turkey pulled into the fight against i.s.i.l. in the first direct combat across the syrian border. >> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. on the programme - u.s. secretary of state john kerry puts up a defense of the iran nuclear deal to u.s. legislators. and i'm in nairobi, and i'll

bring you the latest of president obama's first visit of kenya. >> a skyscraper once full of squatters. we take a look after the infamous power faded hello there. first, turkey's government says it's launched air strikes against islamic state of iraq and levant. four i.s.i.l. fighters hit. u.s. defense say turkey allowed coalition to use a major air base on its soil to launch air strikes against i.s.i.l. turkey has been reluctant to let washington use the airways in the past. it's about 160km from the syrian border making it easier to reach the crucial i.s.i.l. targets. thursday the turkish military and i.s.i.l. fighters exchanged

cross-border fire to the south-east. one turkish soldiers and one i.s.i.l. fighter was killed. turkey responded by moving tanks into the area, we have more from the turkish town near the border with syria. >> reporter: tensions on the rise of turkish's border with syria. i.s.i.l.'s fighters fired into turkey hitting a convoy. one noncommissioned officer killed, two officers injured. they are being treated now. the army deployed to the area tanks went to the area firing upon them. clashes ensued. the turk rich media called it the first clash against the military and i.s.i.l. fighters. turkish media reporting that f-16 fighter jets scrambled to the area. these are routine flights that

happened regularly along the border with syria. a troubling incident that happened earlier in the day. turkish officials saying in the predominant si that two police officers were investigating a traffic incident when mass casualties were trig either. all of this underscoring tensions rising here in turkey at a time when turkey is drawn further into the syrian war. there's a spillover the violence, we are seeing that more and more along side the border at a time people are mourning the attack earlier in the week at the community center to the west of us. at a town close to the boarder in which 32 were kill. >> a senior advisor to the us state department thinks that turkey will pursue more ground action against i.s.i.l. in future. >> turkey has been a major

player in syria from the beginning of the conflict. they have been saying that bashar al-assad was the biggest problem. now they are prioritizing i.s.i.l., and because of squirmishes, we'll see a lot more fighting. because of the domestic situation in turkey the other incidents reported on this makes the situation more complicated along the border the longest in the world with syria. it's likely we'll see forces going back and forth, because rules of engagement seem to change. they are going to pursue and chel. shell. in the past they'd shell, we heard incidents of tanks. if i.s.i.l. steps up the pressure you'll see limited special forces like with turkey and northern iraq. will this mean that the turks will become the boots on the ground that the western coalition needed? i don't think we are there. we'll have to see what the next step continues on.

>> josh walker. u.s. military said iraq started to deploy soldiers trained by the u.s. for the first time against i.s.i.l. to recapture the city of iraqi. there was a meeting with the iraqi prime minister during an unannounced visit to iraq. ash carter had criticized iraqi forcing for showing no will to fight i.s.i.l. after the capture. >> we will fight d.a.e.s.h. civilization wins over barr barities. but to defeat d.a.e.s.h., we need capable ground forces that we can enable and support, and we will. and getting those forces in turn requires inclusive governance. we in the united states have been supportive of and admiring

of your efforts in that regard. >> elsewhere in iraq fighting between i.s.i.l. and pro-government fighters killed dozens in fallujah. military sources say 78 people died on both sides. imran khan has this update from the iraqi capital baghdad. >> the islamic state of iraq and levant released figures through social media sites that they use saying at least 113 popular mobilization force soldiers shia militias have been denied by the baghdad operations. saying they have lost iraqi security force soldiers including the shia militias. they say the figure are around 76. there's a propaganda going on between the iraqis and i.s.i.l. i.s.i.l. say they are mounting and fighting back in anbar by iraqi security forces to get rid of them. and are using car bombs to

devastating effect. iraqi security says it will be an operation to go after them in anbar province. once it falls, it will be back under government control. >> there has been firry scenes where senior obama officials were trying to sell the deal. the u.s. congress has 60 days to look at the deal. as russell reports, many members are skeptical. >> preventing iran from developing nuclear weapons. can a deal announced get the job done. obama officials were told me wasn't impressed. >> i believe you have crossed a new threshold in u.s. foreign policy. >> now it is a policy of the united states to enable a state

sponsor of terror to retain a nuclear development programme. >> the senate foreign relations committee was told it was not true. >> if the u.s. congress moves to reject what was greed to in vienna, the result is walking away from every restriction that you achieve. >> the anger couldn't be contained. >> i believe it meant police. >> you guys have been bamboozled bamboozled. >> convince me this is not a shah aid. >> they say it doesn't check behaviour, whether it's supporting hezbollah or hamas or bagging the syrian government. that is when the prsh asecretary reminded the panel that the u.s.

