rachel levine. al jazeera. panama city. >> ray rice in a video showing him punching his wife.hat case and the nfl. that's next. only on all jazeera america >> okay, we need to bring the passion of the discussion we had during the commercial break to this now. ray rice has been suspended indefinitely from the nfl, and the ravens cut him today. take a look at this video. it reportedly shows rice punching his wife, then fiancÉ in this video. now wife in the face. in the atlantic city hotel. originally he received a two-game suspension. jamie, because i think a lot of people are under the impression that prosecutors in atlantic city in new jersey didn't do a thing with this case. but that's not the case. rice avoided trial by pleading not guilty to a third-degree aggravated assault charge, and avoided jail time by entering a pre-intervention program for first-time offenders. >> he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge than he might have been convicted of had he gone to trial. >> so was this case handled appropriately? was this case handled appropriately by the prosecutors? >> this is

rachel levine's report include graphic photographs that you may find disturbing. >> bloodstains the walls where the victims were fatally shot. there are weapons which appear to been placed next to each body. among the victims is a teenage girl. the graphic images of the victims were supposedly taken hours after the incident in which one soldier was wounded and 22 civilians were killed. the photos were leaked to a mexican news agency and al jazeera cannot verify them. however, it is believed they are authentic and supports claims of an eyewitness who claims they shot victims after they had surrendered. >> the summary execution, if that turns out to be true, then this will be one of the biggest massacres by the military in recent years. >> so far seven soldiers and one officer had been detained in connection with the killings. the military has been considered one of the most trusted institutions in mexico. however, allegations of extra judicial killings, torture and human rights abuse have increased over the years as more and more soldiers are on the front lines fighting drug cartels. on fr

rachel levine reports from mexico city. >> reporter: these photographs s show the aftermath after anonfrontation between mexican soldiers and gang members, blood stains the walls where it is victims were fatality shot. there are weapons which appear to have been placed next to each body. among the victim is his 18 age girl. the graphic images of the victims were supposedly taken hours after the incident in which one soldier was wounded and 22 civilians were killed. the photos were leaked to a mexican news agency, and al jazerra cannot verify them. however human rights groups investigating the case believe they are authentic and they support claims made by an eyewitness who said she saw soldiers shoot the victims after they had surrendered. >> translator: we know that there are survivors that say that what happened was not a con football take between the army and a criminal gang. but the summary execution. if that turns out to be true, then this will be one of the biggest massacres by the military any recent years. >> reporter: so far, seven soldiers and one answer have been detained

rachel levin, al jazeera, mexico city. >>> just after weeks after two rivers were polluted by chemicals. the stream is flowing towards the united states. paris whitbeck reports. >> there are still questions about the toxic spill in the northern mexican state of sonora. the government has start ed distributing compensation checks from the fund of the mining company, 22,000 people who have been affected by the company. heavy metals into the sonora river. they mistrust groupo mexico, the massive conglomerate that owns the mine. farmers have had to discard their products out of fear of contamination. drinking water and emergency supplies have been distributed, but fear that the situation is still not under control. state officials estimate the economic impact of the spill could reach as high as $150 million and concerns about the short and long term effects on the health of area residents are high. >>> meanwhile authorities in the united states are concerned that this latest spill may have contaminated the river which flows north into the u.s. >>> the central government with it illegally ch

rachel levin, al jazeera, mexico city. >> two rivers polluted with coxic chimcals. 20,000 peel have beend so avoid the water. the spill is moving toward the united states. in sonora state. >> there are still more questions than answers surrounding the latest toxic spill at the buena vista copper mind in sonora. the government has started distributing compensation checks from a fund started by the mining company to some of the 22,000 people affected by the spills which have poured tens of thousands of cubic meters of toxic minerals and heavy metals into the sonora river. some say not all have received the checks meant to pay for immediate needs. they mistrust groupo mexico. seven towns have been affidavit by the polluted waters. farm versus had to discard products out of fear of contamination. while the mining company and the government had been distributing drinking water and emergency supplies to residents, the latest spill has stoked fears that the situation is still not under control. state officials estimate the economic impact of the spill could reach as high as $150 million and con