>> this is aljazeera america. live from new york city. i'm tony harris. greece's prime minister calls this crow's credit crisis embarrassing, and he promises the problems will end within 478 hours of sunday's referendum. >> . gulf coast states reaching a record settlement with bp. we'll talk about what he has lost since the oil spill. and the government's june jobs look strong, but numbers can be deceiving.

>> and we begin with greece's prime minister's latest attempt to reassure a nation frustrated and angry with the deepening financial crisis. he says that he can close a deal with creditors by tuesday. and in an interview today he said that cash shortages are embarrassing but won't last long and he wants greece to represent creditor's demands. john psaropoulos has the latest from athens. >> the yes vote has grown in these days, compared to the no vote, which has been holding the majority in the last days. but it's difficult to say who will have the upper hand come sunday. at the moment, the yes vote is feeding off of the security of greece possibly leaving the euro zone, and that's got a lot of threats from leaders and

creditors, saying that if greeks vote no, they will no longer have a place in the euro zone. but the no vote also has strength. people who believe that they have no choice but to tell creditors they are no longer willing to talk about austerity measures, that they're no longer to be trusted to deliver a decent package to save the greek economy. and they're being strengthened by a preliminary unanimous by the international monetary fund, which is one of greece's biggest creditors. unless they receive an additional loan of about 52 billion euros for the next three years, they will have an unsustainable debt in the years to come. the imf recommends that europe extend the payment from 60 years to 40. and it says that unless europe

does that, with the $10 billion loan greece will stand at 100% of gdp five years from now which is deemed an unsustainable level. and the government says that unless we discuss the fundamental sustainability of the program and the debt, there's no point in tinkering with numbers that are have to do with the execution of this year's budget or next year's austerity cuts. >> with no resolution in sight life for ordinary greece is getting difficult. as many citizens are losing patience. >> gasping for air. greece is being strangled by a standoff forcing the banks to close, leaving people struggling to meet their daily needs. in this economy, no one is given credit, cash is king, and it has never been so scarce. there are lots of people here, but few are buying.

they can't afford to. >> what do they want? why are they closing the banks? the banks shouldn't close because we're europe, and without greece, there is no europe. >> by day the news is truly bad. here they're talking about the possibility of depositing 25% of the money you hold in the bank. and even the newspaper is getting smaller. there's been apology here that they're running out of paper to print it on. >> could this be the answer to the problem? greece's first bitcoin machine. with 100 residences each day this week, the currency is being seen as some as a safe haven for many, out of the reach of the banks and the creditors. >> it's something very new in

grow, but i believe that because it exists, and transactions around the world it's stable and it may catch on here. >> . >> there may be less paper for the newspapers, but there's paper enough for posters ahead of this weekend's referendum. no to austerity. and ness to inside of the european union. at a bus stop, there are angry words. megs are all corrupt says this man, fascist says another. >> i'm desperate. i've had enough. they're all dirty. all of them. >> particular anger is aimed at the politicians of the euro zone. the architects of austerity. he's drunk your blood for five years says this poster. and the finance minister could be no more. >> the national security has

alleged spying on germany more extensive than reported. wikileaks has published documents that say that german chancellor, angela merkel, was not the only one spied on. libby casey joins us now. >> reporter: tony, the latest from wikileaks allege that's the nsa was spying on germans and it has an allegation of a call between chancellor merkel and a member of her staff. back in 2011, she was discussing the euro crisis, and it has been met with a strong response from germany. the chancellor called for a meeting with the u.s. ambassador today. and the language is important because it did fall short of an official summoning but the german government said that they're taking this seriously and anyone who conducts spying

on citizens in an illegal manner will be 3ed tony. >> how is the u.s. responding to all of this. >> state department spokesman john kirby, would not comment on whether these allegations are true, but he did emphasize that surveillance is done only on targets when it's warranted. he said only for a specific and validated national security purpose. whether it's on an ordinary citizen or on a foreign leader. he said there's no intention on the part of the u.s. to strain or damage the relationship with germany. >> it's certainly our hope that nothing, whether it's these documents or anything else, that nothing gets in the way of the strong cooperation and partnership and friendship that we enjoy with the german people. >> it certainly isn't the first time that the u.s. has been on

the defensive about this, tony. two years ago wikileaks released cable that showed that the u.s. was indeed monitoring merkel's phonecalls. it put president obama and the u.s. on the desks. and they came out and said that the u.s. doesn't currently spy on its friends but there's a real question of what has been done in the past. wikileaks has been making a lot of news this summer. and just last month it released allegations that the u.s. has spied on president francoise hollande. >> the worst offshore spill in history has resulted in the biggest settlement in history. bp has agreed to make payment for the damage caused by the deep horizon spill.

