great to have you with us. >> thank for having me. >> the show may be over, but the conversation continues on the website. you can find us on twitter. see you next time. >> >> good evening, everyone. welcome to al jazeera america america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. obamacare casualty. kathleen sebelius in charge during the disastrous really-out of the affordable care act is out. a replacement has been made. >> an investigation, the justice department says albuquerque police are poorly trained and managed and use deadly force too much. >> ancient text. scientist say papirist which

mentioned jess us having a wife is no fake. >> and an exhibit of amazing photographs of the coolest americans ever. >> our top story - the resignation of health and human services kathleen sebelius. she became a political target during the health care reform program. mike viqueira is at the white house with the latest. >> the news broke on thursday here at the white house. >> kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, embattled since the rocky roll out is stepping down after five years on the job. she's been a favourite target of republicans, testifying before the house and senate committees. the website repeatedly crashed,

couldn't sign anyone up, suffering politically, and in the eyes of the public kathleen sebelius calling it a debacle. there has been calls for her head. president obama stood behind her. a window of opportunity, a surge towards the end of the sign-up deadline. president obama appearing in the rose garden counting 7.1 million people joining heathcare.gov. good news. the president will appear tomorrow with her successor, the head of the office and management. sylvia mathews burwell, known for her academic background, her time in the private sector. the hope at the white house is she'll bring management expertise and the continuing recovery of heathcare.gov. so kathleen sebelius out after five years. >> mike viqueira reporting.

>> joins us now is a professor of campaign management at new york universityie. welcome. let's talk about kathleen sebelius's replacement. what sort of job does she have? >> she'll have a top job. she was unanimously confirmed to her top job. they need the confirmation done before the election. this will be a big issue, and going forward she has to deal with a host of issues that are plaguing obamacare. they are very excited that they reached 7.5 million as the current secretary told us today. going forward we'll have a new enrolment period, and you still have the republicans using this as the number one target for the midterm and the next presidential election. she has her hands full with a number of projects.

i think her background in commirks is key here. in her counter position at o&b she's been dealing with the rules and the issues surrounding obamacare, or the affordable care act. and that will serve her well. >> maybe she won't. house majority leader eric cantor had this reaction and he tweeted: >> despite the fact that she's zone. it doesn't mean that republicans stop attacking obamacare. it will be the number one tart. it continues to be whether it was prompted by the white house, she's going out on her own terms. ternal republicans will be attacking the affordable care act. it will be a tough confirmation,

but senator john mccain came out in full support. she is a wise choice on president obama's part. she won unanimous confirmation. it will be a little tougher for republicans to turp around and say she's not equipped for this position. this is much more political than the ones she has in the sense that it will play a big issue. what problems does she face at health and human services, particularly with obamacare. what does she have to do to make this work better than it is right now. she has to make sure they get - always mentioned young people enrolled. that's a key target for the administration. we have seen that. they get good numbers, but they need to make sure they get better numbers. it will be a major target for the republicans. she needs to make sure she deals with the issues in the states.

an irony that the secretary, someone who wants to use the states as a laboratory for democracy, ended up being hurt by the fact that she had to do the job of starting up the websites. she needs to deal with the states, particularly those opting out of the website. there's a number much issues like that, that the new secretary, if she's concerned will have to deal with. >> if she's a tart, she'll need political skills. >> this is one of the things that the secretary dealt with. >> she was the governor of she was named by governors in the country. she was an insurance commissioner. she had a tough time on capitol hill deal with the republicans and the house and the ansit. sylvia mathews burwell, if she's

confirmed will face the political position. there's nothing like stepping into this. we see them saying that kathleen sebelius did the best she could. it's not about her, but a flawed law. >> we'll watch. >> thank you for being with us. a new report on the albuquerque police department. concluding that officers engaged in excessive deadly force. police say 20 people have been killed in the last five years. heidi zhou-castro is here with more on this. >> the justice department's report found there was a pattern of excessive force by part of the albuquerque police accident.

