grateful. ♪ so give me 1... >> reporter: bb king died in his sleep. age 89. >> bye-bye bb king. if you want to find out any more about any of the stories, today, you can log on to our website, aljazeera.com. >> the wreckage of a u.s. military helicopter found in nepal after going missing with six marines onboard. >> federal investigators ask why an amtrak train sped up just before a crash in philadelphia. the questions they have for the train's engineer. ♪ remembering bb king, who grew up to influence rock stars.

>> this is aljazeera america good morning live from new york city i'm random pinkston. we begin to developing news out of nepal this morning. a u.s. team has found the wreckage of a marine helicopter that was missing. it was spotted in eastern nepal. six u.s. marines and two nepal soldiers were onboard. they found two bodies, but there is no chance of survivors. the marines are beginning an investigation and asking the site. we will have more in our next hour. >> one of the eight people killed in tuesday's amtrak crash in philadelphia will be laid to rest today justin's family is preparing for his funeral service in long island this morning. he was a sophomore at the

adjustment naval academy. investigators revealed that the train was accelerating shortly before it derailed and was unable to slow down. amtrak c.e.o. said the company takes full responsibility. he is promises help with medical bills and funeral costs for passengers and employees. we are live in philadelphia. let's turn to the train's engineer. he's agreed to speak with the ntsb. do we have any idea when that might happen? >> good morning randall. he is expected to. he to the npsb in the next few days. they want to know you traveled this route so many times what happened right before the are derailment. yesterday, we learned that a time line for the events before texas. 65 seconds before that train derailed, it was going 70 miles per hour, in the sect 16 seconds, jumped to over 100 miles per hour. investigators want to know you

have driven this stretch of track so many times what was different this time. the lawyer for that engineer says that he doesn't remember much. he suffered a head injury that required 14 stitches. it will be a difficult conversation randall. >> one of those injured employees is now filing a lawsuit. any information on that? the lawsuit is asking for more than $150,000 in damages. that employee actually wasn't working on the train, he was riding it to go to new york city where he worked for amtrak. he is claiming no matter who's at fault the engineer or if there were mechanical issues and track were to blame he believes they should pay. >> one of the issues we've been hearing about is that automatic speed control system, the c.e.o. has been under fire for that. what steps is he taking to make sure it doesn't happen again? >> that positive train control

system is a really high tech system that essentially monitors train traffic through airwaves and can essentially slow it down if perceives a hazardous situation. the c.e.o. said it should have been in place but because of budgetary issues, technical difficulties and bureaucratic hurdles just was not in place. during some sections of the northeast corridor, they do have this system in place from new haven to boston, but there are dark spots. i'm standing along one right now. there 226 miles in between new york and d.c. and only about 50 of those have the system in place. the c.e.o. said by the end of this year, it will be in place that a lot of people are going to be holding him to that promise. >> thank you. >> well, all of the tajes from the crash have now been accounted for and identified. eight people died, including naval academy mitt shipman

justin zimzer, jim gaines, an economic at wells for go, derek griff if i got dean of students at medgar evers college in new york, rachel jacobs, wine and oil merchant. visiting from italy, piras and business woman lori finamore. >> the dog hit on a couple of spots and we were able to find one other passenger in the wreckage. we used our hydraulic tool to open the train more to extricate that person and have them transported to the medical examiner's office. >> crews are still working to remove the train from the tracks and repair the rails. make sure to watch our special

report derailed, how safe are america's trains tonight at 8:30 eastern. >> 600 more migrants arrive by boat in indonesia today the latest arrive onshore from myanmar and bangladesh. some lined up for food and said prayers. other vessels were sent back to sea. malaysia that turned away boat loads of migrants, a policies that has drown criticism from the united nations. they boarded rickety boats. the u.n. warned this could develop into a massive humanitarian disaster and urges malaysia to rescue people rather than send them away. the prime minister of malaysia put out a statement saying i am very concerned with the plight of migrants in our region, some who have reached shores and others still trying. many arriving are rohingya.

they are described at one of the most percent cute minorities in the world. >> burundi's president says he is now back in the country and will address the nation today. the u.s. shut it's agency. several generals have been arrested for being behind the plot including the master mind. >> any word on whether the president has regained control of the capitol? >> well, it certainly looks like that here, in the city center. there's government troops holding and closing off key locations, key areas loyalist troops. we haven't heard any gunfire or any fighting today and we've heard this the president today is in his hometown, an hour's

drive from the capitol. we heard from the only broadcaster left on air now after the others were attacked and destroyed, the staff in there have gone to his hometown to record the message and bring it here. we don't know why he is not coming himself to the capitol but some people think that means he doesn't consider it secure enough here yet. the leader of the coup hasn't been arrested yet but the minister of internal security has called for anymore soldiers involved in the coup or leaders in hiding to come out otherwise they say they'll have to find them and chase them out with force. >> so there have been protests for several weeks. only now is the u.s. suggesting that in fact, urging u.s. personnel to vacate the area. why only now has the u.s. raised that issue? >> well that my isn't exactly

what the u.s. embassy would say about it, we haven't been able to contact them yet. many now are fearing things will take a turn for the worst and the events of the last couple of days might make the penalty's position stronger. he said those involved in the coup will face justice and go to court, but a lot of people supporting the coup, involved in the coup are also activists calling for the protests in opposition are now in fear and gone into hiding. some are trying to flee the country. they are expecting a violent and ruthless response from the government following all of this. >> malcolm webb, thank you. >> colombia ordered a stop to crops killing cocaine. that is part of the u.s. effort to stem cocaine.

