And arent united after more than 30 years, argentinas stolen faces. But officers the United States has launched a second round of airstrikes against fighters belonging to the Islamic State group in Northern Iraq. Fighter jets attack their positions in erbil. The white house said its protecting refugees and citizens. Delivering aid to the yazidi Minority Group that had left after capturing the town of sinjar. President obama explains his decision to launch the airstrikes. As commander in chief i will not allow the United States to be dragged into fighting another war in iraq. The combat troops will not be returned to fight in iraq because there is no American Military solution to the crisis there. But we will continue our broader strategy in iraq. We will protect our citizens. Well work with the International Community to address this humanitarian crisis and well help prevent these terrorists from having a permanent safehaven, and well urge the communities to reconcile, come together and fight back against these terrorists so the people of iraq have an opportunity for a better future. Supporters of iraqs Prime Minister are on the streets of baghdad. People are backing Nouri Almalikis bid for third term in office. The demonstrations come after they said those clinging to their positions will mak were making a grave mistake. Lets bring in jane adif, who is in erbil. Tell us about the physical position of the yazidis up there in the mountains. Reporter we continue to talk to the people on the mountains and said aid is reaching some people but not enough. Its a huge mountain range. There were a thousand villages along the bottom of the mountain. And whe now theyre widely dispersed. Those air drops contain food and water, and when theyre dropped they do manage to reach some of the people but not nearly enough. One yazidi official say they only have a couple of days left before more people start to die. Iraqi forces are trying to take the people off the mountains in small groups. So are so desperate theyre walking down into syria. This is an indication of how desperate they are. How many of them are there, jane . Really hard to tell because they are dispersed, but according to official estimates anywhere between 10,000 to perhaps more. And this is just the most visible test of people who have been displaced. Thirsty, hungry, and desperate in some places. Kurdish fighters had to withdraw from lights they were holding as the Islamic State group surged forward. Were talking about hundreds of thousands of displays people and perhaps up to 20,000, at least 10,000 are on sinjar mountain. Lets talk about bag bad. Is there a feeling beginning to take a grip that nour Nouri Al Maliki might be looking all neryible now . Reporter yes, that would be a diplomatic way of putting it. He is looking very vulnerable. There are endless attempts to unseat him. The problem here is that politics is not a very genteel support in the best of times. He holds a firm believe if he loses his premiereship hell be assassinated. Now, there have been demonstrations. In iraq there is no such thing as a spontaneous demonstration. Theyre planned and sponsored. Here in erbil where theyre opposed to a third tem of the Prime Minister. They postponed a session due tomorrow for the following day. So that drag this is process out even further. But a lot of people are betting that he wont go quietly but eventually the Prime Minister will have to step aside. Jean arif, thanks. Six palestinians have been killed in the gaza strip. Fighting between hamas and israel is now in its second. Both sides failed to extend the 72 hour ceasefire. Hamas has fired dozens of roberts at israel since the ceasefire expired on friday morning and there are no reports of the rockets causing any fatalities. So far talks to extend the ceasefire has failed to produce any result. Hamas said the group wont agree to any ceasefire until all of hams demands are medicine. We went to gazasal Shifa Hospital where doctors and nurses are stretched to treat the wounded. Reporter they stretch meet the level of need. Through here this, is the moderate cases. Over here you can see some people who have had xrays, some routine cases but the medics say with in a situation whereby 247 they have no rest. There is some respite and some ability to put things together and get supplies in a better state to do so routine treatments as well. But the bottom line is now back where they were without a ceasefire in place they need more assistance. They need more rest. They need some level of normality in this hospital that they cant get. There is Specialist Care needed that cant be done here. With equipment and blood supplies that are so great on so many occasions. Put simply they want more assistance, a lot more. Since israel began its assault on gaza 64 israelis and one Thai National has been killed. The United Nations said 73 of palestinians killed are civilians. Add to that 10,000 palestinians who are injured, more than 220,000 people are currently living in u. N. Shelters. We go to reports on events in palestine. He joins me from gaza. Of the much enclave has been reduced to republic. How would you describe the humanitarian situation there . Reporter oh, i tell you, ive been throughout the gaza strip from its northern tip to its southern, and what ive seen are apocalyptic destruction. There is known what is buffer zone that was meant to extend 300 meters into the gaza strip. What you knee from the north to the side are essentially buffer zones that involve what the u. N. Estimates 65,000 homes that have been demolished. And from them roughly people have been displace the humanitarian crisis is appalling and there is no sign that it will end any time soon. Gazaens are asking why aid and supplies are not being dropped in gaza as they have been in Northern Iraq or elsewhere. Reporter i think gazaens have been accustomed to the fact that they have been blockaded from the