gps. >> amazing use of technology there. you can find out much more on that and everything else we have been covering on the program on our website. the address, you can see the website on your screen right now, aljazeera.com. it could be the largest settlement in american history, more than $18 billion for the bp oil spill. thousands evacuated in eastern tennessee after a train derails. it was carrying highly toxic materials. and an early morning false alarm at a naval yard in the nation's capitol. reports of shooter at any same base where there was a massacre two years ago. ♪

this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. four gulf states have reached settlement with bp over the deep water horizon oil spill in the gulf of mexico. bp has agreed to pay $18.7 billion to the gulf states louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and florida will get the money, $6.8 billion will go to louisiana. u.s. attorney general in a statement said if approved by the court, this settlement would be the largest in a single entity in american history: andy gallagher is live in miami. andy, early on analysts expected bp which already has spent billions to keep the parties tied up in court, why do you think they agreed to settle?

>> reporter: well this has obviously been a very long and protracted legal battle and throughout that process, bp has been trying to get the fined lowered, and get the number of barrels that were pouring into the gulf of mexico lowered. but they were basically overruled throughout the long process by the judge in charge of this case. think for bp this is really an opportunity to put a line under what has been a difficult period for them. and you only have to watch the market today to see that their shares have gone up something like 5%. they spent more than $40 billion since the deep water horizon exploded back in 2010, killing 11 workers. but for the company they say, these payments are manageable. they say this is a way for them

to correct the mistake they made. remember they were found at fault in this throughout the case and throughout the investigations that happened in the preceding years, but for the company themselves i think this has been a long protracted and difficult battle but something that they now want to put a line under. not everyone who sued the company went along with the federal and states that did that. some have pursued their own cases. bp say they will defend those cases, but their legal battles may be far from over. >> have you heard any reaction from the industries affected by the spill? >> reporter: well, i spent most of the summer of 2010 along that gulf coast line in all of those states that were affected and i can tell you that shrimping industries fishing industries were decimates, and whether this

money will make up, really depends on how the federal states spending it. but look at louisiana the worst affected state they will get about half a billion dollars a year for the next 18 years. they already have massive coastal restoration projects underway there. and i think the attorney general of louisiana spoke a few hours ago, and he said this is a defining moment for the families and the communities in louisiana that were deeply affected by think oil spill, but there are still arguments about how much of an environmental disaster this was. there are some that say the gulf of mexico dealt with the oil spill very well. it's a very deep part of the ocean. there were others who just say it's too soon to say what the long-term damage could be on the gulf of mexico. engineers at the time just couldn't figure out how to cap

the well. while the most powerful man on the world stood on the side and basically had to wait for the engineers to figure it all out. so the money will help those communities that were decimated. it really depends on the state on how they figure out who gets what, but from the official reaction and the environmental groups who say this was an important message to send in what president obama called the worst environmental disaster in this u.s. history. >> thank you. it could be up to 48 hours before more than 5,000 residents can go home after a train derailment in tennessee. the train went off of the tracks in maryville, it was carrying highly flammable and toxic gas. homes and businesses were evacuated within two miles of the accident. >> we were asleep and the police came and knocked on the door and said they would like to evacuate as quickly as possible, because there was a fire. >> the officers were going

door-to-door you know, whatever personal items you have in your home that you love get them out, now, and you need to evacuate. >> people were first taken to a nearby mall, now a shelter has been opened up at a local high school. >> reporter: sarah is the regional director of communications for the red cross. she joins us via skype from nashville. what can you tell us about what you know about what happened? and do you have any idea what kind of chemicals those freight cars were carrying? >> hi. i cannot speak to what kind of chemicals the freight car was carrying, but what i can tell you is that the red cross currently has one shelter open at the heritage high school and we have around 50 individuals who are currently there right now. >> we understand 5,000 were

evacuated any idea where they may have gone? >> sure we have another shelter on stand by so we do have plenty of room for anyone who needs to come out to one of our shelters. many of the residents who were evacuated have family and friends who live nearby. so that was certainly an option for quite a few people. the evacuation area was about a two-mile radius. so with that small of a radius you know a lot of people do have friends and family as i said who are nearby. so some people did take other options. >> i know a number of organizations sometimes hold disaster drills. i'm wondering how prepared was the red cross to react to a situation like this? >> we are very prepared. as you know our mission is to prevent and alleviate human suffering, and our volunteers and our staff go through extensive training preparation, for disasters of all types.

