of it would be less than adiz. >> when you say adiz that stands for air deference identification zone. that is our show for today. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. holes in security. >> 95% failure rate is certainly not acceptable by any stretch of the imagination federal agents test tsn screeners at airports finding gaps in systems that are supposed to keep weapons off planes. search for survivors - a boat carry, hundreds sinks on china's yangtze river.

why a powerful cyclone may have played a role supreme court rulings, the justices start handing down the year's big decision including two big cases on free speech on the internet and religious protection in the work place and guns on campus. >> it allows people to protect themselves and those around them texas colleges react after lawmakers vote to allow concealed weapons in the classroom good evening i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. the homeland security department is issuing changes airport nationwide after t.s.a. screeners failed to detect fake bombs and weapons brought through airport security by investigators, john terrett joins us. results of this are troubling is an understatement. >> an understatement. we weren't supposed to learn this it was a leak until the summer. it centers around red teams that

test t.s.a. procedures. they are pushing protocols to the limit, seeking loopholes and stress points. nonetheless, the t.s.a. chief is admitting that a 100% failure rate is showing. >> reporter: the transportation security administration is doing a poor job at the main mission protecting the flying public. according to an internal investigation, t.s.a. screeners failed to spot weapon or mark explosives smuggled through zombiesy airports. >> one of the problems is the technology used to screen people are metal detectors, but they are a myriad of weapons that do not have metal in them - some inner chemical compound when mixed with others or found in an air plane could be dangerous. >> so-called red teams, posing as passengers took highly illegal luggage on 67 out of 70

occasions. a staggering 95% failure rate. it's reported one undercover agent was stopped after setting off an alarm at a magna troma ter but t.s.a. failed to detect fake explosives taped to his back during a pat down. >> american people respect our constitutional rights, and we will not allow the level of searches and intrusion that it would take to make the system more effective, but a 95% failure rate is certainly not acceptable by any stretch of the imagination. >> homeland security is coming up with a full report in the summer. secretary jeh johnson is highly frustrated and in a statement the t.s.a. says: loon loon this

this -- this is not the first time screeners missed its under their noses. in 2013 a team slipped no new jersey with a fake bomb in clothing. that same year john perform istoll told congress that red teams are able to create difficultize and conceal its that not even the best terrorists would be able to do. >> it's carry on. recently on cover testing of baggage screening is carried out and it found that human error and technological failure led to vulnerabilities throughout the system. in the cabin or below it. >> almost 14 years an 9/11, it's incredible these problems continue a congressional intern was arrested trying to bring an unlicensed handgun into a building. joshua wheeler was carrying an unloaded smith and wesson,

discovered during a search required to enter capital office buildings. wheeler, an intern for lynn jenkins of kansas will be arraigned tomorrow. obvious the next month the supreme court will rule on hot-button topics - same-sex marriage and the obama care. they handed down a judgment concerning religious bias in the workplace, and the other on free speech on the internet. lisa stark stakes a closer look pennsylvania resident n anthony went to prison after posting violent language on facebook about shooting up a kindergarten class, attacking an fbi agent and harming his estranged wife writing: his words were they area put ib nothing more than wrap lyrics protected by free speech that he did not intend harm. he was convicted after a jury found that a reasonable person

would consider what he wrote to be a threat. the supreme court threw out his conviction on a 7-2 vote. chief justice john roberts writing for the majority avoided addressing the free speech aspect of the case saying: - a criminal conviction requires an intent to act on a threat. justices told the lower court to reconsider the case. justices samuel alito and clarence thomas worried that the majority did not explain what was needed to prove intent to carry out a threat. justice thomas wrote in his dissent: we spoke with former assistant attorney-general stan potenger by skype, about the case. >> we have a lot of people using this saying wild and crazy stuff. the first amendment will be

tested the national network to end domestic violence said it was did not that the system would make it difficult to protect people from abuse from threats a second major case involved businesses and religion a court ruling the court found in favour of samantha elop turned down from a job. she alleged that her civil rights were violated - she wore a hijab to the interview. abercrombie said they did not know her religion so did not discriminated. justice anton and scalia wrote tore the majority and said: . >> the supreme court dealt in very broad brush. under title 7 this goes as far

on the religious freedom as any case i have seen. >> in a statement abercrombie and fitch pointed out that the court did not determine that the company discriminated against ms elof adding: the equal opportunity brought the case to the court. in a statement it was said: the senate could vote as soon as tomorrow on a bill that would change portions of the patriot act. sunday night the senate allowed parts of the law to expire including bulk data protection. as libby casey reports, some

antecedents say the law does not do enough to protect the americans right to privacy. >> the deadline to keep pact aring provisions going came and went despite warnings. >> at this time isn't this programme as critical as it has ever been since its inception, given the fact that the middle east was literally on fire. >> reporter: antecedents agreed to move forward. it would end government bulk collection in phone records that leave them in the hand of telekom companies. it would continue the patriot act's roving acts and surveillance of lone-wolf suspects so it has to get final passage in the senate. the majority leader tries to speed up the process and moves to the final vote. do so he needed every disoirnt onuntil -- senator on board.

