>> we've done it and that is why we are there. >> my life is in danger. >> anyone who talks about the islamic religion is killed. >> don't miss the exclusive al jazeera investigation. >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm john henry smith in new york with a look at the top stories in the wake of the charleston church shootings, calls for the removal of the confederate flag from the grounds of the south carolina state capital a website registered to the suspect dylann roof gives the image of a man filled with rage and obsessed with white supremacy. >> i'm del walters in south carolina, tomorrow morning at 10:00a.m. the church will open

its doors to parishioners. some say that's a modern day miracle, others call it a simple act of faith the mass shooting is renewing the gun debate in america. it's tonight's a deeper look it's world refugee day and the united nations is warning of a dangerous new era for refugees. our top story tonight, new insight into the white man charging with murders nine black people inside of a south carolina church. police are examining a website registered in the name of dylann roof, on it we see him wearing a t-shirt with the number 88, a code for hale hitler. it also includes a racist manifesto

at the state capital hundreds protest the confederate flag on capital grounds. for many it's seen as a symbol of racism and contributes to the deceased. hundreds leaving flowers at the church, and the church's pastor clementa pinckney will lie in state in columbia. we have a team of reporters in south carolina. robert ray is at the confederate flag protest at the state capital in colombia. del walters is in charleston and he is angering our cover ig on the ground. >> 11 o'clock tonight they are out here the john henry smith, they have been here all day, and may be here all night. church begins tomorrow morning at 10:00a.m.. some would say it's a modern day miracle, others say it is a simple act of faith. consider this - three days ago a gunman walked through the doors, opening fire killing nine

parishioners, including the parritiononer. tomorrow is father's day. many walked through the doors getting ready for the service, and we learnt more of the gunman dylann roof. jonathan martin begins our coverage from charleston. >> reporter: for the first time since wednesday's mass shooting members of the a.m.e. church were able to step into their sanctuary. >> we have walked in through it and prayed. we are people of faith. >> in jesus name we pray. >> for many, it will take time before their church feels like one again. kathy watson says the building has been cleaned up. for him, returning was a part are healing. >> it's not gone, but just going back in, knowing that i can go back in without stumbling. >> reporter: sunday morning on father's day mother emanuel will reopen for worship services without its pastor reverend clementa pinckney, one of nine

killed during the prayer meeting on wednesday. the church leader will deliver their sunday message. >> it will be a message of hope and a message of encouragement, a message saying faith is stronger than fear. >> reporter: he said there'll be words of forgiveness for dylann roof, the 21-year-old shooting suspect, who left an online manifesto, a website in his name containing 60 photos of him with weapons and burning the american flag, and links to racist and anti-semitic writings. the fbi is investigating the site. dylann roof is at the charleston detention centre on suicide watch. officials say it's standard procedure for someone charged with a crime of this magnitude. >> during a court appearance on friday, some of the families said they have forgiven dylann roof. for some mourners, it is allowing them to do the same. >> the deep message that before you can really have

reconciliation, you have to lead into it with forgiveness. they really model that to us. for an historic church that survives storms, fires and racism as members stood on the steps saturday, they told us despite their pain, their faith will allow them to rise again. the flow of traffic all day long has been nonstop. some stopped to see what all the fuss is about. others stop kneel and pray. we see many cry. the crowd is white, black, preaching forgiveness and some say it's time for vengeance. everyone has an opinion on one thing, that is the confederate flag on homes. and buildings. robert ray has that story. >> hundreds of people at south carolina state capital in

colombia bathering in a take down the flag ceremony in protest to what happened on wednesday, the massacre in church. you can see the confederate flag is high and the american flag is at half staff in honour and remembrance of the nine murdered. let's walk through the crowd and talk to people as to why they are out here tonight. why do you guys think the flag should be taken down you think it should be. >> it's a symbol of racism. and there are some people in this state that think it represents southern heritage. given the way the rest of the nation greets it it's a flag that symbolizes history of racism oppression and slavery. >> if we could, we'll walk and get other opinions from people

out here. hundreds of people are here this evening. we'll ask this lady. ma'am, why are you here why should the flag be taken down in your opinion? >> i think the flag should come down because this state doesn't represent an elect few people it represents all the people and this flag does not. >> is it a sign of racism. >> i definitely think it's a sign of racism. you wouldn't find a black person who would embrace of that flag and i think when people come to the house to serve the people they are not coming to serve the small minority proponents of the flag. they are there to serve me as a black person. >> thank you, i appreciate you insight. throughout the day presidential candidates tweeted out notes

