andrews next month still a week before spieth's 22nd birthday. u.n. has just released a report detailing its finding after the inquiring of the 2014 gaza conflict. the commission says israelis and palestinians need to demonstrate political leadership to prevent in fighting hatred and a culture of violence and must review policies governing military operations specifically the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and not targeting civilians and must end all rocket attack on civilians in israel and wants israel and gaza to cooperate with investigations by the international criminal court. let's go live now. this is a report of the fighting

in gaza. >> this is aljazeera america. good morning live from new york city i'm randall pinkston. a day of healing for worshipers at a south carolina church struck by a shooting that left

nine members including the pastor dead. more than 1,000 people crowded in and around emanuel a.m.e. church monday. the church, known as mother emanuel opened its doors for the first services since the attack. thousands marched for peace and solidarity. jonathan martin is live in charleston. the service and march came on father's day. >> i sat inside during the service and certainly it was tough for a lot of the members and ministers to get through but they pushed through. this day ended yesterday with a really strong show of solidarity with all of those people marching and joining hands across charleston's famous bridge, a sign of peace and solidarity. officials expect 3,000 people to know up. when the day was done, some 10,000 people showed up there in

peace. they reopened four days after the mass killing here. one minister told me, they had to reopen these doors because with all of the media here and all of the visitors here, they have to show the world just how strong their faith really is. >> determined not to let fear and anger outweigh their faith. >> i felt like i really needed to come out today to strengthen myself. >> members of emanuel a.m.e. church is charleston returned to worship for the first time wins sends's mass shooting with heavy security on hand. >> it has been tough it's been rough. some of us have been down right angry. through it all god has sustained us. >> church elder left the service, standing where the long

time pastor reverend pinkney normally would preside. he was one of nine killed during the shooting rampage. >> there they were, in the how else of the lord, studying your word operating with one another, but the devil also entered, and the devil was trying to take charge. >> in this historically black church sunday's crowd was as die injuries as ever. south carolina governor attending, many told us they felt compelled to be here. >> i never attended african-american church and it was very inspiring. it spoke a lot about the families and i found that very touching that we could come together, that there's no division between us all no matter who you are. >> virginia williams has attended mother emanuel for years. today, she said grief almost kept her from returning.

>> when i got up this morning, i was a little shaky but i was determined that i was going to do this. >> this is a measure of just how determined people are. this was not merely a worship service, this was a statement of character. >> yes there are answers that we are still waiting for but the answers still by leaving our hands in the hand of god. >> during the service there was no direct mention of dylann roof the 21-year-old suspect now charged with nine counts of murder but the church applauded law enforcement's intense efforts to capture him. instead of focusing on what happened, the message here was one of forgiveness and hope, encouraging parishioners through their sorrow to find the strength to press on. >> randall this will no doubt be a really tough week ahead for this week. on wednesday, they will have their regular prayer meeting and bible study one week exactly

after the mass can i go here. also on thursday, they will have their first funeral for the high school girls coach and minister here at the church and then on friday, the funeral for reverend pinkney, a state senator and leader of this congregation here. >> jonathan, what more are we learning about the accused gunman, dylann roof? >> over the weekend we learned about a so-called manifesto that every had. police are investigating a website that's registered in his name in which some 60 photographs are posted. some of those photos, we see him burning the american flag. we see pictures of him posing with weapons and so again the f.b.i. and police are investigating the authenticity of it. the web side contained racist and anti semitic writing. they cannot confirm the authenticity of it but are looking into it. >> another off shoot is the confederate flag that is still

flying ocean of the state capital. there was a rally. what happened there? >> a lot of people have been really talking about this. this is sort of renewed this conversation that's been around for a long time. as you mentioned the flag still flies at the statehouse at the confederate monument and a lot of the lawmakers here, some republicans but most by democraties have said this is a time to talk about removing this flag once and for all. mitt romney sweeted out that it's time for this confederate flag to come down. a lot of people are punish you go for this to happen. >> we must point out that while dylann roof was burning the american flag, he was shown in some of those images on the website posing with the confederate flag. jonathan martin, live in charleston, south carolina, thank you. >> there's a national debate over the confederate flag as well with politicians including a presidential candidate divided over whether it should be

removed from the grounds of the state capital. >> we'll let the states decide that. just like with the gun issue let's have that debate at the right time. right now, we should be at morning. i think flags should be at half mast across our states, across our country now is a time for mourning. >> that needs to be to a museum. it sends at best mixed messages and at worst for people, hateful people like roof, it's an affirmation, because they have appropriated something and use it as a symbol of hatred. >> the federal government has no role in this. >> you're a candidate for president. do you not have a position on this at all? >> i'm not from south carolina. >> it's beyond south carolina. >> i would say these are additions that should be made by people. i don't think the federal government or federal candidate should be making decisions on everything and opining on everything. there is a decision that needs to be made here in south carolina. >> arguments over south

carolina's display of the federal flag raged for decades. in 2000, activates won a small compromise having it removed from the the state dome. president obama has said the flag belongs in a museum. >> prosecutors are urged to seek the death penalty and a federal civil rights investigation into the attack is underway. federal authorities describe it as a hate crime investigation but that kind of probe is not possible at the state level because south carolina does not have a hate crime law. legal analyst debbie hines is joining us in washington d.c. she is a former prosecutor in baltimore. attorney hines if you're the prosecutor, what difference would it make whether the state has a hate crime in place now? >> well, in south carolina, it doesn't really make that much of a difference, because south carolina does have the highest penalty involved, which is the death penalty and under the