the world health organization says the chemicals cause health problems and cancer. colombia's decision raises questions about the strategies to against drugs in the region. >> b.b. king has died. he had been in hospice care in his home in las vegas. we have a look back at the life of a true american icon, not just a music icon. >> an american icon, absolutely. fans have been bracing for this six king announced last week that he was in home hospice care. king's last year was marked by rapidly declining and health and accusations from his family that a long time business manager had been stealing from him. now he's gone. we take this time to remember the brilliant and influential performer that was b.b. king. >> from share cropper to

superstar, in a career that interested seven decades b.b. king staked his claim as the greatest blues guitarist of all time. he grew up poor in the segregated mississippi delta picking cotton at the age of seven. one day an uncle gave him a guitar and a preacher taught him to play. when king was 20, he moved to memphis finding work as a radio d.j. but built a following singing and playing guitar. soon he had a record deal and he simply became b.b. >> when i'm playing i want you you, you and you to get my story, get my meaning what i'm trying to talk about and being a male that like ladies, you knew my story has to do

something with ladies. >> which is why he famously named his gibson guitar lucille. >> that's lucille that's my girl. only girl i ever had that never argues with me. >> his schedule didn't leave much time for arguing. he recorded over 50 albums while still hitting the stage more than 200 times each year, a pace he kept up well into his 80's. >> i like to do what i'm doing and would do it for nothing if somebody would pay my bills but they're paying me for something i like to do anyway. >> in between touring king's later years was a whirl wind of accolades for a life well loved the world over. he kept company with penalties. >> b.b. king, please come up. >> he shared his beloved lieu seem with the pope, won the presidential medal and played for the king of sweden. >> you might notice, i'm a bit

nervous. i've never met a king before. >> in the end b.b. king influenced generation of musicians, some famous in their own right and took his place in both the blues and rock of roll hall of fame. >> b.b. king had 15 children and is survived by 11 of them. his attorney said funeral arrangements have not yet been set. >> if you ever have a chance, visit the b.b. king museum in mississippi. >> that's going right on my list randall. >> thanks. >> reviving an old treatment for treating depression but critics say it does more harm than good.

june welcome to al jazeera america. taking a look at today's top stories, duke energy admits it he will legally dumped 35,000 tons of coal ash into a north carolina river agreeing to pay $102 million. that is the biggest federal criminal fine in north carolina history. the company admitted it ignored warnings from employees. >> nebraska's governor ordered a state of emergency over the bird flu. the virus has shown up on a second farm. more than 33 million birds in 16 states have been affected. wisconsin, minnesota and iowa

also have declared states of emergency. >> cuban officials will travel to the u.s. for another round of talks on reestablishing diplomatic ties. the talks will happen in washington thursday. officials will discuss reopening embassies in havana and washington closed for 50 years. >> few medical procedures are as controversial as electroconvulsive therapy. proponents argue it is a life saving treatment others want it banned. in this report, despite the controversy, use is on the rise. >> the history of the therapy is disturbing. >> a controlled electric currently through the brain. >> to me, the analogy is like if i take a hammer and hit you in the head and call that a medical treatment. >> it once called people to break bones and bite off function. severely depressed patients reported a brightening of their

mood. the procedure now modified with answer they goetics and muscle relaxants appears to be making a resurgence. recent national data is hard to come by, but in texas, one of the few states that traction the procedures usage has gone up 70% since 2001. >> i wouldn't be worried about recommending e.c.t., knowing that it's the single most effective form of treatment for depression. >> for this man that was true, peter cornish said it saved his life. after living nearly two decades with depression, he considered drowning himself in a river. then his psychiatrist suggested e.c.t. a friend videotaped the procedure. >> i went in as a one and 20 minutes later came out feeling like a seven. >> the american psychiatric association says 80% of severely depressed patients improve after

e.c.t. it can cause chemical changes in the brain but scientists aren't sure how. given the unknowns, the national institute of mental health recommends e.c.t. as a last resort but some doctors prescribe it as a first line treatment. >> do you recommend it earlier on? >> if you had the option of choosing a treatment that was 80% effective versus one that was maybe 30 or 40% effective which would you choose? >> this woman says e.c.t. was not helpful for her. evelyn was prescribed e.c.t. just four months after being diagnosed with depression. the side effects were devastating. >> i couldn't tell you my name, where i was, i couldn't tell you anything. >> she said she lost more than a year of memories and suffered permanent brain damage. >> just like somebody who had had a stroke, and how they lose

their words i lost my words. >> a review from the british medical journal found up to 55% of e.c.t. patients reported persistent memory loss. john a psychologist said memory loss itself is a sign of trauma to the brain and wants to ban e.c.t. he also accuses hospitals of using e.c.t. to make money. >> you line up people and you can get them shocked every 15 minutes and send them in and out on an off patient basis the hospital gets paid, the shock doctor paid, the anesthesiologist gets paid. you create a pretty large industry, you know, billion dollars industry. >> this doctor said hospitals are paid little for the procedure, it's about offering a treatment to people who need it. >> given the sizes of the

houston metropolitan area, e.c.t. is underdelivered to this population. >> al jazeera houston. >> jeb bush who is expected to announce his candidacy for the presidency is reversing his position on the second war in iraq, doing damage control. >> we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions knowing what we know now what would you have done, i would have not engaged, i would not have gone into iraq. >> the florida governor said that last night a reversal, monday he said knowing what we know now he wouldn't have authorized the invasion of iraq but then said he misunderstood the question. >> fry auto is widely considered one of germany's most inspiring architects. he passed away, but now is being honored. we have this report. >> it is a by word for post war german architecture, designed to show the world that the country

