john carry and senator john mccain and a poll said stewart attracted a much younger audience than a regular news program, the latest news on al jazeera on our website, al jazeera.com. >> republican presidential hope was turn on each other battling for the spotlight and voter support. >> this is what is happening because our leaders are stupid, our politicians are stupid. >> donald trump with plenty of controversial comments drawing criticism from his opponents and mad raters. >> the president's hard sell on the ran nuclear deal goes off track within his own party. new york senator charles schumer breaks ranks and says he will not approve the deal.

>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm erica pitzi. >> a fiery first debate, the top 10 gop candidates drew brews and cheers from the audience and fellow contenders. michael shure joins us live from cleveland this morning. good morning. we've got donald trump out of the gate, did not even have to say a word to fire up the crowd but how did he do overall? >> good morning. it really does still feel like good evening. it's been a long one here in cleveland. how he did if you ask donald trump, he did very well. he came to be himself, to be the person who breaks this debate up, who breaks up this race. he broke to the decorum of

republican presidential politics right from the very beginning. he was asked questions about how he would run would he be a lone wolf out there let's say he didn't win the nomination, is there anyone on the stage who would run as an independent but donald trump has been consistent and that didn't change last night. >> i'm looking to you to raise your hand now if you won't make that pledge tonight. mr. trump. >> if i'm the nominee, i will pledge i would not run as an independent, but -- and i am discussing it with everybody but i'm talking about a lot of leverage. we want to win and we will win but i want to win as the republican i want to run as the republican nominee. >> i spoke to someone who worked with donald trump who said he hardly prepared for the debate, another break with what candidates do.

a lot of hole themselves up, studying on the issues. he flew in hours before the debate, as well. >> let's talk about the other candidates who really took on everything from taking jabs at trump to the n.s.a. what do you think was the big theme overall last night? >> you know, i would say the issue that people had to talk about the am abrasion perhaps, scott walker, the moderators tried to get him to talk about his immigration how he changed his stand. jeb bush talking about amnesty and pathway to citizenship. a lot of the focus was on who could be moderate and more conservative. the hometown hero, the governor kasich applying to a sympathetic crowd. what he does successfully was show that he had a strong record and medicaid and why he took medicaid money here in ohio. >> president reagan expanded medicaid three or four times. secondly i had an opportunity to bring resources back to ohio to do what?

to treat the mentally ill 10,000 of them sit in our prisons. it cost $22,500 a year to keep them in prison. i'd rather get them their medication so they can lead a decent life. >> again, you know, erika just sort of standing apart from the crowd was what some of these people wanted to do, not tangle with donald trump and get some of their even if they were moderate issues across to the country and especially to the republicans. >> in the end in your political expert opinion here, who do you think came away the big winner? >> well, you know, we just heard from john kasich, erika. i think he was a winner on a few counts. one was that he was able in the end of the polling there to get on to the main stage getting off of that, what they called the kiddy stage or happy hour there, that was a big part of john kasich's strategy. he did it, it worked and he got to then be on the big stage. i think he was a winnerrals

because he was able to talk about his issues on that big stage. >> so you mention the so-called kid's table debate that happened earlier in the evening with candidates who didn't poll so well. who came out the winner there do you think? >> i would have to say it's easy to say that there were no winners. there was about an hour and a half between debates and people talked about carly fiorina spoke well. they did talk to her about the elephant who wasn't in the room. >> i don't know, i didn't get a phone call from bill clinton before i jumped into the race. maybe it's because i hasn't

given money to the foundation or donated to his wife's senate campaign. even donald trump ended up being on the early stage. he was what they were talking about in ohio or cleveland today. they are still talking about donald trump. >> do you think his poll numbers are going to be up after this? >> it's conceivable. he was touting that on his twitter. in a couple of polls, he was ahead. i think yes some people -- i certainly don't think they're going to go down yet. nobody distinguished themselves or took them down. i think the republicans will tire of him once this herd thins. >> should be interesting to see michael shure for us live in cleveland, thank you. >> the democratic national

committee revealed it's presidential debate schedule. they would hold six showdowns beginning october 13 in nevada followed by debates in iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. the last two will be in florida and wisconsin after the iowa caucus on february 1. >> president obama is losing a key democratic vote on the iran nuclear deal. new york senator charles schumer said after much soul searching he's decided to oppose the deal. john henry smith is here now. how did this impact the congressional vote now? >> congress has until september 17 to vote on a resolution of disapproval of the iran nuclear deal. that's something president obama has vowed to veto. to sustain that, he needs only one third of one house in congress as 34 send force or 146 house members if everyone is vetting. in practice, those votes are going to have to come from democrats, because republicans are almost universally opposed to the nuclear deal.

supporters of deal worry that accept tore schumer is so influential that he could lead other democrats to come out against the deal. he said to me the very real risk that iran will not moderate and instead use the agreement to nefarious goals is too great and after considerable soul searching, i decided i must oppose the agreement and will vote yes on a motion of disapproval. this morning, secretary of state john kerry took issue with schumer's belief that the deal only postpones iran's nuclear ambitions for 10 years. >> if you have 25 years of uranium tracking, which we have, and 15 years at 300 kilograms of enriched -- of stockpile and a limit on enrichment with open inspections 24/7, it is

physically impossible to build a bomb. >> soon after schumer's announcement, new york congressman elliot angle a ranking member of the house foreign affairs committee said he will vote against the iran deal. earlier in the day kristin jill brand said she would support the deal. >> legionnaire's disease has now claimed the lives of 10 people in new york. 100 others are affected. the new york city mayor is ordering building owners to test and disinfect the towers within two weeks. when cooling systems are involved the disease can spread very quickly. >> forar cooling to your outbreak usually there are a lot of cases in a fairly short period of time, and that's what we're seeing at the new york outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system more typically cases occur over a longer period of

time. >> health initials say legionnaire's disease is easily diagnosed and treated with antibiotics but can pose a serious risk to anyone with an underlying medical condition. >> the u.s. government suspects russia is behind a cyber attack against a pentagon computer network. the chief's unclassified email system was hacked. the defense democratic took the network off line for more than 10 days. military officials say the sophistication of the attack suggests a government sponsor and fits a pattern of past russian attacks. >> angry protests today from the families of the victims of flight mh370. family members marched in beijing demanding answers of sometimes two contradictory briefings from malaysian authorities. >> very powerful emotions. this time it's even worse.

