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have come up with freedom laws that have sparked nationwide protests. we begin with hour in washington where the obama administration has now begun the task of selling an party deal with iran. they agreed on a surprisingly detailed and comprehensive framework for curbing and monitoring iran's program. and the pledge to lift sanctions that have crippled the iranian economy. this afternoon from the white house rose garden, president obama prayinged the breakthrough saying that the specification that iran has agreed to is up precedented. >> if iran cheats, we will know it. if we see something suspicious, we'll inspect ital. >> it came after eight days of

intense debates including a five hour. and they hope to have a deal on paper by june. >> after rounded clock make or broke negotiations, these world leaders are celebrating that they hope will be a historic moment. announcement with the iranian foreign minister. details details of how iran's nuclear program will be in phases. it's centrifuges cut from 19,000 to 17,000 limited to one facility. >> with the stockpile, it will be limited for specific durations, and there will be no other enrichment facility. >> this, the once secret bunker inside of a mountain.

>> it will be from an enrichment site to a center. >> this counts as the framework agreement that the white house had promised by the missed deadline in march. iran's foreign minister said that for now none of it is binding. >> no agreement has been reached so we don't have any obligation yet. >> but he added this. >> we didn't put in this much time and energy and many sleepless nights to write a piece of paper by june 30th that we're going to look for an excuse to band abandon. >> the u.s. secretary of state has put in much more time. john kerry ed said that it can already be judged. >> it's important to note that iran to date has honored all of the commitments that it made

under the joint plan of action that we agreed to in 2013 and i ask you to think about that against the backdrop of those who predicted that it would fail and not get the job done. >> nuclear talks will continue with tough bargaining between now and the film deadline at the end of june, but this is an important milestone and not just on the nuclear issue. iran and western leaders may just be beginning to build a new relationship after 36 years of mistrust and hostility. james bays. aljazeera. >> while world powers are championing the new deal, two are sceptical. saudi arabia, and israel. israel, led by benjamin netanyahu, said that the deal is disconnected from reality. >> reporter: well, the israel prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been the fiercest critic about these

negotiations between western powers and iran trying to make this agreement that they have now reached to move forward. mr. netanyahu has consistently said that any kind of deal or agreement needs to involve a male, as he put it, rollback of iran's nuclear ambition, and it's quite telling that when president obama made his statement after the agreement was announced that he spoke at length about israel and israel's concerns. mr. obama said that while he and mr. netanyahu don't see eye to eye on this issue that he reaffirmed the u.s. 'commitment to u.n. security. whatever the case, mr. netanyahu, as we have been saying has been a very fierce critic of any luke lar deal with iran, and he said that iran not only threatens israel. but the middle east x as he put

it the rest of the world as well. >> president obama has tried to address israel's concern but in sight of how fierce the opposition to this deal would be in u.s. congress, the u.n. secretary blasted it. and the tom negotiator, "i will say that neville chamberlain got more out of hitler than wendy sherman got out of iran." mike viqueira joins us from washington with that. >> reporter: heartfelt both at home and abroad. and president obama said the bottom line was what he was striving for in the deal, the path to a nuclear weapon is blocked but the president on the home front is already calling congressional leaders trying to lay the groundwork, when they return from their recess on april 13th to

either ratchet up the sanctions against iran, or insist on the right of congress to either accept or reject the deal. both of those things, the president very desperately does not want. >> if congress kills the deal, not based on expert analysis, and not offering any reasonable alternative. >> then the united states will be blamed for failure of diplomacy. and the conflict will widen >> reporter: john boehner specifically opposes it. and the conference call today. the lifting of sanctions the u.s. sanctions david will be step-by-step in accordance with iran meeting benchmarks of the deal. >> we mentioned the international concerns, that

countries like israel and saudi arabia have, and with them. >> reporter: it's interesting. one of the president's first calls was to the king of saudi arabia. and they have been in close contact lately. and the president added that he has invited many of the gulf region's allies, qatar united emrys, to come to camp david for a summit meeting to talk about regional security. andening la merkel and david cameron of france and the uk respectively. but when the president was making an appearance in kentucky that he was three hours late for from the events this morning he spoke with benjamin netanyahu he got the standard readout. between the united states and israel the obama administration stands behind the need for israel's security. this in the face of a very

