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>> these people need help, this is were the worst of the attack took place... >> and throughout the morning, get a global perspective on the news... >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> this is al jazeera america. i am jonathan betz live in new york. rub en "hur cain" carter, an e icon for those fighting racial injust's has died. >> a deadly gun fight. >> frustration and grief in south korea. a new audiotape revealing chaos as the ferry was sinking
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>> somebody's mother, somebody's sister, somebody's wife >> doctors making a wrong diagnosis that's more common than you might think. boxer ruben "hurricane" carter was best known not for a bout in the ring but from a fight from a jailsell. wrongfully convicted of murder twice. eventuallyly freed. today, he lost his battle with prostate cancer. in 1966, boxing was still one of america's top sports and ruben carter was one of the world's best boxers. he grew up in a trumd part of new jersey, took up the sport while serving in the u.s. army and turned proceed in 1961. his speed and tower in the ring earning him the next name "hurricane." all that changed in june of 1966 when carter and a friend, john artist, were arrested in patterson new jersey charged
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with murdering three people in a bar could convicted on questionable testimony. he always proclaimed his innocence. his demand for a new trial attracted bob dylan who wrote the song "hurricane" to call attention to the injustice of his plight ♪ the story of the hurricane." >> what you are seeing is a person who has been raped of his freedom for nine and a half years. what you are seeing is a person who has become blind in this n penitentiary for the proper medical attention. what you are seeing is a person who has been without his wife and daughter for nine and a half years for crimes that he did not, would not and could not committee. >> carter finally, won a second trial, but he was convicted a second time. most of the celebrity supporters
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went away. he continued to flight to clear his name. his cause was adopted by canadian activists. working with his lawyers, they uncovered proof that the prosecution suppressed evidence. in 1985 after 19 years in prison, a federal court cleared his name, ruling that carter, an artist, had been convicted, quote, based upon an appeal to racism rather than reason. carter moved to canada and spent the rest of his life working to clear names of other wrongly convicted men and women >> sometimes in order for society to move bart we have to clean up those regurg stating mistakes that copy appearing in our prison >> he work wrote an article for the new york daily news to reopen the case of a man in prison since 1985, the year carter was set free. cartser wrote he was on his death bed and said if i find a heaven after this planet, i will
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be quiet surprised. i have lived in hell for 49 and have been in heaven the past 28. ruben hurricane carter was 76 >> earlier, sports attorney xavier pope said he will be remembered for his fight for ju justice more than his boxing career >> the last 28 years was dedicated to social justice in making sure that the wrongfully convicted had their day in court and made sure they walked free elt be most known for helping the wrongly convicted >> heavy weight champion mike tyson said we have lost a great man >> a truce in crain ended in a gun fight that killed .3 people. it happened in the eastern city of slovyansk. ukrainian nationalists deny attacking a checkpoint. th the mayor has called on moscow to intervene. jackie roland has the story. >> local people are calling it the easter massacre. what took place at this macshift
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checkpoint in the early hours of sunday remains unclear villagers say unknown attackers drove up and opened fire on the pro-russian activists who were manning the barricades. >> they came and lit up the barricades with their headlights and started shooting. my neighbor got a bullet right between his eyes other people came to help us. if they hadn't, the stackers would have slaughtered everyone like chick edges >> the interior ministries says three pro-russian activists were killed. local people see the other side suffered losses but the attackers took theded and wounded with them. there are a lot of unanswered questions here. for a start, where did the two cars come from? and secondly, if there was a shoot out between the men at the checkpoint and the vehicles ho come there are bullet holes in the back of the second car? how did it happen the two
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vehicles were completely burned out? forensic experts are truing to answer it but with the cars torched the evidence is limited. they found shell casings, bullets and dried blood. it applause into the hands of those who do not want a negotiated solution to the crisis in ukraine. local rebel leaders have declared a curfew and are calling on morning 0 to send in peace keepers. this may be the wreckage of the political deal reached in geneva only a few days ago. jackie roland al jazeera whether hope for peace is now fading. >> the deal from the beginning because the sep rat tests said they wouldn't accept a deal and they wouldn't leave until the government in kiev stepped down