has tools to hold them to account. . >> building on the sanctions - we will not relieve all sanctions. the senate was reluctant to change the dealing on scientific merit. >> reporter: one analyst said the administration has to do a better job at selling the deal politically. >> how can you deal with a country holding america hostage, that supports terrorism. on that argument there's nothing to say. they creed the -- creed the territory to opponents. >> john kerry and fellow secretaries return to congress on tuesday to defend the deal. the real fight may come in september when legislators could pass on a measure calling on the u.s. to reg a deal it just negotiated

the leading u.s. republican presidential candidate donald trump says hispanic voters love him because he creates job. he been campaigning and provoked outrage branding mexican imgrants as rapists and criminals, and says he was, well misinterpreted andy gallagher sent this update from lor aido in texas. >> reporter: donald trump did not come to get a warm welcome. he came to paying a point about illegal immigration. the union that represents border agents withdrew the invitation, he came anyway spending three hours on the ground talking to various officials. obviously what makes this is big story are the comments that donald trump made about beam coming from mexico to the yits for a better life. he called them criminals and

rapists. we met plenty of people incensed by the remarks, the children of illegal immigrants, who run businesses and make taxes and they say his remarks are disrespectful. his campaign has a deal of momentum. the question is can he keep up the momentum and win the nomination for the republican party. >> police in the united states, in the state of louisiana, investigating a shooting at a movie theatre. two were killed and eight injured. police say a 58-year-old man opened fire in a crowded cinema before turning the gun on himself. >> still to come. tunisia's parliament considers a tough new security law and activists say it's a threat to democracy. also... ..the battle against super-bugs. how india's system is coping with the drug resistant

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welcome back. the top stories on al jazeera. turkish jets struck targets across the border in syria. u.s. defense said turkey allowed coalition war planes to use a base to launch air strikes against the armed group. turkish military and i.s.i.l. fighters exchanged cross-border fire. >> the u.s. secretary of state john kerry challenged critics of the iran nuclear deal during testimony during a hearing.

rejection of the deal would give "trainwreck" a green light to -- would give tehran a green light to pursue ambitions donald trump says hispanic voters will love him because he creates job. he has been campaigning at the u.s. mexican border. he branded mexican immigrants as rapists and criminals. he now says he was misinterpreted. tunisia's parliament backed the use of the death penalty for crimes of terrorism. it's par of a new law debated in parliament, to beef up security after a string of attacks against tourists. but there are concerns that the law could be used to clampdown on new-found freedoms. we have that report from the capital. a crucial vote. m.p.s are available.

for the of the government it's the only way to stem the rise of armed groups group affiliated with the islamic state of iraq and levant. and al qaeda. it is likely to become a law, backed by tunisia's two biggest parties for conservative in one. >> terrorism and terrorists are the best lies of despotism and lack of liberties. if we vote this law, this veil against terrorism and bundling money, that means you give off defending your rights. >> reporter: the new laws impose death sentences for a wider number of lives, allowing police to detain suspect for 15 days without access to a lawyer. this is a leading human right activist. he says the new bill introduced

repressive measures that undermined democracy. >> translation: it's students demonstrating on the streets against repression, if they choose to throw stones at security forces, it will be considered a terrorist crime by virtue of the new bill. all tunisians may be the victims of this new law. >> the counterterrorism bill is the latest in a string of measures taken by the government to crackdown on armed groups. last month the president imposed a state of emergency. after 38 tourists were gunned down at a beach in the city of zeus. in march 21 tourists were killed in an attack on the museum in the capital. the perpetrators of both attacks were trained bolivians.

the authorities are now on the offensive, saying if the bill goes through, it will send a strong message to armed groups, that the government is determined to get tough on violence. >> for the last few years politicians have been trying to pass an anti-terrorism law, but human rights activists are concerned. the draft law gives security forces sweeping powers that can be used to crack down on activists dissent u.s. presidents president obama is on his way to kenya for the first time since taking offers. there has been increased security surrounding the trip as he travels to the birth place of his father. andrew simmonds reports from the capital nairobi. nairobi's skyline as u.s. forces move in and the americans are monitoring all air space in kenya along with somali the head of the u.s. president's arrival. it may not seem like it but kenya is about to experience one

of its biggest ever security operations. president obama is setting out his first presidential visit to the homeland of his late father. but any personnel fulfilment will be tinged with a timeline of human loss. from al qaeda's 1998 bombing of the human embassy in which 200 americans died the al-shabab attack on the westgate shopping mall two years ago in which 67 people were killed to al-shabab's attack that killed nearly 150 people, three months ago. while this summit is all about innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth the rest of the visit is not expected to be positive all the way. issues such as security, good governance and corruption will be on the agenda and there could be tough talking. the u.s. had an uneasy relationship with kenya after violence followed the 2007

presidential elections. ken yetta was indicted. the charges have been dropped, the reason the presidential visit is going ahead. he'll ask obama for more assistance in his fight against al-shabab. >> we have been working with agencies in the fight against terror. and i'm certain that it will strengthen during the meeting. >> kenyatta will asking for support, participation of the u.s. presence of the u.s. more training of special forces by the u.s. so they can go in and do work. >> in the run-up to the visit, westgate malreopened. no memorials to the dead here. this is intended to be a move to show normality. despite some improvement to security kenyans are skeptical about whether enough is being

