doesn't mean that we will

not get an impact from this. when we look closely at the storms around christo bell. we'll see impacts around bermuda, friendships, what this map is is our probabilities of getting tropical storm force winds. the bright reds are the most likely areas for tropical storp wind. note, bermuda is on the outlying 30% chance of getting those strong storms. probably getting rap around rain showers. but the united states - looks like we'll get rough surf and high tides. we'll have higher surf moving in. it's asking to be aware of if you are out on the batches. around north carolina, south carolina and bermuda. ordinaries our big story cold air is blasting in behind a low pressure system. it's cold enough that we saw a storm report of a tornado in

central minnesota and the storms continuing to exit out. early stood a lot of rain and wind and hail reports much today this afternoon and this evening the. dumping rain causing flood warnings, and we'll continue to see problems with a lot of rain fall causing flooding, and then it's the heat, the hot humid air over the midwest. >> does temperature change play a factor. cold air to the north-west. that's why we are seeing the storms spin up. >> thank you. >> 18-year-old michael brown form will be laid to rest. for ferguson, missouri, much work is left to be done. a look at what is next for the community and its police force in the week ahead segment.

e welcome back, here are the top stories we are following. a magnitude 6 quake, in napper,

california. 173 were treated for injuries, a teen is in critical condition. a quake struck after three. journalist peter theo curtis held for nearly two years in syria is free tonight. he was handed over to u.n. officials in the golan heights. he was held by al nusra front. islamic state fighters captured an airbase in northern syria. it was the regime's last strong hold. a monitoring group says the is fighters stormed the base after a day of clashes. it's sunday night, time for a look at "the week ahead". 18-year-old michael brown will be laid to rest tomorrow. his father has asked for a halt in the protest as they bury their son. >> tomorrow all i want is peace while my son is laid to rest.

stereo please, please, take a day of silence so we can lay our son to rest. >> a request by a father after two weeks. the community is still with a great deal of healing to do. we begin with this report. >> worshippers lifted their spirits in song. >> but the shooting of michael brown weighed on their minth. >> and i swear that we had immunity would enter a time of mourning so that family can bury their child. >> since a ferguson police officer shot an unarmed taken. residents witnessed the

neighbourhoods. in recent days the community has taken steps to heal itself, posting i love ferguson signs in front of homes and businesses. a weekend march of teens from the n.a.a.c.p., and clergy. called for better relations between the community and law enforcement. >> this is perm for all of us. -- personal for all of us. it's 1 degree of separation. we may have two st. louses, two americans, once you scratch the surface, we are the same. violence lingers. that man continues to protest across from the ferguson police station. once among hundreds, he's one of only a few. shabar says his demonstration may end soon. his change won't. >> this is not about rates and religion, it's about human

rights. >> and for a community that captured the attention of the world, it could take years before the healing is complete. >> one of the issues that has been brought to light is the militarization of police forces. senator clair mccaskill plans to hold a hearing in relation to the heavy arming of police departments. president obama will review a programme that transfers military equipment to local police. another issue that's been in the spot laght is the difference between how white and black people feel they are treated by the legal system. 70% of african-americans feel they are treated unfairly by police. 60% feel the same way about the court system. in ferguson, young people are using social media to express themselves. student have started a hashtag ferguson syllabus to share and

discuss thoughts. for more, and to discuss how ferguson moves forward, let's break- brink in a professor of law. and the president of the n.a.a.c.p. mr pruitt. >> i want to start with you. the numbers are troubling here. 70% of african-americans feel that they cannot trust the legal system. what is the conversation we should have here tonight? >> the conversation should be the fact that not only do people feel that way, if they look at the evidence, the numbers as relating to tracking the disparity ratios, and stops and encounters with police men are higher than they are for everybody else. it wouldn't surprise me that those folks who are subject to the search and seizures would feel that way. >> mr furnish, so many say this

is a wake-up cool. as a criminal defense attorney are you surprised that many african-american don't trust the legal system. >> well no. there's a number of it's parties, particularly in the way drug offenders are treated, and there's a push to cut mandatory sentences. congress is taking action to remedy the situation and changes will go into effect in november. it's a well-recognised fact that there are discrepancies. part of the problem with stop and frisk is the precourt upheld the validity of stops. driving while black is a problem. if you have a busted taillight, it's a pretext to pull you over and the person for drugs. blame the high court for that problem. >> mr pruitt.