hate crime statute and the federal statute. the highest penalty for a killing as murder such as occurred in charleston is only life in prison. we want to call it a hate crime because it is a hate crime and south carolina should have a hate crime because 45 other states do, but in reality, in this case, in terms of actual penalty and that could happen, it really doesn't make that much of a difference. >> if you are the prosecutor in that county, what would be your top priority at this point in the investigation? >> i think getting as much information as you can about mr. wolf but again since it's not a hate crime that can be prosecuted, the manifesto and some of the other things may be associated with him will have some bearing because it gives some ideas of what he was thinking about but the case in south carolina really is a murder case of nine individuals so you want to gain information

that you can about the murders which apparently most of that information is really already known. >> one of the questions that we've been talking about throughout the past week is what penalty will be sought. that decision is up to the prosecutor correct and what factors is considered in trying to determine whether or not to ask for the death penalty? >> well, that is an easy decision, i think. south carolina is one of the states that not only has the death penalty but south carolina actually executes people for the death penalty so the criteria that you have to look at is that fact that it was more than one murder that occurred in order to certify it as a death penalty case in this instance. obviously, he committed nine murders, so it's very clear that it qualifies as a death penalty occasion. i don't think there is any doubt really that south carolina will not pursue the death penalty. this is indeed a death penalty case if there ever was one in

south carolina and i don't think there's any doubt that the prosecutors will seek to certify the death penalty. >> we've heard some public officials and some pun kids on other networks opining about the fact that dylann roof was clearly mentally unstable. whether or not that is the case, was there any -- does that have any bearing on whether or not the death penalty might be sought? >> well, as we know in other cases that are going on now the theater killings in colorado, that is an issue that is raised with that defendant that he was mentally ill but they are still proceeding with the death penalty. in this case, although this have been comments about that, there's been nothing that we actually have seen to indicate any way shape or form that mr. roof was mentally ill. he appeared to know exactly what he intended to do. he had a plan and he executed that plan. he let a survivor live so that they could tell what the plan

was. i don't know where the mental illness is coming from. it just seems that it's talk among pun did its and really what has been out there as factual information that we know as of this time. >> one more question. at that bail hearing we all were moved by the statements of forgiveness and grace that the families of the victims expressed for giving dylann roof even before he's been formally charged. would those statements impact the prosecutors decision on what kind of sentence to seek? >> i really don't think so. i mean, if you recall in the boston bombing marathon case, there were many victims including the family of the youngest victim that did not want the death penalty imposed. so the victims' statements are always considered in any serious case, whether a death penalty case murder case or any other serious case, so their feelings will be input in but i

definitely feel that the state of south carolina will more likely certify that case as a death penalty case, even though the victims have indicated that they forgive him for what he did. >> attorney debbie hines, thank you for your analysis this morning. >> we are learning more about a white supremacist group linked to dylann roof. the legal of the council of concerned citizens has given $65,000 to top republicans in recent years that includes funds for ted cruz, rand paul, and rick santorum. so far senator cruz says he will return an $8,500 donation. the group was named in an on lineman fest toe believed to have been written by roof before the shooting. the f.b.i. in investigating that manifesto. >> gun store owners say they have seen a rise in sales in the days after the charleston shooting. same thing happened after other high profile shootings in recent years. part of the increase can be linked to the talk that follows about gun control.

>> ticket sales to gun shows like this one in northern virginia and interest in buying weapons soared after the newtown connecticut shootings that killed 20 young 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 in a safe and responsible manager. >> gun sales do rise after a mass shooting, but 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 newtown killing the f.b.i. reported its top 10 buzzest day for background checks. the f.b.i.'s highest period of firearm background checks all occur immediately after a mass shooting. gun sales figures are not systematically reported, so background check requests are

the best overall indication of a spike in sales. >> that's a pretty dramatic spike. >> michael said his company has seen on line sales dramatically increase after the killings in charleston. >> when the events in charleston start going on, you could see the spike. it usually continues for a decent amount of time. i would say sales yesterday and today are double an a regular day, it will trail off. unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast. we obviously don't enjoy it, but there is an obvious impact to sales. it's a noticeable spike when a negative event happens. >> now is the time for mourning and healing but 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. >> u.s. president obama said the church shooting shows the need for a national reckoning on gun violence in america. >> anytime the president gets on or someone of power gets on speaking out for or against gun ownership in america or high capacity magazines, gun warehouses see spikes. again, it's just the nature of the beast. >> al jazeera. >> nearly 2,000 firefighters are battling a raging wildfire in california this morning. the lake fire which began wednesday so far engulfed more than 17,000-acres in the san bernadino mountains. the fire was only 19% contained last night. officials say 500 structures are threatened. no damage is reported and no evacuation orders are in place. >> awaiting rulings from the supreme court. next on al jazeera as the justice debate same-sex marriage and health care subsidies, they

could revisit a case dealing with race and college admissions.

entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america. it's 7:50, eastern time. taking a local today's top stories. the taliban said it is

responsible for attacks on afghanistan's parliament been in kabul. it began with a car bombing while lawmakers were in the chamber followed by a two hour gun battle. a woman and child were killed, 40 injured the attackers were all killed. >> european finance leaders are in brussels for an emergency meeting on greece's debt crisis. prime minister alexis tsipras will strike a deal with his creditors. the european union said they have away good basis for progress. progress. >> >> we are waiting several major rulings from the supreme court. the high court has 11 cases left on its docket for this year.

