only on al jazeera america. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york. here are the top stories. >> we filed charges a few minutes ago >>> an arrest is made in the shooting of two police officers in ferguson, missouri. [ cheering and applause ] >>> campaigning comes down to the wire in israel with a race that could see prime minister binyamin netanyahu swept from power. the death and destruction carried out by bashar al-assad's regime in syria

>>>i'm richelle carey, this week on "talk to al jazeera", rain pryor, actress and comedian. i think it's really powerful that whenever people ask you about your father, which is as everyone nose, you mention your mother as well. >> i think it's because because, you know, my mum was the black male in my life when dad was not around. she is such a big part of who i am as well as him. i mean, he was rrchard pryor. he had six kids. this woman did the blood, sweat and the tear, and, you know, and dad did the blood, sweat and the tears until the next woman came along. but mum was like "i'm down, i'm in this to win this", do you know what i mean. dad took me on when i was older because, of course, i'm more manageable at that time, and then it's real talk. that's when the real conversations started. you know, when i'm 17 years old. let's talk about life. let's talk about boys. you know the stuff my mum couldn't really talk to me about. >> were you ever angry your father was not there sooner and more consistently? >> yes, when i was 13 years old. i had it in my book, in it i wrote a

richelle carey reports. >> at this point the stress is ongoing. an awful lot to be done. >> st. louis prosecuting attorney robert mccullough announced the arrest of the person who shot the two police officers monday morning. >> it's possible he could have been shooting at someone else, the charge is class a felony. >> reporter: in addition to class a assault williams is accused of three counts of armed criminal action. still trying to determine how many people were involved or if they were even connected to the demonstrators involved. the shooting occurred just after midnight, as officers confronted protesters near the ferguson police department. >> oh boy. >> reporter: two officers were hit, one from the st. louis county police department and the other from nearby webster grove. they were treated and released from the hospital the same day. came after the resignation of police chief thomas jackson following a week of high level resignations after a damning report from the department of justice regarding ferguson police and the court system. it's been seven months since missouri

. >> crack in the system >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york with a look at the top stories. >>> the president of venezuela says a number of americans have been arrested for spying including an american. supporters plan to march in moscow to demand justice. >> the winner of c.p.a.c. 2015 presidential straul poll is -- straul poll is rand paul. >>> conservatives in the united states choose who they'd like to see run for president >>> and the lasting consequences of the war in vietnam for vietnamese and american veterans. >>> we begin in venezuela, where an unknown number of smern citizens are -- american citizens have been detained on suspicions of spying coming from president nicolas maduro. he said one was an american pilot. >> translation: we have detected activity and captured u.s. citizens in undercover activity espionage trying to win over people in towns and some neighbourhoods. we captured an american pilot with all sorts of document agency. >>> there are claims that america is planning a coup. it's not knob if it has anything to do with a decision

i'm richelle carey in new york the news continues with thomas drayton. did you have pie to honour the day? >> a different kind of pie, that's the thing to do. i'm thomas drayton in new york let's get you caught up on the top stories. officials reveal evidence i.s.i.l. used chemical weapons in iraq. also a profile of isaac herzog the man that hopes to replace binyamin netanyahu as president >>> a deeper look and a growing question of weather money will be there when state and city employees are ready to retire. >>>claims that i.s.i.l. fighters used chemical weapons. they have evidence that they used chlorine gas in a car bomb attack. dozens of fighters were treated for dizziness after the blast. no one was killed. 13 peshmerga fighters were killed today near the oil-rich city of kirkuk. kurdish forces say they are making gains near i.s.i.l. with the help of air strikes they recaptured a village that's been under i.s.i.l. control. >>> i.s.i.l. has been accused of using chemical weapons. kurdish officials are offering proof. [ gun fire ] >> reporter: the ac

i'm richelle carey in new york. the news continues now with my colleague thomas drayton >>> good evening, i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories. binyamin netanyahu israeli prime minister, arrives in washington d.c., we have the latest and examine the issues making it so controversial in the segment - the week ahead. >> new video shows boris nemtsov moments before he is murdered. he expresses fear. close friend and fellow activist tells al jazeera why he believes the vladimir putin regime was out to silence him. >> the president of nigeria promises to win the war against boko haram, an interview with jonathan goodluck. in the following cuban relations could bring business opportunities, and big hurdles remain >>> great to have you with us. we begin with a live picture from washington d.c. where earlier this evening israeli prime minister

