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. >>> rare lightening strikes hit loss los angeles beaches, and power outages. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with a crisis in gaza. president obama urges israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call president obama said gaza must be disarmed in order to achieve a lasting peace. a united nations plan in time for eid has failed. hamas agreed to a 24 hour proposal, but israel did not accept it. israel says hamas is firing rockets into its territory. inside funerals were held for soldiers killed. one killed when hit by an antitank missile. binyamin netanyahu defended israel's rejection of the latest ceasefire. >> israel is not obliged and will not let a terrorist organization, a ruthless terror organization committed to our destruction to decide when it's convenient to stop and rearm. >>> the number of palestinians killed since israel began its assault on gaza 20 days ago. most are civilians. >>> 6,000 have been injured. 43 israeli soldiers and three civilians have been killed in the same period. nicole johnson has the latest from gaza.
. >>> rare lightening strikes hit loss los angeles beaches, and power outages. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with a crisis in gaza. president obama urges israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call president obama said gaza must be disarmed in order to achieve a lasting peace. a united nations plan in time for eid has failed. hamas agreed to a 24 hour proposal, but israel did not accept it. israel says hamas is firing...
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. >> their prime destination, los angeles. los angeles is the modern ellis island for central america. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refugees encountered criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. the central american gangs included the 18th street gaining, identified by their tattoos. they became among the most heat that go gangs. thousands of central american convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deport the gang members, but exported american urban gang culture. >> gangs flourished in el salvador, guatemala and honduras. now gang ridden violence have made those countries among the most violent on either. >> tens of thousands of central american children are leaving their home lands and coming to the u.s. the majority site fear of the gangs as their reason for fleeing. >> the anti communist type of mentality that we had especially during the reagan area came back to haunt us. this is all part of a historical trajectory. you do some negative things, destructive things. you think in the short run
. >> their prime destination, los angeles. los angeles is the modern ellis island for central america. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refugees encountered criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. the central american gangs included the 18th street gaining, identified by their tattoos. they became among the most heat that go gangs. thousands of central american convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deport the gang members, but exported american...
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. >>> in los angeles crews are cleaning up after a watermain broke and spilled eight million gallons of water in the street. it burst tuesday afternoon sending water 30 feet in the water. the rupture shut down the campus and closed nearby streets. the basketball arena which was recently renovated for $132 million had its floor sub merged in water. officials are assessing the damage and say it looks extensive. >> we basically have water all over the court. crews worked the night to get that water removed, and they're currently in the drying process. the court is showing buckling and expansion right now. whether we'll be able to save the court, i don't know. >> dave warren is here to talk about the watermain break. water is a precious commodity in california right now. 8million gallons wasted. >> meteorologist: to put that in perspective. that 8 to 10 million gallons from reports coming in throughout the day, that's ucla where the watermain break happened. 100 acres of land was affected by this. this is 100 acres of land, and now if you put that in perspective how much rain that would
. >>> in los angeles crews are cleaning up after a watermain broke and spilled eight million gallons of water in the street. it burst tuesday afternoon sending water 30 feet in the water. the rupture shut down the campus and closed nearby streets. the basketball arena which was recently renovated for $132 million had its floor sub merged in water. officials are assessing the damage and say it looks extensive. >> we basically have water all over the court. crews worked the night...
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well initially when you have large assets such as the los angeles clippers, to avoid certain taxes upon death they could be held inside of a trust. when donald sterling gets a little bit older incapacitated, he transfers that power over to his wife. that's what it was used for. but you see an extraordinary situation where she took the team from him and sold it to steve ballmer, former ceo of microsoft. >> will other nba owners be watching this? could they be worried that they could lose their teams and be kicked out of the nba. >> great question. i think owners are very worried about this situation. i don't think the owners will address in the nba by laws and constitution changing what is existing on the books to be able to make it easier for them to get kicked out of the league. i think it would an pr nightmare for them to take steps to make it harder for one of them to be kicked out of the league. i would be worried about managing books properly, manage what they're saying and what they're doing. >> we'll leave it there for now. xavier pope is a sports analyst from chicago. thanks so
well initially when you have large assets such as the los angeles clippers, to avoid certain taxes upon death they could be held inside of a trust. when donald sterling gets a little bit older incapacitated, he transfers that power over to his wife. that's what it was used for. but you see an extraordinary situation where she took the team from him and sold it to steve ballmer, former ceo of microsoft. >> will other nba owners be watching this? could they be worried that they could lose...
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the twin towers correctional facility, los angeles county's jail. l.a. different jacki jackie lacy heads the office that helped put these men behind bars. she is working to stop thing system's revolving door for the mentally ill. compared to 60% who are not mentally ill. >> in the criminal justice system it can seem like groundhog day. you can see the people in for the same low level offenses, same nonserious nonviolent ordinances, clearly due to them being mentally ill and in crisis on the streets and they're arrested and brought in here because there is no other place to take them. >> you're aa prosecutor. have you had a change of heart? >> i don't think it's a change of heart. i became a prosecutor 30 years ago. because i wanted to do justice. and it seemed to me it is the prosecutor who naturally must take the lead when we see an injustice. >> reporter: l.a. county has the largest jail system in the country with 19,000 inmates. more than 20% of them are mentally ill and more than a thousand are behind bars for nonviolent offenses such as drugs, petty
the twin towers correctional facility, los angeles county's jail. l.a. different jacki jackie lacy heads the office that helped put these men behind bars. she is working to stop thing system's revolving door for the mentally ill. compared to 60% who are not mentally ill. >> in the criminal justice system it can seem like groundhog day. you can see the people in for the same low level offenses, same nonserious nonviolent ordinances, clearly due to them being mentally ill and in crisis on...
