the broken compass. keith robinson, pleasure to have you with us. >> the show may be over, but the conversation continues on the website aljazeera.com/considerthis. see you next time. >> good evening, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. breaking news - rescue at sea. a ferry full of students and teachers capsizes off the coast of the south korea. test of wills - ukrainian forces clash with pro-russian forces. >> two men with a megaphone are approaching the ukrainian special forces. there has been shots fired, a tense situation. >> the growing crisis as the

white house considers sanctions against russia. a year later, remembering the lives lost at the boston marathon. a survivor tells us why she is returning to boston for the race. >> five days in detroit fighting the brain drain, and how young entrepreneurs are helping to bring the city back. >> we begin with a doixing story from -- developing story from south korea. a ferry started sinking with more than 330 students and teachers on board. a dramatic scene unfolded as passengers were pulled from the water. it happened 60 miles off the southern tip of south korea. harry fawcett has the litst from sole. >> the majority of the passengers on board the vessel were students. 16-17-year-old students from a suburb south of the capital in

seoul, on their way from the port of inion on the west coast, down to the holiday island of jeju. we understand there were perhaps 320, perhaps slightly more students and teachers on the school trip. as well as that, perhaps 100 or more passengers. in total we understood the initial figure was 471 penning passengers on board the vessel. whatever happened to it, how it listed on the said, it happened quickly. the distress call happened before 9 am. within little more than an hour, most of the vessel was under water. we understand from twitter messages that people were sending is that they were told to gather on the ship, and at one stage the pa system,

structed them all to jump into the water. a very fast-moving large rescue operation got underway with some 13 naval vessels, a naval helicopter, as well as from the pictures we see, fishing vessels, and five fire and rescue helicopters. of those rescued so far, we know that six have been tape to court with injuries, four with bruises, two with burns. we wait to see how many more have been rescued andway the condition is. >> that's harry fawcett in seoul. we hope to getan update. today kiev launched an official operation against pro-russian separatists. soldiers landed at an airport. shots were fired. injuries were reported on both sides. kim vinnell reports from the ground. >> firing warning shots,

ukrainian troops send a message to protesters at a military airfield. in the background a woman shouts that two young people have been wounded, but soldiers and special police forces hold their ground. outside the airfield pro-russian mobs barricade the xit and say they will not let the military leave. casualties have been reported on both sides, although the ukrainian defense ministry deny their troops have been injured. tensions taking its toll, with protesters wary of where allegiances lie. >> the goal is to defend the city so we can sleep well, to defend it from uninvited guests. >> we want to defend the city from the military. we don't want war or fights. we want peace. >> just as things appeared to die down, more shots warned protesters not to approach.

>> two men, one with a megaphone are approaching the ukrainian special forces just in the past few moments we heard shots fired. it's a tense situation. >> at least some of the troops came from the north, where they'd been stationed outside the city. there the head of the military operation told us he believes troops are fighting outsiders. >> in this territory a large-scale anti-terrorist operation is going. this operation is caused by unprecedented intrusion of the neighbours into the territory of ukraine. >> in what appeared to be a show of strength, soldiers worked alongside special police forces, loading ammunition, before taking off. as night began to fall, pro-russian protesters stood by, content to watch on with ukrainian troops in control of the airfield.

with warnings that this operation is far from over, they may have a long wait as they defend what they say is upwarranted aggression from within. >> the united nations is warning of human rights abuses in kiev and crimea, according to a new u.n. report. police targeted peaceful protests in kiev, leading to the radicalization of anti-government movement. the report calls for an investigation into the death of 100 protesters and security officials. crimean authorities are pressuring people who want to keep their ukrainian citizenship. mike viqueira is at the white house and has more frn washington's response. a day after the tough call between obama and vladimir putin, the white house calls for dip lolomacy and councils restraint, even as it accuses russia of provoking the unrest

in eastern ukraine. there's no shortage of critics, a growing course of critics to the policy. john mccain was travelling in the soviet republic of estonia and latvia, and ridiculed the administration response thus far. >> i think it's absolutely inexcusable that we have not provided the ukraine government with the ability to defend itself, with defensive weapons. >> the white house says they are considering expanding the list of individuals and entries targeted by sanctions. they point to the fact that $1 billion in aid was signed by the treasury secretary, and they continue to insist there is no military solution to what is going on in ukraine. here is jake kearney talking about new sanctions. >> russia understands that they have already incurred costs

