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this is al jazeera america live from new york city. the senate has just advanced a key priority for president obama. moving a bill that will give him fast track authority over trade deals fast a procedure hurdle and is now a step closer. libby, this is a pretty significant vote today right. >> it is a big deal, randall because it breathes new life into the president's trader agenda something that looked dead in the water a week or two ago. now this has brought together unusual allies. and majority leader summed up what a strange road it's been. >> this has been a long and rather twisted path. to where we are today but it

is a very very important accomplishment for the country. >> now what happened today is the senate voted to move forward, they have not yet taken a final vote on this fast track authority which the president watches but today's vote was a real hurdle because they had to hit a high threshold, and they managed to just barely get that. we were with closely watches democrats to see how they would weigh in well 13 did vote to move forward. not so for all including bernie sanders independent from vermont and presidential candidate, take a listen i strongly disagree with the majority leader that call this a great day for america it is not a great day. now this would let the president get an up or down

vote on a trade deal. centers on asia and the pacific region. >> whoa is are running for the nomination, the other candidates she because elected on -- where is she now, do you know? is. >> now she needs to appeal to a brad base, and she frankly needs to make sure he doesn't alienate lib rats and union activists. until she pointly said she would not vote for the fast track authority. so it does have reverberations.

big moment for bernie sanders to sign and get liberals and prounion onboard now this has been a long process because democrats have stood in the way of the bill there's been a lot of maneuvers the government has made a lot of appeals. it is not over yet. we will be checking in with you, thank you. >> protestors are rallying outside the capitol building right now the banner has flown there for years including the governor, are leading the effort to remove the flag. morgan radford joins us now live in charleston how are people reacting to the governor's call can surrounded by those south carolina officials?

a lot going on, just two days after services resumed right here this' a lot of intensely personal emotion here on the ground you can can see people walking by, putting down balloons and flowers signs that read things like your life matters. but in this heart of othis there's a larger political discussion as you mention there's a rally about 2 1/2 hours up the road to take down the flag, they are saying one it symbolizes hate and two it is a point in our nation's history not our state present. >> so morgan, given the fact that the governor is now onboard with with taking down the flag, do people feel any sense of victory or at least a step in the right direction? >> he mentioned he was at a

rally to take down the flag, which was on top of the building. and we are hearing this larger more organic ground swell to take it down. but there's a second issue here, and that's the issue of gun control. that's something that is a little bit prickly that's for other people to decide, we do believe in the second amendment now we are seeing this duality of issues and what it means today and two the complications of the gun croft issue here in a red state. >> thank you we are looking forward to your report today. and the date is also underway in mississippi the republican speaker says it is time to consider takes the emblem off the state flag, it is the first time a republican elected official has called

for it's remove, they are also calling for the symbol to be taken off the flag, but they say the flag should stay because mississippi voters approved it four years ago. last week the supreme court the justices said the plates do not count as free speech. the latest proposal of greece to end the debt crisis is not going over well with some lawmakers. just days before a $2 billion debt payment is due. john has the latest. it will have to extract

another $3 billion to an already heavily tacked economy, and roughly $5.5 billion next year that's over and above budget predictions that's because rather than growing this year the economy is again shrinking which means that tax revenues are smaller than they would have been, because total economic turnover is smaller than it would have been. and that presents difficulties because they were elected in january but they have now been presented with increased taxation, increased pension contributions, and mobile more spending cuts. which we will have to see along the way this means that it will come back to@thens with a difficult plan, one that it may not be able to sell to all the party. particularly the hard left, which has drawn a red line, and said we will not vote for anything that involved more

tax extraction or more austerity. this means is that caesar now has to apply to the opposition the conservative and the socialist whose were in power, in order to get this plan passed. if that happened lit be a very tense time. because there will be another battle in greece, in order to get the measures passed. >> the finance minister calls the latest proposal a necessary evil. >> we cannot lose this last chance that we with have, it is a very heavy package but it is still better. and unfortunately, the structure of the package in 2010 it was half tax half cuts and expenditures now it is all on the tax. as they came into power having promised way too much,

it took them a very long time to figure out how the institutions work and now he is kurting a deal which is worse than what he could have gotten in the beginning of his tenure. so january, february, or even march, so the price has been high, but it is still better than bankruptcy. >> leaders are reviewing today, they will meet wednesday to discuss it. this changes in store for u.s. policies on americans held hostage overseas. president obama will announce. the u.s. will also losen restrictions on communications with those groups. the announcement is expected on wednesday. the pentagon say as key suspect in the 2012 benghazi attack has been killed. a drone strike targeted in iraq last week, the isil opera tiff is believed to have been in ben gad and i three years ago when a diplomatic compound was attacked.

