this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york. john siegenthaler is off tonight. greece's gamble. >> because we say no to the proposal of europe we want a better proposal. >> rejecting the bailout and defending its defiant prime minister. what happens now? battle lines. >> it is also a flag that brings back horrible memories of slavery -- >> progress made in the fight

over the confederate flag. south carolina lawmakers begin the debate over whether to remove it from the capitol grounds. mean season california's historic drought. numbers show the devastating toll it's taking on the land and on the farmers, and on the workers. [ cheers ] plus simply the best. champions again. u.s. women take another world cup title. tonight celebrating the victory and the message. >> we just wrote history today, and brought this world cup trophy home. ♪ they are still celebrating in greece still proud on this the day after rejecting that international bailout plan but the celebrations may be short

lived. the euro zone remain as defiant as those danceing in streets of athens. >> reporter: on this day there is one sentiment above others. >> i'm proud of my people. >> yes, i feel proud for my people, but also confused because we say no to the proposal of europe. we want a better proposal. >> reporter: but pride in greece's defiance isn't enough to avoid the fall. the banks are still shut their closure extended until thursday at the earliest but even then there is no guarantee that they will be able to open or the limit of cash can be sustained. meanwhile work on a wider boilout is well underway. the prime minister armed with the backing of opposition party

leaders will present new proposals on tuesday. and there's a new finance minister to steer the negotiations. he replaces the flamboyant finance minister, not widely liked by his euro zone counterparts. the negotiations are going to be incredibly tough not least because of the ill feeling that has been built up in recent months. they'll be negotiating with the german finance minister hated by many greeks as the architect of their pain sucking their blood, it says for the past five years. that's hardly the basis for getting along now. something i put to a greek minister. >> within the week i will not predict it will be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow but there is no reason why within the week we cannot exit these very, very dangerous moment not only for greece but for europe.

what would that take? it will take mutual compromises. it will take putting at the heart of the negotiations the good of the people of europe and of the european union, the stability of the european union, above other kinds of priorities and interests that prevail now. >> reporter: meanwhile the drip drip drip of cash from the banks continues, making a bank rescue harder by the minute. >> translator: people want the banks to open and they want a peaceful life and that can only be achieved at part of europe. >> i wouldn't say i'm really positive. i hope they find a solution because i'm really terrified and i don't know what is going to happen tomorrow. >> reporter: greeks are proud and by saying no more many will feel they have won their dignity back, but they may not be allowed to enjoy the moment for

long. the leaders of france and germany say they respect greece's vote but warn tomorrow's summit will be crucial for the country's future and the future of the euro zone. >> reporter: together their country's economies account for nearly half the euro zone so the views of both are crucial. angela merkel has taken a firm line on greece's need to live up to its commitments, while french officials have hinted at greater flexibility. >> translator: it is now up to the government of mr. tsipras to submit proposals so they can remain in the euro with a program that is sustainable. because greece needs sustainability and sustainability within the euro. >> translator: it is not only

the greek population and people who have a say here. it is also the other 18 countries. we want to keep the common currency, so all sides need to be responsible and show solidarity. >> reporter: the euro zone is moving into unchartered waters no mechanism exists for a country to leave the euro. so the european partners are worried about setting a dangerous precedent. >> reporter: other countries such as spain will be watching the next developments closely. like greece spain has lived through difficult economic times. the spanish government has been forced to impose unpopular austerity measures so will be wary of greece getting special treatment. >> translator: i believe that from the point of view of the greek public, some errors have been made while the so-called institutions, but i also say it's inevitable that greece makes reforms because there are

examples of other countries who have already put them in place and emerged from recession. >> reporter: it looks like a bad omen, workman taking apart the euro symbol outside of the former headquarters of the european central bank. in fact they are just repairing the sign and it will be back in place on thursday. the process of reviving the currency, this sign represents will doubtless take much longer. jacky rowland, al jazeera, paris. megan green joins us from athens, she is a chief economist. thanks for being with us. in this high stakes game of international poker, who holds the stronger hand? greece or the euro zone? >> the euro zone definitely. the implications if there's no deal for the greeks is catastrophic, but for the creditors in their view at least, greece has been

[ inaudible ] and the reaction in international markets will be relatively muted. so the prime promised greeks if they voted no, greece's negotiating position would be much stronger but that's patently untrue, unfortunately. >> was there anything that the euro zone could squeeze out of greece? >> well, ultimately if there is a deal now, it would be far worse one that greece could have gotten. they will have to make a much bigger fiscal adjustment, and in order to do that the greek government is going to have to cross even more lines. they have pretty much caved on i would say 95% of its greek lines. >> which side was time favor? after all, how long will greeks will satisfied with withdrawing 50 and $60 from the atm before the money runs out?

