locals to be able to fight. >> then immediately after, an american tonight special edition, >> explain how you were able to get access to the taliban. >> fault lines: this is taliban country then, an american tonight special edition only on al jazeera america patterns of excessive force. the justice department releases it's report. it calls for major reforms. a five day stand off, hundreds of protestors occupy buildings in ukraine, as vladimir putin threatens europe, help ukraine settle it's bat debt or else. and behind the scenes of the demolition of the old bay bridge in san francisco, why it's at critical and very

dangerous new faze. 23 were kills. today's report comes week after officers shot and killed a homeless man during a confrontation in the foothills. this investigation began before, before that incident. the report also says albuquerque police have used excessive force against people who didn't pose much of a threat at all. heidi joe castro is live for us now, and heidi, how significant are these findings and what will they mean for the police department? >> the department of

justice says the problem is systemic, and the problems are long standing and that they -- difference to institutional policing. >> we found that officers used deadly force against people who did not pose an immediate threat to the officers or to others. and against people who posted threat only to themselves. in fact, we found that sometimes it was the conduct of the officers themselves that heightened the danger and escalated the need to use force. >> is that the police use excessive force with

acers. as far as what this means for the police department, there are talks that will happen between the police, city, to go over the recommended changes from the federal government, and then it will be up to those two parties police and the department of justice to come up an acceptable plan for reform, if that is not achieved then the doj does have the power to file a civil lawsuit against albuquerque police. so heidi, what has been the reaction? so the report is issues but i am curious as to the reaction you are hearing from the city and police officials. >> the mayor said this was optimist zych that he

expressed optimism in reforms. >> as difficult as the findings are, and there are difficult findings and we recognize that, the good news, is that this is an achievable goal. our community can have confident that their mayor, their chief, and the police department will embrace these challenges and we are embracing these challenges in a process is needed to move this department forward. it is notable that this is the first time they have acknowledged anything close to wrongdoing. we did ask whether the mayor was considering resigning as some of in the community have called for, he said he has not considered that and he declines any opportunities to apologize to the families of those shot by albuquerque when using

excessive force. >> all right, heidi, thank you, and coming up later in the program, we will speak with an activist who has spent years pushing for changes in the albuquerque police department. ukraine's president hopes -- but images like these aren't helping that. nate foe released these today, which show thousands of troops amazed near the ukrainian worder, meanwhile, pro russian protestor protestoe reenforcing barricades outside the building to be seized in the city. ukraine's interior ministry repeated it's threat to use force to clear the building if protestors don't leave peacefully. tim reports from one of the stand offs. from inside their barricaded empire. protestors keep watch as reenforcement arise.

we are not ready to step aside, and the people here are not ready either. >> the offer came from alexandar, speaking in parliament, he said of protestors leave state buildings they won't face prosecution, and it's part of the deal they could gain more reachal control. >> we are ready to consider the issue of reform, of local south government including the creation of executive authorities for councils. we are ready to take that path to the region that will be responsible for the situation, and not just refer to what and going on in kiev. >> but protestors say it is the authorities who

should be listening to their demans and not the over way around. interim mt. amnesty, they say is meaningless. >> no, we don't trust him. then the oppression will start. >> he is a liar. people don't trust him, and don't want him to be the acting president. it is an inlegal authority. >> i'm an ordinary person protecting my home, we are not standing anywhere with any weapons and everybody is claiming

they are russians. also today, vladimir putin threatened to shut off gas supplies if they don't pay their gas bill. that part of the story new. >> the message from president putin which was relied by his press spokesman was came simply this, he was terming the leaders in his deep concern, at the ukraine's failure to pay it's bill. it now owes the gavel giant russia's bat giant, $2.2 billion.

on supplies delivered last month and all through 2013, and putin was calling on leaders to try and sit down and discuss how this problem can be solved because he warned came simply, that if it wasn't solved this can effect gas prices and the supply coming in to europe. within days the supply of gas coming into europe, was seriously reduced with ukraine alleging to have been siphons off the gas that was due to go into europe. we are learning more of a

government review. russia declined several requests on information on the bombing suspect. two years before the attack, tsarnaev and his brother suspected of planting two bombs near the finish line. last year. venezuelan president was set to meet with opposition leaders in a couple of hours. it marks the start of talks aimed at ending the weeks of protests that have left dozens of people dead. mariano sanchez from the capital now. >> after two months protests have died down, but there are still people like these students who have set up a camp, a tent city, because they say they want to continue protecting and want to pressure the government to make changes. some of the issues that worry them most, and that worry venezuela most are the crime wave and the

scarcity of food around the country. to put nit context and for you to understand, there are weight people dead, seven of them have been killed. the food shortages are also a very important issue. the numbers say one in four staples are scarce at any given time, but what does that mean, that means that every time a person wants to go and buy their basic needs they go to a super market, and it is highly likely that they will not find either flour, or chicken, or oil, or meat. this is what is happening every day in venezuela.

