what the guatemalan system has been built on.so if this uprising spreads, if it becomes an even broader, deeper movement, and you move from the question of corruption to the question of justice for mass murder, that can only be resolved by implicating not just perez molina personally, but also the guatemalan army as a whole institution. also the u.s. government, which is armed, trained, financed that army, backed program of slaughter, which the american cia had perez molina on the payroll when he was head of the intelligence unit. it also cannot be result without implicating the association of the oligarchy, which backed the army during the slaughter. and which individually, ran its own death squads. the young men would go through what was kind of a ritual of bloodying their own hands and if there was a union organizing drive at their father's factory of some of the boys, they would get together and go out and kill the unionists. and those young men who did that in the 1980's are now in their 50's and 60's. and their leaders of t

. >>> now, guatemalan will go to the polls to elect a new president on the sixth of september. but a series of corruption scandals threaten to over shadow the vote. investigates by an u.n.-backed commission that revealed the depth of corruption in guatema guatemala's political system. >> it's saturday morning and hundreds of people take to the streets to show their political colors. elections are less than a month away, and supporters of the opposition leader party are out to rally new recruits. campaign signs boast of honesty, transparency and honor, slogans that compete for voter attention. but these elections are overshadowed by guatemala's biggest political crisis since the end of the civil war. at the root of this crisis is government corruption. over the past four months politicians have faced corruption scandals. several high-level officials were arrested and top cabinet ministers including the vice president, lost their jobs. the head of an united nations backed commission whose investigations led to the probes said that criminal groups often gain a foothold during poli

guatemalan soldiers viciously beat two young men west of guatemalan city. it was rumored that the young men were delinquents and the soldiers warned them this is how they were trained. the video went viral with shock for the bar bearty and disregard for the law. guatemalan authorities launched an investigation. >> on thursday the soldiers in the video were arrested and brought here to the public prosecutor's office. they'll face a judge on allegations of abuse of authority and maltreatment of a minor. for more than 15 years guatemala military has helped with policing. but police have been unable to cush violent crime, and guatemala's president himself a general, ordered more soldiers on to the streets. analysts say that that puts guatemalans at risk. they state that combined patrols must be under police command. >> it's worrying that in the video we don't see police officers in the patrol. despite its institutional failing the police are trained to serve the community and guarantee the safety of citizens. soldiers in these combined patrols don't have specia

these elections are overshadowed by guatemalans biggest crisis. at the root of the crisis, government corruption. over the past four months, they faced a pair of million dollar corruption scandals. high level officials were arrested. and cabinet ministers, including the vice president, lost their jobs. the united nations backed commission, whose investigations led to it says criminal groups gain a foothold. in general, corruption is at the root of financing. this has produced an explosion in organised crime. criminal interests have become involved, coopting the state. >> months of anned corruption protests. a poll showing that while 13% trust political groups, two out of three have confidence. the last says the protests are a sign guatemalans are waking up to the political power. what happened since the first protest shows that there has been a growth in people's participation for public affairs. a citizenry, active in impunity, for a better political system and greater conclusion. on september 6th, guatemalans will vote for the men and women that

will the guatemalan government fall? with the president resign?tay with us. -- will the guatemalan government fall? will be president of guatemala resign? stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "san quentin" by johnny cash. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as return to guatemala where the president is attempting to hold on to his office despite growing calls to many his resignation. the president has faced months of massive protests and its multimillion dollar corruption paidal in which importers bribes to tax authority officials to obtain discounts. over the weekend, resident press ♪ [music break] plus step down including the former vice president who was arrested friday on corruption charges. on saturday, crowds were rallied outside the presidential palace waving wiedemann flags and chanting "resign now pepco robing catholic church joined and asking for his resignation. he announced he would not resign. >> i declare categorically a reject any link to the scandal or having received money from that m

david if you could, give us context on the allegations against the guatemalan president. how much antipathy against the president. >> there is huge antipathy. i just want to point out very quickly this press conference was the first time in a couple of weeks that the president has appeared in public to talk about these allegations against him. he issued a video conference about one week ago, where he came out quite defiant but also looked a little bit nervous. now he came out as confident in what he was saying. basically the long and short of it is he's not going to step down, calling for guatemalans to be respective of the process and the presumption of innocence. by that, he's alluding to the demonstrations, the largest of which took place a few days ago, last week on thursday, where an estimated 100,000 people came together from across the country in guatemala city to tell the president they want him to step down. and this is surrounding allegations that he is thought just involved but potentially the ringleader in this multimillion dollar corruption scandal. he came o

