>> how many of you get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning to go out to the fields? don't miss our award winning series fault lines labor day marathon only on al jazeera america this is al jazerra america, live from new york city. i am tony harris with a lack at today's stop tore stories. michael brown does not want to be remembered for riots. >> the teenager at the center of protestprotests in ferguson, mii is laid to rest today. his family calling for a break in protests and an easing of tensions. an american journalist freed in syria after two years of captivity. why did the group link today al qaeda let him go? syria says it will accept u.s. help to defeat the islamic state group but with conditions.

and the most devastating earthquake in 25 years, napa, california trying to recover from what could be billions in damage. thousands of people packed in sane lewis church today to say goodbye to michael brown. brown's funeral took place more than two weeks after he was shot and killed by a police officer in nearby ferguson, the shooting triggered days of unrest. during the service, brown's stepmother recalled a conversation in which she said brown had predictedded hi predin death. >> said because i have been dreaming of death. i have been seeing pictures of death. he said i see blooding sheets hanging on a clothes line when i

went out there and saw mike mike that's exactly what he was laying up under. he pretty much prophesied his own death and didn't realize it. diane estebrook is in missouri for us. as you know, diane the family has called for peace and calm and for a break of the demonstrations. is the community calm this evening? >> reporter: it has been calm all day today, tone i is sounds like the public heeded michael brown , seniors call today for silence all day today. but michael brown, jr.'s funeral was actually a fairly lively affair. there were several speakers that spoke out and said that michael brown should not be remembered for the violence that erupted following his shooting in ferguson, but rather be remembered as a catalyst for change. ♪ >> reporter: likal brown was laid to rest with prayers. >> god has placed a special

calling on our lives. >> reporter: songs. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: and cries for justice. >> no community in america would tolerate an 18-year-old boy laying in the street 4 1/2 hours and we not going to tolerate it either. the value of this boy's life must be answered by somebody. >> reporter: inside friendly testimony preponderance missionary baptist church. the family of michael brown sat amongst celebrities, politicians and the public, remembering the 18-year-old shot by a white ferguson, missouri police officer a little over two weeks ago. >> michael was a big guy but he was a kind, gentle soul. >> reporter: relatives rail a young man with a strong faith in god and dreamed of becoming a rap artist. >> one day the world would know his name.

he did not know that he was offering up a define prophecy at that time. >> reporter: brown's death triggered days of protests riots and looting on the streets of ferguson. civil rightsable at this vitt al sharpton said brown shouldn't being remember today that, but as a catalyst for change. >> he wants to be remembered as the one that made america deal with how we are going to police in the united states. >> reporter: during the funeral a small group gathered praying that this will make a change got community. >> this is a community we are not doing enough to prepare my grandchild for better america, this is so much that needs to be done. >> and & that could be brown's did he go is a. >> reporter: i am at the

missouri history may see up in about an hour there will be a town meet to go talk about the shooting and ways that this community can finally heal, tony. >> that needs to go on every d day. diane, what's the latest in to the investigation of brown's death. >> reporter: the investigation is continuing. the grand jury will meet against wednesday it, met laughe last w, it's continuing to hear evidence. of course the veteran investigations continue as welling. >> that's right. diane, thank you. we appreciate it. here with us now is mark, my friends, ceo and president of the national burr la national ud to see you. i haven't heard your take, i should have had you on the program. i haven't heard your take on what happened. the shooting death of michael brown, your reaction. >> it's an awful incidents. it's an awful incidents coming just after the death of eric garner here in new york. >> yes, yes, yes. >> the lady who was beat on the highway in los angeles all of

these events bringing in to play the problems that we have in this country with the relationship between police and the black community. this is a problem police and primarily the black community and young black men. and the protest, and the protests is the fact that you have a 21st century apartheid system, where the majority of the community has no role, no play, no say on the city council, in the positions in police. i can say this categorically to anyone who is listening, if you have a police department in your community that doesn't look or match the diversity of the community, you are asking for

trouble. now simply base you have a diverse department, doesn't mean that there will be the absence of problems. but if you look at the cities of the 1960s and the 1970s, you saw the very same thing. a majority community, which was in fact, disenfranchised and it created tensions, problems in the '60s riots, now we have ferguson with this awful, certainly unacceptable looting and violence, but this advocacy around justice for michael brown, eric garner, is going to continue we hope and we pray that it doesn't continue with any sort of looting and violence, but it continues in an intelligent, responsible way. >> let me try a couple more with you. this whole area of quality of life policing, right, broken glass, and policing, this nuisance crime policing that's

