>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris. a gunman attacks two military centers in chattanooga killing four marines. what we know about the suspect and the fbi's search for a motive. and the lone wolf threat. how the government plans to prevent extreme acts of violence here in this country. and we begin with the deaths of four marines gunned down in

tennessee. they were killed today when an apparently lone gunman opened fire at two military facilities in chattanooga. the u.s. attorney general said that the fbi is now leading the investigation, and we begin our coverage at the pentagon. national security, jamie is here with the latest. >> reporter: well, tony, the authorities are trying to figure out the motive for this shooting and they are treating it as a potential act of domestic terrorism. it started this morning at essentially a strip shopping center in chattanooga tennessee, the scene of an armed forces recruiting center, where the marine corp recruit people. and according to witnesses a single gunman pulled up in a silver mustang convertible and popped 2 dozen shots through the plate glass at the front of the storefront. officials at the pentagon said

because the location had a back door, most of the people were able to get out of the back. it probably saved their lives. one marine was wounded at that location but no one was killed. and then the gunman went it a support center, and went into the parking lot and opened fire there. there, four marines were killed and one sailor was wounded before police shot the gunman dead. as they were sorting this out and putting the pieces together, both the mayor and the police chief and the u.s. attorney all spoke to the press this morning at a news conference. >> i want to say again, it is incomprehensible to see what happened, and the way that individuals who proudly serve our country were treated. two different locations this individual went to.

and as a city, we will respond to this with every available resource that we have. >> what we do know is that somebody brutally and brazenly attacked members of our armed services, and officers of the chattanooga police department and the hamilton county sheriffs' office responded immediately. and they were able to make sure that no further loss of life happened. >> this is a sad day for the united states. these service members served their country with pride and they have been the victims of these shootings. we are conducting this as a -- an act of domestic terrorism. the fbi is now in charge of this investigation. >> now the fbi has identified the gunman as mohamed yusef

arizona. and the authorities will be going through everything in his background to determine what the possible motive was and it's too soon to say but tony, the big question hanging over this story tonight is was this the kind of lone wolf attack, inspired by isil or somebody else that law enforcement has been so worried about in recent months. >> jamie, thank you. the fbi has identified the gunman as mohammod youssuf abdulazee. and lisa is following that story for us from washington. >> tony, as jamie indicated the fbi not only identified him. but told us his able. he's 24 years old. we have a photo of abdulazee.

this was taken a few months ago, apparently when he was stopped by the police, his only known interaction with the law enforcement, he was arrested allegedly for drunk driving and that was just a few months ago in april. we believe that he was born in kuwait, but he has spent much of his life, if not nearly all of it in the united states. the family moved here, we're told in the 1990. in the fbi statement identifying abdulazee as the shooter, they go on to say that it would be premature to speculate on the motive of the shooter at this time. we will conduct a thorough investigation of this tragedy. abdulazeez was seen driving a mustang in the shooting, and he pulled out a large rifle. and they have been going through that and they will be going through the family home,

owned by his parents where abdulazeez is believed to have still lived and that's outside of the city of chattanooga. his father works for the city of chattanooga a soil engineer. and the family is well respected in the community. he attended a local high school there. and in the high school yearbook when they had a senior statement, his quote was my name causes national security alerts what does your name do? he also reported the university of tennessee in chattanooga graduating in 2012 with a degree in engineering. and everyone who was quoted who knew this 24-year-old abdulazeez said that they were very surprised to learn that he was the shooter. reuters is reporting an interview with the head of the neighborhood association where the family lived. and they said he was a very nice guy and we all knew him. and we are shocked.

