history, sweeping over 400 square miles. it destroyed 150 homes. cooler temperatures should help them out a bit. those are the headlines. i'm paul beban, "america tonight" with adam may is next. on "america tonight" the long journey home hits a road block. remains unaccounted for. fears the debris field has been compromised. mourns. >> there's so many victims, it's a tragedy for individual members of the family and friends. remembering lives lost while families wait for answers.

in gaza more violence and tough talk. >> what we are seeing with hamas is another instance of islamist extremism. hamas is like i.s.i.s. hamas is like al qaeda. hamas is like hezbollah. hamas is like boko haram. >> for many palestinians and israeli mothers - they are burying their children. world leaders demand diplomacy to end the blood shed. israel is top a ceasefire. will hamas agree. and a social experiment 20 years in the making. two kids from the inner city - one black, one white, both dreaming for a better life. >> when they start out they are cute and cuddly, you want each and every one to own the world. and you know sadly that that will not happen. stunning results of a study that raises the question when

you come from the main streets is the american dream dead on arrival for some? good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm adam may in for joie chen. five days after malaysian airlines flight 17 was shot over eastern ukraine, a full-scale investigation continues to be hindered by rebel fighters, a lack of security and evidence tampering. there's a lot of information. most of the victims' remains will be flown from ukraine to the netherlands. a dispute erupted between experts and rebels. 92 bodies are unaccounted for. the u.s. released intelligence to support its claim that the plane was hit by an s-11 missile

fired from rebel held territory in eastern ukraine. and european leaders, people, imposed new sanctions on russian companies and individuals, threatening tougher measures if russia does not rein in the separatists. sheila macvicar has more for us. >> reporter: finally the train bearing the bodies of the dead and the flight data recorder are under separatist control. it's the first chance to log and identify the dead. the beginning of what may be a month' long process to return the victim to their families. they'll be flown to an airbase in the netherlands. as soon as the victim is identified, the family will be informed. nobody else. that can happen quickly, it can sometimes take weeks or months. >> but there is more evidence of a lack of care separatists have taken with the crash site and

the bodies. separatists say they loaded the remains of 282 people on the train. dutch investigators say there were only 200. with 298 people on flight 17, that may mean remains of 100 people have either been taken elsewhere or still lay in the fields. new satellite images show the scale of the crash scene - 12 scare miles. on the ground today the smell of decc aremains in -- decay remains. there were few guards, despite promises to secure the premises. red and white tape was torn away. the state of the wreckage is important. it will tell investigators what happened to the plane. what kind of missile took it down. there's reports that debris have removed. >> we saw workers using a power

saw to get a closer look at the fuselage. we can't draw conclusion, it's not a role, but an orved observation that we made. >> in australia the country's p.m. was blunt. >> after the crime comes the cover-up. what we have seen is evidence tampering on an industrial scale. obviously that has to stop. >> this is what a secured crash scene looks like. the wreck of pan am 103 near lockerbie scotland brought down by a bomb, a plane meticulously reconstructed. a thumb-nail size fragment key to identifying the bomb's timer. anthony was a scientist leading the investigation of the victim's remains. he says getting the same level of evidence will be difficult. >> there's no accuracy, no continuity, no detail. to retrieve the situation, identification is not going to be a problem.

taking it further from that, in terms of reconstruction of the incident, that's a different story. >> late today. u.s. intelligence says their intelligence that shows a missile was an fa 11 launched from a buick missile launcher. adding that russia bears direct responsibility for rebel training and support. what u.s. officials do not know if it was russian military or trained rebels. ukranian sources say this is likely the missile launcher loaded on to a truck on its way to russia. russia faces new sanctions. russia's president vladimir putin called that unacceptable. but in spied of strong condemnation from european leaders, they are divided over how much pain they are willing to take to punish russia.

