>> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. i'm michael yves with a look at today's top stories. the supreme court opened the floodgates for donations. new images coming in from the damage produced from a powerful 8.2 earthquake that shook chile. and sounds of life talks between israels and palestinians, a trilateral meeting happening tonight. and a g.m. ignition switch is

tied to more than a dozen deaths. >> the supreme court today effectively wiped out restrictions on most federal campaign finance limits. it is seen as a winning for free speech, but critics say it will drown out th the little guy in elections. >> until today american individual had a limit on the total amount of money they could go donate each election cycle. that limit is now gone. it's a ruling that means the spigot in american politics will become even wider. americans will be able to donate as much as they want. previously individuals were

limited to giving these groups a total of $74,600. when it comes to supporting candidates for president and for congress while individual donations are still capped at $2,600 per campaign u give that amount to as many candidates as you want. the previous $48,600 limit has been eliminated. john roberts leading the conservative majority highlighting freedom of speech saying money and politics at a time may have seen repugnant to some, it truly pockets campaign speech despite popular opposition. justice stephen briar led the dissent saying the decision was fatally flawed and may well open a flood gate.

>> by and large republicans on capitol hill hailed the ruling. democrats including senate majority leader harry reed and his top democratic colleagues were aghast saying that it will kill the influence of average voters. >> the direction that the court is headed in is just dramatic, and just dark. >> reporter: federal campaign finance restrictions date back to the 1970s in the wake of president nixon's watergate scandals there were a series of reforms aimed at curbing political corruption. the justices have struck down restrictions on campaign finances in the name of free speech, and relatedly the amount of money pouring into politics has grown. in the 2012 federal elections it

totaled over $6.2 billion. with this decision that figure will likely rise again. the day's rulings could bring a bonanza to strategickists, and those who private from the campaign commercials. >> the losers are annoyed by the barrage of political ad agencies, all sides agree in politics big money is only going to get bigger. >> david, the perception out there that overwhelming majority of these big donors on the republican side, but is that the reality as it plays out? >> if you look at the 591 dopers whdopers--donors who would cap out, 53% of the money went to republicans and 47% to democrats. the biggest ten donors in the

last election cycle, six of the ten were for republicans but it's not quite as clearcut as people might aglum it's may an good thing or bad thing for th e little guy. citizens united filed a lawsuit when it was stopped from airing it's film without naming its donors. al jazeera's political contributor michael shure joins us now. what is the implications of this decision in the upcoming midterm elections. >> when you look at midterm elections and in david's piece it was interesting to see how excited mic mitch mcconnell is

with this. if you're too aligned with money it can work against you. an open embrace of this ruling by mitch mcconnell who is a candidate in kentucky, it will be curious. we won't know until that election cycle plays out but i can tell you that a lot of money that will go into these senate elections are going to be tractable unlike before. and i think that when you see that, when people are talking about that as a silver lining here, don't be fooled by it. the money going in is certainly going to be from individuals. it's not going to be from the super pac. they're totally uninhinted by this ruling. it's the individuals who can give more money. we'll see how it goes. there are a lot more democrats who are in trouble this election cycle. the numbers that david went through are going to show differently maybe more democrats will benefit in this cycle. >> two interesting opinions from the supreme court. first judge clarence thomas said

he would like to see all restrictions on any campaign lifted. but stephen briar said if the court opened the door, today's decision we fear will open a flood gate. how accurate is that fear from judge breyer? >> it is accurate. they're chipping away at it. we've seen it at other types of defenses. if you look at roe v. wade you see the cases that come up against roe v. wade chipping away at it from partial-birth all the way to making it illegal to have federal funds in there. they chipped away and found a very forgiving court. justice thomas is right because the court could have taken away all of those restrictions. they've maintained as far as we can guess is to keep the restrictions in place so you can only give $2,600 to an

individual campaign from an individual. you can now give to more than 18 candidates. >> some critics of unlimited game donation argue that lawmakers spend way more time fundraising than serving their elections. >> can i be one of those people who comes on tv and says yes. it's unquestionable that it will lead to more corruption. you follow the money and it leads to corruption. an after watergate these things came under severe change and then they are reeling that they are not able to organize to changing. they continue to organize really well. and now it's time for the

