his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive >>> and a reminder you can keep up to date with all the very latest news and views on our website. there assist on your screen. the breaking news in egypt our top story. night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> when only 12% of american workers get paid parental leaf, it's a head-scratcher. left to businesses and states to make their open policies, america is far behind the rest of the world's economic leaders. so have american companies failed young families, has the time come for mandated paid

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive >>> time stood still, on for a moment. midnight gmt was delayed by one second. the leap second was added to comment for the speed of the earth's rotation. time. we are losing it now we are gaping it gaping a leap second to keep in ink with time. one complete term was 24 hours. then atomic clocks were invented. using vibrations and at toms to measure time. it is constant. the rotation is slowing down. the two move out of sync by a fraction each day, so we add a leap second every now and again. there are consequences of tinkering with time. many computer systems are not procrammed to deal with the extra. satellites and g.p.s. struggled to cope with the adjustment. the moment of time keeping the the astronomer says profession time is key. >> it is important if you look back to the greeks the backa lonians are important. today even more so. that is why this is an issue. >> the earth runs bang on time no adjustment needed. scientists vote whether in this age the leap second should be stopped

his concern echos the united nations action locally and globally for the reef to survive. >> five civilians and one police officer have been killed in gun battles in burundi. the violence in the capital is the latest in weeks of unrest. people of burundi are waiting to hear the results of the parliamentary election. they were boy boycott by the opposition. >>> beijing said that because of growing security threats to chinese networks, the security law outlines tougher measures against online attacks. the wide-ranging law also covers control over territorial waters and air space. >>> more detail on that and everything else that we're covering on our website. the address www.aljazeera.com. >> baltimore's sandtown neighborhood. the heart of west baltimore, and one of the city's poorest areas. this is where freddie gray grew up -- known to friends as pepper. >> why was his nickname pepper? >> i never heard of pepper being bad for nobody, salt is bad for you, salt will kill you. i never heard nobody dying from pepper, everybody loves pepper.

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive.nty more stories for you any time on our website. the address is aljazeera.com, and of course details of the attacks in egypt and all of the breaking news, aljazeera.com. >>> a new era for relations between the united states and cuba. president obama makes an historic announce about reopening embassies. plus a new offer from greece as it tries to hammer out a deal to repay its debt. what the greek government is proposing. >>> and the puerto rico government manages to keep the power on but the moves may not be enough to overcome their financial crisis.

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef >>> louise matheson is a reef >>> and, of course you can keep up to date with all the stories we've been following if you head to the website, you can see the front page there, the attacks in egypt. aljazeera.com is the name of the game. >> making history the u.s. and cuba set to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic ties after six decades. >> talks over iran's nuclear program extended for one more week after months of negotiations. >> greece's prime minister offers an oliver branch to creditors hours after defaulting on nearly with it billion dollars in loans.

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive >>> and a reminder you can keep up to date with all the very latest news and views on our website. there assist on your screen. the breaking news in egypt our top story. night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> when only 12% of american workers get paid parental leaf, it's a head-scratcher. left to businesses and states to make their open policies, america is far behind the rest of the world's economic leaders. so have american companies failed young families, has the time come for mandated paid family leave. it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm adam may filling in for ray suarez. america comes in nearly last place when it comes to family leave benefits. the issue has not been tackled in more than two decade. back when the family and medical leave act was signed into law, there was $58 million women in the labour force. it's grown to 72 million, and more and more men are choosing to stay at home to bond with their new children, as america's workforce evolved, in one respect america's laws h

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is need today the reef to survive.m, al jazerra on australia's great barrier reef. >>> you can get more on that as well as all the story that his we have been telling you about especially the situation in greece if you head over to our website aljazerra.com. you can see our front page there with some of the story that his i have been telling you about all of it there for you at aljazerra.com. "ali velshi on target", from high atop iran's capital city of tehran. >> a free world cannot allow iran to have a nuclear weapon. >> how much could nations trust the united states. >> this morning iran's president offered the same wild states. >> we seek a comprehensive diplomatic solution. >> this deal will not change iran for the better. >> a difficult and long-lasting nags at security problem that we have faced in a long time

his concern oak echos the united nations action globally and locally is need today the reef to survivemas, al jazerra. on australia's great barrier reef. >>> luis math son is a reef campaigner with the worldwide fund for nature, she joins us now from business pain in brisbane in australia. welcome to the show. we heard in the story cold temperature, coal ports along the coast and fertilizer the crown of thorn star fish, are those the main threats? the only threats to the grade barrier reef? >> the great barrier reef is one of the world's greatest treasurers, it's almost the size of italy or japan so it does face a whole range of threats along its length and absolutely climate change, water pollution and, port development are some of the biggest threats that the reef is facing at the moment. >> okay, and if unesco did decide to put the great barrier reef on its endangered list what would that do on the ground? how might it help protect the reef? >> if the reef was listed, as endangered, it would being great shame for the australian government. it would be an international embarrass thin