so the fbi will be looking at what may have precipitated the shooting of these four servicemen. >> lisa stark, thank you. bill gavin is an assistant fbi director in new york city, and he joins us from boston. the fbi has taken over the investigation, but you were telling me that it is not what it might appear. when the fbi moves in to take over an investigation, what is it really? >> really, tony, as a local law enforcement cooperation with the fbi and other agencies, and we have learned that nobody can do this on their own. nobody knows the city better than the local law enforcement. but the fbi and other agencies can bring to the solution hopefully to this horrid event

to a quick conclusion, by using expertise of everybody involved in the investigation. >> what are the earliest steps in an investigation like this? what's being looked at and where are resources being deployed and who is getting phonecalls at this point? >> tony, at this point in time, nothing is left undone. as you heard, the fbi in the press conference said there will be hundreds of fbi agents, and that's a little unusual but i'm glad to hear it. they will be turning over every single rock, visiting the home and all of his friends and all of his relatives. the forensic people will start taking part his computers. let's face it, he's a college graduate. and he has had computers and systems, and they will take apart his phone and they will turn over every rock to find out if there's anything in there that ties him either with somebody else that could be

involved in the next incident or if the whole event were triggered by some tweet, by some information by some text from somebody other than we would want that to be. >> gotcha, so bill, reading about the lone wolf attacks one of the report's conclusions is that there's a trend in this country right now away from groups committing violent attacks, to individuals committing these kinds of attacks. would you agree with that assessment, and how much more difficult is it for law enforcement to counter the lone wolf attack? >> tony, i do agree with that assessment and there are a couple of things that crop up here. number one the lone wolf is the preference for isil to recruit. the reason for that, the only contact is between that lone wolf and whoever the contact may be that's stimulating him

to start the jihad. the second part of that is, if they recruit groups, those are the easiest to penetrate. there's always somebody in a group who talks to somebody else, who mentions it to his mother father, best friend, and sooner or later, an informant will be in the middle of that. so the most difficult part in dealing with an incident like today, so if this individual is a lone wolf, it's difficult to find who it is, and what he is ahead of time, and that's very difficult in this day and age. >> and at this point it may be difficult to go through some of the things that we don't know yet. we don't know, for example if there's any kind of linkage between isis, isil and this attack, and we don't know if the attack has a political next, and we don't know if the attack was carried out by

someone who was mentally ill. and important to highlight what we don't know at this point would you agree though? >> i do agree with you tony. we have to look -- that's why i say you have to look at every single thing. what we don't know is what triggered this event. it could have been somebody else triggered the event for him. what's interesting here, one must consider, he shows up at the first site and fires a spray, probably a full clip through a semiautomatic or one barrel automatic weapon. if you look at the pattern on the door, that's a tight pattern, and i want to see if he had any training doing that. and secondly, he might have done that to draw law enforcement resources to that particular area so that he could go to the next area, and there wouldn't be as many law enforcement forces there. thank god for the actions of the local police department who confronted him and terminated him before he did any other additional damage. >> so i want to run this by

you. the white house is countering violent extremism, somebody held back in february concluded that the underlying premise of the approach to countering violent extremism in the united states we prepared a graphic here, that communities provide the solution to violent extremism. and that efforts are best pursued at the local level tailored to local dynamics, right? where local officials continue to build relationships through established policing and community outreach mechanisms. is that correct? that countering violent extremism is more of a local effort than a federal effort? >> tony, i think its something that crops up that's very very important, in attacking it from a local level. you have to have that big

umbrella that the federal government has to put all of their resources together to help solve these things, but where the whole problem starts is right on the local level. in new york city, you see something, you say something and that's no longer just a cliche to a nice sounding word or expression. that's a reality. people walk down the street in the city of new york and see something, and the next person they speak to is a police officer on the corner and they tell them what they saw that they don't like, and he or she goes and does something about it. that's important. but it's not just law enforcement, topi, but what's very very important, the community and the community revolving around your religion, around your church and things like that. >> if that comes to the attention of a propensity to do something such as what was done today, or to join an organization, those things have to be brought forward because it's only through the community

and law enforcement that this situation is going to be solved oremorem deed. >> bill, i appreciate that, thank you for your time. >> thank you. >> i appreciate that. >> . >> president obama has promised a thorough investigation of this. arriving home today the fbi and counter terrorism director were at his side. and mike viqueira has more on this. >> first of, the top testimony on capitol hill, adam schiff, he said something interesting he has been in touch and had a briefing on this terrible assault. and it's too early to determine from the information that he has been getting whether the gunman had any connection to a

