>> reporter: but making sure the sport stays true to its roots. keep right up to date with this massive story of course the ongoing refugee crisis affecting for the most part europe. al jazeera.com. >> europe's wealthiest nations pledge to take in more refugees. now the white house considers opening america's doors. >> congress heads back to work today with the iran nuclear deal on the agenda. democrats are a few votes away from stopping a vote altogether. >> kentucky clerk kim davis takes new steps to try to get out of jail. today, a presidential hopeful visits her to show support.

>> this is aljazeera america. good morning, live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. tens of thousands of refugees looking to start over in europe have more options this morning. germany announced it has the ability to take in half a million asylum seekers each year for several years to come. germany expects to receive 800,000 people this year alone. that is four times higher than its 2014 total. germany has been insisting other european nations take in their fair share of refugees, as well. we are live in vienna, where thousands of refugees have been arriving. we've seen you on the train, at the train station as they have streamed into that country. describe how they are being treated in austria.

>> every man, woman and child refugee that i have spoken with has said they are being treated very humanely here in austria since they arrived in vienna. when they get off the trains, they are greeted with applause by aid workers and volunteers, volunteers and translators walk around with signs saying they speak persian or arabic. it's an amazing sight, a stark contrast for hungary. all the refugees have told me while the hungarian people were nice to them, the government treated them abominably. some put up a sign thanking the people for the hospital at they have received. if i can describe a little bit behind me what you're seeing,

this is a corridor set up to accommodate the receive jesus. there are hundreds of them that have arrived today. when they get off the train from another platform, the aid workers, volunteers bring them through here, take them in that direction, get them medical care, food, water, blankets, sweaters, shoes, toys for their children, so really a marked contrast for these refugees compared to just a few days ago. >> angela merkel of germany is calling the e.u.'s mandatory quotas a first step. where do things stand in terms of a united european union plan? >> it's a very good question and one that has yet to be answered. there is still a lot of confusion on this point. in fact, a couple of hours ago, we spoke with the spokesman for the austria interior ministry. he said what's difficult for them right now is they don't know what hungary's stance is

going to be, they have essentially stopped communicating with its neighbor, austria, complicating the response they are trying to give the refugees. as far as the refugees concerned, they're concerned that hungary isn't going to let in more refugees, isn't going to let out more refugees and many of the refugees i've spoken to still have family members trying to cross over into austria. they don't know when they'll be reunited. the e.u. stresses they need a coherent, co he's whoive strategy, but it hasn't happened despite all the urgings of the aid organizations, the international community, they have yet to agree on a single policy on how to deal with this crise. >> the hungarian prime minister is saying that he wants to speed up construction of a fence on the border with serbia. do you know anything about that? >> randall, just a few days back, parliament met in hungary and one of the measures that

they were discussing was trying to send soldiers enacting to law so soldiers could be deployed with the border with serbia. they want to construct that fence, they want to staunch the flow of refugees into hungary, despite the criticism on the prime minister of hungary, he has remained defiant. he keeps saying that he wants the e.u. to try to give money to turkey to deal with the refugee crisis, that they don't want to take more refugees into hungary, the refugees i speak with say if hungary doesn't want us there, why don't they let us out. that is the concern, if there are receive jesus in hungary right now, when will they be able to leave, has the border been closed, when will it be open again and what is hungary's next move in this on going crisis. >> thank you. >> the refugee crisis has begun to spill over into denmark, as well. hundreds of refugees arrived on

trains in copenhagen early this morning, but officials are trying to detour the migrants from making denmark their final destination, placing ads in newspapers in lebanon saying denmark is tightening its regulations and reducing benefits for refugees who come there. there is increasing pressure on the united states to help ease the refugee crisis, as well. the obama administration says little actively considering ways to help, including allowing more migrants to come into the united states. democratic presidential candidate said the u.s. has fallen short of the values of a compassionate people, saying the u.s. should take in 65,000 refugees by the end of the year. the president of refugees international and former unhcr regional representative for the u.s. said america can easily handle oh may's proposed

numbers. >> the numbers that you have mentioned were announced by the u.s., before the mediterranean crise. i think now the government is prepared to review these physician, whether they will reach in their first pro proposal the request of mr. omalley i don't know yet, but this country has the capacity to do that. resettlement is taking refugees from turkey, from lebanon, from jordan where the syrians moved initially from the obligation of the europeans to deal with the people already on their shore. that's the absolutely priority right now, to establish good reception facilities and decide how to share them between europe. the resettlement from the neighboring countries to syria will be key to show syrian

refugees in these countries that there is an orderly way to move out of the country without taking all these risks and therefore, providing some hope to these people. >> while presidential candidate omalley is calling for sitting 5,000 refugees to take in, the official plan is 5,000 to 8,000 refugees next year. the agency wants the u.s. to take in double that number. >> lawmakers due back on the hill after summer recent. at the top of their back to work list is the iran nuclear deal. congress is likely to voted on it this week on whether to reject the agreement. a majority of lawmakers oppose the deal but the white house has gathered enough senate support. senator minorry leader harry reid doesn't want it to reach that so will conduct a filibuster to president obama will not have to use his veto

power. the white house only needs a filibuster in one house to do that. there is too much resistance to the republican controlled house, so the administration hopes that their best bet resides in the senate where there are 38 senators saying they support the agreement. they need 41 in total to mount a filibuster. >> pope francis just announced new rules to make it easier for catholics to get their marriages annulled. the new procedure simplify and streamline what has long been described as a complex and costly process. the vatican says married couples looking to split should not be long oppressed by darkness of doubt. changes mean a faster annulment process, no automatic appeal and approval is only required by one church tribunal rather than two. the church does not recognize

