this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm erica pitzi, here are the top stories. a person of interest is in custody in the shooting death of a memphis police officer. after several legislative setbacks the president takes aim at cutting carbon emissions. joe biden mulls a presidential run while the g.o.p. prepares for a debate california's drought is a country wide problem. a medical breakthrough. two daughters donate part of

their livers to create a new one to save their life. >> a person of interest is now in custody in connection with the killing of a police officer in m memphis tennessee. 33-year-old officer shaun bolton was shot dead during a traffic stop last night. the shooting set off a multi-state manhunt. no charges have been filed against the person of interest. the memphis police department said the investigation is ongoing, and the tragedy shows it's too easy for criminals to arm themselves. >> there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands, that's the key. that's the key thing. and men and women in blue have certain rules rules of engage:

at any given minute in a 24 hour day, they are dealing with folks with no rules of engagement bolton was the third memphis police officer shot dead in the last four years. >> porto rico missed a multi -- petero rico missed a debt payment. the government failing to pay the $58 million bond. island officials say they do not have the money. friday they scrounged up $169 million payment against its debt, but they owe tens of billions. porto rico's government says they need their loans restructured. we are joined now with more. >> puerto rico technically has until the close of business monday to make the $58 million payment on bonds issue by the public offense corporation. puerto rican officials says the government does not have the money to pay the bill. whether it's a default depends on who you ask.

porto rico say payments on this bond is not a gaught because they are -- default, because they are moral obligation issues have a more at not a legal obligation to repay them. credit rating agencies call it a default. don't get too bogged down in technicality ris. porto rico's government was not mincing words when it said it was in a teeth spiral. does this $58 million missed repayment mean porto rico is not afraid of defaulting. that could be the signal it sends to investors, especially hedge funds buying the debt for pennies on the dollar hoping to make a profit by having the bonds paid back in full. the vulture funds commissioned a report suggesting that the territory do things like raise taxes, fire teachers close schools, cut public health funding to raise money. they are not likely to be heeded

by porto rykon officials who say that maintaining services for citizens like health care and education is a priority. they'd like the debt to be restructured and are working on a plan that could be unveiled next month. >> now that the puerto rican government has done this what can you expect down the road. this is a small debt a little debt. 58 million they owe tens of billions, what can we see down the road the puerto rican government do here. >> exactly, it's small potatos compared to the debt load. this is not owned by hedge fund managers. it's owned by peurto ricans. it could send a signal to the big hedge fund managers that we are not afraid to default, we need a restructuring. they can't declare bankruptcy they are unable to do it. so are municipal services to

issued the bonds. they need a restructuring, a hair cut. writing down a big portion of the debt a grace period or extending the time out when they have to repay the principle and from. that is what they are pushing for. this sets up the tension between the hedge funds that brought the debt for pennies on the dollar and want to be paid in full and porto rico which is seeking restructuring. tomorrow pamresident obama is set to announce cuts in carbon emissions, requiring carbon plants to reduce levels by 32% over 15 yeers. the white house released this video. >> power plants are the single biggest source of harmful pollution cricketing to climate change -- contributing to climate change. until now there's no amounts of that pollution that can be dumped into the air. think about that. we limit chemicals, mercury and

arsenic, and we are better off for it. plants can dump unlimited amounts, harmful pollution into the care we breathe. >> top republicans are resisting. they call the cuts unrealistic, and could slow u.s. job growth. energy companies say they'll challenge the new rules in court. vice president joe biden is exploring a 2016 run according to the "new york times" report. the democrat is it expected to make an announcement. the vice president and staff have been meeting donors and supporters a man that died in may urged the vice president to urge the race. >> i am officially running. >> republican candidate donald trump fired an aid, coming after a staffer wrote racist posts.

