upleaveheaval in egypt. >> i blame the killing on abdul fatah al-sisi and everywhere that supported him the muslim brotherhood calls for a rebellion against the egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, warning of serious repercussions for the death of brotherhood members. crucial agreements. >> one of the main consequences of iran slipping towards having nuclear weapons - it is that they would then spread in the

region. the former head of u.n. weapons inspections in iraq joins us to explain why an agreement with iran is needed anger in athens. >> i'm desperate, i've had enough. they are all dirty, all of them frustration with greece with all politicians, days before a referendum that could decide the country's future in europe. an act of defiance. >> it celebrates gay marriage is legal in the u.s. in china, what is going on - nothing inspired by a u.s. court decision on gay marriage a prominent gay couple ties the not to bring the issue to attention in china. good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin tonight with a call for an uprising in egypt.

the muslim brotherhood is warning of serious repercussions after the deaths of a number of brotherhood members in a raid on an apartment. much of the group's anger is directed at egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi. government forces in egypt conducted air and ground attacks against i.s.i.l.-affiliated rebels in the sinai peninsula, in retaliation for a series of assaults on army checkpoints. 23 rebels were killed. we have more on the turmoil in egypt. >> reporter: as the dead were taken in cairo, the family says their loved ones were killed in cold blood, they had been custody earlier in the day. >> translation: they fingerprinted them when they were alive. they were arrested alive and were killed later. they were hit in the head chest and side with multiple bullets.

>> reporter: they say the brotherhood were arrested because they were fugitives plotting terror attacks. that has been denied the broad saying they were leaders of a family support group. >> i blame the killing on abdul fatah al-sisi, and everyone that supported him. i hope they face the same losing their loved ones. >> reporter: since the coup toppling mohamed mursi, the muslim brotherhood has became a main enemy, designated a terror. >> organizations. thousands of leaders, members and supporters have been killed gaoled and sentenced to death, including mohamed mursi. other proponents have been arrested or gone missing. the government's intolerance is getting harder. the egyptian cabinet approved laws to face what president abdul fatah al-sisi calls terrorism. various anti-coup opposition

parties are blaming president abdul fatah al-sisi for escalating violence. meeting in istanbul some opposition figures warned against pushing egypt towards civil war. >> we must keep the revolution peaceful and meet the desire of the regime to drag egypt into fighting. this is what the regime wants. we should expose it. >> reporter: one of egypt's biggest security threats is in the sinai, a place the prime minister said is in a state of war. groups became known as province of sinai, and has sworn allegiance to i.s.i.l. carrying out a devastating attack on security forces on wednesday. more than 100 were killed. the egyptian military has an ongoing security operation in sinai. it has demolished hundreds of homes on the border with gaza and israel to create a buffer zone and end weapons smuggling.

it added to claims from many that they are marginalized and treated as second class citizens. it appears the government's policy is getting tighter in sinai and cross the country james galvin is a professor of modern middle eastern history and is an author of "the arab uprising - what everyone needs to know", as you heard, egypt's prime minister says the country is in a state of war, especially after the bombing of the country's top prosecutor and fighting on the sinai peninsula, is that a fair assessment. >> the war has been waged, but mostly by the government against the muslim brotherhood, and the opposition. you have to herm in the first eight months since the coup d'etat in 2018. up to 4,000 were killed and

23,000 extrajoouds icially interned. this is not a fair fight that is taking place. i'm glad you led off with the story about the muslim brotherhood calling for rebellion. this is the way most of the pagers have been playing it. what they called for was the egyptian people to revol, and said that they were committed to nonviolence, condemned the assassination of the prosecutor yesterday, and they condemned the terrorist attacks by i.s.i.s. in kuwait and tunisia and france. will the call be heeded for a revolt, because the abdul fatah al-sisi government has been actively going after the muslim brotherhood, for the past couple of years, has it been decimated or does it have enough strength to create problems? >> well the call for people to stand up against the government and again we have to be careful about what they are calling for. that came from outside the