world. This is a siege that has been going on for eight years. The question is more how they end it than why the International Community has not responded. People here are forgotten until rockets start flying and people are killed. We would like to see in gaza is for that to change. Would you say that hamas retains Popular Support . I would say it is not so much about hamas as it is about a sense of defiance that is palatable. Here. Hamas is one among many groups that exist here in gaza as your viewers probably know. The sense is that weve come this far, 1,900 plus people have died and no one wants to see that all be in vain. Whether or not the fighting continues is not really the issue. The issue is whether once a ceasefire is finally brokered, the siege will end. The focus right now is not so much on the complete ending of the siege, which is a complete border of borders, but rather the ability of appliance to access the outside world particularly through a port which im standing 100 meters from. That port has been out of commission for eight years and has not been fully functional since the 1967 war 1967 war. They would like to see an end to that. The vase have not responded to these requests and until that happens the feeling of gazaens is that the israelis continue to wage war on the palestinians whether it be through f16 and blockades. Would the people of hamas like israel t they would like not to give up their right to exist. I dont think anyone here would support an unilateral demilitarization without equivalent compromise on the part of the israelis. Thank you very much. Youre watching the news hour on al jazeera. Im stephen coal. Still to come, the ambitious goal to eliminate pedestrian deaths in the big apple. And the president has promised to end hunger we look at forest communities to look at the results. And in sports find out what happened to tiger woods. At least four people have died in protesters asking for Nouri Almaliki to resign. Joining me now from islamabad, kamal, tell me how the trouble began and why it began . Reporter well, the trouble began when a cleric living in canada returned to lead the revolution to get rid of the government in islamabad, that was elected a little over a year ago. The government decided to remove the barricades around his house, and it was at that point that there were scuffles with the his that led to the problem. The Security Forces say it has not happened, however it has been scuffle with the police in many years of the punjab. The police of the punjab may have overreacting causing huge problems. Ive spoken to someone who says that the situation in gradually coming back to normal even though they continue to insist that he will hold rallies in that city. Why is he coming . What does he want to achieve, this cleric . Reporter first of all there is a grand swell of antigovernment feeling. The feeling that the government has failed. Its not just qadri alone. A former cricketing hero is threatening to march on islamabad on the 14th of august, which is less than five days. And if they join hands now interesting to let you know that islamabad is also being seen right now a little while ago driving into the city i could see containers being put on the main highways, and there is no fuel available, so its not just the city, but were going to see more here in the next few days. Kamal hyder reporting from islamabad. Thank you, kamal. The Court Ordered the Muslim Brotherhood assets to be liquiditied. It has sent supporters to prison. The government called it with a terrorist group last year. Mohamed fahmy, Bader Mohammed, and peter greste was sentenced for helping the know june. They have received seven years in prison and Bader Mohammed was sentenced an extra year for having a spent bullet that he picked up at a protest. In the capitol of tri tripoli protesters attacked each other in the center of the capitol. Many people are trying to escape the violence in tripoli by heading for misrata. Reporter more families on the run. Hundreds of them have tried to escape the violence by mom to go misrata. One of the shells hit a street 100 meters away from my house. My brotherinlaw came from an area close to the airport. And his family follows him. He spoke of tragedy over there. [ explosion ] reporter its the militias were misrata that are leading the fighting in tripoli. Theyre trying to take over the airport that has been defended bit militia. The fighting has gone on over a month and kill almost 200. The capitol is almost too dangerous. We received the families provide financial aid, then we give them free accommodation. Then make contact with them to respond to their needs. Reporter holiday resorts have been turned into refugee camps for the families. From there they watch as the city edges closer to a civil war. As allies fight together, now fighting each other. The attacks have led to embassies to close. And foreigners have left the country. Protesting the encampment of activists at the square. Activists refuse to leave the square. They have tried to remove the barricades that have blocked the main street. The Ukrainian Government has managed to push out separatist rebels out of the east. We have reports of how people are rebuilding their lives after weeks of fighting. They are learning how to help those affected by this war. The fighting has stopped but the scars left by the battle run deep, and more and more people need the help of counselors like these to cope. Many of the victims in slovyansk are too young to understand why their world was turned upside down. Everyone is anxious and worried about the future. Its very hard for people to deal with this unstable situation and to find resources to cope. The symptoms we see in children are speech impediments, bedwetting, anxiety and fear of certain sounds. Reporter around this city there are constant reminders of what happened here. Relative calm has been restored after weeks of turmoil. Just over a month ago this was the scene of heavy fighting. Reconstruction work here have started. But questions linger about how to rebuild lives. And how to help those coming from further afield. Not far from the city a place renown for peace and tranquility. Holiday homes now turned into temporary shelters for families. Every day were worried about our relatives and we cry. We try calling them but there is no phone connection. I would like to return home today, but we have a terrible war waging there. Reporter but tatiana and the four people she shares 24 this tiny shelter with will have to stay put as both sides try to get the upper hand in this conflict. Al jazeera, eastern ukraine. 