sam, accused of using racial enny fats and racial comments been president obama. the allegations are denied. trump is in the lead for the nomination. >> presidential hopefuls face off in a first republican debate. thursday features the top 10 candidates leading the poll. first 14 leaders answer questions form night at the first forum in new hampshire. donald trump declined to participate in the question period. >> i think a reason i do well no one tells me what to do. i'm not have the donors and special interests and lobbyists telling me what to do. i'm not running with their money. every time jeb is out, i know the guys giving them money. they don't give money unless they get something for it. >> political correspondent michael shure violence us from los angeles.

good evening. welcome to you. trump is it talking money. how does his wealth differentiate him from the goc field. >> happy sunday to you. it different sheets itself in a subtle way. donald trump doesn't have to fund raise, he doesn't have to be be hold tone a lot of people. that means he'll be an autocrat no one will call and check on him. remember citizens united this is it a result. the sheldon and others of the world - you could have a wealthy person become the nominee or the president. look at this. 200 million was about what mitt romney was worth. he was the nominee in 2012. he had to raise a lot of money. donald trump, depending on who you listen to is worth between

$2.5 billion and $9 billion, it's a lot of money, it's money getting involved in the politics. >> let's talk about the republican debate. top 10 candidates in the polls, top 10 in the polls will participate. oh is in who is not? >> it's a good question. you're looking at the bottom now. positions eight nine and 10, it's certain who will be there in the top seven players right there. you are looking at scott walker jed bush rand paul and donald trump. goes down to ben carson. here is one that people were not sure was going to happen. john casic, the governor of ohio he has gone up in newhampshire and nationally. i suspect you'll see him there, because of this chris christie or perry will be out, if you ask me i'll say rick perry will not be there. a lot are waiting to see him in a debate that's where his

downfafl bigins. >> any chance of carley. >> no there'll be a debate before the debate the undercard, the kiddy table. she probably will not make if. the reason they want carley fiorina there and the reason fox is propping them up - i spoke someone at fox news - they want someone to attack hillary clinton, a woman to go after hillary clinton's record. that will be a problem for the republicans going forward. >> what can we expect with so many candidates on the stage, and donald trump in there as well? >> you never know what to expect with donald trump, you can find crafty ways of going after him, and see people being dismissive of donald trump. the theatre will be trump himself. you mentioned at the top that trump fired someone. he does that for a living that was his show. he'll fire out someone in this

debate. pt question is how will -- the question is how will they handle it. the substantive debate because of donald trump, it will be the debate previous to the main show. >> let's talk about the democrats, joe biden, actively exploring a presidential run. why would he run, what could he offer that hillary clinton could not? >> the personal reasons is why joe biden will run. the reports that bow biden told his father he wanted his father to run. that plays into it. he would run because he did it in 1998, 2001 a man that wanted to be president for a long time. what he brings - he was a popular campaigner in 2012, running to the left of hillary clinton, which the party is looking for, but don't see bernie sanders assist electable. -- as electable. he's a compromise between hillary clinton, and bernie sanders. that's good for him. biden has a lot of relations

within the obama demonstration. democrats like the programs including obama care in the past. he would be the best ambassador. he makes gaffes he's not gotten a lot of traction as a candidate. this is a different joe biden, an older joe biden, one that has been president for eight years and popular. look at his negative ratings, they have gone down that is encouraging the biden people. >> as a political expert i have one more question to throw at us. looking at the debate who do you think will come out on top? >> i'll go with john kassig. people will be surprised. people don't know john kassig. he'll be something of a hybrid of donald trump, in terms of his ability to tell it like it is and some of the jed bush scott walker types, who are able to be solid on the issues. john is the governor of ohio. people don't know him. some kind of know him.

