abdullah abdullah supporters reject the results. they are meeting a couple of miles that way to protest the results. >> so what will their next step be after rejecting the results. to what extent will they hold off until the final results, do we know? >> we are not sure what will happen, it's getting heated. we are about 1,000 abdullah abdullah supporters that have gathered. they have torn down the photographs of hamid karzai, president hamid karzai, which is in most government offices and police force. they have been shouting death to hamid karzai, death to the election, the head of the election commission. the next step formally here is the election complaints commission takes over the counting process and they will recount 7,000 ballots, 3 million votes. abdullah abdullah wanted more. he wants 11,000 recounted, but did not want the results released at all. tensions are running high among supporters. last night in kabul we heard a lot of shooting. some that the results showed him millions ahead. many protesting the vote. in some areas they took down the picture and put up banners declaring abdullah abdullah president. now, the concern is they might try to declare a parallel government. some of the supporters indicated they might do that. secretary of state john kerry issued a statement saying that would not be a g

by secretary of state john kerry, both candidates, ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah accuse each other of electoral fraud. abdullahlah won the first round but failed to get 50% of the vote to avoid a run off. joining us to discuss the latest is a fellow with the true naun national -- truman national security project. good to have you with us. what do you make of this suspension? >> you know, it's an unfortunate setback. secretary of state john kerry had done an amazing job brokering a deal between both sides to accept the result of the audit and form a unity government. that will be essential to the united states' short and long-term strategy with afghanistan, predicated on getting the majority of u.s. forces and perm out of the country -- personnel out of the county by the end of the year. it may necessitate another trip to the region by secretary of state john kerry. it could be a hiccupment it will be interesting how both sides play out the develop. if they resort to previously, escalating towards violence, it will be a significant return for the u.s. forces in the region and anyone looking for a peaceful and s

abdullah abdullah. it was unclear whether they would be announced at all, but these preliminary results butt ashraf ghani head of the results. abdullah abdullah refutes these strongly and said he would not accept any of these until the bad votes have been separated from the good votes. he said fraudulent votes had been cast last month, and he wants to see many of them looked at again. the whole process right now goes to the elections complaint commission, and they will look at complaints from both side, both from ashraf gust ghani and abdullah abdullah, and the country like o afghanistan where security is still an issue, where polling stations could not be opened, where some observers and some security were biased in favor of one candidate or another. but the election commission said it did its job as well as it could possibly do its job and asking candidates and supporters to remain calm. the final results are due out july 22nd, and the new president is supposed to be inaugurated on august 2nd. that would represent afghanistan first democratic transfer of power and many involved want to see that happen peacefully, calmly and on time

abdullah abdullah. preliminary results on july 7 slowed ghani leading by 12 points. abdullah rejected, and threatened a parallel government. last week the candidates reached an agreement, deal brokered by john kerry, setting the stage to have 8 million votes recounted. abdullah agreed to form a national unity government once the winner is determined. joining me is abdullah abdullah, i am pleased to have him on my program. i have known him for a number of years and seen him in different places, and this is especially an appropriate time. so thank you for coming. >> you're welcome. good to talk to you after these many years. >> charlie: where are we in terms of this audit, and when will we have conclusive results? >> the audit has just started. we are in the second day of the audit process. we are satisfied the way it is moving forward. there are some small issues which hopefully it will be taken care of in between. so it's predicted that it will be between three to four weeks before we have the preliminary results of the audit. the audit is a comprehensive one. it includes all

abdullah abdullah has not. he wants 11,000 examined and the head of the election complaints commission resign, step down. he says that the head of the elections complaints commission has been complicit in the fraud and doesn't want him involved in this process. so john kerry has a big road ahead of him as they try to meet and find a solution, a mediated solution. >> it's crucial that a solution is found quickly. neither presidential candidate has credibility, it can only benefit the taliban and the insurgency. >> the taliban was against the election, and implored afghans to stay away from polling places, which they did not. they came out in large numbers. john kerry said this morning that the legitimacy. election is at stake. that's true. afghans are watching and waiting to see what will happen and whether the two candidates can come to an agreement. if it's a political agreement, will they believe in tem okay rahsy again -- democracy again. many came out, they want their votes to count and know they were count

in afghanistan, abdullah abdullah has claimed the three -- claimed presidential victory even though his opponent is well ahead in the vote count. mr. abdullah said he received fewer votes only because of electoral fraud. president obama warned mr. abdullah that any attempt to seize power in legally could lead to washington cutting off aid. >> it may have looked like a victory rally, but no winner has been declared. of della ripped down a portrait -- supporters ripped down a portrait of outgoing president hamid karzai. he finally arrived. minister,inance abdullah abdullah, famed for his resistance to the taliban and. round the front runner in one of the presidential race. fortune reversed. he claims fraud. >> we are the party, we are the winners. >> arrest less crowd urged him to announce a parallel he resisted.ut despite warnings from the united states that this could jeopardize security in the united states. instead he called for more time to consider his next move. the question is, can his supporters wait? these are now uncertain times in afghanistan in the coming days. in the camp, a conciliatory mood. he pledged his cooperation with aut

abdullah seems to be willing to accept the prize of a much stronger role within the afghan government. the x factor is how does hamid karzai play this. abdullah abdullah lost to hamid karzai in the previous presidential election. there's a lot of bad blood between the two. there's no secret that george has been hamid karzai -- that ashraf ghani has been hamid karzai's preferred victor. if abdullah abdullah decides this will scuttle a unity government, we are back to square one. >> the audit continues. coming up next "the week ahead" - fighting aids around the world. scientists come together for one of the largest conferences of its kind. where it stands and what they hope to accomplish. >>> fbi informants - an al jazeera investigation on how the fbi recruits and uses spies. r >>> welcome back to aljazeera.com. here are the top stories we are following. it's been the deadliest day in gaza since the israeli offensive began. 60 palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours. the israeli army says 13 soldiers were killed. the u.n. security council are set to hold an emergency meeting in an hour. the armed wing says it has captured an israeli soldier.