being employed in so many neighborhoods and communities around a the country does that need to be looked at again by police departments? >> you have to evaluate. it can go too far. it can become a nitpicking operation where you are handing out tickets and you are in law community in effect creating hostility. what i embrace, and what i think we need is a renewal of what i call community policing. tony, as mayor of new orleans, when we had a historic period of police reform, it was community policing. >> what does that mean? >> that means building relationships between the police officer, on the beat, the commanders on the beat, and the leadership of the community. >> yes. >> what it means is police officers getting out of their cars and getting on foot and working and walking the community. not simply waiting until they visualize a violation of the law. >> not happening in ferguson. i can tell that you. >> or they get a call. >> right.

>> from 911 to go respond. so it's a philosophy of policing. and to some extent, focusing on quality of life is important, but why you have to reevaluate it is that it can go too far. >> right. >> and i think you see the need for us tw to have 21st century tactics. the other thing that's happened is in the post 911 era we have . is this militarization. like the police are the first in line against terrorism. granted that may be a fact. but the police cannot occupy the community like an army. but let's say this, we have too many drugs, too much violence in our communities, so let no one think that because we are focusing on these issues, that means that we are going to tolerate any type of violence in our community. >> mark, appreciate it. as always, ceo and president of

the national urban league joining us here on set. mark, thanks. an american journalist is free today after being taken by sir vinnie opposition fighters nearly two years ago, peter theo curtis was released yesterday by the al-nus r.a. front. he was taken from the turkey-syria bored never 2020. this is a have i had request from june where he is reading a script. his family credits the qatari government for negotiating his release. libby, this appears to be quite the accomplishment of, right? what are u.s. officials saying about it? >> reporter: well, tony they are confirming the details that have emerges in of the the last 24 hours, he that he was turned over to u.s. officials far from where he was captured in the syrian bodder. he was given a medical examples and then giving to u.s. personnel. they took him to tel aviv. the state department spokeswomen

wouldn't nail down or confirm when he is heading back to the united states. she did say that the qatar government played a role in negotiating his release. a lot questions about why now? his release comes less than a week after the brutal murder of james foley was record odd film and distributed by the islamic state for their political agenda it's a different group with different objective asks different goals but many are asking if there was money involved. the u.s. has a policy of not paying any ransom. jen was asked about how this all transpired and she wouldn't confirm whether or not the u.s. had implored qatar to get involved in recent days but she did say over the last weeks and months the u.s. has been talking to two dozen countries about trying to secure his release. the u.s. still saying they will not pay ransom. >> we don't make concessions to terrorist organizations.

including paying ransom, we also don't support any third party paying ransom did not do so in this situation, we are unequivocal in paying ransom to terrorist. i don't know if i can be more clear than that. now the state department said that the curtis family had a statement saying that they express their gratitude and they have been told no money exchanged hands. nancy curtis the mother of peter theo curtis was interviewed by abc here is what she had to say about finally getting to see her son. >> do you know what you will say to him? >> i will give him a big hug and probably cry. and he'll probably cry. yeah. >> reporter: and he's been missing for yearly two years. so a big change of events for this family i, phon, tony.

>> for sure. libby, thank you. the rise of the islamic state group in syria could blur the lines between enemies and allies. the assad government says it is ready to cooperate to limit the hard line group, but syria's olive branch comes with a caveat any air strikes must be coordinated with them this comes as is sawed tries to retake a strategic air base. a group says 170 government forces were killed in the process. more now. >> reporter: on the ground in syria, the islamic state group is getting stronger. after a week of intense battles, its fighters took over the air base on sunday. it was the last strong hold for the syrian government in the northern rack a paragraph ins. more than 500 men were killed from the islamic state and government forces during this battle. a major win for i.s. as it solidifies its grip on major areas in syria stretching to iraq. but the syrian government is

hoping soon it will have new support to fight the islamic state group. officials in du damascus believe the growing thefts armed group will shift priorities led by the united states from fighting president assad to fighting his enemies the islamic state group now seen by some as the worst of two evils. >> translator: the resolution reaffirms that it's quite impossible to deter terrorism without an approach where all countries and all international and regional organizations are cooperating in preventing these terrorist threats and puts an end to the movements of terrorism. >> reporter: the message from the syrian capital is clear, without critical support from syria, the battle to defeat the is lat i can state group in iraq will be lost. the foreign minister warned any