foreign terrorist organization, like isis or al qaeda. the propaganda extremism influence, and that's out there, and it's too early to tell. you're right, president obama started his day in oklahoma, and he talked about criminal justice reform something that the president has been talking about all week. but as soon as the president launched in the marine helicopter, he went straight to the oval office, and there waiting for him was the fbi director and the security adviser in the west wing. they gave him the latest on the situation, and the president speaking to reporters afterwards, said that indications at this point that it appears to be a lone gunman, and then he talked about what he wants to see happen, from

here on out or at least in the coming hours. >> . >> obviously, we have the deepest sympathies of the american people, to the four marines that have been killed. it is a heartbreaking circumstance for these individuals who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion. >> loretta lynch said that the fbi will be leading a national security investigation into this investigation. much more on the shootings in chattanooga coming up, including whether efforts underway to prevent so-called lone wolf attacks are having any impact at all. and there's other news to get to. james holmes, the gunman who killed 12 in a colorado theater

in 2012 has been found guilty on all charges of first-degree murder. we are joined in centennial, colorado where the lengthy railroad is still being delivered. >> the judge has actually just called the defense and the prosecution council to the beverage for a bench conference, so we're no longer getting the audio feed. when that happens they cut the audio feed to the media. but james holmes just sat down, after an hour of remaining standing during the reading of all of the murder and attempted murder charges. and as you pointed out, he has been given a verdict of guilty on every single one of the charges. and the jury obviously resounding objection of the defense saying that holmes was not sane not able to determine right from wrong. and the prosecution council and

defense are back, and the judge is reading and i wonder if we could take a moment to see what the next set of instructions are going to be. >> in part b it appears that you put an x next to one of the brackets, and then a line through it. and then initialed it. was that to indicate to us that you filled it out by mistake? okay. and so you did be. >> tony, it sounds like there's just clarification for the jury on some of the technical aspects of these massive documents. 169 pails and it's not over yet. and we'll be moving of course to the penalty phase on monday. tony, they're taking the day off tomorrow. and holmes will be facing the death penalty. >> paul, thank you. the trial date for the man accused of murdering nine black churchgoers in charleston, south carolina, said that it's to begin july of next year,

dylann roof, in the 20 minute court hearing he the judge said that he last name be seeking any bond. and that's not going to happen anyway. >> as to murder, [ unintelligible ] picked up in north carolina. bond is denied. >> okay, roof faces multiple charges, including nine counts of murder and three attempted murder. we'll have much more on the chattanooga shootings. but first he's the only president to visit prison. barack obama gets a first hand at the criminal justice system that he wants to fix. and plus, what life is like for people in greece right now. rising costs and a lot less money, or no money at all.

>> we're continuing to follow developments. the fbi is leading the

investigation in the shootings. two attacks on military facilities, the suspected gunman, who was also killed is identified at mohammod youssuf abdulazee and president obama said that it appears that the attack was committed about i a lone gunman. and we'll have more in the next half hour. greece could pay a pray, now that it has agreed to the latest euro zone bailout terms. 48 of the 49 members broke ranks with the rhyme prime and voted against the deal. and that has prompted speculation that an early election could be in the fall. barges have been closed since june 29th. and people will be allowed to withdraw only $67 a day and only from atms. those controls on cash flow in greece were meant to stem the bleeding but prices for goods are skyrocketing.

the affect that this is having on local vendors. >> vendors at the farmer's market outside of athens. selling melons to customers at a steady pace and a steady price. because melons and other produce in this market are grown in greece, and not shipped in from other countries. countries greece can't buy from right now because of capital controls designed to keep money from flooding out of greece. but prices for remaining stocks of imports are rising drastically. and for vendors like john, the restrictions are forcing tough decisions. >> we have very big problems. every day the price of food goes up 15 to 20 cents. >> even the price of plastic bags is growing up. >> the most basic item that i use every day. i do this, what should i say to them?