because of their subdivision to flought international law by occupying and attempting to annex crimea, and the costs will grow as russia continues to engage in provocative actions. >> it appears that the white house is nod ready to trigger the sanctions against the broad sections, financial sector, energy sector. the president had signed executive orders, he has the power to do so already, and he's consulted with g7 leaders, who say they are on board if russia were to continue its provocations. meanwhile talks are scheduled to day's end between the four parties, e.u., united states, russia and ukraine, to sit and find a way out of the impasse. >> a year ago today explosions during the boston marathon changed the lives of the victims

and their families forever. three killed, 260 others injured, and this morning a ceremony to honour the survivors. john terrett has the story. >> a moment of silence in the pouring rain. the weather falling in with the mood a year after the bombings and their aftermath that stole four incident lives and changed hundreds more forever. the day began with a ser popy. jane richard lost her brother martin, she lost an a leg. jane is up and about, active like any other 8-year-old, using a pros theftic leg. >> at the heinz convention centre, hun drids of injured and their families gathered for a cathartic moment gathered, a chance for closure.

vice president joe biden praising survivors and the city for being boston strong. >> america will never ever stand down. we are boston. we are america, we respond. we endure. we overcome and we own the finish line. the governor of massachusetts spoke movingly of the people in his state, whom he said coped with so much over the past 12 months. >> it adds up to an enduring example of the power of common cause, working together and turning to each other when we could have turned on each other. >> if biden and patrick stood out among the politicians, the survivors said it best. >> the biggest lesson of all the lessons that i have learnt over the past year is that something in your life, in anyone's life can go horrifically terribly

wrong in a matter of seconds. yet it is up to us to make every single second count after because, believe me, they do. >> a year ago today, we chose to run shorts smoke and danger. we chose to utilize our belts and straps to create torn quays. we chose to hold the injured in our arms, we chose to offer our hearts to those in despair. and our treasurures to those in need. we chose to love, and that has made all the difference. >> the next test for boston comes on monday. the city is looking for a regular fun marr than day, like all the others, one that starts and end, and has two winners and nothing more noteworthy than that. >> and boston bombing survivor heather abbott lost part of her leg in the attack and told me

why she decided to make the trip back to boston for the race this year. >> if i didn't go, i would feel as though i was telling myself i couldn't, and i want to be there. >> we'll have more of my interview with heather at the half our. >> as the nation remembers the victims and survivors in boston, a year later. prosecutors are building a case against the surviving suspect. richelle carey is here with that part of the story. it was a year ago that the bombing happened. justice is running its course. the prosecution and defence were the only suspect. it could be one of the most closely watched cases of the year. dzhokhar tsarnaev, who has shot the night he was captured, has been held in the federal prison in massachusetts, without bail. the manhunt and shoot-out led to

the death of his older brother tamerlan tsarnaev. investigators believed tamerlan tsarnaev shot and killed tom, an mit police officer days after the bombing. he's charmed in connection with collier's death. when dzhokhar tsarnaev was found, he had numerous wounds, including one through the mouth and skull. three months later, dzhokhar tsarnaev appeared shackled, pleading not guilty to 30 charges, including conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction - prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. the case is including what they say is dzhokhar tsarnaev's death bed coninvestigation. >> during the interviews with fbi, he reaffirmed commitment to jihad and hoped it ipp spired others. there's no indications that his intentions changed.