country. at this point, yes, the muslim brotherhood has been totally decimated by the government. the leadership is in gaol many are awaiting execution or appeals on the execution. the property of the brotherhood has been impounded. the government has disbanded officially the brotherhood as well. in effect, it isn't a brotherhood at this point. >> and now there are sweeping new anti-terrorism laws. the government says will help it to eradicate terrorist dens. could that backfire or is it more likely to solidify the abdul fatah al-sisi's government control over the country? >> i think probably in the short term what it will do is consolidate the government's control. we have to differentiate between i.s.i.s. or the sinai province. the muslim brotherhood condemned

i.s.i.s., they looked at the muslim brotherhood as selling out to the islamist cause. there's no love loss between them and the brotherhood stands by it's condemnation of violence. >> the sinai is home to shah mel sheikh, a mying restart -- a big resort area and the suez canal. how much of an economic threat is the fighting from the i.s.i.l. affiliated groups in the sinai? >> this is mainly - the fighting is taking place in the north, on the border of israel. >> sharm el-sheikh is in the south. >> it doesn't threaten it directly but who will go to an egyptian resort from the united states for a vacation. it's not the appetiting place to go as a result of operations run by i.s.i.s. and other jihadi groups to detroit the tourist industry ensuring that the egyptian economy is on its last

legs. >> professor of u.c.l.a. good to have you with us. thank you israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu poke about the attacks -- spoke about the attacks in the sinai saying i.s.i.l. can not be allowed to gain a foothold in the middle east. >> we see i.s.i.s. at the gates. across the border from milan. across the border in egypt. we send our condolences to government and people in egypt for the fall in egyptians, ensleyed by i.s.i.s. terror. >> we must stand up to all the forces the militant iran. those led by iran and i.s.i.s. residents are feeling the threat by i.s.i.l. watching the egyptians battle across the border. border. >> reporter: this is the view of egypt's north sinai from the

gaza strip. black smoke can be seen rising into the sky after a series of air strikes. hahmed is a resident from rafa on the gazan side of the border. he said the response to the violence was intense. >> reporter: it's been terrifying for us we heart so many explosions our children could not sleep there were many loud blasts at night, we pray for the safety of egypt. >> less than 24 hours, israel's intelligence accuse hamas of being affiliated with fighters operating in the egyptian sinai, an accusation hamas denies. >> i think it's an operation to deceive the war. i understand that there's no comparison between hamas. >> reporter: a view some analyst

don't disagree with. >> by presenting hamas as i.s.i.s. presenting them as one ideology it's ease your to persuade the world and present hamas as an absolute evil. >> hamas, which controls gaza strip, and is an offshoot of the brotherhood, which is banned in egypt has been battling in recent months. a group claiming ties said it was responsible for a series of bomb attacks on disused buildings and unpopulated areas. >> hamas stopped with a crackdown, explaining why earlier this week i.s.i.l. warned it would topple the movement with israel and not being religious enough. >> whatever the case. hamas is under pressure to deal with the threat.

>> british prime minister david cameron wants the u.k. to do more in syria. a spokesman for 10 downing street says the prime minister has not decided whether to push for a vote on the issue in the hana williams -- house of commence. two years ago he failed to win support. but the attack in tunisia killing 30 britains may have changed things. britain conducts attacks against i.s.i.s. in iraq pentagon officials confirm a collision air strike in syria killed the amir of suicide bombers. he was added to the u.s. designated terrorist list after being freed in an i.s.i.l. raid on abu grab prison in 2013. the u.s. had a $3 million bounty on his head tunisian authorities detained eight people in connection with a massacre at a

beach report. the bodies of nine tourists - britain's government says 30 were killed. they were tightening security. we report from tunis. >> reporter: more police men and soldiers are expected to patrol the beaches. the task is to protect on tourists. the one that killed 38 people. the worst in tunisia's history. the hotel owners and travel agents are seeing what could be the long-term impact of the attack. tourists cancelled the holiday plans, and those in the country are cutting the stay short. tourism state the crisis on the attack. tourism creates 20,000 job opportunities.

