i'm thomas drayton consider in new york. "america tonight" weekend is coming up next. for news updates from around the world, we invite you to go to aljazeera.com. >> you know people are just dropping like flies. all those people that live closest to the plant, they went one after the other. >> we are paying with our lives. >> whenever you have lots of men and lots of money you are going to find prostitution and trafficking. >> you can't produce the most toxic thing on earth and also, protect the public. >> "america tonight" investigates. dirty power in america. america is blesswith abundant energy. fossil fuels, nuclear energy, powers or lifestyles. but there is a dark side, hidden cost borne by a small portion of the american public, america's cheap energy. our largest fossil fuel resource, coal and the toxic waste it leaves behind. "america tonight"'s sarah hoye reports on a group who took on the energy giant. >> people are dropping like flies. >> vicky says this coal fired power plant is killing her people. >> those who lived closest to the plant, they all went one

. >> >>> in is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm thomas drayton. >>> in gaza the death toll climbs as the israeli military presses its battle with hamas. outrage in ukraine over the handling of the passengers in malaysia airlines flight mh17. people around the world mourn the loss of friends and family members. >> armstrong is on the moon. >> remembering "apollo

i'm thomas drayton in new york. "real money" weekend is up next.or updates around the world we invite you to go to aljazeera.com. thanks for watching. >>> i'm ali velshi at the world economic forum. we are hosting a debate on something called the circular economy. how do we take words and ideas like trash and waste and make them part of history? [ ♪ music ] >>> this is al jazeera. i'm ali velshi, we are coming to you from the

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up with the top stories at this hour. >>> as fighting continues in gaza president obama talks to israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu by phone and urges an immediate ceasefire. >>> the us state department says these satellite images are proof that russia is firing rockets into eastern ukraine. >>> two americans helping to battle the worse ebola outbreak falls victim to the disease. >>> rare lightening strikes hit loss los angeles beaches, and power outages. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with a crisis in gaza. president obama urges israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call president obama said gaza must be disarmed in order to achieve a lasting peace. a united nations plan in time for eid has failed. hamas agreed to a 24 hour proposal, but israel did not accept it. israel says hamas is firing rockets into its territory. inside funerals were held for soldiers killed. one killed when hit by an antitank m

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. israel continues its bombardment of gaza in response to rocket fire from lebanon. secretary of state john kerry is in austria hoping to restart stalled nuclear talks with iran. in the western u.s. a drought has states going to court to fight for water. >>> and german soccer fans are celebrating. the team, once again, world cup champions. [ siren ] >>> sirens over israel warning residents to take shelter as incoming missiles from gaza rain down on the country. rockets hit as far as tel aviv. in gaza the israeli bombing campaign is in its seventh day. the military is escalating its air strike campaign over the palestinian territory. tens of thous aned of palestinians in gaza -- thousands of palestinians in gaza have fled the fighting. israel warned 100,000 people in northern gaza to leave their homes. now a threat to the north as well. hours ago rockets from lebanon were fired into the country. the israeli military responded by firing artillery into lebanon. since israel launch the its

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. international monitors in ukraine struggle to get unrestricted access to the crash site of malaysia airlines mh17. ban ki-moon heads to qatar to try to broker a ceasefire with the palestinian president. activists take to the streets of israel's capital and beyond. >>> a florida court awards the widow of a smoker $23 million in damages. the tobacco giant vows to appeal. >> and certain cars to be stopped after a fix for a deadly defect has not been found. b bsh >>> thanks for being with us. investigators in ukraine return to the scene of malaysia airlines mh17 after being turned away yesterday, searching for clues. many in the international community have accused the separatists of tampering with evidence. international monitors are crying to work with separatists to arrive out a safe corridor for investigators. >> we need perimeter security, condition of the bodies, whether, for example, they have been moved. also the condition and the location of the debris, and if any of that has bee

