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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. wnload it now >> time for listening post news bites. al jazeera news core respondent has been released. the prosecute general announced his release based upon health concerns. he was welcomed by a crowd that included his wife and his mother. >> i have won. >> he said he had been denied medicine and had been on a hunger strike for the past four months resulting in significant weight loss. he was arrested last august while covering the crackingdown in raba in which up to 1,000 were reported killed despite 307 days behind bars in what he called brutal conditions, he was never charged with a crime. al jazeera's lawyer said the appeal was accepted because elshamy was carrying out duties for access. fat me and others await a verdict june 23rdrd. the constitutional court has struck down a law that journalists say has been used to muzzle them and limit their critical reporting. the ruling issued june 12th scraps zimbabwith a's defamation law. they said it was therefore in breach of a new const

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al jazeera america. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> al jazeera america's presents the system with joe burlinger observing a crime >> a shocking number of these eyewitnesses get it wrong >> how much would you remember? >> dark complected... medium height... you described most of the majority of the men in america >> sometimes witnesses get it right >> when you have an eyewitness to say i saw him do it, that is the best evidence. >> and sometimes sometimes they don't >> no one is listening to us... george is innocent... >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> fewer debates rouse morepassn gun control. the second amendment 60ss of a single convoluted sentence. a well regulated militia, being secure for state the right to bear arms shall not be infringed. did the framers of the constitution intend that to mean, every individual has the right to own a

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the new al jazeera the performance review. >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >> downtown baltimore. with one of the highest arrest rates in the country, it's a great place to be a bail bondsman. across the street from the court, james daniels and his family have stopped in to make a payment. a few months ago, james was charged with theft, and his bail was set at three thousand five hundred dollars. >> they give bails sometimes too high for some of the littlest things. but i guess it's to teach you a lesson. >> he didn't have the money for the $350 fee, but this bondsman agreed to accept payment in installments. >> have a nice day. >> alright man. thanks

the new al jazeera the performance review. >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >>> hello again. here are the top stories - the trial of the captain and crew of the south korean ferry which sunk in april has begun. more than 300 were killed in the disaster and the captain faces the death penalty if convicted. in the brazilian city of sao paulo, workers voted to continue work until thursday. the city hosts the opening match on thursday. >> and at least 15 suspect rebel fighters have been killed in pakistan after the military launched a series of strikes. they targeted tribal areas. it comes a day after taliban assaults on a karachi airport. >>> now, afghani

news. read the analyse, features and video, on al jazeera. -- aljazeera.com. work. >>> the arctic, one of the coolest places right now. and attracting a new generation of writers. i'm ali velshi and this is "real money." >> this is "real money." you are the most important part of the show. tell me what's on your mind by tweeting me @ali velshi. back to where it started before the great recession, sort of. let me explain. in may, the u.s. economy created a solid 217,000 net new jobs. that means you take all the jobs that were created, subtract all the ones that were lost and you are left with 217,000. employers have added at least february. this is one of the best four-month stretches of job creation in the united states since the late 1990s. and may's job gain puts the total number of people on job payrolls at 138.5 million. 138 and a half million americans are working in jobs that are not on farms. we separate out farms. now, this is finally above the level that it stood at in january of 2008. before the great recession wiped out 8.7 million jobs over the cour

the new al jazeera just real reporting. the new al jazeera the performance review. just real reporting. the new al jazeera that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. let's catch up with the new stories. careen's new president has vowed to maintain the unity of his country. poroshenko offered an amnesty deal to pro-russia fighters in the east. in iraq we have heard a unusual of people at a university in ramadi have now been released. afghanistan's presidential frontrunner is promising to continue with his campaign after two bomb attacks targeted his motor kade. abdullah abdullah walked away unharmed, but six people were killed. now, in spain, more protests are expected in a few

i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for suvivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> we're north of chicago, where safety concerns drove players at northwestern university to seek a union. it's the day of the vote, and we're going to meet chris gradone, the team's senior punter. >> you ready for today? historic day. >> in january, nearly every player on the team signed the petition to call a union vote. but by april, their coach had chipped away at that support. >> did you know where you stood? >> no, i didn't. >> you were a swing vote. >> he was personally offended that this whole thing was going on at his school.

