only on al jazeera america. in the months that followed the students disappearance dozens were arrested including the mayor of iguala - jose luis abarca - and his wife - who officials say ordered the attack on the students... ...allegedly believing they were going to disrupt an event they were holding that night - an allegation the students deny. after taking the boys off the buses, investigators say police piled them into the backs of their trucks and handed them over to a local cartel that had close links to the mayor and his wife. the case of the students ...is not an isolated one in mexico according to the government's own reports over 22,000 people have gone missing in mexico since 2006, though human rights groups believe that number to be far higher. it's been three and half years since juana last heard from her daughter, brenda damaris - here it says i'm still alive.... find me it was late on a summer night when she called to say she'd been in a car accident just outside the city of monterrey. the family

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on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back. hollywood. >> i did. there was a movie revolution, paramount, this huge studio, the last movie they are doing on traditional film was "anchorman 2" with will ferrell. not only is the film, itself, converted to digital. the people are being converted to digital characters. i got to have that done to me. it's crazy. look at that. all right, guys. let's check this out. >> hollywood, america's birthplace of film is now the revolution. >> we are here at the university of southern california's institute for creative technology. this is ground zero for the game-changing research that is catapulting film technology into the 21st sent re. made. >> all right. so here we have the stage. >> i ict's dr. paul trailblazer. >> this is the light stage. what does this do? >> there is about 10,000 individually controlled light sores in here. >> wow. >> we knowcan drive the led did around us to replicate the color and intensity of light from everywhere, the blue sky appear above us. >> why is the light so important for creat

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only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. it's 12:44 eastern time. taking a look at today's top stories. u.n. secretary ban ki-moon is in baghdad for talks of iraq's prime minister. >>> and prosecutors have finished their case in the boston marathon bombing trial the attack that killed three people and injured more than 200. >>> and president obama is in boston for the opening of the edward m. kennedy institute. early senators including john mccain, democrat elizabeth warren along with the vice president are also on hand. >>> wisconsin's scott walker is reconfirming his stance on immigration. there are questions on whether he has changed his position on the issue, but the presidential kind said that he is opposed to any path for undocumented immigrants. >> they need to ultimately go back to the country of origin and get in line just as anyone else did. i think in terms of things beyond that, that's where we have got to tackle these other issues first and have a president willing to work with the congress. >> these comments come just 24 hours after wa

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america presents only on al jazeera america >> richmond police, drop the gun, do it thousand. >> the bigger challenge how to make good decisions under stressful circumstances. >> the debate over police crossing a line and using excessive force, especially in areas of high crime rates, in richmond california, hix one of the most violent places in america. but the study has shown that change is possible. since 2008, the richmond chief of police, crime is down. and after the tragic events in ferguson, missouri understanding how police can better exist with the community is increasingly important for police departments around the nation. ali velshi has this report. >> what you're about to see could make the difference between life and death. >> drop the gun richard police drop the gun do it now. >> top where you are, stop moving. put your hands behind your head now. do it now. >> i don't care if you shoot me. i'll kill you. >> don't move! stop. >> this time it's a training exercise but next time it could be a real confrontation. that's when the challenge will be to keep an encounter like

only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america, i'm ray suarez. having covered the law signs it was a gleam in the eye of obama health policy adviso, i think i'm on solid grouped when i say the -- ground when i say the people who drafted the bill didn't expect 34 states refusing to set up their changes. whether it was a drafting error, badly wording or meant to be taken out and never was remains to be explained, but established by the state end up being a dagger at the heart of the affordable care act, if the supreme court decides insurance in the states using the federal healthcare.gov no longer qualify for subsidies, it's a big deal. joining he to assess the future and explain the churches and define death siral. is trevor burris, and christopher right, partner of a law firm. firing an amicus brief supporting the obama administration's position. chris wright, does there exist a principal in law that goes to intent - what i meant to say important. >> there's be absurd results in the statute was interpreted was the challengers wanted to interprete

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america presents only on al jazeera america >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. the syrian masses - people desperate to live normal lives have been the victims and bystanders as forces beyond their control tear the country to pieces. a new report from a big group of non-governmental organizations details terrible suf rings at the hand of their government, various groups fighting the government and neighbours with designs on one outcome or another, in many ways leaving fate. it's "inside story".

