in the right place we expected it. that might be the first sign that dark matter cares about the rest of the universe in other ways therein through gravity. if you want to find out more about dark matter as i know you do you can go to the al jazeera website and get a lot more. aljazeera.com. >> renewed protests against police violence this morning after rallies stop traffic in three major cities. >> the fight for 15, fast food workers take to the streets today in more than 200 cities worldwide, demanding higher wages. >> the president and congress agree on a way forward on a nuclear deal with iran, but the path to a final deal is far from

assured. >> this is aljazeera america good morning. live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. protestors are calling for more action to stop what seems like a spike in police shootings of african-american suspects. tomas drayton joins me now with more on what's happening nationwide. >> the march begins in philadelphia but the movement from new york to chicago to california. marshes want more accountability and transparency. we've seen these scenes across the country. there were 25 demonstrations yesterday alone. in chicago, 200 gathered at daily center demanding reform within the police department. five people were reportedly arrested.

>> in oakland california signs read black and brown lives matter, hundreds of protestors marched blocking traffic on interstate 88. >> in los angeles the protests continued with many carrying signs and banners, 15 were arrested after block ago commuter train. >> in new york city, several hundred demonstrators marched toward police headquarters with reports of dozens arrested for blocking traffic there. please say an off duty police officer was assaulted by two protestors heading home on the brooklyn bridge. the suspects apparently fled. these protests come after a string of high profile cases of black men losing their lives to the hand of white police officers, including the shooting of a man in tulsa oklahoma by a reserve deputy sheriff. last week, we saw video of a south carolina police officer shooting and killing a black man who was running away from that officer. >> as we mentioned, there is another round of protests

expected today. a five state rally spans over nine days that began monday in statten riled where eric garner was killed. the march to justice will wind up in washington d.c. to hold a rally nat until malady handing change in our police departments across the country. the group plans to deliver proposals for legislative reforms to congress when arriving in washington d.c. >> with all those protests across the country are we seeing pushback. >> it depends how you define bushback. several police officers agree yes, there should be reform whether policy or leadership, the way they're trained but also say there needs to be change within the community. the way that individuals are interacting with police officers and some have even suggested high school programs that would teach teenagers on how to interact with police. >> thank you. >> the volunteer sheriff's deputy who shot and killed a man

in tulsa object oklahoma is out on bond this morning. robert baits faces second degree manslaughter charges opinion the 73 turned himself in yesterday. baits was caught on police video shooting eric harris during an undercover sting operation. baits said he mistook his gun for a taser. >> tens of thousands of fast food workers around the world are walking off the job today strikes planned in 200 cities. low wage employees want higher pay and more than double the current federal minimum wage. john henry smith here has more. >> organizers of the so-called fight for $15 rallies are determined to make an impact with today's show of force projecting this huge bureau and message on landmarks like new york's brooklyn bridge and conducting a highly coordinated social media campaign to get the word out all of this in an effort to raise the minimum wage

to $15 per hour across the country. many businesses oppose any rise in the minimum wage saying such a move will force employers to cut back on jobs, employee hours or both. in a statement released earlier this year by the u.s. department of commerce, it said the minimum wage debate is misplaced saying most minimum wage workers are teenagers or working part time. right now, 21 states have raised their minimum wage for 2015, but even with that, only three even come close to the $10.10 an hour minimum wage president obama has been calling for. giving american workers a raise has been a frequent topic for the president at his state of the union addresses including these remarks two years ago. >> for businesses, it would mean customers with more money in their pockets.

a whole lot of folks would probably need less government help. >> the fight for $15 is focusing on low wage industries, fast food, airport services, home health care and day care as well as adjunct professors at colleges and universities. all those people plan to show up in force across the country and world. organizers expect 60,000 people in over 200 cities and anywhere from 25-40 countries to walk off the job and join the rallies for $15. book to you. >> thank you very much, john henry smith. we also know many workers have already walked out. the workers who have walked out are posting on social media. this man is walking off a job in mcdonald's in new orleans. there's a scene in detroit late last night. abroad in tokyo fast food workers march today for higher

pay, and in seoul, south korea another group gathered in front of a mcdonald's. in new zealand workers are demanding an end to zero ours contract meaning they have no guarantee of how many hours they'll get each week. >> cuban leaders are praising president obama to remove cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism. it's been a stumbling block in efforts to restore diplomatic relations. president obama's decision comes just days after his historic meeting with cuban president rule kass

president raul castro. some say it's a terrible decision. >> cuba is a state sponsor ofively terrorism. they has she other final i was of american justice including someone who killed a police officer in new jersey 30 years ago. it's a country helping north korea. >> >> congress has 45 days to consider president obama's decision. >> sudan syria and iran are the only three country that is remain on the u.s. terror list. ires nuclear exhibits are an issue. secretary of state john kerry met with his counterparts in germany this morning discussing several on going conflicts around the world. dominic cain is live in germany where the meeting is taking place. how did the iran nuclear debate

play out in secretary of state john kerry's talks with g7 foreign ministers? >> kerry said that the issue of iran was looming large over niece negotiations and made reference to the factual that the final resolution of the iran situation is supposed to be by the end of june this month. was, it's worth bearing in mind that four of the ministers who are in lausanne for those marathon talks early this month at part of the p5 plus one the permanent members of the security council and iran were basically, it was the sort of thing where he said that actually what was needed here was resolution and the host of this summit, he, too was at laws son, he, too referred to ran in his introductory remarks and went to talk about other countries on the agenda here in this summit, including the