people have to go from one store to the next to get their basic needs. the political opposition has a different agenda, while these are very important, they want to talk about what the liberation of whom they call political prisoners, they want a changes in the supreme court, in the national electoral tribunal, and these sort oz f institutions can are dominated by government supporters. there won't be any student representatives in these talks, and these students say they want to continue pressuring the government all this comes

as journalists are demanning the release of one of their own. she was kidnapped sunday in front of her home. maria has the story for us. >> the government says the opposition kidnaps the journalist, but a young opposition organizer she accused the government of kidnapping her for political reasons. she had 193,000 followers. she has organized many student protests and she put up this picture of herself, next to the journalist. now, journalists across the country are deminding that pinto be released so

that many of them have put up these pictures of themselves. these will two anchors in venn someday largest customer, very prominent, and they have the # that means free. you have images for example, of this gentlemen he is with publication, he says no to kid p thatting, respect the press. and then you have images like this, entire newsrooms that are taking images of themselves with the #. s in a local newspaper. now one of the many mysteries surrounding this kid p thatting, tony, is that's been four days since she was kidnapped. so for the kidnappers have made no demands or contact with the family. >> no demands. that's interesting. okay, appreciate it. thank you. this year marks 50 years since lindon johnson signed a law banning discrimination in public

places. there foe may homage to the 36th president, and his landmark achievement, pushing the civil rights act through progress, and abolishes the jim crow laws of segregation. he praised for his courage. >> he knew he had a unique capacity, the most powerful white politician

from the south to not merely challenge the convention, that has crushed the dreams of so many. with civil rights icons looking on, he acknowledged set backs in the struggle but drawing on his own personal story, he insisted that government still maz a role to play in social justice. >> i reject such cynicism because i have lived out the promise of lbj's efforts. because michelle has lived out the legacy of those efforts. because my daughters, because i and millions of my generation, were in a position to take the baton that he handed to us. >> the if the drew a parallel between his own law, obama-care, and his rocky path for another part of the program known as the great society. >> and then a healthcare

law that opponents describe as socialized medicine, that would curtail the freedom, but ultimately freed seniors from the security. power politics is next, and preparations are underway as a very large and very dangerous cyclone heads towards australia.

have been heard in recent days. and this adds to hopes that searchers may soon be able to pinpoint the objects location, people are preparing for a powerful cyclone to make land fall. meteorologist is here with more on the pat, and the potential impact of the storm. >> that's right. we have been dealing with this for ten days now. we will dare you back and show you the history with this storm. people are stilt missing, 9,000 people are homeless. that's why you can never

estimate of just a tropical depression. is we have seen a lot of rain with the storm here, but we haven't seen any fatalities in this player area. weapons and everybody will be watching this now. we are six to eight hours from making land fall, and it will be on the coast, karns is going to be effects and we do think flooding will be a major potential. we are now at the end of the cyclone season, because it is their summertime going into their fall. >> is that it russia's

economy is feeling the pain in the bash lash. warns that moscow's economic problems could create a ripple effect impacting the entire global economy. real money spoke to her about that today, she is a real star in this finance game. >> sure. >> why would russia's woes actually impact the rest of us. >> well, tony, the crisis in ukraine, and the annexation of the peninsula, obviously they are sending political shock waves and that's got economic implications for us, because russia's already seeing the economic fall out. it has a falling currency rate, billions of dollars exiting the country, the imf, which really forecasts growth, it lowers it's forecast for russian growth to just 1.3% this year, but they only update those twice a year, it's sister organization is predicting that the economy will actually shrink this year, and the problem is no country is an island.

if russia shooting death risks it can trigger problems in europe. and even without russia and these problems the i.m.f. already predicts that the 18 countries that make up the zone, the ones that use the euro are going to only grow an anemic 1.2% this year. >> hot spots we should all been concern about. >> more than half of the world's growth comes from emerging economies. that's the reality of the modern day, now compares to the united states, which is expected to grow

more than 3%, china is going to grow 7 and a half %, but that is way down from the double digit growth that china used to bring in, here is the thing, some data that has just come in, makes even the 7.5% seem ambition. a lot lower than the 9% that will take several weeks but when a new government takes office in june, lit have a lot on it's plate, it has inflation, budget deficits stagnant production, brazil, is seeing it's growth forecast stall. 1.8%. noise brick nations. >> what else are you working on. >> well, the zoch market you saw what happened. we are looking at what is behind the big live.