two of the biggest are a challenge to state laws banning same-sex marriage. there's also a challenge to federal subsidies provided under the affordable care act. the high court is set to rule on a type of drug used in executions. the justice could also decide whether to take another look at race in college admissions. this is a topic the court considered several times with different results. we have the story. >> for the past few weeks the supreme court has been scheduled to rule on whether it will reconsider the case filed by abigail fisher, suing the university of texas at austin saying its admission policy violated her civil rights. she claims when she applied in 2008 the college turned her down in favor of minority students with lower grades. >> i was taught from the time i was a little girl that any kind of discrimination was wrong and for an institution of higher learning to act this way makes no sense to me.

what kind of example does it set for others? >> in her 2011 lawsuit fisher claimed the university's admissions program favors two groups african-americans and hispanics in one of the most ethnically diverse states in the united states. the college has said based on texas law it accepts students graduating in the top 10% of their high school classes regardless of race. students not in the top 10% can still get in, depending on criteria like their talents family circumstances and race. abigail fisher was in the top 12% of her seen nor class. in 2011, an appeals court sided with the university. two years later, the supreme court heard the case and sent it back to the appeals court to study the issue more closely. in 2014, the lower court sided with the college again. now the case is back at the supreme court. supporters of affirmative action say the practice is still needed

to promote diversity on campuses. >> i think the diversity of race adds to the college experience. i think college experience is not all about the books. >> opponents argue that giving an extra boost to an historically disadvantaged minorities is a kind of reverse discrimination. >> i didn't do this for recognition. i just wanted to stand up and say this isn't right because it isn't. i hope other students in years to come won't have to worry about the color of their skin apply to go college. >> using science to save elephants, coming up, how d.n.a. tests are helping law enforcement track down poachers.

>> brittany menard's decision to take her own life last year. sparked a national debate. >> brittany didn't wan't to die the brain tumor was killing her, she simply took control over how that process would go. >> now see what her husband is doing to keep his promise to change "right to die" laws nationwide. america tonight only on al jazeera america.

>> global warming are causing the fastest extinction rates in history. 477 vertebra species have been lost since 1900. researchers fear 75% could be lost in just two generations. the previous extinctions were caused by large scale natural disasters. >> 96 elephants are being slaughtered every day for their tusks. scientists have found a way to catch poachers and sellers through the elephant's d.n.a. we have more. >> over the last decade, central africa has lost two thirds of its elephant populations to illegal poaching and 100,000 elephants just these last three years alone. with these daunting numbers scientists have had to get creative in this fight.

they've turned to an unusual resource to revolutionize the way investigators are tracking down an international poaching ring to its source. tech know investigates. six and a half tons of ivory the largest in the country's history seized. ruffle 600 elephants were killed for this haul. where in africa did it originate from? they assume it must come from multiple sources. authorities sent samples to the lab for analysis. >> right now from anywhere in africa, we can find a seizure of ivory closer than 300 kilometers to where it came from. >> the team gets to work. preparing the samples is the first step. >> we cut off a piece of the ivory and then we stick that piece inside a plastic tube with the magnet and stainless steel

plugs on the end we drop that in liquid nitrogen to cool it. within three minutes it comes out like baby powder. it pulverizes the ivory and preserves the d.n.a. at the same time. that was one of the biggest breakthroughs of our lab. >> the elephant d.n.a. is extracted and analyzed in the lab. the d.n.a. photographic the tusks is then matched against the genetic reference map. this map has been generated by d.n.a. taken from another source. rich in elephant d.n.a. >> i am holding a tray of elephant poop, not exactly something you'd associate as a tool for fighting international crime, but these samples provide critical pieces of data for creating a genetic map of elephants across africa. >> conservation can certainly be

a dirty job. that's one of the tools we'll be showing you tonight on techno. >> thanks for joining us. stephanie sy back in two minutes.

>> taliban fighters attack afghanistan's parliament, trying to get in while the government met. >> we still believe that prayer changes things. >> charleston's emanuel a.m.e. church reopens its doors days after a gunman killed nine during a prayer meeting. >> an urgent meeting trying to solve the greek debt crisis. athens has a new proposal. will it be enough to get european leaders onboard.

>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. a brazen attack today on afghanistan's parliament began with a car bombing followed by a two hour gun battle while the lawmakers were in session. a woman and child were killed, along with the attackers some 40 civilians were injured. as jennifer glasse reports today, the attack is raising questions about the readiness of u.s. trained afghan security forces. >> the parliamentary session was just getting underway when this happened. there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem says the speaker as m.p.'s flee the chamber. it was a taliban suicide bomb going off outside the gates leaving cars in flames. other fighters took up positions in a building across the street,

firing on the entrance to the parliament. police and special forces quickly arrived to move the m.p.'s and senators from the building and fight the attackers while people looked on. >> taliban attacks around limited to the capital. in the government has 70 in soldiers and police. tens of thousands of citizens have been displaced. the spring offensive started launched assaults all over afghanistan. the afghanistan security forces are struggling without the nato air power heavy weapons and logistical support they had last year. the attack on parliament is seen as a direct challenge to the

government. >> we are joined on the phone from kabul with a senior advisor to the president ashraf ghani and former member of the parliament. thank you for being with us. a member of parliament this morning said to the press that this taliban attack represents a big failure in the intelligence and security departments of the government. is that a fair comment? >> i would like to look at this from a different angle. an unconventional war no matter how ready security forces are in any part of the world an unconventional worlds, things happen that are not going to happen in conventional wars. i should say that the way they are fighting this war the undefined nature of the war and

the nature of support that these dark forces are taking back to century zero, the security forces are compensating for lack of equipment and lack of other support they are working on to develop with courage determination and a will to fight and preserve the dignity and sovereignty of every afghan in the whole country. that's something that we should not forget. >> having said that, our reporter in kabul reports that the taliban is gaining ground in provinces outside kabul. condition the afghan security deem with the threat without nato man and air power? >> there are close to 400 districts and 34 provinces. the president months ago in his

inaugural speech and also ensuing visits to other heads of state predict that the taliban attacks and the taliban positions for the negotiation would increase their attacks. this is not a surprise, but our security forces are very, very new, and their still in the process of developing their exhibits logistically and technically. in light of all the stuff that has happened, they're doing a very good job and they are prepared to hold on to whatever determination they have had and also, i can tell you this, with courage and with determination but afghanistan and the afghan government and the afghan people will not allow these dark forces to prevail. the afghanistan will prevail and we have determined to.