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inez. >> they stopped servicing the los angeles and long beach ports. the strike could impact trade through the twin ports. they are the gateway for going coming in and out of asia. the lawyer for a friend of the boston marathon suspect claims i is not a are terrorist. he claims his roommate disposed of the knapsack. more challenges for the battle against wiestle wiestles in wil. officials claim the conditions could threaten home in the state today. >>> just when you thought you had seen every type of kick starter project out there, a man desired to ask for $10 to make a potato salad. the kind like your mom makes. the project raised more than $24,000 in donations, 10,000 of those in the last couple of hours and now brown plans to make a step by step video and says he is donatin is inviting o donated to the potatoes salad project into a party tasting potato salad. >> how about mac macaroni and cheese? thank you ines. washington state officials hand out the first pot licenses america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download
inez. >> they stopped servicing the los angeles and long beach ports. the strike could impact trade through the twin ports. they are the gateway for going coming in and out of asia. the lawyer for a friend of the boston marathon suspect claims i is not a are terrorist. he claims his roommate disposed of the knapsack. more challenges for the battle against wiestle wiestles in wil. officials claim the conditions could threaten home in the state today. >>> just when you thought you...
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. >>> and parts of los angeles are underwater, the culprit, a broken pipe spewing 30 million leet -- liters of water into the streets. >>> to gaza first of all. signs of more shelling. that's after the attacks earlier today just after dawn when israeli tank shells hit a un school in gaza. at least 19 were killed in that attack. that has brought the total number killed up past 1300. more than 7,000 others injured. let's take you to the latest. the impact of this latest israeli missile strike. there are reports that the university in gaza has been hit. hamas said it has hit an israeli tank as well. these pictures only -- i would say about ten or 15 minutes ago we got these. let's go to nicole johnson in ga gaza. >> yes, it hasn't turned out to be much of a ceasefire. the humanitarian pause as israel was calling it was in a very small part of gaza. just to update you, four people have been killed in central gaza from an ire strike. and four people were killed from tank shelling. we're getting reports just now of five people killed in the neighborhood east of the central part of gaza. th
. >>> and parts of los angeles are underwater, the culprit, a broken pipe spewing 30 million leet -- liters of water into the streets. >>> to gaza first of all. signs of more shelling. that's after the attacks earlier today just after dawn when israeli tank shells hit a un school in gaza. at least 19 were killed in that attack. that has brought the total number killed up past 1300. more than 7,000 others injured. let's take you to the latest. the impact of this latest israeli...
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we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. it looked like they were going into a war. >> early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of eugene mallory and his wife, tonya pate. their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine lab. >> well the entire basis of the search warrant, was that the investigating officers says downwind from the property in spots he was with certainty to smell chemicals. >> this is where i was. i was inside here... >> tonya was inside a trailer on the property, and her son adrian was asleep in another trailer, when she heard the police. >> and it scared me, they scared me so bad that i said "adrian, come out!" and that's when that guy told her, "contain her!" so she shoved me into the car and then put the handcuffs on really, really tight and pushed me into the car, but i said, "but my son is in there." >> a thorough search of the pro
we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. it looked like they were going into a war. >> early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of eugene mallory and his wife, tonya pate. their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine lab. >> well the entire...
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he'll deliver remarks later at the los angeles technical college. >>> unemployment is falling, but the real estate sector is still struggling to recover. sales of new homes falling more than 8% in june. just 406,000 homes sold in that month. sales of existing homes rising, though. where there is a building boom there is also a lack of skilled workers to do the job. there is a new study out that finds that more than 70% of construction companies are hiring, and they expect the problem to get worse. >>> it's not hard to tell in nashville there's a boom in construction. >> whether it be hotel projects, mixed-use projects, we have a ball field going up. we're doing a river front project, so there are a lot of different projects out there, and quite honestly it only seems to be increasing. >> reporter: but the wave of new development comes at a time the industry i say there is a shortage of workers. many subcontractors have had to delay projects. >> there is a lack of skilled workers, and the lack of people actually getting into the construction industry, so when they do need folks, there's
he'll deliver remarks later at the los angeles technical college. >>> unemployment is falling, but the real estate sector is still struggling to recover. sales of new homes falling more than 8% in june. just 406,000 homes sold in that month. sales of existing homes rising, though. where there is a building boom there is also a lack of skilled workers to do the job. there is a new study out that finds that more than 70% of construction companies are hiring, and they expect the problem...
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. >> she left her two daughters behind when she left to find work in los angeles. but recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world, while they traveled i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat. i not about what could happen. but there's just as much danger if they were to stay in honduras, with the gang violence. kathryn says murderous gangs turning her neighborhood into a killing zone. wrung time when we were with playing soccer my uncle, some gang members showed up, they kill add girl that was there. right where we were with playing. >> you saw that? >> yes. she pay add human smuggler $16,000 to bring them to the u.s. they crossed the border illegally in texas, and turned themselves in to u.s. authorities and werery leased into their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seen them in seven years. >> when i saw them it wases are if i was reborn. >> nine-year-old summed up how she feels to be back. their troubles are not over, both girls have outerrerred to appear. what would you d
. >> she left her two daughters behind when she left to find work in los angeles. but recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world, while they traveled i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat. i not about what could happen. but there's just as much danger if they were to stay in honduras, with the gang violence. kathryn says murderous gangs turning her neighborhood into a killing zone. wrung time when we...
