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>> compass with sheila macvicar 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 wrap-up 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". in many ways, the long u.s. embargo has made the 90 miles between florida and havana seem further. most people couldn't get on a jet and head to cuba because of a travel ban, but two exceptions were academics and artists. daphne reed is an activist travelling for years, and silvia, a professor of sociology and american culture at the university of mish gan. thank you for being with us. daphne reed, you were a privileged american that could go down and visit the island. why was it interesting for you to go. why did you want to go. what did you expect to find, and what did you find? >> i was really excited about going because of the afro cuban culture. i was interested in exploring that. their architecture

america presents only on al jazeera america [♪♪ ] >>> on the streets of baltimore, it's a crisis long in the making, and before the final chapter is written, there's worry about what will happen ahead. "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 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 accurate. this man is a community activist who works 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.

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> a final word on the sounds of change. with the city on edge after so many night of unrest baltimore tried to hit the right note. [ ♪♪ ] >>> the baltimore symphony orchestra held a free imprompt u conference hoping to ease the tensions after the death of freddie gray. that's the podium of a leader keen to make a difference. adam may cues up the story in baltimore. [ ♪♪ ] >> reporter: the power of marran sneaks up on you, the music conductor of the baltimore symphony is the first female to lead an orchestra. maestro allsop is considered one of the world's best conductors. baton. she uses the tool to help the audience' imagination take flying, she down to earth. >> classical music became extreme in terms of you are not supposed to clap, to cough. there's so many things that you are not supposed to do, that i off-putting. my parents and art home like of classical music is fun. we have a couple of dogs, and they scream when they play. >> rep

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

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fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >>> craig watts, you remember, is the north carolinan chicken farmer that filed a whistleblower lawsuit against perdue saying the giant retaliated against him after he went public about conditions on his farm. many are activists who go undercover to work on farms and shoot videos like the one i'm about to show you. fair warning is due. these videos are not easy to watch. this undercover video was shot last year on a dairy farm in new mexico, showing farmhands whipping and beating cows with wire cables and barbed wire. it led to an investigation, and the dairy farm shut down. this year a new mexico law-maker introduced a bill forcing acts -- activist groups to hand videos over to authorities within 24 hours of filming. the bill languished in part because the new mexico's attorney's office fears it could infringe on free speech rights. 17 states rejected the bill which could be called agriculture gag laws, those in red. ag gag. propenents call them farm privacy bills. the eight states in orange was passed the ag gag build, includ

fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >> >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm erica pitzi, in new york with a look at the top stories. the city of cleveland reacts to a decision hearing a white police officers charged in the death of an unarmed black couple. time is running out for the senate to extend the patriot act or take action to stop the flow of data on americans >>> in ireland - majority in

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >>> finely, back to where we started. the issue of race in america, and the question of what's in a name. plenty. oftentimes the name can provide clues about where you are. what class you were born into, what racial group you belong to. the difference between david and dante. a company called brave new films in california, putting out a film explaining why someone called dante has more difficulty getting a job and dealing with police. it's called racism is real, and is closing in on a million views online. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. start your day with a view of the world. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief, a fast paced look at the stories shaping your day. >> sending a strong message to the rest of the world. >> stories with impact. news with importance. >> people gotta have water. >> get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations, and the latest from the worlds of science tech, health and culture. no matter whe

on al jazeera america. >> this relationship between cigarette smoking and health is in the field of lung cancer. there is a very strong relationship, sounds like a causal relationship between heart disease and cigarette smoke. >> this bombshell report 50 years ago by u.s. surgeon general dr. lew they luther terry. >> in this area of general practitioners, surgeons, and so forth, the brand name was camel. >> up to that time, the cigarette was a staple of life. even this advertisement for camel. >> doctors smoke camels try them for yourself. >> that was then. this is now. >> now that i switched to blue i feel better than myself. >> dr. pamela ling, her recent study of e-cigarettes. >> i finally found a smarter alternative for cigarettes. >> putting smoking in the movies, having celebrity endorsements, and doctor endorsements, which you're seeing once again. >> as diseefn as stephen dorf told us: >> i've just found a smarter alternatives. blue e-cigs. >> it's vapor not smoke. >> i don't think that anyone reall

only on al jazeera america. >> baltimore wasn't always a city in decline. it was once a shipping powerhouse, one of the largest seaports of the mid-atlantic states, and a major center of industrial manufacturing. >> in the late '60s, baltimore had industries like bethlehem steel, a huge ship-building industry, a very active port. >> neill franklin is a retired police major who spent 34 years in law enforcement. he's seen the decay first hand. >> late '60s, early '70s mainly, jobs started leaving baltimore. industries started leaving going overseas, wherever it ended up. it just wasn't here in baltimore anymore. but it was also around that time that richard nixon decided that he was going to start a war against public enemy number one: drugs. >> but it was president ronald reagan who turned that rhetorical war into a literal one. >> you have to show that you have a drug criminal problem. so how do you do that? through arrests. >> at a time when drug crime was actually on the decline, not on the rise. >> we went crazy arresting people for crack cocaine becaus