had abandoned totalitarianism. munich's olympic statement and roof of glass and steel was the inspiration of a small group of architects and engineers. notably, this man. he was both architectural luminary and professor. a long time friend and colleague of his explained the vision that drove his friend on. >> nature was the guiding principle in his life. it is constantly improving itself, so in the end construction emerged that needed no improvement. >> the phrase form finding has been used to describe his architectural vision. the west germany pavilion in montreal praised for its blend

of likeness and strength. >> he doesle pioneering work, just continuing to influence the architecture through the 1980's where he turned construction deliberately to the surface instead of hiding it. this would have been unthinkable without him. >> this man studied under him and implemented what he learned in the middle east. this animation demonstrates how the marriage of european architecture and islamic influence can combine in a middle eastern setting. >> what i have taken from him is to except for architecture a scientific method of working whatever you do, you study and put it in a fairly rational context and see what comes out

from it, rather than inventing something and then make it fit. >> it's more than 40 years since this stadium was designed and it's still in use today regularly for all sorts of events. it's come to be seen as defining this city, but also the work of fry auto. that work has now been honored with the awarding of the prize. >> the minnesota orchestra makes history tonight by playing at a venue few americans have ever seen.

jewel today is endangered species day it's designed to preed awareness about animals threatened by extinction and ways to protect them. let's bring in nicole with some success stories. >> there are so many animals that are headed into decline and continue to head that way. how about a couple turnaround stories, and some nice ones at that? koalas were hunted for their fur

in exceptionally cruel ways. by 1934 after millions of them being slaughtered, they were down to a number possibly as low as 500. then protected, there is now anywhere between 80,000 and 200,000, just depending what estimate you say. another animal as we head to africa the mountain gorilla they endured years of war hunting, got down to 250. it was estimated they would go extinction by 2000, now with really hard conservation efforts are back to 800. hopefully, the population keeps going up. >> the bald eagle had gotten down to 450 by pesticides now band. they have had an incredible turnaround. the black footed ferret got down

to just 18 of them, but they were bread in captivity and reintroduced. they're the only ferret native to north america. the florida panther down to as few as 30. also bread in captivity reintroduced, still critical, but the animals save by the endangered species act. >> the first u.s. orchestra will play in cuba. we have a preview from havana. >> the minnesota orchestra will be playing in havana. the first of two performances will take place tonight. in addition to the performances, the musicians are coaching and playing with cuban high school and university music students.

>> we learn of interpreting music. >> the visit is historic. it's the first visit to cuba in 80 years also the first american orchestra to perform since relations were normalized in december. the people to people exchanges have been allowed for several years. this is seen as a way to continue building momentum toward increased normalization between washington and havana. >> i think music is a great and powerful element of our life, and when someone is trying to build something new between two countries, what could better than music? >> the first orchestra performance will feature beethoven, dances from west side story and romeo and juliet. we'll have more on the historic journey to cuba. >> you can see more from the

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legacy. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. we begin with developing news out of nepal. the wreckage of a marine helicopter has been found. it was taking part in rescue operations in the eastern part of the country. we are live in kathmandu. can you give us details on how the chopper was found? >> the chopper was found by a joint team of nepali ground troops and air force. they had been searching along with american forces for a few days now. it was found about eight miles outside the town where the marine helicopter had been conducting relief operations, 80 miles from kathmandu.

this is very uneven terrain. the u.s. used satellites to locate it. an indian army helicopter, the day that the marine helicopter went missing even reported hearing radio chatter about some sort of fuel problem. it's taken a lot of effort, but they have found the wreckage, along with three bodies, who they are still not identifying. they do say the marine helicopter had eight personnel on there, six united states marines and two members of the nepal military, as well. >> is there any idea when we might get confirmation of the fate of the other people onboard? >> well, actually, i just got off the phone with the state department. they are going to hold a press conference within the next few hours. they haven't told us the identities of any of the people onboard. nepal confirmed it was six u.s. marines and two members of their own military, but nothing since

then. they've confirmed it was a u.s. huey helicopter, one of the many aircraft involved that the americans brought over, including huey, osprey and large aircraft, as well. they will give more details though they are not saying yet what that's going to be. >> ok, live for us in kathmandu thank you. >> there will be a funeral today for one of the victims of tuesday's amtrak crash. justin will be laid to rest in two and a half hours. he was a 20-year-old sophomore at the u.s. naval academy. investigators are learning new details, saying the train was accelerating shortly before it derailed and unable to slow down in time. amtrak c.e.o. said the company takes full responsibility, promises help for medical bills and funeral costs. we are live in philadelphia. what other steps is amtrak

taking to try to make sure this type of accident doesn't happen again? >> the focus of all talk right now has been this new high tech system. amtrak c.e.o. vows to have that in place by the end of the year. this is a very complicate system that communicates with radio waves monitoring train traffic and automatically braking should it detect a problem. that is not in place in much of the northeast corridor. the c.e.o. now hopes although the stake holders involved will have the political will to russia toward implementation. >> we know the train engineer who i guess the other focus of the investigation has agreed to speak with the ntsb. any word when that might happen? >> that's expected to take place within the next few days. the engineer's lawyer is warning everyone the engineer suffered a head injury that required 14 stitches and doesn't remember