the 3% drive in the nasdaq, why investors dumping tech stocks and what should investors that are worries right now do, we will get expert analysis and as vice coming up. >> i can't wait, thank you. for decades of damage done to louisiana's environment. they are making war to protect their coastal wetlanded. kimberly has the report in our series. because of the impact of the oil extraction companies that have come here and basically had their way in the state of louisiana, they have hung a flag over the state

capitol. >> he says he has watched for decades as poll sixes have turned a behind eye by pollution. in the gulf of mexico. and the air honorary says it is easy to spot the wells and uncapped pipelines. >> it took thousands of years to build these, but in roughly 75 years or one lifetime, much of it has kit appeared. turned into open water. there is this idea that the oil industry is above the law. >> but oil industry

supporters in the state legislature are pushing back. legislation has been drafted that would stop such lawsuits. the statement the louisiana gas association says the green army is just one more group seeking to extort money from the oil and gas industry. this group is suing the very industry that is providing steady growth and steady jobs in a flailing economy. this place is controlled by an industry, and the people of louisiana, have to fight their own government to try to protect this place. >> it is not clear when the courts will hear the case. so the coalition is working to drabbing it's own laws and gain a foothold, despite decades of destruction, they hope their efforts will begin

to influence state politicians to help protect lose san is that's coast. next we will speak with someone who has been frying to make the department change for use. zoch piling an anti-??? drug, a new report shows the medicine barely works.

billions were at risk, tear flu emerged as the leading medicine, but this new report claims the drugs benefits were exaggerated. >> there is no reduction in complicates.

the new report found it works but only a bit. were redues to 6.3 days for adults and 5.8 in children, gains so marginal that the reports say over-the-counter drugs would have had the same effect. the rother offers battled for more than four years to get access to the raw research data. and their findings not only question the drug but also criticize the system. the way drugs regulators are only ever present with selective data. they do not go out of their way to prevent the benefits in a reason fashion.

i feel question have been as tran parent as was suitable under the environment that there is. >> but the effect has not yet effected the status. the world classes it as an essential medicine. am al jazeera. >> the city officials in albuquerque new mexico say they are committed to rebuilding the city's troubled police department. this comes after a scathing justice department report out today. that says officers frequently used deadly force on people who did not postmuch of a threat. you were really tough on the police department, what is your reaction to this doj report. >> well, i agree with

you, it is scathing. it is a complete i think confirmation of everything that families of victims have been saying. not only did they agree that this is the widespread unjustified use, and nonhe that will force, they call t unconstitutional policing and they pointed out that this is not just a question problem with officers it is a problem of leadership, it is a problem with training officers to use force first. they ignore. they call it systemic, it was astonishing even more so, that this police department, that they define as incapable of doing anything other than what they call unconstitutional policing, is now somehow going to have a role in determining how that police department is going to be fixed. >> the record, most of it

is page after page of evidence, they did their due diligence to demonstrate that this police department that used unjustified fort, but then 46 specific recommendations that the report just says should happen. the report says nothing about how it will happen, or who will make it happen. the press conference, the department of justice officials, indicated and this was very ambiguous, they never used the world federal monitor. who will make the police department implement these reyou remember toes. it isn't clear. and certainly none of the families of the victims have been invited to be a part of that decision making. they even said they will be engaging in a serious

of investigations with the city. now this to us is atowning. does it make you wonder what level of findings you have to come up with to get to the next level of punishment of taking the reigns from the department, what more would the doj have to find here? >> i don't think there's a possible to find any more. they just said, this is a police department that routinely violates people's fourth amendment rights. this is unconstitutional policing. what more could they find? that's the damning part. so it is really -- i think that's why it is ambiguous. there is still the point, and we will continue to put pressure to appoint a federal monitor.