it was a report that was scathing in its breadth and language. >> vindication, that's what the father of kenneth ellis iii felt op thursday, upon hearing these words in the department of justi justice. >> we found officers used deadly force against people who did not pose a threat of death. and against the people who posted threats to themselves. >> ellis was gunned down while pointing a gun at his own head. he had been an iraq war veteran. it has been this man's mission to fight for reform since his son's death. >> the justice department says the major city of shootings were unreasonable, violating the

fourth amendment, and found enkaurnts with persons with mental -- encounters with persons with mental illness infrequent. and that they are endemic to constitutional policing. >> deficiencies, combined with insufficient policies, inadequate straining and a broken civilian training contributed to the use of excessive force. >> the federal investigation began in 2012, but this video brought public anger to a boiling point. james boyd was homeless and mentally hill. officers killed him. he was holding knives. >> two weeks ago, a 12th last week. the albuquerque mayor and

police chief acknowledged the shortcomings. they didn't go as far as to apologise. >> the families, im sure, feel the tragedy. our goal is to reduce any type of event, any type of a situation where our officers always take the appropriate action. that's our goal. >> do you want to offer them any apologies. >> we are working hard on the situation. we circled the wagons trying to save face. i've been part of the problem. the mayor says since 2009. he hasn't considered resigning. while many say they have loft trust in the government and police, they acknowledge this is a step forward. >> so what kind of changes can we expected to see in the

albuquerque police department. we are looking at an overhaul when it comes to the police use of force. anything from training to hiring to supervision. that will be the substance of the talks between the department of justice and police. >> heidi zhou-castro, thank you. >> the white house says russia seems to be backing a campaign of incitement and sabotage in eastern ukraine. the ukrainian government is warning pro-russian able to visits to back down. they've been occupying buildings and donetsk. kiev says it could force them to leave if they don't go vol tare by by friday. kim vinnell is in donetsk with more. >> from inside the barricaded empire, protesters keep watch as reinforcements arrive. this, they say, is there domain, an independent republic representing the people. the offer of an amnesty refused

by those at the top who say they'd rather face the use of force. >> there has been a lot of statements about storming buildings. we are living from one statement to the next. what can we do. we are not ready to step aside. >> the offer came from interim president oleksandr turchynov. speaking in parliament, he said if protesters leave state buildings, they won't face prosecution, and as part of the deal they could gain regional control. >> we are ready to consider the issue of reform, local governments and expanding the right of local council. we are ready to take that path so the region will be responsible for the situations in the country and not just refer to what is going on in kiev. >> protesters say authorities in kiev should be listening to their demands and not the other

way around. >> people here say they don't need an amnesty offer, that they are the legitimate government, and have no plans to evacuate the building and are continuing to repair. despite declarations, they are already a republic. s protesters say that the offer of amnesty is meaningless. >> no, we don't trust him. he is creating a region to push us out of here. then the aggression will start. >> he is a liar. the people don't trust him, and don't want him to be the acting president of this country. it is an illegal authority. >> i'm an ordinary person protecting my home. per not standing anywhere -- we are not staging anywhere with any -- standing anywhere with any weapons. >> kiev accuses russia of

orchestrating the matter. time is running out for ukrainian authorities, and how much they are willing to compromise the determining factor, and whether the trenches will turn into a battlefield. >> the ukraine's government is facing an ultimatum of its open. if kiev fails to pay its bill moscow could cut the supply, creating problems for europe. >> peter sharp has more from moscow. >> the message from vladimir putin relaid by his process spokesman on thursday is this - he is telling leaders of his concern at ukraine's failure to pay its natural gas bill. it owes russia's gas giant

2.2 billion on supplies delivered. vladimir putin was calling on european union to sit and discuss how the problems could be solved. he warned that if it wasn't sold, it could affect gas prices and the supply of gas coming into europe. 40% of all gas coming in to europe flows through the ukraine, and one only has to look back to 2009, january 1st, when russia, over another failure to pay its bills, flicked the switch, cutting ukraine off. within days the supply of gas into europe was seriously reduced with ukraine alleging to have been syphoning off the gas due to go into europe. a reminder of the wars and what could be a part of the future here. >> the three al jazeera journalist imprisoned in egypt were back in court.