guatemalan soldiers visually beat two among men in a town two hours west of guatemalan city. the soldiers warned them that this is how they were trained. the video went viral in guatemala with some supporting soldiers actions and others shocked by the disregard for the law. guatemalan authorities launched an investigation. >> on thursday, the soldiers were arrested and brought here to the public prosecutor's office. they will face a judge on allegations of abuse of authority and maltreatment that a minor. >> for more than 15 years, guatemala's military has helped with civilian policing, combined patrols set up to assess the police force created at the end of the countries civil war, but police have been unable to kirk violent crime and guatemala's president himself, a retired general ordered more soldiers on to the streets. analyst said that puts guatemalans at risk. a government accord states that combined patrols must be under police command. >> it's worrying that in the video, we don't see any police officers in the patrol. in spite of its institutional failings, the polic

analysts says that puts guatemalans at risk. a guatemala accord states that controls are under command. >> it's worried in the video we don't see police officers. police are trying to serve the community and guarantee the safety of citizens. soldiers don't have specialised training to carry out this work. military officials are quick to highlight the role and support they receive at home. community leaders in the town signed this document asking that the army continued the patrols. >> we think this is an ite incident. we are guarantees of institutions and we are here to help ensure the safety of the citizens. some say they should be released. at court will now decide if these men went too far >>> elsewhere in the region, labour union, indigenous communities and civil society groups staged a site on thursday. they are marching on the capital. they demanded the resignation of the president. >> reporter: protesters are gathered in the center. many of them indigenous groups travelling for 10 days to come to the tap call. they'll be

guatemalan authorities launched an investigation.he soldiers in the video were arrested and brought here to the public prosecutor's office. in the coming days they will face a judge on allegations of abuse of authority and maltreatment of a minor. for more than 15 years the military has helped with civilian policing, combined patrols were set up to assist a police force created at the end of the country's civil war, but police have been unable to curve violent crime, and the president ordered more soldiers on to the streets. this analyst says that puts guatemalans at risk, a government accord states that combined patrols must be under police command. >> translator: it's worrying that in the video, we don't see any police officers in the patrol. the police are trained to serve the community and guarantee the safety of citizens. soldiers don't have specialized training to carry out this kind of work. >> reporter: military officials are quick to highlight guatemala's role in peace-keeping missions abroad and the support they receive at

. >>> over the past four months guatemalan politicians have faced corruption scandals. several high level officials were arrested and top cabinet ministers including the vice president, lost their jobs. the head of the united nations backed commission whose investigations led to the probes said criminal groups often gain a foothold during campaigning. >> corruption is the root of the political financing. this has created inclusion of organized crime. >> bringing months of anti-corruption protests, the biggest demonstrations that the country has seen in decades. 13% of guatemalans trust political parties, the protests are a sign that guatemalans are waking up to the political power. >> what has happened since april shows an important growth in people's participation in public affairs. something absolutely necessary. a citizenry that is active in the fight against corruption and impunity for better political inclusion. >> on september 6th guatemalans will vote for the men and women who will lead their country for the next four years. many say that the potential for change

guatemalan authorities launched an investigation.day the soldiers in the video were arrested and brought to the public posterior's office. -- prosecutor's office. they'll face a judge over allegations of maltreatment of a minor >>> they helped with civilian policing. combined patrols were set up so assist a police force. but the police have been unable to curb violent crime and the president, a retired general ordered more soldiers on to the streets. the analyst says that the government must have patrols under police command. the police are trying to serve the community and guarantee the state for citizens. soldiers do not have specialised training. military seek to highlight the role and the support they receive at home. community leaders in the town where the video was report. >> it's an isolated incident. we are cooperating with the authorities to deal with it. i don't think it will have serious reppar cushions in the way it was seen, as violators of human rights. we are here to help insure the safety of citizens. >> reporter: som

