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that are falling apart. will congress respond to the billion dollar price tag? there is agony and brief in turkey. at least 274 miners died in yesterday's explosion. the families of 124 missing families are anxiously waiting for news of their loved ones. violent protests after turkey's prime minister visited the site. demonstrators blamed the government for the disaster. andrew simmonds reports. >> reporter: what was a rescue operates is now a procession of carrying bodies to the surface. a fleet of amambulances driving away the dead. this is the aftermath of on underground fire, an explosion,

poisonous fumes - every miner's worst fear. and now for the families, stunned imcompression. rescuers did their level, but most miners who died had no means of escape. hour after hour families waited in vape. >> reporter: it's become a grain routine, every so often bodies arriving. people hoping they'll recognise their loved ones, hoping they'll be alive. that is a forlorn hope. >> names of the dead were posted at a coordination centre, and the numbers grew. it was as if people couldn't bring themselves to believe the scale of what had happened. the timing couldn't have been worse - is a shift change, maximized numbers, a power failure following the explosion, meaning the lift to the surface didn't work. fire and rescue teams pumped

oxygen into the pits. it's thought most died from carbon monoxide poisoning. there are claims that safety standards here were not adequate. they are rejected by the mine's owners and the government gave the pit a safety all clear in march. demonstrations took lace in ankara, water canons and tear gas used to clear the crowds. protests were staged outside the company that owns the mine in istanbul. and spread to the district where anti-government protests flared last year. prime minister recep tayyip erdogan visited the mine and the nearby town of sama where he was jeered in a small demonstration. he promised an inquiry. >> translation: it's one of the biggest work accidents in our history. 77 million people are feeling this pain. it's hard to go through the

process. we are store lose the miners working to earn their living. i give condolences to the families. >> whatever lies behind the disaster beneath the turkish earth, the country will take a long time to ab sorb the shock. some will never recover. ukranian leaders met to discuss a european-backed plan to end the crisis. pro-russian separatists were not invited. russia said it would restart gas talks with ukraine if kiev pays part of its multibillion gas debt. a top u.s. diplomat says sanctions against russia is starting to bite. vigilante groups in nearby nigeria are taking matters into their own hands, targetting boko haram, which abducted 200 school

girls. they say the military is not doing enough to protect them. this comes as a british minister tells reuters that they rejected the idea of swapping boko haram fighters for the girls. unmanned drones joined the serve effort. >> reporter: it's not the first time we hear the involvement of the vigilantes groups and trying to push back and fight boko haram on the ground. local residents have taken up arms for quite some time now because they are also from the area, just like the boko haram fighters. they know them better than anyone, certainly better than the military soldiers sent to fight on the ground. they are gleaning better information, that is what happened on the ground. they are able to know if boko haram fighters were moving in the direction of the village 100km outside the capital of

borno state and were able to push back the fighters, a government official telling us he believes there were several boko haram fighters killed in that change of fire, and that a few were also apprehended. but the police are yet to confirm these reports. of course, the vigilante groups have been stepping up their activity on the ground after the brazen abduction of 270 girls by boko haram fighters, bringing tension and pressure on nigerian authorities. separately the senate has not yet discussed the request by the president to extend the state of emergency. they have postponed the discussion saying they'll summon the military chief before making a decision to extend the state of emergency. america's roads, bridges and ports are falling apart.

president obama was pitching to congress making it in front of a 60-year-old bridge that is being replaced. what did the president have to say about the particulars of this bridge plan? >> basically the message was gridlock in congress, on the roads and a crumbling infrastructure that poses safety hazards to americans. he's trying to push $300 billion over four years to do something about building new roads and repairing the one that exists, like the bridge there that's being replaced. it's the first new bridge to be built in new york state in 50 years. it was built in 1955. along the way the president slammed congress for inaction, saying the trust fund that funds transportation projects is about to run out of money unless congress acts. >> unfortunately helping states and cities fund infrastructure is one of congress's chief

