millions of in another section. the bridge area around the holy area. the grand mosque is a virtual construction site. cranes surround the complex with a multibillion dollars project underway. the sheer number of people converging on mecca every year results in tragedies such as stampedes. the saw district attorney government goes to great length to ensure the safety of visitors but friday's tragedy will force a review of measures surrounding construction work to islam's holiest site >> moscow is setting up military support for the president of syria. western officials say russia is sending antiaircraft missile systems to syria and they believe it will be operated by russian troops. russia says they're sending experts to train syriaens to use the weapons. >> now to an emotional and loud debate in washington over the iran nuclear deal. regardless, the republican-led house tried to send the president a strong message using the anniversary of 9/11 as a backdrop. mike is in washington. mike? >>reporter: opponents of the iran deal in congress are not giving up the fight. today the house did vote to reject the deal but no matter how many times they vote the result is likely the same. and that is the iran deal is a done deal. >> it was an emotional debate on a solemn day. accusing president obama of putting the nation at risk and making the deal with iran. >> never again, never again, never again let those words echo forever and forever. not only in your years but in your hearts. do not cave in. do not sacrifice the safety and security and stability of 330 million americans for the legacy of one man. >> as the debate turned personal took offense. >> my cousin and friends died that day and i will always remember that but it will not cloud my decision making. today i stand in support. >>reporter: republicans held a vote on approving the deal knowing it would fail and put vulnerable democrats on the spot. the measure was overwhelmingly -- thursday's successful fill buster by democrats in the senate means that barring an unforeseen reversal, the house measure is going nowhere and the deal stands. in a statement after the vote, president obama said in part now we must turn to the critical work of implementing and verifying this deal so that iran cannot pursue a nuclear weapon. in doing so, we'll write the latest chapter of american leadership in the pursuit of a safer, more hopeful world. >> fuelling the debate, more comments from iran's supreme leader who predicted the demise of israel saying i don't believe they'll see the end of these 25 years. friday, the white house announced that prime minister netanyahu will meet with president obama in october in washington. and deal or no deal the u.s. has no illusions about iran's behavior. >> our concerns have not waned and our determination to confront and work with the international community and try to confront iran's support for terrorism has only ramped up in recent months and years. and john today republican senate leader mitch mcconnell said he'd going to try to bring that up again next week but most likely the deal is going forward cuba says it will release 3,500 prisoners ahead of the pope's visit this month. the country has not said whether any of them are beam considered political disdents. this will with the first time cuba has released prisoners ahead of a visit from the pope. up next, time running out on funds to help with medical problems for 9/11 responders even though illnesses could take more years to develop. >> today marks 14 years since the september 11th attacks. at the memorial in lower manhattan, relatives of victims, survivors, and recovery workers gathered to pay tribute to the lives lost that morning and in washington the president and first lady led a moment of national moment of silence at the time the first plane hit the first world trade center. in pennsylvania where flight 93 was taken down, they honored the dead and celebrated the opening of the new $26 million visitors center there. after 9/11, thousands of people suffered respiratory illnesses, ptsd, and cancer. funding is set to expire next month. now many worry what will happen to those people who still need help. here's more from paul on that. >> here's for the ptsd but i put some of the heart ones here. >>reporter: ken george spends hours every day organizing and taking dozens of medications. before 9/11, george was a healthy nonsmoking road worker for the new york city department of transportation. but hours after the twin tower collapsed, he was sent to work on the pile at ground zero. >> when i first got down there and started walking towards the pile, it looked like the gates of hell opened up. the flames. there was body parts like you wouldn't believe all over the place. >>reporter: george would work on the pile for months and what he saw there has haunted his mind and body ever since. >> i started feeling sick on the first night and i had this cough and the cough never went away. >>reporter: george is one of the 33,000 first responders and survivors stricken with injuries or illnesses related to 9/11. >> i have 9/11 cough. i have post traumatic stress. a heart attack. restricted airway disease. night terrors. in 2011, president obama signed the 9/11 health and compensation act into law which covers health expenses for workers at 9/11. it includes a more than billion and a half dollar health program but it's set to expire next month. the $2.78 billion september 11th victim's compensation fund ends october 2016. >> in the history of an occupational and environmental exposure we're still very, very early. >>reporter: dr. michael crane says that as time goes on the number of cases of deadly diseases like cancer will rise and that this act should be permanently funded. >> at this very time is when sort of the calendar begins to turn and these events will become more frequent related to that initial exposure, 14 to 15 years ago. another worry, 30,000 additional responders who have not come forward for help yet. >> a moment of silence, please. >> last week, one father joined new york area members of congress