jonathan martin joins us >> reporter: this $19 billion settlement is a huge number, an enormous number, and when broken down, it's a fraction of what bp could have faced. five years after the biggest oil still in history bp is paying for the deep water morize onoil spill in 2010. a $17 billion settle. >> they want to move on and put this behind them. and i think this is probably their goal. >> under the arraignment louisiana gets what we need, which is code for restoration and commensurate compensation. >> louisiana's attorney attorney called the move amazing and historic. five gulf states, mississippi florida, texas alabama and louisiana will receive payouts. >> the direct payment for the

environment louisiana receiving the brunt of that. >> . >> $7 million for natural resources, and $5 billion for the clean water act. and $5 billion for the state's economic losses. in the past, bp argued that it should not have to pay the maximum penalties because they already spent billions on fines and cleanups. but aaron spitting of the institute of energy said that it's in bp's best interest to pay now instead of waiting for a judge to impose the fines. >> from bp's standpoint, it's a lot easier to take out a billion or so a year than to take out $18 billion in one year or $42 billion, if you were to take the maximum it could have been. >> bp's chairman released a statement, saying in part, with

this agreement we provide a pass to closer, and closures, clarity on costs and certainty of payment for all parties involved. >> i think that bp got a pretty good deal in this, yeah. >> bp should pay more, but for now he says that the agreement is best for the infected region, so the states can finally begin work. >> if the money starts coming out that we can use to restore our coast that's less damage that we have to repair in the future. so money now is worth more than money in ten years after the big long legal battle. >> so again tony, if a judge approves this settlement, it will be the biggest hurdle that bp is facing and allow them to move past that. >> but it's important to point out that even with that, bp

stands to lose billions of dollars, and mainly businesses who were impacted by the spill. businesses have filed those a few weeks ago. >> and dean is joining us from new orleans he's a shrimper and owner of deny blanchard's seafood. and let me ask you something. i was just listening to jonathan. do you still have a claim out against bp? >> we are suing bp. and we were offered a settlement and it was not good for us, so we opted out and we're trying to get a court date right now. >> so you don't call the company responsible for this spill, bp, you call them a different name. what is that name? >> we call them polluters british pinocchios, and a lot of stuff and everything but a responsible company. >> why do you call them british

pinpinocchios? >> well, everything is a complete lie. they say that they want to get it behind them, but have never come to our office and sit down to talk to us. we make our living off of the gulf coast the same waters that they destroyed. but they prepared we don't exist. >> how good was business for you before the spill? give me a comparison here, and how much damage did the spill do to your business. >> you have to understand how the spill was. you have about a 30-mile circle that's really, really messed up. and i just got unfortunate to be right in the middle of the 30-mile circle. they destroyed my business. we still as we speak right now, we're only doing 25% of the local shrimp that we got before bp. >> and tell me why you believe and i heard you say this, that every decision surrounding this oil spill was made two benefit

bp. >> well, i mean the oil floated on top of the water and the government allows them to spray chemicals on it to sink it, and nobody knows what the chemicals are doing to the people. everybody -- you got a third of the people, i live on an island and we had to move because we couldn't breathe anymore. every night i cough and we don't know if we're going to live or die >> so the if the decisions were made by you, what would it it be like today. >> we would clean up the i'll. all they did is sink it to the bottom of the ocean nothing can live. we have a big dead zone. if the government had done the right thing bp could have picked it up. if you try to pick up oil they fire you.