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we began to sing. >> alex is the new president of united teachers los angeles. he says getting exact figures impossible. >> we have made did not requests to the district for demotraffic information, for -- demographic information, time information. we can ballpark it. we haven't got that information from the district. we have people in teacher gaol for over three years. without - without any completed that. >> reporter: that, say teachers, is where the injustice lies. what seems like an endless wait to investigate behaviour they say poses no danger to students. >> to be clear, no one is arguing that educators that are an imminent danger to kids should be out of classroom or school. i have a daughter and son, they go to these schools. many do not rise to the level of pulling someone out of a school and destabilizing programs, and the kids of iris steven son, she's a life line to kids. >> reporter: the district policy member calls for making any attempt to complete investigations been 120 working days, those that don't require law enforcement, 30 days. >> yet peop
we began to sing. >> alex is the new president of united teachers los angeles. he says getting exact figures impossible. >> we have made did not requests to the district for demotraffic information, for -- demographic information, time information. we can ballpark it. we haven't got that information from the district. we have people in teacher gaol for over three years. without - without any completed that. >> reporter: that, say teachers, is where the injustice lies. what...
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the los angeles county jail. thousands of mentally ill inmates are behind bars there. one recent study find u.s. prisons are homes to 10 times as many mentally ill pimas state psychiatric hospitals. and there is every indication that prisons are ill equipped to deal with the mentally ill with reports of physical abuse, poor mental health care and desperate overcrowding. >> these officers don't know what they are doing, they don't know how to operate. with little helpful i am on 800 milligrams of air quell. i am diagnosed with tear notice schizophrenia. i need helpful and they don't offer me help. >> tonight we'll hear from inside the los angeles county jail for a look at life for the mentally ill on the inside. and he introduces to us a surprising crusader for change. that's coming up at the top of the hour. we hope you join us then. >>> we'll see you then, joie. thank you. >>> tomorrow president obama meeting with the presidents of honduras, el salvador and guatemala those countries have been home to most of the children who have been illegally crossing in to the unit
the los angeles county jail. thousands of mentally ill inmates are behind bars there. one recent study find u.s. prisons are homes to 10 times as many mentally ill pimas state psychiatric hospitals. and there is every indication that prisons are ill equipped to deal with the mentally ill with reports of physical abuse, poor mental health care and desperate overcrowding. >> these officers don't know what they are doing, they don't know how to operate. with little helpful i am on 800...
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take a look at this, according to government records published in the los angeles time, deportation of miners folked in 2008, and plummeted after that then this' this, the backlog in the nation's immigration courts which really took off back in 2008. and the bottom line is that most children coming from central america will end up staying in the u.s. for years. while their cases make their way think the legal system. >> so regardless whether it is true, this is this lag time that is helping fuel the rumors. mer mitts for children to stay in the u.s., just listen to what these hon duran migrants told us. >> we went because of the permit that were given miners to stay there. we heard if a parent arrived with a child they would give them permission to go into the u.s. >> we heard if bepresented ourself with our caught to migration officials when we made it to the other side of the river, they would give us a permit. >> even child welfare officials aren't always sure what the policy is. seeing all these people make this kind of desix, it thought it might be true, who knows but now i am lea
take a look at this, according to government records published in the los angeles time, deportation of miners folked in 2008, and plummeted after that then this' this, the backlog in the nation's immigration courts which really took off back in 2008. and the bottom line is that most children coming from central america will end up staying in the u.s. for years. while their cases make their way think the legal system. >> so regardless whether it is true, this is this lag time that is...
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we introduce you to two young girls in los angeles, braving a journey to be reunited with her mother. how long will the reunion last. sank sri lankans were hoping to find a new life in new zealand, but their journey did not have a hopingnding. you're -- happy ending. you're watching al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is the top stories - fighting back on in gaza after israel rejected a 24 hour peace proposal. president obama spoke by phone with binyamin netanyahu, reiterating u.s. support, but urging him to seek an accuracy fire. ukrainian troops are moving towards the crash site of malaysia airlines flight mh17, trying to secure that area. the situation is too dangerous for investigators to get to the plane wreckage. more fears fighting in libya. video shows a group of fighters in an attack. the french foreign ministry told french nationals to leave libya because of the violence. u.s. embassies are closed. >>> immigration is front and center on talk shows. president obama set a deadline for the end of summer for possession options for immigration reform.
we introduce you to two young girls in los angeles, braving a journey to be reunited with her mother. how long will the reunion last. sank sri lankans were hoping to find a new life in new zealand, but their journey did not have a hopingnding. you're -- happy ending. you're watching al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is the top stories - fighting back on in gaza after israel rejected a 24 hour peace proposal. president obama spoke by phone with binyamin...