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this was probably a non-starter. it was probably unclear who was ever going to enforce it. the monitors for the organization of security and cooperation in europe said they are going to go there and try to enforce something. >> meanwhile, ukraine's prime minister says russian vladimir peatin wants nothing less than to restore the soviet union. he pointed to the influence in ukraine that he says is causing mass unrest >> president putin has a dream to restore the soviet union. every day, he goes further and further and god knows the final destination. he was clear saying this stuff in the state of the union years ago and i do believe you remember his speech, famous munich speech saying the biggest disaster of the former century
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is the collapse of the soviet union. i say the biggest of this sentence tree would be the restoring of the soviet union under the auspices of the putin. join us for a regular segment, "the week ahead" newly released radio transcripts reveal kchaos at the time the south korea ian boat was sinking >> the death toll stands at 60 but is expected to rise 240 people remain missing. many of them children. harry fawcett has the latest. >> this previously unreleased audio of the exchanges and some members of crew on board the bridge of the ship are extremely interesting. they are fraught exchanges between these two groups.
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it seems in the minute before the crew got off the ship, the exchanges start. they start at 0906 on the morning of the accident as far as the crew is concerned, they seem to be reluctant to evacuate the passengers because they are seeing the rescue ships how soon are they coming? this as to what the captain is saying in court faces charges t breaking mayor time law. apologies to the parents and nation as a hole. wary of simply telling people to jump off the boat into cold fast-flowing waters unsure of their fate. more and more bodies brought ashore the operation to dive the wreck appears to be gathering.
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notice the ship. for the first time, the number of people brought out from the ship is climbing very rapidly, people here at the sports haul waiting for so long to get confirmation of what's happened to their children it's he knew tremely grim, great grief. >> that ferry accident made for a somber easter across south korea. pastors tried to hold back tears as they led services. worshippers praiyed for the missing and dead. a quarter of the population is profit stant. another 5 million are catholic. 350 sherpa guides say they will not lead any more tours up mount everest. rescuers called off the search for three remaining guides. the sherpas have asked the government to increase work
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death benefits. they are asking for $10,000. four french journalists have made it home safely. hands bound. simon mcgregor wood is in paris with more. ba can into the welcoming arms of family and colleagues and of frey president and foreign minister fabeur. a day of great joy for france because france is proud to have come patriots with such values. it is proud they could work for the freedom of the press and france is proud to have them free today.
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>> it's a great joy and an immense relief to be out in the open air. i am saying it again. we vint seen the sky for a long time. breathe fresh air, walk freeway. it was a long time, but we never lost hope. it was 10 months in which they had been moved around, kept underground and sometimes mistreated by their captors. they were released near the turkish border. the foreign minister has denied ransom was made but did admit to a process of delicate and secretive negotiations. >> it's not clear which opposition group kidnapped them but the finger has been pointed at the islamic state of iraq, an branch in northern and eastern provinces of syria. journalists have paid a heavy price in syria's war, almost 60 have died and dozens have been kidnapped, sometimes more money,
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sometimes for an exchange of prisoners. >> france takes great pride in securing the release of its kidnapped citizens wherever they are taken. for a president beset by political would hes with an approval rating of 18%, this latest release has provided a rare moment of good news. simon mcgregor wood, paris. >> it's now been one 13 days of imprisonment for three colleagues. they were all arrested in cairo on december 29th the, charged with aiding terrorism. after being adjourned several times, their trial is set to resume this week. another al jazeera stamp, abdullah al shami has been detained 8 months. the charges against our colleagues are rejected and we demand their immediate release. to iraq, a series of bombings have killed at least 18 people and wounded nearly 50 this weekend. the surge in violence comes less than two weeks ahead of parliament e elections.