>> as of last friday greek banks had about a billion euros in cash reserves. greeks are withdrawing on average around 300 million euros a day. once we have proper capital controls in greece which should happen this week that will provide greeks with a bit more cash and provide a few more days but they will have to tighten up the capital controls reduce the amount greeks could take out on a daily basis, but they'll need a deal in any case before july 20th when greece has to repay 3.5 billion euros. >> spain and italy will probably watching developments in greece very closely. >> a greek exit from the euro zone is viewed to be a manageable event by intercreditors and investors.

but i think it would actually be a lehmann like event, but with a much slower fuse so if greece leaves the euro zone then next time much bigger countries like spain and italy run into trouble, they will be sorely tempted to leave the euro zone. >> megan green, thank you very much. the iranian nuclear talks are coming down to the wire again. diplomats from the p5-plus-1 have less than 24 hours now to reach a deal. our diplomatic editor james bayes has the latest from vienna. >> reporter: for days and days now, intense negotiations have been underway taking place at all times of die, but now those meetings are being carried out by foreign ministers themselves. all of the foreign ministers are

here in vienna and for the first time in this final stage of these negotiations they have all been meeting together. the chinese foreign minister says they are now pretty close. >> translator: new progress has been made in the negotiations, are still several issues outstanding on the table. we believe that acceptable solutions can be found to these outstanding issues. hence, the comprehensive agreement is within reach. >> reporter: we're told there are only a few items on which they now have to try to getting a agreement. but in this process, the last details were always going to be the most difficult ones. they will continue meeting, knowing that time is running out. the deadline is tuesday. there's only a matter of hours left. >> iranians are closely watching the developments at the negotiating table in screen that. ali velshi is in tehran and

talked to iranians there to get their take. >> we are less than 24 hours from the extended deadline for those negotiations in vienna to figure out the future of iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions. there does again seem to be some optimism that a deal is close. there has been a lot of coverage of these negotiations here in tehran, and a lot of talking from the foreign minister as well as others at the negotiating table about what iran is expecting, what it wants, and what is likely to happen. the latest we're hearing on the record is that these negotiations are closer than they have ever been and that the iranian negotiators do anticipate a deal. now what we have heard is that it may not be a deal by the end of july 7th, which is the deadline that was extended last week, but that possibly within 24 to 48 hours after that before the end of this week

there should be a deal. what we had heard from members of the p5-plus-1, the other powers negotiating with iran in vienna, is that they are not going to stretch this deadline beyond the end of tuesday, but pretty much every deadline in this negotiation has come and gone. i have spoken to some iranians who would like there to be a deal, the lifting of sanctions, but in fact don't hold out a lot of hope that it is going to happen right now. so it's the same sort of game of wait and see that we have been experiencing with the last deadline. some sense they are in fact getting closer. the important thing to iranians is that the sanctions get lifted as soon as possible and that continues to be a sticking point, if a deal is reached, how quickly after that deal will sanctions be removed? will they be removed completely

or in stages and will they go away if iran sticks to its end of the deal. >> you can watch ali velshi "on target", right here on al jazeera america. president obama going to the pentagon talking about the fight against isil. it was his first visit since sending more troops to train iraqi forces there. it comes against the backdrop of those stepped up air strikes in area as well. he warned the battle once again, will be a long one. jamie mcintyre is at the pentagon. good evening. >> reporter: good evening. in his marks the president argued that while isil has scored some tactical victories, including the recent capture of ramadi, it has some real strategic weaknesses. the president says isil's days are numbered and it has no air force and no allies. after an hour and a half meeting

