of egypt state prosecutor. this is the highest-level egyptian killed since the over throw of morsi. in greece banks have closed, and negotiations continue to find a bailout solution for them. >> the ruling on the final cases of the year. the justices allow the use of a controversial excuse drug. and three states take a tans against the high court's ruling on same-sex marriage refuseing to grant religious marriage licenses.

>> you're watching al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. the supreme court has issued it's final rules on executions, elections and the environment. the justices ruling 5-had rejected a challenge by death row inmate over a controversial execution drug. the drug at the center of this case has been used in several botched executions. did today's decision come as a surprise? >> not really. it waws clear that the arguments that the justices were very divided, a and in fact, justice alito who wrote the opinion said that it waws okay to write this drug. it's called midazolam.

midazolam is the first drug used in a three-drug cocktail. it is supposed to render the prisoner unconscious and then the next two drugs will do their jobs without the inmate feeling any pain. there were botched execution where is the drug did not render the inmate out of pain. >> lisa, you mentioned this split happened along ideological lines. what did they say? >> absolutely, and fact, it waws very unusual. two justices on both sides read their opinions from the bench to affirm the decision to and who descented. justice alito wrote the decision for the majority. he said, look, it's

constitutional to carry out the death penalty so he had because with the pain inherent in any method of execution we've held that the execution does not require the avoid dense of all risk of pain. they found it based on two different reasonings. they held that the district court was right in not up holding this method of execution. they also found that the prisoners did not come up with a way that would be less painful. they would not sucks succeed in the eighth amendment. sow societysoto mayor said that it would be equivalent to being

burned at the stake. >> the equivalent of being burned at the stake. that's heavy. lisa there are some other decisions to talk about today. including one that involves the epa. the justices ruled 5-4 to throw out regulations for air pollution and said that they must consider the cost to business before making these kinds of rules. but the epa said that costs are irrelevant in the decision to regulate power plants and would bring billions of dollars in health and environmental benefits. the majority disagreed. this is a loss for the boom obama administration. >> this was a rule under the clean air act where the epa required plants to reduce their toxic emissions. they did not consider the cost

initially when they brought this rule. that's what the court said was not allowable. we should say that the rule was brought about three or four years ago and they said it is already complied with. a number of plants have made their changes. the court's ruling may have little practical impact on that, but going forward the epa will have to look at how it does its rule writing and going forward as well. >> the reality is that it did not stop there. the supreme court also decided another significant case covering redistricting and education. the high court ruled 5-4 that arizona can use a commission to create federal congression districts. what the implications to this decision? >> right, this is case where it waws proved a redistricting. they did that to try to avoid

political gerrymandering either the republicans or democrats would set up districts to their own liking, if you will. the legislature sued and said we have a right to set up the district. a 5-4 polit. this time it waws the liberal justice joined by justice kennedy in a 5-4 split saying it waws okay for an independent commission to set up the districts. and there are a number of states turn to go independent commissions as they try to get away from political gerrymandering. this could open the door to more states trying to do this on a more bipartisan basis. >> lisa stark. always a pleasure to have you with us. well, as lisa mentioned it is a big day for the supreme court. today they said it will take another look at an affirmative action in college emissions. the justices will hear for a second time a case involving a white woman denied injury to the university of texas at austin. now last year an appeals court ruled in favor of the university

after the case was sent back in 2013. with just three days after the supreme court made same-sex marriage legal nationwide some clerks in texas are handing out marriage licenses to same sex same-sex marriage licenses today. county clerks can refuse reasons to same sex couples if that would offend the clerk's religious beliefs. the united states supreme court ignored the text and spirit of the constitution to manufacture a right that simply does not exist, and they would do anything they can to help county clerks and public officials who are now forced to work against their religious beliefs. they say that clerks are likely to be sued but said that lawyers will be there to help them in that case. louisiana's governor and

republican presidential candidate bobby jindal said that the supreme court decision will force many in his state to compromise their beliefs. >> i think it is wrong for the federal government to force christian individuals businesses pastors to be involved in marriage ceremonies that violate their beliefs. they can >> presidential candidate >> president obama praised the decision after expressing he was against same-sex marriage years ago. >> another victim of shooting at

the emmanuel ame church in charleston was laid to rest today. 59-year-old myra thompson was remembered at the church where she and eight others were gunned down. over the weekend vice president joe biden made a surprise appearance. the church also held a synarel service this weekend for reverend depain middleton doctor. there is an investigation of fires at predominantly black churches across the south. that fire on wednesday. on thursday another fire broke out at god's power church in georgia. there is also a fire in tennessee that is being investigated as arson. banks in greece close their doors at the government's orders. the debt crisis is at breaking point, and athens risk default if it does not pay up. and just hours from reaching a nuclear deal with iran.

negotiators say they will not make it in time.

