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approaching 70 years insistence largest armed conflict in history. the link ring hard feetle forwardfeelingstowards japan ace pacific. police in memphis tennessee are in mourning, amid a manhunt. they still have not caught the shooter eve of an officer. a memphis police officer shot and killed after pulling over a car. sean bottleon was showed multiple times on a street in

the southeastern part of the city. >> the driver of the vehicle has turned himself into police and has since been released without charge. passenger of the vehicle who is believed to be shooter is identified as 29-year-old jermaine wil wilburn. >> my brother's life was just beginning only for it to end in a tragedy. there's enough eac eestles in ed and he fought it to the end of his life. bottleon's death speaks volumes of the depth of police work. >> the fact that there are so many guns in our streets in the wrong hands np any given minute in a 24-hour day, they are dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement.

>> sean bottleon is the third memphis officer killed in the line of duty in five years. he was just 30 years old. a mass shooting in new york statnew yorkcity has left 13 in. nine were hit with gun fire, four were cut and scraped. alt victims are expected to survive. presidential hopefuls will face off in the first republican debate this week. thursday's event will feature only the top 10 candidates leading the polls but first 1 14gop leaders will face a forum in new hampshire. the current front runner donald trump declined to participate in the question period.

>> i think the reason i'm doing so well in the polls, nobody's going to tell me what to do. i'm not going to have the donors or the special lobbyists tell me what to do. every time jeb in the hamptons raising money, they don't give money unless they are getting something for it. >> al jazeera's michael shure has more on what to expect of this week's debate. >> it's fairly certain who's going to beer there in the top seven players. be it goes down to ben carson. here is someone that wasn't sure what was going to happen. john kasick, gone up in the polls and a little bit nationally. that means either chris christie or rick perry will be out. i would say rick perry is not going to be there. a lot of people are ready to see

rick perry, because that's where his campaign went wrong in 2012. you are also going to see people being dismissive of donald trump. trump fired somebody he does that for a living. that was his show. he is going to fire out some bombbasbombast. donald trump he said doesn't have to fund-raise. he doesn't have to be beholden to other people. the problem that other voters be have is that that will mean he will be an autocrat. in 250 million was about what mitt romney was worth. he became the nominee in 2012, right? and he still had to go out and raise a lot of money. donald trump on the other hand,

is worth somewhere between 2.5 billion and 9 billion. that is a lot of money. he can do it by himself but it is still the same thing money getting involved in politics. >> vice president joe biden is actively exploring the 2016 presidential run. according to the new york times. the vice president and his staff have been meeting with donors and supporters. biden's sun beabiden's son beauy urged him to run before his death. nearly 10,000 emergency workers are on the ground fight fighting fires in california. 6,000 people were forced to veab the -- to evacuate the area. the fire has already burned up to 100,000 acres of land and

destroyed homes and roads along the way. >> we have seen a couple of spot fires and those pretty much escalated and got pretty big and got to the other side of the mountain. >> those were sparked by lightning late last week. in the drought-stricken land the fires are spreading pretty quickly. california is getting the worst of it, the drought there is now in its fourth year and the governor's imposed mandatory water restrictions. violators are being find as much as $10,000 a day. those restrictions are starting to show results. the figures show californians have reduced their water consumption for second month in a row in june water usage dropped 27% below normal levels. the u.s. coalition against i.s.i.l. now providing air support to some syrian rebels. on friday the white house amended the rules of engagement

to protect syrian rebels against attacks from i.s.i.l, preeivetle limited to offensive assaults on i.s.i.l. targets. view the syrian forces trained and queapt by the department of defense as partners, these partners are being provided with a wide range of coalition support in their mission to counter i.s.i.l. which includes defensive fires support to protect them. to egypt now where john kerry says the u.s. is committed to that country's security. the secretary of state was in cairo today, he was there for a series ever meetings, the goal to reestablish ties with egypt's government and also its military. tom ackerman reports. >> reporter: egypt used tobd onto beone of america's closest. this meeting to discuss that relationship was the first in

more than five years. egypt's foreign minister highlighted the common is strategic aims of the two countries but the secretary of state said the u.s. could not overlook concerns over human rights under abdel fatah al-sisi. >> egypt needs to ensure that the fundamental rights of its citizens are protected, freedom of press association are cherished and that women are empowered. >> shukri told journalists that the jailing of american journalists were subject to proper court rulings. >> not on the base of any expressions or in relation to their professions as journalists. >> accused of egyptian golf of quote, unlawful torture,