>> madam president. >> senator from kentucky. >> senator paul pushing the buttons of his colleague. >> going through this and raising the issues here and talking about a fellow colleague - it's not fun. and it's not something i hope that i would have do. but i could not stand by and watch a programme that is helping to protect american people from known terrorist threats. and their safety. and be jeopardised by falsities. the white house critical too of finding itself with a lapsed deadline of security and calling on the senate to pass the freedom act. >> apparently there's some members of congress who look for an opportunity, to build a political advantage, to gain a

political advantage and concluded that the risk was worth it. >> if the freedom act passes bulk phone records, it's likely over. glenn greenwald won the pulitzer prize about n.s.a. programs revealed by edward snowden, saying it only goes so far. >> it is a small percentage of way n.s.a. engages in surveillance around millions and millions all over the world. it doesn't affect the listening in of telephone calls emails or sweeping up of internet activities, it's about the domestic metadata programme, that's the only programme affected. already it's limited the white house says sa group of former guantanamo bay detainees will stay put in qatar at least for now. the men, the taliban 5 were released in may in exchange for bow bergdahl.

they've been in qatar, under travel conditions supposed to expire. >> we are continuing to work that they do not pose a threat to the u.s. and ongoing discussions about what would happen next. as they happen qatar agreed to maintain the restrictions the man they were commented for, bow bergdahl was charged with deserting the army. and in another note al jazeera is funded in part by qatar 45 people were killed when i.s.i.l. fighters drove a dank filled with explosives on to a military base. in a separate attack three i.s.i.l. bombers drove stolen humvees into a base north of fallujah killing 42. >> a freelance journalist has been released. casey coombes arrived in imam,

and works for publications. the state department is working to free other americans held captive rescue teams are searching for survivors in a chinese ship disaster. the passenger ship capsized in the yantsy river during a storm and sank in 2 minutes. it carried 450 people many elderly. rob mcbride joins us from hong kong. divers knocked on the hull of a vessel and have gotten a response. >> that's right. the rescue operation has a sense of urgency with report from the xinhua newsagency in china to say that livers on the vessel heard shouts for help coming from inside the hull. if that is the case, it's a significant development, it suggested that there is at least an air pocket in there.

passengers then will have survived. it's 12 hours since the vessel went dune. it's not known how long it will last for the water level inside if it's rising. that is the priority. the vessel is in shallow water, but is upturned. it seems the vessel sank within two minutes. it happened late at night in bad weather. most of the passengers were retirees aged between 50 and 80 and most of them it's fair to assume would be in the cabins and asleep. a little chance for the passengers to have escaped from the vessel frightening to think about how many people have died. reports are that two of those that did survive are the captain and the chief engineer and they blame the tragedy on the weather? >> that's right. they are saying this was caused by some sort of cyclone, some

sort of localized weather storm or system that simply overwhelmed them. it seems extraordinary to think that a vessel like this could have been sunk by - simply by the weather. that is what they are saying. they said that no other vessels were involved. it's difficult to see if there was human error because there was no other vessel, and might say less about marine safety and extreme weather events if that was the case there has been a lot of weather at this time of year, you get the build up of the summer storms with big storms during the night-time hours. there has been a large storm in the area and continuing rain and wind is hampering the rescue efforts at this statement. >> rob mcbride in hong kong. thank you concealed weapons in the classroom >>. >> you can misuse it when you feel like it. >> it allows people to protect

themselves and those around them reaction to texas lawmakers giving the green light to guns on campus. russia and america playing the blame game after a run in in international waters.

licensed gun owners in texas may soon be allowed to pack heat on public college campuses. the governor is expected to sign the campus carry law later this week. jonathan martin got reaction from students at a texas school. >> reporter: on this first day of summer classes at the university of houston, reaction is mixed due to the texas lawmakers reaching a compromise. passing a bill to allow concealed guns on college campuses. >> it's a powerful weapon you have. you can misuse it when you feel like it. >> it allows people to protect themselves and those around them. i'm not - i'm not saying that

everywhere will be a superhero with the handgun. it gives you the opportunity to even the odds. >> it's a victory for gun rights activists pushing for camp and carry. in a late session the state house proved the bill 98-47, after the senate voted in favor a day earlier. >> i feel the time has come for us to protect the men and women carrying concealed on our campuses. >> this has to get past an obsession with guns. >> the measure would allow licence said gun owners to carry concealed campuses, including dorms, classrooms. the bill opposed by most of the institutions in texas in a final version came with compromises. private colleges can opt out. public colleges are allowed to create gun free zones on campus but not widespread bans. >> for me to carry a concealed gun makes me feel safer when i

make the walk where anybody could be hiding we don't know. >> such a big powerful thing in your hand. you can also take their lives. >> reporter: texas joins 27 other states three states leave it up to the schools, 20 ban it. >> in order to contain a concealed licence, you must be 21 in texas. many students would not qualify. >> jonathan martin reporting. >> in california a landmark legal case in a city known as one of the dangerous. students and teachers are suing the compton unified school district accusing schools of not dealing with students suffering drama. they say it's a problem in a city plagued by violence and gangs. >> these gangs attend different schools. all experience traumatic events from shooting to beating to