al jazeera america. you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. . >> look hard enough into dark story and 1 can find rayslight. journalists have been moved by the solidarity shown by other news outlets, many our direct competitors over this net worst-case scenario's egyptian might nair. we mentioned cnn earlier doing for al jazeera what we have been banned from doing, reporting the story on our own people from that courtroom in cairo. our free aj staff campaign has been retweeted more than 100,000 times by people would care. exactly 24 hours after that verdict came down, many news rooms, not just our own fell silent with vigils to protest a judgment seen as a politically motivated attack on journalim in egypt. our gratitude for the support on our industry is outweighed only by fewer fore colleagues. we have compiled some images from places as far away as london, stockholm. we will see you next time here at "the listening post." [silence. clean >> paz paz >>> a leading sunni fighting group in iraq lays claim to what it's calling a new islamic empire. >>> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also on

that open your world... >> this is what we do... >> america tonight next only on al jazeera america >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their storie this, is what we d. >> al jazeera america.what we d. >> on america tonight, the controversial r saving sergeant berghdal. blow back erupted over the trey. >> what this does is return five very dangerous people to the fight against america. and what it can mean for others being held. >> slender man, and how a ghoulish internet horror story allegedly inspired pro teen girls to a vicious and terrifying attack. >> one suspect held the ct

it helped us prepare for jail >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for suvivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> guns... >> there are two to three million guns in a population of only 8 million people. >> ...and gun laws... >> after those laws came in, there have been no more mass shootings... >> how different countries decide... >> their father had a gun... their grandfather had a gun... >> who has the right to bear arms? 5 days: guns around the wo

al jazeera does just that. al jazeera america. we understand that every newstory begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capital. >> we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. >> and follow it no matter where it leads - all the way to you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> i find it immoral to destroy something like this >> an epic fight to preserve a way of life. >> we ask for strength as we take on one of the most powerful forces on the globe >> a battle for the very soul of this state, but is time running out? >> it's a wholesale effort to buy government... fault lines al jazeera america's >> ground breaking... >> we have to get out of here... award winning investigative documentary series wisconsin's mining standoff on al jazeera america gentleman urn. >> time for listening post news bites. two weeks into thailand's

download it now >> tonight on al jazeera america at 8, primetime news. r fearless journalists bring you ground breaking reports from around the world, and here at home. >> this has been one of the hottest of the hotspots... >> then at 9, it's al jazeera america presents... the system with joe burlinger >> a justice system run by human beings can run off the rails... >> and at 10, don't miss the best the best of america tonight, in depth reports, with unique perspectives. >> what good could you be doing here? >> everybody has an opportunity.... >> tonight primetime, only on al jazeera america >>> time now for listening post news bite. 16 major news organizations have gone to an american court demanding the release of video footage from the prison at guiterrgi gitmo. a syrian who has never been charged with a crime was cleared for release back in 2009 but remains behind bars five years later. among the organizations behind the legal case, the "new york times," "washington post" associated press and bloomberg went before a federal judge in washington and arg

al jazeera america, take a new look at news. real reporting from around the world. is is what we do. al jazeera america. >> finally, sometime back in the 19th century, who was considered the first existential philosopher says life must be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards. we don't know if the makers of this video have read this but the idea was simple, film someone walking backwards through the streets of tokyo and play that footage in reverse which looks like he is walking forwards and the rest of the city is out of step. the country comes from sandal, a french duo, called tokyo reverse with nearly 100,000 hits online we have made it the web video of the week. we will see you next time at "the listening post." lynetta kizer >>> good to have you with us. 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. >>> an emotional day of the parents of bowe bergdahl, who are yet to speak to their son. the release of the taliban prisoner sparks criticism in afghanistan. >>> inside territory held

