>> and worse >> is sam mullet sexually abusing people? >> yes >> the shocking untold story revealed for the fist time. an america tonight exclusive investigation rouge amish only on al jazeera america >> this is aljazeera america. the results are in, brazil reelects its president, but it was a squeaker. the moyer of new york city says he won't tolerate discrimination against health care workers. american who reasons turn over camp leather neck to the afghan hill tear. >> today's elections in ukraine will impact the future of the country. that is the subject of the week ahead.

>> great to have you with us. the official results in brazil's he elections are in. the incumbent president narrowly defeated her opponent in one of the toughest races in brazil's history. she called on all to come together and be unified. >> instead of broadening differences and creating a cliff between us, i have this hope that all this energy that mobilized the country has prepared the ground for us to build bridges. >> we saw speaking moments ago, the woman at the helm of one of the largest emerging economies.

>> no one would ever accuse her of being charismatic. charm is not her forté, but the newly reelected president is and has always been a fighter. as a member of a leftwing guerilla group, she was torture and empress no oned in the 1970's. five years ago, she fought to overcome cancer and became the successor of brazil's immensely leftwing president. it was as his energy minister and then chief of staff that she was nicknamed brazil's iron lady, a techno he contract who took most of the credit for a wave of stability and growing economy. while her worker's economy is credited for taking 40 million brazilians into the middle class and out of poverty, as the president has been unable to maintain the economic growth.

she was tough on corruption in the first half of her administration, in the last two years, she has been unable to shake a series of multi-million dollars bribing scandals, one involving her party and the state owned oil company. she is tough, and able to convince the majority of brazilians that she rather than hear rival is the one best able to defend the interests of the poor and lower middle classes. she has promised to investigate and punish those guilty of corruption. as brazilians proved last year during a wave of social protest, they have grown i am patient with their politicians, so brazil's first female president will have no time to waste to prove that she is indeed able to bring her country out of economic recession and allow this resource rich country to fulfill it's potential. >> in tunisia, polls have been

closed for hours now. residents voted for a new parliament. it is the country that sparked revolutions across the middle east and north africa. today's election is seen as a test in the countries transition to democracy. we have more. >> it was really amajor concern just to give an idea in a city which is on the western part of the country, polling stations opened late because of the same time the army was launching a counter terror operation. a group the government accuses of having ties with al-qaeda, but the 60% of the registered voters who cast their vote today had a strong message that whoever wins the election has to tackle this issue, because tunisia has been grappling with the arrival of armed groups and violence and people say we don't want democracy coming along with

instability. we want to strong government that puts an end to violence. >> what are people expecting? are people preparing for a coalition government? >> as we speak, we know from our sources that the race is very tight between the conservative party and the centrists. now the two parties agree on a national unity government, that could be a positive thing, because they are very strong with huge backing here in tunisia. it remains to be seen whether two parties that have been having many, many differences in the past, huge difficulties, politically divided can be ruled on an agenda to rule the country. if too nearby is to be an exception in a world beset with military coups, civil wars,

divides, there needs to be compromise and consensus. to build that, you have to bring all the political parties and agree on a plan and move forward. >> reporting for us. >> in ukraine, results show president poroshenko has won a big show of support in today's parliamentary elections. western parties who want to move away from russia are expected to dominate the parliament. >> the results of the election bring their firm victory of old democratic pro european, pro ukrainian forces. that gives and you say lot of opportunity to develop, to provide the reform, to present the program of strategy 2020 where we have steps for the anti corruption, steps for the rule of law, steps for the medical reform, steps for the retirement. >> voting did not take place in

the donetsk region where pro-russian separatists are in control. they plan to hold their own elections next month. >> we're going to take an in depth look at ukraine's election. it is called a cleansing of parliament. stay tuned tort week ahead coming up at 8:30 eastern. >> in new york city, nurses at the hospital caring for a dr. with ebola say they are being treated poorly outside the hospital. the city's mayor warns there will be cobs convinces for anyone disrespecting first responders. >> we heard reports in the last few days of nurses being mistreated in our city when it became clear that they worked at bellevue, being treated differently. we heard reports of people being unwilling to serve them food or treating their children differently. that is absolutely unacceptable. that is absolutely unacceptable. we are in a crisis where we all have to hang together and we

