www.aljazeera.com/techknow. follow our contributers on facebook, google plus and more. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. president obama vows justice will be served. and americans will not be intim dated after the islamic state group kills another u.s. journalist. and the seven steps required to remove russian troops from the ukraine east.

and we her from the aid work who was cured from ebola. >> the state department confirmed that the video showing stephen sotloff death is authentic. microphonmike viqueira at the white house. can the president mete out the justice that he's promising here. >> a gruesome murder of another freelance journalistly thist by the islamic state group president is talking a lot tougher. >> allies saying he's too cautious. president obama vowed to take the fight to the islamic state

group. >> it is clear to keep it from the u.s. >> u.s. officials say islamic state group fighters number 10,000. after describing their sophistication and seizing much of syria and iraq, the top counter terror official left little doubt what it believes is glam in his comment. >> that reflects the developing strategy. an idea pushed wednesday at the

united nations by the u.s. ambassador. >> it's going to have to involve stake holders from around the world. >> as delegates talk get under way, president obama was publicly vowing retribution for the murder of an american journalist, teach sotloff at the hands of the islamic state group. >> we will follow them to the gates of hell until they're brought to justice because hell is where they will reidentify. >> secretary of defense chuck hagel had a symposium say, and the number he used was 100. 100 americans now in the region fighting on behalf of the islamic state group. also, the pentagon announcing last night some 350 more military personnel are going to be going to ba baghdad to

protect the embassy. to punctuate the point how they want to bring a regional coalition together to fight the terrorists, they're accepting secretary of state kerry, and secretary hagel for face-to-face talks. >> interesting developments, indeed, at the white house. a few minutes ago we heard from a spokesperson from the sotloff family speaking from their home in miami. he spoke first in english and then arab. he said stephen sotloff was not an american hero. just a guy trying to find the good. >> he was no war junkie. did he not want to be the mad dern damodern day olivia.

he wanted to tell their story. he ultimately sacrificed his life to bring their story to the world. >> and we also heard today from the mother of james foley, diane foley said her thoughts are request the sotloff family and other families of captives. >> we appeal to the international community to protect the remaining hostages throughout the world. i mean, there are many innocent people held captive around the world. so we just pray that we can come together and help them be free. >> the video showing james foley's death was released by the islamic state group on august 19th. foley was taken in 2012 while working in february. the islamic state group has captured a russian fighter jet. one of the gunmen in the video threatens vladimir putin for being an ally of president of

bashar al-assad. ththey also say that they will reach russia. there is confusion whether ukraine or russia will reach a cease-fire. despite talk of truce there was sporadic fighting in donetsk today. they say it was a threat to peace. phil ittner from london. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin outlined a seven-point plan which he hopes will end the conflict in eastern ukraine. first and foremost the russian president saying all sides have to cease hostilities. >> aiming to end the blood shed

i believe the warring problems should agree on and implement in a coordinated way the following. firstly, to end the active offensive operations by the armed forces and armed units of the militia in ukraine's southeast in the areas of donetsk and luhans. >> reporter: however ukrainian prime minister was quick to dismiss putin's findings saying it was a kis--distraction to the summit in u.k. one of them, france took today to announce that they would be postponing the delivery of a warship to russia until moscow changes its direction in eastern ukraine. president obama will also be at the wales n.a.t.o. summit but he had a first stop in estonia where he sought to calm any fears of in particular eastern european alliance members about the u.s.' obligations to the n.a.t.o. alliance.