the move following two days of talks with rival candidates with garden and abdullah abdullah the -- ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah. kerry is in iran for talks on the nuclear programme. there's a week left to strike a deal with tehran. they are expected to discuss the situation in gaza. >>> japan protested to north korea after launching two ballistic missiles into the sea between the two countries. it's the latest in a series of test-firings over the past week. >>> russia's president voiced support for argentina's long-standing territorial claim to the falkland islands. vladimir putin called for negotiations between britain and argentina. the two countries fought a war in 1982 after arch invaded the -- argentina invaded the falklands. vladimir putin is on a 6-day tour of south micro. >>> defeat for brazil in the world cup play-offs against the netherlandsment all eyes on the final of germany, the favourites. if they beat argentina, they'll be the first ever european side to be world champions in the americas. it's the third time the two sides met. germany won in 1990 in rome, and argentina in 1986. we hav

abdullah abdullah. the two have agreed to abide by the result. >> tonight afghanistan saw a moment of what unity can mean. tonight afghanistan saw two opposing canadas with passionate supporters. bring their supporters together in the interests of country, in the interests of something bigger than each of them individually. we hope that the promise of the next weeks will deliver. the auth eptisty and credibility that the people of afghanistan deserve in the presentation of the next president of this country much >>> jennifer glasse has more from kabul. >> reporter: with the help of the u.s. secretary of state john kerry the two candidates agreed to an audit of all the votes cast in the second round of the presidential elections, but made a political deal. saying that they will form a unity government. that means that whoever becomes president, which will be the person with the most votes after that audit - there'll be representatives of both men in the next afghan government, to ensure that the votes of all afghans will be honoured. the wholed in was to make sure the legitimacy of the vote, the people had faith. there has been a lot of concern in recent weeks between the back and forth with the allegations of fraud. abdullah abdullah has gotten what he wants with a recount of the vote. ashraf ghani called it an historic day and a comprehensive count in any democratic process. it will take a couple of weeks, but they'll start with the ones in the afghan capital and the international security force and afghan forces will bring the rest into the capital. more observers will be needed and there'll be a delay in the inauguration scheduled for 2 august. we expect it to move back two or three weeks while the process goes forward. >> gunman attacked an apartment building in eastern baghdad killing 27 women, several women were injured. locals say the building was used for prostitution. no group claimed responsibility. iraq is without a government. later they will try to form one. on saturday sunni lawmakers great on a candidate for the speakers post. parliament failed to elect one after a session ended in kayous. many mps want nouri al-maliki to step aside. he insists op staying on. i can't iraq's former foreign m

that being said, abdullah abdullah has made a number of fresh demands. for example he's saying 8.1 million voters did not take part in the second round of election. he believes 5.5 million so far. he warns mr. kerry and the united nations here to reinspect votes from 11,000 ballot boxes, more than half the votes. the u.n. envoy here said that his suggestion is at least 8,000 ballot boxes should be respected. that's about 3 million votes. there's still quite a number of disputes to be resolved. more importantly mr. kerry would have to create a climate of trust where they could sit and work together. he's meeting president karzai who's another crucial personality in terms of finding a possible solution to this problem. as we speak, supporters of both candidates are putting up the posters of both candidates across the country and calling them the elected presidents of afghanistan. they have indeed confused the ordinary afghans. this deadlock has brought businesses to a stand still, created a lot of concern among ordinary people across the country. >>> the d

abdullah abdullah, the man who came in second in the recent president election, said the vote was rigged and said he may set up his own government. margaret brennan has the details. >> secretary kerry plans to go to kabul friday to meet with both the candidates, abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani. he is calling for a full investigation of what the u.s. believes to be substantial election fraud. it is highly unusual for the u.s. to intervene in a foreign election, but the obama administration is concerned a standoff could lead to violence, especially as most u.s. troops withdraw. a split government, though, could trigger a cutoff in aid from the u.s., money that is needed to pay the afghan military and police. the white house is also counting on the new president -- whoever that is -- to agree to allow around 9,000 u.s. troops to remain in the country after 2014. >> pelley: margaret brennan at the state department, thank you. today, attorney general eric holder said syria's civil war has turned the middle east into a cradle of violent extremism. in a speech to diplomats in norway, european nations were called on to adopt the u.s. anti-terrorist strategy to prevent terrorists from traveling to the war zone. >> if we wait for nations to travel to syria o

his rival, abdullah abdullah, claimed extensive fraud. a federal judge gave initial approval to a concussion settlement between the national football league and thousands of former players. on the newshour online, 200 years ago, a new genre of fiction took the world by storm, thanks in large part to sir walter scott. read about the scottish author's work "waverley," published on this day in 1814, which set the example for the "historical novel" from that point forward. that's on our art beat page. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, defense secretary hagel goes to capitol hill to face questions over iraq and afghanistan. i'm judy woodruff, we'll see you on-line and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us here at the pbs newshour, thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> there's a saying around here: >> and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial l