>> thank you for joining us. >> the doors are anticipate again at emanuel a.m.e. church in charleston, south carolina. as the community tries to heal days after a gunman killed nine people including the pastor, thousands of people marched handled in hand across charleston's bridge, calling for peace and solidarity. jonathan martin is live in charleston. good morning. emotions must be running high in the city this morning. >> they certainly are as this community prepares for nine separate funerals. a lot of people in the community, i heard them say i'm really surprised that this church could pick themselves up and reopen so soon four days after the mass killing with the church. i talked to one minister and he told me we had to reopen and walk back through those doors. we had to show everyone here just how strong our faith really

is. >> determined not to let fear and anger outweigh their faith. >> i felt like i really needed to come out today to strengthen myself. >> members of emanuel a.m.e. church is charleston returned to worship for the first time since wednesday's mass shooting with heavy security on hand. >> it has been tough, it's been rough. some of us have been down right angry. through it all, god has sustained us. >> a church elder led the service, standing where the long time pastor, reverend pinkney normally would preside. he was one of nine killed during the shooting rampage.

>> there they were, in the house of the lord, studying your word, operating with one another, but the devil also entered, and the devil was trying to take charge. >> in this historically black church, sunday's crowd was as diverse as ever. south carolina governor attending, many told us they felt compelled to be here. >> i never attended african-american church and it was very inspiring. it spoke a lot about the families and i found that very touching that we could come together, that there's no division between us all, no matter who you are. >> virginia williams has attended mother emanuel for years. today, she said grief almost kept her from returning. >> when i got up this morning, i was a little shaky, but i was determined that i was going to do this. >> this is a measure of just how determined people are. this was not merely a worship service, this was a statement of character. >> yes, there are answers that we are still waiting for, but

the answers still by leaving our hands in the hand of god. >> during the service, there was no direct mention of dylann roof, the 21-year-old suspect now charged with nine counts of murder, but the church applauded law enforcement's intense efforts to capture him. instead of focusing on what happened, the message here was one of forgiveness and hope, encouraging parishioners through their sorrow to find the strength to press on. >> this will be a really tough week for this congregation. wednesday they will hold their regular bible study and have the first funeral. on friday, another funeral of reverend pinckney who was also a state senator. >> also over the weekend a confederate memorial was vandalized in charleston. what does that say about tensions there right now in the

city? >> well, stephanie that memorial was vandalized with the message black lives matter. back in april there was a shooting death of walter scott as he ran from police. since then, there's been a heightened sense of frustration heightened conversation, renewed conversation with race relations in the community so a lot of people are upset and angry. i would say when it comes to this church, mother emanuel people seem to be coming together. there's not a lot of talk about race. people are talking about coming together and that's something you heard yesterday during the sermon here in the church. >> jonathan, thank you. >> we are learning more this morning about a white supremacist group linked to dylann roof. the leader of the council of conservative citizens has given $65,000 to top republicans in recent years that includes funds for ted cruz, rand paul and rick santorum. so far senator cruz says he

will give back an $8,500 donation. the group was named in an on lineman fest toe purportedly written by roof. >> the attack is just the latest shooting angering gun control advocates. the issue continues to divide lawmakers. >> in the wake of the tragedy in charleston, president obama has spoken out forcefully and emotionally on some of the sensitive issues brought to the fore namely race and gun control. in the wake of the tragedy every ruth and some departments in congress are dead set of moving any restrictions on gun ownership. president said he is not resigned to not having any kind

of gun control of congress. he thinks it can pass congress and he has faith that congress will do the right thing. at the same time, he does concede that it's going to take a while require. opinion to filter up to congress to start to change votes. president obama says he doesn't want this to be the new normal both in terms of political climate and lack of political will in congress to pass any meaningful begun legislation. the president said is tired to reacting to the series of horrific shootings across the nation. after the shooting in newtown connecticut, many thought gun restrictions would be moved in congress. obviously that effort collapsed. that was the root of the president's pessimism in his latest reaction to this shooting in charleston. as far as the racial overtones of course the justice department is investigating whether it was a hate crime. the president said racism is a

blight on the country. everyone is going to have to work together to overcome it. >> pope francis is lashing out at the weapons industry, speaking before a group of young people in italy, he said christians who manufacture or invest in weapons are hip credits. the pope set aside his scripted comments and gave his harshest condemnation to date of the weapons industry. >> an investigation is underway this morning in new orleans where police want to know how an alleged killer got access to weapons while handcuffed. travis boys was arrested after a 24 hour manhunt suspected of fatally shooting police officer holloway while handcuffed in his patrol car saturday. boys reportedly still had handcuffs around his wrists. >> when the police officers in this city and the community are together we're unbeatable. we're one. i want to be clear with this. when you kill a police officer in the line of duty, it is an attack on the entire community. >> boys is facing first degree