islamic state of iraq and the levant syria and libya be, too. there was clear emphasis on that what the foreign ministers considered to be global crisis r. crises and something they think the g7 can come to a resolution on. the thing they wanted to talk about most was iran. >> dominic cain in germany thank you. >> a compromise deal is headed to the full senate now that lawmakers agree on how congress would review any nuclear agreement with iran. even the obama administration is onboard. >> the white house is less than thrilled with this deal that came out of the senate foreign relations committee but it is a real compromise between reputes and democrats in congress and congress is generally pleads, because it gives members what they want most, a role in the iran negotiations. >> senators quickly agreed on

one thing this week. they want to stay in negotiations with iran. >> i want to make sure every member of congress is going to have input. we're going to have our say. >> i believe congress should play a role in insuring all the details that need to be in place are there. >> ben cardin brought a reality check to the foreign relations committee. >> i don't think we'll convince any administration, democratic or republican that congress should have any role in anything that they do. >> there's been a tug of war between president obama and congress with the white house threatening to veto legislation that would weigh in on a nuclear deal with iran. that changed tuesday. senators had refooled their bill and avoided a political showdown. obama administration spokesman john earnest described a white house standing down. >> i think we would find ourselves with the kind of compromise that the president

would be willing to sign. >> it shortens the time congress would have to review a final deal and gets rid of the requirement that the president regularly certify that iran hasn't supported terrorist acts against be americans. senate foreign relations chairman and top democratic worked together to craft the bill. >> that the president saw that as senator worker was working closely with ranking democratic on the committee to work out this compromise that they were able to come together and the white house better go along because they were believe up a veto proof majority in the senate as a result of this compromise, and so, as the country and song goes in the u.s., you got to know when to hold and when to fold 'em. >> i have received assurances today, all morning i was on the phone with experts saying do you feel that if we vote for this bill, we will up-end negotiations and the answer came back very straightforward way no, this bill will not do that.

>> on the other side of the aisle, chairman worker convinced his republican colleagues that they will get their say. >> many times let's face it, this was not something that the administration favored but congress prevailed. >> a rare bipartisan moment postponing the big fight over iran sanctions until another day. >> this now goes to the full senate expected to get broad support, easily passing the bar of a veto proof majority. >> iran's president is reiterating his stance on a possible nuclear deal. he says iran will only accept the agreement with all sanctions are immediately lifted. on state t.v. today, he said iran wants to end isolation by having constructive interaction not confrontation with the world. >> the european union launched an anti trust probe against

google. regulators are looking into whether the and droid operating system is anti competitive. google has not publicly responded. >> there's a battle between a community and a grocery delivery service. why one neighborhood says fresh direct is trading their health for more jobs. >> child labor in myanmar how american investment may be help to go hire some of the nation's youngest workers.

>> space x is planning its next mission after a successful launch today, on a a mission to replenish supplies at the international space station but an attempt to land the rocket on a platform failed again. >> president obama is expected to sign medicare dock fix law passed by the senate on tuesday. the legislation creates a permanent payment procedure for doctors. >> the california drought has not caused major damage to the state's economy. the report from the state

legislature said the drought has devastated agriculture but the sector accounts for only 2% of california's gross domestic product. >> there's an environmental battle brewing in new york. on line grocery delivery service fresh direct wants to open a 5,000 facility outside manhattan, but residents say their health is being sacrificed for jobs. real money's mary snow, people are saying not in my back yard, even though a lot of jobs are coming into the neighborhood. >> that's the battle, jobs versus health. this community that said it's reached its breaking point. if construction stays on track the new headquarters in the south bronx will open sometime next year. new york offered direct huge incentives and tax breaks to keep them from moving to new jersey. it will house fresh direct food manufacturing and distribution and keep thousands of jobs in new york. fresh direct estimates there will be more than 600 truck

trips per day and that's really what has this community up in arms. >> what is fresh direct saying? >> they are saying they have taken the health affect into account and they say they are develop ago cleaner fleet of trucks that will emit less pollutants. this is not satisfying critics saying their area is already a dumping ground, it has industries there. opponents say the extra trucks will add to heavy truck traffic already there, as well as more pollutants. >> we've heard this argument before. is there any link between that truck traffic and health? >> i've talked to some doctors and researchers and they say yes, there is a direct correlation between living in a poor neighborhood, there's bad air quality high truck traffic and high rates of asthma. the bronx as a county has the highest hospitalization rate of asthma in new york state. residents say if they can't breaking, they can't work. coming up, i'll talk more about

environmental injustice. >> thank you mary snow. >> we're looking at the issue of child labor in myanmar. many have invested in the country since sanctions eased in 2012. american dollars may be helping perpetuate the child labor problem. >> he is 12, but for the past three months, he's worked 15 hours a day every day. >> i get up early in the morning, and help open the tea shop, then i bathe then we wait on tails all day. at night we close the shop. >> he's one of an estimated 1 million child workers in myanmar. most leave school for big cities to support their families. activist tim a hardy is trying to help. >> what we're doing is a drop in the bucket, this issue is so

huge. >> he started the mobile education project last year. he and his team are teaching 400 kids basically reading math and life skills. today's lesson is on hygiene. fleeing myanmar after taking part in student protests against the military government, he came back in 2012 as the country began opening up to the world. he saw more children workinging cities than he ever had before. >> when i came back i was like wow, so many kids, everywhere you go. it's like young people working day in-day out and then just to make like a couple of dollars a day. >> myanmar bars children 13-15 from working more than four hours a day and kids under 13 from working at all but the law is rarely enforced.