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. >>> kora leana left her two daughters behind when she left honduras to find work in los angeles, back in 2007. recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world. while they travelled i couldn't sleep or eat. i thought about what could happen. there's just as much danger if they were to stay at honduras with the gang violence. >>> katherine, aged 13, says murderous gangs turned her neighbourhood into a killing zone. >> translation: one time we played soccer with my uncle. gang members turned up. they killed a girl while we were there, where we were playing. >> you saw that. >> yes. >> translation: she paid a human smuggler, a coy oata to bring them to the u.s. -- coy oata. they crossed the barter and were released to their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seep them in seven years much. >> translation: when i saw them, it was as if i was reborn. there was nothing more i could do than to thank god. >> this in my opinion-year-old summed up how she feels to be back with hor mother. their -- with he
. >>> kora leana left her two daughters behind when she left honduras to find work in los angeles, back in 2007. recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world. while they travelled i couldn't sleep or eat. i thought about what could happen. there's just as much danger if they were to stay at honduras with the gang violence. >>> katherine, aged 13, says murderous gangs turned her...
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. >> dozens of los angeles residents protesting the release of the so-called pillowcase rapist. >> the taxpayers are going to get sick of you real quick! >> he admitted to raping 40 women in the 1970's and 1980s. he used the pillowcase to muscle their screams. he's been confined to a mental hospital -- >> the survival -- >> i feel uncomfortable with him coming because of his track record. >> he won't be integrated into our community, we won't allow it. he will have to go. >> he will wear an ankle bracelet and continue with treatment. >> moments before a 23-year-old man was shot by officers at a seattle train station, he'd been asked to show his train ticket. he tried to fight. then the officers say he pulled a weapon. that's when the deputy opened fire. moments later, a second man comes into the scuffle before police aim a gun at him. that shooting under investigation. >> the bankrupt city of detroit is in the middle of a transportation cries. half the city's residents rely on public transportation. we report on what's being done. >> this is how troy sampson spends his weekday mornings
. >> dozens of los angeles residents protesting the release of the so-called pillowcase rapist. >> the taxpayers are going to get sick of you real quick! >> he admitted to raping 40 women in the 1970's and 1980s. he used the pillowcase to muscle their screams. he's been confined to a mental hospital -- >> the survival -- >> i feel uncomfortable with him coming because of his track record. >> he won't be integrated into our community, we won't allow it. he...
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thanks david. >>> a california judge ruled just a short time ago that the los angeles clippers can be sold to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. the judge ruled against donald sterling. whose wife shelley sterling negotiated the sale on behalf of the family trust that owns the team. the doctors indicated that the 86-year-old billion air is incapable of handling trust affairs. >>> millions of americans depend on soarkts for their retirement. "real money"'s ali velshi joins us. ali, great to see you. gigantic programs. >> they make up a big portion of the federal budget. for now, those who are getting this, is fine. social security and medicare are headed for possible extinction unless congress does something. they make up 44% of all federal spending each year. social security and medicare benefits are funded out of payments from pay periods. revenues from those taxes won't be enough to fund 100% of medicare benefits starting in 2030. that doesn't mean it's all going to go away, that means medicare will only be able to pay out an estimated 85% of its benefits after that date. it will s
thanks david. >>> a california judge ruled just a short time ago that the los angeles clippers can be sold to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. the judge ruled against donald sterling. whose wife shelley sterling negotiated the sale on behalf of the family trust that owns the team. the doctors indicated that the 86-year-old billion air is incapable of handling trust affairs. >>> millions of americans depend on soarkts for their retirement. "real money"'s ali velshi...
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. >> their prime destination, los angeles. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americans. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refer gees encounter criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. they include ms13 and the 18t 18th street gang, identified by their tattoos. they quickly became among the most lethal gangs. in the 1990s, thousands of convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deported gang members, but exported american urban gang culture. >> gangs born in los angeles flourished in their countries. that he is gangs are among the most violent on earth. >> today, tens of thousands of central american children are leaving their home lands and coming to the u.s. the majority site fear of the gangs as their reason for fleeing. >> the anti communist type of mentality we had especially during the reagan era came back to haunt us. this is part of a historical projectry. you do some negative, destructive things one think in the short run it's going to help. >> a legacy of violence rooted in the cold war poisoning the lives of children born decades later.
. >> their prime destination, los angeles. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americans. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refer gees encounter criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. they include ms13 and the 18t 18th street gang, identified by their tattoos. they quickly became among the most lethal gangs. in the 1990s, thousands of convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deported gang members, but exported american urban...
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. >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> president obama was in los angeles today promoting a new jobs training law he signed on tuesday. he spoke to stress the importance of teaching new skills to workers especially in fast-growing sectors like health care. it gives local governments greater flexibility in how they use federal money for training programs. >>> rising college tuition and soaring student loan debt have focused new attention on a small group of schools that have been around for more than a century. they are called work colleges, and they require the student to have an oncampus job. they had less than half of the debt of students who graduated from private or public colleges. many work college students say the schools offer experiences other schools can't match. >> reporter: these blacksmiths are actually college students in ashville, north carolina. >> it's going to go across the formal garden. it is going to be really sick. >> reporter: they are fashioning metal goods for sale. >> what is this? >> these are nettles they grow next to our herb ga
. >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america ♪ >>> president obama was in los angeles today promoting a new jobs training law he signed on tuesday. he spoke to stress the importance of teaching new skills to workers especially in fast-growing sectors like health care. it gives local governments greater flexibility in how they use federal money for training programs. >>> rising college tuition and soaring student loan debt have focused new attention on a...
