i am john henry smith. here are the stories we are following for you. >> after nearly five years in captivity, there their son, bowe is coming home. >> army surgent boweberg bergenhagen in u.s. custody and getting care. not every way is happy with how his freedom came about. five taliban prisoners arrive in qatar. the role that country played in the prisoner exchange. and a hometown welcome. people in hailey idaho are getting ready to greet their hero with open arms. the only american prison nor of war from the afghanistan conflict is free. he is at an army base receiving medical treatment. he was a released on saturday. those prisoners arrive in doha, qatar about an hour ago. these are the latest images that we are just posted to twitter by the taliban. we go to hashem algavar on the role qatar played in the negotiations between the u.s. and the taliban. >> for qatar, this was a purely humanitarian mediation. but as far as they are concerned, they are very excited they were successful. it was a very delica

i am john henry smith. here are the stories we are following for you.merica's last afghan pow is now at an army base in germany. the u.s. says the prisoner swap where bowe bergdahl's was made to save his life. high ranking official are in qatar. the promises that country made to protect u.s. national security. welcoming him home, the small town of southern idaho already making preparations for sergeant bergdahl's long awaited homecoming. >>> the only american frynser of war from the afghan conflict has begun his germany home. army sergeant bowe bergdahl arrived at a u.s. army base in germany where he is receiving medical treatment. he was released on saturday in exchange for five taliban prisoners at guantanamo bay. some on capitol hill are worried about the implications of striking a deal with the taliban. randall pinkston joins us live from washington. randle, president obama has said repeatedly that america does not negotiate with terrorists. did that type of negotiation happen here? and could this deal set some sort of precedent? >> well, first of a

and i'm john henry smith. in a minute the science of 500-year-old paper and a priceless self portrait by leonardo da vinci. >>> first a check of the forecast with meteorologist nicole mitchell. >> temperatures as you head out the door - it has cooled in the south-east. keeping the sun right out and the front clearing the area. through the south a lot of 70s, a core of heat, arizona to texas again today. temperatures well over the 100 degree mark. northern interior of the country into the 70s. cooler air into the north-east, versus the 80s. comfortable temperatures. you have to deal with the rain. >> nicole mitchell, thank you. a vanishing portrait of leonardo da vinci could be saved by science. >>> the artwork was drawn with red chalk on paper and has been fading for 500 years. as jacob ward reports, researchers can pinpoint how much longer it may survive. >> reporter: this is the legion of honour, containing a conservation lab for paper art. it's a great way of understanding the process of making art. beginni

i'm john henry smith. these are the top stories of this hour, the only american prisoner of war in afghanistan is free. the taliban released army bowe bergdahl, after five years in captivity. it is part of a detainee swap with the u.s. releasing five guantanamo bay detainees in exchange. >>> voting in the middle of a civil war, syria perhaps for elections on tuesday. bashar al-assad is likely to win a third 7-year term in a country where 9 million fled for safety. the u.s. called it a sham. >>> investigators are trying to figure out why a small private plane crashed and burst into flames in massachusetts. all seven died. residents say they could feel the shake of the explosion in their homes. >>> el salvador's new president takes office. first on the agenda taking gangs off the street. it's a daunting task. the country is going through one of its worst waves of violence in years. >> reporter: elite units out to arrest gang members. this has been the worst month in two years. the number of murderers doubled

john henry smith looks back. >> brown and goldman were found stabbed to death, june 12th, 1994.their bodies on the pathway into her brentwood, california home. >> this is a horrendous crime, we have two people dead at the scene. it is our position that we will investigate any and all leads. >> that included investigating o.j. simpsonson. the once football star and movie star was immediately a suspect. days later on june 17th police thought they had enough to arrest him. arguably the best known police chase in u.s. history. millions watched as the nine hour pursuit ended, when simpson called on his cell phone and professed innocence. the so-called trial of the century. sirmson compiling -- simpson compiling a dream teem of defense attorney's. the prosecutor, marsha clark. the judge, lance ito. all became familiar names. >> if it doesn't fit you must acquit.about. >> and they did. >> we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant, orenthal james sirmson not guilty of murder. >> ordered to pay $25 million to the brown and goldman families in a civil trial. >> john henr

