they decided to leave america to escape such a fate. many of them have a degree in hiroshima and nagasaki. delia: is there a name that the japanese use for those people who survived the bombing? naoko: yes. it refers to people who were exposed to radiation from the bomb. it is a commonly used term among japanese people. delia: this term also applies to the japanese americans in hiroshima and nagasaki. after the bombs were dropped him what happened to the japanese-americans? what was their situation? naoko: immediately after the explosion, the situation was very comparable to many survivors, regardless of their nationality. the devastation was simply overwhelming. as part of my work, i have been conducting oral history interviews with u.s. survivors. one thing i am fascinated by is how their national longing to both japan and america came out very strongly, even as they try to respond to the devastation in 1945. to give you an example, there are some japanese american family members who left each other. they did not know where they were.

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only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >>> finely from us a thought about how we honour duty and sacrifice, this memorial day in the nation's capital. america will rally around the national memorial two disabled vets, broken warriors brothers in arms finally getting a long overdue salute. >> reporter: it is possible for a man to lose half of his wellbeing and become whole. >> reporter: what echos here is the words of survivors, in a city known for its memorials to the dead. it rightly honours the sacrifice of men and women. this is the first monument to recognise the wound. physical and emotional of those returning from battle forever changed. >> when you are young, you are invincible immortal. i thought i would come back. perhaps i wouldn't. there was that thought too. i had this feeling that i would come back. >> why so many quotes. what was the thinking? >> well, we wanted to express different thoughts in the veterans journey. we wanted to express their call to service. we want to express what it was like

in america. my earlier childhood i was raised in africa. when i graduated high school it was a choice of africa or the u.s. greater. >> you are the perfect example true. >> thank you. >> millions of africans who make it to the states, and who don't, you know, have the same success and the same luck as you have. what would be your advice to a young african who is emigrating to the united states today? >> this advice will go to any person migrating into the states. ultimately you can't change who you are. the biggest obstacle is that when people come to the u.s., they kind of alienate their origin or parties, way of life. and they conform to what is there. accepted. integrate? >> absolutely not. first of all, there's no way you can move forward, and you are not you. like, one thing i do notice about america, is they respect other cultures, they admire other cultures, when they see the difference in who they are, their attitude is different. but if you walk into me, and i know you are foreign, and y

at working in america. "hard earned". >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> what do we want? justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> they are running towards base... >>...explosions going off we're not quite sure... >> fault lines al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america >> in our fast forward segment closing the pay gap for a special group of workers, not women as you mites expect but disabled workers. whether they're able to earn what they're worth, as one woman explains. to sheila macvicar. >> from an early age sarah wolf has been defying expectations. sarah was born with down syndrome. >> what do you want people to know about you? >> i'm a fit person, i like to know that people have a good heart. >> sarah has college credits works at a law firm, is on sever

they decided to leave america to escape such a fate. many of them have a degree in hiroshima and nagasaki. delia: is there a name that the japanese use for those people who survived the bombing? naoko: yes. it refers to people who were exposed to radiation from the bomb. it is a commonly used term among japanese people. delia: this term also applies to the japanese americans in nagasaki. after the bombs were dropped him happened to the japanese-americans? what was their situation? naoko: immediately after the explosion, the situation was very comparable to many survivors, regardless of their nationality. the devastation was simply overwhelming. as part of my work, i have been conducting oral history interviews with you but survivors. -- with u.s. survivors. one thing i am fascinated by is how their national longing to both japan and america came out very strongly, even as they try to respond to the devastation in 1945. to give you an example, there are some japanese american family members who left each other. they did not know where th

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >>> in our fast-forward segment - sparking fear when a train of crude derailed and created an explosion, it reignited a deadly derailment explosion that obliterated a town in canada. it was filled with crude as the north dakota explosion. sheila macvicar looks at the bolt of cargo travelling through north america. >> one of my captain's summed it up the best saying "this is like driving into hell", and it was. >> reporter: this firefighter joch. >> trees, benches, park benches burnt. everything. there was no noise except for the burning oil. >> the fire caused a mile-long train carrying north dakota crude derailed and exploded, killing 47 people, including five whose bodies were never found. the crude came from here. the oil fields of north dakota, ground zero. a lack of infrastructure spurred the rail roads to create pipeline on wheels, oil unit trains with over 100 tanksers, hauling up to 3 million gallons of crude at a time. with so much oil moving over the railways,