murder charges. it's not clear where the gun used to kill the officer came from. authorities say the officer's gun was still in its holtzer. >> israel and palestinians may have committed war crimes in last year's gaza war according to a commission. >> the attacks on homes and families which led to large number of family members dying together when their homes were struck in the middle of the night or when they were gathering for a meal, these attacks had particular consequences for children. approximately 551 children died last summer in gaza during the fighting. >> the report said israel must review its military policies, specific lib the use of explosive weapons in densely populated areas and not targeting civilians. it said gaza and palestinian armed groups must end all rocket attacks on civilians in israel. it also asks both sides to demonstrate political leadership to prevent inciting a culture of

violence. the commission wants both israel and gaza to cooperate with investigation by the international criminal court. israel says the report is politically motivated and biased against them. greece is sitting down with finance ministers now ahead of an emergency meeting in brussels trying to sox the debt crisis which could force grease to default. alexis tsipras proposed a new deal. the details are being kept secret, but he has said in the past more budget cuts are off the table. greece owes the european union and international monetary fund $1.8 billion. the i.m.f. is expecting a nearly $2 billion payment on that debt. greeks say austerity measures have seriously hurt the economy. currently one in four greeks is jobless, an economic job increase has fallen 25% since grease received its bailout. dominic cain is in frankfurt

where the talks are being monitored. european stocks are surging this morning ahead of the reason. do investors have reason to be optimistic that a deal is close? >> well, that is the question. it's a very gray and rainy day here in frankfurt but the pessimism from the weather has not permeated the stock exchange here where early trading this morning so you appreciable rises. the question is what has caused that. it could be the proposal from alexis tsipras which may have given a sense of optimism for people looking to buy shares there. it may be that there was a meeting in the building behind me earlier on this morning called at the behest of the central bank of greece, looking for what's called an e.l.a., emergency liquidity assistance from the other euro zone central

banks. that was given. that is what you might call a sticking plaster over the wound which is briefly set. clearly it will have no effect insofar as the overall debt that greece still owes to the three institutions and it doesn't help greece insofar as the payments, repayments it must make as we've already alluded to at the end of this month. clearly there may be some things that the markets see in the possible deal and the e.l.a., as i referred to, but it clearly they are not out of the woods yet. >> unpredictable, i guess just like the weather you say dominic. athens has been flooded with anti austerity protests recently, but a poll in athens newspaper sunday actually shows a significant majority of greeks want to stay in the euro zone. how should we interpret that? >> you have to remember that greece has been in this very terrible situation for many

years now. this crise has gone on for several years. i've seen it for myself. i was in grease just a few he is years ago reporting on the general strikes happening in october 2012 and i remember talking to one owner of a bees astro on the square where parliament and he said many around him weren't paying their taxes, because they couldn't afford to pay their taxes. if the government cannot collect taxes, how can it make repayment? by the same token many people in greece believe europe is the reason why they're in the problem to start with, so you have the sense this dichotomy between a large section of greek society that wants to be part of europe and another part of society made homeless, lost its conditions and really wants to be out. those are the issues that are being played out in brussels and to a lesser extent here in

frankfurt today. >> an intense heatwave in pakistan killed at least 120 people, most of the deaths are in the city of karachi. temperatures have soared to 113 degrees fahrenheit. just last month nearly 700 people died in a heatwave in neighboring india. >> in today's digit albeit, aljazeera.com is looking closer at a case in pakistan. the country's supreme court could rule on the fate of a woman on death row, convicted of insulting the prophet muhammad during an argument with a group of women. she has been in solitary confinement for six years. sealed documents obtained by al jazeera raise questions about how the case was handled. >> the main complainant in the case wasn't there with this happened. all the witness accounts are conflicting. one is saying there were 100 people in front of whom she said blasphemous remarks another

wells says 1,000 people, a third witness says 2,000 people. that's how contradictory the information is. it heights how other cases are handled in pakistan. >> the pope met with the victim's family and said he is operating for her. >> a texas center holds mother and children waiting to have asylum claims processed. lawmakers are calling for an end to the detention. >> >> president obama will host a dinner tonight observing ramadan at the white house sitting alongside american muslims who will break their daily fast at sunset. >> search teams shift their focus in the hunt for two escaped convicts. the new clue sending police

across the state searching for the two killers. >> an al jazeera journalist is set to learn his fate from inside a german jail. prosecutors are deciding whether to extradite ahmed mansour after detaining him at egypt's request.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:22 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. syrian activists say isil fighters planted land mines in palmyra. isil captured the city last month. it's not clear if the group plans to use the devices to destroy the site or stop government forces from advancing. >> two people infected with mers have died, making the death toll 27. 172 people have been infected singles the outbreak began last month. >> defense secretary ash carter is in germany, part of a week long trip to meet with key allies in western europe. the tenses with russia are a key part of the agenda. allies are preparing for putin

not to cooperate with the west. >> a prosecutor in berlin is reviewing the detention papers of al jazeera journalist ahmed mansour, arrested at a german airport. egypt wants him extra dated after he was convicted in sentenced in absentia for torturing a lawyer. he and al jazeera reject the charges. >> monday was supposed to be a crunch day in the case of ahmed mansour. considering the documents submitted over the weekend after mr. mansour's arrest at berlin airport. expectations of a swift conclusion to this sorry affair of appearing to fade, not least because of the complexity of all this and the international aspect. because of mr. mansours joint british-egyptian citizenship the u.k. embassy is also

monitoring affairs. the attorney general considering the documents has leeway and could throw the case out if he feels that it is without merit. that said, though, it is also possible that he finds the paper work in order and simply needs more clarification. it could drag on for days, perhaps weeks. the ultimate reality is that even if the paperwork is in order, and the decision is made to send mr. mansour back to egypt. that could be overruled by the foreign ministry, because it has already said today if there was any possibility that mr. mansour might face the death penalty or be mistreated if returned to egypt, it would block the extradition. >> paul brennan for us in berlin. >> one of the world's top chocolate producing countries is facing a shortfall. crops have been shanking, the economy losing out on much needed revenue.