to oppose these changes to fix these problems because people are dying. in albuquerque, and most of them are homeless, and a lot of them suffer from mental illness, and those are the people that are dying. >> appreciate your time, once again. he is a writer and activist, works on police violence in albuquerque new mexico. and we have breaking news for you now, a source tells the associated press that health and human services secretary kathleen sabellas is resigning. and you will recall, she was the person at the tonight of the food chain here at a rocky roll out to the affordable care act. you remember all the problems with the website. and she was effectively, the person in charge. in a way, her leaving up in isn't as bad. but there have long been complaints that somebody had to be meld accountable for failures

of the website, and a lot of people pointed at her. it was an interesting tran formation, because if you recall, a lot of people are talking about kathleen, and the governor of kansas, as possible running mate. and it was amazing to see how far her stature has fallen in the public's eyes simply because of what she has had to deal with. >> and it was a difficult job from the beginning. november was were the person heading the agency responsible for rolling out this landmark piece of healthcare legislation, given the opposition, dating back do you remember what was it 2008, knipe, and the stiff opposition to this. before the legislation is passed. >> and she was the one that had to bring. >> she was that person. >> the doctors the hospitals.

and deal with the opposition that members of congress were throwing at it. so in a way, i think supporters will say she was part of historic legislation getting through. she was part of historic transformation, in terms of getting on health care, but she will always have aster risk, for overseeing 24 website which was one of the big government disasters. >> it was, no way around that, stay with me, because i want you to get to power politics today. this is fascinating to me. attorney general eric holder has really kind of ignited this fire storm over how congress has treated the obama administration.

what attorney general has ever had to deal with that kind of treatment. strong stuff. so what with was -- >> it is not a big deal to our attorney general, but it is important, that we have proper oversight. >> so -- >> you don't want with to go there, okay. don't ever think that was not a big deal to me. >> well, i am just looking for evidence, and normally we are known by our fruits and there is no indications that it was a big deal, because your department has still not been forth coming and we can't get the information to get to the bottom of that, so i don't need lectures from you about contempt. >> and i don't need lectures from you either. >> to deal with asking

questions -- as a former judge, i'd never have asked questions of someone who has been held in contempt. so he was needled about that, but again, there was holder reactions to his experience and saying hay, there's a racial ting to how we are being treated. the fact is that other attorneys general have been attacked by congress, still, by telling al sharpton's group, that republicans are most vatted by ratism, holder is firing off crucial constituency, that democrats will need to solve. likewise, in some districts like the one that congressman represents anti-obama tax energized republicans. there are merits on both sides but again, there's a strong political element here, and to that end, congressman posted

his insults to holder, on youtube. >> now election year politics are adding to problems right now for republican congressman. you recall he has been married and self-proclaimed christian conservative who was caught on surveillance tape making out with a female staffer. louisiana state republican chair is now asking him to resign. bobby has also now done so as well. the g.o.p. does not want to be associated with him, and have that image plastered all over election year ads against republicans in an election year. flagburning is back in the news thanks to baseball's atlanta braves. at the home opener. the fireworks sent a giant america flag on fire. so it did not burn for very long, nonetheless,

the night ended with the braves losing the baseball game, what a tribute. >> all i can think of is that commercial want to get away? david, appreciate it, thank you. >> the u.n. estimated violence has displaced 400,000 people. dozens of fighters have been killed as rebel forces battle each other for control. hard line islamist fighters are frying to capture the town. from rival opposition groups. and al quaida links fighters with thes in front. in inyeah, more than

130 million voters have cast ballots to decide who with will be the next president. the country's most pop list state can be key. security was tight to prevent religious violence between muslims and hindus. and they will all have a chance to vote over the next five weeks. a crack in a dam in eastern washington is hurting that area's water supply. the dam's water levels have been lowers to relieve pressure which is being blamed for the crack. they are trying to determine how nearby farms are impacted. allen joins us live now. with more on this, allen. >> they have had to drop the water by about 25 feet, that may not

seem like much, but it is. it has impacted people in parts of four different state counties. including people like the fruit farmer we met, billy nelson. to pro apples and anry cots he pumped water 24 hour as day. he has had to install temporary piping to reach the dropping river. >> sounds like a lot of extra work? >> well, it is but you have is to have water. so there's no getting around about that. but anyway, it makes -- i mean i have water going up to my farm and that's what counts you know. >> it is not just growers effects. docks are high and dry,

marinist, parts and boat ramps closed. public access limited. now we will have to cancel probably a fair share. >> a worker spotted this curb in the top of the dam. a sign of serious problems under water. >> a fracture that was 65 feet wide, gaping open about twoisms with water flowing into it. so when we reduced that water elevation, it set that peer back in place.