. >> same john henry smith. a search is underway in canada for a suspect who killed three mounted policeman. >> we have more on the hunt for the killer. >> one resident sent me this picture of a swat truck and you said of her home which clearly showed how active the search is right now. police believe the heavily armed suspect is still on the loose in one of the neighborhoods, putting hundreds of residents at risk. >> do you see him? oh, my goodness! >> he shot him. >> oh, my god! >> call 911. >> oh, my gosh, call 911! >> shots fired in the canadian city rattled residents as they ducked for cover inside their own homes. outside, police did the same after the gunman shot and killed three officers with the royal canadian mounted police and seriously injured two others. >> they're behind cars, vans, the shed, they're behind the house with their guns down, waiting approximately. >> new brunswick was on lockdown. >> there was a lockdown on the street, they were turning vehicles around. there was staff supervisor vehi

i am john henry smith. here are the stories we are following for you.'s last afghan pow is now at an army base in germany. the u.s. says the prisoner swap where bowe bergdahl's was made to save his life. high ranking official are in qatar. the promises that country made to protect u.s. national security. welcoming him home, the small town of southern idaho already making preparations f

i'm john henry smith. >> i'm stephanie sy. another state is proposing to allow terminally ill patients to take their own lives. we'll look at the ethical and medical issues surrounding assisted suicide. >> horse racing fans are really excited this weekend. california chrome look to say make history with a triple crown, but is winning that elusive title enough to help the sagging industry bounce back? >> also general motors firing 15 people after new internal report reveals exactly what the company knew about those recalled cars. first a look at our top stories this morning. >> senators struck a bipartisan deal to reduce wait times and hire more doctors and nurses at v.a. hospitals, allowing veterans to see private doctors if they live more than 40 miles from the nearest v.a. >> president obama is making no apologies for the prisoner swap that freed army sergeant bow bergdahl. some members of congress say they should have been consulted about the deal. president obama said bergdahl should not be a political football. >> preside

i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm john henry smith. our other top story, that deadly las vegas shooting. we are learning more about jared and amanda miller. >> they were involved with white supremacists and expressed anti-government and anti law enforcement views in the past. aljazeera recently reported on the standoff with cliveen bundy and he was there. >> they were object the ranch during the standoff with the u.s. government. a bundy son said they were kicked off the ranch because their anti-government views were too radical. we hear from miller in his own words. >> las vegas authorities have not released an official motive for the shootings that left two police officers and a bystander dead, but new videos of accused cop killer jerad miller may offer insight. >> our rights of being oppressed by the government time and time again. >> the nevada rancher clashed with federal agents over a forced roundup of his cattle on public land. miller explained his stance in an volunteer intro with aljazeera correspondent. >> the abuses of polic

and i'm john henry smith. dramatic video shows the moment the group released bowe bergdahl to u.s. special forces. the trade for a group of taliban prisoners held for years at guantanamo bay, that got bowe bergdahl back is causing an uproar on capitol hill, and with critics across the country. >> two senators say the white house apologised for not keeping the white house in the loop. the "new york times" reported that bowe bergdahl left behind an alert in 2009, saying -- a letter in 2009 saying he did not support the war and was leaving to start a new life. randall pinkston has more on the controversy surrounding bowe bergdahl's return. >> reporter: no one denies bowe bergdahl suffered during five years of captivity by the tall mapment some that served with him say he has no hero. >> i want him held accountable. he purply and willfully deserted his post of the he deserted me, and his platoon. >> former army sergeant was a squad leader who accuses bowe bergdahl of being responsible for the deaths and injuries of soldiers set out to find him. >> have eight a spit in the face of salte

i'm john henry smith. >> i'm stephanie sy. ahead, why families are allowing children to make dangerous journeys across american borders alone. >> a teenager traveling on his brother's back. >> in our next hour, the problem some say short term vacation rental websites are creating in their communities and what's being done to regulate up and coming markets. >> the hotel industry is not happy with those sites. >> the taliban is now claiming responsibility for an attack on pakistan's largest international airport. security forces stormed the building with guns and grenades, 28 killed. >> two las vegas police officers were killed by an ambush at a rest you aunt. the shooters then went to a wal-mart, killing another person, exchanging gunfire with police and taking their own lives. police are investigating claims the couple had extremist views. >> libya's supreme court has ruled the appointment of the prime minister was unconstitutional. two men both claim to be the legitimate prime minister. >> pop francis led a prayer for peace w

john henry smith joins us with that. >> so far, daniel snyders position is fairly hardened. after being one of the most iconic symbols in the nfl, the washington redskins name and logo is under attack, the federal trademark board canceled the trademark protection. various indian nations have long protested the red skin name. president obama and 50 u.s. senators joined in that chorus. the redskins franchise says it will appeal the ruling. the last time the trademark office voided the protections was 1992. that appeals process came out in the team's favor after 17 years. this appeals process plays out, the team has full use of its trademark protections. in a statement, the trademark attorney said we are confidence we will prevail once again. >> wishful thinking. they are putting on a brave face here. the previous case was overturned on appeal on a technicality, the issue of laches, the plaintiff waited to long for bringing a decision, which was the key point there. they don't have that luxury in this case. >> of course the redskins make a lot of money from jersey sales as does