initial figures pointed for a win for ghani over abdullah abdullah. abdullaheged widespread fraud. a final is due later this month. we do go to kabul now. kerry i believe is talking to both of the presidential candidates locked in this dispute. any sign they're able to cool the rhetoric and allow the process to take its course? >> mr. kerry has indeed met with for him saying he's for inspection and there should be a power audit. that should determine allegations of fraud. he went on to meet president karzai. he'll meet abdullah abdullah as well and the country's interior minister. mr. kerry has the credentials of a troubleshooter. he was here in 2009 when he was a u.s. senator and in fact flayed a cruel rule in resolving the dispute then. after all americans have l leverage in afghanistan. 30,000 troops are on the ground. afghan politicians understand that the americans are needed if afghanistan is not to go back to the days of civil war and any sort of scenario where the taliban or insurgents could take over parts of the country. >> that's the thing. american

abdullah abdullah has claimed victory in the elections. he was addressing thousands of supporters at a rally in kabul. >> without doubt we are the winner of this election. without doubt we will not allow fraudulent government to take power for one day. all people of afghanistan, you have lost your fingers while voting. you have lost your relatives during the election campaign. you have rights. i will sacrifice myself but not allow fraudulent government to take power. >> hugely disputed elections. there's abdullahclaiming victory. let's take you to karin allen joining us from kabul. how dangerous is it that he is claiming victory when we don't have the official result? >> reporter: it's certainly inflammatory. i i come back from the rally. it was a passionate speech but also provocative acts by supporters. they took down the current president portrait karzai and replaced it with a portrait of abdullah abdullah. he was very embarrassed about that. he's been trying to calm the mood and asking supporters for time. although he said yes he believes he is the president, he stopped short of what many expected him to do. he's basically stopped short of calling and creating a parallel government. there was a lot of people in the crowds willing him to declare a parallel government today. overnight he's received a telephone call from the u.s., from president obama and secretary of state john kerry making it clear in no uncertain terms that no attempt to grab power by illegal means would have serious conse

it produces no out-right runners, producing a runoff between ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah. abdullah rejected the runoff. secretary of state john kerry intervened to broker a deal where all eight million vote will be audited by international observers. the audit has already been suspended twice since it began last week. the results of the runoff were scheduled for july 22. as of wednesday, only 4.5% of the roughly 22,000 ballot boxes had been examined. joining me from kabul is ashraf ghani. i am pleased to have him on the program. we had earlier last week, abdullah abdullah, so it's a pleasure for me to have a chance and see and talk to someone who has been on this program before. welcome to the program again. >> it's a pleasure to be with you. and with the public in the united states. >> rose: thank you. where is the audit stand today? >> the audit has begun in earnest. all the criteria and indicators have been agreed. we hope that now it will acquire full speed, and every day, hopefully, will be a significant count. unfortunately it will be suspended for three days because our majo

abdullah abdullah supporters came to protest the election result. they tore down a photo of the outgoing president hamid karzai and replaced it with abdullah abdullah with the slogan the people's president. abdullah said removing karzai's picture upset him, it shows disrespect for the presidency. >> we have won the word of the people of afghanistan. that is over. that will not be changed. >> reporter: the crowd wanted to declare a parallel government. abdullah asked for a few days. he's expecting a visit from u.s. secretary of state john kerry on friday to help address allegations of vote rigging. >> the views that president obama exchanged was the path of the last 30 years and what can we do to facilitate the gains. >> reporter: abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reexamined. his opponent said the demand is unprecedented but will abide by a recount. >> we are asking the complaints commission to unilaterally accept our recommendation to pay the most intensive audit. >> ashraf ghani said abdullah's team is changing the rules. jennifer class, al jazeera, can pool. >> in somali today, al-shabaab fighters attack the compound. five fighters were killed. a

abdullah abdullah has been calling on those votes to be recounted. now the one sticking point still remains. we're not sure if there will be results today. they said that is a red line for them. they want to see some result preliminary election result from the second round of election. abdullah, abdullah wants to see the recount. still very much a divide between the two teams. but a small break through and agreement on how many polling separations should be recounted. that's 7,000. >> what sort of impact, these delays, these stand offs had on afghanis themselves? >> reporter: well, afghans are watching and waiting. i think many of them were frustrated last week when the preliminary results were redayed until today. we have spoken to people. nobody is really shopping for anything, for. furniture. the over all finances are down 20% since this whole election began because of the uncertainty people don't want to buy anything. international investors don't want to invest until they see afghanistan's first democratic transition of power will happen. it's scheduled for august 2nd everyone is watching and see if it will be a calm process. there is concern if this goes on much longer the anger and frustration might boil over. >> thank you. in kenya thousands of people are taking part

