continuing her regular job which apparently is aviation club mascot. so there she is back on solid ground. anyway, lots more on that and everything else we have been covering on our website aljazeera.com. >> frankly speaking. president obama uses the n word while talking about racism in america. and he barely flinches. of afghanistan attack. taliban claims responsibility for bombing the parliament building. still no deal, but possible improvement in talks to keep greece from defaulting on its

debt. ♪ >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm tony harris. some frank talk from president obama over racism. in an interview with the podcast wtf the president used the n word to describe the current situation in america in the wake of the shooting in charleston, mr. obama said no matter how far we think we have come there is still a long way to go. >> racism, we are not cured of. clearly, and it's not just a matter of it not being polite to say nigigger in public, that's not the overt discrimination, we have -- societies don't overnight completely erase everything that happened two to 300 years prior. >> okay. mike viqueria is live for us at

the white house. mike there you have it some strong words from the president on the issue of racism in this country. >> reporter: tony, you're absolutely right. even given is fact we're talking about the first african american president of the united states, and given fact how far the nation has come or not come, it is still shocking to hear the president of the united states or 9/11 for that matter use the n word, something verboten, as the president said, understating in polite society it is not proper to use the word to say the least. josh earnest said the president did not head into that podcast remember this is an individual who does this podcast out of his garage in northern california. the president was out there raising money for democrats over the course of thursday, friday and parts of saturday. a podcast called wtf and a discussion a very lengthy discussion turned towards race

relations, turned towards race relations in the wake of what was apparently a race-related shooting of the churn members in charleston. today the president just moment ago sought to further clarify how the president used the word and why he used it. >> the president's use of the word and the reason that he used to word could not be more apparent from the context of his discussion on podcast. the president made clear that it's not possible to judge nation's progress on race issues based solely on an evaluation of our country's manners. >> reporter: and tony as this has exploded on social media some folks have pointed out as president obama's book dreams from my father, he used the same word to describe the action he of his grandfather in kenya or the possible action he one way they could be characterized.

the president is not is first person to use the word and throughout history it is an incredibly pejorative term and has been used that way by presidents in the past. >> mike, the president used some strong words on the issue of gun control didn't he? >> reporter: he did and has been backtrack ever since. thursday morning when he appeared in a briefing room in the white house in comments interpreted largely conseeding there was nothing he could do over gun control given the avenues that are closed to him as he put it in congress now. on that fundraising trip on thursday he tried to walk that back says he is not resigned as many people interpreted his comments that there can be no gun control. he's still going to work on it. however there's the reality here acknowledged by the white house that it's not going to happen any sometime soon, certainly not in the current climate in congress. tony. >> mike viqueria at the white house thank you.

leaders are calling for a controversial confederate flag to be broad down. after nine church goers were killed last week. president obama and many prominent political figures including jeb bush have spoken out against it. as jonathan martin reports he is reporting on a city working hard to heal itself. >> this no doubt will be a hard week for the elders at mother emanuel. they werethe people of the communities were surprised that they could pick themselves up so quickly and heal. >> determined not to let fear and age are outweigh their faith. >> i felt like i really needed to come out today to strengthen myself. >> members of emanuel ame church in 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. we've, some of us have been down right angry. but through it all god has sustained us. >> ame church elder norvel goth led the service where clementa pinkney would have normally led the service. >> there they are in the house of the lord studying your word, praying with one another but the index also entered. and the devil was trying to take charge . >> in this historically black church sunday's crowd was as diverse as ever. with south carolina governor nikki haley being here. >> i've never attended an african american church and it was very inspiring. spoke a lot about the families,

and i found that very touching that we can come together. there's no division between us all no matter who you are. >> not let the devil win over me. >> virginia williams has attended mother emanuel for years. today she said grief almost kept her from returning. >> i got up this morning i was a little shaky but i was determined i was going to do this. >> this is a measure just how determined people are. this is not merely a worship service. this is a statement of character as in, we're not going to give up. >> yes there are answers that we're still waiting for but the answer he still by leaving our -- answers still by leaving our hands in the hand of god. >> there was no direct mention of dylann roof. but law enforcement's intense efforts to capture him. instead of focusing on what happened, the message here was

one of foafgness forgiveness and hope. >> this again will be a tough week for this church as they prepare for funerals. on wednesday they will hold their regular bible study and prayer meeting and on thursday they will have a service for sharonda singleton. be >> after reports by the border for sightings officials have told looking. dna from one of the escapees was found in a cabin not far from the uranium. the supreme court is out with some of the decisions of the term. same sex marriage and affordable care act decisions are still pending. raise in farmer and lisa stark

