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violence. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm erica pitzi. it was a violent night in ferguson, missouri, two teens shot and a man critically injured with a shootout with police after they say he opened fires on officers. this happened after a day of demonstration marking one year since the shooting death of michael brown. we are live in ferguson. good morning to you. what is the latest on all of these shootings? >> it was a very chaotic evening after a relatively peaceful day. 2:00 this morning, two teenagers were walking near the can field green apartment complex near the michael brown memorial when shots were fired from the back of a car. those two teenagers were struck.

their injuries were non-life threatening. just a few hours before that at about 11:00, shots rang out on west floor went avenue during a protest just as ferguson police chief andre anderson was talking to reporters. >> we just want to be as patient as possible. >> get down, get down. >> that shooting happened when a man fired multiple shots at police. the police chief describes what happened. >> the suspect engaging them with gunfire almost right at the grill of the car, strike the hood, i don't know if you've even picture ofette yet, three or four times, the windshield five times. the plain clothes detectives returned fire from the inside of the van, but they don't know if they hit him or not.

the suspect ran to the east on the north side of that building. he turned back around, as the detectives got out of the car. the shots were fired again. >> that victim has not about that identified, and as you mentioned earlier, he remains in critical condition. >> you were there last night, describe the atmosphere. >> it was a bit tense when we were there. during the day, there had been relatively calm protests. as night fell, though, there was a little bit of tension between the protestors and police as the protestors tried to get out into the road, they were pushed back by police. once the shooting happened, that sort of escalated things. down at the end of west florissant avenue where protestors were cordoned off, there were 100 police officers keeping them in bay. the protestors said we have a

right to be in the street, but given what happened before that, the police wanted to keep them back to continue the investigation on the 11:00 shooting. >> diane, as you mentioned a couple of times now that before gunfire erupted that it was a pretty peaceful weekend memorializing michael brown, right? >> it absolutely was. earlier in the day, a thousand people turned out, speaker spoke about michael brown memorializing him and there was a march through the streets of ferguson. it was a very peaceful day, a lot of people reflecting about the incident and how it sort of changed the conversation about race in america. >> is there anything planned today in ferguson? >> today, they're planning a series of protests, today is a day of civil disobedience. we don't know what is going to be happening today, that still remains to be seen. hopeful live, everyone in the

community is hoping that this will be a peaceful day, but obviously, there's some tension given what happened here last night. >> all right, diane, thank you. >> we spoke with patricia bynes, a democratic committee woman representing ferguson about the city's future. here's what she had to say. >> you you still have some people who are tone deaf and still have some of those who are yelling, but what is different, there are more people trying to get engaged in their community to make a difference and that is important. beyond the yelling and people who are just trying to ignore others, there are more people involved now from ferguson, trying to make a difference. >> since michael brown's death, ferguson has elected two african-american members to the city council. >> a suspect will appear in a houston court today for killing eight people, including six children. we have more on the investigation. do we know anything more about a

motive here? >> police say the suspect was in a dispute with one of the victims, a 40-year-old woman. prosecutors say the suspect broke into the house, restrained the victims and shot them. >> 48-year-old david conley is charged with fatally shooting a family of eight, six children, the youngest six years old. >> we do not and cannot fully comprehend the motivation of an individual that would take the lives of so many innocent people, especially the lives of the young once. >> it may have been a domestic dispute. adults received a phone call from a relative asking them to make a welfare check on the home. >> a male was in the home that had a warrant for an aggravated assault on a family member. >> that's when an officer spotted the body of a child through a window. >> deputies on scene forced entry into the home, and were

immediately met with gunfire. >> after calling for backup and several hours of a standoff, the suspect surrendered. upon entering the home police discovered the victims, jackson, her husband and the six children dead. >> the victims were found in each of the three bedrooms. >> david conley is charged with three counts of capital murder. >> the niemi of burglary, along with murdering valerie. another count is killing multiple people in the same incident, and then the other is for killing a child. >> police believe the oldest child in the home, a 13-year-old, was the suspect's own child. >> court records show the suspect's criminal history dates back more than 20 years, with the most recent incident last month when he was charged with assault and the judge denied bond for the suspect in this case. >> all right, thank you so much. >> the lawyer for washington post reporter jason rezian may know his fate within the week. he is accused of espionage and

spreading propaganda. his last closed door court hearing was held today. he has been in iranian jail for more than a year now. if convicted, he be faces up to 20 years in prison president the 39-year-old denies all charges against him. >> turkish police have sun suspect in custody and are searching for another after an attack on the u.s. consulate in istanbul today. no staff members were hurt. in the city, officials say a police station was bombed, 10 people injured in that attack. bernard smith reports. >> here outside the u.s. consulate general on the european side of istanbul in the early hours of monday morning, two armed attackers, a man and woman opened fire on a security post outside the consulate building. the woman was subsequently injured in a shootout with police. she's heard on a video shouting that i did this for my party. the man has not yet been caught. he remains at large employee

earlier on monday morning, an attack at a police station on the asian side, on the edge of istanbul, that attack injuring at least 10 people, and as forensic teams descended to examine the scene, there was a further, another shootout where the two attackers killed a police officer. those two attackers were then also killed in that shootout of that police station. later on during the daylight hours of monday in the southeast of turkey, four police officers killed when their vehicle went over a roadside bomb, and then later, a helicopter carrying military personnel came under attack from rocket launchers, one soldier killed in that attack on the helicopter, that is the part of turkey where for the last couple of weeks turkish security forces have been engaged in fighting with the occurred tan workers party, the separatist p.k.k., the turkish

air force has been targeting p.k.k. potions in iraq just across the border and in southeastern turkey. >> that was bernard smith reporting. >> the u.s. deployed bar planes to turkey to help in the fight against isil. 6f16 jets arrived at the air base. it's the first batch of u.s. jets launching strikes from turkey since the coalition began its airstrikes last year. the u.s. sent 300 personnel. >> people in mexico are mourning the death of a vigilante leader who last year organized the search for students. the failure to make arrests in the case sparked countrywide protests. his body was found in an abandoned tax see. supporters say he was murder road. he founded a vigilante group because he believes the government was working with the drug cartels. >> all day today, aljazeera america is looking at the rise in gun violence this summer. coming up, a new program

designed to help police respond to shootings faster than ever before. >> ray rice, act asking for a second chance. why the former nfl running back said he's ready to get back on the field after being suspended for a domestic violence incident. incident.