to call for renewal of the act that bears his son's name. >> if those politicians, the representatives down in d.c. want to know what it's like to go through five years of hell without medical back up, without medical, proper medical care, without proper medical treatment, medication, i can go down and and tell you what it's like to watch your son die. >> it's amazing that a 9/11 responder has to worry now that this bill will get passed. if not, they're going to die. i'm going to die. you got to die. a major study on high blood pressure concludes that doctors should be much more aggressive in treating it. the national institutes of health stopped trials more than a year early because results were so conclusive and currently doctors define high blood pressure as systolic numbers of 140 or more. law makers in california have given final approval to a bill allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients end their lives. the bill goes to the governor who has not said if he will sign it. it allows doctors to prescribe life-ending drugs. oregon, washington state, vermont, and montgomery already allow physician assisted suicide >> a 9.0 earthquake, the big one, five on record since 1952, nearly one quarter of a million lives lost, they say it's only a matter of time before one hits the pacific northwest. >>reporter: the 2011 earthquake and tsunami swamped communities and killed thousands and caused billions of dollars in damage in the world's most earthquake ready country, japan. >> as big a disaster that is, that's what success looks like. >>reporter: chris gold finger studies what makes big quakes big. every three to 400, 500 years, it will let go like that and that's the earthquake. that's what generates the tsunami. >> towns and neighbors built on them dot this coast line. a few miles away, a new elementary school is under construction but this is more than a school. it's a vertical evacuation site, the first of its kind on the continent where one to two thousand people could take temporary shelter. you're not going to survive on the street. have you to get to high ground. >>reporter: chuck wallace points to the challenges of evacuation. coastal highways are almost two lane roads. in many cases the only way in or out. a 9 quake would almost certainly damage it beyond use. tsunami warning sirens tower above most neighborhoods. evacuation route signs point people to high ground and designated assembly areas. >> we're really pushing. >>reporter: at american preparedness, swamped with orders in assembling emergency kits as fast as possible, this is all old news including federal projections that 13,000 people could die on the coast and in major cities far from the pacific. evidence something like this will happen in the future is from the past >> these are from 1999. >> yeah. >> i know these better than my neighbors. >> this is what we think is probably the biggest earthquake cascadia has had in the last 10,000 years. >> the most recent hit in the year 1700. so how often, where, and how powerful are key questions and of course -- >> are we overdue? >> for seattle and vancouver, you would have to say no because we're roughly 315 years into an average 500-year cycle. but for the southern part? >> for the southern part, we're 350 years into a 240 year cycle. west port has a reality check built in >> man plans, god laughs. we can only plan so much. we can only train so much. all we can do is be there as quickly as we can to assist the survivors. on shore or under water, pressure continues to build in the subduction zone. coming up next on this broadcast, the takedown. police release the video of tennis car james blake's mistaken arrest. what it tells us about police tactics. plus, the recovery tactics in japan. hi, everyone. this is al jazeera america. james blake arrest. the tackle of a former tennis star. the video and the questions about protocol and the police officers troubled record. under water. homes swept away. people missing. tonight, the latest on the catastrophic flooding in japan. sketch artists. uncultured tonight, the work and the wit of al hirschfeld on the runway for fashion week, a young woman with downs syndrome, a model and an inspiration. >> the new york city police department has released surveillance video of an undercover officer tackling and hand cuffing former tennis star james blake. blake was just standing in front of a hotel in new york wednesday when the officer approached him and wrestled him to the ground. it was apparently a case of mistaken identity. the officer thought blake was a suspect in a fraudulent credit card ring. the police commissioner has apologized to blake. said he did not like what he saw on the video. >> the inappropriateness of the amount of force used during the arrest. >> the nypd says it's reviewing previous complaints about the officer who tackled blake. vincent hill is in atlanta tonight. what do you make of the video? >> john, it's very disturbing. just the approach of the officer. you see james blake there just minding his own business, i believe he was texting. here's a guy that doesn't identify himself as an officer that basically just tackles him to the ground. so it's a good thing that mr. blake did comply dean not resist because -- and did not resist because it could have been a lot more tragic. >> what's procedure in a case like this? it was just a credit card fraud case. it wasn't necessarily a murder or rapist. why so much force? >> absolutely, john. i think the officer used more than the amount of force necessary to effect the arrest. i used to work undercover and one of the things when you're investigating a crime, especially one that's not violent, the proper protocol would have been to approach mr. blake, maybe ask for identification. explain why you're questioning him and then proceed from there but to actually run up on someone by yourself, not identifying yourself as a police officer, he put himself at risk as well as the public. >> all right. so even james blake says this is not about race but about unnecessary use of force. however, james blake is