>>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey sh in new york with a look at the top stories. >> translation: this is a new spiral in russia's dissent into a fash. >> safe. >> questions follow the murder of one of vladimir putin's harshest critics gunned down on the streets of mouse coe. -- moscow. >> they burn women and children in their homes. why are they not helping us. >> the winner of the c.p.a.c. 2015 straw paul is rand paul. >> conservatives in the united states choose the candidate they'd like to see run for president. >>> and a deeper look at the conflict of the war in vietnam from the vietnamese and american veterans. >>> russian opposition leaders are condemning what they say is a politically motivated murder of one of vladimir putin's critics. boris nemtsov was gunned down last night hours after calling for a protest against the kremlin. politicians say his death signs the light on russia's stuff stance on dissent. >> i would say this is not only a blow to the opposition, but the whole speedy. if political views are punished in this way, there's no future. >> the dep

i'm richelle carey and our guest this week, someone who has taken the ballet world by storm. misty copeland. >> so i know that one of your goals was to be the first black principle dancer at the american ballet theater. is that your goal? >> i think every dancer's goal is to -- you know, when we become dancers we see those roles, and we dream of dancing these iconic roles. but of course that's my goal, but i don't want it to overshadow what actually happens. because i'm so happy with the way things are. and the roles that i'm dancing and every time i get the opportunity to dance them. but it's not just a quick fight to get to this position. but it's about the journey and learning and becoming the artist that i'm becoming. so that if and when that happens, i will be completely ready, and comfortable to accept that role. >> i think that you're breaking down stereotypes in a way that people don't realize. and what you're doing on the stage is chipping away at that every day. >> i hope so. that's the incredible thing about this art form, we have the opportunity to morph into thes

. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york. here are the top stories. >> we filed charges a few minutes ago >>> an arrest is made in the shooting of two police officers in ferguson, missouri. [ cheering and applause ] >>> campaigning comes down to the wire in israel with a race that could see prime minister binyamin netanyahu swept from power. the death and destruction carried out by bashar al-assad's regime in syria is on display at the united nations. a new political play. the confirmation of a would-be attorney-general loreta lynch is delayed >>> health concerns and looming lawsuit. a battle over pork and pollution. >>> a 20-year-old man is under arrest. police say he is the gunman that wounded two police officers and ferguson, missouri last first. the officers were shot outside the police department during protests in relation to the resignation of police she have thomas jackson, the sixth public official to resign or be fired following a scathing report by the justice department documenting racism in the police and court d

i'm richelle carey in new york the news continues with thomas drayton. did you have pie to honour the day? >> a different kind of pie, that's the thing to do. i'm thomas drayton in new york let's get you caught up on the top stories. officials reveal evidence i.s.i.l. used chemical weapons in iraq. also a profile of isaac herzog the

richelle carey reports. at this point, in the investigation, and i stress it is ongoing, there's a lot to be done. >> st. louis country prosecuting attorney announced the arrest of 20-year-old jeffrey williams in connection with the shooting of two police officers thursday morning. essentially what we charged him with. is it's possible that he was firing shots at someone other are than the press, but struck the police officers. the charge is still assault in the first degree they are class a felonies. >> in addition to the charges of two counts of first degree assault, williams has been charged with one count of firing, and three counts of armed criminal action. investigators are trying to determine how many were involved or if they were connected to the demonstrators in the crowd. the shooting occurred after midnight as officers confronted protesters near the ferguson, missouri. >> oh boy. two officers were hit. one from the st. louis country police department. the other from wester grove. they were treated

the news continues right after this short break with richelle carey. >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey sh in new york with a look at the top stories. >> translation: this is a new spiral in russia's dissent into a fash. >> safe. >> questions follow the murder of one of vladimir putin's harshest critics gunned down on the streets of mouse coe. -- moscow. >> they burn women and children in their homes. why are they not