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here is more. >> bombed out buildings show how for on or abouts it has been here. the iraqi army has taken positions on the outskirts of the city and attacks with art i willery shells and other heavy weapon re. it's an operation the military says is designed to root out fighters who belong to a group called the islamic state of iraq and the lavant. the operation against the al-qaeda linked fighters began in january and shows no sign of stopping. parliamentary e lenses are scheduled for the end of the month. unlike in the rest of iraq, there is no electioniering here the streets are empty. there are no posters or campaigni campaigning. how can we cast votes when they are shelling united states. houses are being destroyed and hospitals are full of dead and injured. no electricity, no water. we can't even sleep at night ho can we vote?
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>> fallujah is predominantly a sunni city. many have condemned the actions as illegal. they say they are designed to weaken the sunni vote. the government says it's fighting a war on terror. the operation drags on because sunni tribes are divided in their loyal at this. others say they support the government's operation. the government claims that parts of fallujah have been overrun by armed men and that remains the focus. operation. around 17% of the vote, now thely commission has said they will be setting gallup polling stations on april 30th in safer areas with which will allow the people to vote but ambar residents say they vint received voter cards and the politicians say they vint been able to campaign. so any result that comes from ambar province will be flawed. al jazeera, baghdad. >> still ahead on al jazeera
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america, general mills has a change of heart. why the food giant is backtracking from the new fine print on its website. also, the model of the hour, what has changed when it comes to security events?
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12 million, number of adults whether or not misdiagnosed by healthcare providers last year. one of those lost her battle with cervical cancer. she was lost to cervical cancer. it was a battle she should have won. the 37-year-old mother of 2 died because a routine pap smear was misdiagnosed twice >> they missed it twice. lie a long shot. fortunately, they are not alone. a patient safety researcher at houston's veteran's hospital found miss diagnoses are all too
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common >> diagnostic errors are happening quite frequentedly in terms of at least one in 20 u.s. adults in the out-patient setting. >> trans lates to almost 12 million patients per year >> according to his research, nearly half of the diagnoses can be harmful >> 2% to 36% of abnormal labs or abnormal radiology tests often are not communicated back to the patients if they are abnormal. this is a serious problem >> experts say a misdiagnosis can delay necessary treatment and sometimes be the difference between life or death. darian whistle call went to the doctor over 40 times between 2008 and 2010. her health continued to deteriorate even though test results showed nothing was wrong >> she was a beautiful individual. i can never replace that for my daughters. i can't replace that for myself. you know there will never be
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another one >> the wife won a $21.5 million judgment against labcorp. the jury found the company misread her test results even as a malignant tomb developed in her cervix >> the jury told the world it is not okay for laboratories to put profits over people >> he believes pap smear tests are not looked at cable and an emphasis on efficient see cost his wife her life >> every slide they pass through through that microscope, you know, it's somebody's mother, somebody's sister, somebody's wife. they are passing it through in an amount of time that, you know, we found out is less than five minutes >> doctor sing says although human error is inevitable, we can build a better system to present those errors from occurring occurring. >> where there is doubt in your head about anything, i would say follow and explore our options because we ought to be asking questions. we have to be skeptical at times
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of the patient situation lab corp say they acted properly and will appeal. al jazeera, miami. >> trying, general mils abruptly changed course. the company e-mailed us apologizing for the change. >> general mils hadh quietly added language to present many customers flu suing the company ever. if a consumer entered a sweeps stakes or entered a coupon, the fine print said they agreed any issue with the company would be resolved with an arbitrator, not a judge and jury. in the complete reversal, there is now no mention of arbitration. the website, the arbitration provisions general mills were never enforced nor will they be.