the defense suggest that dzhokhar tsarnaev is mentally ill. lawyers indicated that he fell under the domination and control of his aggressive older brother tamerlan tsarnaev. >> in cases where you have a young man under the influence of a dom nearing older man, you can create sympathy for the young defendant. the other man is dead, the older brother is dead. the defense can create sympathy for a defendant who was a teenager at the time. >> the biggest decision the defense team faces is whether to plead guilty. >> often as said in death penalty cases, that you have a primary objective, and that is to save the life of your client. >> in this case, you have 30 counts, federal counts against the young man. it seems that the primary objective is to saviour life. the case may not april all the

immense, and that the bombing could have been prevented. the trial is scheduled to start in november. >> the fbi was tipped off by the russians about the radicalization. there's a new report from the inspector general from the intelligence community. this is a report. it says the fbi act properly. maybe they could have scrutinized the brother when he came back from russia. that would have been 2012. >> the new york police department is closing a controversial unit and it may be a seep it's retreating from intelligence tactics. the unit tracked muslims in an effort to detect terror threats. undercover police monitored where muslims prayed, lived and worked, even in fill traited student groups. mayor bill de blasio called it a

critical step forces to ease tensions between the police and communities they serve. >> next - detroit fights back. how the city is fighting to keep talented young people in our series "five days in detroit", >> and a world war ii bomb dettonates in thailand. there's a good chance there may be more of

>> we spend five days in detroit. we look at the battle against brain drain. entrepreneurs and young talent leaving the city, instead of investing in it. 40% of graduates are leaving the state for other places. in a major survey of 2012 grads, students said they leave detroit: >> the survey found that those that left were more likely to have a full-time job and make more money than those that stay. detroit is likely to turn things around. bisi onile-ere is in detroit with more on that. >> john, young entrepreneurs are

attracted to detroit because it's affordable and compared to other cities, there's a lot less competition here. despite detroit's financial troubles, the small center here is thriving. many of these entrepreneurs that we spoke with say that now is the opportune time to redefine destroyed. >> the unemployment rate is 15%, more than double the national average. in destroyed signs of progress. downtown gained 10,000 new workers since 2010. hun drids of small businesses opened. emily's new clothing line, home slice, is one of them. at 27 she knows the perks. there's the skill but affordable labour pool.

affordable, the author space, rates lower than other rates outside the city. >> i see the opportunity that is available here. it's exciting. >> exciting, yes, but it's about building a successful business. and for thorne hill and others, that means tax ipp sentives. in 2007 michigan eliminated 4.95% tax on small businesses to spur economic development. this is also a plus for anyone looking to launch a small company there. that's what dan ward is doing. >> they are able to create something really amazing out of lines that may not make sense to us. >> ward, who grew up in the suburbs is cofounder of detroit labs, a company that designs and builds mobile applications. with a clientel that ib cluds big-name companies, like domino's peza, loans - they have

gone from 4 employees to 50. >> chicago, new york, l.a., why detroit. >> it makes sense. there's so much opportunity. >> located in what was previously an abandoned building. it is a new waive of innovators setting up shop. in 2007 detroit's business district this a rate of 33%. in 2013 it dropped to 26.5. >> detroit is blue collar, translating well. it translates to entrepreneurs. if you are going to be an entrepreneur, you have to be ready to work. that's the one thing that detroit offers that it's part of your heritage. >> made in detroit. the large entrepreneurs show that it's not about cars and

trucks, it's everything. >> from crime to a troubled public school system, the city of detroit has a share of problems. what is interesting have there's a large number of young professionals moving downtown. it's such a bad situation that the vacancy rate is 98%. downtown report hasn't had a housing problem for some time, until now. >> bisi onile-ere reporting. >> veronica scott is the found are of a nonprofit called the empowerment plan, and her organization helps homeless families in detroit find employment. >> how did you start this? >> it was all a class project with the college for creative studies in detroit. it was a school projects that grew and took on a life of its own. >> this is part of your own personal story.

>> it really does. it took a long time for me to recognise that this coat that turns into a sleeping bag that we give out nationally, designed in school really stemmed from how i grew up, and was about the opportunities we created later for the parents that we employ from homeless shelters. it was oddly enough something i wished had been given to me and my family, growing up in poverty and financial strap, where anger and resentment and stress were always there, when a parent didn't know whether they were going to pay rent or afford food. all the things played into it. watching people live in survival mode. i groou up in that and wanted to give the opportunity to get out of survival mode and find opportunity and happiness. owning independence. it came from my childhood, informing the business.