>> you have kids here who've killed someone? >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids behind bars. will a new experimental program be their last chance? >> i have to do my 100 percent best so i don't end up in a place like this again.

>> british prime minister david cameron said that isil is planning specific attacks against britain and is an existential athlete to the west. cameron published an op-ed just three days before the tunisian gunmen fired at a beach resort. cameron said he wants authorities to take a tougher line against what he calls muslim extremists. well, greece is teetering on financial collapse. banks are closed and people have been lining up at t atms to get cash. athens plan for referendum to accept the accept acceptance terms. in athens it's 8:00 at night and

citizens citizens are a frustrateed and angery. >> the whole thing with the banks is not a big deal. it's the future. what will happen with the referendum. that is the big issue. >> greece has two critical deadlines when it's payments are due to its creditors. that's the international monetary fund as well as the european central bank. tomorrow is the deadline to repay the imf $1.8 billion. and then it would owe $3.9 billion. we have more from athens. >> 60 euros a day would be the withdraw limit on atms for people who are using cards issued by greek banks. people coming in from abroad, visitors tourists will be able to use their cords as normal

withdrawal limits. but we're also now learning that the banks will be shut, physically shut until next month. they will open on tuesday the 7th of july. this means that the atms are going to be people's only source of cash for the next eight days. there will be normal web banking, phone banking and credit card transactions within greece itself, we're told, and the government is reassuring people that salary democracies will be made normally by employers. there will be no problems for companies putting salaries into people's accounts. and the government will be putting pensions into people's accounts as normal. what we don't yet know is whether those pensioners will be able to go and pick up their entire pension as many of them are used to doing on payday. >> greece's banks and stock he can changes may be closed, but other markets are reacting to greek default, which seems

increasingly likely. patricia sabga joins us to shed some light on this. with what kind of global fall out are we likely to see going forward now. >> now markets hate uncertainty and greece is shroud with them. now this morning european leaders said that greece won't be simply voting on the bail out package but whether to stay in the eurozone. according to referendum directly with the eurozone membership ups the anty. to give you an idea of how desperate the language is becoming they've urged greeks to vote yes to the bail out

package. german chancellor angela merkel tried to eject a vote of calm. she wavered a carrot of sorts saying that european creditors would be open for talks after the ballots are cast. >> today we have made it clear that should the greek government ask for negotiations, for example, after the referendum, we would have, of course, not refused. >> now ahead of merkel's comments rattled investors were selling stocks, they're also going sour on euros and government debt in italy portugal and spain. but they have to park their money somewhere and investments in the u.s. dollar, swiss franks and german government bonds. prime minister alexis tsipras will be giving an interview and his campaign is for greeks to

vote no on sunday. >> i'm not a financial expert like you but this seems like a pretty big deal. how unprecedented is a referendum like this? >> it's very unprecedented. since when did you ever hear that citizens vote on the terms of a bailout package. and of course, countries staring down the barrel of financial ruin usually sign onto it. but many are saying this is a political ploy by tsiprs to shift more blame on europe, but it is absolutely unprecedented and it will be interesting to see if this emboldened future government will be in trouble. >> what about right here at home? how does that effect american citizens? >> the way that america is effected by all of this is basically in the strength of the

dollar. when people are nervous about the euro. >> taking $66 out of all atms and greece. >> it's really global markets and markets are like moms. what they'll do is get get out of investments that with looking very uncertain and they'll pressure their money media money. we weren't selling so of as much abroad because the dollar is so much stronger than these other currencies. >> what are the ramifications. >> in the geopolitical ramifications you have to wonder if there are big smiles on the

crime len right now. one thing that you see with the kremlin and vladimir putin he has taken advantage of any division to drive a wedge between europe and right now europe is not on the same page when you're looking at where greece is and you have syriza campaigning heavily for a no vote. >> well, patty i always get smarter when you're on the set. thank you very much. meanwhile, puerto rico is facing a debt crisis of its own. it's governor said that it cannot pay its debt to creditors. he'll release a reform plan today and said that the island is in a financial debt spiral. he wants to defer payments while negotiating with whyers. there seems to be little chance of a breakthrough on iran's nuclear deal. but they're still working through last-minute sticking point. they're expected to return to