france says it will go ahead with the sale of one $of00 million high-toke war -- $6 million high-tech missile. let's bring in sheila macvicar, there's so much new information to go through. let's begin by talking about the black boxes. where are they, where are they headed and what are the investigators hoping to learn? >> the two black boxes were turned over by rebels, they are in the possession of investigators, and are on their way to the u.k., the air accident branch there, farmbre, which has experience in looking at the data. they'll be analysed quickly, and we should get a read out within 24 hours as to what they have to tell us. >> the information will be interesting to see what that accident. st intelligence determined what

they believe is a few things. >> they have the ignition of the rocket launcher, when it basically turns on. they have the trajectory going up and the path of the plane as it comes across. they identified the point of impact. this is a missile that doesn't explode on impact. it explodes in proximity. >> what happens to the plane. >> the plane is hit by shrapnel, a lot of shrap them, and with such force that the plane depressure ices and disintegrates, which is the result we see on the ground. in the initial seconds after the explosion of the war head continues to fly through shrapnel. that's some of the pitting that we have seen on some of the fuselage and other parts that are on the ground, that investigators have been interested taking a look at. >> be spoke to former ntsb investigator, who told us based on images he has seen, backs up what you are saying, that the

plane broke party, and he believes the passengers went into a free fall and may have survived a few seconds before ground. >> what the black boxes will tell us - we'll know from the black box what else the flight was at. we'll know there may be some reaction in the cockpit. there's a voice recorder. we may hear some kind of sound of an explosion, depending upon where in proximity to the voice recorder that missile went off. >> will those responsible for the downing of the airliner be brought to justice. we'll turn to the deputy dean of a pennsylvania lawsuit. will there be a crime, will someone be held accountable? >> there's an enormous crime, holding someone accountable is high. we have to identify who ordered the plane to be shot down, who

pushed the button, and find the people who may be in russia or disappeared into the chaos of ukraine. >> if the russians determined, supplied the missile technology, what do they need to do to hold russia accountable. do we need to know that a russian hit the button, if they button. >> if a russian soldier ordered or launched that missile, russia would be responsible. that seems unlikely. what is more likely is ukranian rebels trained by russia did so. the question is whether russia had effective control. that is the word na the international court of justice used in the past, to hold a country responsible. more than supplying, equipping or training the rebels. it's about operational control. if they were monitoring the operation, that would be enough. that is what this investigation will have to focus on. how much control if any.

>> when we talk about justice in this case, are you talking about criminal justice in the sense of bringing people to trial, individuals to trial, or are we talking about assigning a blame. >> we are talking about both. there's one aspect holding the individual perpetrators responsible. that will happen in a dutch or malaysian court. given who was involved in the incident. the other is holding russia responsible as a state. that's an effective control. >> a lot of pieces of the puzzle to put toot. william burke right and sheila macvicar, thank you so much. now to the turmoil in gaza, 15 days of fighting killed hundreds of palestinians and left 27 israeli soldiers dead. in the face of escalating violence and a ballooning humanitarian crisis secretary of state john kerry flew to cairo

to work towards a ceasefire. so far the exchange of air strikes and rocket fire have intensified. the f.a.a. cancelled all u.s. fights to the airport in tel aviv for 24 hours after the hamas rocket landed. israel attempted to step up results by land, air and scene. the death toll rose above 600. more than 100 killed from children. a u.s. girl's school used as a shelter was directly hit by israeli shelling. the number of displaced palestinians has now climbed past 100,000. al jazeera's nick schifrin is on the ground. could you bring us up to date on the latest there. >> good evening, we have a continued israeli bombardment a few minutes ago, three blocks from here. the targets are the same.

the people that fire rockets, the rocket launchers, and a lot of tunnels. israeli officials telling me they believe there's over 100 tunnels around the gaza strip of fighters trying to get from gaza into israel, and that is the main focus of this israeli campaign. you may be able to hear the thumps behind me, firing from the scene, warships firing into gaza behind me. clearly the israeli campaign stepping up along the boarder. and the rockets themselves are flying more than 50 rockets so far today from gaza into israel. >> we can hear that. we understand that al jazeera's offices took a hit. can you tell us what happened? >> yes, this was a little after 9am when two prejudice ect isles through into the -- projectiles through into the offices through the windows.

