philadelphia's rocky middle class next week on "real money." that is our show for today, i'm david shuster if for ali velshi. on behalf of the entire team at "real money," thanks for watching. ♪ >> hi, jeff, welcome to al jazeera america. >> atrocities car bombings, chemical weapons and a new global push to end the horror in syria. >> outrage of protestor kicked by an aid to turkey's prime minister, as turks bury the dead after the coal mine disaster. ink person know, dozens of wild fires in bone dry southern california, a look at the science fueling the flames. cancer killer, why a vaccine meant for meise

sals has doctors talking about a possible cure for cancer. plus. remembering the emotional dedication of new york's 9/11 museum. one of america's fears is coming true. syria's brutal civil wars is on the verge of spilling over. today a car bomb exploded on the border with turkey, and it happened near a crossing used by aid workers in refugees, and killed more than 40 people. the attack allegedly did not involve government forces, instead, one opposition group targeted another opposition group, trying to gain control of the border post. and there are new capsized sayings of chemical weapons in syria, secretary state john kerry said he seen raw data suggesting chlorine gas attacks were

indeed used by the syrian government against it's own people. and he. proked more u.s. action. >> every facet of what can be done will be ramped up. everything. and that includes political effort, it includes the aid to the opposition. it includes economic efforts. sanctions. >> the u.s. is also supporting a new diplomatic plan, and next week the united nations security council will vote on sending syria to the international criminal court, to be held accountable for war crimes. james bay reports. >> during three years of violence in syria, there's absolutely no doubt that appalling crimes have been committed by both sides. murder, rape, imprisonment, hostage taking, torture and mutilation. but no one has been held to account. at a heating this week,

at the united nations, a syrian american doctor talked about his work in aleppo just a month ago, and showed graphic evidence of crimes. >> this child had bone fragments embedded in his skin, but he did not have any fractures he told me he saw his best friend explode in front of him, so we were pulling out bone fragments of his best friend. >> we will start with the first one, and this is how the picture looked. >> human rights then presented evidence in the form. a slide show, showing where barrel bombs war dropped from an 80. at first, front line areas were targeted but then further attacks were used as a weapon to terrorize people well away from the contested areas. the latest attacks over 100 of them, marked in red, all took place as the u.n. resolution denouncing barrel bombs was denounced. >> it isn't just about the barrel bomb, mrs. a mountain of evidence out there about very very serious crimes committed

mostly by the government, but also by opposition groups. we have published dozens of reports, the u.n. commission of requirery has dozens of rothers so there is no question, that the criminal court would have more than the necessary material to start a serious investigation, and very quickly prosecuting people probably on both sides of the country. france has decided it is now time to take action. it has come up with a draft revolution, that has come up to everything that has happened in the criminal court. it's due to be put to a vote here in this chamber early next week. >> it's clear the majority of the security council including the u.s. will support the resolution, but it probably won't pass. there will be diplomatic overtures in the coming days but many believe the russians will use their veto, it's not clear how china will vote. the backers of the resolution believe even if the vote is lost next

week, eventually the momentum towards justice for syria will become unstoppable. james because, al jazeera at the united nations. >> and al jazeera's digital writer was on the ground in syria for two years covering the war, and she joins us tonight from new york. let's talk about these latest developments, what results could they mean for syria. so for all the rhetorical condemnation has not amounted in much change. and to a much lesser extent the armed empeoplist. >> the presidential elections in june, what's that going to look like? >> i think it is going to look like a staged production quite frankly. obviously aren't credible elections by any sort of definition of what free and democratic election should look like. so far the regime has been able to control who the field of opponents will be, and no one can