i'm richelle carey. my guest misty copeland. >> one of your personal goals is to become the first black principle dancer at the american ballet theater. still a goal? >> i think every dancer's goal is to--you know, we become dancers because we see those roles, and you dream of dancing these iconic roles, and so of course that's still my goal. but i don't want it to overshadow what is actually happening because i'm so happy with where things are and the roles that i'm dancing and every time i get an opportunity to dance them. it's not just this quick fight to get to this position, but that it's about the journey learning and becoming the artist that i'm beginning so that if and when that happens i will be completely ready and comfortable to accept that role. >> i think that you're breaking down stereotypes in a way that i don't think people realize the depth of it, and what you're doing on the stage is it chipping away at that every day. >> i hope so. that's the incredible thing about this art form s that

. >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm michael eaves in for richelle carey. thousands march to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the selma civil rights event bloody sunday >>> a military offensive against boko haram. >>> banding together for equal rights - nations around the world celebrate international women's day >>> drug source - al jazeera takes you to

. >> i am richelle carey. my guest this week, fran drescher. let's talk about "the nanny." twenty years ago, the "new york times" has this headline that says, "mary pop pins, she's not" as if they were surprised that your show was a hit. and in that same article, it talks about this encounter that you had on the plane. remember this? with the president of cbs? this is a quote. he says, you said this to him. you know, people don't understand because of the voice they think i am the seasoning in the show. >> that's wrong. i am a main course. one day, somebody is going to see that. one network is going to get lucky. you saw him on a plane. you ran to the bathroom. you put on make-up and you sat him. >> yeah. >> is that how this went? >> well, he was a fan of mine. i had done a short-lived series. then i did another pilot. several times but nothing really flew. we have a lot of pilot scripts. i am sure there is going to be something for me. i said, you know, nothing's going to fit me hereand and glove because i am too off-beat. you have to listen to the ideas me and peter have.

. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, i'm richelle carey, also coming up on the programme - iran's nuclear programme - in effectors continue to press for a deal ahead of tuesday's deadline. on a knife edge - vote counting suspended for the night in nigeria's presidential elections. targetting e-cigarettes. why the united states says the electronic puff is as

. >>> i'm richelle carey, coming >> 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. [ ♪♪ ] >>> i'm stephanie sy, my guest on "talk to al jazeera" is journalist nicholas kristof and sheryl wudunn. you won a pulitzer prize in '89 for the coverage of tiananmen square. you were the first married couple to receive the pulitzer prize together. was collaboration? >> yes, certainly. we were married - we were married. we never were able to write stories, we wrote separate stories, but covered many aspect of that period of china. relationship. >> we both edit each other. when i met cheryl, she was working for "the wall street journal", i for the "new york times". it's better collaborating as a rifle. >> i read so much of what you have written over the years, in the last week, and it occurred you have evolved to become for some a moral compass. was tha

i'm richelle carey, in new york. here are the top stories. evidence tonight that i.s.i.l. has access to chemical weapons and used them already. >> the united states came off two major wars in the middle east. there was little appetite for a third. >> also, could the united states have done more to prevent the spread of i.s.i.l. in syria. in israel campaigning intensifies days before the election. we'll look at the choices facing the voters. here

. >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera, i'm richelle carey, also coming up on the programme - iran's nuclear programme - in effectors continue to press for a deal ahead of tuesday's deadline. on a knife edge - vote counting suspended for the night in nigeria's presidential elections. targetting e-cigarettes. why the united states says the electronic puff is as bad as real tobacco. >>> saudi arabia-led forces bombed houthi-led positions in yemen for a sixth consecutive night. 40 have been killed after a camp was hit. the houthis say the saudi arabia led coalition bombed the camp killing women and children. while the camp used to be home to hundreds of families it's occupied by houthi fighters. saudi arabia is investigating the report. elsewhere the strikes have hit several provinces including the stronghold of asada. saudi arabia says it's completed a blockade of yemen's ports. >> reporter: these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest saudi arabia led air strikes so far. this was a camp in the north, for those fleeing the violence which gripped yemen for more than a decade. women