strengthen in a. >> the tone of the talk is much lower than it has been in recent days. and many foreign ministers have left. that's because the iranian foreign minister has left, and he's back in tehran for very important consultations with iran's president with the supremesupreme leader making this arguebly today the most important day. what's not clear is if they're talking tougher lines if there is a real snack here that he's having to take back to his bosses or whether there is some sort of new proposal coming from the p 5 plus one that he has to put to his leadership. but the decisions made in tehran right now before he gets back here in the next few hours can be absolutely important.

it will be a very important day to watch what they have to say when they come back. >> even if tomorrow's deadline passes with no deal, those talks with too big to fail. >> the reality is that aid deadlines are artificial, and this deadline is no exception to the rule. it waws self-imposed by the negotiators. it's useful because it helps to concentrate the minds of the negotiators and helps them to make the harsh decisions. in lausanne we missed the deadline but nevertheless we were able to bridge the gap and reach an agreement. still i think now in vienna there is too much political will and the parties have come too close to the finish line to

return around now. if we go beyond the deadline by a few days i don't think it would be a big problem. >> all sides say that. plus how scientists are trying to save an analog past for a digital future. stay tuned.

>> officials today are urging hundreds of people in washington state to leave their homes. the fire has consumed more than 3,000 acres in wenathchee,. california senate is expected to give final approval to require vaccinations for children who attend public schools. it removes california's personal believe exemption although medical exemptions would stilling granted. the bill comes measles out break

in disneyland that effected 100 people this year. the group of mormon mothers with gay children are trying to change the way their church views gay relationships. but they find themselves in deep conflict with the teachings of the latter day saints. >> they say it is not a sin but acting on it is. >> bring up an lgbt top. >> okay. the 16-year-old stockton powers is gay. he said since he came out he does not feel welcome in the mormon community, and he no longer goes to church. >> once i came out people stopped talking to me. we have scout camp annually, and some moms said that if he goes i don't want my child to go because what if he is going to do something. >> at first his mother allison struggled to reconcile her faith

with her son's sexuality, but now she's leading a group of mormon mothers who also have gay children to church the church's views. >> with you may not be able to make a change within the church, within the culture but i know we're making changes with other moms, and i know we're providing a support for other lgbt people. >> tonight we'll hear more from this family, and we'll tell you about their journey to make their church more accepting of their gay loved ones. >> be sure to catch roxana's full report tonight at 8:00 eastern. john kasic will make an announce on june 21st, and travel to nominating states although there are a dozen big name republicans running for nominations. scientists are working on one of the biggest issues in the computer world that is preserving data across time.

they're trying to find a way that ensure that the computers of the future can read the data of the past. >> a family collection of snapshots going back almost a century. they've been transferred to a portable hard drive for the benefit of generations to come. but will the digital data on that device be accessible for the next century or longer? that's one of the challenges. >> how long will the medium survive, and how long will we have a piece of equipment that can actually read it, and how long will we have solve software that can read them successfully. >> i tend to be an optimist. >> as the maryland institute of technology and the humanities, the collection of computer antiques includes this vintage apple ii e. it can only read floppy

diskettes. >> we see the same game that we were looking at on the apple ii. >> but new forms of software can enable one commuter system to behave like another. this computer game designed more than 30 years ago for the apple ii can be played on other operating platforms. >> here we're duplicateing that apple ii inside of a safari on a mac laptop go the aim of the olive project, which is still in the pilot stage to further develop the technology for long-term preservation of educational software, games and original computer programs. but the sheer volume of evolve ing thunderstorms may prove to be over whimming. they say their challenge will be to limit about.

>> once we move to holographic cloud storage or whatever is next someone has to take an active interest in migrating that content and moving it forward. a mission for computer companies, governments and individuals. tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >> after weeks of delays, the solar impulse two is heading for hawai'i. it left japan earlier this morning in an attempt to fly all the way around the world. the they would to wait for good weather before attempting the journey and the trek to hawai'i is the plane's most ambitious leg yet. thanks again for joining us here on al jazeera. i'm morgan radford.

>> egypt state prosecutor dice after an attack on his convoy. are hello i'm maryann namaze. greece and are are europe join each other for the crisis. several people have now been arrested