>> as n.a.t.o. allies we'll meet our solemn duty, our article five obligation to our collective defense. and today i want every estonian and latvian and lithuaniaen know that you will never stand alone. >> reporter: an u.s.-led military exercise in western ukraine along side ukrain ukrainian military you want also go aheadunits will go ahead. that will happen later in the month. >> there is nothing about the withdrawal of russian forces ukraine. there is nothing needleless to say. there is nothing about ukraine getting back control of the border. essentially what he wants to have is russia taking a slice of

the territory of ukraine. >> david shuster conducted that interview, and also earlier i spoke with line co lincoln mitchell. he has worked on democracy and government issues in the soviet union. and i asked him about this cease-fire. >> agreeing to stop the fighting is agreeing to let russia win, and i don't see that happening right now. >> what do we have here. we have a seven-point plan, the prime minister called the proposal a rescue plan for the russian terrorists. what exactly is going on it here? what do you think came out of the talks between the two presidents? where are we? >> to really understand what he is going on here you have to look at the domestic politics in russia. the president of russia, vladimir putin, he knows that this conflict in ukraine is not going to end quickly. it's going to end badly for ukraine, but it could end badly for russia as well. if that happens, he will be weakened at home, but because of

the nationalist rhetoric that he has been creating over the last months within russia. >> yes, yes. >> he has no wiggle room to back down. so russia, more than ukraine, needs a way out of this where they can save some face. this is that if you're sitting with vladimir putin is sitting. it's not that if you're president poroshenko. >> have you been able to figure out what it is ultimately vladimir putin wants here? he seems to be working counter his own interest. n.a.t.o. is fired up again. you're hurting your own economy. what is he--have you figured out his motives yet? >> a little bit. a big part of this motive is to make it impossible or close to impossible for ukraine as currently instituted to meanwhilingly move to the west through european union and to a great extent he has accomplished that. the second thing he's trying to accomplish here is to weaken

n.a.t.o. they're fired up but have they done anything. and until n.a.t.o. shows a willingness to fight back putin can positively say i've weakened n.a.t.o. and i have n.a.t.o. on the run. this is coming at a cost for russia economic costs, soon a political and military costs. domestically. he's becoming increasingly unpolar in the world stage and i'm sure he was willing to take that hit. >> we have this report. >> reporter: the shell which smashed into this seventh floor apartment last weekend made a hole which will not be easily be mended. as a child she survived the ukrainian famine and world war ii, now she's having to endure hardship again. >> i survived all that as painful and offensive because we

just started to live well again. then they started killing us. we don't need all this. >> reporter: donetsk is just a shadow of its former self. showing multiple scars of shelling and mortar attacks. a cease-fire would be welcomed for the beleaguered shelling. for an hour on wednesday it would appear that the ukrainian president had announced an end to the conflict. it was until the kremlin flatly denied the news all of which left civilians in donetsk feeling much as they had before. >> yes, we heard about the cease-fire. we werwe were in the bus and shelling started. >> but the russian president, blamed by the west for stoking

the conflict, now says he has a plan containing seven proposals which look remarkablly similar to the 14-point plant that put the ukrainian fighters back in june. they claim not to have seen president putin's plan immediately but they were in broad agreement to its proposals. >> let them just go away and stop bothering us. we didn't bother them. we didn't go to kiev. we copt shell there. do they want us to come to kiev and start shelling? i repeat once more, leave it in peace. go away. >> the coming days will be important. the ukraine's issue will be top discussions. and the e.u. will decide whether to hit russia with yet more sanctions. paul brennan, al jazeera, donetsk.

>> an increase of ebola cases in west africa has prompted the center of disease coal to call for urgent action. this comes after another doctor has contracted the virus and the entire supply of the zmapp serum has been used up. one of the doctors who receive that serum speaks out. >> reporter: it was august fifth that nancy was flown from liberia to atlantic and the ambulance brought her up this ramp to emory hospital where she remained in isolation and was just released a couple of days ago. she spoke to the media about her experience. she praised the emory hospital folks here and saying they were actually fun and said good morning to liberia. here's what else she had to say. >> i just want to express first of all my appreciation to the lord for his grace, for his mercy, and for his saving of my

