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alternatives to traditional living arrangements. ♪ >> it's a crucial u.s. allie in the war on terror. the rising tear in yemen could kill sever. whilea a separate bomb near the president this afternoon. the latest casualties against that group. >> offensive appears to have prompted revenge attacks yesterday. the defense minister was nearly killed with gunmen ambushed his car and an al-qaeda gunman tried to storm the presidential palace t the latest >> reporter: tight security, soldiers search vehicles of a

attorney in earn entrance to the capitol. a massive hunt for potential suicide bombers tanldz al-qaeda operatives is underway. >> i am worried sending my kids to school walking by government buildings and thinking a blast might happen any time anywhere. >> this is the military checkpoint that was attacked by unknown gunmen near the presidential palace on friday. security forces and government buildings have been targeted many times by al-qaeda. >> despite security concerns, there is fears al-qaeda might take it to the capitol and launch major attacks across the country. >> the beefed up military prince comes against a backdrop of a major anslaught against al-qaeda. this was al-qaeda's main military camp abandoned, occupants leaving behind weapons

as well as communication equipment. >> we have defeated the terrorists. i want to reassure you well chase those who fled until they surrender or get killed. >> the army now controls most of the area. al-qaeda may have lost some battles, but not the war. many of its fighters and leaders are believed to have retreated deep into the mountains and a vast desert land controlled by sympathetic tribesmen. the u.s. is confirming two u.s. embassy workers killed two yemeni men who tried to kidnap them. it happened two weeks ago. according to the "new york times," the state department says the pair are no longer in the country. they were whisked away with the blessing of the yemeni government. joining me is christopher swift, an adjunct professor at the

georgetown university school ofphon service. he is a fellow at the center for national security law at the university of virginia school of law. we appreciate him joining and i got your school right. my apologies, christopher? >> no worries. it's good to be back. >> absolutely. thank you. what's your reaction to what i was speaking of, of the cia officer and the special ops gentleman that say that they were -- someone tried to kidnap them and they skilled two civilians? who do you think these people were who tried to kidnap them? >> there are two reasonable possibilities. the first is they are either an al-qaeda or an alsharia cell. i think based upon what you have seen over the weekend in terms of the attacks on the defense minister, the attacks near the presidential palace, these folks do operate in the capital city and surrounding region. i know when i was there last, it was an ongoing security concern. en if you look at some of the economic kidnapping that sometimes happens among some of the tribal groups in yemen, the

current trend is for those kidnappers to then sell westerners to al-qaeda. the situation was one where you can't tell the difference between somebody who is trying to make some money by kidnapping a westerner or somebody who is, you know, a serious threat to life and limb. >> let's talk about the defense minister, what happened there. you say you can't always tell, but is it a possibility that some of what is happening could be retaliation for the drone strik strikes? >> certainly. certainly. every time the yemeni government gets involved in a major counter offensive against al-qaeda and ansar al sharia, elements of those forces try to retaliate in the capitol. the last big retaliation was may, 2012, the sabine square mask kerr in downtown suna. over 100 yemeni soldiers and cadets killed in a massive suicide bomb can and a

subsequent attack. al-qaeda and ansarsharia tend to reach out in the north when they are being struck in the south. we have seen this before. it just goes to show, yemen is at war and the united states is part of it. >> how big a part of it? what role? how involved is the u.s. right now there? >> sure. the u.s. role is primarily in the security domain is primarily in assistance. it's in reconnaissance. it's in intelligence, in advisi advising. the absolute number of u.s. forces on the ground in yemen is very, very small. it's platoon-sized. they are not in the field fighting. they are training people on the ground out in the field fighting. the u.s. approach to yemen has been to help the yemenis help themselves rather than go in with interventions wen seen in places like iraq and afghanistan. there is a lot of collaboration between the yemeni air fours, the saudi air force and the u.s.