with his top civilian and military advisors at the pentagon president obama made a rare appearance in the pentagon briefing room. flanked by ash carter and his top commanders the president gai a 15-minute defense of his anti-isil air complain which he says when combined with effective forces on the ground has handed isil a series of defeats. >> the recent losses in syria and iraq prove that isil can and will be defeated. indeed we're intensifying our efforts in syria. our air strikes will continue to target the oil and gas facilities that fund so much of their operations. >> reporter: over the weekend the u.s. unleashed a wave of air strikes in iraq and syria, which the u.s. military called its largest deliberate engagement in syria so far. of the more than three dozen air strikes conducted july 4th, two-thirds were in syria in and

around raqqa, isil's de facto capitol. they are trying to confine isil to the northern syrian city. earlier in the day, defense secretary carter said the punishing air strikes were possible because of the effectiveness of kurdish forces. >> we validate those targets, including validating that there won't be damage to innocent civilians associated with the strike, and then we take the strike. >> reporter: the president again acknowledged there had been battlefield sethbacks, the defeat of isil which he called a nimble and tune titsic foe would be neither easy nor quick, and the criticism on capitol hill was as strong as ever. hours before the president's pentagon remarks, house armed

services committee chairman said: >> reporter: but the u.s. central command says over the past two months isil has given up almost 2,000 square miles of territory in syria, including last month's loss of a key border town to kurdish fighters. one of the sharpest critics john mccain dismissed the president's defense of his strategy as self dilutional. he said nothing shows that the u.s. is on the path to success in dpeeting isil in iraq and syria. and senator mccain can put that criticism directly to secretary carter and general dempsey tomorrow. both are scheduled to appear before his senate armed services committee to testify about the strategy. del? >> jamie mcintier thank you very

much. self dilutional, not exactly what you want to hear on the back of your major strategy session. >> the president said nothing that we already didn't know. he had his wartime generals behind him. not the joint chiefs of staff, but he didn't really say anything of any purpose, and considering it has been over a year there has really not been much progress i'm just not sure what good that press conference made. >> why these statements? why now? >> i don't know. owe than the little bit we got was the targeting, the segment of them blowing up bridges and the like that's different. and if we're going to go after infrastructure, which we should have done on day one, it has been over a year and all of a sudden now we're doing it out of places like raqqa.

>> does the fact they are doing it now indicate that there might be some ground action in iraq and if there is some ground action in iraq and sir why, who's ground troops might they be? >> it is definitely changing tactic not strategy. i have said saying all along they can take this infrastructure out. now the president is more focused on syria. he wants to talk more about what is happening in syria, and how that government has got to fail. so to your point, who is the ground partner? he even mentioned that. we won't do anything on the ground until we get a partner. >> it is egypt, israel turkey because it is turkey's border as well, do you see any of those partners stepping up and putting ground troops in any of those

regions? >> perhaps the egyptians. they could step up and do it. the jordanians have already been threatened with their pilot that was burned but they still haven't necessarily responded. i think the turks want the syrian government to fall completely. the united states is moved in iraq and syria only from an air campaign perspective. they still will not move forward unless we have a better partner on the ground. >> americans still can't grasp the image of iraqis running from the fight when they far outnumbered isil and it was their home turf. >> i think it ease the president ideology that there is not going to be one more u.s. life given in this situation. >> so is that a policy that the president has not stated and one

that we just don't like. >> that's right. he is selling this as a campaign of defeating isil but it's really not. all of this thing is all about containing them. we don't -- this is not something that is going to lead to their defeat. it's going to contain them with the hope that they will implode or other state actors will get involved here but it's surely not any strategy of defeat. >> major thank you for be with us tonight. up next, the escalating violence in chicago how police are using baseball to try to keep the children safe at home. ♪

my ancestors owned a slave, they barely owned the shirt on their back but they fought. john rufus fought my great

