the response from the government was swift - and fierce. this was the first time in over a decade a strike like this has happened in mexico. in this episode of fault lines, we went to meet the people picking so much of the food we eat in the united states and asked what is keeping them at the bottom of our food system. we re about an hour away from the heart of where farmworkers have started to protest their conditions and we re already coming up on a checkpoint, this could be an early sign the movement is starting to spread. thousands of farm workers had been on strike for over a week here. with the fields empty - and the main highway blocked off, they d brought production to a halt at the peak of harvest in one of mexico s main agricultural areas, the valley of san quintin. they re asking drivers for donations to support their cause, because while they re striking, they re not getting paid. when they are paid - workers here make an average of 120-130 pesos a day - o
and mistakes, jake ward takes a look at the sloppy handling of infectious agents. what it means for your health. and we begin tonight with a pause in the violence between israel and gaza. today the united nations convinced both sides to stop fighting for humanitarian reasons but not for long. israel agreed to stop strikes for five hours beginning tomorrow morning so food and aid can get inside gaza. palestinians also agreed to stop firing their rockets during that time. however, president obama said efforts to broker a permanent solution have fallen short. the israeli people and the palestinian people don t want to live like this. they deserve to live in peace and security, free from fear. today, four palestinian boys were killed while playing on the shore. israel s military called it a tragic outcome and says it is investigating. united nations says 45% of casualties have been civilians. stephanie decker saw them running from the attack and witnessed the attack that kill
people at the moment are petrified, they are terrified of a potential ground invasion. see if they can find the way to stop conflict. the obama administration pressing its case about immigration before the senate. democrats and republicans are trying to find a bipartisan compromise. the president should get a little more flexibility in dealing with the deportees. syrian president bashar al-assad is starting his third term. western and arab states will pay the price for supporting what he calls terrorism. in iraq a setback in tikrit. areas now claimed by the islamic state. california is taking drastic measures trying to lift the state from drought. fined $500 a day. there are areas of extreme deprivation out of water out of jobs. we begin with two crises, one on southwest border and one in the middle east. ways to stop thousands of uncomploind central american minors from crossing the border. seeking solutions president obama met wednesday with members of
soldier and the family left behind. i can t understand why they are trying so hard to break up our family. we are not bad people. plus, hiring hackers - google s solution to combat a growing threat. we ask a former hacker once on the federal bureau of investigation s most wanted list. it is already morning in gaza and israel. in four hours the hope is that both sides will begin a truce. the u.n. brokered a stop in fighting. they are focussing diplomatic efforts on a permanent ceasefire. the israeli and the palestinians do not want to live like this. they deserve to live in peace and security, free from fear. today more violence - four palestinian boys killed on the beach. it was called a tragic outcome by israel, and they are investigating. 75 deaths have been civilians, 43 children. the boys on the beach were the latest. stefanie dekker saw them running from the attack and witnessed the strike that killed them. reporter: they had been playing near a shack on the
sins of the father. i talk to the son of the mastermind behind the attack on the world trade center. when did you find out what your father said was untrue, that he misled you? we begin tonight with the president s address two hours ago. he laid out his new strategy to stop the lightening fast advance of the islamic state group, including military action in syria, and relying on a broad coalition of allies. we continue to face a terrorist threat. we can t erase every trace of evil from the world, and small groups of killers have a capacity do great harm. it was the case before 9/11, and it remains true today. that is why we must remain vigilant as threats emerge. at this moment the greatest threats come from the middle east and north africa, where radical groups exploit weakness for their own games, and one is i.s.i.l., which calls itself the islamic state. let s make two things clear - i.s.i.l. is not islamic. no religion condones the killing of minutes, and the vast maj