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according to government records published in the los angeles times. deportation of mines or peaked in 2008 and declined after that. and then it really took off in 2008. and the bottom line, most children coming from central america will end up staying in the u.s. for years while their cabses make their way through the legal system. so regardless of whether its true, it's this lacking time that's helping to fuel the rumors of permits for children to stay in the u.s. just listen to what these hon honduran migrants told us. >> we were given the permission to stay there. and if a parent arrived with a child, they were given permission to go into the u.s. >> we were told that they would give us a permit. >> even the child we have officials 24 in honduras aren't sure of what the policy is. >> seeing all of these people make this kind of decision, i thought it might be true, who knows, but i'm learning it's a big lie. >> some of the sponsors of the 2008 law are calling for it to be revived. but with the gridlock with the unintended consequences like this, it
according to government records published in the los angeles times. deportation of mines or peaked in 2008 and declined after that. and then it really took off in 2008. and the bottom line, most children coming from central america will end up staying in the u.s. for years while their cabses make their way through the legal system. so regardless of whether its true, it's this lacking time that's helping to fuel the rumors of permits for children to stay in the u.s. just listen to what these hon...
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we have the consult general of israel in los angeles, and joins us live. welcome, david. it's good to see you. >> good to see you too. thank you. >> let me just start with the rising death toll and the images we saw of the hospital today being hit by israeli bombs. what -- what do you think the world is making of this? >> well, i can't confirm those reports. this is a tragic situation that we didn't want to be in many. we were dragged into this by hamas. it's in the hands of hamas. they continue firing thousands of rockets massively, indiscriminately into our country. 18 attack tunnels into israel from gaza, many in an area where we have to operate right now. we're loosing troops, but we are determined to continue this operation to unearth and destroy them, because they are a clear and eminent danger to the citizens of israel. we want to bring an end to this conflict. we want to restore peace and security. we would like to see diplomacy work. we have been open to ceasefires over the past two weeks. this is the situation, and it is very grave. >> the civilian children more
we have the consult general of israel in los angeles, and joins us live. welcome, david. it's good to see you. >> good to see you too. thank you. >> let me just start with the rising death toll and the images we saw of the hospital today being hit by israeli bombs. what -- what do you think the world is making of this? >> well, i can't confirm those reports. this is a tragic situation that we didn't want to be in many. we were dragged into this by hamas. it's in the hands of...
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will consult with the los angeles police department on that effort. now to miami. gun violence is on the rise. there has been 41 shootings in liberty city. now they are demanding that the federal government give more funding for law enforcement. >> reporter: grandma ella tells people a bullet has no eyes. if they did, surely they wouldn't have pierced through the walls of this house and killed her 24-year-old granddaughter and 2 year-old grandson while they slept. >> how can this happen when she's at home in her bed. >> bullets sprayed the area as this man coached a youth basal game. he was shot and a friend died next to him. >> ak-47 - that's the type of gun you'd have nightmares about. >> the miami commissioner grew up on his streets. his cousin was shot, friends died and said people are not apathetic, they are living in terror. >> this is a domestic terrorism issue. they are captive in the community, that is what makes this a violation. u.s. pait ros si act. >> one complaint here is about the lack of police presence. in three days of reporting we never saw a pol
will consult with the los angeles police department on that effort. now to miami. gun violence is on the rise. there has been 41 shootings in liberty city. now they are demanding that the federal government give more funding for law enforcement. >> reporter: grandma ella tells people a bullet has no eyes. if they did, surely they wouldn't have pierced through the walls of this house and killed her 24-year-old granddaughter and 2 year-old grandson while they slept. >> how can this...
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judge allows the wife of donald sterling to sell the los angeles clippers for $2 billion but the controversial owner says he will fight the decision. ♪ relentless israeli bombardment of the gaza strip is continuing. the israeli government kept its promise to pumpel them with missiles and shellsen israeli forces destroyed a depot at the station and say it was not a target but hit by a mistake and results can be seen by many kilometers away and large plumes of smoke are covering gaza skyline as you can see and we will go to nicole john'ston to gaza and west jerusalem james and first this report from charles stratford. [bomb sounds] flairs and explosions light up a night sky over a terrified population. another blast, more destruction, more death in gaza. the bombardment lasted all night, the most intense bombing of gaza city since the beginning of the war more than three weeks ago. air strikes like this, one of three targeting a building in the port, in the morning light fishermen went to inspect the destruction. it has been a constant bombardment in the area and various others in gaza and ear
judge allows the wife of donald sterling to sell the los angeles clippers for $2 billion but the controversial owner says he will fight the decision. ♪ relentless israeli bombardment of the gaza strip is continuing. the israeli government kept its promise to pumpel them with missiles and shellsen israeli forces destroyed a depot at the station and say it was not a target but hit by a mistake and results can be seen by many kilometers away and large plumes of smoke are covering gaza skyline as...
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aljazeera, los angeles. >> you can catch up with the news on our website at aljazeera.com. you can watch us by clicking on the watch live icon. details of course of the conflict between israel and gaza, more details on that, of course in a few minutes' time, but that's it for this news hour. back in a pew minutes. bye for now. >> al jazeera america presents >> we all live for the moment that's all i'm trying to do 15 stories, 1 incredible journey >> edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >> it's a chilling and draconian sentence... it simply cannot stand. >> they are truth seekers... >> all they really wanna do is find out what's happening, so they can tell people... >> governments around the world all united to condemn this... >> as you can see, it's still a very much volatile situation... >> the government is prepared to carry out mass array... >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> on the stream, >> baby boomers talk all age groups for suicide and divorce. is their something unique about them...or middle aged ri
aljazeera, los angeles. >> you can catch up with the news on our website at aljazeera.com. you can watch us by clicking on the watch live icon. details of course of the conflict between israel and gaza, more details on that, of course in a few minutes' time, but that's it for this news hour. back in a pew minutes. bye for now. >> al jazeera america presents >> we all live for the moment that's all i'm trying to do 15 stories, 1 incredible journey >> edge of eighteen...
