. >> reporter: back in oregon harry peterson knows although he has benefited from climate change it couldthe thing that ruins him. >> we have got a pope who understands more than high-paid politicians, and he is supposed to be pushing religion and instead he finds he has to push change like climate change issues. i think we have got an issue here that can't be ignored. >>> thanks for watching. i'm randall pinkston. the news continues next live from doha. remember for the latest headlines go to aljazeera.com. >>> this is al jazeera america. ♪ >>> hello there, welcome to the news hour. good to with you have us i'm shiulie ghosh in doha with the world's top news stories. coming up in the next 60 minutes, the afghan taliban confirms that its spiritual leader mullah omar is dead. >>> and israeli allows the forced

. >> back in oregon harry peterson knows that although he has benefited from climate change it could be the thing that ruins him. >> when you got a pope that understands more than high paid politicians and he's supposed to be pushing religion and instead he finds he has to push things like climate change issues, we have got an issue that can't be ignored. >> rachel levin, al jazeera, oregon. >>> recruits using weapons to survive in a war zone. but the importance of the fight against i.s.i.l, the u.s. can't legally give aid to these groups because they're using underage soldiers but washington does support the iraqi soldiers that back these militias. in our next hour we'll take a look at these camps and the controversy whether these young men are being forced into fighting. john. >> antonio, thank you. >>> outrage over the hunting of cecil the loin, against the american dentist who killed the animal. conservation is hope this will bring light to the plight of endangered animals. john terret last the story. >> u.s. fish and wildlife service said it was looking into the case and working

captain harry peterson in command of the ship. the number two officer, the second most powerful man on the ship, is chief engineer joseph ericsson. pay attention to that name. chief engineer joseph erickson in charge of the engine room. there are 2500 passengers on the ship. less than the 3000 we saw before. not the full capacity for the ship. most of them are factory employees. many of them are immigrants. they are working for the same company. there is a company picnic that western electric. they make telephones. they were the only company in the entire country making telephones. 1915. and they all got a day off to go on this picnic. and it want to redo for my account just how the setup was here. "captain peterson flicked the ashes from his cigar. he had just finished breakfast. the captain expected a foggy day and began to study his charts. he wanted to acquaint himself with the course to michigan city. in indiana, not a usual destination for the eastland. peterson had just passed ericsson who was hurrying to the mess room. the

captain harry peterson in command of the ship. the number two officer, the second most powerful man on the ship, is chief engineer joseph ericsson. pay attention to that name. chief engineer joseph erickson in charge of the engine room. there are 2500 passengers on the ship. less than the 3000 we saw before. not the full capacity for the ship. most of them are factory employees. many of them are immigrants. they are working for the same company. there is a company picnic that western electric. they make telephones. they were the only company in the entire country making telephones. 1915. and they all got a day off to go on this picnic. i'm going to read you from my account just how the setup was here. "captain peterson flicked the ashes from his cigar. he had just finished breakfast. the captain expected a foggy day and began to study his charts. he wanted to acquaint himself with the course to michigan city. in indiana, not a usual destination for the eastland. peterson had just passed ericsson who was hurrying to the mess room.

. >> back in oregon, harry peterson those although he's benefited from climate change, it could be the thick that ruins him. >> when you've got a pope who understands more than high paid politicians, and he's supposed to be pushing regio religion and instead has to push climate change issues, i think we've got an issue here that can't be ignored. >> al jazeera, oregon. >> reaching the end of the road in death valley. runners face soaring temperatures as they test the limits in the world's toughest foot race. ot race. the incredible journey continues. >> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:51 eastern time. taking a look at today's top stories. officials in india executed a man for helping to plan one of that country's deadliest bombings in 1993. he was hanged in prison after a supreme court in india rejected his final appeal. the 1993 bombing in mumbai killed 257 people. >> protests against uber drivers turned violent in mexico. drivers were waiting for a drive request when they were pelted with rocks, sticks, aggravation and flour. several cars were severely damaged. mexico is inves

peterson at the scene of kathleen's death. >> the prosecution rested. the defense took over and successfully started to question the lack of physical evidence. then a bizarre turn of events. kathleen savio's defense attorney harry stand by the defense to discredit stacy. >> and i literally laughed and said, no they're not. >> but they were. smith was contacted by stacy peterson days before her disappearance. the defense thought smith would testify that stacy would say anything to get money from drew when they divorced. instead, smith testified that stacy told him, drew killed kathleen. >> i could not fathom how it would help anything i was saying. i couldn't. i couldn't see what this was doing for their case. >> it was the worst thing that i've ever been a part of in a courtroom. it was awful. >> after smith's bombshell testimony, the defense team publicly put on a brave face. >> strong day. strong day. >> they tried to recover with their final witness. drew and kathleen's own son. thomas testified, he did not believe his father killed his mother. his father, drew peterson, never testified. >> it's very difficult to sit in there and see someone who you think maybe hurt someone close to you. >> throughout the mu

. >> remember, divorce attorney smith testified that stacy peterson told him drew killed kathleen. >> i can't tell you before harryalled, we were going to win that case but i can tell you after harry smith was called, we were probably going to lose that case. >> a loss that carried up to 60 years in prison for drew peterson. at the sentencing hearing, susan doman pleaded for the max. >> he has no remorse. he killed my sister. i have to live with that. every day i have to recover from that. >> peterson's silence at trial was replaced with anger when he addressed the judge at sentencing. >> he got up on the stand in that shrill feminine screech that he didn't kill kathy. that's the guy that killed kathy. you got a glimpse into his soul. >> i wasn't going to take the double. i was not going to let him say that. my reply was you're a liar. you did kill her. peterson called it the largest railroad job are ever. he lashed out at him, to never forget what you've done here. >> i don't know that anything anything wrong with it. if it made him happy to vent, it made him happy to vent. >> his outburst could not save him. alm