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michael oku is back from the coast. he went out with fishing stay with us it's "inside story". . >> living off the water. >> what would we do? >> reporter: yes. >> i don't know. >> reporter: you never considered that? >> no. >>> welcome back to "inside story". today is the fifth anniversary of the bp blow-out. we are looking at the deep water horizon oil rig disaster killing 11 and spilling millions into the gulf of mexico. michael oku has been reporting on what happened in the gulf in the years after the spill. here is an excerpt from his report. >> reporter: what kind of fish are you catching in the waters? >> puppy drones, drones, red fish, garfish. flounder. all kinds. >> reporter: teresa and donald are members of an indian tribe, a native american community tucked deep in the wetlands of southern louisiana. for more than 30 years the waters put food on the table and money in the bank account. >> reporter: what would you guys do if you were not living off the water? >> what would we do? >> yes. >> lord, i don't know

michael oku takes a ride and gets an insider's view of los angeles's latest showdown. will it bring travellers to a standstill? parse pass >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin on a popular way to get around. it's called uber, a ride-sharing service you have on your mobile phone. it's valued at $40 billion and is rolling into new cities. in a place where a slow cruise is part of the scene, michael oku found a fierce effort to put on the brakes. >> reporter: sin city, where the strip is lined with invitations for gambling, guns and girls. just about anything goes in vegas. one thing not going anywhere is uber. the ride sharing technology it is not feeling the love from this silver state, where it has no permit to operate. there's a $400 million taxi turf war in vegas. a hand full of companies own the strip and everywhere else. uber wants in on the action. and briefly set up shop last october in nevada, before a judge ordered them to shut down. swinging. >> almost a sting organised by a cab company. >> reporter: rick is a reporter at the "las vegas review jo

michael oku, al jazeera, las vegas. >>> "america tonight's" michael oku tells us uber could get rolls in nevada soon. lawmakers vote on one bill next week, but even if that doesn't work out, the ride share service does have options. los angeles wants uber and lyft to move more riders. the l.a. mayor tried to clear the way for pickups at los angeles international airport airport. nearly 70 million people use lax every year and need a ride. >>> next priced out. skyrocketing rents and not just in america's biggest cities. could your neighborhood be next? >>> later, a pricey education. hundreds of thousands of would-be college grads and the expensive lesson they have about for-profit education. >>> and hot on "america tonight" tonight's" website now, the gangs of baltimore jail drugs, women, a leader that proclaimed i am the law and he just about was. the shocking story behind bars and where else inmates might be running the institution at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >>> if our fast forward segment. forced out. need a place to live in new york city? so do other folks. that's great for d

"america tonight" can't michael oku. >> reporter: where you shop, what you buy, how old your children or are whether you drink too much. you would think it's private information. you would be wrong. the personal details are being collected, categorized and brokers. >> the biggest business is gathering gathering gathering tremendous amounts of data. >> brian collect data for his blog. he said brokers hold the key to the king dom. >> they know what i buy, whether it's underwear, shoes, cars, houses. >> they know in some cases more about me than friends and relatives do. they know more about you than you do. >> reporter: at the world's largest information security conference in san francisco, the buzz was all about keeping your data safe from malware, spambots and other threats. pam dix job, the executive director of the forum says the real threat is not what hackers and thieves can steal, but what we hand over about ourselves free. >> the guys are good at keeping threats away. it doesn't mean companies can't will. >> all that gets pushed into a big giant information soup, and what comes

. >> "america tonight"s michael oku takes a ride and gets an insider's view of las vegas's showdown. will it bring travellers to a stand still? also tonight - behind bars and behind belief. the gang leader who proclaimed i am the law. >> one woman was fixing home cooked meals one smuggling him other matters. >> that is the tip of the iceberg. a rare look behind bars, and why baltimore prisoners may not be the oig mate running -- inmates running things on the inside. good evening, thank you for joining us. i'm saying in for joie chen. after the death of a suspect injured in police custody, it's turmoil. it's the latest in a long history of incidents shaking that community's faith in law enforcement. it's devastating, but no less shocking than another baltimore case, putting prison guards behind bars. we investigate prison corruption, and discovered that no one is tracking what appears to be a frequent problem. >> does the location of the corruption. >> i think it plays a vital roll. >> until now, ralph never talked on tv about what he witnessed from the baltimore gaol. >> you have peo

