>> the show may be over, but the conversation continues on the website. you can find us on twitter. >> shake up in president obama's cabinet. hath and human services secretary kathleen sebelius steps down. g.o.p. law makers step up criticism of the affordable care act. >> a scaithing report on the police in albuquerque after a series of shootings. >> tearing down the san francisco bridge, causing a

brand new threat. >> and a man above and goned tlil seeking. offering advances for pilots and astronauts of tomorrow. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton. we begin with kathleen sebelius, who is calling it quits after five years of health and human services secretary. she became a human target for the failed roll out of the affordable care act. >> the news broke thursday at the white house. kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services much embattled sips the rocky roll out of health-care.gov. she's been testifying before house and senate. the website crashed. couldn't sign anybody up, the administration well short of their goals, suffering politically and in the highs of the public, kathleen sebelius

calling it a deb arkle. there has been calls for her head. president obama stood beside her. a windows of opportunity, a sudden late surge towards the end of the sign up at the end of march. president obama appearing in the rose garden counting 7.1 million people. the exchange - a bit of good news giving kathleen sebelius cover to leave her job. the president will appear tomorrow with her successor, the head of management and finance at the white house, sylvia mathews burwell. known for her academic background and time in the private sector. the hope is she'll bring management expertise and help with the launch of obamacare as a whole. kathleen sebelius out as health and human services secretary. >> mike viqueira at the white house. >> a still developing story. nine have died in a fiery northern california bus crash.

the accident happened near the city of orlan. the californian highway patrol says a truck crossed a freeway medium. the truck and bus went up in flames. at least 35 victims were brought to area hospitals, some airlifted. the bus was one of two chart ared by the state university to bring high school seniors from southern california to tour the campus. >> a tragedy occurred in northern california involving l.a. usd students, these are students involved in a college trip. on the way to a university. >> los angeles unified school district officials are trying to find out which students were on the bus and what schools they came from. we'll follow the story. >> the justice department pass said judgment on the excessive shootings by the albuquerque

police department. officers have engaged in a pattern of force. police shot and killed 23 people since 2010. protesters demanded an end to the violence. heidi zhou-castro reports from albuquerque, new mexico. >> vindication, that's what the father of brenden ellis felt upon hearing these words from the department of justice. >> we found that officers used deadly force against people who did not pose an immediate threat of harm to the officers or others. and against people who posed a threat to themselves. >> ellis was gunned down while pointing a gun at his own head. he'd been an iraq war veteran. ellis senior says it's been his mission to fight for police reform inconsistencies son's death. i am sure he's watching and proud of his dad. the justice department said the

majority of shootings from 2009 to 2012 were unreasonable and violated the fourth amendment. the probe found encounters with person with mental illness too frequently result in excessive force, and the problems are systematic, and a part of a culture of indifference to constitutional policing. >> deficiencies and inadequate training and policies, and broken oversight process contributed to the use of excessive force. >> the federal investigation began in 2012. it was this video. released this march, that brought public anger to a boiling point. james boyd was homeless and ill. officers killed him at pointblank range. he was holding knives. the video sparked protests on the albuquerque streets, including this 12 hour demonstration, that prompt police to respond with tear gas

and riot gear. following a justice department report, albuquerque's mayor and police chief acknowledged the shart comings, but didn't go as far as to apologise. >> the families, i am sure, fill the tragedy. our goal is to reduce any type of event, or situation, where our officers always take the appropriate action. that's our goal. >> do you want to offer any apologies? >> at this point we are working hard on the situation. they are trying to circle the wagons and save face. they've been part of the problem all along. the mayor says he has not considered resigning. the next step, talks between the d.o.j. and albuquerque police. many say they have lost trust in

the government and police, they acknowledge it is a step forward. >> the three al jazeera journalists imprisoned in egypt were back in court on thursday. the prosecution produced video material. including reports from kenya by peter greste, and contents of sky news report on egypt. defense lawyers say it's nothing to do with the case. >> al jazeera rejects charges and demands the release of its staff. >> the state department says russia is using its energy supply as a tool of coercion, coming after russian president vladimir putin told europe he'd cut off the gas supply if ukraine did not pay back its energy debt. the deadline is ticking down for the activists, with an hour to

go. the ukrainian government told them to back down in the east or he'd force them to leave. this report from donetsk. >> from inside their barricaded empire, protesters keep watch as reinforcements arrive. this, they say, is their 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 and the people here are not ready to either. >> the offer came from interim president oleksandr turchynov, taking in parliament, he said if protesters leave state buildings in the east, they won't face prosecution. as part of the deal they can gain more regional control. >> we are ready to consider the