very much, but investigators want to know this is a man who has experienced has traveled this track many times before, is certified for this particular stretch. they want to know what was happening in the moments right before. yesterday, they released a time line of events, showing that 65 seconds before the derailment, the train was going 70 miles per hour and 16 seconds later sped up to over 100. what was going on, what happened, and why was it different this time, those are the questions ntsb investigators want to ask. >> when do we expect services to resume between philadelphia and new york, this major corridor? >> right now the dates of fluid, but they aim for monday or tuesday. there's limited service from new york to boston and also from phillie to d.c., but that connection between philadelphia and new york right now nothing

is moving. >> thank you. >> all of the passengers from the crash have nowen accounted for and all victims identified. eight people in total died, including naval academy mitt shipman who we mentioned. >> attorneys for dispatcher bruce phillips say he suffered a traumatic brain injury, accusing amtrak of failing to properly operate the train and failing to provide a control system that could have prevented the crash. he wants $150,000. amtrak will not comment. >> prosecutors say there will be no criminal charges against the engineer in control during the

train derailment in new york in 2013. with my rockefeller was sleep deprived and dozed off just before speeding at a curve. the crash killed four and injured 70. the ntsb said undiagnosed sleep apnea and drastic shift in his sleep schedule were to blame. watch our special report, derailed, how safe are america's trains tonight at 8:30 eastern. >> president obama is assuring gulf leaders the u.s. would offer protection if gulf countries are attacked. he sat down with representatives from the gulf cooperation council at camp david. mike viqueira has more. >> the aim to calm worries among gulf allies as the u.s. reaches the final stages in nuclear talks with iran. >> i was very explicit as will be right field in the joint statement we release that the united states will stand by our g.c.c. partners against external attack and will deepen and

extend the cooperation that we have. >> the president welcoming only two heads of state attended. the president touted the prospects of a deal with arp assuring leaders that sanctions would not be reduced until iran complies with an agreement if one can be reached before june 30. >> if we can get a comprehensive, verifiable deal that cuts off the pathways to a nuclear weapon that would be in their interests and the interests of the region, as well as the world community. >> the summit was about more than the nuclear talks. also on the table what the leaders call iran's destabilizing actions throughout the region. mr. obama said the u.s. would increase its defensive systems in the gulf with more joint military exercises and training and streamline the delivery of missile systems.

he bristled when asked about recent reports that syria's president bashar al assad has used chlorine gas against civilians and weather unlike two years ago when he used chemical weapons, the u.s. would respond. >> what did you tell these leaders who were disappointed last time and will you use a military response if it's confirmed that he used chemical weapons again once again deployed them. >> if we have the kinds of confirmation that we need, we will once again work with the international community and the organization charged with monitoring compliance by the syrian government. >> participants describe the talks not as a negotiation but as a brainstorming session. >> this meeting was about the strategic relationship between the u.s. and gcc countries and how we can work together in order to elevate it to a new level. >> that, says president obama was the goal. >> i am reaffirming our ironclad commitment to our gulf partners. the united states is prepared to

work jointly with g.c.c. member states to deter and confront an external threat to any g.c.c. state's territorial integrity that is inconsistent with the u.n. charter. thank you very much, everybody. >> mike viqueira, al jazeera near camp david maryland. >> former president bill clinton is weighing in on the middle east. he said the violence of isil is inconsistent with the culture of the region. >> what the united states and others should be doing is empower people to defend themselves and stand up against it, but the rest of us should give an alternative model of the future that is more inclusive and leads to greater prosperity and opportunity and i think we just have to be fair to fight this out until it's resolved. i do not believe an exclusive negative violence based movement is going to prevail if the rest of us are not passive in the face of it. >> president clinton said

meetings like the camp david summit should help the u.s. to move forward and set a positive example. isil says it has proof that its leader is still alive. the group released what it says is an audio recording of al baghdadi. rumors have circulated about his fate. the recording has not been verified. the speaker said there is no excuse for any muslim not to migrate to the islamic state. >> talks are set for thursday in washington about reopening embassies in havana and d.c. closed for 50 years. president castro expects ambassadors to be named once cube about is officially taken off the state sponsored lists of terrorism. >> some storms are starting today. let's start with the big picture across the country widespread areas that could or are already

seeing that rain today. as you look at that big picture today is bike to work day so a lot of people will be traveling that way. check ahead if you're going to one of those events, some are postponed. oklahoma and texas, texas has been maked by that heavy rain the last few days. it was forecast, but it doesn't mean you are not dealing with the flooding. green and red areas the one area in orange, already the severe thunderstorm warning and within that a tornado warning for today. the highest threat is nebraska and south dakota. tomorrow it shifts farther to the south. both days, not just wind-hail but risk for tornadic activity, so it's a very stormy weekend chances across the country for general thunderstorms but the severe weather in the central and midwestern plains. >> maybe no biking there. thank you. >> a showdown in the pacific

northwest, activists in the port of seattle armed with keybacks and paddles are in a standoff with a shell oil rig. the white house approved new oil drilling. >> nobody is more mindful of the risks involved and the dangers. that's why despite the fact that shell had put in application for exploration in this region several years ago we delayed it for a very lengthy period of time until they could provide us with the kinds of assurances that we have not seen before taking a count of the extraordinary challenges if in fact there was a leak. >> it's a david and goliath season sailing past the space needle into elliot bay. small boats versus big oil exactly the symbolic image these

kayaktivists want to show the world. >> it's huge. >> we're the mosquito fleet just these little bugs racing around the huge oil sucking behe moth coming into our harbor. >> shell is preparing for oil exploration above the arctic circle saying oil is a big part of this city. >> i hope we get through this political theater successfully, everybody makes their point and then we have a serious discussion about what we are going to do as a community. we have not had that serious discussion. >> the arrival of the drilling rigs has become a political circus with the mayor and city council emphatically not putting out the welcome mat. >> they say their contract looks valid, they intend to honor.