hundreds feared trapped under the rubble in duma >>> and protests against the president calls for the guatemalan leader to resign over corruption claims >>> and i have all the sport. usain bolt is officially the fastest man in the world. he was not the favourite but was good enough to win a third title in the 100 metres. we begin in lebanon where one died and several others wounded during anti-government protests if the capital beirut. clashes are ongoing in the lebanese capital with security forces using tear gas and live ammunition. more than 30 officers have been wounded. some are in a critical condition. it's the worst unrest in a month of demonstrations triggered when rubbish began to pile up on the streets. as lebanon's economic crisis deepened, the prime minister warned it could become a failed state and hind -- hinted he might step down. >> do you know in the future we may not finance our debt and it may lead to our country being classified as a failed company. all this i will put on the cabinet next week. if we don't make a decision, it will make things worse and make the collapse more

guatemalan human rights workers say the video shows a clear abuse of power. requesting protection for the boys and their families. >> using violence against violence is not the way to resolve things. that is why there are laws, procedures and laws that need to be respected. and human rights need to be respected by all people. >> reporter: in the department capital people were shaken by the video. soldiers acted like drunks fighting in the streets rather than government authorities. >> translator: i felt their pain inside of me. i have children and it makes me think what would i do if something like this happened to them? it's wrong. they were doing it for fun. >> reporter: street sellers like francisco sanchez are often victims of extortion but rumors that the young men might have been part of a gang hasn't hardened his opinion. >> translator: this is not the correct way to treat a person. we all have our rights even if they are delinquents i think they should be judged according to the law. this is not the way to resolve anything. >> reporter: while the peop

greece agreed to a third bail out worth $98 billion >>> pressure is mounting from guatemalan presidenta to step down, imple kated in a major corruption scandal. thousands took to the secrets calling for his ouster. david mercer covered the protest, filing this report. >> reporter: throughout the day thousands of guatemalans have filed into the park in a show of force against corruption against their government. people calling for president molina to resign. he's been caught up in a multi- million corruption scandal that brought down his vice president. on friday the attorney-general put in an application to the court to have the president impeached in the same scandal. people are fired of the corruption and need to have a political change. the protests are taking place against the background of elections. while it may not provide relief from corruption, the president's resignation would provide a positive start for change that they are hoping for. >> david mercer in guatemala >>> activists say an estimated seven out of 10 drugs are unavailable in local hospitals and patients that need

value as questions says it is a sign guatemalans are waking up to the political power. >> what's happenedince the first in april shows there has been a growth in peabody's participation showing it's necessary, a citizen reactive in the fight against cranks and impunity for a pet better political system and greater inclusion in the government's decisions. >> on september 6th, guatemalans will vote for the men and women who will lead their country for the next four years. many say the potential for change has rarely been so close. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala. >> still ahead for you on the al jazeera newshour: one man, one vote, calls grow loud irfor reform in somalia's electoral system. one report from jubiland. >>> a man back from an eight-month ban for doping could be on top of the world. >>> welcome back. somalia isn't likely to hold full elections next year because of continuing violence but the government is adamant that some kind of voting process will be held. without a system for registering voters, somalia's regional states are forced to rely on the clan system to elect lea

that obliges me to ask for public forgiveness to ask that the guatemalan people forgive me. i reaffirm that i am not resign and willfully submit myself to the legal processes. good night and may god bless you. >> farmers in argentina want an end to a 35% export tax imposed on their goods. they are calling for a five day strike. the farmers say they have been forced to stop growing their crops, because they can no longer afford it. we have this report from northern argentina. >> back on the road, these farmers' demands have gone unheeded for years. they say they are in economic crisis. >> we're here because our production in the northern part of argentina has a terminal disease. it is not viable. the next year, there won't be any crops in this part of the country. >> this man has been a former here for decades. he took is to his ranch. he said the situation is so complicated that many are thinking of selling their land. >> this is terrible, not to have this land with crops. the humidity is the right one but we have to spend a lot of money and it's not that easy. >> he said th