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> earlier this week president obama proposed a plan to force the power industry to reduce greenhouse gas emission. the goal is to slow the damaging effects of climate change. nowhere are those effects more clear than the arctic circle. revealing land and sea bed as rich in oil an minerals as any in history. as david shuster reports, that has set off a competition among countries and companies to cash in. >> once a frozen expanse, today the region is melting at an unprecedented rate. according to the united nations, the polar cap has retreated, and bringing access to millions or billions of dollars of natural resources. 13% of its crude oil, most of it offshore. in april russia jumped to the head of the race. shipping its first tanker of oil in the gazprom , shelf. but the arctic promises much more than petroleum. >> nickel, zinc already exist in the arctic. fresh water, timber, fish, a whole host of resource he including renewable are energy such as tidal and wind, as

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> on "america tonight": new clashes, more key territory grabbed by rebel fighters. and more doubt that baghdad's leader can hang on. is the country headed towards a breakup no one can prevent? >> with the number of foreign fighters that have been assembled this remains a very significant issue. >> the pressure grows on iraq in turmoil. also tonight, when shangri la meets the american dream. correspondent michael okwu meets a growing but troubled community in the pacific northwest and learns why they left the country that measures its success in gross national happiness. for the hard life of a refugee here. and brothers beyond the badges. honor students, athletes and living by the boy scout motto. >> on my honor i will do my best to do my duty to god and my country and to obey the scout law. >> even when it doesn't equally honor both of them. >> good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. the question increasingly asked about the future of iraq's leader, is he o

5 days: guns around the world a primetime news special series only on al jazeera america >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for suvivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now i think that al jazeera helps connect people in a way they haven't been connected before. it's a new approach to journalism. this is an opportunity for americans to learn something. we need to know what's going on around the world. we need to know what's going on in our back yard and i think al jazeera does just that. >> two weeks ago i spoke about this report. i told our team about the actions and inaction uncovered in the investigation were inexcusable. i also told them while i want to solve the problems as quickly as po

that he was amazed that they had given him parole >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america news,e perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> [gunshots]. >> [yelling]. >> i think the issue of journalist safety is something which sh- should concern everybody and not just journalists. it should concern everybody who cares about the freedom of speech. >> if you could surface some of the bravery and some of the courage that goes on in order to tell the world what's happening, then i think that, you know, society would respond better to the business of journalism and what we're trying to do. >> certainly politicians think the media's incredibly powerful. why don't we use some of that power to support those people who need it. uhm. to support the safety of those people who are taking all these risks uhm. by ensuring that there is a penalty more often than not for killing a journalist. >> some have managed to persuade the united nations security council to sign up to article 1738, which- which sends out a very

the new al jazeera the performance review. >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera that corporate trial by fire when every slacker gets his due. and yet, there's someone around the office who hasn't had a performance review in a while. someone whose poor performance is slowing down the entire organization. i'm looking at you phone company dsl. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. >> start with one issue ad guests on all sides of the debate. tough questions and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5pm et / 2pm pt only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america presents the system with joe berlinger >> new york city has stop and frisk >> some say these laws help serve and protect... >> we created the atmosphere that the policeman's the bad guy... >> others say these tactics are racist >> discrimination is wrong >> 99 percent of those arrested in drug free school zones... we're not near a school at all! >> are they work

news. >> this. >> this. >> this, is what we do. >> al jazeera america. >> now inroducing, the new al jazeea america mobiles app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for suvivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> guns... >> there are two to three million guns in a population of only 8 million people. >> ...and gun laws... >> after those laws came in, there have been no more mass shootings... >> how different countries decide... >> their father had a gun... their grandfather had a gun... >> who has the right to bear arms? 5 days: guns around the world a primetime news special series all next week only on al jazeera america >>> time for news bites. a name you may remember from 2011 in tahrir scare, one of egypt's best known bloggers, he rose to prominence. he has been

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> we do have breaking news this morning... >> start your day with in depth coverage from around the world. first hand reporting from across the country and real news keeping you up to date. the big stories of the day, from around the world... >> these people need help, this is were the worst of the attack took place... >> and throughout the morning, get a global perspective on the news... >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >>> declaring it's time to turp the page on afghanistan, president obama announced plans to end the u.s. combat mission. less than 10,000 members will remain to train afghan forces. from the front line, the longest war in history. a film chronicles what the troops capt see in "the hornet's nest." afghanistan. after three decades in the world's worst places, hot beds of conflict.