issue of reform, government and expanding the rights of council, including the creation of executive authorities. we are ready to take the path so the regions will be responsible for the situation in the country, and not just refer to what has gone on in kiev. >> protesters stay authorities in kiev should listen to their demands, and not the or way around. >> others say they don't need an offer, they are the legitimate government of the region, they say they have no plans to evacuate the building and are continuing to prepare for any result. >> despite the declarations, they are a republic. protesters say they want a referendum to prove they have the people said support. offers of amnesty is meaningless. >> translation: no, we don't trust oleksandr turchynov, he's creating a region to push us out

of here. >> he is a liar. the people do not trust him any more and don't want him to be the president. it's an illegal authority. i'm an ordinary person protecting my home. everybody is claiming they are russians. here we are donetsk people. kiev, though, accuses russia of orchestrating unrest in the east. it's a pretext for incursion. regardless of whether paid provocateurs have been september in, how much they are willing to compromise, and whether the trenches will turn into a battlefield. >> the first four-way tussle between russia, ukraine and the european union are expected to take place next week. >> a breakthrough. nicolas maduro meets with opposition forces, hoping to

bring an end to chaos. the challenge to construction crews in san francisco, and the dangers and trying to tear down on 80-year-old bridge. >> a devil's free fall from space, going beyond the goal of pushing the limits of extreme sports, and a job leading to advances in aviation.

>> welcome back, there has been a breakthrough after two months of violence in venezuela. president nicolas maduro, says he and the opposition have begun talks aimed at solving the crisis. >> marianna sanchez has been following from the capital city, caracas. >> the talks began a long day. nicolas maduro led the talks. once they sat face to face, you could see the mistrust. president nicolas maduro condemned the members of the opposition and told them he was trying to oust them, and it was

about time that everyone joined to condemn the violence. that's the only way that the country will reach some peace. he also said that he will listen patiently to what everyone has to say, but said that there will be - there won't be a negotiation, there won't be a pact that these talks will turn out to be a debate. the leader of the opposition, however, the chairman of the member of the opposition parties, said that the government has been sensoring the press. there is a lot of censorship because most of the press is in the hands of the government. he said that the talks should not be a unique experience, but should be permanent, at the other side of venezuela, the half of venezuela should be included not only in talks, but in part of the government.

he said that the government should not be able - the other side of venezuela should listen to what they have to stay. now, the meetings were brokered by members of the south american group of nations. three of the foreign ministers - columbia, ecuador and brazil are in the meeting, along with the representative of the vatican, who said everyone should have patience and courage. >> thursday marked the 50th anniversary of the landmark bill ending segregation. johnson led the way in pushing the civil rights act of 1964 through congress. >> he knew he had a unique

capaci capacity. he was the most powerful white politician from the south. to not merely change the convention, but had crushed the dreams of so many. but to ultimately dismantle for good the structures of legal segregation. >> president obama was just two years old when johnson signed the bill, alongside martin luther king jr. his passing of the act paved the way for him to become president. >> the old bay bridge is coming down, but they are worried it could collapse if they are not careful. it could be just as difficult to tear down a bridge as it was to build it. >> disassembling the 78-year-old oakland bay bridge is just as hard and maybe harder than building a new one. the

demolition project is a sprint in engineering terms, due to take 3-5 years. >> the westbound section collapsed. >> a section of the bridge collapsed in 1989. engineers are more worried about its safety now. >> this is the moment that engineers are worried about, not this moment of me being up ear, but the next 3-5 years, because during that time an earthquake could strike, and the bridge could tip over damaging the bridge that they just finished building. >> i should mention that being on top of any bridge is scary enough. >> this laughter, that's terror. >> scientists have been detecting small shakes up and down the coast. no one can preticket when han earthquake might strike. the old bridge could be terribly

dangerous. >> at the far end, the two brims are not further apart. >> the central portion is a lopping span. the two towers lean in towards one another. the engineers had to use four jacks on each side of the span, and then they cut the spn in half. we were we are on deck, one of the joints was cut, causing the structure to sway. >> as we are here, i'm feeling terrified because the whole thing is moving. it's scary to be on an unsupported bridge like this. >> the disassembly happens in three faces. the western-most span, then the rest of the bridge, and the part between the mud line and the bottom of the bay, requiring

underwater demolition. >> until that point san francis cans will hold their breath, and hope that the bridge that served them for seven decades can remain standing for a little bit longer. >> it will be quite the task. over the past seven decades, 240,000 people travelled across the old bay bridge a day. >> well, it is the end of the week, and the beginning of the weekend. we are looking at nice conditions as we go to the south-east. but to the north-east it has been quite nice. things are starting to change. with the clouds we'll see showers, a lot of clouds moving into new york and washington. but this is where we expect to see rain. anywhere from boston all the way down here to washington d.c. temperature wise on friday.