. >> in fact, aren't you the highest ranking guatemalan in our government today? >> i am. and that is a very difficult position to be in. not only do i have my district to represent, but we get calls from all over the u.s. it's quite an honor that the people from the 35th congressional district from given me. >> back in november, you and other freshman representatives came to washington as representatives elect and went through the orientation process. you told the l.a. times it's like drinking water from a fire hose. what was it like? >> yes. remember, we had just won an election. so everyone was tired. i think we got a week off. but i wasn't really off because i was a state senator. and i had to shut down my senate office within 30 days of that election -- or 25 days within that election. when i came here it was so much information that was given to us. in many ways i think it's the way that congress can say we gave you that information and you signed that you acknowledged and received it. now you're on your own. >> there's a picture behind you, and i think there's a sto

thehbors told us in spanish building is populated by guatemalan immigrants and they do not know him. tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: the police say the woman carjacked at sibley memorial hospital was treated and released. the woman was traumatized by not seriously hurt. a massive outpouring after the loss of a beloved high school principal. dr. michael duran was found dead this week. n high school community honored his memory at the football field tonight. richard reeve is at the scene. richard? leon, what a an emotional gathering for michael doran, not one open seat in the house. a lot of the folks on the way to the stadium walked past the memorial. the signs saying thank you, we love you. this man will be much missed. he was just the best. theard: they came by hundreds. >> i cannot believe it. richard: filling the bleachers of the football stadium. >> the whole community loved him. richard: young and old to honor the beloved fall in principle, mentor, and friend. wascipal michael doran found dead in his bethesda apartment wednesday morning. the cause of death is not known but withou

earlier this week, the guatemalan supreme court lifted the president's the immunity from prosecution clearing the , way for his impeachment, and passing the impeachment recommendation along to the guatemalan congress. for our full coverage of the ongoing uprising in guatemala, go to democracynow.org. in news from mexico, the parents of the 43 students who disappeared after being attacked and detained by local police last year, are preparing to send a delegation to philadelphia in efforts to meet with pope francis in september. the disappearance of the 43 young men, who were training at the rural teachers' college of ayotzinapa in the southern state of guerrero, has sparked international outcry and prompted calls for president enrique pena nieto's resignation. on wednesday, family members and residents marked the 11 month anniversary of their disappearance. felipe de la cruz sandoval, spokesperson for the families of the disappeared students denounced the alleged , destruction of surveillance footage that may have captured the students' kidnapping. they madeff, the fact a surveillance

. >> reporter: guatemalans will have the chance to vote for a new president in just over a week, bute leading candidates all dogged by controversy, people here say their fight is far from over. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala city. >>> indian and pakistani border guards have traded gunfire, killing nine people. pakistan said that six died, and india said that three were killed. at least 63 people were wounded on both sides of the border. both india and pakistan have accused each other of unprovoked fire. >>> south korea's red cross has asked north korea to consider talks on family reunions in september. the south's reunification ministry wants them to take place in a border village. the issue was discussed last week during efforts to deest ka lace tensions between seoul and p peeian yang. meanwhile, south korea and the u.s. have wrapped up their biggest-ever joint military drill. harry fawcett has more from near to where the drill took place. >> reporter: this combined drill is the largist live fire exercise ever carried out by the south korean military. and it comes in the same

. >> the guatemalan supreme court improved a request to impeach the president. the attorney-general made the request over perez's suspected involvement in corruption, and will be passed to congress to approve or raent. perez rejects the accusations saying he will not stand down. >> local elections in argentina prompted accusations of fraud and large protests. police broke up a demonstration on tuesday. tensions still remain. >> i'm here in independence square in northern argentina, where thousands of people gathered to protest against the government, saying that fraud was admitted on sunday's election for the governorship of this province. this square was the center of the clashes between the protesters and the police. when thousands gathered to protest against the election. >> there was family, people with children, the police did not have the right to do what they did. people say irregularities were committed. >> they have no doubt for those committed. they were voting tables where the candidates had more votes than what they put in. the governor's race was wo

kosher meat processors in postal iowa -- post bill iowa it was recruited from thailand villages in guatemalans favor indigenous who were brought to a the united states and asked to sign papers and put to work through direct recruitment and they're all undocumented. in the first decade there was a series of workplace raids sarah ivy publicized were large numbers were arrested and deported it happened at the agra processors plant in one of the many cases we see what happens when they are punished by deportation and forced to leave we see a collapse of the economy and industry and devastation for the town where they're living and working. so that serves a role in our economy it isn't a good or fair system but it is not to further victimizing and punish those working in low-wage jobs. faq. >>. >> why is it for example, in that case we know meat-packing used to be a stable will paying blue-collar job and wages were good it was not fun but it was good. the influx of undocumented for aliterate people if they were sent back if the meatpacking industry would be forced to raise wages to make them more a