they made people run away from the oil so they can come in at night and spray it and sink it. >> what's your reaction to the settlement? it's near $20 billion. >> oh, you can give the government $100 billion. they're going to spend 50 of it and spend the other 50. and they're not going to do that good with it. >> you've lost faith in. government, you are you say you are no longer proud to be an american. now, you don't really mean that, you're just frustrated, aren't you. >> well, i love america but not the government. when i'm paying taxes to a government that allows the company, instead of doing what's best for the people and the health of the people, when they look at about it as a monetary value of what's best for the company, it's hard to respect them. >> dean, good to see you. are you in it for the long haul here, or in danger of shutting down your business some. >> if i'm the last one down,

i'm still going to work. look, i'm a cajun. the british run us out of canada in 1710, and i live at the end of the road, and there's nowhere to go. i'm sitting here now and i'm going to fight and that's as far as i can go. >> dean, good to see you joining us from orleans. thousands of people have been evacuated in tennessee after a train carrying a toxic chemical derailed wednesday night. this just the latest of a series of derailments in recent months. bisi joins us now. >> reporter: tony, right now investigators are trying to figure out how all of this happened. no one was hurt in the derailment, but more than 2 dozen people have been taken to the hospital for possible exposure to toxic fumes. call went out late wednesday night in maryville tennessee. >> i started hearing brakes, a

lot of smoke. >> a car on a freight train carrying flammable and toxic gas forced the evacuation of 1,000 people outside of knoxville. >> we were asleep and the police knocked on the door and said that they would like evacuate as soon as possible. >> the train was traveling to georgia, carrying a colorless and odorless substance, used in plastics. if inhaled, it could affect the nervous system, blood kidneys and the liver. >> we're very proud to say right now with the evacuations that took place, no one has been injured that we know. we have had a couple of safety personnel who have gone to the hospital and been treated and are fine. >> fir fighters were letting the fire burn itself out and 12 hours after the derailment, it continues to burn. and there are also concerned about the town's water supply. >> we do have people that are on well water, and at this

time, the message to them is that at this time we are for safety precautions, we're asking that they do not drink the well water. >> the derailment is one of several so far this year in the u.s., and it comes a few months after the u.s. department of transportation issued new rules for trains carrying hazardous liquids, while the federal railroad investigates. in marysville, it's closed, and city officials say that it could be at least another day before the residents can return home. >> at last check the fire is still burning. the environmental protection agency says that the air and water and soil samples will be tested and they will determine whether and if the residents can go back home. >> good to see you. still ahead the ferry to cuba the new connection between the united states and the island nation that could

soon reopen. and plus, the president gives new details about his new overtime rules. the workers affected and when they can expect their raise.

>> well, greece is not alone in struggling with the debt crisis. er perfect is also struggling with crippling debt. it owes $70 billion, and the people are suffering. yesterday, the government raised the sales tax from 7% -- and look, residents have had a day to adjust to the sales tax increase, and what are they saying about it today? >> well, i'll tell thaw in a second tony, but first, we have new news out of san juan here. the governor, who said on monday that the debt was unpayable. well, he's backtracking his

statement. and he said this afternoon that he thinks that the creditors should have some responsible in helping puerto rico pay back this debt because they knew that this island was running a deficit when they let the money. very different statement when he said on monday when he addressed the nation that this was unpayable. and as we know, yesterday, the government officials paid over $1 billion in debt so they wouldn't go into default. but the taxes went from 7 and a half percent to 11%. and here in puerto rico, it's a mixed bag on what the people's opinions are. the average person is worried because the average medium income for people here is $19,600. so you raise the taxes and there goes more money out of their pocket. and you talk to some other people who say the 11 and a half percent is not enough. it needs to go higher so we can help our government pay down some of this debt.

but aljazeera america had the chance to talk to a former governor of puerto rico, governor fortuño today. and he was talking about the taxes and this is what he had to say tony. >> puerto rico government is too big and the taxes are too high. and that has to change. you have to bring down expenses, and you have to bring down taxes again. otherwise there won't be any economic growth, and with economic growth, there's no way to get out of this one. you cannot tax yourself out of this problem. >> and tony, talking about no economic growth, how would you like to be a resident here, one of the 6.4 million people on the island searching for a job. opportunity is very littled. and that's driving people out of the island onto the mainland united states. tons of puerto puerto ricans are heading to florida and texas. and here's what the governor has to say on that topic. >> that's very difficult to