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. bracing for more destruction. rocket attack continues. gaza and israel offers to mediate a ceasefire is ignored. >> we have made some important headway in removing some of the misconceptions. >> iran sees progress at nuclear talks, but iran and five other world powers are optimistic. >>> german fans partied from brazil to berlin. they become the world cup champions. >>> in "the week ahead" - what is being done to help end the crisis. [ siren ] >>> sirens over israel warning residents to take shelteder. footage from hamas reportedly showing rockets launched at israel. rockets hit as far as tel aviv. in gaza the israeli bombing campaign is in its seventh day. the military is escalating its strike over the palestinian territory. you are been to look live. it is just after 6 o'clock monday morning in the gaza strip. the crisis is escalating leading to more casualties. israel on one side and islamic jihad on the others continue to ignore international appeals to end the violence. israel wa

i'm thomas drayton in new york. we leave you with another look at berlin where fans are celebrating germany taking the world cup. >> on "america tonight": the weekend edition. a critical health alert for millions of american women. a routine surgical procedure, 100,000 women have it each year. and a warning: that it could spread cancer. >> the magnitude of this is not small. this is probably going to be a global epidemic, stage 4 cancers of women caused by doctors. >> correspondent sarah hoye, with a look, a simple diagnosis of common fibroids. so how did it come a ravaging cancer? >>> also flit. buried treasure. under alaska's grand vistas, a treasuretrophy of mineral wealth. going to washington to stop it. >> these are folks who don't like federal government or state government or much of any government, going to the big bad pea saying we are so a- aepa sag we are so afraid of this, we need your help. >> and hot shops getting people out of trouble. >> i've been law abiding all my life. >> cannabis confusion. light

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. israel launches more air strikes on morne gaza as the -- northern gaza as the death toll keeps rising. >>> secretary of state john kerry is in austria hoping to solve stalled nuclear talks with iran. >>> a two year drought in california has the states going to court for water. >>> and a live look from berlin. german soccer fans celebrate as they win the world cup. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with the crisis between israel and gaza. it is monday morning, the 7th day of the latest condemrilent. israeli -- conflict. israeli ministry is launching for rockets and they are firing into israel. in gaza, tens of thousands of palestinians are fleeing their homes in search of safety, many of them are taking refuge in local schools. since israel launched its military campaign on tuesday, 890 rockets have been fired into israel. 172 intercepted by israel's iron dome. israel launched at least 1400 air strikes into gaza. the casualties

i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is coming up next.a safe night. >>> the islamic state group targeted the west for recruitment. we bring you to a north american that bout the pitch and died fighting. wajahat ali in for antonio mora, those stories and mar ahead. sh -- more ahead. >> syria's president bashar al-assad is starting his third term after a victory last month. sham.

i am thomas drayton in new york. i will be back with another hour of news at 8:00 p.m. east he were, five pacific. stay tuned. "fault lines" starts right now. >> in 2012 the us supreme court ruled that states could opt out of a key component of the affordable care act. the requirement to cover more poor americans through medicaid expansion. >> we're in south-central florida about 45 minutes west of orlando to meet denise wade. denise and her husband barry were living the good life-good jobs, insurance, house. they didn't realize how vulnerable they were. but despite assurances that the federal government would largely fund the expansion, more than 20 states opted out. florida is one of them. >> hi are you denise? >> yes, i am. >> i'm josh rushing. >> very nice to meet you. please come in. >> nice to meet you. thank you so much. >> in 2005, denise wade and her husband barry moved to florida to help her aging parents. they had solid careers and financial security. >> a fairy tale wedding huh? >> it was. it really was a fairytale wedding. >> what was he like? >> he was ver

i'm thomas drayton. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. hamas's armed wing says it's holding an israeli soldier prisoner. the u.n. security council will hold an emergency session on the crisis in gaza. >> this is a face anger. i hope someone is held accountable. >> 440 palestinians have been killed and 3,000 injured. >> pro-russian separatists in ukraine recovered the black boxes from the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight 17. an investigation by al jazeera sheds light on an fbi programme that some say lures people into chitting crimes. -- committing crimes. >>> thanks for being with us. we begin with a developing story in gaza. today is the deadliest day since israel launched its offensive. at 9:30 eastern time, the united nations security council will hold an emergency session. meanwhile israel confirmed that 13 soldiers have been killed in an overnight operation. today the military wing of hamas says it captured an israeli soldier fighting in gaza. that has not yet been independently verified. 60 palestinians were killed in one neighb

om-thomas drayton in new york. al jazeera america presents is next. thanks for watching. >> next on al jazeera america presents... >> the catholic church of the 21st century is a global financial power. the pope might just be one of the biggest landloards in the world. the church is now spending heavily on political lobbyists. >> 21% of the dioceses told us that they never audit their parishes. we found that 85% of the dioceses had experienced an embezzlement in recent years, many more than one.