have to first respect our first responders. >> mayor deblasio the way tasey hickox was treated, she was held under a new mandatory quarantine. >> anyone who has herd the nurse explain her situation in her proud passionate intelligent voice knows that what happened to her was inappropriate. >> hickok plans to suh. her lawyer said she has not tested positive for ebola and will challenge the policy that's keeping her detained. >> i think that there has to be a toning down of what has taken place here by the government. i think that both c.d.c. and n.i.h. will all agree that there is no reason that she should be contained in a tent at this

hospital. >> even the top infectious disease specialists say penalizing health care workers with quarantine is out of control. >> we need those health care workers. to put them in a position when they come back that they are automatically under quarantine can actually have unintended consequences. >> chris christie, new jersey's governor defended his decision to impose the quarantine. he says allowing health care workers to monitor themselves is unreliable. >> ebola is put ago spotlight on the health care infrastructure of other countries not dealing with ebola. many lack drugs and vital equipment. there is a plan in place to fix that. it's quickly becoming controversial. >> this hospital has brought 21st century health care to

the population. it services are very popular. >> this hospital is well organized. i come, get a number and i see a doctor. that didn't happen in the old one. >> it has the country's first intensive care unit, which offers surgeries like hip replacements that patients used to have to travel to south africa for. there's no doubt it is saving lives. >> this baby was been at 24 weeks. full term is 40 weeks. if born in the old hospital, she wouldn't have survived. >> the government says the hospital uses 32% of the national health budget. >> this hospital now cost $6 million u.s. a year to run. it's an 18 year agreement, that the government's locked into. the fact that it takes 51% of the health budget and is

constantly increasing means ultimately there isn't going to be a health budget for any other facilities. >> the government admits there isn't enough money left over for rural clinics. that's where most live. a u.s. charity is building some new clinics but the government can't afford to staff them privately. the government said private practices are making too much money out of the private hospital and the world bank should not promote the model as one for our poor countries to follow. >> it is a good hospital. it is a good model, meaning the infrastructure is good, the services and things like that, but how you use it to benefit your own society is very difficult for me to say this is the best to be used by other countries. >> the private funding experiment in health care has brought much-needed health care services to one of africa's poorest countries, but it is far from perfect. >> the centers for disease

control and prevention that released the latest ebola death toll numbers. three countries have been hit the hardest. 27 lie about herrens have died from the virus. >> in sierra leone, ebola has claimed 1300 lives. in all, the virus has killed more than 4900 people, the vast majority in south africa. >> brazil's president has been eelected, winning 51% of the vote against her opponent. the workers party has been in power for 12 years. we now have an opportunity to go to lieu see ya newman joining us from the capitol city. this was a bitterly fought election to the very end, wasn't it? >> absolutely, thomas. it was a nail biter if ever there was one, cliffhanger, whatever you want to call it. people were waiting until 99% of

the votes were counted, until they were sure who lad won, certainly by brazilian standards, very, very tight in deed. winning by 3% of the votes, which for brazil was not all that much. she sounded extremely conciliatory in her speech. gone were the combative speeches. she was reaching out to those who had not voted for her and said it was time to build bridges. let's hear what she had to say. >> i do not believe that these elections have divided the country in two halves. i do understand that the elections mobilized ideas that at times have been contradictory but they have been driven by a share feeling, the search of a better future for our country. >> hearing those words, what are

her top priorities as she begins her next term? >> it was very interesting, because although clearly the top priority must be the economy and the fight against corruption, she said that the first thing she first going to do was that prove that she can be a better president and a better person, that she had heard the message of the electorate, that they wanted change and one of the first things that she apparently will do is change this countries finance minister to try to jump start the economy again. remember, this is the world's second largest emerging economy, now in recession and people want improvement, they want to see better, you know, better standard of living, less inflation, so she's going to have to get cracking and do it soon. >> a lot of people will be looking for change. thank you. >> the u.s. led coalition forces launched five airstrikes against isil near kobane today.