overcome. first of all those are the people that you want to keep on the island because they're productive. and secondly, your tax base is being eroded in the process as well. but if your taxes are too high, people move to texas and florida. >> and we talked to one of the leading economists today in puerto rico, and he said if you think that's bad right now people on their exodus out of the island, just wait, he expects another 300,000 plus in the next years because he doesn't see the economy making a lot of headway. >> robert ray in san juan, puerto rico. so the changing relationship between the u.s. and cuba is helping travel between the countries. airlines are starting internships and ferries could go between florida and cuba. mary, what are you hearing as to when this fairy service

could begin? >> well, tony, we understand that it could happen in a matter of weeks or later in the early fall. and i think that i would want to press this with detail about the fact that a lot of cuban-americans travel to cuba between cuba and united states by charter flight. but now there's going to be a new option for them. >> our vision is that we would like to have the ferry operating three days a week in the beginning carrying 2500 passengers when they're allowed. exciting times ahead. and there's a lot to do. but we have made a lot of progress, and we're confident that we're one of the better opportunities out there for the cubans to deal with, and looking forward to the new challenges. >> and tony, one of the things that's going to be much cheaper than a round-trip flight. 200 to $300. and the ferry company is printing out bumper stickers

already, and selling and advertising. the u.s. department of commerce has given the green light to half a dozen ferry companies. and the ball is in cuba's court. i would be remiss if i didn't say that this would be very good for future fewererism. >> oh, yes. let me ask you a followup on that. so travel restricts have been eased. not lifted but eased, and this is going to be an overwhelmingly popular travel destination, isn't it? >> well, tony, here in miami as we discussed yesterday, it's a split community with a lot of people still very very anti-castro. and some people would say anti-cuba. but at least the people that we spoke to, that we came across today, they were cautiously optimistic. >> i would definitely go to cuba. i've always wanted to because

it's so close, and i love the caribbean. putting aside the political issues and if they get worked out, i think that it would be a wonderful opportunity to open the dialogue and visit and do something new. >> the best recommendation i can give now see a place as beautiful as cuba. there are a lot of issues with infrastructure, and basically the development of cuba that's going to bring new business opportunities too, but in the tourist way, it's not only going to help the economy but bring something very very big to miami in general. >> i think that's a very interesting point. there's so much focus during this normalization process on the impact that it will have on cuba, and the impact on all of those american tourists, tony. and it's also going to impact miami. we don't know what kind of impact. >> melissa appreciate it. in miami. and melissa, thank you. a security scare at the u.s. navy yard.

an overwhelming response to a false alarm at the nation's capital. and the added security in the resort beaches of tunisia.

>> the washington navy yard was on lockdown this morning after reports of shots fired. turned out to be a false alarm. and today's response was the example of the heighted security around the 4th of july holiday. and then some. jamie has more. >> reporter: it's the result of the response to the heighted security. but it's also the sign of the times that we live in, when law enforcement feels like it can't afford to underreact. it's a time when the report of gunshots in southeast washington might have just brought a few patrol cars, but those days are gone. when the 7:30 am call came into

local authorities reporting shots fired at the navy yard in southeast washington, the first thought was oh, no, not again. the call came from building 197, the same building where in 2013 a lone gunman killed eight workers and wounded three others. but as they descended on the military facility, it became party that the call was a false alarm. no gun no victims no evidence of anything wrong was found. but washington's policewoman who reported what she thought why gunshots did exactly the right thing. >> we tell people over and over, don't take anything for granted, make that call. >> the security officials issued an alert for possible domestic attacks over the weekend. in the wake of several overseas attacks by isil to strike

during the holy month of ramadan. but the chief in a response to the navy yard was just in procedure. >> we take everything seriously, and our posture is very high for all events. >> hundreds of naval yard employees were on lockdown for hours as the building was searched, twice for any potential threat. the police chief called it a great exercise and the three star admiral in charge of the facility said that it provided a real world test. >> we train with our employees on how to respond. the first thing is to get out and then you barricade that, and then you fight. but we exercise that, and we do that on a routine basis so our employees know what to do. >> washington has urged residents and visitors to enjoy the national celebration of america's birthday. confident that if the worst happens, the city is ready. >> we should also be clear that