grassroots candidates, the movements to organize opposed to this, and there are people doing that right now. there is something called wolf pack right now. >> this could be one of those yes, no, one word answers. do you think we'll eventually see limits on all contributions go away? >> no, i don't think so. that could be an optimist in me that i think they're going maintain some kind of limits. i do think there is a line you have to toe with the first amendment. you saw people like floyd abrahaabrams, someone who is a t amendment lawyer. he cited against mccain-feingold to take money out of politics because it is, in fact, in the eyes of many legal experts an expression of free speech. it doesn't mean that it can't be reined in a little bit, i think they'll find a happier balance. but it's a 5-4 court. a change in the court would

change laws across the board as well. >> but we can tell viewers that big money does not always sway elections. we can go back to the 2008 presidential election and 2012 with president obama and most of those campaign dollars came from a grassroots donors. and it was equal to what the republican side was getting. >> you're absolutely right. don't be fooled by that at all. this is also a reaction to the internet and how people deal with the internet now as a way of giving and a way of fundraising. they're trying to feel out if they have to go against that. if they have to find a way to sort of counter what the kind of giving is going on in the internet and grassroots moveme movements. so i think that everybody is sort of feeling out what the playing field is now, and it will change a little bit, but i don't think it's ever going to go away. >> al jazeera's political contributor michael shure.

a big decision in the supreme court, we'll see how it plays outs. thank you, michael. >> thank you. >> in chile a powerful earthquake left six people dead. surveillance video shows items falling from shelves as people russia out of stores as the magnitude 8 earthquake hit. al jazeera's lucia newman has more on the quake's aftermath. >> chilean president and her cabinet are seeing the country after spending the night under freezing temperatures people who were forced to evacuation are now slowly returning home. their nerves shattered because of the aftershock. however, most power and water supplies and services are being restored local slowly to these areas. people who have witnessed other earthquakes were surprised of

the low death toll. the measures that did not take place when the earthquake hit four years ago, one of the strongest ever recorded. they expected much worse, that there would be a mammoth tsunami. this turned out to be unfounded. many saying with this is a miracle. >> images and messages of the earthquake's aftermath are circling online. >> reporter: michael, i want to show you some of the images coming out today. this is one of the major highways that goes around the major highway that people use. you can see the lines on here. this highway has been closed, and people have been walking. and this viewer writes, i have 3

g. and this is an office space that you can see here that has been come down because of this damaged office space. take a look at this. i spoke to kami. she works at a supermarket i. you can see all the cans on the floor, all the bottles that are broken there. and this is the court area, the waterfront area. all the boats that are scrunched up there. you also have some that have come down here. many were evacuated they have

security over here just to make sure that everything is in order. >> revealing image there is, thank you. >> chile was not the only country to feel an earthquake today. the u.s. geological survey said the magnitude 5.8 off the coast of panama. there are not any reports of injuries or damages. but many in the area were evacuated as a precaution. today secretary of state john kerry regarding the peace process. many thought the peace process was dead. >> i think if the u.s. or doctor are breathing a little easier.

--joining 15 international organizations even though he promised not to join any of them so long as the peace process was going on. we saw no response from the israelis for at least 16 of hours but they have come out and said maybe we can keep talking. as you just mentioned we have a try lateral meeting between the u.s. palestinians, israe israel. the palestinians said even if we entered the treesies, we do not want to walk away from the peace process. >> we'll continue with the peace

process but we'll do it from within the negotiation room, and we will not give up. >> this is not going to be easy. neither side trusts the other. they are in this meeting with officials expecting no breakthroughs tonight. >> what happens now to the conventions that president abbas signed on tuesday? >> well look, i think this is really important. this is something that a lot of people here are accusing the palestinians of bringing the talks to a critical point, a lot of palestinians support this. this is a continuation of the palestinian efforts that began last year to join international groups, to find a defact to statehood, if you will, and not wait for the united states and for israel. and what palestinians officials who i spoke with today said, look, this will improve the lives of palestinians. this will actually lead us to statehood. there is something else here

behind these organizations, and you talk to human rights advocates, and they say this is about holding wrongdoers to account. specifically holding israel to account. a few years hours ago i spoke to a leader of a human rights organizations. they said abbas should go further. he signed the treaty for 15 organizations. and we think he should extend that to the 63 conventions that they're eligible to join. >> by holding those who committed the violations accountable. >> this is not going to be easy. at this point the palestinians have taken that initiative. they're pushing the ball forward. it's up to israel to response. >> trust has always been an issue when it comes to middle east peace talks. thank you so much. >> g.m. accused of trying to cover up a problem that led to a

