john siegenthaler, sr., father of our al jazeera colleague john siegenthaler passed away yesterday surroundedmily and friends. we take a look at his ledge endsary career in journalism as well as his devotion to human rights and social justice. paul beban has his story. >> champion for civil rights, relentless defender of freedom of the press, advisor to the kennedys and mentor to a young al gore. john siegenthaler, sr., was a journalist, confidant and witness to watershed moments in our in case's history. born in nashville in 1927, he was a voracious reader who started chasing stories at an early age, becoming editor-in-chief of his high school paper. after serving in the air force and marying, he landed a job at the tennesseen in 1949 where he would eventually be named editor. under seigenthaler, the paper was fearless and hard-hitting whether uncovering corruption in the teamsters union, exposing the ku klux, klan or ending the fight to end segregation. he had a love for news and for politics. he was part of the kennedy family's inner circle, taking tomb off from journalism to work in washi

in case you're curious, he's the father of our own john siegenthaler. john siegenthaler, sr.n friday. he was 86 years old. "techknow" is next. you can go to our website aljazeera.com. >>> meet troy, the dog who may have saved his master's life >> numbers ling up against me zzling up against me. researchers puem

siegenthaler died on friday.'s being remembered for his devotion to human rights and social justice. in the 1960s where much of the media in the south ignored the growing resistance to racial equality, siegenthaler led his paper the tennesseeian in social justice. our colleague his son john spoke. >> who knows how much life is left. since that day 50 years ago, i have felt your every blet was mine and mine yours. we fear not the future, you and i. when my breath is gone, it will still be yours. tomorrow, is ours. because the past and the present has been and is, with all these incredible years can mean, i love you. we love you, dad. >> earlier this evening we were talking about the storm that is about to make its way towards the pill peens. pill -- the philippines, take a look at the front that's bringing heavy rain showers. major delays at the airports this evening and we do expect those delays to continue until tomorrow. the rain will be extremely heavy. flash flood warnings were in effect earlier and that is s

he was the father of al jazeera's john siegenthaler. john siegenthaler sr. died friday. he was 86 years old. are are >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> thousands decide when typhoot year. now, thousands are bracing for another typhoon. >> what the damage was across the region, hayan was the worst storm to hit the philippines ever but of course this storm is not as intense but is almost making the same exact path as what hayan had made last year. this is ramasoon, a fine, about to make landfall near the island of saymar. we're going to see incredible amounts of rain in the last 24 to 48 hours. going over manila we think as we go towards wednesday. you got to remember parts of manila are actually below sea level and with 20 inches of rain expected to come out of this storm over the next day we are looking at major flooding in the philippines. when it comes to rain like that we are talking about major flash flooding and of course with the previous storm hayan we saw major mudslides. >> thank you kevin. >>> the group boko haram is claiming responsibi

siegenthaler. john siegenthaler, sr. died on friday. he was 86 years old. "techknow" is next. you can go to our website aljazeera.com. >>> meet troy, the dog who may have saved his master's life >> numbers ling up against me zzling up against me. researchers put them to the test under laboratory conditions. >> dogs can identify any kind of cancer sample? >> dr. shini somara, a mechanical engineer. tonight, can doctors save lives by bringing them into suspended ant i medication? dr. dilworth, a molecular scientist and i am phil torres. i am an entomologist. >> that's our team. let's do some noedz /* [ music ] >> guys, welcome to "techknow." joining me are car a santa maria, shini somara and krista dilworth. i am excited for today's episode because it involves one of the best animals out there, man's best friend, the dog. and cara, you got to play with a bunch of dogs. we know dogs make us happy but they can also potentially make ? >> yeah. so there is evidence to show that dogs can actually detect cancer. and i got to visit the laboratory, some training facilities and even meet