one of them is independent america. the idea that it is time for washington to declare independence from the responsibility to solve everyone else's problems. the rand pauls and of the world like the idea. deal with the problems, not everywhere else. you from social media use smi and you post things on facebook. north korea must give up nukes, russia must leave ukraine, that thinking. >> we say it all the time, it's all things that americans can say. if you are going to continue to draw red lines, whether it's on i.s.i.s. or russia or syria, you name it, if we are not going to stand up to it, stop drawing the redline. this is a response to a policy that is not about obama, it's about the collapse. we overreacted. we said waca moll. our allies don't know what we stand for, our adversaries are infridging and we have to determine what we think the country stands for. >> what you are describing seemed to work under the regan administration, a place where the foreign policy was clear and the waca moll was consistent and we w

america great. i want to hear that vision. here in the 21st century, we have to rebrand the gop. we have to shift from being known as the grand old party to having the gop stand for great opportunity party because opportunity for all americans is where we find success. now, thomas jefferson was right when he said the people are the ultimate guardians of their own liberty. you are the conscious of america. thank you for being that conscious, that guardian of liberty, and defenders of the united states constitution. i'm glad to be here today. i'm excited about this event. i'm excited about the crowd that i see before you. i want to say god bless you and god continue to bless the united states of america. [ applause ] i want to remind everyone tomorrow is mother's day, and i lost my father last month, but my mom, diane is with us today, and i want to take a moment to say happy mother's day to you, and i love you. i don't know where she is -- there's my box right there, i love you, mom. [ applause ] but

america! america! god shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea! o beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! america! america! god mend thine ev'ry flaw, and prove thy soul in self-control thy liberty in law! ♪ ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, secretary carter. [applause] secretary carter: mr. president, chairman and mrs. dempsey, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. to our gold star families, the families of america's fallen heroes in attendance here and across our grateful nation, it is truly our honor to be standing with you on this solemn, sacred day. we, your fellow americans, lack the words to describe what you feel today. because try as we may, and try as we do, we can never fully know. but we do know what your sacrifice means to us. to this nation, and to a world that still depends so much on american men and women in uniform for its security. as we gather here this

our public testimony for teachers of color 58 percent of our teachers are people of color teachers of america brings our highest numbers have teachers of color our students at eir reiterates have a approved impact on our students when asking some of my most vulnerable students who they lower than the most they name some of our teachers of america staff i have more to say but i respect the time >> thank you we've concluded 9 speakers with 12 minutes i'll allow 12 maintenance or minimums for those who don't support of resolution. >> good evening. i'm ken on the executive board u sf is hear 80 here to speak to speak in opposition to the expansion of the teachers of america program wear gloo glad the destructibility returned to the stock exchange the nature of the tfa program can only add to i think tickets. >> in our troubled challenged school community a program that as a two year and out commitment is not one in which we build communities over the years i've been in the district since 1985 i work with the youth in the 1970s and tfa members are fine teachers and hope they stay in san francisco

resident middle school i was not a teacher of america core member i'm going to identify and train and develop teachers who are outstanding and do right by our convicts it is the coolest job in the whole word for the public testimony issues they are not abstract but real i know the harder positions to fill and the kids that will be in classes taught and substitutes and there are our most vounl population this story a not in the course to e.r. resident we've been told that our success in the last couple of years has been so great no one can learner of us we're here to say we're looeng from us everyday and one of the biggest learner is options make a difference preserve the array of opposition to hire the best possible teachers for our kids thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening commissioners and superintendent carranza i work as a resource literacy teacher i was raised in san francisco and joined teachers of american in a city that i love and in community i care about teachers of america has challenged me to create a change in my clamor i plan on teach

i have always earnestly believed in the great potential of america. our constitutional democracy soon celebrates its 200th anniversary, effective testimony to the longevity of our cherished constitution and unique bill of rights which continues to give to the world an inspirational message of freedom and liberty. we are remedying our ills. [ applause ] i do not believe that in 1972 the great majority of americans will continue to harbor such narrow and petty prejudices. i am convinced that american people are in a mood to discard politics and political personalities of the past. i believe that they will show in 197 and thereafter they intend to make independent judgments on the merits of a particular candidate based on character, physical ability, competent integrity, and honesty. i feel the duty of responsible leaders in the country to encourage and master mind not to dismiss or minimize such judgments. we can create a new america in 1972, one where there's freedom from violence and war at home and abroad. where there's freedom from poverty and discr