the thumping continues that you can hear. they landed in an area of the office where no one was standing or seated, and the belief is that no one was intended to be hurt by those project isles. they were about that big or so. they are similar to what israel has used to give warning signs to families in homes, that they will destroy in the future, flash bangs, people might know, designed to scare people but not hurt them. but the israeli military, i've been pressing them, say they cannot confirm or deny that a soldier fired that into the office. it does come a day after israel's top diplomat said that al jazeera should not broadcast in israel and called us a mouth piece for hamas. those are quite loud landing a few blocks away. continues. >> intense there right now. >> any reaction to the shut down of the airport?

>> yes, this does not please israel to say the least. they have really taken pains to demonstrate that the iron dome system protects the country from rockets, that this is a safe country, but this peerses that notion -- pierses that notion. it's a 24 hour blan by u.s. and -- ban by u.s. and other airlines. immediately israeli officials pouncing on it calling it unnecessary and not necessary to hand terror a prize. they said the airport was safe, guarded. we saw images of that airport closing down when the rocket hit nearby and people running in panic as officials closed down the airport. that's what the airlines are responding to, the fear and pap irk, and after the incident in ukraine. none of the airlines want to take a risk. >> it will be interesting to see if they expand it and what the impact is.

thank you for joining us. >> once again the fa 824 hour ban include all u.s. flights to israel's air terminals. the following suspended flights. >> diplomatic pressure for a ceasefire intensified. in tel aviv binyamin netanyahu net with u.n. secretary ban ki-moon. he wants both sides to stop fighting and search for a solution. binyamin netanyahu is certain that hamas it not willing to end the conflict. >> stop fighting, start talking and take the root causes of the country, so we are not in the same situation in six months or a year. >> what grievance can we solve with hamas. their grievance is we exist. they don't want a 2-state solution, or any solution. >> they arrived from egypt where

they sat with the u.s. secretary of state. >> casualties are mounting. what led israel and hamas to get to this point. let's join speak to our next guest. people saw this building up for some time, many are surprised point. >> in some respects it's a variation on an old theme, that is an israeli hamas competition, in the wake of israel's withdrawal from gaza in '05, and hamas's takeover of the gaza strip in 2006. we have a situation in which hamas represented a minority, a significant manority of the government national movement. sought to acquire hi diagramming ectry -- high draj ectry weapons. what is the end game. >> it has no strategy, other

than maintaining control of gaza. it has no strategy to liberate palestine or to succeed in negotiations. no, it's about organizational survival, and trying to maintain control of gaza. it entered the conflict with israel weak, financially bankrupt, and politically under pressure from hab as and from egyptians. >> what is the end game for his rail. what do they want? >> if they could, if they closed their eyes, and hamas did the same, they'd wish to be fundamentally destroyed. they can't. the israelis are looking for a degrading of weapons capacity, destroying as many rocket launches and depository of the weapons. i don't think the israelis have any illusions that this will end with a permanent solution. what they are looking for, and hamas may be looking for this

too is a more stable arrangement lasting more than a year and a half. you could probably secure that if, in fact, you found a tradeoff opening up gaza economically, and a mechanism to ensure that tunnelling stopped, and there would be no height trajectory weapons. that will require a lot of ingenuity and different partners. the qataris, egyptians, and israelis, working on a longer termed ceasefire. that's the most you can achieve. >> if you can get it. that's the big question, when or future. >> thank you, erin david miller, for joining us. >> pleasure. . >> it's shocking that patients don't know how long they may or may not have to live. and whether or not they have a curable versus an cancer.

