a photo of a 4-year-old boy fleeing the fighting in syria. this is just one of the million syria refugees. there are 2.4 million registered syriian refugees. keep it here. ♪ >> on "america tonight": a injury's decision and the anger that remains. >> we will not rest until we get the kind of justice we deserve. >> the lingering doubt that the shooting of an unarmed teen was really a kay of self-defense. -- a case of self-defense. fighting for air. >> the power of the people don't stop about.

>> on the other side of the san francisco's glittering bay, are the people the wrong color for environmental protection? and remembering to heal. veterans on a mission to restoring memorials to the past and the wounds that can haunt them in the present. >> and good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. to many it's a case of déjà vu. a white man shooting down an unarmed black teenager in florida. and the failure to find him guilty of murder. the jury couldn't agree whether he's guilty of first degree murder, leading to mistrial on

the most serious count and while the prosecutors promise to retry dunn for davis' death, once again, racial profiling, self defense and justice in mayor. "america tonight," sarah hoye, has the story. >> trorvel end to the- contro versial end. >> they could not agree on the first degree murder charges but they did find 47-year-old michael dunn guilty of the. >> who would have turned 19 on

sunday. >> people continue to stand. and we will continue to await. for justice for jordan. >> under florida law, dunn could serve at least 60 years in prison for the attempted murder convictions and possible 15 years for shooting at the parked suv. >> he is in disbelief. during his opening statements. >> in that defense -- point they'd pistol at the car four unarmed teenagers and started and continued to pull the trigger. guilty of three counts of attempted murder. and guilty of the first degree murder of jordan davis.

>> once jurors delivered their verdict protestors voicedtheir frustrations -- their frustrations outside the courthouse. meanwhile dunn's daughter says she's barrel stopped crying since she heard the verdict. >> i love him so much. like a kid, he is going to do. >> dunn was indicted back in 2012 for murder after fatally shooting davis over loud music. davis and three friends were parked in a suv. dunn, who pleaded not guilty admits shooting days of but says it was self defense. >> i felt i was going to be killed. >> prosecutors have plans to

retry dunn for first degree murder. >> this jury had a lot of work to do and we thank them for their carefully attention to everything in the trial. i can't say we're surprised but you know, we're not back there and we can't say what's going on until the verdict finally comes out. >> as michael dunn stays behind bars, options could be, retry dunn or dunn could appeal the convictions he already has. barring a successful appeal we are still possibly talking the rest of his life. >> thank you very much sarah hoye. >> take a closer look at the verdicts, ken padowitz joins us again from florida. appreciate you being with us again. we talk about a mistrial on the shooting of jordan davis, the killing of him, that's the mistrial here, does this amount to a prosecutorial fail?

>> it is a prosecutorial fail, because the process is to seek justice and justice is interpreted as having a resolution. in this case, there is no resolution on the very important first count of murder. there is no resolution. so yes, there is a fail on the part of the prosecution. no now they have to use -- now they have to use taxpayers money and attempt again with a jury of 12 people since it's a first degree murder charge to convict said -- >> is that a murder charge that first charge? >> i have continued to say this is a very weak first degree murder case. it is a much, much stronger second degree murder case. this is a textbook second degree murder. spite and evil intent. that really goes to what's called hot blood as opposed to

first degree murder, cold blood, where most people think of premeditation as taking days or weeks or hours of planning. yes florida law does not list a specific time period so technically they have a first degree murder case here but it all happened in a matter of seconds and sometimes for a jury that's very difficult to understand and to swallow and to apply that law to the facts. so i think it's overreaching on the part of the prosecution and i think that they made a strategic blunder by charging or having a grand jury charge first degree murder as opposed to charging him by an information, which is the same as an indictment, of a second degree murder charge. >> the prosecutor is already talking about a retrial although she said she wanted to consult with the family about that. would that go back to a first degree murder trial? >> they have an indictment for first degree murder. they would proceed again on that

indictment i assume and they are going to end up pickin picking r 12 member engineer -- jury and going through all the evidence and testimony again. they can tweak it, make choices on what to do to improve the way they prosecute this case and there's a number of areas that they can look at from the witnesses they called, from the order of witnesses, from how they present their opening and closing arguments and how they intend to cross examine the defendant if he decides to take the child in this second trial. there are a number of ways to prosecute this defendant. >> they will go to the jury, get an answer from the jury about what they couldn't reach a decision on? >> well hopefully a juror or jurors will come forward to talk about what happened in the jury room. florida law does not allow anyone to approach the juror,