military strike on i.s. targets inside syria without coordination with damascus will be seen as an aggression. >> translator: the syrian government is the one who represents sovereignty in any effort to fight and combat terrorism and any efforts have to be done through coordination with the syrian government and the international community now has to be up to the responsibility of implementing the resolution of the security council. >> reporter: so far, neither the united states nor its western allies have approached damascus officially asking for its collaboration to fight the islamic state group. but behind closed doors, many believe syria is already coordinating with some of its old foes. al jazerra, lebanon. the u.n.'s human rights chief says the islamic state group has committed crimes against humanity in the iraqi city of mosul. the u.n. accuses the hard line

group of killing 670 prisoners since capturing the city in june. iraq's next prime minister says he will unify the nation and win back lost territory. jayna has more from you are bell in northern iraq. >> reporter: prime minister designate allah bad i has promised a crack down on militias, reach out to the kurds and come up with a government program it doesn't mean there there be a new government. he still has almost two weeks to put at that together along with almost 30 cabinet posts that go with it. the program is an important step on that road. he also says that he will find and bring to justice those behind a massacre in a sunni mosque that have threatened to rupture even further relations between the political factions. and fighting on the ground, kurdish peshmerga forces say that they have made major gains west of the mosul damn that's an

area that the u.s. has been concentrating on as well with its air strikes, kurdish troops have gone west of the damn to approach the town, an important point on the supply line to mosul. a main base of the islamic state group. clean-up efforts are underway in california right now after the worst earthquake in 25 years. the epicenter of the quake was just south of napa city. it was felt in american canyon, california, and san francisco as well. the damage from the quake will cost california as much as $4 billion. jacob ward joins us live now from napa. and i guess that figure, that $4 billion figure is somewhat in flux, how bad is the damage there, jacob? >> reporter: well, the damage really here, tony has to do with the economic loss overall. that is the productivity of this area. this region contributes about $13 billion to california's economy. and that's a pretty sizable amount. of course if this effect quake had happened in silicon valley that would be a matter of $176 billion contributed to the

economy. so it's really we got away a little cleaner here. but $4 billion is the number that people are throwing around. one of the themes that has merged from this is basically the vulnerability of older buildings, and especially with where those buildings touch newer buildings, you can see the wells fargo bank where it touches a newer building, they vibrate at different frequencies so in an earthquake they tend to be most damaged in those points of juncture. and so here we are seeing really places where old and new in northern california are meeting. that's where the damage definitely took place. >> you know, jake, i am wondering in that particular area, you ran through the numbers and, you know, there might be a bit of a difference in the numbers in the fact that if the damage had taken place in silicon veil, it would be different, a bigger number obviously than where you are right now. but how is the damage from that quake going to impact that area specifically. because it will be significant to the businesses there.

>> reporter: yes, it's definitely a significant thing. right now we are looking at estimates of about a billion dollars loss by just the wine and restaurant industry alone. you know, a barrel of wine here is about a 16 to 30,000-dollar object. and vintners around here have been losing barrels left and right in this earthquake. whole collections of rare wine disappearing overnight. those things are having a tremendous impact. and then the physical infrastructure is the other thing. everyone is getting ready for aftershocks, they could come in any time in the next few weeks, it's just a question of will we coast out from there or will there be something more to prepare in the coming weeks. >> jake being thank you. joining us from napa is timothy the coe of the hess collection winery whose vineyard sustained some damage, thank you for your time. how badly was your business damaged boo i this quake and if you would talk us through some of the damage that you sustained.