responsibilities. you have outstanding members here. let me talk about congress right now. if they don't act by the end of the summer federal funding for transportation projects will run out. will run out. there'll be no money. the cupboard will be bare. all told, 700,000 jobs will be at risk over the next year. >> reporter: here is the problem. all the federal funding is funded by the gas tax, trs $0.18 a gallon, it's not indexed for inflation, and the president's proposal would not fully be funded because of the short falls in the gas tax. proposals are going nowhere until the midterms in november. it's a victim of success, that is higher fuel efficiency, fewer trips to the pump and fewer

dollars paying for the federal roads and bridges. >> mike viqueira for us. we'll look at another way of tackling the issue. the problem of crumbling infrastructure is felt coast so coast. even perfectly built roads have a limited capacity to carry traffic. jacob ward, is here to talk about something that can pack more roads on cars more efficiently. >> it's a 20th century problem, making the roads more structurally sound, getting them ready for cars. it's not a question of how many roads we have, but what we do with them. >> reporter: repairing infrastructure, tunnels, roads, is a problem. traffic requires not new roads, but new ways of organising the

cars on them. >> the amount of vehicle traffic has dramatically increased, particularly in locations like california. however, building additional freeway infrastructure is prohibitively expensive. in order to increase a lane, the amount of real estate you have to buy off of every - off the neighbourhood is huge. >> instead of lanes we may need lanes and streets and highways to communicate. >> the system controlling the clean lights are under the control of the city. the highways under the state authority. there's no automated system to connect the two. the problem is one of systems not talking to one another. during rush hour there's no system that allows the artery streets feeding to the highway to know that there's too much going on here. so people are left to fight through the chaos on their own,

no metering lights, signals or help. highways are largely paid for by taxes on motor fuel. as cars become more fuel efficient the amount of money pore cap ita is shrinking. >> the control systems - you may have to modernize the traffic lights to add additional flex ighty so they can -- flexibility to they can communicate. it's nothing like the cost of adding leaps to -- lanes to pre-ways. >> reporter: we are, talking about intersections like this. octavia in the heart of san francisco. it would cost $20,000 to hold cars back when that's a jam on the freeways, and tell the stop

lights to go green for all traffic leaving the freeway. those systems communicating with one another are the trick for the future of infrastructure. that's a whole other problem, beyond the question of keeping the bridges, tunnels and roads from crumbling. >> that that could happen, that would be something. appreciate it. veterans' affairs secretary faces a tough crowd on capitol hill tomorrow. a senate committee will question him about allegations that veterans are dying whilst waiting for medical attention and va facilities covered up care. libby casey joins us. >> reporter: the va is a large health care system and the problem with backlogs is nothing n new. veterans are taking so long they are dying of treatable ailments,

records showing how long they are waiting for care are being tampered with. >> reporter: republic members of conscres act for the vet rens affairs secretary to resign. >> his time as secretary of vetterance affairs is at an end. >> he says he's trying to cut the backlog. >> no veteran should have to wait. we are committed to doing that as quickly as we can. five years ago we this no standard for a backlog. >> he served in the army and received medical care after a combat wound in vietnam. he used his experience to relate to veterans, now allegations of cover up and veterans dying. >> i'm sorry i'm shaking, but

they were quick to dismiss my pop. >> sally said her father-in-law died after waiting months to see a doctor. whistleblowers said staff hid the appointment delays by creating a second set of records. >> this was an elaborate scheme to cover up patient wait times and cover up patients that we didn't have providers for. again, the main problem was a huge demand and limited service. >> the va placed three executives in phoenix on administrative leave. that is not the only center accused of cooking the books. some want change at the top and the minister to go, including the leader of the american legion. >> these are unacceptable things that came about. >> the white house is standing behind the secretary, but

diplomats have questions. >> it's important to figure out the problems, ride hard on the va and make sure they get results, and if not, people need to be held accountable. >> a house panel took the unusual step of requesting emails and documents. they'll watch closely what the secretary has to say. >> reporter: many democrats and republicans say it's not the time for the secretary to resign, because they want him to fix the problem. the secretary said last week he had no plans in stepping down and has more twork do with the va. >> thank you libby casey. va centers at san antonio and western texas are at the center of the controversy. heidi zhou-castro has a veteran's story. >> reporter: when mark crany