massive recall of its cars. ceo mary barra faced a new round of questions this time from senators. lisa, some pointed questions that barra faced yesterday. give us a break down of what happened in front of the senators today? >> well, i have to say that i think it was even more heated today than yesterday. the senators really skeptical about what g.m. knew, when they knew it, what they did and why they didn't take action on these defective switches for many here's. mary barra will insist on having its own answers when it completes its own investigation in 45 to 60 days. but many already know what g.m. knew and they feel the company swept the problem under the rug. >> we need to know if the company acted in the best interest of the consumers who

bought your cars, and the u.s. taxpayers who bailed you out. >> first of all, i agree, this took way too long to come to attention and make the recall. we have admitted that, and it's tragic that lives have been lost and impacted by this event. >> and whether g.m. put profits over people. they decide at some level of the company that they would pay out any lawsuit instead of spending. money to fix the millions of cars she insisted that would not have been acceptable for a safety defect but that is part of their own internal investigation. also, a lot of questions today about why general motors changed this ignition part back in 2006-2007, but didn't tell anyone, and didn't change the part numbers. so no one could really tell that this part had been changed. michael? >> the senate also wanted to hear from the traffic safety administration, what were they looking for in that testimony?

>> well, the problem is that ntsa is also under the microscope because the agency did not open an investigation even know it had hundreds of complaints. the department of transportation inspector general is looking into that. >> lisa stark live in washington, thank you. >> coming up on al jazeera america, a bill in mississippi have critics saying discrimination against guys in the name of religious rights. and this time the state's governor is expected to sign it. and amazon announces a new streaming tv service. we'll see how well it tax up against others in the market and what this means for traditional cable.

>> yothe fifa tournament is already getting under way. the game of soccer is helping the problem of child homelessness. >> football is underway in rio two of the teams competing in the street child world cup. teams from 19 countries are taking part organized by a

british charity. these children are growing up in poverty, and have spent time living on the streets. now they've been reunited with parents and are attending school. earlier the boys and girls visit the famous stadium where that other world cup final will be held. ali from pakistan. >> now i'm playing a role as ambassador to those children who are just like me. >> he was eager for the pakistani boys first match against india. >> pretty is a striker for the girl's team. >> i was nervous but now i'm okay. >> pretty is pretty sure that her team will do well.

>> i will kick [bleep] [ laughing ] >> competition is intense but so are the friendships. for the kids this tournament is an adventure. but beyond the fun and games there is a serious purpose here to draw attention to an often neglected global problem. >> these children will go back and they'll continue to work on the issue raising awareness, raising understanding of what these children go through and lobby governments to do more, lobbying society to do more for street children. >> after the opening round of matches, the boys did their victory dance and they were all smiles. pakistan beat india, 13-0. rob reynolds, rio de janeiro. >> on wall street the winning streak continues for a fourth day. the dow up 40 points and s&p 500

as a consecutive second high helping to lift stocks. amazon is getting involved in the streaming market called fire tv to fire with apple tv and roku. they'll have their own original content and they'll have a feature that predicts what you want. it's $100 and available online. well, the battle to grab more of "the streaming" market i.currently so many ways to wath streaming t.v.'s, will the cable box almost a dinosaur? >> i think they will disappear. the cable companies will provide new offerings. the satellites and cable devices are a way to route the content

to the box. but the box themselves are no longer necessary. >> is this a direct threat to the providers or just direct competition. >> it creates a brand new space where essentially you have this new set of actors that are software based and could be the new bundlers that are providing all of your tv channels, or al jazeera could, for example, go and create their own software and talk to amazon and all those players who are by passing the cable companies all together. >> the biggest part of "the streaming" access is the screens of it. you can access it when you want. when it comes to live events whether it's news on al jazeera america, sports, you can have that ocan't havein a the same a. >> not today. but they're allowing different software packages to run on top

of that. aero is going to suit against the broadcaster that is providing live tv over the internet. if you're looking at offerings like that it will be possible. >> what will it take to make it happen. >> there is a discussion to the supreme court this spring, and then they'll make the decision. >> we're coming up, a massive earthquake in chile along the ring of fire. some are worried about the big one about to hit california. a look at the evidence next. and this autism awareness day. why it's effecting more adults than ever.

