this is al jazeera america. i'm erica pisze in new york. john seigenthaler is off. coming down. >> the confederate flag is coming off the grounds of the south carolina statehouse. >> south carolina votes to remove from the state capitol grounds. deadlocked. >> we're here because we believe we're making real progress toward a comprehensive deal. >> the nuclear talks with iran. both sides digging in.

ali ali velshi joins us live. fracking poses a substantial threat to our health our air, our water and our climate. >> what scientists now say about the controversial drilling method. [ music ] plus nina simone unique and uncompromising and always surprising. tonight her daughter talks with us about her mother's extraordinary life and legacy. it's been a fixture in south carolina for five decades. that will change exactly 14 hours from now. this is a live picture of the confederate battle flag. today governor nikki haley signed a bill into law calling for the removal from the capitol grounds. this flag is scheduled to come

down tomorrow morning. in signing the bill governor haley said it's time to remove the divisive symbol. with her were members of the victims' families. the push to take it down intensified last month after the shooting deaths of nine people in a black church in charleston. it was improved late last night after a fiery plea by jenny horne, a distant relative of jefferson davis. >> if we amend this bill we are telling the people of charleston we don't care about you. we do not care that someone used this symbol of hate to slay eight innocent people who were worshipping their god. i'm sorry. i have heard enough about heritage. i have a heritage. i'm a life-long south carolinian. i am a descendant of jefferson

davis, okay? that does not matter. it's not about jenny horne. it's about the people of south carolina who have demanded that this symbol of hate come off of the statehouse grounds. >> more now from diane live in columbia for us. diane. >> reporter: hi, erica. it has been an emotional and historic few weeks here in south carolina. some legislators hope the new flag law will prompt the legislature to take on hate crime. with the stroke of a pen, south carolina governor nikki haley made history removing the confederate flag from the statehouse grounds after a half-century. >> when the emotions start to fade the history of the actions that took place by everyone in south carolina to get us to this moment is one that we can all be proud of. >> reporter: the law removing the flag was passed after a

contentious 13-hour debate in the state house of representatives picture flag opponents against supporters. >> i cannot believe that we do not have the heart in this body to do something meaningful such as take a symbol of hate off these grounds on friday. >> if we try to hide our history, the unfortunate facts that show throughout history is you have a tendency to repeat it. >> reporter: the legislation was prompted by the murder of nine african-americans last month in charleston's emanuel ame church. the accused shooter, dylann roof, was photographed holding the confederate flag. he's charged with nine counts of murder but not with a hate crime because one doesn't exist in south carolina. some legislators think the move to take down the flag could feenlly pave the way for a hate

crimes law as well. >> we can't depend on the federal government for everything. we need in-house laws to sent a strong message where we can expedite things when it happens. >> reporter: this representative thinks the timing may be right, but says legislators should approach it cautiously. >> i don't want to read too much into this because i think it's important that the expectation not be set at a bar that's unattainable and people get disenchanted and feel defeated and it's old back to business as usual. >> reporter: for now jubilant anti-flag protesters are happy the flag is finally coming down but even she admits removing a symbol that many associate with racial hatred will not end it entirely. >> we have a long ways to go because it's a little part of the big enchilada. >> barricades have went up around the flag in anticipation

of huge crowds that are likely to show up here tomorrow when the flag finally comes down. erica. >> all right. diane is live for us in columbia, south carolina. thank you. joining me now is jimmie smith a senior editor at "the new republic." the flag is coming down tomorrow. you called it a clear symbol of white terrorism. will removing this symbol from the state capitol grounds there help to possibly reduce hate crimes? >> well i think all changes requires a push and unfortunately the push came in the form of nine deaths in a church. that said i think that if the legislators who took this much urgency in removing the flag don't then convert this energy into actually preventing the crime that spurred that urgency, i think we have a real problem. so i think we need to make sure that we don't just stop at symbols. sill bolls mean something. it means something that a black

child doesn't have to walk on the capitol grounds and see a symbol of hatred and something that symbolized the enslavement of his ancestors. that means something. it's going to be more if we know his protection is equal under the law. >> meaning taking some sort of action in terms of policy legislation? >> indeed, indeed. i think the same thing goes for all states that are considering removing the confederate flag and taking it out of the state flags and making sure it's not in public display. it is a war artifact and part of the history and it's important that we don't whitewash that history away. it is important that it doesn't stand as a symbol of try jumpiumph to people like dylann roof. >> to your point, let's talk about national politics surrounding the issue. just today we have house democrats trying to push forward a resolution to ban the image of this confederate battle flag from the capitol, but then the

