The ice bucket challenge bringing in 94 million for the als foundation. Tonight, a closer look at the fundraising and how that money will be spent. Tonight, at least three americans are still held captive in syria and iraq by the Islamic State group. One of them is a journalist named steven satla. His mother made a desperate plea to get him back. Roxanna suberry reports. In this emotional please, she address did the leader of the Islamic State group asking him to let her son come home. The kalif can grant amnesty. I ask you to please release my child. In this video released to news organizations, she calls her son an honorable man who always tried to help the weak. Steven is a journalist who travels to the miss easts to cover the suffering of muslims at the hands of turkrants. They kept his capty secret even from close friends. A source close to the family told al jazeera they thought if they publicized his case, those in the Islamic State group would kill him. They showed the executio
And ferguson, missouri prepares for the funeral of Michael Brown. We begin in california, where a powerful 6. 0 magnitude earthquake rattled the wine country, north of san francisco, between nasser and american canyon. Power and water was knocked out. Scientists say this is the largest quake to hit the bay area since the 6. 8 quake back in 1989. The governor declared a state of emergency in napper to bring in state aid. Jacob ward is live in the city. What is the latest assessment of injuries, damage there what can you tell us . Well, fortunately there hasnt been additional injuries, 87 injured, three critical. Damage is the major issue. Three buildings unfit for hislation, made out of this stuff turning to literal in the shaking we saw. And water mains is the other great concerns here. Obviously gas and water leaks, are what officials are concerned about. You talked about the water why the concern about the water . Water is life in california, theres an incredibly sophisticated system
California is in the billions. And we begin tonight in st. Louis where activists and mourningers are gather to go look for a way forward after the Police Shooting that killed Michael Brown, a town hall meeting is going on right now. The event at the Missouri History Museum billed as a chance for young people to speak out and for adult to listen, earlier today thousands attended browns funeral to honor the teenagers memory. But there were calls for justice, diana estebrook is outside the town meeting hall. Diane. Reporter it is a packed house inside there. There is probably 300 people, black, white, young, old, talking about healing the community, but also talking about change and that is something that we heard over and over again to the at Michael Browns tune funeral. Paying the brown was laid to rest with prayers. Got have place aid special calling on you are lives. Reporter songs. And cries for justice. No community in america would tolerate an 18 year olds boy laying in the street
Oe. If you can hear, but we heard three large booms, which we assume are israeli air strikes. We also heard a large boom. It underscores the fact that the violence continues since midnight, as you point out. Israel made 16 strikes. 11 of those were houses, two mosques, and we understand that the rafah Border Crossing, which is the southern Border Crossing which separates the gaza strip and egypt was targeted three times, when the strikes continue, we see more casualties, we under a number of people were injured, and three people were killed, bringing the total death toll over the past 24 hours to 16. Three of which were the children and the mother. And talk in the ceasefires ebb and flow. Positions and comments made by all parties. Changes by the hour. Where do the politicians stand now. Since the con flict began six weeks ago, there has been talk of ceasefires, we have seen ceasefires come and go. But the talk continues about trying to get both the palestinian factions and the israeli
Im michael yves. 18yearold Michael Brown was unarmed when he was killed more than two weeks ago. It happened in a st. Louis suburb of ferguson when officer Deron Williams ended browns life. Now it is been investigated by the justice department. It is expected to be an emotional funeral and burial. Meanwhile robert ray is at the spot where brown was shot and killed in ferguson. Robert, youre seven miles away away from the services. What is the mood and the scene at ferguson . Reporter well, the mood is quiet here. Behind me is the area where Michael Brown was shot dead. People have been coming out and paying their respect to the actual pace where he laid for nearly four hours in a fool of blood. People are trying to mourn the situation the best they can and respect what Michael Browns father said yesterday, have a peaceful day with no demonstrations. And with respect to his son. Michael . Robert, obviously a lot of eyes and attention on the Memorial Service. A lot of people are expected