saying take down the flag. mitt romney did that jed bush said it belongs in a museum. this is a consensus here something getting a lot of traction, and we'll see what happens in the coming weeks ahead as to whether events like this will help the movement of take down the flag for the people down here that it clearly supports. >> another thing they are talking about here in charleston south carolina is change. factor in race it's difficult, and factor in homes that have been in families for generations many dating back to the times of slavery, homes owned by blacks now owned by whites. change is coming. >> reporter: there is a growing unease settling over charleston

summed up by one man gentrification. >> reporter: this corner store has been in the family of joseph watson. the houses around are sold off. the pushed aside by the wealth. >> you have one company coming from whales buying up property buying it. >> wales? >> yes, prince charles. >> tied in with him. >> that's not black. >> it's not black, it's totally white. they are looking at the historical value of the property here will soar. . >> all the time people wouldn't stick together and pay, they had to mo out. you know they seized the land. >> and some of that is what happened here within the city.

because you got a tax structure here, it does not advise the elderly on what they can do to bring taxes down. >> reporter: in joseph watson's store, there's a wall with a who's who of the good bad and what is sold. in an area that has been getrified. a 14-year-old accused of murder test scores failing. with that backdrop you'd lining watson would be against gentry fibbing aches, he is not. >> some see gentrification as being bad. i see it to use to strengthen the community and america with it. there's things i do in the community that happies a whole lot. >> reporter: robert mitchell helps the area in the charleston city council, and says it's not

good, bad, but inevitable. >> this is my home i was born here, raised here. >> reporter: there's a new concern. in addition to a growing class divide some fear a growing racial divide. and the views expressed by dylann roof could be moving in concerns bubbling to the surface when dylann roof opened fire in emanuel a.m.e. church and a white cop opened fire on an unarmed black suspect following a routine traffic stop. concerns that until now simmered beneath the surface. >> to me in my personal opinion, it's not only him. someone taught him, that there's somebody behind him. he learnt it from some other people, that whomever they are, but it's not only him. it's too much. it's too big to be him. >> joseph watson says the solution to that problem is the same that comes with changing

demographics - education, not discrimination. >> the thing is the city of charleston needs to come in and do like the cities have done and require that you have a liveable wage in the area. you don't have that. >> as the changes occur, the face of a neighbourhood comprised of working class families is dotted with hikes that for mean represent a month's rent. change good or bad. is coming to charleston, a moving van at a time. >> when you here mitchell moses talk about education, not confrontation, consider the source. robert mitchell in the '60s was a former member of the black panther party, gaoled hundreds of times, protesting those that now could be his neighbours. that's the spirit of forgiveness, alive and well. joinings us is congresswoman maxine waters who flew in from

l.a. to be at church tomorrow. >> yes. >> why was it so important for you to be here. >> i think it was extremely important for me to come first of all to let the families know that they have a lot of support in the country. not only in the state but all over the united states. members of the congress in the united states of america share their pain i share their pain. i want them to know i stand with them at this time of pain that they are experiencing. one of the things that amazed people is that the family forgave the gun nman. i bring it up the act is forgotten so many times before. >> i'm reminded how generous our people are, how forgiving they are. they are forgiving the gunmen. it's hard for me to understand

and i talked to a number of people i talked with someone quoting bible scripture, and it's hard for me to understand how they can be to forgiving and accepting that this is god's will. i'm in great admiration of the families who are willing to forgive. i have to say they are extraordinary. >> i was thinking about one thing. i have about 30 seconds. we have been through columbine, aurora sandy hook. how do you get your congress many to get to know that gunns don't kill people people do. >> i hope this event is a turning point. i hold out hope for that every time there's a mass shooting and killing. i'm hoping we'll be able to impress upon him our responsibility as public policy makers to get guns off the street and make the country

safe. >> we hope we can do that. the mood in charleston right now - getting ready for church to new orleans, where a manhunt is under way after a police officer was shot and killed while driving a prisoner to gaol. authorities are searching for 33-year-old travis boyce, who they say shot and killed officer darryl holloway. despite being handcuffed boyce was able to use a gun and shoot the officer. when the car crashed boyce took off. it's not clear if the gun was the officer's or one that boyce had on him at the time. new orleans chief of police explained how boyce managed to get free. >> that prisoner somehow was able to bet his hands from behind his back where he was handcuffed, and he was handcuffed from the front. apparently he's double jointed and able to do that in the back of the car. and was able to produce a