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abdullah abdullah, welcomed the secretary of state intervention. >> we welcome you in help save the process here. we thank you, and welcome you, and hopefulfully all of us will utilize your assistance here. >> reporter: but there is still a gap in the demand between the two parties. abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reviewed. he says he doesn't trust the afghan commissions in charge. the secretary of state is trying to find a solution where both candidates and the people of afghanistan can trust the outcome. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kaboul. >>> in egypt there have been protests in support of the deposed president mohammed morsi. here we see a suburb. two people are reported to have been killed when security forces moved in to break up crowds. many more are said to have been injured. this is on the outskirts of the city where the pyramids are. protesters forced to march down side streets because police patrolled the main roads. and large rallies too in the province in northern egypt, the birthplace of mohammed morsi, and people holding up banners as a show of support for him. chanting slogans against the new president, fattah al-sisi. three al jazeera journalists have nowing spent 195 days behieng bars in egypt accused falsely of helping the out lawed muslim brotherho

abdullah abdullah is a foreign minister and appeals to tagik and pashtun voters. we are at the press conference waiting for the announcement in kabul. what's the latest? when can we expect results? >> well this is the headquarters of the independence election in kabul. we were expecting to get preliminary results an hour and a half ago. there's been a delay. there's unofficial suggestions there may be another hour and a half to go. we're expecting provincial results. afghans have been waiting to find out who the next president will be. in june we had the presidential runoff. it's the result of that presidential runoff we're expected to get or partial results at some point today. there has been a lot of anxiety. there's been a lot of back room dealing in the past few hours before today's announcement. we are expecting possibly a parallel announcement to be made along side the partial election results. the partial announcement accompanied by perhaps announcement of more recounts of votes. you'll remember that abdullah abdullah, one of the candidates in particular has been vocal about what he alleges is industrial scale fraud. he's been pushing at elections including the european union to recount the votes. at the moment, very small portion of those being counted. the hope is from the abdullah side is that a larger chunk can be counted before the final results are announced. >> we may sunny comprehensive order of the results. if that doesn't happen, what is the real fear if there can be no agreement on who the winner is? >> you know, that's a scenario many diplomats are worried about. that's why they're trying to take the process very slowly. we don't know what is meant by comprehensive order. what they wanted was all votes to be recounted. ghani's team says no we don't want further delays. i think that's why we're seeing more delays from the announcement. deals are arranged between the two as what would be a satisfactory level of order of the remaining results. you have to put this into context. th

abdullah abdullah has claimed victory at a rally blaming fraud putting him behind the rival ghani in prelim flair results. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry is warning any attempt to seize power illegally in afghanistan could lead to washington cutting off aid. >>> a short time ago i asked bbc in kabul for the latest on the election dispute. >> those were preliminary results ahead of the independent election. those can change because now the votes have to be sent for reinspection and more investigation. abdullah abdullah has always been saying he wants to make sure clean votes are separated from what he calls dirty or fraud votes. he said he was the winner the first and second round and said he would sacrifice himself to protect what he called the clean votes of supporters. he said he will simply not accept a fraudulent government that comes with fraudulent votes. he accused president karzai, the elections commission of all being in one group. >> a few minutes ago we were talking about the remains of the largest bird ever found. the phrase fossil sized remains comes to mind. i have no idea why. >> how you going to delete this? >> not sure why that came to mind. >>> thanks. let's start with business news. samsung said -- stop laughing. wasn't that funny -- sales in particular fell. it is the maker of the s 5. it's facing competition from cheaper chinese brands. the it makes south korean goods more expensive overseas. we'll keep a cross that and talk about it on "gmt" coming up in an hour's tim

they say former foreign minister, abdullah abdullah has just over 43%. abdullah got the most votes in the first round of the election but fell short of a majority. he accused officials of fraud. he says he won't accept any results unless there's a full investigation. the officials have admitted that high ranking government officials engaged in vote rigging. they say they'll carry out an investigation and then announce the final results. the two candidates draw their support from different ethnic bases and some fear a disputed result could widen the ethnic rift. >>> israeli commanders have launched air strikes on the gaza strip. their drone attacks killed nine people. leaders of hamas say israelis will pay the price. military officials say they targeted rocket launchers and other facilities belonging to hamas. the victims are all said to be linked to the group. a hamas spokesperson called the air strikes a grave escalation in violence. the military officials say the israeli forces were retaliating for attacks by hamas. they say at least 25 projectiles were fired i

abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani have been resolved. preliminary results from the june 14th run off showed ashraf ghani well ahead of abdullah abdullah. the recount taking weeks. >> in libya, a militia group says it has taken control of the second-largest city. the council says it controls benghazi after a defeated army unit. it took over military bar okays, and cease the tanks. they have been battling forces. new testimony in a trial over videotapes are of the oklahoma bombing with. we have na and other headlines. >> a judge heard testimony from the man who helped oversee operations at a building bombed. richard williams said security cameras were off during the bombing, and had not been used for at least two years before the attack. utah attorney believes video exists showing timothy mcvay did not act alone, and sued the federal bureau of investigation for access to sample the archives. >> a c.e.o. in chicago is in serious continue after being shot. stein ley voi from arrow stream was taken to the hospital this morning. arrow stream's offices are located in the bank of america building. police say the shooting was likely retaliation

on saturday, after disputes between candidates abdullah abdullah and ashraf ghani have been resolve. preliminary results show ashraf ghani ahead of abdullah abdullah. >>> in libya - militia says it's taken control of the second-largest city. controlling benghazi after it defeated army units. it says it took over military bar okays and ceased -- barracks and ceased tank. in britain - a public inquiry into the poisoning death of alexander lippen yanco opened today. more from london. >> reporter: an apparent day for marina, as an inquiry into her husband's death opened in london. am'em appeder, a -- alexander - a russian spy turned critic obtained asylum in brit april. he fell ill after meeting with two russian men. he died two weeks later. vladimir putin was deemed responsible. it was found that he drank tea with polonium 210. the inquest will look into the death. judge owen said some of the evidence to be given by the u.k. government is so sensitive it will be given in closed hearings. >> i make it clear now that i intend to make public my final conclusion on the issue of russian state responsibility, together with as much as possible of m