is this a civil rights case. >> at the bd of the day we have ab individual stopped by a white plif, killed and whatever the cause may be at the end of the day, there's no had been so hughes that type of deadly force against an unarmed teen. it's not called for or necessary. where are the tasers, the batons, all the other measures that police are trained to use to apprehend individuals. >> mr furnish, where any civil rights violated. >> i think it's a mistake to rush to judgment and conclude it was a civil rights case or the shooting was or was not justified. we don't know what happened there. and the grand jury will presumably short this out. if it were a federal civil rights case, it's by no means a slam dunk case, the federal civil rights statute requires a showing of racial anna mouse, and that has to be the

motivating proximate cause of the shooting. it's a difficult burden to establish. particularly in a sort of he said/he said case, where we know the defense is going to be defense. >> does it trouble you at all that we have not heard from officer wilson? >> well not necessarily. he's subject to some very serious charges that will change his life forever. i'm not surprised he'd take a defensive stand and do what he has to to protect his rites. it was interesting, the other panellists, what he said, justifies your earlier question, why people have a problem with the system. especially with people of colour. that's why. we have any number of witnesses that says the gentleman was facing the officer, hands up and he was not doing anything to the officer. he's dead, if you go and look at the civil rights cases before the courts in the past, rarely

is a police officer ever convicted for using excessive force against anybody, especially anybody of colour. all goes back to show and answers your original question as to why the african-american community and people of colour have a serious problem with the justice system. >> mr furness. >> from what our fellow panelist said, you might think he was in and obvioused the shooting, which, in fact, none of us were there. and that's the purpose of a grand jury. the reason why grand jury proceedings are held in secret is to clamp down on these passions. it's understandable that people would be outraged and want justice swiftly and immediately. justice grinds slowly but fine. we don't rush to judgment. we hear the evidence and figure out who tells the truth and who significant. the damning evidence is not a witness testimony, but an autopsy that indicates that an

unfortunate young man was shot whilst backing away. very likely, given the grand jury process, given the fact that it's a low standard of proof. probable cause, not reasonable doubt. we'll see an indictment. a jury will be empanelled and the case tried, facts determined as best they can be. >> mr brew it, has there been a rush to judgment. should we not let the legal process play out? >> no, absolutely not. i don't think so. i think the legal process has to play out, and nobody is saying we need to bypass the legal process. if this kid had been white, and that were eight white witnesses coming back with the same testimony, i don't think we'll have a conversation. because the eight witnesses are black, the accounts are coming back the same, there seems to be a thing about, well maybe the eight witnesses. even though they are saying the same things. did not witness what happened.

>> let's talk about the investigation, local, state and federal. they are conducting several matters into the death of michael brown. >> i'm happy to be with the people of this or... >> reporter: attorney general eric holder is spearheading the federal investigation into the shooting of unarmed teen michael brown. the department of justice will try to determine if there have been any civil rights violations. its investigation could take weeks. [ chanting ] >> reporter: despite residents of ferguson demanding the federal government file criminal charges, that may not be easy, local and state officials could charge officer darren wilson if they determine his shooting of brown was unjustified. for several cases the standard of proof is stringent. to win a criminal civil rights

violation, prosecutors would have to prove that not only was the shooting unjustified but the officer shot brown specifically because of his race. the jury decision would need to be unanimous. if the federal government lost, there would be no opportunity to appeal. >> the federal government has been successful in prosecutions under this particular law which affect government officials like police. however, those cases often involve brazen attacks by corrections officers, police officers. in cases where there's a question about defense, many times charges won't even be drought. >> a criminal case is not the torge's only option. 20 years ago congress passed the violent crime control and law enforcement act. in the wakeful the 1991 police beating of the rodney king. it gave the civil rights

subdivision of the justice department an ability to sue agencies if they exhibited a pattern of violating people's life, including using excessive force, unlawful stops. under attorney general eric holder, the doa opened 20 investigations into law enforcement agencies, more than twice as many than in the previous five years. 13, including police departments in new orleans, seattle and destroyed agreed to make changes, rather than be sued. >> most of the times the police department will sign on, because if they choose to have it lit kated. it could be worse, and more expensive and embarrassing for them. as for the ferguson investigation. eric holder deployeded some of his top procedures.