is in washington for us. was this ruling a major blow to the government? >> reporter: it's certainly a major blow to a government program tony had a dates back to the depression. a program that's designed to keep prices up. raisin farms would have to give part of the crop to the government for free. this was not insignificant. one year raise unfarmers had to turn over 47% next year, 30%. a farm he in northern california didn't think this was fair. he and his wife held back their raise irinas. the government finethem $700,000. they say it's not fair for them to not be paid. the court 8 to 1 agreed with them. the government has to not only forgive them the fine but also

give them money for the raisins. and what about hotel guest records? >> another case out much california. the hotel owners have to keep very detailed records on their guests, their address car license plate number. and those records are available for police to search any time day or night. police say this is important as they try to crack down on prostitution and drug deals. but the hotel owners argued, hey this violates our fourth amendment right to be safe from unreasonable search and seizure. and the escort agreed. 5 to 4 the more liberal justices in the majority there arguing police must get a warrant before they search those guest registries. tony. >> lisa look the clock is ticcing for big decisions. we've got to get a decision here soon on same sex marriage and the affordable care act correct? >> well would you call the justices and tell them that,

tony? >> yes. >> the session is just about to wrap up. we have seven decision outstanding including those two big ones. same sex marriage is it going to be legal throughout the u.s. under the u.s. constitution and also obamacare subsidies. the next decision day is thursday, maybe we'll get one of those that day tony. >> come on justices, get on it, lisa stark is waiting. lisa appreciate it thank you. the court turned down an appeal by victims of bernie madoff's ponzi scheme. an appeals court last year ruled $4 billion was actually off limits because it was withdrawn two years before madoff's firm collapsed. there are new concerns about the readiness of u.s. trained forces in afghanistan. an attack on the afghan

parliament today left five people dead along with seven gunmen. taliban fighters tried to storm parliament compound but were pushed back by security forces. jennifer glasse has more. >> the parliament session was just getting underway when this happened. there is confusion. it's just an electrical problem says the speaker as mps flee from the chamber but it was a taliban suicide bomb going off outside the gates leaving cars in flames. other fighters took up position he in a building across the street, firing on the entrance to the parliament. police and special force he quickly arrived to move the mps and senators from the building and fight the attackers while people looked on. taliban attacks aren't limited to the capital. in kunduz in northern afghanistan the armed group now control two districts jut generosity the provincial

capital and about 40 kilometers away. thousands of taliban fighters are involved and the government has sent in more than 7,000 soldiers and police. tens of thousands have been displaced in nearly two months of fighting in kunduz. it last launched assaults all over afghanistan and the afghan security forces are struggling without the heavy air power and logistical sport it had last year. the government was scheduled to introduce its nominee for defense minister. jennifer glasse, al jazeera kabul. our united nations war commission has said it found evidence of war crimes on last year's be 50 day war. >> family members dying together when their homes were struck in the middle of the night or as they were gathering for the iftar 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 policy, specifically the use of weapons in densely populated areas. it says gaza and palestinian armed groups must end all rocket attacks on civilians in israel and must demonstrate political owner leadership, and the commission wants both israel and gaza to cooperate with investigations 50 international criminal court. by the many international criminal court. an al jazeera journalist out of custody in germany. ahmed mansour walked out of the justice center just a short time ago. he was held for two days after being arrested at the airport on the way to qatar. egypt wanted mansour arrested,

on charges he allegedly tortured a lawyer. but the germans determined there was no validatity in the extradition request. >> i extend my honest appreciation to the judges of germany and i appreciate your support. >> well, demonstrators had been gathering outside a building where mansour was being held. al jazeera rejects all the charges against him says it is pleased this, quote mistake has been resolved. could the greece talks be resolved before a nearly $2 billion payment is due? united states hosts china's top diplomat as tensions rise between the two countries.

>> emergency meetings in brussels over resolving the financial quakes in situation in greece. protesters in greece are continuing their calls to defy international creditors. john siropolous has more from athens. >> syriza is unpopular in some parts of the greece but not here. people believe they have a government on their side. weighing in at more than 600,000 people greece's public servants represent one in six still in work. >> our government is negotiating an honorable compromise. it wants europe united not divided under germany. we want to stay in europe as an equal member not as a debt colony. >> some are here to support the