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>> they did what any spamart company would do. they responded to what their customers wanted to see which is the right to file a lawsuit if there is something wrong with the product or if there is a reasonable claim to be made by a consumer >> this policy is known as forced arbitration is still becoming common among companies seeking ways to prevent users and customers from joining together and suing for millions of dollars. >> it's a creative way for them to stay out of court and expe e expensive litigation. i have never heard of anybody doing something like that. people get concerned about being in litigation because litigation is time-consuming. >> arbitration may offer advantages over courtroom litigation. for instance, it's unlikely a lawyer would take an individual case against general mills in the first place. process is quick which could avoid years of courtroom. the scenario. no chance of winning over a
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sympathetic jury. the appeals process is almost impossible. >> to the extent you are forced to do it before you are considering it. i wouldn't say that's fair. >> many have buried it for deck it's a before it predralled when at&t won a supreme court case where it challenged arbitration clauses in cell phone contracts but as the clauses become more widespread and more sweeping, the court may find it has to address the issue again. >> the supreme court is going to draw a line in the sand >> in the meantime, consumers should pay closer attention to the fine print and understand what they are accepting or clicking by agreeing. courtney keely, al jazeera new york >> stay with us later tonight because tonight, on boarderland, we will look at a place considered one of the most dangerous cities in the world, san salvador.
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san salvador, friends and relatives of 39-year-old elvira. >> we need to talk about mira and learn about her life. it's going to be revealing. >> what i am here to do is find out she was in a situation she was in. we are here to hear the story. >> like many undocumented salvadorians, she was deported a to a country almost unrecognizable to her. >> back to el salvador. the results were a garage attic up surge in a town considered one of the most dangerous places on earth.
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people are murdered every day. within hours, they are confronted with shocking statistics got taken out by gang violence or something like that. right there on the street >> this is the kind of violence that is so prevalent in the culture. are you telling me that it's okay to just open the borders and let them all run in to the united states? >> i wouldn't say it's that kind of culture. i wouldn't put it on the backs. >> it is a part of this culture where people can walk by and keep on going. >> you have a right to look at the situation and then justice about it.
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>> it's a system that is so totally failed these people but it has so much in the culture and we are talking these people. >> i understand there could be some some. it's a greater potential of violence. >> even more? >> that's a preview. join us for the second episode of "borderland" at 9:00 p.m. eastern. still ahead, a look at the most dangerous cities >> we will not tolerate this lawless behavior. >> the new top cop plans to fight crime in the streets of detroit.
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>> i will alan fisher. the american bombing, a traditional event takes on a new look.
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to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america welcome back to al jazeera america. here are the top stories this half hour: the world remembers boxer ruben "hurricane" carter wrongfully convicted in the '60s and '70s of the he spent the rest of his life fighting for wrongfully imprisoned. he died when he was 76. three people were killed in a gun fight in eastern ukraine. violence comes .3 days after a deal between moscow and kiev was signed. radio transcripts from the distressed south korean ferry, the number is currently at 60. it is expected to rise. when runners line up for boston
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marathon, security will be tight earn ever. it is the first race since last year's devastating attack. now boston strong is an american battle cry. boston police will double their numbers. the national guard will also be there. also expect checkpoints, more medical stations and hufrningz of surveillance cameras. there will be bomb-sniffing dogs. more now on al jazeera alan fisher. >> the memorials. some dramatic, emotional. from one year ago, they are seared into the collective memory. bombs ripped through the crowd. three died at the scene. hundreds more were maimed and injured. the city is gearing up for this year's event, celebration of unity and recovery, an attempt to banish. on monday, there will be around 4,000 along the route. >> that's twice as many as last year. around 500 will be under-cover.
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there will be volunteers dealing with management and security and first aid. for a very traditional event, this will be more surveillance cameras this year, too, and more people watching. >> the standard has been changed. security around large entz. we are seeing more officers with more cameras. more communications capabilities. i expect that that will last for some period of time. >> the man hunt for the bombers, alleged two brothers did it. one died in a shootout. the other will be on trial for his life. experts who analyzed the response to the bombing say boston is a lesson for other places. >> the way it's going to work, how it's supposed to operate and what it's going to look like. them you add security. then you add the security in a way that doesn't disrupt the event as you wanted it to be.