firearm, came through the back seat to the front seat through a port opening between the cage and actually shot officer holloway. >> in update new york police confirmed reports of sightings of two convicted killers who broke out of prison two weeks ago. the recent sighting is two men that fit their description baulking near route 115. a second officer has been placed on leave in germany, an al jazeera journalist has been detained in berlin at the request of egyptian authorities. mansour was sentenced to 15 years in absentia by cairo's criminal court for detaining and torturing a lawyer. mansour is dismayed that germany is cooperating with what he says is unjust orders by the egyptian government. our network's acting director-general in response released the following statement:

next - the traumatic shootings in south carolina reignite the passionate debate about gun control. >> once again, innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. we'll take a deeper look when we come

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/* it being saturday night, it's time to take a deeper look at guns in america.

as the nation continues to mourn the tragedy in south carolina, the issue of guns is squarely in the our focus. according to studies between harvard and north eastern in 2011-2014 there was a mass shooting every 64 days. earlier this week president obama said it was all too common. >> i had to make statements like this too many times. communities like this had to endure tragedies like this too many times. we don't have all the facts. we do know that once again innocent people were killed in part because someone who wanted to inflict harm had no trouble getting their hands on a gun. >> studies showed an idea spike in firearm background checks in the aftermath of mass shootings, and it happened since the mass shootings in columbine and the newtown tragedy. gun store owners saw a rise in sales days after the south carolina. >> reporter: ticket sales to gun

shows like this in northern virgin, and interest in buying weapons soared after the newtown shootings at sandy hook elementary school that killed 20 students and six staff members. >> the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun in my opinion, is a good guy with a gun. >> responsible gun owners, absolutely, have the right to keep and bear arms in a safe and responsible manner. >> gun sales rise after a mass shooting. self protection is only part of the reason. a bigger factor according to gun shop owners is the immediate talk of gun control legislation by politicians. after the new town killing the fbi reported the top 10 busiest days for background checks. the fbi's highest period for firearm checks occur immediately after a mass shooting. gun sales figures are not systematically reported.

background check requests are the best overall indication of a spike in sales. >> it's a dramatic spike. >> michael said his company saw sales at his online store dramatically increase after the killings in charleston. >> when the events went on, you could see the online spike. it continues for a decent amount of time. i'd see sales yesterday and today double what they are. and you see that continuing on for the next week or so, and see it trail off. unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast. we don't enjoy it, but there's an impact to sales. it's a noticeable spike when a negative event happens. >> now is the time for mourning and healing. let's be clear, at some point we as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in

other advanced countries. it doesn't happen in other places with this kind of frequency. and it is in our power to do something about it. >> reporter: the u.s. president obama said on thursday the south carolina church shooting that left nine dead shows the need for a national reckoning on gun violence in america. >> any time a person gets on, or someone of power gets on, speaking out against gun ownership, or high capacity magazines. they see a spike, for sure. it's the nature of the beast. >> suffice it to say gun control remains a hot button issue, and as mike viqueira reports, it's one that continues to divide lawmakers along party lines. >> in the wake of the tragedy in charleston, president barack obama spoke out forcefully and emotionally on the issues brought to the fore, namely racism and gun control. after appearing to concede on thursday in the white house briefing room, that gun control was a lost cause, given the fact that every republican and

democrats are dead set against moving restrictions on gun ownership. president obama walked the comments back, and back to the u.s. conference of mayors in san francisco on friday. he says he is not resigned to not having any kind of gun control at congress, thinking it can pass congress, and has faith that congress will do the right thing. at the same time he concedes it will take a while, will require public opinion to filter up to congress to change votes. >> president obama says he doesn't want this to be the new normal, in terms of political climate and lack of political will in congress to pass meaningful gun legislation, and the series, the president said he's tired of reacting to the series of horrific shootings. after the massacre in newtown, conneticut, sandy hook elementary, many thought the climate would be right to move

gun restrictions in congress, obviously that effort collapsed. it was the root of the president's pessimism to this latest reaction in charleston. as far as the racial overtones are concerned, the the justice department is investigating with racism is a blight on the country. everyone will have to work together to overcome it that's mike viqueira, joining us to take a deeper look at gun control. and jonathan hudson, the chief officer, from the brady campaign. joining us from washington d.c., and from jerry henry, executive director of georgia carry, a nonprofit organization supporting the second amendment, the right of americans to bear arms. thank you for being with us. let's go down the list. columbine, virginia tech, newtown, charleston, the list could go on. can we get out of the cycle of gun violence, if so, how will we do that? >> gun control will not work. it hasn't worked and will not work.