vocal objection in the last several weeks from benjamin netanyahu. >> mike viqueira, thank you very much. the director of the middle east defense policy, with a non-partisan research group and is this a good deal. >> this is a good deal, for many reasons also. much more than we expected at this point and it's much more comprehensive, and it goes much further in terms of verification and all of the compliance measures that iran will have to go through over the next decade. and now the tough work begins. they will have to nail out the details and get this down, but on first look, this looks like a really good deal. >> as far as the verification, there are so many people around the world who do not trust iran and what's in this framework that makes sure that the international nuclear inspectors will have access

wherever and whenever they want? >> absolutely. the point of this agreement and the reason why we need this agreement is because people don't trust iran. the administration doesn't trust iran, and we shouldn't there's a long history of mistrust. so this agreement will ensure that the international inspectors are on the ground. and they have access to all of iran's facilities, even the facilities that have been hotly contested and folks have been concerned when. and they will have access to iran's research and development facilities which goes even beyond inspections regimes that have been imposed in the past or even proposed in the past. and this is a very comprehensive agreement that's going to institute a lot of snap inspections and the kind of inquiries that the iea will be able to make into iran's activities, and make sure that they're not able to sneak out at facilities that we don't even know about. this is a very good chance of

monitoring them in the future. >> and when the president says that this monitors in an unprecedented way, is he right? >> he is right in terms of non-wartime inspections this goes far beyond anything that we have seen in the past. wartime inspections for iraq and north korea potentially slightly more intrusive however, this is, for a regime that is not agreeing to end the war, it seems in terms of what we're agreeing to here, this is a very intrusive inspections regime. >> and as far as what iran wanted out of it, it wants to lift the sanctions and it seems that they will be lifted as far as the iea is satisfied. is that about right? >> yes. well the iea will have to ensure that iran is complying

with the agreement. and we have to remember that there's a big chunk of u.s. sanctions. and the u.s. congress will have to convenient vote on to repeal entirely. so ultimately, congress will have a say and lawmakers will be able to weigh in, but they will be required to lift them permanently. and that will all be part of a final agreement. >> lacy healey, thank you for joining us. >> attacks by at shabaab, 120 people were killed. they went through a university campus and held dozens of hostages for several hours before security forces ended the siege. officials say four gunmen were killed. anna hayward has the story. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a place of learning, but instead became a battle ground.

dennian troops tried to flush out al shabab fighters holed up inside of the university college. they stormed the building in the early hours of the morning while the students were sleeping. security forces were deployed. it's close to kenya's border with somalia and it has been targeted before by al shabab. a somali group linked to al qaeda. some students were taken hostage, and others managed to escape. >> they were jumping up and down and where they're going to is -- is -- >> reporter: within hours, al shabab said that it was behind the assault. many of the injured suffered gunshot wounds and inside of the hospital where they were treated, pain, grief and horror. [ screams ] >> we were praying when some

people came in from the main door and started shooting. there was one gunman firing from the doorway so i had to jump out of the window, and that's when i was hit by a bullet in the leg. >> this attack will undoubtedly lead to questions about whether enough security was being provided at the university. >> 90% of the they want has been eliminated as we speak to you now. and of course very difficult cost. [ unintelligible ] we were able to rescue over 500 students. >> a dusk to dawn occur view is now in place in garrissa. and now the kenyans are trying to come to terms with the loss of so many. anna hayward aljazeera. >> the fighters are linked to

al qaeda. and they are on the list of terror groups. the peace keepers forced them out. most of them have been in somalia. in 2013, they stormed the west gate mall in nairobi and killed more than 60 people. patrick is a kenyan social activist, and he joins us from kenya. patrick, what sort of impact has this had on young people like yourself across the country? >> for us as young people, this is a big shock to us and raising up a lot of emotions, because young people like me, who go to school, to be able to secure a future for themselves, not just for themselves, but to play a part in this country. so for us, it's a big shock