. >> reporter: guatemalans will have a chance to vote for a new president in just over a week, but withandidates all dogged by controversy, people here say their fight is far from over. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala city. >>> one of the last survivors of the world war ii break out that inspired the hollywood movie "the great escape" has died at age 101. he was part of a group of 76 men who broke out of a german prisoner of war camp. royal was one of the few who made it home. >>> hundreds of children left orphaned by boko haram's violence in northern nigeria have been given a chance at a new start. one school is helping them graduately deal with the trauma they have experienced. >> reporter: this is what boko haram doesn't want them to have, an education. these children are orphans whose parents are among thousands of people killed by the armed group boko haram. their school and home for now, offers them a new start, but the transition has not been easy. >> we are trying gradually to bring them out of the bad experience, at least let them forget about some of the bad experience. we

. >>> the guatemalan supreme court approved a request to impeach president perez much the attorney-general made the request over perez's suspected involvement in corruption. it will be passed to congress for approval or rejection of the impeachment request. perez rejects the accusations and says he will not stand down >>> the names are familiar across the united states, freddie gray, michael brown, young black men killed by white police officers, some communities are trying to reduce racial tensions by retraining officers on the use of force. john hendren reports. >> reporter: it's not a silver bullet. but some police believe this may be key to easing tensions. across the u.s., and to the north and canada police in 20 cities are testing the latest in nonlethal alternatives to bullets. the so-called blunt impact projectives are planned to flatten on impact, causing pain put stopping short of killing. it's the latest in a series of moves for north american police to respond to protests at the hands of police. after a series of deaths of unarmed black men. in ferguson, missouri, police office

this is another picture inside of guatemalan immigrants with an evangelical preacher. i witnessed this event and it was sorrow of people wailing and crying. the asylum detainees can be in prison n for years because they can keep appealing. i met one man who was in detention for seven years. that was the record. he eventually did get out. but as i said, you know, this massive influx of immigrants triggered a massive response. and you know, regan was on top of. in 1986, the bill mostly known for giving amnesty to immigrants was the first law to find certain crimes deportable followed in 1996 by a law you probably heard a lot about but the illegal immigration reform and immigrant responsibility act passed by the republican congress when clinton was president but you know the democrats had lost both houses of congress. it made broad justifications for detention. if you were arrested for a crime of moral turpitude, you had to go to detention. you were not allowed to be bonded out while waiting your case. and that can be as small as using, like the panda express people did,

his term is up in january, elections are two weeks away and there is not much solace for guatemalansose elections either. the leading opposition party, the vice presidential candidate has had accusations of money laundering leveled at him as well. which he has denied. and meanwhile, people say that they are going to continue the practice tests on the streets, these are massive street demonstrations country has seen over the past four months with people calling on the president to resign. he says he's not going anywhere. but the people say this they are going to stay on the street and they are going to stay protesting against him until, in fact, he does step down. >>> take quick break now, but still ahead on the program, the trial of the men accused of publically lynching a disabled bangladesh i boy is due to begin. plus. >> reporter: i am charlie angela at the world's largest arts festival where we are finding out if comedy can travel. great time for a shiny floor wax, no? not if you just put the finishing touches on your latest masterpiece. timing's important. comcast business knows

saying that what comes from my heart, to ask the guatemalan people to forgive me. i reafarm i will not resign and submit mice to legal processes. >> time for the sport. >> starting with athletics. shelly-ann fraser-pryce has won her third 100 metres world title. wins in a time of 10.76 in beijing. the jamaican won a gold at the 2009 and 2013 world championship. the 28-year-old is a 2-time champion. an american was in third for the bronze. >> 2008 when i came here, i was 22 years old. i had no idea i would be in the finals or won. to some back when i'm 28, and defend the champions, it was a task, but i knew what i came for. >> there was a kenyan one, two, three, four in the men's 3,000 meters. out in front, winning a fourth successive world title. >> football news and arsenal and liverpool drew 0-0 in the english premier league clash. liverpool the better of the first, and arsenal dominated long periods. neither breaking the deadlock. >> indy car driver justin wilson is in a coma after suffering a head injury in the united states. the britain was hit from another ca

people here today, coming together, showing the president that they do not believe him and request guatemalans to save face, that they need huge radical changes, and the first step is for the president to step down, all taking place against election campaign, due to take place a week and a half from now. confidence in the political system, the best way to regain the confidence is by the president stepping down. >> thank you. apologies there for the delay >>> hundreds of people marched through mexico's capital demanding justice for 43 missing students. the young men disappeared a year ago in the sworn state of guerrero, a region plagued by gang and drug violence. officials say the students were killed by gang members on the orders of corrupt police, relatives of the students reject this >>> the shaky truth in ukraine is coming under pressure with more fighting around the eastern city of donetsk. eight people are reported dead with casualties on both sides, as fresh talks are taking place, aimed at ending the fighting by the new year. the military command of the separatist city said a woman had