government about what targets are hit when they are hit and who hits them. >> what do you say to those who say that these drone attacks which do sometimes kill civilians are nothing more than a recruiting tool for al-qaeda? ? >> i am sympathetic to these drone attacks shouldn't kill civil yajz. it's a tragedy and usually happens because intelligence on the ground is hard to development but because al-qaeda, because they have so many saudi and yemeni members, they are able to infiltrate and operate within the society in a way they are not able to do in other places like, say, pakistan or afghanistan. my own research in yemen strongly suggests that there isn't a causal link between drone strikes and who decides to enter al-qaeda. >> tends to be much more of a based on economic relationships or family relationships. what i can tell you, though, is that the drone strikes and the sistian casualties have created a level of resentment and

resistance in yesseni society and that has consequences for the u.s.'s other goals in the region, the political transition the yemeni government is going through, writing a new constitution and parliamentary and presidential elections in 0 2015. >> a key thing. pleasure to be back. thank you. germany and france threatening deeper sanctions if it brfrz with vaen's national elections planned for may 25th. in the southeast violence flared and up to 20 people were killed in maripol. the army is continuing its campaign. sh russians are holding on to control of areas they are occupying. dozenses were killed the week before. the military presence is not easing up. eastern ukraine perhaps to vote on declaring independence. organizers say it's going to move forward no matter what. >> the date for the referendum will not be postponed.

. >> if the ukrainian army enter veeningz, they will get a suitable responses. >> u.s. powers are calling the referendum i will generallying itmat as they did in last march t putin told them to wait. they are still lo ukraine is stl losing ground. jonah hull reports. >> the voters are encouraged to see their country in stark terms: blood-thirsty ultra nationalists in kiev waging war on.gov.gov and its surrounds. the only answer, a tick for "yes" to the idea of their own people's republic. opinion polls suggest that popular support for the idea is low. we found it to be divided, at best. >> translator: i will be voting "yes" in the referendum. i want peace.

i don't want the west to come here and shoot at our kids. >> translator: i am not going to vote. but, of course, it will have an impact on us. >> translator: i won't go and vote. i don't find the referendum legitima legitimate >> reporter: neither does the government in kiev but there isn't seem to be much it can do to stop polling stations from opening. >> the head of the central election commission of the people's republic of donetsk says the referendum will meet all international standards. well, here is something that will may cause questions. a poll with the instruction, "say yes" to the republic. but, of course, there aren't going to be any international observers. >> and among volunteer polling station workers, the outcome isn't in much doubt. >> when it comes to the percentage, i cannot tell, but i believe it will be no less than

60% in favor. >> but if the polls are right, that there is a majority against, veteran civil society campaigner maruina molink says there is good reason to stays silent. many of her colleagues have been intimidated. the ukrainian colors have all but vanished from the streets. tlchz no reobjectiaction from t police. this evil group started to arm themselves and we only have our hands. >> as security and civil society have fallen away, so violence and lawlessness have risen on both sides. it's hardly an ideal environment for any exercise in democracy. jon jonah hull, dondon. >> joining me is lincoln mitchell, an advisor to the human rights institfractured at columbia university. we appreciate his time.

mr. mitchell, this woman we just heard in the story, she basically said she doesn't think this is legitimate, this refer endsum. what would you say? >> i agree with her. i think you have some kind of thuggish actors who want to be separatists who have formal and informal support from russia who are calling for a refer endsum. there is there is no legal foundation. we have no sense the process is going to be a real one. it's hard to put an election together, with 72 or 96 hours' notice. in this environment, if i were living in donetsk and did not want to separate from russia, i might keep my head down and not go and vote because it's a climate of fear. this is not, in my view, a listen it mat exercise. >> once it happens, then what? is that the point of people forcing this to happen? >> that is very much the point. once this happens, then the separatists will say, we have the support regardless of how the people vote. if 14 people in the whole oblesk come out, they will cook up