abdullah abdullah. both candidates have claimed victory. abdullah claims the runoff was a fraud and his supporters have even spoken of setting up a so-called parallel government, raising fears the afghan state could collapse. the electoral commission said there were irregularities and it would audit votes. the current president asked the united nations for help with the recount, a task that could take two weeks. hang on astability smooth transition as u.s. and other international forces recede, manye afghans fear the taliban could fill the vacuum. after billions of dollars, it is heavily invested in seeing off afghan democracy. barack obama warned if either candidate trying to seize power wrongfully, it would spell the end of u.s. financial aid to afghanistan. >> the german government has ordered the expulsion of a cia official in berlin in response to two cases of alleged spying by the u.s. the official is said to have been based at the american embassy in berlin in a scandal that has infuriated german politicians. last week, a 31-year-old intellig

abdullah abdullah is calling the second round that his opponent was the winner. this is ethnic tensions in determining a smooth transition. >>> yunanimous support to bring bowe bergdahl home. the chairmen of the joint chiefs of staff express their support saying the u.s. doesn't leave soldiers on the battlefield. five taliban affiliated detainees were released as part of that controversial deal. >> huge strain between the u.s. and germany. the german government ordering the top spy to be expelled. angela merkel -- intelligence officer arrested who told his interrogators he was spying for the cia. german investigators are looking into a case where a german official was working for the united states. >>> more rockets have been fired overnight. at least one of them coming from israel to lebanon. israel with an artillery strike. all this as president obama reaches out to israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the u.s. is willing to broker a cease-fire. diana is on the border for us this morning. diana? >> reporter: u.s. president, barack obama, called the israeli prime minister netanyahu yesterday from air force one. he respects israel's right to self-defense and the rockets streaming out of gaza should cease immediately. he wanted to help to broker some kind of talks, some kind of cease-fire. going back to the cease-fire that was struck after the operation in november, 2012. so, you see the u.s. here trying to take a lead in helping facilitate the talks between the two parties. of course, the u.s. does not deal with hamas, which it designates a terrorist group in the same way israel does. there are other regional power brokers who the united states says it hopes will also lend a hand. egypt, for example, possibly katar and turkey. the egypt now that broke the peace deal in november 2012. it was morsi. they have close relations with hamas, a muz muslim brotherhood. it's going to be more difficult to broker a deal. we are seeing the u.s. trying to give benjamin netanyahu an exit strategy before israel considers ground troops. every day, more troops are on the border. they are called up 30,000 of the 40,000 they are authorized to call up for this operation. back to you. >> diane ya, thanks. every day, it gets more tense in the region. >>> a ruling on obamacare could come down today. a three-judge panel on the d.c. court of appeals deciding whether tax credits and subsidies can be used by consumers on federally run exchanges. >>> the irs scrutiny of tea party groups for tax exempt applications. a judge ruling thursday it has to explain how it lost e-mails sought during a republican inquiry. he appointed a federal magistrate from recovering lois lerner's lost e-mails. >>> time for an "early start" on your money this morning. european stocks are up. asian stocks are mixed. futures in the u.s. rebounding this morning, pointing to a better day for stocks. the dow lost 71 points yesterday. amazon is in legal trouble for profiting unauthorized purchases. federal regulators are suing amazon for billing parents for millions of dollars without their consent. it focuses on games from the app store. full refunds for parents. no estimates on how much that could be. apple reached a settlement from the same issue resulting in 32 million bucks. they said they will fight the allegation in court. has this happened to you? >> no. >> me either. i'm careful about letting them cruise around on amazon and apple. i know people that had thousands of dollars. >> most of the charges come from me. >>> it is, in fact, summer, we think. but, we have to put away the shorts and tank tops, which is dif tuficul difficult. >> tank top, berman? a big drop in temperatures. how cold will it get? a mesh tank top is what berman wears on the weekend. >> i'm completely stuck there. let's talk about next week. this is the big story, what everyone is talking about is the threat of cool temperatures. that means morning lows, the further north you are, dipping into the 40s. marquette 45 degrees as we go through next week. let's explain it all. normally, if weather is normal, a nice jet stream, a straight line. some kind of extreme weather, but looks like a roller coaster, a big dip. we had the typhoon near japan. it's like taking a ribbon and going like this. bigelows and highs. what did that do? by next week, it makes its way here. the cool air from canada is going to dip down. unseasonably temperatures. 30 degrees below average for that time of year. we are not talking freezing temperatures, but the highs in marquette, 20 degrees below. just in the 50s starting off the morning in the 40s. 60s in chicago. you are not dying here, guys, it's not just 85 degrees like you typically would see. showers in the southeast. northeast seeing the high pressure by the end of the weekend, spreading from the midwest to the northeast. yes, it is a big story. it is not a polar vortex. i'm going to say it over and over again. >> there's a polar vortex? 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[ applause ] >> okay. >> whole lot of issues being thrown up in this cocktail, including immigration. this is playing out as the funding deadline looms as part of the plan to fix the border crisis. at a senate hearing, jay johnson said doing nothing is not an option. he said time is of the essence. agencies involved in the president's plan will start running out of money. >> immigration authority is congress. congress writes immigration laws. >> congress writes all laws. >> right. right. why does it have to be comprehensive. the border problem gets wrapped up in immigration reform. can they just fix this narrow port of it? >> they can pass anything they want to pass. they have to show a will to pass it. >> caught in the middle. more than 51,000 unaccompanied children who entered the u.s. they spend 72 hours at detention centers. the courts are clogged. they are not getting their court hearing. most of them are not deported. the founder of the minuteman project, remember that? he says he's launching something called operation normandy. a plan to gather volunteers to avoid what he calls an invasion of undocumented immigrants. those risking it all, it's about working hard toward their own dream. >> that thing over there. know if you, if you are born over there, your life is going to be different. you are going to work, go to a nice high school, go to a nice college, you know? i don't think we are stealing their money or their jobs, you know? >> it's really an american dream. you can make money and live better. >> after their meeting on the crisis, texas governor, rick perry sent a follow up letter for the president to take action to secure the border. >>> now to the latest in the middle east. reports of more rocket fire. at least one of them coming into israel from the north, from lebanon. israel responding with an artillery fight and calling up 30,000 reservists. all this as president obama has reached out to israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu saying he is willing to broker a cease-fire. diana is on the israel-gaza border. the cease-fire does not seem imminent diana. >> reporter: hi, john. no, it certainly doesn't. the u.s. is trying to give benjamin netanyahu an exit strategy to facile thai talks and get egypt involved ahod of a ground invasion. as soon as netanyahu decides to send troops into gaza, you can be sure the death toll on the palestinian side, which is already at 98 will rise further. you will probably start to see israeli troops dying, also. right now, israel is behind mr. netanyahu. but, people seem to be extremely split on weather a ground operation is the right way to go. john? >> diana for us on the border between israel and gaza. the conflict intensifying with missiles from lebanon coming in. thanks. >>> nuclear materials seized by isis when it took over mosul in iraq is low grade and does not pose significant safety or proliferation risk. they were responding to a letter from the u.n. ambassador. they could enable terrorists to carry out tasks if they had more expertise or use them in combination of other materials. isis took control of uranium used in research. >>> a stand down order held back a special ops team. it shows a military officer who issued the instruction. they testified it was the right call. instead the team was called to help protect and care for people evacuated from benghazi. one team member is credited with saving the life of one of the evacuees. >>> a delicate meeting in afghanistan. john kerry getting together with hamid karzai and u.n. officials today. he's going to try to broker a resolution to the disputed election. abdullahbdullah won the first round. he's calling the second round into question, which he seems to have lost. a smooth, peaceful, political transition. >>> unanimous support from the obama administration's decision to bring bergdahl home t. heads of all five military branches expressed they do not leave soldiers on the battlefield. five detainees from guantanamo bay were released for this. germans ordering the top spy to be let go. they oversaw the recruitment of a -- he was spying for the cia. german investigators are looking at someone else who may have been working for the u.s. >>> a decision could alter the affordable care act if they declare subsidies are illegal. you know, another big development in obamacare, the number of uninsured people in the country dropped. a lot of people credit obamacare. >>> new development in the irs controversy and the scrutiny of tax exempt applications. a judge ruling the irs has to explain by august 10th how it lost e-mails sought during a republican inqu