a strong america is a safe america. [applause] mr. pataki: ronald reagan proved that peace through strength is more than a slogan. peace through strength is a policy that works. weakness, equivocation, and false promises lead only to chaos, brutality, and war. the world is a better place when america is strong, and a champion of liberty and freedom. [applause] mr. pataki: allies and friends of america must know that our word is our bond. we will stand with our ally israel. a democracy on the front lines of terror and barbarism. we will stand with our allies in nato and the free baltic states against a resurgent russia. we will make sure the number one sponsor of state terror in the world, iran, never has a nuclear weapon. [applause] mr. pataki: we will provide whatever aid is necessary to those already fighting isis on the ground, to stop their barbarism and inhumanity. and yes, if necessary, american forces will be used to defeat and destroy isis so they can pose no threat to us here. [applause] mr. pataki: we will not spend a trilli

aljazeera america. >> monday on "techknow". the agricultural community is in crisis. >> more prolonged drought could become the new normal. >> desperate for solutions. >> we can make clean drinking water, just using the sun. >> conservation, science and hope. >> the snow is really a critical resource. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> sharks like affection. >> "techknow". where technology meets humanity. monday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>>now we are join baltimore looking forward. on the streets we saw the fury explode in a night of anger. in the aftermath other residents took to the streets. "america tonight" found peter leading the way to baltimore's future, one sweep at a time. >> baltimore is my home. i love baltimore. i love it. it taught be a lot. it's teaching me to be strong. we are always overcoming the toughest struggles, adversity. we are the first on every statistic that

it's things america can say. if you are going to continue to draw red lines, whether it's on i.s.i.s. or russia or syria, you name it, if we are not going to stand up to it, stop drawing the redline. this book is a response to a policy that is not about obama, it's since the soviet union collapse. we overreacted. we said wacamoll. our allies don't know what we stand for, our adversaries are infringing on our interests globally and we have to determine what we think the country stands for. >> what you are describing seemed to work under the regan administration, a place where the foreign policy was clear and the wacamoll was consistent and we were beating people lack. >> look, i think when the soviet union existed even though some presidents were stronger, some weaker, we talked about voice of america, radio free europe making the world safe from communism, n.a.t.o. and others, it was clear we had an indispensable american, we were going to be the global police many, support our allies and promote human democracy

america, i am angry. i am angry at the fact that i live here and call this my home, but i am tried like an intruder. i'm angry i must change who i am to conform to your perception of what it is to be an acceptable person, i am angry that police stop me when it's raining and i have my hood up to be dry, i have lived here my entire life and you constantly tell me that i do not belong. >> i can't breathe, i can't breathe. >> america, we cannot breathe because this oppressive environment that you tell us is our home restricts our ability to make ourselves heard leaving us voiceless and in many incidents breathless. yes, america, many black people struggled. yes, there has been black crime, but that does not define us. there has been white crime but that does not define whites. i would like to tell you what black is. black is beautiful just as white is beautiful, just as every other color you see is beautiful. black people are human just as people of every other color are human. black along with every other co

i want success in my future >>> "america tonight"s lori jane gliha is here. looking at christian, and timing, these are not necessarily kids that don't want class. >> ty's case complicated. started as a mistake, signing the papers with one name. >> ty. >> but his given name was on the role sheet, he's marked absent. but has been targetedy to class several -- tardy to class several times, and the teacher can get mad, and if you are past five minutes, you are marked absent. that's a problem. he took a couple of special classes and led to him being marked absence, sometimes it's not plain old skipping school. >> not just ditching. >> for the parents this is complicated, they want the kids in class, but has to deal with when this goes wrong, navigating through the court system. >> it's hard. some parties are trying to get help. they want to make sure the kids get due process, and they are not entitled to an attorney. the kids and parents come in, pleading guilty or no context, because that's the easiest thing to do. since this case and issue is prominent, some ad