of course he was the father of al jazeera's john siegenthaler. john siegenthaler sr. died friday. he was 86 years old. and coming up oning al jazeera america. two very different health care providers, pairing up on the goal, better health care in america. we'll show you how it works. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> you know we hear it often. health care expenses are driven up by people using the emergency room for minor million procedures. now an odd couple partnership between two different kinds of health care organizations could cut cost and provide a model for the future. allen schauffler. a hospital trying to open up a clinic right next door. >> an interesting pair, a big city hospital and a small walk in clinic trying something new. a pilot project only opened a few months ago. they don't have final figures on it yet, but intending to address the expensive aspects. >> heart palpitation put this man where he should be, in the emergency room, getting an er evaluation from doctors and nurses. >> happy to meet you. >> a patient with an in effected toe.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york.argeting a hospital, why israelis say it was fair as the death toll rises on both sides, and the new push for peace. >>> flight 17 investigation after days of delays, victims bodies, and the planes black boxes are handed over. president obama has questions for the rebels. >>> arming the border, the texas governor spends millions to beef up security. he says drug traffickers are taking advantage of the immigrants. >>> and our colleagues held more than 200 days in an egyptian prison. >>> and protecting your privacy. new evasion technology. hackers say it's the only way to hide from the government's spying eyes. ♪ >>> we begin tonight in gaza where there are major developments. these images are from a hospital where dozens of israeli shells landed this afternoon. israel says hamas missiles were hidden nearby. the israeli army says it killed at least 10 hamas fighters trying to get into israel through tunnels. secretary of state kerry is in cairo tonight and the u.s. has again called for a

i'm john siegenthaler. egypt tackles the head of the hamas. and deep mystery, giant craters appearing out much nowhere in siberia. we'll ask jake ward about it. fighting with a fist bump, instead of a handshake. it is tuesday morning in the middle east, exactly 6:00 a.m. people in gaza are waking up othis, if they've been able to sleep at all. it's been a night of flares and explosions over gaza. in the past few hours israel has stepped up its attack on hamas. there are reports a hamas television station was hit by a missile. and earlier, hamas fighters had infiltrated israel. it arrived by a series of tunnels. israel fighters stopped them. >>> imminent ceasefire seems highly unlikely and israel's latest criticism of secretary of state.john kerry could hurt diplomatic efforts even more. patty culhane reports. >> a rare moment of criticism directed towards israel from u.s. state department yesterday. >> certainly not way allies treat each other. >> reporter: not for criticizing what israel is doing in gaza but what secretary of state john kerry

john siegenthaler john siegenthaler has the night off. >> this isn't going to be a short term problem, this is a long term problem. >> life in america. human drama unfolding on the front lines. >>> israel strikes gaza for the second straight day while hamas steps up its aarticulates. >>> boom town. how they're changing america's real estate market. >>> plus taking the plunge, the water slide that is taller than niagra falls. i'll take you on our first person report. >> we begin with a battle over immigration. tonight president obama addressed the issue head on speaking out in dallas. what started as a fundraising trip for the president led to a round table meeting with texas officials including governor rick perry. >> the issue is not that people are invading our noarms officials. the issue is -- enforcement officials. we are, while the attending to uncomploind children with the compare and compassion that they deserve while they are in our custody. >> our libby casey is here with the latest on this. tell bus the latest on the meeting with governor perry. >> pushing back on republican

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. no truce yet. the leader of hamas spells out demands to off the the conflict -- to sympto stop the conflict. >>> planes out of israel grounded for another day. what it means for israel's economy. >> flight 17, a day in the netherlands for the victims. >>> nigeria, sad anniversary of the kidnapping of over 200 school girls. >>> and the final voyage, over two years after it capsized off the coast of italy, the costa concordia heads home. tonight, the compiled leader of hamas list -- the ex island leader of hamas listed terms he would consider for a humanitarian truce. secretary of state john kerry spent the day with israeli and palestinian leaders. phil ittner has the story. phil. >> reporter: john, a very busy day for secretary of state john kerry. he moved over to tel aviv where he had a meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and then the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. there are a number of very major issues to be discussed but right now the most pressing and urgent matter

i'm john siegenthaler.coming up an internal investigation of the nypd after a man dies in police custody. was it before -- because he was put in a choke hold? plus, the bankrupt city of detroit is keeping the water on, even for people who can't afford to pay their bills, that is for now. and, remembering the life of legendary screen actor james garner. >>> all that's coming up but first let's get caught up on our two top stories. pro-russian separatists have turned in the black boxes from malaysia flight 17. just a few hours ago in eastern ukraine. in the area controlled by the are pro-russian separatists. secretary of state john kerry is in cairo now to try onegotiate a ceasefire. it's up to hamas he says to accept a truce. at least 571 palestinians have now been killed in the israeli offensive. a third have been children. 7 israeli soldiers have been killed just in the past 24 hours. >>> it is controversy to put pressure on new york police department. a man died in police custody last week, the question i