>> it's been sleepless nights, and it's panic nervous fear, everything rolled into one so i don't know what to call it. >> malaysian officials say they've sent more claim debris to france for examination including a window and aluminum foil. french officials say they're not aware of such material. >> the strongest typhoon in two years is headed for taiwan today where flights are canceled and schools closed. rescue workers are getting ready to deal with floods and extreme conditions. the typhoon has already claimed its first victims. three are dead and one missing in choppy waters off taiwan's northeastern coast. the typhoon is due to make landfall later today. >> meanwhile the island in the northern mariana islands is recovering from the effects of the typhoon. president obama declared the u.s. territory a disaster area. residents have been without water and electricity since sunday.

>> one year since michael brown's death. his mother speaks exclusively to aljazeera america and explains why his case has become such a flashpoint for race relations and police violence. >> new surveillance footage may provide clues into the largest unsolved art heist in history.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it's 7:43 eastern time. taking a look at today's top stories, getting into the united states will be tougher for some people with tighter security measures for visitors from 38 countries awhose citizens do not need visas. it requires pat ports with chips with bio metric information. >> a camp in norway opens today for the first time in four years. it was closed after a self proclaimed militant nationalist went on a killing rampage there killing 69 people. more than 1,000 young people are enroll would for the first activities at the camp since 2011. >> the homeless man who attacked people at a movie theater in nashville, tennessee wednesday had a con hester of propane lighter fluid and a lighter.

he may have intended on setting off an explosive device. david montano pepper spred two women and wounded a man. he was killed by police. >> sunday marks one year since a white police officer shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in ferguson, missouri. the death led to riots and resignations and sparked a national conversation with police tactics and race relations. michael brown's mother told al jazeera's tony harris how she feels about this movement. >> there were black men who were killed before your son by police police involved shootings. there have been black men who have been killed since. something about what happened to

your son started a movement and that movement continues today. what is it? what is it about what happened to your son that's led to this movement? >> i wish i could answer that for you. what is it that happened to my son that led to this movement. >> what about that moment? >> it definitely had to be the moment. >> the circumstances. >> the circumstance, the -- the vague day the broad daylight, the -- his actions, you know, how do you -- how are you so comfortable what what you did and what did and you ran away? you know, i have to say the guy was in control the whole time and he knows that -- what we're

up against and we needed all those people out there to support and stand up for michael brown in that instance. this fight isn't just a fight it's like a war and in war, you have troops. >> the war is the war to change this culture and the way that police do their work in minority communities. >> exactly and so make people like him understand that saying that's become popular about black lives they have to say that they have to know that we know that we matter. they need to know that we matter. >> the death of her son led to weeks of violence and months of protests. al jazeera reported from ferguson a year ago.

here is the look at how events played out and impacted the nation. >> keep rolling keep rolling. >> years of racial tension exploded last year after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer. activists say the grassroots mobilization sparked was new different, it was resolute. >> something about the fact that people here just kept coming, no matter the force no matter the tear gas the push back from police forces, people kept coming in gendered to a new idea. >> people were galvanized into action speaking out about alleged police abuse particularly in poor urban communities. >> this is not something sadly that's new or unfamiliar to poor communities or colors of community within the united

states. >> adam green said what is new is the way cell phones and recording devices have allowed the nation to see for themselves what happens during encounters with the police in ted of relying on officials' accounts. >> we have instances of officers who say they respect the rights of people they stop and footage shows they do not respect those rights in any meaningful way. >> in south carolina, a white police officer killed a black man, shooting him in the back as he ran away after a routine traffic stop. >> i can't breathe. >> or nat case of eric garner who died on staten island after a police officer put him in a chokehold during an arrest for selling loose cigarettes. >> people are organizing to shine a light constantly on the ways in which the representation of how law enforcement operates in this country is at odds to the actual practice. >> the stories have always been there, but now are part of the national conversation.

>> there's a new level of attention and people actually know language around these issues that they didn't know before, they are talking about what police be authority is and how it shows up. >> the american justice system has done this over and over again. >> a new generation of young black civil rights activists say it's not only time to restuart the conversation with race relations in the united states, but make sure it continues. >> i think this just reawakened the civil rights movement, because we've been asleep, after the assassination of dr. king, after the assassination of malcolm x about freedom fighters historically speaking, then a lot of our people became afraid. then you have the energy of the young people standing up and saying enough is enough, this has happened long enough. >> while the shooting infer son was the catalyst for young americans who said enough is enough activists say it's too early to tell whether history will mark the growth of this

movement as a turning point. al jazeera chicago. >> another controversy to come out of the ferguson riots is the question of demilitarizing police forces across america. some law enforcement is already taking on new initiatives. we have the latest from washington state. >> this is the washington state criminal justice training commission the police academy for the state of washington. officers going into 283 different agencies, 600 to 6050 of them a year are trained here. we are talking about today about something new in police be, the concept of the blue courage curriculum. this is sue rarr, she runs the training center. the concept is what? >> to focus on the honor and nobility of police be to make sure there is the mindset of a guardian when they approach the job rather than a worrier. we want them to focus on