abdullah abdullah says the vote was rigged. >> reporter: afghans have high hopes that america's top diplomat will broker an end so the conflict. they are working to find a solution on who will be the next president. the vote has been cast, but they are contested. karzai says they have to be in line with afghan law. kerry agrees. >> i'm here because president obama and the united states are deeply interested in a unified democratic and stable afghanistan. we obviously have high hopes that the questions about the election will be resolved quickly. >> reporter: candidate ashraf ghani supports a united nations plan to review about 43% of the vote. >> our commitment is to ensure the election process enjoys the integrity and legitimacy that the people of afghanistan would believe. >> reporter: that's what the people want too. some chain themselves together to block the road to kaboul's airport, demanding a resolution. the political uncertainty has damaged afghanistan's fragile economy. abdullahullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reviewed and he wants them reviewed by an independent third-party. the secretary of state is trying to find a solution with both candidates and the people of afghanistan can trust the outcome. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kaboul. >>> there has been an attack in an kenyan village. it's the latest in a series of attacks in the region that has forced many people to seek safety elsewhere. katherine soy has the details. >> reporter: it seems these people were looking for supplies. they came here at night and banned this classroom, they burned several houses as well. they stole food from the store, medical supplies, and six firearms from guards who were guarding the civilians. now there has been massive operation -- security depreciation here in the county, more boots on the ground. the military has been deployed. more police units have been deployed. they have been navigating through the thick forrests, looking for the attackers. 69 people have been arrested,

preliminary results were ashraf ghani ahmadzai won around 60% of the vote, his opponent, abdullah, abdullahelection was fraudulent. >>> the world's newest nation is celebrating three years since claiming independence. but the people have little to celebrate. here is more from the capitol. >> reporter: it would be impossible to call an independence celebration day in south sudan low-key, but when compared to previous years there is a difference, the crowd is smaller, the security is tighter. and they were expecting heads of states from the region to come. in fact the only person that did come was south sudan's next-door neighbor, you ghana, the president was here. he has forces in this country, forces that south sudan's president acknowledged without which they would have seen much more bloodshed. they have just been listed on the index of number one of the most fragile states in the world. the country still has internal fighting in some of the more northernly provinces. the peace talks are supposed to be continuing, but that process has stalled. and there is a looming hunger crisis as crisi

