Ignorance as he is hit with Death Threats. Good morning. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im paul beban. A key u. S. Ally in the fight against isil is stepping up its attacks against kurdish fighters. Turkish jets targeted the kurdish rebel group the p. K. K. Inside turkey today. So far turkey has only attacked them in iraq. The move comes days after turkey stepped up airstrikes against isil. Bernard smith is in turkey in the kurdish city. How is that move by turkey complicating the fight against isil . We already know that in fact the u. S. Has said that the introduction of turkey into this fight against isil, turkey allowing the u. S. To use bases in turkey is a gamechanger, because it means u. S. Fighter jets dont have to fly hours away down from the gulf and now just a couple of hundred miles to hit isil targets in syria. The concern of the u. S. And nato partners is if the p. K. K. Gets drawn into the fight with turkey turkey and the p. K. K. Start fighting all out again this could add to an already destabilized region, and the u. S. Doesnt want another factor of fight against the p. K. K. Drawing into what is already a very complicated battle. Interestingly, the turkish government, Foreign Ministry have said today that they have now officially signed this deal with the u. S. , allowing them to use the base, but the turkish Foreign Ministry points out this only concerns the fight against isil it does not include providing support to kurdish fighters in syria. A complicated battle, you mentioned getting more complicated. The question here is what is turkeys priority here . Is it the kurds so far isil . Which one does turkey see as a bigger threat . We know since the civil war started in syria that turkey has not been interested in getting involved in this fight against isil. It had not been interested in fighting isil. The turkish government would have told you previously that they were more concerned about the threat from the p. K. K. What has changed is that the turkish government now seems to recognize or has accepted that there is a threat from isil. The europeans and americans the u. S. Would say the biggest threat is from isil. Turkey is saying it has various threats on its border with be it has them from isil and from the p. K. K. There has been a Peace Process ongoing between the kurds and turks but is that even really possible, given these latest attacks . Well, there was language coming from the turkish president erdogan on monday, saying that the Peace Process was impossible. Theres been slightly for conciliatory words from the ak party, deputy Prime Minister saying talks could continue if the p. K. K. Leaves turkey. The p. K. K. Was once a very disciplined top down organized. Its become more frogment and youth wing affiliated with the p. K. K. Are carrying out individual small level attacks within turkey. They are much harder for the p. K. K. Leadership at the top to control. Bernard smith in turkey, thank you for your insights. The United Nations envoy for syria will address the Security Council today about the humidity crisis there. Officials calm it a shameful blot on the worlds conscience. Tuesday, the u. N. s humanitarian chief described the suffering after four years of war as gargan we know. After four years of fighting, the sheer scale of the humanitarian crisis is staggering. 4 million have fled, nearly 2 million to turkey, making it the largest refugee population in the world. The rest of poured into lebanon jordan iraq and egypt. Some have made it to europe. 200,000 applied for asylum there. Wart displaced 7. 5 million more, virtually all of them, according to the u. N. Are enduring horrifying danger and deprivation. What began at unrest in march, 2011 has transformed into a war characterized by the complete failure to protect civilians, generating gargantuan levels of suffering for most civilians. Government troops and other warring parties are making a bad situation worse deliberately preventing humanitarian aid from getting where it needs to go. In june, only 5 of the people who need aid in syria actually got it. The courageous efforts of humanitarians to reach people with assistance should not hide the fact that widespread fighting shifting conflict lines and intentional obstacles and restrictions put in place by all parties continue to significantly hinder the delivery of aid to people in need in syria. Obrien cautioned against calling a proposed buffer along the turkeysyrian border a safe zone unless there is a guarantee that people almost certain to flock there for help would be protected. The u. N. Has asked for 5. 5 billion in relief funding this year. So far theyve only gotten around a quarter of that. The crunch means much less money for health, education even food for the swelling ranks of refugees. Rations have already been reduced, hope is in short supply. At this point the only thing available in abundance is worry. The u. N. Says 77 humanitarian workers have been killed in syria since the conflict began more than four years ago. Afghanistans government is investigating reports this morning that taliban leader omar has died. There have been previous unconfirmed reports of his death. Heres what a government spokesman said a short time ago. We are aware of the reports about the passing away of the taliban leader. Were still in the process of assessing those reports and as soon as we get any more Accurate Information or authentication of those reports were going to let the media and the people of afghanistan know about it. Al jazeeras bureau in kabul is looking into these reports. We will continue to follow there throughout the day and bring you the latest as soon as we have it. Back in this country change is