>> yeah, so we've reviewed it. the permit issued is for cargo terminal. this is not cargo. i think that seems clear. there is a whole appeal process they can go through but they're ignoring existing laws. >> environmental groups launched a lawsuit claiming the work on the arctic fleet isn't appropriate for terminal five. the city planning department and the mayor have said the same thing. today isn't about rules and regulations, it's about the symbolism of this moment. >> we're not going to stand for it. >> we can't just do nothing even though we may people it's a tough fight. it reminds me of many decades ago when we protested the vietnam war. it made a difference and came to an end. >> despite the protests, shell is here in a big way. al jazeera, seattle. >> on the agenda today president obama will pay tribute to fallen police officers to wrap up police week. in about two hours the

president will deliver remarks at the national peace officer's memorial service in washington. >> chef jamey oliver is promoting food revolution day encouraging food education in schools around the world. >> later tonight, mitt romney versus evander holyfield. the fight will raise money for charity. >> blues legend b.b. king has died. the 89-year-old had been in hospice care in his home in las vegas. we look back at the life of a true american icon. he lived a long life. >> absolutely, a long very productive life. this is a day that his fans have been dreading since king announced last week that he was in home hospice care. b.b. king's last year on this earth was marked by rapidly declining health and accusations from his family that his long time business manager had been neglecting and stealing from him. now that he's gone, we take this time to remember the brilliant and influential performer that was b.b. king.

>> from share cropper to a superstar, bb king staked his claim as the greatest blues guitarist of all time. born riley b. king in 1925, he grew up poor where he started working in the fields picking cotton at the age of seven. one day, an uncle gave him a guitar and a preacher taught him to play. when king was 20, he moved to memphis finding work as a radio d.j. but built a following singing and playing guitar. soon he had a record deal and he simply became b.b. >> when i'm playing, i want you, you, you and you to get my story, get my meaning, what i'm trying to talk about, and being

a male that like ladies, you knew my story has to do something with ladies. >> which is why he famously named his gibson guitar lucille. >> that's lucille, that's my girl. only girl i ever had that never argues with me. >> his schedule didn't leave much time for arguing. he recorded over 50 albums while still hitting the stage more than 200 times each year, a pace he kept up well into his 80's. >> i like to do what i'm doing and would do it for nothing if somebody would pay my bills, but they're paying me for something i like to do anyway. >> in between touring, king's later years were a whirlwind of accolades for a life well loved the world over. he kept company with penalties. >> b.b. king, please come up. >> he shared his beloved lucille

with the pope, won the presidential medal of freedom and played for the king of sweden. >> you might notice, i'm a bit nervous. i've never met a king before. >> in the end, b.b. king influenced generations of musicians, some famous in their own right and took his place in both the blues and the rock of roll hall of fame. >> a famous musician reacted on facebook eric clapton. >> i just wanted to express my sadness and to say thank you to my dear friend, bb king. i wanted to thank him for all the inspiration and encouragement he gave me as a player over the years and for the friendship that we enjoyed. >> a sad day stephanie and yet a day to celebrate a man who certainly accomplished much during his life. >> as he said, the thrill is gone. he had terrific collaborations

with eric clapton. >> back in the country and back in charge, burundi's president reemerges after a failed coup attempt. >> a large company takes responsibility for violating the clean water act. [baseball crowd noise] ♪ ♪ [x1 chime] ♪ ♪ [crowd cheers]

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america. it is 8:21 eastern, taking a look at today's other top stories from around the nation. >> a former top aid to osama bin laden faces sentencing today for involvement in two deadly attacks. he was convicted of helping plan the 1998 u.s. embassy bombings in tanzania and kenya which killed 224 people. the prosecution has asked for a life sentence. >> nfl commissioner roger goodell will decide if fall brady will serve a four game suspension. the patriots star is asking the league to reconsider the penalty for using deflated football during the a.f.c. championship. the nfl found brady was at least generally aware the team deplated the balls. >> a piece of beatles history up for auction, one of george harrison's guitars is expected to fetch up to $600,000. it includes mementos from other famous musicians. >> the crash of amtrak train 188 focuses on infrastructure in

this country. president obama spoke about it from camp david emphasizing the desperate need to fix roads rails and bridges. >> we are a growing country with growing economy. we need to invest in the infrastructure that keeps us that way and not just when something bad happens like a bridge clams or train derailment. >> how does u.s. infrastructure stack up to other countries? >> rather unfavorably to other advanced economies. out of 144 countries, the u.s. clocks in at 12 in overall infrastructure, ninth in transport and 15th in the quality of rails. rail ways in japan number one and switzerland and hong kong with south korea rounding out the top 10.

roads, rails and airports if crumbling makes it difficult to move raw materials to manufacture goods, move finished goods to market, move customers and employees around and trade basically all the things that grow an economy. how much will it cost to bring u.s. infrastructure up to snuff? a 2013 report card estimated the u.s. would have to spend $3.6 trillion by 2000 between to upgrade. that is some sticker shock, but keep this in mind, a study published by the i.m.f. found that if done correctly public infrastructure investment should pay for itself by boosting economic growth. >> it creates jobs. >> exactly. >> thank you. >> india's prime minister met today with china's premier. both sides want a find a fair resolution to a major border dispute. the two countries both claim big