societal and government restrictions on freedom of association and the press, and limitations on due process in trials. while such abuses have been legal grounds in the past for suspending u.s. military aid, the obama administration with support from the u.s. congress, has resumed those programs. just days before kerry's arrival in cairo, 8 f-16s were delivered to egypt's air force. kerry said the two countries agreed the nuclear deal with iran would prevent the region from entering a disastrous arms race. >> fully implemented it will make egypt and all the countries of this region safer than they otherwise would be or were. >> if egypt is uneasy with the nuclear deal it's not expressing so publicly but on kerry's next middle east stop meeting with the gulf cooperation council countries in doha, he will be

trying to calm their fears with reassurances are more support for arab's neighbors tom ackerman, al jazeera. >> once again, an egyptian court has put off decisions in three al jazeera journalist cases. 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 who's involved in this can move on until we get the verdict. everything hinges on that day. for me obviously it really defines how my life works from here on. it defines my life. but particularly for baher and

fahmy, it makes it impossible to look beyond that point. it really defines everything. to where you build up say good-bye oyour kids and wife as baher did earlier today, to not know whether you're going back into prison that makes it an incredibly difficult way to live and to have another adjournment is very difficult. i was just talking to them on skype and for them too, the whole family it's tough. everyone has built up to this moment. it's been such a long fight and it's been a fight that's engaged everyone's energy, it 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 at least know what the situation was and then we would at least be able to plan and move on with our lives. it hasn't happened and again for this delay is really difficult

for them all. >> charles trendell the active manager of al jazeera said, "we are just waiting for justice to be done." the nuclear deal that iran scut with the u.s. and five other powers, he insists that iran isn't interested in nuclear weapons. >> translator: if the opposite side thinks it's succeeded then let them think that way. we know we have never been after nuclear bombs and never will be. >> rouhani made these comments during an interview with local media in iran. he says missiles were not evolved in the deal because they were not designed carry nuclear weapons. president of iraq's kurdish region has accused turkey of killing civilians in air raids. he has asked the pkk to leave

the region but violence continues. zeina khodr reports. >> reporter: another attack against turkish security personnel, it involved a suicide bomb. authorities in agre city are blaming the outlawed kurdish workers party or pkk. escalation in the continuing conflict between turkey and the pkk which has spilled onto the streets. scenes like these have been recurring in mainly kurdish parts of country. the kurds have been calling for an end to the military operations. >> translator: we wanted to organize a march urging the continuation of talks. but as you know there is chaos in kurdistan. >> turkey disagrees. it has blamed the pkk for violating a ceasefire and killing a civilian and 21

security personnel over the past days. >> the game is clear, target turkey's democracy and public order. their actions in june were messages to us and a declaration of war. the turning point was not when we declared war on july 23rd. >> the turkish government says there can can be no talks if the attacks continue. turkey began ocampaign of air strikes on pkk bases in northern iraq and i.s.i.l. in syria over a week ago. officials you call it a synchronized campaign against terror but the campaign has caused a divide among kurdish political parties along the region. in the iraqi kurdish city of sulimanea, call by the kurdistan regional government marsud barzani for the pkk to withdraw

from iraq. he wants the area prevented from becoming a battlefield, many kurds believe turkey's real agenda is keeping kurdish territorial and political ambitions in check. >> i wonder how turkey comes to popular defense nices fighting i.s.i.l, that means they're fighting anyone who fights them. >> reporter: the kurds both in iraq and syria have a long history of power struggles but have been cooperating in their fight against i.s.i.l. they have been the coalition's sources on the ground but cracks are now emerging. >> that was zeina khodr reporting there. dozens of people taken captive by the boko haram group. sol years freed 178 people on sunday. more than 100 of them were children nearly 70 were women.

nigerian officials say a senior borm official was also captured in the operation. the group has been trying establish an islamic state for several years in the northeastern part of the country. inturg russiast. petersburgy several gay activist were attacked by military veterans. russia passed a law in 2013 prohibiting, quote, propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations. tragedy unfolds in front of a crowd. the horrifying accident had a killed a pilot and shot spectators at an air show. plus, the white house reveals a plan to combat climate change. what president obama is going to

announce first thing tomorrow. >> just the fact that jesus walked here is aplaysing. >> a rare agreement between israel jordan and the palestinians. ah