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> my name is imran garda the show is called third rail, when you watch this show you're gonna find us being un-afraid. the topics will fascinate you, intrigue you... >> they take this seriously... >> let me quote you... >> there's a double standard... >>...could be a hypocrite >> you're also gonna get a show that's really fair bold... never predictable... >> the should be worried about heart disease, not terrorism... >> i wouldn't say that at all... >> you'll see a show that has an impact on the conventional wisdom that goes where nobody else goes... >> my name is imran garda i am the host of third rail and you can find it on al jazeera america >>> helping the muddle class reduce income inequalities is issues both parties are talking about as we continue the

indispensable america, independent america cannot co-exist. they are separate choices. in the choose your own adventure, what do you think is the right choice. >> i say that i think if you force me to make a decision and i think all three can work independent america, i say, the reason i say that is it's not because of what i want i do not see the leaders that are coming up, in 2016. willing and capable to provide them disappointly. i would love for them to prove me wrong. this book is a change. >> america believes it's an exceptional nation. the military power of the united states. america's power to cloouns the rest of the world may be waiting. we debate whether the u.s. is a superpower in decline. >> with everything you stand for. there's an element that united states lost the moral argument which is which it shouldn't be the superpower or is not. when we look at abu graib and the rendition, and the salt pit, the drone strikes, is that at the heart of it losing moral authority. >> it is close to the heart of it if you talk about a super-power in guantanamo. it set up

"america tonight"s sara hoy in the community. neighbours say the full story is not told from the root cause that is may have led to the unrest between how small and larger parts of the community is trying to save itself. >> you know the news reporters will not show the scene, like how calm it is throughout the day. >> reporter: in the days after riots put the city of baltimore in a chokehold a calm returned to the streets. people of baltimore are left not only with a damaged city but a negative image of youth that many feel is neither fair nor accurate. this man is a community activist who works an unofficial game mediators. >> there's a 7-day truce in the hoods of baltimore that count. the neighbourhoods have agreed that you know it's enough black on black crime, black on black crime, white on white crime, is enough in our neighbourhoods period. we are going to start in a 7 day, week month or here. we'll start with seven days and they haven't reported that. the new report issing it that is talked about. we are talking about it i

at working in america. "hard earned". >> welcome back. in our fast forward tonight, the bright lights of the atlantic city boardwalk, once attracted tens of thousands of visitors who spent time gambling. but the odds were stacked against ac, struggling to produce profits and four casinos folded. i once visited to see how it's handling its darkest days. frank bechtel knows atlantic city better than anything. frank and his family have been living here for three situations. personal. >> this is 61. popping in on ohio avenue and i'm going to make an eastbound trip. we feel like we're under siege from the national media, believe it or not. it is true we have casinos closing but casinos have been here for 30 years, 32 years i think. they've opened and closed throughout the history of gaming in atlantic city. right now we're going through a transition where for the last few years there's been a contraction. now, go up the east coast and in iowa for crying out loud. >> you made a big investment to become a jitney d

at working in america. "hard earned". >>> in our reporters' notebook, then and now, how much cuba has changed since united nations restored relations. in 1929 lucia newman was the first journalist of a u.s. news organization to open a bureau there. she was based there for in my opinion years, now she returns to see what has and hasn't changed. impressions. >> reporter: what meets the eye tells you a lot about what happens behind the scenes. >> one of the things that is different from the cuba i knew 10 years ago is the number of pre revolution cars that you circulating everywhere. before they were falling apart. and putting in a modern engine, it was against the law. >> reporter: now i'm seeing beautifully restored convertibles everywhere. dusting off and taken out of their garages for 30 years, because the government allowed their owners to use them for driving around tourists. this has helped our lives, says this man who studied to be a computer engineer and now runs a business. it is an all-important sec

how police in america's toughest city set out to make change within the community. >> hot on "america tonight" web sited. hot landing - the most expensive weapon system and have vermonters are trying to wave off the f-35. at aljazeera.com/americatonight >>> in our fast-forward segment a look back at points - questionable actions by police officer. before baltimore or any other cases focussed tension on excessive force, a stunning case in cleveland, where officers fired 137 shots at one vehicle, based on what turned out to be a mistake. "america tonight"s christopher putzel explains. [ sirens ] >> reporter: it started with a car chase. more than 62 police cars went on a 22 minute chase, and police fired 132 shots into the car. the people inside tide of gunshot wounds. one was timothy russell, a dooekon at his family church. >> when i found out it was him, i was shocked. everything announced about the person fleeing from the police, ramming the police car and this kind of stuff was totally out of character for him. police say that at the time they believed russell or his passenger melis