parts of territory along india's northeast border with tibet. today is the second day of the tour in china. he and the premier signed agreements worth $10 billion focused on education and infrastructure. >> gook energy agreed to pay $102 million for violating the clean water act. charges stem from leaking coal ash at five north carolina plants. as robert ray reports that includes 35,000 tons that leaked into the river last year. >> coal ash is the waste left behind when coal is burned to generate electricity. in it, toxic heavy metals like arsonic, as he len yum chromium and mercury. >> duke energy cannot fail. we feel we failed a built with the river. >> duke energy, the largestly city provider in america pleaded guilty to nine criminal

violations of the federal clean water act. it will pay $102 million in fines and restitution for the years of coal ash leaks at five power plants. >> today we said that big corporations are not above the law and the polluters who harm our environment will be held accountable. >> today's proceeding closes an important chapter for our company and allows us to focus on the future. you'll remember after the dan river coal ash spill our company immediately apologized for what happened and said we would make it right. >> we spoke to joanne and ron tomas last september. they live across the street from a plant in dukeville that's not part of the plea agreement so they won't get restitution but they are concerned that the pollution is impacting the health of the people where they live. >> you and your husband created this map showing 72 people in your area that have had some sort of deadly disease.

>> right. >> here are the coal ash ponds. >> right. >> right across the street. cancer? >> right. >> right over there cancer. >> three brain tumors. >> brain tumor. >> brain tumor. cross over the street, had another brain tumor. >> we have heard questions and concerns from residents near the plants who are hearing so much hype about coal ash and we take kerr justly their concern. we are not finding any evidence that coal ash has impacted ground water near our facilities that has not already been addressed. the company has been very proactive. >> duke says it will begin delivering bottled water to homeowners living near coal ash pits in north carolina. the economic impact of the spill has already taken its toll. it's estimated that $70 million by legal and environmental experts. many residents say the guilty plea and fines are just not enough to make a difference to a company that earns $6 billion in

the first three months of this year. robert ray, al jazeera. >> saving sandtown, promised redevelopment money, the project proved to be a failure. >> stranded off the coast of thailand with no country to take them in.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:30 eastern, taking a look a little today's top stories, the wreckage of a marine helicopter is found in nepal. it was taking part in rescue operations and disappeared tuesday. three bodies were found. it is not yet clear their identities. eight people were onboard when it went missing. >> amtrak said the company is taking responsibility for tuesday's deadly crash in philadelphia. the c.e.o. said the company is

offering aid. the train sped up before entering a curve and derailing. ♪ >> legendary blues singer b.b. king has died. he was 89. king's vocals and guitar playing styles set the bar for the art of blues. he played more than 200 shows a year well into his 80's and was fond of saying as long as people had problems, blues would never died. >> a group of army leaders in burundi are in cust. the president will address the nation today. the u.s. has closed its embassy for the day and asking non-emergency staff to leave the country. malcolm webb joins us from the capitol. has the president regained control of the capitol?

>> it looks like that at the moment. we haven't heard any fighting or much fighting here today and there are government troops and police loyalists around two locations around the city centered. we heard that the president's convoy left its hometown, more than two hours drive from the capitol coming to the capitol. he's on his way now expected to make a speech on state t.v. and radio, the national broadcast. that's the only broadcaster on air in our. in the last few days, independent broadcasters have been attacked and their premises destroyed and set on fire, so the only source of information is the one controlled by the government. people are waiting to hear what he's going to say on that ruin a short while. >> of course this all started when the president decided he wanted a third term in office. how was the president planning to address these concerns and these protests that have been happening in the capitol?

>> >> we understand that even taped when protestors heard the coup failed tried to resume protest. we heard they were shot at by police and immediately ran away. we have spoken to activists who say they will rewhom the protests on monday, protesting against the president's bid for a third term in june's elections. they expect a much more violent and ruthless response from the security forces now following the failed coup attempt that just happened in the last couple of days. >> malcolm webb, live for us in burundi's capitol, thank you. >> thousands are migrants are stranded off the coast of thailand and malaysia right now. they are the rohingya, percent cute in myanmar. malaysia turned away hundreds of them. thailand's navy has dropped packages of food into the water. none of myanmar's neighbors seem

willing to address the problem. >> human rights groups long held that it is the myanmar government policy of discrimination against the rohingya driving so many away. traditionally, southeastern asian companies have adopted a policy of non-interference. they shy from discussing the treatment of the rohingya, but that is changing with malaysian officials saying myanmar is the source of the problem and has to do more to and the issue within its borders. this is what myanmar's presidential spokesman and minister of information had to say in reply. >> they are coming from myanmar. until we conduct the process we cannot say all these people are coming from -- >> the minister can't confirm whether or not myanmar officials will attend a regional

conference to be held later this month to discuss music trafficking and the migrant crisis. thousands are left at satisfactory with little food or water while the country's debate on who is to help them. >> a dang fever outbreak is an epidemic. it is spread through mosquitoes and has no cure. >> there is a concern about the next generation war planes. residents who live near where those jets could be based are speaking out. we have more. >> never before has the air force put a brand new fighter bomber at a commercial airport. usually they go at air force

bases in remote areas. they do that purposely because new aircraft crash more. >> the plane she's talking about is the f35 fighter. from its stealthy design to the millions of lines of computer code inside that act as a kind of artificial intelligence, it's hailed as the future of combat aviation. many residentses of this town see it as a very real danger. >> the people were here first. >> roseanne greg co leads a group fighting to keep the f35 out of her local airport as burlington vermont home to the air national guard. it's scheduled to receive 18 t35's by 2020. it will be the first air national guard unit in america to get the plane replacing a unit of aging f16's. to get a better sense of greg