>> you described it a bit in the beginning. you maybe, what. out of what, to employ people who are homeless? >> so what we do at the empowerment plan is we make a coat that is a jacket by day. it has recycled car scrap from general motors on the inside as insul agency and a shell from car heart as the weather protector. it's a coat by day, sleeping bag by night and in the offseen an over the shoulder bag. the cool part of what we do, that's nice, and the product is distributed nationally. but my favourite part are the people we employ. we go into shelters, finding parents, people, families that are dependent on them, living on the streets and in shelters, and they go from being hired day one in survival mode, not knowing where, you know, they'll sleep at night. all the things are questioned,

to being able to sow a coat. six months from then, being able to move out of the shelter. all of that is amazing to be a part of. >> do you see this spreading to other cities. >> it's interesting, i hear you talking. we talk about the things that are going on. transportation. but detroit has its growth and stress and pain that it's going through right now. the interesting part is so many cities have been looking to us to replicate the model. not just in the u.s., but globally we have been getting demand to bring the empowerment plan outside detroit. it will always be home, but it's interesting to say hey, all communities can learn something. >> sounds like you are getting started. >> great to have you on the program. continued success and good luck in the future.

>> thank you so much. >> tomorrow night the series ""f "five days in detroit continues", plans to tear down tens of thousands of buildings. what will be in their place when they're gone. >> it's called tennessee promise, a bill headed for the governor's signature. it guarantees a tuition free community college education, as long as the graduate maintains a 2.0 g.p.a. the program starts with students from the class of 2015. it makes changes to the hep scholarship program, giving recipients 16,000 over four years towards clem, as part of a bid to raise education steaks. >> coming up, south korea - a ferry of students and teachers capsizes. one year later i'll talk with boston bombing survivors heather

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>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler in new york. a lot more to cover. tracking gone wrong. two sex offenders on probation, accused of killing and raping four women while wearing tracking devices. >> rental prices are squeezing the middle class, not just in new york and l.a. >> plus... >> it's a cross between journalism and art, giving people an opportunity to write their own message. >> marathon mess edges - a project of boston survivors. those coming up. rochelle is back with the top stories. >> john, the top story, the

crisis in ukraine. kiev launched a military operation against separatists in the east. soldiers landed at the airport. shots were fired. injuries reported on both sides. the white house says moscow is to blame. the u.s. is considering sanctions against russia. >> victims of the boston marathon bombings were honoured this morning. a year ago today, two bombs exploded. three died, 260 others injured. a ship carrying 447 people off the coast of south korea - it has sunk. a rescue operation is under way now, and hundreds are reported to have been rescued. most of the passengers were students on a school trip. the ship down 60 miles off the coast. we follow that story. >> we have more on it now. >> joining us now is harry faucet in seoul south korea. >> what can you tell us?

>> well, i can tell you that there has been confirmation from the ferry company, that runs this service, from inshon, the port on the north-western coast of south korea, that one of the crew members has been confirmed dead, a female crew member, that's the first fatality that we have heard of from the accident. it is understood to have happened 9 o'clock. 3.5 hours ago, the ferry gave a distress call, a large let's cue operation swung into force, and on board the ship were 447 passengers, 40 yew. most of the passengers, as you said were high school students, 16, 17 students, 324 of those with 14 teachers, they were on their way to the holiday island for a field trip. there was confusion as to the

status of the children. the education authority reportedly said that all 338 people involved, sfoonts and teachers -- students and teachers had been rescued. nerp in the course of -- we should have said they were in the course of being res cured. there has been -- russ cued. -- rescued. there has been at least 151 brought on board. there's vessels, aircraft, life rafts dropped into the area, fishing vessels have joined in. people have been picked out from the water over a number of hours. it happened quickly, the ship turning on its side. that is what investigators are trying to find out, how this happened. >> we are looking at pictures now, the ship almost completely underwater. it looks like the island is nearby. as you said. it must have been fairly quickly for other boats to help in the

rescue. >> that's right. it seems the whole thing went under. between an hour and two hours. at least of the initial incident. that's from the pictures we were getting and the timeline that was emerging as it was going down and reports coming from the ship. for such a large number of aircraft and vessels to get into the area, that has been very significant in terms of getting so many people ashore already. what - what is not clear is what happened. there was an initial report on the newsagency citing the coast guard saying it had run aground. the government in its conference said no cause for the accident had been established. there certainly seems to have been a traumatic impact or event that in calm water, hazy conditions saw the ship sirm start to turn on its side and in