i'm john siegenthaler. coming up the black market where armed groups around the world get their weapons. my conversation with an arms expert about the trafficking of illegal weapons in unstable parts of the world. >>> plus water donations pouring into detroit after that city cut off service to people late on their bills. >> and the flare, and historic meaning of sikh beards. why two photographers are celebrating. in gaza, another day of violence as israel and hamas both refuse to back down. at least three israeli soldiers killed trying to take out hamas tunnels. 17 gazanss were killed when an israeli school was hit by a market. u.n. school hit, it was sheltering thousands when it was hit this morning. nick schifrin is here. nick. >> john, good morning. this is defined by the dead and the displaced. w.h.o. those two combine in one location, shifa hospital. in this gaza hospital this is actually a quiet moment. checks on a woman with shrapnel in her shoulder. he mobilizes his staff even though in this war her

john siegenthaler has the night off. just ahead, drone warfare, israel today intercepted and shot down an unmanned hamas aircraft, a new weapon on top of rocket attacks and israeli strikes, comes as diplomats push for a ceasefire. >>> and the teen activist heads to nigeria. >>> locker room investigation, the nfl reeling from allegations it covered up concussions is now facing a federal oh probe over player abuse of prescription painkillers. and after the embrace. what life is really like for an undocumented teenager reunited with his family after more than seven years apart. ♪ >> tonight in the crisis between israel and hamas in gaza, there is a potential break through. multiple reports have emerged from the region, indicating that egypt is trying to broker a ceasefire. since last tuesday, virtually around the clock, hamas has been firing rockets into israel and israeli air strikes have been pounding garza. meanwhile the conflict today featured a new hamas weapon. radical palestinian fighters sent a drone into israel whe

i'm john siegenthaler. a lot to cover this half hour. 200 days, one ever our jailed colleagues in egypt writes a letter from behind bars. what he's learning from this experience. gridlock over the highway trust fund. why conservative groups want to stall the republican infrastructure plan. and completely unacceptable. the head of the cdc talks about the mishandling and blunders involving potentially deadly patpathogens. >> a plan to spend billions of dollars on road and transit projects has made it halfway through congress. the house voted for the bill yesterday but not everyone agrees it's the right idea or the right way to fix the country's crumbling infrastructure. david schuster reports. >> the proof is in the numbers. every year nearly 10,000 accidents are caused by inadequate roads and americans spend an average of 38 hours a year stuck in traffic. this week, the house approved 10.9 billion to keep the highway trust fund running. that would let 100,000 projects keep going and 700,000 people working. b

john siegenthaler john siegenthaler has the night off. >> this isn't going to be a short term problem this is a long term problem. >> life in america. human drama unfolding on the front lines. >>> israel strikes gaza for the second straight day while hamas steps up its aarticulates. >>> boom town. how they're

hi, everyone, this is al jazerra ami am john siegenthaler in new york. nowhere is safe. tank shells hit a u.n. school sheltering palestinian children. israeli soldiers open fire on demonstrators in the west bank. crisis in ukraine, the new prime minister suddenly resigns. what it means for the divided country. funding gap, the money still needed to get nasa's next generation rocket off the ground and where it could take astronauts in the next 10 years. >>> and a fish story, a teenage girl in the middle of the lion fish controversy. ♪ ♪ >>> tonight the violence in gaza has spread to the west bank on the opposite side of israel. thousands of palestinians there protested near an israeli checkpoint. they threw rocks, set off fireworks, at least two protesters were killed. mst reports. >> reporter: scenes of anger and chaos here at the checkpoint as palestinian protesters continue to clash with israeli forces, forces that have used tear gas canisters, runner coated steel bullets and from what we understand live ammunition as well, live rounds. in fact, in one of the satellite