house majority leader a republican, quickly referring it to a committee. listen to what some of the house democrats said afterwards. >> the house of representatives, the republicans in the house of representatives are voting down any discussion even of battle flags, confederate battle flags in the capitol of the united states. >> i came up here and i was going to start with something that my grandmother used to always tell me often, which was, forgive them for they know not what they do. the sad part here today and the part that frightens me the most is that they know exactly what they're doing. >> they have a museum for relics of war, and we should have a place for those things to be. over our capitol and to be representative of the states that we live in is an insult because of what they stand for.

>> meanwhile, you have some reps calling this resolution in and of itself just a stunt from the democrats. what's your response to all of these words, this rhetoric here? >> i'm going to see the democrats making a push on this because i think it's one thing they can get done. fortunately with a republican-led house and senate there aren't many stallworths of structural racism that go falling by the wayside in the next couple years. i'm for them you know going after symbols and making a big stink of this because frankly you have a republican coming on the heels of south carolina obviously pushing this flag down the flagpole to make sure it's displayed in cemeteries next to the confederate soldiers on confederate memorial day. i don't know why you celebrate a successionist, racist symbol that should be banned. it's something that i'm not in favor of. i don't want to touch it.

i don't understand why people continue to celebrate it. >> let's talk about, you know truly combating racism at its core. what reforms do we need to see in terms of legislation? >> first, they need housing. i think the recent supreme court decision recognized that you know there's still bias in housing. there's bias in housing and education. texas is about to teach that slavery was a side issue in the civil war. i mean just the curriculum issues alone to say nothing of the funding issues for schools that make them continue to be separate and unequal really need to be addressed. frankly, the same kind of urgency that is taken by both senators in washington and congressmen in washington and senators in states really needs to be converted towards getting some really good progress done. we cannot celebrate simply removing symbols. we can't give people too much credit in that regard. >> going back to the confederate

flag and this debate that was on the house floor, you saw state representative jenny horne there really give a very emotional plea. i mean she cried when she was speaking. what do you think about that? her really scolding her fellow republicans on this. >> i applaud her for that because it's a symbol of how much white voters are coming to care about this issue and care about racism structural racism not just manifesting in hate crimes but whether -- when it manifests is a form of discrimination on a daily vote. we need the urgency from voters too. it's not because black voters and congressmen and women are making a big stink of this. it's because white voters care more about this and that is causing people to realize that this is now a real serious political liability. >> all right. senior editor at "the new republic," that you have for joins us. >> thank you.

the federal government says hackers stole 21.5 million social security numbers during a massive security breach. it was stolen from 19 million people that got background checks when they applied to the office of personnel management. spouses also had the personal data hacked. they have not named any suspects. china has publicly denied involvement. there are signs of frustration in vienna has talks aimed at reaching a final deal to limit iran's nuclear program drag on. secretary of state john kerry said today that the negotiations will not be rushed. he also warned that the u.s. is prepared to walk away if tough decisions are not made soon. james spaeth has more from vienna. >> reporter: the six countries negotiating with iran meeting to discuss their strategy on what they had hoped could be the final day of this long process. after an intense series of meetings, the u.s. secretary of

state came out to brief reporters. there were still points of disagreement, he said, and he would be staying in vienna for now. >> we're here because we believe we're making real progress toward a comprehensive deal. as i have said many times and as i discussed with president obama last night, we are not going to sit at the negotiating table forever forever. we also recognize that we shouldn't get up and leave simply because the clock strikes midnight. >> reporter: his iranian counterpart didn't come down to "meet the press," but when he appeared on the hotel balcony, i tried to get his comment. do you think you will get a deal in the end? >> i wouldn't be here if i didn't think. >> why would i be here if i didn't think that he said. earlier optimism about the prospect of an imminent deal had come from russia where iranian president rouhani is one of the

guests at a summit organized by vladimir putin. his former minister is there, one of the key players in the talks not currently in vienna. >> translator: based on the principle of mutual decisions we're at the verge of reaching a final and comprehensive agreement. it is already within reach. >> reporter: the reason the u.s. and some of its western partners were pushing so hard for a deal right now was because of u.s. legislation. it says that the u.s. congress gets 30 days to examine a deal as long as it's done by july 9th. that now won't happen so the time congress will have to scrutinize any deals doubles to 60 days. another deadline missed as the intense meetings continue in this luxury hotel. iranians are closely watching the talks in vienna.