really expect that in the environment the currently exists there can be any true and real free exchange of ideas or free participation. particularly given that millions of people are outside of the country, and are they going to be able to vote? how will the votes with counted. so the much more of a prop to sort of legitimize what is already clearly an illegitimate regime. >> let's talk about the refugees. the besieged area, to the west of damascus, houses a significant population. give us some sort of sense about talk about -- the refugees that exist there today. >> well, today, it's dire. it is dire for most civilians inside syria, but what we are seeing is now been today's officially 66 years of the nekba, which is what the palestinians commemorate. 66 years of statelessness, these are

perhaps -- perhaps it was not foreseen that it would disintegrate, but when you look at what has happened in lebanon, that do not have citizen ship are more vulnerable. while we may not have known this would happen, it is something we could have expected. and if somebody who is aserrian american who has worked and lived in the west bank, and is quite familiar with the refugee situation, it is never something i would have imagine befallen syrians now we have 2.5 million syrian refugees it is a scary glimpse of what the future could be for syrians, if we continue to have in bringing the cries toys a resolution. >> we just saw a couple of pictures at the end of the video, that were powerful. and the pictures not just the refugees and the crowds but also the intense damage the bombs the explosions, the impact it has had on syria, can you explain just how serious this

damage is? obviously is loss of life is much more significant, anything that is destroyed can be rebuilt. but one thing that several people have is been discussing that any sort of resolution will involve a considerable reconstruction project. but the same way we saw today, new yorkers commemorating what happened in lower manhattan with the opening of the national museum, the physical landscape of a place is part of the psyche of the people that live there. and obviously the loss of life, and stability, and possibility of a future is much more devastating. but this is another way that your heart can break, and lead to the further dill bibite that we will see for years to come. when you see the pictures clearly human beings lived there and they had to go some place, and in many cases they fled across theboarders.

thank you very much. >> thank you. >> a new twist in egypt today in the trial of three al jazeera journalists accused of conspiring with a terrorist group. prosecutors want the defense to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars just to see evidence against the prisoners. more from reporter bernard smith. >> they have told the defense team they must pay a fee of $170,000 to facilitate viewing of the evidence against the journalists. demand the network described as an affront to justice. >> peter, are accused of being involved in terrorism, and faking reports. hopefully lit be favorable, and the judge

and the ejames system, and i believe that would be the essential factor at the end. >> three lawyers who no longer represent the al jazeera journalists earlier told the court that the network is using the trial the promotional purposes. they also say that the deft is -- against egypt, for damage to it's business. the network has rejected those allegations saying in a statement, the support from across the world has been loud, and it is important to keep that going. we aren't cooing to do everything possible, to get our journalists out of jail. and are working with the first class legal team, to end this injustice. >> the court is now sat eight times since the trial started in early february. after each adjournment, the three men returned to a single eight by three-meter cell that they shared for much of their time in custody. they were arrested at the end of desks their next court appearance is

scheduled for may 22nd. >> the family of the four al jazeera journalists denied hunter reports -- denies report his hunger strike has ended. he stopped eating one hung 15 days ago. video leaks of his yesterday, and it shows the 26-year-old looking frail. he was moved to solitary confinement. without his family's knowledge, and today state media reported the hunger strike was over. his brother says that is not true. they are trying to force feed him, they are using his solitary confinement as a way to end his hunger strike, through non -- through forcible methods. >> he has not been charged with any crime, despite being incarcerated for 266 days since last august. she was arrested as he reported on a vigil held by thousands supporting

then president mohammed morsy. in turkey, anger building against the government for how it has handled this week's coal mine explosion. thousands protested in major cities as they tried to subdue demonstrators with water cannons. four of the countries biggest unions are on strike, demanding better conditions for workers. at least 282 are confirmed dead from the worst mining disaster in the history. and more than 140 others are still missing. turkish journalists say it shows a minister kicking a demonstrator on the ground. hope fades about the possibility of finding any more survivors. the grief is intensifying so many young lives lost, doing a job that is poorly paid. having encouraged her