abdullah abdullah welcomed the delay in releasing the results. let's take you to kabul now. karen is there for us. karen, tell us more about what he had to say. >> well, in scorching temperatures here in afghanistan, the heat has been turned up on the electoral authorities. as you say, preliminary results were due to be released today. but amid allegations of fraud, leveled by both abdullahide and the other side, they're having to stage recounts. you'll remember in the first round, dr. abdullah was in the lead. and now the other team is saying they're leading by at least 1.3 million votes. more than a million votes and now being recounted amid much concern about fraud. i've been speaking it abdullah abdullah and asked him to set out what his concerns were. >> first off, the turnout was shown in an exaggerated manner. we all knew that the second turnout for the second round was less than the turnout for the first round. that is one and then what is being reported from the provinces that there isn't any proportion between the population of that province to the votes. eligible voters, according to the estimates of the election commission, more than 200 times of the ineligible voters and complicity of the election voters in committing fraud. >> reporter: well, some election sources told me privately they're also concerned about extraordinary levels of fraud. now, this electi

they say former foreign minister, abdullah abdullah, has just over 43%. abdullah got the most votes in the first round of the election but he fell short of an outright majority. he's accused electoral officials of fraud. he says he won't accept any result unless there's a full investigation. the officials have admitted that senior members of the security forces and high-ranking government officials engaged in vote rigging. they say they'll carry out an investigation and then announce the final results. the two candidates draw their support from different ethnic bases and some fear a disputed result could widen the ethnic rift. >>> japan's prime minister is in australia seeking to open a new era in trade and diplomacy. shinzo abe has addressed members of article at, becoming the first japanese leader to do so. he explained japan's new approach to security and he called for closer cooperation with australian leaders. >> japan is now wanting to change its legal basis for security so that we can act jointly with other countries. in as many ways as possible. we want to

they say so far candidate abdullah abdullah has more than 3 million votes and the candidate gani has more than 4 million votes. >> an officials say 20-year-old removed a backpack and other items from tsarnaev's dorm room. he pleaded not guilty to the conspiracy to bombings. >>> at capitol hill immigration reform is expected to be a hot topic. many are calling for a system overhaul to deal with the flood of migrant children crossing the border into the united states. mike viqueira joins us live in washington. mike, tell us more about this battle over the board. >> reporter: john henry, this system overhaul you're talking about is a dead letter in the house of representatives after some version of the immigration reform passed the senate a year ago. what you're looking at is the sudden influx of humanitarian crisis. some 10,000 in may alone, unaccompanied children who have crossed the u.s. border and who have been apprehended. now the u.s. is trying to find a quicker, more efficient way to send these children back to their homes, even as they discourage them from coming in the first pl

abdullah abdullah. secretary kerry speaking with the two opponents, the two adversaries, what do we do if this election, there's abdullahabdullah. if the election not take place and the taliban taking every opportunity to stir up violence in the vacuum. >> the story isn't written yet and operating with that in mind. there's serious allegations of fraud. they need to be looked into. the secretary's in touch with both candidates over the course of the weekend and will continue. he's been in touch with president karzai and encouraging them to let the process see it forward. but, you know, we need to remember what's at stake and that's the future of afghanistan and we have sent a strong message to them directly and the secretary sent one strongly last night in the statement we won't be able to provide the kind of support we want, the people need, if they can't abide by their own constitution. that's not the preference but that's the option. >> it appears there's more people voting than exist in the regions and at the same time american troops are set to withdrawal, packing up and coming home. >> there are as i said, there a

. >> the other candidate abdullah abdullah prescribed the preliminary results as a coup and said the vote was rigged. the commission has agreed to audit one-third of polling stations but his supporters want a recount of all the votes. >> pope francis met for the first time with victims of sexual abuse. he listened to the ordeal of two german, two irish and two british victims. at a private mass he apologized for past wrongdoing. >> before god and his people i express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. i humbly ask forgiveness. >> he said the catholic church would no longer tolerate cover-up of cases to protect priest. victims are still asking they be held accountable. >> the soviet union last foreign minister died monday at age 86. he was the face of mikel gosh gorbachev helping to where i down the berlin wall but he enjoyed less success in his native georgia. he was overthrown in 2003. >> germany fans celebrated into the night tuesday after their team's 7-1 win over brazil in the world cup semifinal. crowds gathered in the public

. >> i think these people have made it clear, they said abdullah abdullah we're coming, the only question is king abdullah of jordan or king abdullah of saudi arabia. they have us in their gun sights. they are recruiting american citizens, european citizens, the kind people who do not have to sneak across the southern border to get into the united states. we could see major terrorist attacks as a result of this. not tomorrow but in the foreseeable future. in the meantime, we're going to bail out of afghanistan, possibly creating the same situation with the taliban and al qaeda waiting for us to leave. lou: and all the while, our southern border remains a sieve. porous, hundreds of thousands crossing the border, children, by the tens of thousands walking across that border. what are next? terrorists? >> i think terrorist is a danger legally and illegally, the most dangerous ones are the ones that have american citizenship and can come in with an american passport and blend into the background and plan possibly something quite horrific. lou: paul wolfowitz, thanks for being here, appreciate it. >> thank you

ghani's rival abdullah abdullah wants 11,000 ballot boxes reviewed, and he wants them reviewed by an independent third party. he doesn't trust the afghan commission in charge. the secretary of state is trying to find a solution where both candidates and the people of afghanistan can trust the outcome. jennifer glasse, al jazeera, kabul. >> seeking at a detention center in new mexico, jay johnson said anyone crossing into the u.s. will be sent back. >> in addressing this situation, but at the end of the day this border is not open to illegal migration. and our message of those coming illegally into south texas is we will send you back. >> now since last october more than 50,000 children from central america have been caught trying to cross u.s. mexican border alone. that serge prompting criticism from the obama administration. three of america's richest men are urging congress to pass immigration reform. sheldon aidel, warren buffet and bill gates published an op-ed saying that immigration is overdue. you don't have to agree on anything and it's time that this brand of thinking finds