four americans died. a set back for isil in syria kurdish forces there say they have driven isil fighters from a military base. that city has been isil's main strong hold for more than a year now. as osama reports the curds were backed up by u.s. air strikes. >> not yet clear whether fighters used it to smuggle in people or materials from turkey into syria. the people's prediction unit which is go by their kurdish have been making gains on the border, and have taken baxter story. the latest discovery was after they took this in the nearby town. now that the fighting is over, hundreds of families have returned. turkish authorities reopened the border for it's surrounding areas but despite the, toes pushing back, there

are concerns over their advances. is area's main opposition group, have accuse fire department curds of abusing and driving out tribesman. the coalition said it made a fact fining mission, with officials and rights groups to assess the situation. >> fighters deny this discrimination and abuse. >> we with share the town as this country is for all. >> the gains are also alarming to turkey, which has accused forces inside syria. >> if the kurdish forces

really make major gains you will probably find europe and the americans investing more resources in particular president is saying look, the americans and the western with powers are helping at the expense of the arabs in syria, this has become a major security concern inside turkey. >> fighters have advanced to the outsecurities of aleppo province backed by u.s. air strikes they have taken villages in the rock caprovince. while opposition fighters. in the nearby province. >> as people return to the round abouts where isil used to carry out public executions there are concerns. they go back home hoping that the worst is over.

and a ban on marijuana research is lifted. why those on both sides say the government did the right thing.

>> the issue is linked to at least eight deaths and 100 injuries. but a transportation department audit found the auto safety regulator did not do it's part to get the air bags off the roads i believe as has been stated that this report is a zeroing devastating indictment of an agency that was responsible for protecting the public. but let's not forget the responsible of corporate executives who could have,

and should have, fully disclosed and then protected their customers from these devastatingly deadly devices. the obama administration and chinese leaders have begun two days of talks on strategic and economic issues. a wide range of subjects from military power to cyber security, to trade. >> we the united states, we welcome fair, and healthy competition. quite frankly it has attackenned up. we got a little slow, we were a little -- i know my colleagues don't like my saying this, but the truth is we got a little how can i say it, too comfortable. in the last part of the

20th century. >> beijing has an increasingly powerful weapon in it's arsenal. >> programs spreading chinese language -- a new bank to finance development in emerging economies. soft power plays beijing hopes will win over those who are weary of china's growing influence. >> and beijing is spending billions to change the conversation. pushing into overseas media markets with with china state outlets c.c.t.v., global

times and china daily. the international media has been bombarded by u.s. organizations and the china's voice cannot be heard clearly. >> but the message can get mixed reviews. the government funded confuse institute, teaches culture but the program has been clouded by controversy. >> many host universities where they are established in the united states for example, have learned to be weary of the fact that they are rather politicized. at least in certain times and places. chine can that has had more suck is recess is happy the vast foreign exchange reserves to fund development banks. 40 billion-dollars into testimony new development bank, with partners brazil, russia india and south africa, 41 billion-dollars into the new silk road fund,

and 50 billion-dollars into the uh inly created asian infrastructure investment bank. which can u.s. allies rushed to join in spite of discouraging signals from washington. i think it is a brilliant move, it is attract add very great positive response from most of the country's of the world. >> the launch of the asian infrastructure investment bank was undoubtedly a p.r. coupe. but for all the billions of spending china soft power investment is still tempers by old perceptions of repression at home, and new concerns about muscle flexing over disputed territories in the east and south china seas. al jazeera. and the move is being hailed by both those in favor of legalizing grass and those against it. john herry smith what is the

significant of this? >> well, randy to understand that we must first understand the history here, a public health review requirement was instituted by the clinton administration, and researchers have had to jump through often impossible hoops just to find out the effects of marijuana on things like driving pregnancy, or post traumatic stress. won't million americans are regular pot users. a couple of people in my company got killed. >> after turning to alcohol and prescription drugs to cope with his anxiety he turned to pot and found peace it allows me to focus it allows me to enjoy my life. >> but for decades they could not prove or disprove, pot's effect iness now the department of health has lifted it's public health review.