i'm john siegenthaler. >>> breaking news overnight. israel bombarded gaza city early this morning following a strike on a u.n. school used as a shelter. more than a dozen are dead, over 100 injured. >>> next, developments in the expanding deadly ebola scare has u.s. health care officials on high alert. >>> plus, a terrifying moment for one driver. >>> also, how to fight back against rising food prices. >>> and we will find out if congress is getting anything done ahead of their five-week vacation? good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> investigators in san diego are trying to determine this morning what led to a small plane to crash land in the parking lot of a busy shopping center. that crash killed one woman on board and seriously injured another occupant. the frightening incident happened last night. the single-engine plane you see there landed near parked cars and then caught on fire. police say it clipped the top of the target store and then knocked down a light pole. officials say two witnesses

under-john siegenthaler, the paper was fearless and hard-hitting.hether n covering corruption, exposing the ku klux klan, and aggressively covering the fight to end segregation. he had a love for news and for politics. he was part of the kennedy family's inner circle, taking time off from journalism to work in washington. on the campaign trail the bond with the family would survive decades. while running the paper john seigenthaler didn't just hire al gore, he changed his life. calling gore with a tip that a long-standing congressman was re-steyring. john seigenthaler's -- retiring, john seigenthaler's advice went to the point "for what it's worth, i think you should run", then the fight against the injustice of the civil rights movement. john seigenthaler was in birmingham alabama when a mob attacked a bus load of freedom writers. trying to protect a group of girls, black and white, john siegenthaler was kicked and knocked out when hit in the head with a lead pipe "i was out for 25 minutes. never felt the blow. his life and the lives he touched wer

john siegenthaler has the night off. you are watching the only live national newscast at this hour. just ahead, showdown. there's a new wave of protests in the california city where us about loads of immigrants were turned back. >>> watch out! hurricane arthur has weakened but it's packing a punch as it moves up the east coast. >>> yosemite, like you have never seen before.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. flight 17, the investigation, the compromised crash site and president obama's warning for vladimir putin. we'll have reports from ukraine, moscow, kuala lumpur and washington. the human toll, families, prominent age researchers, one american sit zn. the life lost. >>> escalating violence, israel's invasion of gaza and hamas's rog et -- rocket attacks. we show you what it means for those caught in the crossfire. . >> it is saturday morning in ukraine and gaza. two volatile regions separate by 1,100 miles. you are locking at video of the crash flight of malaysian airlines flight 17, and live images of gaza city where the death toll is rising again. we'll get to that in a moment and we'll begin with that. pictures that remind us of how much was lost. here you see some of them lined up. a picture, a surreal one of a minor searching in a sunflower watch. >> and then scattered in the grass a notebook with a drawing, playing cards. 298 people were killed. the investigation takes on new urge

john siegenthaler was kicked and knocked out when hit in the head with a lead pipe while trying to protectome girls. "i was out for 25 minutes. i never felt the blow." his life was shaped by what john seigenthaler felt, what he did and how he did it. john seigenthaler saved the life of a suicidal man about to jump off a bridge in nashville. the bridge was renamed after john seigenthaler senior. >> the chairman america us of the nw a.c.t. and he met john seigenthaler at the height of the civil rights movement in the '60s. >> he demonstrated what a hard-working journalist could do and be. that was a great benefit because we needed someone to tell our stories and tell them correctly the way they should have been told. he was a leading journalist in doing that. >> at that time, what were the other publications, tv satisfactions. how were they handling the civil rights story? >> they needed to be nudged, pushed and told that this story should be told truthfully, who is doing it, why and so on the some didn't do that, didn't believe in it and so on. >> john seigenthaler was an aide to robert f.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. flight 17, the investigation, the compromised crash site and president obama's warning for vladimir putin. we'll have reports from ukraine, moscow, kuala lumpur and washington. the human toll, families, prominent age researchers, one american sit zn. the life lost. >>> escalating violence, israel's invasion

i'm jonathan betz in for john siegenthaler. it's 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. 8:00 out west. the only live newscast this hours. thousands of children crossing the u.s. border. e-security. new screening coming to airports around the world. >>> deploying drones. the faa ison