are. >> a reduction helicopter pilot died after a crash at an air show today. he was taking part in maneuvers along with other military aircraft. the helicopter appeared to be out of control, it spun to the ground and exploded. a russian military is reportedly grounding all mi 28 helicopters until the cause of the crash is known. investigating more debris that's thought to be from malaysia airlines 370. washed up on the shore of reunion island days after a plane wing was found last week. residents of the island held a service this weekend for the 239 passengers and crew who were on board the plane. the plane's disappearance last

year led to one of the largest search and rescue operations in history. puerto rico has missed a multimillion dollar debt payment that could throw the u.s. territory into default. the government failed to pay the $58 million bond this weekend. island officials say they simply do not have the money. on friday the territory paid a $169 million payment against its debt but it owes tens of billions of dollars. puerto rico said they need their loans restructured. patricia sabga joins us with more. >> missing payments on this type of bond would not constitute a default because they are moral obligation bonds. meaning they have a more not a is financial requirement to repay them. puerto rico's governor wasn't

mincing words when he said his government was in a death spiral. does this $58 million missed payment mean puerto rico is not afraid of defaulting? hedge funds that brought the puerto rican debt for pennies on the dollar but hope to make a profit by having those bonds paid back in full, commissioned a report from three form he imf economists, that puerto rico cut completely funding to raise funds, puerto rican officials say maintaining essential services is a priority. they would like to see their debts restructured and in fact they are working often a plan that could be unveiled next month. >> patricia sabga there.

tomorrow president obama is said to announce new cuts in carbon emissions, requiring u.s. power plants to reduce carbon levels by 32% over the next 15 years. today the white house released this video. >> power plants are the single most, until now there have been no federal limits to the amount of that pollution those plants ask dump into the air. think abouthat. we limit the amount of toxic chemicals like mercury and sulfur and arsenic and we are better for it but plants can still dump unlimited amounts of carbon pollution into the air we breathe. >> they call the cuts unrealistic and could slow u.s. job growth. energy companies also say they will challenge the new rules in court. a new ban in plastic bags has taken effect in new york. most stores larger than 10,000

feet are now prohibited from using plastic bags. smaller stores have longer. river jordan is in such dire straits that israel, lebanon and jordan have joined forces to save it. imtiaz tyab has the report. >> connecting with a core event in their faith, the baptism of jesus christ. israel which occupies the palestinian side of this section of the river and jordan have long competed for tourism dollars but now unesco has weighed in on this rivalry, where jesus is believed to have been baptized, shared by a few christian churches.

>> just the fact that jesus walked here is astonishing. >> there are growing concerns about the river's deteriorating environment. the religious significance of the jordan river is indisputable but that can't be said for rest of the region. but in a rare show of cooperation, israeli, jordan and the palestinians are working together to try to save it. the 251 kilometer river forms a natural border between israel, israeli occupied palestine, syrian and jordan. al jazeera was given rare access to a military buffer zone where the impact of pollution and water diversion by the surrounding countries is clear to see. over the past 50 years alone the jordan river has shrunk by around 90%. at a recent conference, the

three countries signed an agreement to rehabilitate the river by 2050. >> we invited the political persons from those countries and we flownd was politicawe found l will. >> peace-building depends on these issues. i personally think that's my personal view. so this would be of help of the three neighboring countries using our sharing the jordan at this part, from the galilee down to that sea. >> one river, three faiths and a commitment from neighbors with complex relationships to preserve their shared religious history for future generations. imtiaz tyab, al jazeera, on the eastern bank of the jordan river. >> we are approaching 70 years since the end of world war ii. many of the scars still remain across the far east.

sentiments for japan have not changed much in the half century. our week ahead segment after the break. a new exhibit on display at the kennedy space center.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is another look at our top stories. in california, emergency workers are trying to contain wildlife. 100,000 acres of land destroying homes and roads along the way. 6,000 people have been forced to evacuate the area. tennessee police have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting of a memphis police officer. jermaine wilburn faces a murder charge. vice president joe biden is

actively exploring a 2016 presidential run. according to a report in the new york times. the democrat is expected to make an announcement by the end of this summer. the vice president and his staff have reportedly been meeting with donors and supporters. it is sunday night and time for a look at the week ahead. this month, 70 years ago, the biggest conflict in history, world war ii, was coming to an end. japan had invaded china in 1937. korea had officially been a part of japan since 1910 and of course, japan had brought the united states into the war with a surprise attack of pearl harbor. the fighting ended after the united states dropped atomic bombs on hi hiroshima and nagas. hard feelings among those who suffered from japanese aggression. patricia sabga reports.

