phil lavelle, london. >> later today, nasa is hoping that mother nature will play nice the second time around. they are trying to launch the cygnet spacecraft. an unmanned cargo bringing cargo to the space station. launch time is scheduled for 12:52. nasa has the precise time. for a precise look at the weather, we go to ebb eboni. >> right now things look okay. we are dealing with cloud cover that has moved in to the area. but all in all, still a 90% chance of this could launch but we have been watching the cloud cover really kind of increasing across this area. we have had a good deal of sunshine early in the day, but it's just about here where that launchpad is. you can see right now, some high clouds overhead. clouds will continue to move in as we go through the day. only a 20% chance of an isolated shower or storm on this area that will be all day long. it's about over an hour. hopefully things will go okay. further north, we have clouds increasing. a little bit of rain moved in to the new york city. one lonely shower. the bulk is right around it to continue to the northeast not ju

phil lavell, al jazerra. >>> police in south korea is have confirmed a body found last month is thata fugitive billionaire wanted in the connection of the sinking of the ferry in april. his body was found in a field in a southern city. the businessman's family operated the ferry which sank killing more than 300 people. >>> indonesian elections officials are preparing to announce the results of the highly-contested presidential election. jakarta governor is expected to win by a margin of 5%. but former military general is alleging vote rigging and is calling for a two-week delay in the announcement. >>> a taliban sued by bomber has killed three foreign advisers and an after began interpreter outside kabul international airport. just three days ago they exchanged fire if soldiers at the heavily-guarded eight board. 8 million ballot papers from last month's disputed election are still being examined. neither was prepared to admit defeat among widespread claims of wrong. >> reporter: this has never been done before. but the review is considered sensual to avoid violence, last month's pre

al jazeera's phil lavel has the story. >> not getting their bodies home, it's breaking her heart. >>holiday, four days on his mother now wants to arrange his funeral. she can't even do that because his body is still 2,000 kilometers away. >> when i'm in my bed at night i see my son lying on the ground. i see daisy i see bryce, i see them in my head. i see them. >> the netherlands is in a state of national mourning but also national age are. this nation suffered the highest number of deaths. 193 dutch nationals were on board mh17 when it was shot down. the place the flight departed from, the default destination for those who want to pay their respects. the king and queen met families privately on monday. those relatives are now looking to their leaders for answers. for families there will be no chance to rest or even begin to accept this awful tragedy until that happens. phil lavel, al jazeera. >>> in libya, the fighting destroyed this multimillion dollar passengers jet one considered the pride of libya's small international airline. ceasefire attempts have failed, libya has been unab

phil lavelle has the story. >> reporter: they may be journalists from different networks, but they met together. bbc, skye, ibm. they are working together to support three al jazeera employees locked up for 200 days. mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed, and peter greste are in prison in egypt. this was then being sentenced and gaoled, reporting false news the charge. it was something they and their employer denied. >> our guys shouldn't have been arrested or incarcerated for one day, let alone 200. we call on the president of egypt to recognise that and release them. >> here at al jazeera european the staff are doing what they cap. this is a silent protest. but the message is loud and clear - journalism is not a crime. the network continues to demand the release of its employees from prison. >> at the end of the day as journalists we are aware it could have been any one of us inside that gaol cell. wherever we are in the world, whatever story we are covering we are thinking of the three and calling today and every day for their immediate release and for egypt to reverse their shameful d

phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: it has been a month since this moment.e-time for the three journalists behind egyptian bars. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and baher mohamed, al jazeera employees, convicted of reporting false news and aiding the mapped muslim brotherhood -- bann banned muslim brotherhood. a judged seen as politically motivated by journalist around the world. the latest programme, "the daily show", in the u.s., introducing al jazeera's sue turton, also convicted in her absence. >> we expected the prosecution to come up with amazing evidence. it never happened. we were still found filty. i have been sentenced to 10 years in absentia. the guys in prison between seven and 10 years. they'll appeal, but we are looking at the same system that put them there. >> reporter: last week staff from different countries, channels held a protest in solidarity. from c.n.n., bbc, sky news, i.t.n. and al jazeera. competing networks came together to put pressure on the government to free aj staff. relatives of the convicted men say they are holding up an

phil lavel, al jazeera. >>> bodies of those who died aboard flight 17 were returned to netherlands todayousands paid their respects. here is a closer look at the national day of mourning. [ bugel ] >> and we also leave you with this image from the day of mourning today. these people in amsterdam dressed in white, releasing hundreds of white balloons, joining a silent moment of remembrance. i'll see you at 11:00, paul beban has the headlines in a moment. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm paul beban. here are tonight's top stories. secretary of state john kerry was in the middle east today, pushing for a ceasefire between israel and gaza. meanwhile, the human rights council voted to call an inquiry against the conflict. >>> extending a ban ever airlines in and out of tel aviv. those are the headlines. >> on "america tonight": [ bugel sounds ] >> united by an unspeakable horror. netherlands hofns victims of the downed flight as the answers are held up. due to further conflict on ukraine's border. a c