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america presents only on al jazeera america >> singapore in mourning following the death of its up ting fair lee kuan yew who turned its port city into an economic powerhouse. >> hello, also on the program the u.n. said that yemen is on the verge of a civil war as outy fighters take over the central city of taiz. >>> rebel fighters in syria say they have taken four crew members hostage after a helicopter crashed. >>> wildlife in south sudan in the

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america presents only on al jazeera america >> you're watching "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. what propels an american's face onto paper money? do you have to be a president? no. one of the most commonly circulated notes the $10 features alexander hamilton and the $5 features benjamin franklin. sometimes your bill gets taken out of circulation, the $10,000 or the $100,000. once you're on a paper bill you're on it for good. womenon20s.org. want a military man the face on the 20 the most likely candidate for replacement by a woman who has made a significant contribution to this country. i'm joined by douglas mudd curator of knew miss numismatic association. and incrementally throughout most of our history? >> yes, ray, basically, money tends to be conservative overall throughout history and american money especially because of its international role, is very conservative. and tends to remain so and has been for roughly 100 years right now. >> when is the last time we changed a bill this any significant way, apart from expanding the size of the portraits of frankl

america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america >> flash point fergdz. we ferguson.we never left. you'll speak with people who experienced discrimination firsthand. and thin it's the prejudice we're all guilty of without even knowing it. the world of unconscious bias, clearly holding women back in the workplace or is it? the man that argues gender bias is just a mist. i'm ali velshi, this is "real money." >> a federal investigation has cleared officer darren wilson of civil rights violations related to the shooting death of michael brown in ferguson, mark rzepczynski in missouri.there is no evidence to disprove wilson's perception that michael brown posed a threat to wilson after brown advanced towards him. it was michael brown's death seven months ago that triggered days of protests and riots in ferguson. that was followed by even more protests when a local grand jury declined to indict officer wilson. the uproar focused attention on the ferguson overwhelmingly white police force and in completely jurisdictions. writing that the harms of ferguso

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the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now judge welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. i have to admit, a lot of this is foreign to my own college experience a long long time ago. on my big city campus in the 1970s greek letter societies had been chased out in the tumult of the '60s. one fraternity was allowed back my senior year and didn't make much of a splash. fast-forward 35 years and i'm walking by frat row with my undergraduate daughter on a different urban campus and all the bros were out, giants facing outside, sitting outside, drinking, cat-calling women, some interested in the attention. i asked my daughter how is this allowed, she said nobody had any control over what went open. if anybody wanted to make it stop it wasn't clear anybody could. administrations on several big campuses are now breathing down their necks. can the young men themselves take back some of the initiative, change the flair tiff. bob bigs is the executive vice president of phi delta university and

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on al jazeera america [ ♪♪ ] >>> this week on "talk to al jazeera", legendry music composer david foster . >> so mid '070, i guess i seriously. >>> david foster has been nicknamed the hitman, a violent for many records collaborating with many big names in the industry. there's one talent, however, he says stands out. >> love, love, love this man. he is beyond, beyond. he's a lawyer, sculpts, plays every instrument, rides horses, dives, a renaissance man. >> the music of "ghostbusters" "foot loose", all carrying his mark, the last whitney houston. >> she was amazing. she just ripped it out. there was no vocal exercises. she was a troubled girl. >> david foster is not only working with the stars, but runs a foundation for children awaiting organ donations. >> i can still tell you katy and sharon had heart transplants when they were 7. i watched her get married. >>> he has children of his own ex-wives. children. as you may have read, i've been married a few times, it's a big blended family, and anyone with a blended family knows it's not easy. we are figuring it out. >> i spoke to david fos

only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to techknow. from the force of costa rica, i now take you to the forest of ohio where i met this incredible tag team of scientists and artists. they're taking pollution, something we consider quite ugly, and they're making something quite beautiful it. >> we are getting used to seeing recycled materials in art but this idea of recycling pollution is totally new. >> art is always challenging the way we view our outside world. who knew that chemical pollution could do that too. >> they're not just taking pollution to make art. they're actually taking pollution out of a system and cleaning up an entire landscape. let's take a look. >> it may not look like it, but this is the first step in making paint, artist paint, and not the ready-made kind from a tube. but the kind professional artists whip up on their own with a little pigment, linseed oil, and muscle. >> how did you get the idea of first making paint. >> anybody that works in this clothes. >> the area, the lush coal country of southeast ohio wh

on al jazeera america a show about innovations that can change lives. humanity and we are doing it in a unique way. this is a show about science by scientists. let's check the team of hardcore nerds. dr shini somara is a mechanical engineer. tonight saving baby grace. doctors try a cutting edge treatment to heal this little girl's brain, infusing her with her own umbilical cord blood. treatment? >> we hope it rescues the brain >>> and a mother's incredible journey to help her girl. dr crystal dilworth is a molecular neuroscientist. stint she introductions us to a scientist out to change the i'm phil torres. i'm an entomologist. . that's the team, let's do some science. bsh [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> hey, any, welcome to "techknow" i'm phil torres, joined by crystal dilworth, and shini somara. you are about to take us on a journey, an experimental matthews. >> this is an emotional piece. we followed the retrieval of grace's umbilical cord blues cell, and we had access to where they condition those cells for treatment in the hope of saving her life. let's take

america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america >>> this is tech no . this is a show about science by scientists. tonight, techno journeys into the jungle. this is one of the iconic animals of costa row icarica. >> how extensive is the damage? we are going to find out. >> we're going to walk every trail, stream, or swamp we come across to see what's out there. >> i'm phil torres. i'm an entimologist. >> ready? >> yes. >> i'll share it with a biologist. that's our team. now let's do some science. >>> hey, guys, welcome to techknow. you guys know, i've spent a lot of in the jungles. i do my research in the tropics and usually i'm looking at spiders and butterflies. but this time i went down to costa rica to look at something different. we know there are a lot of scientific issues out there protecting our rain forest is one of them certainly but maybe it's not quite high enough on the list. because we're realizing now that rain forests are doing incredible services for us in society. >> and they're doing them for free. completely for free. we don't us