divorce. >> kentucky clerk kim davis is waking up in jail again as an appeal is launched to get her out. presidential candidate mike huckabee plans to show hurry support in person. what can you tell us about kim davis's legal moves? >> the clerk's lawyers have gone back to the same appeals court that backed the judge who ordered davis to issue the licenses. they say there's a simple solution to get the clerk out of jail. >> the kim davis legal team filed an emergency motion in federal court. they say her religious beliefs can be accommodated if the governor lets her take her name and signature off marriage licenses. davis has been in jail since thursday, when a judge found her in contempt of court. >> what she's facing is the point that many will face in public or private work with regard to the same-sex marriage ruling. it's a direct collision with

religious freedom and conscience of unprecedented proportions. >> the governor's office won't respond to the request, calling this conflict a matter between her and the courts. davis is going on her sixth day behind bars. judge david bunting sent the rowan county clerk there after she refused to issue licenses to same sex couples even after the supreme court declined to hear her case. deputies have been issuing those licenses in her absence and attorneys on both sides say having davis in jail is not the outcome they wanted. >> it came as a surprise to everyone. we had no idea that that was even on the agenda. >> we did not want to see miss davis in prison. that was not our request. we were hopeful that a monetary penalty would gain compliance. >> her attorneys say she has not received due process. >> she's in considers rated. she has no bond. there is no written order and there is no notice that she could be incarcerated. that is an outrageous violation

of due process. >> her attorneys say she is at peace with her actions. >> she might be jailed, but her conscience remains free and she can not vital her conscience and will not do so. >> presidential candidate mike huckabee is set to meet with her today at the jail. he will hold a rally afterwards. her lawyers say she is willing to stay in jail as long ago it takes to win her case. the judge said he wants to keep her there until she changes her ways. randall. >> thanks. >> the minnesota dentist who killed cecil the lion returns to work today, reopening his office. the death triggered anger and protest outside his office. palmer insists he acted legally. >> wildfires forced new evacuations in northern california, and the drought is not helping, now even more areas face a lack of rain.

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>> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> welcome to al jazeera america. it's 7:45 eastern time. mexico's president says he is finally willing to meet the families of dozens of students who disappeared last year, a change of heart following an independent investigation into the students' fate. it says there is no evidence to support the government conclusion that a cartel killed the 43 students and burned their bodies. >> police in nepal of looking

for the body of an american woman who was apparently murdered. investigators say a teacher confessed to killing the 25-year-old, beat her, put her body in a sack and dumped her in the river. she was helping victims of april's devastating earthquake. >> north and south korea agreed to hold reunions next month for family members separate since the korean war. 100 families will head to a resort on the north korean coast. just one month ago, a dispute was settled over the border that put them both on high alert. >> california's biggest fire is now forcing residents from their home. it scorched more than 45,000 acres. overnight, sheriff's officials asked people living near the burn area to evacuate. high winds, low humidity, and scorching temperatures have intensified the flames and the drought's just making things

worse. >> numerous states across the nation are now suffering from a lack of rain, including south carolina, utah, montana, nevada, california, washington and oregon. we have more. >> 2.8 million people are affected in south carolina and a quarter of the state under severe drought conditions. number five was idaho, where 50% of the state is under severe or extreme and of course we have the wildfires right now. number one was oregon, all of the state is under severe or extreme drought, and that's because of the very low snow pack that they had this past winter. let's take a look at how this all played out. in 2012, it was a completely different story. we were talking about the central part of the united states under the drought situation. as we went to 2013, we started to see the shift out here towards the west. 2014, it was california, as well. but as we go towards this year, the drought is now moving up

here towards the north, into oregon, as well as washington. unfortunately, this is what the next three month forecast looks like, the long term forecast. what they're saying is it's going to be dryer than average for parts of washington, idaho, as well as into oregon, which is not a good thing at all. down towards the south, they expect it to be a little bit wetter than average, with arizona seeing probably some of the wettest conditions there. >> the biggest sea water desalination facility in north america is just months from opening. it will provide a new source of water for drought stricken california, but many residents see the plant as having more costes than benefits. >> this billion dollar plant will pump in ocean water, but what comes out will be drinking water. jessica jones is a spokesperson at the company behind the plant. >> we're pulling 100 million gallons per day of

sea water and get a fist% recovery. >> for every two gallons of salt war, it produces one gallon of drinking water. sixty miles to the north, in orange county, there's object significance to the plant. >> this whole water thing concerns me. >> debbie cook is a former two term mayor in the sea side town. it's a private company that has been lying to us since 1998. they're privatizing water. >> a little more than $800 million in loans were taken to build the plant. when credit agencies weighed in, they said it made little financial sense. moody said: under that off take

contract, the san diego county water authority must buy all of the plant's water for the next 30 years, and that extra cost is being directly passed on to customers. the director of san diego county's water authority, which currently imports 80% of its water: >> the idea behind the water purchase agreement is we have shifted the risk, the risk of designing and constructing and operating the project to the private sector. >> in the best of altogether worlds, you would say no, you want all water to be free, but that's not the reality. in order to build these big plants, you have to have lots and lots of money. >> even critics, california's persistent drought almost certainly means poseidon will get its way and bring ocean desalination to orange county. al jazeera, huntington beach,

california. >> green power should help the environment, but some researchers now say one practice may be poisoning the water. nicole mitchell explains, next.