we checked in with john henry smith concerning that bite seen around the world, so far, no action by fifa on that. >> giving convicted felons a shot at getting a job after they leave prison. >> the one application question advocates want to get rid of. we're talking with a supporter who has a personal stake in this cause. >> putting prized american muscle cars back into a sinkhole? why officials at one museum say they're going to do just that. >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. >> a beautiful live look at rio de janeiro. we are hours away from world cup action kicking off. we're all going to have our eyes an team u.s.a. playing germany. >> we wanted to be there for the game but management said no. straight ahead, the legal fight taking place between the federal government and an oyster farm. >> first, the supreme court weighing in on cell phone privacy. the justice ruled that police cannot search someone's cell phone without a warrant. we report on the 21 century privacy case that sets a big precedent. >> if the

john henry smith is here now with more on exactly what in the world happened there. >> what happened there in afghanistan monday night was the worst friendly fire incident of america's 13 year long war there, and it comes as the u.s.a. is winding down its involvement in the region. the end of active u.s. operations in afghanistan, though, didn't come soon enough to save five families from heartbreaking loss. >> he told me he was going on a mission, it was going to be ok, mom, i'm with the best men there are. i love you. and that was it. >> in illinois, pam is mourning the loss of her 19-year-old son, aaron, in afghanistan monday. tuesday, the pentagon confirmed he was one of five u.s. troops accidentally killed by one or more bombs dropped from an american b1 bomber. >> we do have reason to suspect that friendly fire was the cause here, specifically friendly fire from the air. >> the incident happened in the remote province in an area that borders pakistan's tribal areas. the american special operations forces were doing a security sweep ahead of the presidential elections when they

. >> i'm john henry smith. ahead in this half hour, former u.s.mbassador to syria richard murphy talks about today's presidential election in that country. >> we'll talk about sexism when it comes to hurricanes and why this new study says that could be dangerous. >> in our next hour, palestinian lawmaker and the daughter of a founding p.l.o. member will join us to discuss the effect of the new unified palestinian government. >> russia is calling for an emergency meeting of the united nations security council, introducing a legislation demanding a halt to the growing fighting in ukraine. it follows clashes between government groups and pro-russian separatists. >> president obama began four days of talks with the european nations, in warsaw to commemorate the 25t 25th anniversary of free elections there. the focus is the on going situation between ukraine and russia. >> the search for a man accused of stashing explosives in his san francisco amount ended, ryan kelly came about her lean taken into custody in a park near the golden gate bridge. his ar

we turn now to john henry smith. >> i'm sure you remember 1994, a very fine year, maybe you don't. before this word cup, the most watched soccer event in u.s. history was the 1994 women's world cup championship game with 17.9 million viewers. sunday's u.s.a. versus portugal men's match eclippedded that number, 24.7 million americans tuned in to watch those two teams tie at two. that number does not account for people who watched in large group settings like watch parties. that is impressive with the sound, even more so with other televised sporting events. that 25 million viewer number is higher than for the last nba finals and last world series, higher by 10 million viewers each. the superbowl viewer number is well over both of them at 112 million. >> we move to social media. the u.s.-portugal match donated 8 million tweets. facebook generated 459 million posts, likes and comments. that's more than the 185 million interactions about the superbowl, 120 million about the sochi olympics and 25.5 million combined. a chance to guarantee themselves advancing to the round of 16. this gam

. >> i'm john henry smith. brand new video shows the taliban turning over an american prisoner of war, sergeant bowe bergdahl to u.s. special forces. >> the tall ben just released the footage this morning. the pentagon is now reacting to this video. >> the pentagon is reviewing the video, adding there is no reason to doubt its authenticity, but now the focus is on the soldier's care. this is our first look of bowe bergdahl since the government exchanged prisoners from guantanamo bay for his release. a group of american special forces hit the ground and quickly approached bergdahl, who is with his captors. this exchange is causing controversy on capitol hill. senate intelligence committee leaders admit they were aware of the potential trade three years ago, back then most senators were against the deal, amending the intelligence bill in 2012 to require the administration to give congress 30 days notice before doing deals involving gitmo detainees, that notice did not happen in this case, having some in congress