we actually went through an airport drill just a month ago. so we were very prepared for disasters, whether they were natural disasters, or a disaster like this. >> do you know if there are still any efforts to see if people lingered behind even though they were told to evacuate and is the red cross involved in any kind of search and retrieve efforts in terms of bringing people out of the area where the fumes are still present? >> the -- the main role of the red cross right now is to have a shelter open for those who need it. to provide food water, and shelter, as i said so i am not sure -- i can't answer the question about the search and rescue. >> well, let's hope they don't have to remain in the shelter very long. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. a tense lookdown at the navy yard in washington, d.c. has

ended. earlier police responded to a call reporting possible gunshots. jimmy mcentire reports. >> reporter: what initially appeared to be a real threat turned out to be just a scare. after the initial report came in from an employee who thought she heard gunshots and a complete sweep of the facilities here at the navy yard law enforcement authorities have determined that there was no gunman no shots fired, no victims. and they are putting it down as a real life exercise that went through the procedures that have been approved since the navy yard shooting in 2013. officials say everything went off like clock work. and they said even though it seemed that the response was overwhelming, with everyone here on the scene, they said that's exactly what was supposed to happen. >> we have found that there has

been a clear coordinated and convincing response to this scene. and we are grateful at this point that we have found no shooter, evidence of shooting or any victims. >> reporter: and they are not saying that there was any indication that this was malicious or in any way a hoax. and they say the employee who called in did exactly the right thing. the mayor is urging everyone to enjoy the 4th of july festivities, she says this shows the city is ready to respond to any event that could transpire during this time. the police chief says that this is not an unusual response because washington, d.c. is always on a high state of alert. >> jamie mcentire in washington. rescue crews are searchering for survivors after a ferry

capsized in the philippines. at least 36 have died. at least 19 passengers are still missing. the coast guard says bad weather caused the accident. egypt's banned muslim brotherhood is calling for an uprising against the government. the group made the announcement after 13 of its leaders were killed for egyptian security forces. egypt's president is poised to sign tougher laws the new laws give wiretapping rights those found guilty of promoting the use of violence on social media face five years in prison and security forces will be exempt from legal repercussions while enforcing the new laws. european finance ministers are putting off more talks with greece after -- until after a

vote on sunday. greece's deputy interior minister tells al jazeera, the government feels it is being lead by europe down a path to failure. >> we wanted to strike a deal from the beginning. we have made a number of very important concessions, many of them painful for us. last monday they have said to us, your proposals are a very good basis for discussions, and then they presented us an ultimatum, and they refused to inkwees the liquidity of our banks, and therefore, we pushed us to close the banks, and they have created by this way, a climate of terror in greece. >> in the greek people vote to receive the creditor's conditions, the prime minister

says he will resign. we have just learned that the justice department is looking into whether airlines work together to artificially inflate ticket prices. >> reporter: this investigation comes as more than 3 million americans are expected to take to the skies this holiday weekend. no doubt many will be wondering why fairs and fees are so high. the answer could be competition, or the lack thereof. the justice department is demanding five yearsover communications from united delta, american and southwest. together those four carriers control 80% of the u.s. air travel market. most of the u.s. airlines were bankrupt at one point last decade so they tried to take control of their situation through the mergers, charging all of the fees and yeah by keeping capacity in check, because in the end it's supply and demand economics.

the question is whether they somehow colluded to do that. >> reporter: that's just the question the department of justice is investigating. >> holding down supply economics 101. that is a violation of law if it is misuse of market power. >> they want to know about their communications with wall street with analysts among themselves as it relates to internal discussions that they are having about airline capacity routes and the addition of extra seats. >> reporter: u.s. airlines returned to profitability two years ago, earning nearly $20 billion. the big carriers have remained in the black despite challenges from low-fair competitors. airfares are higher than they were several years ago, really the first time in history that airlines have managed to do that. and fairs have stayed high

despite lower fuel costs, but one analyst thinks it will be difficult to prove. >> if the definition of collusion is the executives are calling each other and saying what they are doing the next day with their businesses there's no smoking gun there. >> reporter: mergers have left the industry with only those four major carriers. still the association that represents the airline business says domestic air carriers, quote, compete vigorously every day. now to the economy. some good news the monthly jobs report is out. well, is it good news, patricia? >> we have encouraging headline numbers, but when you dig down into the details, there is some news that basically says hold off a little bit. let's start with the big numbers. last month the economy added

223,000 jobs. that was just around consensus estimates. the unemployment rate dipped to 5.3%, which sounds great, but you look at the reason. one of the reasons is because the number of people participating in the labor force either through looking for work or actually having a job, that also went down. as for the details that aren't so encouraging, one thing that we're seeing is job creation. we want to see jobs created in manufacturing, and jobs created in construction. those areas were basically flat. we ah more job losses in the mining sector 4,000 jobs lost last month. and that's because that's where the oil and the frac-ers are. so we have seen a basically a lot of rig shutterry, and invest inspect that industry contract and that's still shaking out a bit. another negative was average hourly wages. they came in at $24.95 i had to