ali velshi is in iran. the talks seem to drag out. are iranians feeling positive a final deal will be reached? >> reporter: yeah i've been here for almost two weeks. when the first deadline two deadlines ago came and went there wasn't a big sense of disappointment. people weren't thinking a deal would be made. when they extended and stuck around and extended again and stuck around you see the stuff that james just talked about, there's actually some sense that this is close. zarif penned an op-ed in the financial times this morning. one of the newspapers said "we are victorious" suggests a deal they like. the former president of the iran said there's a possibility of the u.s. embassy re-opened here if the deal is made. there's talk about what the future looks like in iran if they get a deal. in the last two weeks it's more

hopeful, erica. >> even as the u.s. and iran sit across from each other, the two countries, of course have been at odds for decades. do you get a sense there's a major anti-american sentiment in iran? >> reporter: it's interesting. last friday i went to the big by prayers in tehran. probably about 10,000 people were there. we were invited in escorted in given a place of prominence to get our video of the whole place. in the midst of that i was hearing people with chants that said death to america, and there was stuff in the sermon by an ayatollah that was relatively anti-american and anti-israel. when i went out, there are posters that talked about not buying things that support the zionist occupation of palestine. the americans look at iranians and see a state that sponsors terrorism. the iranians look at the

americans and see imperialists meddling in their affairs for almost a centsary. there is a lot of history and distrust that has to be overcome. whatever the outcome of this is it's a testament that zarif and john kerry continue to sit with each and try to hammer out a deal. there's a lot to overcome here. this isn't a technical agreement, erica. >> how are iranians responding to you being there? how are they treating you? >> reporter: very well. they're very hospitable. everybody asks where we're from, because we have camera crews. i tell them where we're from. they shake our hands. they have iphones here and more apple iphone signs than in most american cities. there's a warmth and people made a distinction not having anything against american people but in the video in the last few days there are

pictures of people burning flags and chanting down with america. there are billboards all around town in tehran that have negative messages about the america. the distinction people make is between american policy american foreign policy in the middle east and towards iran. american policy that they say favors israel and saudi arabia, two countries that iran sees as enemies versus american people. they, by the way, say why don't you do the same with iryan. you can dislike or government but we have similar aspirations. it's a very, very interesting dynamic. we have been treated with nothing but hospitality even by people with harsh things to say about america, erica. >> thank you. you can watch ali on target at 10:30 p.m. eastern, 7:30 pacific right here on al jazeera america. after days of tumbles chinese stocks have bounced

back. it rose 8.5% today as china seeks ways to stop the bleeding. more than half of all remain suspended from trading and limits of selling off stocks are in place. it remains to be seen if it's temporary or a sign of real stabilization. afr a referendum rejecting more austerity measures, greece has agreed to tax hikes and pension cuts. they submitted it today. we report from athens on what comes next. >> reporter: the greek government has met the midnight deadline for the submission of detailed austerity proposals to the you'reeuro group in brussels which they hope forms the basis of negotiations over the next two days or three for a third bailout deal to be decided by leaders in brussels on sunday. essentially now three days lie ahead to determine greece's future in the euro zone to

determine whether greece gets the vital aid it needs to save off the pocket of financial catastrophe and a banking collapse. two key questions now. whether those have tax hikes and reforms are adequate for the loans. deemed adequate by an increasely skeptical set of lenders that we have to wait and see. the second question is equally violation. the question of trust so badly eroded in recent months under this government and particularly since that referendum on sunday. can the greeks be taken at their world to implement and carry out their promised reforms where they haven't done so in the past. will there be a vote in parliament on friday to determine exactly that. whether to pass these proposals and give prime minister tsipras a strong hand in negotiations in the vital days ahead. in yemen desperately needed aid is on the way as united nations announced a week-long ceasefire. it will allow humanitarian aid

to be distributed throughout the country. more than 80% of the yemen's 25 million people are believed to be in need of emergency aid. the u.n. has secured commitments from both the houthi rebels and the exiled government of yemen's president. the truce begins tomorrow and will last until july 17th. up next a small midwestern town where heroin has taken hold now roshinged by a string of unsolved deaths. arctic journey. an al jazeera team heading for the arctic ocean with the u.s. coast guard. what they learn about the effects of climate change.