numbers and say we have the support. now, they may or may not have the support, but they are going to say that. there is no real way to know either way. and that's going to first the ukrainian government in kiev's hand, i suspect, to try to regain control. if russia is looking for an excuse -- not that it needs one, it will be the excuse. if we know the u.s. and the west would like to deescalate this. we have no reason to think russia would but russia might, particularly if russia is thinking in the longer term, this referendum escalates things. >> the acting ukrainian president said that voting on sunday would be a step into the abyss for these regions. is that an overstatement? >> well, it would be certainly a step in the wrong direction. if a region of your country votes to secede in a referendum that has no legal grounding

where you have no sense whatsoever it was conducted and fairly and if they act on that as if it has some legal grounding, then, yes, you as a sentence tral government have to escalate, have to push back against that and that's not a good director ukraine. >> this destablization which is what this is, what is the next step after this? >> well, again, russia's goal here is destabilization. for russia's goal, destabilization isn't a means. it's an ends. so this helps them achieve that. for ukraine, for the western countries that would like to support the government in kiev of ukraine, this makes things much, much more difficult. how do you come in and reassert ukrainian control over these -- meaning control by the central government over these oblisks. how do you do it in a way that reduces violence because no one wants to see innocent people killed here we have seen that happening already, and second that doesn't get russia involved because that would make things worse although in the long run,

a russian invasion will create real problems for russia, particularly because there would likely be an ukrainian insurgency against that. >> that's why putin is playing a little bit on both sides here. >> lincoln mitchell, advisor to the human rights institute, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> today, the nigerian military rejected a claim. it was warned about a boko haram attack in a school. amnesty international released a report saying officials had at least four hours' warning and failed to act. amnesty added lack of response resulted in that kidnapping of hundreds of girls last month. the latest from the capitol of buja. . >> theni nigerian military broke silence issuing a detailed statement trying to exonerate its soldiers from allegations that they had advanced warning hours before the attack but failed to act accordingly. instead, the military said what they did receive were calls for reinforcement once the boko

haram attack was underway, that it had to dispatch reinforcements to more than 120 kilometers away in a very rugged and difficult terrain that soldiers were ambushed, that they were receiving misleading information, and that their investigation into the conduct and what exactly exact happened that day is still underway. this as international teams of experts from the united states, from the united kingdom have started arriving in nigeria to provide assistance to nigerian authorities in areas where they are particularly lacking in areas such as satellite imagery and intelligence gathering. the empa situation has been that these are not troops, not boots on the ground but rather technical experts, military personnel, law enforcement personnel, specifically skilled in the areas of intelligence, hostage negotiations, information gathering and victim assistance. >> nigerian government's

inability to find the girls days later has sparked protests. women and students demanded more action from the government. hundreds marched to the main state building and presented a letter tot denouncing terrorism to try to regain the country's confid i knew, the director of defense spoke on state t.v. said the government remains strong despite boko haram's intents top spread fear. >> the decisions of state functioning, regardless of terrorists. >> the general's comments were followed by other protests. about a thousand teachers and students. >> af first lady michelle obama used the president's weekly address to express her outrage over the kidnappings. >> this unconscionable act it was committed by a terrorist group determined to keep these girls from getting an education.

grown men attempting to snuff out the aspirations of young girls. and i want you to know that barak has directed our government to do everything possible to support the nigerian government's efforts to find these girls and bring them home. in these girls, barack and i see our own daughters. we see their hopes and their dreams, and we can only imagine the anguish their parents are feeling right now. >> more on the nigerian situation ahead on al jazeera america including a closer look at the terrible choice the nigerian students must make between an education and safety. also, coming up, new developments in the struggle for gay rights in the american south. . >> i am nick collar reporting from the desert in chile where conditions are perfect peering into the astronomical past in searchs for traces of the early