the law enforcement apparatus of the city, which is not only our 4,000 officers, but a significant number of federal partners, will respond accordingly. >> law enforcement agencies across the country say that as in washington, they are already on high alert. and the latest warnings have not prompted them to take any significant additional steps. tony, the u.s. air force has canceled some 4th of july activities in two air bases in great britain based on what they said was the local threat assessment. but the officials say that the biggest threat remains the so-called lone wolf, the individual below law enforcement radar, and he is inspired to violence without warning. officials are urging vigilance and they say you know, the expense and inconvenience of a false alarm like today's event is far better than a missed

opportunity to prevent a deadly attack. >> jamie mcintyre for you in washington. the egyptian fighter who supported isil a day after the coordinated attacks on the sign i know peninsula. 3 fighters were killed. and more than a dozen soldiers and 100 fighters were killed in yesterday's fighting. egypt has been battling insurgency for several years. tunisia said that eight people are in custody after the massive attacks on a beach resort. the beads were returned home today. 30 of the people in that attack. the tourist industry deals with the fallout. >> more policemen and soldiers are expected to patrol tunisia's beaches and to

prevent the attacks like the 38 people. the worst in the mission's history. but what could be the long-term effect of the attack. tourists have canceled their holiday plans, and those already in the country are cutting their stay short. the attack on the hotel it's 20,000 job opportunities restaurants won't make profit, and now they will suffer. >> prime minister vested the island, one of tunisia's top tourist destinations. his top priority now is to win the tourist trust. he has ordered the army to help secure the hotels and the beaches. tourism generates almost $2 billion a year. >> the immediate impact will be

strong. immediately after the attacks we saw a decline in tourism tourists come missing and tourist receipts by about 20%. we would reckon that another 30% decline is likely. so all together for the whole year, in terms of revenues, you could see minus 50% in 2014. so it's a big shock to the industry, no doubt about it. >> that's about $1 billion in losses. tunisia is a poor country but it's rich in cultural sites and natural beauty. tunisians have been campaigning to reassure tourists that their country is a safe place to visit. but after the recent attacks here that's a difficult task. aljazeera, tunis. >> nearly 100 people were killed when boko haram fighters

attacked several mosques in northeast nigeria. it took place in tukaua. 97 people were gunned down as they prayed, breaking their fast during the holy month of ramadan. boko haram is working to establish an islamic state in nigeria there's still no agreement on the final agreement for iran's nuclear program. six world powers say that there's progress, but meanwhile, the head of the atomic energy wants to gain access to iran's nuclear facilities. james bays has talks from vienna. >> reporter: in a break from intense goings, the iranian foreign minister appeared on the balcony of the luxury hotel where the talks are being held. >> are you confident that you can get a deal? >> i have to be hopeful were

his words. there's a succession of motorcades the foreign ministers from p5 plus 1 the negotiators headed back to vienna all with a similar message. >> we'll continue to do whatever we have to do. >> we're moving forward. we're not there yet. but moving forward and it's going rather well. >> with the interim agreement with iran extended and now due to expire on the 7th 6 july, next tuesday perhaps the most came from japan's prime minister. >> can you get a deal before the 7th? [ speaking japanese ] >> i think there's a high possibility. but still i need to consult with my colleagues. >> western diplomats say that they're hopeful to get a deal before the 7th of july. one senior iranian official said that such deadlines are

artificial. and they would continue to negotiate until they had a good deal. james bays, aljazeera vienna. >> the situation in greece made it seem even worse. the imf said that greece needs an additional $55 billion over the next three years to stabilize the economy and it cut greece's forecast growth to 0. the prime minister said that he expects to cut a deal with creditors by tuesday. in an interview on greek television he called the current cash shortage embarrassing. greeks will vote on a bailout deal on sunday. an economics professor with nyu's school of business, and he joins us now. good to talk to you. and let's get your thoughts on the headlines of the day. from what i just read a minute ago, greece will need $55 billion over the next three

years to stabilize finances, and what are your thoughts that? >> well, there was a deficit in the greek budget, which became bigger and bigger as the economy deteriated with the uncertainty of the present government. and the situation has become extreme and very acute with capital controls this week. nothing at all moves in the greek economy. nobody pays anybody. nobody pays the taxes so i think in the end what the imf said is optimistic, and things are going to be worse than expected. >> you think that things will be worse than expect someday. >> i'm afraid so. first of all n.le referendum vote people might vote no. if they vote no, greece goes to its own currency, and it leaves