and it's really painful to see young people loss their lives in such a senseless way. >> is there a feeling across kenya, young people, that you are indeed a target. >> definitely. because we know that young people are the future of our country, and we know that the young people are definitely the target. because if you are able to affect young people, you're able to get rid of the young people, and the country is not strong. >> this is the biggest attack since 1998, when the american embassy was bombed in nairobi and bigger than the west gate mall attack where 60 people were killed. has the government in kenya learned anything from the west gate attack? >> these are the questions that we ask ourselves today. there was no inquiry because it was never made public in the west gate attack. we can remember it very well. the government said that there

were four terrorists in the westgate attack. and today, there were four terrorists who killed 147 young people. so for us, we have to ask ourselves, are there any lessons learned? and four people can not be able to kill 147 people. >> kenya has one of the strongest economies in all of africa. how would you describe, to americans who are watching this what it is about al shabab and what they're trying to do? >> they are attacking kenya because kenya went into somalia to attack them. but we must look at where all of this started. they went into kenya, because al shabab can come into a country and kidnap tourists and able to take tourists into somalia and demand for ransom. and obviously this is not good

for the economy. because kenya is a country that's very dependent on tourism. it has affected the economy because we can see that it's issued by countries like the uk and australia which are obviously hurting our country. because our country is an economy that's really really dependent on tourism. >> has the president done anything more to try to improve security? >> one of the missions that the president say when he talks. he talks about putting more police into the police force. he utterly gave the recommend to the inspector general to see that 10,000 policemen report for training tomorrow. and then as kenyans we say that's a good step to take. but the problem is that we can address the issue of getting

more policemen. but also the issue of how this is going to change. how the whole country can be -- and they end up killing 147. so we need to look at how the policemen are trained in regards to modern terrorism. >> patrick, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> there was a major setback today for saudi arabia in its military efforts in yemen. despite a saudi bombing campaign the houthi rebels captured the presidential palace. the seizure came hours after al qaeda fighters stormed a prison in ocala. hundreds of inmates were freed including an al qaeda leader who had been held for more than four years. two guards and five inmates were killed. just ahead lawmakers in

two u.s. states approve revisions to controversial freedom laws. how they're trying to make the measures more inclusive. >> . and plus, a texas man accused of killing his children was put to death years ago. and we have a chilling new interview. a television inclusive from another man who claimed it was a setup.

>> the governors of indiana and arkansas today signed off on an amended religious freedom bill. they had both asked lawmakers to clarify the language that it allowed discrimination against lesbians and guys. hutchinson said that he was leased with the efforts. >> this bill is bipartisan, and it was received in full support in both houses, and it protects religious freedom. >> indiana's legislature passed it's initial legislation last week and jonathan betz, what are the lawmakers in indiana saying tonight? >> i think the lawmakers are

saying that it's time to move forward. the governor did approve the changes to the bill late this evening, said that it semmes a message that everybody should feel welcome in indiana. >> what was intended as a message of inclusion of all registration beliefs was interpreted as a message of exclusion, especially for the lgbt community. >> the house speaker said that it's control. and lawmakers set that it's legalized discrimination. >> nothing could have been further from the truth. but the perception had to be addressed and hoosier hospitality had to be restored >> it would justify refusing service to gays and lesbians and anyone else. under pressure, the lawmakers worked thursday to change the

bill. new protections for lgbt customers and employers and tenants, limitations on gender identity. the first time that the words have been used in a bill in indiana. the lgbt community said that the changes cannot come soon enough. >> i'm a transgender vig and i ask you to help indiana be a better and safer and more weaponing it state. i ask you to help me pass the bill to make transgender people have a better place to be. >> this was the ceo of angie's list who said that the fix is not enough. he said there was no repeal to the end of discrimination in indiana. angie's list is headquartered in indianapolis. and put their building on hold there. something else was missing as well. >> i want to hear somebody say