but they can talk about what went on in the jury room. i'm sure prosecutors are anxious to find out exactly what was important to those jurors when they deliberated this case. >> thanks ken for coming. >> thanks for having me. the just of stand your ground defense, thank you for being with us and talking with us in the wake of this verdict. i wouldn't i -- wonder if you would draw the completely between these two cases. >> thank you joie and thank you all for having me. there are many, many similarities between trayvon martin and tragic death and jordan davis' tragic death. in both cases you had a young

african american men, teenagers, both were 17 years old and both of them were doing absolutely what they had a legal right to do. and that's very important. and then, both the killers in both the instances put themselves in harm's way, and tried to say that they had some fear, and they had to kill these young men. so there are a lot of parallels. >> there are parallels but i also want to get to this: that in this case, it appears that barring any successful appeal mr. dunn is likely, he was convicted on some of the charges four out of five, it is likely he will face prison time. mr. zimmerman did not. >> yes, that is a huge distinguishing factor but even on that joie there is some similar. even though michael dunn, even

though he's off the street, they will let him escape for the murder of jordan davis. he was convicted of the attempted murder of the three that were in the car with mr. davis. it is troubling, in trayvon martin where he was killed and jordan davis, there was nobody held accountable for their deaths. that sends a terrible message to society. nobody goes to jail for their death. >> right, and i think we still are wondering what it is the jury, what was on the jury's mind since we haven't heard from the jury yet on the dunn case. i just want to say that mr. zimmerman did come forward over the weekend, he did give an interview to another network but he didn't talk about the dunn case. quick listen here. >> i want to professional reply continue my education and hopefully become an attorney. i think that's the best way to

stop the miscarriage of justice that happened to me from happening to somebody else. i don't think it should happen to anyone ever again, not one person. >> what was the miscarriage of justice? >> the fact that two law enforcement entities stated that i had acted within the laws of our nation in self defense. >> you don't think it was about the law? >> i know it wasn't, yes. >> i have have to ask you for a quick thought here. what does it say to you that this is what george zimmerman is saying today? >> simply that trayvon martin's parents and myself and many others have chose to focus on bigger things than george zimmerman because we think that he was just a symptom of the problem. the problem is the stand your ground law that it encourages people to try otake the law into their own hands, versus having law enforcement come and deal with situations. we think the stand your ground

law is legalizing the murder of our children, so we are dealing with the bigger implications. because as trayvon's parents have said, if we don't do something about this law, tomorrow it can be your child. >> mr. crump. thank you for being with us. he represented trayvon martin's parents. trayvon martin's parents have offered their support. they intend to campaign together against stand your ground laws in florida. after the break on "america tonight," a condemnation and the doubts about whether it will make any difference. later in the program there's no place like home. >> i like it here.

richmond is my home. but at the same time there is other cities where there's not a chevron in your backyard, spewing 24-7 toxins in the air and nobody communicating to you. >> the community they call a toxic city. the clouds growing on the other side of san francisco bay and the suspicions about environmental injustice.

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>> after a year long investigation, the united nations released a scathing report today exposing widespread human rights torture abductions, public execution and sexual violence among other violations. at the same time, amnesty international released a video of former prisoners sharing their experience in north korea's prison camps

>> the human rights council will formally announce its findings. >> the capacity of north korea to sail opportunity radar, to avoid international scrutiny. >> but kirby says this is an important first step towards accountability. >> no one will be able to say in the future, if only we had known where north korea, as they said after the second world war, if only we had known. well, now they will know, it is a wakeup signal to the world and hopefully the wake up signals to the world. >> return to david hawk who is a human rights investigator and

the author of the report, the hidden gulag. mr. hawk, we appreciate you being with us. you heard what the amnesty international video showed. this cannot be a surprise to you. >> no, that's correct. it's, the testimony of former prisoners has been available for some time. what's different now is that the united nations in a high level formal official investigation has looked into the situation, in great depth. >> and to what end do you think this goes, mr. hawk? i mean, as we've outlined if china does not take action here to allow this to reach the icc, i mean what happens here? north korea seems to want to ignore it. >> in in the long run, the