co's concerns, consider the record of the f16. since its introduction in 1975, the u.s. air force has lost more than 320 of them in crashes and mishaps out. it is one in seven. >> if something happens during takeoff and landing, it is probable that it will land in this area here. it's a recipe for a colossal disaster. >> she isn't just an activist. she's also a former air force colonel, highly decorated officer, specializing in strategic intelligence and arms control. she said the f35 poses a threat far greater than earlier generation war fighters. like many modern military planes the f35 is largely made of composite materials carbon

and graph fight held together with resins and glues. those materials are also said to be highly toxic when burned. in the 1980's and 1990's, several workers at the secret air base area 51 in nevada reported falling seriously ill after being exposed to what they say was burning stealth materials. two of them are said to have died as a result. we wanted to speak with someone anyone about that the decision to base the f35 in burlington, but the pentagon, the air force the air knoll guard vermont senators, even burlington's mayor all turned us down. as for greco she's left fighting the military she served so proudly for 30 years afraid their expensive new weapon may spell disaster for her town. sheila macvicar, al jazeera burlington vermont. >> jeb bush is doing some damage

control and reversing his position on the second iraq war. >> people think we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done. i would have not engaged, i would not having into iraq. >> the former florida governor said that last night a complete reversal from his comments earlier in the week. monday, he said knowing what we know now, he would have authorized the invasion of iraq. he said he misunderstood the question. >> baltimore is trying to move forward after last month's riots. sand town, a neighborhood that erupted into violence is mostly black with double the national average poverty rate. we look at what happens to promises and money. >> what happened in this neighborhood after the riots? >> five or six people have been killed and 16 people have been shot or shot at. >> this is what it looks like when a family is caught in the crossfire of a political system that fails.

when the broadcasters left, the bullets started flying again and the bodies continue to file up outside their front doors. >> it's all in this neighborhood, like last night you could hear the shots. we didn't even run run, we were like there they go again. it's ridiculous. i don't know when it's going to kick in that it's black lives matter has to matter no matter who is taking that black life. >> they are trying to raise their sons in sandtown. she has no job neither does he. it is not for lack of trying. >> i can pop my trunk right now and show you uniforms that i had from baltimore gas and electric, contract jobs, uniformed troops from upstairs. i got resumes in my car. i keep one in my pocket on a disk. who wants to sit around broke with no nine and can't take care of their children? >> i don't know why i can't find a job. i have a lot of qualities and

experience that will give me jobs. >> they want to know what happened to all the political promises and all that money. politicians along with developer james drauss promised to spend $130 million to fix sandtown, schools, infrastructure, its people. >> you look at the dollar oh, it wasn't enough, they're crazy. of course it was must have enough. >> we need to look at stabilizing our community. >> here's why it didn't work. according to a breakdown of the project, there were plans to build or renovate 1,000 new homes. eight years later, 900 new homes were added to the inventory a success? no this is what that success story looks like in real life,

rehabbed houses sitting next to houses that are still bored up. there was also money set aside for job training, but too few jobs once training was over. in one program jobs plus, of 244 eligible households, 180 received job placement training, but by 1998, only 50 people were placed in full time jobs. >> right now, there is a politician that is screaming at you, saying why can't those people get a job. >> well, if that politician scream at me somewhere that's probably a white approximately addition. if it's a black politician, it's somebody not in touch with the reality of the world. i don't have boot straps. i'm black and poor. i don't have them. >> also included in that $130 million, main to fiction schools that were closed because more people were moving out than in. no one seems to know where all of that money went. >> how do you spend $100 million and still wind up with what you

have? >> it really is not enough money. business development. >> how can it not be enough money? >> all you do is do the math. when you actually drill it down to how much it costses to get somebody into training or remove barriers when you talk about building a house in an urban area with an infrastructure that is old and falling down, when you talk about businesses investing in terms of loans when you add it all up, $100 million is not enough. >> in the middle of it all crack. crack destroyed any chance of anything succeeding in sandtown. the mayor and others demanded that the bad guys be locked up, the morgues filled, sandtown became a war zone. >> for you this is personal. >> it is very personal. >> one of those lining in the morgue was the grandson of diane bell mccoy. >> he ended up incarcerated, ended up drugs not using them, but selling them. he was found shot in the head.

>> you still miss him. >> i do. i do. i do. >> that is why the death of freddie gray was so very personal to so many. many families here had a freddie gray and a dream. the explosion that followed wasn't about fixing sandtown. it was the proverbial straw that broke a city's back. >> saw a lot of things as a child early that i wasn't supposed to see. i knew a lot of things at a child. my boy's age i knew what cocaine was we'd was needles alcohol. all that stuff. i knew what junk ice was. it felt normal to me. >> in sandtown, there are just survivors, tiffany makes ends meet one stitch at a time, quilts for friends selling them on line.

tayvon is working toward getting a commercial driver's license. like so many who live here, they know there are no guarantees. it has been like that for decades. al jazeera baltimore. >> philadelphia is also dealing with its own racial past. this year marks 30 years since 1985 when police dropped a bomb on the headquarters of a black liberation group called move. >> we have revolutionaries, true revolutionaries. >> it was a radical group called move the leader, john africa, his followers adopted the same last name. it wasn't always clear what they attitude for but their opposition to racial oppression resonated. >> our young brothers can just be snatched up off the street, thrown in jail for nothing. >> ramona africa joined the group more than 30 years ago she and other move members were in this row house in

philadelphia in may 1985. tension between move and police was heating up. away confrontation ended with the death of an officer. nine group members were tried and sentenced to prison for his murder. may 13 would become their most violent competition yet. complaints from neighbors in this black working class community summoned police to the bunker. things escalated. thousands of rounds of ammunition were exchanged and in an effort to flush the members out of the home, the city's first black mayor wilson good, ordered police to bomb the house. >> we will do it by any means necessary. >> the explosives delivered by helicopter were dropped on to the roof. the explosion killed 11, including five children. the resulting fire in 16 rated 65 homes and displaced hundreds of people.

