paul. >>> in the next hour - the status of the small business in the united states del walters with a preview. >> tomorrow is the beginning of small business week. 64% of small business owners say they haven't recovered from the economic downturn. we look at how much of a role obama care and the affordable care act, and minimum wage increases - how that has held back growth. all of that ahead in a couple of minutes >>> thursday voters head to the polls for one of the u.k. elections. the right wing party ukip has emerged as a force. it argues against the european union, immigration, and the political elite out of touch with people. laurence lee has the story. >> reporter: grimentssby, enough to fill with gloom. all this used to be buzzing with trade. >> you see all the buildings that are empty. it's a waste. it's like a ghost town. >> reporter: what did it for grimsby was limits on fish britain could catch. the anti-e.u. uk independence party, or ukip regards the place as a prime target. >> they are talking about regeneration. there might be an odd crumb, but nothing that you could t

continues with del walters, starting now. >> good evening, this is al jazeera america, i'm dell walters in new york with a look at the top stories. after a week of violence and protests baltimore's curfew is lifted and they are praying for peace. >> efforts to change the lives of migrants in europe results in a dramatic increase in the number of refugees rescued. >>> harrowing storeys of survival from the women rescued from boko haram. >> whatever appeals to the perception of wealthy business owners, i'm not that guy. >> in "the week ahead", challenges facing small businesses in the united states - still struggling to recover from the economic downterm and facing an uncertain future >>> well the curfew has been lifted. 3,000 members of the national guard that lined baltimore streets are going home. today across the state they dropped the rocks and protests and dropped to their knees in prayers, the government saying that it's been a rough week, in an understatement. the question will baltimore return to normal and can charm city regain its charm. john terrett is live as he has been sinc

. i'm del walters in new york. with a look at today's top stories. developing news in a dallas suburb cartoon contest where they were supposed to be drawing the proved muhammed, those men have been shot and killed. >>> praying for peace. >> migrants trying to reach europe, resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of people that had to be rescued oaferred theover theweekend. >> i'm not that guy. >> still to recover from the economic down trn and downturn and face being anfacing anuncertain future. >> and we are following that breaking news coming out of texas. earlier this evening two gunmen were shot and killed after they opened fire outside a community center in garland texas. at the time, the community center was featuring an art show featuring the proved muhammed. police have evacuated the surroundings area and called out the bomb squad. live images from garland, heidi zhou-castro is live on the scene and high did high dizzy hi heidi what is happening now? >> police are block the road, turning the traffic in the opposite direction heavily armed. this is not directly connected

darth vader there. that does it for me, the news continues with del walters. >> today's top stories - a clean bill of health. violation of humanitarian laws as civilian death toll rises. severe weather affects part of the country. one person is dead after a tornado touches down in texas. in "deeper look", a plight of americans who can't afford to stay in their homes any more >>> our top story of this hour lip is declaring itself ebola free after a victory over the virus appears evident. the world health organisation saying the african nation is free of the disease. there's no new cases in 42 days. >> after nine months fighting the disease, the feelings are hard to describe. they are largely emotional. >>> as you probably know liberia was hard hit by the epidemic. close to 5,000 died from the virus. the country's president saying it's no time to let down their guard. more from caroline malone. >> reporter: these students are the picture of health as liberia is declared ebola free. the virus has not been seen in this country for 42 days, twice the incubation period. >> i lost my father to

. i'm del walters in new york with a look at the top stories. a number of tornados tearing through north texas leaving behind debris and one person is confirmed dead. a possible ceasefire looming in yemen, an accusation that saudi arabia's air attacks are violating international law >>> also - good news in the fight against ebola, and the country hardest hit by the disease. a clean bill of health >>> in a deeper look - the plight of americans that just can't afford to stay in their homes. >>> severe weather in texas, tornados leaving behind a trail of destruction. this one in west central texas touching down before nightfall. you see the path of turned up earth, a grim reminder of the dividing line between that which is saved and that which is destroyed. some houses exploding. nothing left but scattered breeze and debris. some blown away. only the foundations remaining. cameras catching this man standing on a second floor porch after the tornado moved through and destroyed the rest of his house. dramatic scenes coming out of texas >>> good evening storms tearing through the central