went to vietnam at the age of 17, he believed whatever happened, as long as he made it home, his country would take care of him. >> there's out and out promise from the military that they would care for us. . >> his unit was exposed it agent orange in vietnam. it cost him nerve damage and disabled him by age 42. at 64 his health is declining. last spring a private opthalmologist recommended an urgent operation to treat glaucoma. >> it was four months before i saw the va eye doctor. >> by then his vision deteriorated permanently. >> i can't read i can't see street signs. i can see colours, shapes - i

can't see much in light conditions. >> many vets say it's common to wait months for a va medical appointment. in the last annual report the va claimed 93% of patients got in within 14 days of their desired appointment date. the disconnect, as shown in previous inspector general reports may be from clinics deliberately misreporting wait times. federal inspectors documented this practice in dallas and temple dating back to 2011. >> reporter: san antonio is the latest to come under scrutiny after a va scheduling clerk came forward saying he has been instructed to hide wait times. >> there's a number of clerks substantiating the scheduling that i have claimed in the coaching of us changing the dates to make it look like the va had a shorter wait time.

>> the south texas va office released a statement saying the allegations were false, but would not provide data on the wait for help. the american allegiance says the va must acknowledge it has a widespread problem. >> there's the schedule, his supervisor putting pressure on hip, and his supervisor putting pressure on him. if it's longer than 14 days we need to know, because that indicates more providers, staffing funds are needed to get veterans in to get the care they need. >> as for crany, despite the troubles with his va care, he is is proud of his country. >> it's a standard, you do the level you can and go on from here. see what happens. >> he says he hopes that in his next time of need he'll get

better service. a video has been leaked from a cairo prison showing contained al jazeera arabic correspondent abdullah al-shami. it was recorded last week, five days before he was taken from his cell to an undisclosed location. he has been on hunger strike for 114 days. two days ago his lawyer ask he be transferred to a hospital. blood tests show he may be close to dying. he's been in custody without arrest since august last year. >> i was doing my job as a reporter. despite authorities knowing this, i have been detained for 266 days without any charge and without committing a crime. i have recorded this after reaching 106 days of my hunger

strike, to hold the egyptian government, egyptian judiciary, to show my responsibility, of if anything happens to me, that i have requested several medical check ups from independent source, and yet this has not been provided. i also have not had medical care inside the prison, and this is a record for the history, and for the sake of documenting my state and thus if anything happens to me, whatever it is, either my health fails totally or anything happens to my safety, it is the

responsibility of the regime. >> another three al jazeera journalists have been held in egypt for 137 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are accused of conspiring with the outlawed brotherhood. the brotherhood has been declared a terrorist organization by egypt. al jazeera rejects the charges and is demanding their immediate release. wild fires burnt dozens of homes in california. conditions are complicating matters for crews. a live update is coming up. a standoff between ranchers and the government and this time it looks like the feds are backing down.

the president's push for improving america's roads and bridges comes with a hefty price tag. david shuster is filling in for ali velshi on "real money". why did the president make his appeal from new york today? >> what happens is it's symptom attic of bridges, it opened in 1965, it was built on wood

pylons and never meant to last more than 50 years, and we are seven decades later, two decades overdue, to new york authorities are building a replacement saying it will last 100 years. the president is trying to make a point of how they are trying to expedite the proposal by getting environmental approvals and construction approvals so instead of taking 5-7 years to build, it will take a year and a half. a lot of american infrastructure, that used to be the envy of the world, is coming with a steep price tag to repair and maintain. congress is stuck. they can't agree to spend anything, it's a problem that the president is trying to highlight in the election year. >> take a moment and talk about the price the country pays for not improving its infrastructure. >> it's a thing that we talk about, you can spend a dollar on the front end or five on the back end, but you have to spend the money. let's suppose that congress

count care about the environment and economic impact of spending money on a bridge. everyone should care about the fact that a productivity of a small business depends on getting a product or service from point a to b in a certain amount of time. if that is lengthened because a bridge is closed or tunnel backed up, it costs the economy more for the goods and services and it's a drag on the u.s. economy. >> what else do you have on the big programme? >> we are becoming a society of renters. >> yes. >> america's middle class - the represent is going up, forcing people to move out of neighbourhoods where they have lived for years. all of that on "real money". . >> can't wait to see the programme. david shuster sitting in for ali velshi here on al jazeera. glenn greenwald as been the jourptist at -- journalist at the forefront of reporting edward snowden's leaks. his life has been joined into his debate.