child labor is pervasive here. the u.s. eased sanctions on myanmar in 2012. >> we reached out to companies to visit, they said no. coca-cola said they hired 16 and older. >> an independent audit of two factories used by gap did not find evidence of child labor but found some personnel files did not contain proof of age verification and some documents showed signs of manipulation. >> we headed to the u.s. embassy to ask how well american companies in myanmar have avoided using child labor. >> it's a challenge for sure. we have heard of cases where companies have had to tell suppliers or subcontractors to

plyers, we can't hire those we can't work with you if you are in a child labor situation. >> if somebody says american companies should not invest in a country where there is child labor, what would you say? >> i don't see that's a uniquely burmese problem. it's elsewhere in the world. the scale might be different the degree, but i think being here makes more of a different than not being here. >> the companies still look at not only the short term gain, but look at long term consequences. >> if they can really get down to the, you know, like on the ground and work with them to develop the skill that they need this labor force could come back and help in this country. >> he said it would give kids more hope. >> what do you want to do when you grow up?

>> i wanted to be an engineer, but i don't know fill have the chance. >> al jazeera myanmar. >> sex crimes in sports, are colleges doing enough to protect students assaulted by top athletes? an america tonight investigation, next.

>> jurors in the trial of convicted bomber dzhokar tsarnaev are being told not a attend any events. >> a student is pitted against her university and that student is using a federal law in the fight more often associated with providing girls equal athletic opportunities.

we report on the title nine lawsuit that alleges the university protected a hockey player accused of rape. >> in america sports are not an official religiousen athletes revered. a student asked we protect her identity. >> it was really scary and i mean, i don't know if you've ever been woken up by a stranger just standing over you while you sleep, but that's something i will never forget. it was awful. >> he took her to his room where she said he proceeded to kiss and grope her before raping her. >> the word no never even

crossed my mind, it was just who are you and what the heck are you doing? >> she immediately reported her rape to campus police and was able to identify her attacker as standout hockey player. >> i got a call from the sergeant. he said well, i have an interesting turn of events with your situation. >> an interesting turn of events. >> yes. i went down there and he said well, i got a confession out of him, and he cried as soon as he got in my police car and all this stuff and honestly, it seemed to me like he was trying to make me feel bad for him and like he was really sorry about it. >> so when you heard that this person confessed, what were you thinking at that moment? >> i said well good, now somebody's going to believe me. >> following the investigation

the school student conduct board recommended taking away his scholarship and immediate expulsion. >> you felt good about that. >> yeah, i was really happy about this. >> he appealed the decision and was allowed to remain on campus. he was also allowed to play out the rest of the season for the hockey team, never missing a game. >> why were you so mad? >> because that's insane, because that's a violent crime. >> that he confessed to. >> yes there was no question of what happened, because there's two sides of the story, you know there's usually three sides, his hers and the truth but ours pretty much hit together at the point that matters. >> al jazeera, huntsville, alabama. >> president abraham lincoln is being remembered 150 years after his assassination. dozens gathered for a andle light vigil outside the lincoln

memorial last night. he was shot by john wilks booth. he died the next day. thanks for joining us, stephanie sy up next with al jazeera. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live...

>> coast-to-coast rallies for a higher minimum wage already beginning this morning. we'll speak with two people taking part. >> thousands are marching to the nation's capitol demanding justice, protesting police brutality. >> cheers in cuba today after president obama removes the country from the u.s. terror list. some lawmakers say it's a bad

move. >> run down in broad daylight, what happens seconds before this dramatic dash cam video showing police using a very unconventional and controversial tactic. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. protests are taking place across the country and world minimum wage workers demanding higher pay. fast food employees walking off the job in their fight for higher wages. strikes and protests are planned in 200 cities in 35 countries. john henry smith is here with more and john, protestors want $15 an hour, double the current federal minimum wage. >> they're going to let their voices heard. if they pull this off this will be a massive protest. organizers are determined to make an impact with today's show

of force. they projected this huge message on the brooklyn bridge and other landmarks across the country. they conducted a highly coordinated social media campaign to get the word out in an effort to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour across the country. many business groups oppose any rise in the minimum wage, saying such a move will just force employers to cut back on jobs, employee hours or both. last week, the national federation of independent businesses said in a statement the restaurant industry faces small profit margins and small businesses are vulnerable to increases in labor cost. a $15 per hour wage would result in the loss of substantial number of jobs in the exact working population activists say they want to help. the action would have the effect of putting added pressure on

employers. >> right now, 21 states have raised their minimum wage for 2015 but no one meet the $10.10 federal minute come wage president obama has been calling for. giving american workers a raise has been a frequent topic for the penalty at his state of the union addresses including this two years ago: >> for businesses across the country it would be customers with more money in their pockets. a whole lot of folks out there would probably need less help from government. >> you take a look at 21 states who raised their wage this year, even with all of those states, only california, oregon and washington meet or exceed $9 per hour. the fight for $15 goal is $15 in every state. the fight for $15 is focusing on low wage industries and you can see, we talked earlier about the massiveness of today's protest five for $15 think there might

be showing up people employed in the fast food industry, people employed in airport services and home health care, day care, even adjunct professors from many universities across the country. again, they've got a very ambitious plan today. we'll see if they can pull it off. >> many workers have already walked out and they're posting about it on social media. this worker walked off the job in new ear leans at mcdonald's early this morning. this was a fast food restaurant in detroit last night. in tokyo, fast food workers also march today for higher pay. in seoul, south korea this group gathered in front of mcdonald's. this video comes from new zealand where workers are