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worldwide. here in seattle, legislation is being introduced before the city council allowing ride service drivers to bargain collectively for workplace rights, essentially forming a union or something like it. the drivers are independent contractors, not employees of those companies and the city is moving in to a legal arena usually governed by federal law. mike o'brien is the council member pushing for the move. >> so many drivers are coming to us saying i cannot make a living doing what uber's doing. they continually change the rules on me. i don't know what's expected of me and i can't make a living. what's not innovative is building corporate profits on the backs of low wage workers and we want that to stop. >> i would be shocked when all is said and done, the port system supported seattle's ability to create a system in that city that allows for

unionization directly contradicting federal law. >> the arguments for and against unionizing seattle's growing fleet of freelance drivers. al jazeera, seattle. >> you can watch the full report tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> green energy is supposed to slow down global warming and save animals, but there's one popular method used around the world that may actually be poisoning marine life in the arctic. nicole mitchell is here with today's viral impact. >> the arctic is one of the places more susceptible to global warming. hollywood degree electric is popular around the world, the most renewable energy used and has already had other criticisms, but is adding to

methyl mercury. it causes a layer of suspension. things that should drop to the bottom of the ocean or the water end up suspended, plankton it's it and it turns into a deadly mercury. they built large reservoirs that already do damage to the environment, but that process, adding to it in this arctic zone contribute to this methyl mercury. the plankton eats it and it goes into the food chain, getting into the arctic animals. what it causes is ingested mercury is ready object associated and bio cumulative. it causes mortality to reduced fertility, things of that

nature, so very problematic for the animals in the area. harvard did all of this study. basically what they're saying is before putting in one of these hoed dry electric plants, more of the broad environmental concerns really need to be looked at before we go forward with these projects. >> venus and serena williams faceoff tonight at u.s. open in a match that has a lot on the line. the sisters will play each other in a quarter final match. it will be the 27th time they go against each other. serena has won 15 of those matches. if serena wins, she would be one step closer to becoming the fourth woman to take all four grand slam titles in a single year, and the first since stephy graph in 1988. we'll see. thanks for joining us. stephanie sy back in two minutes with more aljazeera america morning news.

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>> refugees get a warm welcome in austria as germany pledges to take in half a mill per year. the white house is considering how the u.s. can ramp up its response. >> congress returns from summer break prepared to plunge into the debate over the ran nuclear deal. >> kentucky county clerk kim davis gets high profile support as she launches a new legal fight to get out of jail. >> a sister act on center court, karina williams' quest for one of the greatest feats in tennis

could be derailed today by her own sister. >> she wants to win this. so do i. >> good morning. this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. tens of thousands of refugees looking to start over in europe have more options this morning, but many are still struggling to make their way. we are getting live pictures on the serbian-hungarian border. you can see hundreds of families walking through fields to get to hungary's border. you can see them, small children, carrying their backpacks. they have probably walked for hundreds of miles, and this is what is happening right now on the serbian, hungarian border. we have also seen clashes in some cases, between refugees

trying to reach hungary, an e.u. country, and police. this is earlier, about an hour ago, we started seeing these pictures, people running through the corn fields, and you can see the men in blue uniforms. those are security forces that the hungarian government has sent to the border of serbia and hungary. they are also building a fence to try and block these refugees from transiting through hungary. now just a short time ago, as we mentioned, germany announced it has the ability to take in half a million asylum seekers each year for several years to come. germany expects to ref 800,000 people this year alone, four times higher than it's 2014 total, so a very different scene in germany than we are seeing in hungary. germany has been insist be other european nations take in their fair share of refugees, as well. thousands have been arriving in

vienna, austria this morning. we have this report. >> here at the station, we've seen hundreds of refugees coming into this train station today, arriving. they have been treated so humanely, it really is quite a sight to see. just behind me, that corridor is for when the refugees first arrived. they are greeted with applause when they step off the train by aid workers and volunteers, many wearing signs trying to notify the refugees which language they speak, in case anybody needs translation. they are taken to get medical treatment if they need it. they are given sweaters, or shoes, water, food, supplies that they need on this desperate journey that these refugees have been on for so long. every refugee that i've spoken with in the last two days, once crossed over into austria say it is a stark contrast, the treatment here versus the treatment they were getting by the hungarian government in hungary, saying their conditions

have really i am moved. all that said, there is confusion about what is to happen next. the e.u. doesn't have a unified policy on dealing with this refugee crisis despite mounting criticism from aid groups and other members of the international community. the austrian interior ministry pokes person said one problem they have is that hungary, their neighbor has effectively stopped communicating with them, making it more difficult for them. so a lot of questions still remain and many refugees still have relatives in hungary or serbia. they don't know when they are going to do so them again. >> reporting from vienna, thank you. >> the country director for turkey and north syria for the mercy core joins us on skype. thank you for your time. we have all seen the images of refugees arriving in austria and germany, welcomed with open arms. now you have germ newspaper's

vice chancellor saying they can take in 500,000 refugee as year. what happens after these happy moments where the children receive teddy bears. is this really the end of their journey? >> i'd say first of all, it's very heartening to see that syrian refugees are now being dealt with in this way. certainly we've been working for the past three years with syrians both inside syria and here in turkey. these people have suffered hugely, and of course, the journey they've made is because they are desperate to have a future for their families, and it's wonderful to see them being treated humanely. i really hope that will continue, but we must recognize that this is a huge problem.