>> wildfires in california claimed another life. a firefighter was killed near lake to hoe by a falling tree. more than 10,000 fighters have been dispatched to fight the fires in the state. >> it's been away violent summer in many parts of the country. aljazeera america is taking a special look at gun violence. children are often traumatized by the sound of gunfire. researchers are trying to figure out how deep those invisible wounds go. we have more. >> this is oakland, california,

a beautiful city being reborn in many ways. families are moving here, it's gentrifying. oakland still has a gunfire problem. there is a new technology called shot spotter, trying a lating the position of a shooter by as you seeing rooftop microphones to pick up his location. it has revealed startling statistics. not only is there a lot of gunfire here, there's a lot more than anyone thought before, perhaps three or four times as many gunshots are fired than police reports would have us believe in the past. that means children who live in this community are in some cases exposed to more gunfire than an active duty soldier would have been during a deployment in afghanistan, or iraq. what effect is it having on these kids? it turns out that a growing body of science is determining that

it's having not just behavioral affects, it is changing the architecture of the brain. the stress hormones when released and held at a high level affect brain development, ability to pick up language, ability to connect to other people and there may be a higher saltsical incident of diseases based on just being exposed to trauma like gunfire at an early age. in a special report later tonight, we'll be exploring the invisible wounds inflicted by gunfire on the children exposed to it. >> football season kicks off next month and most nfl players are gerting ready for it, but running back ray rice is not one of them. last year, he was dropped by the baltimore ravens after a video showed him purges his fiancee. now the former pro bowler wants

to get back on the field. >> i want to be able to rewrite the script to tell my daughter daddy made the worst decision of his life, but this is what i did going forward. >> humble and hopeful, former running back ray rice asking pro football and the american public for a second chance. >> with one or two bad decisions, you can live the nightmare. it's not set in stone whether you get a second chance or not, i'm just really hopeful for a second chance. >> an apologetic interview just as nfl training camps come to life coast-to-coast. he said he is not surprised he is still not signed. >> i understand why maybe a few teams or teams that shy away from me. i understand that, because it's a privilege. it truly is a privilege to play in the nfl. >> rice was cut last year after

surveillance videos surfaced of him dragging his unconscious fiancee from an elevator. he was sidelined for two games. another video was released showing him strike the woman, prompting his indefinite suspension. >> i got it wrong in the handling of the ray rice matter, and i'm sorry for that. i got it wrong on a number of levels, from the process that i led to the decision that i reached. >> the suspension was overturned on appeal and the charges dropped when rice agreed to a year long pretrial intervention program for first time offenders. he paid $125 in fines, received anger management counseling and assigned a probation officer. prosecutors agreed to the plan only after consulting with his wife. >> this is what i did going forward and to the survivors of domestic violence, i understand how real it is and i don't ever want to take that for granted. >> for rice, it's not just about

his image. he's appealing for another chance to make a living as a professional athlete in the wake of a very public place of public violence, an issue not unique to sports. >> lawmakers in washington grilled leaders from america's four main sports leagues back in december. at the time the nfl was buried in the avalanche of negative publicity, vikings running back adrian peterson missed almost all of the 2014 season fighting charges that he hit his son with a wooden switch. he eventually pleaded no contest and served probation. former 49ers defensive lineman ray mcdonald and cardinals running back jonathan did wire all missed games. a panel of female experts were

formed to shape the league's policy. >> we will do whatever it is necessary to ensure we are thorough in our review process and that our conclusions are reliable. we will get our house in order first. >> now as players like peterson and hardy lace up for training camp, ray rice is trying to figure out how to win back hearts and minds. >> my video, you know, put the light out there if you have never seen what domestic violence looks like and you look at my video, i can understand why some people would never forgive me. >> i talked with the founder of the advocacy group truth in reality and survivor of domestic violence. she said ray race has in the been held accountable and has not put in enough time to be reformed. >> there has been a tremendous outrage and certainly a level of accountability that we continue to see play itself out in the news. we can see very clearly this public has not forgiven ray rice

and there's still a lot of emotion around what transpired between he and his then fiancee, but from a legal perspective, i do not believe that he has been held accountable. nine months is not enough time to be able to guarantee that someone is "rehabilitated." contrition is kind of par for the course for someone who is a batterer. of course you're going to be sorry, particularly when there are certain social sanctions, but it is a privilege to play in the nfl, and he can get another job. it's just a question of whether or not what we're looking at here is how ray rice is a prism for our society, for all that is wrong in our system, not only within the nfl, but society itself in which a man could receive harsher sentence for -- and i'm not minimizing what michael vick did, but for killing dogs than for beating or