determination by the united nations and by its member governments, that the human rights violations in north korea constitute atrocity crimes against its own population, will i think, in the long run, encourage the north korean leadership to realize that if they want normalized relations, if they want trade, aid and investment from the outside world, they'll have to deal with and put an end to their atrocity crimes, and release the 80 to 120,000 persons who are now being held in these labor camps. >> does it also put pressure on the international community to highlight and spotlight more of these kinds of abuses after all, you heard him say, now everyone will know, we can't say this was like after world war ii, gee, if we'd only known.

does this put the international community on record, look, they know about this they've detailed it, what action are you going to take? >> oh very much so. the commission of inquiry was tasked to determine if it was crimes against humanity and if so the member governments requested the commission to make recommendations about what the international community should do. and those recommendations are in the report, and will begin to see next month in geneva at the human rights council and then later at the general assembly next november if the governments of the world will support the findings and the recommendations, which they requested from the commission of inquiry. >> tbaifbased on your research d your inquiry, these are kind of parallel, some of the things you would recommend in your reports are the same things that the u.n. is recommending, correct? >> that is correct.

>> so what kinds of things are you talking about? >> oh, well, there's -- in the commission of inquiry report, there's a whole list of recommendations to the north korean government on the steps it should take to end these atrocity crimes against its own people, beginning with releasing people in the prison camp and stopping the torture and the arbitrary detention and the forced labor of revolution that are sent back from -- refugees that are sent back from north korea to china. the concrete measures in great detail that the north korean authorities should take is spelled out in this report, and then there's the recommendation that the security council forward this case tot international criminal court. -- to the international criminal court. >> we'll see if that actually

happens. human rights investigator and author david hawk. thanks very much for being with us. >> thank you. >> after the break on "america tonight": >> it is a case of environmental injustice. it is a case of environmental racism. we see how chevron operates in nigeria. we see how chevron operates in ec wecuador. countries that are not powerful enough to fight back. >> but they are fighting back. one community's suspicions and a fear that reaches across the ocean, next. veterans with a mission to restore the past and at the same time, heal their lives.

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>> an now a snatch shot of stories making head lines on "america tonight." the hijacker was the co-pilot. the plane was taken to geneva, where the co-pilot asked for asylum. no one was injured. pope francis, looking for proposed vatican bank and some on-family issues, contraception, divorce and same sex unions. north carolina, the governor faces sharp scrutiny to power giant duke energy which is

accused of dumping 80,000 tons of toxic ash into the river there last month. he had briefed the governor about a minor penalty against duke, critics claim it is a sweetheart deal for duke energy which promoted the governor for 20 years. toxic communities that don't have the power to fight back. michael okwu has the story, richmond, california, called a toxic city. citizens refuse to be held hostage to industry. >> there was a big boom! and i got scared. i got really scared. and then i saw the fire, this big fire ball, go in the air. and we all took off running into the house.

>> on august 6th, 2012, courtney cummings and her family were in the front yard when a massive fire erupted at the chevron refinery just six blocks away. the smoke and toxic fallout sent more than 15,000 residents of richmond, california to area hospitals with respiratory problems. investigators later discovered a severe pipe corrosion caused a rupture that expark -- sparkz se blaze. chevron's own inspectors had repeatedly warned the company to replace the pipes. richmond lies just across the bay from san francisco's info tech boom. petrochemical containers are hard to miss. it is also a battle ground between an entrenched industry and a crusadin crusading mayor.

gail mclaughlin is the mayor of richmond. first elected in 2004 as a green party member she has up ended politics as usual by confronting chevron head on. >> it is a case of environmental injustice. it is a case of environmental racism. we see how chef ran operates in nigeria. we see how chevron operates in ecuador. they see communities that are not empowered enough to fight back. >> last fall chevron agreed to pay $2 million in fines and pled no contest to six charges including failing to protect employees from potential harm. many residents here insist the 2012 fire is emblematic to a fill full negligence -- to a willful negligence.