al jazeera america's award-winning investigative series. monday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> we're here to fully get into >>> honour - it's a meaningful word that you will hear often from vietnam vet an doyle tollbetter. a man dedicating his life to those who sacrifice said for this country, especially those that died alone, unclaimed, without a family to call their own. michael oku unearths the motivation behind a man who stands up for veterans who might otherwise be forgotten. >> reporter: on every wednesday morning, every year for the past in my opinion, without fail, doyle tolber. it has been laying brothers and sisters to rest, here. paying tribute along with dozens of other veterans for the fallen and forgotten. riverside national cemetery was home to 225,000 veterans. doyle, a former investigator with the l.a. county coroner's office started trips to the cemetery after he noticed the number of veterans voce bodies were -- whose bodies were unclaimed by the next of kin, and went out burial as a result. >> how can this happen, why does this happ

coming next is "america tonight". [ singing ] [ singing ] [ ♪♪ ] >>> on "america tonight" - giving final honours to the fallen and forgotten. >> it's our way of healing, maybe not ourselves, but our family members or maybe they know somebody that didn't come home and it's their way of honouring them >>> "america tonight"s michael oku with a story of one californian man determined to honour and pay tribute to america's veterans >>> baltimore - behind bars and beyond belief. the gang leader who proclaimed "i am the law." >> we had a woman fixing meals, and one smuggling him personal matters he could have for him. that's the tip of the iceberg. a look behind bars and how they are fixing what is called one of america's most corrupt gaols. >>> thanks for joining us i'm adam may sitting in for joie chen. we begin in baltimore, a city in turmoil. a month after rioting following the death of a man in police custody, protesters are turning their anger towards the prison system. demonstrate juniors are outrage -- demonstrators are outraged over plans to build a gaol for youth. it will cost $30 mil

>> america in the 1950's wasn't an ideal place. there was lots of injustice and inequality and that was true for the few black kids in town and women in that era faced discrimination once out of high school. so there was gender and racial inequality. but in class terms it was a remarkable egalitarian time and place and that is not just seeing the past through gold colored lenses. we went back and talked to basically all of my surviving classmates from the class of 1969. it was a modest town growing up. no body very rich no body very poor almost half of the parents in my graduate class had not finished high school. 80 percent of us did better than our parents in education and income and so on. we had a remarkable upward climb as many of my classmates said when we talked to them we didn't know it but actually in fact we were rich and didn't know it. we were rich in social support from our parents and community and so on. there were two black kids in my graduating class. they faced serious racism described in the book. and everything

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> being a musician, there's no demand... >> world renowned artist lang lang >> the moment you're on stage, it's timeless >> american schools falling flat... >> there are no music class in public schools... >> and his plan to bring music back... >> music makes people happier... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >>> in our fast-forward segment a look back at points - questionable actions by police officer. before baltimore or any other cases focussed tension on excessive force, a stunning case in cleveland, where officers fired 137 shots at one vehicle, based on what turned out to be a mistake. "america tonight"s christopher putzel explains. [ sirens ] >> reporter: it started with a car chase. more than 62 police cars went on a 22 minute chase, and police fired 132 shots into the car.

go one on one with america's movers and shakers. gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back, in our fast-forward, it was touted as a new safer way to remove fibroid tumours, cutting risk and recovery compared to a full hysterectomy. that device ended up with a black box warping, the strong -- warning, the strongest there is. sara hoy meets a patient battling cancer spread by the help. >> reporter: it is the last place amy reed, a successful boston annas thesologist and mother of six expected to be, in a hospital ward as a cancer patient. accompanied by her husband, a boston heart surgeon. what the couple discovered is that during amy's surgery, in a minimally invasive hysterectomy the surgeons used a morse illator to mince the f.b.i. roids into pieces. the procedure, she says, spread the hidden cancer cells. >> you can see tissue, chunks, dripping down. it's not a refined procedure. >> reporter: amy says he was never informed or consulted about the use of morcellation, had she known, she wouldn't have allowed i

only on al jazeera america. >>> in tonight's debate we ask is america a racist country, in the panel - do americans want their troops back in iraq. plus, are you okay with having your sweatshirt made in a sweat shop for slave wages. i'm imran garda, and this is "third rail." [ ♪♪ ] >> there's a war on the black apart. >> a once oppressed people. today black americans are the masters of their own destiny. >> the system in america was never built for black people. >> it's easy to identify racism, but a lot is structural. >> racism is in the dma. >> eric garner, michael brown, and trayvon martin. >> and freddie gray last month. policing. >> there is no credible evidence that law enforcement officers use an inordinate amount of force against the black males. >> our people are proud to support and defend opportunity for all. >> overwhelming majority of people are not racive. >> the presumption is that america is institutionally racist. it is not. >> we have tricia rose, director for the center of race and ethnicity center at brown university. and attorney larry elder, host of the radi

