joie chen is on assignment. it is the faces of refugees fleeing violence in syria or the butchering of the islamic state group in iraq that has captured much of the world's attention this year. but there are others fleeing poverty or lesser known wars who don't make the headlines. their arrival in europe is the journey. i recently spent nearly a month in europe. a million refugees arrived on the shores of europe last year, the majority were syrians, afghans and iraqis fleeing brutal wars, in search of a safe haven in europe. this group was applying for asylum in northern europe. >> my friend's house in sweden. >> you're going to germany. >> as syrians over 80% will be granted some kind of refugee status in europe. allowed to stay and to work. but then, there are migrants like karamo. a young man from war torn guinea bisau who traveled thousands of miles by foot for a chance of a new life. karamo is among the hundreds of thousands of migrants from countries whose citizens have become virtually invisible within eu

i'm joie chen. at the presidential race, what could be a major break weekend for candidates, the rhetoric is heating up with imbrings on the front burner. the pope decided some of the latest in his remarks about donald trump. while democratic senator bernie sanders is taking heat for his history on immigration issues. left behind, all of this, are the people at the heart of the debate. those that leave their home country for opportunity in america. in some places, the current political environment is leaving warm welcomes in short supply. christopher putzel is in minnesota. >> reporter: this man is responding to an urgent call. a somalian woman is in trouble. >> someone has been arrested. they tell me that they are falsely accused. >> reporter: he came as a college student and stayed to start a family and create a business. >> so when i moved here in late 2005. there wasn't somali. there was less than 50, 100 people lived here then. >> with a growing somali population, he has tone on a growing roll.

i'm joie chen. a political leader determined to solve america's immigration problems with a simple solution. round up those that crossed into the county for work and a better life and send them back. plans of donald trump ignited fury, what he is suggesting is not new. the notion of voluntary repatriation goes back decades to president hoover's administration, when hundreds of thousands were forced out. when critics say the mass deportation is too costly to happen. the truth of a matter is in an overlooked corner of history lays proof that it has. >> here at the edge of the wild horse desert at a whistle stop town on the line from houston to brownsville, generations of workers and families became american. they were the people who built kinksville texas. >> if it wasn't for the mexicans brought over... >> they were the lifeblood of the early days of this town. >> it was their blood and suede and tears that built this town. >> among the sons of kingsville is flores, his parents coming a century ago,

i'm joie chen. our nation's big defense budget is bound to come up in the course of any presidential contest. but this election year, the most expensive weapon system ever in the pentagon's arsenal could become an even bigger target in the political fight. because the home base of many of the very controversial f-35 fighter jets is vermont which you may recall coincidentally also the home of one of the key candidates, the democratic senator bernie sanders. almost since its inception the supertetsuperstealth dwri fightt y fighter hasn't been off the radar. sheila macvicar has the story. >> never has the military put a fighter at a commercial airport. they go to remote bases, they do that purposely because any aircraft crash more. >> reporter: the plane she's talking about is the f-35 fighter. from its stealthy design to the many lines of computer code that acts as artificial intelligence, it's being hailed as the future of combat aviation. >> hey hey ho ho, the f-35 has got to go. >> but the resident

i'm joie chen. our nation's big defense budget is bound to come up in the course of any presidential contest. but this election year, the most expensive weapon system ever in the pentagon's arsenal could

chen. there is new terrifying indication that europe's refugee crisis is spiralling out of control, has tone on another frightening dimension. "america tonight" investigates the plight of migrant children, somehow navigating their way across europe alone, weeks ago we warned numbers were on the verge of exploiting. now the evidence is that it already has. "america tonight"s sheila macvicar met these most vulnerable migrants on their perilous journey. >> one country left behind. another to cross. one more border. every day there are hundreds, some days thousands. exhausted men, women and children of all ages. persons in wheelchairs, babies. small children struggling for a new life in western europe. for many of these refugees, the border crossing and makeshift center near the mass zonian down -- macedonian town marks journey. >> a few months ago relief agencies say those travelling here were yemen. they say increasingly they see families with children, small children, families with babies, a

i'm joie chen. think psychedelic drugs and you're likely to imagine a turn on tune in, generation. for recreational highs, some researchers continue to believe that these drugs could have great value as penicillin for the soul, to treat a variety of serious tr