michael oku reports. >>> the machine is a coalition of all-right fraternities and those that rig elections. >> power is done in alabama secretly. it used to be understand white sheets, nous it's a basement of fraternity house. >>> also, big league dreams, and anybody. >> why didn't you tell anyone. how do you do that without feelings. it's like a piece of dirt. >> reporter: do you think everything you did as a coach rahs appropriate. >> reporter: lori jane gliha with a player turned prey >>> thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. youth athletics creates great memories and opportunities for kids. more than 50 million are involved in youth sport, and for most relationships with the coaches are good ones. but as we have seen tragically often, the close connection between a player and a coach can be exploited. "america tonight"s lori jane gliha now investigates how abusers can take advantage of young athletes, and how they get away with it. >>> it didn't seem like i could never say anything about it otherwise i would be worse off than i already was. you know, it was kind of like keep quiet or t

michael oku has -- mat. michael oku has this report. >> reporter: sin city the strip is lined with invitations for gambling buns and girls. -- guns and girls. just about anything goes. one thing that does not a uber. it is not feeling the love from this silver state, where it has no permit to operate. there's a $400 million taxi turf war in vegas. uber wants in on the action. and briefly set up shop last october in nevada, before a judge ordered them to shut council. uber is used to getting its way, legal or not. it's rolled into 41 states and cities worldwide. arguing current laws don't apply to them. why. they say they are a technology company, not a transportation company. we try to find out what the difference is from the uber spoegs person. >> a common person on the street asks what is the difference between a car company that gets requests from perspective consumers via telephone, and uber which essentially processes requests through picking up the cell phone. >> there's technology that licences the so

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michael oku reports. >>> the machine is a coalition of all-right fraternities and those that rig elections. >> power is done in alabama secretly. it used to be understand white sheets, nous it's a basement of fraternity house. >>> also, big league dreams, and anybody. >> why didn't you tell anyone. how do you do that without feelings. it's like a piece of dirt. >> reporter: do you think

going up against institutionalized racism and the machine can take generations to come, as michael oku found, even in a crimson tide. >> i'm will... >> it was during the dog days of an barack obama -- alabama where governor wallace blocked two students from registering. >> i george w wallace as governor of the state of alabama denounce and forbid an illegal and unwarranted action by the central government. the stand in the school house door would become a seminal moment in the civil rights movement. history. >> reporter: elliott, we are at a spot where 50 years ago governor george wallace tried to prevent african-american students from registering. it these be meaningful to you. >> it is, it's symbolic to me as an african-american male. at that time i could not come here. i was not welcome to set foot on the campus. today it's not the case. >> reporter: it sure isn't. last month he was elected president of the university, one of two african-americans ever. the last 39 years ago. >> reporter: did your parents give you advice? >> don't run. >> reporter: did they say that? >> they did. >>

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michael oku reports. >>> the machine is a coalition of all-right fraternities and those that rig elections. >> power is done in alabama secretly. it used to be understand white sheets, nous it's a basement of fraternity house. >>> also, big

"america tonight"s michael oku took a look at the changes at one university. >> reporter: elliott, we are at a spot where 50 years ago governor george wallace tried to prevent african-american students from registering. it these be meaningful to you. >> it is it's symbolic to me as an african-american male. at that time i could not come here. i was not welcome to set foot on the campus. today it's not the case. >> reporter: it sure isn't. last month he was elected president of the university one of two african-americans ever. the last 39 years ago. >> right now we are in a new era at the university of alabama. we are moving forward, progressing. and the entire culture is shifting now. it's because of that that i was elected. >> reporter: on the losing end, some say, is the so-called machine. the machine is a coalition of all white fraternities and sororities those that participate in and rig elections. this secret society dating back 100 years at the university. members meet in the basement of fraternities, called going downstairs where they plot strategy. former alabama politician st

"america tonight"s michael oku spent several days on the water speaking to a group of louisiana fishermen. >> reporter: what kind of fish are are catching? >> red fish gar fish flound ir. >> reporter: teresa and donald are members of an indian tribe, a native american community tucked deep in the wetlands of southern louisiana. for more than 40 years the waters put food on the table and money in the bank act. what would you do if you were weren't living off the water. >> what would we do? >> yes. >> lord i don't know. >> reporter: you never considered that. >> no. >> reporter: now they are forced to confront the possibility their sea faring way of life could end. five years offer the b.p. oil spill, they say the fish so dwindled in number, some of their neighbours turned to church charity to survive. >> the fishermen - they couldn't fish. it caused a lot of anger in the community. >> reporter: before bp louisiana was losing 24 square miles of marshland a year. an area about the size of manhattan. since b.p. they say that process has sped up. we approach what was one of donald's favourite