we made a grave mistake and we caused the state tremendous embarrassment that will take months and possibly years to repair. the healing cannot begin until that happens. >> still a lot of anger over this law. as one executive pointed out today, it does remain legal in most of indiana to fire someone because they're gay. >> jonathan betz in scottsburg, indiana. there was a report today from an indiana pizzeria under fire for refusing to cater a gay wedding. closing it's doors. a funding sight for donations has been set up and it has raised $267,000 in pledges so far. more than a decade after the state of texas executed convicted murderer, now a look

at the case. heidi jo castro just had an exclusive jailhouse interview, saying that the prosecutor coached him on what to say. and heidi, who was this todd willingham to begin with? >> reporter: sure, willingham was the father of three young daughters who died in a house fire days before christmas in 1991. and willingham was convicted of setting that fire and killing his daughters and he was sentenced to death. now, the state's case against willingham rested on forensics from the scene and testimony of a jailhouse informant who said that willingham confessed to him. he maintained his innocence up to his execution in 2014. >> and heidi what new evidence has come out? >> well, i did just speak with johnny webb, the jailhouse informant, who testified against willingham in 2002, and

he said that he never knew willingham. he said that he was fed the story to be told on the stand by prosecutor, john jackson. >> see everybody says that i'm a snitch. i didn't snitch on nobody. i lied like he told me to. >> jackson denies all of this. but webb points to documentation that he saved of letters that he saved between himself and jackson and associates that seem to support webb's current story. and on top of this, now an independent group of firefighters said that they debunked the evidence from the scene, saying that it was junk science. >> and what has come out as well the statements by prosecute webb and what is next in all of this. >> well, now the attention is on the prosecutor, john jackson, and the bar association filed a formal

accusation against him last month. so jackson will face those charges next month before a jury trial. and that has not been set yet but may next year. >> much more ahead in the next hour here on aljazeera america. up next in power politics. a u.s. senator faces a u.s. judge, and 14 criminal corruption charges. one immediate response to the preliminary deal in iran's nuclear program. the price of oil is dropping.

>> the white house said the united states is providing assistance to kenya's government after the rampage at a top university in that country. at least 147 people were killed when al shabab gunmen stormed the capital. it was the deadliest attack so far in kenya. the interior ministry said that the gunmen had strapped

themselves with explosives. the attackers separated muslims and christians, and then killed the christians. the kenyan president said that they are fast track training 10,000 new police crew. the kenyan wanted poster, mahmoud is an al shabab commander, it's not clear if he was killed by the police, but there's a reward for his capture. from the mubarak christopher what do you make of this attack today? >> thanks for having me, david. al shabab is trying to maintain relevance as much as possible. they recently called for attacks on nals in minneapolis which is a bit of a cry for help on their part. they're trying to get the attention of the international terrorist groups because they need funding and recruitment. >> trying to get that, what is

the best way for countries like kenya, which didn't have security guards well train. but what's the best way to try to deal with it? >> i think one of the best things that kenya could use help on, simple coordination and control. and it's going to take while for them to coordinate the police officers to protect them. but you can improve the system significantly with more coordination. those are things that can be done immediately. and they don't cost as much money. >> we heard today from a guest in the show that the kenyan president has pledged to train 10,000 new police. is that going to help very much? >> well, of course that will help. and certainly that sounds very good initially but that's going to take awhile. they're going to have a lot of vulnerabilities, and even with the additional personnel that's going to command their

control structure as well. and they have to move a lot of personnel around. really the coordination is one of the quickest ways for law enforcement to increase its effectiveness. >> today the kenyan security forces took a long time to get to the campus, but they didn't seem to engage in any of the negotiations but tried to storm in. is that -- are there any negotiation was a group like al shabab when something like this is forming? >> it's not just with the group, but the circumstances. they have said that you can't negotiate a riot or a gunfight. so in the circumstances this appeared that it was an ongoing gunfight. and the most appropriate response is to go in as quickly as able to. and this was a gunfight, holding hostages. so i think that once the forces

got there the way it looks to me their response was appropriate. >> you mentioned that al shabab has said they're going to go after the mall of america in indianapolis. but do they pose much of a danger to the united states homeland? >> not necessarily the homeland. it was a shaming move on their part. for those if you're not helping us in the battle, at least you can send us money. it's an indicator that they want more money and more recruiting. it's farther to access farther from the border, the logistics. >> former hostage negotiator from the fbi.