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in this indepth report, michael oku visited a team of doctors determined to change that. >> every day in every hospital across the country, patients and families hope for small miracles. >> would i have to have surgery? >> that's something we left the door open for. >> reporter: here at the veterans administration hospital in california, timothy blumberg is being treated for esof goal cancer. while the yauts provides some of the world's advanced medical care, it's also the most expensive. last year alone, we spent 2.8 trillion on health care. about twice as much per person as canada, new zealand and france. the rate at which health care spending is growing in the country is

sustainable. >> reporter: according to this professor, if nothing changes, we won't be able to afford the care we need. mill stephen run's the research center, or circumstance, which has a novel idea. cheeper care can be better. center? >> to design and demonstrate practical solutions to the growing unaffordability for states. >> along with his treatment, timothy blumberg is helping to cancer. >> is your primary goal to fight this, making sure it's all of their system. >> blumberg meets regularly with health care coach. the role is to provide the big

picture to help patients think about how cancer treatment will fit in with the way they want to spend the rest of their lives. >> can i learn about what it is that you want to do? >> i want to do more travelling. i want to spend time with my kids. i'm getting emotional. >> reporter: what are they getting from you, that they don't get from someone else? >> they get someone helping them through their care. with me they are discussing things, what they are feeling, what they want to do, what they understand is their prognosis, what they understand are the side effects. >> do you take inhalers in. >> no. >> oncologists designed the programme to try to change the way we treat and over treat some of america's sickest and expensive patients.

>> it's easier to say "oh, lung cancer, let's give you these two or three drugs", and have a treatment plan put into place with chemotherapy orders signed than to sit with the patients and families and go though the difficult conversation. >> reporter: a difficult conversation that may help patients understand when treatment is unlikely to cure them. right now they undergo painful chemotherapy. it's shocking that patients don't know how long they may or may not have to live. >> patients don't often have side effects. it's in the emergency room and be hospitalized at greater cost.

we pay for the costs. not only from heart break, sometimes we have a tonne of heart break when we see a patient has passed away. when they have stated to me that they wanted to die at home. and the undue burden on society. >> reporter: patel believes with better understanding of the zees, up to 70% of patients choose less aggressive, less pain: i just decided to go through the treatment. >> a former army police officer, he is suffering a recurrent sye coma and lost a leg to cancer. now we are taking advantage of the fact this i'm still here, trying to do something while i can. why have you decided not to have chemotherapy is this. >> it made me sick and within a

week, we had to stop it. so as difficult as it was, i just decided not to go through with it. >> you want to have the highest quality of life for as long as you have life. >> correct. with the little bit of time i had left, my wife and i had plans of maybe doing some things before my departure. cancer is big business. in the united states we spend for than 127 billion a year on cancer treatments. about 40% for drugs. not only that, in the last decade the price for cancer drugs has doubled, with brand name treatments costing $10,000 per patient her month. so along with helping patients enjoy a better quality of life, dr patel believes if fully implemented, her model,

including a care coach, a hot line to avoid emergency rooms, and nurses providing chemotherapy at home, could save the health care system about 30% on treatment of late-stage cancer. >> so about $50 billion a year would be saved. >> reporter: given the tops, perhaps they shouldn't have been surprised that few hospitals or approach. >> we estimate that that will reduce chemotherapy treatments by 15-20%, coming out of the income. people you are looking to to implement the care model. >> i heard that multiple times by groups. this is great. we want to do the right thing by patients. my operating budget in the end will be depleted. chemotherapy is how we keep the practice going, how we keep the

hospital running. not only are the drugs costly, as a result of the payment system, two-thirds of income comes from administer drugs. that is a problematic way to pay any health professional. >> it's a conflict of interest. isn't it? >> i think it - yes, i do think it is. >> reporter: data on patients seen at the v.a. will come in next year. no matter the result, the team is certain that the current system is broken. >> do we need to change the way we pay for cancer care? >> absolutely. we need to change the way we pay for cancer care and every other type of care in the country. we need to gear it to what it is that the patients and families are looking for, which is wellbeing.