protecting rather than conquering. >> how much does that have to do with knowing themselves? >> it's very important that they're very self aware and recognize the importance of their own mental health and their attitudes and how that's going to affect their interaction with people on the street. >> how widespread some kind of training? >> it's building across the country. this academy and an academy in arizona started in fusing the training principles into crick comes about a year and a half ago. >> we'll have much more on blue courage and other ways of teaching policing, and policing in the streets of america tonight. >> you can watch the full story and more coverage in other special, flashpoint ferguson, one year later tonight at 8:30 eastern. >> summer storms may not be the best solution to ending the drought. rain could create more problems for texas' water woes. >> i've got big news!

this is it! this is the final episode! >> john stewart gets a star-studded farewell as he ends his run on the daily show. >> how frustrating is it to find a shirt that fits just right ht

>> the southern plains, this lasted more than four years until this spring. from 2011-2014, $15 billion because of the drought. then may came around, the spring of 2015 brought record amounts of precipitation to the southern plains and we went from the drought to these images, el niño favored that above average precipitation and dry grounded ad to exceptional flooding conditions. here's a map showing that. what we were in in the south was a drought monitor deep reds are areas not only in drought but

most deeper reds, texas was in 81% of the state the worst category exceptional as was most of oklahoma. then we came to may and look at this, texas and oklahoma, those brighter blues are places that set records for the wettest month. that turn around caused that flooding. back to california, not only the drought conditions hardened the soil but fired a to worst flooding because they remove vegetation that trap rainfall. even though california really wants the rain, they don't want it all at once and with el niño, we could see more rain, but it needs to be spread out. >> it was the end of an era in late night television. john stewart signed off from the daily show last night. the final episode featured guests who either helped create the jokes or were on the receiving end of them over the years.

steven colbert made a cameo. after a few jokes he expressed has heartfelt tribute. >> we owe you because we learned from you. we learned from you by example how to do a show with intention how to work with clarity how to treat people with respect. you were infuriatingly good at your job. ok? all of us who were lucky enough to work with you and you can edit this out later all of us who were lucky enough to work with you for 16 years are better at our jobs because we got to watch you do yours and we are better people for having known you. >> you can see john get choked up there. bruce springsteen, john stewart's favorite capped the show with a tribute. john stewart said nothing ends, it's just a pause in the conversation. >> thanks for joining us. stephanie sy is back in two minutes with more aljazeera america morning news. have a good day.

>> i've been challenged by so many people, and i don't frankly have time for total political correctness, and to be honest with you this country doesn't have time, either. this country is in big trouble. we don't win anymore we lose to china, to mexico. >> in the first of many debates republicans took the stage in cleveland and there were plenty of fireworks. >> a major blow to the white house, two top democrats reject the iran nuclear deal. could the agreement be in

jeopardy? >> a key part of the u.s. strategy against isil under pressure u.s. syrian trained rebels have been captured and are deserting their post. >> good morning this is aljazeera america. live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. the republican presidential candidates views and policies coming a little more into focus this morning after the first debate of the year and it was a feisty one. they were asked provocative questions about immigration isil and abortion. the moderators challenged candidates about how their positions would stack up against democratic front runner hillary clinton. the crowd made it difficult for any one candidate to shine but donald trump drew the loudest reactions.

>> you guys nervous? [ laughter ] >> soon after the opening photo op, donald trump raised his hand to leave open the possibility he may challenge the gop nomination winner unless it's him. >> if i'm the nominee, i will pledge i will not run as an independent. >> kentucky senator rand paul took the first shot. >> he's already hedging his bets because he's used to buying politicians. >> the next swipe at trump was more direct and came from mad rater megyn kelly. >> you call women you don't like fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals. your twitter account -- >> only rosie o'donnell. >> what i say and oftentimes it's fun kidding, we have a good time. >> in a raucous evening the biggest clash of the night involved new jersey governor chris christie and kentucky senator rand paul. christie supports the n.s.a.'s aggressive use of wiretaps, paul

is opposed. >> i want to collect more records from terrorists but less from innocent americans. >> listen, senator, you know, when you're in subcommittee just blowing hot air about this, you can say things like that. when you're responsible for protecting the lives of the american people, then what you need to do is to make sure that -- >> here's the problem governor. you fundamentally misunderstand the bill of rights. every time you did a case, you got a warrant from a judge. i'm talking about searches without warrants in discriminately of all americans' records. >> wisconsin governor scott walker also seemed to struggle at times asked for specifics on foreign policy, he acknowledged with cliches. >> we are leading from behind under the obama clinton doctrine. >> for most of the field witness the night was good. there was no major gaffes or mistakes and each showed

rhetorical strengths. >> if we're going to compete in this word we're in today there's no possible way we can do it by dumbing down everything. children are going to suffer and family's hearts are going to be broken that their kids won't be able to get a job in the 21st 21st century. >> on the nuclear deal with iran. >> when someone points a gun at your head and loads it, by god you ought to take them seriously. >> ohio governor john kasich on his economic record. >> i inherited a state on the brink of dying and we've turned it all around with jobs and balanced budgets and rising credit and tax cuts and the state is unified and people have hope again in ohio. >> earlier in the evening, seven lower tier republican candidates participated in a separate debate. carly fiorina stood out with her matter of fact attacks on hillary clinton. >> hillary clinton lies about benghazi she lies about emails, she is still defending planned