the prosecution produced video material that it said supports the case against peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy, and mohammed badr, including reports from kenya and content from sky news arabia's coverage of egypt. defense lawyers say it had nothing to do with this case. they are accused of providing a platform to the muslim brotherhood. >> we are getting more informs about a bus crash in northern california that has killed nine, happening near orlan. local media say it involved a fed ex truck and a tour bus. pt california highway patrol says 35 have been sent to the hospital. it may have drifted into ongoing traffic, hitting the bus head on. a third vehicle may be involved. a developing story we are

following. coming up next - not a fake. scientists say ancient papri mentioning jesus's wife is not forgery. >> jacob ward looks at an effort to demollage san francisco's old bay bridge. >> taking the roadway apart from pieces, peeling it back to have a working surface by which trucks can carry people out. i'm feeling terrified as i talk to you, because the whole thing is moving. it's a scary thing to be on app unsupported bridge like

>> a powerful cyclone is moving in on australia north-east coast line, and is forecast to make landfall in queensland in a few hours. it's the same system that delivered deadly floods to solomon islands. kevin corriveau is tracking the storm. >> this storm is so powerful. we are talking about winds 155 miles per hour, gusting to 185 miles per hour are, making it equivalent to a category 4 hurricane.

10 days ago it was a tropical depression across the solomon islands. this video across the region - we were talking over 10 inches of rain fell in two days, we are looking at about 23 people killed because of the storm, and 9,000 people are homeless. so they are recovering. the storm is out of the quay. the cape york peninsula is dealing with the storm. looking at the weather wall. the storm moved past papua new guinea, as a tropical storm. we are a few hours away from the storm making landfall. you see the eye there, one to two hours before it makes rain fall. very heavy rain. as we look over the next couple of days, we think the storm will make and push back out to see across the tasman see. it will not be until saturday or tonned. there's a lot to deal with.

>> scientists say an ancient piece of papyrus is real. searchers say they have proof. richelle carey is here with this story. >> it's fascinating. this will not resolve questions over whether the scrap of paper is genuine. it's bound to renew debate over the status of women in christian churches. it's about this pace of papyrus. 1.5 by 3 numbers of. the text is in cop tick, a long wam spoken in ancient egypt. the key words "jesus said to them, my wife." the vatican denounced it as a fake. harvard says a wide range of scientific testing proved papyrus is an ancient document.

it will give christians a lot to think about. >> it reexamines what the papyrus is talking about. the church then, and today. this piece torn from a larger document are not just about to persuade everyone that jesus had oo wife. it means not conclusively that jesus was married. we will never know that. in the early church, it was a subject of conversation. >> the fragment contains the words she'll be able to be my dissignle. another provocative phrase if it's true. the early church was interested in the role of women in jesus's life and the church. it talks about women not only as jesus's wife, but as a dissignle. >> a brown university researcher said the passage contains gross areas that a speaker of coptic

wouldn't have made. >> it's a question of where the papyrus came from. harvard said it came from the person that owned it. we don't know who it is, how it was discovered. harvard said it probably came from egypt. the debate will go on. maybe we'll find out who gave if. >> a test of faith for investigators offer wall street. the nasdaq dabbing saw a drop in two and a half years. biotech stocks were overvalued. speaking of falling, felix set the record for the longest free-fall jump from space. what it's like to do something no one has done before, and what do you do for an encore. ross shimabuku found out. the decision has been made. felix will jump. >> red bull, a jump, riding,