>> if we are successful in this endeavour, we wouldn't only see the reduction in health care spending, but most importantly we'd see improved quality at the end of life. care at the end of life that matches what patients want. was there anything you want to do at home with the family? how they want to live the last few days or months of life. if you have concerns, call me. >> thank you for everything. the doomed malaysia airlines flight, and the true conflict. >> there's so many victims, it's a tragedy, very, very individual member of the family, and the friends. it's huge. >> "america tonight"s lori jane

gliha puts a face to some of the innocent victims caught in the middle. it's always good to dream. is the american dream just that - a dream for certain americans?

now a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight" - the affordable care

act dealt a blow by an appeals court ruling. a group of small business owners argues it gives subsidies only that those buy through the state markets and not the federal marketplace. the court agreed. more than 4 million buying coverage from the federal exchange could see premiums increase. the justice department will appeal. a california produce packing company issued a recall over listeria contamination concerns. the recall involved packaged fresh fruit such as peaches, in effect tar eens. year. detroit is a step closer to overcoming bankruptcy. still employees vote in favour of a plan slashing their pensions. it keeps alive a settlement and

protects the art collection. it has to be approved by a bankruptcy judge. back to the continuing coverage of the malaysia airlines crash. after days of uncertainty, friends and family are awaiting the return of remains. half killed were from the netherlands, that's where lori jane gliha spoke those in mourning. >> reporter: sometimes there's an unforgettable face in the crowd, one that stands out for a special reason. >> when you look at his smile looked? >> yes. >> for danny, that face belongs to a little boy on his soccer team. steven, the kid who played midfield. >> very good football player. everyone liked him.

he was very polite. very friendly and always played the best possible match. red cheeks. very nice. just like his parents whom we know. we used to know well. >> reporter: outside the amsterdam skip ol airport where mourners left candles and bouquets. a reminder has been left for the 12-year-old smiling face, so he's the one that stands out. jersey? >> it's his jertiony. he -- jersey, he played with number six as the midfield. the soccer manager drove two hours from belgium, paying his reports to the athlete that

perished during the vacation. he placed 16 flowers on the memorial in honour of the boy's team-mates that couldn't attend. >> can you describe what it was like in your heart, what you felt when you did that? >> it was very hard to tell. i think i will only realise a few hours later, i think. unreal. >> when you arrived here, when you saw the memorial and how large it had grown, what went through your mind? >> yes, there's so many victims. i am sure that my three friends were mice people. everyone loved them. but i am sure that these other people were nice as well. it's a tragedy for individual

members of the family and friends. it's huge. >> you have a chance memorial. >> no, i haven't been there. it's heart warming. >> paul last chatted with his brother on the phone, the day before he boarded flight 72. the 32-year-old was heading to an aids catholic church in -- aids conference in australia. >> he is an outspoken guys, and i thought i knew my brother well. but in the last few days after the incident, and with all the reaction from friends and family and colleagues, i have a better understanding of how he touched so many lives. i'm close to a point where i say person. >> remarkable he was. this is video of him in turkey.

he worked on democracy projects in egypt. sierra leone, malaysia and spend time in ukraine. >> he was there as an election observer on behalf of the foreign affairs and european union. and he believes this country, like others, would be better if you have democratic processes that work. >> reporter: paul says his brother was proud of the ukraine elections, but crew frustrated region. >> he felt sad about it. one of the most important things that i tried to take on bored and remember is that he believes very much in dialogue. he believes in understanding. he had friends on both sides of the russian-ukranian border. the last thing he would have wanted is conflict or this incident to fuel further.

>> reporter: paul says if his brother was alive he'd talk about the peaceful resolution. >> the tiny voice of my brother in this situation would say that he would ask everyone to think about the next steps because before we know it, we see the situation further deteriorate. that will not bring back my brother or bring peace to my family or the people of ukraine. >> pim's death, in the country he worked to help bring about a fresh start is not a sad irony. he is using it to spread his brother's message that dialogue is more effective than force. it's helping him to cope with his loss. >> i think the real face of warping is yet to start -- warning is yet to start. dream. >> when they start out they are cute and cuddly. you want each and every one of them to own the world.

but you know sadly that that will not happen. next on "america tonight" why turning the dream into reality may never happen for certain

we tell our children about the american dream. is it dead? a ground-breaking study shows it is for huge segments of the u.s. population.

researchers at john hopkins university found if you are born poor in america. escaping poverty is nearly impossible is skin colour makes a difference. i travelled to baltimore to see how two children of poverty ended up in life. >> they were drug dealing, shooting, posterity. >> reporter: this man is talking about his childhood home. >> west baltimore. the corner. that pretty much was my neighbourhood in. >> reporter: the corner was the scene of an hbo mini series based on a real baltimore neighbourhood plagued by open-air drug violence. >> i hate to say it, i wouldn't town. >> edgrew up in another depressed baltimore neighbourhood, pig town. rates.