135 people have died after a river burst its banks after heavy rains. Floodwaters inundated several villages damaging homes and crops. 60,000 people have had to be row moved to relief camps. In alert for a Tropical Storm has been lifted after strong winds and heavy rains. The storm caused flooding and left people without any electricity. More than a thousand others have sought shelter in centers. People are bracing for another storm. Hurricane julio is expected to track close to the islands on sunday. Well, lets talk weather now with richard. Coast to Coast Weather in the pacific. Meteorologist its looking very lively in the pacific. Hophopefully hurricane julio will graze by. As we move across towards japan, thats where we have our typhoon that is moving up towards the southern portion of japan. Its another weather front. We have massive rain associated with this over the next 24 hours. So its just at the bottom end in terms of Hurricane Katrina gore. So in terms of wind its not a major feature. Probably a surge of. 8 perimeter as it pushes in. What will happen is that it will run through the western side. As it goes through were certainly going to see an onslaught of heavy rain. The track will take it away towards the north, so in terms of rainfall, youre looking at the potential for another 100 to 200 millimeters of rain as we get through the next 4 hours. And then it begins to move away towards the north. So its going to head up towards the sea of japan and towards the far east of russia. Thats where were going to see another couple hundred millimeters of rain. Its certainly one to watch. Stephen. Thank you very much. A wildfire in u. S. State of oregon has threatened homes. 4,600 firemen are battling blazes across hundreds of kilometers of forests. New yorks mayor wants to eliminate traffic deaths. Mayor bill de blasio has released a safety initial. Its a challenging plan for a city of more than 8 Million People. Kristin saloomey takes a look at it. Right here. This is where seth was hit. This is where he died. Yes, he died right here. Yes. The corner of ninth avenue and 53rd street brings a flood of emotion for debra an harold. Their son seth was run over by a city bus that was going too fast in 2009. They helped form the Group Families for safe street. Seth was my only child. He was my whole life. We wanted to create a city where this wouldnt happen to other people, and we could do something about it. Reporter the group is behind the of thes of new york city mayor bill de blasio who recently signed legislation aiming to eliminate all pedestrian death. 286 people were killed in traffic accidents in the city last year. In a city as big and complicated as this is not easy. But we did fought come here to do easy things. We came here to help people. Reporter among the package of new laws is a crackdown on bad taxi drivers and reducing the default speed limit to 40 kilometers an hour. Speed limits are a big part of improving car safety. The faster a car goes the more damage its likely to cause. One study found reducing speed limits in the city about 15 kilometers an hour would reduce the number of deaths. The new laws also have the support of city cyclists who know the hazards of interacting with traffic all too well. Raising Public Awareness of the new laws will be a big part of improving safety. Ive seen improvement of 2007 and 2008 and the number of cyclists getting injured. Partially that is because of the better bike lanes, separated infrastructure p partially because there are more people out. Drivers are more used to seeing lots of cyclists and are more careful around them. Sometimes a pedestrian will wave me on as their right to cross first. Reporter and Police Officers will be giving more traffic tickets to enforce the new laws. They say its a small price to pay for safer streets. Kristin saloomey, al jazeera, new york. Shortly after taking office, he pledged to eliminate hunger. We go to to see how they have down. Reporter today they could afford rice. Often theyre forced to live on just tortillas and or go hungry. A single mother she earns 5 a week and gets another 10 from the government for assistance. Like other people who live in remote villages, she supports to support her family. My kids are not really nourished because we lack meat and fish. We cannot afford to buy meat because it is so expensive. Reporter this is one of the poorest communities in the state where chronic malnourishment and hunger are constant. They lack food, water, education and healthcare. President promised to help families in what he called was a National Crusade against hunger back in 2013. This isnt just the priority for my government but rather the most important thing we can do to improve and end hunger in mexico. Reporter as a result of that action his government claims that 3 Million People are in their words eating better. The second poorest state in mexico and a third of all recipients of the program live here. While the government claims its having success some people question just how much. But charities are questioning where the government gets the 3 million figure from. So far its produced any evidence to back it up. Critics say that the initiative is not new but just a continuatio