there's an art form where the stars prefer tv to movies. >> the show may be over, the conversation continues on the website aljazeera.com/considerthis. we'll see you next time. >> good evening. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler. human rights violations. new charges out of ukraine as the embattled president goes on sick leave. picture surface of a missing activist found badly beaten. >> apologise pile up after the form in atlanta. people want answers. >> stop and frisk, a national debate over crime fighting takes a new turn. >> public enemy number one.

they are beautiful, but one state is declaring an all-out law. the surprising battle over swans. >> we begin with ukraine, a crisis we have been covering for weeks as it intense fizz. two major developments. a disturbing report by human rights watch, and a leading activist feared dead found alive with a shocking story. jennifer glasse has more on the report and the allegations. she joins us from the capital of kiev kiev. >> the report says that when the clashes erupted on the 19th and went on for a few days deliberately targeted journalists and medical workers marked in groups away from the

clashes. human rights watch documents, 13 journalists injured, but the ukrainian groups say there were 60 journalists, i was at the front of those clashes. the journalists that i was around were targeted, including a photographer who was there, literally was on the front line, not in the line of fire, not where the demonstrators were throwing rocks at the police and he was shot in the helmet with a rubber bullet. >> the police say 100 of their policemen were injured in the clashes. it was a dangerous time but human rights watch calling on ukraine to carry out an investigation into the allegations. targetting journalists is against the ukrainian's human rights obligations, and targetting medical workers falls into a bad category and would like to see those investigations carried out. this comes, this report, a

few hours after we found out that an activist who had been missing for eight days. was found alive. there was concern about where he was, what had happened to him. he was a storm in the side of the ukrainian authorities, carrying out demonstrations at official's homes. he disappeared. he was found badly beaten, dumped in the woods, very, very dangerous in the middle of the night. he is alive, happy to be alive. very shadowy goings on happening here in ukraine. >> as you can hear the protests continue in kiev. thank you. >> back home to our other big story. the crippling ice storm in atlanta, thousands stranded on the roads, children forced to spend the night in schools. the city is getting back to normal. the people in power are

apologising, for many saying sorry is not enough. robert ray is in atlanta. >> after two days of a storm paralyzing atlanta and metro area, major roads reopened. many of the cars awandoned were taken away. pol difference have come out taking blame. local people here are looking forward to temperatures. >> it's been two days since atlanta was hit by a storm that paralyzed the region. stranding thousands of commuters on roadside. >> i spent nine hours on the road. at 10 o'clock i abandoned my car. >> schools were not closed. buses were left stranded on icy hills. thousands of kid slept in gymnasiums. some spent the night on buses. others sought shelter in store aisles and churches. >> they shouldn't have opened

the schools much everyone wants to get their kids. >> georgia's government up for re-election took full responsibility during a press conference. >> i think we did not respond fast enough. we didn't respond in the magnitude and earlier enough tame to be able to avoid consequences. >> the governor blamed his georgia emergency management agency for alerting him of the weather warning. frustrated and defiant atlanta's mayor conditions to be on the hot seat for the city's response, mostly to explain why schools were not closed and why salt spreaders didn't pretreat roads before the system moved in. >> the eyes of the nation are on the state. i'm not going to get into that blame game. >> we can make executions about the fact -- excuses about the fact that this happened in the

middle of the day. >> when it's going to be wet and cold, get the salt trucks out. it's not hard. >> it's been ruch, a -- rough, a total nightmare. >> many vehicles are sitting on the roadways. the national guard and police are hoping to push cars, gas them up and drive citizens to where they need to go. mayor kasim reed says he's not in charge of school closings and the road and points to municipalities and their response or lack thereof. >> the error was everybody getting out at once. >> for one family the traffic nightmare had a great ending - a baby girl. grace elizabeth anderson born on the side of the highway. >> we hoped and prayed that we'd make it to the hospital. it's all good. >> it took three inches of snow

to bring the city to a standstill. with the recovery on the way, there's a looming question, what, with a real disaster would have happened if the city was prepared. >> mayor kasim reed of atlanta, his twitter feed before the know began read "we are ready for the snow, check out the press release." >> one doctor is making headlines for walking six miles in the snow to perform life-saving brain surgery. he joins us on the telephone from trinity hospital. thank you for doing this. i know you finished up other surgery. i want to ask you, you were at another hospital at brook wood when the storm broke out and you had word you were needed at trinity hospital. what did you do? >> well, i didn't know it was snowing outside, so i went to the parking lot and tried to get out of the parking lot.