>> it was a historic day for the united states and iran. the nations agreed on a framework for the nuclear program. and afterwards, john kerry tried to ease the concerns of the allies. >> the bottom line, under that arrangement, the international community will have confidence that iran's nuclear program is peaceful providing that the provisions are adhered to. and if they aren't, we have provisions that empower us to deal with that. >> both sides hope to draft a final agreement by the end of june. it's being hailed as a major breakthrough in a standoff between iran and the u.s., and we look at the controversy between iran and the united states. >> underlying the ongoing nuclear talks, it has shifted through the decades and in

iranian eyes, the u.s. has been friend and enemy, a contradiction shared by the u.s. leaders. cloud by deceit and deception. it was the u.s. that with great breton engineered the coupe coup in 1963. it brought ayatollah khomeini from exile into power. the u.s. embassy has sieged and hostages held for 180 days. the downfall of president jimmy carter. and the success of ronald reagan. the u.s. investigators unearthing the plan where selling arms to iran were used

top fund rebels in nicaragua. the u.s. threw it's support against saddam hussein bolstering iraq with supply of deadly weapons. then iran shot down an airliner. 350 people were killed. and yet not even three years later when the u.s. began it's own war against saddam hussein there were offers of support from the iranian leadership. offers repeated in 2001 when iran quietly rounded up hundreds of al qaeda supporters and offered intelligence to destroy the taliban in afghanistan. these moves were repudiated by george w. bush, who added iran to his axis of evil what he said were behind the conspiracy. >> states like these constitute

an axis of evil. >> the president mahmoud was in power saying in the most controversial of u.n. speeches, that the u.s. itself was behind the 9-1-1 attacks. and then in 2013, the president came into power and the negotiations began. for the first time in 30 years the leaders of the u.s. and iran spoke directly with each other. >> the fact that this was the first communication between iran and american presidents, it underscores the deepness between the countries and the prospect of moving beyond that difficult history. >> as iran and the u.s. move beyond the tension al-assad in syria, and accused of backing

the houthi rebel that's threaten to seize power in yemen. on the other hand, an iranian threat that remind the u.s. and others of the critical role a friendly iran could play restoring harmony in the middle east and beyond. >> oil prices fell again today on the news of an agreement with iran. ali velshi is here with more. >> reporter: oil prices tumbled today on the deal coming. $49.41 a barrel. down nearly a dollar a barrel from wednesday's price. the idea is increased supply, which has brought oil prices down by 50% since last june, are going to continue, and now iran is banking on the deal to remove western sanctions.

iran productions 1 million barrels a day but exports only 1 million a day because of the sanctions. iran is said to be storing 30 million barrels of crude oil on tankers. those tankers are ready to be shipped as soon as sanctions are said to be abused or lifted. and when all of that oil goes onto the market, which is already flooded i wouldn't be surprised to see this price $49.41 going even lower. we'll have to watch between now and june 30th when the final deal is meant to be drafted. any blitz or glitches between now and then will affect the price of oil to the upside. but if things continue, you'll see downward pressure. >> what else is coming up on tonight's show? >> we're looking at the high cost of cheap. how cheaper oil could come at a high price to the planet. and how cheap consumer goods

come to consumers and how cheap punch lines online. the high cost of cheap tonight at 10:30. >> ali velshi, thank you and be sure to watch "real money" with ali velshi. every night 10:30 eastern 7:30 pacific. in the french alps, french investigators made a significant discovery today in the germanwings crash. they found the second black box, and they have identified through dna analysis the remains of all 150 people. and german prosecutors said today that the crash may have been premeditated. that the information in lube it's' apartment, he had online searches of suicide methods and cockpit door security. in the southeastern nation of myanmar, burm a. there has been a crackdown on ethnic

minorities, and the country's dedication to reform. sheila macvicar met the free rangers, a group that uses video cameras a voice to cut off that country's civil war. >> reporter: the release of opposition leader, the suspension of u.s. sanctions and a deep rise in tourism has opened up burma to the world. but there is a side of burma that the government doesn't advertise, a surge in violence by the burmese army. ethnic separatists are increasingly under attack by the burmese army. forcing half a million burmese from their homes. a small band of volunteers risked death to document the brutality against the government's continuing wars.