parent hood and she is still her party's front runner. >> this night belonged to donald trump. his stage presence alone was a tour deforce. >> this country right now owes $19 trillion and they need somebody like me to straighten out that mess. >> if that michael shure joins us from cleveland outside the rock and roll hall of fame. good morning. you have been talking to people who were in the audience last night. what's been the reaction? >> it's funny that we're outside the rock and roll hall of fame, because it was a little bit rock concert like last night once the second debate started. the audience got into it very quickly. i think what happened was you saw the boos and jeers and people for each candidate i spoke to people supporting different candidates, spoke to a

number of candidates themselves. a lot of people thought there was substance and there was a good showing en masse by the 10 candidates. i think that got a lot of republicans, even republicans who didn't like donald trump being there got a lot of republicans excited about the race. >> obviously damaged trump was a big voice on the stage but you talked with the other candidates after the debate. how did they think it all went down? >> donald trump was a scene stealer in terms of the fact that he always is and people were looking at that in the prime time way he's the main character. i talked with mike huckabee. he had a fine debate as david shuster said in his package nobody stood out by making a big gaffe. i said what was it like preparing to go against donald trump, you've done this before but not against someone hike him p.m. he tried to just take it as if it was another candidate tried to make sure he got his message out and not tangle with

donald trump. that was the theme people said if they went against donald trump he would come right back at him but if you stayed away and played your own game, he would stay out of your way. >> did anyone emerge as a leading force against the democrats? in the latest polls clinton beats any one of these republicans. >> it's an interesting question. there was no woman on stage in the second debate, but it could be argued that hillary clinton was that 11th debater last night, because they went after her constantly. i don't think that that's what this debate ended up being about. they all took a position against hillary clinton. they were selling themselves to the republican audiences some in different ways. the social conservatives ted cruz and mike huckabee tried to sell themselves to the social

conservatives. maybe some of looking to new hampshire beyond the stage. in terms of did any one person come out no, but together, they're starting to form the shape of this deep bait with hillary clinton tying her to barack obama. it seems like one of them will. carly fiorina in the earlier debate in the 5:00 debate yesterday took pointed action in that debate against hillary clinton, saying that she's not ready, there are too many lies, that sort of tone was taken. didn't really continue in the second debate. >> you've covered politics for a long time. how important is this initial debate out of the gate, especially with such a huge slight of candidates. can it shape things up in the polls? >> it probably won't. this isn't your typical first debate. four years ago there were already five debates. they are usually more about issues getting to know candidates you don't know.

the focus was donald trump and how candidates were around him. that made it a little different. i think what's going to happen is candidates are going to learn from this more than the voters will learn learn what they have to do next time to get their voices heard. there was substantive stuff chris christie talking with mike huckabee about social security, and powell about the n.s.a. all of that got put aside because of trump. that won't continue all the way. this first debate was more for the candidates than the audience but the audience had a really good time. >> live in cleveland michael thank you. >> let's bring in ryan streater, the director of the center for politics and governance at the university of texas. they're still getting your mic ready there. i hope you can hear me, ryan. let's start out with the question right out of the gate in which trump said he would not rule out running as an

independent. how much did that shake things up right from the start? >> good morning. it certainly shook things up from the start. i don't think it helped him. in the post debate analysis and focus groups, people were troubled by that. that was the first of a move complicated moments for donald trump last night. he was in the end probably the biggest loser simply because he had the most to lose. he has defied predictions have his demise already a couple of times. it's hard to say what will happen next, but i don't think it got him off to a good start. >> was this the debate you wanted to hear as far as substantive debate and policy platforms on the important issues facing this country? >> i thought it was a very substantive debate. i think it was the kind of debate that viewers wanted to see. it was substantive entertaining and i think the most important thing to remember about a debate like this early on, especially

with this many candidates, it's not just the our and a half or so of the debate itself, but what happens afterwards. i think the post debate discussion about the candidates will determine who the winners actually were. i think it was substantive there were lots of memorable lines. i think it was the kind of thing that you tune in to watch but i think what we'll see is in the next week or so, people like marco rubio will see a bump. carly fiorina in the first debate was the hands down winner. that's exactly what she needed to do. it didn't matter if no one watched the debate, what matters for her is what people say afterwards and people are saying positive things, increasing her odds of being on the main stage the next debate. the first debate is about the post debate controversy. >> you haven't mentioned jeb bush who has the biggest fundraising machine and probably greatest name recognition after donald trump. he was allowed to clarify his

position on iraq, saying he wouldn't go in had he known what he knows now. >> i'm going to run hard, run with heart and run to win. i'm going to have to earn this, maybe the barrier the bar is even higher for me. that's fine. i have a record in florida. i'm proud of my dad and brother. in florida they call me jeb being earned it. >> high expectations on bush going into this debate. what were his strengths and vulnerabilities? >> he needed to be presidential and show command of the issues, and particularly with damaged trump there being the flashier candidate, more controversial needed to show that he is the viable grownup in the room. in the way that he discussed the issues last night i think he achieved that objective. >> american voters rank terrorism and economy as their top issues. what do you think was missing from the debate?