short order start to disappear beneath the water surface. >> it's around noon time in south korea, and there would be plenty of daylight to continue the search if others need to be rescued, yes? >> that's right, yes. it's 12:30 in the afternoon in south korea. there'll be daylight until probably about 7 o'clock this evening. to this rescue operation will continue. there are dozens of people coming asheer on j. >> ndo port -- jindo port. they've been given medical aid as they come to sure. as well as the recoup investigators will go down, the home minister is going down to supervise this. the president of the country said every effort will be put out to rescue everyone from the ship. >> harry fawcett reporting from seoul, south korea.

thank you. >> now to the solemn ceremony honouring those killed and injured in the boston marathon bombings. it happened a year ago. one of the survivors was 39-year-old heather abbott who talked about the day that changed her life. >> i went up to boston with a group of my friend. we typically go each year on marathon monday. i was struck by the second bomb, and shrapnel went through my left foot. >> tell us what happened when you got to the hospital. >> my heel was severely damaged. four surgeons told me that they had looked at it, recommended having it amputated, but it was my choice. >> how did you make the choice? >> for me wasn't a difficult choice. i was told if i kept my leg, i may not be able to walk on it ever again, i would be in chronic pain and have dozens and

dozens of surgeries. the hospital sent some amputees to visit me. some were in similar situations where they had a choice and held on to a severely damaged leg. most told me - all of them told me they regret it and wasted time by not just having it amputated initially. that seemed like the best choice for me. >> you are counselling people as well. can you tell us about that. >> yes, i became a pier counsellor through the amputee "eggs. it involves going to -- coalition, it involves visiting people about to undergo an amputation or recently undergone one, and talk to them, kind of the same way that amputees came to talk to me when i was in hospital. >> there has been so much talk about boston strong or the past year, what does that mean to you? >> it makes me think. city coming together. the resillions, the survivors.

>> you plan to go back this year. tell us why? >> i have been pretty adamant about not wanting the loss of my limb or what happened last year to prevent me from doing anything. and if i didn't go, i would feel as though i was telling myself i couldn't. >> heather, we appreciate you sharing your story and wish you luck in the future. we hope you have a terrific day this marathon day. >> thank you very much. >> it is the worst mass killing in the city of calgary canada. five college students stabbed to death at a party. a sixth suffering injuries, the subject matthew degrud, has been charged with first degree murder. police have not discussed a motive. >> in kansas, a wight soup remmist charged with the murder

of three people. if convicted, fraser glen cross, 73, could be put to death. this is him today. he's hold on $10 million bond. he's accused of killing a man and his grandson at one site and a woman next die. federal prosecutors could file hate charges against him. >> a series of murders in california. two convicted criminals have been arrested, charged with raping and killing four women. they did it while wearing gps digital pop tors. >> the body of this woman was discovered in march on a conveyor belt on this recycling facility. police will not say where the bodies of three other women were found. last fall all threes vanished from the streets of a rough santa ana neighbourhood, free

consequented by prostitutes and drug abusers. police say after they learnt of the body, they contacted police in appa him. >> -- anaheim. >> the break in the case came as a result of the body in anaheim. >> police say gps data correlated to cell phone records led investigators to the two suspects, who were both wearing ankle monitoring devices. >> utilization of gps - that coupled with additional evidence led us to the two individuals. >> the accused men, frank canno and steven gordon are transients. the gps tracking system that the men were wearing is supposed to alert the police. at a news conference, anaheim police could not say how the two men may have raped and killed four women, while they were supposed to be monitored. the suspects checked in with

authorities. >> the orange county case highlights problems. they were trying to track the movements and whereabouts of criminals when they are back on the streets. while gps data can tell authorities where a person is located, it can't tell them what a person is doing. >> gps is not necessarily a perfect technology. >> earlier they admitted to widespread fail use with the monitoring. >> we had situations where a device showed an individual is at one location. and they were far from where they reported to be. >> tracking the movements of the man accused of killing this wom's daughter did little -- woman's daughter did little good. >> i didn't know about the mop toring until earlier. i'm not fond of it now. it seems it did not work. >> both face charges that

