i'm richelle carey. the news continues live from london. thank you for your time, keep it here. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello i'm lauren taylor. coming up. europe's conflicting crisis. >>> and a nationalist protest in ukraine turns violent. >>> we're on the trail with peruvian police as

i'm richelle carey and here's a look at your top stories. three american men who helped prevent a mass shooting on a train will be honored tomorrow. the three men spoke about the ordeal at the french ambassador's residence in france. firefighters are pitching in to fight 17 wildfires in the west. the peterson fire is the latest to erupt in lake county in northern california. >>> massive stock market selloff, april china unexpectedly devalued its currency. markets will be opening in the next hour. >>> president obama will mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina there week by visiting new orleans. president obama will speak to city officials and more than 1800 people died in that storm, caused 125 billion in damage. so tonight, we look back at the storm, and its aftermath, and we begin with a clip from our documentary, "only new orleans." . >> the storm hit monday morning at approximately 5:30 in the morning. at about 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m, that monday, august the 29th, we got the first reports that the levee started breaching. the other

i'm richelle carey. keep it here on al jazeera throughout the day. thanks for your time. >> a powerful explosion kills at least 16 and leaves others running for their lives in bangkok. i'm lauren taylor. also, south sudan leader signs a peace deal but the other says he needs more time. >>> more protection for civilians after one of the most dangerous attacks in

the news continues with richelle carey. >> thank you, this is jalelah ahmed, i'm richelle carey in new york and for daltsers. dalt erls. here are the top stories, a person in custody after a memphis police officer was shot and killed >>> plus extending a hand to a fledgeling democracy. secretary of state john kerry makes an historic trip top egypt. >> just the fact that jesus walked here is astonishing. it's rare for israelis palestinians and jordanians to agree on anything. today, a m

the news continues with richelle carey. >> thank you, this is jalelah ahmed, i'm richelle carey in new york and for daltsers. dalt erls. here are the top stories, a person in custody after a memphis police officer was shot and killed >>> plus extending a hand to a fledgeling democracy. secretary of state john kerry makes an historic trip top egypt. >> just the fact that jesus walked here is astonishing. it's rare for israelis palestinians and jordanians to agree on anything. today, a meeting of the minds in the names of preserving a vital resource and a piece of ancient history. approaching 70 years since the end of the largest armed conflict in recorded history, al jazeera looks at the lasting wounds of war and the lingering feelings towards japan for millions across the asia pacific. >>> a person of interest is now in custody in connection with the killing of a police officer in memphis ten si. 33-year-old shaun bolton was shot dead during a traffic stop late last night. the crime set off a multi-state manhunt for his killer no charges find against this unidentified person of interes

i'm richelle carey, in new york. here are today's top stories. the e.u. calls for an emergency summit as officials in austria discover another van full of refugees >>> a man accused of murdering a houston deputy in cold blood will get a day in court as investigators look to determine a motive >>> demonstrators in chicago take on the documented history >>> and new orleans remembers the victims of hurricane katrina, with celebrations >>> bebegin this evening with calls for solidarity in dealing with the growing refugee crisis. today german chancellor angela merkel called on e.u. countries to take a greater role. the european union announced an emergency meeting to address the crisis, set for september 14th. the u.n. will hold its own weeks later. some e.u. countries refused to take on the refugees. meanwhile, three children are recovering in a hospital in austria, part of 26 people who were rescued from the back of a van yesterday. this follows last week's tragedy in austria where more than 70 bodies were discovered in

rockstar >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york. here are the top stories - a set back in the fight against i.s.i.l. a u.s. ally comes understand heavy fire -- under heavy fire in syria >>> debt trouble - porto rico can't make a payment >>> a piece of a plane arrive said in france. investigators will determine if it's part of malaysia airlines flight 370 >>> zimbabwe - a major change to the country's hunting laws after the death of cecil the lion >>> we begin in syria where the u.s. effort to create a reliable military against i.s.i.l. suffered a setback. al qaeda's syrian win carried out an attack on syrian opposition forces trained by americans. it is the latest attempt by the al nusra front to undermine syrian rebel groups receiving support from the west. zeina khodr is in southern turkey with the latest. >> reporter: across the border in syria opposition groups have taken up release against each other. there has been more infighting threatening the training and equipping of the force to take on the islamic state of iraq and leva