african american. this police officer is white. and given what's happened over the last year, how does this story fit into the narrative about police who are doing things they should not do? >> yeah. absolutely. i would agree. i don't think the case itself was about race. i mean, after all, they did have a legal right to make contact with mr. blake. however, i think the officer's actions of course we now know that two other cases have been questionable as well. so all of that ties into what society already sees as police just being these rogue officers taking down people whenever they want. >> and now everything is on video at least it seems like everything is on video. so what does that mean for those officers who are not doing the right thing. i mean, they got to worry about this; right? >> yeah. absolutely they should worry. especially in a city like new york where there's a video camera every five or ten feet. along with cellphone video. they should definitely worry about things like that and realize there's always someone watching and there's always a tape rolling somewhere. >> you talk to police officers. what are police saying about all of these sorts of videos? >> well, it's twofold, john. police officers that i talk to usually when the officer is wrong we all agree that the officer is wrong but there are videos out there where society sees it as police brutality, it was a force necessary to effect the arrest. so your average officer when something is wrong they're going to say it's wrong. >> is this going to change behavior? is this going to change policy in police departments across america? or is this just going to continue? >> i think it will continue for right now, john. and here's why. most of the officers that are in question are doing this stuff have been on for years so this wave of social media and this wave of video footage of police is still fairly new so i don't think we're at the point in this country where we're going to change policies. >> is it just that police chiefs in these towns are putting up with this stuff? i mean, why don't they get rid of the bad apples even if there are just a few? >> absolutely. they should get rid of the bad apples and i think this officer given his past history and given this and especially mr. blake's celebrity status, i think he will be dealt with accordingly. >> thank you for your insight. we appreciate it. >> thank you, john, always a pleasure a federal judge in alabama declared a mistrial today in a case focusing on police use of force. eric parker was accused of violently throwing a man to the ground in february in madison, alabama at the time. the jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision urban shield is an annual trade show for police officers. the event shows off the latest in heavy duty law enforcement equipment. last year draw protest following the violence in ferguson, missouri. >> well, john, we are in oakland right now at this rally for the stop urban shield coalition. last year they successfully pushed that trade show out of the city of oakland to the city of pleasanton. the conversation has only grown stronger now. these are rifles sold only to the military and law enforcement not available for civilians to purchase. just one of many products available. >> it goes all the way across the top. >> two canine camera systems. up here you have your back nine canine camera. >> this is an armored vehicle from the city of lodi in california's police department. just one example of what's making some people uncomfortable, this perception there is the militarization of law enforcement. but people here at urban shield trade show say it's not just about guns and weapons but also providing products to first responders and for natural disasters. people are concerned. should they be concerned? is there a misperception? >> of course there's a perception of militarization. that's a sad reality. it's a shame it's come to this. but the fact of the matter is the police don't get to say we're not going to go to that call. people say no, you have to go. >> now, this event isn't happening without some opposition. there is an antiurban shield coalition. their goal is not just to chase urban shield out of oakland. they hope to get rid of them permanently. >> police are not keeping them safe. they're a source of insecurity. the trade show is funded by the federal government through the 9/11 act. it's the urban area security initiative. this is the ninth year of urban shield so despite what these protesters want on this day, they want to get rid of urban shield all together, it's very unlikely that will happen. baltimore's mayor says she won't run for another term. she says she will spend the remaining 15 months of her term focused on baltimore's problems. this comes after a judge ruled that six police officers charged in the death of freddie gray will be charged in the city. former texas governor rick perry says he's suspending his presidential campaign. he made the announcement today to a group of activists in st. louis. he did not poll well enough to earn a spot in next week's presidential debate near los angeles. he says he's stepping aside knowing the republican party is in good hands. vice president joe biden is expressing doubts about running for president. last night he got emotional about making the decision. >> i don't think any man or woman should run for president unless, number one, they know exactly why they would want to be president and, two, they can look at the folks out there and say i promise you, you have my whole heart. my whole soul. my energy. and my passion to do this. and i'd be lying if i said that i knew i was there. >> biden said he doesn't know if he's emotional prepared to run. his son beau died of cancer in may. >> my dad had an expression. he used to say you know your success as a parent when you turn and look at your child and realize they turned out better than you. i was a hell of a success. my son was better than me. >> beau biden had reportedly been urging his father to make another run for president >> three people are dead in