the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america >>> talk about strange bedfellows, america could end up cooperating with iran to deal with the violence in iraq. i'll t

al jazeera journalists in egypt. hello, welcome to al jazeera. in other news an unannounced visit to baghdad the secretary of state john kerry flies into iraq as isil fighters continue to advance. syria said it has handed over the last of it's declared stock pile and declared weapons but first three al jazeera journalists have been convicted and jailed in an egyptian court. they were accused of helping the outlawed muslim brotherhood. peter gretse and mohammed fahmy sentenced to seven years in jail. journalists have condemned the sentence stating there has not been a shred of evidence. >> a guilty verdict nearly six months in the mak making. the alleged crime: doing their job as journalists. peter grest, and mohammed fahmy and bad, er monther mohammed given seven years behind bars. bader mohammed an extra three years because of possession of weapons. >> my god, my god. >> that's crazy. that's crazy. that's absolutely crazy. >> reporter: it's clearly a corrupt and fraudulent verdict. the case is politically motivated and everything is wrong with it. >> the resp

to delist and allow the logging of some of these giant trees, andrew thomas in al jazeera in the valley of tazmania. >>> news and sport on our website, al jazeera.com. starts. >>> well, it's a life raft for americans drowning in student debt. i'll examine what the white house is doing to help struggling grads, and drug stores challenging doctors with clinic. how this is changing traditional medicines, machines taking over the world - seriously, it's not science fiction, what it could mean to middle class workers i'm ali velshi, and had is "real money". >>> this is "real money," you are the most important part of the show. tell me what is on your mind. president obama is extended a helping hand to an extra 5 million men's struggling to pay off college debt. why? congress won't. in an executive order they expand elegibility to all holders of federal student loans. this recaps repayments on loans at 10% of a borrowers income. the programme is important. it offers relief to people spending a third or half an income to service loans. by better managing payments they can reduce chances of default. previously borro

the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> on techknow. we're heading to cutting edge cal tech campus >> here's a look at just a few of the students shaping the future of science >> see the latest research, discoveries and breakthroughs inside some of the worlds most advanced labs. >> how do you scale somethig you learned from a jelly fish? >> techknow every saturday go where science meets humanity. this is some of the best driving i've ever done, even though i can't see. techknow. we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> earlier this week president obama proposed a plan to force the power industry to reduce greenhouse gas emission. the goal is to slow the damaging effects of climate change. nowhere are those effects more clear than the arctic circle. revealing land and sea bed as rich in oil an minerals as any in history. as david shuster reports, that has set off a competition among countries and companies to cash in. >> once a frozen expanse, today the region is melting at an unprecedented

. >> you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> in the case of iraq, we've seen more of our colleagues locally killed. they live there. the front line, if you'd like, is- is outside their front door. >> in recent and ongoing conflicts like iraq and afghanistan, the- the highest death toll, if you'd like is indigenous journalists, particularly in the case of iraq. we've lost colleagues who were local journalists, filming alongside or close to insurgents. >> on the battlefield, in the heat of the moment, someone who- who looks different from the model of a foreign correspondent is even more at risk. because even if he is carrying a camera, even if he is carrying a tripod, the assumption seems to be that they could be hos

you're watching the al jazeera news hour from london. >>> also coming up, crackdown on egypt activists. jailed for 22 years. [♪ singing ] >>> excitement mounts ahead of the world cup in brazil, but not everyone is celebrating. >> hello, the crisis in iraq is escalating that a second city is now under the control of al-qaeda group isil. half a million people escaped the area that was captured by isil groups yesterday. the convoy of around 50 military vehicles were seen leaving the city for baghdad. fighting is also been reported in several other areas between southwest city near kirkuk. we have the latest. >> reporter: the oil refinery, one of iraq's biggest burns as fighters attack control. they mount the attack in the early hours tuesday morning. but the takeover didn't last long. iraq's fourth armored division took back control a few hours later. isil mounted attacks in kurkuk, as prime minister nourial malicioused his weekly address to deliver a message. >> we'll continue to fight against them with the help of the people of mosul. they don't have the numbers to control the city. the