include special circumstances, which means they could receive the death penalty if convicted. >> the abu ghraib prison in iraq is officially closed. that's where u.s. forces took pictures, abusing inmates in the 2003 iraqi invasion. it sparked outrage, and last year more negative headlines. a mass prison break out. authorities said that the facility is closing because of security concerns. on april the 2nd. a deadly explosion shook a neighbourhood. officials blamed a gas leak. but it was a bomb. a bomb from the 1940s. authorities say there could be more. scott heidler reports. >> this devastating explosion caused by a 70 year-old relic, killing eight, levelling a shop in bangkok. all from a bomb dropped during

world war ii. it was dug up at a nearby construction site and sold off as scrap. workers were taking it apart with a blow torch when it detonate. during the war thailand aligned itself with japan, and the day pearl harbour was bombed in 1841, japanese troops entered the country. three years later, retaliation begone. >> by 1944, 1945. the allies started to bomb at a strategic point in thailand. movement of the japanese, in the south-east asia theatre. >> and one of those strategic sites here, the railway stations. hundreds of bombs fell during air raids. there's concern that some of

those bombs could be buried in this part of bangkok. >> this man grew up nearby. his house burnt to the ground from the bombing. he was 11 years old. >> it was panic, of course. we never had anything like that before. and during the day time. it was fright thing. mostly at night you had to go. until it's all over. just two days after the scrap yard explosion, another world war ii bomb was discovered in a lake on the outskirts of the city. with a great deal of development in bangkok, there's digging opening up the possibility and danger of more bombs being unearthed. >> after the explosion happened, local police and thai police were concerned about further incidents, so we launched a

program to educate citizens and construction companies about the dangers. >> the hope is that with more people aware of what the bombs look like, the last chance of explosions. keeping the scenes of devastation in bangkok on the history reels of world war ii. >> saudi arabia's chief of intelligence has stepped down. according to a press release, the saudi arabia government said the prince asked to be relieved from his post. he's considered to be one of the most influenceal documents. he was ambassador to the u.s. whoever it is, he was reported to the security post. syrian rebels were charged with bringing down the rebels. >> now to the rising price of representing a house or apartment. if you think rent is high where you are, look at this. this apartment on mad con avenue will set you back $250,000 a

month. that's the extreme. rents are rising, butting the squeeze on incomes. spending 30% of income on housing is affordable. in miami, rent will take 43% of income. in college straightses in texas, the home of texas anm is 42%. the average rent is 38% of your income. >> joining us now from irvine california is darren bloom exist, vice president at reality track. welcome. >> thanks for having me. why is rent so high. >> represents are so high, it's supply and demand issue. we have a lot more demand from home openers, former home owners who over the last 7-8 years that have lost homes to fore closure or sell through short sale, and they are renters. and our data shows 7.5 million

of those votes enter the marketplace. people, you have - you don't have a huge influx of supply. housing, when it comes to rental properties are at low levels, that is leading to more demand, rising cost of represents, and less supply gives you that scenario. >> what does that mean for the middle class? >> what it means for the middle class is that median incomes is going to be stretched, in many markets. not every market across the country, we are showing 322 counties across the country. many are densely populated. where it does take more than 30% of the median income to afford the average price of a rental. for a median income borrower, who can't buy, because they don't qualify to buy, or can't

afford to buy. they are going to have to stretch themselves, sometimes 40 to 50, 60% of their income, is doing to go towards rentals, and that will hold them back from eventually buying down the road, from saving up money to buy a home down the road. >> what happened to the homes that were in foreclosure, and empty apartments that we heard about during the recession. >> some of the homes are trapped in shadow inventory. the number is dwindling. properties that the banks haven't dealt with and are sitti sitting vacant, which is part of the frustration. many properties are picked up by investors, there's a big influch of institutional people who have realised it is a great rental market from the perspective of landlords. they are buying up thousands of foreproperties, many foreclosures that were -