i think he'll be the person we'll talk about on monday. there'll be donald trump stories, i can't help those. >> certainly not. michael shure live from los angeles. thank you. >> tomorrow the senate considers a measure to stop funding planned parenthood. the plan is not expected to pass. it follows the release of videos focussing on a practice to provide foetal tissues. planned parenthood apologised but said it probing no laws. rand paul is leading the vote. >> a lot of people a lot of pro-choice people are upset by the videos, they are manipulate manipulating the baby turning it around to get to body parts, selling the liver and the doctors saying "well, liver is popular now for sale", i think most americans don't want tax dollars going to this. what we find is we have 9,000 community health centers to do

everything but they don't get into abortion. it will be less emotional if they fund community health centers and didn't found planned parenthood. let's put it into context. it performs 320,000 of roughly 1 million abortions. they are 3% of services it provides. federal funding is not used for abortions except in cases of rape incest or if the mother's health is at risk. 80% of clients have incomes below 35,000. last year planned parenthood took in 1.3 billion in revenue, 528 million came from taxpayers in the form of federal aid and state medicare funding. republicans say 9100 federally funded community health centers could provide similar services if the group losses federal funding. >> secretary of state john kerry was in cairo saying the u.s. was

committed to egypt's security. he went to a series of meetings where the goal is re-establish tying with egypt's government and territory. >> tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: egypt >> reporter: egypt used to be a close ally. the overthrow of the past two presidents cast a shadow over ties. this meeting to discuss that relationship was the first in five years. the foreign minister highlighted the common strategic aims of the two countries, the secretary of state said the u.s. could not overlook concerns over human rights with president abdul fatah al-sisi. >> israel has good reason to ensure that the fundamental rights of citizens are protected, that vital principles such as due process and freedom of press, association, are cherished, and women are empowered. >> he told reporters that the gaoling of egyptian journalists had been subject to proper court rulings. >> none of these journalists are held on the basis of any

expression that they have made, or in relation to is to their profession as journalists in a recent report are, the state department accused the egyptian department of: while such abuses have been legal grounds to superintendent u.s. military aid, the obama administration, with support from u.s. congress, resumed those programs. days before kerry's arriving in cairo, eight f-16 fighter jets were delivered to the air force, following the navy's receipt of several fast missile votes and an earlier shipment of apache helicopters.

kerry said the two countries agreed, the nuclear deal reached with iran would prevent the region entering an arms race. >> translation: fully implemented it will make egypt and all the countries of this region safer than they otherwise would be, or where. >> reporter: if egypt is uneasy with the nuclear deal, it's not expressing so publicly. on kerry's next middle east stop, meeting with the gulf cooperation council in doha, he'll calm their fears with reassurances of more american military support for iran's arab neighbours. today an egyptian court once against put off a decision about three al jazeera journalists accused of working with the muslim brotherhood. mohamed fadel fahmy peter greste and mohammed badr's case is adjourned until august 29th. the three were arrested in cairo in december 2013. they were in prison for over a year before being released pending a retrial. peter greste was deported to australia and is being tried in absentia. >> the lives of no one involved

in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything everything hinges on that day. for me, obviously, it defines how my life works what my career is. particularly for mohammed badr and mohamed fadel fahmy, on that day after the verdict, they walk away as free men or go back into prison, that makes it impossible for anyone to look beyond that point. it really defines everything, to be in a position where you build up, you say goodbye to your wife and kids as mohammed badr did earlier today, not knowing if you would go back and see them at the end of the day or whether you would go back into prison, that makes it a tough way to live. to have another adjournment, i think, is difficult. i was talking to them on skype as we watched it, and for them too, the whole family, i guess, it's tough, as i said, everyone is built up to this moment. it's been a long fight, and it's been a fight engaging everyone, everyone's energy, it's sucked out all of the time that anyone

in the family has had over the past 18 months. and so we all thought it would be over today. we all thought that we would know what the situation was, and at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it has not happened. again, the delay is difficult for us all. giles trendle said "we are waiting for the justice to be done." a wildfire burning north of san francisco has grown by 20,000 acres since yesterday. how the states drought is making a bad situation worse. >> more debris on the shore of reunion island. and 25 years ago today - iraq invaded neighbouring kuwait a look at what changed in 2.5

decades.