husband to find work elsewhere. he was only a few weeks away from becoming a sergeant in the army. they married seven months ago, they had big plans for the future. all over this down there are gathering like this. it is a town consumed by brief, and now the underlying anger, is beginning to show more and more. >> some of the anger is subdued, a feeling of social injustice that such high risks should be taken to earn a living. we send them to work every day, but we don't know if they will make it back. >> he grew up with me, my inside is on fire, we complain about safety standards but they don't care. elsewhere the aingeser is spontaneous but not physical. these are mostly miners many still working. they say safety standards

have suffered since mine privatization in 2005. before the privatization it was very good, now they don't value people's lives. there was another official visit to the disaster scene. this time the president, he calls for a review on turkish safety regulations. >> one individual lost huge pain for their family, and this is faced by all of us, we are facing a huge devastation. >> in summer, the long list of victims and their grieving families are named over the municipality public address system. >> this town's depend on coal mining that supplies the they are 3458 power station. but people here, are seething with emotion,

over the safety question. whether this will all have a political impact on the government is at this stage unclear. andrew simmons, al jazeera, western turkey. >> coming up next, state of mentioner six the race to save hundreds of homes threatens by the raging wild fires out in southern california. why protestors in brazil think the world cup next month, is a big waste of money. >>

rages wild fires burned thousands of acres in southern california. thousands of people forced to three, let's go brian rooney now. brian, that is the latest. >> we are standing over a rescreen, that purposes out about an hour nag ago. firefighters stopped it pretty much at the top of the hill. it gives an idea of the

fire bursts up in one place after another, and it gives you an idea of how far it is for firefighters to chase these fires. >> fires have problemmed up faster than firefighters can knock them down. the swirling black smoke carrying burning embers straight up. firefighters have had to attack at least nine different fires over the past few days. thousands of residents and some businesses have been advised to evacuate. some areas are without power. fire has burned into the giant camp pendleton marine base. >> we were with watching and waiting and watching and waiting. we saw the flames over the hit, and as soon as that reverse 9-1-1 call came in, we got out. >> the most destructive fires burning more than 9,000 acres. in all, 14 square miles of fire. dozens of homes are heavily damages or burned to the ground.

>> it was our dream house, and just got it the way we wanted it, and now it is all gone. >> today it was a major assault from the air. 22 military aircraft, and the so called super scoop dumping water. >> been doing this 35 years and this is some of the most radical fire fighting i have seen. >> we are hoping and keeping a close eye on the weather. >> investigators are looking for a cause for the firefighters most southern california wild fires are caused by people, whether accidental or intentional. >> if it is a criminal nature we will prosecute the appropriate parties. >> and it isn't over, everybody is on the alert for new fires. you don't get dry lightening strikes here, so probably most of these fires were intention nally set. let me talk about -- i

saw in one of our -- you were standing there i believe, and there was some yaz down below, clearly it burns right through it, how fast do these fires move? >> i have seen them go up a hillside in 30 seconds. 600-yards the ravine behind me, burned out in a matter of two or three minutes. it wasn't the fastest, we were a little threatens for a couple of minutes but i was standing over there on the edge, and it is all burned and chars now. is since the start of this year, there have been nearly 1,400 wild fires across the state of california, that's more than double the average. for more on the science behind these, we turn to science and technology correspondent. how difficult is it to get these under control. >> well, john, fire should be understood that

it is a part of the ecosystem. it is a great reset button, the problem is human beings. as brian just noted being in there among those houses the great tension is between where we live and where these fires take place. until the middle of the 20's century, there was just a camping out all wild fires everywhere, and that led to a overabundance of this, dry fuel. that create as lot more fuel and a lot more intense and fires than we should be facing in a natural system. >> so there are a lot of questions about the impact of climb change, what do you say to that. >> well, that is the other factor. if you consider between 1980, and 1989, there was 100 forest fire as year, now days we are seeing over two hundred fifth big fires and the burn season is getting longer. it used to be that the western united states has a wild fire system of five months now you are seeing it at seven months