weather across the plains putting millions in the cross-hairs. del walters following for us. >> dozens of twisters touching down, there's the potential for twisters in seven states texas arkansas to southern minnesota. a short time ago this national guard helicopter was on the scene over denton county texas a hard-hit area. people are being pulled from cars and homes after being stranded by flood water. in other areas people hit by the twisters are trying to pick up the pieces. >> that is a tornado. >> reporter: cisco, texas, 140 miles west of dallas ground zero for a deadly out break of twisters spun off from a weather system stretching up and down the midwest. dozens of tornado from the lone star state from the tiny farming town of dell mont south dacted. hail raining council on windshield. saturday night lightening sparking a gas well sparking flames. that could be seen for miles. >> water, telephone poles, trees, ripped out of the ground much very powerful and disruptive. >> sunday sunrise bought damage to light. homes ripped in half. one home was struck by lightening, six flags ov

america. "hard earned". >> this is al jazeera america. i'm del walters in new york with a look at tonight's stories. dangerous weather. there is video taken in iowa. it shows the moment a tornado ripped a roof off a high school. >>> jimmy carter, going to be watching the elections there. >>> newborn babies allegedly stolen in st. louis. the anger and anguish of women coming forward. gulf arab leaders coming to washington to meet with president obama. what america's gulf allies want from the u.s. and what the u.s. expects in return. good evening i'm del walters. those powerful storms that have been sweeping across the country tonight not showing any signs of letting up. we're watching a developing story now in the midwest. there is a story of another tornado setting down in lake city iowa. young man austin jacobs, these are the photos he took of the damage that the tornado was expected to have been responsible for. awards ceremony when the twister came through luckily everyone paid it to the basement in time. austin jacobs, joining us from his family farm in iowa, have the skies cl

walters. >>> thank you. this is al jazeera america i'm del walters with a look at the day's top stories. rivers are rising in texas, spreading the danger of flooding across a rain-soaked state. another democrat, the former governor of maryland jumping into the presidential race and divisions in f.i.f.a. as europeans register anger at the re-election of sepp blatter. time is running out for the patriot act. we'll take a deeper look at the fight over widespread government surveillance and your privacy >>> flooding as far as the eye can be. texans keeping the face. tonight another round of rain - what they don't need. >>> it's going from bad to worth, torrential rains. devastation and a rising death toll. now spilling over the banks. in houston, getting slammed. jonathan martin is in the houston suburb of rosenberg. yes, it is raining adane >>>y again and again, this is an area under a mandatory evacuation. you can understand why. the river is well above the flood stage. this is the rain and flooding. many of the people - 75 homes here - people in 75 homes have been told to get out

us i'm del walters in new york. stay tuned, the news continues next >>> dozens of people dead and two attacks in nigeria's north, a day after the president takes charge >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha also ahead... [ siren ] ..barrel bombs dropped by syrian gunmen. more than 70 people in aleppo province. >>> schools getting ready to reopen a

del walters in new york. stay tuned, the news continues next >>> dozens of people dead and two attacks in nigeria's north, a day after the president takes charge >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha also ahead... [ siren ] ..barrel bombs dropped by syrian gunmen. more than 70 people in aleppo province. >>> schools getting ready to reopen a month after being hit by earthquakes, we are live in kathmandu. plus... >> i'm jennifer glasse in kandahar where a century's old tradition means tribal elders solve problems at the government charms. >>> 16 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in north-eastern nigeria. it blew the roof off the mosque. it followed an attack on the suburbs overnight. we have this report. >> as people gathered for prayers, a suicide bomber blew himself up. it's an area in maiduguri. the bomber posed as a trader and was pushing a wheelbarrow. so far no one has claimed responsibility for the bombing. it was not the only attack. most civilians were killed in the western suburb when rocket propelled grenades hit mo

earthquake interru and didn't destroy the education that the children desee. >> del walters joins u wit a preview of what isoming up in th next half ur >> tomorro begins june it's a flurry of res by theupreme court. in our segment "the k at somef e precedent-settg decisions tha uld com down is involving same-sex marriage obama care religious freedom and capital punishment. they are cases that could define the court. >> what about the fate of obama care. >> that is the issue that all eyes will be op that and the issue of same-sex marriage. with obama care there's 7 million that signed up in the state-run exchanges whose fates could be decided by the court, meaning congress may have to fix obama care or cut obama care. several million will look at it to decide what to do next. >> see you at 8 o'clock >>> according to the e.p.a. the rate of recycling in the u.s. more than tripled since 1980 with americans ug millions of -- using millions of plastic water bottles. we want to find out what happens to the plastic when it goes into the recycling bin. >> reporter: for decades plastic was so