there was accidents to the might and the left. i rolled down to the mountain, got to the main road and started walking. >> how far was it to the hospital. >> approximately six or seven miles. >> did the other hospital know that you were walking? >> well, what happened is - yes, we had a big snow storm here and they texted me the pictures of the patient in the emergency room at trinity, a massive haemorrhage in the brain. so using my text i was able to communicate with them. my phone would not work, but the text did. they tried to send out two administrators to pick me up, but unfortunately the roads were not passable. they tried valiantly, i just kept on moving. so i kept on walking. >> you got there. i heard the police were looking for you as well.

you walked in the hospital, and you went right to the family and right into surgery, is that right? >> exactly, yes. i had to talk to the family. they knew what was happening. they were listening to the nurse, and i was giving them instructions and getting the patient ready after seeing the cat scan, i knew what i had to do. i explained via text and introduced myself in the situation that it was, and they were ready and prepared, the patient was ready, we went directly to surgery. >> have you mp seen a storm like that in birmingham. >> i have, a couple of times. >> clearly it was quite a feat making that walk in order to do the surgery. i know the family is happy you did. doctor, it was great to talk to you. >> well, federal prosecutors say they'll seek the death penalty against accused boston marathon

bomber. he says 30 charges, carrying the death penalty or life imprisonment. eric holder authorised the justice department to pursue the death penalty. the nature of the issue and harm compelled the decision: >> the prosecutors say they'll prove the killings and injuries were intentional and that he willingly took part in the acts and knew they could end in death. >> the u.s. is accusing syria of stalling the handover with chemical weapons. this after a report showed less than 5% of syria's stockpile had been removed, missing key deadlines. military force is an option, but urged diplomacy. defense secretary chuck hagel called on russia to push syria to comply. >> if there's a story of hope to come out of the war is the rescue of a little girl.

richelle carey joins us with an update on the little girl and how she's going. we saw the video. >> we have the update to show you. before we get to that, i'll save it for last. let's remind people how we got to that. last week we brought you the amazing rescue of a syrian girl buried in rubble. this is video that activists caught. neighbours and relatives scrambling to dig a 14 month old child from underneath the rock and concrete. it is janina. let's watch as this frantic rescue is happening.

>> look at that moment. she's rubbing her eyes. trapped below for three minutes. semi is emerging, dusty, daysed, but she is alive. so this is the pay off. for the first time these amazing images, that chubby belly, the cheeks. she survived the ordeal. barely a scratch. she's on the streets of aleppo. this is the first time we see the interviews. in an interview with the telegraph her father said they heard a voice and just kept digging. thank goodness they did. that's what we see now. according to those that shot the video her mother was killed, a sister is missing, the other

five survived. two were injured, the same attack that it's believed 10 were killed and 20 were wounded. that tells us the world that she was rescued to. >> thanks very much. >> coming up targetting human trafficking. it's cindy mccain's mission. tonight she tells me what you should be on the look out for. >> children and obesity. troubling findings on what it means for the young.