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a moving ceremony at the world trade center where the unidentified remains of victims of the 911 attacks were returned. not everyone is pleased about it >> reporter: early saturday morning, ground zero is bracing for an emotional return. some of the unidentified remains from september 11th, 2001, are brought back to the world trade center site for the first time in 13 years. this is one of the three caskets transported to the new 9-11 memorial museum due to be formally opened next week. these family members are not happy about it. black arm bands cover mouths to signify, they say, they were given no voice and no choice in where the unidentified remains, which amount to about 40% of all of those who died at the site, would end um. they are angry at the city of new york for putting the remains in a vault seven stories underground inside a

pay-as-you-enter museum built on a flood plain. they are demanding a more ref referential location for the remains that represent all of those who died here and whose bodies have never been recovered. >> i think they deserve something beautiful because they never got a chance to go home to their family cemeteries of all of the remains from 9-11, these are the one who should have been given the most beautiful, most dignified place to rest. >> the families have written to president obama appealing for help. he will be at the museum's formal opening ceremony next thursday. >> the city says it did consult family members about where to place the unidentified remains, but the family members here today to see them come back to the plates they died say they will boy court the museum until a more suitable resting place is found. ground zero, morning. today, arkansas became the latest state to allow same-sex marriages. this morning, arkansas began issuing same-sex marriage

licenses to gay men and women after the judge struck down the ban on such marriages. arkansas's attorney general plans to appeal the ruling. a new campaign for less beian and gay quality is gaining ground in mississippi on the heels of a law that goes into effect on july 1st called "religious freedom restoration ac." supporters say it's meant to protect religion. the gay community says it's a way to discriminate against them. >> hey. josling arrested carla are married in mississippi? >> federally, i am married. statewise, i am single. >> they have two biological daughters and while the women got married in maine, mississippi doesn't recognize them as a couple? >> i have been told i am going to hell. i have been told all kinds of things. >> they are worried that they will have even fewer rights after july 1st when the mississippi religious

restoration act goes into effect. the law protec -- critics say is the door to discriminating against gays. >> i think we are being governed by people who don't represent us any more. >> we reached out to numerous lawmakers who support the new law. no one responded to our request for comment on camera. but we did manage to get ahold of one by phone. state representative andy gibson who helped push the bill forward. >> the only thing is you understand that we, in order to tell the story fairly, we need to get lawmakers who voted, you know, on camera to talk about this. so, it's hard to tell. >> you've got a job, but we are not in session. it won't be until january. >> uh-huh. >> can i ask -- can i ask you one more question? are your views antigay and lesbian, or what's your take?

>> i am not sure you are asking me. am i anti? >> are you antigay and lesbian? >> how did we -- i don't know where that question is coming from. i don't know how to answer that question except to say i don't believe in that lifestyle. >> mississippi law makes makers are facing opposition to the law from some business owners. mitchell moore, a straight married republican christian who owns a small bakery in jackson started a support campaign with a simple message: if you are buying, we are selling. >> straight, gay, christian, atheist, whatever, they are all business owners and they are saying, hey, we support you as well. we are here for you. >> for joycelyn and carla, the fight for equality has only just begun. >> i think mississippi is -- i think we are starting to stand

up a lot more than we ever have. liberals, progressive people, african-americans, poor people, lgbt people, everyone. >> several couples are planning on suing the state of mississippi because of this law. in the words of joycelyn pritchett, if equality can happen here, in mississippi, then that's a good thing for gays and lesbian s, if quality it can happen here, that's good a thing for people across america. >> three people are dead after a hot air balloon accident. they were aboard after it hit a power line in midair. all three either fell out or jumped out before it landed. two of their bodies were discovered today. the search for the third victim is still underway. who is watching you? coming up on al jazeera america, we are going to take a closer look at the new cameras keeping a close eye on chicago. and celebrations in johanesburg where the national african

congress is celebrating. live pictures there. more details when we come back. >> i'm joe berlinger this is the system i'd like to think of this show as a watch dog about the system... to make sure justice is being served. with our personal liberties taken away from us, it better be done the right way. is justice really for all?

