but the usta is certainly trying hard. they have all swords ever programs to bring new children into the tennis world. patrick, thanks. >> thank you for having me. >> a former u.s. official says president obama is being advised on iraq by the wrong group of people. also after eric holder's group to ferguson, former attorney general alberto gonzalez on what he thinks the role should be. follow us on facebook or google plus, you can find us on twitter @ajconsiderthis and tweet me @amoratv. we'll see you next time. fp bls. >> hello everybody this is al jazeera america. i'm david schuster in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. just ahead. assessing a threat from the islamic state group. the obamacare white house reacts to the pentagon's take that it's worse than al qaeda before 9/11. >>> russia moves convoy trucks into eastern ukraine without permission. moscow insists the trucks are carrying aid, kyiv is not so sure and calls it an

but the usta is certainly trying hard. they have all swords ever programs to bring new children into the tennis world. patrick, thanks. >> thank you for having me. >> a former u.s. official says president obama is being advised on iraq by the wrong group of people. also after eric holder's group to ferguson, former attorney general alberto gonzalez on what he thinks the role should be. follow us on facebook or google plus, you can find us on twitter @ajconsiderthis and tweet me @amoratv. >> russia may have crossed the line in ukraine. we will look for the next step for the country and it's western allies. the digital divide in america's schools, ways to close the technology gap in the classroom so kids don't get left behind. a volcano that could blow any day. see what airlines are doing to try to prevent a volcanic disruption of flights that may cost the industry billions. i am jen rogers for ali velshi. and this is "real money."

but the usta is certainly trying hard. they have all swords ever programs to bring new children into the tennis world. patrick, thanks. >> thank you for having me. >> a former u.s. official says president obama is being advised on iraq by the wrong group of people. also after eric holder's group to ferguson, former attorney general alberto gonzalez on what he thinks the role should be. follow us on facebook or google plus, you can find us on twitter @ajconsiderthis and tweet me @amoratv. >> hello and welcome. you're watching al jazeera our main story. front line sources tell al jazeera that hundreds of iranian troops cross the border into iraq to support kurdish fighters. egypt calls on palestinians and israelis to agree on an an indefinite cease-fire and begin talking. >>> somalis

and when you think about the usta, it's a small organization 50 weeks of the year.e to scale up to 50 times their normal size, right? and we couldn't do that without the cloud. and then we have events that happened during the tournament. you mentioned serena williams. she plays at night -- >> oh, i can't wait. i can't wait to see her play. thank you so much. i mean, again, adam, so fascinating to see, again, what technology can bring to sports fans and every single year, 25 years ibm has been here. every year it just gets better and better from a tech perspective. coming up, we're going to be talking to bill mca tee, joining me in the next hour. adam: i have friends who have said don't call me this week, don't call me next week, i'm going to be watching what they dvr, the open. thank you very much, cheryl casone. back in the markets, it's been a high-scoring day for investors. the s&p 500 crossed over the 2,000 level milestone, and as we head into the close, the s&p right now is just below that. we might still close above it. our next guest says the key to the inves

today -- usta. it is a great effort. few years for sure. >> but not now? just way out there? football stadiums can get it done. >> absolutely. but that stadium is pretty big. imghank you for joining us, manager. still ahead, as fighting intensifies in eastern ukraine, a war of words between the russian president and the west. we are going to give you the latest on his remarks. ♪ >> it is time for our global outlook. the u.s. and europe have joined in condemning russia over one what some are calling an invasion of ukraine. 1000 russian troops have joined the progress and rebels. they have launched a counter offensive and captured several ukrainian towns. president obama indicates there are no immediate plans for the u.s. to hit islamic state forces in syria. the president says the u.s. will keep airstrikes up on militants in northern iraq. secretary of state john kerry is heading back to the region to build a coalition to fight islamic state. germany's finance minister says the ecb has run out of ways to spur growth in th

whether that is the usta, pros teaching at a local court, the racket manufacturers, we all work togetherd one or two to key messages. we do 10 and under. we have added 5% more players 10 and under just last year because of modifying the game with different equipment. >> tell us about some of that equipment. people look at tennis and say those rockets seem to get bigger every year. >> it is the opposite for kids. you think about it, baseball for example, how do you learn the game? it is t-ball, coach-pitch and kid-pitch. we used to send kids out with nets up to their eyes and balls bouncing over their heads. now we have a modified game was shorter courts and lower nets and balls that bounce lower and slower, so they can take full swings and develop the games. the other thing we have done is we have generated a grand central website. playtennis.com. anybody can go in and find a court, a program, equipment information. it is one site they can go to and find with you are in peoria or manhattan, you can find a facility or program right for you. >> when you think about tennis, you think about

the usta building thousands of mini courts for kids. also affordability. playtennis.com which lists clubs offering free tennis. and of course, most importantly, it's about great players. and thins dynasty that we're seeing in tennis with federer, rafa, djokovic and murray, these four guys alone, 36 of the past 38 major titles. have come from those four. >> the product needs to be good. we have good characters, good players, i think it's really, really interesting times right now in tennis. >> yeah, and talk about interesting times. today we're going to see the 15-year-old phenom from san francisco, bellis play. that stadium -- that court is going to be packed once again. you've got 12 american women actually into the second round. and a number of american men. you still got isner you've got sam querrey. u.s. tennis not dead at the u.s. open, guys. >> all right. robert, but, we're going to talk to b.g., my friend brad gilbert about u.s. tennis and i can draw some parallels, b.g., brad gilbert, tennis analyst for espn, former professional player and coach, 2