here in turkey alone, there are more than 2 million refugees from syria. inside syria, there are more than seven and a half million people who are displaced from their homes, who are living in makeshift shelters, in tents, being hosted by villagers and towns people who themselves of suffering. this is only the beginning of the story for europe. there's a real need for a policies for how europe will deal with this influx of refugees, but most importantly, this must be a real warning. we have to resolve the conflict in syria. >> let me ask you about that, ray, because you have spent sometime in syria. i understand you were actually in aleppo last year. con you describe what war has done to these people? the images of these people

running for the border to just get into europe, why are they so desperate? >> because this is not something that's happened suddenly. the people who are now arriving in europe, many of them have moved from their homes and lots of them being middle class families perhaps with good jobs, and it began with a revolution that turned into a war, and then all of a sudden, the bombing began. in aleppo, this was a modern city with a great history, and what i saw was massive destruction, and yet, families determined to stay, determined not to leave their homes, but of course, as things get worse and

worse, and as people see no end to the war, then they begin thinking about what's important to all of us who have children. they begin thinking about how are our children going to get educated, and how will we continue feeding the family. >> they're thinking about survival at this point. i wonder if you've seen anything on the ground that gives you hope about the situation anytime soon or should we as the world expect things to get worse still. >> the situation in syria is getting worse. the conflict is extreme and complex. it's happening every single day. we have to expect that unless we can find a solution to the conflict, and that must be something that the international community takes the responsibility to help resolve that conflict, because unless

the conflict is resolved, the situation will continue getting worse, and more people will leave syria, more people will pass through turkey and the other countries surrounding syria, and they'll held for europe and other places, which is their only hope. >> ray mcgrath with mercy corps, thank you. >> turning to the migrant crisis in asia, the body of crimean migrant workers who drowned off the coast of malaysia last week were returned home. the families say they made the treacherous journey in hopes for a better life. >> she worked for decades, earning enough money at maids to improve the lives of their families back home. both were mothers of four. as her son waited for hours on the beach for his mother's

arrival, are knew the illegal crossing was dangerous. >> my mother called me before and the one thing that keeps repeating in my head is that she asked me to pray for her. please pray for me. that was her wish, because she was afraid. i never got a chance to replay all the things she has done for all of us. >> the woman said they had no choice but to face smugglers because their worker permits expired. their bodies were found not far from the malaysian coast. >> they were forced to take this journey because they wanted to return to malaysia to work. they both had a lot of children to take care of. that's why they had the courage to take this barge. >> working as a maid. she has earned enough money to build a house, the dream of most migrant workers. millions choose to work abroad

because of better pay. many of them are illegal, due to lengthy and costly procedures to obtain working permits. she was four months pregnant when she took the same boat journey home. she spent 12 hours at sea, hiding below deck. >> they called us one by one and asked us to sit at the lower part of the boat. we were not allowed to talk and we couldn't move. we sat really cramped and we had to keep our heads down. when i took the journey, there were many other pregnant women, one was even seven months pregnant. many were throwing up. we were all scared. >> she was lucky enough to survive. >> she wanted to travel home to celebrate the circumcision of her youngest son. now they are separated forever. >> instead of a long awaited reunion, the families had to bury the women who had worked so

hard to help them. they pray malaysia will ease regulations so others won't ever be forced again to take the dangerous, illegal route back home. al jazeera, sumatra. >> there is increasing pressure on the united states to help ease the global refugee crisis. the obama administration is actively considering ways to help, including letting more migrants come to the u.s. presidential candidate martin owe may said the united states has fallen short. the refugee crisis is likely to be a discussion on capitol hill. lawmakers are due back this morning after summer recent. they will approve or reject the iran nuclear deal. 38 democrats now support the

agreement. the white house needs three more votes, 41 to mount a filibuster, then president obama wouldn't need to use his veto. even that may not be the end of this debate. >> the iran nuclear deal, good deal or bad deal? >> for weeks, interest groups in the united states have spent millions lobbying members of congress to support or reject the iran nuclear review agreement. >> iran could build a nuclear weapon. >> despite the efforts, those like the american israel public affairs committee or apac who oppose the deal, last week, the white house got the support of the 34 senators it needed. that means even if congress votes to reject the agreement, the white house can veto the legislation and congress cannot override it. the obama administration says the deal is an historic first step toward improving more than three decades of tensions with iran. >> when we demand the best from

ourselves and insist that others adhere to a similar high standard, when we do that, we have immense power to shape a safer and a more humane world. >> the agreement was negotiated by six world powers. it releases 100 billion frozen assets to iran. in return, iran agrees to limit its energy program that some believe could have allowed iran to build a nuclear weapon. even if the agreement makes it through congressional review, the controversy is unlikely to end. >> apac is not going away. the $40 million they spent is not going away. the hardliners chanting death to america are not going away. do they become marginalized? is there an opening for new direction. these are uncertain, but the battle's going to continue. >> the iran debate has been

deeply polarizing in the united states. most republicans and some powerful democrats oppose the deal, and if a republican becomes the next u.s. penalty, the agreement that took years to secure could be undone by a new white house and congress. al jazeera, washington. >> one of the main suspects in last month's deadly bombing in bangkok was walking the streets of the thai capitol today in handcuffs. police took the man to four sites. they are trying to figure out how the explosion was planned and help establish a motive. twenty were killed and more than 120 injured in the august 17 explosion. police are still searching for the bomber. >> britain's defense secretary tear today warned more drone strikes in syria are possible if plots against britain are uncovered. thee men, including two british isil fighters were killed by a royal air force drone. the revelation has further