life. there were many mornings i woke up and thought, i'm alive, and there were many times when i thought, i don't think i'm going to make it any more. >> so nancy and her colleague dr. kent brantley receiving top-notch care at emory university. the problem the cdc is saying this is an epidemic. they're call forgive all hands on deck. officials and medical doctors to go over to west africa and help the situation. stop the infection were crossing borders. the biggest concern right now according to the cdc is that this may go not just in the continent of africa but all over the world. it is a risk, a health risk to the entire planet. >> unrest and fever over ebola growing in west africa. a man infected with the virus fled a hospital in a quarantined area yesterday in liberia. i'm not sure which camera to look at here. it races all kinds of questions

of whether quarantine is working. roxana saberi joins us here. >> quarantine has been raising tensions. doctors caught borders say forced quarantines are not working. the group is calling for more education and other steps to stop the virus from spreading. this man has just escaped from a hospital for ebola patients in liberia's capitol. a crowd surrounds him. soon medical staff arrive in protective gear and join in the chase. finally with hundreds of people now watching they force him into an ambulance. >> we told the liberian government from the beginning we do not want ebola camp here. this is the fifth ebola patient coming out vomiting and toileting. >> creating anger and confrontation people say security forces won't let anyone leave or enter. in another quarantined area,

dolo town, residents talk about being trapped without any food. >> they don't bring food for us. >> liberia's president said the quarantines are meant to save lives but doctors without borders say forced quarantines are not working. >> this is only to breed fear and unrest rather than contain the virus. >> governments need to teach people why quarantines are needed. >> people are scared, they escape or they hide. that has been our experience. it's not working. people need to understand what is going on. >> the group is also calling for large merry christmas numbers of civilian and military medic trained to dealing with diseases and wants mobile labs because their sites are running out of room. >> we're running after a train that is going much faster than what we can offer in terms of response. >> dr. liu has told the u.n.

that the world's reaction to ebola is lethally inadequate and they're losing the battle against ebola. >> yes, we've been hearing that for a couple of weeks. coming up on al jazeera america. power politics both sides of the aisle coming impatient for president obama to take military action against the islamic state group in syria. and the list is out on the world top economies. who is number one? it's not the united states. real money's ali velshi tells us more in just a minute.

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wherever he wants. have fun, make some friends. alright? did i mention his neck pillow? (blowing) ♪ >> in today's power politics there is just 62 days until the midterm election. and many are urging president obama to attack the islamic state group inside syria. >> the pressure from washington is ratcheting higher and several lawmakers are becoming increasingly impatient.

senator of florida said he'll introduce legislation to order the president to take action in syria. dianthis is senator dianne feinstein. >> one thing i've learned about this president, he's cautious. maybe even in this instance too cautious. >> soutsenator lindsey graham has stated: >> the white house has tried to tamp down on the action. >> the president is determined to make the kinds of decisions that are in the best interest of the american people. >> expect this to play out for a while. in the battle of the u.s. senate

there is big news in arkansas. obamacare premiums in the state next year will drop by an average of 2%. the projection undermines tom cotton who rejec predicted the premiums to skyrocket, and mark pryor released an ad stating support for the law. >> no one should have to deal with insurance while fighting for your life. that's why i voted for continued coverage. >> an ad that would have expanded veteran's benefits. >> senator mcconnell, i did my duty.

but after 30 years in washington you failed to do yours. time for you to go. >> polls indicate mcconnell is slightly ahead of his challenger, but that was before this particular ad. in the illinois governor race the troubles are growing for republican candidate. >> this is the image he's pushing, motorcycle riding man of the people dressed in baggy jeans, a plain white shirt and cowboy boots when in truth he's one of the richest men in the state. >> he's so rich that it was confirmed that he belong to an elite wine-drinking club. join the club to difference all that expensive wine costs $100,000. if you live closely you can hear the corks popping in the office of governor pap quinn who is sailing to re-election. the south carolina governor who claimed to be walking the

appalachian trail while he was really in argentina with his mistress. he recovered from that candle to wito--he recovered from scandal but now he has legal problems with his ex-wife. >> he has been asked to go through psychiatric testing and parenting programs. >> you he is slated to wi win-amazing. >> good stuff. >> there is good news for the united states "real money with ali velshi" where does the u.s. end up on this list.