officer sean bottleon was shot to death saturday in memphis during a routine traffic stop pfn richelle carey reports. >> a memphis police officer shot and killed after pulling a car over. officer sean bolton was a former marine who served in iraq. shot multiple times on a street in the southeastern part of the city. >> the driver was turned into police and since released without charge. the passenger of the vehicle 29-year-old jermaine willburn, still at large and a warrant are for first degree murder has been issued for his arrest. >> bottleon's sister issued a statement. my brother's life was just beginning aonly to be ended by a tragedy. the mayor of memphis asking for prayers saying bottomon's death speaks volumes of the hazard of police work. >> there are so many guns in our streets in the wrong hands. at any given minute in a 24-hour day they're dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement. >> sean bottleon is the third memphis police officer killed in the line of duty in less than five years. he was just 33 years old. >> 70 years ago this week modern warfare was changed forever.

richelle carey reports. >> a memphis police officer shot and killed late saturday after pulling a car over. officer shawn bolton was a former marine who surfed in iraq. police say he was shot multiple times on the street in the southeastern part of the city. >> the driver of the vehicle later turned himself in to police and has sense been released without charge. the passenger of the vehicle who was believed to be the shooter has been identified as 29-year-old tremaine billburn. he's still at large and a warrant for first-degree in murder has been issued for his arrest. >> bolton's officer issued a statement calling the act senseless. >> my brother's life was just beginning only to end in tragedy. there is enough evil in this world, and he fought it to the very end of his life. the mayor of memphis asking for prayers saying bulletin's death speaks volumes of the dangers of police work. >> this again evidences the fact that there are so many guns on our streets in the wrong hands and at any given minute in a 24 hour day they're dealing with folks who have no rules of engagement. >> sha

rockstar >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york. here are the top stories - a set back in the fight against i.s.i.l. a u.s. ally comes understand heavy fire -- under heavy fire in syria >>> debt trouble - porto rico can't make a payment >>> a piece of a plane arrive said in france. investigators will determine if it's part of malaysia airlines flight 370 >>> zimbabwe - a

i'm richelle carey in new york. third rail is next. have a great night. night. [ ♪ ] >>> tonight in our debate, the u.s. public education system is failing millions, american students' performance in tests is meade ochre. is it a lost cause, can it be fixed. in the panel. president obama is back from an african trip where he was treated like a native son. the numbers suggest george w. bush did more for the continent. who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and this is "third . >> if you want a future in this country you have to fix k through 12 education. >> our schools are not failing, we are doing better than 30 years ago. >> i could fix the system if people have paying jobs. >> wherever there's poverty, there's low test scoring. >> more focus on education. >> there'll never be one great way to solve a problem, why should there be one answer. >> we use test scores to assess kids and teachers. >> the standards are crippling. >> the program has supporters. ante. th

i'm richelle carey. thanks for watching.siegenthaler is up next. >>> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler. >> everybody sure would like to know the motive. >> a texas deputy killed in cold blood. >>> new debate tonight and tension over the tone of police protests. >>> crime scenes. >> pinch like this. slip it under my collar. >> los angeles

i'm richelle carey. the news continues live from london. thank you for your time, keep it here. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello i'm lauren taylor. coming up. europe's conflicting crisis. >>> and a nationalist protest in ukraine turns violent. >>> we're on the trail with peruvian police as it exercises power against drug smugglers. >> and in sport, tennis number 1 novak djokovic is about to begin his efforts to win another u.s. open. >>> and the first player to make it through to round 2. european government is struggling to come up with a response to the ever increasing number of refugees across their borders. the eu has called an emergency meeting two weeks time. each country deals with the escalating situation in its own way. these are the latest developments. in greece around 2500 refugees on a ferry have disembarked after being picked up over the beengd froweekend. after rescue operations in greek islands. >>> follows last week's incident in which the bodies of 71 people were discovered in the back of a lorry parked on the hard shoulder

i'm richelle carey in new york. third rail is next. have a great night. night. [ ♪ ] >>> tonight in our debate, the u.s. public education system is failing millions, american students' performance in tests is meade ochre. is it a lost cause, can it be fixed. in the panel. president obama is back from an african trip where he was treated like a native son. the numbers suggest george w. bush did more for the continent. who was better for africa. much of what you ate has been genetically tinkered with, do you have the right to know, i'm imran garda, and