more debris found on the shore of reunion island investigators are checking whether it belonged to mh370. a service was held for the passengers and crew on board. part of a wing was found on reunion island. investigators confirmed it was for a boeing 777, the same airliner lost last year. >> the u.s. and allies continue to pound i.s.i.l. targets with air strikes. the pentagon said two dozen bombing runs took place in syria and iraq. 18 sortees were conducted by the iraqi military a spokesman for the u.s.-led coalition said each of the 24 missions succeeded in hitting targets. >> today kuwait is marking the 25th anniversary of iraq's invasion. the occupation lasted seven months, the first of several conflicts in that region that conditioned today. imran khan forces.

iraqi forces enter kuwait in the early hours of the morning, forcing half the kuwaiti population to flee. 400,000 people were on the move. the united nations passed 12 resolutions demanding iraq leave kuwait. saddam hussein refused, saying he had the support of the kuwaiti people. >> the occupation lasted for several months. a moment many say was the bebuying of south australia sin and his government. iraqis living in kuwait had to fleet, including this man and his family. >> there was none border left. when the bombardment started, the most important thing for us was to go back to safety. my children were young back then. i drove the car from kuwait to iraq. since that invasion, iraq had a turbulent history, years of sanction between 1991 and 2003,

followed by the u.s. invasion and occupation. a civil war between 2006 and 2008, and i.s.i.l. fighters taking over a third of the country. this man mourns the state of his country. he worries about the future of his children. >> life in iraq is a living mel. kuwait was better for us. no one bothered you there. and we keep our doors open due to security. >> it's a sentiment occupied by others that fled. >> when i returned to iraq, i was 12. i found a lifestyle gap between iraq and kuwait. i was shocked. the situation is deteriorating after all these years. in kuwait, it's stable. >> in kuwait they remember the sacrifices of those that die. look across the border, they hope the violence doesn't spillover into their country. turkey's military is denying

allegations that its air strikes against p.k.k. targets hit civilians. the president of the iraq kurdish region accused turkey of killing civilians in air raids and asked the p.k.k. to leave the region zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: another attack against turkish security personnel. this time it involved a suicide truck bomb. at least two soldiers were killed, 20 injured. authorities are blaming the outlawed kurdish workers party or the p.k.k. sunday's bombing is seen as an escalation in the conflict between turkey and the p.k.k., which spilled on to the streets. scenes like these have been occurring. in mainly kurdish areas of the country. you kurds have been calling for an end to the operations. >> translation: we wanted to organise a march urging the continuation of peace talks. as you know, there's chaos in kurdistan. who wanted to create it

atmosphere. it was the caretaker a.k. party. >> turkey disagrees, blaming the p.k.k. for violating a ceasefire and killing security personnel. >> translation: the game is clear, three terrorist organizations are targetting turkey's democracy, freedom, their actions a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rdrd. >> reporter: the turkish government says there can be no talks if the attacks continue. turkey began a campaign of air strikes in iraq and syria a week ago. officials call it a synchronized campaign against terror. it caused a divide among kurdish political parties across the region. in this iraqi-kurdish city,

kurds are angry at a call by the regional government, for the p.k.k. to withdraw from northern iraq. they want to protect civilians and protect the area from becoming a battlefield. the opponents believe he is serving the interest of his close ally, turkey. they believe the real agenda is keeping political ambitions in check. >> translation: i wonder how turkey hits the fence forces fighting i.s.i.l., that means the turkey government is protecting i.s.i.l., and fighting anyone that fights them. the kurds in iraq and syria may have a longs history of power struggles, but they have been cooperating in the fight against i.s.i.l. they've been the coalition forces on the ground. >> cracks are emerging that was zeina khodr reporting. nearly 2,000 migrants were rescued in the mediterranean sea