raping women. that is a fact. from a legal perspective has he fulfilled his consequences? one could argue yes. the legal system needs to be reformed, that the way that batterers are treated by the system, when you contrast that to what happens to victims, it's out of whack. >> ray rice's college football coach from rutgers university is now lobbying nfl teams to give the running back a second chance, but some teams, including the buffalo bills won't even consider him. >> there are eight new members in the pro football hall of fame. the late junior seau is among them. after his suicide, his family sued the league, alleging he suffered brain damage while playing. the hall of fame refused to left

his daughter read his induction speech but did allow her to be interviewed on stage. >> i hope this induction exemplifies the fact that you are more than number 55 and junior seau and a buddy, you are a light. i want nothing more than to see you come on stage, give the speech you were meant to give, give me a hug and tell me you love me one last time. >> the hall of fame said it was not trying to sensor the seau family. >> a state of emergency after a toxic spill in colorado. the e.p.a. now says the amount of contaminated water accidentally released from a mine in colorado is three times what they thought. >> did cecil the lion's death truly change the public's awareness about he be dangered species? nicole mitchell takes a look, next. next.

>> a state of emergency in parts of colorado this morning after dangerous levels of heavy metals spilled into a colorado river. we've now learned that 3 million gallons of waste from an abandoned mine spilled into the animus spilled, turning the water orange. the mine is still discharging 500-gallons per minute, but the e.p.a. says it is containing it and treating the poll looted water. high arsonic and lead levels of shown. it is only dangerous if people

are exposed to them. the e.p.a. inspectors triggered the spill while investigating pollutants at the mine last week. >> a hiker found dead last week in yellow stone national park was killed by a grizzly bear. he was an experienced hiker. investigators found his body off the trail. they've set traps in the area. they say any bears involved in the attack will be killed if captured. >> the poach of of cecil the lion in zimbabwe has brought focus on illegal hunting and the conservation of endangered species. let's bring in anymore mitch now. we're still talking about it so many weeks later. >> a lot of impacts coming out of i have the, airlines now saying they are not going to help transport even the legally caught cashing cusses of these animals, the trophy heads, for example. analogy graphic took a look at

how understanding has changed since the shooting of cecil. 70% of americans had heard of the story and of those, the vast majority acted in some way, talking to someone else about it, posting on social media, 10% signed a pledge, 4% that i had made a donation. they asked did you know the other big cats are in decline and 40% knew that was true. 8% thought it was false or might be false. understanding has increased some, but not enough to know that is a true fact. they asked as a result of news coverage, how informed are you abouted rapid decline of big cats in the wild and about 19% feel more informed because of the coverage. as you look in general, about different things about hunting and poaching, most people have gained some knowledge, but not a lot more when they did these surveys. tigers, one of the big cats that are the most endangered, there

was just another one shot last week in a logging area in russia, as loggers encroach, and that's one of the things that will happen with the donations, a lot of the big cats aren't just killed by the poachers and hunters, but people encroaching in their area, livestock moving in their area. it will be education so people can react with these animals without just killing them to protect themselves. >> it seems it's raised awareness. >> pro football hall of famer frank gifford has died. he passed away from national causes. he was 84 years old. he played in five nfl championship games of the new york giants in the 1950's and 1960's. he earned greater fame as a long time announcer on monday night football. he is survived by his wife, nancy lee gifford of the today show and their children.

we are back in two minutes with more aljazeera america news. have a good day.

>> gunfire eruptses in ferguson, missouri after a day of demonstration, marking the one year anniversary of the death have death of michael brown. >> demonstrations in baghdad in favor of sweeping proposals to reform the government.

>> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. gunfire overnight in ferguson, missouri as demonstrations to mark the one year anniversary of the death of michael brown turned violent. two teenagers were shot and a man is in critical condition this morning. police say he opened fire on officers following him because they suspected he was involved in shots fired in the area. we are live in ferguson, this morning. it's been a tense night obviously with several people shot. what more do we know about the circumstances that led to these shootings? >> that's right, stephanie, about 2:00 this morning, two teenagers were walking near the apartment complex where michael brown was shot last year. shots were fired from the back of the vehicle and those two teenagers were struck. they did sustain non-life

threatening injuries. about 11:00, shots rang out on west florissant avenue near a protest, just as ferguson police chief was talking to reporters. >> we just want to be as patient as possible. [ gunfire ] >> what is that? >> get down. get down. that is gunfire. >> now that shooting happened when a man fired multiple shots at police. st. louis county police chief john bellmar described what happened. >> the suspect engages them with gunfire almost right at the grill of the car, strike the hood, i don't know if you've seen pictures yet, three or four times, strike the wind field five times. the plain clothes detectives returned fire from the inside of the have been, but they don't know if they hit him or not. the suspect ran to the east on the north side of that building. he turned back around, as the

detectives got out of the car. shots were fired again. >> a very chaotic night, following a relatively peaceful day. >> >> you've come to us in the street. >> fiery speeches. >> chosen for changes rising up. theorizing up. >> followed by silent reflection. this is how forego son, missouri remembered michael brown, hundreds filling the street where the unaround black teen was killed one year ago by a white police officer. >> we have seen them, we have died in, we have marched in and nothing has happened. it is time for us to not seek justice, but demand justice. >> traveling from seattle to teach their sons a lesson in race relations. >> we've been talking with julian about police brutality

and black lives matter, so we wanted to be here. >> for the second day in a row, michael's father led demonstrators to where his son was killed in the streets of ferguson. there's been a lot of talk about the healing that's gone on, but talking to people here today, you get a sense that things haven't changed all that much in the last year, both in ferguson and across the country. >> this is a whole situation, kind of scary. >> you had encounters that you felt were dangerous with police? >> i felt things weren't really necessary, i've been stopped three times since, mainly just because i was black. >> this year has been so hard, no accountability, no justice. police are still killing us. >> erika garner, who's father eric was killed last year by police in new york said race must be an issue in next year's