isil has been heavily shelling the city center. peshmerga fighters in iraq are prepared to fight. >> all that separates turkey from syria here is a little bit of barbed wire, most pushed down just on the other side of that, syrian kurds. if they wanted to, they would be allowed to cross, but they don't want to leave behind their cattle or vehicles and they're not allowed to bring them over, so most elected to stay there now and they've been there for weeks since isil started to encircle and push on kobane. in the distance over there is kobane, this entrance to the area is one of two that could potentially be used by the iraq peshmerga when and if they come to kobane. you can see how close we are, just hearing the gunfire and the

artillery in the distance. the other border crossing, right in the center of kobane is where isil forces have been shelling with mortars, because they want to stop, they want to take control of that bored herb crossing to prevent the passing of the mesh megato control kobane there. this might be the border that is used instead, because here the turkish military are in control on this side and just on the other side that for the time being remains in control of syrian kurdish fighters. >> in neighboring iraq, security forces have taken back part of a key industry from isil south of the capitol of baghdad. it's considered one of their biggest gains in month, but the all the way was only able to do it with help from a controversial military brigade.

we report. in this battle, the fighters are a militia force. thief taken the villages and roads surrounding the city. fighting alongside regular iraq army units, the brigade is battle hardened, but controversial. in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the group was accused of operating death squads and committing war crimes against the soon any population. now it takes its orders from the iraq government. this latest offensive shows that it remains a highly disciplined and regulated fighting force. >> we have substantial gains. we have taken many orchards where isil were hiding, plus the main road and now are shelling the farms where the last of the fighters are in order to drive

them out. >> it's the weakest link in their territory, however, this town is crucial, the jumping off point to the south and the key religious shrines. defending those shrines is crucial. they are sacred and represent a red line for the iraq's and iranians who have threatened to send ground troops to defender them. isil's move so the south has been pushed back. they are still in control of large parts of the country. >> coming up on aljazeera america, families are outraged in mexico as the month long search for 43 missing students drags on with few answers.

eight months after the deadly uprisings, ukraine holds parliamentary elections. we'll take an in-depth look at our sunday section, the week ahead he. >> it was a cold wind that came in early this morning for both sides of the coast. the u.s. on the west, and the u.s. to the east, but now, it's going to be one bracing for a storm and the other a big warm up. i'll tell you when, coming up.

>> welcome back. it was one month ago that 43 students disappeared in a southern mex can village. warrants were issued for a mayor. one politician remains untouched by the scandal. >> these are the faces of mexico's 43 missing students. a few dozen more names to add to the more than 8,000 who have gone missing since the president took office less than two years

ago. in the past year, mexico's been hailed abroad for pursuing major reforms and their vibrant tell jenic new 39. as the case of the missing students highlights mexico's on going drug violence, corruption and impunity, the shine is watering off the administration. a protest, many marshes say they live in a narco state, a place ruled by drug cartels. meanwhile, family members of the missing and their advocates say the president has largely ignored they will. he tours natural disaster zones with camera crews in toe but has yet to visit the crime scene or the parents. >> it's questionable and unacceptable that he has not met with these 43 families. he knows that all families in civil society blame the federal and state government for being absent and how they have acted for many years. >> the president appears on

television nearly every day at events liable one where he's opening up a new cancer ward but doesn't speak often about the missing students. he has yet to take a question from the press. >> he often pro claims his leadership. >> the federal government will keep working with a firm determination to find the students, clarify what happened and apply the full force of the law against those responsible for these acts. >> >> a former official helped launch the drug war. >> would you say that this shows the security policy has failed? >> yes. yes, because he doesn't really have a security policy. he inherited a security policy. he has better communication skills, with some improved communication but it's the same policy. >> an unchanged mexico one where

large parts of the country are controlled by criminals and not authorities, where people pay the highest price for its government's failures. aljazeera, mexico city. >> in hong kong, organizers of occupy central called off a spot referendum to decide whether street protests should continue. pro democracy protestors have clogged streets or almost a month. you're looking live here. the group is facing mounting criticism for blocking access to businesses. organizers say a referendum should only happen after dialogue. >> being sufficient discussion, i think what may be the next step in order to rectify the mistakes we have made, we need to have more discussion about next step.