yesterday. refugees from found on seven boats. the bodies of five migrants that did not survive the journey were found. tens of thousands attempted to cross the mediterranean, they are escaping poverty and war in several countries in africa and the middle east. meanwhile another 200 migrants spent last night trying to break through the fences blocking access to the tunnel. french riot police accused pepper spray. charles stratford reports on the conditions and attitudes of the migrants. >> while european politicians argue as to how to deal with the crisis. the conditions in this camp are atrocious and deteriorate where more and more coming all the time. everyone we spoke to is too afraid to go on camera they do not want to be identified. when you ask why it's so important for them to gets to the u.k. they say similar things including a perception that immigration policy in the

u.k. is easier than it is in europe easier for them to finds a job. they say the wages are better and they want to be part of an english speaking culture. they say that they will continue despite the risks to try and jump some of these fences get in the tunnel and start what they see as being a better life charles stratford reporting from france. four years of california drought - and the conditions unlikely to improve soon we look at the impact the lack of rain has on the rest of the country, plus widespread doping among athletes. a look at a damning new report ahead.

welcome back to al jazeera america, here is a look at your top stories, a person of interest is in custody in connection with the death of a police officers, shaun bolton died after he was shot during a traffic stop.

no charges have been filed against the person of interest john kerry was in cairo for a sit down with egyptian president abdul fatah al-sisi, and other leaders. the goal was to re-establish security ties between u.s. and egypt. it was the first formal talk of its combined in six years. president obama is expected to announce strict cuts in carbon emissions for u.s. power plants tomorrow. the president's clean power plant will require the plants to decrease carbon levels by 32%. energy companies say they'll challenge the new rules in court. >> a fast-moving wildfire in northern california burned 37,000 acres. the fire in lake country, north of san francisco grew by 20,000 acres since yesterday, shutting two highways and 24 homes have been destroyed - more than 12,000 people have an order to evacuate. california governor jerry brown said severe drought and high

winds turned the state into a tinderbox dry conditions are in place up and down the west coast. california is getting the worst of it. the drought is in its fourth year and the government imposed mandatory water restrictions viltators fined $10,000 a day, and the restrictions showing results. californians reduced consumption for a second month in a crow. water usage dropped 27% below normal levels. the drought may seem like a problem for many but as john terrett explains the impact is felt across the country. >> agriculture is a $50 billion industry in california. the state is a top grower of fruits and vegetables and a producer of dairy products. it means in one way for another, all of us are consuming california's water. you can't get away from it.

what do you mean. >> do you like ice-cream, nuts on the top of the cries cream. people like these things it's a fraction of a walnut one wall knut requires two gallons of water like this what about fresh fruit. everyone loves the fresh fruit, a single mandarin a single gallon of water before this is ripe to pick. and tomorrow getting up. we'll cook an egg, look at this bad boy. 18 gallons of water necessary for the one leg. were you to wash it down with a single glass of milk like this one, the cows that produced the milk would have to take on 36 gam jonls of water. we have two gallons of water. 36 we can't fit into the studio. we can see california's drought is not just a problem. until we get rain we expect

produce prices to go up. if the drought continues, quality, this stuff, to go down john terrett reporting. let's bring in richard howard a professor emeritus of agricultural at the university of california davis. he led a study on the economic effects of the drought. good evening to you, thank you for joining us. >> good evening. >> let's talk about the study. what is the big take away? >> the take away is you'll get your fruit, nuts and vegetables they'll cost a bit more. california farmers are shiftle crops around to where the water is and we'll grow them and we are tapping into big rarves of underground water. which don't come free and have a number of problems associated with it. they will keep the fruit and veg takes on your table. we are looking at four years, based on the study, has it got

worse each year? >> yes, it's got about 30% worse each year. we could expect - it wasn't for the underground water, it would be a lot bores. it will get 30% worse if we have a repeat of 2015 next year. >> how much of this drought is caused by agricultural methods, versus mother nature. >> it's mother natures. >> there's little you blame on the agricultural methods. we have been planting trees, which makes it harder to adjust. but it doesn't use much more water than the regular crops that they have supplanted. >> all right, so the drought in california is so severe it is not something that can be fixed by rainy days too much rain is no good and one of our meteorologist are nicole mitchell explains. take a listen. >> imagine we decided to get together to reduce the california drought, armed with the gallon milk jugs and poured