or great, right now the grass here is perfect for burning. that should be green and lush, and instead it is already parched because of the drought. that is having a huge effect on the firefighters that we are seeing. >> we have seen some pretty crazy video of these fires. what are they? >> well, they are pretty amazing little spectacles. they are basically a tornado in the traditional sense, the high and low pressure system coming together and forming a vortex. when you have a forest fire condition brings together hot air and cold air in the same way. it is sort of a tornado in miniature. the problem is you are picking up all this fuel, symptom of which is already preburnt ash, but the incredible heat can reignite that. that's why you are seeing these collums raising up. sos then't tornadoes arriving from outside, these are -- are actually created by the fire itself.

>> looks like they can go up hundreds of feet into the air, thank you very much. the president of nigeria, good luck jonathan is is traveling tomorrow. five town where the 260 missing girls went to school and were kidnapped by the rebel group boko haram. the families will meet with jonathan good luck tomorrow. there is growing pressure is to find the girls. credittics say the president does not care about remote communities. kidnapping has led to called from campaigners across africa, to support rights of young african women. and rachelle is here to talk about that. >> she is a remarkable woman, sister rose mary is a catholic nun who dedicated her life to caring for girls abducted by war lords joseph cony's lord resistence army. she is the director of the isn't monica's girls tailoring center, which takes in young women rescued from the hands of

f cony. we sat down with her here to talk about her work, and what she thinks of the global response to the missing girls in nigeria. >> i can go back to my own background. i was born and grew up in a poor village. and i think i i am strong, but i can make a contribution and really bring where i know culture will not favor them. all of the girls are not favored because boys would be preferred. girls who are considered as people that can get married and make a home. and a souther of wedding and i knew that i could determine to bring girls education from any level for whatever reason. and i will try my best to give them some skills to let them be self-supporting to have the future, their own

plans. >> some of the girls of course are having a more difficult time than others and that's obviously a understatement, because of the challenges that uganda has been going through. >> yes. >> because of joseph cony, talk about the impact. >> the girls in northern uganda, where the little girlhood are abducted faken into captivity, and they are used as sex slaves. and a good numb ore of these young women grew up and got children at very tender age from their captors. but one thing with them -- this struggle to come with the children back, but the only problem that faces that, having a child whose father is not known in our culture is not to be accepted. and also people are afraid of these young women knowing that they were trained killers and people thought they would return to kill them, or

cause atrocities. that is one of the reasons really feared these young women when they return or the children who are abducted and that's how we decided this school we are running would open the door and receive these young women, and make it more of a family. where they seven love, compassion, and care. >> talk about how powerful. >> we are using that needle, like we are heading the broken lives of these young women. and we are making them to mend their own pain away. they sew their own pain with the needle. it become as use. activity, whereby, they gain their dignity, when they know they can produce something and society is going to pay for it. and that makes them quite dignified, and once the students when they finish they settle and find

their own little jobs, and sew clothes for people. when i move around markets and other places, i see these women in small shops it gives me a great sense of fulfillment, and i say we are working together with them to mend the unbrokenness. >> i would like to get your take on what is going on with this school girls in nigeria who were kidnapped and the global response, and some would say a slow response to almost 300 girls being kidnapped because they wanted an education. i don't like that we get slow on this. during the time, a chance to speak, i mentioned in my speech that this is good forum for me to talk about lost girls, and not only going to talk, but i am going to shouted, and exactly all of us should

shout about these girls. because it is no long err nigerian problem, it is no longer african problem, it is a global issue. because any violence against women and children, wherever it happens it is an attack against humanity. a very painful moment, makes me angry. because this is a time when the world should come together. to shout not only to speak, the #we are going on with it, is not enough. we should go on, we should shout louder and louder. >> sister rose mary's experience are in her book sewing for hope. >> says we need to shout. >> we need to shout. >> that's right. incredible woman, thank you rachelle. up next, shock and awe, for cancer, sign fists are excited after an ex-freely high dose of

the measles vaccine that put as woman's cans entire remission. and promoting peace, a 9/11 inspired music producer nile rogers to launch a worldwide effort to help children.