demanding an end to zero hour contracts, no guarantee of how many hours they'll get each week. >> a volunteer sheriff's deputy in tulsa is free on bond on manslaughter charges. he shot and killed an unarmed african-american suspect. he says he mistook his begun for a taser. there are tough questions about his training and whether he should have been carrying a gun in the first place. >> the big question the tulsa county sheriffs democratic faces is why a 73-year-old insurance company executive was moonlighting as a volunteer police officer. reserve deputy robert baits was booked on a second degree manslaughter charge, immediately released on $25,000 bond. >> in light of the charges he's not going to make a statement. we will defend this in a court of law and that's what we're going to do. >> he is charged in the death of eric harris, the target of away

undercover operation involving illegal guns. he is shown running he's tackled to the ground. reserve deputy baits warns he's going to use his stun gun but instead fires his pistol. >> i shot i'm i'm sorry. >> harris' family said the filing of criminal chars is a necessary first step on the road to justice and for our family's healing pros. at the same time, we know there is a long road head. there remain many unanswered question. questions like whether baits was qualified to be an officer. they are usually unpaid volunteers who have the full powers and authority of a commissioned deputy, making up a third of tulsa county's deputies and their state required training appeals in comparison to full time officers. >> he became certified in 1964 when he went through the tulsa please academy became a

certified peace over in the state of oklahoma. >> he served for a year. >> yes. >> that's 51 years since he was certified as a police officer and in 51 years policing methods advanced, skills can be worn, is that not a concern? >> certainly it is a concern. >> certificates are good for life unless an officer gets into trouble. there are also no requirements for continuing education for reservists. >> is that sufficient? in my opinion, i would think that we would need training for all peace officers, regardless of whether they're full time or reserve. >> the tulsa county sheriff said they have had some training, but did not elaborate. there are the questions about baits relationship with the democratic and with the sheriff himself. the tulsa world he reports he served at chairman of the sheriff's reelection committee in 2012 and county records show baits donated six vehicles and

expensive forensic equipment to the department since 2009. >> do you think these donations could have influenced the sheriff to keep this 73-year-old deputy around? >> well, i don't know. i have no background with that. in oklahoma, there is no required method i'm aware of or restriction where donations impact the ability to be certified. >> what with he know is that the way baits became a reserve deputy and his on-duty powers are legal in oklahoma, and any reform would require a change in state law. al jazeera oklahoma city. >> the shooting was just the latest high profile incident of police shooting and killing an unarmed african-american man. it has sparked a week of protest against police and those protests continue today. tomas drayton joins us now. these are also nationwide pro

test. >> we saw more than two dozen alone, the latest in philadelphia hundreds are protestors, in no cases thousands taking to the streets. they're calling for more action, pushing further debate about the use of deadly force by police against minorities. >> at least 25 demonstrations across the country on tuesday stretching from california to new york, protestors want accountability and they want transparency. >> in chicago about 200 people gathered at the daily center, demanding reform within the police department. five people were reportedly arrested. in oakland california, holding signs that read black and brown lives matter, hundreds of protestors marched blocking traffic on i-88. in los angeles the protests continued with many carrying signs and banners, 15 people were arrested after blocking a commuter train at a downtown intersection. meanwhile, in new york city, several hundred demonstrators

marched toward police headquarters with reports of dozens of people being arrested for blocking traffic. police also say an off duty officer was assaulted by two protestors heading home on the brooklyn bridge. the suspects apparently fled. these protests come after a string of high profile cases of black men losing their lives to the hand of white police officers, including the shooting of a man in tulsa oklahoma by a reserve deputy sheriff. last week, we saw video of a south carolina police officer shooting and killing a black man, who was running from the officer. today's philadelphia rally is part of a march to justice a nine day 5-state march that kicked off monday on new york's stanten island that will wrap up next week in the nation's capitol. the group will deliver proposals for legislative reforms to congress when it arrives in washington, d.c. >> that philadelphia rally one of several planned today. the march for justice, also

calling attention to school and prison reform will march to maryland before wrapping up in the nationed capitol. >> video shows arizona police deliberately ramming an armed robbery suspect with a squad car. [ gunshot ] ion. >> one round went out. officers were tailing the suspect as he fired his weapon into the air. seconds later, one officer slams right into him then hit the concrete wall. the incident back in february sent him to the hospital, but he survived. he now faces felony charges accused of invading a home and stealing a car and rifle earlier that day. investigators say the officer likely saved the man's life because he probably would have been shot and killed if the incident continued. >> foreign ministers from seven of the world's post powerful nations are wrapping up they're meeting in germany this morning. john kerry jointly his counters parts.

the former g8 excluded russia last year over support for armed separatist in ukraine. let's go to dominic cain where the meeting is taking place. what are the key issues? >> the german organizers of this summit in lubeck have packed the itinerary with many issues around the world. imposing armed embargoes on the houthis. he referred to the volatility of the region and then they are also discussing the islamic state of iraq and the levant and what response the g7 could come up with, what sort of statement they could make about that situation. then there's ukraine. it's worth remembering that the

french and the germans together with the russians and the cranes came up with the minsk agreement. that's very much at the fore front of discussions earlier this morning and it's something that foreign minister's were keen to stress. it's something that mr. kerry was -- he praised the role of the germans and french insofar as the minsk agreement was concerned and the other issue that all the foreign ministers have discussed here this morning, iran. >> of course, negotiations with iran have been high on the agenda there. let's just listen to what john kerry had to say a short time ago about that. >> looming large is the challenge of finishing the negotiation with iran over the course of the next two and a half months. yesterday, there was a compromise reached in washington rewarding a congressional input. we are confident about our ability for the president to negotiate an agreement and to do so with the ability to make