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive.ndrew thomas, al jazeera on australia's great barrier reef. >> china has passed a new law giving the state tighter controls over cyberspace. beijing said it's because of growing security threats to their network. there have been tougher measures against online attacks. the wide-ranging law also gives control over territorial waters and air space. >> china's government is obsessed with security and so this law is no surprising. at the thou allow their large policing apparatus to police the internet. it is a far-reaching law that covers everything there cyberspace to outer space. for instance, we don't know what happens to violators. also it's not clear how to know if you've broken this new law. human rights groups say that vagueness is what is worrying. for instance, it's criticism of the government now tantamount to sub version. is this the response of a government that feels secure and confident or the opposite. on the day that this new security law was passed, thousands of taxi drive

his concern echos the united nations. action is needed for the reef to survive. al jazeera, on australia's great barrier reef. >> human rights watch calls for an investigation into saudi-led airstrikes in yemen saying war crimes may have been committed. >> details on the women's world cup later in sports. >> more than 30 egyptian soldiers have been killed during a major battle in northern sinai. the sinai province is attacking check points and security interestslations around rafah. there is heavy fighting nearby. >> there are growing security threats to chinese net according to officials. >> in northern sinai neighboring gaza and israel are being affected by fighting. israel ho closed its border. what more can you tell us? >> >> that's right. israel has closed two border crossings. the israeli military is actively monitoring the situation along its border with egypt's sinai region. we understand that its monitoring the area around gaza, as well. we also have to understand that the security cooperation between israel and egypt is relatively healthy. many viewers

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive >>> louise math e son is a reef campaigner with the worldwide fund for natures and wants to see the reef improve. >> the great barrier reef is a world treasure, almost the size of italy or japan. it faces a range of threats, climate change port development are some of the biggest threats that they are facing at the moment. we need to see a rapid cut in water pollution from sugar cane forming and agriculture along the coast. we need it cut by 80%. it is a difficult exercise. we need more investment by the australian government in reducing run off, and that will stop the crown of thorns outbreaks. the other thing we need is tighter controls on port development. because of pressure and the outcry of ordinarily people we are seeing action. and the australian and queensland governments are bringing in a ban on the dumping of dredge soil. we expect it to come in effect soon. port developments have impacts on wetlands and the coast line leading to an increase in shipping, we are concerned abou

his concern echos the united nations, action globally and locally is needed for the reef to survive > european union is making it easier to make phone calls across europe. travellers will be able to use the same data packages across e.u. faces and will mean internet users will be able to access content without being blocked or slowed down as part of a push for net neutrality. that's it for this edition of al jazeera, thanks for watching "america tonight" is next see you again in an hour. [ ♪♪ ] >>> on "america tonight", the courageous 12. >> we could not work in the white neighbourhood. we were unable to arrest white. we could not take the exam for program owes. >>> moot "america tonight"s sara hoy with a police case on discrimination 50 years

his concern echos the united nations. action is needed for the reef to survive. al jazeera an australia's great barrier reef. >> people are calling it the bethlehem star. if you looked up last night you may have seen it. jupiter and venus aligned. the planets appeared almost as one giant star. two planets line up frequently. last night, they were unusually close. >> team u.s.a. is headed to the women's world cup finals after defeating top ranked germany last night. we are live from montreal. a major victory for the american women. how did they pull this off? >> certainly after an hour of scores action, with the world cup final on the land, germany and u.s.a. needed a hero. only one got one. >> shoots, scores. >> perfect penalty kick from carley lloyd. minutes later lloyd feeds kelly o'hare, for the clincher. a stunning 2-060ry for team u.s.a. >> she mirksed! >> missing very wide left on a penalty kick in the 59th 59th minute, even as solo dove the other way. >> there were opportunities but we didn't follow through. we could have scored goals that would have come

echoed the president's sentiments the agreement is in the best -- in exchange for economic sax -- sanctions release. >> if we walk away and then decide to use military force. we're not going the have the united nations or the other nations with us. >> reporter: not everybody is on board. the israel -- known aapac to -- >> the regime in iran is hell bent on destroying israel. >> reporter: apac has competition from several u.s. dip mat who is sent congress a letter urging donning -- >> let's talk about the stories making news. a first for the informal. the -- nfl. hiring jen walter as an assistant coaching intern for training camp and preseason clerk. >> the first female coach of any kind for the league. she's 37. she played professional football for more than 15 years. she was a line backer with the dallas diamonds. a women's league. >> she was hire bid the texas revolution of the champions indoor football league. >> she was line -- coaching line backers and the first female playing a none kicking position in the men's league. obviously this girl has some serious -- >> she's tough. >> on twitter she said i'm honored to be part of the bird gang. love the football family here with the arizona cardinala

host: what about the united nations echo what impact -- united nations? what impact does that have? guest: it gives us a reason to be angry, and never want to rejected. and it gives us a sobering reason to be -- to say, well, we cannot rejected. on an emotional level, the president is demonstrating that even if congress wanted 100 20 -- to 0, that controls only the u.s. statutes. so if the entire american public was on this side, our vote for the u.n. would be on that side. on the one hand, that makes me angry. on the other hand, it tells me that it may be a better policy to live with this deal for the remainder of this administration because the president may have the power to give iran almost all the benefits of the deal with the next year and a half. host: are you going to vote yes or no? guest: there are three different votes. and the first one could be, do you approve of the deal? that is nonbinding and i would certainly vote no on that because its effect would be to tell the world that this wasn't just what is called an executive agreement, but an executive legislative agreeme

nations not live in peace? in our obsession with antagonisms of the moment, we often forget how much united all the members of humanity." he then said, echoingbe in the movie "independence day," , " i occasionally think had differences would vanish if we were facing an alien threat from outside this world. and yet i ask you as not -- is not an alien force already among us? what can be more alien to the universal aspirations of our people than war and the threat of war?" echoing the 1930's, reagan observed, " the martyrs of history were not -- the honor people who gave their lives to the nazis did not die in face -- in vain. where is the road to peace? it is a simple answer, after all, you and i have the courage to say to our ever -- enemies, there is a price we will not pay. there is a point beyond which they must not advanced." as we know, all but jimmy carter, who has stated he is most proud of the fact that he kept our country at peace, he said, " we never went to war. we never dropped bombs. we never fired a bullet. but all of the others did find it necessary to send americans into harms way." interestingly, carter used rhetorical advice