there's no set timetable. in an op ed in the st louis newspaper. . attorney-general promises that he will stand with the community long after the event have re-seeded from the headlines. mr furness, do you think we'll see federal charges come out of this investigation. >> i would be surprised if federal charges will be brought against officer darren wilson, i think your guest was spot on about it. also, in the lead-up to it. as i said before, it's a tough burden of proof. and moreover our constitutional structure, there's no such thing as a general police power. the proper allocation of prosecutorial responsibilities rests with the state in the first instance. it's a different matter to bring a civil action for declar atry relief against a police department. and we have seen reports that this police department had a lot

of - or several difficulties in the past. i could see the government getting involved at a civil level. but in the absence of a gross miscarriage of justice - individually, i don't see any federal criminal charms coming out of it. >> attorney general eric holder was in ferguson and met with the browns. did it make a difference? >> yes, i think it made a little bit of a difference. people were respectful that the attorney-general came down and took the time out to hear what the concern was, meet with the family. i was part of one of the meetings, i think it made a difference, and the fact that it was before the grand jury. what is upsetting is that it had to go to the grand jury. there's a seasoned prosecutor looking at the case, he's brought charge and indicted individuals over the last 24 years, and in most cases not having to go to the grand jury. he could have looked at the evidence and made a decision whether to charm or not. i think he took a political

efficient way out to put it in the hands of the grand jury, so no matter what the outcome, it doesn't hurt him one way with the african-american community or law enforcement. i have a problem with na. >> what do you make of the white house review looking into the way of police force is equipment, mr pruitt. >> i think it's a good review. the interesting thing to come out is the police department in st louis, it turned out the equipment they had did not come from that programme. these police department used the taxpayers' money and purchased it on their own. they were gearing up for this mill ittarisation on their own. that's more troubling. they didn't need the white house or the federal government surplus programme to do it. >> do you think we'll see a change coming out of ferguson regarding the police force. >> i'm no friend or defend are of police officers, but we talk

about the equipment and they are put between a rock and a hard place. we have heard dating back to the nix job administration, we'll mill tarrize police and turn them into swat teams. >> is that the image you want to projected to a community you are trying to serve. >> i don't think it is. the debate we should have is on the war on drugs, and why there's political pressure, and we are seeing push back and the fall out from the war on drugs. they have a nasty face in front of the community, and lose respect and are viewed as belligerent. and politically motivated. they are in a tough spot either way. >> how do we fundamentally change the conversation, mr pruitt about race. >> you know, we have to reach a point where we have to

understand that we are all in this country together. we'll be here together and find a way to respect each other's differences cultural wise. at the same time we have to address socioeconomic issues that are the root cause for a lot of this. at the end of day, if you look at the response for the young african-american male in ferguson, and look at the response of the young males in gaza, i'm not trying to make a geopolitical statement, but the calls and the response is one and the same. that is being confined to a close urban ghetto for lack of a better term, and oversecurityize and over police and having rights taken away from them. >> that is a preposterous comment. to try and in some way... >> it's a fact. >> --..reference what is going on in the middle east. it's out of bound is misunderstand the

israeli-palestinian conflict. i would not take the shooting in ferguson as a referendum on race relations in this country. there's good and bad police like every other walk of life. this is one incident. it is not, emphatically not a referendum on race relations. it's an awful tragic incident for which we do not know the cause at the moment. >> i want to move the conversation forward. i think this has been a problem in the media, and talking about the situation in ferguson. let's talk about moving forward here. we have a funeral for an 18-year-old boy, who was gunned down, no longer with us. how do we move the conversation forward. where do we go from here, building better relations within the community and within the police department. we have to diversify the police department. especially those that are policing predominantry african american communities, and dress the socialia economic