the biggest problem facing us is gun free zones, the government disarms people, taking away an ability to protect themselves. anyone can walk in there with any type of weapon and have a field day. >> jonathan, what do you say? >> bring you back. gun checks work. since the brady law was passed with bipartisan support in 1994, it's blocked more than 2.4 people. every day many die by gunfire. measures supported by the vast majority of americans, and by 85% of gun owners. the problem is not law-abiding citizens carrying guns, the problem is not people should

have guns taken away, we can agree that people have the right to be a law-abiding people. the problem is we can agree that the solution is to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. >> you both mentioned gun control. let's bring up a statistic pre-made. since 2000, gallop asked americans whether they think uncontrolled laws should be stricter. >> they don't. it probably doesn't surprise either one of you. less than half of americans favoured stricter laws, 38% believe they should be less stringent. so, gentlemen, to both of you, most of the time what has happened in the mass shootings is that there has been a lot of talk about gun control, and the talk dies away. given the last graphic, is it safe to say that will happen this time? >> well, john henry, the fact is that most gun owners agree. 85% of gun owners agree that brady background checks should be expanded to all gun sales,

including online at the gun show. to keep gups out of the hands of dangerous people. there was a study released june 3rd by the john hopkins university for gun policy, and it said 85% of gun owners agreed to expand brady bagged checks. -- background checks to all gun sales. there's not a controversy, the american public made up their mind that the solution is to keep guns out of the wrong hands. >> i want to ask you about that. if that's the case, why the resistance, it seems, to stricter gun and stricter background checks in washington? >> the resistance in washington is because we have a republican congress filling with too many lap dogs who feel beholden to the cash coming from the corporate gun lobby, and are not representing the will of the voters who elected them to keep the public safe. >> what do you think about background checks? >> well, background checks - there was a background check run

on mr storm when he purchased his firearm in april. that didn't do anything to stop him getting one. there were background checks on the shooter at virginia tech, at the aurora colorado shooting. and i don't buy the 85% of gun owners are for expanded background checks. if you look at what happened in 2012, i believe it was, there were a total out of 75,000 people who were turned down on background checks. there were 49 people that were prosecuted, telling me that the background checks are not accurate, the records are not accurate, or the fbi are - the a.t.f. are not doing their jobs in stopping those people. >> i'm sorry, we have about a plant before we have to go to a -- minute before we have to go to a piece real quick.

i wanted to run this by you. sounds like you are saying heck, these background checks are inaccurate, they didn't stop other mass shootings, does that attitude fly in the face of what we typically hear, that the only thing - only way to combat a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with the gun. if background checks don't identify the good guys how do you identify? >> well, you identify the good guy by the one that didn't commit the crime. the background checks - i didn't say they didn't work, if you look at the money poured into them and the numbers thrown at us as proof of how it works, that's not the case. background checks that they extend to includes private sales-owned background checks on sales, and we are against that. >> when it comes to gun control things are simple in japan, -- different in japan, for one handguns are banned. there's heavy restrictions. firearms are few and far and between in japanese culture, so is gun violence. >> reporter: in japan, this is a

rarity. a private gun owner. out on a hunt in the shadow of mt fuji, he only got his gun after passing some of the most stringent tests of any developed country. >> reporter: you need to take a written exam, psychiatric tests, police will make inquiries about you. there's a lot of effort, and it took me nine months to get my licence. >> and a licence only for a shot gun or air rifle. they are kept under the tightest security in japan's few gun shops. no hand guns or semiautomatics here. in america, the gun ownership starts with the law, the u.s. constitution, in japan it ends with it. a 1958 act says no person shall possess a firearm. if you want one, you have to show why. the result - japan has low

gun ownership, and lower gun-related deaths. barely a dozen a year. one for every 10 million of its one for every 10 million of its citizens. >> japanese people are pacifists. they care for the others and are afraid of perpetrators. rather than fearing they may be victims of guns. they have chosen not to have anything to do with them. >> the few owners that exist know ownership is a privilege, not a right, making them conscious of the weapon in their hands. >> whenever there's an incident involving guns, they make the regulations more stringent. that is why i make sure i never make a mistake when i am hunting. >> the only thing in danger from the weapon, the animal unlucky enough to be caught in his sights. we are joined by jonathan hudson in washington d.c. and jerry henry in atlanta.