welcome wack to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories: eastern ukraine prepares to vote on independence tomorrow. france and germany are threatening more sanctions warning russia not to interfere with the national elections set for may 25th. the first same-sex marriages in arkansas history took place this morning. they came after a judge struck down a state ban on weddings between gay men and women. arkansas's attorney general has vowed to appeal the decision. first lady michelle obama took to the president's weekly address to condemn last month's kidnapping of hundreds of nigerian school girls. this comes after the nigerian military did not receive

advanced warning of the k kidnapping ings as claimed by amnesty international yesterday. it wasn't an isolated incidents. the group frequently startses schools as part of their enforcement of sharia law. many students must choose between safety and education. here are the details. >> hawa, a mother of four lost her children to boko haram a few years ago. she dreamt of her children becoming doctors and lawyers but boko haram forced her to change her mind. >> i really wanted them to go to conventional schools, but abductor made me rethink. i pulled them out and put them in a karanic school instead. it's painful what the chibuk mothers are going through. >> her youngest daughter said it was a painful decision for them. >> translator: i feel sad when i see my mates going to school and i am not. to be honest, i am also afraid

of what is happening in schools, but at least i go to a koroanic school. >> her story echoed throughout the region why it's proving a real struggle. >> evidence that boko haram's threats and attacks have affected school en volleyment. dozens of schools have been destroyed and academics disrupted. >> schools remain closed except for students taking final examines. >> some say it was wrong and giving into boko haram threats will have serious consequences. >> they don't want anyone to go to school, particularly women. if we cannot train our children and daughters to become engineers, doctors, lawyers, whatever, it means our society is doomed. >> the attacks and killings continue with a significant impact on school en volleyment and pupil numbers. more than 10 and a half million

children are now out of nigeria's education system. and the increasing number of attacks on schools, especially in the north means many parents face a stark choice. their child's safety or education. mohammed edrese, al jazeera, nigeria. >> a choice no parent should have to make. joining us on the phone now is shahu suni, a human rights activist and former negotia negotiate between boko haram and the nigerian government. we appreciate his time. so the first question is: does boko haram have a history at any point in time of actually releasing hostages? >> last year, there were some french hostages.

in negotiations, the french, and cases of abductions. . >> we seem to be having a difficult time hearing mr mr. shehu sani talking about negotiate with boko haram. hopefully we can get a better signal and perhaps pick that up a little later in the newscast. clearly, he has something very important to bring to this topic. a fragile peace is in place in south sudan, the leaders of the opposing faxes in this civil war signed a cease-fire agreement late last night. the deal calls for an end to hostilities and the creation of a transitional government. secretary of state john kerry called the deal a breakthrough that could end the 5-month old conflict. south africans voted in their country's 5th post apartheid election and the african national congress party won for

the 5th year in a row. while the party still maintains the majority and the country, seats in part-time parliament and support have been declining. a deeper look. >> millions of south africans have given the african national congress another chance. the liberation party has been voted back into power but this time with a reduced majority. supporters say a win is a win and they are he can static celebrating the ruling party's 5th consecutive victory. >> so many want to take the country out of our hands. night and day. >> tensions are simmering. there have been protests in alexandra, north of johannesb g johannesburg. some aren't happy saying at the the anc rigged the vote. police have been deployed. people are frustrated at the government's failure to address poverty, inequality and high levels of unemployment. >> jacob zuma's administration has lost the anc in two election

votes. in the first, it fell from 70% to 66% and now from 66% to 61 and a half, 62%. and so the big question is that we are unhappy with jacob zuma and some of the behavior. >> the new kid on the block, the economic freedom fighters got more than 20 seats ne national assembly. they have been around for a few months. their leader told the supporters to accept the results but some hearsay they feel cheated. >> the main opposition party, the democratic alliance increased its share of the national vote. the party perceived by some to cater to white interests gained some support from poor and middle class south africans. >> they plan to go to the drawing board and plan their way forward. local government are 2016. they know they can't afford to