connected to a balloon, felix went 24 miles into the air. he could see the curvature of the earth, he stepped out of the capsule and did the unimaginable. he jumped. >> i took a deep breath outside. i was trying to memorise everything. i would see the curve of the earth and look up, and see the sky above was black. i have never seen it before. you take a big breath, one step forward and you were on the way. >> he really was on his way. it took him two and a half hours to get to the age of space, and nine minutes to get to earth. he reached the speed of 843 miles per hour, breaking the speed of sound. >> he was supersonic and did not

feel it. 843 miles per hour. he did not have any sensation. but the people on the ground heard the sonic boom when he went supersonic. it was an amazing feat that he did. >> this is still the most valid record. no one ever broke the speed of sound. >> the stratize exhibit is on display at the smith sewnian air and space museum. the biggest accomplishment are the scientific examples learnt. >> we developed a protocol, how we would handle felix. it's a new protocol that is revolutionary. that is one of the medical benefits of the program. we also demonstrated a new pressure suit that future as roe naughts and -- as tro naughts

and pilots will wear that has more dexterity. so there were two scientific reasons we aecom plich muched >> felix took up jumping at 16. in 1999 he did the highest jump leaping from the proton. >> s hours. the stratize jump was difficult. >> for every practice we did, we grew as a unit. we knew "this was good, this was bad. we did debriefs, changed things until the end of the program we changed the checklists. in the old days it was working on muscles, and fast and reaction speed. we had to change everything. endurance was the key now. that's the reason i spent a lot of time on a cardio bike, and we changed everything in order to make it fit for a long ongoing change. >> now he is preparing for his

next feet. a day-long car race in germany. breaking the speed of sound was not enough. >> we left the comfort zone and did something extraordinary. and that's probably the message to the whole world, that it doesn't matter what you have done before, you know. as long as you have a goal in mind. as long as you surround yourself with the right people and go the extra mile, you can accomplish everything awe n imagine. >> coming up next, a critical moment. for the first moment talks are held. these are pictures between the vens president and opposition leader as anti-violent continues. >> normally i would be about 20 feet under water right here. these are not normal times in the area. water levels are low. farmers are scramling to put in

irrigation systems because of a crack in a dam downstream. that story ahead.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. we have a lot to cover this half hour. dodging foot wear. a protesters throws a shoe at hillary clinton during a speech in los angeles. >> bringing down the bridge. behind the scenes of the bay bridge demolition in san francisco, and why it's in a dangerous new phase, and the definition of cool. how those portraits were chosen for an exhibit of the coolest americans ever. >> first richelle carey is back with the top stories. >> health secretary kathleen sebelius is resigning. president obama is expected to nominate her we placement tomorrow, sylvia mathews burwell, the current director of the office of management and

budget. >> a bush crash in northern california killed at least nine near the city of orlon. it involved a fed ex truck and a tour bus. the californian highway patrol says 35 have been september to hospital. there's evidence of force the albuquerque police department. the justice department found police used more force than necessary on people that posed a minimal threat. police in albuquerque killed 25 people in three years. >> after two months of violent unrest in venezuela, president nicolas maduro and the opposition kicked off talks. we have been following the developments from the capital of caracas. >> well, these talks began with a long delay. and president nicolas maduro led them. but once they sat face to face, you could see the mistrust.

nicolas maduro condemned the members of the opposition, and told them they were trying to oust him. she said that it was about time that everyone joined to condemn the violence, and that's the only way that the government, that the country will reach some peace. he says that he will listen patiently to what everyone has to say, but said that there'll be - there won't be a negotiation, there won't be any pact, that the talks about turp out to be a debate. the leader of the opposition , the chairman of the member of the opposition parties said that the government is - has been sensoring the press. there is a lot of censorship because most of the press is in the hands of the government. he also said that these talks should not be a unique

experience, but should be permanent. the other side of venezuela, the half of venezuela should be included, not only in talks, but the part of the government. he said the government should not be able, the other side of venezuelan should listen to what they have to say. now, the meetings were brokered by members of the south minister group of nations, three of the foreign ministers of columbia and brazil are in the meeting. along with representative, the vatican who brought a message from the pope to the scene, that everyone should have patience and courage. >> president obama was in texas today paying tribute to president lyndon johnson and the impact it had on the face and him. >> the president and first lady