strants will not make profits. >> reporter: the prime minister visited the island one of tunisia's top tourist destinations. he has ordered the army to join the police in securing hotels and breaches. tourism generated almost 2 billion a year. >> the impact will be strong. after the bardo attack we saw decline in tourism entries, tourism receipts. we could reckon that another 30% is likely. altogether for the whole year in terms of revenues minus 50% vis-a-vis 2014, it's a big shock to the industry. no doubt about it. >> that's about $1 billion in losses. tunisia is a pure country, but

is rich in cultural sites and natural beauty and relds heavily on tourists. >> tunisians have been campaigning to reassure tourists that their country is a safe place to visit. but after the recent attacks in suez and here it's becoming difficult boko haram is stepping up its deadly campaign this time killing fellow muslims. 97 of them praying inside mosques in north-eastern nigeria. boko haram attacks mosques it believes are too moderate. the attack coming a day after boko haram killed 50 in a village 20 miles away. the rebels separated the women in tuesday's attack. 17 others suffered injuries. a third person has been diagnosed with ebola in liberia, two months after the country was declared free of the disease. two are connected to a

17-year-old who died of the disease. authorities are tracking 175 people who had contact with the three victims, the question is the source of the outbreak. investigators believe the three shared a meal of dog meat. more than 11,000 died in the outbreak of 2013 hoping for a breakthrough on the iranian nuclear talks. coming up my conversation with former u.n. weapons inspector richard butler on why he thinks stealing a deal is the thing and a new relationship with the u.s. and cuba - they are hopeful it will bring back better days.

iran and six world powers are yet to reach a deal to limit the nuclear programme. diplomats on both sides say there has been progress.

the head of the international atomic energy agency is in iran for talks with the leader. they want iran to grant inspectors more access to its nuclear facilities james bays has more on the talks from vienna. >> reporter: in a break from intense negotiations the iranian foreign minister appeared on the balcony of a luxury hotel, once an austrian pals. -- palace where the talks are held. are you confident of getting a deal. >> i have to be hopefulful >> reporter: "i have to be hopeful", was his words. there was a succession of motorcades as most of the foreign ministers headed back to vienna, with a similar message. >> i don't think we are at a break through moment but the work is continuing, we'll do what we need to do to keep the momentum. >> moving forward. we are not there yet, we are

moving forward, it's going well. with the interim agreement extended and due to expire on tuesday, the most telling comment came from china's foreign minister. foreign minister can you get a deal before the 7th do you think. >> translation: i think there is high possibility, still i need to consult with my colleagues. >> reporter: western diplomats are hopeful they can get a deal before 7 july. however, one senior iranian official said dead lines are artificial and they would continue to negotiate until they had a good deal. >> reporter: in our in context segment my conversation with former u.n. chief weapons inspector richard butler serving as chief weapons inspector in iraq after the first gulf war, i asked him in he believed a deal could be done

with iran. >> there's too much at stake to let it go. it's been going on for a long time. it's a serious issue. one can see that both sides want a solution to it. optimism is not something you have light leg in the field of arms control. my guess is they'll get there. >> the grand ayatollah khamenei said some military site inspectors was unsuccessful. you faced this sort of issue with iraq. in ayatollah khamenei insists on the point wouldn't it be a deal breaker. >> the chief negotiate your went to iran for talks and arrived back and said i have the authority to cut the deal. in other words providing the mask sides each side has. no one will sell it short. there are basic requirements provided they are met on both sides, the iranian chief

negotiator has been given the authority by the leader to do the deal. now, when they take that home as there will will in congress there'll be political groups who will not like it. there, i like to thing, because of the point i made at the beginning, the profound seriousness of the interest that both sides have in getting this done that if a deal that iranians give assent to is it done, and the white house is done and on both sides they deal with domestic political problems i hope they do so successfully. >> are you confident in iran inspects a tough regime it will prevent them building a bomb. >> you did ask with the inspection regime and it's on the money.

it's a crucial part of what is brought to an end in the negotiations. reports i have seen suggests a formulation has been reached, including military sites. basically by getting the i.a.e.a., the international atomic energy agency, the u.n.'s nuclear watchdog to be the honest broker and inspector. there's every reason to have good faith in them they have done a good job over the years, ind cluing with iran, it the extent they let them. they can give the kind of assurance needed. are inspections fail safe? no. can you be deceived? >> yes, of course you can. in a big way, over a substantial period of time. leading for example through the completely clandestine creation to a nuclear device a bomb. i don't think so.