lose any more support. >> the african national congress is more than 100 years old. it's seen by many here as a party that liberated the black majority from apartheid. analysts say it's a wake-up paul to party officials that south africans have other options if the anc is seen to fail it's electorate. johannesburg. >> in thailand, tens of thousands of people rallied. some for, others against the ousted prime minister. yesterday, opponents of yingluk shinawatra threatened a coup and are calling for a non-elected official to be installed by monday saying she abused power. opposing sides have been protesting since the end of 2013. it's been more than a week since a massive landslide buried a village in afghanistan. grief stricken, villagers say the camps are chaos. there are fights breaking out as people have been stealing each other's supplies. now, donations have been piling up in warehouses all because of

the confusion. >> life isn't getting any easier for survivors of the landslide. for over a week, they have had to live rough in tents and have struggled to get food to eat. the weather has also turned, making this makeshift camp a cold and muddy miss. s ha-ha va uve lost everything. this is the first hot meal he and his family have had in days. >> we survived this disaster by the grace of god but we need more help from the government. they keep making us promises but our problems are getting worse. you can see us sitting here in the mud. i worry if it ranges again, we will die. >> yube's concerns are shared by many here the consistent problem of poorate aid distribution has only added to the misery. bazir is a police officer responsible for keeping supplies meant for survivors safe.

>> this aid was found from someone who shouldn't have had it. so we took it back. we are doing our best to prevent people from other areas from taking the aid but it is not easy. >> just after speaking to baseer, people started shoving each other for the supplies. >> time and again, we have seen scuffles like this, people fighting over whatever aid they can get. it really just underscores how chaotic the delivery of supplies is for people who badly need it. >> baseer wasn't able to keep the aid safe. a group of men managed to get ahold of it and then started fighting each other for the supplies. sha walueba adave estimates more than 2000 people lost their lives in the landslide although international aid agencies say that figure is likely closer to 250. whatever the case, thousands are homeless and in desperate need

t >> translator: this is a very challenging situation, distributing aid has become a much more difficult task than dealing with the landslide, itself. god willing, we will help these people and it may be make their lives better. >> few here are convinced. al jazeera, northeastern afghanistan. >> returning to the top story, the nigerian school girls kidnapped by boko haram >> joining us on the phone with what we believe is a better connection with the human rights activist and former negotiator between boko haram and the nigerian government. you were explaining to me whether boko haram has ever in the past actually released hostages ever. if you could pick it up from there, we would appreciate it. >> they don't actually release hostages. the acduction of french

nationals by boko haram, with outside negotiations. the abductor of children and people by the group, going back three years, what makes the chibuk girls unique orb different is simply because of the shear number of students that have been abducted. i believe -- and i said "believe," that with the u.s. team, with negotiators coming in, i believe that in that channel being explored, we will get these girls back home, healthy and alive. >> so what do you believe is the best way to do that? negotiating -- negotiations between the nigerian government and boko haram? is that the best way to do this? does the military need to stay out of it? what do you think will work?

>> we have a hostage situation like this, there are two options. first, before you think of the girls, you are forced to know where they are kept which nobody knows. use of force to rescue these girls will put the girls in further danger. people who are highly armed are sacrificing their own lives. secondly, the option of negotiations, i believe, will be the best option for now. the girls are not located in one place and the group has a chain of command. i believe that if an offer should be made to them concerning the situation, there will be some consideration of the girls. >> all right.