>> there are 50 acres of cocoa farms. on this 10 age kerr site, he's only gotten half the amount of cocoa compared to this year. he said lack of pesticides is a major factor. >> when you go to the market to buy, you can't get them. the government supply is inadequate. because the yield is going down, the farmers -- that's what we use in everything to take care of our families, our social responsibilities, too. >> it is not only bad for farmers but the economy as a whole. cocoa is the third largest export. initial projections of around 1 million tons for 2014, 2015 have been revised down to

700,000. >> what is happening with a lower yield? it will affect government in the value of 330.6 million u.s. dollars. that can increase the return for the cocoa farmer. that can also help in terms of bringing some social amenities or interventions for the people. >> ghana's economy is already in difficulty. the government has south the bailout of close to $1 billion from the international monetary fund. cocoa is considered a mainstay of the economy. it was around before gold and a recent oil discovery. want country is the world's largest producer. >> cocoa dries naturally using the sun making it premium quality. this cocoa is used in luxury chocolate sold all all over the world. >> that matters to him less and

less. he said the government should do more to promote farmers because as yields continue to decline people will be disdiscouraged from venturing into cocoa. >> a national debate over hate speech, we hear from a former white supremacist who sees his old opinions in the smoothers manifesto.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. the taliban said it's responsible for an attack on afghanistan's parliament building. it began with a car bombing while lawmakers were in the chamber followed by a two hour begun battle. two were killed and 40 injured. police say the attackers were all killed. >> european finance leaders are in brussels for an emergency meeting on grease's debt crisis. alexis tsipras submitted a

proposal to strike a deal. the details are secret, but the european commission says it's a good basis for progress. >> charleston south carolina is taking a step toward healing today. 10,000 marched across a major bridge on sunday to remember the nine victims of the shooting at the emanuel a.m.e. church. the alleged gunman, a 21-year-old, dylann roof faces nine counts of murder. >> as charleston and the nation reflect, the question asked over and over again is why. del walters sat down with a former white supremacist, a man who says when he looked at dylann roof, he sees his own past. >> is this the new face of white supremacy in america? 21-year-old dillon roof, a murder suspect whose i had filled manifesto and photos paint a picture of a man bent on revenge and murder.

>> i was convinced when i was younger i felt it was my duty to fight a supposed genocide by any means necessary. >> he was once just like him. he says the country is getting it wrong when it tries to describe roof as a terrorist or racist or mentally ill. he said roof is all of the above. >> i think it's racism, terrorism, it's a hate crime and it's absolutely mental illness. people are talking about those things like they're mutually exclusive when they're actually like this. >> he says people like dylann roof are the new lone wolfs. >> the organized hate groups who diligently practice hate in society and promoting this narrative of white victimhood and also white supremacy that

narrative is absolutely what drives the lone wolf actor. >> at the time of his arrest, dylann roof is quoted as saying you are raping our women and taking over the country. those are code words according to a man who once spoke them. >> i think anytime any of us are blaming things on other people and other entities, we're casting responsibility from ourselves, and we're also kind of cultivating fear. >> michaela said when words are used as weapons there are no guarantees as to who gets hurt. >> if you have a talk show host who's constantly blaming obama and he's blaming by proxy black people for the problems in our country, it most tragically becaming obama for the poor state of our race relations in our country now you're justifying and validating the

narrative that drives these lone wolf actors. >> he points to the past as proof that that same racist rhetoric has been the weapon of choice for decades. as a result. lone wolf attacks come without warning. >> no one saw it coming in greensboro, north carolina in the late 1970's when the clan shot it out with the communist workers party. timothy mcveigh stunned the nation when he used his military train to go detonate a truck bomb in oklahoma city. >> when a gunman opened fire inside a temple in 2012, he said he had to do something to stop the violence. he had to speak out. >> if i didn't change my ways, death or prison was likely to take me from my daughter. >> the former skin head drove 20 hours cross country to console those in south carolina. >> i came here to bear witness to the suffering that's going

on. i feel a great sense of responsibility, having once been part of the hate movement. >> what happened when he got there reduced him to tears. he found himself being embraced by the same people he once hated. >> person after person came up to me primarily black people and just said hey, you know, it's all right brother. they gave me hugs and they held me. it was really powerful. >> del walters, al jazeera charleston, south carolina. >> south carolina's governor called for the death penalty but the prosecutor handling the case has not said whether it will definitely be pursued. former baltimore city prosecutor debbie hines talked with us about the possibilities earlier. >> south carolina is one of the states that not only has the death penalty but south carolina actually executes people for the death penalty so the criteria that you have to look at is that fact that it was more than one murder that

occurred and when that it's certified as a death penalty case in this instance. obviously he committed nine murders, so it's very clear that it qualifies as a death penalty case. i don't think there's any doubt that south carolina will not pursue the death penalty. this is in deed a death penalty case if there ever was one. although there have been comments about that, there has been nothing we've actually seen to indicate any way shape or form that mr. roof was mentally ill. he appeared to know exactly what he intended to do, he had a plan and he executed that plan. he let a survivor live. >> now in the boston bombing case, dzhokar tsarnaev was sentenced to the death penalty even though the victims and see families asked for the judge to give him life in prison. >> the charleston shooting is sparking a debate over the confederate flag. thousands chanted take down the