this hatch hour. cover doctors tall a treatment using the measles vaccine a break through. world cup protests why some in brazil say the soccer champion is not worth the cost. and inside the 9/11 memorial, dignitaries family members dedicate the site at ground zero where the victims are honors. today in london secretary state kerry spoke out. he said raw data suggests that chlorine gas was used by the government against it's people. whether -- for war crimes.

protestors rallied that is in turkey today, angry with the government for how it's been handled the coal mine explosion. more than 280 people were killed at least 140 others are still missing. fueling the outrage, the turkish media saying shows an advisor kicking a demonstrator during a visit to the site of the disaster. california's governor declared a state of emergency, where wild fires soccerred thousands of acres. firefighters have had to battle dozens of fires. several homes have been destroyed. and john, firefighters are hoping for better conditions that would be cooler temperatures and calmer winds that's what they are hoping for. >> still burning, all right, thank you. a woman dying of cancer is is in full remission tonight. rotherredly cured by massive dose of the measles vaccine. patients stacyer hold who is battle add blood cancer for more than a

decade was told it was incurable. the doctors at the mayo clinic. they conducted tests on two patients one of them was successful. >> we have known for some time that viruses can work as a vaccine, and if you inject a virus into a tumor you can provoke the immune system to then come and destroy that cancer other cancers. >> it is just remarkable, who would have thought. >> she was given enough vaccine for 10 million people. dr. ressell believes his team can one day create a one shot cure, and joining us to talk about this. doctor, welcome back. >> how are you, john. >> i am good, how does this work? >> well, it is fascinating technology, and an exciting one. what they do is genetically engineer the measles virus to seek out and sort of just destroy cancer cells.

it does that, at least it did in this patient. >> would it be possible that the vaccine could work for other cancers in is. >> you know, it is possible. it is certainly an exciting technology, but at this point it is very experimental, and the measles virus, combining with high loma was a little bit of a perfect storm for a variety of reasons. >> do researchers believe this is directly related to the vaccine or is it just possible it happened on it's own? >> the vaccine itself was genetic limted fied to be a type of virus that wasn't dangerous to humans can is why so many people can get the vaccine without getting measles. but in this case, it was modified specifically to seek out a protein that's on the surface of these cancer cells. and when it finds the cells it busts them out, breaks them and killed they want. >> so it wasn't the fact that she just automatically went into remission on herself on her own.

>> it doesn't seem like it. this is a very select group of people who are in very pilot experimental trial, and we still have a number of reports we haven't heard from the trial, and we will hear more about them later, but these people were at the very edge of death. when they were chosen they are not the kind of people that go into spontaneous remission. >> millions of doses of the vaccine, how dangerous is that. >> you know, there was sort of a violent fever, and vital sign reaction to is dose. because it's such an ex-treatment dose, but it is almost what they expected, and it didn't seem to do anything other than temporary harm, which is also what they expected. >> you know we have these reports and we talk to you about break throughs, is this a true break through in your opinion. >> it is certainly a break through in the sense that it is the first time there's been a true full remission using this kind of virus mediated therapy. on the other hand, it is a very narrow group.

