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photos. and home on the range. the push to make bison the national mammal. on a night when fireworks are lighting up the sky across electric country to help celebrate freedom, we begin this hour in marietta, california. this evening, protesters in that southern california city seem more determined than ever to keep the american dream in the hands of americans alone. the activists, some waving u.s. flags remain on guard, ready to block the arrival of more bus loads of migrants. it s a very stark contrast with the quieter tone of the immigrant debate today in washington. caitlin ford reports. marking independence day with an oath. that i will bear arms on behalf of the united states. president barack obama naturalized a group of new citizens today, welcoming them as new americans, but mindful of the bitter battle over immigration. i will keep doing everything i can do to make our immigration smarter and more efficient so hard working men and women, like al ....
the parliament building. i m robin adams with your sport and world cup semifinals comes at a price. neymar is ruled out of the rest of the tournament with a fractured vertebrae. now, ukraine s president is claiming victory over pro-russian separatist. rebel forces are moving out of the former stronghold the slovyansk, and the ukranian army has been ordered to raise the flag over the city. scott heidler joins me from outside donetsk. can you confirm for us, scott, is the ukranian flag now flying over the buildings that were held by anti-government forces in slovyansk? we can t confirm that that flag is flying. what we can confirm, we have seen a separatist tanks and armoured personnel carriers coming down the road that i m standing on. in the direction of donetsk, the second-largest city, a strategically important city heading in that direction, or if they are around in between the two points that the separatists held for weeks on end. that is left to be determined ....
of the freeway. brazil heads to the world cup finals, but without their number one star. it was so awesome. i could go on it again giving kids a chance to go to summer camp. a programme where all the kids have one thing in common. good morning to you. welcome to al jazeera america. live from new york city. i m morgan radford. this morning president obama is again threatening to take executive action to overhaul the nation s immigration system. he made a declaration at a white house naturalisation ceremony saying he wants smarter policies and will do it alone if congress doesn t help. dozens of residents spent their 4th of july in full force, protesting the arrival of immigrants. they turned away three full buses, but it was not enough to deter officials bringing immigrants to the golden state. officials say it s what they are using to relieve overcrowded facility. reporter: for the second time in a week a plane from texas carries undocumented immigrants touc ....
alive. india immunizes millions against measles every year but doctors are warning that it s still not enough. and we ll have the latest from the world cup including argentina put their place in the semifinals, and for once they re not reliant on messi. the elusive leader o rebel group islamic state is set to have a public appearance. it will show him delivering a sermon in the iraqi city of mosul. but some say the footage is falsified and a farce. if this video is confirmed it sends out a very strong message. the first message that it sends out is that that the caliph of the islamic state is able to travel within his own territory and not get harassed within the security borders. he has appeared in a public place, that is a very big message. what did he actually say? it s consistent with what has been delivered before. he says please come to the islam caliph. it is your duty. we will win jihad. we are the only people who can bring peace to the islamic world. it s ....
in iraq, the leader of the islamic state has reportedly made his first on-camera appearance, giving a speech at friday prayers in mosul. iraq s government is calling the video a farce and imran khan has more in baghdad. if it is confirmed, it sends out a strong message. the first message it sends out is that the i.s. will say, the cal i have is able travel within his own territories and not get harassed and not get hit by the security forces. he is clearly come from syria, across the border into northwestern iraq and and in a public place. , in itself, is a very big message. what did he actually say in his friday clip? it s consistent with what we have heard before from the audiotapes. once again he says to muslims, please come to the islamic kalif. it s our duty to win jihad. we are the only people who can bring peace to the islamic world. is this the abu bakr al bad dadi? semi official account says yes, it is him. others said it is something called al yemeni. we se ....