. >> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york. and ear are today's top stories. three american heroes recount how they took down a gunman on a train in france. now the french will honor them for their bravery. >>> also it could be another roller coaster ride on wall street this week, following friday's selloff. why investors will be watching china's next move. and ten

i'm richelle carey, the news continues there with dwawlts. del walters. walters walters americans talk about stopping the alleged shooter on a train in france. the french will honour them. >> it was not a conscious decision, we just kind of acted. >> presidential politics, immigration, planned parenthood and donald trump - how republicans are trying to separate themselves, heading into september >>> after the storm - 10 years after hurricane katrina killed nearly 2,000 people, the lessons learnt and the problems that still exist >>> we begin tonight in france, where we are now hearing from the three american men who french authorities say stopped a massacre aboard the train on friday. tomorrow french president francis hollande is expected to present the men with the highest level. it was travelling from amsterdam to paris. according to french officials the gunman had an ak-47 and 300 rounds of ammunition. today the americans talking about bravery at the home of the ambassador in france. richard has more on how one is bruised and battered, but all called h

i'm richelle carey in new york. the news continues with del walters, thank you for your time. keep it here on al jazeera america thanks for joining us. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm del walters in new york with a look at the top stories. the prize attack - u.s. trained rebels in syria fleeing their headquarters after coming under fire from members of an al qaeda branch >>> another day of protests in the west bank hours after the funeral for a teen killed by israeli soldiers plus a journey for justice. 860 mile march bringing awareness to civil right changes that african-americans say they face today. we'll talk to the president of the n.a.a.c.p. >> and a deeper look at police shootings, and the ethnic group hit hardest dealing with the deaths - native americans >>> we begin tonight in syria where the u.s.-led effort to create a reliable military force against i.s.i.l. suffered another setback. the pentagon confirming that al qaeda's wing in syria carried out a surprise attack on forces trained by americans. the attack is the latest attempt by the al nusra front to underm

i'm richelle carey, in new york. the news continues with del walters >>> good evening, this is al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york with a look at the top stories. the e.u. calling for an emergency summit as officials in austria discover another van filled with refugees. hawaii bracing for a category 3 hurricane as remnants of erica fare into the shore line >>> a look at the markets >>> opponents in iowa have surprises for the presidential candidates >>> we begin this evening in europe with calls for solidarity in dealing with the growing refugee crisis there, german chancellor angela merkel calling on e.u. countries to take a greater role. the european union announced an emergency meeting to address the crisis, set for september 14th. the u.n. will hold its own weeks later. some e.u. countries refused to take on the refugees. meanwhile, three children are recovering in a hospital in austria, part of 26 people who were rescued from the back of a van yesterday. this follows last week's tragedy in austria wh

. >> i am richelle carey in new york. the news continues now with del walters.ake it away. >> this is al jazeera america. i am del walters in new york with a look at tonight's top stories. we are minutes away from the news conference by our colleague and aj journalist peter greste. he is speaking out about the fact of his fellow journalists in egypt have been sent back to jail. katrina after the storm, pausing to remember the hurricane that brought death and destruction to new orleans plus we are going to take a deeper look at what has changed and what hasn't in the 10 years since that storm. a sus specificed killer under arrest tonight accused of shooting a sheriff deputy execution-style. >> we begin with a story that is prompting international outrage. this is a news conference that is about to get underway right now in sydney australia. today, a cairo court sentencing baher mohammed, fahmy and peter greste, as you see here sentenced in abstentia, deported back to his native australia in february. the other two were taken into custody after that verdict today.

. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm richelle carey. nerves are rattled in bangkok this morning after another explosion hits the capital. a bomb went off at a train station earlier today. it follows the deadliest attack to the capital in years. twenty were killed monday at a popular tourist shrine. the hunt is on to find the accused bomber seen in a surveillance video. we are live in bangkok. tell us about thes man in that video and the search to find him. >> in the past hour or so, we heard from a thai police spokesperson. he said the man seen that in security camera footage, the man in the yellow shirt as he is being described is no longer simply a suspect, that he in fact is the bomber, they believe, so that essential going one step further than the comments we heard from the prime minister earlier in the day, who acknowledged the existence of the video, said he had seen it, that the man in it appeared to be a suspect in the bombing but the fact that the video footage wasn't of very good quality, that it needed to be investigated fur

. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey, in new york. here are today's top stories.an emergency summit as officials in austria discover another van full of refugees >>> a man accused of murdering a houston deputy in cold blood will get a day in court as investigators look to determine a motive >>> demonstrators in chicago take