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>> it will be around 36,000 runners this year, more than normal. many more wanted to be here for this. right there on the ground. >> the first woman to officially run the boston marathon covered event for local media for almost four decades. she said what happened here changed events around the world. >> much more security. it's an you oiling. sometimes you go out stot start you have to have a clear plastic bag or throw clothes away. you know what? we run to be free and we run to be fearless and that's what it takes. >> boston will never be the same again. it will change forever. the runners cross the finish line. just mark the end of the race. the end of what's been here. ali fisher, al jazeera,bot >> majoring sportingents back in 1972, munich, the 0 almost pick games took hostage eleven
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members of the israeli team. they demanded the prisoners, the hostages were later killed. 24 years later, at the olympics in atlanta, eric rudolf detonated bombs killing several. in 2002, a car bomb during a real madrid champions league game, and that brings us back to last year with the boston marathon bombing. more recently, last year, the winter olympics in sochi two attacks targeted mass transit systems killing nearly 30. so for more on how to keep people at major supporting ernts. systems secretary. 2009, to 2013. thanks for being with us today >> thanks for having me. >> we talked about all of the changes made in boston. do you think it's enough? >> i think absolutely. one of the great things in the boston marathon, they have been doing it for years. last year, it was a strajic year. one of the things that showed was that they put planning in to
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it. if tur, with the increased security presence what they learned last year, the awareness of spectators, going, it's the very fact there are 9,000 more runners this year than last year, i think speaks to the way the community of law enforcement is >> right there. what do you think was the biggest lesson learned at the bombings last year? >> the biggest challenge is an amazing event across the marathon. so many people want to come and cheer on their friends, family, neighbors, and that's where the challenges occur where you have so many people clogged into a tight area like you had on boilston street in the end there. that's where the challenge concentrate created. they will have family members and spectators all allowed to be there. of course they will but they will do it in a way that allows everyone to stay safe. the earlier package, increased cam presence, but i think what we saw this week in boston, a
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stranger saw a backpack left on the side of the street. the police took care of it immediately. there will be some awareness for so spectators and runners will have an eye out for something that doesn't look normal. as we say, you see something, say something. i think that will be the case >> do you worry. >> other cities across the nation. >> absolutely. one of the things we work with all the time. when an incident would happen, the average was since weeks long, it would fate into the background. why we pushed so hard. it's why you can't get on a major event in the country. it's something in a free society to have the balance, the law enforcement present. never eliminate risk but drop it even further.
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so heavily by the general public to be a part of their surroundings to keep an eye out, to see something. >> we will keep execute effects across the country safe >> do you worrisome of the otherents are more vulnerable that aren't deploying some of these security measures >> since 1972 through world cup games through olympics, that there is a great community out there of sports organizers, and the wonderful internet, they share information. >> will they be as aware? >> perhaps not. but the learning curve has gotten so much better that we all feel a lot more comfortable. we are with all of the tools they need. >> talk about all of those tools
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that boston is using, other cities use as well. the surf value answer camera, bombs. but as you mentioned, the see something, say something. do you think that is actually probably the most useful tool for police departments out there? >> social media. >> but the old tip, it still holds true. law enforcement does a tremendous job. the cooperative we saw last year. particularly aftermath of the tragedy showed how much better the system works than 911. ice talking to the f.b.i. f.b.i. was talking to the multiple jurisdictions of law enforcement there. i think around these supportingents, it involved so much that people know they have to rely on all aspects. they can't just rely on the cop on the corner. they to rely on what we call a
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layerred approach. enough of these layers are in place, that's what makes people so much more safe. >> a lot of agencies working together. doug smith, former assistant director of the homeland security. thank you for your time today. today marks the 15th anniversary of a shooting at columbine high school in colorado. back then, the shock of a mass school shooting stunned the nation. in the years since, close to 350 school shootings have taken place. the new security measures school districts are implementing to try to prevent shootings. >> unlocked. >> right now, there are a lot of security and cops everywhere >> for students at arapahoe high school in denver, security now goes hand-in-hand with learning. gun men last december >> what happened in iraq, the security was so good.