occurred over the last seven years and they are renting those out because of a strong rental demand. it is supposed to be 20% of the average income. what are people paying? >> they are showing in san francisco, miami, it's 40 or 50% of income, that's if medium or gross income. it's a higher percentage of your take-home income. people are stretching themselves if median income are stretching themselves to be able to afford the rents, and meanwhile, the catch 22 is in many of these same markets and coastal california, miami, new york, it's cheaper to rent than to buy. even though they are stretching to represent, it's more affordable to rent than if they were to try to buy a home. >> it's hurting millennials the

worst? >> millennials who are traditionally your foundation for a housing market. first-time home buyers are coming to the markets, were seeing home ownership rates at low levels, because i think it's a combination of the scenario of high rents, and high home prices that they can't afford, and also student debt is a factor too, with the overwhelming student debt some of the folks have. it will be hard to take on more debt and buy a home. they are forced into renting and having to stretch the money to afford the rents. >> a gloomy picture going forward. good to have you on the program. thank you very much. >> when major league baseball players took to the field every one of them wore the same number, number 42, to honour jackie robinson, the man that broke the colour barrier 67 years ago today. it was april 15th, 1947, when he

first took to the field for the brooklyn dodgers against the drives in new york. up next - our photo of the day, and words and pictures of photographers moving portrait project of the boston marathon survivors.

>> i'm meteorologist, kevin corriveau. we are looking at snow across

some locations. we may see the snow. you can see across parts of new york, across parts of new england and here in new york city as well. what will happen is temperatures will drop to freezing and lower. let's put the forecast into motion. you can see where the blues are located. it will move out quickly, by tomorrow, if you didn't see it this evening, you are not going to see it at all. >> there's problems in terms of blooding from locations up here to the north. we are talking about most of the new england state because of heavy rain. because of freeze warnings towards parts of new jersey. we'll start out at 33 degrees. clear skies, and wednesday, more cloud on thursdays. friday not looking too bad. the next batch of rain is scheduled to come into play. temperatures are looking like this for chicago.

houston not looking too bad. phoenix - a 91 degree day for you. your news is next.

>> as we mention the many people are trying to heal. photographer michael fogherty is trying to help some victims do that by bringing them back to the finish line. he talked about the project in the first person report. >> i'm michael fogherty, i'm the founder of the project called dear world. >> instead of letting the tragedy break us, we made a simple choice - to keep running. >> for the past four years i've been asking thousands of people to share a message to someone or something they care about. our most recent project was with survivors of the baton marathon. we decided to do a world series when i met a man named dave forteay. he was a runner. at the event that i was taking

portraits at. dave wrote healing above the side of his head. right over his ear, where he's lost a part of his hearing. he is telling the part of the story where he was affected. i said i would love to photograph the rest of the survivors are or anyone you mite know. >> the first thing that is important is the messages on the skin. their portraits are their's. >> we had checks to make sure we got the portraits down, the last one of our subjects wrote it on her thighs with the prosthetics off. we talk so much about the healing process of everyone involved in this, and i think at the beginning of all the conversations we need to reflect and kaj that there's four families that no longer have their loved ones with them.

>> we launched these 72 hours ago. it's - it has been a constant stream of emails, text and phone calls from survivors, portrait subjects. it's a little bit of a cross from journalism and art. to give people the opportunity to write their own message. we think of boston as a security city and a bunch of tough folks. behind that we have people who care and love the city. that's why it matters. >> in the freeze frame, exhibited at the boston library. dear boston, messages from the marathon. the display of running shoes collected from a makeshift memorial to honour the victims and survivors. the note reeds "i will run the boston marathon for you." >> headlines coming up next with

rochelle, after this.

welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey, here are the

top stories. a ferry carrying 447 people off the coast of south korea has sunk. 1 person is confirmed dead. a rescue operation is under way. hundreds are reported to have been rescued. most of the passengers were students on a school trip. the ship went down 60 miles off the coast, and it's unclear why it went down. ukraine could be on the verge of a civil war. they launched their first official operation. shots were fired. both sides supported injuries much the white house. >> five college students in calgary - five students stabbed to death. the suspect, matthew dugrade has been charged. police have not scuffed a

motive. >> a year ago today, we chose to run disorders smoke and danger. >> a year ago today was the day of the boston bombing. those are the headlines. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. keep it here.