that is a key point worked out now. i believe a satisfactory possession regime will be agreed between the two sides. >> if a satisfactory ray gym is agreed to if iran wants to be a nuclear power. couldn't this be north korea all over again. >> in theory yes. i point out iran not only denied it several times, but the c.i.a. with the last two reports on the braim agreed with them. the c.i.a. sees no compelling evidence. let's talk about nuclear weapons as such. you pose a relevant question. can anyone be prevented from going - from acquiring them if they know how to build them. the answer is no. that is a fact. can circumstances be

established. agreement amongst nations. that make it far more sensible not to do this than to do this. the answer is yes. that's what we have in the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. that's why some 30 countries making a device don't do so. what about iran's neighbours do they want a tough deal. >> there is deep concern. not just from the united states or the western powers in niece notions. the european union. the neighbours of iran as you put it. some of them are terrified of the prospect of iran becoming nuclear armed. if you ask me what is a main

consequence. it is that they spread in the region saudi arabia want them maybe others as well. we have a nuclear arms race in the middle east. and the position of a serious war. it's a key reason why the negotiation should succeed. the consequences of it not succeeding is devastating. >> ambassador butler hopes cooler heads will prevail in washington d.c. if and when cooler heads prehail. veil. russia is calling a military strategy confrontational. the pentagon released a report saying the kremlin shows that it does not respect the sovereignty of its neighbours. the move will strain the relationship twine the two country, all coming after russia questioned the baltic states.

a 1991 decision to recognise yest i don't knowia latvia and lith wania as independent states was legal. cash in greece - why some are looking to bitcoin as a way around restrictions. anger in afghanistan as a court overturns death sentences for four men convicted in the brutal mob killing of a woman.

welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international new, new allegations about u.s. spying on germany and how both are responding first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. - bp is getting ready to pay out there 18.7 billion for the 2010 deep water horizon oil

spill, the biggest environmental settlement history, and it calls for the money to be split among five gulf states and the federal government health officials in the washington state confirmed the first u.s. death from measles in 12 years, the previously undetected case was revealed during an autopsy. the woman contracted the disease from another patient whilst treated at a health care facility and her immune system may have been compromised by her poor health thousands of residents have been evacuated outside knoxville tennessee after a train carrying a toxic chemical derailed. no one was hurt but two dozen have been taken to hospital for possible exposure to toxic fumes. greece needs an additional $55 billion over the next five years to stablilize the economy. that was the assessment from

international monetary fund. all talks are on hold. with banks closed and life rationed life is getting difficult. jonah hull spoke with business answerers. >> reporter: gasping for air, greece is being strangled which supporters. in this economy, no one is giving credit. car is king and it's never been so scarce. there are lots of people here the fish seller explains but few are buying, they can't afford to. >> translation: what do they want? why have they closed the banks, the banks shouldn't have closed we are in europe europe is one. without greece there is no europe. >> reporter: day by day the news is not good. from worse to terrifying. there's talks of losing 55 to 70% of money in the bank. in a diminishing country, ooep

the newspaper is getting smaller. there's an apology that they were running out of paper to print it on. could this be the answer to greece's problems. it's the first bitcoin machine. with some 150 new registrations, the virtual currency is seen by some as a safe haven to their money, out of the banks and beyond the reach of creditors. >> translation: it's something very knew in greece. i believe that because it exists and transactions are made all around the world, that it's something stable and i believe it may catch on here. >> reporter: there may be less paper for newspapers but there's paper enough for posters ahead of the referendum. no for more austerity, yes for a future of bank cues. the choice is clear, but the politics are not.