presidential election. >> no one is talking about these issues. i think the candidates are a joke. they are not taking it serious, and, you know, it's still a year later and we still believe that black lives do not matter to, you know, the elected officials. >> as the crowds dispersed, one activist reflected on brown's legacy. >> i think this is a generational shift. even if i were to step away right now, i don't think they're going to stop. >> throughout the weekend, we were at mini marches and we saw police mingling with the crowds and everything was skate soar gel, kind of a stark contrast to what we saw last night. >> what is planned for today in ferguson? >> today is a day of protest again, some demonstrations,

another day again, a day to remember michael brown, both here in ferguson and across the country. >> diane esther brook live in ferguson, missouri, thank you. >> del walters spoke last night with the executive director of the million moodies movement for justice. he said that a year after michael brown's death the institutional causes haven't been adequately addressed. >> we think about this his the one year anniversary of the ferguson uprising, the cbs that got michael brown killed still exist, regardless of whether there are new people in office and new people who are in the same police department. there is still political isolation, economic deprivation, folks feel like they are trapped, right? so i don't think things have changed. >> ferguson is not an isolated incident, there is staten island and eric garner, and baltimore

freddie gray. is it that the system doesn't get it or is the prop too complex? >> i think it's a little bit of both and the approaches have been reactive. they haven't been proactive or reformative. when we see what has happened in terms of the conversations, it's been about nicer police and not lesser police. the body cameras, that's good, but lets not think about how we can hold the police accountable whether or not there's a body camera. looking at the eric garner case, we've seen that body cameras don't even sox the problem, so i think what we have seen so far is a broken system, and we really need to think about how recreating really new ideas on to the space. >> in order to fix the system, you have to address the system also it is, not as you would want it to be. what is the system as it is versus what you might want it to be? >> i also want it to be, i'd

rather have it what i want it to be, i don't want to take for things. this is why i'm an organizer, right, and why members across the country and million hoodies are actually thinking about how we are transforming the system. we don't want to accept it how it is, but transform the system so that it works for us. >> protests last year opened up a new discussion over press freedom. washington post reporter wesley laurie was arrested last summer. he was in a local mcdonald's coverings the story when police accosted him. he recalled his interaction with ferguson police. >> it was august 13, 4 days after michael brown was killed, two days after police had gun using tear gas and rubber bullets to clear protestors. only day, it was a peaceful protest during the daytime, however police made the tactical decision to attempt to clear the buildings before nightfall.

they illegally took us into detention because we weren't clearing the building. this was the first time that reporters exercises their first amendment rights were taken into custody here in ferguson. we saw that repeated night after night for two weeks following that. >> that arrest did not stop him from returning to ferguson. he is back now covering the anniversary. >> more american military jets and troops are arriving in turkey to join the fight against isil. six f-16s have arrived. it is the first batch of jets arriving in turkey. the u.s. sent 300 personnel. turkey agreed last month to allow the u.s. to stage strikes from the air base near the syrian border. >> a police station in istanbul was attacked today, 10 wounded in the blast. >> there was two people involved, we understand, in an attack on the u.s. consulate

general building opened fire at a security post connected to the believe. it's heavily fortified, as you can see, built on a hill top in a suburb out of the very center of istanbul. now in a shootout after that, the police shot and injured one woman who was heard to shout on a video that we've seen, that was filmed by a witness, i did it for my party. the roads have been reopened, but there still seems to be one man lodged in that shootout. on the asian side of istanbul, there was an explosion at a police station, 10 injured there, three police officers. after that explosion, as forensic teams and bomb squad teams descended to check the

scene, two attackers attacked the police officers coming to the scene. >> this is where the last couple of weeks the turkish security forces have been involved in fighting with fighters from the occurred stop workers party, the separatist p.k.k. today, we understand, monday, first of all, a soldier was killed in a military helicopter that was attacked by rocket launchers and that military helicopter was maneuvering, moving troops. then four police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, both of these incidents happened near to the border with iraq and right at the center of the tensions where the fighting's going on between some members of the p.k.k. and the turkish security forces. turkish security forces have been involved in airstrikes on p.k.k. positions in iraq and parts of southeastern turkey. >> bernard smith reporting from

istanbul. >> iraqis are coming out to show travel of their prime minister's new reform planned. hundreds braved the heat to support al abadi. powerful politicians hold posts which are being dissolved. many blame al-maliki for stoking sectarian tensions. maliki has come out in support of the reforms, following demonstrations calling for better basic services like electricity and clean water. parliament must pass the reform package before it becomes law. lawmakers are expected to start debating the plan on tuesday. can mr. abadi get this done?

>> this has moved faster than most people in iraq anticipated it would. parliament is expected to meet tomorrow and so far, it looks as though these proposals will be passed. that's going to be an emergency session tomorrow that we're hearing about. so far, the speaker of parliament has come out saying not only do they anticipate passing these proposals, but they're going to introduce 16 more points to try to pass to fight corruption in this country, but that's the easy part. then comes actually trying to implement this. the actual debate on how to execute the proposes also. politics are notoriously slow. when it gets to that stage, that's when you might see a lot of fighting in parliament. right now, parliamentens are between a rock and hard place. anyone seen not supporting those anti corruption proposals will be vilified by the press and protestors. in baghdad, thousands came out.

