>> negotiators miss another deadline, but a deal looks immanent on iran's nuclear program. hello. also ahead, anbar, iraqi forces launch an offensive to take a province from isil fighters. anger with greece after an eu bailout. hopes for democracy after 50 years. preparing for the parliamentary elections.

world leaders meeting in the austrian capital are finalizing a deal with iran. we are expecting a joint statement from iran's foreign minister and eu counterpart in a few hours time. let's get more from james bay. what are we expecting to happen later this morning? >> >> reporter: well, we are hours away from a historic announcement here in vienna. it seems to me like this is now pretty much a done deal. i want to be careful because we have had so much drama throughout this process and there could be a last-minute hitch. but i think that it is almost done and they are ready to have a formal ceremony of a meeting when we have all the foreign ministers, the six foreign ministers from the five permanent members of the security council and germany and iran, where they will sit down and they will formally agree to

the deal that they have been working on here for some considerable time. in fact, it's now 19 days here in vienna since they first sat down. they have meeting around the clock. we think that they have the deal darren. we think we are going to see that deal agreed in just a matter of hours. >> james are there still hurdles to come? >> reporter: yes, i think there are hurdles to come. once you got the deal, selling the deal could be just as hard as getting the deal. there are so many people opposed to this deal, particularly, i think, first in the u.s. and on capitol hill. because one of the agreements here the obama administration made was to let congress review this. because they passed the deadline a little bit of time ago a week or so ago that's changed things

in terms of the congressional legislation. congress gets 60 days to review this deal to look at it. that is potentially a problem for the obama administration. president obama doesn't have the votes in congress. he could then, if congress vetoes he could override that veto. so that, i think is where the central drama is going to be. one interesting thing we are hearing from reports of the draft of this deal that we are hoping to see in the next couple of hours is the suggestion that the u.n. security counsel might pass its resolution which is connect would to this deal and negotiated in tandem with this deal this month. that's very much news to me. diplomats i have been speaking to in new york always expected that congress would get the first look at this and then it would go to the u.n. security counsel and be made international law. if the security counsel gets it

first, i suspect that could an taking nice congress. it's not just capitol hill. there are other people deeply opposed to this deal, people in europe many people in the arab world who are nervous about iran getting the right to have nuclear power. and, of course, remember, the strong voices that we're already hearing coming from israel opposing this deal. >> okay, james we'll come back to you throughout the morning. the israeli prime minister has warned about that deal with iran. >> preventing the islamic republic of iran from building nuclear weapons is the paramount challenge of our generation. this is not about partisan politics. this is about survival. this is about our future. friends, israel and the united states are stronger when we stand together.

our alliance is based on the common values our two countries share. >> in iran the government launched a new offensive against isis. 80 have been killed in the fighting. the attacks took place around fallujah city, anbar province. they attacked residential areas. they managed to steal weapons weapons. they are involved in the operation. the army made some gains and moving towards the capital of ramadi that fell to isil. >> the announcement came monday morning. security forces were beginning a new operation to defeat isil fighters. >> reporter: the military operation started at 5:00 this morning. our armed forces along with

special forces, police are in battle. >> reporter: military operations have been continuing, but it's concentrated on the main city of ramadi. 10 to 11,000 new troops would be used. 5,000 within anbar and 6,000 to secure the borders of the province. the operation will focus on liberating fallujah. by retaking fallujah, commanders hope to cut off isil from ramadi. they control border crossings allowing them to use safe havens in syria to great advantage. iraq has a real challenge to defeat isil. but this is notable it does involve pro governments who long said the key to defeating isil. the prime minister has control over the army units. and the individual leaders run

these individual militias and there is about half a dozen big ones and a couple dozen small ones. so what the federal government is trying to do is capitalize on this essentially make the best it can of a very disorganized situation. >> iraqi air force is also involved in the new offensive. >> the iraqi air force has been given a boost. it received the first four of a consignment of aircraft from the u.s. they have arrived. the iraqi air force is hoping they will deliver a decisive blow to isil fighters. but in anbar fighters have sympathy from some of the sunni tribes men. they have proved to be a tough force. >> the conflict in iraq has taken a huge toll. we traveled to anbar province

where more than 20,000 people have sought refuge. >> this used to be iraq's nicest holiday resort. less than an hour's drive from baghdad, a generation of iraqis highed after it was built in the 1980s. but with fighting in anbar province over the past year, it's become a refuge of last resort. for 24,000 iraqis trapped by the conflict. and they are still coming to what aid officials describe as the worst displacement camp in iraq. almost 200 families have arrived over the past two days from near ramadi. he doesn't have much to give them. >> translator: in addition to being displaced, there are no resources. it slows the efforts of originations. >> reporter: a $15 million project to restore the hotel

started and stopped three years ago, leaving only the roofs and walls. there are people living everywhere. this is a disco. nine families live in it now. the hotel had an indoor and outdoor swimming pool, a cinema, restaurants, tennis courts, a boat launch. it was considered one of the nicest hotels in the middle east. a lot of the people who are here now who have taken refuge here used to come on vacation. the former five star hotel is now six stories of misery. most of its residents are from fallujah. they lived here for more than a year without electricity or running water. sewage leaks on to the roof. this family came 15 months ago after their house was destroyed. when the children get sick from the heat and dirty water he says there's no medical care.