it across the state. it would take us 11 trillion. that's what n.a.s.a. figured out when it looked at water volume through satellites. another way is olympic side swim swimming pools. we'd need 17 million to get the water that we needed. that's not how things work. we'll have to depend on mother nature to do this. what we need in terms of rain is widespread across the state, about an average of a foot or more northern parts a foot and a half. central and northern parts of california need the most rain. you can't get that all at once. it would cause flooding. the ground want absorb it it would run off. we need a few wet seasons. the reality is it took us a few years to get into the drought. it will take us at least a few years of average or above

rain fall to get out of the drought. and we haven't seen a normal rain fall year since 2011. back to you. >> that was nicole mitchell reporting. >> we have been hearing a lot about the result of so much water pumped from the ground. she's talking about water from the sky. we are talking about pumping up from the ground. it landed sinking because of that. is it a concern. >> it is true. it's a concern. the big problem is what it does to roads, canals levies bridges, and infrastructure. but it's worrying because it can run theiality of the water down and cause it to seep into underground reservoirs. >> all right. let's talk about - there has been a couple of story lines over the years asserted with this drought. which want to break down one. some say the production of almonds are to blame.

do you agree? >> no not at all. kaverl californian crops are driven by the consumers. consumers are consuming almonds at a large rate. there are new products and we are not going to tell people how to modify their diets. we'll grow what people want. if it's grown in an efficient way and it's healthy food it's a good thing, not a bad thing. >> this week u.s. senator fienstein introduced a $1.3 billion drought relief bill focussing on water storage, desalination and controlling. politics aside, what is good or bad about the ideas laid out in the bill? >> all of those things are good things. what you have to be careful is upsetting the balance between the environment and the water

supplies urban and agriculture, we have coequal goals as a political reconciliation of the two competing needs. the environment and the fish in particular are having the worst time of it in the drought. others are hurting, we are all hurting. the environment is hurting a lot. >> all right. you mentioned that the fish are really suffering here. as we mentioned, it's not just california, but the entire west coast of the u.s. that is suffering from the drought. in oregon and washington the salmon industry is feeling the effect. allen schauffler has more from oregon. >> reporter: right now salmon swimming up the river is under pressure that they don't often have to deal with. we had a long hot, dry summer and we don't have much snow pack in the mount ages. no snow back or little means

less snow melt and less cooling of the system not much rain this summer means not much cooling rain either to keep the water temperatures down. they spiked over 70 degrees, 71 72. that's a serious problem for the summer run of salmon expected to be half a million this summer. very robust. we are not seeing as many fish get as far upstream as we expect. that's a concern to fish biologist like stuart elills with the columbian river inner tribal fish commission. we have 200,000 fish missing, that we can't account for. they haven't reached a certain point of the river. are they dead or hiding? >> they may be hiding. a good portion may be hiding. >> seeking cooler water. >> socki, like salmon seek out cool water in tribe ute ris and

river, and they can hold waiting for conditions to improve and will continue on with their journey. this year while the run in the lower river is almost complete we would expect to have seen much more of this run reach some of their upstream counting stations dams in upper columbia than we have seen so far. we don't know the fate of these fish. we inter observed mortality for socki, for columbia and here at levels we have not seen but these are not levels that explain the fish that we have not accounted for. we know we had significant levels of mortality, we don't know how much yet, and will not know for a month or two, until the actual end of the migration. >> what kind of impact will it have if 200,000 fish were dead or gone? >> it would have a significant

impact. this is the third largest run on record in the columbia. and we were all expecting large escarpments for the fish. and it would set us back dramatically to have a smaller spawning escapement putting future runs at risk of being at some of the low run sizes we see a decade ago. >> thank you. to put this in broader context, salmon runs on the columbia have been robust 2.3 million or so for the year last year. in a broader context it gives you an idea that the fish are rebounding. how this will affect the important chinook run, we are not sure. whether the conditions will be the same then or whether the river will cool substantially - we'll keep an eye on that