>> the people believe that their lack of basic services is due to political corruption. do sectarian tensions play at all into the corruption we're seeing in the iraqi government and is this plan likely to fix that? >> that's a very good question. sectarian tensions certainly do play a part in this. why? because parliament here really is divided along sectarian and ethnic lines. because of that, in order to get most things passed, you need to get this 2/3 majority that parliament. that means the two sects, whether it be the kurds and the

sunnis or the kurds and shia, or the shia and as soon as possible parliamentians, they have to work together. that means one group here in iraq is left feeling marginalized. that's where the dilemma is here in iraq. that's one of the reasons the process is so slow going. many groups here over the past 13 years have tell the at one time or another marginalized. right now there is a lot of sunni anger toward the government. they feel they are not included enough on the political table. you have pushes from religious groups to get these things done. you had the highest shia religious authority supporting prime minister abadi in these row forms, that he needs to show the iraqi people that he is doing at much as possible to fight corruption. it's a very tough sectarian and political map, leading to stagnation in parliament, delays be a all the people we've spoken with even yesterday in tahrir squaren baghdad, they don't

expect the process to be quick but say they are going to continue to come out until they see the reforms. thanks for that context, muhammed. >> now to pakistan, where officials demand a federal inquiry into what it calls the largest child abuse scandal in the country's history. seven men were arrested in the case. several hundred children were reportedly used in sex votes, including as young as six years old. >> there are 10,000 people living here in the village. it's quiet, it's a poor agricultural area. people are shocked and outraged at the alleged child sexual abuse that's been going on right here. some 284 children are alleged to have been abused, videos taken of that abuse and sold on to the local market in pakistan for

about 40 cents. many of the victim's families also believe that the videos ending up overseas in cases like the u.s., europe, and u.k. the public reaction has been very strong. the victims' families have in some cases clashed with local police, allegations that the police have taken bribes not to properly investigate this case over the last couple of months. there is going to be a full judicial inquiry into the case here, going a step beyond the police investigation which is being carried out at the same time. >> reporting from punjab in pakistan. >> the washington post reporter in iran may get a verdict been a week. the final hearing took place today. he was detained more than a year ago and accused by iran of espionage. >> this is the tehran revolutionary court where

washington post newspaper reporter jason reziam will appear in again, for more than a year, he has been held in solitary confinement. he and his journalist wife were arrested in july, 2014, along with two photo journalists. all were released except i am for rezaiam. >> every day that you continue to hold him in prison is a dark day for his family, and for iran. >> he was born in california, and holds dual iranian and united states citizenship. he moved to iran in 2008, and joined the washington post also its tehran correspondent in 2012. his family says he's faced numerous health problems from a lack of medical care in prison. his employers have called his imprisonment an abomination.

the conditions of his imprisonment has been a disgraceful violation of human rights. >> the newspaper appealed to a human rights panel for help securing its reporter's released. almost 450,000 people have signed an on line petition, calling for an end to his detainment and urging press gradually dom. >> good evening be everybody. >> at a recent black tie dinner in washington, the president of the united states spoke had his imprisonment. >> for nine months, jason has been in prison in tehran for nothing than writing about the hopes of the iranian people. >> the white house maintains the issue will be raised separately from the negotiations with iran

over the nuclear program. >> they continue to poke us in the eye and continue to spit in our face. it would just be ludicrous and outrageous for us to have a deal with iran that doesn't include the bringing home of our hostages. >> that's exactly what has occurred, leaving reziam's fate in the hands of the iranian court. >> nuclear energy is returning to japan, a reactor starting for the first time since the meltdown of the fukushima power plant in 2011. all have been off line for repairs or safety checks. dozens of protestors rallied in a last ditch effort to stop the restart. >> yesterday japan remembered the 40,000 who died with the

u.s. dropped an atomic bomb on nagasaki. the at her money had guests from 75 countries, including u.s.'s caroline kennedy. >> a powerful typhoon swept through southeastern china, making landfall in taiwan saturday, then moving toward the chinese mainland. it left behind collapsed homes, downed frees and severe flooding. millions lost power. mudslides caused by heavy rains claimed at least nine lives. >> saying goodbye to a football legend, frank gifford passes away. we'll look at his life on and off the field. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself,

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65 years in prison. >> the circus that was performing when a new hampshire tent was blown down performed for the first time sings texas. a 41-year-old father and his daughter were killed and 50 spectators injured. >> the families of two florida teens missing at sea have called off their private search. they went missing after a fishing trip last month. the coast guard searched for them for a week and the families continued a private search until saturday. >> the sports world is remembering football legend and broadcaster frank gifford. he died of natural causes at his home in connecticut. he spent a dozen years on the football field before moving into broadcasting. >> frank gifford was a charismatic figure on the field. >> we have been waiting for this gail for a long time. >> and off. he was an all american at the university of southern california in an era when

college was a bigger draw than the nfl. he was drafted by the new york giants in 1952. >> i was out of the ordinary because i was from california and had all ply teeth and my nose wasn't broken. i proofed i could hit back as well as i could be hit. >> he plate offense and defense, led the team to the league championship. >> frank gifford flying around. >> and won the nfl's m.v.p. award. in north korea city, he was known as the gift. >> there was mickey mantel and there was frank gifford. >> after he left the football field, he moved into the broadcast booth, first for cbs, but most famously as part of the team that made monday night football a cultural phenomenon. he did guest hosting on good morning america where he met kathie lee johnson who became

kathie lee gifford. he is remembered as a true giant, inducted into the pro football hall of fame. three years later, his old team remembered him. >> if you're a football fan, a giants fan one remember him for the things he did on the field and things you may have seen him do on t.v., then that great, too, i hope people remember, that we lost a very very good man and person. >> frank gifford was 84 years old. he is survived by his wife, five children and five grandchildren. >> gifford would have been 85 next week. funeral arrangements have not been announced yet. >> donald trump is hitting back at critics who say he went too far with comments. he said you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever. he said he was referring to her nose. he dismissed the notion that he suggested that kelly was tough on him because she was men

straighting. >> only a deviate would say that i said what they were referring to. >> chris wallace talked about it with carly fiorina on fox news sunday. >> you asked some tough questions, too, you talked to donald trump about his record of bankruptcy, but i didn't notice donald trump insulting you. i don't think you get things done by insulting everyone. >> trump is now responding to those comments from carly fiorina. he tweeted if you listen to her more than 10 minutes straight, you develop a massive headaches. she has zero chance. >> hillary clinton has a plan to help undergraduates pay tuition without taking out loans. it would cost $350 billion over