coming at the t. S. A. The new head of the agency said it will go undergo a comprehensive overhaul, screeners retrained to detect weapons and other items and the agency scaled back. It has come in fire after reports found agents failed to catch 95 of illegal items during screenings. The white house rejected a public request to pardon edward snowden. Nearly 170,000 people signed a petition on the white house website, asking for charges dropped against the former intelligence contractor. Snowden is wanted in the u. S. On federal espionage charges. He is currently living in asylum in moscow. For the second time in two days the Obama Administration is set again today to defend the Iran Nuclear Deal before a skeptical congress. Tuesday be, the House Foreign Affairs committee grilled secretary of state john kerry along with Energy Secretary and treasury secretary. Many believe the agreement would not stop iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, but kerr require said the u. S. Does not have much of a choice. In the real world we have two options. Either we move ahead with this agreement to ensure Irans Nuclear program is limited scrutinized and peaceful or we have no agreement at all no inspections, no restraints, no sanctions, no knowledge of what theyre doing and then start to enrich. We are joined from washington d. C. This morning from the defense and Foreign Policy correspondent for the washington post. Thanks for being with us. You can hear secretary kerrys tone there. He has been told that he and his team were fleeced bamboozled, hes been called pontius pilate. You are repeating words out of the Senate Foreign relations committee. A lot of lawmakers are getting to weigh in on this and everybody wants to have their say and ask the right questions. You know, kerry is kind of trying to strike this balance. You can tell he is repeating many points and getting somewhat aggravated with lawmakers. This vote is going to come down to the margins likely within the democratic party. The sales pitch that he makes could sway certain people, even if its not swaying the bulk of them. Speaking of people on the fence, and im assuming by what you said there that there are no republicans on the fence that its going to be unanimous on their side to vote against it. Do you get the sense that lawmakers on either side of this are willing to be educated, that theyre open to other perspectives or is this all just theater . Its not all just theater. Theres an element of it that is definitely theater and certainly the people who made up their minds are not going to change their minds. Im sure at this point its the majority of the people in congress. It is just a chance to kind of show of their convictions on a camera in a committee room. There are a lot of people seriously weighing these options and theyre very, very torn. Im not sure that unanimously republicans are going to vote against the zeal. There are a few still torn about the deal, though the vast majority of them will vote against it most likely. At this point there are enough people on the fence not sure how theyre going to vote, really struggling with the security implications implications whether this is a historic enough deal to go ahead anyway, were not sure if they can hold up the two thirds Majority Congress would need to override the veto and hes going to veto this vote of disapproval if it comes to his desk. If he can keep a third of the hours, you cant do that and the deal goes ahead and no one is sure how that is going to end up and we wont necessarily know that now because congress is going to go into recess soon and it will be until september before the vote. Kerrys ability to continues with the jewish vote in the house, how dining hes doing on that front . Well, kerry has yesterday talked about his bona fies on israel. In the senate, he had 100 Approval Rating on issues pertain to go israel. There is a strong push from apack two sway lawmakers, not just jewish lawmakers but democrats that are. Issue and people that represent areas of the country that have a heavy population are being drilled by these two sides on the Israel Security issue because, you know, theres the question of well, do you want iran to have a decapacity to make a nuclear weapon, that would be bad for israel, but by the same token with this deal, lifting the sanctions, you are pumping billions of dollars back into the iranian economy that werent there before, is that going to fund groups that are wreaking havoc in the middle east opposed to israel. That is the question. You have push from both sides lobbying the administration trying to influence people the most swingable central to the debate. Thanks very much. Later today, defense secretary ash carter will be talking before the armed Senate Services committee. We will bring you live coverage starting 9 45 a. M. Eastern time. Chattanooga Police Showed the arrest of a man three months before he killed four marines and a sigh lower. The Video Shows Police following Mohammad Youssuf abdulazeez on april 20. Police say he was driving eve erratically and charged him with d. U. I. After every failed a field sobriety test. Take your right foot, put it directly in front touch it hell to toe. Dont go anywhere. Stay in opposition while i run the test, ok . 