over the past year women have went missing and some suspect a serial killer. jonathan. >> reporter: erica,

investigators not sure what is at work here. six women have disappeared and the families have joined together desperate for information since there have been no arrests and very few answers. >> nothing wrong with me but arthritis. >> reporter: every week they gather and grieve. >> i'm going to do whatever it takes to find my daughter. >> reporter: all bonded by loss. >> they're going through the same thing. they know my pain. i know their pain. that's what helps. that's the biggest help. >> diana's daughter is among six women in chill koty ohio who have disappeared in the last 18 months, four have turned up dead. short of answers the mothers meet to mourn and mobilize. >> honk for help! >> reporter: demanding answers to a mystery that has dripped the small midwestern town. >> i want her to come home and be safe where we can take care

of her. >> reporter: some of the victims were found in water and many knew each other and each died differently. all had troubled backgrounds of drugs or prous tuition prostitution. >> everyone has asked that question, is there a serial killer on the loose? the investigation so far all the information we have doesn't point to that. we can't tie any to one person or persons. >> reporter: police haven't ruled out anything, but the mystery is exposed a growing crisis of heroin addiction here. how bad is the problem here? >> i would say it's pretty bad. >> reporter: tammy says more addicts come to her help turning to heroin after a clamp-down on prescription drugs. >> it's not something that hits one particular age group or a side of town. it's just everywhere. there's lots of different reasons. >> reporter: last year 19 people here died of heroin overdoses,

nearly five times more than the year before part of a growing tide of heroin use across the country. >> it doesn't matter whether they have an addiction or not, they're still a person and loved. >> reporter: she worries the stigma is slowing the investigation. she and others search for answers and their daughters. >> there's not enough words that can say how much i miss her, how much i love her, how much i want her home. >> reporter: the fbi joined the investigation last month, and authorities have been getting hundreds of tips but officers appear no closer to solving this mystery. erica. >> jonathan betz live for us in ohio. thank you. up next, the potential health hazards of fracking. how much we still do not know. plus the challenges facing native-american youth. why more than 1,000 went to washington today, and what's being done to help them succeed.

this is al jazeera america. i'm in new york. john siegen that you willer is off. fracking fears. oil and gas is booming in california, but is safety keeping up the pace? >> my first concern is about my daughter. many things happen in my area. first thing is fracking. >> the new report raising doubts. new frontier. global warming is opening up the arctic to new business. we take you there for a look at the possible rewards and the risks. [ music ] plus portrait in blues. a stunning new look at nina similar moen simone. >> when her dream went into the toilet because of the color of her skin. >> hear from the daughter of the singer, song writer and civil rights pioneer.

the safety of fracking operations in california have been called into question by a new scientific study. the 1,000-plus page report commissioned by the state outlines possible threats to air, water and human health posed by fracking. jennifer london is live from los angeles now. jennifer. >> reporter: erica, the study is part of new fracking regulations that went into effect in california on july 1st. so at the beginning of the this month. what we do know here in los angeles, for example, home to the nation's largest urban oil field, we know that every one of the 503 wells in the field have been fracked. we know that nearly 2 million people in the l.a. area alone live within 1 mile of an active well. among the findings in the report released today, pollutants near the well sites, well they can cause potential health risks. in the state's central valley where 80% of gas and oil production take place, residents

there say they've long questioned the safety of fracking. in the small farming town of shaf shafter, california, students play in the shadow of big oil. >> my first concern is about my daughter. many things happen in my area. the first thing is fracking. >> long-time resident romo believes fracking is making his teenage daughter sick. according to industry records three wells less than half a mile from her old elementary school were fracked in the last three years. last summer she started to suffer from seizures. >> when i still went to school and went outside, i was very hot. my head started to hurt a lot.