>> it's getting better. in the latest report the united states ranks third, that's up from fifth place last year. it's the second year in a row that the u.s. has improved it's ranking. it's behind switzerland. i don't know if it has anything to do with the fact that that's where the survey is done, singapore and then the united states. the u.s. leapfrogged finland and germany, ranking fifth. now, tony these ratings are based on 12 different factors but they have to do with how easy itsel it is to do business . civil institutions how strong innovation is, technological readiness and efficiency of the country's labor market. it measures all those things and the united states is third. >> the u.s. may be the third most competitive economy in the

world, but the world economy forum said that the u.s. has problems that they have to fix. >> they didn't come up with anything that we didn't already know such as the government debt, and the national savings rate. the debt ceilinge ceiling, dumb stuff like that makes it difficult. switzerland doesn't have that. some other weakness, though, are that u.s. businesses don't tend to trust american political leaders. this comes up a lot. this vitriol in washington, the extreme partisan it does have an affect. this is important. because reports like this is what helps companies make decision where is they're going to expand, where they're going to open new plants and branches. it's an important report. >> what else have you got for the big show, sir? >> i'm a little obsessed with this inversion of the burger king deal.

i'm looking at how the government can clamp down on companies that want to move to other countries to avoid the tax bill, and what president obama can do to stop it without congress because congress to do one of these things, i'm more likely to grow an afro. is it that impossible request thanksgiving i'll grow an afro. >> it will be tough for boths of us. >> back in the day. >> straight ahead in on al jazeera america. we'll look at the islamic state group and how the group is trying to recruit members. and part two in our series, five days along the border. a county that can barely afford a police force because of the immigration crisis.

>> after recent gains iraqi forces are preparing to take back two major cities in the north from the islamic state group. is took both mosul and tikrit. but now they're pushing to the senator of tikrit. a number of i.s. fighters have moved ahead of that battle. josh, good to see you. what more can you tell us about this ground offensive? >> it's good to see you, too, tony. since u.s. airstrikes started a couple of weeks ago. the momentum on the ground has shifted. it's town after town that the iraqi forces and person measure go are taking. you can imagine the house to house fighting there. but so far the ground forces have found real success. >> josh, you know, there is word

that the hi islamic state leader was killed in a battle with iraqi forces. is there anything that you can add to the reporting on this? >> well, yes the iraqi army has announced they killed a local leader as well as in addition to that they secured a major oil field. this oil field that is by mosul. we're visiting up there earlier this week reporting for fault lines when we saw the black smoke come up on the horizon. the islamic state had set the oil field on fire before they recrui athleted--retreated from that area. they're doing what they can to hope you had peshmerga and the iraqi army coming in. the peshmerga and the iraqi army have success after success. we witnessed that as well, the

islamic state is retreating westward back towards syria. >> i asked about what the group's appeal is for people that it manages to recruit? >> the islamic state even when present in syria as was called isis, it never considered itself a group. never considered it an anti-assad group fighting in syria. it always considered itself as a state and views itself something that has superseded al-qaeda. al-qaeda is an organization, whereas it considers itself a state. in the past few months, especially. since it's inception it has gone about trying to take territory and consolidate its hold. so it appeals to people who may

have joined al-qaeda, for example, but now think that this group is actually implementing what is the ultimate goal of islamic state which is sharia law. >> the establishing of a an islamic state. please explain why it is so important and attractive to these recruits, these fighters? >> this is a system of islamic governance that basically ended in 1924 after the fall of the ottoman empire. it's a system of governance that does not see any borders. it is transnational. i just want to stress, however, that the islamic state version of the caliphate is not the version that most aspire to. they're taking a very different tact, if you like, and their interpretation is their interpretation of the caliphate.