and we've got our professor back here. richard, you heard the report. we talked about the economic effects of fishing, agriculture. what are some of the other economic effects this drought is having. >> well today, as you mentioned in your news we have wildfire. they are really having a significant cost and damage they are costing a lot of money to control. if we can control them. so that's a major problem. then of course we have the cuts to urban water supply that the government mandated. which is a good idea. brown lawns, dirty cars are a badge ever pride than shame. you are doing your part to cut back and adjust to the drought. >> what needs to happen now to keep california from dissenting further into a devastating drought. >> well we can't change mother nature. we can use better information to manage the resources, better

than we are doing at the minute. we will treat the water the way we treat our retirement account. draw it down if we are in trouble. but, put it back later on okay. richard, professor emeritous of agriculture and research economics. with a year to go before the olympics in rio, a look at whether the city can get its act together in time for the games. >> and a double liver donation how two daughters gave their father the gift of life. life. >> my quest is to find me and me is not here. >> fighting for a better future. >> if you don't go to college you're gonna end up dead on the streets. >> life changing moments. >> i had never been bullied, everyone hates me. >> from oscar winning director alex gibney. >> shut the cam --. >> a hard hitting look at the real issues facing american teens. the incredible journey continues.

strong winds, temp tours and a sand storm -- temperatures and sa sand storm stopping flights. forcing some planes to take off and land at other airports it's

been slammed by heat. textures aspected to reach -- temperatures expected to reach 109. >> flooding causes the bt of myanmar to declare a state of emergency, deeming several areas disaster zones. more rain is predicted for the next few days. caroline malone has more. >> reporter: many parts of myanmar have been submerged in rain and floods and landslides that followed. people are doing what they can to escape the worst hit areas - mainly to the west and north. all but one of 14 provinces are affected by flash floods. making it hard for rescuers to reach and support everyone. government temperatures provide homes, tens of thousands ever people have been displaced. 500,000 crops and live stocks have been suspected. the military flew in aid, helping some of those needing assistance. the myanmar president visited

some evacuees in the north-west. it's monsoon season in the region, and people expect some rain. it's been heavy and is expected to continue. the sheer number of people affected is overwhelming. aid groups warn there are people in parts of the country who they have not reached yet in russia several gay rights activists have been arrested after demonstrating in st. peters burgs. police say they were holding pickets at a celebration for the russian military. several other gay activists were attacked by veterans people took the gay activists away. russia passed a law in 2013 prohibiting propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations. >> with a year to go before the start of the 2016 olympics in rio, there are concerns about whether brazil will be ready to host the games, there'lling be delays -- there'll be delays in

venues holding rugby and beach volleyball. some of the companies have been caught up in a corruption scandal. officials in rio say they'll be ready to host the olympics. >> these are the final 365 days. we are counting down day by day. the olympics will be a success. all works are up to date all works delayed are back on track. some stadiums are 90 to 95% complete. >> brazilian authorities admit that they will not meet the goal of cutting oil pollution by 80%, where most of the sailing events take place. officials claim the water will be safe enough for competition. >> meanwhile the london sunday times and german broadcaster report that an international association of athletics foundation database shows widespread blood doping in

athletics. >> it's a sport that is no stranger to controversy. new allegations of drug use athletics may be the most alarming yet. data leaked from the i.a.a.f. indicating blood stamps from a third of medal winning athletes were suspicious. >> these are wild allegations, we'll have to check them out. i'm surprised at the numbers that seem to come from the i.a.a.f. as many as 800 had results that would be suspicious. 146 medicals, and 55 goals at the olympics and world championships, won by athletes