we still have to identify what the cause is. >> the cause doesn't matter much to billy nelson and others keeping the water flowing and the p cos growing does. >> i have heard all kinds of rumors, it could be since months, it could be even longer, it could be less. there is another concern here too. lowers the level of the lake has exposed hundreds of sites that are sacred to native americans in this area. and the grant county public utility district says they have seen signs of looting of disturbing in those areas. there is now a 24 hour patrol on the lake shore trying to keep that from happening and also trying to keep people out of these areas that can be very dangerous.

the man hunt for a driver who caused a car to crash into a dare care center has ended. >> tony, 28-year-old robert alex turned himself into florida authorities just a couple of hours ago, he accused of ramming his dodge into a car that crashed into a day care center yesterday. a four-year-old girl was killed and 14 others were injured. the florida highway patrol says he is a career criminal, he was previously convicted of cocaine trafficking, among other crimes. in pennsylvania the lawyer for the 16-year-old accused of stabbing his classmates says the teen is confused, deblessed and not aware how serious the injuries he caused are.

in california five former congress members pleaded no contest to construction charges. they are convicted last year of stealing $11 million from the working class suburb of los angeles. their plea deal avoideds a retrial on remaining charges. each of the five faces up to four years in prison. and in new york, the try of an occupy wall street activist is having trouble finding jurors. several have said they have not be impartial in the case. accused of felony assaulter against a new york city police officer, by striking him with her arm. the candidates all claimed they have strong ties and loyal ties to wall street businesses tony. >> coming up with al

jazeera america, stephen coal bear, will take over the late show, when david letterman retired. but will he bring his conservative ultra ego with him? >> i'm jake ward, hanging on for dear life. atop the old san francisco bay bridge, i will explain why engineers arele havebling to take this down as fast as they can before an earthquake strikes.

disassembling the 78-year-old bridge is just as hard, and maybe hearter than building a new one. the demolition project scheduled to take three to five years is a sprint

in engineering terms. a section of the bridge collapsed in 1989, put engineers are far more worried about it's safety now. >> this is the most that engineers will worries about, not this moment, me being up here, although that is terrifying but the next three to five years while they take apart this bridge, because at that time an earthquake could strike, and it could tip over and damage the $6.5 billion bridge they just finished building.

those two with towers lean in toward one another, so the engineers lad to use enormous four-ton jacks to pull back on each side of the span separating them. then they cut the span in half. the whole thing is moving and it is a scary thing to be onion unsupported bridge like this. >> first, the western most span where it touches fresh sure island, the middle of san francisco bay, then the rest of the bridge, and finally, the part between the mud line and the bottom of the bay. which will require underwater demolition experts. until that point, san franciscoians will simply continue to hold their breath, and hope that the bridge that has served them for seven decades can remain standing just

a little while longer. >> big news in late night. cbs announced tad that the host sign add five year contract, to tape over the late show when letterman retires. no big date yet, he says he will not do the new show as hissity call right wing kackert. he has hosted that show since 2005. and endangered green sea turtle has a new lease on life, with help from an israeli design student. he is unable to swim after being caught in a fishing net, he lott his flitters leaving him unable to swing, but he used a designed fin, and flipper to give him the ability while he can't return to the wild, he is expected to mate with his new companion, a blind female green sea turtle.

seven new acts are getting ready to enter the rock & roll hall of fame. ♪ i want to rock & roll all night, and party every day ♪. >> masters of stage makeup kiss will be inducted tonight, at brooklyn's barclay center. peter gabriel and cat stephens also entering the hall of fame, they will perform at the ceremony, and the legendary grunge band nirvana, and the estreet band will al be honored tonight. a update on the day's top stories is next, and then there's real money with ali velshi right here.

that slowed the process, but this announcement comes on the same day the white house announced that 7.5 million people have signed up for healthcare, more than originally announced. her successor will have to be confirmed during a heavily con at the timed election year. the justice department saying albuquerque's police department is guilty of using excessive force. from the investigation that began in 2012, it says the department needs to implement reforms and provide officers with more training. a shooting death of a homeless man trigger as string of public protests over civil rights abused. officials looking for the missing plane are narrowing their search. they are hearing more signals coming from the same place, signals they believe are coming from the plane's black boxes, the search zone is now

ten times smaller than what it was before. and those are the headlines if you would like the latest from all of our stories we encouraging you to head on over to our website. aljazeera.com. real money, with ali velshi is next. >> breaking news, a surprising shakeup in washington just announced. kathleen sebelius is resigning. breaking details in a moment. and a nasty day for stocks as the stocks are whacked and the rest of the market feels the pain. the sell off and what to do about it. and plus, the need to act like a leader and bad reforms at the