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the new al jazeera america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> the iraqi army said it's now taking the fight to the armed opposition. >> the pentagon is moving an aircraft carrier to the coast as the iraqi violence grows. >>> a military plane is shot down in ukraine. 49 are killed. migrants welcomed in italy. >> and in a few hours england will play italy in an historic world cup match the first ever in the amazon. >> the iraqi military said its holding back the advance of sunni rebels on baghdad, and it has been targeting hideouts it says are rebels. within the last five days rebels have taken over several towns and cities, including mosul, tikrit. they have captured three towns in just three hours. the iraqi army are ramping up answering the calls of leaders to join the fight against the rebellion. we'll have more on the pentagon moving an aircraft carrier to the gulf. first we have the latest from iraq. >> reporter: in the last 24 hours prime minister nourial maliki has gone on the offensi offensive. >> it's a decision that s

so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeeramerica. it leads - all the way to you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >>> finally from us you may have heard about flag day, june 14th. did you know a week is devoted to honouring old glory and reminding us of what forged the flag. the "star spangled banner" stitches the fabric of the past to the future. adam may looks at the flag and the national anthem it inspired. >> it is tattered, it is fragile. we like to think it embodies the idea of america and its democracy, that it's still here. it's 200 years later and the flag is still here. >> reporter: she's talking about baltimore's fort mcgart ety flag. flown 200 years ago and on display at the smithsonian. for a limited time the old flag has a new companion. borrowed from baltimore. it's the original star of-spangled -- star-spangled flag lyrics. >> it's a perfect marriage to bring the original lyrics that francis scott key penned with the flag that inspired the words. >> reporter: pairing the flag and the lyrics physical

only on al jazeera america. >> >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. get you caught up on the top stories at this hour. the alleged master mind of the benghazi attack has his say in a d.c. court. ahmed abu chattalah pleads not guilty to terrorism charges. >>> russian-made jets arrive in baghdad as the government launches a massive offensive to take back cities and downs. >>> the former ambass dour to the dominican republic is thrown out of the priesthood. church offls

al jazeera america. i'm michael eaves live in new york. here are the stories we are following for you. president obama says no boots on the ground to help bagdad stop advancing rebels. meanwhile the iraqi government calls on volunteers to join the fight. and the parents of bo birddahl asks for privacy following their son's return to america. ♪ >> president obama made the u.s. role in iraq very clear today. he spoke a short time ago at the white house staying american troops will not go back into bagdad. mike, i guess if anyone wondered if he was sin veer in his comments yesterday about not putting more soldiers on the ground, he seemed to reiterate that very thing today. >> that's absolutely right, michael. let's get to the headlines here. the president making clear that military options are on the table but not american boots on the ground. a second item, while those steps are being considered it is up to the iraqis to reconcile themselves between these secretary fashions. while he says he is willing to help in the short-term, there have to be long term problems. he says the united st

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al jazeera america, take a new look at news. [ ♪ music ] >> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> hello.elcome to the newshour. we're in doha, with the top news stories. >>> not stepping down - iraq's prime minister says he will not bow to international pressure and form a unity government. as the fighting continues in iraq the first u.s. special forces arrives in baghdad, were live in the iraqi capital. >>> hundreds of cen

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john hendren, al jazeera, can chicago. >> and we have some good news to report. e of our colleagues, abdullah al-shami, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 130 days, has been ordered released. he is the longest of our colleagues detained. since august. egyptian authorities saying he should be released. we have been maintaining all of our colleagues by the way have been innocent. california firefighters racing to control flames in the sequoia national forest. fast moving fire heading towards 500 homes in the center of the state. quindz fueling the fire. more than 300 square miles of land has burned since the weekend. >> and california will continue to deal with a very dry conditions. it is further inwhrand we do have the red flag warnings up through this evening. probably seeing these reissued tonight, elevated to critical in spots. relatively humid levels extremely low. single digits. what we're finding is a little bit of cloud cover moving in. there's a little bit of moisture. humidity creeping up just a bit. but our storm system over the pacific northw