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discuss what and who were being tracked on camera. the only time the mayor has addressed traffic cameras came after his motorcade was caught running red lights. >> as soon as i heard that, the story, i said, look. follow the law. nobody is above the law. >> there are few laws governing traffic cameras. exactly what the rules are on who watches whom, when, and how only the workers inside this building know for sure. john hendren, al jazeera, chicago. >> as the american population grows older, many of us are finding new ways to live a better, happenier life. as an example, libby introduces us to the golden girlsier life. as an example, libby introduces us to the golden girls. >> an alternative: house mates li living in community beats living alone. >> when luis and karen started their golden girl's household, they had only seen group houses like theirs on t.v. ♪ thank you for being a friend. >> the three friends were in

their late 50s, traveled together and thought about sharing a house some day when they were older? >> we have so many shared interests and lifestyle preferences and it would be so economical. it would be so efficient. it would be so fun. then we just said, well, why wait for retirement? why not now? >> they found a house, split the mortgage three ways and moved in. they did have some doubts. >> it was an unnatural kind of situation to think about living with other people who aren't family members. >> but a decade later, the women say they work harder to be considerate than they would with family and the benefits started right away. shared household expenses mean more money left over for luxuries and retirement. >> it frees up time because now, you are sharing the chores. you are sharing -- you are paying for some services that you used to do yourself. >> they helped each other through injuries and there is someone to come home to at the end of the day. some have grandchildren and ex-husbands, but as they have gotten older, these baby boomers

have found themselves independent and willing to try something new. >> the boomer generation on down are much more innovative and willing to experiment with different lifestyles that offer so many good payback, good value. >> more than a third of baby boomers are hitting retirement age without a spouse. and women live on average five years longer than men. it's led to an increase in group houses, especially among women. the pittsburgh golden girls got so many questions about living together that they wrote a book, sharing tips for success. >> we are very different people. >> right. who have shared values, lifestyles and sense of responsibility, though. i think that's the core. >> louise, karen and jean say they are having more fun together and they are better prepared for what's ahead. >> the retirement years is the last time you should ever begin to think about living alone. >> you know, in terms of safety and in terms of community and in terms of social connections.

>> the women hope more people think about how they want to live in their golden years and find their own path. libby casey, al jazeera. >> we will take a deeper look at the challenges facing americans as they grow older tonight at 8:00 p.m. . >> younger americans between the ages of 18 and 34 face much differential he knows. they are better educated than their parents but are in deeper debt and struggle to go find meaningful jobs. a report from sacramento on the plight of the mil ennials. >> brian has spent the past year looking for a job and has had absolutely no luck. >> it's been a struggle because i have been looking very hard to find a job. and i have put in so many applications at this point and gotten virtually no responses. >> right. >> unemployed and with no other alternatives, he now lives with his mother. >> i felt bad for him, you know. i have always raised him to be very independent. and it's hard to do that if you can't support yourself.

>> my mom's been wonderful. without her support, i mean, i might be -- dare i say, i may be homeless at this point because my mom's been so supportive. she is allowed me to stay here virtually rent-free while i have been trying to get on my feet. >> almost 30 years old, he worries about the future. he's heard the prediction that millennials will become the first generation to do worse than their parents economically and he has heard the complaints that millennials act entitled and spoiled. >> for me, the most difficult part about looking for work for so long is that you start to question yourself as an individual. >> parts of the country have started to recover from the financial crisis, the sacrament 0 area is not one of them and continues to struggle with an unemployment rate higher than the national average. it floats between 8 to 9% here and for millennials, those between the ages of 18 and 31, it's worse. almost 20% of them have no jobs

in the sacramento region and almost 40% now live with their parents according to the latest census. the damage can be permanent. >> for example, young people who entered the labor market during the recession have higher wages and higher unemployment rates years after the end of the recession. >> for the past two decades, the labor market in brakes you like sacrament 0 and california's central valley have trended apart from cities like san francisco. the recession has made this more dramatic and poignant. >> the upside is young people tend to be a mobile bunch and they can easily relocate to better labor market. my suggestion is, if you are a young person in a city like sacramento, look around. extend your job search to nearby cities. consider moving to san francisco. the jobs here are plentyiful and your career will benefit in the long run. >> that's exactly what alumen finally, decided to do, apply for jobs in san francisco.