here, take this, very basic. we were buying at 2.5 a kilo and now at 3.7. you understand? >> this is where capital controls meet mainstream. and the prices of every day goods. plastic bags, made of imported raw materials. but you have to come here. this is the port of pieria. it's busy, but as you can see it's not very busy at all. commerce has come to a snail's pace. and make no mistake. this is a culmination of five years of near constant economic decline. these unemployed shipyard workers have felt all of that. >> none of them has had a steady job since the crisis began in 2011. >> i am unemployed. we don't know what we're going

to do. >> the crisis is affecting their chirp, who should have a better life. >> i have three grown children, and i've educated them. and these are educated people who have absolutely no work in this country. >> the cycle of economic pain, john is resisting. by not passing on price increases in a struggling country. >> the moral person will not raise prices for people at this moment. and you shouldn't. >> but with his profits cut to 20 euros a day he may have no choice. >> a group affiliated with isil before an attack on an egyptian naval group which calls it had cyanide province said that it used a missile to attack off of the gaza strip. and it used photos to back up

that claim but the egyptian military is telling a very different story. it says that the ship caught fire after an exchange with terrorists onshore. in fallujah and ramadi, those are key cities under the control of isil. we spoke to the commanders about why the fight for anbar province is so critical to iraq's future. >> iraqi security forces are calling this the operation to liberate anbar province, and those fleeing from the violence are suffering. the listening has been closed. and at least five have died as a result of heat exhaustion. little help for those fleeing in baghdad an official holiday has been declared. but even those escaping the violence are suffering. >> after sunrise, we have come

here to cool off. it is too hot. and there's no electricity. >> the operation to relieve them has been running since monday. and the u.s. air coalition has stepped up the airstrikes and has hit targets in fallujah.. >> what we're doing is sending troops to break up isil. and this time, if we need to, we can change strategy easily. the coalition are involved, as is the iraqi air force and we see successes every day. >> so far the push has been to take certain roads and villages in preparation for the assault on the cities of fallujah and ramadi. take those from isil in the hope that the iraqis and the rest of the province will follow. >> they have announced many

operations before. but this time they say that it's different. iraqi security forces will cut supply lines between ramadi and fallujah and set up barriers in between. they have capitalized on the gain and have to withdraw. >> closest like these they wish for the iraqi security forces to have victory over isil fighters. isil have proven to be a formidable enemy and in every formation against them, they have managed to learn from it, and that's crucial when it comes to developing their tactics against the iraqi security forces, but this operation in anbar province will be defeated and they will be defeated. >> there's much more on our top story when we come back. four marines are dead in chattanooga, tennessee, and authorities suspect a lone wolf shooter, and what's being done to prevent that type of violence, and a call for

compensation for americans in new mexico, who live near the site of the first atomic bomb test.

>> every military installation in the united states is on alert to the after four marines were skilled in chattanooga tennessee. the shooter shoot at a naval ace, and then he drove. we heard from president obama. >> my main message is the deepest sympathies of the american people to the four marines that have been killed. it is a heartbreaking circumstance for these individuals who have served our country with great valor to be killed in this fashion. >> in the wake of today's

shooting security is being stepped up at military recruiting stations. jamie mcintyre is back with us, and what can you tell us about this? >> of course the pentagon, whenever there's an incident like this, the pentagon and the u.s. military, specifically the u.s. northern command in charge of protecting the homeland goes through a review of the security producers to see if any more can be done, but it's particularly difficult in the case of this recruiting station, at a shopping mall in chattanooga, tennessee because as they ponked out, the whole point of that facility is to engage the public, to be out and accessible. and not to be behind barriers. it has been more difficult. and the case of the navy support center is different. it's a training center and it doesn't have direct contact with the public.