great great grandfather. members of the senate do what you think you feel we must for the healing of this state. do what you think we must do but you will not accomplish it with an affirmative vote by me. >> harvey peeler a voice of dissent in south carolina, but against a sea of voices that are now calling for change. lawmakers voting 37-3 to advance a bill that would remove the confederate flag from the state house grounds. diane eastabrook has more. good evening, diane. >> reporter: hi, del, truly history being made here at the state house in columbia south carolina. the flag issue has been a very divisive issue. you have supporters who say it's a symbol of southern pride. you have others who say it's a symbol of racism. >> to remove the flag from the

state house grounds, and thinking it would change history would be like removing a tattoo from the corpse of a loved one and thinking that that would change the loved one's obituary. >> reporter: in south carolina senate chamber monday passionate words over a divisive symbol. >> it's also a flag that brings back horrible memories of slavery, and again, is now used frequently as a symbol of hatred and bigry, and racism. >> reporter: after five hour's of debate the state senate voted to remove the flag from state house grounds, rejecting an amendment that would have let voters decide. >> i believe a majority would like to see it up and i believe i'm speaking for the a majority of south carolinians, so i would like to prove that with a vote.

>> reporter: the flag has been a flash point since the killing of nine people last week. the alleged gunmen dylann roof had been photographed brandishing the flag. state senator scott argued that momentum was with those who oppose the confederate symbols. >> we have turned a deaf ear to a lot of things. >> reporter: flag supporters clashed with opponents. >> first of all it wasn't a civil war. you are being brainwashed to call it a civil war. >> i'm being brainwashed? a slave is one that is being brainwashed. >> take the smack in the face down. it's about the love and harmony now, right? >> reporter: they will hold a vote on tuesday, then it goes to the state house, where the local newspaper suggests it should also pass.

governor come mended the senate today. she said this vote could go a long way in healing south carolina. del? >> diane thank you very much. coming up what the u.s. women's soccer team is doing after winning the world cup. i'll melissa chan in california, where this town is battling back after four year's of drought. ♪

this is al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york. john siegenthaler, often tonight. running on empty -- >> you wonder how long you can continue to expend that kind of energy. >> a make or break year for farmers in california. relentless drought taking its toll. chicago hope.

>> i'm always a policeman, but i want to coach this baseball team today. another deadly weekend in the windy city how a new police program is using america's past time to fight the violence. shattered trust, in what prosecutors call one of the worst cases of fraud ever. >> we knew it was going to take all 22 players. >> on the 4th of july weekend, team usa captures the world cup trophy and the imagination of a nation. california's massive drought is showing no signs of letting up. the estimated losses this year along will be $2.7 billion and counting, much worse than last year. farmers are suffering and soon consumers will be too.

>> reporter: the wood family has farmed this land for four generations, first growing cotton, these days garlic, alfalfa and almondses on 1900 acres. >> i'm tired. i'm not 20 years old anymore. and you wonder how long you can continue to expend that kind of energy and not get what you consider to be an appropriate return. >> reporter: for farms across the state, the fourth year of drought has become a make or break year. california produces half of the country's fruits and vegetables. and the lifeline is here. the california aqueduct. the drought has forced the government to restrict water aloe indications, and wood was told he gets zero.

he has had to buy his water from other sources at a premium. >> the problem is as this drought continues the availability of alternate sources, pardon the pun, is drying up because at any price there's no availability. >> reporter: and pardon the pun, your rainy day fund is about to dry up. one report estimates more than half a million acres will be left unplanted this year up 25% from last year resulting in a loss of 18,000 jobs and $2.7 billion for the state. farmers may be leaving their fields, but the real pain impacts those most vulnerable, such as the farm hands. many of whom live here. this time last year unemployment hit 40%.

an already depressed town devastated by the impact. we spoke to one man who did not wish to be identified. >> translator: yes there are a lot of people one week they go to work and the next week they do -- don't. >> reporter: on the outskirts a shantytown of former farm hands. this man let us film him and told us that he makes tools to resell to get by. vince was tasked with turning things around as the new city manager. he celebrates the fact unemployment has dropped to 27%. 20% or more is still a tremendous number. >> yeah it is. it is one out of five people and -- but -- but you have to realize that i think in almost every small city and town in this country that's isolated from a major urban center they