i don't know if you heard that peace. >> i did. >> very good. bisi onile-ere is basically saying in japan, they don't have this violence. you hear the statistic thrown out there for other countries, i'll throw one more statistic at you. from this week's 'washington post'. the harvard injury center assessed the literature and found evidence that more guns means more murders, that flies in the face of something that both of you communicated. that we don't need - do we need that we don't need - do we need less guns, why isn't taking some of the guns off the street the answer. jonathan, you first. >> you are right. where there are more guns, there's more gun deaths. the center for disease control data shows that south carolina have some of the weakest gun laws in the country, but the gun murder rate is 41% higher than the average. south carolina ranks number five among the states nationwide for

gun homicide. there's plenty of people with a lot of guns, but the murder rate is high in south carolina, that's not the solution, it's not like japan, banning all guns from all people, or banning certain guns. the solution is to ban all guns from certain people. the dangerous ones, the brady law works. the background checks ban people we agree shouldn't have a gun in their hands, convicted felons, rapists, fugitives, drug users, domestic abusers, and the dangerously mentally ill from getting a gun in their hands, we agree on that, most americans including gun owners, do agree on that, we are waiting for congress to do a job. >> jerry, you talked about gun-free zones - you don't believe in them. seems your solution is we don't need fewer guns, we need more guns, guns everywhere.

why is that the solution, compared to taking some away? >> i didn't say that. >> okay, apologise. >> i said that we need - we need to do away with gun-free zones. it doesn't mean everyone in there means to have a gun. but anybody that wants to go in there has to stop and think about whether someone is armed in those places or not. now, a couple of statistics given a while ago - 88 people do die a day of gunshot. 59 of them are self-inflicted. when you look at the people spelt out by the other guest, if you look at the people that he listed, i agree, they don't need firms, and they are not going to -- firearms and they are not going to pass a background check. they'll get firearms from the street vendor, from stealing them, they'll get a gun. any criminal can get a gun, and they do get guns. >> no, that's not how they get guns, they get guns by serving

-- surfing the the internet, since sandy hook, and buying them for sash. that's why since sandy hook, we stopped waiting for congress to finish the job and expand brady background checks, and are winning the momentum of the american people making up our mind winning at the state level. six states since sandy hook's massacre in december 2012 passed expanded brady background checks on gun sales. last month oregon was the sixth state to do so since sandy hook. there are eight states nationwide that done so, if you look nationwide there's 18 states with a form of expanded brady checks. it's time for congress to do the will of the american people. for the job to keep guns out of the hand of dangerous people, by expanding brady background checks. they work.

>> the laws that you got through mentioning are not working, because they are nothing more than a gun registration scheme. if you can go back... >> you have 20 seconds by the way. >> you can see several studies that have been done, where they discuss with prisoners where they get their guns. few will go to a gun show and do it. they'll get them where they've been stolen off a street, buying them on a black market. >> johnathan hudson, jerry henry, thank you for a spirited debate on a touchy subject in the united states today. thank you very much. >> thank you for having us. demonstrators shut down streets in the u.k. the anger is over the british government's plan to cut government spending. the story next.

henry, thank you for a spirited >> in the u.k. tens of thousands protested the british government's plan to cut public spending. the demonstrations shut down traffic and sparked tensions with police. neave barker has more from london.

>> it's the biggest and boldest challenge to the conservative government since winning a surprise majority in last month's general election. in the heart of the financial district, a sea of banners and slogans, it's the banking system that these protesters blamed for exploiting society's vulnerable. a system propped up by prime minister david cameron's government. >> there's people from every different cause. people campaigning over health service, education, housing. all different things, what we are saying is we want a different kind of society, we want to end austerity, we are terrified of what the government will do, and we want an alternative. >> through the centre of the city, past downing street here to the gates of parliament. the police on high alert for signs of trouble. conservative party plans to introduce further spending cuts to pensions, public services and