america presents 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 is bad. the unfortunately being in posterity people don't have hope. >> i'm a youthful man. i want to show them a better way of going about things, a better way of protesting. a lot of police there, let's clean up the community, let everyone see that instead of us turning it down. everything counts even the little things, a little piece of paper can turn into a lot of trash. we have to start at the smaller places and we can make a bigger change. i don't want to get angry i came out to clean and restore my community. someone has to do it. i'm young, i'm here trying to do it. the kids

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talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >> the technology is there... why isn't being done more? how to make recycling work... >> when these different plastics are blended then the recycling becomes difficult, to impossible. >> 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 pro

fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >>> a new cold war is in a warmer climate, the mediterranean sea, china and russia chose the provocative location to play war games. the two countries have been conducting military exercises together since 2012. until now, they've been held in waters off russia's eastern coast. by moving them to the eastern mediterranean, the point is not lost on anyone. china and russia are flexing their alliance muscle in europe's backyard as a way to show they are not afraid to stand up to the west. it's no coincidence that the military drills are taking place after n.a.t.o. and allies launched war games of their own in europe. it followed chinese president xi jinping's visit to moscow, signing million dollar drills. russia has been driven into the arms of its communist neighbour by sanctions imposed. china is more than happy to have a wedge against the u.s. the naval exercises are described as being part of a growing cooperation between the two countries, is this worrying any of america's allies. >> if you were watching the military parad

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only on al jazeera america. >> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraq. a family is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened. >> they are part of the yazidi religion one of the groups targeted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil. no one knows exactly how many yazidis were killed because isil-held territory is off limits to journalists and human rights workers. but tens of thousands had to flee their homes after isil fighters captured their towns and villages in june. isil now controls as much as one-third of iraq's territory, including the second-largest city mosul. though its power and influence expanded in syria, it's here where isil was born. during the nearly nine-year long u.s. occupation. fault lines travelled 600 miles across iraq to look at the consequences of the fight against isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this sum

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> you're watching "inside story" on al jazeera america i'm luis suarez. we are looking at the implications of new research from the southern education foundation that suggests half of all american schoolchildren are poor. we have looked at what high concentrations of poverty in classrooms means for the students, teachers and schools. does poverty have a fundamental impact. neurologically al jazeera's science correspondent jake ward joins us. what does the research tell us about that? >> well, it's really - when you look at the sheer number of horos that poverty seems to inflict on children, it's hard to know where to begin. the most tangible version of the research that we know affects the brain has to do with how it affects the brain specifically the development of white and grey matter, the hippocampus, some of the most important parts of the brain. one study found that living in deep poverty caused white and grey matter to not grow as fast as

only on al jazeera america. night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, you would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, we have known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public school were from low income families and eligible for free for reduced price lunches. a little more than a million nationwide. today on "inside story" we'll look at that finding with the studies author, talk to teachers about what it means to work with a student body burdened with poverty - does it change how you teach and run a school. and later we'll be joined by jacob ward, taking ugs inside the kids' heads. how does prolonged poverty affect the brain of a youngster. we have a new time, and as you can see a new home. pov

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to us on camera. he now heads up another supplier called americo group. one of its clients...is walmart. >> if walmart were really so upset about what success apparel did, one assumes they would not be keen to continue to do business with a leading executive from success a

. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> it's good to have you with us it's elizabeth peranem. ceasefire will go into effect on tuesday and will only last five days, and depending on the houthi rebels also agreeing to stop their fighting. >>> david cameron won a narrow majority in parliament. >>> the italian navy has found a ship which capsized last month killing 800 people, migrants were trying to cross from north africa to europe. one of egypt's most popular football players has had his assets seized. because of his ties with the outlaw muslim brotherhood. >> mohamed abu traker is egypt arguably egypt's best footballer. and named player of the year four times. the now retired midfielder is also a supporter of mohamed morsi. egyptian authorities say his support went further through his travel company the football