employees can't afford to leave. according to a 2009 report, people who plif within a mile of the refinery are people of color, living below the poverty line. courtney cummings has called richmond home for the past 30 years. she is proud of her community with one glaring exception: chevron, the oil giant whose refinery dominates the landscape. >> i like it here. richmond's my home. but at the same time, there are other cities where there's not a chevron in your backyard spewing 24-7 toxins into the air and nobody communicating with you. this sediment is going into our bodies. was going into my children. who have no protection except me. that's what makes me sad. >> the entire family has

breathing problems that require them to use inhalers. but cummings says they're not leaving and neither is chevron. the company has operated its 2900 acre richmond facility for more than 100 years. it's the city's largest campaign and largest taxpayer. storage tanks that dot the hillside, the glossy billboards that line the streets. its critics are complaining that very little is being invested in richmond. >> this stuff is chevron stuff here and the neighborhoods around it. >> while the headline grabbing accidents keep taking their toll. one year after the august 2012 fire the city council led by the mayor unanimously voted to sue chevron for lax oversight and corporate indifference to safety restrictions and repairs. are you saying chevron just

doesn't care? >> yes, chevron doesn't care. chevron is very clear that profits come first. in fact they have been charged with criminal charges and they admitted to them. >> i can almost hear people right now saying oh there's that green mayor, spouting hyperboles about the big, bad oil company. why should we take her seriously? >> because it is the truth. it is a big bad oil company. they are the ones who are bashing the people of richmond if you will. so when we push back we are fighting for our lives. we are fighting for our dignity as a community that has a right to health and well-being. >> chevron has dismissed the lawsuit as a waste of city resources and yet, another example of failed leadership. but the mayor pushed the u.s. chemical safety board to investigate. and in december the richmond city council got a shot in the arm from its staff which blamed chevron for what it judged to be

a preventible incident. the board went on to recommend sweeping reforms that would compel refinery operators across california to be more proactive in addressing potential risks for workers and local government. >> the team proposing to the board the following recommendations. >> on january 15th, area residents packed city hall for a hearing on the proposed safety reforms. >> but we called on you to do what is necessary for our rights. >> if you and the city and these other regulations don't do the job, we'll do the job because as we said, it ain't no power like the power of the people. because the power of the people don't stop. and we don't stop. [applause] >> in a highly unusual twist, the board refused to adopt the recommendations made by its own staff. >> we thought it would pass. it's a proactive rather than reactive model of safety.

so it was a disappointment. >> environmental activists in richmond say chevron has a long history of polluting the city with impunity. henry clark is the director of the west county toxics coalition, an organization that works on behalf of minorities. >> a lot of people have moved out not only because of the issues relating to chevron, but you know, crime and just like an investment in the area. >> what would you say about the fact that having industry in towns like this creates jobs that put millions more back into the state? that they might do a little bit of harm but ultimately they are doing good as well? >> well, they do create jobs, and attack space. but the jobs is not coming to the people here in north richmond, primarily, who's on the front line of the chemical

assault. we get the childhood asthma, the cancer and health problems. chevron and the other workers get the profits. they laugh all the way to the bank and we cry all the way to the graveyard burying our people. >> across the street from clark's office is the north richmond center for health. it was funded by a settlement from richmond based general chemical, following another fire in 1993 that filled the air with sulfuric acid. >> we'll do it again. >> peggy polk is one of many senior patients here suffering from respiratory problems. she blames them on years of toxic exposure. >> you know i've developed severe allergies, asthma, lung problems. sometimes i can come outside and the air is so thick it takes my breath away. i have to go into a breathing treatment, do my medihalers.

>> university of california berkeley studies the health problems in the bay area. though richmond averages problems are twice the natural average, he says it is unfair to connect them to chevron alone. many issues including traffic and other issues play a part. >> many kids in richmond do have the risk of developing asthma and the events like the chevron fire could be an important exacerbating effect. but there's a vulnerability of the richmond population because it's of high minority status as well as low socioeconomic status. >> chevron refused our repeated request for an interview. in an e-mail statement, spokes spokesperson says chevron has worked 1 million hours, and

provided $10 million to cover medical expenses of residents. and a website that can be referenced online. >> that doesn't mean we give chevron a blanket approval to continue to increase their pollution. >> the mayor has led the drive to hold chevron responsible. but her term is up in november. there are concerns that the hard-won momentum to hold the company accountable may be lost. >> obviously this town means a great deal to you. are you worried? >> yes, absolutely. i know for a fact that chevron will put more money than ever into this year's electoral season. in 2012, they put $1.2 million into campaigns to attack our candidates. i know that they will be working