here is a sneak preview of his conversation with john seigenthaler. >> it was like living in a spy film, essentially. we knew a couple of things that this was certainly the biggest leak in national security history, that if the u.s. government found out what it was that he was doing, that they would take extreme measures to put a stop to it one way or the other. we didn't know much else. i was shocked by what he looked like. i spent weeks talking to him. i knew he had access to top secret material, and pretty sophisticated insight. i knew that he was prepared to spend the rest of his life in prison. i assumed that he was in his '60s or 70s. >> in is from gary in honolulu and said he expressed his climb in crimea, in support of pro-russian thugs and constraints on the media - people seek asylum in the united states, and i never heard any of

those ask those people "how do you feel about seeking an asylum that invaded or destroyed a country of 26 million or continues to imprison people for charges for over a decade in guantanamo, because the point of asylum is to seek application from persecution. >> you can watch more of john's conversation with glenn greenwald, our special "secrets and spying" airing tonight. a look at america's infrastructure continues next on al jazeera america. we'll look at how many bridges, dams and rail roads are in bad shape. anger towards china leads to loading and fighting in vietnam. much was directed at the wrong targets. sh

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york to push congress to do something about america's ageing roads, bridges and infrastructure. congress needs to anxiety because the federal government is running out of money to pay for infrastructure improvement structures. jonathan betz is here with a look at the major issues. how much time do we have? >> how much money, that's the question. there's not nearly enough. there's a lot of work that needs to be done on america's infrastructure. look at the airports, the highways, the water plants. the american society of civil engineers gives it a poor grade of d plus. bridges are a concern, getting a c +. 67,000, one out of nine bridges in the united states need major work. it's especially true in peninsula, iowa, and oklahoma. the good news is construction has stepped up and the number of bad bridges has decreased.

dams rank lower than bridge, earn a d. 14,000 are considered high hazard and that number has grown. the average age is 52 years old. engineers are worried because a lot of people are living downstream of old dams. the score for the rail roads has gone up, at the c+. the reason, in the last five years $75 billion has been spent upgrading thousands of miles of amtracks - they have doubled since 2000. freight companies are installing rails. there is a start. to work through the backlog of infrastructure problems, america needs to nearly double, tony, how much it spends on repairs. >> it's a lot of money. >> the price tag is in the trillions. >> in a time of austerity. appreciate that. jonathan betz for us earlier i spoke with robert, is senior fellow with the brookings institution and fellow

of the infrastructure system. i asked if congress could muster the will to conform infrastructure spending. >> powerful people are talking about infrastructure all the time. we talked about infrastructure in this country, in this up to for a number of years now, we have to get beyond this and stop talking about infrastructure in the broad turn. we have to get specific, we have to talk about transportation, we have to talk about water, energy, telecommunication, because each of these things are designed, governed, financed differently, and the federal role in these pieces of infrastructure will change. the federal government will have a role to play in transportation and water. it's not the bigger share, they have a big role to play. for other areas around freight rail, energy, telecommunications in some way, the federal roll is small. they have a regulatory role to play. we have to stop thinking that washington will come to the

rescue. >> where does the conversation break down. as you mentioned it's been going on forever, it seems. where inevitably does it break down. is it at the point where you talk about money? >> the challenge that we have in the united states is one around money. there is a lot of capital that is floating around, private capital that is available. we have seen states, cities, met areas step up and do the hard work to raise money. sometimes through the ballot box or legislatures, through other sources of funding that they are finding. we understand that there is a lot of different ways to get the project done. where it breaks down, is a lack of understanding about what it is we are trying to accomplish. we don't need to talk about infrastructure for infrastructure's sake. we don't need to build things for no reason. we need them to accomplish national and regional objectives. if you frame it that way they are derivatives of that.