then since today my seizures, i keep thinking maybe that's the cause. >> reporter: when we first met her in december, she was having to take half a dozen pills a day. she can no longer play softball or hang out with friends. her father says she now also suffers from depression. >> i want to see my daughter laughing and jumping and running again. i think any father wants something for their daughter. >> reporter: a new independent report commissioned by the state validates the concerns of families like the romos. with no limits on the use of hazardous chemicals and most fracking in california occurring at shallow depths protecting aquifers are put at risk and air pollution from fracking could present health hazards no nearby communities. >> the scientific study confirms what we already knew. that fracking poses a

substantial threat to our health, our air, our water, and our climate. the science is in and the governor has no more excuses. it really confirms the fact that we need an immediate ban on this dangerous activity. >> reporter: frac tracker alliance says more than 350,000 children in the state attend school within one mile of oil or gas wells, and scoot districts with large hispanic populations are more likely to be close to oil production including fracking. in shafter, 82% of the people are hispanic. >> what the data shows is an undue burden on these communities that were predominantly hispanic. >> reporter: beyond this fence is the playground for sequoia elementary and just beyond the playground less than half a mile, three oil wells that have been fracked. residents say the fence won't protect them or their children from toxic chemicals released

during the fracking process. while other states have set bang limits on how close an oil well can be to a school california does not. the study recommends set-back limits be required. >> not having set-backs in local communities, it is a huge problem. why? because you're allowing up loader to come into any community they want. >> reporter: what evidence is there that fracking makes people sick? >> the evidence that we have that fracking makes people sick is the same evidence that we have that fracking doesn't make anyone sick. we don't really have a good science to back up anything. >> my hands are tied because i don't have to -- i can do anything for my daughter. the government was here and the poor people. >> reporter: the controversy and questions surrounding fracking don't end with this report. even the scientists behind this comprehensive review stress more studies are needed.

erica, how will the findings of this report impact the future of california's gas and oil industry? that remains to be a seen. i had a chance to speak with the head of the state regulatory agency in california. he says they need time to analyze the findings. as you mentioned, the findings were part of a study that was very comprehensive more than 1,000 pages for the state to review. >> yen jennifer london in los angeles. thank you. seth is the xektive droeshth of ps ehealth energy and one of the authors of the report. thank you so much seth. what exactly should people take way from the report? is there a direct link between fracking and danger to the water supply potentially subsequent illness? >> so, what people can take away from this report is that we have identified a number of risk

factors to the quality of air and the quality of water and to human health. however, there are very few data within the state that we can feel rest assured that we have the final say on the quantitative risks posed to all of those things. >> what does this study say that is different from previous studies? >> well the point of this study was that we in california, as it pertains to oil and gas development, have historically and even currently have very little information to go on. we have a lot of data from out of state an increasing body of scientific literature we can use as a proxy. this is the first study that

looked specific allyally at the california oil and gas development and high draultic fracturing and other well stimulation techniques and looked at the effect on air, water, environmental and public health. >> based on what you learned from the report should fracking be banned? >> so we weren't charged with coming out with those recommendations. we were charged to look very carefully at the available data and evaluate the environmental and public health risks associated with these practices. >> about that available data though is it concerning enough to potentially think about banning fracking? >> i think that's up to the governor's office obviously. if you want to go -- approach the 2,300-page report you will

find a variety of risk factors. you will find a variety of information that is concerning about these practices. in terms of what direction the state will make that's up to the decision makers. >> all right, seth. one of the aurtors of this fracking report. thaw so much. >> thank you very much. the u.s. army formally announced it's reducing its ranks, and military officials are warning r more cuts. jamie mcintyre reports from the pentagon. >> reporter: at his senate confirmation hearing, marine general joseph dunkford was asked what keeps him up at night? he replied the lack of xart to respond to what is called the uncertainty, and this came on i day with the u.s. army said it.

the army is blaming congress for its painful plan to muster out some 40,000 active duty soldiers it needs but can no longer afford. >> the army has to operate within the budget provided. part of that doing is restructuring and reorganizing to accomplish the army's mission in the best manner possible. >> reporter: under the plan the army would she had 40,000 ty duty troops and 17,000 civilian workers over the next three i years bringing it down from 570,000 soldiers in 2012 to 450,000 in 2018. with the end of wars in afghanistan and iraq it doesn't need as many soldiers but it's the smaller it's been since before world war ii. if you count guard and reserve soldiers, the army is 1 million strong. the enemy in the pg's view is

sequestration. at cording the board budget caps imposed whether congress could not agree on the budget deal. >> he's the next chairman of the joint chiefs and the latest to warn the mandatory cuts are a threat to national security. >> if we go to sequestration, we are unable to use the current strategy we have to protect our nation and the readiness of the joint force will suffer what i would describe in exaggeration is catastrophic consequences. >> as the senate confirmation hearing, the bickering and finger pointing continued. republicans say they've added a lot more money to the pentagon budget, but the white house keeps threatening a vee totetoveto. >> the problem is the commander in chief, the president of the united states is insisting on blocking that bill and encouraging democrats to filibuster it until there's an aagreements to spend an equal amount on nondefense. >> democrats say the extra money