it is not clear whether this will be something that can be ex-perhaplated to others yet. >> but the idea is if they could genetically modify the measles vaccine going into search for a particular type of cancer, this type of cancer they could do it for others is? that's what they are thinking. and the technology behind this would support this as an idea. there's a reason it has only worked in one person, despite the fact that it has been looked at for decades. so it isn't clear how far this can go. >> dr. david newman, doctor, thank you. >> thank you. >> well, people around the world are living longer than ever before, and that's according to a new report from the new health organization. the average girl can expect to live to the age of 70 is three, and the average boy to the age of 68. that's about six years longer than children born in 1990, the world health organization sites several factors including

better birth practices fewer cases of stroke, and heart disease, and declining tobacco use. but there's also some troubling news, life expectsy is still below age 25. where there is a big gap between rich and poor, a poor boy born in a poor country can expect to live about 60 years old. that's 16 years less than his wealthier counter part, for girls a poor girl born in a poor country can expect to live 19 years less than the wealthier girl. allegations of cover ups and preventable deaths at v.a. medical centers has all come to a head today on capitol hill. veterans affair secretary testified before congress, on the state of veterans healthcare. he faced some very harsh questions about his involvement in inadequate medical treatment for veterans. including unreasonably long waits for care. here is how he responded.

any adverse incident like this, makes me as -- makes me mad at hell. but at the same time it saddens me, because i understand that out of those adverse events, a veteran and a veteran's family is dealing in the aftermart, and i always try to put myself in their shoes. >> the country's largest veterans group, the american he john is calling for him to resign. other veteran groups say he should stay. when brazil became honest nation for this year's world cup, it was seen as a grains chance to showcase the natural beauty. and the global spotlight has said burning tires police barricades and thousands of anti-world cup protestors, will get more from gabriel alexandar in sao paulo. >> the world cup is less than 30 days away here, and there's going to be a lot of noise when they start, but these people are making noise

themselves right now. these are working families that have occupied some land about five-kilometers away from the south palo world cup stadium. and they are marching here to bring attention to things such as affordable housing, healthcare, and better education. these are their key concerns and they say now is the time to bring attention to them. >> now president doma rue said last week when she was here inaugurated the new stadium, she actually met with a couple of leaders of this movement. the government is watching this very closely, because they know that this has the potential to explode into a bigger protest, like what we saw last june that swept all over brazil. the protestors have started setting tires on fire, blocking the entrance to the stadium. off in the distance, i don't know how well you can see it, blocking the

actual world cup stadium, that is what they say is the symbol of all their grievances. >> the world cup kicks off on a 12th and just about -- russia says it is rejecting the u.s. requests to continue using the international space station, past 2020. the u.s. was hoping to run a $100,000,000,000.15 nation project through 2024, the announcement follows the american plans to deny export licenses for some hi-tech items to russia. more from moscow. >> as the ukraine crisis continues to harm relations between russia and the united states, there's a new battlefield. on wednesday, three astronauts one american, one russian, and one japanese, return to earth after over six months on the international space station. but now moscow says it won't keep it going beyond the current target of 2020. we have requested from

our american colleagues to prolong the use of the international space station until 2024. but other colleagues are ready to offer new projects aimed at further. space program after ward. now the i.s.s. was supposed to be a project that ended the space race. russia is now threatening to close it down early, shows how angry it is about the sanctions. >> and lift off. >> russia's leverage is clear, since it ended the space craft has been the only way to reach them. this expert says while the right to honor commitments for the next six years it should also be focusing on it's own projects.

ten years ago we couldn't think about any serious plans, we should set new goals. that's what the government is saying over the next year, they will decide which space projects to develop. so is far reaction has been cautious, they say space cooperation has been the hallmark of relations including during the height of the cold war, and most notably in the past 13 years of continuous human presence onboard the international space station. which does suggest the final frontier is now becoming a new front line. al jazeera, moscow. >> honda is developing a house designed to produce more energy than it consumes. it is an invasion in environmental technology. techno's phil torres take us inside the honda smart home. >> believe it or not,

cara and i are doing this for science. >> and this, and even this. we rah guests in a sustainable laboratory for living. >> we want to get to a zero carbon future. >> and this is what zero carbon emission looks like, it is one awesome place. we walk in, it is a full on dream home. >> so this is a honda smart home. >> welcome. >> ground floor is filled with modern furniture. shares, couches and rugs all made from sustainable materials. even the floor, polished concrete, was constructed in a way to reduce carbon emissions. so why is honda in the house business? to build a home that can power itself and an electric car with energy to spare. michael conic is the