harder than ever to try and turn us back. but so will we. >> you're up for the fight. >> i am up for the fight. i am -- we cannot go backward. >> since the chevron fire, courtney cummings has moved further away from the refinery. but the trauma of that dark day in august still links. lingers and it moved her to speak up about. >> when chevron happened, the explosion, it's like, do we leave? do we say enough and go home? but we didn't. >> why not? >> because. i have a real big problem when people try to take my boys. >> in spite of all that's happened, chevron is not going on the defensive. on the contrary, you could say it's doubling down. it's now pursuing a $1 billion expansion of its richmond plant. chevron insists the upgrade is

necessary to stay competitive in the global market while conceding that the changes could lead to an increase in overall emissions. chevron officials would tell you the upgrade would make the refinery more environmentally friendly by reducing emissions per unit volume of production. but some local residents say no matter how efficient the refinery become becomes, more emissions will mean more pollution. joie. >> michael okwu, thanks. when we return, we'll look more into environmental injustice. when it comes to green issues, the answer he are black and white. also ahead, on a memorial day highway, preserving the past. >> if we lose our monuments, we lose ourselves. >> how this project aims to restore the monuments of the past and the wounds of the

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>> welcome back. before the break we considered one community, richmond, california and the suspicions of many residents, even city leaders that racism plays a roll in environmental justice. joining us is robert bullard, texas southern university, the author of the wrong complexion

for protection. dr. bullard thanks for being with us. we heard from the mayor of richmond that she really believes this is environmental injustice, environmental racism. what would lead communities to believe this? >> well, i think the problem is that there are too many convince denses that's happening across the country. if you look at where many of these refineries are located they are too often located near low income and people of color communities. so when accidents happen, the people more often affectare people of color. >> what places? >> beg your pardon? >> gulf coast communities, west coast communes, where are we talking about? >> we are talking about communities from the west coast to the east coast whether it's richmond or whether it's in

wilmington or carson, california, houston, texas, south philadelphia, southwest detroit. if you look at the map you can see that there are hot spots that need addressing. we need a better and a more rigorous chemical facility safety and security. so that these communities that are on the fence line do not suffer disproportionately. >> this phrase you use "on the fence line, "what do you mean by that? >> they are next door, people could walk to work, go across the fence for jobs but oftentimes the jobs are not for them. people drive in spend eight hours and drive out. that's another form of economic injustice. >> that goes to the chicken and egg mentality. if people ever drawn to these communities, there's jobs there, is there a sacrifice that they have to take to have that? >> in some cases it is not a

chicken and egg. in many cases the communities were there before the facilities. and so you -- even if the facility was there and people moved around, moved around the plant, that doesn't negate the fact that there has to be protection. and you can be just as dead if you have an accident if the plant was there first or the community was there first so it really doesn't matter. >> has there been a federal effort to try to contain this, to try to bring justice to communities that suffer disproportionately through pollution? >> well, the environmental justice movement has been fighting for more than four decades trying to ensure that there's equal protection. communities that are near these facilities are not disproportionately affected and just as a matter of fact, this past week we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the signing of the environmental justice executive order signed by president clinton in 1994 but it's a long struggle.

>> it's 22 years. i mean has it made a difference? >> we've had 20 years of working. >> so you do see progress on that front? >> well, we see progress. and we see the fact that we've had action that's been taken at the federal, state and local level. but there's still a lot of work that still needs to be done. and that the communities that are still most impacted in a negative way from the pollution have to be low-income communities and communities of color. as i said before it would be different if the communities got the jobs. they don't get the jobs. they get pollution, they get unemployment, they get poverty and in many cases they get sick. >> dr. robert bullard, dean of the texas state university, we thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> next, a morc monumental effo.

>> people need to understand, they need to learn about their communities and themselves and we need to be stewards for these sites. >> american heroes, they serve on the battle field and return to heal memories.