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i trust it >> even at schools security, a priority >> they can't just walk into our schools like you could .10 or twenty years ago. >> uniform staff. littleton colorado, a wake-up call we will never forget the 13 that lost their lives >> frank deangeles was the columbine principal in 1899. my wort nightmare became a reality. >> repeated at scores of schools and colleges around the country. virg tech, 32 students and faculty killed. perhaps most heart wrenching >> the 20 grade school kids
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killed. connecticut. the mayors have gone. just a year. each shooting. law enforcement. deployed, the entire incident was over in 80 seconds. slew critical. lawmakers have also attempted. a handful. others. >> deang less is not certain if
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any of the protocols and laws will stop gun violence in our schools. >> there are none. they will be allowed. jim houlie, littleton, colorado >> oil spill. the explosion of british petroleum sent 210 million gallons. into the clean-up last week, spending more than $14,000,000,000, announcing new oil leases in the gulf since 2012 2012. it's been a long recovery for so many people >> carolina. >> we had showers bringing in a
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few. over two inches. stronger it caused all kinds of problems and clean-up in the carolinas this morning. this video, across much of the area. there are lights out there. were they looking for the easter bunny? i doubt it. >> easter eggs here we have dryer weather moving in to the east coast. it's going to warm up a little bit. >> storm system moves offshore and the rain showers are getting now are going to slow diminish. most of it, the good news, i guess would be these thunderstorms are well offshore now. incidentally, being easter sunday, that's only happened since '73, three times.
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now, this year, 2014, the next couple of times it's going to happen. >> quarter sized hail. >> also, a line over the fall that's been significant over iowa and into wisconsin. central iowa from a quarter of an inch to over half an inch. getting wet again on monday. monday, ahead. the area of the system farther
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east. we will get a cool down and take it >> thanks, rebecca. the murder rate is 10 times the national average. this past week al jazeera america focused on the bankruptcy challenges. bisi onilere road along with police. >> with guns drawn and dozens of detroit police officers raid a home on the city's east side. police are after drug dealers, gang members, criminals accused of paralyzing communities. our cameras. the pd called the operation. money and guns are seized. 44 people were arrested. mayor schwartz lives across the street from one of the homes targeted by police.
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the police chief has been on the job since july. the 57-year-old worked in cincinna cincinnati, ohio before returning to his hometown. the town mired in bankruptcy has been high on the f.b.i.'s list of most dangerous cities >> this historic being motor capital, murder city, i knew we could do better. one wouldn't guarantee a police response. detroit's top cop eliminated 12 hour shifts. he put more officers on the street. >> the behavior. the message is in detroit, thinks you could do, you will not do. >> not everyone is happy. chief craig says they are
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shutting down drug dealers and impacting revenue streams. in february, a gang mermaid a death threat against him through social media. five people were eventually arrested. >> officers says the no snitch mentality with law enforcement, but you have a lot of people in court now. they are getting fed up. >> detroit which has a population of just under 700,000 was awarded 334 homicides in 2013 and the same year, 333 people were murdered in new york city. over 8 million. >> to me, mark covington is
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encouraged by the changes he is seeing so far >> i remember a few years ago, you could go weeks. >> detroit is resilient. detroiters are not afraid to roll up their sleeves. >> that's what they say. break the culture of violence and crime. >> al jazeera, detroit. recordly detroit's business, there needs to be more done to deal with crime >> my neighborhood actually paid for a cell phone for the beat cop, all of the community came to that for them. another problem is the value.