are never going to have unemployment of 5.5%. >> reporter: the city has offered incentives for businesses to open here. for mendoda, even the decision by mcdonald's to built an outlet on this lot is a win. here is the tough thing, for decades these cities have tried to diversify out of ag and you feel like you have managed to do quite a bit in one year. >> right. it will be challenging. i think you are probably aware that california eliminated redevelopment districts several years ago. so that's a key thing to cities in california that assisted them with taking blighted areas and redeveloping them. >> reporter: this man has his work cut out for him. >> this whole area depends about 90% on agriculture, about 90%, i

think so and -- i mean if there's no ag there's no life here pretty much. i seen people i used to see getting up every day for work in food lines, so you know it's rough. >> reporter: part of the state's emergency drought relief includes more food assistance. the food bank used to take place once a month. now it happens almost every week. we're using to seeing families out here for our normal once a month distributions, but because of the drought, we're seeing that a lot of families are either having reduced work hours or are losing their jobs. >> reporter: state-funded food banks distributed 36 million pounds of food last year to half a million hungry people. here is what is interesting. you have tomato sauce, green beans, these are things grown in california, but now unemployed

farm hands are in line because they need food and they are getting this canned. this person picked cantaloupes for decades until the worst drought in a century look away what she knows how to do. >> no water no job. no job, no food. >> reporter: the irony of the bread basket of the nation and where some of the state's hungriest residents live hand in hand one has served the other for years so much more painfully pronounced by the end less drought. the 4th of july weekend marred by violence again in chicago. more than 50 people were wounded between thursday and last night. ten were killed including a 7 year old boy named amar'e brown. police say he was hit by a

bullet that was meant for his father. prompting the top cop to say the justice system there is broken. ashar qureshi has more on the violence. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, del. the chicago police department increased their patrol presence over this holiday weekend by about 30%. the superintendent of police said that it will take more than law enforcement to tackle the violence here in the city. in the city's most dangerous neighborhood they are trying to reach young people in the dugout. >> just throw strikes, all right? >> reporter: for chicago police officer, eric olson, coaching baseball is one way to step away from the street violence he sees on a daily basis. he's a tactical lieutenant in engelwood? one of the city's most dangerous neighborhoods. >> okay. let's play ball guys. >> reporter: but on this day

along with about ten other officers he has traded in his weapon for a whistle. >> a lot of times it will be conflict based upon different gang lines, and this gives kids a chance to interact with kids from all over the community. >> reporter: about 100 kids both boys and girls ages 8 to 12 are taking part in the league. but it's also about mentoring kids who need it the most. >> you did good. let's see a high five. hey, you did good. don't cry. there's no crying in baseball. >> reporter: while teaching them life skills. along with teaching these youngsters about the basics organizers are hoping to build stronger relationships within the community that translates from here on the field to out there in the neighborhoods. retired postal worker janet signed up for two grandsons to play in the league.

she says she thinks this could help build trust between african americans and the police. >> you are getting so many mixed vibes about the police but they are here to serve and protect, and we want our kids to understand that. >> reporter: for moore's 7 year old grandson it's a bit less complicated. >> it's fun. they give me -- they give me how to play and give me how to learn new things. >> reporter: police say it's also a way to keep young people in chan challenging urban areas out of trouble when they are out of school. >> now they are going to go back to school what did you do this summer? oh i batted .322 and stole 20 bases. >> reporter: this is the man behind the program. he is responsible for developing policing strategies on the south side. >> this ensures we're out in the

community, and that's what we're hoping that the kids realize, that we're here to make sure that not only are you safe but we're safe and everybody gets to enjoy that american dream. >> reporter: organizers here say they want it to be fun, and hope it will help redefine the police community relationship. >> they are having a ball out here with them. >> reporter: in a city where homicide statistics all too often dominate the headlines, league organizers say they hope efforts like this can be a game changer. glenn brooks says they have already gotten questions about expansion. that's something they are considering doing in other neighbors. >> ashar qureshi thank you very much. a cancer doctor who pleaded guilty to giving treatment to

patients who didn't need them is about to be sentenced this weekend. lisa stark joins us live with more. >> reporter: del this is an amazing story about a doctor who poisoned his patients for profit. that's what the justice department says. now this week this court during his sentencing hearing, some of those who relied on the doctor will face him for the first time. we travelled to the detroit area to talk to some of those patients and tonight we have one woman's story. patricia hester thought she was going to die; that she had a terminal illness. she set about creating memories taking our niece to disney world, and planning a farewell. >> and i gave all of these things away because i was saying good-bye to my family.