and die for america. lindsey graham about an hour ago. let's get to some of your calls. we will start in hendersonville north carolina. caller: i have been so impressed with these candidates this afternoon. i think whichever republican wins and as far as i'm concerned, any one them surely would qualify, that he or she ought to get into the white house and name all of the rest of the candidates their candidate members. i think this is fantastic and i am so proud that we have a list of good, honest people who are willing to help in this effort to change america back to what it should be and i appreciate so much c-span doing this today. it has been a blessing to see and it is inspiring to listen to these people. host: thank you for your call. we go to massachusetts with james. caller: thank you for taking my call. once again i see the thumping on the bible and talking about their faith and god and religion. i am a christian. i just have a question for these people -- have they ever read the things jesus said

"america tonight"s michael oku texas wednesday on "america tonight". >> sunday. >> my idea of a fun night out? a bit of anarchy! >> punk legend, john lydon. >> my weapons are words, not bullets and bombs. >> turning childhood anger... >> i was left-handed and the nuns seen that as a sign of the devil. >> into hit music. >> it's a perfect introduction into becoming a sex pistol. >> every sunday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. [ ♪♪ ] >>> the unexpected impact in the boom of the energy business can extend beyond borders and behind closed doors. a canadian community found this out, certain they could band together to stop an environmental threat, they were caught in the cross-hairs of a gant international trade -- giant international trade deal and legal battle. >> we were talking about 12,000 fracking wells along the st. lauren river. something. i could not stand by. >> reporter: five year

eastern on al jazeera america tell us what you think at "america tonight". talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back and we'll have more of "america tonight". >> tuesday. >> i thought we were doing something good. >> bodies donated for science... >> how much regulation exists? >> very little. >> a shocking look inside the world of body brokers. >> got a call from the fbi saying we have your husband's remains. >> an america tonight exclusive investigation. tuesday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> peviously on hard earned... >> last week my total income was less then $300. you know i live off my credit cards when i don't make enough money. >> how do you feel about the house? >> scared. >> why is that? >> big purchase. >> this is a fresh relationship, i mean it doesn't take two cents to know that you don't buy a house with somebody, but we need this house. >> right now we're living

only on al jazeera america >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. no topic off limits. >> 'cause i'm like, "dad, there are hookers in this house". >> exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> these are very vivid, human stories. >> if you have an agenda with people, you sometimes don't see the truth. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. have. >> as i.s.i.l. consolidates its gains, tens of thousands flee. executive director calls on international community to act. hello, you're watching al jazeera. a gang shoot out leaves up to 40 people dead. >>> no end in the

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >>> finely from us, a thought about how we honour duty and sacrifice, this memorial day in the nation's capital. america will rally around the national memorial, two disabled vets, broken warriors, brothers in arms finally getting a long overdue salute. >> reporter: it is possible for a man to lose half of his wellbeing and become whole. >> reporter: what echos here is the words of survivors, in a city known for its memorials to the dead. i

. >> can we fix america's plastic problem? >> we can't unscramble an egg... >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropcal wind storm... >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets humanity! only on al jazeera america the super bug. they are dangerous, hard to kill and easy to spread. coming up in hospitals across the country, and there's fear that it could be connected to a device used in hundreds of thousands of procedures. michael oku vets the evidence. prevented. >> reporter: biomechanical engineer has been tracking, sometimes uncovering the outbreaks for years. this is what he thinks is the source, an endoscope. it has a camera and placed down the throat of a camera. according to the f.d.a. scopes are used in about 500 procedures a year. the hospitals involved in the outbreaks pointed to the endoscopes as the source of infection, saying they are hard to sterilise. infected patients had e.r. cps. between october 201

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> growing up in a poor neighborhood in baltimore means the odds are stacked against you. >> and so we have a school to prison pipeline operating in baltimore and in other cities across the nation where young people believe with some good reason that their destiny lies behind bars and they, too, will become members of the under-caste. >> females is getting pregnant and they're having children. now it's children raising children. without no high school education, how are they going to take care of that child? you see what i'm saying? >> my mother was a child when she had us, you know. my mother told me she hated me, you know and to get out of her face before she'd kill me. that had an impact on me. >> no one's thinking about "let's look at these infants. let's help these infants out. let's help these mothers out so that these kids are raised in a healthy environment. let's put the money there rather than put it into like the back end." you know, $25,000 per prisoner, per