project leader for the honda smart home. >> honda's involvement would seem to indicate that they are interested in more than just cars. >> as we get more and more electric vehicles we have to be more careful in the way they integrate with your house, so by putting the house and the car together as a system, the system can be more than the sum of it's parts. >> be sure to tune into the latest episode of tech noe to see that story on the honda smart phone saves. do net neutrality rules the guidance would allow internet providers to charge websites for faster delivery of their content. opponents of the proposal fear the internet companies would use the new riles to discriminate against certain websites the public has four

months to respond, the f.c.c. could make a final ruling later this year. white house officials said as the process continues they hope the final rule stays try to the spirit of net neutrality. coming up next, honoring the victims now and forever, a somber ceremony to dedicate the 9/11 museum and memorial, plus. >> after the tragic events of 9/11, a lot of people from around the world kept calling me, and asking me to rerecord we are family to jump start the healing process. >> legendary music producer nile rogers talked to me about how he is promoting peace, one child at a time.

we have seen the temperatures really rise, we saw record breaking temperatures earlier this

week, what is happening is is this ridge of high pressure, is is beginning to break down, just a little bit. you can see the clouds staterring to push more into the area. i will get into the long term effects later, but take a look at what is happening right now. clouds into parts of van, still very dry down here. relative humidities are still in the single differents. we are talking about los angeles at 80%. san diego is now at 8%, we are seeing those temperatures staterring to go down. that's some good news, but the red flag warnings the heat is still in effect. canceled, we are looking at temperatures tomorrow, though, for los angeles about 93 degrees, san diego 86, and that is still well above average for san diego. once we get to saturday, they go down even more, by the time we get to sunday, we are looking at more average conditions across the region. that is a look at your

national weather, your news is coming up after this. this. memorial museum opened today, it was an motional day as first responderred and political leaders gather for it's dedication ceremony, john has the story. >> new york's young people's chorus start of the dedication ceremony, for the new national sent the 11th memorial and museum. the nation's leaders on

hand for a day that was both subdued and inspirational. president obama who toured the museum before the ceremony used the occasion to reach out beyond u.s. borders. >> we look into the faces of nearly 3,000 innocent souls, men and women, and children of every race, every creed, from every corner of the world. >> the museum's dedication comes three years later than planned. it sits precisely where the world trade center once stood. it's aim is to show the build up to sent 11th, 2001, almost 13 years ago, when the towers came down. it highlights the lives of those who dies and those who came to try to rescue them. artifacts are combined with moving video, of loved oning saying goodbye to each other. >> the man they call america's mayor rudy giuliani used his speech

to point out the random nature of those that died that day and those that made it out alive. >> we will never understand why one person escaped and another didn't. how random it all seems. and how powerless it makes us all feel. >> this woman is is one of the few to make it out of the south tower. she took her heels off, and walks barefoot 50 blocks to safety. >> when i heard that the museum was looking for artifacts i thought about my shoes. i had put them in a plastic container, and when i took them out, they still had the smell on them from that awful day. and i knew i would never wear them again. >> the museum has faced criticism over the $24 fee, and for muslim group whose worry a video called the rise of al quaida unfairly links islam with terrorism.