at a bus stop there are angry words. the politicians are corrupt, says this man. fascists shouts another. >> translation: i'm desperate. i had enough. they are all t-shirty all of them. >> reporter: particular anger is aimed at the politicians of the joep ror, the architects of austerity. he drunk your blood for five years says this poster. the message for the finance minister could be no more. daniel is a former u.s. ambassador to greece and joins us from washington d.c. the story we aired referred to break anger and european financial leaders. polls suggest that there's anger at the greek government. and it may end up in a yes vote. if it happens, is it the end of the alexis tsipras government. >> it probably is. around three-quarters of the voters supporting the alexis tsipras and the syriza party are

against continuing the bail outs. it will be difficult for the government to continue governing when most of the members are in issue with the government. >> will the government fall no matter what the vote is. >> i think it's the answer. they've pointed themselves into a corner. it's a monumental thing. if it's a yes vote it will be difficult for them to manage the next stage of negotiations to get a package in place. if it's a know they have lost trust, it will not but the europeans and germans in a mood to provide concessions. >> how huge was this miscalculation. didn't the government see that calling for it in the dramatic way the prime minister went live on television before dawn on saturday, that it would trigger a run on the banks, making the economic situation worse? >> this is a government that's been in power five months never knorched before completely

inexperienced. imagine being in charge of running a country, a country that is in an economic difficult situation and being put on the spot to negotiate agreements with multilevel organizations. this is asking a lot of a neophyte group of individuals who up until that point have been essentially voices of opposition. >> now there seems to be a split between the i.m.f. and european leaders. they came out saying greece needs $60 billion in aid. >> the i.m.f. is relying us to look at the fundamentals, which is a good thing. in reality the referendum doesn't solve anything. most economists agree debt levels are unsustainable. >> doesn't debt levels need to be found for agrees not a fall apart. >> we need the situation stabilized so greece can take

the path for the eurozone or planning an exit allowing banks to reopen or people to get back to work and hospitals to be supplied. >> what were the consequences on the west if there were a split with greece. greece is a member of the eurozone and n.a.t.o. both are consensus organizations. europe is the largest trading partner. so you don't want the voice of decent. whether they are angry at the united states or europe. maybe there's a different way to do it better. this will leave the markets wondering what happens when the market reaches a crisis point. there's an n.a.t.o. base in greece. used in afghanistan or the middle east. and the russians have been

talking to the greeks about. greece was part of the strategy for european energy security to avoid being dependent on russia and were working on pipelines going through turkey and greece. last but not least. sanctions against russia. and in the e.u. i voiced it voting against could change stability, the european union could be a leader and partner in security issues. >> thank you to daniel speckhart with diplomatic relations restored president obama is looking to lift the embargo on cuba. one town is carries reminders of

a time when u.s. companies did business in cuba. >> it's still called the hershey train, the town named in 1916 after its founder, the american chocolate magnet. milton hershey, he built a town for his workers, around a giant sugar refinery. the train took the sugar to the nearby ports, to be sent to the u.s. to make the famous chocolate bars. 88-year-old vincent remember that has a child he spoke english. his family came to hershey from jamaica to cut gain, when sugar was king. >> now it's all over. they closed the refinery. when they did that the town was finished. >> reporter: hershey is a shadow of its former self. the refinery, once the largest,

is being dismantled. all that could change with a renewal of diplomatic ties between havana and workz. >> cuba has become a magnet for visiting dignitaries and investors, interested in making all this come back to life. >> in the last month it's been a nonstop pilgrimage for the french president to european foreign minister accompanied by business executives eager to position themselves in cuba before the americans move in. it's as though a curtain has been lifted. >> reporter: because the empire blessed us in the name of the father, the sun and the holy ghost. when the united states announced in december that it wanted good relation it took away the fear that so many had about joining

business with cuba. >> while the legislation is unprecedented, moving to ties and taking cuba off the list of state sponsors of terror is not enough. >> they have an embargo legislated elevating the risks. when you do the cost benefits cuba is not there yet. >> it's not just american companies that are cautious. as the french president complains, the act passed by the congress. even foreign company that is do business with cuba and the u.s. still, there's consensus. before the r.e.m. incidents of the called war. before it becomes a thing of the past, and eventually melt away tomorrow night the u.s. cuba spy swap.