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hi guys welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres joined by davison. if you know the internet at all you've probably seen the face of commander chris hadfield. i got a chance to interview him. >> making space travel and this whole idea so cool again. it's fantastic. >> give us a with it into his world and a way for those of us that aren't living on the international space station to kind of have an understanding of what that experience is like and maybe imagine ourselves in space one day. >> and i had a chance to talk to him about all those amazing things. let's take a look. >> five four three two one and liftoff. tom and ivan and chris making their way to the international space station. >> international space station has long been a paragon of mystery, that is until one man brought it back down to earth. >> chocolate pudding cake, looks like it too. not bad. it is going to be hard to eat. going to be messy. >> chris hadfield the

only on al jazeera america. on the day south sudan celebrated its independence, eric reeves watched from his home in massachusetts. >> i'd received my personal invitation from salva kiir, my oncologist would not let me go uh and people made a point of calling me, knowing that i would have been there if i could knowing that in someway this moment belonged to me. it belonged to the people of south sudan above all, but i did feel that i had a presence there. >> why? >> i knew that there would never be peace without this day, without this joy. i felt like something i'd fought long and hard for had come to fruition. >> the role of these five or six or seven people, sort of this group that you call the council. >> the midwives of south sudan >> you know it's very difficult to pinpoint and say, "you know i spent 25 years because i believe". what does that mean? >>in july of 2013, some members of the council wrote an open letter to the government of south sudan. it was their first public criticism of the south sudanese

"talk to al jazeera". tomorrow, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. is. >> new video new aggregations that syria's government is using chlorine gas on its own people. hello, i'm nick clark, you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also coming up on the program european boats save another 2500 from drowning in the mediterranean. also, women and children rescued from the boko haram camp.

al jazeera america. >> you're watching "talk to al jazeera". i'm tony harris, our guest this week is "sex pistols" lead singer and rock icon john lydon. >> so give us a lesson from your life. from-- from being rebellious and having folks call you all kinds of names in parliament whatever. to-- to take a strong stand against a big institution, whether it's the monarchy, whether it's the government in general, what comes back at you as a result from being that vocal? >> well, pr, >> what do you receive? >> precisely what you expect: trouble. but you must analyze all of the details before you get yourself involved. i don't think, for instance, rioting and throwing bricks through shop windows solves anything at all. what you've done there is you've-- you've doubled your victimization role. and you've allowed yourself to look ridiculous and chaotic. me, i look at what's really going on and i get involved. i get involved mentally. i read everything i can. i want to know the names of all the players involved. and tear it apart very deliberately, slowl

weeknights on al jazeera america. >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm jonathan betz in new york. here are the top stories - the curfew has been lifted. the people of baltimore turn attention to recovery after a week of violence and protests. thousands trying to reach europe have been rescued from the mediterranean as the tide of desperation grose. >>> american marines in nepal. saudi arabia denies special forces are on the ground in yemen to battle tribesman. videos tell a different story. journalists around the world face threats and violence. it marks international press freedom day. baltimore is taking steps to return to normal after a tumultuous week. major stephanie rawlings-blake lifted a curfew in place. all citizens were to be off the streets between 10:00 pm and 5:00a.m. the curfew is no longer necessary. john terrett is live in baltimore >>> it is a beautiful sunday evening here. you can see how the people of baltimore are acting to the end of the curfew. there are bands performing outside city hall in baltimore. i can hardly hear myself thing. this is a large crowd of

only on al jazeera america. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to us on camera. he now heads up another supplier called americo group. one of its clients...is walmart. >> if walmart were really so upset about what success apparel did, one assumes they would not be keen to continue to do business with a leading executive from success apparel. >> on the phone, kevin told us that neither success nor its agent in bangladesh, true colors, knew about the subcontract to tazreen. but we managed to track down true colors' last remaining employee in dhaka. >> if there's any subcontracting, would you be aware of that? >> yeah. >> and then what do you do with th

al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> groundbreaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award winning investigative series new episode the death of aging only on al jazeera america >> the agonizing wait is over. the wait list reach schools and safety schools have made their wishes known and thousands of high school seniors have had to cope with what they might see as college failure before they take a single class. they will be in school in fall just not their dream school. have we created crazy unworkable expectations at toop schools? does it matter that you go to college and less where you go? the deposits for the fall are in the mail. the sticker's already going on the rear window of the family car. rethinking the rat race for the freshman class is the "inside story" and it starts now. welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. ask a ced preparing to graduate high school this spring how many colleges they've sent applications. middle of the deck students and high flyers alike you will here what once would have sounded like crazy

only on al jazeera america >>> this is al jazeera america. dead i will tornados in the south, and homes washed away in texas. >>> the death toll is expected to rise. new controversy over whether the iraqis have the will to fight. and firing u.s. vets as the nation remembers those who sacrificed for their country, a push to look for new jobs for those who served. ♪

fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >> 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 >> welcome back to techknow. i'm dr. shini somara with kosta grammatis and phil torres. now phil's got a really fascinating story, but it's also an adorable one. >> guys, i've never been jealous of a dog before until i met these dogs. they actually travel around the world saving endangered species and they also fight invasive species right here in the u.s. so let's go to montana and take a look. >> near polson montana biologist aimee hurt is using one of the most effective tools available to pre