>> reporter: her husband of 37 years sank into a depression began drinking and smoking heavily. >> this really had a great effect on me in a negative way. >> yeah you thought you were going to lose your life. >> yeah. >> reporter: patricia had gotten a terrifying diagnosis in 2010. she had been feeling sick and run down and was referred to this doctor a renounced cancer specialist to rule out anything serious. he did a bone morrow biopsy. >> he said well i'm very sorry that you have this cancer. >> it's mds, and is a serious blood disorder that can lead to leukemia. it is not cancer but in some cases it is treated with chemo therapy. and that's what the doctor reck mentioned immediately. >> and i like panicked.

>> reporter: patricia did ultimately agree to iron infusions and later infusions of a blood product given to those with immune disorders. >> reporter: you were treated for how long? >> from 2010 to 2013 when he was arrested. >> reporter: he was so well respected that at the time of his arrest he had the largest private cancer practice in the state of michigan. this was one of his seven clinics. he also had his own pharmacy, own diagnostic center and 1700 patients. a virtual cancer empire. that empire is now shuttered as is the $1.5 million home he lived in with his family. the department of justice also confiscated medical records. they estimate the fleeced the government, insurance companies and patients of at least

$20 million. but >> but it's more the medicare proud to. you know the oath to do no harm. not to do as much harm as you can. >> reporter: this attorney represents patricia and other victims. >> he held himself out as the expert of all experts in this area. he convinced his patients that he was the only person who could save them. >> reporter: that looks like his signature there? >> yeah. >> reporter: and the fbi raided his office they gave patricia her medical records which she brought to another oncologist. this says you have no evidence of mds. no evidence of mds. no evidence of any cancer. it was all a lie. patricia made the doctor write it down. >> this is like surreal. it's like how can anybody do

that? really? how can you do that to somebody? and to my family? >> reporter: patricia and her husband will be in court this week to tell the judge how doctor fattah ruined their lives. she and her husband would like to see the doctor spend the rest of his life in prison. that's also what the justice department is asking for. but there are a lot of questions still remaining, namely how could this proud to have gone on for so many years without anyone realizing it. later we'll tell you what happened when a tip came in to the fbi. >> we'll be watching. relief and agony in nigeria today. the nigerian military saying it freed 180 people being held by boko haram.

but two bombs killing 51 injuring 67 others, and at least nine others dying in attacks againstvillages. ivan has our story. >> reporter: one of the targets of the attacks in joust was on a popular cleric. it's not clear whether he was killed or injured in the attack. we're still trying to establish that. the other blast which happened at a restaurant we're told it was frequented by local politicians and well to do businessmen. now it is unclear what this all means for the authorities, and how they will handle this latest violence. it comes at the -- end of days of violence which has seen more than 200 people killed. when the new president was sworn in at the end of may, he came

into power promising to defeat the group. he ordered the lease of more than $20 million to support soldiers. there's also be diplomatic effort. he has also been to chad and niger, and after ramadan, we'll go to cameron, and then to the united states to meet u.s. president barack obama where it is expected insurgency and insecurity in the northeast and bok will be the main topic of discussion. but even with all of the effort that the government seems to be making, it is not filtering down to communities. communities are not being protected and these attacks for many is just evidence that boko haram is still a force to be reckoned with. these are live images coming to you from ecuador at this

hour. pope francis there on the ground to deliver a mass before a massive crowd. it is the second day of his trip to some of the pourest countries in south america. stressing the importance of family. lucia newman has more. >> reporter: the heat here was often unbearable, but hundreds of thousands of pill grams were undeterred as they gathered for the pope's first open-air mass in spanish speaking south america, his home continent. he decaded his first major address to the family which the catholic church considers the pillar of society, but which in the pope's view is suffering from modern times. miracles are always performed every day inside the family. but times that love and patience runs out. the hope has taken a more liberal stance on divorce and

