In the fight for chicago. Also tonight, a message for washington. The Islamic State claims to murder another american journalist. Even as u. S. Forces lead an Unlikely Coalition in retaking ground in iraq. These are see a fighters, they are the army that the u. S. Is very familiar with when they were fighting iraq. Look here. Krpbd just rushing on the ground in erbil on the u. S. linchpin role on stabilizing iraq. And whats keeping hess forces united in their fight against Islamic State. And Atlantic Citys big gamble. The fun on the boardwalk and with some of the biggest casinos folding, will lady luck smile on Atlantic City again . And good evening, thanks for joining us. I am joie chen. In an ominous sign the latest videotape murder of an american journalist at the hands of the Islamic State. The executioner there included a direct message to the u. S. And president obama. That the doomed victim. Steven soughtlove forced to saying that he is paying the price for u. S. Involvement in iraq. His murder comes just two weeks after american journalist james foley was murdered by the very same group. And days after his mother begged his captors for mercy. The new video has yet to be authenticated but in nba it the i. S. Murderer says the death is in retaliation for the u. S. Attacks against the fighters and threatened to kill british aid worker david haines as well. Early more than 100 iraqis stormed the parliament angry over the governments failure to protect their relatives in iraq. As far ass have taken back several town from i. S. And. There are signs that they are feeling heat from an Unlikely Coalition with critical support from the united states. On the ground a special report from fault lines correspondent josh rushing. Reporter this is the 1reu8 i believe. About 10 minutes right from amerli, yesterday the Islamic State was holding this village they first on got there in june. There were air strikes from the u. S. Last night. Now peshmerga has taken the village. They have the road blocked. We are leaching our car. We have to walk. This has been so recently taken they havent taken down the islam i go state flags yet. You can see the black flag on top of a silo beside the road here. Reporter firing right here, at what . Bomb. Get low down. Reporter okay. Okay. Be careful. Reporter i was a bit startled because of the fire, its one the peshmerga fighters firing trying to see if its an i. E. D. Or not. They say the road is booby trapped so they are taking us around a different way to get in to the village. This is booby trapped from the Islamic State. Okay. Dont walk over there. [ gunshots ] reporter rounds are cracking off in the distance. Black smoke coming up from the village. Our guy from the pe peshmerga is testing the ground where he walks before he came up onto it. Booby trapped . Reporter we have just crossed about three quarters of a mile of open territory to get here with these peshmerga soldiers to find out out that they are behind this all because there is a sniper behind the wall and they sent a unit to cover take out the sniper. The per herringer are starting to Gain Momentum against the islaal i can state. But they say the momentum is at risk as washington stalls on the decision on whether to send more support for the fight here. Translator if they dont help us they will eventually threaten america and all western countries, they will become a threat to the whole world. They have no other choice but to intervene. Translator if they dont help us events like 9 11 might repeat. We dont want them to intervene on the ground we just need them to help with the air strikes. Translator on the frontline we realize that the pe peshmerga are not a loan, they are fighting in a coalition that would have been unmanageable only a few months ago. Reporter setting aside checkered history the peshmerga are fighting alongside the iraqi army and shia militias such as these fight tprerts the league of the righteous. A hardcore group of iranian fighters who formed during the years of u. S. Occupation here. As difficult as it is to clear a Little Village like this, one can only imagine the extraordinary effort its going to take to get the Islamic State out of iraq. Imagine the city of mosul, more than a Million People there and having to clear it house by house like this. After the battle. A Quick Reaction force from the interior ministry stormed in to the village. The certainly says that pitch battles arent the biggest risk in fighting to retake sunni iraq. Translator we are moving very well but we are facing problems with i. E. D. S and snipers. And we are tackling both of those issues as we go along. Reporter i see iraqi army, peshmerga, who will be left behind to hold this village . The peshmerga are going to be the holding force. We cleared the village, and they will hold the ground. Reporter if this holds true it represents a historic extension of the kurds forces reach. Far more south than they have ever been. Nearly 50 miles beyond the disputed area of kirkuk and its rich oil fields. On the way back from the battlefield we came across this convoy where troops are mass ago long side the road. These are shia fighters, in fact, they are the army which the u. S. Army is very familiar with when they were fighting here in iraq, look here, this is al sadr, the head of the army. And now they are all heading down the road to continue the fight against the Islamic State. They decline today speak on camera but they werent shy about letting us film. Strange bed fellows for the u. S. Military in this all hands on deck effort to push back the Islamic State. America tonight fault lines correspondent joins us from iraq. We have received reports that the Islamic State is claiming the mushed of a second american journalist stephen soughtlove. And in the take they make the direct link between the missile strikes by the u. S. Or the air strikes by the u. S. And this murder. Can you talk about the relationship between the