>> here in the united states human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking is a growing problem, affecting women and men, adults and children. one group says about 100,000 children are involved in sex trafficking in the u.s. each year. the reports they received on trafficking increased to more than 50% between 2007 and 2012, most of those cases, 64% involved sex crimes. >> california, and mexico is one of the places where the problem is at its worse. jennifer london takes used in a safe house no tijuana, helping

survivors. >> each morning 19-year-old karen looks in the mirror next to her bed. >> i say to myself, "i'm strong and will not allow somebody to put me down." >> finding the courage to face herself has not been easy. karen, who asks that we not use her last name is a survivor of sex trafficking. she was raped as much as 25 times a day by different men, sold into prostitution by her boyfriend. >> translation: he took me to la merced in mexico, and then i had to start prostituting myself. >> after six months of being raped and beaten karen escaped and lives in this safe house in tijuana, mexico. >> little by little i'm trying to forget the nit mares that i went through. i'm trying to forget. >> so are several other girls, all underage, some abused since

the age of two. after being rescued by mexican or u.s. authorities, the girls are placed in the care of alma tucker, a san diego resident who crosses the border to run the safe house. >> they are here, we provide them with the basics needs. we have a school here in the facility. also some of the volunteers gave zumba classes, self-defence. they are learning english. >> sex trafficking is a crime that is underreported and happens outside in the open. here in tijuana's red light district this is where supply meets demand. on the streets women and girls are bought and sold into prostitution every day. >> numbers are hard to come by. it's estimated there are tens of thousands of victims in the country.

alma tucker's safe house is one of only two such places in mexico. >> a lot of people see what we do, they don't want to hear about it. it's hard to hear. it's sexual abuse 25 times a day. everything has been taken away from them - their childhood, peace, dreams. when they are here, we focus on the person and see how to bring up the dreams again. >> since being rescued 19-year-old karen remembers her dream and what it feels like to laugh and believe in something again for her future. >> jennifer returned from working on the story and joins us. you were at the safe house with the girls, tell us about what that experience was like, and what role does the border play in sex trafficking. >> for starters, we had to agree not to show the outside.

we had to be escorted to the election, we were not allowed to drive there because of the safety of the girls. what struck me is although the girls have been rescued many are in danger because a number of these girls have to testify against pimples and in many cases that person is a family member. there are security cameras in every room, around the perimeter, and armed security garts to protect the girt. the border plays a role in it. often times people will be lured with promises of a better life. and when you are talking about the boarder crossing, that is the busiest land border crossing in the world. a lot of traffickers useful

numbers of people coming and going to blend in. >> i talked with cindy mccain, the wife of senator john mccain who is leading a nationwide campaign and i asked her how traffickers used events like the super bowl. >> it's women, little boys, girls, the whole gom gamut. >> and pimples bring in these people. >> they bring them in, and a lot of them. super bowl is not the cause of that. >> i understand. >> it's one way we can get a message out. big events happen every day. part of what we try to do is educate people on what this is. this is a difficult thing to talk about. it's not a subject that welcomes

the discussion. >> a lot of people don't believe it exists, or they poo poo and say, "no, no", those girls want to do that. it's not the case. it's a matter of those who are active making people understand, helping them to understand. it's a huge industry. >> when you see the pictures from mexico, it drives the point ham that the women and girls are sold on the street. >> they are commodities. it's easier to sell a human being than a drug. >> how are you trying to help people, help themselves. >> in our own home state of arizona, within the leggses lative process that -- legislative process that we are promoting, we are offering the opportunity for the girls to be offed and re learn what life is about.

education, health care. dignity. the understanding that they are a quality human being. it starts from the bases. it has to be paid for. we are looking for creative ways to pay for it. >> such an important issue. >> sales of toyota's six best-selling cars have been stopped. the company says the fabric on heated seats could catch fire and doesn't meet standard. the company is barred from selling the cars. it affects 36,000 vehicles sitting op dealer lots including the avalon, camry, corolla, barack seener, tundra and tacoma. toyota doesn't know how long it will take to make the reparse. >> the second-biggest email provider in the world has been hacked. user names and passwords were stolen. the company is not saying when

or how many accounts were compromised. >> stocks bounced back, the do you soaring 110 point. driving gains, positive news about the economy. strength of the economy. the last six months of 2013 saw the vonningest gd -- strongest gdp groted in a decade. >> researchers followed more than 70,000 children. more than 12% of them were obese. the figure rode to 21%. and the children who were obese are five times more likely to stay that way. the obese eight graders were likely to be over weight. effort to fight obesity should start earlier. joining us is mick cornet of oklahoma city. this mayor challenged his city