cameron's government on the defensive. >> answer the call of allah. >> when isil released a recruiting video last year, he appeared calm and spoke calmly. >> this is a message to the brothers who stayed behind. ask yourselves what prevents you from coming to the land. >> he appealed for others to join him in syria. he along with another man is now dead, killed in a drone strike in syria carried out by the british military. >> today, i can in form the house that in an act of self defense and after meticulous planning, he was killed in a precision air strike by a remotely piloted aircraft while he photographed in a vehicle in the area of raqqa in syria. in addition to kahn, two isil associates were also killed, one of who has been identified as a

u.k. national. >> the strike was approved by the attorney general, the main advisor to the u.k. in this first acknowledged at least strike on syrian soil by the british. over the past year, britain has carried out 288 airstrikes on iraq against isil fighters. two years ago, british parliament voled against carrying out airstrikes in syria. two years on, isil's campaign of violence has escalated. the legality of killing two british nationals in this way will be scrutinized. >> it's being justified ocean of self defense, but self defense against who is a huge question about whether there is a right of self defense against terrorist groups and the question of timing, as well. the u.k. has always been opposed

to preemptive self defense. the only way to justify these strikes is on that base. it would have to be a pretty profound change in the u.k. stance on self defense. >> the killing then of the two will raise more questions about what threat they actually posed, and also how to stop young men and women from traveling to fight for isil in the first place. al jazeera. >> army sergeant bowe bergdahl has to appear in court on a new rare charge against him. in additional as to desertion, he faces a charge of misbehavior before the enemy, accusing him of endangering his fellow soldiers. he could fails a life sentence if found guilty. he was held in captivity by years for the taliban after leaving his post in afghanistan. >> kentucky clerk kim davis is waking up in jail again this morning as her lawyers launch an appeal to get her out. presidential candidate mike

huckabee plans to show support for davis in person. we have the latest on this story. tell us more about legal moves her lawyers are attempting. >> the clerk's lawyers have gone back to the same appeals court that backed the judge who ordered davis to issue licenses. they say there's a simple solution to get the clerk out of jail. >> the kim davis legal team filed an emergency motion in federal court. they say her religious beliefs can be accommodated if the governor lets her take her name and signature off marriage licenses. davis has been in jail since thursday, when a judge found her in contempt of court. >> what she's facing is the point of the spear for what many will face in public or private work with regard to the same-sex marriage ruling. it's a direct collision with freedom of religion and conscience. >> the governor won't respond to the request, calling this a

matter between her and the courts. davis is going on her sixth day behind bars. the judge sent the rowan county clerk there after she refused to issue licenses to any same sex calls, even after the supreme court declined to hear her case. deputies have been issuing those licenses in her absence and attorneys on both sides say having davis in jail is not the outcome they wanted. >> the incarceration came as a surprise to everyone. we had no idea that that was even on the agenda. >> we did not want to see miss davis imprisoned. we were hopeful that a monetary penalty would gain compliance. >> her attorneys say she has not received due process. >> she's incarcerated. she has no bond. there is no written order and no notice that she could be incarcerated. that is an outrageous violation of due process. >> her attorneys say she's at peace with her actions. >> she might be jailed, but her conscience remains free and she

cannot violate her conscience and will not do so. >> presidential candidate mike huckabee is set to meet with her today at the jail and hold a rally afterwards. her lawyers say she is willing to stay in jail as long as it takes to win her case. >> the pope's bold new move on ending marriages, the catholic leader changed the way millions can file for annulment. >> a woman remembered today with a public be march. >> the tests that can determine how old your body really is. rackets in children's hands... >> building the game... >> ...sky's the limit for growing tennis in america. >> and expanding access to play... >> at the end of the day, it's about the kids... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. "talk to al jazeera".

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lion returned to work, reopening his office. he killed the protected lion in july in zimbabwe, triggering anger and protest outside his office. he insisted he acted legally. >> a the accident couple has been reunited with the baby after the newborn was switched at birth in el salvador. she gave birth four months ago but would the hospital gave her a different baby. a d.n.a. test confirmed the couple's fears. a doctor is being investigated in el salvador for child trafficking. >> cheers and applause after a 4-year-old and a dog were rescued from their well. a pully system lifted the boy and dog up out of the hole. both seemed to be ok. the boy spent three hours in that well. >> hillary clintoned presidential campaign is responding to the latest revelations over her use of a personal email account, as secretary of state, a special intelligence review found two emails contained highly

classified information, including about north carolina's nuclear weapons program. the clinton campaign disagreed with the review said conclusion. it said agencies within the government often have different views on what should be considered classified. clinton long said she did not see any information marked as classified. >> friends and family will hold a march for a civil rights leader. she died last week at age 104. her story was tied with the nation's struggle for civil rights. she lived a long life and definitely made her mark on history. >> absolutely, she did. long before freedom rides or sit-ins or voting rights protests, amelia boynton robinson was fighting for civil rights and lived long enough to see the results of her sacrifice. >> america first met her on an alabama bridge. she was a local organizer of the first march from selma to

montgomery to call for voting rights. >> i do remember from the beginning to the end. >> in an interview several months before her death, she shared her memories of the day known as bloody sunday, when alabama state troopers bother down on protestors with tear gas and brute force. >> he hit me in the back of my neck, the back of my shoulder, then the second hit felled me and i fell to the ground. >> mrs. robinson was knocked unconscious, bodily injured by the blows of troopers who looked on as fellow marchers carried her away. >> somebody came and said to the state trooper that somebody dead over there, and he said somebody's dead? if anybody's dead, let the