the world safer. >> how are the continuing iran nuclear talks playing out during kerry's meeting with his g7 counterparts? >> well, it's worth remembering that four of the foreign ministers here at this summit were part of the p5 plus one attacks in lausanne earlier this month, those marathon talks. clearly all the people involved in those are here and brought the issues from there to this meeting. mr. kerry was keen to make reference to the fact that there is a time line, a deadline, that by the end of june, there has to be a positive resolution and it's something that the ministers were keen to stress and mention in their discussions. >> dominic, thank you. >> as secretary kerry pointed out, a compromise dealing on reviewing any agreement with iran is heading to the full senate. >> u.s. lawmakers agreed on how

that review would take place. iran's president is reiterating his stance that an accord will only happen if all sanctions are lifted immediately. he said tehran wants to end its isolation by having constructive interaction, not confrontation with the world. >> cuban leaders today are praising president obama's decision to remove the nation from a list of state sponsors terrorism. cuba had been on that list since 1982. the terror designation was a major bone of contention in the effort to normalize relations but some members of congress are voicing opposition. >> the u.s. and cuba have been at logger heads for more than half a century. historic handshake on sunday now given real substance by the announcement that the u.s. is to remove cube boo from a list of those it says are state sponsors of trim. >> i think it's very good.

it was time that it happened. raul and obama united for the sake of the people of cuba. >> it's the most important step for the normalization of relations between the two countries. in 1959, after the cuban revolution, the caribbean island was added to the list 23 years later, the u.s. accused havana of aiding armed rebels and harboring u.s. final i was. cuba is saying it should never have been on the list at all. >> we are not terrorists, quite the opposite. we are supporters of peace and tranquility and good things for all. >> progress in the economic and social areas everything, it's great that this has happened. >> it's not a done deal just yet. obama must get approval from congress. republican presidential hopeful marco rubio has condemned the

move. >> the decision made by the white house today is a terrible one but not surprising, unfortunately, cuba is a state sponsor of terrorism. he harbor final i was of american justice including someone who killed a police officer in new jersey over 30 years ago. it's helping north korea evade weapons sanctions by the united nations. they should have remained on the list. it sends a chilling message to our enemies that this white house is no longer serious about calling terrorism by its proper name. >> being black listed by the u.s. is an emotional issue in cuba. the economic damage topped $1 trillion. >> it's a start. there are many things to be eliminated, like the blockade, which is what we really needle. >> the lifting of the economic embargo is thought to be some years away, while cuba and the u.s. still agree to disagree on many issues, this puts them one step closer to leaving the cold

war behind. >> iraq foreign minister wraps up a two day visit to washington today. he met with president obama tuesday. he did not get everything he asked for. >> as iraq prime minister abadi arrived in washington, his staff in baghdad made it clear to reporters he was coming here for reinforcements in the fight against islamic state of iraq and the levant. on his list, surveillance drones, attack helicopters fighter jets. they said they needed those to take back mosul and anbar. >> i think this is why we are having this meeting to make sure that we are continually improving our coordination to make sure that iraq security forces are in a position to succeed. >> his press secretary went further. >> there were no specific requests made by the iraq prime minister. >> the u.s. is pledging more humanitarian aid $205 million, a little less than last year.

>> president barack obama was very specific on one point saying all foreign assistance has to go to the government of iraq sending the message that their sovereignty is affected and they would be responsible for any war crimes that committed with that equipment. >> human rights groups complained the u.s. and iraq officials aren't doing enough on that front. >> we see no resources to know what's happening with those weapons, who they're actually going to. we know who the u.s. says they're supposed to go to, but we don't know if that's who end up using them. >> the most leverage the u.s. has with the iraq government is the control of airstrikes, supplying drones and fighter jets would lessen that power and after this meeting it's not clear the u.s. is ready to give that up. >> on the agenda today president obama and vice president biden will meet with the presidents of liberia

guinea and sierra leone, talking about progress in the international response to ebola. hillary clinton holds another round table today with small business owners and employees in iowa as part of her presidential campaign. she'll visit a family-owned fruit distributor. >> libya's prime minister is in russia expected to ask moscow for weapons in return for resurviving contracts with russian companies. >> one of the world's large evident on line grocery stores is at the center of a public health debate. >> we're one of the only communities that have the balance, jobs with our health. >> why residents in one of new york's poorest communities are fighting a move that could bring dozens of jobs in the neighborhood. >> lift off the falcons. >> a successful launch for space x, sending supplyion to the international space station but it was deja vu when american's private space contractor tried to land that rocket in the middle of the ocean.

>> welcome back to aljazeera america. it is 8:22 eastern. taking a look at today's top stories. opposition leaders in guinea

calling for an end to protest after gunfire erupted near the capitol. security forces and opposition forces have been clashing since a young man was killed by police. democratic presidential elections will take place october 1. >> family members mark one year since a ferry sank. relatives placed flowers in the water. more than 300 were killed. >> an airlines jet was trying to land at the hiroshima airport when the leftwing and engine were damaged. 27 people were hurt. >> some call it environmental race. >> low income communities say they are subjected to more pollutants than other

communities. one of the latest battles is taking place here in new york. this started with people upset that this major on line grocer was moving into their neighborhood. >> that's right. fresh direct will say this brings much needed jobs but residents say it's just another big industry moving in and they don't need the pollution that will come with it. >> the greatest benefit is really having the upper hand on quality control. >> on line grocer fresh direct delivers fresh foods to homes. as it moves its operations, some applaud economic benefits. activists michael johnson sees an environmental injustice to the south bronx. >> it represents a community of the next assault or another assault on this neighborhood. >> johnson has led protests and the legal battle to block it from moving its headquarters to the south bronx.