use my glasses to read that but that's only a 2% rise year-over-year. janet yellen at the federal reserve, they want to see stronger wage growth. >> with respect to lower income earners, we have seen some good news for mcdonald's earners, right? >> right. but we want to see the aggregate of all of that. we want to see average hourly wages going up because that signals that a lot of the slack in the labor force would have been taken up to the point that employers feel they have to start paying their employees more. so janet yellen says she wants wage growth of 3, 3.5% every year. >> what about interest rates? >> okay a lot of people are looking now to september, but a lot of people are looking to december for the feds to raise interest rates. and the federal reserve is

monitoring the labor conditions. there are plenty of jobs created, but you want to see wages go up because the driver of the economy is consumer spending. >> and of course more complications from abroad with respect to greece and its potential problems not affecting us so much here but it's not a good thing either is it? >> no. one of the things that the federal reserve is keeping an eye on is the strong dollar. because that makes u.s.-made goods more expensive to buy abroad. so it's something they are not overly concerned with it's one of those global conditions they are keeping an eye on, but in terms of wages, they want to see a stronger up tick in wage pressure. >> i bet the administration is going to say better to have more jobs than fewer jobs.

>> well that is always better but we saw revision down from may and the month before as well, but as long as the job growth is sticking above 200,000, that's encouraging. really what we're waiting for again is for all of those jobs to translate into higher paychecks. >> thank you patricia sabga. fires in the south, and now the fbi is investigating.

racetracks that host nascar events are asking fans not to display the confederate flag. nascar said: numerous organizations have stopped showing the flag after the killing of nine people at a church in charleston. the fbi is looking into half a

dozen fires at predominantly black churches across the south. the latest at an ame church in south carolina was not arson, but the fires are a grim reminder of previous attacks targeting houses of worship. >> reporter: while federal investigators say lightning caused this fire but the image brought back painful memories. the church burned before after being set on fire by the clue cluck clan. since the killing of nine worshippers last month, six predominantly black churches in the south have gone up in flames. investigators have ruled two fires as arson and say they

found no evidence of a hate crime. >> those matters are all under investigation. we don't have definitive answers. >> reporter: many church leaders say the pattern is alarming. >> the black church has always been the number one target when it comes to the black community. the black church is the strongest institution we have and when -- whenever there has been anything for the advancement of african americans in this country, the leadership has come from a black church. >> reporter: a bombing of this church in alabama killed four little girls and horrified the nation. and in the 1990s, more than 30 churches burned within an 18-month period, leading to increasing federal penties for anyone convicted of damaging religious property. and just hours after the nation's first black president was elected in 2008, three white

men burned a black church in springfield, massachusetts. >> the concern and heightened awareness is there. >> reporter: so far authorities don't see any signs of organized links, but this elder who oversees more than 30 ame churches in south carolina says he is urging his congressations to be proactive. >> certainly we still believe the church is still a safe place to worship and educate in our people and work in our ministries. another republican governor is preparing to join the presidential race. wisconsin governor scott walker says he will announce his candidacy july 14th. walker leads opinion polls in iowa, the site of the first mom nating contest in february. up next a summer camp for

young people having a hard time fitting in. a place for transgender teens. that story when we come back.

louisiana governor and republican presidential candidate bobby jindal is once again blocking state agencies from recognizing same-sex marriages. he delayed the lifting of a ban for a second time yesterday. at first he said he was waiting on a ruling from a federal appeals court, but when that ruling came he said he will wait for another court's decision. the church meanwhile has authorized its priests to officiate same-sex weddings. and changed the language in the church's rules governing marriage. clergy still have the right to refuse to perform the ceremony. an estimated 700,000 people in the u.s. are transgender. many are young and have trouble fitting in. tanya mosley found one camp that offers an instant community. >> reporter: summer camp is

often a chance for kids to bond in ways that they just can't do during the school year. that's the genesis behind the queer rock camp. one of a handful of camps for gay, lesbian, or transgender teens. this camp has been around since 2011, and they have seen a big increase in attendance. >> when we first started the camp. we were like this is a camp for lbgt, qqia like sort of the alphabet went on and it was like, oh there are all of these other identities that might necessarily be in here. so queer is the umbrella term that can be used to encompass a range of sexualities and genders. >> reporter: this is zoe's

second year at the camp. later she'll let us know how the past two years have been and what are plans are for the future. >> you can watch the full report at 8:00 pm eastern. the u.s. now has it opponent for the women's world cup final, japan. they got there in unusual fashion. >> it was a devastating loss for the engineerish team. the defender accidentally knocked the ball into her own net in the 92n't minute. giving the win to japan. thanks for joining us. i'm randall pinkston. the news continues next live from london and for the latest headlines you can go to our website at aljazeera.com.

the muslim brotherhood calls for an uprising in egypt after several of its leaders are killed. hello there, i'm barbara sarah, you are watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program . . . chaos, fighting and no one can help. aid deliveries are turned away from southern yemen. $18.7 billion, bp reaches a record settlement for its gulf of mexico oil spill. and the two women who