10 years. >> defense secretary will attended the disabled veterans national convention in colorado. >> results today in argentina's election. >> a man killed a family in texas, six are children. a suspect is in custody, police are looking for a motive. >> we look at increased gun violence in america this summer. how the iron pipeline is bringing illegal weapons up and down the east coast.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:30 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. three were shot in a violent night in merge son, missouri. two teenagers were shot and a man critically injured in a

shootout with undercover police. they say he opened fire on officers investigating shots fired in the area. >> in turkey, police caught one suspect and are searching for another after an attack on the u.s. consulate in istanbul. no staff members were hurt. officials say a police station in the city was targeted this morning. ten were wounded in that blast. >> iraq's parliament will debate sweeping government reforms. prime minister al abadi released the plans following weeks of protest demanding better government services. the plan drops six top government posts. >> a suspect will appear in a houston court today for killing eight people, including six children. we have more on this investigation. what more do we know at this point? >> police say the suspect was in a dispute with one of the victim, a 40-year-old woman. prosecutors say he broke into his former home, restrained the victims and shot them.

>> 48-year-old david conley is charged with fatally shooting a family of eight, six of them children, the youngest was six years old. >> we do not and cannot fully comprehend the motivation of an individual that would take the lives of so many innocent people, especially the lives of the young ones. >> the motive may have been a domestic dispute between the suspect and his former partner. saturday night, deputies received a phone call from a relative asking them to make a welfare check on the home. >> a male was in the home that had a warrant for an aggravated assault on a family member. >> that's when an officer spotted the body of a child through a window. >> deputies on scene forced entry into the home, and were immediately met with gunfire. >> after calling for backup and several hours of a standoff, the suspect surrendered. upon entering the home, police discovered the victims, jackson,

her husband and the six children dead. >> the victims were found in each of the three bedrooms. >> david conley is charged with three counts of capital murder. >> the felony of burglary, along with murdering valerie. another count is killing multiple people in the same incident, and then the other is for killing a child. >> police believe the oldest child in the home, a 13-year-old, was the suspect's own child. >> one count includes killing multiple people in one instance. his criminal history dates back more than 20 years with the most recent incident last month when he was charged with assault. >> texas police say an unarmed black teen who they fatally shot failed to listen to calls to surrender. 19-year-old christian taylor, a college football player died friday. he was vandalizing cars at a dealership in car ling to know and crashed his own car into the

showroom. footage released appears to largely corroborate police reports of the incident, though it doesn't show the shooting. al jazeera is presenting a special day of programming today, summer of the gun. we begin coverage this hour in los angeles where police are touting statistics that show crime rates following across the city, but people living in the most dangerous areas don't see the changes. >> people in south l.a. live in fear and although gang violence is a way of life for people in this neighborhood, there has been a spike in shootings this summer with 11 in one weekend. >> mothers like adriana struggle to keep their children from becoming a statistic. >> it saddens me, they are not like children in different areas. i don't permit them to go outside and walk up and down the street. when he wants to play, he place on his bike in the paved back yard or air condition of the house. it saddens me.

my 18-year-old, i just learned how to get over allowing him to go to the market for me by himself. >> we met her at a national night out event at a local police station. neighbors, community leaders and police mingled together as they issue a collective call for calm on the streets. >> be vocal, be visible, make sure everybody knows we're not going to be locked in our houses and not succumb to fear. >> tonight on al jazeera, we'll take you to the streights of los angeles and inside the funeral of a gang intervention worker killed in the crossfire. we also spend the evening with former gaining bangers and community activists working to end the violence on the streets. you'll also hear more from concerned residents and what community leaders are doing to foster peace. >> in general, there are few restrictions on buying firearms on southern states than the north, but guns routine by cross state borders regardless of what local laws require.

we explain. >> hello. >> hey, there. >> how are you? >> this is the's bait and tackle shop in georgia, one of four licensed gun dealers in the state, this is the owner. >> what channel are you with? >> aljazeera america. >> he was the source of the gun used to kill new york city police officer brian moore in may. it was stolen in 2011. this cctv video caught the mass thieves in action. they took 23 weapons, nine ended up in new york city. >> the police never caught the guys? >> they wore hoodies and ski masks and gloves. no. they never caught anything or anybody. >> the guns make their way up what's known os the iron pipeline, an illegal firearm trade route up interstate 95 from southern states to new york. >> there's an awful lot of gun

violence in our country. >> in spite of attempts by lawmakers and police to shut it down, the pipeline remains open, and georgia is ground zero. >> two new york city officers ambushed in their police cruiser in december were also killed by a georgia gun. what do you say to some politicians up north in the northeast like new york city that say, you know, these southern laws are way too lax and that's why our police officers up north are getting shot, and that's why bad guys are trading guns? >> well, i'm going to tell you something, they got the same laws here as they do in new york for purchasing a gun. >> they are definitely most of lax down here. >> why are they more lax here? >> the gun laws down here are lax because when you go to purchase a gun, i mean, it's -- you can carry it anywhere you