>> sure, thank you for having me. our damage has been significant. we have two facilities one in the mountains west of napa, our other facility which is more mod tone speak to the earlier interview is in american canyon close to the end center of the earthquake. the main damage is at our redwood road facility. we had significant damage in our cellars where tanks ruptured and we lost some wine, we transferred a lot of wine to adjacent cellars and preserve it. we have also had significant damage in our warehouse where barrels and package goods collapse odd each other. those areas are relatively unstable so to some degree we don't know the extent of the damage at this stage. as we start to work through things more damage is becoming mormore apparent for instance te american canyon facility which was more modern which apparently didn't sustain any damage, but

as we look at it more closely we can see their hairline fractures coming through the building and several of the tanks look unstable, so again we are having to move wine around, we haven't suffered immediate loss but i think the wider issue aside from the wine losses is that experiencpeopleare experiencingt it will have on the upcoming harvest. i think capacity throughout the value is a stretched as it is with two relatively abundant vintages prior to this and we have a decent vintage as it currently stands with 2014 with reduced capacity in many wineries i imagine that will be an issue that we'll probably only be able to mesh newer the coming months. >> what are your thoughts on the what the possible impact might be from this earth quake on the harvest? >> i think the impact is primarily in terms of our ability to actually receive and process wine and to do so in a

way that is, you know, insures that we preserve quality as best we can. >> yes. >> a lot of the facilities such as our one up here on the mountain is geared towards high-end wine production. at last minute we are either having to sort of shore that up internally or externally. so we have concerns about preserveing quality and i am sure many others do as we want. making sure that we prioritize that at a time of stress is quite difficult. we also have a lot of people working here who have suffered percentage damage to their houses and working long hours and are probably not insureds for that damage. so there are various sort of ripple effects that this will have. >> a lot to consider. sounds like a lot to consider in the days and weeks address, timothy. thank you for your time. thanks for walking through that with us. timothy is the ceo of the hess

collection winery whose vineyard really sustained some serious damage. timothy, thank you. still ahead on al jazerra america, burger king is trying to pull off one whopper. yeah, i did just say that. a whopper of a merger. alley velshi breaks down how it could impact the fast food company's tax plan. plus squatters have been taking over many abandoned homes, and buildings in detroit. but the law may not be on their side. we are back if a moment. balloo stuart! stuart!

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burger king is in talks to buy a coffee chain that could help that company save millions of dollars. we are going to short through this. the fast food chain is in talks to by buy the canadian donut and coffee chain tim hortons, he would be worth more than $18 billion. merging would provide tax benefits for berg he king. real money ali velshi is here to talk to us about this. what specific benefits would berg he king get from that deal. >> did you just call them a coffee chain? >> yes. >> burger king is not a coffee chain. burger king -- ber burger king a hamburger joint. tim hortons known for its coffee, celebrate today 50 years, is a canadian institution. there are intersections in canada where there are four tim hortons one on each corner.

soberger king, apparently wants to buy tim hor tons, they are calling it a merger. burger king has more than 13,000 locations in 100 countries, tim hortons have 4,500 stores, so about a third of burger kings and they are they are all in canada. if emerged them together it would be the third biggest fast foot company in the world, on one hands you say not bad burger king is worth about $9.8 billion. tim hortons the punny company the one you called a coffee store is worth $8.6 billion. so why on earth does miami-based burger king want to move up to toronto to merge with a -- what did you call it a coffee operation is? >> yeah, yeah,. >> because of inversion, tony. we have been hearing about this a lot. this idea that american companies gobble up, no pun intended, other companies so

that they reincorporate in the other country. burger king becomes a toronto-based company. and pays canadian corporate tax rates, federal tax about 15%, you add it up and it comes up to less tax than american companies pay right now. this is the latest case of inversion, i haven't cared that much about the talk are topic but now et cetera getting percentage. >> is that something that needs to be looked in to. does it need to be stopped? >> everybody is pushing the administration's hands on this. president obama called on congress to change the rules to make it harder for u.s. firms to quit america. detractors say there would be fewer inversions if u.s. corporate tax rates are not so high. they are about 35%. but most companies pay an effective tax rate because of all the endless loopholes in america, that is much lower. canada has a much lower tax rate for corporations, but you don't

have as many loopholes, so this is all an argument for tax reform. comprehensive tax reform. but as you know congress couldn't agree on whether this is a happing hamburger and this is a cup of coffee, so i don't think we'll agree agreement on comprehensive tax reform. >> didn't you mention that tim hortons are actually in canada. how is it that you have a cup? >> oh, well, because tim hortons actually is planning on taking over america. they have throughout the northeast they have lots and lots of stores as you would call them. >> yes. >> and there is one just two belongs away from here at penn station. that's how we get a tim hortons cup and a burger. >> i apologize. >> i love talking to you, but as soon as i am off the screen it's going get a lot worse. >> i know what's happening. all right, ali, see you tonight at 7:00. enjoy your late afternoon, evening lunch break, we'll see you at the top of the hour. coming up on al jazerra america, the defense secretary says the islamic state group is a bigger threat to the united states than al qaeda ever was, but the chairman of the joint chiefs of

staff says it's just a regional conflict. ukraine's president dissolves parliament as the government claims a new rounds of russian convoy trucks have entered the country without permission.