>> i think the second of those two issues was missing. there was some good discussion about foreign policy. you played previous live the tussle between chris christie and rand paul which was memorable, but for as much as all of these candidates or most have framed their campaigns around the issue of the middle class, stagnating wages and upward mobility, we didn't hear a lot about that last night. they weren't really given the opportunity and not really took the opportunity to talk about economic policy in a way that was memorable in a way that maybe resonated with voters. i think that was the big missing issue last night. >> maybe difficult to do in the formality with so many candidates on stage given a minute each. thank you appreciate it. >> president obama has lost two key democratic votes on the ran nuclear deal, most notably u.s. senator charles schumer. he represents a large jewish

constituency and said after so you will searching decided he will oppose the agreement. john henry smith is here with details. good morning. how does this impact the congressional vote coming up in september? >> congress has until september 17 to vote on a resolution of disapproval of the iran nuclear deal. that's something president obama vowed to veto. supporters feel that without schumer, that veto won't save the deal. >> supporters of the iran deal have reason to worry now that the most influential jewish lawmaker in the senate won't support the deal. in a statement senator charles schumer said: >> after schumer's announcement, new york congressman elliott

engle, a ranking member of the house fortune affairs commit key said he will vote against the deal. he previous live expressed doubt about ires desire to be truly transparent. >> already we're seeing iran's leadership declare that military sites will be off limits to inspectors. if this is iran's version of transparency during the implementation of the agreement we're getting off to a bad start. >> speaking friday morning from vietnam, secretary of state john kerry said he respects schumer a former senate colleague but took issue with schumer's assertion that the deal only postpones ran's ability to build a nuclear weapon for 10 years. >> if you have 25 years of iranian tracking, which we have, and 15 years at 300 kilograms of stockpile and a limit on enrichment with open inspections 24/7, it is physically --

physically impossible to build a bomb. >> with near unanimous republican opposition, president obama will need broad support from congressional democrats to sustain his expected veto. senator schumer's choice could prompt other dems to follow his lead. earlier, one senate democratic came out in support of the bill, new york's other senator kirstin jill brand. she said without a deal and without inspectors on the ground, we will be left in the dark as iran resumes its pursuit of a nuclear weapon. >> illinois democratic representative jan schakowsky is one of nancy pelosi's key deputies. she>> let's go back to michael shure in cleveland. why is schumer's support such a

big deal and how big a blow is this to president obama. >> is the leading jewish voice in the u.s. senate. he represents new york. a lot of the focus is on chuck schumer and what people follow. gillibrand is the upstate senator nor new york, but what people are looking at here and spoken to this morning saying that they're surprised to schumer did it with this timing. he did it in the middle of the debate last night obscured by a lot of that news, but also that it was early in the debate about this issue. they wish he had waited until later to let other senators fall in because it gives other senators license to go against president obama and that's very

difficult to go against this issue for president obama. >> president obama has said he'd veto if congress decides to disapprove of the deal, he would veto that. is he veto proof? does he have the votes needed to sustain his veto right now and is that a sure thing? >> it's hard to say. people were waiting and they were sort of counting schumer as a soft yes thinking he was going to go toward the end of this period, as i just said. i think right now that there are democrats really worried about this. the white house has been reaching out to moderate republicans and will have to rely on liberal democrats in the house from places that are not in new york. they've lost people in new york coalition, christian gillibrand they thought was great news. there may be retaliation. he's poised to become the majority leader or minority leader in the senate, whichever happens when the democrats or

republicans take over next time. this could jeopardize that for him, as well. >> that not all american jews are against this deal, most of for, according to some polls. thank you michael. >> the obama administration suspects russia is behind a cyber attack against the pentagon targeting the joint chiefs unclassified email system lately last month. the defense department responded by taking the network off line for more than 10 days. military officials say the sophistication of the attack suggests a government sponsor and that it fits the pattern of past russian hacks. >> the u.s. is dealing with a setback in its efforts to train and equip syrian rebels. the pentagon admitted that dozens have trained new syrian forces and have been captured or deserted the battlefield. we report from the pentagon. >> this video released on social media purports to show u.s. trained fighters captured by the

al-nusra front after an attack last week north of aleppo. the pentagon acknowledged that five of its new live trained recruits were detained and a sixth fighter killed in the battle last friday, an attack the pentagon now privately admits it never saw coming. and which al-nusra, tied to al-qaeda has dealt a blow to the new u.s. backed forces. >> the pentagon's decision to embed the first 54 graduates of its training prom with moderate syrian forces known as division 30 was based on a faulty u.s. intelligence assessment that al-nusra was unlikely to attack u.s. backed forces in the north. the official line is that the unexpected is always expected in war. >> we acknowledge that there's challenges but the idea that we

were caught totally flat footed by the idea that we were sending people into a very dynamic and rapidly changing war zone is not accurate. >> 057. >> the u.s. trained fighters were sent into syria with night vision equipment and laser target detonators, allowing them to direct missiles from american drones. the airstrikes inflicted substantial be casualties, and helped successfully repel the attack. the troops began deserting their posts, saying they signed up to fight isil, not al-nusra. the whereabouts of many fighters are enough unknown. at the white house there were pointed questions about what appears to be an unambiguous failure. >> the white house is disappointed the president disappointed with the mission. >> we've been forthright, the department of defense has been forth right about the significant challenges that operation has faced but it has

not significantly encumbered the other aspects of our strategy. >> the white house pointed to significant gains in recent months in northern syria as anti isil forces moved within 30 miles of raqqa. they didn't say the progress was made by kurds who have so far proven to be the most effective anti isil forces on the battlefield. al jazeera, the pentagon. >> one year after the shooting of michael brown, we go back to ferguson missouri. how the town has changed since then.