>> reporter: 1937, japanese imperial forces captured china's capital nanking, six months of be carnage including rape and murder. thousands of korean women and girls, forced into sexual slavery as so-called comfort women to the imperial japanese army. two episodes of world war ii era astros advertise many believe japan has not atoned for sufficiently as the 70th anniversary of the end of the war looms. >> august will be a big anniversary for the japanese, to think about the way they have thanld past and japanese neighbors are scrutinizing the

statement by japan's prime minister. >> while prime minister shinzo abe says he does not believe japan should keep apologizing for events of the past. abe's visit to the united states earlier this year when he side stepped the issue of formally apologizing to korean comfort women and when he visited a shrine in central tokyo honoring war dead including convicted jab knees war criminals. raw historical wounds that feed into tensions between japan and china over disputed and increasingly milt trieingly mils in south of japan.

fears that have seen abe's government push for pacification to allow japanese troops fight overseas despite the objection he of japanese citizens. marking the statement of the end of world war ii will be future oriented. while japan may be ready to move on from past sins the memories of its neighbors may well prove more resilient. patricia sabga, al jazeera. so to put world war ii across asia into perspective, the human toll, the military and civilian lives lost it was staggering. 50 to 70 million people died in china, three to 4 million died in brun brunei, and half a milln

died in korea, more than half a million filipinos were killed and more than half a million americans died in the fightings. the death from atomic bombs continue. as of 2007 the total casualties from radiation exposure in hiroshima and nagasaki is about 300,000 people. zack cooper is joining us from washington, d.c. tonight and we appreciate it very much. so let's talk about the speech later this week from prime minister of japan, mr.-- prime minister abe. what should we be looking for in this speech? who is really his audience? >> well, i would say he has a number of different audiences. certainly there's a domestic audience in japan and there are various views in japan about what they hope the prime minister will say. i think prime minister abe will

also speak to a u.s. audience and finally to an asia audience, especially to korea and china who have been worried what prime minister abe will say about the 70th anniversary of the war. >> what about thinks statement that they've apologized enough? >> certainly there's a large school in japan that believe that japan has apologized and that 70 years of history since the war has shown that japan is going to be a proactive and active contributor to peace in the world and its intelligence efforts and security efforts have increased security and prosperity. that's certainly an argument we're going ohear from the japanese in coming days. >> how are the u.s. and japan able to pivot over the last 70 years to the relationship that the two countries have now? >> well, i think that relationship comes out of world war ii itself, and the postwar

settlement happened during the cold war. so there was the soicht threat t and it made it necessary for u.s. and japan to counter that threat. really the reliance and the relationship comes out of that relationship. the united states looks at 70 years as 70 years of good history rather than focusing on what happened in the 1930s and 1940s. >> so how has the u.s. been able to manage its relationship with various asian countries who actually themselves don't always get along? >> certainly. well, the united states as you know has strong allies in asia. it has five very close allies, japan, korea are two of the most important and it's critical for washington to try and get korea and japan to work together. we face a number of challenges

that north korea and china leaders in seoul and in tokyo have to work with their washington counterparts on. so it's absolutely invaluable for the united states to try and get their allies to work together. >> going forward what do you see as the future of u.s.-japan relations? >> i think they're only going to get stronger. prime minister abe has been an incredibly strong prime minister compared to his counterparts. he's going to be in office for a number of more years and this really gives u.s. and japan the opportunity to strengthen their relationship. the transpacific partnership is hopefully going to pass in the next year or so and the u.s. and japan have just realigned the framework for alliance so i think it's pretty bright future for u.s.-japan alliance. >> we'll be interested in hearing what the statement that

prime minister abe makes later this week. thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >> the end of the war in the pacific also haunts the u.s. to this day the top secret manhattan projects yielded a where monstrous new weapon, the atomic bomb. as a way to save lives in the long run, americans view this as a war crime. erica pitzi reports. >> operation olympic was the code flame for the u.s. plan to invade japan. it was scheduled to begin objection of 1945 and would have been the largest amphibious operation ever. military planners estimated more than a million allied soldiers would die. the japanese casualties would run far higher. the japanese were planning to fight ferociously to defend their home land and were hoping to make the cost of capturing japan so high that the allies would settle for an armistice.