stand against austerity on the poor and middle class. >> we came here to support or government's efforts and to tell europeans numbers aren't everything. there are also people here and they are suffering. we don't want the same social classes to continue to lift this weight. >> reporter: centuries of laws have given workers tenure for life most were fixed term workers whose contracts expired. all took early retirement deals deals not available in the private sector. this is the most powerful and well organized group in greece, capable of swinging elections at nearly $1 billion a month it is also the mow expensive. these people have had their salaries and one extensive benefits clipped once already. saying with the economy as fragile as it is, laying them off now would cause further recession. the private sector is the engine

of the economy taken the brunt of unemployment still at 25%. last sunday private sector workers took to the streets to express age are on the austerity, this and pensions are the government's biggest expenses. as the government heads in for a though down with its creditors two-thirds of gloaks greeks don't want the government to back down. but the greeks desire to stay in the euro zone may prove to be incompatible. john siropolous, al jazeera athens. foreign second phillip hamed hammond is meeting iran's foreign minister today in

luxembourg along with french and german officials. economic talks with the united states, it comes at a time of increasing tension is over cyber security trade and china's growing influence in asia. rosalyn jordan has more. >> when u.s. defense secretary ash carter met recently with chinese general the two promised to work together on disaster relief, counterterrorism and peace keeping medications restricting air and sea travel on what is recognized as international territory in the be south china sea. and the u.s. expressed concern over the choirnz chinese reclamation efforts in the spratley islands. >> responsibility and capability to provide better public

security service. >> reporter: even as beijing says it's about to finish the that project the obama administration is calling it a bad idea. >> nothing's changed about our view of these destabilizing activities there in the south china sea. and i suspect that this will be an issue that comes up, in fact i know it will come up next week. >> reporter: secretary of defense john kerry will host the economic dialogue in washington on june 23rd and 24th. efforts to expand its military efforts in the south pacific are be expected to dominate the talk. those two are expected to generate tough conversations. among the big problems: cyber security. unnamed individuals blame chinese for the recent attacks on government servers. and restriction on doing business in china and washington

still accuses beijing of manipulating the value of the yuan. now view china as an equal political and military power if it wants an improved relationship. >> china is creating the facts in terms of the institutions it's setting up the role it's taking on, in a role that it means a lot of these conversations now have to be done effectively at something close to the level and the tone of them increasingly reflects that. >> reporter: the challenge is that beijing takes its concern seriously while not putting on too much pressure with it loses access and influence on its own. rosalyn jordan, al jazeera the state department. barrel bombs dropped on rebel held parts of aleppo, allege the barrel bombs were dropped, by forces loyal to

bashar al-assad. repeatedly denied using barrel bombs in the war. coming up, a way to get rid of those pesky mosquitoes and taylor swift has a gripe against apple for payment over streaming.

entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> nearly 2,000 firefighters working right now to put on and put out a rageing wildfire in lake county. 500 structures are threatened but no damage has yet been reported and no evacuation orders are in place. winnipeg, canada is trying to combat what many believe is the worst mosquito problem in dates. the city has been spraying the bugs with a potentially potentially cars potentially

carcinogenic material. >> winnipeg. >> so our son can actually enjoy the winnipeg summer. >> we love winnipeg, it's an awesome city but the mosquitos did drive us out. >> clay soil that traps standing water on the surface. entomologists call this the north american capital of that buzzing bothersome pest. >> there will be tons, just tons, i'll be covered. >> it's not just a knew sans, the mosquito is the world ass most dangerous animal. in effecting 25,000 with dengue fever. here it is west nile virus. 160 insect scrollworks and a bug chief. >> i'm really encouraging residents to please help fight bite. >> who holds press conferences that make front page headlines.

>> the insect branch's branch's first and foremost priority is spotting possible be breeding grounds. >> malathion, the world health organization says that probably causes cancer so winnipeg authorities disagree they are also looking at new ways to banish the bug. most here seem determined to kill the mosquito but some have embraced it. they call the it the manitoba ahn air force and call this the provincial bird. >> they are a necessary evil which we endure and cope with. >> steve occasionally terminates possessionspests the old fashioned way. >> got it.

>> or providing means for sterility. >> it focuses on the pest, not focusing on the biological control mefs. it doesn't use the benefits of control without all of the old risks. >> with an upcoming meeting with the city's bugged chief wired might well write the next chapter of the ongoing saga of man versus bug. john hen drn, al jazeera. apple's mostly sunny from this approval from taylor swift. she said on a blog post on sunday, we don't ask you for free iphones. please don't ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation. is apple music launches next week and will be free for first three months. that is all of our time. thanks for being with us.

i'm tony harris, the news continues next, live from london. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm be be barbara serra serra. germany freeze ahmed mansour. the al jazeera journalist detained two days ago at egypt's behest. >> positive step towards a best deal. a u.n. report on