12. Three months later, Mohammad Youssuf abdulazeez killed four marines and a sailor at military facilities in chattanooga. He was killed in a shootout with police. There is new video of a woman who died in a texas jail cell. Why police hope these pictures of sandra bland will help end conspiracy theories about her death. A story weve followed closely here on Aljazeera America. A Seattle Police officer may be fired for arresting the man she accused of using a golf club as a weapon. Teens. The incredible journey continues. Its two days on this boat just to get there. Unspoiled. Unseen. Under threat. Macaws, theyre at risk of disapearing in the wild. The new fight to save a species. Were looking at one of the most incredible wonders of the natural world. Whether to raise interest rates, fed chair janet yellen and feds are wrapping up a policy meeting today. Yellen told Congress Earlier this month that a rate hike is likely by the end of the year. Interest rates have remained close to zero since 2008. Russia is expected to veto a Security Council resolution today connected to the downing of malaysia air flight. It calls for an International Criminal court to prosecute those responsible for bringing down the jet. 298 onboard were killed. Russia denies any involvement. A prison employee admits helping two convicted killers escape a new york state jail now faces up to seven years in prison herself. Joyce mitchell pleaded guilty tuesday and told a judge she provided richard mat and david sweat with hacksaws, chisels and other tools. A video shows sandra bland wing questioned sitting in her cell and talking on the phone. Officials put out this video partly in response to widespread conspiracy theories suggesting bland was killed before she arrived in the jail. John siegenthaler has more. Clothing that has been depicted in the dash cam video. Hoping to silence rumors that sandra bland died before arriving at a texas jail, officials on tuesday released hours of video capturing blands arrival, processing, and mug shot. Were hoping that by providing this video that will dispel rumors and mistruths thats been per pelt waited. I hope people will understand that when it comes to correct information, social media cannot be relied upon. A preliminary medical examiners report said she killed herself in her cell, but social media has gone wild with accusation that is bland was dead even before she arrived in the Waller County jail. This is where the infamous mug shot is taken against the wall where people have gone to Great Lengths to try to insinuate or imply that shes deceased. For more than an hour, Waller County judge played video capturing the days leading up to blands death including blands arrival at the Police Station with the officer who arrested her, officers issuing bland a blanket and mattress for her cell and bland standing in front of a judge. It is important that we release this information because we have received Death Threats against Waller County officials. We have received threats against our facilities, and this is based on this notion that andrew bland was deceased, you know and dead before she was even brought into the Waller County jail. It still might be a hard sell for some. One reporter relayed to the judge that hed received a tweet during the News Conference via follower which said the woman in the video looked taller than bland. This is sandra bland. Theres just over owe theres no other way around it. This video has not been altered or doctored in any way. These are the raw files. John siegenthaler, al jazeera. In seattle a Police Officer may be fired over her arrest of a 69yearold africanamerican man. Officers cynthia witlatch accused the man of using his golf club as a weapon. The Seattle Police officer who arrested an africanamerican man carrying a putter as a Walking Stick has been notified that she could be fired because of that arrest. The officer stopped william wind gate who was 69 years old at the time on a corner in seattle. The officer claimed that he had threatened her made some kind of a threatens gesture with that golf club just before this, but her dash cam video does not show that incident. It does show her stopping him on the corner and repeatedly demanding that he drop the golf club. Arent you holding a golf club . I cant hear you over there. Your golf club. What about my golf club. You set it down. You are not free to leave. Sir, your golf club down. Set it down set it down this happened last july. He was arrested and charged at the time, but those charges were later dropped when the hole incident came to light. The Seattle Police returned the golf club and sent a high ranking officer to apologize directly. William wind gate that since sued the city for 750,000, claiming that stop and that arrest were racially motivated. The officer has been in trouble for posting racially charged comments on social immediately i cant around the time of the Michael Brown shooting and subsequent riots in ferguson, missouri. The officer now has a chase. She can go to a oneonone hearing with the police chief over this matter. Her union the Seattle Police will back her in that hearing and file an appeal if in fact she is dismissed. The recommendation that she be released comes from the Police Departments office of professional accountability which has been investigating the incident. There is no set time line for hearing or appeal. Al jazeera, seattle. Coming up, regrets and a a plea of ignorance why the american dentist who killed a lion in zimbabwe said its not his fault and why he is blaming local guides. A look at how cecils death will impact his cubs and other lions across africa. An american dentist insists he thought he was following the law when he killed an iconic lion in zimbabwe. Walter palmer allegedly paid 50,000 to hunt the lion. His name was cecil. Investigators say he was lured from a National Park and killed. Palmer has received Death Threats, has had to shut down his dental practice as a result. One wildlife expert said part of the blame lies with officials in zimbabwe. When i hear are the answer from this dentist i didnt know it was an iconic animal. People travel from around the world to