like if you have the proper permits. you can't do that in new york or chicago or anything like that. >> i tell what you, here, we believe in protecting yourself. >> purchasing a firearm in the state of georgia is quite simple. all you need is a georgia state i.d.o. driver's license, you go through a background check and you could obtain a gun on line, no background checked at all. >> georgia leads the country as a source of firearms used in crimes in other states. in 2013, 3,000 guns purchased legally in georgia were confiscated outside the state by police, with florida running just behind. according to data from the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms. they did not respond to a request for interview. >> i was shocked. initially when i heard it was one of our guns. >> upset it was a local gun that

killed the officer in new york, the police captain said law enforcement needs more funding to fight gun running. >> it's clearly an issue. >> yeah, you know, other than putting, you know, we have drug interdiction units out on the interstate that look for drugs and that basically stop cars and try to deter drug trafficking and people transporting large amounts of money and narcotics back and forth. those same interdiction units are also looking for weapons other stopping folks for drugs. >> is there enough of them? >> in my opinion, there's not enough police officers. >> georgia state representative is the author of the safe carry protection law, which passed in april of 2014. it allows any georgia resident without a criminal record to purchase a firearm, obtain a permit and carry the weapon in almost all public places across

the state. critics have called it the guns everywhere law. >> there are some people that compare this gun trade up north to drug trafficking. would you say it's on that level? >> i don't know anything about it. i feel fortunate to say that i've never been in new york city, so i don't know anything. really, i haven't investigated or tried to look at what goes on up in the northeastern corridor. my bills that i sponsored have all been around georgia and how we can strengthen our law, make it fair for individuals, but most of all, make it effective, that the law that we have is easy to understand and effective. maybe that's what they need a little state legislature up there in new york to work on theirs, too. >> jasper says the iron pipeline and gun running is just media hype. >> i don't know that there's a barrage of weapons. i think that's another little tidbit that's thrown out there by media consultants and different people that are trying to make something out of this,

when weapons that were unfortunately used recently were bought years ago legally, and then lost track of them, as do you. i mean, it's -- we know who bought it initially, but subsequent owners, you don't know. >> 2800 firearms recovered in new york by about her rows have been traced back to georgia from 2005 to 2014. clarence little wants to sell his pawn shop and since the robbery has set up better surveillance of his store. >> there's nothing beck really do about it. the cops here in town, if they would spend more times in these areas where they sell guns, then you wouldn't have near the break-ins you're having. >> georgia law does not require the reporting of stolen guns, making it easy for people to buy guns legally, sell them to

criminals and then later claim the gorgeous were stolen, making the iron pipeline even more difficult to clog and slow down. >> we're joined by richard feldman in florida, a former political director for the n.r.a. and author of ricochet, confessions of a gun lobbyist. richard, thank you for being with us. we've reported shootings be of all stripes this morning and a lot of people look at these incidents and conclude that there are just too many guns and they're too easily available. what do you say? >> you know, there are close to 300 million firearms owned by over 100 million people in this country. the problem isn't the number of guns. the problem is in whose hands are the guns that are being misused. if we focus on the problem carefully, we stand some chance of doing something about it, but we talk in generalities about big numbers, 100 million people,

300 million firearms, we're just. iing our wheels and talking about nothing important. >> after every mass shooting, gun control advocates blame the n.r.a. and the n.r.a.'s lobbying machine, which you were a part of. is the n.r.a. as strong as it ever was with its influence on washington? >> i would say the n.r.a. and all the allied firearm folks in this country are probably stronger than ever in no small measure to the attacks that come from those who don't understand, who don't want to understand the nature of the problem we face in this country. >> help us understand the nature of the problem as you see it. >> well, it's never the gun, but in whose hands are the guns? if we focus on the problems of mass shootings, crazy people who want to take as many folks with them, that's one set of issues to deal with. >> does that mean more -- just

stopping there, does that mean more background checks when it comes to policy? >> we certainly need to enforce the law and make sure that the law works better than it's working today, but the real problem with the mass shooters are our mental health laws and a completely failed mental health system in this country that will require billions of dollars if we're serious about the problem. focusing on legitimate gun owners who don't ms. use their guns will never fix the problem with those who do, because we're looking in the wrong place. >> do you think that the n.r.a. as an organization and of course there are a lot of people in the organization and the n.r.a. may not reflect the views of each member, but does the n.r.a. care about mass shootings be and gun violence or just protecting gun owners' rights at all cost? >> i think the n.r.a. cares very much about this country.

it certainly did when i was there. i'm sure it does now, but the n.r.a. is a group of four or 5 million americans, myself included, who say look, i don't want the government to interfere with my gun ownership. i've never misused a gun. i have used a gun, both as a police officer, and as a civilian to protect myself and others. that's what the law allows me to do, that's what i've done, obtaining guns for legitimate reasons has no impact on either criminals or the mentally deranged. >> thank you for your insights this morning, appreciate your time. >> a reminder watch for special currently on the summer of the gun right here on aljazeera america. >> a state of emergency in parts have colorado this morning after dangerous levels of heavy metals spilled into a colorado river.