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >>> earthquakeses calls for a ceasefire in gaza as israel wide eps its mice -- wide eps its missile attacks. >> it's a strong signal by both candidates of a desire to restore legitimacy to the process. >>> secretary of state john kerry tries to end the fight over who won the afghanistan presidential election. >>> in ukraine the fighting spreads to donetsk, forcing many to flee their homes. >>> from the civil rites movement to journalism, a look at the life of editor and activist john seigenthaler senior. [ siren ] >>> sirens blare in central jerusalem, a cloud of smoke could be seen in the distance as people run for safety through the main streets of jerusalem. in gaza, 154 palestinianians have been killed. more than 2,000 injured by the israeli air strikes. hospitals are seeing a steady rush of wounded victims, mostly women and children. once again the united nations is calling for a ceasefire, but for those caught in the conflict

i'm thomas drayton in new york. "consider this" is up next.ave a safe night. >>> president obama goes to texas, but not to the border as members of his own party worry the immigration crisis could turn into his katrina. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this", that story and more ahead. . >> the white house is preparing to ask congress for $2 billion in emergency relief. >> it's our view that that's likely that most of those kids will not qualify for humanitarian relief.

our expert contributors on twitter, facebook, google+ > >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas draytonw york of the let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. [ gunfire ] >>> u.n. calls for a ceasefire - it's ignored as israel intensified attacks on gaza. >>> paving the way for a new president. secretary of state john kerry brokers a deal to end the fight between afghanistan's presidential candidates. >>> a migrant child who died

i am thomas drayton. let's get you caught up on the top stories. palestinian roktsdz and israeli air strikes. both sides issue new warnings. lost in iraq, the new reality in borders that shift every day. fightingspreads in ukraine. some family are fleeing. engineers prepare to go back to work on what remains of the costa concordia. ♪ good to have you with us. it is day 5 of the open conflict between israel and palestinians in gaza. this afternoon, israeli forces destroyed a site where four rockets had been fired toward tel aviv. there has been a flury of diplomatic activity. as it stands, 150 people have been killed in nearly -- and nearly a thousand have been hurt. the military wing of hamas issued a warning to israel earlier today. now, the israeli army is warning northern gaza residents to leave their homes for their own safety. nick schifrin is joining us from gaza. what seems to be the dramatic escalation to the violence in the last hour? what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, what you hear behind me perhaps is that ambulance, and that is wh

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories at this hour.e in the night sky over gaza as israel's ground offensive enters its fourth day. >> i have seen so much, so many screams, so many devastated families. >> a doctor in gaza sends out a passionate plea to president obama. >> we observed for the first time today bodies being removed and packed into body ba

i am thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories at this hour.ive days of bombbardment, death toll rises in gaza as israel widen's it's missils attacks. >> this is the strongest possible signal by both candidates of a desire to retore legitimacy to the process and to afghan democracy. >> secretary of state john kerry tries to end the fight over who won afghanistan's presidential election. >>> in ukraine, fighting spreads to dondon forcing many to flee their homes. from the civil rights movement to journalism, a look back at the life of editor and activist john siegenthaler, sr. ♪ >>> thanks for being with us. we begin tonight with day 5 of the conflict between israel and gaza. we have a lot to catch you up on. but first, a run down of the latest numbers. israel has launched more than 1,000 air strikes against gaza so far this week as of midnight local time. according to gaza's health ministry, the death toll has reached 154 people, at least 88 of those killed have been civilians. so far, at least 1,062 people have been injured, majority of which

i'm thomas drayton in new york. get you caught up with the top stories at this hour. >>> as fighting continues in gaza president obama talks to israeli prime minister binyamin netanyahu by phone and urges an immediate ceasefire. >>> the us state department says these satellite images are proof that russia is firing rockets into eastern ukraine. >>> two americans helping to battle the worse ebola outbreak

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour.ernational monitors in ukraine struggle to get unrestricted access to the crash site of malaysia airlines mh17. ban ki-moon heads to qatar to try to broker a ceasefire with the palestinian president. activists take to the

. > >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >> it's not human, you know. who takes somebody who is badly beaten straight back to gaol the same day? an american taken allegedly beaten by israeli police, due to appear in court. the ukranian flag flying over the eastern city of slovyansk, where government troops forced out pro-russian

i am thomas drayton. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour.he struggle to find the truth: investigators searching for clues to the destruction of the malaysian flight 17 find themselves in the middle of a tension situation. >> grinding on toward the fourth day in gaza. paying a price forfaith, christians in northern iraq flee their homes for safety.