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. >>> joining us al jazeera contributor michael shore, in los angeles and from tallahassee, rick wilson joined us, he worked on mayor giulian giuliani's campaign. >>> ongoing border crisis. michael, even one of the president's strongest supporters representative loretta sanchez of california talked to us earlier and she says she thinks president obama should have made a visit to the border part of his fundraising trip to texas. what do you say about the president's katrina moment? >> this is about the 44th time that people are saying this is the katrina moment. a katrina moment is a katrina l moment. the president, they said the financial crisis was his first katrina moment. they called haiti his katrina moment. they understand why if i was in the white house i would advise the president to in fact not go to the border and i understand why some democrats and some republicans especially in border states are saying go there. this optically is a challenge for the president. he holds children he hugs children he visits with children. send them back and repatriate with their country they thi
. >>> joining us al jazeera contributor michael shore, in los angeles and from tallahassee, rick wilson joined us, he worked on mayor giulian giuliani's campaign. >>> ongoing border crisis. michael, even one of the president's strongest supporters representative loretta sanchez of california talked to us earlier and she says she thinks president obama should have made a visit to the border part of his fundraising trip to texas. what do you say about the president's katrina...
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in the middle of iconic sunset boulevard in los angeles, a water main break sent water shooting 30 feet into the air. thankfully, no one was hurt, but it sure is causing a lot of problems particularly for ucla. >> look at that water pressure, it is still blasting out of there. >> first a water main pipe ruptured underground, then in sense water pressure blew out a 10-foot wide section of sunset boulevard and water gushed out at 75,000-gallons per minute. >> show you just how close that is to the campus. >> it descended on to the nearby campus, flooding athletic feeds and underground parking garages. in some areas, the floodwaters were two pete high. >> when you have this amount of water, it's like a flash flood. you never know what's going to happen. >> emergency crews helped drivers caught in the mud and water. >> we've had five individuals who had to be rescued in that area. >> no one got hurt, but some students took advantage of a boogie boarding break between classes. four university buildings were damaged, including home to the ucla basketball team, recently renovated in 2012 for $
in the middle of iconic sunset boulevard in los angeles, a water main break sent water shooting 30 feet into the air. thankfully, no one was hurt, but it sure is causing a lot of problems particularly for ucla. >> look at that water pressure, it is still blasting out of there. >> first a water main pipe ruptured underground, then in sense water pressure blew out a 10-foot wide section of sunset boulevard and water gushed out at 75,000-gallons per minute. >> show you just how...
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meantime, los angeles, the country's biggest port is sending $1.3 billion to protect itself market dominance. the heavy spending on both coasts may be a gamble, but with nearly 1.5 million containers moving through u.s. ports in june alone, shipments are at a five-year high. >>> well the fiercest competition sparked by the expansion of the panama canal will be east coast ports. among the winners will be american consumers. we are joined with a infrastructure specialist with the brookings institution. he joins me from washington to explain why this is a true feel-good story. i agree. i think it's important forse ports to be as effective as they can be. but more goods will be getting to more u.s. ports. is there any downside to this? >> for the american consumer and businesses, there's really only upside. any additional goods that could reduce transportation costs means cheaper agriculture, electronics, and maybe most importantly, cheaper import products for our businesses. so from that side, it's a big win. the real question is, between these ports is it a zero sum gain. how much will be diff
meantime, los angeles, the country's biggest port is sending $1.3 billion to protect itself market dominance. the heavy spending on both coasts may be a gamble, but with nearly 1.5 million containers moving through u.s. ports in june alone, shipments are at a five-year high. >>> well the fiercest competition sparked by the expansion of the panama canal will be east coast ports. among the winners will be american consumers. we are joined with a infrastructure specialist with the...
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. >> we end in los angeles, where a 93-year-old water main ruptured and flooded sunset boulevard near ucla. 75,000 gallons of water a minute shot as high as 30 feet into the air and ripped a 15 foot hole in the road. hundreds of cars and six buildings on ucla's campus were damaged and firefighters had to rescue five people from an underground parking structure. it will take days to repair the leak after discovering more damage in surrounding pipes. >>> that's what's happening around the world. >>> ukraine says pro-russian separatists are placing land mines around the area of the mh17 site. >>> tune of more than $100 million in ransom money is being spent to get hostages our social media producer, hermela aregawi. what's trending hermella? >> join the conversation on twitter @ajconsiderthis and on our facebook and google plus pages. >> al jazeera america presents >> i'm a big girl now. i know what i want, i know what i have to do to get it. >> 15 stories one incredible journey edge of eighteen coming september only on al jazeera america >> ukrainian officials now say pro-russian separa
. >> we end in los angeles, where a 93-year-old water main ruptured and flooded sunset boulevard near ucla. 75,000 gallons of water a minute shot as high as 30 feet into the air and ripped a 15 foot hole in the road. hundreds of cars and six buildings on ucla's campus were damaged and firefighters had to rescue five people from an underground parking structure. it will take days to repair the leak after discovering more damage in surrounding pipes. >>> that's what's happening...