there were two grand jury investigations and top officials found grossly negligent. still, no one from the city government was criminally charged. the city paid for some of the homes to be rebuilt but efforts to disband move failed. >> they didn't take the fight out of move people. they put more fight in us. ramona africa, the only adult survivor told us the movement remains strong. >> the fight is still in me, and all my move sisters and brothers. one thing that should really be made clear to people is that what happened on may 13, 1985 did not happen behind any complaints from neighbors. >> you said that poor -- >> i am not saying that some neighbors didn't have complaints about us, but what i am saying is that is not why the government entered into a conspiracy, a plan to kill move.

>> africa was convicted of conspiracy in connection with the confrontation and served seven years in prison. >> more than a third of residents in flint michigan live below the poverty line. it is also one of the countries most violent places. police officers in flint are working to change that. >> all of this needs to be -- >> flint is ranked as one of the most dangerous cities in the country. we spent the day with a police officer who's been patrolling these streets for 17 years. officer terry lewis grew up here and has spent most of his life here. he's been following news of police shootings be that have dominate the headlines for months. >> do you think it sends a wake-up call to everyone who's an officer? >> i don't know about a wake-up call. i know that it does remind you that you are a person of integrity, and that you are held

to a higher standard than everyone else, and you need to behave accordingly. >> at a time when police conduct in many cities is under that scrutiny, the flint police force is working to bridge the divide between the police and the black community. officer lewis said the goal is to be a helping hand, a message he tries to spread every day. >> you can watch the full report tonight at 8:30 eastern. >> today is endangered species day. lets bring in nicole mitchell for today's environmental impact. in a lot of cases awareness has worked. >> we wanted to end friday on a positive note. taking a look at animals that have had at least a little bit of a recovery, the koala.

in 1934, estimated as low as 500 after earlier in the century millions were killed for their fur. now, ranges estimate that at least in the 100,000 range across parts of australia. the mountain gorilla this by no means is recovered still critically endangered, but got as low at 250 after war hunting and habitat destruction. it is back up to 800 but still a long way to go. >> now to the united states, a lot of these benefit from the endangered species act in the 1970's including the bald eagle. at a minimum the 1960's, 450 pair now 5,000. pesticides like d.d.t. really hurt this animal. >> the black footed ferret in the west got down to 18. they have been reintroduced. this isn't a natural story but

at least there's been recovery to over 1,000 now. >> the panther in florida minimum of possibly as low as third. again, bred in captivity reintroduced, now up to 100 still a very low number but a larger number and more protections for these animals. >> examples of conservation sometimes work working thank you. >> as strong mists have come to a new conclusion on how galaxy's reach their end. it chokes from accumulation of metals. the process takes more than 4 billion years. they believe it maybe linked to an overcrowding of stars. >> dancing leading to trouble in the desert outside of tehran. the story of a man whose dreams were crushed by iran's morality

police. >> a minnesota orchestra visits havana. music is helping to thaw a decades old diplomatic chill.

it is 8:53 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. colombia ordered the stop to spraying of illegal crops used to make cocaine. the government has been straying co da farms for more than two decades. the world health organization said the herbicide causes cancer. >> police in chile investigating the deaths of two students a large section of the ice shelf may be gone. it is thinning quickly and will likely disappear in five years. it coffers 6025 square miles. >> on the cult u. beat, the

minnesota orchestra makes history in cuba, the first major orchestra to visit since president obama's move to normalize relations. ♪ >> they will also coach music students. they will play beethoven. the orchestra toured cuba twice before the revolution. >> a true story of an in aian man who wanted to be a dancer, only being stopped by morality police. >> i am the director of the film desert answer. >> what did you do? >> i danced in class. >> it is the true story about a young man that had the simple dream of becoming a dancer. in iran where he lives dance is

forbidden. >> the morality police. if they catch you dancing, they will do worse than this. >> action started an underground dance company where they utilized u tube and watch all the greats of dance. using you tube as their teacher they went out to become a dance company. they ended up becoming very good, put on a performance in the only place they felt they were tree to do so, which was in nature in the desert, 100 miles south of tehran, where there would be no regime to find them. when the islamic revolution happened, one of the first things closed down was the national ballet in tehran. we're looking at a situation in iran where dance is looked at as western and vulgar. ♪ >> i remember only last year in may, you had these a small group of young teenagers and some in early 20's arrested for

dancing to "happy" and putting on the music video. they got lashes and a year in jail. we must always remember that these are people, and they're living under restrictions, but it does not emulate the feeling of the entire country. >> i think audiences will realize after they watch this film that we're all the same, connected through shared humanity, that people are not so different to us. we have the same hopes dreams and aspirations and we should be ail, all of us to fulfill our potential or to have the opportunities to fulfill our potential. >> a new hotel made of legos opens today. it is made with two mill meg low bricks and topped with a brag gone made from legos.

there are lessons on building with legos, as well.

go go >> this is aljazeera america. >> hello welcome to another news hour from doha. our top stories: >> fierce fighting in iraq's large evident province with isil taking control of government headquarters in the provincial capitol, rimadi. >> a boat full of migrants stranded off thailand with no country willing to take them in. >> three generals arrested in burundi and the president says he's back independent country after a failed