six months later al jazeera meets up with a man released after 16 years in prison as part of the deal easing the relations between the u.s. and the island. new evidence details the national security agencies alleged spying on germany. wikileaks showed that german chancellor angela merkel was not the only german official spied on. libby casey reports on how the u.s. and german government was handling the latest spy scandal. >> the latest leaks is a list of n.s.a. targets in germany, and a list of phone numbers of german officials, people in the government. it includes the contents of a 2011 phone call about angela merkel and a member of her staff. in response, the chief of staff invited the u.s. ambassador to a meeting, falling short of a summoning, but is taken

seriously in germany, and is making headlines there. the german government is saying that it will prosecute anyone breaking the law and spying on jerman citizens. in response to the allegations state department spokesman john kirby wouldn't comment directly on the wikileaks content, only saying that the u.s. is focussed on keeping strong ties with germany, and in no way intends to jeopardise or strain the relationship. >> thank you to libby casey one of france's far right wing politicians has been allowed back into the party he founded after his daughter threw him out. a french court cancelled the suspension of jean marie ley men. in may, marie le pen ousted her father after comments about the holocaust the u.s. government opened a

chapter in the f.i.f.a. corruption case seeking extradition of seven f.i.f.a. officials held in swiss prisons, arrested on bribery and racketeering allegedly involving banks. the extradition process could take months. struggling to fit in without standing out. coming up, a new report on the plight of ethnic minorities moving to urban areas around the world. disaster off the coast of the philippines, a ferry accident turns deadly.

rescue crews were alt save the majority of people on board a ferry that capsized off the coast of the philippines. 134 of 189 people on board are safe. among them three americans. 38 people died and another 17 are missing. investigators are trying to find out what caused the ferry to capsize in windy weather. >> cities around the world grow more religious and ethnic minorities are moving into them. some are finding success.

others are struggling with discrimination and poverty. minority rights group international says if the groups don't get support, they'll suffer, and the cities they live too. >> reporter: the u.n. says half the world's population lives in urban areas. and almost outline countries are more and more urbanized. as many ethnic and religious minorities move into cities some thrive many struggle. >> they are needed as a workforce. they are subjected to slum and police harassment. >> reporter: in a now report minorities and cities around the world are pushed to the margin. in many cases they live in segregated areas. cut off from the rest of the city's population. >> in bangladesh, a population lives in overcrowded

settlements, without basic services like clean water. many work in low-paying jobs and some younger better educated say they face grim nation looking for -- discrimination looking for jobs. others have been pushed out of shanty towns. they are confronted in rio de janeiro with violence and poverty, and government efforts to evict them to make way for the 2016 olympics. >> the olympic games are 15 days long when it's over that area will be a neighbourhood with shopping malls, gated communities, why can't i continue in my home where i lived for 23 years. >> in the democratic republic of congo, minorities fleeing a tax congregated in slums on the edges of the city. minority rights group says they offer little refuge substandard

living conditions violence and sexual assault are the norm. city life can echo and amplify the discrimination experienced in rural areas. and points to police killings in the u.s. and violence against the poorest minority. they blame prejudices and poor planning for problems highlighted in the reports. >> the problem is that urbanization is happening at such a rate that the planning required is not carried out. that is when we have a situation where suddenly you have an enormous growth in a community, it leads to resentment and tensions. >> the group is calling on government to do more to protect minorities, giving them better access to schools, jobs and legal status. >> it's possible to have areas and cities where different committees can live and work

together a special court in afghanistan overturned the death sentences of four men convicted in the mob killing of a woman. the attack triggered protests around the world. the woman had been falsely accused of blasphemy. >> reporter: the quashing of the death sentences, turning them into prison. which here in afghanistan means up to 20 years in gaol and the freeing of a man came from a special court. the family didn't know what was happening, nor the members of the investigation commission involved in gathering evidence for the trial in may. i speak to two women on the commission, one of them a member of parliament and said what do you expect from the corrupt court system. that's what this is all about. people saying how can afghans

have trust when things like this happened. female activists will meet talk to the supreme court and try to understand how the court ruled, what they did in this case. four were sentenced to death, and 18 free. now we see a different verdict and people want to know what law the verdict was based on. they were unhappy with the verdict. they watched the first trial. it was seep by many as a step forward. it was public. it brings police men into the court and try to hold them accountable for reaction. concern about what this means for the justice system. in the last 12-13 years there has been a culture of impunity

especially when it comes to human rights this is another example of that jennifer glasse in kabul mt sinabung erupted in western indonesia, an avalanche of the material sliding to the base spewing ash into the air, as far as 15 miles away. more than 10,000 villages fled the area and are living in makeshift examples. encouraged by the same-sex marriage provisions in the u.s. activists in china take vows to make a stand. technology steps in to make dreams come true. how a sell phone app is taking hikers to a place they may never have experienced.

