video showing the military beating up two teenagers goes viral. let s start with some news just coming in from the mediterranean, news of a rescue that is ongoing to try to save migrants from a boat that has capsized. now the irish navy is saying that it spotted a vessel off of the coast of libya, and it is thought that there could be 600 people on board. let s get the latest now. talk to journalist who joins us on the line from the mortese capitol. we can confirm that the irish vessel has arrived on-site and is assisting in the rescue together with the [ inaudible ] vessel which is also coordinating, and it is true that there are reports with regards to as many as 600 and 700 migrants who have been on board this vessel which have capsized. from twitter messages which are arriving via different vessels out at see from various government vessels who are assisting, are talking about the possibility of an estimated 500 meme dead. a tweet sent out a few minutes ago by rober
day of sport. wimbledon, tennis, tour de france and a world cup in brazil. the final four teams are confirmed. we ll tell you how they got there later in the programme. now, the palestinian timer beaten by israeli police has been released from custody. he has been fined and will spend 10 days under house arrest. he was detained at a protest in jerusalem over the murder of his cousin who was burned alive by right wing israelis. we go live to jerusalem. we know he s been released under house arrest. what were the charges though? there were no charges handed to him. the court has the right to charge him if he wants to. it is aware that he and his family want to head back to florida on july 16th. the lawyer believes if the israeli court wants to charge him, they ll do that before he s meant to leave on the 16th. as we mentioned he s not only on house arrest, he s not allowed to come near the area of shoe fat for about 15 days, he been released on bail and that will be reimbur
and deadly eruption, more than a dozen people killed in indonesia after volcanic ash blanket as local village. secretary of state john kerry says the u.s. supports the people in their fight for democracy. despite last week s resinate of their prime minister, and then a port has dropped all charges against an activist who was beaten and hospitalized just over the past few days. al jazeera jennifer glass is live in kiev, and she has been following the story from the very beginning. jennifer, we saw a very personal image of unrest, what is the latest with this activist that we just mentioned and has the government really issue add response? he was found a few days ago, beaten, bruised the police tried to arrest him in his hospital room, there has been a stand off there billionaire and opposition supporter went over to the hospital to try toker chew it up. he said okay, the prosecutor can question him on charges of inciting riot, and a court looked at those and drops them all
their part. we begin today with reports that the award winning actor has been found dead in new york. nypd has told that they are investigating his death. al jazeera s bill wideman is with us now on the phone. bill, can you tell us about the death of phillip seymour hoffman, has the cause been confirm. i don t think there s a confirmed cause yet, but the new york post is reporting that was dug related. he was found debt in his new york apartment, i understand. can you tell me a little bit about his background? doesn t this come just a day after announced that amy adams and ben affleck would be in his next movie. it is a sad day. this is a guy who had a lot of talent. he had a great role in that paul thomas anderson big epic movie, and then he was in magnolia, he seemed to rise with the rise of these really great art films. he seemed to really ride that wave. he was an unconventional leading man, but by 2006, he won best actor for capoetty, and i think it shows about his
it is clear tonight that the u.s. military s background check did not work when it came to the shooter at the navy yard in washington. and president obama said that the mass shooting proves that the country needs better mental health screening for gun buyers. he was briefed today by the attorney general. he wanted security for all federal agencies and conducting on the security program. more from washington. reporter: today, after the killing and chaos, a solemn tribute. defense secretary, chuck hagel, laying a wreath. 1 dead, including the shooter, all civilians, 14 wounded. to conduct an investigation about the activities and contacts of mr. alexis. reporter: a navy contractor, alexis used a valid pass to entered navy yard. he entered building 197 and opened fire. we have officers who heroically went into a building, witnessing multiple casualties, and continued to pursue and engage a gunman who was determined to kill as many people as possible. reporter: offici