>> members of the overseas chinese organization express support for police officers in the occupy movement. they urged pro democracy protestors to negotiate with the government. >> 13 of europe's top banks failed a review of finances. european central bank conducted a stress test to see how the banks would fare in an economic downturn. 13 of them must present a plan on how they plan to increase capitol. these measures will ensure a strong economic recovery in europe. >> the resilience revealed by the vast majority of the banks, in spite of the severity of the exercise, guarantees that the economic recovery will not be hampered by credit, supply, restrictions. >> 25 banks failed the test initially, but 12 of them raised the funds they needed by the

time the e.c.b. announced the results. >> let's talk about storms in the west, warmer temperatures in the east, kind of a mixed bag here. >> the cold air dropped in. now the pacific moisture just continues to bring in, tonight mountain snow. we've got a cool down before we get to the warmup. that's the experience in the northern tier of the u.s. you see the snow showers continuing and washington cascades and oregon cascades have dropped their winter advisory. we'll have that great mountain snow as to start the base, but a series of storms will be hitting the pacific northwest. this particular wind dropped temperatures today, 15 degrees cooler for a lot of people under that storm system. even british columbia got in on the snow near the border. there's snow in the picture out there, but looks like we are not going to get it in the u.s. yet, unless you're at 4,000 feet.

we're tracking this next storm. it's a series that's going to keep slamming in the west. it is bringing much needed rainfall to california. this storm, the concern is that it used to be hurricane ana that hammered parts of hawaii. now we're expecting the track of it to start to ease tuesday to the west coast and now it's not exactly clear where we're going to get the center of the low, which will determine where we'll have our strongest winds. nonetheless, we know we're going to get a lot of rain out of this along the west coast. temperature change in the midwest ahead of that storm, boy, they pumped up today, 10-15 degrees warmer for you. while it was 10-15 delays cooler in the northeast. the northeast is where we have a nice warm up on the way. the warm air that is over the southeast and the humid, too, will be working its way up monday, tuesday, wednesday, all the way up to maine you're going

to feel the higher humidity. across the globe, we have a tropical cyclone over the arabian sea. it is common here and there to get these storms, but the track brings concern. it's going to turn towards pakistan or potentially down into northern india near new delhi as we get into thursday. >> we'll be watching this one closely. hopefully it doesn't pick up strength here. >> still to come on aljazeera, ukraine's landmark parliamentary elections. we'll tell you what a win means in our sunday segment, the woke ahead.

>> welcome to al jazeera america. here are the top stories right now. coming out on top in brazil's presidential election, she narrowly defeated her conservative opponent in one of the toughest races in brazil's recent history. >> a nurse under mandatory

quarantine will file suit. she has been kept in a tent after returning from treating patients in west africa. her lawyers say she is not sick and no medical or legal reason for her detention. >> and drew cuomo announced changes to the 21 mandatory quarantine. he announced a stricter policy in a joint press conference with new jersey governor chris christie. tonight, he's changing the rules. >> a health care professional who returns to this region, who had exposure to infected people, or citizens who are returning or coming to the u.s. who had exposure to infected people will be asked to remain in their homes for 21 day quarantine

period. health care workers would check on them twice a day to monitor their temperature and condition. if they develop symptoms, they will be transferred to a hospital. >> we'll have more on those changes throughout the night here on aljazeera. >> said sunday night and time for a look at the week ahead. ukrainians headed to the polls today to vote in parliamentary elections eight months after an uprising across the country. we report from the ukrainian capitol. >> in the square where the uprising against former president yanukovych began, all was quiet at the end of the voting. signs are the political landscape is reformed and the winning parties are promises sweeping changes. >> yesterday, i asked you to vote for the progressive democratic reforming ukrainian and pro european majority. i am grateful that you have listened to me. i am grateful for your support