♪ ♪ the pentagon is seemingly sending mixed signals over the global reach of i.s. they have launch strikes over northern iraq and led to escalation against the united states. last week defense secretary chuck hagel said the group is a greater threat than al qaeda was before 9/11. >> they are beyond just a terrorist group. they marry ideologist, so sophistication of extr strategid tactical military prowess. they are tremendously well

funded. oh, this is beyond anything that we have seen, so we must prepare for everything. and the only way that you do that, is you take a cold steely hard look at it. and and get ready. >> here is the thing, less than four days later, jeanmar tin dempsey said he believes the islamic state is still more of a regional threat. let's bring in p.j. crowley. good to talk to you again. >> hello, tone. >> i pleasure man. which of the leaders of the military has the threat assessment right or accurate here? >> i don't think those two statements are contradictory in the sense that what chuck hagel was saying was as a terrorist group or now as an insurgency, they have shown an ability to do things that al qaeda could never do. gain meaningful territory, hold that territory, governor that territory, and has access to a vast array of resources far more

than what al qaeda had. at the same time, right now, their focus is, as they say, trying to establish a caliphate, feasible or not, you know, in the middle east. the danger for the united states, aside from our interest in the region, is that the isis has been able to demonstrate ann ability to recruit young males from europe and the united states in the hundreds or perhaps the thousands. they'll come to this conflict, they gain military capability. they may see that once again the west is at war with islam and what they do with that perspective and experience poses the long-term danger to the united states and others. >> gotcha. let's talk about isil in iraq right now. and to what extent if the iraqi government its act together, try, if it was able to form a more inclusive government, would it be able to take on isil

effectively? could it knock it out of the park meaning you see numbers of 50,000 fighters and i don't know if that number is close took rat or not, but if the iraqi government got its act together could it mount an effective offensive against that group regardless of the numbers? >> yes. obviously iraq has far more cape basketball as a united state. they have a army. it has been performing well. but if they get their act together, do they have the ability to defeat i.s. in eye remark the answer is question. wyes. we have seen this play before. al qaeda war out its welcome in iraq, particularly in the sunni provinces. so if you can create that dynamic again, meaningful out reach to the sunni community within iraq, gulf more en clues i feel and effectively. continue to train and better are

have the security forces perform better, yes. that potential exists in iraq. syria is a different and far more complex challenge. >> so the beautifully murder of james foley enough of a justification in your mind, increased military activity in iraq. that's the first question. given that isil fighters would likely cross back in to syria, should the u.s. intensify its efforts in iraq? should the u.s. follow those isil fight nurse to syria? >> well, it depends on the purpose. obviously what the white house was signaling last week was in pursuit of those responsible for the horrific death of james foley, he with will follow those leads whatever they go. and borders will not matter. in this sense that is exactly what the united states did in its per seat of osama bin laden.

it penetrated pakistan's borders, you know, killed bin laden in pakistan, and then tried to deal with the after -- you know, deal with the consequences, with the government and islambad. so the same rules apply there. now, if you are thinking that can the or should the united states try to defeat i.s. in syria militarily? that's a much more complicated and larger question. and the dilemma there is that i.s. can be hurt and pushed back. militarily, we are seeing that in iraq. by the same token i.s. represents not just a military challenge but also a political challenge and what the administration has been searching for for the last three years and has yet to really, you know, figure out, because of opposition by a number of actors including russia, is how to career ain't a diplomatic initiative that can solve the overall challenge in syria of

which i.s. is a part. >> can you imagine in congress wasn't willing to back air strike in syria over the use of chemical weapons over the a sued regime, can you imagine congress being willing to have the stomach for air strikes in syria, notwithstanding the gruesome murder of james foley? >> well, i think the murder of james foley crystallizes what is at risk here. and it does bring the conflict closer. >> right. >> in terms of our psychology, by the same token you are exactly right. a year ago the administration faced an uphill battle to convince congress in a step kickal and war weary public, to take discreet military action in syria, i don't think that there is a much larger appetite for this, you know, one year later, so that remains the essential challenge if you are going to widen the conflict and deal with this effectively in both iraq and syria, the administration is going to have to make up a larger case than it has already.