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. battleground, explosions at a hospital and a playground in gaza.ies rising on both sides. pleas for peace, international calls to stop the fighting as israel talks about a prolonged defensive against hamas. the av fix, an emergency deal to set aside billions of dollars to give veterans the care they were promised. >>> and

john siegenthaler has the night off. just ahead. found israeli troops searching a palestinian west bank find the bodies of three missing jewish teenagers. the young men were shot to death. at this hour, israel is responding with air strikes. and parts of iraq and syria claim a new nation. coverage denied. the supreme court rules that certain companies are entitled to religious liberties, and do not have to offer contraception in their health coverage. and the knockout stage of soccer's world cup. and broken borders, president obama promises to go around lawmakers to fix the u.s. immigration system. we'll take a closer look at the cause in an al jazeera special, broken borders, broken dreams. ♪ >>> we begin tonight with a very tense situation in israel and the palestinian territories within the past hour, israeli war plains have carried out war strikes in gaza after the bodies of three young men who disappeared nearly two weeks ago were discovered today. they were found near where they vanished. nick schifrin joins us live from the g

john siegenthaler has the night off. just ahead, outrage in mariana california. city leaders are about to meet. the debate is about security concerns and humanitarian interests. we will have the latest. soaring tension necessary jerusalem. the death today of a palestinian teen has prompted more violence between israelis and palestinians in the west bank. the united states are urges calm. >>> not a political solution, in iraq, nouri al-maliki says he will not stop down. the destruction of syria's chemical weapons. and world record, the grandson of jacques cousteau has emerged after 30 days under water. the lessons of his life under the sea could have huge implication for all of us. >> we begin tonight in southern california where hundreds of people in the city of marietta have lined up to literally block immigrants from coming to their city. residents and city leaders are trying to fight the transfer of undocumented immigrants to their city. they say it's an unfair better. jennifer london is in marietta with the backlash. jennifer. >> david this evening city offic

. ♪ hi, everyone, this is al jazerra ami am john siegenthaler in new york. nowhere is safe.. school sheltering palestinian children. israeli soldiers open fire on demonstrators in the west bank. crisis in ukraine, the new prime minister suddenly resigns. what it means for the divided country. funding gap, the money still needed to get nasa's next generation rocket off the ground and where it could take

john siegenthaler has the night off. just ahead, outrage in mariana california. city leaders are about to meet. the debate is about security concerns and humanitarian interests. we will have the latest. soaring tension necessary jerusalem. the death today of a palestinian teen has prompted more violence between israelis and

i'm john siegenthaler in new york.pital, why israelis say it was fair as the death toll rises on both sides, and the new push for peace. >>> flight 17 investigation after days of delays, victims bodies, and the planes black boxes are handed over. president obama has questions for the rebels. >>> arming the border, the texas governor spends millions to beef up security. he says drugra

john siegenthaler has the night off.arfare, israel today intercepted and shot down an unmanned hamas aircraft, a new weapon on top of rocket attacks and israeli strikes, comes as diplomats push for a ceasefire. >>> and the teen activist heads to nigeria. >>> locker room investigation, the nfl

. >> once again our thoughts to our colleague john siegenthaler and his family. >> the music world mourning loss. the last surviving member of the ramons passed away. >> he was known as tommy ramone, the founding drummer. he went on to influence a generation of rockers from nir vana to green bay. the backed formed in 1974 and has been acknowledged as the inventors of punk rock. they were inducted into the rock'n'roll hall of fame in 2002. >> coming up, celebrating an anniversary, how n.a.s.a. marked a year for the curiosity rover. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> welcome back. a special anniversary of sorts - on mars. the rover curiosity celebrated one year. how did it celebrate? with a selfie. jennifer london reports. >> reporter: it's the selfie from space seen around the world. the mars rover shot a vanity shot to mark a milestone, one marr shan year anniversary. longer than you may think. 687 earth days to be exact. it is mile. the mars day is 40 minutes longer than the earth day. the most efficient day to get curiosity to do is

john siegenthaler has the night off. it is 11:00 p.m. on the east coast. 8:00 p.m.n the west and you are watching the only live national newscast at this hour. coming up cease fire talk. egypt is now working to broker a deal but will israel and hamas stop their cycle muc of violenc? plus record fine, one of the world's biggest banks has agreed to pay a

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. hold fire, a promise of a symptom an of fighting in the east.oys die after rockets fly in gaza. no money in congress, does the white house have any solutions? crumbling roads everyone agrees they nee