so they may look at the kind of security that was in place there, though the gunman in this case appears to have shot a couple of the marines in the parking lot before he got in or near the building, and that will be something else to review. review you may remember, tony, a few weeks ago the threat was raised from threat conditional if a which is slightly elevated, so condition bravo and that was done by the u.s. northern command to basically ought tull of the militaries on notice, that throw there was not a specific threat against a specific facility, there was an overall increased threat of attack, particularly because isil was urging attacks during that time period. and in fact, they were urging attacks on the united states during the period of ramadan which is just about to end. so the big question, was

today's incident just such an isil inspired attack or something else? and the fbi going to be doing an intensevention to try to answer that. >> . >> and as always the case here. jamie mcintyre, appreciate it. several months ago the federal government launched a pilot program to try to prevent so-called lone wolf attacks and erica is with me now. >> we're looking at more than four months here, and the short answer not much progress in terms of an actual program in place, still very much in the brainstorming phase. to arrest them before we have another case, but getting to

young people early involving self agencies, like boston public schools they're board coming up with an anonymous hotline, so students can report questionable behavior, like anonymous website searches, and religious leaders and churches and mosques, but some parts of the muslim community are refusing to participate in the program, because they say that it unfairly targets and profiles muslims. >> we have been working primarily with the muslim community. because when it started, there was all of this attention and a need for response to the propaganda of isil. but i believe that as we view other circumstances for violent extremism, we'll continue to work with other communities. >> that was u.s. attorney for massachusetts, carmen ortiz who also said that isil's influence may seem like the biggest problem right now but

violence in america comes in many forms. the jewish community center, shooting in kansas to the church massacre in south carolina. according to a recent study by the group new america since september 11th right wing attacks have killed 48 people, and that's twice the people killed in so-called jihaddist attacks. part of the probably of getting this off the ground is getting a 100% buy-in from the community. and tony, the fact that the government is involved is really a hindrance because people don't trust the government. so getting the whole community behind it is thank you and that's what she needs to get this program up and running successfully. >> is there a deadline to get this up and running? >> no deadline. no taxpayer dollars in it just yet. but they hope to get it more concrete this fall. but again brainstorming to fig out what will work and what

won't. erica pitzi appreciate it. president obama made history in oklahoma today with his tour of the el reno correctional institution. and he's the first president to ever visit a principal. mr. obama visited several of the cells and met with non-violent offenders. it's part of his week on criminal justice reform. >> most of them growing up in environments in which drug traffic is common, where many of their family members may have been involved. we have to reconsider whether 20 or 30-year life sentences for non-violent crimes is the best way for us to solve these problems. >> three years after the president reduced the sentences of 46 inmates serving long sentences for non-violent crimes. u.s. has the highest

incarceration rate in the world. but as prison population grows so do the effects of that. >> the second whitest state in the u.s., maine is not known for its ethnic diversity. but here amongst the buildings a program is underway rooted in global indigenous cultures. it asks fundamental questions about the nature and purpose of criminal justice in the u.s. prisoners are being released early to learn about their crimes. the key is talking within a circle. >> there are kind of five keystone questions that we think about, what happens what were folks thinking at the time. or feeling at the time of that incident. what have they been feeling or thinking since and what's

taking place and what ways have they been affected and what needs to be done to make it as right as possible. >> juvenile offenders in maine can escape incarceration altogether if they agree. >> there are too many people in prison, and too young. >> she chose to confront the two boys who robbed her to make them understand why what they did was wrong instead of having their lives ruined ireverybodyireverybody cabbably by jail time. >> i felt that the kids had not been connected with the community. >> in the u.s., incarceration levels reached record levels and the damage to communities was recognize. in some states, law enforcement is looking for aboriginal tradition. >> it was in their best

interest to bring them in, and say, you have really erred and messed and up we have to figure out a way to help you make it up to the people that you've harmed and to be a functioning member of our community. >> he would still be locked up in a juvenile facility had it not been for the restorative justice program. >> it was like they were setting kids up for failure it instead of success. >> he has worked for the homeowners and paid restitution. >> the first meeting was emotional, because he was telling us how much damage we caused. >> he will be returning to school soon, and he's clear about his goal. >> i just got that tattoo the other day actually. >> and those who make amends this way are less likely to reoffend and justice has been served. aljazeera, maine. >> it was exactly 70 years ago today that the united states changed history. the first atomic bomb was

detonated in a new mexico desert. those who live nearby say that the manhattan crime experiments carried lasting effects. >> the wide open plains of new mexico, 70 years ago, this was a place that changed the course of history. july 16th 1945, the u.s. tested it's first atomic bomb here and there are those that remember that date clearly. >> and that thing slowlied kind of in that direction and i mean to tell you that thing,. >> he was almost 12 years old when it was detonated and the family received no warning. the aftermath of the test has