flag. the flag flies over a civil war memorial just outside the statehouse. there i also a divide over whether it should be removed. >> we'll let the states decide that. just like with the gun issue let's have that debate at the right time. right now, we should all be in mourning. i fly flags should be at half mast over the country. >> that needs to go to a museum. it sends at best mixed messages and at worst for people, hateful people like roof, it's an affirmation, because they have appropriated something and used it as a symbol of hatred. >> the federal government has no role. >> you're a candidate for president. do you not have a position on this at all? >> i'm not from south carolina. >> it's beyond south carolina. >> i would say these are decisions that should be made, decided by people. i don't think the federal government or candidate should be making decisions on everything and opining on everything. this is a decision that needs to

be made here in south carolina. >> arguments over south carolina's display of the confederate flag have raged for decades. in 2000, the flag was removed from the statehouse dome. president obama has said he believes the confederate flags belongs in a museum. >> police have found the d.n.a. from one of the two escaped convicts just west of the prison. hundreds of officers searched near the pennsylvania border after reports of sightings near a railroad, but late in the day authorities moved their attention back north. military trucks converged on a community in franklin county, an area law enforcement had been searching before. a pepper was seen running from a hunting camp sunday night. the men are both convicted murderers and have been missing now for more than two weeks. >> british officials say iran needs to show more flexibility

in nuclear talking about. negotiations on curbing tehran's nuclear exhibits could run past the june 30 deadline. hammond will meet iran's foreign minister today in luxembourg along with french and german firms. >> the u.s. and china will hold their seventh strategic and economic dialogue meeting in washington this week. the u.s. tries to grapple with going chinese influence in asia. what kind of tone is beijing trying to set? >> they're trying to put a constructive tone on these talks. a chinese newspaper emphasized the importance of people to people exchanges to avoid misunderstandings and ease friction between two countries such as the recent tensions over china's building program in the south china sea. >> china building islands to cement its claim over disputed territory in the south china sea, a project that's drawn

sharp rebukes from washington. >> we want a peaceful resolution of all disputes and an immediate and lasting halt to land reclamation by any claimant. >> six countries have competing claims food holds for asserting rights over vast undersea reserves of oil and gas. such riches led to heightened tensions last year when china positioned an oil rig near the islands, which are also claimed by vietnam. china is not the only country that's carved out territory in the south china sea. other countries have built outposts there for 20 years a fact beijing supporters say is not reflected in u.s. rhetoric. >> way before nine in a's construction vietnam the

philippines, malaysia, they all have built more construction, the reefs and islands than china has ever started. >> u.s. estimates china reclaimed 2,000 acres in the south china sea since last year. more than all other claimants combined. it is a power play that troubles washington because of tension between china and its neighbors. if it escalates into armed conflict the u.s. could get drown in through alliances. >> beijing said it's nearly finished by land reclamation. it plans to build a military facility on the islands. >> what are other contention points for the talks? >> alleged cyber attacks by the chinese on u.s. companies and u.s. companies. the massive trade agreement that cuts out china another point of

contention possibly. >> a prison sentence not only impacts the prisoner, it also affects families who often don't have the financial means or are too far away to visit their loved one behind bars. an organization called get on the bus is trying to change things. >> the years go by every day the same as the one before. the prisoners of san quentin can only plod on, locked up, crammed and overcrowded with thousands of other inmates and yet alone. >> for the moody family, this reunion is the first in 14 years where the family has all been together. >> i told the kids i was really nervous, right even though i talk to him all the time on the phone, but i haven't seen him like in 14 years so it was -- i was nervous. >> eric and dayja have seen their father once since his

imprisonment. >> his phone calls i remember, his letters i have, that is a reminder that he always loves me. >> i love him so much and i want him to succeed in life. i don't want him to end up on a bad road. i'm powerless being in here. if i was out there, i could do more in their lives. >> the parents here may have committed the crimes, but the punishment has been dispensed not just on that them but on their children in the form of parental absence. study after study that shown that family visits help especially if the visitation is in a relaxed more restrictive environment. you have arts and crafts stations, there are board games or people san decide to sit and catch up. basically everyone has four hours or so here. >> more than 2.7 million children in the u.s. have a parent in prison. the trauma often starts at the time of arrest. 67% of children witness their mother or father getting

handcuffed, and it's african-american children who disproportionately suffer. one in nine of them have an incarcerated parent. >> nobody should have a parent in here, like everybody wants their parents to be home, and sometimes that parent can't be there, you know, it's like -- it's hard. i want him to be here for like birthdays and holidays and i want him to see me graduate and the thought of him possibly not being able to be there is hard. he is my dad. i do love him a lot and i want him to see those things. >> for the moodies the teens hope to see their father sentenced changed a possibility as california fights to reduce its prison population. mean while both study hard and

plan to attend college. >> next year, i plan on bringing him my graduation pictures. >> a couple years later i plan on bringing my college football contract. >> yeah! >> even with an early release many more father's days will pass before he gets his freedom. as life unfolds unchanged for him, his children will become duties. lost time, the punishment for those in prison. al jazeera san quentin california. >> several house democrats plan a visit today to a family detention facility in texas calling for an end to the practice that has mothers and children in what some call prisons while they await the results of their asylum claims. >> almost a year into the

national guard's deployment to the texas border, you're still finding evidence of frequent crossings across the rio grande. a migrant's first steps on to american soil are places like here, with a climb up these makeshift steps. >> an officer said hidden scouts for the drug and human struggling cartels across the river constantly monitor his patrols along the rio grande. he sees signs everywhere of immigrants crossing on to u.s. soil. >> that blue pump over there around the bend. >> what he doesn't see is any sign of the national guard. since their deployment a year ago, the national guard's presence on the border that has shrunk from nearly 1,000 to just 200 soldiers and airmen scattered in small pockets. the flow of immigrants is now down 50% from last year.

thousands continue to make the attempt. >> do you think this is really a solution? >> they're going to find a way to get across. it's big money for the cartels and drug traffickers. it's easier, more convenient for the bodies, and if they get picked up, they've still got their money. >> people will continue to try no matter what? >> yes maim. >> local police say the drive bringing people across the river will not diminish anytime soon. al jazeera on the texas-mexico border. >> insurance giant significant in a rejected the latest take over offer from it's rifle anthem. the value is more than $53 billion. anthem has been trying to merge the companies. anthem publicly appealed to significant in a shareholders to take the deal. executives say there are issues over anthems management.