>> you have kids here who've killed someone? >> award winning journalist soledad o'brien takes us inside the violent world of kids base, spewing ash into the air, how a sell phone app is taking 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. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. the financial crisis in greece left a young greek couple stranded 5,000 miles away they were on a honeymoon when they found themselves penniless, their greek bank cards were declined in new york.

fortunately two greek orthodox churches provided them with cash before the flight home tomorrow. last week's u.s. supreme court ruling on same-sex marriage is inspiring new debate on the issue worldwide. australians are calling on the government to allow a referendum on same-sex marriages. some activists are challenging the status go. adrian brown reports from beijing. >> in many countries, two girls in wedding dresses would not necessarily turp heads. in -- turn heeds. in china it was an act of defiance. this was a publicity response in spired about the supreme court ruling. the couple exchanged vows and put on wedding rings. it was a celebration rather than a ceremony the setting a back room of a beijing restaurant. such events happened before.

the two brides say the timing of this ceremony made it significant. >> in china all celebrate the supreme court in the u.s. they celebrate the gay marriage is legal in the u.s. in china, what is going on? nothing. >> reporter: lee was expecting trouble today. but in what may have been a deliberate move there were no police to be seen. earlier this year she spent a month in detention for her activism on behalf of women's rites. china's government records the campaign for same-sex marriage assist another unwanted foreign influence influence, which is why it passed a law many fear could lead to a clampdown in the united states. >> china is a difficult place to be gay. feuds among the young are changing fast. could gay marriage happen in

china. >> maybe several years later. 30 years later, 50 years later. >> you'll keep trying. >> yes. step by step. >> this was not an historic day, but it was a milestone in the campaign for quay rights in china -- gay rights in china now our global view session, a look at how news outlets react to yest. in frankfurt - revelations of n.s.a. spying is not surprising. much information cleaned could be found in newspapers. dangers of the global networking is under estimated in germany. the irish times under the headline chaotic brinksmanship puts agrees in a dark place, writes that the trust in the greek government vanished. the article says that prime minister alexis tsipras's offer to accept most of the creditor's demands after the i.m.f. default

as in contrast to his televised promise to campaign against the bailout in advance of referendum. the paper writes that no deal is possible without trust. the new zealand herald offers this take on the greek situation, showing a man wearing a greek flag soliciting men saying he's crowd funding. >> many would be lost without cell phones. the technology could be life-changing. caroline report an on app opening up the world to the blind. >> a phone cap is helping hikers navigate trails on their own. >> audio from the hap gives specific direction so they can walk up and downhills, a new and exciting experience. >> i have never done anything like this. it's a different experience than hill walking, and it's really -

sensations are amazing. >> five people tested out the app, named after the french workers. >> it's won of a number of apps using global positioning or g.p.s. it's the same technology drivers use, and it uses a navigational system used on aircraft. using sensors to negotiate positions, considering things like air pressure working out g-force. all while the phone is moving with a hiker walking along a trail. >> volunteers from the hiking federation mapped the routes beforehand. some of the blind walkers needed

help from those with partial site. the technology is going some way to give them more autonomy. ultimately the goal is to decipher the environment with a gain and follow a hiking trail. the app helps to guide them in the right direction. >> reporter: it's helped runners such as this man, achieving a world first on a 26km trail run alongside athletes that can see normally. researchers say the next step is to work out how to make the system work without g.p. s, and help more blind or partially sighted people realise there's a whole new hiking world out there. >> zoo keepers in rome got creative to keep animals cool. frozen blocks of ice filled with meet. the rome zoo is one of many using these methods to help animals chill out. it is used in germany and the netherlands. that's it for this edition of al

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