to lose 1 million pounds and joins us to say why. how did this idea come about? >> well, back in 2006/2007 i was the mayor and discovered that oklahoma city was placed on a list of owe bees cities. i -- obese cities. i got on the scales and realised i was the problem. i took care of my issue. i lost about 40 pounds over 40 weeks and along the way realised we needed to start a city-wide conversation. i started an awareness campaign by going to the zoo, standing in front of the elements and announcing. the city is going on a diet and we'll lose a million pounds. >> were you surprised by the response? >> to a certain extent i was. it took us four years, three weeks. 47,000 people signed up. went to a website.

tracked the progress. we reached a million pounds in jan of 2012. we are not on the list of the fattest cities, but there's documentation placing us on the list of the most fit cities. >> that's great news. what impact do you think the exercise - no pun intended - had on the city's finances, in addition to its fitness? >> i think there's an economic development angled at this. if you are an entrepreneur, and you are going to create scrbs, you'll ask yourself what are my health care costs in the city. what's my absenteeism rate. if a city has a reputation of not being healthy, whether it's obesity or other ailments, they won't have the same chance of creating jobs. we have the strongest economy, the lowest unemployment. highly educated 20 somethings

flocking over the country and changed the infrastructure. >> did you use the argument to sell the plan. >> to the business community i did. it was a risk to put the city on a diet. but i explained to the business community that it hurt us to be on the list of most obese and we needed to get on the list of the most fit >> it seems like a great idea yet some are having difficulties doing it, you do it and it worked. congratulations. >> appreciate that. we are making infrastructure exchanges to see if we can be more pedestry yn friendly. >> good to see you on the program. thank you very much. >> coming up, the stop and frisk may soon be gone for good in new york. will it make the city less safe? plus - lost and found. a century ago the forest didn't

look like this.

>> into welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. we have a lot coming up in this half hour. targetting the swans. a proposal to kill thousands of swans, and why the state's environmental department supports the idea. >> year of the horse - how the chinese are rippi-- ripping in lunar new year. >> disturbing news about what is happening in ukraine. >> a new report from human rights watch alleges journalists and medition have been the targets of violence in ukraine. the report documents 13 cases in which police beat journalists and medical workers or injures them with rubber bullets or stun

grenades. the governor of georgia apologised for the handling of the disastrous snow storm that left atlanta para lived. some were stuck for 24 hours. those affected say officials did not do enough. federal prosecutors say they'll seek the death penalty against dzhokhar tsarnaev. he faces 39 charges. his older brother was killed in a shoot-out with the police. >> to the fight over stop and frisk. many police departments consider it an essential tool to keep people save. the mayor bill de blasio said he will not appeal a decision that declared stop and frisk discriminatory. >> it's been a policy that treated our young people of

colour like their rights didn't matter as much. >> in addition to dropping the appeal, bill de blasio said a federal monitor would see three years overseeing reforms in the police department. >> areva martin joins us from los angeles. what is your reaction. stop and frisk - is it over or on hold? >> it's a monumental day for the members of the new york city who believe that the policy unlawfully targeted african-americans and latinos. the mayors decision to withdraw the appeal and bring together individuals, plaintiffs and the community leaders saying, "let's come together and find a way to police the city", respecting the rights of young african-americans. it's a big day for those that believe the policy was wrong. >> mayor bloomberg felt it was the right policy, saying it made

the city safer. any evidence that crime will go out. >> some of the numbers in the numbers shape show that the majority didn't result in actual arrest or the finding of a gun or any other kind of criminal activity. those that believe that the law was wrong from the beginning say it will not have an impact on crime, and there's a lot of hysteria about a crime and that it was about targetting disenfranchised african latino. could it have a chilling effect on crime. >> it's interesting, because the police protectively has asked the courts to allow it to step into the place of new york city and continue the appeal. they have concerns about whether they'll do their jobs and be effective in minimising crime and keeping crime down, in light of the decision by the mayor.