>> tell me about the interpretation? >> well, you know, tell me you can see it clearly in iraqi city in syria. the only one of syria's 14 provincial areas, the islamic state sort of pushed them out of the territory, and it made the city defec their de facto capitol. the women must cover their face and enveloping black cloak. you must pray five times a day. it is all mandatory. there is no option. there is no leeway, if you like. you know, ther they're ignoring the could you ran there is no

force in religion. >> do you plan to go back to reporting. >> yes, i hope so. throughout three years there was a period of three or four months when i couldn't go. i think that we have to keep going. but it's always--there is a calculated risk. don't be foolhardy. we're not plunging head first into danger. we all have family. and nobody wants to end up in an orange jumpsuit making a last statement. that is our ultimate nightmare. so nobody wants to do that. it's about calculated risks and being careful an and minimizing those risks. >> do you feel in any way that it's open season in iraq, in syria, on journalists right now? >> i think it's open season on us. these men were in captivity for

quite awhile, well over a year, and there are still people in captivity. it's been dangerous for a while. >> in syria the u.n. is negotiating for the release of 45 kidnaps peace keepers taken i in the golan heights. the group has abducted the fijians. they have been monitoring the buffer zone between syria and israel. hard line fighters have begun to attacking villages in cameroon. boko haram is changing its strategy and now trying to take new territory to set up its own so-called caliphate.

world war ii ceremonies with tensions with japan. >> reporter: a commemoration at a memorial. a snatch batch of green surrounded by concrete. marking 69 years since japanese forces surrendered at the end of world war ii. victory day over japanese aggression, as it's called by the government, there was a large ceremony in beijing, the president was also on hand. after the ceremony in hong kong, protesters marched to the japanese consolate. >> i wish japan would recognize their part of history. they should not erase it. the japanese war on china should be included in its history. >> reporter: a history that they've making sure that the china and the world won't forget. later in the month they will

commemorate martyr's day, also new this year. the conflict history with japan has always been a very tense issue here. are these commemorations being used as tools over a recent tension over territory. >> reporter: some feel the commemoration is a message designed to maintain the power of china's central government. >> so when you talk about japa japan-china relations, there is a story for china to combat external threat and that is the only means to unify the general public. >> reporter: and with that many feel that the tension is amplified for the public while official ties between the two countries continue. so as the youth of china are taught about the war of the older generations fought, the current tension with japan will likely remain a war of words for

political maneuvering. scotthydler, al jazeera. hong kong. >> the man who shot a woman on his porch received his sentence. >> reporter: he'll spend 17 years behind bars. he shot a woman who showed up on his front porch drunk before dawn. he offered an apology during sentencing. >> through my fear i caused the loss of a life who was too young to leave this world. and with that i'll carry that guilt and sorrow forever. >> wavwafer was convicted last month on a trial that centered on whether the 55-year-old had belief he was in danger. he testified he woke up to

pounding on his doors and shot mcbride for fear of his life. michael brown had no prior charges. the unarmed 18-year-old was shot dead by a police officer last month prompting days of protest. juvenile records are normally confidential in missouri. the police say he had no adult criminal record either. a louisiana judge up holds the state ban on same-sex marriage. this is the first ruling to uphold a state ban since the supreme court struck down part of the defense of marijuana act last year. and in new york a gay group will be allowed to march under its own banner for the first time in the city's st. patrick's

day parade. organizers ended the century's old ban that became an issue. player bill de blasio refused to march this year and guinness beer dropped its sponsorship because of the ban. birds strikes while planes were landing this morning. all three plans landed safely. the birds strikes are common near airports. the most famous incident led captain sully sullenberger to land a plane in the hudson river, we all remember that. >> that is such an amazing. so surreal. >> ines. good to see you. see you later in the program. >> yes. >> we'll take a close look at the immigration crisis along the southern border of the united states. more than 30,000 migrants cross