they call themselves the free burma rangers. the free burma rangers were originally founded by an american missionary. but their members are buddhists, christians, muslims. a diverse army of accountability seeking to record human rights of violations by the national army. this january the rangers traveled deep into the state with the chinese army. and here, they went to the site of a burmese army attack last year. after a grueling three-day trek that covers 60 miles, they finally arrived in the outskirts. they meet one of the few villagers to return home. last year, the free burma rangers dug up a mass grave here and found his son's bold. he had been tortured and killed along with six others when he

insisted on staying it in the village to care for his livestock. the rangers took him to his son's grave. all they can do is offer comfort and report his story. in the hope that one day the old man will see justice. the next day... >> we have the pictures to the intelligence community. >> he reports on another loss of two of their own. three burma rangers killed in a mortar attack by the burmese army. >> in the war sacrificing in the rangers. >> the death only strengthened their resolve to continue to hold the burmese government accountable to all of its people. regardless of their religion or ethnicity. sheila macvicar, aljazeera. >> you can catch more of sheila's reporting tonight.

off the russian coast today, at least 56 people were killed when a fishing troweler sank in icy waters. the search and rescue crews uncovered a massive operation and managed to rescue 63 crew members, but a dozen are still missing. the 330-foot ship rolled over while hauling in a fishing net. it likely hit an object in the water. robert menendez appeared in court today and was arraigned on 14 felony charges. he appeared briefly before a judge and pleaded not guilty to all of the charges including bribery and conspiracy. and he was released on his own recognizance. he is charged with using his office in exchange for luxury gifts, and $700,000 in campaign

donations. >> for nearly three years the justice department has pursued allegations based on smears launched by political opponents trying to silence. these are false and i'm confident they will be proven false, and i look forward to doing so in court. >> menendez will return to court for several hearings, and the trial is not expected until next year. in presidential politics, a washington post poll revealses that candidates for the white house better have experience. 55% of respondents said that it was more important that presidential candidates have experience than a bold vision. and 33% said that they prefer someone with a bold vision for the country. the numbers are good news for former secretary of state hillary clinton and jeb bush, both have experience, familiar last names, and the poll shows that bush and clinton would be

the favorites among the respective party voters. whenever the likely candidate needs voters, addressing party power brokers a tape recorder is nearby, and it belongs to the bush team. they have been quietly taping all of his appearance, and he is able to push back to the media and disprove any of the fox leading to the events. telling the national journal we want to have a full record of his comments, full information awareness. one place for the recording devices are generally prohibited is the united states supreme court. yet for the third in a year, activists snuck a video recorder into the great call to catch protests against the campaign finance decisions. >> [ unintelligible ] ♪

>> they don't tolerate that stuff in the supreme court. and finally comedian, david letterman, is from indiana. he's from the hooshish state and has talked about going back there when he leaves the late show. with al franken as a guest letterman expressed his frustration with politics, and franken offered a suggestion. >> when people come to me, young people say how do you become a united states senator and i say do about 35, 40 years of comedy and then run for the united states senate. [ applause ] you know, it has worked every time. that's how i think we should run. >> if letterman were to run, a lot of political pros in

indiana think he would win and that's today's power politics. one of the country's most famous preachers has died. robert schuler founded the crystal cathedral. and the hour of power was in homes for decades. but in recent years his empire crumbled. the cathedral was sold to the catholic church, and his ministry filed for bankruptcy after being taken over by his chirp. schuler was 88 years old. coming up next, dealing with mandatory water restrictions. but even that might not be enough top end the drought. what it will take to replenish the reservoirs. and plus, a cross-country road trip with the driver in the passenger seat.