it's not over, it's definitely not over. >> good to see you. >> tonight the farm bill and the fall out on americans. it can cut the program by 8 million a year. the numbers do not tell the story. the people do. >> a full fridge is a luxury for 23-year-old caitlin swaip, a single mother who left college last semester. she's living with her parents while she looks for a job. >> i'm good with computers, but because i don't have experience in that field, it's hard to find a job. they want people with experience. >> for the first time swain is applying for food stamps, the supplemental nutrition program. >> snaphistorically covers children and the elderly. that challenged after the recession. now the majority are working age

adults, 18 to 60. >> there are more people who are working that are getting food stamps, more people who are of primary years, 20s, and 30s. >> economists say a tep ied economy and the loss of american manufacturing jobs pushed people into lower wage work. an analysis by the university of kentucky found the 2012 median income of american households is down to 1999 levels. >> you are not going to be paid as much. >> more americans with some college training are using food stamps. they have a third of food stamp households up from 8% in 1980. 46-year-old sonya has a degree in art and uses food stamps since losing her job waiting tables. >> i'm not one to ask for handouts. it's very humbling to come here.

she says she's waiting to hear back from a job interview now, and is looking forward to buying groceries with her own money and standing on her own two feet again. >> house republicans offering up a blueprint on immigration reform, calling for a path to legal status, but not citizenship. it includes proposals on boarder security, employment verification and a plan for dreamers or young immigrants to earn citizenship. >> is the republican party ready to take on that reform now. >> house speaker john boehner said he's been ready to deal with immigration since after the 2012 elections. >> it's been turned into a political football. how we deal with it is

important. >> republicans lost of the hispanic vote 3:1 in the presidential race. there is doubt that they should tackle that issue. the editor said speaker john boehner should concede and announce he will not move forward on immigration this year. he writes: >> congressional republicans run the risk of facing challenges if they support immigration reform. north carolina representative is tired of the perception that the g.o.p. is not friendly to his panics. >> immigration has not been touched for two decades. i'd like to see something done.

>> republicans are concerned about the future. it is a growing demographic. >> mark hugo lopez directs hispanic research at the pew research center. >> the hispanic population is growing and dispersing through georgia, south carolina, and other areas. they have had the fastest population growth driven by his panics. >> some republicans think they can buy time and push off the issue until the 2016 presidential race. >> for his panics we see a drop off in the order of 20 to 16 percentage points. >> the question is how far they are willing to go, and how many members of their party will get

on board. >> the chinese new year is underway, it's the year of the horse. celebrations are in full swing. >> across the country chinese families spring clean, sweeping out ill fortune to make way for good luck. >> in shanghai workers and students witness something new with a hint of tradition, a flash mob chinese style. >> translation: i want to go home after watching this. i feel warm after working hard with the whole year. i want to be with my family now. >> in south-west china, lanterns feel parks and lakes. 450 class bottles went into the design of the peacock. 2014 is about saying good buy to the snake and hello to the horse. the spirit of the horse as long been a part of the chinese

ethos. >> from most perspective the horse is a good word. the horse symbolizes health and prosperity. >> superstirns are strong at this time of the year. while the rest the country is on holiday, rup distri is striving. >> translation: everyone wants to know their fortune for the next year so they can decide what to do. that's why many come now >> for the non-chinese amongst us, i have prepared a quick guide to get you through. firstly, it's not called the chinese new year, it's the spring fest call or lunar new year and doesn't run for one day. secondly on the first day of the festival there's no showering. it washes away the good luck. thirdly, as a foreigner,

begenerous. >> and does 2014 hold in store for china. there'll be a drought. water ol use will get worse. friction will increase. on the bright side chinese national strength will increase. if you are not at all superstitious there are other ways the year of the horse may bring you good fortune. >> doctors are trying to wake up retired formula 1 champion michael schumacher from a medically induced coma. he has been in a coma since last month, suffering serious head injuries when he fell and his his head. he was upgraded. doctors credit the helmet that michael schumacher was wearing as saving his life. >> a big story at super bowl 48