if we are connecting to global trade, taking advantage of rising demand - that leads you to a variety of infrastructure projects around freight, ports, rail, things like that. if we net the conversation about infrastructure in an economic proposition, it's less likely to happen. >> what is interesting - does the conversation need to be broken down further to get to grassroots america. how do you get america behind the concepts you are talking about bridge, port, telecommunications. how do you get america to understand? what is the tag line so america pushing elected officials to do something? >> the conversation about infrastructure inside and outside of washington are different. when you leave washington and talk to policy makers and the general public it's an optimistic approach to what is needed. we see evidence of this in the ballot box, when the center for

transportation excellence shows a quarter or three-quarters of transportation passes - it happened in 2012 and 2013. when voters are asked to raise money, they are willing to do that. it's a big contrast between the just trust us approach in washington where the money comes in, it's arranged through the legislature and sent out to states. it's not clear to the american public what they get for their money. they see it, know what it is on the local level, and know when it will be raised and sunset and what they are getting for the dollar. >> appreciate your time, rob he other, thank you for talking to us. the debate over who controls public land is a contentious issue between the federal government and rural residents, we have been following that story. after pressure from utah ramps the bureau of land management will now remove hundreds of wild

horses from parched leaning land. paul beban has the latest. >> reporter: it's a round of resistance against the role the federal government in the west. all of this happening in the wake of that armed standoff in nevada last month at the ranch of cliven bundy, over grazing fees for his cattle on federal land. in utah a group of ranchers say the federal government is not doing his job when it comes to controlling wild horses and they are about to take matters into their own hands. they filed a lawsuit asking 200 horses to be rounded up that they want to graze their life stock on. the dlm said it will remove the horses but it may not happen for months or years - it doesn't have the money and on top of that it's holding pens in utah are at capacity. it's holding about 1600 wild horses in the state.

now, in southern new mexico another standoff is playing out. otaro country voted to open a gate and give a farmland access to a watering hold fenced off by the forest service, they say it's been there protecting a delicate area around a spring and a species of endangered mouse. the restricted area is 23 acres on a 28,000 anger grazing allotment. the rancher has repeatedly complained about the fence. to put the size of these places in perspective, otaro covers 6,000 square miles with a population of 66,000. the state of connecticut is over 5,000 square miles and had a population of 3.6 million. nevertheless, in these wide open spaces of the american west the federal government and local residents are increasingly coming into conflict. the resignation of lakhdar

brahimi has led the international community without a viable solution with the across sis in syria. iran put -- crisis in syria. iran put forward a plan but would require all sides to cooperate - difficult to imagine. a human rights organization documented 150 attacks against hospitals across syria. james bays has more. >> reporter: a breach of the rules of war, a children's hospital deliberately targeted and badly damaged. the geneva conventions protecting medical staff and facilities in warfare existed for almost 150 years, but the most comprehensive survey of attack on medical facilities in syria reveals they are now being completely ignored. >> the medical personnel are in difficult circumstances. i have spoken with doctors in the field, that they are covering different field hospitals, there may be one

doctor in an area treating hundreds of people. we know in homes there are three doctors working in ohms -- homs. before the war there was 800. >> these pictures show an attack on a hospital under way. opposition fighters film themselves as they target the tisharene hospital in damascus. the vast majority of violations were not by the opposition side. >> reporter: is there a clear picture of which side is responsible for most of the attacks? >> well as you look at the map you see a lot of blue circles, that represents the government. 90% of the attacks have been committed by the government, the syrian government. >> we spoke to a syrian doctor who is in a neighbouring country by skype and he did not want to be identified. >> from the day one of the syria revolution, syrian doctors were

documented - being killed, arrested, tortured. they were struggling every day to be committed to the oath they have towards their patients. >> the picture the report presents is one of numerous violations of international law, leading to a situation where many syrians have virtually no access to basic medical care. things continue to get worse, 49 doctors killed, 14 medical facilities destroyed in the last month. in vietnam - mobs looted and set fire to a number of foreign-owned factories as public anger towards china boils over. police say more than 400 were detained in one of the worst public bouts. years. chinese factories were taiwanese and koreans. the protests were sparked by a dispute in the south china sea. beijing toed an oil rig earlier