>> my mother was a single mother on welfare. we had no money. my mother never worked a day in her life. all she did was selling dope. that was it. do. >> reporter: like what? eight. >> reporter: eight years old. >> we sold it out of my house. that's how we made our living. as an adult and you look back at being raised in that environment, how did that impact you as a kid? >> i always wanted better for my children. i would never look down on my upbringing, because it taught me a lot, showed me a lot. it made me more determined in life. it showed me that life is short. there's promises. >> reporter: they were both in part of a study when they were

in the first grade. three decades later, "the long shadow" has been published, a dismal view of the chances of escaping urban poverty. >> when they start out they are cute and cuddly. each and every one of them you want to own the world. and - but you know, sadly, that is not going to happen. >> reporter: professor carl alexander and a team tracked 800 children, surveying them through school and following them into adulthood until age 28. half were scrd urban -- considered urban disadvantaged, living at or near the poverty line. >> reporter: you followed up year after year. >> i thought it was cool. >> i never had anyone send letters in the mail. they'd call me and send me a postcard for my birthday. >> it was cool someone seeing

how i was doing, concerned about what i wanted to do. my goals and aspirations. >> what did you say your goals and aspirations were? >> when i was younger, law enforcement. i was strong-headed on law enforcement. despite the goals expressed by the children the research concluded that 4% of urban disadvantaged students went to college and completed a 4-year degree. the vast majority of students returned to their poverty school. >> kids that grew up in low income distressed neighbourhoods had lower levels of completed schooling, lower status jobs and earnings as young adults. >> another stunning discovery, there's a big distance. >> we call it white privilege. that's the theme, and it's disruptive. it's not an evaluative statement for us.

it is what we see. >> among working class males 45% of whites had trade jobs like plumbing and construction compared to 15% of blacks, and the white males made twice as much money. >> this is the most lucrative sector, industrial and construction crafts. there are social network advantages that favour men in accessing the employment that goes back generations. >> and this man never finished college or got the police officer job. he has a clean record. gaol. >> i do corrections. i've been in corrections for 15 years. >> reporter: how do you like it? >> i still like it. >> reporter: how is the pay? >> it could be bet erl. it's good. >> how are you doing. >> finch's salary is below the state average.

he and his wife live here, in a baltimore inner city row house that shares a wall with a vacant boarded up home. his children walk to the park in neighbourhood. >> reporter: you grew up in an impoverished area. you are living in an area that has a long way to go. >> right. >> reporter: your kids, where do you want them to end up? >> where they want. >> reporter: where they want. >> my son talked big. they have out of this world aspirations. they want mansions with 10 rooms and seven bathrooms. >> reporter: they want the extreme american dreamt. >> exactly. >> reporter: do you feel you are living the american dream now? >> yes. that's what it is, it's a diagram. you got to be able to take the dream and make it a reality. >> reporter: edended on a

different -- ed-clineneded up on a different path. he and his wife are raising four children, they have a house, an rv and season tickets to the jets. edsays he made it big even though he never went to college and served time in prison. >> reporter: how did you replace the income that you used to make selling drugs? >> i always had an interest in computers. so i taught myself how to build computers, fix computers, and i just knew that that was something that i wanted to do. because i could take and spend an hour on a computer and make $200. that's the closest thing to selling dope. it's sad to say, but it is. >> the clines run a computer repair shop in baltimore's trendy neighbourhood. they worked hard for success. doing. >> you look back. and you are doing that.