- friday on "america tonight". [beeping] ooo come on everybody, i think this is my grandson. [lip syncing] ♪little girl you look so lonesome oh my goodness. ♪i see you are feeling blue ♪come on over to my place ♪hey girl ♪we're having a party happy birthday, grandma! ♪we'll be swinging ♪dancing and singing ♪baby come on over tonight >>> it is a way for communities to get more of the money they are owed from things like speeding tickets and violation, when private companies do the work of unpaid fine the system can lead to abusive practices. we found evidence that privatisation prays on the pour >>> this 55-year-old was estopped for a broken tail lict and ticketed for not having a valid licence. he was put on probation when he couldn't pay. >> they put me an probation. >> reporter: he was toed to report here the office of correctional services. the to-profit company has probation contracts request 100 courts across alabama. they collect fines for things like drunk-driving aring speeding or driving wi

"america tonight" is next. stay tuned. >> on al jazeera america ali velshi looks at the issues affecting us all... >> we're taking a hard look at the most important issues out there that get you the answers that you deserve. >> real money with ali velshi only on al jazeera america >> on "america tonight", the fire last time. on "america tonight", the fire last time. baltimore's young and angry. they led the way into the streets, five decades ago with cries of injustice that still echo today. also tonight above the law? "america tonight"'s adam may in depth on maryland's officers bill of rights. and whether police are protected from prosecution in ways the rest of us aren't. and "america tonight" special report baltimore on edge. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. the dramatic development six baltimore officers arrested in the december of freddy gray reassured some in the city bus leaves open the question of what next? the unrest exposed long simmering tensions and some of the reasons why so many in the commu

build the infrastructure, buy america, make it in america. competitiveness. a lot of talk, everybody wants to talk about the trans-pacific partnership. or the t.p.p. you want to be competitive? you build the american infrastructure. again, duke university. point number four, united states boasts the world's largest stock in transportation infrastructure. measured by combined bridges, airports, seaport, miles of road and pipeline. very good start. foundation. however the united states is not well positioned compared to its major trading partners in terms of the quality of the transportation infrastructure, global assessment of transportation infrastructure places the united states 16th out of 144 nations. so, you want to improve our competitiveness? you want to create jobs? build the infrastructure. the quality of transportation infrastructure affects the united states' competitiveness. point number six. this is what we can do about it. here's what we can do about it. the administration, while spending all of its energy and all of its time talking about how we

poverty in america? do we believe that higher education is not returning that every child who aspires to which he able to get through the doors of that schoolhouse? that means we will have to control the inflation and tuition. we have to increase the hell grant that so many of our families are struggling -- hell granpell grant. they should be able to borrow at the same low interest rates the big banks get when they borrow. it's way past time that we adopt basic standards for working families here in america that are common throughout the industrialized world. paid sick leave and paid family leave and affordable childcare. we need to have tax fairness here in america. shouldn't the wealthiest family at least pay the same tax rate that working families pay? is that too much to ask? we have so many egregious tax loopholes. 30 of the most profitable corporations in america don't pay a single dime in taxes. is that wrong? shouldn't they contribute to the infrastructure and public education that provides a fou

- friday on "america tonight". >> tuesday. you know his music but what about the man? >> i was given a gift. >> up close and personal. behind the scenes of the biggest hits. >> she was a troubled girl. >> brightest stars. >> kids don't want to "own", they just want to "play". >> and the future of music. >> the record business is in trouble. >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. "talk to al jazeera". tuesday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> it is a way for communities to get more of the money they are owed from things like speeding tickets and violation, when private companies do the work of unpaid fine, the system can lead to abusive practices. we found evidence that privatisation prays on the pour >>> this 55-year-old was estopped for a broken tail lict and ticketed for not having a valid licence. he was put on probation when he couldn't pay. >> they put me an probation. >> rep

at working in america. "hard earned". >>> in our fast-forward segments, complaint about the common core. if you have kids kinder gatten to 12th grade you'll know about it. what michael oku found in an increasing number of communities ground. >> reporter: mickey landry is the executive director of choice foundation. it runs this school in two others in new orleans. his staff trained for two years to implement the new standard, and landry is confident students will benefit. >> the students learn at a deeper academic level. >> reporter: in 2012 louisiana's republican governor bobby jindal announced support for the common side. >> parents and kids should not be trapped in a failing school because of zipcode, gender or colour. but they did a 180, announcing they wanted to join other in rejecting the stared. >> at some point you say enough is enough. this is where we draw the line. >> how could be on the one hand in 2012 come to one of hour schools and declare that he was going to raise the standard and raise the