devastated the entire community. >> i know from here to de la rosa, more people have died of cancer just tons and tons of them. >> they have not had the means to seek treatment. and others have spent everything on doctors bills. >> we didn't have much, but we had what we needed and we lived civil and happily and everything changed overnight. >> but the national cancer institute are studying the effects of the atomic bomb blast. >> do i feel pressure to give them the answer quickly? i do the best i can but we don't want to sacrifice the quality of what we're doing and i think that everyone understands that. >> when he explains the tests

carried out here, what they want is recognition of what happened and an apology. henry and gloria herrera say that they welcome the study. but for many members of their people and friends any apology, if it ever comes, will be too late. >> it has been five months since a ceasefire was declared between ukraine and pro russian forces, and today there's little evidence of a lasting peace. the government had a blockade around donetsk, and the people have had increasing hardship there, and as charles stratford explains, there's little relief in sight. >> the line of cars stretches around the road. the self proclaimed donetsk people's republic. crossing into ukraine can take hours these days. >> every time they make a new

law, you feel humiliated. it's easier to travel to a foreign country than in your own land. >> none of the atms work anymore. the authorities have opened their own bank, where the people can pay utility bills and a tax and the elderly collect russian rubles, the equivalent of around $50 a month. [ unintelligible ] we wait for a better future. >> we want peace. the money goes a lot farther than it used to before the crisis. ukraine's blockade has doubled the prices of basic foods. many rely on foods smuggled from russia. they have supplied 38 convoys into the region since the

conflict began. people queue outside of distribution centers like this one every day. >> the aid we get is everything for us. i live alone and i couldn't survive without it. >> businesses are having to close down too. this sweet factory used to employ thousands of people. and it was forced to stop production, because it can't get the materials that it needs. the ceasefire agreement was signed in february. this neighborhood has suffered some of the worst damage since the fighting started. now, ukraine's blockade is being blamed for the increased economic hardship, and meanwhile, the struggle to find a lasting solution for the conflict goes on. it has already claimed 6,500 lives. for aljazeera in donetsk ukraine. >> it has been a year since the

malaysian airlines flight went down in eastern ukraine. all 298 onboard the plane were killed. and 39 of the victims were from ausa, and they will be honored with a permanent award in the capital city. the corruption probe has been extradited to the united states. according to the new york times, jeffrey webb is in u.s. custody, and he agreed to not fight extradition from switzerland. the 50-year-old webb was arrested with six others on may 27th in zurich toy. >> el chapo guzman is still on the run a week after he broke out of prison. and now we're getting an up-close look at how he did it. >> reporter: behind here, a maximum security prison, where high-profile crimils are locked up, none more note resource an el chapo, who was

captured here and taken? in february of 2014. it's home to the most notorious drug lord for 16 months until last saturday evening in which he sat down on the bed of his cell and put on his shoes. he then got up and went into this area, which is one of the only areas of the cell where the cameras can't see you and then he knelt down and kept going lower and lower until he actually disappeared into this hole. which then goes down into a tunnel which extends for 1.5 kilometers. it's worth noting that this prison is a huge maze, and we have passed through so many corridors and so many security doors just to get to this cell that it's impossible to know exactly where you are inside. and that makes it even more amazing and suspicious that el chapo's rescue team knew exactly where the tunnel had to come up. and behind me is the building

where joaquin guzman, el chapo emerged after going 1.5 kilometers in the underground tunnel, a luxury tunnel with electric lighting, and even a motorbike to whisk him out to freedom. there's an all-out manhunt to capture him. but its anyone's guess where guzman is now. >> they are offering a an award to find el chapo. the education law and beginning to honor the four marines killed in today's shootings.