but all that planning came to an end. u.s. bombers dropped atomic bombs on hi hir oash pla hirosht 6th and nagasaki two days later. >> after three years eight months and 25 days the japanese war is at an end. >> japan surrendered on august 15th. erica pitzi, al jazeera. >> let's bring in paul carroll, a former official with the u.s. department of energy, joins us from san francisco. the dropping of the bomb did it truly end the war as many people now think? >> well, thanks richelle for having me. that was the conventional wisdom for decades after world war ii

that these cathartic massive bombings of hiroshima and three days later of nagasaki were so devastating and awesome in the traditional sense of the world that it led the japanese to surrender. increasingly the evidence points out that that is not case. that while the dropping of these bombs may have shortened the war and may have avoided a land invasion by the allies and the u.s. troops the japanese saw the handwriting on the wall. they were already decimated in terms of their military strength about they were already looking at osoviet union that rather than staying out of the war was leading towards joining it. a week later after nag sac irvetionagasaki wasbombed.

>> much like what happened in normandy, if there was an alternative in fact does that mean perhaps the atomic age could have been avoided? >> i find it hard to believe it could have been avoided. when humans develop new technologies there's a phrase out there called the lure of sweet technology. today we know it as the internet, things on the internet that are developed. when you have a war and you have the opportunity odevelop a new weapon that could save your country's and your allies' lives, it is going to be difficult to not use it. let's keep in mind that the bombs were developed against germany. germany had convenient diserd three months earlier. -- had surrendered three months earlier. it would be difficult for president truman to say, wow, i

have this weapon and i don't want to use it. >> if you go back to the cold war and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, what kept somebody from using them? >> well, that again is sort of the conventional wisdom of decades of the post-cold war era. the cold war really began before there was a nuclear deterrent intellectual regime. the cold war began when diplomats realized the soviet union, it was a hungry bear, and the truman doctrine was going to freefnt had from happening. it wasn't until 1949 that the soviet union tested their own nuclear weapon and the u.s. and russia were furiously building as many nuclear bombs as they could. the whole thinking built up around that. it wasn't until decades later

that france and the u.k. joined that club. and by 1970 said we got oslow this thing down. there was a new treaty with 186 nations at the time signed and said okay you folks that have them, you've got them, you've got to get rid of them. the rest of us agree we're not going to seek these weapons. and the story of the past 45 years since 1970 has been sort of a spotty effort to constrain the growth and to eliminate the existing weapons. >> all right, paul carroll, good conversation, thank you very much. former official at the u.s. department of energy, thanks for your time tonight. >> happy to be here thank you. for survivors of the bombings, horrors of the attacks are still too real. they want to stop nuclear weapons to ever be used again. roxana saberi spoke to some of them. >> reporter: from above, the atomic bomb named little boy looked like this. below, in japan's industrial

city of hi hiroshima, satsuka sa bluish white flash and the walls around her crumbled. >> and then i had the sensation ever floating in the air. friends, classmates who were with me in the same room, were burnt to death alive. >> reporter: somehow she stumbled generosity. >> some people carrying their own eyeballs in their hands. nobody was shouting for help. just simply asking for water, water please. >> most of her family was out of town, safe. but her sister and nephew were killed crossing a bridge. three days later, on august 9, 1945, the u.s. dropped another nuclear bomb on japan. this one on nagasaki. the u.s. energy department

estimates more than 100,000 people died instantly in the two blasts. >> i have received this afternoon a message from the japanese government. >> within a week japan surrendered and world war ii was over. but survivors continued to suffer. in this film taken at a nagasaki hospital u.s. called this little boy patient number 50. with the skin burned off his back, he had to lie face down for a year and nine months. >> translator: i was really struggling on the border between life and death, often screaming, kill me, kill me. it was a very hard time. >> reporter: lying on his chest for so long, it collapsed. i asked if he's still in pain. >> translator: it doesn't pain me but i still feel pressure on my heart. >> reporter: in the seven

decades since the bombings japanese families have mourned the loss of many others who died from cancer and other illnesses linked to the attacks. satsuko has spent these years determining that they should not die in vein. >> their image just lives in my brain. the image just drives me, compels me to speak. >> reporter: so every five years she and tanaguci join plowrners in new york demanding that countries do more faster to eliminate weapons. >> they are delivering a petition with eight million signatures. just before the five year review of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty at the u.n.

meant to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. but more nations have nuclear weapons than ever before and concerns are growing that countries that don't have them could get them soon. >> we talk about this element but we haven't really made progress. >> reporter: so what needs to be done? >> they really have to be taking this issue seriously. and come to realize they hold in their hands the fate of humanity. >> reporter: these survivors say they'll keep telling their stories until they no longer can. roxana saberi, al jazeera, new york. >> 25 years ago, today, iraq invaded neighboring kuwait. a look at what's changed in two and a half decades following first gulf war. and a completely first, two women donate parts of their liver to help save their father's life.

>> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america.

>> today kuwait is parking the 25th anniversary ever iraq's invasion. the occupation of kuwait lasted just seven months. it was the first of several conflicts in the region that continue today. imran khan reports. >> iraqi forces enter kuwait on august 2nd, 1990. forcing about half the kuwaiti population to flee. the united nations passed 12 resolutions, demanding iraq leave kuwait. saddam hussein refused saying he had the agreement of the kuwaiti people. the u.s. launched the operation desert storm. iraqis living in kuwait also had to flee, including najeem and

his family. >> there was no border left and when the bombardment started the most important thing for us was to go back to safety. my children were young back then. i drove car straight from kuwait to iraq. >> reporter: since that invasion iraq has had a turbulent history. years of sanctions between 1991 and 2003 followed by the u.s. invasion and occupation. now i.s.i.l. is taking over a third of his country. najim mourns the be condition of his country. >> life has become a living hell there now. we even keep our doors open due good security. >> reporter: it's a sentiment echoed by those who fled. >> when i returned to iraq i was 12 years old. i felt a huge lifestyle difference between iraq and

kuwait. in kuwait lifestyle is stable. >> reporter: and in kuwait, they remember the sacrifices of those who died, look across the bloard. and hope the violence doesn't spill over into their country. imran khan, al jazeera. >> 65 people have been diagnosed with legio legionnaires disease. thankful to be alive the patient channing is surrounded by the daughters who saved his life. on their own, their livers were too small but together by each donating a half they were able

to give their father a new one. >> i was in despair because my liver was too small. so my sister agreed to return home are from overseas. she was our ow only hope. >> double donations are rare. what surgeons did which was unique was joining the two halves before giving it to the patient. >> we are literal donating a whole liver into the recipient's body and that saves a lot of time. >> medical landmarks in liver transplants from living donors. the prevalence of hepatitis c in the east, means that hong kong has become a world leader in living or began transplantation. >> the family at the middle of this medical first is thankful

for the operation. rob mcbride, al jazeera. hong kong. >> new exhibit at the kennedy space center features two pieces of debris one from each shuttle, as well as artifacts from the 14 astronauts killed in flight. called forever, remember, the exhibit focuses on how the astronauts lived rather than how they died. up next on al jazeera america, triple crown winner american pharoah returns to the race track. we'll tell you whether his winning streak continues.

>> american pharoah, american pharoah takes the lead right now as the field comes side and they're into the stretch and it's mada american pharoah. american pharoah won by 3.

>> yes triple crown winner american pharoah returned to racing today. he easily won the haskel invitational in new jersey. a race he went into as a twown o ten favorite. he may race again. the reports of an international association of athletic database shows widespread doping in athletics. elise holman has more. >> iwaf indicating blood samples of a third of medal winning athletes in major events are suspicious.

>> these are allegations that we will have to check them out and done by the commission as quickly as possible. >> sunday times newspaper obtained results from 5,000 athletes between 2001 and 2012, independent experts found that 800 athletes had results that would be considered suspicious under world antidoping agency standards. the report identified 146 medals including 55 golds at the olympics and world championships won by athletes now under question. >> this is athlete personal data and, really, the pattern of it coming into the public domain should consider every athlete, knows that their results are being stored by every organization in the world. >> last month expressed his

frustration at the sport's inability to move away from scandal. >> it definitely does upset me because otherwise i find figures again and start speculating and it doesn't help the sport in any ways. >> the iwf president, believes his post on august 19 after 16 years in charge to be replaced by either london 2012 president or sergei buka the pole valuate champion. >> it will be strong and serious policy to clean sport, to clean athletics and not accept any cheaters. >> reporter: the question is whether change at the top of the podium will be enough to prompt changes in a sport struggling to

saver its credibility. world championships in beijing in three weeks time. elyse holman, al jazeera. >> thank you for joining me on this sunday night. i'm richelle carey in new york. third rail is next. have a great night. night. [ ♪ ] tonight in our debate, the u.s. public education system is failing millions, american students' performance in tests is meade ochre. is it a lost cause, can it be fixed. in the panel. president obama is back from an african trip where he was treated like a native son. the numbers suggest george w. bush did more for the continent. who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and