today was about looking back, and looking forward, all in the same hour long production. >> so now the national sent the 11th memorial has been officially opened by president obama, over the course of the next six days family members will be invited in to take a private view to assess, and take stock. and then the museum opens to the public next wednesday. al jazeera, ground zero new york. >> the events of 9/11 inspired legendary music producer nile rogers to promote peace. he talked to me about the foundation he started to help children around the world. you may not know the name, but you certainly know his music. he has produced songs from sister sledge's megahit we are family. >> you have the "we are family" foundation, which

i understand grew out of 9/11 in some ways. >> indeed, yes. >> tell me how. >> what happened was after the tragic of events of 9/11, a lot of people from around the world kept calling me and asking me to rerecord "we are family" to jump start the healing process. i was very reluctant to do it. but after receiving a ton of phone calls and a lot of pressure from my friends, i thought okay, let me do this. and i rerecorded the song, and it took on a life of it's own. and the next thing you know someone said you know, we need to form a foundation and just keep doing this, because this feels good, and we started focusing on teens, and it was the greatest thing that we ever did. so we are family foundation, found it's way forward by meeting this 13-year-old poet named matdy j.t. >> matty suffered from

muscular dystrophy, before he died at age 13, he wrote six best selling books, including one with former president jimmy carter. his goal, to promote peace. each year, niles charity works with 13 whose are following in his footstep to create a better world. case in point, 17-year-old elnan run as charity for girls in afghanistan. >> so tell me about what inspired you to start this charity? >> when i was nine i wrote a speech about afghanistan, and the human rights violations, and it just seemed so wrong. these girls they weren't allow sod go to school. they weren't allowed to have an education. >> my goal was to raise enough money for one teacher's saltry for one year, and at the time that was about 750-dollars can wasn't a

lot. >> to teach girls. >> yes. >> elana held her first fund raiser when she was just 9. she raked in $4,500 retiredle women for little women in afghanistan was born. chapters spraining up in the united states, and canada, and soon it was helping buy school supplies and train teachers. >> and how did you and nile rogerses comment together? is. >> in 2011, i was selected to be a team leader. which is a part of the we are family foundation, which is nile, founded. >> each year, three.dash flies it's teen leaders to new york, and teaches them how to get their message out. the way matty did. >> matty had oprah winfrey, and larry king, so we had this big international platform. some of our kids don't have those -- the benefit of those powerful media platforms. so what we do, is we try and amfully final rules their message, and we give them the means to do

that. what else did you learn that helped you? >> i was able to learn how to get my word out there on things like facebook, and twitter, and really using different things like youtube. lain that has raised almost half a million dollars, little women for little women, has trained more than 5,000 teachers, and is helping educate thousands of girls in afghanistan. >> tell me what elana's work has meant to your foundation? >> oh my gosh. quell, she is is the perfect example. not only is her own program, and her own work amazing what she does with young women in afghanistan, but she has such a huge heart, and she is always there to help us. >> we are family, and that's what it is. >> thanks to niles and

elana. coming up all new on our newscast, a stand out on the basketball court, but he ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time, the story of the philadelphia high school student whose life has turned into an inspiration, after being cut short. plus. was she fired over pay, the question still being asked about jill egerson was fired by the new york times. we told you about nile roger pros meeting peace, and tonight's freeze frame by british artist, is a pore freight of a young woman who is doing the same thing. who is shot by the taliban in 2012, as she made her way to the school in pakistan, the painting was auctioned off for $103,000. the headlines are next. dee

perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. today in london. kerry said he was shown raw data suggesting chlorine gas was used by syria's government against it's people. he also promised more political and economic effort from the u.s. on weather to send syria to the criminal court for war crimes.

angry demonstrators took to the streets in turkey today, demanding the government co nor after this week's coal mine accident that killed more than 280 people. add dog the outrage, media saying this picture shows an advisor kicking a protestor on the ground. firefighters continue to battle dangerous flames in southern california, thousands of acres have burned in san diego county, where the governor has declare add state of emergency, these are live pictures for you. dozens of homes are destroyed and thousands have had to evacuate. doctors at the mayo clinic may have found an effective treatment for cancer, the measles vaccine. the woman dying of cancer is in full remission, after receiving a mas.sive dose of that vaccine. the immune system while fighting to destroy the measles also got rid of the patient's blood cancer. that's remarkable. and those are the headlines america tonight with joey chen that's up next, and you can always

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