the company estimates there will be more than 600 truck trips per day in and out of its new hub. the way johnson sees it, it will worsen bad air quality in a poor neighborhood surrounded by highways industries and exhaust from diesel truck traffic. scenes like this are not uncommon. this woman is being tested for asthma in the bronx which has the highest hospitalization rates for asthma in the state. fresh direct has prevailed in legal challenges and is now believe its new headquarters. the state and city of providing the grocer with the more than $100 million in incentives not to leave new york. >> what about the jobs it's bringing? >> right and we're one of the only communities that have having to balance jobs with our health, and we know if we can't breathe, we can't work. >> fresh direct declined our request for an interview. in a statement they said that its trucks would only represent

a tiny fraction of the traffic that's already here, and it says it's developing a cleaner fleet of trucks that will emit less pollutants, but that hasn't satisfied critics. >> doctors are closely monitoring the health effects of air pollution in the bronx and disparities in the air people breathe. >> our research shows if you lived near a truck route you had a higher risk of being hospitalizedhospitalized for asthma than if you lived in a nicer neighborhood in the bronx. >> air quality was stayed coast to court and found air is not equal. it looked at nitrogen dioxide found in truck exhaust and industrial sites and found that nitrogen dioxide concentrations are 38% higher for non-whites than whites. >> it is an environmental justice issue on average

people low income are breathing more air pollution even today is an environmental justice issue. >> lawyers for south bronx unit go back to court next monday to try one more legal strategy to block fresh direction hoping new evidence will give them the right to argue that the company's plans vital a requirement that use of public land actually benefits the public. we'll keep you posted on ho this plays out. >> thank you so much. >> they are demanding what with they call a living wage. thousands of prosiestors take to the streets today in cities across the world. we'll speak with one of the organizers and a worker who's struggling to make ends meet. >> a new study links gestational diabetes with autism. what expectant moms can do to lower the risks.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories, protestors are taking

to the streets in philadelphia today call for more action to stop police shootings of african-american suspects. it's part of a nine day five state rally. this is the scene in chicago and other cities on tuesday. demonstrations will wind up in washington d.c. next week. >> cuban leaders are welcoming cuba's removal from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. it has been a stumbling block in restoring diplomatic relations. some members of congress oppose the move. >> police deliberately ram a car. officers were tailing the suspect as he fired his weapon into the air. the incident sent mario have a lens i can't to the hospital. he now faces felony charges. >> demonstrators will rally

across the country today and in many other countries calling for a raise to $15 an hour. they are part of the philadelphia movement calling for an increase. kate's an organizer with the 15 now philly organization, justin works as a security guard. thanks for your time. kate what's the plan there in philadelphia. are we going to see walkouts, bridge and road closures? >> yeah, so fast food workers have already walked off on strike. there's a 6:00 a.m. strike line in north philadelphia, which is one of the poorest neighborhoods in philly and then around from 1:30 to nearly 5:00, center city philadelphia's going to be almost shut down with protestors coming from north south east and west. >> this movement has gained particular steam in philadelphia and pennsylvania. tell us why.

>> almost one in three people in philadelphia lives in poverty. philadelphia says the poorest major city in the country so it's not just fast food workers but health care workers retail workers, grocery store workers all kinds of people need a big raise. >> justin, critics of this movement say this is more about big labor shipping in protestors but you are somebody who is directly affected. how much do you make and when is the last time you got a raise? >> i make $8.84. last time i got a raises was never. >> what does it mean for you and your family? are you reliant an government assistance of any kind? >> my family sports me as much

as they can. >> i understand that you work for smaller businesses doing various jobs. are you worried that calling for a $15 minimum mean you don't get hired by these companies or get hired for less work? >> i am not worried at all. i don't worry period. whether it's good or bad i'm down for it. >> kate, last time at this time of year were calls for $10 an hour minimum wage, some economists are staying 15 is a dramatic increase and could lead to people like justin having less work. >> i think what we're going to see in the median term is that when regular people like justin, like me, when we make $15 an hour, we're going to be spending it in local economies so it's going to give smaller businesses a boost so that will actually create more jobs.

it's a myth that higher wages cut jobs. >> kate good moon and justin merden, thank you. >> one seattle tech company is going way past $15 an hour. the c.e.o. has made the minimum sam rip at his company $70,000 a year. for some employees that more than doubles their pay. we have more on the extraordinary decision. >> when was the last time you got a raise without even asking for it? that's something that's happening to a lot of folks at this seattle company which processes credit card payments. van pryce decided that everybody here should make a minimum wage of $70,000. this was the scene when he sprung the announcement on his workers. >> do you have any questions? [ cheers and applause ] >> about 70 employees are going to benefit and get bumped up to that level. thirty of them are going to be doubling or more than double

their current salary with that just like that, and that includes haley in marketing. >> i'm still trying to wrap my mind around it. >> do you have more flexibility now? >> yeah especially in seattle where it's unaffordable to live and my student loans are 24, it's going to change my world. >> dramatic change for people and the company. why is the c.e.o. doing it and how is he going to pull it off? al jazeera seattle. >> you can watch his full report tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> on the healthbeat, new research links diabetes during pregnancy with a child's risk of developing autism. the study published in the journal of the american medical association finds women diagnosed with gestational diabetes were 40% more likely to have a child who developed