i am thomas drayton.et's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. the struggle to find the truth: investigators searching for clues to the destruction of the malaysian flight 17 find themselves in the middle of a tension situation. >> grinding on toward the fourth day in gaza. paying a price forfaith, christians in northern iraq flee their homes for safety. ♪ good to have you with us. in the ukraine today, international monitors got limited access to the site where malaids i can't airlines flight mh-15 was shot down. they have not agreed to clear a cave corridor for international investigators. ukraine's government is accusing rebels of looting the site, removing items from what should be declared a crime scene. rebels have removed vict isms'bodies to another rebel-held area in donetsk. >> you certainly start from the donetsk administration. there was an important case yesterday a number of borders for me, it's going beyond any sort of moral ground and moral consideration. >> the dutch foreign m

i'm thomas drayton in new york.get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >>> earthquakeses calls for a ceasefire in gaza as israel wide eps its mice -- wide eps its missile attacks. >> it's a strong signal by both candidates of a desire to restore legitimacy to the process. >>> secretary of state john kerry tries to end the fight over who won the afghanistan presidential election. >>> in ukraine the fighting

. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. you caught up on the top stories of this hour. >> it's not human, you know. who takes somebody who is badly beaten straight back to gaol the same day >>> an american teen badly beaten allegedly by israeli police. the shadowy figures behind the violence in iraq and syria makes a grapey

i am thomas drayton in new york. we leave you from images for a vigil of the victims of flight 17. ♪ >> nogales, arizona. a bus has arrived filled with people being deported from the united states. >> right now we're headed to san juan bosco, a shelter here in nogales where the mexican immigration authorities have picked the people who were just deported, they take them there so they have a place to stay on their first night back in mexico. >> many thought 2013 would be the year when congress finally passed comprehensive immigration reform. but it was not to be. over several months, fault lines investigated how the failure to pass that reform played out in the lives of some of the nearly 12 million undocumented immigrants in the us. people like jose - who preferred we use only his first name. >> so when were you deported? >> when was i deported? today. >> so today is your first day in mexico in 31 years since you left last? >> yeah, >> a lawyer? >> no license. 21 years ago. >> yeah >> jose is one of a thousand people

i am thomas drayton. let's get you caught up on the stories this hour.ashes in jerusalem as palestinians bury a teenager they say was killed by a register attack. >> a protest in murietta, california over undocumented immigrants being bussed into town. we will talk to one of the youngest members of the u.s. soccer team, d

that will do it for us at this hour i'm thomas drayton in new york. al jazeera america presents "killing the messager" starts right now. >> [gunshot]. >> there's a lot of very brave and extraordinary work that goes on around the world from people who the public don't really know very much about. politicians and society tends to be rather cynical about journalism. but i see enormous bravery, enormous challenge, great courage going on to surface things that the public really needs to know about. >> journalists go towards danger when others move away. journalists have to get involved with all sides of the conflict in order to get the story. >> it takes a very fearless journalist to get up every day and say, "you know what? i'm determined to continue my profession, even though i may have to spend the rest of my life looking over my shoulder". >> [radio] line 'em all up. come on, fire! >> i came here in 2003, i came to cover the us-led invasion, i got here about three weeks before the bombing campaign started. and i stayed for the next couple of years work

i'm thomas drayton, let's get you caught up with the top stories this hour. the bitter battle continues in the skies over gaza. efforts to help the wounded and hungry strain a difficult humanitarian situation. >>> two critical situations close to home. one on the border with mexico and one affecting american farmers

this is al jazerra america, i am thos drayton in new york, let's get you caught up on the top storiesthis day. day two of the human tar vinnie ceasefire, you are looking live at gaza city where it's 6:00 a.m. local sunday. the u.s. embassy in libya's capital is now deserted all the staff and even the marines who guard it evacuated for their own safety. ukrainian government forces gain momentum and retake a number of towns in the east of the country. and we'll take to you the so-called corridor of death where hundreds of migrants die tryio

this is al jazerra america, i am thos drayton in new york, let's get you caught up on the top stories of this day. day two of the human tar vinnie ceasefire, you are looking live at gaza city where it's 6:00 a.m. local sunday. the u.s. embassy in libya's capital is now deserted all the staff and even the marines who guard it evacuated for their own safety. ukrainian government forces gain momentum and retake a number of towns in the east of the country. and we'll take to you the so-called corridor of death where hundreds of migrants die trying to cross in the u.s. ♪ ♪ >>> we begin with a live look where it is morning in gaza city, despite extending a truce, israel says it will respond to any fire coming from gaza with military action. a different scene just hours ago after the end of a short ceasefire. sirens warning residents in israel to take cover. as rockets were reportedly being intercepted in the skies above. israel has agreed to extend humanitarian ceasefire in gaza until sunday, midnight local time. hamas has not agreed to any extension yet. in israel they say they will contin