now under question. >> this is it athlete personal data, and the manner of it coming into the public domain should concern every athlete belows information is stored by the i.a.a.f. the investigation reported no irregular tests involving usain bolt. >> last month he expressed prust ration at an inability to move from scandal. >> it upsets me, because everyone points fingers and speculates. it doesn't help the sport in any way. >> the i.a.a.f. president for the time period under question, will leave his post on august 19th, after 16 years in charge. to be replaced by london 2012 chairman, sebastian coe or pole

vault champion sergay bubka who spoke to al jazeera in february. >> we must continue to educate. to educate athletes and parents, and work hard. it will be strong, and serious policy to clean sport, to clean athletics, and not accept the question is whether change at the top of the podium will be enough to prompt change in a sport struggling to salvage its credibility. athletes will face more spotlight than ever at the world championships in beijing, in three weeks time richelle carey is here with a look at what is coming up in the next hour. have you a big segment on a big anniversary. >> absolutely in "the week ahead." coming up at 8 o'clock - the end of world war ii. it happened 70 years ago now this month. the actions then still live with us today. much of that in the far east. we'll examine the hard feelings china and south korea has with

japanese aggression during the war also using the atomic bomb. critics say the destruction of hiroshima and nagasaki was a war crime. was it necessary to end the war? and the proliferation of those weapons since 1945. plus surviving a nuclear blast. one woman in her own words - what she saw and her message to the world. those stories in "the week ahead", plus the headlines in the next hour. hopefully you'll keep it here on al jazeera. plenty ahead. >> we'll see it then. >> well for the first time n.a.s.a. is preparing to display wreckage from the shuttle colombia and challenger. an an exhibit at the kennedy space center features two pieces of debris - one from each shuttle, and artefacts from the 14 killed in the flight. called "forever remember", it

focussed on how the astronauts lived, rather than how they died next al jazeera america triple crown winner american pharaoh returns to the race track. we tell you whether his winning streak continues. and a medical break through - two women donate parts of their livers to help save their mother's lives. -- father's life. stay with us.

in new york city a fourth person died from legion airs. health officials expect to find more over the next seven days. those that died were older or have pre-existing conditions the heath commissioner believers people are getting sick from contaminated cooling towers and is trying to figure out how it is spreading in hong kong two daughter

donated parts of their livers to create a new one to sif the life of their stepfather as bribe explains it's a medical first. thankful to be alive, the patient is surrounded by the daughters who saved his life. on their own, their livers were too small. together, by each donating a half, they were able to give their father a new one. >> i was in despair, my liver was too small. my sister agreed to return home from overseas. she was my only hope. >> double donations are rare. what surgeons did was to join two halves of a liver before giving it to the patient. >> we are literally implanting a liver into the recipients body, that saves a lot of time. it's a breakthrough for a team that achieves medical landmarks

in liver transplants from liver donors. >> the prevalence from hepatitis b in east asia means that liver failure is a problem, compounded by a reluctance in chinese society to donate organs, meaning that hong kong is a world leader in living organ transplantation. the family at the center of this medical first, thankful for a successful operation. conservationists are breathing a sigh of relief after the death of cecil the lion in africa. a u.s. huntser killed the iconic lion in zimbabwe, shortly afterwards another lion jericho, known as cecil's brother was missing, leading to reports he was killed. biologists say the g.p.s. shows noing out of the ordinary suggesting jericho is alive and well. good news for the cubs because we know jericho is taking care of them triple crown winner american

pharaoh returned to racing winning the haskell invitational in new jersey. he went into the race as a 1-10 favourite. a crowd of 61,000 people cheered the colt on it's unclear whether american pharaoh will race this month at saratoga. i'm erica pitzi in new york. the news continues with richelle carey. >> thank you, this is jalelah ahmed, i'm richelle carey in new york and for daltsers. dalt erls. here are the top stories, a person in custody after a memphis police officer was shot and killed plus extending a hand to a fledgeling democracy. secretary of state john kerry makes an historic trip top egypt. >> just the fact that jesus walked here is astonishing. it's rare for israelis palestinians and jordanians to agree on anything. today, a m