autism. no increase was found in autism risks if the mother was diagnosed with die bates after week 26. autism affection one in 26 children in the u.s. the medical director of the autism treatment network for autism speaks joins us. thanks so much for your team. 40% more likely for autism number means alarm bells should ring. should they? >> they really shouldn't. the concern here is for women who have gestational diabetes early in pregnancy but that increase is an increase over a small risk to begin with, so really pregnant women should not get overly alarmed about this. >> a small risk as far as having a child develop autism or small risk as far as women who have gestational diabetes. >> there's a little of both

there, the risk of having a child with autism one in 4,000 births. the rate of gestational debites is six per thousand, so we're talking about a small number of pregnancies that would be affected here. >> what more do we know about the link between gestational diabetes and autism. >> this link adds more information to the fact that we're seeing that affects on the unborn fetus increase the risk for autism and that autism seems to be starting before children are born. it also shows us that illnesses or other conditions that have an inflammatory response during pregnancy can affect increasing that risk of developing autism. >> the study doesn't really give us in sight into the path tholing of why diabetes specifically might lead to a higher risk of autism.

>> not specifically. so we know that for example high levels of blood sugar and other factors that go on in women with diabetes produce an inflammatory spans that can affect other parts of the body, our blood vessels, blood pressure, kidneys and so fort. it also may be having some effect on the developing brain or on other activities that are going on as that brain is developing. >> hmm. so i just go back to women that might be reading this study today. what can be done to lower the risk of gestational diabetes? >> the best thing we can to reduce that risk is seek early prenatal care, women who are thinking of becoming pregnant and certainly early in pregnancy, see your doctor, get appropriate care, manage your diet and do all the screening necessary for gestational diabetes. >> if a woman does find that she has gestational diabetes and i

remember being pregnant, the doctors say whether you have diabetes in your family or not you can have gestational diabetes is there anything she can do to lower the risk that her child have autism. >> once we have that, certainly following all your doctors recommendations to manage your diabetes, the more we can manage that appropriately, that would reduce the risk. the study found women who had diabetes before the pretty good nance didn't have as increased a risk as those who developed gestational diabetes. >> the california drought has

devastated agriculture but that industry only accounts for 2% of the state's gross domestic product. some wealthy counties have plenty of water while others have next to nothing. we look closer at the business of buying water. >> >> with the california drought water is actually not being distributed evenly across the state. some places get a lot of water and other places are very short on water. hour team has been covering the drought for the past 18 months. weaver shown you plenty of reservoirs that are half full, two thirds full and you see that water mark where the water used to be. we thought it would be to show you a reservoir almost completely full. we spoke to officials about why that is the case. >> a lot of the information that is coming out about california is really looking at the snow pack and the customers that are dependent on that and we're not. we're not part of the state water project or the central

valley project. we're a very unique system here that has a local supply, our mount is where our water comes from. that is unique that a water agency would have a supply that is so local. >> ma run county is one of the richest in the entire state really high median household income. in many ways, this story could be one of the haves and have notes with the haves having enough water. it's not just that simple. it's also about the luck of mother nature and good water management. we'll talk more about it in a report later tonight. al jazeera, ma run county, california. >> you can check out the full report a night at 8:00 eastern. >> on the science beat, space x is planning for its next mission after successfully launch ago rocket headed to the international space station. >> and lift off. the falcon

soars from its perch. >> they are supposed to make a cup of coffee more convenient, but k cups are causing an environmental nightmare. the inventor is sorry he ever invented them. >> we'll take you inside a new exhibit with a never before seen look at abraham lincoln's legacy.

>> white sox. taking a look at today's top stories, atlanta educators convicted in a massive cheating scandal view to appeal. they were found guilty of cheesing on test results to get promotions. >> the u.s. military is launching a new effort to try and identify the remains of soldiers and sailors killed in the together on pearl harbor.

many were buried at unknowns. advances in forensic science mean they can finally be identified. >> we're looking at the tornado that hit northern illinois last week. a driver recorded this video as it was bearing down on rochelle and fairdale, illinois. some debris was found 80 miles away. >> all this month we are looking at issues impacting our fragile planet. k cups, almost everyone has used them, they see them. they are causing a huge amount of waste. >> what are you drinking? >> dungen k cup. >> in less than 60 seconds. >> folgers uses them and you

probably use them. they are everywhere, veil in practically every flavor of your favorite coffee, bringing shops like starbuckss into your own home. every year, nearly 10 billion k. cups of sold around the world circling the globe 12 times. one of the men who invented this multi-billion dollars phenomenon wishes he never have. >> if i could turn back the clock and looked at what happened, saying this will be a problem 20 years from now, i would have done it a different way. >> it turns out even though they're plastic, they are not recyclable. >> they will take several hundred to several thousand years to degrade. it's a certain point where these mastics will leech into our water systems. >> an environmental science professor blames the waste on the type of plastic the inventors chose to create the k

cup. that plastic keeps the coffee grounds airtight withstanding high heat, pressure and very high water. while the k cup i also not entirely recyclable, there is a way. >> try and remove the foil part of this filter. >> to recycle some of the parts. >> if there was paper in there it could go into our garden or com post bin. >> you have to pull it all apart. >> i don't know the average person that would take the time to do that. >> the chance a local recycling facility will accept these kinds of cups are slim. this kind of plastic here only recyclable at a handful of cities in canada, which is why every year, millions end up in transfer stations where they are processed like any other trash on their way to america's already overwhelmed landfills. >> green mountain has a target to of 100% of the k cup packs