touring the linedon johnson library in texas. there to pay whom im to the 36th president and his landmark achievement of 56 years ago, pushing the civil rights act through congress, and abolishing the jim crow laws of segregation. mr obama praised l.b.j. >> he knew he had a unique capacity, the most powerful white politician from the south, to not merely challenge the convention, but had crushed the dreams of so many. to ultimately dismantle for good the structures. >> with civil rights icon looking on. president obama acknowledged step backs. drawing on his own personal story. insist the that the government has a role ta play.

>> i reged cynicism because i lived out the promise. michelle has lived out the legacy of the efforts. my daughters have lived out, because i and millions prosecutor in the position to take the baton. >> the president drew a parallel between signature law, and l.b.j.'s rocky part of the program. >> and then the health care laws described as socialised medicine. freeing seniors from the fear of illness, >> for president obama, the legacy of l.b.j. resonates personnel paly and in politics. >> a show of power politics this week. attorney general eric holder

angry over how congress dreeted the obama administration, and some are happy to have the debate. david shuster reports. >> in the face of - in front of a democratic group attorney general eric holder called republican tactics ugly and divisive and pointed to his own experience the day before. you look at the way the attorney-general of the united states was treated: >> that treatment involved two of holder's fiercest critics. one who helped the attorney-general in contemp of congress over committee documentary release, and questioned whether holder should be allowed to testify now. >> an american citizen if they had not complied they'd be in

gaol. >> holder's latest response was inadequate, threatening more contempt citations. >> i realise context is not a big deal to the attorney-general. but it is important that we have proper oversight. >> you don't want to go there. >> i don't want to go there. >> no. >> about the contempt. >> you should not assume that that is not a big deal to me. >> 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 lek fewers from you either. >> it is difficult to deal with asking questions. as a former joug i nef asked questions of someone held in contempt. >> holder's point about harsh treatment, other attorney s have been attacked by congress. the bush administration's attorney-general was. >> how did you mislead the

committee? >> let's see if we can find a question you'll answer. >> janet reno was in contempt through the clinton administration. for the 2014 midterm elections, polls show the democratic party facing an enthusia enthusiasm g. >> democratic strategists say firing up women and minority voters will be crucial to their party, and claims of sexism or racism could help. >> in some conservative districts attacks help republicans. >> it doesn't mean the executions on both sides have no

merit. >> hillary clinton was speaking in los angeles, but faced hostility from a member of the audience. the former secretary of state dodged and police took the woman who throughit in custody. >> apparently clinton made it through unscathed and cracked a few jokes after it was over. >> in eastern washington state, a crack in a dam is having a ripple effect on the region's power and water. engineers lowered the water to put pressure on the dam which could mean a long dry summer for the area. we are joined from the dam in haven'tage washington. how is the community preparing david shuster >> people have been getting ready for a number of weeks. a huge area is off limits.

there's safety hazards. quick sand conditions on the river bed. they are dropping the level of the water revealed some sites. some have been concerned. also a concern to fruit goalers scrambling to get water to the crop, like billy nelson. >> i'll never live to see this thing go this low again. how many times in a lifetime will you see it. >> where billy we'll son draws water, the river has not been this low in half a century. >> to grow apples and appry got, he pumps water 24 hours a day. because of a problem with the dam he had to install piping to

reach the river. >> sounds like a lot of extra work and money. >> it is. you have to have water. there's no getting arrangement about that. i've got water going up to my farm. that is what counts. >> docks are high and dry. parks and boat ramps closed. public access ramps limited. at the present bar resort, barbara is hoping the summer can be saved. mon tarely it will have a huge impact. we reserved the camp ground almost all summer long. >> in late february a worker spotted this surf in the top of the dam. a sign of problems under water. >> a fracture that was 65 feet wide, gaming open about two inches with water flowing into it. when we reduced the water