>> residence in coastal towns damaged from a magnitude 8.2 earthquake that struck off the coast of chile. six people are confirmed dead and the area has been declared a state of emergency. >> reporter: michael, a lot of interest in this because the earthquake was expected. there were concerns that chile could see a devastating earthquake based on the ring of fire where plates come together. this is all the large earthquakes in the past week, magnitude 4.5 or larger scattered around the pacific. there have been a couple inform california, of course. there is a cluster off of coast of chile, a shocking number and a relatively small area. 40% of all the large earthquakes in the world in the past week have been clustered right here. people along the coast feeling tremors for weeks now.

this comes from concerns of experts leading up to a big one and, indeed, we did see a big one hitting 8.2 right here off the coast of iquiqe. it struck offshore and relatively few people live in this area. but the question is this the big one or is it a warning that an even bigger one a might strike. >> if it's offshore it could cause a tsunami. >> thank you so much. the earthquakes along the ring of fire has experts along california concerned. california has registered three quakes stronger than 5.5. the u.s. geological survey says a quiet period could be at an end. we're joining by an assistant professor of sizology in the california. do they simply mark the end of a quiet period in terms of quakes

and a turn to normalcy, if you will. >> not at all. this is regular activity of the earth. we live on a living planet, and we have earthquakes all the ti time. >> but magnitudes that could be dangerous, especially for those who don't live in these areas, you say this could continue as is or they could get better. >> the rate of earthquakes has not increased in the past ten years. this is what we usually get. we should be prepared for this. >> being prepared is always key. let's talk about plate teut teutoniics, does it create a domino effect are all these plates meet? >> nnot at all, we are very far from chile. there is no causal affect from

chile and california. experts have been predicting this quake but you say there was no rash of earthquakes coming up, why was this expected, and why are more expected in california? >> we know that earthquakes happen in chile every so often. this was a place in chile that hadn't broken for a while, so we were expecting a big one to happen here. and what happened last night, it was not the big one that we were expecting. >> what is the big one, if 8.2 is not a big one, what is? >> 8.8. >> that's big? >> that's bigger. >> well, let's talk about the big one so-called big one. we haven't had a big one in california since the northridge quake back in 1994. but you say these little quakes aren't necessarily a precursor? >> no, not at all. we can't say that they are a precursor. there is always activity, and we live in earthquake country so we

always have earthquakes. the big one here in california for example is 7.8, that could happen any time soon. >> jan paul ampuero, thank you for your insight on earthquakes. >> thank you. >> a bombing killed six people afghanistan's next president will have to lead the countries out of an u.s. troop withdraw. benard smith followed one of the leading candidates, the runner up to the 2010 elections. >> it was chaotic, crowded, and almost out of control but that's seems to be just how abdullah abdullah likes it. tens of thousands people turned out to rally support in his second attempt to win presidency. >> now the size of this crowd is not necessarily the reflection

for the support of abdullah abdullah, but what it does show is the enthusiasm and interest in the election process in afghanistan. abdullah has crisscrossed the country on his mission to right a wrong he and many afghans felt was committed in 2009 when he lost the election to hamid karzai. it was a poll marred by widespread ballot stuffing. >> the voters understand the election much better. the voters are much more aware of their rights. it's much better than it used to be. >> abdullah abdullah needs to get more that 5% of the vote. to help his chances he has chosen two running mates he ran against during the civil war. the parties they belonged to ended up destroying kabul.

the election goes to the run off between the top two candidates. here abdullah has a warning for the election arguers. arguers--election organizers. >> based on the votes of the people. >> ethnicity matters in afghanistan, and abdullah abdullah's rallies do seem to have drawn a cross section of ethnicities. he'll have to draw a strong base support if he's to have any chance at presidency. al jazeera, afghanistan. >> in libya, rebels have controlled the main economic resource for the past eight

months. it could create greater revenue sharing between tripoli and the militias. morning glory had broken through international boundaries and taken over by u.s. navy seals. in egypt seven people were wounded. this attack comes after a series of attacks. >> the scene just after a third explosion outside of cairo university. security forces say the bomb was planted at the stop of th top oe at the main gate campus of a police checkpoint. two earlier explosions in this aim area caused panic.