in the week. there were protests in front of the presidential palace, demanding the government step in to control the crime rate. it was endorsed by politicians running for election. a cabinet minister dismissed the rally as a political ploy. protests say high inflation, crime and taxes are hurting the middle class. >> 10 soldiers, including a syrian army officer was killed. hashem ahelbarra reports now. >> reporter: this used to be an al qaeda stronghold in shebwar province, the town of azan is under the army's control, and soldiers there say they are ready to capture more ground. >> translation: we control many areas now. we are preparing for an offensive against al qaeda's last strong hold in the area. >> the town of holpa has been an

al qaeda base since 2012. houses have been destroyed in the intense fighting. thousands have no shelter. >> our houses were destroyed. we lost everything. we are concerned about the ongoing military operations in nearby towns. >> troops have been deployed near here, al qaeda's last stronghold in shebwar province, tribesman are trying to negotiate an end to the violence. al qaeda fighters have two options - vender or be killed. >> reporter: the attack by al qaeda on military positions shows a risk in launching a major offensive against a group well trained in hit and run. security forces are expecting revenge attacks across the country concern is growing over a deadly virus that made its way into the united states. roxana saberi has that and other

stories making headlines across america today. >> 18 hospital workers in florida are getting tested for m.e.r.s. they were in contact with a patient diagnosed with the fire us. two other workers test the negative. the florida patient is the second confirmed case of mers in the u.s. the first was in indiana. mers killed nearly 150 people since reported two years ago in saudi arabia. the c d.c. is posting signs at major airports warning people travelling to the region. >> north dakota wants an appeals court to uphold a tough law on abortions. the law bans abortions as soon as a foetal heart beat can be detected. the federal government ruled the measure is unconstitutional. the only abortion clinic says it would ban abortions before many realise they are pregnant. >> a man who remanded a stolen truck into a maryland tv station faces charges of attempted murder.

vladimir baptiste slammed the truck into a tv stationie yesterday and barricaded himself inside for four hours. he showed signs of mental illness, no one was hurt. >> the pentagon is trying to transfer bradley manning to a general prison so he can be treated for a disorder. manning is serving 35 years for leaking classified documents to wikileaks. >> a realtor in indiana is fed up with potholes, he's taking matters into his own hand. >> there wasn't a lot of thought. it was there is a pothole, there's a plant. this may be fun. we had fun with it. it's serious. >> it looks fun. curt flock posted this video filling a pothole with a plant. he urms volunteers to adopt a -- urges volunteers to adopt a

plant. he says people that see the video may think it is run by the city. he wants to make his point in a humorous way. >> sometimes you have to do the ridiculous to get attention. >> that's what he said, making a parody, but he is making a point. >> i have my moments here every day. >> you sure do. >> thank you. firefighters in california battle a series of wild fires in the southern part of the state. a wildfire burned 30 homes in the home of carlesberg. mandatory evacuation notices have been sent to ohms and businesses, coming as firefighters battle other fires. jennifer london is in the rancho bernardo neighbourhood where the fire is 25% contained. what is the update from your location? >> i'm coming to you from the command post for the so-called

bernardo fire. we have seen a number of fire trucks in the past hour behind me, leave the staging area. fire crews have been working around the clock since the fire broke out early yesterday, 25% contained, 1500 acres have been burnt. the good news - no evacuation orders in place. schools are open. however, there are a number of neighbourhoods on high alert. again, no mandatory or voluntary evacuation orders here. >> so what resources are being called upon to try to stop this fire? >> well, this is a multiagency response. they have fire crews coming from as far away as central california. they also are calling on california prison inmates to help to battle the fire. it's a programme in cooperation with the californian department of corrections. there are six female cruise and 16 male crews, a little over 300

inmates working the fire. they are easy to spot. they are dressed in bright orge jump suits, and they are helping to build containment lines to stop the fire. it's important to note these are nonviolent offenders. but it does make you wonder if everyone feels safe having the felons on the front line. >> it's a little concerning initially, you know, i have guys i have to watch. after a while you watch them closely, but it's not as concerning. you are very good about where they are at, knowing where everyone is at every time. you do counts every 20 minutes, i have a record, my total people i have for the day. you always count them. it's how you keep track, and know nobody has walked away from you. >> reporter: and the firefighters, prison inmate firefighters are given two weeks training and have become an important part in fighting the

fires. >> it's hot and dry out there. this will be a tough season. jennifer london for us in san diego. appreciate it children as young as seven working 12 hours a day in tobacco field. the start of a report giving a look at the dangerous conditions these children face.