u. S. And the u. S. Now. Reporter absolutely. First time the u. S. Used air strikes here in iraq thats when they executed the first journalist, james foley they said if the air strikes would continue they would execute the next one and they have done that. And or strikes have continue. The air strikes have been quite significant. Everyone we have spoken to on the ground says they have been nothing short of the game changer. You remember the stunning speed with which the Islamic State was a able to go from the syrian border, all the way, 600 miles across iraq, Holding Territory all the way to the iranian border. So much so that the kudish region no longer effectively bordered the rest of iraq. Now since the u. S. Air strikes have started that momentum has turned completely around and its not lost on the soldiers on the crowned that these tapes are a part of that. With each tape coming out it infuriates the American People giving political will to the politicians to actually give more support in the fight against the Islamic State. And that was the suggestion that the peshmerga commander made in the report that we just saw from you a moment ago. Lets talk about this Unlikely Alliance of bed fellows. The different and disparate groups that are all involved here, all fighting together. These are groups that would not, as you noted, be traditional allies in the situation, but what unites them here . Is it ideologis ideology or pury territorial . Reporter it really speaks to the bar bare at this and the threat that the Islamic State poses. I mean, not only are they an extremist group, but they are also an expansionist group in that they expanded so fast its a clear threat to even involved here. So you are right, when i was about on the iranian board here there have been eye rain vinnie spiters that i have witnessed that are fighting the Islamic State. Also u. S. Military advisers here, calling in the air strikes. Now you have iran and the u. S. On the same side. Yesterday i ran in to a convoy of fighters from the med i. This is the army of al sadr who was no favorite of the u. S. Military when they were here during the occupation years. The p. K. K. The kurdish rebels that are a terrorist group accord to this u. S. Are on the front lines here fighting the Islamic State and benefiting from the u. S. Air strikes. Its really kind of a coalition of the disprable that have come together because the Islamic State represents so much of a threat to them. For awful these groups how do you deal with an organization that has no diplomatic ties fox, way for economic sanctions and a clear exfashionist policy where they expand as fast as they can. Everyone realizes it takes the boots on the ground and the fighting that is going on the last two weeks. Al jazerra zips fault klines. Correspondser thank you so much. Not just in iraq but somalia as well a drone struck the leader of alshabab, target the groups leader. An alshabob member says that he was traveling in one of two vehicles hit and that six militants were killed. But it is not clear whether he himself survived. The u. S. Military conducted an operation in somalia against the alshabab network. The u. S. Is continuing to examine the results of that and will provide more information as appropriate. You may recall that last september alshabab gunmen attacked a mall in nairobi, kenya, at least 67 people died in that attack. When we return, sealing the deal on the grand bargain, detroit makes the case for its recovery plan. The will the motor citys creditors, or community, on him out ahead . Later in he our program, our special coverage on the fight for chicago. We return to the same streets and find the same pain we saw one year ago. Krpbd end christof o correspondent christof on what has changed over the last year and why the city may still be losing the battle. On tech know, what if there was a miracle . Graces stem cells are in this box. That could save the live of your child. Were gonna do whatever we can would yo give it a try . Cell therapy is gonna be the next big advance in medicine tech know, every saturday go where science meets humanity. This is some of the best driving ive every done, even though i cant see. Tech know. Were here in the vortex. Only on Al Jazeera America. Today marks the beginning of the end for detroits historic bankruptcy case the motor city and its correct tours have been working to hash on you deals, the biggest one called a grand bargain is a deal meant to protect the citys retirees and its world class art collection, america tonights chris bury looks over the place that his we have visited over the past few months to explain what is at stake now. Reporter the rescue of detroit begins here in one of the finest collections. Graham beal is the curator. Its terrible that we have been put in this situation. So, yeah, its a deep concern. Reporter the plan for detroits recovery called the grand bargain. Nonprofit donors and the state of michigan would put up nearly 700 million to keep these van goghs and monets from the hands of creditors and also fund reduced pensions for the citys retirees. If they cut anything away from me, i dont know how i am going to survive. Reporter binny boatner. A retired city worker and her husband live on your 885dollar a month pension. Under the grand bargain approved by a majority of union members, retirees like them will get a 4. 