we expect to see new york at 67 degrees, warmer than on thursday. down towards washington, it will be about 72. we sfelent to see showers coming into play. from new york, the showers will be in the overnight hours. as we go towards the rest of the week, it will be nice, but not as warm as washington. they'll see 75 degrees, 62 here. i think they'll take that, considering the cold weather we saw. to the south-east we are looking at dry conditions. temperatures will be getting warmer as we go through the weekend. thunder storms are will come through as we go towards monday and drop the temperatures. here across much of the south-west, it has been very, very warm here across parts of fien im. 95 degrees is a high temperatures. thursday you saw 97 degrees. temperatures coming down slightly. >> thank you. still ahead - capturing the

essence of cool. the man in charge of giving a look to that word with the help of some famous faces. >> and one of the late night's newest kids on the block, stephen colbert getting the offer to take david letterman's job on "the late show."

>> this man has influenced every host who came after him, and even a few who came before him, he's that good. and i got to tell you, i do notten vi whoever they -- envy whoever they try to put in that chair. >> it's him. political satirist stephen colbert will replace david letterman as the host of the "the late show" on c.b.s. colbert hosted "the colbert report" since 2005. he has two peabody awards. four emmys and one grammy. >> it was the longest free fall ever. felix baumgartner set the record jumping from the edge of space

in 2012. it was wild, but his stunt will benefit future pilots. ross shimabuku found out. >> so the decision has been made. felix baumgartner will jumped. >> the mission red bull stratize was felix baumgartner's successful attempt to parachute jump from the greatest height of history, riding in a capsule connected to a he'llium balloon, he went 24 miles into the air, so high he could see the curvature of the earth. he stepped out of the capsule and did the unimaginable. he jumped. >> i took a deep breathe outside. i was trying to memorise everything, i would see the curve of the earth and look up. i saw the sky was black. i have never seen black sky. i took a deep breath, and you do a totally affectioned and one

step forward and you are on the way. >> he really was on his way. it tack felix baumgartner two and a half hours to get to the edge of space, and 9 minutes to get to earth. while free falling he reached a speed of 834 miles per hour. >> he was superson ib and did not peel it. 834 miles an hour, he did not have any sensation. the people on the ground heard the supersonic boom. >> this is still the most valid record. no one broke the speed of sound. >> paying tribute to this mission, the stratize exhibit is on display at the air and space museum. the biggest accomplishment are scientific and medical advances.

we developed a protocol. it's a new protocol that is revolutionary. one of the benefits of the program, and demonstrated a suit that future astro indecent assaults and pilots would be wearing. >> they were two significant reasons that we accomplished. >> felix baumgartner took up jumping at 16 and is known for his dearing jumps. he had a record in jumping from the stratize tower. >> every practice that we did, we grew together as one unit. e knew that this was good. there would be debriefs.

we changed the check list. now, we had to change everything because endurs was the key. that's the reason i spent a lot of time on the cardio bike and changed everything in order to make is fit for a long ongoing challenge. >> felix baumgartner is preparing for his next feet. 24 hours - a car race in germany. breaking the speed of souped was not enough. >> we left the comfort zone and did something extraordinary. that's a message to the world. it doesn't matter what you have done before. as wrong as you have a goal in mind, surrounding yourself with the rite people, you can accomplish whatever you acknowledge >> he's one of the coolest men in washington. frank coolyear is the curator of

the "cool america" exhibit at the smith sewnion. >> i'm frank good year. i'm the cocreator of "america cool", cool is a jazz slang term introduced among a group much african american jazz musicians in the 1940s. it meant a certain stylish stoicism. we use and hear it so often that it's lost a lot of its original meaning. american cool, the exhibition at the national portrait gallery tries to answer the question who is cool, and not what is cool. for the term when it was originally used, referred to a specific individual. we came up with a four of part

rubric to set criteria and limits. the first plank was the individual had a signature style within a given generation. that individual had a reb belliousness, opposition to the main stream culture. third of all. the individual had an iconic status. his or her image resonated far and wide. and the fourth criteria is the individual had to have a perceived cultural legacy. this legacy brings together photographs of these men and women. there's something about a photograph that you have the perception that you can reach out and touch that individual. photography is vital to cool's popularisation in mid 20th century. true photography.

that the larger world comes to understand distinct cool personae and those that exemplified it. >> the exhibit runs through september 7th. that's is for this edition of al jazeera, i'm not thomas drayton in new york. thanks for watching. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher, and you're in "the stream." america is full of silent warriors, you may be one of them, and people have no idea what they're going through. injured veterans, making themselves far more vulnerable to bankruptcy and mental illness.