into texas every month. a constant stream of travelers who are often not reached to make that journey. heidi joheidi is there for us. >> they're doing an if phenomenal job in this crisis. in is it a shoestring budget for the country with a population of just over 7,000 people. all the while they're shouldering this crisis alone. >> once rich with oil fields now

nearly bankrupt with folds of bodies. since 2009 the sheriff's office has picked up more than 400 sets of human remains. migrants who cross the border only to die of dehydration in the 100-degree desert. >> this is like a boeing jet going down i in your brush every three years. that's how many people are dying. is that number real for you? >> yes, it's real. >> it's costly in both terms of human lives and dollars. last year brooks county spent $156,000 to process bodies. coupled with the decline in tax revenue, county employees took a 3% pay cut. the sheriff, a 38-year veteran, gave up 10%. he now works a second job in private security. >> you're the number one law man in this county. >> yes, yes. >> and you have to work a second job just to make ends mean.

>> well, $30,000 is not going to make it. >> those who could not stick it out have quit. >> this is my staff when i started. >> how many are left? >> four. >> four deputies who patrol an area nearly the size of rhode island. they along with a meager staff of dispatchers are the lifeline. too often the caller is dead by the time they're found. why bodies found here 80 miles north of the body. the checkpoint down the highway is key. the sheriff said smugglers will drive immigrants no further than this point, and here is where they would take off on foot through the rough terrain. the nearest town is 15 miles away. >> i get on th it, everything goes through. >> but because brooks coun county does not touch the border

and does not qualify for funding for immigration. so they're forced to sell impounded vehicles to make budget. >> this is my dealership. >> both of these vehicles were seized from smugglers. >> this one right here probably bring in $3,000. >> the money keeps the department alive, but even this place speaks more than of death. >> we're back in there. >> in the floorboard. >> on the bottom? >> she died there? >> yes. there was another guy who was right here in front. >> what does this say about the desperation of people and smugglellers? >> really, i mean, the guy got out. he left. >> the smuggler got away.

>> yes. >> the driver. >> the driver got away. >> the migrants had already paid him $2,000 a person. so as the smugglers get richer the county gets poorer while more migrants pay with their lives. >> and what this comes down to, tony, this is so much more than money. among that family of five who died in that horrific car crash was a nine-year-old boy. a precious price to pay for this american dream, tony. >> heidi, the national guard has arriving at the border, we understand. what kind of impact are they having so far? >> well, along the border they are ater der rent fo a deterrent for people crossing, but for some areas that is not making a difference. some national guardsmen have volunteered for search and rescue missions in the desert. if that becomes a reality, i'm sure the sheriff will welcome

that with open arms. >> tonight, al jazeera america talks to a homeowner in brooks county. his home straddles the border and he's trying to save the lives of migrants. that's right here on al jazeera america. straight ahead on the program, thousands of casino workers line up for unemployment as casinos close down in atlantic city. >> in detroit, farming in the city is not just a hobby but a movement. providing most of the produce that it's residents eats. that story coming up.

>> the cvs drugstore chain pulled all tobacco products from its shelves and took on the new name of cvs health. it's new rebranding where patients can get lab tests,

treatment for minor infections and skin conditions. >> we look at ourselves as a pharmacy. we're bringing products and services into the marketplace that are helping businesses, communities, people manage their health in more effective affordable ways. >> cvs stands to lose $2 billion a year by pulling its tobacco products, but says it's worse is it since stores wher areas where stores pulled it's tobacco products saw a 13% decrease in use. johntejohn terrett, you were covering this yesterday. you stopped a lovely woman and she was clearly distraught. >> what she didn't say her body language spoke to how people are feeling. this is a huge percentage of lose. 20% of the workforce in casinos.

it's a real tragedy for them. what is remarkable they're refusing to be stopped by this. there are 6,000 people who are likely to turn up over the course of the next couple of days, today a large handful, and we were there to watch. >> in the hundreds they came. herded into different language lines. the fourth floor of the atlantic city giant convention center filling with the first of 6,000 laid off casinos workers looking to sign on. >> they're not going to close this big building. and they closed it. >> this is louis, his one-year-old daughter has no idea that dad is out of a job.