is a sham. add it to the emergency war funding account where it can't be used for basics such as personnel or readiness. >> i can't figure out any reason why we put the $40 billion increase into the war fund instead of into the base putting. i can't think of any reason to do that, other than one of of misleading the american people about whether or not we're balancing something. >> reporter: with congress gridlocked, the army is on a forced march to cut a few thirst of the bree grade combat team. >> unless the budget controlled changed or reversed it will have to can you tell 30,000 soldiers from 2019. they're incapable of meeting current deployment requirements and responding to oversee contingency requirements of the demands. >> it will have a person toll affecting every arm post across the kun. while many of the reductions are

achieved through attrition, soldiers leaving sxnt being replagued, thousands of soldiers, most june your enlisted troop and captains and majors, too, will be told thank you for your service. you're no ng hoer needed. erica. in washington today they hosted a conference for tribal youth. they gathered to dras the challenges placed in their communities including barrier to education, drug and alcohol use and high rates of suicide. >> michelle obama said they need to find ways to impact your community. >> start to learn about your elected issues. the laws they make have an impact on your community, and if those officials are not looking out for you and your families you need to for someone that will and even better run for office yourself. >> the first lady today the

young people they need to learn from each other and bring the let sons back to their communities. the obama administration recently launched a new initiative to improve the lives of young nativing americans, but on at least one reservation in the pacific northwest the community is not waiting for the government's help. we have the report. >> this this isolated fishing town the award-winning school is a source of pride. >> way after i graduated i volunteers and red with some older students that couldn't read. i got pretty upset about it and wanted to try and do something about it. >> she's an example of what makes this 95% native-american schoolwork. a former student who cared enough to come back home and help. the white house edition stresses the importance of finding native culture in schools and putting more power in the hands of local

leaders. interior market will provide $2 million in grants to seven tribes targeting students that need help into college. much of the cultural focus and the local control is already happening here using local money. studying the original mccaul language is required. the leaders sit on the local school board and it was the tribe that paid to bring in high-speed internet last fall replacing the old slowerer than dialup system. in much of the native-american community, the education picture isn't that help. they say they need $1 billion in basic repairs and upgrades. only about 50% of native-american youth graduate from high school. >> don't depress me with that stacktics. the number of kids passing tegsing learning their language.

>> sit at lurch with the senior and his friends, you and feel the optimism. joshua is headed for darth mourt this fall. the try xb expecting them to succeed. >> they're really pushing for her education and people to go sxof go to college, but then dock back and apply it here where it counts. >> extra support from b.c. is always welcome but he made budget changes six years ago to focus on learns. >> i bear responsibility and this body bears responsibility to make a better feuer for those that come after us in leadership. would you rather act than wait for more on youed help? >> absolutely, yeah. >> back to the classroom the ratio moves ahead. thanks to the tribe's effort sned of half finishing cool they anticipate 89% will graduate on tie from the macau high school. >> it makes me want to cry because i'm so proud.

>> al jazeera, neobay washington. scientists say the climate is warmer faster at the poles. until thousand much of the arctic ocean was impact because of ice but that's changing. they're sending a ship full of experiments to the region to say how much damage is done. on that vehicle is al jazeera's reporter phil torres. they left yesterday from nome alaska. over the come weeks it will travel through the arctic ocean and heading north. thank you so much. tell us where exact i are you right now? >> reporter: hi. we're in the chub sea, and this is the reason why shell oil will be drilling the first offshore rig in the arctic. that represents a will the for the region. it represents the potential change and profit and mostly that poe tebl risk is something

like an oil skill. we can see the united states on the rice and russia on the left. both of these countries are looking north at opening seas and opening access to resources. >> wend a couple experiments are already under way. tell us about that. we awe say drone shot off the deck. it can fly ahead and detect things like potential oil spice or dangerous ice or even used to survey marine ma malls. they have a lot of a amazing things we are forced to tanned inti and loss. >> how parent are the warming temperatures hitting the region? what have you done? >> it is really apparent. you talk to anybody that grew up there, in their life sometime they have seen changes. as we went a mile away from nome