recyclable by 2020. >> would you recreate this if you could? >> yes because again, i can't see 20 years in the future and if i could turn back the past 20 years, then i might not but the time, you're 25 years old you want to do something and you do it. it's like would i do it better? yes, i would do it better. >> al jazeera boston. >> abraham lincoln is being remembered 150 years after his assassination. dozens of people gathered for a candlelight vigil in washington last night. lincoln and his wife marry were watching a play at ford theater when he was shot. he died early on the 15th. one year ago, this morning. >> some of lincoln's never

before seen letters and writings are offering insights into the 16th president's life and legacy. >> was honest abe honest? >> yes, of course he was. >> there was hess to answer. >> he's famous for his stories and his tales and anecdotes so lincoln was able to tell the truth, but tell it obliquely at times. >> so it is that one of america's most revered presidents was in a very real sense much like today's politicians. this new exhibit in new york city is entitled lincoln speaks. it is abraham lincoln in his own words. >> he treasured language. he read widely, he loved reading aloud, loved poetry, loved shakespeare place. he love the public speaking, he loved debate. he loved lawyerly argument. >> what he said and what he wrote, sometimes row and always to the point. like this note to ulysses s.

grant. >> he sent this tell gram aware that it could be intercepted by the enemy. you will succeed god bless you all. >> that thing grant would as you can sealed at was winning the american civil war. when lincoln wrote the tell gram hundreds of thousands of soldiers union confederate american had died. the nation was coming apart at the seams. lincoln was not. >> was he a man of the people or a blue blood? >> definitely a man of the people but upwardly mobile and always self-improving. he's quintessentially american in that way. >> he said his writings show he was unwaiving in his conviction to end slavery. >> slavery is everywhere and always wrong. he made many, many comments dating all the way back to the

1830's and 1840's about how wrong slavery was. let me take you to one of the most surprising documents in this exhibition. >> the document deals with a slave trader facing the death penalty. >> lincoln to the surprise of many people refused to grant him clemency, gave him two weeks to make peace with his maker and this man was executed in new york city. he was the first slave trader to be executed under federal law that had been in place since 1820 making lincoln the only american penalty to ever execute a slave trader. >> did he know how unpopular that was going to be south of the mason dixon line? >> absolutely. he knew it was unpopular in the north. >> here's lincoln on an accidentally involved in a long distance engagement that he doesn't want to be in. he writes this letter, which survives from 1837 to a woman

called mary owen, whom he hadn't yet met. in the letter, he's trying to persuade her why she wouldn't want to be involved with him at all. >> he's he gauged to this woman. >> yes and wants her to broke it off and ultimately persuades her to do so. >> issues that define the time and man who lost his life to an assassins bullet trying to end it slavery. >> here is a thing called general orders number 252, i should in july, 1863. he says my black soldiers are equal to whites, so far every black soldier killed by the confederacy, a rebel soldier shall be executed and every sold into slavery a rebel soldier shall be placed in hard labor. >> his views were they based on politics or personal feelings? >> deeply personal feelings and a moral depth that was profound.

he understood from the beginning, he understood black people as black people, people who were humans and he understood that this was just profoundly wrong. >> al jazeera, new york. >> richard norton smiths is the executive directors of abraham lincoln presidential library and spoke with ray swears on "inside story" about the immense challenges the nation faced after the civil war. >> was the country in 1865 divided by the martyred president initially? >> the country was divided by everything, for all the celebration in the streets of washington in that week between we surrender and the lincoln's trip to fort's theater that masked a larger truth, one that lincoln better than anyone understood, the south lay in ruins, there were hundreds of

thousands of confederates who indeed would go to their grave rewarding themselves not as citizens of the united states, but as con fed receipts. lincoln understood that the challenge before him binding up the rooms as he talked about in his second inaugural was arguably greater than that of actually winning the war. i mean, fortunately though, we had lincoln it's impossible to estimate the kind of special moral statiture that he enjoyed as a result of the northern victory and how the north won and his own growth as a president, and particularly dealing with the issue of slavery. over time, basically northerners grew we'rery of

trying to enforce what you and i would call civil rights in the south, and so yes the nation was rebeyond, but it was regional reunitey, it was not racial reuniony. >> the leaders of the confederate states of america who came north to sue for peace famously are referred to trying to end the hostilities between hour two countries and the scene was recreated by steven speilberg in his riesling con movie. when did that idea that it really was two different places go away? did it take a while? >> well, there are those who would dispute it's entirely gone away as we speak. lincoln never for a moment accepted it, and that's the first evidence of his greatness

as a president as a leader, as a moral leader. his reading of the constitution was very strict. it was not a confederation, it was not a voluntary club that states joined with the option of leaving, departing if for some reason they disagree with it it was over tariff policy or attaches or slavery. lincoln believed the union was indivisionable and ultimately worth fighting for. he certainly hoped to be able and with his extraordinary political skills, he's undoubtedly the finest politician ever to occupy the white house which may be the reason he's the president against whom all others are measured, he was uniquely qualified to try the improbable

of bringing this terribly fractured nation together with a fundamentally different understanding about the place of the former slave, for example. on the other hand, his death for all practical purposes rendered the improbable impossible. >> you can watch "inside story" weeknights at 11:30 p.m. eastern. >> coming up in just two minutes from our newsroom in doha, more on a developing story from libya. hundredion of migrants have drowned when their boat capsized as they tried to reach europe. >> we leave you with a live look at mount rushmore.

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>> welcome to the news hour in doha. hundreds of migrants rescued off italy are brought into port. the u.n. said not enough is being done to save them. >> more airstrikes target rebel positions in yemen as saudi arabia and egypt discuss large scale military exercises. >> the european union takes legal action against google over its dominance on