elevation, it set the peer back in place. >> with the water lowered the dam is stable. the future is not clear. engineers are drilling into the pier to map how far the crack extends. answers could come in june. a final fix, with the river levels returned to normal. >> time line is yet to be determined. we have to get the forensic analysis done and identify what the cause is. >> it doesn't matter much, keeping the irrigation water flowing and the crops, does. >> i heard all kind of resume ours, it could be six months, longer and less. >> as for what caused the crack, engineers are saying the best guess is it was simply the pressure of the water over time. water above the dam pressing against the wall of the dam, forcing the crack at the base of

pier. it has interesting implications for the 12 other dams built of concrete from the columbian river. >> thank you very much. >> in san francisco, the demolition of the bridge is entering a critical phase, with it, serious danger of collapse. jacob ward was the story. >> disassembling the 78-year-old san francisco bay okay lined bring is just as hard and may be harder than building a new one. the demolition project is a sprint in engineering terms. >> a section of the bridge collapsed in an earthquake in 1989. engineers are more worried about its safety now. >> this is the moment that engineers are worried about, not this moment, but the next

3-5 years, while they take apart the bridge because during that time it so tip obvious and damage the bridge they have must finished building. >> being here on any bridge is scary enough. this laughter, that's terror. >> scientists have been detecting small shakes. no one can predict when an earthquake might strike, but the old bridge would be dangerous to the new bridge. >> the two bridges are no further apart than my arms are outstretched. >> the old bridge uses a classic design. the central portion is a span between two towers. they lean towards one another, so the engineers had to use 4-con jacks to pull them back,

separating them. then they cut the intan in half. while we were on the deck. the crew separated a 30 foot joint, causing the structure to sway. >> as i talk to you, i feel terrified because the whole thing is moving. it's scary to be on an unsupported bridge like this. >> the disassembly will happen in three phases. first the span where it touches treasure island, the rest of the bridge, and the part between the mud line and the bottom of the bay. >> until that point, however, san franciscoans will hold their breath and happy the bridge that served them for seven decade can remain standing a little longer. >> it's a primal fear, the fear that comes out of you. you feel it doing.

you are on the unsupported 'emming of a diving board. that's the fear. it will be that way for the next two years. >> jacob ward reporting from san francisco. >> to some people being bombarded by emails is part of the job. a new law gives some workers the right to ignore them. the agreement requires staff to stop looking at the material after 6 o'clock. the law came about after union members were unhappy about dealing with work issues. the deal affects a million employees, including technology and consultant workers. >> next, pictures of the day, and replacing david letterman. cba picks stephen colbert. we talk to a comedian that worked with stephen colbert

for yearses. >> conditions across the united states have been beautiful. temperatures warmer tomorrow. washington 72 degrees, down to atlanta at 75. this will not stay this way. we have changes. as starts the saturday into m midweekend. if you thought the snow was over, it's coming back. heavy rain showers. back towards kansas and the north-west. we'll see more snow, and higher elevations of the rockies. the frontal boundary developing across andre illarionov -- illinois. we could see severe weather across the southern part of the mississippi valley. temperatures going down across the area. you can see on the other side of

the frontal boundary, it will be warmer with a femp tur of 80 -- temperature of 80. that's a look at the weather. your news is after this. >> this man influence the every host who came after him, and even a few before him, he's that good. i have to tell you, i do not envy whoever they try to put in that chair. >> political sat earist stephen

colbert will replace david letterman. he hosted his own show "the colbert report", she has two pea body awards, an emmy and correspondence. pete domenic, host of "stand-up with pete domenic", he was the warm-up comedian for "the colbert report", for six years. welcome. >> no, i'm pete. she's stephen, and i don't think you're a fan because the first time you said "the colbert report", you hit the "t." >> i did, now i have it. what do you think of this. were you surprised by the move? >> not at all. >> it is the obvious choice amongst executives who program late-night television. anybody inside comedy knows stephen colbert is by far the