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> compass with sheila macvicar >> compass will challenge the way you look at the world >> a different look at foreign affairs >> talking about big subjects >> first hand... >> telling human stories >> giving you a real look at the world today. desperate, hungry and risking it all... >> these people wanna get as far away as they can >> the migrant crisis sweeping europe, are governments turning their backs on those that need help the most? >> compass with sheila macvicar only on al jazeera america >>> in our fast-forward segment - sparking fear when a train of crude derailed and created an explosion, it reignited a deadly derailment explosion that obliterated a town in canada. it was filled with crude as the north dakota explosion. sheila macvicar looks at the bolt of cargo travelling through north america. >> one of my captain's summed it up the best saying "this is like driving into hell", and it was. >> reporter: this firefighter joch. >> trees, benches, park benches

and central america. in all tonight, nine of the most powerful men in the soccer world stand accused of taking tens of millions of dollars in bribes, cash in a briefcase in a paris hotel room, wire transfers to offshore bank accounts even an expensive painting delivered from a new york city art gallery. >> yes! >> reporter: all for the officials' votes, said authorities, on where world cup and other fifa tournament soccer games would be played and broadcast. >> this really is the world cup of fraud. >> the winner is qatar! >> reporter: the investigation began, after the u.s. narrowly lost the 2022 world cup to the country of qatar amid allegations of bribery. but almost immediately, there were questions about the wisdom of holding the world cup in the arabian desert heat in one of the hottest places on earth as we saw. now, about 1 cc:00 until the afternoon, and the temperature is just at 124 degrees. had the u.s. won, it would have made an estimated $5 billion to the 18 u.s. cities which would have hoste

we must put america first. we cannot and will not rebuild the american dream at home by catering to the voices of the privileged and the powerful. let's be honest. they were the ones who turned our economy upside down in the first place. they are the only ones who are benefiting from that. we need to prosecute chiefs, reinstate glass-steagall, and if a bank is too big to fail, we need to break it up because -- before it breaks us again. [applause] gov. omalley: true story. goldman sachs. goldman sachs is one of the biggest repeat investment banks in america. ceo of goldman sachs let his employees know that he would be just fine with either bush or clinton. i bet he would. i have news for the bullies of wall street. the presidency is not a crown to be passed back and forth by you between two royal families. it is a sacred trust to be earned by the american people and exercise on behalf of the people of these united dates. -- united states. [applause] >> o'malley! gov. omalley: the only way that we are going to r

a strong america is a safe america. [applause] ronald reagan proved that peace through strength is more than a slogan. peace through strength is a policy that works. weakness, equivocation, leads to brutality and war. the world is a better place when america is strong, and a champion of liberty and freedom. [applause] allies and friends of america must know that our word is our bond. we will stand with our ally israel. [applause] we will stand with our allies in nato and the free baltic states against a resurgent russia. we will make sure the number one sponsor of state terror in the world, iran, never has a nuclear weapon. [applause] we will provide whatever aid is necessary to those already fighting isis on the ground, to stop their barbarism and inhumanity. and yes, if necessary, american forces will be used to defeat and destroy isis so they can pose no threat to us here. [applause] we will not spend a trillion dollars on a decade of nation building overseas but i will never forget the lesson of september 11. we wil

we must put america first. we cannot and will not rebuild the american dream at home by catering to the voices of the privileged and the powerful. let's be honest. they were the ones who turned our economy upside down in the first place. and they are the only ones who are benefiting from that. we need to prosecute chiefs, reinstate glass-steagall, and if a bank is too big to fail, we -- without wrecking our nation's economy, then we need to break it up before it breaks us again. [applause] gov. omalley: true story. goldman sachs. goldman sachs is one of the biggest repeat investment banks in america. recently, the ceo of goldman sachs let his employees know that he would be just fine with either bush or clinton. i bet he would. i have news for the bullies of wall street. the presidency is not a crown to be passed back and forth by you between two royal families. it is a sacred trust to be earned by the american people and exercise on behalf of the people of these united states. [applause] >> o'malley! gov. omal