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what the home values are. we may be investing our life savings but we will put $200,000 into a house that won't appraise for more than 100 or 150. it was a mater of regionalism. i think that's a unique challenge. the region, there has been a lot over past several years. still ahead on al jazeera. a fine line. keep t now
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>> it's become as simple as easter morning, where the pope greets catholics for mass. meeting more than 100,000. it marks the day of jesus's resurrection. they are calling on an end to con flicks and the militant attacks in nigeria. in washington, president obama and the first family left the white house early this morning to attend the 19th street baptist church to one of several churches the obama's have attended during the administration. in new york, thousands of christians ended holy week singing hymns of the world famous riverside church. a new york tradition. >> now, to jerusalem, the major faith making claim to the holy city creating conflict on easter
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weekend. arsz explains. >> christian pilgrims marking easter in the holy city. this year, the calendars for easter in western churches align t amochristian palestins, a gro dwindling in size a group of christians from jer uses let me fiept a claim with the high court. they were demanding better treatment from israel police and access to their holy site. >> they claim to observe and the democracy in the middle east and the only plates where christians, you know, are thriving supposedly. we don't feel that in jerusalem. over the past few years, since 2005, it's been progressively getting worse. moshowerd said it's system attic discrimination. evidence that shows police
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preventing palestinian d dignitaries from entering the old city last year despite having had prior approval. at the same time you see the jewish worshippers are allowed freedom of access. what's happening here? why is the christians and muslims cannot get to the holy city where the jewish can? it's as simple as that? >> the police are ordered to give the pill gremz better access. >> on any given day, thousands of jews, christians and muslims flock to the old city. >> number grows ex upponentialln holy and sacred days as pilgrims try to make it to jer why use let me: the police don't discriminate. we are talking here about numbers. the british agreed this for the safety of people whether it's
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residents thousands of police officers have been deployed in easter weekend. some christians say you can go and practice your religion freely. my mom wants to come. my grandma wants to come to the church. it's very hard >> the petitioners say they face restrictions daily. palestinians. >> al jazeera, jerusalem. >> still much more ahead here on al jazeera america including it's been a long -- for a long time, it's been an underground holiday for marijuana smokers. this year, 420 is out in the open in colorado. how they are celebrating that in the mile-high city.
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april 20th, also known as 420 may be just another day on the calendar but for others, 420 is also code for time to get
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high. >> celebrating pop culture especially in colorado. tens of thousands celebrated the state's legalization of marijuana, security was higher because of an unsolved shooting last year. we talked to a few people about the event in denver about what made today so special. about 80,000 people coming to celebrate. happy 420, baby >> marijuana is legal. >> in public, you know, like not having like such a negative social stigma. where i am right now it is just
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legal like alcohol since february last year. it's just i have seen a lot more average older people, you know, grandmas, grandpas. >> one guy said this place is magic. >> there is very little judgment now. your toes don't move. like your toes go. you go like this. my toe moves. i don't want to go to jail. i know it made international news last year a little shooting an happened over here. right now, it is one of the most
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secure places. when you have a large group of people, there are bound to be some type of altercations. i her the shooting was gang-related. i don't know. i don't think it really had anything to do with the day. a bunch of good people and a bunch of smiles, you know, nothing but fun around here you can think about it or dream about it. you don't ever imagine it's actually happening. it is. i am glad to be here. ♪ >> happy 420, people. it is legal in colorado after all. finally, tonight, the international space station received an easter delivery today. early this morning, the spacecraft docked at the station. it was carrying around 5,000 pounds of equipment science experiments and supplies, recapping the top story tonight, reeben "hurricane" has died.
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he was wrongfully convicted in two separate trials in the '60s and '70s. he spent the rest of his life advocating for people who were wrongfully convicted. he was 76. thanks for joining us tonight. >> 70 years later, does the international monetary fund cities matter? i'm ali velshi. this is a special edition of "real money." welcome to a special edition of "real money." you will need to go back to world war ii to get a sense of how the international monetary