japan and dozens missing after a typhoon. some 90,000 people have been forced from their homes. one of the hardest hit areas is just north of tokyo. wayne hayes is there. >>reporter: the 18th typhoon of the year continued its destructive path. >> it was awful but i'm happy i've been rescued. >>reporter: the self-defense force and coast guard led the rescue and recovery effort from the area as two rivers burst their banks. further south it was the so-called river of an angry demon that unleashed its fury. several days of rain saw one river burst and take everything with it >> we were preparing to evacuate when the firefighters rushed to tell us that the river bank collapsed so we got into our cars to escape the flood but by that time the water was up to our knees. >> it's worse than i've expected. the buildings are completely destroyed. i've been to many disaster sites but i was reminded of the energy of water disasters. >> evacuation centers have within set up. those with no homes to go to are being given shelter and food with assistance from volunteers. >> we decided to help out victims of the flood through this tough time. >> this was some of the worst flooding japan has seen in more than 60 years. but for now, the situation seems to be improving. >> the good news in this area is that the water is receding quickly but it will be some time before many people are able to return home. the recent flooding in japan is recalling the massive earthquake back in 2011. that quake and tsunami badly damaged a nuclear plant. america tonight has been following that crisis since it happened. >>reporter: streets turned to rivers. homes uprooted or splintered by powerful rushing water. people clinging for their lives plucked from roof tops. the people of japan these scenes are remember any sent of the earthquake -- reminiscent of the earthquake and tsunami that hit fukushima in 2011. >> officials issued an emergency rainfall warning on friday in northern japan. ironically, thursday nuclear power plants shut down as a result of the fukushima crisis came online for the first time in years. it's the nuclear nightmare that never seems to end. >> they only have an idea of where it sits. what they have to do is keep it cool. >> a constant flow of water is necessary to keep the melted down uranium cool. there are thousands of tanks to store the daily flood of contaminated water and they're running out of space. and then there's the ground water. the power company finally admitted this year that contaminated ground water is flowing into the pacific every week. >> now he's studying fukushima. >> i can say that the people in the western coast are safe. >> it's reassuring that all bets are off if they don't come up with a long term strategy to plug the leaking plant. >> the government says it will take 40 years to decommission the plant and so there's always problems that could come up which keeps a lot of people awake and you can see more of the report on america tonight tonight. in spain, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of barcelona calling for an independent catalonia parade. coming up next on the broadcast, iconic illustrations. the unmistakable and unparalleled style of al hirschfeld. >> our goal is to show what is possible when models with disabilities are included with everyone else >> a mother's mission to put the disabled in front of the cameras. nearly two years since the philippines were devastated by a typhoon >> it was the strongest storm recorded ever. billions of dollars in aid were sent to the philippines. victims of the storm say they need relief. there are signs of government spending mostly in construction. in our next hour, a look at how the philippine government is trying to organize and be more transparent about the government for real. a big upset today at the u.s. open. serena williams fell short of winning losing to unranked roberta vincci. she admits she was expecting to lose. 18-year-old mad lynn stewart is helping to redefine beauty. the model. she has downs syndrome and -- ellen degeneres clothing line at the gap store. using disabled kids as models wasn't the retailer's idea. it was a sfwur ban chicago mom whose own daughter has down syndrome. a couple of years after grace was born, the mother of six, she noticed the changes face of beauty. armed with a camera she photographed grace and other disabled kids and then took to social media encouraging advertisers to use them as models. >> they come alive. then they enjoyed being in the spotlight. >> starting in january, more than 100 companies including zulily and north american deer company. market researchers say the disab disabled -- some companies like target and nordstrom -- advertising executives agree. diversity in advertising can be good for business. but she says it has to be authentic. >> she calls the gap event a huge accomplishment but she says using disabled models in the fashion industry and the media should become the norm. i'm confident >> she says had it has 20 succeed. she thinks her daughter's future depends on it. >> pioneering american artist. he was one of the most iconic -- of individual performers has a clear memory of looking. her name in that week's drawing. the length of time it took to do a drawing -- huge influence on the art of our times. >> that's our broadcast. thanks for watching. >> as the amount of drugs grew, guns came in. >> the murder rate was sky high. >> this guy was the biggest in l.a. >> i was goin' through a million dollars worth of drugs every day - i liked it. it's hard to believe that a friend would set you up. people don't get federal life sentences... and beat them. >> they had been trafficking on behalf of the united states government. >> the cia admitted it. . . . . . . crane collapse. >> people are locked in. >> more than 100 people are killed at islam's holiest site when a construction crane crashes down in the grand mosque in mecca. >> treated like dogs >> treated like animal >> outrage grows at how some european countries are dealing with some desperate

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