is the possibility that peyton manning could make it back to the pinnacle of his sport, two years after coming back from a neck injury. john henry smith joins us from the host stadium in east rutherford new jersey. >> hi there. >> hey, there. super bowl 48 will feature old school versus new school match-up. russell wilson is impressed with his ability to make play. peyton manning, he of 15 years in the n.f.l. showed old school quarterbacking is eye live and well. jessica taff has his story. >> super bowl 48 features the best offense taking on the league's best defense. that's the way peyton manning likes it. the 2013, 14 season almost looks like a revenge tour.

tossing seven touch downs in a win over the ravens, a team that knocked denver out last season. he has not taken his foot off the gas. >> i'm down the home stretch of my career. i'm still in is. it's not over yet. it's still playing out. this has been the second chapter of my career, and it's an exciting chapter. i'm excited to be back in the super bowl on behalf of the denver broncos. >> the seahawks defense has a big challenge but poses many of their own as the league leads scores on defense. trying to prepare for a quarterback who leads and is one of the few in the n.f.l. that is his own offensive coordinator. he's famous for his ability to read the defense at the line of scrimmage and keeping him guessing. sea hawks quarterback, notorious

for running his mouth calling the throws he makes ducks. >> i believe it to be true as well. he's a smart player. it's a reach what he's saying there. i do through ducks. i throw a lot of yards, and touch down ducks, so i'm actually quite proud of it. >> will it be peyton manning's swan song? only if doctors tell him so. he's playing his best football ever, doing so by spreading the wealth, making the guys around him better. in two seasons broncos receivers are having the best numbers. for the former patriot. his former nemesis has rejuvenated him as well. >> peyton manning does a great job of getting us in the right place, making sure that we are

on top of what we need to do, giving us the signals and the calls, whether they are fake calls or real calls or whatever. he does a great job keeping the defense on edge and making sure that we are on top of our assignments. >> despite the record-breaking achievements critics will judge their legacy like the others. in an n.f.l. pol peyton manning was voted most respected, and two years removed from potentially career ending surgery, the guy that won the comeback of the year could win the mpv in 2014. >> i would like to win it for the broncos, for pat bowlan, for had to be his eight super bowl is an accomplishment. i'd like to help the broncos.

>> fl >> thank you very much. of course if peyton manning is success fully leading the broncos to a super bowl championship. he'll be the super bowl champion to lead two different teams to those titles. >> quite at metlife stayed crumb. it is about to change. coming up, the photo of the day. >> and swan song - beautiful creatures that one state wants to banish for good.

>> good evening, everyone. california has gotten worse. even though we have seep rain showers passing through. the drought monitor which looks at the drought situation has now put california, 6% of california, where you see the dark red in the exceptional category. since 2000. california has never been raised to that level. but we are looking at extreme situation. this is one of the worst drought situations that california has experienced, up to nevada. it's a dire situation, and up towards the southern portions of oregon. we saw rain passing through. it was not enough to break the drought. we'll need a year's worth of rain. quickly to the north-east, we

are looking at decent conditions. when we talk about the super bowl on sunday. you can see the snow coming through. staying to the north, parts of new york. temperatures all the way up to 20 degrees. that's a look at the national weather. your news is up next.

>> 20 states legalized marijuana in some form. california was a pioneer, legalizing medical marijuana years ago, with greater domestic demand comes greater growth opportunities. illegal crops are in the spotlight in california. >> you can see the rem mants of on old crop. >> mike and bill are on the hunt for green. >> they are growing it, basically out in the open. >> marijuana plants hidden among fresno county's farmland.