can you believe where you are, family. >> i shouldn't be here. i have been in so many situations growing up. i have been standing on the corner and people blew the guy next to me's brains out. so every day is lucky for me. >> all right. >> this one is done. >> i never forget where i came from. i know where i'm going. that's the difference between me and them. they don't know where i'm going. i know where i'm going. myself. >> in the research group, ed-cline is a rare exception. one in 12 children raised in poverty see this type of financial success. we have been told if you work hard and go to school, you can achieve the american dream. is it possible. >> it's fascinating. you pull yourself up by the

bootstraps. the world is available for you. in some abstract sense everything is possible. >> on the ground, it doesn't work that way. the prospects of moving up in the united states, in relation to where you started in life is limited here in the united states than in most of the industrialized countries throughout the the world. >> the research shows children who receive early childhood hesitation and attending school have better odds. breaking out of poverty involves control. >> family is a potent choice, and family advantage and disadvantage is part and parcel of that. it doesn't go away. we can't mess with families in roundabout ways. we can fix schools. it's asking a great deal from the schools that originate beyond the schools. it's a big difficult set of

issues here that will not be resolved quickly or easily. >> the finches may not have achieved their american dream. they have not given up. their children are making the honour role. quon's wife has taken twoons, as a hairstylist and a home nurse. they hope some day the family neighbourhood. >> to me my dreams are about everything. it makes me - i do - whatever i do, i do it. >> well, the study found that children raised in the middle class have a better chance of improving upward mobility. >> looking ahead. one man's journey from poverty to power. >> i lived in a house, no candles.

>> and you worked in the fields. >> 10 hours a day. three hours a day. can you imagine that. in america. >> no. >> he has the scory to tell. sheila macvicar talks to mayor for life marion barry about his childhood, remarkable career, and the book he hopes will set the record strait. >> on al jazeera america presents >> we always have strikes...

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finally the malaysian airliner hits home for many frequent flyers. steph is dutch herself and flew the mh17 route. she shares her thoughts on this tragedy tonight. >> i'm trying to remember how many times i flew from amsterdam to kuala lumpur and onwards in the past 17 years since living in indonesia - maybe 30 times or more. locked up inside the plane with the music, magazine and movies. i've felt a sense of protection. as soap as i boarded i entered a different world, unrelated to the world outside. a world with happy families on

an exotic holiday. children in choking outfits. and europeans. dutch and john eastern. a world of excitement. we are in here for the next 13 hours. let's make the most of it. how many times did high talk about my new life. i made new friends at 30,000 feet, and tried my best indonesian on passengers next to me. it's that small world, familiar to me. travelling to bali, toothpaste shop in a dutch shop, and a magazine i'd buy at tripoli. this protective world for once met the real world outside and is in shatters on a flowery field in eastern ukraine. i believe most airtravellers like to imagine themselves in

relation to the inside of the brain. or flying over mountins, silent territory. if we see ourselves in a small tube. we probably would not fly as much. the truth is, this world has come toot. we land at the other end without being touched by the world beneath. i recall a few times i thought about the wars and conflict down there, about the possibility they could hit me at this height. i remember finding it strange my plane flying over afghanistan while the war was going on. i thought the pilot would know best. in the last knew days many images come back to me. one of the strongest is the british girl i met after a bomb attack in bali. the party dressed burnt, make-up on her dirty face as a last reminder of the evening before. she was

looking for a boyfriend, probably one of the 102 death. i thought about her, after seeing images of another holiday shot into pieces at that field in donetsk. the terrorist attack in bali was different to what happened to mh370. similarly two different worlds came together, a world that was safe, happy, full of expectations, and a world of hatred. vengeance and conflict. i've regularly travelled back and forth between the two words, in a position to escape trying these past dates i have realised that there was no such world. >> al jazeera's correspondent. that is it for us here tonight on "america tonight". don't forget form on the programme, from poverty to power. sheila macvicar sits with the former controversial mayor of

washington d.c., marion barry. if you would like to comment on the stories, log on to the website . >> a new intelligence report on a shoot down of a malaysia airlines plane in ukraine. israel is a no-fly zone. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this", those stories and more ahead. >> up. >> the area has been tampered with. russia says it will influence.