most talented and in so many different way, and every metric of comedy and performance. i worked there for years, and during the writer's strike in 2007 and 2008, he had no writers. they weren't allowed to put it in the teleprompter and he performed it without the script and remembered it all. he has a genius of memory that he never forgets anything, which can be a curse. it allows him to do more than so many of the rest of the us. >> he's a brilliant guy. if he's not going to be the colbert report, who will he be. most of the people who watch him over a long period of time get used to the dark ter he plays. >> it's a fair and good question. if you think about the work outside the report and the famous of which is the 2006, i

am sure you'll remember, where he roasted the president bush at the time. and when i was working at the show. i would warm up the awed yeps, i'd hand the microphone to him. the common question is what did president bush say to you after that. to know the answer, you'll have to be an audience member. that is something that left app impression on fans, and that wasn't "the colbert report", he was not in character, but he'd straddle it in public appearances. nobody thought that it would last as long as it has. there's no doubt he cap do so much out of the character, and has a lot of freedom to be himself. >> we talk about what he's like behind the scenes. i had an opportunity to appear on the program recently, he's an amazing guy. what struck him is how smart and quick he is. >> that is the annoying thing.

as a comedian, it irritates me how talented he is. he can do sketch and improv and write, and he can act. the question is will he be able to pretend that he cares about actors and actresses like he may have to do. you never know. he reinvents himself. being a guest on the show, you know how sincere he is offstage, how much of a self-professed idiot he is on statement. >> he tells you that. pete domenic. stand-up with pete domenic, great to have you on the program. >> in tonight's first person report we speak with one of the coolest men in washington. co-curator of the exhibit "american cool", at the smithsonian gallery, featuring iconic celebrity images

providing a visual meaning to the word cool. >> i'm frank, i'm co-curato of american cool. it is a jazz slang term introduced amoppings the group of african-americans in the 1940s. it meant a stylish stoicism. we use it and hear it it's lost a lot of its original meaning. the american cool at the national portrait gallery tries to answer the question who is cool, and what's cool. the term, when it was used, referred to a specific individual. we came up with a 4-part rubric to set criteria, some limits. the first point was that that

individual had to have a signature style within a given generation. second of all, that that individual - he or she had to have some kind of rebellious innocence, an opposition to the culture. she had an iconics of status, his or her visual image resonated far and wide. the fourth is the individual had to have a perceived cultural leg as ni. this exhibit has put together 100 photographs of these men and women. there's something about a photograph that you have a perception that you can reach out and grab the individual. photography is vital to cool pop uisation. i think it is through photography that the larger world comes to sunday this

distinct cool personae and those who exemplified it. >> the national portrait gallie has the exhibition until september 7th. >> an image that caught our eye tonight. it's british song writer known to his fans as kat stevens. performing in brooklyn new york, he was inducted into the rock'n'roll hall of fame with havana, peter gabriel, hall and oats, kisz and others. headlines are next.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, are the top stories. human services secretary, kathleen sebelius, who oversaw the heath care roll out is resigning, president obama is

expected to nominate her replacement. it will be sylvia mathews burwell. >> fiery crash in northern california killed at least 9 in sacramento. 35 have been sent to hospital. a fed ex truck drifted into traffic with high school students on board. the justice department says the albuquerque police force engaged in a systematic use of excessive force. police there have killed 25. in some cases officers used deadly force and it violated the constitution. venezuela's government and opposition came together for talks ending weeks of unrest. three dozen people clashed. and met with president nicolas maduro's government. >> evacuations along australia's north-east.

they are bracing for a cik lone, it is forecast to make land fall on friday. >> "america tonight" with joie chen is next. you can get the latest on the website at aljazeera.com. >> anybody could could have picked up the phone for me. police? >> i don't know. >> also tonight, trying to understand why. the mass stabbing in a suburban pittsburgh school raises new questions about safety and security and saving kids before they are in crisis. >> i was so surprised i could barely move. i got stabbed in the back. it was just having to have help going to the next room. yes bleed out.