buzzards eat them. >> the images brought change to the nation and helped spurred the pass this of the voting it's act that year. she was a guest of honor at the signing. fifty years later, the nation's first black president escorted her across the bridge in tribute to her and other civil rights activists whose sacrifices have continued to move america towards equality. >> civil rights leaders say the first act was actually written in her home. she didn't wait for the congress and president to act. in 1964, the year before the legislation was approved, she became the first african-american and the first female democratic candidate to run for congressional seat for alabama. >> just a pioneer of her time. thank you. >> death with dignity, the u.s. weighs whether to allow assisted

suicide today. >> some catholic women say they want to be priests and are already doing the job without the approval of the church.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:30 eastern, taking a look at today's top stories. hundreds of families are running through fields to try and cross from serbia into hungary this morning. they broke through police lines earlier today. there were clashes. we have pictures to show you. these are live pictures. you can see families walking along train tracks, coming out of the bushes.

hungary's prime minister said his country will finish a 13-foot fence on the border, a 13-foot high, it's hundreds of miles long, with serbia before the end of the year to prevent scenes like this in the future. >> congress is back in session today with the iran nuke deem at the top of the agenda. a vote is likely this week on whether to accept or reject the agreement. a majority of lawmakers oppose the deal but there is enough senate support to sustain a veto of any resolution opposing it. >> lawyers for kim davis filed and appeal in hopes of getting the clerk released from jail. her attorneys say the governor should give davis the right to take her name off marriage licenses to accommodate her religious beliefs. she was jailed for refusing to give licenses to anyone to avoid giving them to same sex couples. >> the u.k. parliament is continues its discussion of a proposal that would allow doctors to help terminally ill patients die. five other nations in europe

allow it. in the u.s., a handful of states do. we have more now. this is a contentious debate here, as well. >> it is. most states prohibit assisted suicide, but advocates are fighting to change that especially with high profile cases grabbing national attention. >> pam lives in oregon, a state with a right to die law. she recognize made it her mission to see similar laws passed here and overseas. >> i want everyone to have a choice, and i hope britain passes this law. >> the topic hits close to home for her. in 2012, her terminally ill husband told her he was ready to die. >> as for me, it was my last gift of love for my husband, because it was his choice. >> oregon allows physician assed suicide. vermont, washington state and montana are the others. the topic gained national attention last year after before it any maynard moved to oregon to end her life.

she was dying of brain cancer but california did not give her the legal right to commit suicide with a doctor's help. she released this video explaining her reasons. >> the worst thing that could happen to me is that i wait too long, because i am trying to see each day that i somehow have my autonomy taken away from me because of the nature of my cancer. >> oregon allow requires that terminally ill patients be mentally exhale of making the decision and have to take the drugs themselves without assistance. >> he took the medication and laid down and his last words were thank you. >> a recent poll show seven in 10 americans support physician assisted suicide, an increase of 20% in the last two years. most state have allows against it. opponents of the practice say helping people die goes against the values of the medical profession. >> i went into medicine to help people. the message is that doctors can do a better job of killing you

than they can of taking care of you. >> the doctor would the public fight should not be aimed at separating death, but providing better end of life care. he spoke out against the bill in california earlier this year. >> people are dying badly. meanwhile, you pass sb128, we will have done inning to improve care for people at end of life, simply offering an option to cleanly and quickly end their life. this does not feel like social progress to me. >> california state assembly is expected to vote soon on a revised version. >> next month, new mexico supreme court will consider the legality of its own state allow which prohibits he assisted suicide. a proposal in colorado seeks to amend the constitution to legalize the practice. >> thank you. i want to bring in david levin, the executive director of end of

life choices, advocating for the legalization of physician assisted suicide. good morning. i saw you shaking your head as you watched that report before. what is it that you heard from one of the physician that is sort of got your goat there? >> first of all, this is not a suicide. this is a method by which people have the right to end their lives who are terminally ill and mentally competent by self administering medicines which are predescribed to them for the purpose of ending their lives to end their suffering. >> in your mind, the safeguards are enough? >> the safeguards are tremendous. there are no laws when it comes to health where there are more safeguards than this arena in both the united states and in great britain in terms of the law that's now being proposed there and is going to be debated this week. >> talking about the law in britain, as the u.k. debates whether or not it should be on this list of some five or six european nations that have

legalized assistance in dying, the archbishop of canterbury wrote in opposing the bill up for consideration, it is impossible to assure that they or other vulnerable people would not be placed under pressure to end their lives prematurely. >> you talk explicit consent being safeguards but if a person has dementia or are depressed, are they really mentally capable of agreeing to this and how do you enforce whether or not there is pressure on them. >> they are not capable if they have advanced dementia and there are two doctors that need to make a determination that the patient is mentally competent. if there is any concern by either of those two physicians that a patient may not be mentally competent, the patient has to be referred to a psychiatrist and will not be able to obtain these prescribed medicines. there are no vulnerable populations. there was a study done recorded

in the journal of medical ethics in 2007 which revealed there are no vulnerable populations at least in the united states and netherlands after they did a study on hundreds of patients who had taken advantage of the aid in dying allow. aid in dying should be available to any person who is mentally competent and terminally ill, because no dying person should have to endure more suffering than he or she is willing to endure. >> since britney maynard's death, have more u.s. states begun to consider what you are talking about? >> absolutely. 25 states now have bills in their state legislatureures. in california, the state assembly is poised to pass a bill there. the senate has already passed the bill in california. in new mexico, there is going to be oral argument -- >> is it about compassion or about individual choice? >> it's about both. in terms of the archbishop of canter bur area, the former