investigation only on al jazeera america >> on al jazeera america >> a team of scientists are taking their inspiration from nature. >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do.... >> transcranial direct stimulation... don't try this at home! >> tech know's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie... what can you tell me about my future? >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> sharks like affection >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >>> >>> i'm ali velshi on target killed by police in america. who is keeping track. broken promises in baltimore, how a 100 million neighbourhood fix turned into a failure. >>> more than 900,000 law

al jazeera america. >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> oilfield work is some of the most dangerous in the country. osha tries to mitigate some of that danger by regulating worker safety issues. but there are surprising aspects of the industry that remain unregulated. >> and what do you do? >> wireline. >> what so what does wireline mean? >> well wirelines, we lower explosives underground to predetermine depths >> wireliners lower explosives thousands of feet into the ground as the first step in the fracking process. >> all these companies are using explosives right. >> wireline, yes. >> is there any kind of general requirements for that? >> there's no doctrinal training if that's where you're getting at. >> yeah >> no. there's no doctrinal training. >> to deal with explosives? major explosives. >> no, you'll go, it's basically just prac app you know just going out to the field

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robin forester walker, al jazeera. on "america tonight". the shocking story of the homeless on capitol hill, and in the halls of power. also tonight: convicted at an early age and locked up for life. >> i don't want this to be the last thing i see, there's the whole beautiful world out there and in here, it's like a nightmare. >> the legal system offered a second chance but he's still behind bars. is his the face of juvenile injustice? thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin with a thought about bad early decisions and the hope of second chances. sentencing young offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole is banned everywhere in the world. except for two countries. somalia and the united states. the supreme court drew the line against mandatory sentences for juveniles a few years ago but it is up to each state to decide whether old sentences warrant a second look. "america tonight's" christof putzel on the case being watched now as a bellwether in this case of juvenile justice. >> in october 1990 three members of c

. >> that's this edition of al jazeera america. >> fault lines is up next. wal-mart!" "who's number one?! the customer always!" when we operate for less and we buy for less, we can pass those savings on to our customers through everyday low prices. welcome huuuuugh jackman! >> total revenue i believe every year: 400 billion dollars. having low prices drives traffic to our stores, and increases sales >> please welcome john legend! john legend: thank you! which then allows us to lower expenses, and lower prices again please welcome tom cruise! >> around the globe wal-mart is taking the lead in making a difference. >> it's a continuous loop. "the american dream has become a global concept. i think it's our country's best export >> usa! usa! usa! 2012 was a good year for walmart. but it was a bad year for bangladesh. >> it experienced the deadliest factory fire in its history. walmart shorts were among the clothes found in the charred remains. but the company escaped accountability and for many western retailers whose clothes are made in bangladesh, it's business as usual.

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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 wrap-up 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". it was more than a decade after the european union was formed before the u.k. decided to join. in almost half a century since the application to join, there has been skepticism about integrating into europe, versus standing outside it. the argument inside britain will continue now that david cameron will lead a new government. he promised a referendum on imember job. john brown is a member of the independence party or ukip. welcome to inside story. >> thank you. >> is this a time of reckoning for your country - yes, there has been a decisive victory for the conservatives. it seems like a lot of questions remain to be answered. >> yes, it is a time of reckoning. i think the sweeper for the conservatives -

weeknights 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. >> you"re watching "talk to al jazeera". i'm ray suarez, speaking with charles bolden the administrator of nasa. >> throughout the years people have looked at the tremendous cost of doing space exploration and then looked at the problems on earth and said "boy, that would feed a lot of people". to those people who've heard the litany of basic science and breakthroughs that you've just mentioned, what would you close with to tell 'em "this is all worth it". >> it is all worth it. and they should be glad that their tax money is going to it because our mission or our vision is to, to, to pursue the unknown, to reach to, for new heights to pursue the unknown so that everything we do makes life better here on earth. i am incredibly proud that, you know, you c

. >> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! >> this year, striking restaurant workers brought their low wages to the nation's attention. but what many americans don't know is that low wage workers are often being cheated out of what little they do make. >> i said are you kidding me? i said you're telling me that these people allowed to treat people like this and you can't do anything? >> they accuse me. they accuse me, the federal government, that i stole one million dollars from these low-wage workers. >> they call it wage theft, and the restaurant industry is one of the worst offenders. every year, it amounts to billions of dollars taken from paychecks of the very lowest earners. >> i don't want anything extra. i'm willing to give more than enough. i'm willing to give a hundred and twenty five percent just to be able to get a level playing field. >> this week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what you're owed is not guaranteed. >> i mean, at what