>> p.j., great. thank you. p.j. control thp.j. crowley. ukraine's president has dissolved parliament and called for early elections. president petro poroshenko says the new government has too many think that like the sip tests. rory challands reports on the cost of the cross-border tensions. >> reporter: it's been a steep learning curve for alexander, six years ago he moved to the country side and bought some animals so he and his friends other could eat more organic foot, now i has three farms and sales his produce in nearby moscow. for alexander the e embargo on western food is an opportunity but one he needs government help to exploit.

>> translator: they should give long, accessible credit. dick count odiscounts on buying, machinery, electricity and building. there should be long-term cheap money. >> reporter: this is undeniably a golden opportunities for russian farmers like alexander, but it's one that comes with challenges, they are going to have to massively increase production. they are also going to have to compete with other exporting countries around the world and if the political situation changes, then western produce is going to be let back in. if russia is to become more self sufficient as the government is everyoning, iurging it will havs significant issues. after the soviet union imploded there was a corresponding collapse in russian farming. state subsidies dried up and output declined. now only 7.4% of russian territory is airable farmland, up to 40% of the food russians consumed is imported and poor

distribution networks mean getting domestic produce from one part of this huge country to another is often uneconomical. recent years have seen productivity pick up, threw there are some who think food self sufficiency is both unachievable and undesirable. like dimitri who owns numerous restaurant chains and shops. >> translator: the russian producer is a traditional image but we are planting dutch potato seeds, cultivating it with polish herbicides and using american tractors, so the russian produce you are talking about is a myth. >> reporter: alexander may feel he's more real than that. but it's probably true that his expensive organic produce whim never feed the nation. he'll do his best to capitalize on this perhaps fleeting opportunity, but unless agriculture here can produce lots more cheap food fast, the

farmers likely to benefit most will be in foreign countries, not this one, rory challands, al jazerra, moscow region. >> in france, the president has dissolved his government because of internal fighting on over austerity measures, over criticizing cost-cutting mesh us, i introduced harsh austerity laws when he was elected but has since promise today roll them back. unimplement is nearly 10%. in libya, fighters have ceased control of the airport in tripoli after weeks of fighting. feuding between lawmakers has kept the government from keeping militias in check. the new york times reports egypt and the united air back emirates secretly teamed up to launch air strikes against the fighters. egypt reportedly denies the park, the u.s. and its western allies released a statement calling for all nation to his stay neutral in libya. a crisis, in gaza at least 20 people have been injured in an israeli air strike in gaza. and the 11-story apartment building was also home to the

ministry of labor. it is the largest target in israel's campaign against suspected amass bases more than 2100 palestinians have died so far in the fighting. many people are trying to escape to egypt through the rafah crossing but that area was also hit by an air strike, now here is a report. >> reporter: this is one of the only ways in and out of the gaza strip. for the first time since the conflict began, it was targeted. the impact the three rizal strikes which hit just outside the passenger terminal cause the a roof collapse. despite the attack, the crossing was open. allowing those with egyptian passports to leave. >> we know the israelis are sending us a message, they want us to close this crossing, but we will keep it open, everybody under fire. >> reporter: she is traveling from rafah to cairo to receive

medical treatment. she says he's angry that after so many weeks, the fighting still hasn't stopped. >> translator: we are muslims and we are taught to be patient but we will be victorious over our enemies. >> reporter: since the collapse of last week's ceasefire talks, more than 100 people have been killed in the latest round of fighting. in recent days egyptian mediator have proposed a ceasefire seeing all gaza crossings open to aid and construction materials, but any long-term agreement must see the opening of the air and seaport. >> it seems to me that we are back to maneuvering between the palestinians related p hamas, ad the ill rays i. everybody is trying to deprive the other side from any tangible results or any political victory which can be achieved by either

party at the end of that war. >> reporter: the damage caused here by israeli shelling can be repaired. but what is less certainly is if a lasting ceasefire agreement between israel, hamas, and the various armed palestinian factions can be pieced together any time soon. al jazerra, at the rafah border crossing, gaza. a new hearing in the shooting death of a florida teenager over loud music roxana saberi as that story and other headlines making news across the nation today. >> a judge today set a pretrial herring day in the case dunn is facing new charges on charges that he killed davis two years ago. dunn thought the music was too lawsuit in a car. but dunn said he fought in to the week are vehicle because he thought he had a weapon. in february a injury convicted dunn on a few count but not on murder charges, they were