they find it behind a black tarp, separating it from the orchard. >> there's one lot in that small tarped area. >> medical marijuana was legalized here two decades ago, allowing patients to group up to 99 cannabis plants. some farmers are twisting the law to fuel a trade, transforming california's federal valley. >> how much does this go for in. >> well, here in calf are, it goes from 800 to 1,000. -- california it was from 800 to 1,000. out of the state, 3,000 to 4,000 a pound. >> the number of fields has tripled in the last year. >> it's not like the major, 20

or 10 years ago, the thc content. the way plants have been goxed is higher. >> farmers say the green rush turned fields into battlefields, electric wires and armed men protecting the crops. this farmer too afraid to show his face put up surveillance cameras after a teenager was shot to death stealing pot plants. >> it's like we are in our own prison. >> marijuana-related crimes killed nine people in fresno since 2012, prompting the board of supervisors to ban growing marijuana in unincorrespondented areas. >> put the cannabis inside here. and then you inhale >> derek peyton uses it to control asthma. the move punishes patients. >> this is not the solution. the large growers are illegal.

what they have is an enforcement problem. >> the debate continues as authorities struggle to control the strayed. >> 600 marijuana fields were uncovered in fresno. less than a third were eradicated. >> an animal known for its grace and beauty was known as public enemy number one. >> they were to kill or capture 2,000 wild swans. they could be branded a prohibitive invasive speesive. >> ospecials say the birds are violent, dangerous people prone to attacking people, destroying vegetation could pose a risk to jet liners. >> michael schummer joins me, a water foul ecologist and

professor at the university of new york. good to have you on the show. why is new york doing this? why is it important. >> as you mentioned they are exotic invasive birds and they feed up to 40% of their body weight daily. they are territorial and be aggressive to animals and people, disrupting the eco system for native fish and wildlife. so the swans that i may see in central park will be gone by 2025. >> the usiest is to degrease the population with the hopes of eliminating neutrons from the state for the purpose of concerning native fish and

wildlife. >> how do you eliminate them. >> there's a variety of ways that that can be done, through lethal control, and destroying nests and oiling eggs. >> so i'm going to guess that this is probably, for most people or most americans, not just new yorkers, a difficult thing to stomach when they hear that, who don't understand how aggressive and destructive these animals can be. what do you say to them. >> you know, they are a beautiful bird. here is what we have. tonnes of swans, native to new york. they breed in alaska, come across the continent, flow new york and they stop here to feed,

and feed on vegetation that new swans remove and they don't migrate and remove a substantial amount of vegetation needed by the other bird to make the jump. we have swans, we don't need pan additional swan which is not from north america that is destructive to the eco system. >> it will be interesting what happens with this one. >> good to have you on the program. >> tan electric car has been discovered. it took to the streets of havana in 1998 and could chuck along at a speed of 22 miles per hour. it was found in an austrian warehouse, untouched since 1902.

it's on display with the replica body work. it is in - it is out of nevada. we have been telling you the story about the drought. how tough it is. rain hit the wind shield in northern california. the first rainfall of the year. it is welcome news for a state suffering through the worst drought in history. people in california hoping to get a little more. >> richelle carey has the headlines after this.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. a new report shows dozens of journalists and medics have been injured by police and

protesters. human rights watch says police targeted reporters and medical workers not participating in the protest. >> the u.s. accuses syria of dragging their feet in removing chemical weapons. less than 5% of the stockpile has been turned over. it is possible for syria to meet its obligations, but the threat of military force is on the table. >> federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the aid accused boston marth thon bomber. 20-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev faces 30 charges, 23 of which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment of the the justices department has been authorised to pursue the death penalty. >> an apology from georgia's governor on how the snow storm was handled. thousands were stranded and children spent the night it schools. they'll try to prepare better for next time.

>> toyota ordered north america dealers to top selling six popular models. the material on the heated seats does not meet flammable standards. for more go to our website aljazeera.com. ♪ ♪ on "america tonight." same-sex marriage and the catholic school. a beloved educator forced to choose between his partner and his profession. >> did he ask you if you would a null your marriage. >> she speaks in his first television interview. >> also amanda knox found guilty again. will she be extraditioned. >> we'll fight if. there is no way she's going back over