the european union, and it is at the mercy of the neighbors like turkey, and that would be disastrous to greece. and if they vote no, flurry difficulties the banks need money right away. the wages will not be paid in ten days. the banks need money to dispense to the depositors. they need money right away, and it might take weeks to make a deal. some interim solution needs to be found in the case of a yes vote. >> okay, in the case of a yes vote but what's your read on how greeks will vote on this referendum? what's you think is going to happen here. >> well, right now it looks like the yes has the majority and i hope they do, because the other possibility the no vote will be a complete disaster for greece. it will seal in a very negative

way the future and the fortunes of the country for a generation, and that would be a total disaster. >> so what happens to this government if greek's vote against the wishes of the prime minister right? and vote yes on this referendum? >> well, i mean the decent thing for the government to do would be to redesign. but i don't think that we have decent people. they didn't have a problem deceiving the greek people or the european partners, so i expect them to resign and be taken out of office. >> wait a minute, this is a government that was democratically leaked and this government was elected in an anti-austerity wave. so what's your problem with the government? and maybe it's something in the strategy it has used to try to

strike a better deal here? what's going on? >> well, the government was elected with the idea of getting a better deal within europe. and it completely failed that. after five months of negotiations, it failed. and it brings a referendum which leads out of europe, and it supports the position which would lead greece out of the europe. i don't know if they do this intentionally or out of searing confidence, but one way or the other, they have failed. and if the people vote yes they should have the decency to resign. you cannot have a popular vote against you and still remain as the government. what kind of laws are they going to implement that would be implied by the yes vote if they believe in the no vote? >> gotcha, but professor isn't the threshold question here, is greece's exit from the euro

inevitable? >> no. it's not inevitable at all. in april may 2014, the greek economy had resolved. and greece was able to go to the international markets and cell bonds at 3 and a half percent interest, and it was very successful. and it was only the elections that happened in&the rise of the left that created the problem. created the uncertainty, and people took out deposits, and the banks collapsed. that's where we are but i don't think that things are inevitable. the greek economy has a great potential and has the possibility of recovering. it's easy for the european union to be able to survive as it's recovering, but i don't think that it's a lost case at all. and people have to evaluate in making this decision on the ballot whether they want one more year of european loans

which might create and might lose 5% of income from that, or if they want to get out of the euro and lose 50% of their income. so people have to seriously evaluate. nothing is going to be free. with 5% or 50%. >> i appreciate it, and i got to go. you're really good. all right. professor of economy is with the nyu stern school of business. >> thank you. >> it's our pleasure. president obama traveled to wisconsin today to talk his new overtime policy. and the change affects millions of american workers. patty takes a look and who is impacted the most. >> the new updates from the people who make the least. the ones who generally work in restaurants, shops cut the grass. they usually get paid by the hour. if they work more than 40 hours, the law says that they have to get overtime, time and a half.

the minimum wage is $7.25 and overtime jumps the hourly rate to almost $11 an hour. it makes a difference unless the worker has the title of manager. most of those they don't qualify for overtime. >> i was doing the same job for associates, but i wasn't getting paid for all of the hard work that i had put in. >> now president barack obama is trying to change that. saying that any manager who makes less than $50,000 a year gets overtime. >> this is an issue of basic fairness. you work longer and harder, you should get paid for it. >> they cheered him on in wisconsin, but the business community is less than excited. >> it's going to result in fewer hours for workers fewer benefits for workers and the elimination of lower management positions that are the way up the ladder for lots of workers. >> but the secretary of

commerce tells aljazeera that it's time for a change. >> i think that the president is very focused on this change in rules in trying to elevate incomes, and make sure that our inequality gap is narrowed. businesses will adapt. we know that. but in the end i think there will be a greater gain than there is a loss. >> the change won't go into effect until next year, so it will be some time before you know if trying to help the low effort paid workers the president got them more money or fewer jobs. aljazeera, washington. >> the monthly jobs report is out. in june, the nation added 23,000 now jobs, and the unemployment dropped to 5 had the 3% the low effort in seven years, but ages remained stagnant at an average of $24.95 an hour.