he said he knew it was coming. >> whatever ideas they had weren't working, and they weren't willing to change. >> showboat closed sunday. next door revel, a $2.4 billion gaming behemoth cashed out tuesday, and trump plaza is going bust. bringing the grand total of gambling jobs to around $8,000. the revenues reached their peek in 2006, but since then more and more casinos have opened around the state and atlantic city has lost its virtual monopoly. >> at the time it was here. 100% of the revenue, 100% of the casinos. now 10 casinos here and 25 in the region. >> atlantic city is accused of

not branching out like vegas has done. >> they're just not coming to game in the name number same numbers, but they're coming to the beach, the boardwalk, the dining and the shows. >> it is still the number one east coast beach destination outside miami. >> i think for a lot of people here in new jersey it's close and convenient. it's just tough right now money-wise. >> you must remember that they still have eight casinos. it's the largest concentration of casinos in a small area down there. the casinos are far from down and out. and that convention there in the convention center goes on for three days. then they'll have a jobs fair inviting companies who are looking for people right now. >> i was asking you just a second ago, do you think atlantic city has the right number right now, the casinos? >> the properties are closed.

there is talk that they'll come back as hotels, they might even be a new casinos put in or two. but the competition is really--people are not going to atlantic city the way they once did because they're going to casinos all over the area within a three-hour drive. that's a big problem. but at the same time there is talk of them possibly using even more, we just have to wait and see. >> you wonder if the size right now is forthcoming. detroit has seen better times. empty lots all over the city, but people found good use for it. even a a local, ye yes, casino. tom ackerman with more. >> reporter: surrounded by the concrete and steel of downtown detroit, a two-block area of crops, not just ready for the dinner table but hundreds of

thousands of seedlings to be shipped to plots around the city. >> this is a kale transplant. it needs water. >> urban farming in this city guess back more than a century. it has grown from 80 to 1400 gardens. some of the produce is served at some of the biggest businesses, the mgm hotel, widow nateed the land and the greenhouse just across the street. >> we have hundreds if not thousands of acres available. this may be a stepping stone for the rest of the community to get involved. >> they're all yo full of water. >> her ambitious mission is to help her town achieve food sovereignty. >> many studies have been done, including one by michigan state university that found only on a couple of thousand acres they could be producing 76% of the

vegetables we currently consume, and 41% of the crops we consume suing the same methods we've been teaching. >> but it's a project that needs many partners like jack van dyke. he sells the produce raised on the small holding that he and his wife own. >> maybe 8,000, 8100 square feet. it has grown from a hobby to a part time gig. >> in a city fighting to regain the stability it once drew from the down sized auto industry, there is another common cause by rallying together to grow more food from its abundant soil. tom ackerman, al jazeera, detroit. >> coming up, images of young people in lebanon burning the he's lack am state group's flag. and it's going viral. we have details coming up.

>> images of young leib niece citizens burning thing from of the islamic state group has gone viral. ines is back with that story. >> it all started when this picture of three lebanese teens burning it's i.s. flag went viral. this happened in an christian

neighborhood when there was a beheading of a lebanese soldier. they have a twitter account posting in video. he's challenging the whole world to burn the isis flag. well, as far as the campaign it has not gone worldwide but it did prompt a response from the lebanese primar prime minister of justice. he said that the symbol was sectarian and not the i.s. group. >> we talked about this a couple days ago where there are

cartoons mocking the islamic state group. >> and it was on middle eastern stations. >> thank you. and that's all of our time for this news hour. "real money with ali velshi" is next on al jazeera america. >> i'll tell you what the plan to stop a vladimir putin means for america. and president obama vowing to stop the islamic state fighters who beheaded a journalist. and wha we'll show what you he can do without the help of congress to stop companies from