. >> i am thomas drayton.n our prime final newscast, memorials around the world for passengers of malaysian flight 17 as investigators push to get answers. plus, global outrage over israel's offensive in gaza. protesters take to the streets and the u.s. and across europe. $23,000,000,000 for a wrongful death cigarette smoking case. the largest award in u.s. history. all that plus the 45 year anniversary of man's first walk on the moon. >> you are in the stream. from fighting in iraq to being social media masters how the grew calling itself the islamic state is giving the public a minute by minute window with unprecedented sophist case, the reason they left al-qaeda. we break down the surprising differences between the two. later, every day iraqis trying to buy groceries, get kids to school and go to work. how those day-to-day tasked present deadly challenges.

. >> i am thomas drayton. coming up in our prime time newscast at the top of the hour, trading strikes. rockets sent toward israel. air strikes over gaza. we will get the latest on the developing situation in the middle east. >>> plus hope for a compromise, john kerry's meeting with afghanistan's presidential candidates. what they are saying about their election fraud scandal. infighting over the arts. how many things are affecting one of the most popular opera. ♪

i am thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories at this hour.ys of bombbardment, death toll rises in gaza as israel widen's it's missils attacks. >> this is the strongest possible signal by both candidates of a desire to retore legitimacy to the process and to afghan democracy. >> secretary of state john kerry tries to end the fight over who won afghanistan's presidential election. >>> in ukraine, fighting spreads

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i am thomas drayton in new york. inside story is coming up next. have a safe and fun fourth of july. a supreme court marked by big and fascinating decisions and annub number of nam rulings. latest is in the books. the it's the "inside story." "hello. i am ray suarez. the 2013 to 2014 term of the supreme court of the united states finished its year with a bang as it has in recent years with decisions in the hobby lobby case and in organized labor case involving mandatory dues. but there were other cases: about internet privacy, fourth amendment restrictions on unreasonable search and seizure, aero, a service that sentence recorded programs to customers was more or less put out of business by the high court. yes, there were hotly con testified 5-4 decisions, strongly worded majority opinions and brist ling dissents, but the court also had the most unanimous decisions since john roberts became chief justice. we'll look back at thet the tert was this time on "inside story." the court saved the most closely watched case until the final monday of the ter

. >> i am thomas drayton. >> there is a tendency to downplay human rights in favor of commercial interests> harsh realities of a world in crisis >> governments care about their reputation... >> can roth, head of human rights watch >> with adequate pressure you can stop anybody's abuse. >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >>> the u.s. and united nations are poised to call a ceasefire in gaza as israel vows to continue attacks on hamas. >> hello. wufrping the al jazeera news hour live from london. the white house has repeated the kelgs of aan attack.

. >> i am thomas drayton. >> cornell university president david skorton >> is a college education worthhe price? >> discusses the purpose of college >> students allow yourself to dream... it's very, very, important >> and his post university plans >> the intersection of the sciences and the arts was very attractive to me... >> every saturday join us for exclusive, revealing, and surprising talks with the most interesting people of our time. >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city with a look at today's top stories. as the fighting in gaza stretches into a third week, u.s. tells airliners to stay out of israel. >> the chance for a skis fire with a legal showdown for the affordable care act, dueling rulings that strike at the heart of the health care allow. >> american investigators stepping in to help piece together the evidence from the attack on malaysia airlines flight 17.

"america tonight" special >> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the story of this hour. >> if it's going to be quiet in israel, it's going to be quiet in gaza. >> the hardest day on the invasion in gaza. >> this is a genocide. >> 469 palestinians have been killed and more than

"america tonight" special >> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the story of this hour. >> if it's going to be quiet in israel, it's going to be quiet in gaza. >> the hardest day on the invasion in gaza. >> this is a genocide. >> 469 palestinians have been killed and more than 3,000 injured. scientists gather for the international aids conference. what they're hoping to accomplish. our sunday segment, the week ahead. >> armstrong is on the move. neil armstrong. >> 45 years ago, this day, man first walked on the moon. we remember apollo 11 and look forward to our next giant leap into space. thanks for being with us. we're about to look life at the united nations in new york. tonight the security council is in an emergency meeting discussing the situation between israel and hamas. neither side showed signs the conflict could come to a diplomatic end any time soon. there were major developments on the ground in gaza today. the military round of hamas claims it has captured an israeli soldier. judges moments ago the israeli