differences that occur. you can't have young men leaving their home, going to work, stool or play stopped at by police, searched, questioned, to have the licence ran. you can't have that. anyone would feel at the end of the day, if there was any other community where the encounters with police officers was six, seven, eight and nine times, everyone else in the unity, the community would feel the same. others don't understand how the young men feel, because they don't experience that many encounters, you don't, i don't. these young guys do. >> your final thoughts, mr furness, in moving forward. >> i agree with some of what my colleague has said. there are disparities, police have a difficult job and they are between the rock and a hard police. what i urge is caution. the autopsy report seems damning. the jury, i have faith will sort

it out. >> the investigation will take time. >> it will take time, as well is shood. a man's life is at stake, the shooter, and the family deserves to know as close to the truth. it's a good thing that passions are quelled and i think the town is looking for political cover to put it in the people's hands, but ma is what our system contemplates. it's politically ex-peed yet and the right thing to do. >> mark furpize, criminal defense attorney, and atoll fizz pruitt. president of the n.a.a.c.p. thank you for being with us on "the week ahead". . >> thank you. before we go, let's look at the other events coming up. monday - us open tennis championship begins in flushing meadows. serena williams is the number one seed. tuesday - primaries held in r arizona, florida and vermont. in oklahoma voters choose

between u.s. senate candidates in a run off election. friday - a report on the u.s. health system will be released. when al jazeera returns, the ebola spreads to a fifth african country. the golden arches are looking tarnished. we look at why the chain may have an image problem. and the u.s. takes on south korea in the little league series.

>> to work in the movies, to be allowed to express my feelings and hopes and my aspirations and so on, in the movies, in the cinema - i would want to go on and on until i fell off and disappeared. >> actor and director richard atten burrow has died.

his acting carrier spanned six decades, he won two oscars for his work on "gandhi", as a director. he was 90 years old. in africa officials confirmed two ebola-related deaths in democratic republic of congo. the health minister says the cases are unrelated to the massive outbreaks, they are a different strain to the one that killed nearly 1500 people in 400 nations. in addition to the merely 1500 that have died, the world health organisation says more than 2600 people have been infected. hardest hit, liberia, with over 1,000 cases. seerar saw 900 infections, 400 deaths. there's more than 600 cases and 400 deaths. in nigeria, 16 people contracted the virus. five have died. >> in libya tonight.

rebels have taken control of the libyan air force. a group called the don controls the airport. a terminal was burnt down on sunday. unidentified war planes attacked tarts in the capital. this is the worst fighting in libya since gadd rah was overthrown in 2011. the body of the chief steward on malaysia airlines flight mh17 was returned to malaysia. he was buried at a muslim cemetery in kuala lumpur. he led the 15 american crew aboard the flight. it's been more than a month since the aircraft was shot down. an international investigation of the crash is under way. >> a mare lines flight was forced to turn back after less than an hour in the air. the head of the aviation department confirmed the

aircraft was experiencing problems. panes were transferred to another flight. there were reports that hackers may belinged to an emergency landing. flight 362 was diverted to phoenix. more than 180 people were on the plane, bound for san diego. a hacker group sent a tweet to the carrier saying explosives might be on board. earlier, the same group claimed responsibility. the federal bureau of investigation is investigating. mcdonald's appears to be in a funk. they are seeing the worst sales in 10 years. disgroundled employees want more pay and there's questions about the safety of meat in burgers. in short, they may be suffering from an imaging problem. >> this mcdonald's commercial

showing happy workers is a contrast to reality. in may they protested for better wages and the right to be unionized. this protest is one of dozens around the country. last week bad news. the worst monthly sales for mcdonald's, global sales slumping 2.5" in july. a contributing factor is what happened in july. a meat plant in china was shot down after a tv report showed workers picking up meat, as well as shipping meat after an exploration date. meat sent to mcdonald's restaurants, but it doesn't end there. russia announced it's taking the country to court over insanitary conditions. ecoli was found in salads, 10

times above the safety levels. topping off a difficult summer, mcdonald's is having a hard time convincing investors it's of good value. the rivals, burger king and jack in the box. then there's the bad press. mcdonald's is in a growth stall. having two consecutive quarters of sales. that doesn't bode well for the golden arches. >> it was a significant day for the americans at the little league world series. the kids from schick south side hoped to become the first team made you of african american players to win the tournament. the team from south korea proved too tough of an opponent. the koreans jumped out to an 8-1 lead, holding off a rally to win the warm 8-4. it's the third straight year that a team won little league's

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