homosexuality. pope francis said he hoped the bishop's meetings scheduled for october would provide concrete solutions to the many challenges facing families in our times. this was the first of some 22 speeches that pope francis is expected to make during his week-long trip to south america. soon we'll focus on another of his favorite themes which is climate change and the need for man kind to protect mother earth. less than a month ago, the pope issued a bitter critique of capitalism, and warned that environmental degradation and climate change was in danger of destroying our planet. it's a subject he is likely to touch on when he meets with the president, who has decided to open up protected areas of the amazon forest to oil

exploration. celebrating the world championship, the impact u.s. women's team is having on a whole new generation of athletes.

that is lax, the planes taking up and landing, which is not that unusual, except for the fact in just a few minutes the women's world cup team will be coming back home to u.s. soil. millions around the world watching on sunday when team usa beat japan, 5-2. alan schauffler is still there for the celebrations. these women have been working hard. are they going to get a break? >> reporter: they are going to get a break now, del, they are beginning their victory lap, if you will. they are landing at lax as you mentioned any minute.

there will be a public celebration tomorrow for these women. fans will be able to get out and say hello, cheer them on and congratulate them for bringing home their third world cup victory, and their first since 1999. american fans basically took over parts of vancouver, bc and turned this city in to a red, white and blue enclave supporting their team through the weekend, and through last night's thunder bolt win over japan for the top prize in the women's world cup. we talked to some of the players and the coach today, and they know this is a time for enjoying all of the hard work they put in. but they also clearly know that at some point they are going to have to get back to work. >> the way it played out, obviously it made the knows a little bit better but it a phenomenal. >> it's completely amazing with

so many fans red, white and blue and just capitalizing it. carly scoring two goals in the first five minutes. and it just got better and better. >> we have the nwsl. i'll be in houston. we have our victory tour. we have olympic qualifying, and marriage after that so we'll see. [ laughter ] >> reporter: carly lloyd, of course who scored the hat trick yesterday comes away as the most valuable player the player of this tournament and one of the top scorers. she is going to be getting married at the end of next year and she said she told her fiance and family members to stay out of vancouver, she had work to do. she said that four family members managed to sneak into the city and watch the game but they didn't teller until after the game. >> world cup or marriage.

that's a tough choice. did the fifa scandal play a role alan? >> well it seemingly did. the head of fifa of course mired in controversy at this point, sepp blatter, did not come to canada for this event. and when the lower-level fifa officials appeared on the field to present the trophy they were introduced to the crowd, which booed them loudly and roundly. so yes, the taint of the scandal was definitely felt. >> allan schauffler for us on the ground in vancouver. thank you very much. the u.s. postal service taking an unusual new step to protect its mail carriers. it will send $200 million to give them mobile devices to give then panic buttons. last year 400 postal workers

were assaulted, that does not include the 6,000 times that letter carriers were attacked by dogs. experts warning in the next few decades african elephants in the wild be will extinct. a man named john peterson says he has a way to stop poachers using drones. >> air sheperd is a new attempt to counter the poaching in africa. the poachers operate at night. what our drones are able to do is see at night. they can see the thermal signature of these poachers and their cars and the animals, and were able to get to the poachers, and to call the rangers before they have a chance to kill the animals. the aircraft are controlled from a mobile command center and then they can either tell the

aircraft where to go or in some cases the aircraft has an autonomous flight plan and goes on its own, and the operator views the video from the camera and decides whether the aircraft should stay and loiter or continue on. within the next eight or nine years, all of the wild elephants in africa will have died from poachers and the same is the case with rhinos. a single rhino horn is worth a half a million dollars in vietnam. you know, the thought of having no elephants or rhinos in the world is just kind of extraordinary to me. they would go extinct in particular because of poaching and because people wanted them for minor things like trinkuts

is hard to believe. when we fly airplanes the poaching stops. >> that's our news for this hour. thanks for watching. the news continues next with david shuster.

>> raising the stakes. german chancellor angela merkel and french president francois hollande are ratcheting up the pressure on greek prime minister alexis tsipras as he rairs prepares for a meeting with the european union meeting.