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>> mt. ver enron, across from the nation's -- >> matt: mt. vernon, across from the nation's capital. finally from us, a thought about memorials and memories. a national project that brings american heroes to its historical markers and helps restore and repair the wounds of time. >> my name ask eugene huff. i travel across america restoring monuments and preserving american history. >> eugene huff served nine years

in the pennsylvania national guard. now he spends his time restoring monuments that honor the war dead and in the process, heal those who fought. >> people need to understand that monuments are living history memorials and they have an opportunity to learn about their communities and themselves. and thus, we need to be stewards for these sites. i've been doing monument preservation for the last 15 years. in a typical year, i do approximately 15 to 20 monuments, depending on the size and the nature of the monument. across the united states, there are several thousand monuments that are in need of care and restoration. if we lose our monuments, we lose a piece of ourselves. >> together with friend and fellow vet marty cos costello, e created a foundation called saving hallowed ground.

they bring communities together to save historical markers. >> eugene thoughts about this. he goes, "this will be a great thing for wounded warriors, disabled veterans, veterans to work on. to reestablish themselves with a sense of being." >> with bronze we don't want to scratch it so we're using basically a simple bru bristle h which is very soft. the challenge is to work with them to see what their capabilities are to make them feel comfortable but also to engage the importance and history of the monuments they're working on. >> the vets working alongside gene and marty today served in the vietnam and iraq wars. >> my name is sergeant william pagan, i got injured in taji iraq in 2009. i was a foot soldier protecting the convoys, protecting the

iraqi people. we were doing foot patrol out of our forward observation base in machada. observation patrol. we all of a sudden started taking fire. from the equipment i had on me, just the movement it crushed my lower back, and i had a small traumatic brain injury. >> what we're going to be doing today is learning about the process of cleaning and waxing the bronze plaque. >> my name is mohamed, i was in service as interpreter in 2008. >> you can see how this is beading up here. in other words that is lifting running down. that's because this area's been waxed and what's happening is, that surface is now protected from impurities, acid rain and other things. we take the rag and we basically

buff around on it. you can see there's a little bit of dirt on the surface there. >> in 2006 in january it was my birthday, also as a muslim, i was ready to go to the mosque to do my service, they exploded and killed some members of my family including a seven-year-old, my cousin, she's a seventh grade. and she was beautiful. and she was like five yards away from where i was sitting. and i lost my leg. and i got metal injuries in my other leg and my body. >> fallujah was a tough battle ground. >> it was. >> a lot of american soldiers got killed there. >> my name is bob o'neil, i was a sergeant in vietnam. i had a ten ton low boy, hauling

munitions up and down the coast. they got my friend but they didn't get me. >> they battle post-traumatic stress disorder or ptsd. >> i can't leave the house, screaming, not knowing why. that actually stays with you. not knowing why. back here in the u.s., back in your house, your body is here but your mind is still over there doing missions. >> this is the world war i plaque, soldiers who paid the ultimate sacrifice. will is an iraqi war veteran and he's taking care of this world d war i monument. this is very important. because me and bob were vietnam veterans. these guys are going to be taking care of our monuments

when we are gone. it is the biggest fraternity that is ever, we can't ever forget. >> what happened over time is they had put a layer of paint and not treated the rust before they put the paint down. it's a just cause we have here gentlemen. the process of taking on a monument like this, people say well, it's going to cost lots of money and we have to have meetings. no, it doesn't have to be complicated. but whatever we do, we want to educate other people so we can pass the torch. because we can't do this forever. >> today i got my first experience, and it definitely mihit me at a level i was not expecting. it give you a purpose. the mission doesn't stop once you become a veteran. you need to continue and leave a legacy. i never really understood. one day i would like to see my

name in a monument. but i will be more honored if just people keep doing this type of work, regardless if it is my name or not. one day, after i pass away, people is going to come to my battle field and going to come and remember mohamed al jamili. he was also a soldier. it is a big thing, going to make my emotions really happy, because i didn't really lose my leg for no reason. >> watch your fingers there, buddy. gentlemen, this has been great. marty, bob, i helped everybody learn something. this has been super. what we want to do is pass the torch to these communities to not only become educated for their monuments but take stewardship and care their monuments and markers and spread it on for others to get

involved. >> these mo monuments and our veterans. there is a lesson to be learned, they both can be repaired. >> and that's here for "america tonight." please if you want to comment log on to our website, aljazeera.com/americatonight. or twitter or facebook page. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow.

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