social welfare has enraged the left wing. the conservative government says greater austerity is needed to stop britain living beyond its means and help balance the books. >> trade unionists, environmentalists, students, civil rights groups, celebrities, some of the many thousands that have gathered in central london united by one key aim, an end to austerity. >> there's so much wealth in this country that is not shared proportionally. a lot more can be done by the rich. >> reporter: many here feel the conservative government is creating an unfair society, broadening the gap between rich and poor, and want the economic recovery to be driven by cooperation instead of competition. joining us to discuss the anti-austerity protest, and the movement is max wilfe, a professor of economics at the new school. professor wolf, were you

astounded by the numbers of people out there protesting. what did you make about the core of those there. >> thank for having me. i'm not altogether surprised, like a lot of places the u.s. included a few years, it's been a period of rapidly rising inequality. to add on top the notion that the economy will recover. we'll leave behind the majority of 60-70% less affluent folks. it incenses people, and people are watching what happiness in spain, portugal and greece. >> watching what is happening. in spain, portugal and greece - that's interesting. is this less about the difficulties that people in the u.k. are facing, and sending a warning to the leadership in the u.k., that people don't want them to become a bunch of austerity loving angela merkel >> it's a great question,

probably both. when you have 150,000, 250,000 in london, and tens of thousands in glascow and bristol and other cities, there's a lot of complicated emotion. they are not all going to march off the same hymn note there. most of them are worried that they are in bad shape. their kids are in bad shape, and most are moral many ares folks of the cloth. this is about lifting others off. and building a society that is inclusive. these are many-spirited and divisive leaving many behind maybe the most vulnerable. >> as we sit in new york, i am sure you knew the question was coming, how does the unrest, and what is going on in the e.u., how does it affect us over here. >> it effects us a lot. the european nations, they are about 20% of the global economy. folks imagine it doesn't hurt us, it would be hard not to notice it. if 20% of your body is gone.

maybe many have a fantasy that they'd be skinnier, you probably have stuff you need that went out, babies in the bath water. >> it may be an arm instead of love handles. >> it may be a tough trade off. it might be tougher. we compete with the european countries, and part of what has happened is turmoil in europe made the euro cheap, making it hard for americans to export to the rest of the world, and made our stuff more expensive, and made european goods in the u.s., with prices are more reasonable back when the euro was $1.50, not $1.10. >> it's been so tense as to whether greece will stay in the e.u. or not. what is the worst case scenario, and how likely is that to happen. >> the worst case for greece is to disorderly leave and implode as an economy. i don't think they'll leave, if they do, it's not clear that they'll implode.

the truth is folks have not calls got the full story. the average person in greece is suffering. they have 50% unemployment. the situation is dire. watching that suffering is, itself, almost a worst case scenario, especially in it grows. >> maxwell, professor of economics at the new school, thank you for your time. >> thank you. war, famine and human rites forced close to 60 million people world ride to flee their homes. many are women and children. today the united nations honours them on world refugee day. diane eastabrook introduces us to a syrian refugee family trying to build a better and safer life. >> reporter: walking home from school, this woman and her 9-year-old son are a world away from the chaos they left behind in syria four years ago. the civil war landed on her doorstep when soldiers forced their way into her home with

guns drawn late one night. >> they stole everything, they came to the house, carried the gun and said you must give us everything or we will... >> reporter: what came next was worse. >> all my house they destroyed our house, my house was burnt. they burnt everything in the house. >> reporter: while the war raged around them. the family, including her husband, fled syria for lebanon. with only the clothes on their backs. last winter they came to the u.s. and settled in this chicago apartment with help from catholic charities. they have a 2-year-old son. her husband has a job in a laundry. life is looking up. the family is haunted by the war. >> always the army. he is afraid. when he remember that night, he is very afraid. >> reporter: the united nations estimates roughly 4 million syrians left the homeland since the civil war broke out four years ago.

most settled in neighbouring countries and europe. tougher homeland security regulations limited the number of syrian refugees in the united states to about 2,000 by the end of this year. >> since the end of last year, chicago is home to about 10 syrian families that left their wartorn homeland over the past few years. most of those families settled in an ethnically diverse neighbourhood on the north side. >> chicago's cultural diversity is helping the family adapt to a new home. still, memories of the old home lingers. fatima grieves for a brother killed in the war. worried about another missing in syria, and misses the extended family she may never see again. >> this morning i cry, i feel that i am alone here. no family from me or my husband. >> reporter: still, she is convinced america will provide a better future for her children.