. >> guatemalans will have a chance to vote for a new president in just over a week, but with the leading candidate all dogged by controversy, people here say their fight is far from over. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala city. >> in chile, thousands of students have marched in the capital santiago, protesting delays in government plans to introduce free education. daniel reports from santiago. >> these student marches have become a regular part of the political landscape, demanding fundamental change to an education system, they say it is unfair and should be free to all. the wealthy are able to send their children to exclusive schools and universities, while the less wealthy are having to send their children to public schools for which they say they still have to pay. they are underfunded with poor facilities. several people in control were appointed in 1973. >> there are clashes between the police and protestors. tear gas and water cannons are being used and protestors throwing stones. with commodity prices falling, the government doesn't have the money to implement the fundamental

unless column billa agrees to help build a new boardser >>> the guatemalan supreme court approved a requestpeach the president. the attorney-general made the comments over involvement in corruption, it will be passed to congress to improve or reject the impeachment request. perez says he will not stand down >>> argentinian politicians are accusing each other of fraud. police accused tear gas to break up and demonstrations when protesters hurled rocks. several ballot boxes were burnt after the vote, keeping candidates from the ruling party in place. the observation says the result is a farce. >>> two egyptian police men are reported to have been killed. they were reportedly shot dead in the northern sinai city. gunmen are said to have opened fire in a post office. violence served in the area. egypt's president is in moscow, where he'll meet president putin. it's the third trip since he'll take office, and a sign of egypt courting russian favour to comment for strained relations with the u.s. rory challands reports. >> symbolism was perfect. the gift of a kalashnikov rifle. from one hard-man

. >> reporter: guatemalans will have a chance to vote for a new president in a week.eople here say their fight is far from over. david mercer, al jazeera, guatemala city. >>> protesters are gathering in baghdad. security is tight there as police check demonstrators as they rife to protest against government corruption among other things. on the line now is zana hoda. describe what is going on around you right now, and tell us more about what these protests are about. >> reporter: well, like you mentioned people have started to gather, but clearly the numbers are much larger than in previous weeks, previous fridays. we have to remember that for the first time an influential political party, the southern movement called on its supporters to participate in the rally. we have expecting, really, a much larger turnout than over the past few weeks. i met a civil activist here. you have to remember this started as a grassroots movement, a spontaneous movement, and i asked him what he felt now that a political party joined. he said well, we were afraid of this from the beginni

the guatemalan leadership has met to find out if there is enough to prosecute.f fact, the president's vice president, she's in jail. things are getting very difficult in guatemala. officials say 71 migrants must -- police found the refrigeration truck parked along the highway. there you see it in budapest. four people have been arrested in connection with their deaths. the war in syria has left a record number of migrants attempting to cross to europe this year. unrest in that country has had people fleeing to italy and other places. >>> also from wall street, stocks lowered. a wild week for the market. the dow is down 55. cnbc's mandy drury is here. mandy, good morning. >> good morning, jose. these are the kind of moves we used to get every single day, it's just this week has been a bit out of the ordinary. a bit of a cooldown was not unexpected. but the number to watch today is on the dow, 16,516. so if we do get to that or below it, we will be back in corruption. what we got today was some data consumer spending which gained moderately in july. we saw wages a

guatemalan human rights workers say the video show a clear abuse of power. police protection had been requested for the young men and their families. >> using violence against violence isn't the way to resolve things. there are procedures and laws that need to be respected and human rights need to be respected by all people. >> in the department capitol, people were shaken by the video. maria said the soldiers acted like drunks fighting in the streets rather than government authorities. >> i felt their pain inside me. i have children and it makes me think what would i do if something like this happened to them. it's wrong. they were doing it for fun. >> street sellers are often victims of extortion, but rumors that the young man might have been part of a gang hasn't hardened his opinion. >> this is not the correct way to treat a person. we all have our rights, even if they are delinquents, they should be judged according to the law. this is not the way to resolve anything. >> while the people here condemn the violence, comments on social media say some agree