we've now learned that 3 million gallons of waste from an abandoned mine spilled into the river in durango county, turning the water orange. that is three times the amount originally believed. the e.p.a. says it is containing it and treating the polluted water. tests show highers nick and lead levels. the e.p.a.'s own inspectors triggered the spill investigating pollutants at the mine last week. >> wildfires in california have claimed another life, a forest service firefighter was killed by a falling tree saturday near headache tahoe. more than 10,000 firefighters dispatched to battle 18 fires, conditions are being made worse by the drought. >> today is world lion day, an animal in the news following the death of cecil the lion in

zimbabwe. as a result of his killing, several airlines will no longer transport animal trophies from endangered species. it is a decision not unanimously appreciated. we have more. >> with preserve and sanctuary, there's also big game hunting that draws hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and thousands of americans every year. after walter palmer killed cecil, social media exploded, forcing the issue into the spotlight. palmer allegedly paid $50,000 for the controversial kill. >> delta airlines announced it would no longer transport animal trophies such as lions, and

rhinos. the south african government announce the disappointment and reds a statement that said the decision by delta airlines to enforce a blanket ban fails to busy extinguish between the trade in and transportation of legally acquired wildlife specimens and the illegal trade in wildlife specimens and that hunting is a major source of socioeconomic activity, contributing toward job creation, community development and social upliftment. president three door roosevelt set out to hunt big game. he killed more than 512 animals, including 17 lions and 11 elephants. his year long hunt also collected 110 scientific specimens. he also published dozens of books on natural history and is considered to be a visionary conservationist. these days, animal rights activists argue controlled

hunting leads to illegal activity, including poaching. the u.s. used to be the center of illegal ivory trade, the ivory crush event in times square aims to bring attention to the plight of elephants killed by their tusks. >> there were 1.2 million elephants, now less than 500,000. every day, 96 elephants are killed, that's one every 15 minutes. that's 35,000 a year. at this rate, elephants will go extinct. >> everybody has to become active somehow. >> a filmmaker will release a documentary called racing extinction. the goal of his recent art event, a video projection covering 33 floors of the empire state this was to draw attention to the many species facing mass extinction. >> there are millions of animals that have gone through the same gauntlet of history as us and

one species, ours is causing them to go extinct. i want to see just the exquisite beauty of them and fall in love with them. >> al jazeera. >> the kill of cecil has brought a focus on illegal hunting and the conservation of endangered species. let's bring in nicole mitchell for today's environmental impact report. >> it's not just lions, all the big cats have gained awareness from what happened to this one lion. national geographic kind of took a look at who learned what after this one big cat was killed, so most of the country heard about this story and over half reacted in some way on social media, signing pledges, 10%, 4% making donations to help these other animals. here's specific numbers of what people learned. did you know that they were in serious decline, not just lions,

but tigers and other big cats. 41% have respondents were aware of that. 8% still thought it was false. there's still education left to be done, but stories like this help people realize what's going on and also, another graph, as the result of the news coverage, how informed are you? more people feel informed, about 50 to 60% at least somewhat more informed about these issues. how will they impact things. tigers are the one animal that is most severely instinct and these things still happen all the time. there was a cub shot last week by loggers. a lot of times, it's farmers in the area, so that money raised will go into conservation efforts, teaching people as they inapproach these has been to get how to live along with the animals a little bit better and what's going on with their population. >> cecil may not have died in vain. thank you. >> a unique community in florida

has a long waiting list for retirees, but there's a catch for anyone who wants to get in.

>> it creates a huge opportunity for the small business owners. >> these are all different strains.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:53 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. ten died and 20 injured in a stampede at a temple in the eastern india state. pilgrims were making their way into the complex. indian prime minister issued a statement expressing grief at the loss of life. >> violence in haiti as the country holds elections. fifty polling stations were closed due to fighting on sunday. men armed with rocks and bottles attacked polling stations in port au prince. 40,000 people are running for office in the election, including 70 candidates for president. >> tension is rising between north and south korea. two south korean soldiers were wounded last week. in response, the south side it will resume propaganda

broadcasts aimed in the north. >> the first associate reformed presbyterian church outside columbia will stop sponsors 63 boy scout troops. the boy scouts ended its ban on gay scout leaders last month. the church said it doesn't match its brief on homosexuality. >> a unique look at a community in florida popular with retirees. it was built for postal workers in the 1960's and now there is a waiting list to retire there. >> florida is referred to as god's waiting room. retirement communities are abundant. this one is did the different. this town was created, designed and paid for by the postal workers union, and almost everyone here spent years delivering the mail.

the decision to move here wasn't always obvious. >> i blew it off as an old place where carriers go to sit down and talk about the good old days, and they didn't do anything. when i came to check it in 2003 and i came in january, it was total opposite and i just fell in love with it. >> the concept for nalcrest was simple, offer postal workers a cheap, comfortable place to live with neighbors who literally walked the same career path. it's something the property manager said has created a special place to live. >> they have something in common with everybody and something they can talk about. just a sense of belonging, and you know, i think it's something that they cherish very much. >> nine of spades. >> it is not only deeply popular amongst retired postal workers, it's unique. this is the only community of its kind in the u.s., and its

future seemed assured. >> that's the best thing to do, to live here. it's a great place. as everybody knows, it's a great place here, isn't it? >> yes! >> ok. >> this town has everything you need, a golf course, swimming pool, a library, the list goes on. there is one thing you definitely won't find here and that's the eternal enemy of postal workers everywhere, the dog. canines are banned. there are other hazards here. for the most part, it remains a uniquely restful place for those who served on their feet delivering letters. >> coming up in two minutes from doha, a live update on the violence in turkey, our report from istanbul where two gunman opened fire early this morning.

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>> 150,000 people injured every year. 33,000 are killed. >> to see my child laying on the table. >> what was that total bill from start to now? >> almost like 10 million dollars. >> enough people have decided that the gun lobby has too much power for too long. the nra is not invincible.

>> welcome to the news hour from doha. coming up on the program: >> a series of attacks across turkey targets security forces as well as the u.s. consulate in istanbul. >> anger and frustration as people in haiti vote in long-delayed elections. a man is shot and injured