a process that made it much more difficult to study than other drugs. the move has been hailed by support is and opponents. marijuana had been the only so called schedule one drug from being produced by private laboratories for research. as our own jacob ward found out that was a source of great frustration for researchers like brad budger. >> for studying aspirin or l, isd that's it, all we have to do is get the drug and start the study. for marijuana we with have a whole another series ol of reviews. released the following statement, this announcement shows that the white house is ready to move away from the war on medical marijuana, and enable the performance of legitimate and necessary research. for aaron hind he is not

worried for new research highlights the harmful effects. >> . i didn't have pot as a coping mechanism if you took it away, i would have turned to alcohol. i might have turned to something harder. this new policy will apply to only private studies any federal funded studies will have to go through more stringent approvals. >> straight ahead we go back to the board. a year after texas sent troops to stop the flow of migrants.

>> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> 1,000 national toward troops. the goal was to stop the influx of undocumented migrants. heidi joe castro take as look at what has happened since the crisis along the border. >> do they see everything going on. >> i'm pretty sure they do, they have eyes everywhere. even now. >> officer jesus of the

police department, says hidden scouts the ever the drug and human smuggling cartels constantly monitor his patrols along the rio grand. he sees signs everywhere, of immigrants crossing from mexico on to u.s. soil. >> see that blue pump over there, around the bend, the high traffic areas. >> what he doesn't see is any sign of the information guard. since their deployment a year ago, the presence on the boarder has shrunk from nearly 1,000 to just 200 soldiers and airman, scatters in small pockets. then texas governor ordered the guard here. crosses into texas. >> if you can can see in some areas they have little rests under the grass. >> after the deployment, the number of people caught trying to cross illegally dropped dramatically. now down 50% from this time

last year, but even with the down turn, thousands continue to make the attempt. almost a year into the national guard deployment here to the border you are still finding evidence of frequent crossing acorrect me if i'm wrong the rio grand. a migrant's first step on to american soil, are placing like here, where the climb up the steps. >> do you think this is really a solution. >> they are going to find a way to get across, there's big money for the cartels. it's easier more con can screenent because they can charge more, if they get picked up they still have their money. >> so people will continue to try no matter what. >> yes, ma'am. >> police headquarters a stone's throw from the border the chief says even if the flow has not stopped he is grateful for the slow down. >> we were -- i would say averaging about maybe two chases a day. approximately. >> they managed to leave --

managed to stop. >> they have taken a lot of our traffic which is a good thing for us. >> but not everybody in the community believes the deployment was a good thing. >> just at the road in san juan texas people at this meeting of labor rights say the troops only brought problems. many here are or know undocumented immigrants who have lived here for decades. >> it is sort of a terrorizing effect, because they are scared i plight drive to go somewhere and not come back, and then your loved one with doesn't come back. >> when a migrant knowingly cross it is border, illegally, knowing they are taking on that risk, shouldn't they expect to be apprehended. >> i think you would expect that. >> so then what is wrong with with that being reality? is. >> what is wrong with that being the reality is that those resources that the state is using could be used to alleviate a lot of

problematic situations in our communities. >> it is just a low income air. >> it is a dilemma the officer is aware of, he says poor neighborhoods are ripe recruiting grounds searching for new smugglers. he sees the immigrants as victims. >> you do see them as more than just illegal. >> oh yeah. we with are all brothers and sisters aren't we? is. >> but divided by a border, sympathies are put aside to enforce the law. >> al jazeera texas mexico border. >> eight is enough star has died. the 86-year-old actor began his career on broadway with. he went on to perform on stage dozens of times. in 2009, he wrote his ought biography and received a star on the hollywood walk of fame. he is survived by his wife of 30 years and their children

can. the news continues next, life from london. taking baxter story. >> lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live also coming up, doctors and hospitals overwhelmed in pakistan where severe heat wave has killed at least 6,000 people. >> the details where it is deploying heavy weapons in an intense stand off with russia. >> plus, the hatred and pride this flag. >>