>> it's been one year since massive protests in ferguson, missouri. the fatal shooting of michael brown by a white ferguson police officer sparked outrage and spot lighted the region's troubled justice system. after a report from the justice department accused ferguson courts of profit earring off african-american residents they promised reform. >> this was once key anna

williams home and the car she was in when police arrested her last june. >> i went straight to jail and i stayed there two weeks. >> it isn't the first time she had been locked up in st. louis county but it was enough to make her stop driving. >> how many times do you think you've been to court been to jail gotten fines and fees? >> oh, my gosh, a lot. all mitched together, i want to say about 50. >> 50 times? >> about 50 times. >> these are all the same cases. >> the 37-year-old says she's not a hardened criminal. >> you still had another $300 fee two years later for many of the same case numbers? >> she recognize guilty of traffic violations and years of failing to pay the fines and fees that go with them p.m. williams says she grew up poor and simply never had enough money to pay the fines and fees while also trying to care for her daughter, royal.

>> what would have happened if when you first got your first ticket, you were able to pay that in full? >> i imagine my life being very different. i imagine finishing my degree. i imagine being able to earn a living. i imagine i wouldn't be sitting here today. >> williams' story isn't unique in st. louis county, nine different municipalities each within a few miles of each other. 81 of them have their own local courts many that have imposed jail time on people who fail to pay. in a march report, the department of justice said the city's revenue driven court system imposed particular hardship and ferguson's most vulnerable residents especially those living at or nearly poverty. the city took action to address

concerns before the department of justice report was published eliminating administrative fees and punishments for failure to appear in court. in june, city leaders brought in a new municipal court judge donald mccullen to manage the reforms. >> i do not make my decisions based on revenue. i make them based on justice. >> in his first national t.v. interview, he told america tonight he's going to make important changes in ferguson. >> i have the brandt of the justice department, the blue paint of the missouri supreme court, so i have the direction in terms of what needs to be done. >> she said there are many people like her. >> i think many people are mallearning their power. >> final briefs are due in the

case of albert woodfox. a federal judge in louisiana order he be released, but the state appealed. he's been held in solitary confinement for four decades. the american psychologist association will decide what role psychologists should play when it comes to interrogation. a total ban is recommended on aiding interrogation. >> it is the 60th anniversary of a rock and roll song on national t.v. bill haily performed rock around the clock on the ed sullivan show. >> a senate committee claims a state department report was manipulated for political reasons. >> the july unemployment report will be out any second now. why this month is such a key report and how it could affect interest rates.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:30 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. >> americans know a little more about the republican

presidential candidates after a fiery first debate last night. they were grilled on oh borings isil and immigration. they were asked how they planned to beat hillary clinton. >> senator charles schumer and elliott engel will vote against the iran nuclear deal. secretary of state john kerry disagrees with their reasoning saying the facts don't support their arguments. >> identifying who is responsible for using chlorine gas and other chemicals weapons in syria is in a drafted agreement this week for investigation. >> a report on global human trafficking, critics accuse the state department of ignoring its own experts for political reasons. a senate committee is looking

into the controversial new report. >> the state department official who oversees the preparation of the annual trafficking in persons or t.i.p. report, for 15 years, the report has been called the u.s.'s signature effort at highlights countries who aren't doing enough to prevent forced labor sex trafficking, and other human rights abuses. but now legislators suspect the rankings were manipulated for the white house's political agenda. >> we began to hear reports in the press and sources close to this process that this year's report was under exceptional pressure to shape the rankings to meet political demands not the facts on the ground. >> she tried to address the senators' concerns. >> in any state department deliberations, there are a multiplicity of use and the secretary takes them into account when making his final decisions. >> it didn't work. she never denied the political influence charges in so many words and the senators who called the hearing said they

think there's too much evidence augusting otherwise. their main argument, the ranking of malaysia, among the worst defenders, called tear three in the 2014 report. the senators suspect that state moved it up in the rankings so the u.s. could continue to negotiate with it in the on going transpacific. the trade talks. if it moved up to tier three the u.s. could not continue to negotiate with it. >> i'm confident it was the right decision and i can guarantee you it was made without reward to any other issue. >> the senators were unpersuaded and said they'll take a closer look at how the report was put together. >> i'm putting you on notice that any destruction of emails, phone records or letters from

11:19 a.m. on could have significant consequences. >> if there was any consolation for sewall during the hearing they said they didn't blame her and said they will find out who is responsible. >> joining us to discuss human trafficking is the director of the research institute and former head of unesco's trafficking program. >> has the malaysian government done anything to justify it being upgraded in the trafficking report this year? >> in my view, not at all. i think one thing though, that's very important to

understand is that there is always a political input into the tier rankings. there has been under this administration and under the past administration. >> has it ever been so blatant because just last year, the state department downgraded malaysia in its human trafficking report, putting it in the same categories as north korea and zimbabwe. >> malaysia's had a dismal record. in the past, i don't remember exactly which year, but under the bush administration, when all the experts in the field felt that malaysia should be in tier three, it was jump graded. last year was important because it actually identified this, and in addition to malaysia, there is, in my opinion burma clearly should be in tier three. again, it's not because there aren't people there who r. dedicate and honest and trying to work on trafficking but nothing is being done to address

the underlying structural vulnerability which propose trafficking. >> if what you're saying is that this report is politicized under every administration, what does this report actually mean? p.m. >> let's be clear. when i say it's politicized what half the process is that the people in the tip office proposed rankings and then those rankings are circulated throughout different parts of the state department, who comment on this, yes human trafficking is a very important issue for the united states, but it obviously is not the only issue, but i think that the problem is that often this is not honestly addressed. in other words if in fact it was felt to be in the interest of the united states to raise malaysia out of the category into which it should fall, then that should be honestly addressed. >> does it end up having the effect of changing perceptions

about the credibility of this report if it appears that the u.s. government is somehow seg out the victims of human trafficking for political purposes such as the t.p.p.? >> oh, absolutely. in other words even if it is not as you put it, selling out the victims there's a country like thailand. thailand again ended up in tier three which in fact i feel there is good evidence that it should however thailand can look at burma and can look at malaysia whose records were equally as poor and say why did they pick on us and not on those countries. yes, it undermines the report as an attempt at objectivity. >> thank you for your perspective this morning. >> the mayor of new york city ordered cooling towers throughout the city to be tested for the bacteria that causes legionnaire's disease.