archbishop is supportive of aid in dying. he says this is morally and theologically sound. >> the faith community is divided on this. desmond adid hedesmond tutu hasn favor of aid in dying. >> yes, he has. >> there are advancements in making people more comfortable as they go through dying. with that advancements, it is argued there is less need for this other option. >> it can't be argued, simply because we cannot control all suffering. in fact 90% of those in oregon who take the medicines are receiving hospice care, which is the gold standard of end of life care. they are receiving excellent end of life care but still their suffering cannot be controlled. no matter what we do in terms of improvements in palliative care and we are making advances, there is simply not enough we can do for everybody. it's only a small number of

people who actually end their lives this way. in the united states, it's less than one in 300, so nobody feels an obligation to do this for any reason in terms of financial or otherwise. people who are taking advantage of this law do so because they have so much suffering they just can't go on living. >> david levin, thanks for sharing your viewpoint on this with us. >> thank you. >> pope francis announced new rules to make it easier for catholics to annul their marriages. they simplify and streamline what is long described as a complex and costly process. the vatican said married couples looking to split should not be long oppressed by darkness of doubt. a faster annulment process, no automatic appeal and approval required by one church tribunal rather than two. the church does not recognize divorce. >> another big issue is the lack

of priests. some women want to fill that role but the vatican won't allow it. some have been ordained at priests. they hope to nudge the church into accepting that radical change. we have more. >> a traditional ceremony for three devout catholics who wish to minister as deconsist, but the participants are women. >> accept them at deacons for ministry at your altar. >> mary alice nolan learned about the organization roman catholic women priests that has other detained 200 women worldwide. >> it was like a light bulb went off. it was like wow, this is possible. >> nolan is an oncology nurse who spends time counseling on end of life issues with patients like nancy calhane who has acute leukemia. >> the other thing i'd be really

happy to do is we can have healing rituals. >> nolan says as a deacon, she will be able not only to pray with calhane during her illness, but able to lead the mass at her funeral. >> there's something about being empowered by god to be able to offer that. >> we called all of the archdioceses in this region. no one would go on camera discussing this ceremony with us. they say that the catholic church does not recognize women as priests and deacons and felt that discussing this ceremony would give it legitimacy, which they hope to avoid. >> it's so controversial. it's like why even talk about it, it's so illegal for them. >> even more unusual, and more controversial for traditional

roman catholics is this moment, a female bishop giving communion. >> the church would say this is not recognized. >> they would say that jesus chose only men, and they would say which was what happened in his time, but this is a new time. this is a new beginning. >> the president of the rome man catholic priest organization said the pope would not make a change. she said her group will persevere. >> do you consider yourselves activists? >> we do consider ourselves activists in this movement to bring full access of all sacrament and bring women into the church completely in all leadership roles. >> upon being ordained, the women are automatically excommunicated from the church. >> how about knowing that you're now excommunicated?

>> i have never felt more loved and more a part of the catholic church than i do right now. >> lisa bernard, al jazeera, santa cruz, california. >> scientists developed a blood test that can tell how well your body is aging. the test gives a more accurate impression of how people are aging than they are date of birth. they believe doctors will use the procedure to predict the risk of dementia or diseases such as cancer. it is more practical and current tests and only requires a finger prick to draw the blood. >> i think one of the key thins it can be used for is trying to find people at-risk. it's not, if you like, a diagnostic of alzheimer's. you'll never have a single diagnostic for alzheimer's, but this is a good way to enrich your clinical trial on those that may be more likely.

>> it develops something it calls an aging signature. >> researchers have a new warning over e-cigarettes. teens may be using the devices to smoke marijuana. 27% have high school students admitted to vaping pot. it disguises the smell and prevents them from getting caught. >> is green energy addressing global warming at the cost of polluting the arctic? there is one popular method used around the world that may be poisoning marine life in the arctic. let's bring in nicole mitchell for today's environmental impact report. how is this possible? >> hollywood degree electric is the most popular renewable energy source in the arctic. they've been using more of this. but a mercury already caused by global warming itself is now being exacerbated by the hydroelectric. what happens to create this mercury is as the glaciers melt, salt water is more dense than fresh water, so things that

would normally sink as these two types of water mix, they get suspended. there's a type of mercury that's organic as it's suspended instead it's eaten by plank to that. they do these big areas to help with the releaser voluntaries, those flood areas are helping to create and exacerbate and move some of that now toxic mercury downstream, where more fish and then animals eat it, because the fish eat it, it gets into the rest of the animal life, so this is impacting these arctic animals now and more of it than they can ingest and move through their system. it does things like reduce fertility, even mortality in some of the animals. it's already being caused by global warming, but it's being exacerbated by these hydroelectric plants. they say you can't look at one small impact when you try to

change your environment. >> you have to look at the net. thank you. >> amazon is releasing a new tab let for $50. all the on line retailer plans to sell the six-inch tablet just in time for the holidays. the company has struggled to compete against more expensive devices. at $50, it will be one of the least expensive on the market. >> a sister showdown at the u.s. open. >> we're both happy to still be involved in getting so far, and it's still super intense. >> the williams sisters faceoff tonight. venus could deny serena a place in history.