now to explain what the monthly job report means, at first glance the report looks good, and how does it look at second glance? >> reporter: so the headlines, 23,000 new jobs, and still over 200,000 and that's encouraging and unemployment, 5.3% and that looks fantastic until you look at why. you have to look at the employment participation people looking for a job and that has dropped to the lowest level since 1977. and we're not really sure what is causing so many people to leave the labor force. it's definitely a mix of people retiring baby boomers retiring and people discouraged and giving up looking for work. when the unemployment rate goes down because people are leaving the labor force that's not innsly a good thing. >> i can't talk about my page

situation until my wages start to approve, and my wages are not improving. >> it's not only you tony, the federal reserve wants wages to improve as well. they want our ages to grow around 3 and a half percent year-over-year. and what we saw last month stagnant sticking at that very low 2% groat. and that's not enough. they want to see more, because what that signals the lacking in the labor market is keeping the wages down. they want to see that there's sufficient building, and the month before last, we saw some there, but this is a a hiccup >> so is there anything really solid in this report that is a mood improvement takeaway? >> so i'm not the harbinger of doom. it's the number of jobs

created. 200,000, and the average for this year is also over 200,000. and that's what we want to see. we're not necessarily seeing the super robust growth that we saw last year, but still over 200,000, that's encouraging. we want to see more jobs because only when the slack is taken up, we see the wage pressure start to build. >> no harbinger of doom. look at this womb. patty, good to see you. >> a measles death reported in america for the first time in over a decade. it's just one deadly case, but it's more significant than you might think. we'll explain why next.

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pickney. he was the pastor of the emanuel ame church. and in a statement pinkney profoundly bound us together as americans. officials have confirmed the first death from measles. he was staying with others. and jake ward, what happened? >> well, taupie, the washington department of health is confirming that the woman who died last spring did so because of pneumonia caused by measles. it's at the northern tip of the olympic peninsula in washington state and she stayed in a clinic and another patient laterrer turned out to have measle. it was the close contact that made this possible, and as you

mentioned, it was the first death on american soil in 11 years, the first was in 2003 and this is shocking here >> so there has been a lot of talk about vaccinations lately, and california just enacted a new law but do they help in situations like this? >> tony, they absolutely do. it's possible that vaccinations could have headed this off. it's so protect those especially vulnerable to infectionfection against the diseases going around. in this case, the woman had a suppressed immune system. and it's exactly because of people like her that we have vaccines, and this is how the head of infectious diseases in palo alto described it to me. >> here's an exactly where zigs by a relative few can have a

grave disservice and harmful affect on others. because with vaccines, we have to rely on the majority of the people accepting a vaccine and undertaking its use. not only for their own protection, but the protection of others who are too sick or unable to take the vaccine for medical reaches, and this is a case where the commons meaning the common good, must reign. >> the common thing is immunity. with enough people to insulate them against the disease. and as people choose to not be vaccinated for whatever reason, the ratio begins to fall apart. and there's enough unvaccinated people in the heard that it begins to fall apart. >> jake, i would think that

this death would serve as a wake-up call. >> it definitely is, tony, and it provides us with measles an antiquated disease, it's still a very real, very deadly possibility. and it's only as dangerous as we allow it to become, and that's the lesson. >> jake in san francisco and what's coming up at the top of the hour, david schuster is here. >> a growing number of teenagers are bringing undocumented poem into the united states, and one talks of cartels and death. >> you're never going to forget that. it's hard to forget. >> tonight how mexican cartels are recruiting american teens and why it's hard for the border patrol to stop. and shark attacks, there have been seven, and it's a record and why is it happening? the science that offers a

significant clue. plus -- >> it's not a choice. i mean, you're making a choice to be a different gender, and you're not really trans. >> zoe was born a boy and she's 13 years old now and she's transigging into a young woman. the issues involved with transgender teens. and -- the man behind some of the most spectacular fireworks in the world. he tells aljazeera how he's getting ready to celebrate america on the 4th of july. we'll have those stories and more in a few minutes. >> a shocking upset in the world of tennis. rafael nadal was knocked out of wimbledon by dennis brown. onlookers say that it was a painfully embarrassing day for the former champion.

this is the fourth tournament where nadal didn't make it at least to the semifinals but brown may be a force to watch. that's all our time. and thanks for being with us. i'm tony harris. david schuster is back in a couple of minutes.

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