>> i know you are going to do so well. >> that's when he got the call finally, for a job interview in customer service proving at least for alunin, that there is better luck in the bay area. melissa chan, al jazeera, sacramento, california. >> next, astronomers flocking to the desert in chile. >> here we are with my baby, my favorite telescope. >> why they say it's perfect for discovering the mysteries of space.

>> how old are you? >> 9 >> child labor in america >> in any other industry, kids need to be 16 years old to be able to work. you don't see any of that in agriculture >> low cost food >> how many of you get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning to go out to the fields? >> who's paying the price? fault lines... al jazeera america's hard hitting... ground breaking... truth seeking... >> they don't wanna show what's really going on... >> award winning, investigative, documentary series. children at work only on al jazeera america astronmembers in chile made a stellar discovery, one of the oldest stars in the universe. it's thought to be nearly 13 billion years old. nick clark has more from the adakama desert. >> spectacular and desolate, the oldest desert on earth and the

driest, some parts get no rain at all. >> that's why it lures atrost members like professor anna freebel time and time again? >> it's dry and that is very good for astronme. >> means that the stars don't twinkle as much. of course, very pretty when the stars twinkle but astronmembers don't like it at all. >> the telescope, 2,500 meters up in the anders waiting for night fall. others perched in the desert air. a focus of our yes or no to go know more about just what's out here. >> here we are, my baby, my favorite telescope. >> tell us about the discovery you made through this telescope. >> we use the telescope several times a year, and we also were here early 2013 and one of the stars we were observing turned out to be a second-generation

star of the universe. >> mark phillips is the director of the magellan observatory and knows the significance of the discovery. >> you have to understand the chemical evolution of the universe and in particular, our own galaxy. the work is fundamental in understanding how life on earth came about actually. >> right now, it's our star beating down. all is quiet in the living quarters of the technicians and visiting astron members. they are creatures of the night. >> the telescope operators prepare to find their star targets. >> above the constellations continue their relentless spectacular march across the skies full of mystery and unanswered questions. >> so can you please go to target number 13? the tell scope homes in on thenewal discovered second generation star. the feint light is passed through a expectograph which

determines what the star is made of? >> we have a lot of cashbon absorption, we a lot of carbon we think the second generation of stars in the universe have formed from the ashes of the very first one, that that generation included some. so we have found one of those guys. >> that's of course absolutely terrific that we have the tools and the telescope to fish out these fossil records of the very, very early time and can study the conditions of the universe. >> outside the observatory, the raw wonder of the sky at night is compelling and bewildering. a nighttime compressed into seconds shows the milky way sweeping across the skwie as the telescope tracks target did. amongst it all, too feint to be seen here is an old, old star just discovered taking us close to the very beginnings of

everything. >> nick clark, al jazeera, atakama chile. >> beautiful pictures there. chicago's newest tourist straka is putting visitors over the edge, tilt, a moving observation deck that offers brave soles a bird's eye view of the city. viewers get to for example, out of a window at a 30-degree angle. wait for it while they are a thousand feet up in the air. the deck is located at the top of the john hancock center. i don't know about that. more good news for you high-flying thrill seekers. from the london eye to the single apour, the competition is building over the years. at, at staggering 550 feet, the high-roller steals the show. each spin takes 30 minutes and will cost you $25. >> that's nothing compared to the 550 million sent to roll this giant wheel into existence.

good luck with that one, too. my feet are going to stay on the ground. i am richelle carey. i will back in about an hour. go to our website, aljazeera.com for updates. thanks for your time. >> this is an area where our government discriminates against its own citizens leading trial lawyer david boies is fighting to bring marriage equality to every state. a battle he says is akin to the black civil rights movement. >> in the '60s, you had businesses saying we don't want to serve fragr fran americans. >> boies along with ted olson took on