i'm joie chen. think psychedelic drugs and you're likely to imagine a turn on tune in, generation. for recreational highs, some researchers continue to believe that these drugs could have great value as penicillin for the soul, to treat a variety of serious traumas, and other conditions that psychotherapy has failed to manage. still a growing but underground movement is turning patients on to a therapeutic trip. "america tonight's" christof putzel tonight with those healing highs. >> really at the end of the day, the verbal was the worst. i would have taken a beating any day that be be told you're a bunch of (bleep), words don't, words stick with you a long time. >> the childhood physical and emotional abuse that andreas suffered from his father. >> disruptive patterns in drug abuse, i would have violent outbursts, that would happen too. >> years of conventional therapy andreas said, failed to help. >> my dad was this, my dad was this, that's why i'm like this, that didn't change anything. >> then one of his therapists made a surprising suggestion, perhaps andreas would get more ou

i'm joie chen. tonight we look behind bars and beyond them. as you would expect, there is often enormous stress for the convicts inside but consider the pressure on corrections officers those charged with keeping things under control and in a prison town where so many residents work in the industry, it's hard to make a get-away even after work. "america tonight's" michael okwu brings us a look into california's high desert state prison, what happens when prisoners come to rural america. >> reporter: it's 10:00 a.m. in northeast california, a near winter white out in the middle of nowhere. we're entering one of the most troubled prisons in america. calling a prison troubled usually means the inmates are abused, the situation here is so bad some of the guards are even killing themselves. cameras are rarely allowed in california's prisons but officials here at high desert state prison gave "america tonight" access because they want to plead their case. a recent inspector-general special report called the situation here an entrenched culture of ra

i'm joie chen. the steady drip drip drip of robs for the water supply in flint, michigan has turned into a flood. the latest. a boil order because of a main break. who is going to pay or the those fixes and on top of everything else, increasing evidence that the city's water now known to be contaminated with lead, may have

on that story, go to aljazeera.com. [ ♪ ] burn >>> thanks for joining us on "america tonight", i'm joie chen, years in the making, the turbulence in our economy has led to a new normal in the housing market. more and more home renters, more than a third of u.s. householders rent. many lost their homes in the mortgage crisis, many have not saved enough to buy. hidden, the upper hand landlords have over their tenants. a unique information in arkansas, the renters at the mercy of their landlord. a shocking result from wok. >> reporter: what is your biggest fear? >> that i won't be here. >> why do you stay? >> i don't have no money, i don't have nowhere to go. >> reporter: on december 21st, four days before christmas, the residents of the alexander apartment complex in little rock received a notice hardly in the holiday spirit. 65-year-old caroline ford among hundreds of families told they had a week to vacate their homes because the complex was condemned. did you think you would be in a position like this? >> no. >> reporter: what will you do? >> i don't know, i really don't. >> reporter:

i'm joie chen. for all the efforts to sundays and help, one of the most confounding diagnosis is autism. research found more boys live with autism and they are five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed. but the focus on boys may make it give for girls living with autism to get the help they need. "america tonight"'s michael oku found a group trying to fill the gap with training. find someone that you do not know. >> it's girls night out it is prime. >> on this night out the main event is conversation, building confidence. a challenging task for these girls who often find small talk daunting. >> she's a senior in high school and will graduate real soon. i try to express what i feel. but the problem it because of autism. i have this in me that constantly blocks every worth. well, i just realized that i'm not alone, and that there's some girls that are willing to help me pull through. >> the young women are in a trail-blazing programme here. one that teaches girls with autism social skills and

i'm joie chen. imagine your health held hospital contaminate. what would it be worth to free your medical records or to protect them from more malicious attacks? a top medical center in

i'm joie chen. for all the efforts to sundays

i'm joie chen. this is the season that many californians were counting on to make a difference. we have reported on the golden state's seemingly unending

joie chen is on assignment. it is the faces of refugees fleeing violence in syria or the butchering of the islamic state group in iraq that has captured much of the world's attention this year. but there are others fleeing poverty or lesser known wars who

joie chen is on assignment. it is the faces of refugees fleeing violence in syria or the butchering of the islamic state group in iraq that has captured much of the world's attention this year. but there are others fleeing

i'm joie chen. imagine your health held hospital contaminate. what would it be worth to free your medical records or to

take a look at aljazeera.com [ ♪ ] burn >>> thanks for joining us on "america tonight", i'm joie chen, years in the making, the turbulence in our economy has led to a new normal in the housing market. more and more home renters, more

i'm joie chen. modern medicine has often done the impossible. creating technologies to make people stronger, healther than ever, curing diseases almost