the guatemalan supreme court on approved the impeachment request tuesday and passed it along to congress for approval. in afghanistan a series of , explosions at a gas terminal in the western city of herat have killed 10 children and one adult who were living in a nearby camp for displaced people. authorities say it is not clear whether the explosions were accidental or the result of an attack. meanwhile, in helmand province, two nato soldiers were killed when men in afghan military uniforms opened fire at an army base. air force officials say the united states will soon deploy f-22 fighter jets to europe, a move that military analysts see as a signal to russia amid growing tensions between the two countries. the f-22 fighter jet is considered the most sophisticated plane in the world. the announcement comes after the pentagon said in june it was set to store heavy weaponry, including tanks, in eastern europe for the first time since the end of the cold war. the pentagon says the u.s. and turkey have finalized details of a plan to include turkey in the u.s.-led coalition battling the sel

in news from texas, a guatemalan lgbtq activist who has been taking sanctuary in a church in austin since june has been granted a stay of deportation by authorities. sulma franco has sought asylum in the united states because lgbt activists face high levels of violence in guatemala. but activists say her application was denied based on a "clerical error." on tuesday, authorities stayed her deportation for one year. meanwhile, in guatemala, the leading presidential candidate has criticized donald trump for his comments calling on the latino community to reject "humiliation." >> this rhetoric is a political strategy mr. trump is using. however, i am completely against these kinds of actions that hurt hispanics. it is important that we hispanics are clear that we can't be accepting of such human relation or negative blows against our culture and dignity. amy: we'll have more on trump's comments later in the broadcast. in news from washington, new jersey senator robert menendez says he will oppose the iran nuclear deal. his announcement comes two weeks after new york democratic senator chuck

currently the highest ranking american elected official of guatema guatemalan descent, worked for a time as a police dispatcher and served in the california state assembly. >> norma torres from the 35th congressional district as a freshman member of congress, what's the difference between serving here and serving in the california assembly in the state senate? >> it is quite a difference between the two chambers. i should say the three chambers because i serve both in the assembly and the state senate. the biggest difference, i think, is our inability to work across the aisle. in california, we certainly did a better job with that. >> how do you fix it? >> i think members just have to commit. we have to commit personal time getting to know each other, traveling into each other's districts and learning about the issues that are important and respecting those i-. and the differences we have between each other. >> i would expect another big difference is the amount of money it takes to run for congress and to get reelected. what's that been like for you? >> it is incredibly hard. to get her

guatemalans outside of gall ma la. the list goes on. people of mexican descent, mexico city is number one, l.a. is number two, and you return to mexico for number three. what's remarkable about that, is if you rewind the clock again and go back 25 years ago, as los angeles was burning in the unrest in the wake of the rodney king verdict, people and the national media talked about a race war and race riots. they wondered whether african-americans and latinos and koreans would ever get along. and it was seen as a weakness in los angeles, our diversity. cut forward to last year in november, i was traveling in seoul, korea, and the mayor of seoul, who's a friend, mayor park, said, how do we get to be more like los angeles? we need more diversity just like what you have? there was a recognition that a declining population in korea, a lack of diversity was making them uncompetitive. and that los angeles was suddenly seen as the model. it was a remarkable turnaround in just over two decades to what people in the narrative was about los angeles

last summer were guatemalan.that has a real potential to play an impact on the united states. take a look at the border crossing's summer of 2013. honduras, guatemala, el salvador. look at guatemala. after honduras, number two. julio, is this something people see as a crisis in their government? could it prompt others to decide to leave? >> yes, i believe it will, because it doesn't seem things might change in the coming couple of years. so it leaves a country with a lot of corruption that affects every aspect of a resident's life, and as a result a lot of people have decided to migrate in search of new opportunities, and the president of the government for the next few months and the new candidates, the new president, it seems that all of them have the same interests, jose, actual government. if things stay the same, migration surely will keep on rising in guatemala. >> just to put a little bit of context in there, 1985 is when it transferred to dictatorship to democracy, but boy, are they having real problems t