done to protect them. and they'll look to a u.s. president with kenyan roots for more help. nigeria marked its first year without a single case of polio. it could come off the world health organization's list of countries, it is hoped that next month the entire african continent would have gone a full year without a case of crippling disease. >> now super-bugs kill as many as a carter of a million around the world every year and it's estimated that could rise to as high as 10 million by 2050. in the second of our 3-part series, we have a report from new delhi on the challenges facing local health providers. >> reporter: he's 14 months ol. but more months this child has

been ill. he had typhoid and saw the doctor in january. it took two courses of treatment, but finally he has the all clear. >> since the time, you know, we started our services most of the cases they have have is drug resistance. most of them almost all of them have been drug resistant. it is a problem. for adults getting the right treatment is a problem. >> i had medicines from one doctor and another and another. when the first treatment didn't work i went to another for help. the second didn't help either. >> it was when she visited a clinic close to her home. she was found to have drug resistant tuberculosis. the doctor spent the last 20 years treating different tb cases and says more and more

drugs are ineffective against the disease. she partly claims unqualified health providers. >> some are not qualified to write a prescription. when they right incomplete that's is one way. it is very much required upgrading skills. once a drug resistant train is passed on. it is passed on through contaminated water and waste. sanitation is a daily challenge for communities like in, and drug resistant illnesses are a growing threat. where the government tried to fix the problem. they tried to comappoint.

ad hoc treatment has done little to help, or deal with diseases taking millions much people. >> doctors around the world have long been aware of the potential threat of drug resistant but with a number of cases on the rise recollection it's hoped it will stop super-bugs and help the health of the next generation. peace talks between the columbian government and f.a.r.c. rebels negotiations began in cuba in 2012 but has been overshadowed. both agree to a ceasefire on monday. it's colombia's independence day. striking miners refuse to give up. they have been making money. people that live there say they

have been struggling signs prices slumped. >> we have the report. >> it was known as the lands of riches they were the main supplier of silver for spanish conquerers and a symbol of prosperity for centuries. for most here the mine is their destiny. that man was studying law, but had to leave his career to be a minor. >> i feel bad and frustrated because i couldn't finish my studies. >> reporter: the mine has been active since 15-45. the largest government. two-thirds live in poverty despite riches. >> translation: 87% of the silver belt goes to international companies, and the

president hasn't changed that. the fact the companies operate here is welcomed but there are demands that they do more for the region and the country. >> mining is the main economic activity around here. in the last four years, the price of silver dropped by two-thirds impacting people's livelihoods. >> analysts say at least 60% of the people's income depends on the mine. but because the state is so fragile, it could collapse, people see themselves in the future without the mine and without industries. >> but they have been protesting for more than two weeks, wanting the government to build infrastructure giving them alternatives choices for the new generations. >> translation: our children finish university and work as taxi drivers, vendors or minors they can't exercise their provisions, that's why the people stood up for our demands.

>> they must be successful. >> translation: i feel hurt if one day my children have to go on strike to fight for the same issues we should have resolved years ago. >> they do not want their children to become minors or walk into the mine and not know if they'll come out. he wants them to have more options, other than being born and dying as a minor. >> now, some saw it as a haven for cms, others a -- criminals other a social experiment. a skyscraper in caracas is empty. we were given rare access and sent this report rising 45 stories hay into the caracas skyline, the tower of david as meant

to be a shining prosperity. construction stopped mid way. the fate of the abandoned skyscraper took on a stranger twist when squatters took over. for the engineer behind the construction of the tower, what he considered his greatest truimph is hard to grasp. >> it was meant to stand as a symbol of economic success. it became an emblem of what the state failed to give the citizens, and they took for themselves. it's been a year since the residents walked up and down the steps, and the government cleared half of them out of what many called a vertical tomb >> translation: the story of 925 families and people changed after we gave them dignified housing. we relocated in eight months. >> for a local film-maker and the tour de france's former officer, a lot was lost with the move.

>> people had organised in the tower better than the world outside. in could have been the better example of a socialist community that arose. that is all lost now. >> reporter: live after the tour meant a new home with better conditions. often more than two hours from the city center. to some, this meant losing a booming business. president nicolas maduro said that the tower was to become the center of the urban right in caracas, a complex hosting cultural and sporting event, but engineers questioned the visibility of the project, arguing that the infrastructure is not fit for these uses. the final fate of the tower is to be decided. for the moment it's serving as a film set for a horror story

scientists delivered the most earth-like planet found. n.a.s.a. found what has been described as earth's bigger older cousins. it's 1400 light years away. circling a style that is similar, but older than our sun. you can keep up to date with all the news on the website. aljazeera.com. [ ♪♪ ] on "america tonight", switching to the dark side. >> to thing at the same time as working on the cases, he as sabotaging them, that, to me, is the most shocking and disturbing part of the case. >> "america tonight"s lori jane gliha with a rogue fbi ate who used his -- agent who used his job to get drugs. a man's failure of evidence of an agency out of control?