s >> in the power politics as hillary clinton prepares for a 2016 campaign. >> tony, the new york post said the republican advisor ids hillary clinton may have suffered a brain injury. she fell, suffered a concussion, spent four days in the hospital

from a related blood clot. recording potential brain damage she said: >>. >> democrats pushed back hard. the 2012 presidential candidate went further saying: . >> at the white house reporter asked jay carney about clinton's cognitive capacity. fox news called the race. >> here is what i say about cognitive capacity, which is dr rove night have been the last person on election night to recognise and acknowledge that the president won the election, including the state of ohio.

we'll leave it at that. >> rove is not leaving it. he's insisting clinton release health records if she run for president. >> in the midterms, the tea party got a win in the republican primary, ben sass won the republican nomination for the senate, beating out four rivals. sass's campaign released a campaign with his daughters talking about his dad's view of obamacare. >> he does not like obamacare, he read it, realises how bad it is and wants to find a way to destroy it and build something successful. >> he despises it. >> carl aiken has been declared a winner, leading by fewer than 400 marks. both hovering around the thresh halled. christco died after suffering injuries in the fall.

aiken takes on rena elmers. >> in florida democrats hoping to defeat a congressman took an unusual step of endorsing an independent candidate before a filing deadline. the support of ed-janing stopped another entering the race and jaynie dropped out. republican congressman david jolly will be on the ballot alone. it's usually a swing district. not in 2014. >> in politics - you can't beat somebody with nobody. you still can't. that's the power politics. >> david is doing double duty, taking over for ali velshi on "real money". the big show starts in a few

>> they board a school bus every morning, but it's not school they're going to. they're going to work. thousands of children will put in up to 50 hours a week on america's tobacco farms where they're being poisoned, exposed to nicotine and toxic pesticide. >> you can feel the chemical. it's very, very strong. i couldn't work at all. >> 141 children were interviewed around reported vomiting, nausea and headaches. those symptoms are similar to green tobacco illness. it's almost as if they're smoking significan cigarettes.

too old to buy cigarettes but old enough to pick the ingredients. >> the worst about it, you'll get like, you'll get fevers when you could get sick just by the smell of it. >> but it's not just the potentially life-threatening health effects. the organization said kids sometimes work in extreme heat handling dangerous tools up to 12 hours a day. >> when i first started and i didn't know what to do, i used a knife to cut of flower off. >> reporter: with the department of labor having withdrawn a 2011 proposal.

>> you feel like its time to get out. you feel like you're going to die. >> it's been 13 years in the making. the 9/11 museum and memorial taking place.

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>> 13 years after the september 11th attacks a memorial museum opens tomorrow. it's being called inspirational and controversial. john terrett has a look. >> tony, good afternoon. this is what the twin towers looked like before the towers came down. i'm now standing in the museum. you're greeted at once by two steal columns taken by the ex-teatheexterior.

you continue with a sloping walkway that takes you down seven floors down. the exhibit takes the viewers back almost 13 years it's as if 9/11 happened just yesterday. the vezee street stairs which thousands escaped. part of a motor used to propel one of the elevators. the giant slurry wall that held back the hudson river, and the fire truck with an inscription written by an anonymous person that says jeff, we will not forget you. >> reporter: the whole project is surrounded by controversies. tomorrow, this museum will open with president obama the guest of honor. the museum opens to the public

on may 21st. >> johnter rat, thank you. that is all of our time for this news hour. i'm tony harris in new york. real money with ali velshi is next. david shuster is sitting in tonight for ali. >> middle class families were being squeezed many being priced out of the areas they've lived in for decades. the fracking boom has farmers doing the unthinkable in the western plains. they're selling water. i'm david shuster in for ali velshi, and this is "real mone money."