>> hi, i'm john siegenthaler in new york. coming up after "consider this," deported after serving in the u.s. military why veterans are sent back to their home country. lawyering up. sergeant bowe bergdahl's attorney says his client is being vilified. >> the internet is being protected against cyber-attacks. all that after this. ech know. >> we're here in the vortex. only on al jazeera america. >> our social media stocks just another bubble? fed judiciary janet general gave aan eerie warning. particularly those for smaller firms and to social media and biotechnology industries. not too friendly to facebook and twitter. they felt the effects after her comments. let's bring in paulie mossins, and social media producer hermella aregawi. >> we saw facebook go down 1.7%, we saw yelp fall 1%. stocks actually closed down for the day so this was really an immediate impact. wasn't anything close in the past where the stocks really took a tumble. >> facebook is doing much better than it originally came out. why is she saying they are s

i'm jonathan betz in for john siegenthaler. it's 11:00 p.m. here on the east coast. 8:00 out west. the only live newscast this hours. thousands of children crossing the u.s. border. e-security. new screening coming to airports around the world. >>> deploying drones. the faa is considering new standards. >>> the tonight's first person reports. we start tonight with the immigration crisis. today the white house says most of the children entering the u.s. illegally will eventually be deported paws they will -- because they will not qualify for humanitarian relief. but some will get drivers licenses when a court overturned the law banning them. >>> blocking a third wave of incoming detained migrants. our jennifer london is in mirada. what do you see there tonight? >> well jonathan what i'm seeing on the ground from protesters really depends who you ask. when you ask why are you here? what are you protesting against? they have mixed response. some say they're here because they say the borders should be closed. they say these tens of thousands of migrants that have crossed illegally some

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. no truce yet. the leader of hamas spells out demands to off the the conflict -- to sympto stop the conflict. >>> planes out of israel grounded for another day. what it means for israel's economy. >> flight 17, a day in the netherlands for the victims. >>> nigeria, sad anniversary of the kidnapping of over 200 school girls.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. battleground, explosions at a hospital and a playground in gaza.asualties rising on both sides. pleas for peace, international calls to stop the fighting as israel talks about a prolonged defensive against hamas. the av fix, an emergency deal to set aside billions of dollars to give veterans the care they were promised. >>> and a leading doctor fighting the ebola virus dies. >>> and migrants, the first hurdle is crossing the border, the next is dealing with the u.s. court system. ♪ >>> there are signs tonight from israel that the three-week offensive in gaza could go on much longer. flairs and rockets lit up the sky over gaza in the past two hours. the israeli military warned people in several communities to get out. [ shouting ] . >> earlier today rockets hit a playground and a hospital. hamas blames israel. israel blames hamas. at least five israeli soldiers were killed in a mortar attack. and israeli says it stopped hamas fighters from getting into israel through tunnels. nick schifrin has more. nick? >> reporter: john, good evening, it's as lou

i'm john siegenthaler. >>> good tuesday morning. right now on "first look." july chill.. >>> israel accepted the jips ceasefire but the palestinians say not so fast. >>> promising news on the fight against alzheimer's and breast cancer. >>> extreme weather with hail blanketing beach goers. home run derby and baseball's all-star game and much much more. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us. for days now we have been talking about the polar invasion. well, it's finally here. it is a blast of chilly polar air coming straight from canada that

i'm john siegenthaler. egypt tackles the head of the hamas.and deep mystery, giant craters appearing out much nowhere in siberia. we'll ask jake ward about it.

. >> hi everyone i'm john siegenthaler in new york .g up on our prime typically newscast right after "consider this," u.s. air flights are still banned from flying into tel aviv. another boxed execution, it took over two hours for an arizona inmate to die. >>> and not only one state wants to send the national guard into the border. dealing with the immigration crisis. all coming up right after "consider this," we'll see you then. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> former nfl coach tony dunge is under fire for saying he would not have drafted michael sam. joining us now from silver spring maryland, is al jazeera contributor, dave zyron, author of brazil's dance wet devil. dave good to see you as always. steve ballmer of microsoft fame agreed to buy the clippers from sterling for $2 billion, the nba approved the sale, but donald sterling is filing another lawsuit against his wife the nba and against steve ballmer who again was ready to pay $2 billion to the sterlings for the team. it