i'm richelle carey in new york. i'll be back with another hour of news at 11:00 p.m. eastern. keep it here. just -- all i could do was just keep praying and keep praying that's all. >> a year since little relisha rudd vanished. what's been done to find her? >> we have exhausted a lot of resource he. we will continue to do so. >> what has been done to protect other at risk children? >> i have every confidence that we are exercising more oversight. >> but are they safer? >> i've answered your questions. >> "america tonight" investigates. the search for relisha. thanks for joining us for this special report. i'm joie chen. >>> it is horrifying to know that in a typical year over 100 children in this country are kidnapped. what's even more shocking to us is that this city, the seat of the nation's power, has proven itself powerless to protect the most vulnerable of its children, the homeless. the disappearance of eight-year-old relisha rudd last winter shows how broken america's safety net is. even now a full year later no her. "america tonight"'s lori jane gliha has been followin

carey. also coming up on the programme - iran's nuclear programme. negotiators press for a deal ahead of tuesday's deadline >>> on a knife's edge - vote counting suspended for the night in nigeria's presidential election. >>> investigators say the co-pilot suspected of crashing a plane into the alps was once treated for suicidal tendency. >>> saudi arabia-led forces bombed houthi positions in yemen for a sixth night. 40 were killed after a strike hit a camp near the saudi arabia border. the saudi-led coalition killed the men, women and children, say the houthis. the camp used to be home to families, it is occupied by houthi fighters. saudi arabia is investigating the report. and elsewhere the strikes hit several provinces, including the stronghold of sanaa. there has been battles in aden between the houthis and pro-government forces. saudi arabia has completed a blockade of sport. kim vinnell reports. >> these are the victims of what appears to be the deadliest saudi arabia-led air strikes s

carey. also coming up on the programme - iran's nuclear programme. negotiators press for a deal ahead of tuesday's deadline >>> on a knife's edge - vote counting suspended for the night in nigeria's presidential election. >>> investigators say the co-pilot suspected of crashing a plane into the

. >>> hi, i am richelle carey. coming up at the top of the >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm live in doha. our top stories. ukraine's prime minister accuses pro-russia separatists of holing up rescue efforts following a deadly mine explosion. >>> security forces in mexico capture another leader of a vying event gang. >>> also edward snowden's lawyer says the

. >>> hi, i am richelle carey. coming up at the top of the >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> you know how everybody say they have a purpose in life? well at one time i felt that selling cocaine was my purpose. i used to think i was born to be a drug dealer. i thought it was my job to keep everybody high. to get as many people high as i could. >> welcome to the famous wake-up

. >>> hi, i am richelle carey. coming up at the top of the >> sunday. former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> this is puerto galera in the philippines. i've been coming here for over a decade. for me, it's like a second home.

. >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm michael eaves in for richelle carey. thousands march to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the selma civil rights event bloody sunday >>> a military offensive against boko haram. >>> banding together for equal rights - nations around the world celebrate international women's day >>> drug source - al jazeera takes you to the poppy fields in mexico that helps supply america's drug addiction. >>> thousands of people gathered in selma alabama to remember the city's pivotal role in the civil rights movement. today they honoured former president lyndon johnson for signing the voting rights act in 1965. he was motivated by what happened in selma. 6,000 marched to montgomery barack obama to protest fair voting laws. they were med with bloody violence. there were tributes to the civil rights leaders. many say there's more to go. tony harris is there. you've been there all week, it was the culmination of the week. >> you're right. the day began in a symbolic and historic place. brown chapel ame church. 50 years ago it was the org

and spoke to richelle carey about the loss of his friend and what it means for the future of russia. >> i know in february in two interviews, he expressed fear of being murdered. i knew boris for 20 years. they were close together. organising protests and trying to come up with a peaceful formula of a transition. this is the man full of life. >> not a fearful man. >> he was bursting with energy. he was 55. you could be gaoled - you know go against the tide. he was not afraid. the bravest of us all. he was the most voke at critic. i would say vladimir putin has a personal enemy. boris, after vladimir putin... >> after the system. >> not the system. he concentrated on vladimir putin as a symbol of the system. when asked who could benefit. in front of kremlin, and the answer is one and the only one vladimir putin's regime. >> they say there'll be a thorough investigation. having said that i suspect you don't believe that. how do you believe we have a thorough investigation of what's. >> we will not. everything that vladimir putin promised was false. he's destroying ukraine, lying about

. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories... [ chanting ] >>> tens of thousands march in moscow to mourn slain opposition activist boris nemtsov. >> i would say he's a personal enemy >>> close friend tells us why vladimir putin is to blame for the murder >>> binyamin netanyahu arrives in washington d.c. the visit

earlier he spoke to richelle carey. >> i know in february he at least did two interviews. he expressed his fear of being murdered. and it was quite unusual because i knew boris for 20 years and since 2004 worked very close together organizing protests and trying to come up with sort of the peaceful formula of the transition from putin's regime into democracy. this was a man who was always full of life. >> not a fearful man? >> he was bursting with energy. he was 55 but you could be jealous of his energy and going against the tide. so he was not afraid. probably bravest of us all and he was the most vocal critic of putin's regime. i would say putin considered him as a personal enemy. after putin -- >> after the system. >> the system but you know, he concentrated on putin as a symbol of the system. when people asked me who could benefit from killing nemtsov just in front of kremlin the only one in putin's regime. >> there will be a thorough investigation having said that i suspect you don't believe that. how do you believe you go about having a thorough investigation of what

. >> earlier today our richelle carey spoke with our syria contributor. she grew up in the middle east surviving the civil war in lebanon, and worked as a journalist throughout the region. she offered her insight into how i.s.i.s. may have obtained the weapons. >> it's important to remember the o.p.c.w. has not verified that this really happened. given this it's not very difficult for i.s.i.l. to get its hand on chlorine gas. it's available online unfortunately, anyone can get it and available in any abandoned factory. it's an industrial product. the question is not where did i.s.i.l. get its hand on chlorine gas which is available, it's how did it weaponize it if it did. that's the danger. >> how difficult is it to weaponize chlorine? >> you know it's not - it's not that difficult. the peshmerga report that it was - that you know alleges that it was delivered through a suicide bomber. i mean how difficult is it to put chlorine gas in a bomb around a suicide bomber that goes in. it's not that hard but the silver lining is weaponizing it in that way is not

richelle carey has more. >> reporter: the family of the late marvin gaye emerged from a courthouse in los angeles after the jury returned the verdict. >> right now i feel free--free from ferrell williams and robin thicke's chains, and we have to keep honest and the lies that were told, and the best that we were able to break through any any way. [music] >> "blurred lines" was a smash hit for robin thicke in 2013. they say that they lifted the song from the 1977 classic "got to give it up." listen to both back-to-back and see if you hear what the jury heard. [music] >> the songs found alike. to prove copyright infringement, they had to prove that they had access to the original work, and there is substantial similarity between the similar and allegedly stolen one. the jury agreed that they met the thresh old. the attorney for gaye's family pointed out they didn't even start this fight. >> ferrell williams and robin thicke filed this lawsuit against the gaye family to have the temerity to question the song. they started the fight. we ended it. >> in a statement tonight thicke and willia

i am richelle carey. special coverage right now. you can see bob mccullae a the st. louis county prosecutor talking about the arrest in connection with a shooting of two police officers thursday in ferguson missouri. let's listen. >> firing a weapon from a vehicle which is a class b felon, armed criminal one for each of those. essentially, at this point, in the investigation, i stress is ongoing. there is still an awful lot to be done. the charge is a result of an investigation so far. information that was developed or the case developed through information that was provided by members of the public. essentially what we have charged them with is firing shots. it's possible at this point he was firing shots at someone other than the police but struck the police officers. so the charge is still assault in the two officers. >> the $300,000 cash only investigation is still ongoing. we know from reviewing what we have so far, the police have done that, that there are still a lot of people out there. we can tell from some of the videos there who maym have witnessed it or s