police cordoned off the streets looking for any remaining devices. the assistant minister of the interior said in a phone call to state tv that the first two explosions were triggered by mobile devices and that security forces had already stopped a number of other bombs from going off. >> you know, we discovered several explosive devices on the campus and inside the school of engineering in the last few days, and we defused them. this is the habit of the terrorist and we ask universities to take decisive measures against toes students. they know who they are. plain clothes policemen arrested a number of people at the scene. crowds gathered. some of the people clearly disturbed about what had happened. >> yes, i am against terrorism. a man standing performing his

job. what did he do wrong. a student going to university, what did he do to deserve this? people responsible for blasts are neither egyptian nor muslim. >> state tv said bombs went off while student protesters were fighting security forces. the protests have been ongoing on university campuses with students opposed to the military leadership. no one has claimed responsibility but in the past the interim military government has pointed the finger of blame as the banned muslim brotherhood. >> in myanmar the u.n. is concerned that the government is still discrime nateing against the ethnic rohinga. they were not being counted by census workers. and they were told to identify

themselves a differently. >> in turkey the prime minister banned twitter. >> the courts ruled after a member of the opposition chp as well as academics claim the blocking of the website was an infringement on personal freedoms and that should be lifted. however, the practices also social media website like youtube were not only against national security or not only harming national security but they themselves felt that it was infringing on personal freedoms after there was a case wherever it was a tona stolen identity.

this is not about freedom of speech. this is about ensuring that turkey laws are respected. but opposition claim that this is an example of the government cracking down on freedom of expression. >> the teenager who got to the top of the world trade center was in court today. >> that 15-year-old faced a judge today on charges of dressing up like a construction worker and went to the top of the building. he took an elevator and stairs to the top. he spent two hours up there taking pictures before he was arrested. in houston, texas, a serial killer will not be executed as planned tomorrow. a judge ordered texas officials to provide details about the new batch of drugs that would be used to kill him. the defendant and his attorney sued to find out the component of the drugs.

in colorado, the community voted down a proposal that would have allowed drone hunting. 73% voted against allowing citizens where the city issued permits to shoot down unmanned drones. the idea of hunting the federal government drones started as one man's protest against too much surveillance. in oklahoma the water runs orange. the land is littered with years of lead mining. noit needs to be cleaned up aftr decades. now a nativ native american tris in charge of it. >> enormous mounds con citiesing of millions of pounds of toxic dust willfully dumped by mining companies against the order of

government on native american land. >> it came from the mining boon town but now the street grids is recognizable. even the water runs orange here. >> it's the high zinc content, the fact that it is orange means that there are melt metals in te water. >> it was earmarked for remediation in 1993, but it's still a wasteland. this iin the late 1900 century l deposits were found underneath their homes. for those who didn't sell out, the land was seized. the tribe is able to reclaim it's property. now the tribe has the clout to

make its case. the tribe had grown rich with its casino wealth, and with wealth comes political influence in washington. >> we're an economic power now in the region. >> reporter: the u.s. government has allowed the tribe to clear the waste piles on a site less than a square kilometer once leased to a catholic church, but the church decided to lease the land to the mining companies. when mining ceased, the church returned the land. >> the project is ahead of schedule and under budget. now they hope to lobby the government to declare the entire area and take full ownership to what the government promised would be their sovereign nation. >> it's a worldwide problem that indigenous people are always left out of the decision-making

process when it comes to exploitation of their natural resources. >> but even under the tribe's stewardship they admit this land will not recover for many decades to come. >> some classic 70's and 80's musk is making it up to congress. [♪ music ] >> selected for lock-term preservation a total of 25 recordings were chosen for their culture importance in america. >> i've got some of those songs in my play list. thank you so much. mississippi is considering a bill that some say will allow discrimination against gays in the name of religious freedom. they passed the bill yesterday but there is still debate on what it would mean. roxana saberi is here with more. i feel like i've heard this

story before. >> that's right. this is similar to the bill passed in arizona a few months ago and there is debate over what it would allow. supporters say it would protect people's right of religious freedom. >> it means that i couldn't get gas or hardware to fix my toilet. it means i may not be able to get groceries for my family. it's a slippery slope. >> the bill allowed businesses to use religion as an offense if a customer decided to sue them. it's part of an exhibiting law that protects religious freedom. the family freedom council that

criticizes homosexualities calls the bill a victory. several states are considering similar religious laws including missouri and oklahoma. i spoke with the civil director of mississippi's aclu, and she thinks that the state's governor will sign the bill. >> jan brewer in arizona did not, but it may an different case in mississippi. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> a look at why autism is on the rise among adults as we introduce you to three people living with the syndrome.

al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> severe weather and tornado watches are popping up across tornado alley. dave warren is tracking this severe weather threat.