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only on al jazeera america. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrapup of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights, on al jazeera america . >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america i'm ray suarez. in 1866 much of the american south formerly the states of the confederacy were in ruin from the civil war. millions of freed slaves whose old status was defined by the original language of the constitution had an undefined citizenship. the 13th amendment abolished slavery. the 14th amendment said: huge implications and perhaps on whether or not you are legally if you have a kid while you are we continue in light of the raids in southern california, with peter should being, professor emeritus at the law, and director of the migration policy institutes office, the n.y.u. school of law. starting with you, in 1866 we had not entered the era of high mass migration to the

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only on al jazeera america. >>> we're back with "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. the 2016 presidential race offers a field crowded with potential candidates, exploratory candidates and rumoured candidates, and now a declared real-life official campaign. ted cruz "16 kicked off at liberty university, virgin your, where he laid -- virginia, where he laid out his views of an america ready and able to rise to the challenges of this time. >> from the dawn of this country, at every stage america enjoyed god's providential blessing. over and over again when we faced impossible odds, the american people rose to the challenge. you know, compared to that, repealing affordable care act, and abolishing the i.r.s. ain't all that tough. >> al jazeera american political correspondent michael shure joins me, on the road in montgomery alabama. good to have you with us. >> nice to be with you. >> why did ted cruz make a point of stealing a day's march on opponents, declare now rather than virginia, texas? >> i think a little bit of that is an imagery. he's at libert

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only on al jazeera america. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> the question of who is accountable for the land loss in louisiana is still disputed. >> here we're looking at aerial 1940 at venice field in plaquemines parish. >> at his office in baton rouge attorney don carmouche says these aerial photos are evidence against chevron and other oil industry. >> you can see the contamination, the killing of the marsh the additional erosion from the canals. those are man-made canals, they made them they didn't revegetate them, they didn't detoxify. by 1983 they had a requirement to re-vegetate detoxify and restore to its natural state, they did not. >> fast forward to 1983, by then you have continued significant production everywhere you see one of these little icons... >> half of its water. >> by then its beginning to erode an

only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america i'm ray suarez. this time on the programme we are taking a closer look at a stunning development. more than half of the public schoolchildren in america live in poverty. under or close to the federal definition for being poor. a percentage of low income students in public schools has been rising over time. take a look at the figures. in 1989, 32% of public school students were low income. a little more than 10 years later it's up to 38%, and climbs to 42% in 2006, to 48% in 2011, and stood at 51% by 2013. joining us now to company our look at poverty in american schools, kept maguire, president and c.e.o. of the southern education foundation, and ingrid, a principal of patrick henry elementary school in alexandria virginia. mr maguire, let me start with you. the numbers are a little shocking, only because they so overstate the number of americans living in poverty, and the number of children living in poverty, why is the number of public schoolchildren so much higher than the other figures? >> ray i

america presents only on al jazeera america >> what draws a man or come to stand up and risk all for others? it takes special courage and a cause worth fighting more. in our conversation actor harry belafonte and new revolutionary philip agnu,. a lifetime of braking barriers. harry belafonte rose from humble beginning, but success did not blind him to suffering. >> people asked me what motivate you becoming an activist? i said it wasn't karl marx. it really wasn't abe lincoln. it was just poverty. >> yes. >> oppression motivated me to become an activist in the resistence to that, along the way in this need to get rid of oppression i heard about marx, i heard about lincoln i heard about frederick douglas and that gave me an opportunity to select which one of these voices which one of these philosophies that i wanted engage with. i happened to move to the places where i moved which really ticked off the ruling folks. >> yes. >> as early as the 1950s he used his wealth to support the movement. he helped fund the freedom riots and voter registration across the south. he bailed out countl

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only on al jazeera america. >> you're watching "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. fast food joint mcdonald's is moving away from chickens raised using antibiotics. some activists have pointed out, there's no way that to prove that the antibiotics won't be used. a fast food sandwich isn't only made to be tasty, but it's supposed to be cheap. what would demands be made on mcdonald's and the other big restaurant chains, what would they mean to the way the animals are raised, what the public eats what a meal would cost? arien d ogan and suzanne chambers are still with me. if we did what you want and other food activists want to change a way a pig is raised, a could you is raised, a chicken is raised, would we end up paying a lot more? >> i think for the answer to overseas. if you look to eu, if you look to denmark, denmark produces pigs. they are still in industrial fashion but they're able to do it without that pressure, that selective pressure that we're putting on that bacteria that gets in animal guts by using medically approved antibiotics. it's no