. > >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >> it's not human, you know. who takes somebody who is badly beaten straight back to gaol the same day? an american taken allegedly beaten by israeli police, due to appear in court. the ukranian flag flying over the eastern city of slovyansk, where government troops forced out pro-russian fighters. >> new video of abu bakr al-baghdadi - making a rare public appearance. >>> in "a deeper look", how the kurds are move close er to a drm of their own country. >>> plus... >> if these spying allegations are concerned it's on amazing attack on our parliament. >>> germany accuses the u.s. of being behind a new spying scandal. >>> good to have you with us. in a few hours an american teenager detained in israel will make his first appearance in court. the charges against him are unclear, as are the details of his arrest. the 15-year-old was arrested when police say he attacked them. his parents say he was the victim of an assault by the polic

i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. bracing for more destruction. rocket attack continues. gaza and israel offers to mediate a ceasefire is ignored. >> we have made some important headway in removing some of the misconceptions. >> iran sees progress at nuclear talks, but

. >> i'm thomas drayton. the system with joe berlinger starts now.have a safe night. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> >> i speak today for the voiceless, those who are illiterate, those you cannot come out of prison and speak for they selves. >> i did everything an innocent man could possibly do... everything that you love is taken away from you... >> i think the prosecutor has the greatest power of anybody in our society. he has the power of life and death... >> i was in prison for 21 years... faced on false allegations against me. >> you can check me for gun powder... check my truck...

. >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. israel and hamas launch new attacks as the u.n. security council gets ready to meet in an emergency session, to call for an immediate ceasefire. >>> dutch investigators postpone their visit to the crash site baut of fighting in the -- because of fighting in the area. >>> two americans helping to battle the worst ebola ever, has fallen victim to the disease. >> edward snowden's asylum is set to expire. in "the week ahead", we look at his impact and future. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with a conflict in gaza. the security council is set to hold an emergency meeting on the violence there in under an hour. they are expected to call for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire between israel and hamas. according to a draft statement, the security council is expected to call for full respect of international humanitarian law, including the application of civilian populations. it expresses strong support for an

. >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. get you caught up on the top stories of this hour. israel and hamas launch new attacks as the u.n. security council gets ready to meet in an emergency session, to call for an immediate ceasefire. >>> dutch investigators postpone their visit to the crash site baut of fighting in the -- because of fighting in the area. >>> two americans helping to battle the worst

. >>> earlier thomas drayton spoke to patricia from the world policy institute and asked for a tipping point in the middle east. >> we've passed the tipping point. we've been invading for a long time, separated groups, separated tribes. it's not just the u.s. itself, it's been kind of a full western dynamic in the region. we have to get in there and, you know, help the parties under each other and talk to each other. this is what we missed when we pulled out of iraq. you know, we - we made a major - that invasion made a situation and a crisis that escalated since then because of the different fights between the sunnis and the shiites, and the - the military, the u.s. army actually exacerbating the situation through the sunni awakening and paying people to be fighters. you know, we are reaping what we sow, so to speak. >> you can see the rest of that interview tonight. 8 o'clock eastern time. iraqi forces continue to push north and west of baghdad into territory claimed by a group calling itself the islamic state. the fighters took over the city in jan. government forces drop add barrel

i'm thomas drayton in new york. i'll be back with another hour of news at 11:00pm eastern. "consider this" starts now. >>> president obama goes to texas, but not to the border as members of his own party worry the immigration crisis could turn into his katrina. i'm antonio mora welcome to "consider this", that story and more ahead. . >> the white house is preparing to ask congress for $2 billion in emergency relief. >> it's our view that that's likely that most of those kids will not qualify for humanitarian relief. >> they'll be deported. >> the north-west immigration has reached a lawsuit. >> they don't have anyone at their side to represent them. >> some of them we may return them to that. >> mlb gave a-rod permission to use testosterone. >> fabien back on dry land. >>> we begin in texas. with tens of thousands of undocumented children flooding into the u.s. politicians call for the president to visit the border and see the crisis in person while travelling to texas on a gunned raising trim. teme texas governor rick perry met him in dallas. >> there's nothing taking plac