>> international officials are trying to down play fears that haitians could be deported en masse from the dominican republic. now that a deadline passed for them to prove their working to get legal papers, many are worried they could be forced from their homes. we have this report. >> a thriving small business, that's what john has built here on the dominican republic's northern coast but as a haitian migrant with an uncertain status he's at risk of losing his internet cafe. he's been waiting seven months for a response to his citizenship application. if the government keeps delaying or rejects it, he says he has one choice. >> we're going to have to return to haiti on our own because if they deport me, i'll lose my job, computers my family could be split up. my mother could lose all her things. >> back at his family's house his mother says she applied to stay too.

the costs for additional paperwork and proof of residency keep adding up. still, she says she's running out of options. >> i'm having a lot of problems with these papers, because you have to spend so much money on them. i registered, but i have to give up my house and go back to haiti, because i don't have enough money to keep filing paperwork. >> while many families await official word from the government thousands of people are having conversations trying to decide if it's better to pack and leave the country or wait for a decision from the government. >> ben knee feels he can't leave even if he wanted to. he was born in haiti but his wife and daughter were both born in the dominican republic. they have birth certificates to prove it. neither country recognizes his wife or daughter as citizens, effectively making them stateless. >> if they deport me, i don't know what i would do with my wife and daughter.

they would be separating us. >> his wife said she can't even pronounce her haitian creole last name and is scared she'll be sent to a country she doesn't know. >> i hardly ever leave the house. i carry my documents everywhere, even though officials might say they are useless and pick me up and take me over to haiti. i don't let my daughter go out either. >> stay at home, or prepare to leave it forever. it's hard to see either option as much of a choice. adam rainy, al jazeera in the north of the dominican republic. >> battling the worst moss skeet foe infestation in north america, one town's solution to stopping the swarm without pesticides. >> taylor swift pushes back, the music star was able to get apple to pay up.

ed most >> is there a plan? >> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 852 eastern taking a local today's top stories. a cyber attack against poland, flagship airline grounded more

than 1400 passengers. ten nights were canceled as a result. authorities are investigating. >> a naval operation is trying to stop human traffickers from bringing migrants across the mediterranean. international waters will be patrolled. the e.u. is trying to enter libya's territory. 150,000 migrants have been rescued this year, 3,000 have died on the journey. >> a court hearing is scheduled later today to discuss a plan to keep a college running. the school for women will stay open for one more year under a deal with virginia's attorney general. it will select a new president and receive millions from alumni. the leadership said it faced insurmountable financial challenges. >> winnipeg, canada is trying to combat what many believe is the worst mosquito problem in north america. they have been sprayed for decades with a carcinogenic

pesticide. one hopes to use a safer method he said could eradicate them once and for all. >> winnipeg, capitol of the canadian province, mosquito everybody. >> they are so bad that we're building a screened in gazebo this we're for our son to enjoy the winnipeg summer. >> it's an awesome city, but the mosquitoes did drive us out. >> with rains, pands and rivers, entomologist call this the north american capital of that bothersome pest. >> there will be times i'm covered. >> the mosquito is the world's deadliest animal, killing 600,000 people each other by infecting them with malaria and another 25,000 with dengue fever. each spring, winnipeg makes a science of killing them. they have a fleet of helicopters

and trucks, 150 workers and a bug chief. >> i encourage resident to say please help fight the bite. >> who holds press conferences that make front page headlines. >> the first priority is larva. if we are unsuccessful, we spray localized areas with an insecticide where they land on it and die shortly this afternoon. >> if that doesn't work, the department sprays a controversial compound that the world health organization says probably causes cancer. while winnipeg's authorities disagree, they are also looking for new ways to banish the bug. >> most here seem determined to kill the mosquito. some embraced it. they call it the manitoba air force and call this the provincial bird. >> they are a necessary evil, which we endure, and cope with. >> steve occasionally determines pests the old fashioned way.

>> got it. >> but he's made his life's work targeting them with bio technology blocking the gene that allows males to reproduce. >> you view this as the most promising technology? >> i do. it is focused on controlling the pests, not affecting all of the non-target species. it's a biological control method that doesn't use chemicals. >> with condition upcoming meeting with the bug chief he might well write the next chapter in the on going saga of man versus bug. al jazeera winnipeg. >> >> one of the biggest companies in the world just made a major policy change in response total words of one artist. away apple plans to start with a three month trial during which artists wouldn't be paid, but the company's senior vice

president announced sunday apple would pay artists after all. taylor swift wrote a blog post which said: this isn't the first time she has taken on streaming music services. last november, she removed her music from spotify when the company refused to restrict access to no one paying subscribers. >> a nail biter after dustin johnson failed to get the final hole. it is speith's second major championship this year. he is the youngest player to win both the masters and the open in his career. up next is the british open next month and the p.g.a. championship in august. >> that's it for us here in new york. thanks for watching. have a great day.

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