place p plants were growing there. they weren't there a few years ago because of warming. so when we're on land you see it. as we head further north the ice cap is melting. it taking more time than years past. >> talk about wildlife. you saw some along the way there. how are they potentially impacted? >> we have seen some pretty exciting wildlife. there are shines of orcas and other whales here. the bering strait is narrow, and that's where all the ships go through. as activity increases we have more and more going through this narrow ship. that's where all the marine mammals are migrateing hundreds of thousands every year so we don't know why the interacting to headache sure it goes well. >> phil torres we'll stay in

touch with you. sthau. tech know airs right here on al jazeera america. 2 years after the massacre victims of the bosnian war are still identified. >> the process of identifying these victims is pain-staking for her scientists and hard-breaking for family. hundreds line the streets of sarajevo thursday. they paid their respects as they cared the remain. they were driven through tone. mourn 8,000 muslim men and boys died at the massacre at the hands of serbia troupes. to date the remains have been identified. >> the identification process is fog like what we worked on elsewhere. the number of missioning and the complexity surrounds the reassociation of those samples together is just -- it's on a scale that nobody has ever done before. >> in our next hour the science

behind identifying all the victims and a closer look at why russia vetoed a united nations resolution that would have labeled what happened at si bernit bernitsa suicide. up next her daughter tells us about they are complicated relationship and the gripping new document that focused on aretha franklin's music and message. [ music ]

songs like feeling good a put a spell on you and sinner made made nina simone a star. a new documentary is shining a new spotlight on her life and legacy. randall pinkston spoke with her daughter lisa simone kelly who

talked about the complicated relationship and why it was important to make the documentary now. >> it was a labor of love my husband and i have worked on for ten years. >> i want to shake people up so bad that when they leave a nightclub where i performed, i just want them to be to pieces chls chls. >> i made a pledge to my mother when she passed away that -- to make sure she would be remembered properly in the way she deserved and the way to be remembered. >> i put a spell on you. >> you said that she was one of the the gratest entertainers of all time but she paid a price. what price? >> yes. oh, my goodness. her heart. her peace of mind. self-actualization awards. being rich. so many material rewards and goals that many artists go for

not to mention their own personal satisfaction. my mom forewent many of those things in order to stand up for what she blooeelieved in. [ music ] >> in terms of the civil rights movement, when her dream was pretty much went into the toilet because of the color of her skin. >> this is a very difficult recounting for you personally when you think about what your mother went through. for those the history of nina simone, she trained as a classical pianist. that was her goal. she had to get a job, and the owner of the club told her she had to sing so that began her singing career that led to her fame. there was a point where she made a very political decision. shortly after the deaths of the four girls until the birmingham

church bombing. >> exactly. mom came from a very religious family. my grandmother was a minister who does not believe in the devil's music, and so when mom just was told she had to sij and while she was trying to make a living she changed her name to nina simone so grandma wouldn't know she was playing worldly music. when the four little girls were bloun up i equate it in two parts. she was singing love songs and doing what she loved and being recognized. you have the part of her career where she got pad.mad. she broke when the four little girls were blown up in the church and she never came back. she became the revolutionary wi love and respect. >> at the same time a lot of her music wasn't played on the radio stations, which is how artists became famous at that time. >> yes. it depended upon what she was

singing. when she recorded i love you, it was all over the radio waves. when she did the jazz tunes that were acceptable she got all kinds of rec neegss. she decided to use the stage for the greater good against what was going on. "mississippi god damn" was an angry song. she says that in the documentary. there were many times when those 45s were sent back cracked in two. so she took a stand and was fearless and courageous and oftentimes she wound up being alone not only professionally but personally because of the decisions that she'd made in order to feel like she was doing something of meaning and used the platform in such a way that most artists, especially female arts of color at that time, were not doing.

>> today how do you remember your mother? >> i remember her with great love. i miss her, believe it ofrnt. i do -- i really wish that we could spend time together with me being in the place that i am now being the more wiser adult that i am now. i miss her very much. i'm proud of her. i'm really glad that my pledge to her has been fulfilled that she lives and lives properly in the way that she deserves and the in the way she wants to be remembered. [ music ] >> thank you for joining us on al jazeera america. >> thank you. lisa simone kelly just released an album herself.

you can watch that on netflix. that's the news for this hour. thanks for watching. the news continues next with antonio mora.

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