i'm joie chen. the steady drip drip drip of robs for the water supply in flint, michigan has turned into a flood. the latest. a boil order because of a main break. who is going to pay or the those fixes and on top of everything else, increasing evidence that the city's water now known to be contaminated with lead, may have harbored another risk, a deadly one. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha has followed the incidents since it broke and she returned to look at the latest. >> have you looked at this book? >> it helps. at first i couldn't look at any pictures to tell you the truth. >> terry nelson and her husband duane were high school sweethearts who spent 22 years living in the quiet community of flushing, michigan, ten miles from flint. they lived far enough outside the city they thought they wouldn't be affected by flint's contaminated water. when flint switched its water source from the great lakes to the polluted flint river in 2014, residents first experienced bacteria and chemicals in their

chen. there is new terrifying indication that europe's refugee crisis is spiralling out of control, has tone on another frightening dimension. "america tonight" investigates the plight of

i'm joie chen. think psychedelic drugs and you're likely to imagine a turn on tune in, generation. for recreational highs, some researchers continue to believe that these drugs could have great value as penicillin for the soul, to treat a variety of serious traumas, and other conditions that psychotherapy has failed to manage. still a growing but underground movement is turning patients on

i'm joie chen. tonight we look behind bars and beyond them. as you would expect, there is often enormous stress for the convicts inside but consider the pressure on corrections officers those charged with keeping things under control and in a prison town where so many residents work in the industry, it's hard to make a get-away even after work. "america tonight's" michael okwu brings us a look into

chen, years in the making, the turbulence in our economy has led to a new normal in the housing market. more and more home renters, more than a third of u.s. householders rent. many lost their homes in the mortgage crisis, many have not saved enough to buy. hidden, the upper hand landlords have over their

i'm joie chen. tonight we look behind bars and beyond them. as you would expect, there is often enormous stress for the convicts inside but consider the pressure on corrections officers those charged with keeping things under control and in a prison town where so

i'm joie chen. our nation's big defense budget is bound to come up in the course of any presidential contest. but this election year, the most expensive weapon system ever in the pentagon's arsenal could become an even bigger target in the political fight. because the home base of many of the very controversial f-35 fighter jets is vermont which you may recall coincidentally also the home of one of the key candidates, the democratic senator bernie sanders. almost since its inception the supertetsuperstealth dwri fightt been off the radar. sheila macvicar has the story. >> never has the military put a fighter at a commercial airport. they go to remote bases, they do that purposely because any aircraft cra

i'm joie chen. modern medicine has often done the impossible. creating technologies to make people stronger, healther than ever, curing diseases almost thought to be incurable. and pushing the envelope further, taking on the toughest medical challenges, killers like ebola, zika, and other u undiagnosableth curable. "america tonight's" lisa stark got a look at the one place in america where the seemingly hope. >> this is building 10, a surprising generic name for a place that is anything but. the clinically center as the national institutes of health is the largest hospital devoted entirely to clinical research. for many it's the last stop when all else has failed. leaving some to call it the national institute of hope. it is where cutting edge treatments and even cures have been discovered. and where, for the last 10 years, dr. forbes porter has been doing research on a disease so rare there are only about 500 known cases. it is called neiman pick c, or npc. destroying many of the body's devices, the ability to eat even. >> the development of sy

i'm joie chen. imagine your health held hospital contaminate. what would it be worth to free your medical records or to protect them from more malicious attacks? a top medical center in california was forted to take that action after a cyber attack on their computer system. and the cyber attack is focusing attention on what is a growing threat, ircht "america tonight" lisa fletcher warns us. >> the hollywood hospital is the scene of the crime which once would have been only the thing of the movies. >> tal >> all the signs say, don't use the computers. i said what happened? we got hacked. >> infecting its files with ransomware. >> they in effect file after file after file. typically there's a key to undo it. >> the antedote? a series of key strokes which the hospital would receive only after a bitcoin ransom. as moirnt learned hospital hacks don't just compromise your data. they can cause your death. >> every gaming console that you can buy at the toy store, the nintendo wii, the x box those have all gone through cyber security reviews, probably

i'm joie chen. this is the season that many californians were counting on to make a difference. we have reported on the golden state's seemingly unending sunshine and its unending drought, a kind of situation that faces many of our communities throughout the country. el nino has brought some relief, unheard of rains and flooding in some areas. but will it be enough to stave off california's