homelessness. i meet 18-year-old kimberley at a park near her high school. >> i was sexually assaulted on the bus. >> reporter: on your way to school? >> on my way home. >> reporter: they say their schools failed to provide health care and educational programs for students coping with drama. -- trauma. >> i felt i should have gotten therapy, i felt awful and wouldn't go to school. it made me lose my credits. i wasn't getting good grades. >> reporter: students are part of a landmark first action against their district in a lawsuit. it tests americans with disabilities act arguing complex trauma is a disability upped federal law. >> compton unified served 24 plus,000 students. the -- 24,000-plus students. why compton. trauma is ubiquitous among

students with a murder rate 5 times the average and gang activity many students often risk their lives going to and from school. >> this is the president of the distribute board of trustees he couldn't comment, but sat with al jazeera to talk about the lawsuit. >> i believe, and what the distribute's position firmly is is that let's look at the larger context. no one is running from the fact that there are issues within all communities. we just cannot localize it as being an issue. the school district admits that a problem exists nationally and it exists in every state. >> when you say compton unified do you admit there's a problem? >> it's not just compton. >> reporter: so there is a problem in compton. >> it should be looked at. >> reporter: don't you need to look at your distribute. if you are not providing health

care for students that need it you may be failing them. >> the objective is to focus on the students but it is unfair. >> it's inappropriate to assume the school can handle it. >> reporter: the lawsuit is bigger than compton unified and serves as a starter and a need to fund programs in schools. >> in large districts that have larger student health services they have been peared down as a result of reductions in funding at the state and federal level. >> reporter: back at the park with kimberley, she hopes to graduate and go to college and study english. she dreams of being a poet. >> i felt so lonely i wanted to quit. >> writing about her past helped her learn how to cope.

lessons, she says, she would have rather learnt in school a war of words between the pentagon and russia over the weekend - russian jets flew within a third of a mile of u.s. naval ships in the black sea. moscow says the planes were stopping the u.s. from entering russian waters. the state department denies that saying the u.s.s. "ross" was within international waters a development in the fight against cancer - why a drug combination that helps treat melan ama could lead to changes. bruce jenner is now kaitlin generated. a magazine shining the light on gender issues like never before.

lindsay graham added his name to the lift of presidential hopefuls. graham cited foreign policy experience and said he's running because he feels the world is falling apart, and the biggest threat from what he called radical islamists. >> they have more safe havens money, capability and weapons to strike the home line for any time since 9/11.

they are large, rich entrenched. right now graham is putting in less than 2% in early polls. from olympic champion to transgender champion. bruce jenner is now kaitlin jenner. the 1976 gold medallist unveiled a new look and name on the cover of "vanity fair" magazine. he underwent sexual reassignment surgery and tweeted "welcome to the world kaitlin." in four hours and three minutes jenner's twitter handle had more than a million followers beating president obama's record as the fastest to get that many. at 11: 30, "inside story" will take a look at issues facing transgender people. >> scientists have a look in the fight against mel an oma, and a look at an important breakthrough treatment.

when pam smith was diagnosed with skin cancer, she was terrified she wouldn't live to see her grandchildren grow up. given a choice of treatment she showed new drugs, and has not looked back. >> drugs have shrunk the tumor, shrinking it from 9mm down to 4mm. and then afterwards they found lesions on my lungs. even they have shrunk now to tinier than a pin prick. >> the trial used a combination of drugs allowing the body's immune system to attack the cells. they were blind-tested internationally on 949 patients with advanced melanoma. doctors discovered that 58% of the patients saw their tumours shrink or stablilize for almost a year. like any cancer treatment, the drugs don't work equally on everyone, and side effects include rashes, fatigue and diarrhoea. this doctor has been treating patients with individual drugs and is looking forward to using them in combination.

>> this is a game-changing set of results for advance skin cancer, without a doubt. i think where the excitement is really coming though is in the broader encological perception. these are drugs not just specific to skin cancer. because you are enhancing the immune system rks there's no reason why the approach sunday be effectively. -- shouldn't be effective against others. >> this animation shows how the drugs work on cancer cells. while one boosts the system, the other reveals the cancer cells, allowing them to be attacked. for the doctor that led the trial, there's more work to do. >> there'll be, for the combination of drug, something like 40% of patients that won't have shrinkage, and we need to understand why, and to develop new approaches so we can get the number of people benefitting from this treatment

to be higher still, and help more of our patients. >> while the treatment is not a universal cure, where cancers have been treated with chemotherapy, radiotherapy, this is a new weapon in the fight against the disease. i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us. have a good night. [ ♪ ] american parents are moving away from shame, scorn and cutting ties with children who consider themselves different from their birth gender. that doesn't mean all the challenges that go along with changing from the gender on a birth certificate disappear. a lot of adjustment is required to see gender identity