5 cut in their monthly checks. Their annual cost of living increases will be eliminated. I might as well just have one foot in the grave, because thats about where i would be headed. Reporter her husband, grady, suffers Serious Health problems. He undergoes dialysis twice a week and a few years ago he lost his eyesight. But under the grand bargain, retirees such as the boatners will see their city Health Benefits reduced by 90 cents. If they cut him off. Its just like cutting off my life. Its like a silents killer or something, not just for me, but for everyone who is trying to retire. It would be very devastating. Reporter for current city workers, including the firefighters of Engine Company 44, the bankruptcy is adding apprehension to an already stressful and dangerous job. I have been at this firehouse most of my career. The morale is good, it probably is in most of the firehouses but its just the uncertainty now going through the change of the bankruptcy and not knowing, you know, what is going to happen six months from now. Are they just going to come in and get rid of our jobs. Reporter nine Union Representing firefighters has also signed onto the grand bargain. They will get their full pensions when retired, but cost of living allowances will be cut by 55 and the city will no longer provide health insurance. But in the biggest municipal bankruptcy in the nations history. History, no one is left unscathed. The citys creditors all want a piece of the pie, or at least some crumbs, including 72yearold jesse payne. I started across the street to go to the Doctors Office and the bus backed over me when i looked down at my leg, it was split open. Reporter two years ago a city bus crushed her legs. She spent a year in the hospital and still gets physical therapy five days a week. I still have pains today in my legs. I wake up a lot of nights with pain in my legs. You should see the scars. Reporter after a lawsuit, pain was awarded more than 3 million. But in detroits bankruptcy, she is near the back. Line. Her lawyers say the city halted payment on her check before it could be cashed. Right now we have pieces of paper, essentially, that need to be converted in to monetary damages for jesse. And in the bankruptcy process, thats a very complex process. Its uncharted territory for virtually everybody involved in this. Reporter duane knows that well. He spent nearly 10 years in prison for a homicide he did not commit. Police had withheld evidence suggesting his innocence and a judge threw out the conviction. It was one of the most happy days of my life. It was a day that i was just always dreamed of that one day i would be able to walk out the doors. Reporter a Settlement Panel decided the city owed duane about 5 million. But detroit did he cleared bankruptcy before negotiations could begin. So it was like right there, at the goal line. Reporter now he is among 500 citizens with pending lawsuits against the city. His lawyer says their place in line is far behind city retirees. Pensioners have a lot of attention because of their unions, but the other people like duane dont have that because they dont have a union behind them. Reporter nine man pushing the grand plan is detroits emergency manager kevin orr. He knows the bankruptcy means inflicting hardship even as he tries to spread the pain. I dont want to do it. But i am here to make the are hard call. Thats my job. Reporter some of detroits big creditors, including hedge funds and bond holders plan to fight orrs plan to the bitter end. One group wants to mortgage the art in the institute, worth billions of dollars and leave detroit to pay the loan. But the grand plan, flawed as it is, may be the citys best hope to get back on track. If not return to the glory days depicted in the giant diego rivera mural on the museums wall. Chris brewery, al jazerra, detroit. To help us better understand detroits historic bankruptcy proceed that go got underway today we are joined by professor john, you have been so helpful in the past trying to help us understand all of this. We appreciate you being back with us tonight. First of all, this proceeding thats now underway, they call it a confirmation hearing, which doesnt seem like all that big of ideal. But it is an enormous undertaking. Big deal. Big, big deal, joie. This is the big moment that we have been waiting for if you are a nerd like me and watching these legal proceedings. This is when the objectors get really their last chance to throw all of their legal arguments to derail confirmation of the plan. And this will be a trial. There will be witnesses, there will be opening arguments, there will be immaterial passioned closing arguments, the only thing that is is different there is no jury in Bankruptcy Court so everybody is argue to go judge rhodes, the objectors are saying dont confirm this plan it breaks the rules, streets ununfairly, these guys are getting too much. And the city will get up there saying judge, you should confirm the plan we have done the best that we could, this grants bargain is a delicate compromise, just let us go forward its all about detroits future. Who will be the biggest did he joke tour. The big guys or the Little People in the city . It will be both. I listen today the story i felt bass for the boatners because they are going to get a 4 reduction and when you are living on 800 a month, thats a big cut. Perhaps ironically the objectors howing the largest will be the bond holders saying you are only cutting them 4 , we are getting cut by 30 plus percent which is a huge portion. We say you are discrit natein discriminatig and the boatners are getting a better deal than we are and so the citys plan has to be rejected. So this proceeding will involve a lot of witnesses and could take weeks to go through this i understand. And also the possibility that the guy at the center of this, the original manager kevin orr might not be in office by the time the judge decides. Thats right. Judge has scheduled 85 hours a side of argument for in. And kevin orr goes out of office on september 27th, now, kevin orrs stat sus sort of a side show. Theyll probably extends it by consents. The greater issue will be this latitude that judge rhodes has in making an assessment of unfair discrimination because there is real know precedents in the chapter 9 book what count of unfair discrimination. You are allowed to discriminate saying i am giving this more than that guy because i think there is a good reason for it. You might make an argument for the city this grants bargain is trying