deadlocked. official are trying to figure out how 20 my grass got to shore without a boat. authorities are calling it a smuggling attempt. one woman was found dead. the migrants appear to be from haiti. the aclu and two newspapers are suing in court asking for more media access to executions. it's in response to the botched execution. officials lowered a shade 16 minutes in to execution, it took him 43 minutes to die. the suit asks that all witnesses view executions from beginning to end. more rain is creating a sinking problem for a couple in indiana. this sinkhole in a backyard has grown from four feet wide and six feet deep to 40 feet wide and 30 feet deep. but it's not just the size that's the problem. it's who is going to fix it. the couple live on the border of three indiana towns, so no one wants to take responsibility.

>> i called the city, they came out, they filled it with rocks. and then he covered it with grass. >> we have been complaining to different people for all this time. and everybody just keeps kind of ignoring it. it could have been a big problem that's turned in to a monitor at this point. >> all three towns are sending engineers to check tut on. the hole grew so big it swallowed up trees. >> the issue is it's something that should be settled easy and straightforward but no one wants to pay. >> i think so. and there are sewage pipes underneath and gas pipes and any belong to all three cities. and nobody knows who is supposed to pay. >> that's a real problem. see you later. still to come on al jazerra. america, it may be more than two years out, but we may be getting our first taste of a possible battle between 210 shall presidential candidates, that is next in power politics with

david shuster.

in today's power politics, 71 days until the congressional med term elections and 805 until the presidential election of 2016. we count that number today because we have just seen the first high-profile attacks.

>> tony, he republican senator from kentucky rants paul is wrapping up his media appearances as he continues to build a 2016 presidential cam tape he's a self-proclaimed libertarian, this weekend he hammered democrat hillary clinton over her vote on the iraqi war and democrats should be nervous about the 2016 general election matchup. >> in a general lex, were i to run, there will be a lot of independence and even some democrats who say, you know what, we are tired of war, we are worried that hillary clinton will get us involved in another middle eastern war because she is so gung-ho. if you you want to see a transformation election in our country let the democrats put forward a war hawk hike hillary clinton and all see a transformation like you have never seen. >> war hawk, huh? clinton has not respond her sir gas are calling his policies dangerous. the anticipation is building again that clinton is planning a 2016 presidential run, she and

her husband bill clinton just announced they will headline senator tom harkin's stake friday in iowa on september 14th. it's the top democratic fundraising in the state. this will be her first return to iowa since she finishing third behind program and john edwards, iowa, of course, will host the first voting in the democratic nomination again in 2016. on the remember side, house budget committee chairman paul ryan who was mitt romney's running made mate in 2012 confirmed that he's now considering a 2016 presidential campaign but does not think mitt romney will try again. >> he keeps saying that he's not going to run, as far as myself and my family, this is a decision we are going to take very serious and weigh in 2015. in other words, early next year. in 2014 midterm election is the latest financial figures indicate that americans for prosperity the fact form by billions airs charles and david koch is on track to spends

$290 million this election most is funding attack ads, one the latest television shots targets louisiana democratic senator mary lan drew. >> washington, d.c., the lands of politicians, lawyers, and lobbyists. and mary's $2 million home. easy to forget your roots in a place like that. especially after almost 20 years. >> that's right. >> the billionaire koch brothers are funding an ad that criticizes her for living in a $2 million home. democrats are hitting back, though, with an ad hammering the koch brothe brothers here is tht the cheer me music goes frightening in about five seconds. >> it it still looks like our michigan but the out of state billionaire koch brothers use it as a dumping ground, their plants producing toxic chemicals link today cancer, their piles of waste contaminated homes and threatens the great lakes and their front groups trying to buy a senate seat for terry

lindland. >> land is the former michigan seconds of state, this november she faces off against democratic congressman gary peters. the price tag for this race like other senate campaigns is expected to break the state record. finally texas governor rick perry considering a 2016 presidential campaign has decided to turn his mug shot in to a it. shirt fundraising he will sends you this t-shirt with a mug shot and wanted on the back. on the back is the state district a attorney found difficulty of drunk driving. est battling her over money. >> reporter: mug shot t-shirt in today's power politics. 200 mind million dollars. >> for the koch brothers. >> in a midterm cycle. can you imagine 2015 on. david shuster in today amounts power politics, thank you. you have seen the ice bucket challenge, right, to raise money for als? now people in gaza are joining in with what is being called the rubble bucket challenge. coming up on real money,