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. target gaza. taking out hamas weapons. >>> anger from the u.s.and the u.n. new warnings about the human suffering. russia reacts to a new round of stepped up economic sanctions. will economic pressure change any minds in the kremlin? profiting from death. the billion dollar business of arms trafficking.

john siegenthaler spoke to aldrin about his life after the apollo 11 mission?> i wouldn't know how to compare it with something else but it has been a very eventually 45 years. i have planned space missions and i have been doing that the best i can and recently since i sort of switched from unique or benefits, earth and moon, to the unique or benefitsorbits, earth unique orbits and evolved a system that i think is the transportation system. now we have to build on up to that. >> and you see the future of the space program or space programs as mars, as landing on mars? >> absolutely. yeah. we have got smart people in human space flight. we have smart people in science, robotic asteroids, but they don't think about joining together. i have been a very proud person in one country being able to do thin things. all nations should participate in that. people have to realize if they want to maintain greatness t what we did in the '60s, they just had have to recognize that it's going to take more than the half a percent of our budget as much as we are in debt. and if w

i'm john siegenthaler. >>> breaking news overnight.ty early this morning following a strike on a u.n. school used as a shelter. more than a dozen are dead, over 100 injured. >>> next, developments in the expanding deadly ebola scare has u.s. health care officials on high alert. >>> plus, a terrifying moment for one driver. >>> also, how to fight back against rising food prices. >>> and we will find out if congress is getting anything done ahead of their five-week vacation? good morning, everybody, and thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. >>> investigators in san diego are trying to determine this morning what led to a small plane to crash land in the parking lot of

john siegenthaler has the night off. you are watching the only live national newscast at this hour. just ahead, showdown. there's a new wave of protests in the california city where us about loads of immigrants were turned back. >>> watch out! hurricane arthur has weakened but it's packing a punch as it moves up the east coast. >>> yosemite, like you have never seen before. 150 years of breathtaking photos. >>> and home on the range. the push to make bison the national mammal. ♪ >> on a night when fireworks are lighting up the sky across electric country to help celebrate freedom, we begin this hour in marietta, california. this evening, protesters in that southern california city seem more determined than ever to keep the american dream in the hands of americans alone. the activists, some waving u.s. flags remain on guard, ready to block the arrival of more bus loads of migrants. it's a very stark contrast with the quieter tone of the immigrant debate today in washington. caitlin ford reports. ♪ >> marking independence day with an oath. >> that i will bear arms on behalf of the uni

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the black boxes critical in the investigation into flight 17.ht pro-russian separatists have finally handed them over. we'll have information from the crash site and washington. >>> push for peace. secretary of state john kerry in cairo tonight trying to broker a deal between israel and hamas as the debt toll mounts on both sides. >> in custody death, a suspect dice after an officer puts him

. >> buzz aldrin speaking with john siegenthaler.hould point out neil armstrong who spent two and a half hours walking on the moon with him died two years ago. in a 2009 interview with the guardian, he said he was very worried for their safety. he rehirtired from nazi in 1970d went to work for the state department and was an executive at the national air and space museum and the smithsonian as well as ltv arrerospace. >> will do it for this hour. i am thomas drayton. "talk to al jazeera" is next t we will leave you now with more images of passengers last on malaysian airlines flight 17. ♪ what's the difference between gay marriage and straight marriage? i said, well, there really isn't a difference. >> in 2008, voters in california approved proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriage in the state. two couples challenge the law in a case that went to the u.s. supreme court. half of the plaintiff team is chris perry and sandy steer. >> you grow up believing you are a second-class citizen from the moment you recognize you are gay or les

hn siegenthale of "the tennessean" passed away. he was born to humble beginnings in nashville, tennessee, he was first a star reporter, then a confidant of bobby kennedy, then a defender of the freedom iders, then an editor of a pulitzer-prize winning newspaper, then founder of the first amendment center at the vanderbilt -- at vanderbilt he had the irish gift for words. he always epid -- he i pit miesed the best of journalism. he was on the right side of history because he helped everyone, including politicians, listen to the better angels of their nature. because of his leadership, nashville is one of the most dynamic and welcoming cities in the world today. over 4,000 people from nashville and around the country attended his visitation. the catholic church was packed for his funeral. it was broadcast on local television. mr. speaker, a truly great american has died and will never be replaced. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? ms. jacks