>> translator: there was no other place we could go. there are people who have dollars, they go outside iraq. they don't know what it's like. only the poor who can't find any other place come here. >> reporter: but the latest arrivals are worse off. this family walked seven hours through the desert. there is only one mattress. everything here is so expensive they rely on charity for food. but it's when he recalls happy memories with his friends that he breaks down. all of that is gone, he says. he says in other countries people dream of big achievements. iraqis just dream of security. but security has been illusive.

for many here, it's a painful reminder of how quickly things fall apart. there is a third bailout for greece. there is a tough test to sell the austerity package to the greek people. hundreds of protesters rallied outside athens. demonstrators were back on the streets after a referendum that rejected an earlier reform package. they are angry at what tsipras has agreed to. the green parliament has until wednesday to approve a deal. athens can secure up to 86 billion euros over the next three years. >> reporter: a deal at last. after talks that lasted all night, euro's own leaders announced that avoided the worst scenario. a greek exit. >> today we had one object, to

reach an agreement. after 17 hours of negotiations, we have finally reached it. someone can say that we have an "agreekment." >> reporter: they need to adopt a large package and sell off 50 billion euros of state assets. alexis tsipras tried to put the best possible gloss on it. >> translator: the deal is difficult. we have prevented the trans-per of public property abroad. a plan that was designed up to its last detail perfectly and started to be implemented. we achieved in this fight the secured financing for the medium term.

>> reporter: concerned they would look at restructuring the debt, but was categoryicel. >> translator: it has come the most important currency, namely trust, was lost between us. going forward what will be important will be to implement what we have agreed on during the night. >> reporter: these were grueling talks for everyone that spent the night at the european counsel. this process is far from over. the idea is that half the money raised through the privatizations would be used to recapitalize the greek banks. a quarter will be used to pay off the greek debt and rest reinvested into greece. talks cannot begin until the greek parliament passes the whole package of measures into law. so the european leaders drive

away into the gray light of morning. most of them can now catch some badly needed sleep. but not the greek prime minister. for sure the night was bruising for him. he can only expect another bruising when he returns to face the parliament and people of greece. >> time for a short break here. when we come back, the debate over polygamy, why some want the practice decriminalized in u.s. >> a popular band on a product that contained led caused hundreds of workers to lose their jobs. >> i owe my life to chocolate. >> and a dark warning. >> the world will run out of chocolate by 2020. >> i lived that character.

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>> welcome back. a reminder of the top stories here in al jazeera. iran is final finalizing a deal. we are expecting a joint statement from the foreign minister in just a few hours time. iraqi government launched another offensive to try and retake anbar iraq's largest province in isil. 81 soldiers have been killed in and around the city of fallujah. alexis tsipras is back in greece. he face as tough test to sell the austerity package to his own government. parliament must approve the deal by wednesday. still four months away, but preparations have begun for the general election, it's the first

open vote since decades of military rule. we report on what's next for the country. >> reporter: opposition party members are going from door to door to verify the voter list. the general election is four months away. as a sense of urgency. >> there are little defense. >> reporter: from the national league for democracy predicted to win big in the november polls. it says an error-free voter list is one of its main concerns. recently two members were charged while carrying out a verification exercise. it views the charges as a warning not to consider the exercise. the last time the nld won an election was in 1990 led by the opposition leader. but the military rulers prevented the party from taking

part. the coming election will be the first under a civilian government which took over in 2011. the former army general has vowed to try to carry out free and fair election. but the constitution is still heavily weighted in favor of the military. they are guaranteed 25% of parliamentary seats. any constitutional amendment requires 75% support from mps giving the military an effective veto. the opposition leader says it's a minor setback. >> the people are with us. and what has happened in the legislature has in fact raised the interest of the people in this issue. >> others are not so forgiving. students protested the military's involvement in politics. >> translator: while looking through the voter list, we have found that lots of people are

not on it. >> reporter: shortly after the demonstration, he was arrested and remains in police custody. others have gone into hiding. political analysts are more pragmatic. they expect the military to continue to wield some sort of path after the election. >> there will be some military represented in the parliament for some extent of time. but we may take time to reduce the military personnel in the parliament. >> reporter: the pace of reform will be set by which ever party wins the next election. >> a court in thailand is hearing testimony in a defammation case. a report on a website alleged navy personnel accepted bribes to ignore trafficking of refugee refugees. if found guilty, they could face up to seven years in prison. the case has drawn criticism