>> meteorologist: it's a big storm and we'll watch it closely over the next 48 hours. this is the storm causing this is right over here the panhandle of oklahoma and west texas. what's happening here is not much yet, but it will be developing over the next few hours. strong isolated severe storms possible. the warmer air pushing north is the reason for the weather we're seeing. we have warm air coming up from the south and air pushing in from the west, and this i why yu could see storms, it could be possible today. it will spin up storms and causes them to be severe and possibly be tornadoes. severe storms today, but a bigger threat tomorrow. the storm will continue to track

off to the northeast and here is a moderate risk for overweather tomorrow. more widespread strong storms but the area has pushed farther east tomorrow. just to the north talking about snow. close to a foot of snow is coming down. nothing really happening west. watches are issued, and there could be watches and warnings tomorrow. >> yes, definitely worth keeping an eye on. today is world autism day and this is autism month. usually when we think about autism we think about kids. >> yes, they've got kids well diagnosed, but for adults it's going up. if you see something drenched in blue it's because of the autism day. autism is a syndrome that effects the processing capabilities of the brain. here in the united states and elsewhere in the world a number of adults being diagnosed is

increasing as doctors learn more about it, the number of adults who come on to what is known as the spectrum goes up. the spectrum ranges from mild autism to likely challenged--to highly challenged. experts say we should look of it as more awkward than anything to do with the intelligence. saying hello can be very tough for a person suffering from autism. >> one, two, three. >> for 26-year-old michael brennan, musk may b music may be

communicates best. [♪ singing ] >> you would never think that somebody with autism could do that, but michael is suburb at doing it. >> it's commuting in ways that some find normal that doesn't come in any way naturally to michael. >> autism is known as a social communication disorder. one of the things that central to autism is having trouble understanding, drawing inferences from one another thinks or feels. we take it for granted how easy it is for us. >> helping people live as independent as possible like helping 22-year-old paul go shopping. with the studies showing the number of individuals identified as autistic is on the rise those who work with the syndrome say

society must change to accept autistic adults in the community. >> people with autism interpret the world internetly. what is most important is for employers to understand there is value in what folks can do, and we may need time to look beyond some of the atypical behaviors. >> while paul is gaining lifestyle skills in shopping. >> i did this drawing many years ago. >> erik is one of michael's housemates, a 42-year-old man with autism. he's also a gifted artist. what may seem like a simple conversation for most people is something that erik has to work on constantly. >> i can hardly make out. >> it's also something that michael struggled with early on. >> the biggest surprise is my son who couldn't be in a room

with other people is that he now enjoys being with people, and that he gives to others. [♪ singing ] >> proof is in this video. michael singing and dancing with a group of senior citizens, an outreach program organized by dr. muirer. >> we are so used in our culture by judging things by our standards. it's so engrained in us that we don't really realize we're doing it. >> back at home michael writes to his sister rachel. >> dear rachel. how are you? i'm fine, thank you. >> people with autism, they have their own version of reality, their own version of normality. and it's not better than ours, it's not worse than ours. people with autism have an enormous amount to offer us.

>> i had the best day of my life, yeah, cool. >> case in point. he's 26, full of life, intuiti intuitively musical, poor eyesight, but he does have photo graphic memory and his mom said he loves learning, and they're trying to work out how best he can learn. >> we just need to remember that our standards are not better or worse, just different. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we look at top stories here on al jazeera america. taliban. >> we're going to be taken to a place, where they're going to make plans for an attack. >> the only thing i know is, that they say they're not going to withdraw. >> then, immediately after,

an america tonight special edition for more inside and analysis. >> why did you decide to go... >> it's extremly important for the western audience to know why these people keep on fighting... ...it's so seldom you get that access to the other side. >> faultlines: on the front lines with the taliban then an america tonight: special edition, only on al jazeera america

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm michael yves with a look at today's top stories. the supreme court 5-4 ruling opens the door for political contributions without a limit of

how much individuals can donate. >> surprisingly light damage in chile after a magnitude 8 earthquake. thousands of people forced to evacuate from low lying areas are now returning to their homes. general motors ceo mary barra faced a second day on capitol hill. the questions of how much g.m. knew about the ignition switch defect and the 13 people who met their death. officials say the death toll rose to 29 in washington, another 18 people are missing.

those are the headlines for this hour. i'm michael yves. coming up next, "inside story." for more news and updates in around the world go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> the latest u.n. climate report does not minutes words things are changing fast and in a lot more places. what can the world be doing to cope? it's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. this week the inter governmental panel on climate change, the