ten have died and 100 others are infected. towers will need to be inspected and disinfected within two weeks. when those cooling systems are involved the disease spreads quickly. we have more. >> it is a sweeping order. >> we are doing this out of an abundance of caution. everyone understands that the outbreak has been limited to one community in our city. >> health officials believe five cooling towers used for large air conditioning systems are the source of the legionnaire's disease outbreak. >> there is no risk to our drinking water. there is no risk to our water supply. >> a top legionnaire's disease researcher told us more testing is needed and questioned the source of the bacteria. >> although i don't have all the data but i will tell you that

in the early 1980's, we reported where the source of legionnaire's disease came from, and it came from the drinking water, despite the prevailing theory at that time is that it came from cooling towers. >> the doctor goes against the consensus of many experts that the cooling towers are the source of the outbreak. >> for a cooling to your outbreak usually there are a lot of cases in a fairly short period of time and that's what we're seeing at the new york outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system more typically cases occur over a longer period of time. >> legionnaire's disease is often contracted by inhaling mist. the c.d.c. said the bacteria can come from cooling towers, hot tubs and water used for drinking and showering. cases linked to cooling towers get more attention and the smaller cases often not investigated. >> in terms of the total number, there are more linked to water distribution systems than

outbreaks in terms of cooling towers being the source. we hear about these outbreaks more than we hear about the cases that are associated with water distribution systems. >> she wants all buildings and towers tested, curveball not required. >> systems at high risk, like hospitals and nursing homes in addition to the cooling towers, because that's where the most vulnerable populations are. >> cases of legionnaire's disease tripled in the u.s. between 2001-2012. >> even if the bacteria is found in a water system or cooling to your the c.d.c. says the general population is resistant to it. experts eight only about 2% of people he can posed to the bacteria will actually become infected. al jazeera. >> california governor called the fires burning across his state a wake-up call for more action. fire officials are starting to get an upper hand on the rocky fire now 45% contained.

governor jerry brown said the worst is yet to come and the that california's need to open their eyes to the reality of climate change. the rocky fire has burned nearly 70,000-acres about 100 homes and buildings have been destroyed. >> california's drought has only made fighting those fires worse but when the rain finally does come the state could be at greater risk of floods. let's bring in nicole mitchell for today's environmental impact can you explain why that would be? >> when you're in drought conditions very dry ground doesn't absorb the water as well. what we're seeing is that what you have bigger widespread long term droughts and finally get the rain, we are more be likely to have the bigger floods come with that. that's kind of a 1-2 punch. this is from texas the southern plains the drought lasted four years, finally ended this spring. from 2011-2014, $15 billion in damages and then this happened,

the rain finally came in the spring particularly may report amounts, the development of a moderate el niño helped with that precipitation but floods, including loss of life. here's the numbers. the southern plains, texas oklahoma the brighter the reds, the more, texas 81% of the state in the worst category, exceptional, and then we got all the rain come in, oklahoma and texas set records for the month of may for how much rain came in so that led to all the flooding. you apply that to somewhere like california in as severe and a long term flood and add the fact that fires on top of it moved vegetation that could slow down and trap rainfall, plus the ground wouldn't be able to absorb it. if we do get too much rain at once we definitely need it, but it could cause really serious implications. >> thank you. >> a legal battle over voting rights brewing in north carolina.

the plaintiffs argue that election laws adopted by the state two years ago were designed to keep black voters from casting ballots robert ray has more. >> in north carolina, the fight for voter rights is going strong. hundreds of people have taken to the streets in recent months, as a federal judge weighs a challenge to the state's voting reform law. >> voting impacts an affects everything that you do, everything from education everything from your medical issue, everything from your groceryion. >>ette department of justice and civil rights group say the state deliberately south to suppress african-american and elderly voting with a law passed in 2014 that trimmed back early voting, same day registration and required valid i.d. >> let me be direct. many of those from the extreme left who have been criticizing photo i.d. are using scare tactics. they're more interested in

divisive politics. >> this is not merely political conservatism it's sin. >> head of the north carolina chapter of the naacp compared the trial to the selma alabama march that led to the voting rights act of 1965 and calls the allow both immoral and illegal. >> this case will determine how often cases are dealt with all over this country. this case, we win, we will stop legislators from rolling back voting rights all over this country. they will understand that they cannot do this. >> the justice department asked the judge hearing the case not only to block the 2013 law but also to reinstate strong federal oversight of election practices in north carolina. >> by busy proportionately burdennenning voters of color

particularly african-american and there be hurting other people like women and young people. >> barbara and others are taking to the streets with their message. ♪ >> including the head of ebeneezer baptist church in atlanta, where martin luther king was a member. >> unfortunately there are times we think we have won certain battles and found ourselves fighting those battles all over again. it's our job to stand up. >> the judge is weighing whether the burden of proof was made based on how many voters were suppressed in last year's election. a decision could take weeks possibly months. al jazeera. >> we've got new job numbers. what did we get? >> this was a little bit of steady as she goes and slow and steady as she goes, depending what component you look at.