from press freedom groups. to india where hundreds of contract workers have been laid off of a after a ban on maggie. they were found to contain led. they are facing an uncertain future. >> for the past six years 30-year-old has been employed as a contract worker every day at the local nestle plant. he spends time at home waiting to hear if you will work at another plant at least for the day. last month several samples of the noodles tested positive for led and msg. they shut down production and ended the employment of hundreds of contract workers. some have found other work. but the lack of a regular sagry

has hit him and his family hard. >> translator: it feels bad. so many problems. my kids' school are opening how am i going to pay the fees. >> reporter: after the layoff, some workers left for their home villages to save on rent. but officials say the local economy has not been affected as much. >> translator: there are about a hundred thousand workers here in different companies. so 1,100 doesn't have much of an impact and they live throughout the area. so there is no specific area that's been greatly affected economically. >> reporter: some warn that even if the layoffs are only felt by the workers now it could hurt the company in the future. nestle declined an on-camera interview. it's trying to find alternative work for the people that lost their jobs. business experts say this situation with the workers is only adding to the company's

image problem. analysts say other companies in similar positions have done more to protect their workers. >> sometimes people get paid holidays, they would have to spend many times more to restore the faith of its employees in the company as a brand. >> reporter: despite what's happened, he will go back to the nestle plant if production starts again. it was the best paying job for him in the area. but with the 90 day ban on the noodles, he worries that the wait could be a long and difficult one. >> the head of the prison in mexico where drug lord guzman has been fired. there is a reward for information lead leading to arrest

of guzman. the dominican republic says no one has been deported. they must leave if they haven't done so. >> reporter: proof they wanted to stay. dozens of people at this camp pulled up dominican issued identification documents saying they applied for permission to keep working and living in the republic. some say they were deported, others admit they crossed on their own. only because they didn't feel safe. >> translator: immigration authorities picked me up and sent me to haiti. >> reporter: however they got here, they are stuck. as haiti and dominican republic trade accusations over who is to blame and who is responsible.

they received some international attention. a delegation from the organization of american states. immediately they were surrounded by people who wanted someone to hear their story. al jazeera met this man a few days ago. he was born in the dominican republic, he was deported and now his children are stranded there without their parents. one official said there is a deliberate effort to force nation workers to leave. >> there are hands behind that movement to make the people leave because they didn't come here. why now? >> translator: the head of the delegation refused to say whether any were deported. the dominican government insists they weren't. >> i think it's going to be extremely important that the government set a mechanism in

order to discuss all these claims between the two countries. >> reporter: this delegation has come to these camps to figure out how people got here and how to relocate. what they don't want is for the camps to become permanent. one delegate said he might be allowed to go to the dominican republic to find his children. >> translator: we are waiting here for even prison to come. they have to see how we are living. >> reporter: as the visitors departed, those left behind wondered whether they will be given a chance to reclaim their old lives or start a new one. >> a merchant ship rescued 200 my grants off a libyan coast. the italian coast guard has rescued them. 15 children were among those

rescued. nasa's new horizons spacecraft is on its way to pluto. it's collecting information on the planet. it will pass within 12,000 miles of pluto on tuesday. if marriage is no longer defined as a union between a man and woman, it shouldn't be limited to just two people. >> for 17 years in east central texas, andrew has been raising his six youngest children with their three mothers ann, sheryl and jenny in what they kale their plural family. >> we are four parents. it helps share the load. >> polygamy is not permitted in the u.s. so andrew is legally married to one of his three partners.

they are hopeful that could change following a recent u.s. supreme court ruling. >> having redefined what we thought marriage was seemings they have opened the door to other people making other choices. >> in june the highest court in the u.s. legalized same section marriage expanding the definition beyond the union of a man and woman to include other less traditional arrangements. that definition should also include marriage between more than two people. >> if you can allow two men or two women to be, quote married i think that i should have that same right. >> that argument is gaining support. >> you didn't get divorced from her yet? >> we are still a plural family. >> a man applied to legalize his marriage. if it's granted to same sex couples, it should apply.

>> all of the evidence shows it's inconsistent with gender equality. given what we know about same sex marriage, they should be treated differently by the law. >> but these women with the suggestion their living arrangement puts them at risk. >> my husband has given me more respect because of my decision. i was not forced into this. i love this life. i wake up every morning grateful, happy fulfilled and in more ways than i ever thought possible, i feel empowered as a woman. >> a decade ago 5% of americans approved of plural marriage compared to 16% today. tolerance in t u.s. is rising.

>> and a quick reminder, you can keep up to date with all the news on our website. there it is on the screen, the address, al jazeera.com. i'm sanction he drove iran to the negotiating table. plus, rescued again, greece gets a debt deal but not everybody's happy about it. no deal yet, the united states iran and five world powers have hobbled through yet another deadline in the nuclear talks. that's where we stand 20 months after the