>> congress is moving forward with revigs to the controversial no child left behind law. in a vote, senators voted in favor of reducing the role of the federal government in the nation's public schools.

how well schools are performing, and to provide and determine for themselves what to do about failing schools. daniel fullmer is the president of race and relations in community schools and daniel, we want to talk to you. so with a bill that passes with a wide bipartisan margin, i have to ask you what's the most significant change to the no child left behind law? >> with the no child left behind law we're appreciative that the senate that's taken a bold step to work with leaders to not only improve academic chive. but to block the affects of poverty on our young people. >> i like it. and explain how the senate bill, for example addresses poverty and class and improves

education. >> sure, for example communities and schools goes into schools with site coordinators and we find -- we create government efficiencies with programs that help the highest need kids. 93% of our kids are on free and reduced price lunch. and we only find academic, but obstacles. a hungry child is not going to learn math. and a child with a toothache doesn't care about history. so what this bill does, it creates educators to say programs in communities and schools that are necessary and we have the evidence to prove for example our program works. 93% of our kids are promoted and 91% graduate. so when you remove the obstacles to poverty, you are opening up the opportunity for academics. >> how does this work practicallily speaking? i have kids coming to school tired. and i have a kid with a

toothache and he can't concentrate. how does an organization like yours tap into resources that may outlined in the legislation here to do something about that? >> sure, i'll give you a great example. a young family, kids, on cold weather days, they were absent in december, and the site coordinators know the kids, and they found out that they didn't have winter coats. so they reached out to the faith-based community and others and asked for clothes. and so in the school, there's a clothing closet. and not only do the kids have clothes on cold days, and you do a lot better in school, and you do a lot better academically, and that's how we do it. we work with thousands of community partners in the country. so what we really believe what the senate bill does, i give

great credit to senator alexander and murray, the local community knows how to serve the kids, and there are guards to protect that. you mention support for schools that need to improve and they will ultimately improve. >> who ultimately is responsible for making sure that schools and children actually perform? i'm wondering are we moving away from standardized tests with this legislation? >> no, there's still standardized testing in there but what a number of educators and principals and others have said, a test is like a snapshot in the movie. there's more to the academic performance of kids than a test. so you look at student growth and school climate. if a child is scared or scared coming to school or scared at school they're not going to care about history. so you look at multiple measures of academic achievement.

so for this bill, and we would agree with the front lines of the school, where the educators are. >> daniel fuller is the vice president of legislative reeses, and he's joining us from washington d.c. daniel, thank you. new troubles for uber today. a california judge has slammed a $7.3 million fine on the ride sharing company for refusing to hand over certain information to the states. >> a california judge says that uber must pay a $7.3 million fine and it's services in the state should be suspended for not handing over dita about its operations. the ruling comes from the state's public utilities corporation, that says that they have not filed everything required for ride services. such as how often the vehicles are provided. and areas where they turn down requests and the cause of accidents. in a statement uber said that we will appeal the decision, since they have already

provided substantial amounts of data to the public utilities commission. more would compromise. by doing that, they have absolved themselves of a lot of the cost of running a transportation company. >> this is the latest blow against the rapidly expanding company, including lawsuits and run-ins with local regulators. in portland, oregon, it led to uber's suspension in that area. in france, it stopped operating the low cost service following violent protests from it taxi drivers. a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> we're following the latest on the shootings of the marines in chattanooga. what we know about the victims and why they were targeted and the suspect a possible backlash against muslims in america. and also, the criminal justice system and releasing surveillance video.

using dash cams and body cams to record stops but getting access to them is often complicated. and plus the fight in other communities over greater transparency. all of that coming up in just a few minutes. >> appreciate it, and thank you, and again the department of homeland security is increasing security, at certain federal facilities, following shootings in tennessee and the memorials for the marines are just beginning. tonight, a vigil is being held at the wesley memorial church in chattanooga. and the bodies of the marines will be flown to dover delaware, and they will be returned to their families. that's all of our time for this news hour. thank you for being with us. i'm tony harris. and john seigenthaler will be back in a couple of minutes.

♪ ♪. >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera, america. >> chattanooga shootings. >> a gunman opens fire at two military sites. >> we saw the silver convertible mustang and he was just unloading some type of large rifle. >> four marines killed. >> somebody pruittly, and brazenly attacked members of our armed services. >> tonight we are live from the scene with the latest, the suspect and the search for a motive.