last month the economy created jobs lower than expected, but the psychological level above 200,000, likely to be taken as a good sign. the unemployment rate held steady and the labor force participation rate measuring people in work or actively looking for a job held steady, as well. for the mix of jobs, we saw a lot of jobs in the services sector. one thing issued point out, you can chalk that up to oil prices. benchmark global crude dropping below $50 a barrel again. you're seeing the shakeout in the american oil patches basically companies aren't doing as much exploration and continue to shed jobs. wages, major component wages rose 5 cents last month average hourly wages to $24.99, a 2.1%

increase. that is what i would call slow and steady as she goes. >> let's talk about the economic issues that came up in the presidential debate. did we hear any policy prescriptions that deal with that in the middle class? >> there were a couple of things left out. when you hear talk of a consumption tax you think progressives are against it, because they could harm the poor disproportionately. if you're talking about income inequality it's not that most progressives would look for. 1.2% that's paltry. >> that may not give us a lot as to where the feds go with interest rates either. we'll have to leave it there. >> professional gaming, we'll take you inside this high stakes competition. >> saying goodbye, john stewart ends his run on the daily show.

we'll take a look at his legacy.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:49 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. jurors could decide whether james holmes will be put to death. after testimony from more than 300 witnesses lawyers rested yesterday. in july, he was found legally sane when he killed 12 and injured 70 others at a movie theater in colorado in 2012. >> cvs will drop drugs from prescriptions next year. >> alabama's governor is ending state funding to planned parent hood following a series of leaked recordings showing doctors from the organization discussing the sale of fetal tissue. alabama is the third state to defund the organization this week. planned parent hood will fight the decision. >> on the tech beat this

morning, competitors from aroundment world are in seattle this week to play video games in front of sold out crowds. they are not playing for chump change. alan is there. >> yes it's just a game, and no it's not just a game. opening ceremony hoopla, rock star status for players post game shows streamed around the world. this is a major league field. in their sky box the team from complexity gaming watches a first round match. the international is their best chance for a big payday. >> there's so much on the line, that it means everything. we are zoned in. it's just in sane. it's really a high. >> these 20 something's live and train together, playing is their full time job and they win early. >> they take a 2-0. >> fantasy play, but the money is very real. superbowl winners earned $97,000

this year, nba warriors $250,000 appease. the world series, $388,000 per san francisco giant but the international blows them away. members of the winning team pocket $1.2 million each. even losers make guaranteed money. it's big business, complexity has 27 players under contract, playing five different video games in tournaments all over the world. >> it's very much like nascar. we put logos an their jerseys and monetize in that fashion. >> this event was sold out in minutes. 20 million people watched live streams last year. this year's prize of $18 million is the biggest gaming pot ever. teams from asia and europe have dominated this tournament, but complexity american based and

battling through the losers bracket for recognition and cash hopes to change that. >> it's fun. it's still a game, but now there's millions of eyes on me, and i can win millions of dollars, and it's -- i'm still coming to terms that it's actually real, because it's still very, very surreal to me. >> in seattle where the game says the thing i'm alan chaff leer from al jazeera. >> apple music started offering a free membership to new members when it launched june 30. after 90 days, membership costs $10 a month. spotify that more than 20 million paying subscribers. >> aft 16 years, john stewart signed off from the daily show last night. the final episode featured

guests who helped create the jokes or were on the receiving end of them over the years. one gave his targets a chance for a bit of revenge. >> and just when i'm running for president, what a bummer. >> see you. pipp squeak. >> what has nine and a half fingers and won't miss you at all? this guy. >> john, i don't know what to say. >> there are a lot of things happening around the world that keep me up at night which is why i've relied on you to put me to sleep. >> have fun feeding your rabbits, quitter. >> i'm john stewart i'm dumb, i'm stupid, nya-nya-nya. so long, jack ass. >> i'm not going to say that didn't sting a little bit. >> steven colbert gave a heart belt goodbye to stuart, saying they owe him because they've

learned from him. john stewart said nothing ends, it's just a pause in the conversation. we look at his legacy. >> isn't it fascinating that i'm the only one? >> john stewart a national treasure. he revolutionized the media with his own brand of comedy news. >> it looks like one of the most surprising things about this florida vote is that george w. bush got 100% of the african-american vote. shocking. >> with zingers like that unexpectedly turned the comedian into a walter cronkite of our day especially among millennials. what will be john stewart's legacy as newsmaker/comedian. >> he'll go down as our mark twain. >> to see these guys, firefighters and policemen and people all over the country

literally with buckets rebuilding that -- that is -- that's extraordinary. >> it didn't stop there. stuart championed the 9/11 first responders shaming politicians into passing a bill designed to help those with 9/11-related illnesses but which at the time was stuck in congress. >> under what -- are you objecting to this bill? how? why? what? what? wicker? waa? >> he appeared as a guest on cnn's highly partisan crossfire program with every intention to end its run. crass fire was taken off the air shortly afterwards and stewart built his reputation on going after cnn fox and even aljazeera america for the way we present the headlines. >> ah, oh. >> you can't look directly.

it will indelibly burn your soul. >> in comedy, timing is everything and stuart's timing impeccable. he was invited into the oval office to meet president obama on at least two occasions. >> they were looking for an opportunity to get their point across. that's as far as we could probably go. >> now with the final taping out of the wave, the daily show set is donated to the museum in washington d.c. devoted to the news business, not the camby business please note. >> mr. vice president. >> al jazeera washington. >> coming up in two minutes an update on the syrian conflict. more than 200 civilians have been kidnapped by isil. that's it for us here in new york, thanks for watching. have a great morning.

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>> hello welcome to the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes: syrian activists say isil kidnapped more than 250 civilians, including 60 christians. >> a massive car bomb in kabul exploded near an army base. 15 died and hundreds injured all of them civilians. >>