abdullah abdullah 56% to 43%. >> we cannot deny fraud and violations in the process. in some cases, the security forces were involved. in other cases, senior government officials, like the governors, or lower-level officials, were involved. >> today, former minister abdullah has been crying foul. he says the vote was rigged. the election commission has agreed to order -- audit about 1/3 of pulling stations, but abdullah says he won't accept the results until all polling stations are examined. >> german chancellor angela merkel says new allegations of spying, this time by a double agent, are serious and a contradiction of trust between partners. >> there are now reports that the government may consider changing how germany spies to include the united states as one of its targets. >> we have more now on the latest spying shocker. >> the latest revelations involve the parliamentary committee investigating the nsa in germany and the suspicion that it was spied on. chancellor angela merkel rarely comments on domestic policies while traveling abroad, but on a visit to china, she made an exception. >> if the allegations turn out to be true, that would clearly contradicts my definition of trusting cooperation between agencies and partners. >> a german intelligenc

abdullah, all the mistakes that were made and the irregularities that were found were found in favor of the ashraf ghani as opposed to abdullah abdullah. for example, in one of the provinces, ghani's vote count went from 17,000 in april to 170,000 in the runoffs. think about that. that was almost mathematically impossible. when you consider the number of registered voters there, this number exceeds the number of registered voters. you went from 17,000 in the same province when they went through the primary back in april and then that jumped up to, by tenfold to 170,000 in the runoff. that's an increase of 1,000% over the april results. all of those, of course, were in an area where it's in the part of the country where ghani's vote, it was, was more favorable. the other thing that i think is unprecedented, i think we all know in our own states -- whether it's west virginia, oklahoma or any of the rest of them -- when you, the vote percentage turnout is less in rural areas than it is in urban areas. in urban areas you have to go next door to vote. it's very convenient. in many rural areas, certainly in my state of oklahoma, tough drive

kerry met separately today with ghani and abdullah abdullah. they will talk again tomorrow. with the u.s. combat mission coming to an end in afghanistan, some afghans who risked their lives to help american soldiers have resettled here in america but they are now feeling abandoned. here's jim axelrod. >> after seven years translating for the highest levels of the u.s. and afghan military, hameed afzali was a marked man. >> they'd see you interpreting on the television? >> yes, on televisions. >> reporter: and that would instantly make you a target? >> yes, warning -- >> reporter: this note from the taliban left on the front door of his business threatened his family. >> they think this is just a paper. >> reporter: and he knew it was time to go. how did you decide to come to the united states? >> that was the only choice that we had. we had to move here. >> reporter: he kur afzali secuy visas through a state program that gave him furniture and help finding work. >> we had nothing. >> reporter: the promises were largely empty. he was placed in a small apartment without a sing

a spokesman for abdullah abdullah issued a statement dismissing the result and called the election a coup and said the vote was marred by fraud. i spoke about the challenges that he faces. >> political deadlock might endanger even the fact the bilateral security agreement the united states had to do with afghanistan, which is suppose to be done this year in 2014, as nato and u.s. forces pull out, now we know they have shown interest in signing that agreement but if there's plail deadlock, the agreement would not be signed which could be a problem for u.s. and nato forces to pull out this year. and leave behind the 10,000 force they have set because of the bilateral security agreement. besides that, obviously, threat of the taliban, who did not take part in this electoral process and not been brought on the peace process, that was initiated almost two years ago but made no headway as of yet. so the violence of the taliban, political unrest and bilateral security agreements are like the three main challenges that he ould face once he's in office. >> now, the british prime minister davi

votes show ashraf ghani leads, but abdullah abdullah says the vote was rigged and he won. the u.s. wants a smooth transition of power before its troops go home. >> in north-east nigeria, attacks by boko haram left thousands homeless. violence made things worse for people living in the poorest regions of the world. we have this report, one local interfaith initiative is bringing hope. >> much needed help to some of those worst affected by boko haram's violence. the villages raised by the radical group. they have little to survive on. taking refuge in a safer part of the state, they are assisted by an interfaith initiative. this woman fled with her two sons and husband after he survived being shot in the head four months ago. >> translation: there's no place to go back to. they killed almost all the men, took the women. we have shelter, but no money. thank god for volunteers supporting us. with minimal national assistance to the survivors. the a.p. i has been acting as a relief agency. it was started two years ago by the american university of nigeria as an attempt to reduce violence

the nation's foreign minister abdullah abdullah trailed finance minister ashraf ghani ahmadzai after the recent run off election. but abdullah claimed there was significant fraud. >>> the justice department has brought charges against a chinese businessman accused of hacking computers and stealing sensitive information from u.s. defense contractors. including boeing and lockheed martin. some of what was allegedly stolen had to do with two of the united states's most advanced fighter jets the f-22 and f-35. the accused man is currently in canada but is expected to be extradited to the united states. >>> after a recent lull, the conflict in eastern ukraine, once again, is intensifying. ukranian government troops are amassing near donestk, a city of a million people for a likely ground offensive against russian separatists who retreated there. this, a day after the rebels killed more than 20 government troops in a missile attack. for more about the situation there, we are once again joined by anthony cordesman. so what are the pro russian separatists's chances without russian involvement? >> they seem to be limited. they are st