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. >> the los angeles clippers sail saga continues with the n b axe saying they can't guarantee that the froon chis will be -- fr franchise will be sold. rob reynolds reports on the billionaire businessman behind the bid. >> steve balmer is a wealthy man, and wealthy me can buy expensive toys. >> he really wants to own a basketball team. when you are worth $20 billion, maybe $2 billion doesn't strike him evening absurd. a lot of people think it's over the top. >> he's a basketball fanatic with an sized parent yip. >> he loves basketball. he's very, very excitable about the game. >> balmer is a businessman. many question his decisions as c.e.o. of microsoft. ignoring the smartphone revolution, analysts believe he'll turn the clippers into a money maker. >> at $2 billion, it's a bargain price for a team like the clippers in a hot league. >> they are coming off a hot season, due to renegotiate tv rights. it could triple to $60 million. and the global growth potential. >> there's more basketball players in china than people in the united states. 350 million play basketball in china. it is gl
. >> the los angeles clippers sail saga continues with the n b axe saying they can't guarantee that the froon chis will be -- fr franchise will be sold. rob reynolds reports on the billionaire businessman behind the bid. >> steve balmer is a wealthy man, and wealthy me can buy expensive toys. >> he really wants to own a basketball team. when you are worth $20 billion, maybe $2 billion doesn't strike him evening absurd. a lot of people think it's over the top. >> he's a...
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we are joined from los angeles by immigration attorney, great to have you with us. as we speak, more children and families are bussed, flown to different locations across the country. 90,000 kids over the past 10 months and in some cases their mum. you heard the chairman of the homeland security say he never thought military bases would be turned into refugee camps. it's a crisis. >> it's a political and humanitarian vice sis. we have to follow the letter of the law. and that letter of the law says that whip children are coming in from noncontiguous countries, they deserve due process. constitution says that. they have a right to see a judge and have their cases heard. >> i'll talk about that in a minute. the how's homeland security meeting yielded grapes that there is that crisis, but there's a lot of disagreement among the members, the situation is political. you heard governor perry, chiding the president for not coming to the border when he goes to texas for fund-raisers. this is what white house response. >> i think the reason some suggest that the president sh
we are joined from los angeles by immigration attorney, great to have you with us. as we speak, more children and families are bussed, flown to different locations across the country. 90,000 kids over the past 10 months and in some cases their mum. you heard the chairman of the homeland security say he never thought military bases would be turned into refugee camps. it's a crisis. >> it's a political and humanitarian vice sis. we have to follow the letter of the law. and that letter of...
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. >> for more on the migrant issue and the rest of the political news i'm joined from los angeles by al jazeera political leader mike schorr and by bill schneider. professor at george mason university. bill i'll start with you. senate democrats are asking for 2.7 billion but the president wanted 3.7 billion, the house is only talking about 1.5 billion and they all go on vacation next week. is anything going oget done? >> well, question is are they able to separate the funding from the issue of revising that 2008 law that means that the child migrants have to be treated like refugees and given a hearing in court to see if they should be returned or not. the president's basic point is, do something! this is an urgent crisis. you heard spieker boehner say that, do something and pass some money so we can deal with this right now. >> michael, the senate bill didn't include an amendment that allows the 2008 bill, to allow deportation more easily. barbara mccullsky says it is a senate bill, doesn't include immigration legislation, without that it will never pass the house. is this political
. >> for more on the migrant issue and the rest of the political news i'm joined from los angeles by al jazeera political leader mike schorr and by bill schneider. professor at george mason university. bill i'll start with you. senate democrats are asking for 2.7 billion but the president wanted 3.7 billion, the house is only talking about 1.5 billion and they all go on vacation next week. is anything going oget done? >> well, question is are they able to separate the funding from...
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. >> donald sterling trying to stop his estranged wife from selling the los angeles clippers. he testified in superior court for nearly an hour tuesday. the former clippers owner went back and forth with her lawyer, berating him with distajing comments. sterling argued she can't sell without his permission because revoked the family trust last month. >> if you are a brazilian soccer fan waking up this morning -- >> are there any of those here today? >> there are some. it was not just a bad dream. >> some call it a brazilian beat down. fit were a fight, it would have been called in the very first round. more on germany's big win and it was a huge win. >> i don't think anybody saw a win that have magnitude coming. team brazil and their fans were hopeful that playing mighty germany on brazilian soil could help them overcome the loss of their top scorer. brazil hasn't loft a non-friendly match at home since 1975. germany made the crowd abandon all hope, scoring six goals, a 5-0 lead at the half. brazilian fans looked on in stunned disbelief. germany wins 7-1. brazil becomes the fi
. >> donald sterling trying to stop his estranged wife from selling the los angeles clippers. he testified in superior court for nearly an hour tuesday. the former clippers owner went back and forth with her lawyer, berating him with distajing comments. sterling argued she can't sell without his permission because revoked the family trust last month. >> if you are a brazilian soccer fan waking up this morning -- >> are there any of those here today? >> there are some. it...