phil lavel. al jazeera. >> a nine-year-old hit by a plane on florida beach has now died. marie has that and other news making it's way across america. >> reporter: the aircraft crash landed on the beach earlier this week killing her father. the girl was airlifted to the hospital where she died of her injuries. the pilot of this single-engine plane called air traffickers on sunday saying he was doing an emergency landing on the beach. the passenger and pilot were unharmed. >>> cruz have discovered homes in a wildfire. 1200 residents have returned to their houses. 19 homes and 48 other structures have been destroyed so far. >>> and appeals court said a cross-shaped steel beam with stay on display. a judge allowed the beam to be part of the 9/11 museum. a group of atheists sued the museum on constitutional groun grounds. >>> in indi indiana, two women survived. take a look at this. supreme court cameras. two women were walking on the tracks. >> he thought h he had killed two people. he yelled back and asked them if they were okay. the other one said she stubbed her toe, othe

phil lavelle reports. >> reporter: machines that fly hundreds of people across the world in one go in one day. unimaginable a few hundred years ago. look how that turned out. >> the latest target - the road. the premise of how a car has given has never changed. you stay behind the wheel and control the pedals and the experience. we are told a revolution is coming and the road is the battle ground. cars that drive themselves have been tested in the u.s., japan, singapore and u.s. as of january britain gives the green light, testing them on public roads in cities. >> once cars are fully independent and can exercise control over speed and breaking, it makes them potentially safer, and the big step forward will be when they are linked to satellites so fleets of cars can be controlled. >> a range of technologies are employed. millions of laser beams are fired every second to capture information about what is surrounding a vehicle. ultrasound and radar can be filmed. objects and roads can be filmed, that need to be avoided. gp s is tracking where the car is, where it's going. it's high tech

phil lavel, al jazeera. >> also ahead in sport, england's football captain steven gerard calls time on his international career after a descrowz world cup. -- after a disastrous world cup. >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> israel's invasion of gaza continues tonight. >> we have been hearing a lot of tank shelling coming from where we are, here. >> every single one of these buildings shook violently. >> for continuing coverage of stuart! stuart! stuart! stuart! ♪ check it out. this my account thing. we can tweet directly toa comcast expert for help. or we can select a time for them to call us back. the future, right? ♪ this doesn't do it for you? [ doorbell rings, dog barks ] oh, that's what blows your mind -- the advanced technology of a doorbell.. [ male announcer ] tweet an expert and schedule a callback from any device. introducing the xfinity my account app. ♪ i voted for culture... ...with a 'k.' how are you?

phil lavelle with more. >> tatiana will never forget the night she thought she would die.aboard the "costa concordia" as it hit rocks, turned on its side and flooded, she and her family got out. >> it was very serious when we realised what was happening. we were told to stay in our cabin, which we did for 45 minutes. the crew else to us everyone was fine, under control. we need the decision to leave the cabin, and at that moment we realised all the rescue boats had left. we boarded the last boat available. it was the last one. >> 32 passengers died as the concordia began to take in water. as passengers screamed and cram bled to get off. tat tat tatty -- tatty arn yeah calmed her children. it's part of the reason she stayed away from court. >> i suppose the people trapped in the boat longer, and not as lucky as we were, they want to go to court and get a settlement. i understand them. >> for 2.5 years the "costa concordia" lay in the waters off the italian coast. only now has she been moved. the fear was the crews liner could break up at any attempt. >> i'm sorry they decid

. >> phil lavel joins us to talk about the plane's route. >> i'll give you some graphics. off from amsterdam, and was headed to kwaul lam pure. it was not far off leaving ukrainian air space when it came down. we can see close up just how the plain was doing. it was traveling along a pathway known as l980. it is quite common pathway, but as we zoom out we can see the area as a whole. crimea had a flight restriction over it. the red line was brought in by the u.s. and the blue line was brought in my euro control. so that had been like that for a while now. a lot of planes had been traveling around the area, not through it. zoom in to where the plane came down. this is the rebel-controlled area in eastern ukraine. these are areas where there has been conflict recently. you can see the crash site is actually right in the middle. i have been looking at twitter at what people have been saying. a lot of people have been pointing to what is happening in the skies right now. we have a website we can show you. you can see where planes are at any one time. across europe there are th

phil lavelle reports. >> machines that fly hundreds of people across the world in one go, in one day. unimaginable. a few hundred years ago. look how that turned out. technology's latest target - the road. the premise of how a car drives is not changed - you sit behind the wheel and control the pedals and the experience. because a revolution is coming, the road is the battle ground. cars that drive themselves have been tested in the u.s. for a while. japan, singapore, germany too. sweden gets them, and as of january, britain gives the green light, testing them on public roads in cities for the first time. >> once cars can exercise control over speed and breaking, making them potentially safer, and the really big step forward is when they are linked with satellites, so fleets of cars can be controlled and operate more efficientlily. >> reporter: a range of technologies are being employed. millions of laser beams are fired. capturing information about what is crowning a vehicle. cameras film images, identifying roads to follow and objects. g.p.s. is used to track where the car is and wh

phil lavelle, al jazeera. >>> let's speak to scott who is in eastern ukraine and, scott, i know you aree scene of, well, part of the crash site because we presume it spread over quite a wide area and just describe the scenes there. >> spread over quite a wide area and ten kilometers, a circumference of ten kilometers and we spend the night and not much going on but what we saw in the morning were a lot more rescue officials and workers' comp ing in and this was after dawn locating the location of the 298 people and this is what it looked like. these are emergency service personnel who have been on the scene for a couple of hours this morning. as you can see they are holding sticks with white cloth on the top of it and marking bodies and walking through these fields here coming on this side, this is a road, a farm road that divides debris fields and they are there and you see sticks out there with remains and what is interesting is what one of the gentlemen when they walked past the debris field a couple minutes ago he said there are too many bodies and we don't have enough stakes so the