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willing to meet the families of dozens of students who disappeared last year following an independent investigation into the students' fate. it says there is no evidence to support the government conclusion that a core tell killed the 43 student teachers and burned their bodies. >> police in nepal of looking for the body of an american woman who was apparently murdered. a teacher confessed to killing the 25-year-old. they say he beat her, put her body in a sack and dumped her in a river. she was in nepal to aid victims of the devastating earthquake. >> pilots walked the picket line, a strike began today expected to last into tomorrow. pilots are demanding better pay and benefits. this is their 13th strike in the last two years. >> venus and serena williams faceoff tonight in a match with a lot on the line at least for one sister. the two are meeting in the quarter finals. it is a comeback for venus after

a drop in rankings. the last time she won a grand slam singles title is seven years ago. venus is the oldest woman in the tournament. her younger sister serena is 33. this is the 27th time the sisters are playing each other professionally. serena has won 15 of those matches, venus 11. if serena wins, she moves one step closer to being the first woman since 1988 to take all fore grand slam tights in one year. she said facing her sister is always a challenge. >> i'm playing for me, the best player in the tournament and that's never easy. she's beaten me so many times, i've taken a lot of losses off of her, more than anybody, so and yeah, she's a player that knows how to win, knows how to beat me and knows my weak insists better than anyone, so it's not an easy match at all, and hopefully, things will go right. >> a contributor at "u.s.a.

today" sports joins us to talk about this. thanks for being here. if you were venus williams, how do you approach this match? you know this is a chance to beat your little sister. you've got the sibling rivalry, but know that you could be the spoiler, keeping her from winning all four grand slam this is year. >> venus was asked about that in press yesterday. they're just the ultimate professionals, the williams sisters. they have worked so hard throughout their career and created so much history. i think that venus has to go out there and say i don't care, i don't care that serena's going for the grand slam. i don't care that it's my little sister. venus has worked her way back from injury. she wants to win a major for the first time since 2008 and if that involves serena i in her path, so be it. >> you don't think she'll throw serena a bone.

i have seen serena dominate a match and over quickly. does venus have the physical and mental stamina to stay in this and present a challenge for serena? >> that's a great question. we did a piece looking at the x's and o's of how does venus beat serena, by and far the best women's tennis player. it really is an uneven matchup for venus, by far the underdog, but hey, no one knows serena's game the way that venus knows it. >> she knows her weak insists. when did the paths of the sisters diverge? they were running neck and neck as far as skill level. obviously venus has had health issues, but when did serena break away? >> i would say the late 2000's when venus was diagnosed with children's syndrome. not until 2011 did she make that announcement, but she i think was struggle with it before then. in 2012, serena hooked up with a french coach and he has really

given her second life in her career that was already so successful. venus is someone who has had those struggles, but persevered and serena is at a different level than her and from everyone else, but i think for venus to still be playing, that's a feat in and of itself and now i think she wants another grand slam. she hasn't won one since 2008. >> i want you to listen to what former tennis player katrina adams said about serena recently. do we have that? >> you have to look at the span of how long she's been out here year in and year out doing what she's doing, how many weeks she's been number one in the world, how many years she has ended number one in the world and this year, she only has two losses. so to go into this tournament, if she's able to win, for sure, she could have that title, but even if she doesn't, i still think she deserves it. >> a lot of superlatives are

often attached to serena, but she has never gotten all four grand slams. this is a big deal and what irony that she has to face her sister. >> it hasn't been done since 1988 and hasn't been done period in tennis since then. 21 grand slams, countless accolades, she has never at this point gone in one, two, three, australia, french and wimbledon. it's a great opportunity for her and for us to be along for that ride. >> that has to be somewhere in venus's mind. >> it's impossible to get into their minds for us. they're the ultimate professionals to move everything out of the and they just go out and play tennis. their matches can be so compelling. i love this visual of them practices next to each other. they have different coaches. venus will tell you she wants that one more grand slam. i think it would be more of a surprise to see venus come

through and win this tournament compared to serena winning the grand slam. >> who are you cheering for? >> i cheer for no one. i want a great tennis match. it's so fun to watch them compete in their 30s. >> could be epic. thanks a lot. >> thank you. >> mixed martial arts is one of the world's most popular sports but lesser known perhaps more brutal version is trying to muscle into the mainstream. we have the story. >> it was once considered the martial arts of hooligans, but the traditional self defense form has cleaned up its act. no longer considered the preserve of village folk, it's embraced in towns and cities, too. a former fighter and founder of a boxing club that not only trains professionals, also offers classes to enthusiasts. the sport is compared to thai kick boxing, but there's more

raw in it. opponents can use all body parts and head butts of allowed. >> what is the difference between kick boxing? the difference not only the tactics, but the way we fight. >> the front compound of his home i also used as the training zone. there's no air conditioning, no fancy machines. much like the sport itself, it's down to earth. >> if this boxing gym can be used and it's growing by leaps and bounds, from just one student offering recreational classes five years ago, it now has an average of 30 students for the weekend. >> one of the regulars has been taking lessons for more than a year. >> it relieves my stress when i punch. it's a kind of relieving my stress as well as make me strong. >> in recent years, the sport has been making a name for itself in the international arena. its fame coinciding with

myanmar's emergence from dictatorship. one year ago, an organization included a match at an event held. the sport is still some way from achieving global recognition. part of the reason may be because this bare knuckled boxing style is considerably morrow bust, but proponents say the traditional form of fighting without gloves should be preserved. >> it was a national art, which was developed 1,000 years ago. it's a historical legacy for myanmar people. >> so he does his best, promoting it, but making sure the sport stays true to its roots. al jazeera. >> that's it for us here in new york. thanks for watching. have a great morning. >> on al jazeera america,

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