>> and bring us to here, and we'll stay here. next - an emotional father's day reunion. >> nobody should have a parent in here like everybody wants their parents to be home. sometimes that parent can't be there this reunion is behind bars. >> they teach you how to eliminate people? >> ya. >> we've done it and that is why we are there. >> my life is in danger. >> anyone who talks about the islamic religion is killed. >> don't miss the exclusive al jazeera investigation. >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america.

more than 2. million children in the u.s. have a parent in gaol or prison according to pugh research. we have this preview of melissa chan's father's day story of a family's reunion with their dad and the emotional toll his incarceration has taken on all of them. >> reporter: with father's day around the corner, we decided to take a closer look at one group of children that will not spend

the day with their parent. according to pew research more than 2.7 million children have a parent in prison. often the way the system is set up, inmates are far from their family, sometimes out of state. here we are in front of infamous san quentin state prison. there's a californian organization with a program called get on a bus, providing financial assistance or a bus to get families up here every year ahead of father's day. we had the opportunity to speak to some families, including the moody family, it was a joyous and emotional meeting. >> i feel real great, a little nervous, because i haven't been with my family for a long time. >> no one should have a parent in here. everyone wants their parents to be home. sometimes that parent can't be

there, you know. it's like... ..it's hard, because he's not there, and i want him to be there for birthdays and holidays, i want him to see me graduate. and the thought of him not being able to be there is hard. he is my dad. i do love him a lot. i want him to see those things. it was definitely an intense and emotional experience, and in our report, we'll take a closer look at the trauma these children go through. there's research out there suggesting that the children of those incarcerated have a greater chance of ending up in prison themselves. in the case of eric moody's daughter, you just heard, she is a teen that overcame the challenges that her family faced >> you'll see the father's day reunions tomorrow night. an unusual legal battle in oregon is raising questions

about adoption and immigration, involving a 40-year-old man that lived in the united states for nearly his entire life. as allen schauffler reports he's fighting deportation because he's not a u.s. citizens. >> reporter: it's another day of stress and questions for adam crapp zer, hoping to find answers about his future in federal immigration court. how is the uncertainty, how are you handling that? >> it's terrifying. i'm not going to lie. i probably look like i have it together. as soon as i get home i'll be a mess. he's 40rks brought to this country at age 3 from north korea. a number of foster family placements made him vulnerable. no one made your citizenship legal. the crapp zer family didn't nowhere along the line were you made a u.s. citizens. >> no. >> a cal record including

robbery and assault makes him a target for deportation. signs the late teen he served several prison terms, he has a rife, a growing family and no connection with me yes. he doesn't have a family and has never been back. >> i don't know how to prove to america that i'm an american i made speaks and i paid for them. >> this is one more step in what could be a long process, with resolution and stability morp in side. into my hope for the future is to stay healthy, and to get through this in one and that there'll be some form of affair and reasonable and practical solution. >> crapp zer is scheduled to be in immigration court in october. in the meantime the judge is telling him and his ascertain to try everything they can think of in and outside the federal

system to get answers about his status in the country. they'll look into getting asylum next the palpable moments from charleston south carolina.

ing. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. you are looking at a live picture of the sunrise at stone hedge monument in england. thousands flock to the ancient site to watch the official beginning of summer on the longest day of the year the sun appears to rise above the heel stone, a stone outside the circle for anyone standing inside the ring. the stone's circle was designed more than 5,000 years ago. recapping the top stories, new insight into the suspect charged with nine murders inside a south carolina church. police are examining a website registered in the name of dylann roof in it we see him wearing a t-shirt with the number 88.

it also include a racist manifesto, where the author calls blacks inferior. and at the state capital, hundreds protest the presence of the confederate grounds. hundreds leave flowers at emanuel a.m.e. church. sunday's services are held as usual. thank you for joining us. i'm john henry smith, more news ahead. first, the emotional moments from the tragedy in charleston. [ ♪♪ ] o we woke up today and the heart and soul of south carolina was

prone. i do believe this was a hate crime. the most disaseredly act that one could imagine. >> and we pray na charleston will never be the same because of the love of the community. parents have to explain to the kids how they can go to church and feel safe it's not something we thought we'd have to deal with.

racist manifesto revealed. the web site carrying photos of the man accused of the u.s. church shootings i'm shiulie ghosh live from doha. al jazeera calling for the release of its journalist arrested in germany under a warrant issued by egypt why some say the indian prime minister is bending over backgrounds for political gain and the lucky escape for a british army stunt sky