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okay, so you have seen the videos, right? people across the world have been dumping icy water on their heads, or donating one dollars to help battle lou gehrig's disease. the effort has raised nearly

$80 million so far, now there are new takes on the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness on other causes, roxana has been following us here. >> the ice bucket challe passengers become so popular and successful some gazans are leading their own rubble bucket challenge, people are pouring buckets of sand and rocks over their heads saying they want to raise awareness about the war approximate gaza. as people around the would dump ice on their heads to help the fight against lou gehrig's disease. some gazans are launching a similar challenge to bring attention to the war against israel. >> what fist a does have is rubble, plenty of it. thousands of homes have been destroyed by israeli air strikes on gaza over the last 50 days. the conflict has killed more than 2,000 palestinians and more than 60 israelis.

>> other gazans are doing the same like this university student and her brother. >> we don't have any without, he we can't make it icy, and the only thing that we have, we have in abundance is rubble, because gaza is now nothing but a huge pile of rubble. >> she launched this facebook page town right people across the world to take the challenge. and they are responding. >> i am going to use something that all of us humans share, air. >> they are posting videos from scotland and germany. ma rack oh, and turkey. >> i do this for you.

>> the ice buck it's challenge has soaked famous figures like president george w. bush. and performers justin timberlake. supporters of this challenge hope it gains as much attention for their cause. >> there are other imitations of the ice bach the challenge, actor orlando jones dump aid bucket of bull oats his head saying he wanted to highlight the issue you of gun violence in light of the events in missouri. and one wants a rice bucket challenge donating rice to the poor. >> thank you. the little team that could. met an obstacle it could not overcome in the finale of the little league world series, but the defeat could not diminish the mish little of 1 13 young bs from chicago. how good is this story. john henry smith has more. >> they charged a nation. >> i don't like losing. it's just -- it's like a girl

dumping you. >> they e energized a city. [cheering and applause] >> reporter: and they inspired millions by doing what few thought they could, making it all wait to the little league world series championship game. >> they are already on top. chicago is going crazy for them. >> reporter: the jackie robinson west all stars took the field in williamsport sunday as the only all african-american team to ever advance to the world finals. no surprise the team that had to win four straight win or go home games just to get to sunday's game didn't quit when it found itself down 8-1, rallying for three runs in the sixth. but this time, the rally fell short and south korea won 8-4. which in the end did nothing to tam pen the admiration of their coach. >> they were a little disappointed, teary eyed at the end but they handled it well. very proud. >> reporter: nor did it tam pen the enthuse of their fans back home in chicago. >> it's a blessing.

it's history and honor and we support those kids one %. >> reporter: those 12 13 year olds listed chicago. they also raised hopes inside of professional baseball that african americans might return to the sport. current african american players like carl crawford and latroy hawkins were so moved that they and five other players paid over $20,000 for the little leaguers' families to go to williamsport and root their kids on. as important as all of the what may comes could be, the coach of the jackie robinson all-stars prefers to focus on something pressures that has already come. >> this is something that they can share -- they will share for the rest of the their life. them 13 guys will always be able to talk about these moments at the time little league world series. >> reporter: the city of chicago has a parade plan today their little heros coming up this wednesday. john henry smith, al jazerra. and a rare copy of a superman comic book has sold for $3.2 million.

it is the highest price ever paid for a comic book. it is a nearly flawless copy of the 1938 book in which the superhero first appeared. only about 100 copies believed to exist. that's all of our time, "real money" with ali velshi is next. ♪ ♪ it's the raw nerve that was struck in ferg zone, missouri and exposed in communities just like it all across america. i am looking at economic disparity between blacks and whitewhites and what could be de about it. also cheap and easy loans for cars ancars and truck, great fo, but may be risky for banks, some are saying it's the next bubble to pop. plus why a well known american brand is moving to canada and why that could force washington to change the rules, i am ali velshi and this is "real money." ♪