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angeles and san diego has become a flash point in the debate over immigration.. >> who is going to pay for all this? >> they need to go back to their own homes. our government needs to be more forceful in taking them back to their countries and making them understand it's not going to take them back again. >> what they tried to bring to marietta this week. >> that should have been stopped at the border. >> the not in my backyard stand, moving families from overcrowded facilities in texas to this location in is marietta, reached whoamg proportions. they never made it inside. >> an angry crowd draiched in american flags and -- draped in american flags forced them to turn around. >> u.s. citizens have to pay taxes, higher taxes in order to support these people. it's just not fair. we can't take care of our own. grr the bus loads of. >> reporter: the bus loads of immigrant families, taken to a location further away. not at the immigrants themselves. >> we have a federal policy that's one, not being enforced and two, is broken, it's not efficient. we're really standing up against the federa
angeles and san diego has become a flash point in the debate over immigration.. >> who is going to pay for all this? >> they need to go back to their own homes. our government needs to be more forceful in taking them back to their countries and making them understand it's not going to take them back again. >> what they tried to bring to marietta this week. >> that should have been stopped at the border. >> the not in my backyard stand, moving families from...
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. >> when he was out there in los angeles investigating excessive use of force, he turned that department around, repair relationships with the community and drive crime down and that's exactly what i expect him to do here. >> nice to have you with us. >> thank you. >> violence that's plaguing their city and the ways people were trying to shot. four of are the people including an 11-year-old boy. diane eastabrook has more. >> edwin williams says there have been so many shootings nearby he wouldn't let his daughter ayani with him. >> it will be only a couple of hours and. >> 11-year-old shamiya adams was one who was simply prerpting in a weekend trip. >> on ways to stop the violence. >> it's about where the guns are coming from. where the law enforcement is. where our neighborhood and our communities are, where our parents are. where are our investments. >> some community activists were encouraged. >> the first thing that gave me hope was that they are all working together, that's unheard of, and they're all listening with the communities. >> police here in inglewood say, in recent years t
. >> when he was out there in los angeles investigating excessive use of force, he turned that department around, repair relationships with the community and drive crime down and that's exactly what i expect him to do here. >> nice to have you with us. >> thank you. >> violence that's plaguing their city and the ways people were trying to shot. four of are the people including an 11-year-old boy. diane eastabrook has more. >> edwin williams says there have been so...
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. >> for more on the migrant issue and the rest political news i am joined from los angeles by al jazerra america political contributor michael shore and bill schneider rez hasn't squalor at the think thank third way, good to have you on the show. bill start with you. senate democrats are asking for $2.7 billion think but the president wanted $3.7 billion. the house is only talking about $1.5 billion they all go on vacation next week. will anything get done? >> well, the question is are they able to separate the funding from the issue you of revising that 2008 law, that means that the child migrant have tmigrantshave to be treates and given a hearing in court to see if they should, returned or not. president's basic point is do something this is an urgent crisis, you heard speaker boehner say that. do something and pass the money so we can deal with it right now. >> michael, as bill said, the senate bill doesn't including an amendment to the 2,008 law that allows deportation of central american kids more easily. barbara senator from maryland who chairs the appropriations committee says it
. >> for more on the migrant issue and the rest political news i am joined from los angeles by al jazerra america political contributor michael shore and bill schneider rez hasn't squalor at the think thank third way, good to have you on the show. bill start with you. senate democrats are asking for $2.7 billion think but the president wanted $3.7 billion. the house is only talking about $1.5 billion they all go on vacation next week. will anything get done? >> well, the question is...
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. >> rob reynolds, aljazeera, los angeles. >> a vigil and a funeral are planned for the stanton island man who died after put in a choke hold by police. the nypd said officers were trying to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes. video shot by a bystander shows the officer putting the 350-pound man put in a choke hold and taken to the ground. he is later heard saying "i can't breathe." >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe. >> he died moments later. the officer who appears to put him in a choke hold is now on desk adult pending two investigations. we've been seeing reaction on social media to this. >> there are still so many questions to be answered here. two investigations are underway. choke holds are not allowed by the nypd, prompting filmmaker spike lee to say brother eric gardner no longer believes courtesy of banned nypd choke hold, rest in power. he links it to the image with the words underneath "i can't breathe." >> several people have put up pictures of themselves with the #i can't breathe. >> rest in peace, eric, we need to do better as the human race. 200,000 people have
. >> rob reynolds, aljazeera, los angeles. >> a vigil and a funeral are planned for the stanton island man who died after put in a choke hold by police. the nypd said officers were trying to arrest him for selling untaxed cigarettes. video shot by a bystander shows the officer putting the 350-pound man put in a choke hold and taken to the ground. he is later heard saying "i can't breathe." >> i can't breathe! i can't breathe. >> he died moments later. the...
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obviously the united states and indeed i notice there is in the los angeles times about how american satellite systems would have been used to inform the united states and its allies about the sort of activities that were going on. the electronic emissions that both the control radars as well as in the actual missile intermitts as well as it starts to lock on to the target itself, those emissions can be detected both from a ground-based system and also from satellites but this is all collected and analyzed and it has a special name called measurement and signals intelligence and over the day i'm sure that a lot of sifting and analysis has gone on in comparing notes if you like from lots of what has been collected over the last few hours to try to make sense of this. now whether or not the americans and other allies and what they collected is finally related to that which russia collects, that is yet to be seen. but one may hope that is the case so we can get to the bottom of this and make sure it never happens again. >> indeed, from a security point of view, you know, we have reports
obviously the united states and indeed i notice there is in the los angeles times about how american satellite systems would have been used to inform the united states and its allies about the sort of activities that were going on. the electronic emissions that both the control radars as well as in the actual missile intermitts as well as it starts to lock on to the target itself, those emissions can be detected both from a ground-based system and also from satellites but this is all collected...