>> california is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in state history. and the governor issued mandatory water reductions, in the midst of a long road to fill the reservoirs. jake is in san francisco and first, give us an overview of the drought. >> reporter: well, david the national oceanic and atmospheric administration shows that california is in the center of a national drought. if you look at what the whole country is looking like right now, noah is saying not only are we seeing persistent drought. but it's going to intensify in the southwest especially. and california is the front line of that. because agriculture is really centered in california, it's the single largest producer of

agriculture in the united states, so it's going to be a tremendous drought. >> when it comes to rainfall, can this be remedied? >> if you look at the graphics of what noah has put out what it will take to get california's rainfall back, it's not going to happen. the water poverty line, just to escape the drought, it would take 200% of rainfall in the central valley. and over 100% in the rest of the state. and on the left, what it would take to get to normal levels, and that's over 200% throughout it the state. in california, the rainy season basically ends in february, so we're just not going to see this kind of rain again. but it's more worrisome, david what's happening in snow. even if we were getting heavy precipitation now, it would

arrive in rain, but you need snow to bank moisture for the state over the course of the year. it she'll melts, and april 1st should have been the peak of snow. we should have had 66 inches on average in the places that are most often measured, but instead, there's lilly no snow in those places, not just a few inches but no snow at all. what we have in the reservoirs in california is what we have deal with until at least the fall is what the scientists are saying. >> is there any other source of water that the state can draw on? >> in the future, we could see other sources of it. san diego is putting in a big desalination plant. and we see recycling sewage water into drinking water though they are not proposing drinking it yet. but ground water the service water that lives in the resident waters, but the ground water is drawn from underneath.

the scary thing, it has been drawn from underneath. what you're looking at here is satellite photography from nasa. and it shows that between june of 2002 and 2015, they have been pulling ground water at an incredible rate. the restrictions that have gone into place under governor brown right now will not apply to ago kurt. they are able to draw from ground water any way they like. but if you are able to put a well into the flesh of california you can pull out anything you like. but it means that we're changing the face of california forever. when the underground aquaphors begin to collapse as they will when they're empty they are beginning to hollow out and the earth is beginning to collapse. you are seeing the earth collapse by half an inch a month. so you're talking about permanent dig figurement of california and the incredible drought. >> thank you.

a look at what's coming up. at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here now. >> coming up tonight at 8:00, we're following two big stories tonight. agreement in the iran nuclear talk. what it forces iran to do with the nuclear supply and will congress accept the deal in and al-shabaab how it killed 150 people in kenya today. and how can future attacks by this group be stopped? in the united states, was a texas man killed for killing his children actually incident of that? a man said that he lied. >> everybody said that i was a snitch. and i didn't snitch on nobody. i lied like they told me to. >> had you ever talked to bellinghambellwillingham before? >> no. >> did you know who willingham was? >> the prosecution for the case, and what happened in the case may never be answered. and its world autism

awareness day. it's why so many people are wearing blue, and why so many buildings will be lit up in blue tonight. for the founders, it's ten years in the making. >> we had to take it out of the closet and talk about it. nobody was talking about it. >> you talked about it to the pope, didn't you? >> i sure did. it was a wonderful experience. >> suzanne and bob wright talk about the challenges and the help this they received from both republicans and democrats in washington. all of those stories coming up in three minutes. >> thank you. the future of the auto world has arrived right here in new york city. audi finished it's nine-day trek today. it started in san francisco and the car mostly drove itself for 3400 miles. it uses gps for traffic and brake on its own. it will be 10-15 years before

self driving cars are ready for the rest of us. that is our report for this hour. i'm david schuster, and then antonio mora. thank you for watching.

hi everyone. an agreement reached on iran's nuclear program. what it says under this arrangement, the international community will have confidence iran's nuclear community is exclusively peaceful and the real work is just beginning. massacre in kenya, scores of college students murdered. a surging group linked with al