of my call. >> earlier, the president traveled to the east to show his support for the army and his commitment to restoring ukraine's unity. in rebel controlled areas, millions of people did not volt, and it's not clear how a new government will convince or force the separatists to back down. although ukrainians gave a clear majority to reformist parties, they split their votes amongst these parties, and so, a delicate period of coalition building is likely to follow. >> the parties that will form the new government are saying this election marks a decisive break with the old corrupt ways of ukrainian politics, but a new coalition government will still struggle to overcome powerful vested interests and to revive the economy and to bring peace to the east. >> political change has already come at a heavy price in

ukraine. the winners of this election have the daunting task of ensuring these sacrifices were not in vain. barnaby phillips, aljazeera, kiev. >> a shift away from europe towards deeper ties to moscow. the crisis in ukraine is now about far more than who should she the countries leader. it led to russian's annexation of crimea and has created the greatest conflict since the cold war. while moscow wants washington to cut off military aid to kiev, now ukraine faces another potential crisis, winter is coming, but russia has cut off most of the countries gas supply. moscow said the move followed kiev's failure to pay its energy debt. ukraine tried buying natural gas from european countries, leading

russia to reduce its sails to those nations. great to have you both with us. >> thanks. >> we saw just a moment ago how divided the nation is between east and west. do you think these elections will help heal the country. >> i think the east-west divide was not as prominent as it was a few months ago. the fact that the pro-west parties really achieved a lot of support means that perhaps some of those russian-speaking minorities who live in ukraine and are ukrainian citizen that is vote aren't necessarily so pro russian as we really thought they were. >> they really don't want the split. >> right. >> how would you describe the expectations among the people

leading up to the elections? >> i think there's a great hope for peace. i think the most pressing issue in this election was whether or not the government is going to support continue to support the piece initiative and that's a little bit less certain now, since poroshenko's party came out as the leading party, the one with the most votes, but it's not clear what kind of coalition they'll be joining to gain a majority. >> we talked about poroshenko's block expected to win most of the seats. what more do we know about the people's front party coming in a close second? >> it was a little bit of a surprise that poroshenko was projected to get 30% or his party to get 30% of the vote and i can'yachts send yuck's party.

i think it's probably bad news tort kremlin, because there's going to be more support for a stronger line taken against moscow. >> a lot of these seats, though are seen with the fighting intensifying. >> i think that's true. the important thing, of course is that poroshenko got a validation, and that the election's came across as peaceful and democratic, so it really shows that even though ukraine has tremendous problems

economically and with this war going on, there is the democratic process to take place. >> even though if the majority of the parties are pro western, it doesn't necessarily mean they're unified. >> yes, there are three main camps now in the parliament, and they will have to determine amongst themselves which investigate tore the country will take. there's a rat quell nationalist group of about 13%, that's the actual radical party and the freedom party, then there is a nationalist pragmatic group and i would put that number at about 40% with the largest part of there being yatsenyuk's prominent front. there's poroshenko's block. it's surprising that his closest ally, since the initiative appears not to have made it into

the parliament, but let's remember that this party list only accounts for half the seats. we shall have to see who actually wins and which individuals win in the single mandate districts. there is some very notable people that will probably gain seat in parliament through the single mandate district. >> when the parliament is complete, can it fix ukraine's crippling crisis. >> that remains to be seen. i think as i said, the ukrainian economy is in term shape, inflation, i think is about 14%. and but they're hoping for some financial support now from the international monetary fund, and hopefully, if they can get together a package for some sort of reform and was, the biggest problem they have to tackle is

corruption and apparently there are quite a few bureaucrats in the ukrainian government who are holdovers from the yanukovych regime. >> about 3 million people did not vote. what do you make of the separatists holding their own elections next month? >> well, that was part of the minsk agreement. kiev then decided to change the date of those elections, however, that was done unilaterally, so the rebels themselves have gone on and decided to hold it under the terms that they initially agreed to. then we will have to see how these elections will be interpreted. it is important, however, for the peace process to continue to have some sort of popular

mandate for the rebel-held areas, so that the people who claim to speak for the rebels can then engage in continued direct negotiations with the elected representatives of the kiev government on the extent of their authority within ukraine. >> how do you think russia will respond? >> well, i don't think that mr. putin and his colleagues are going to be too pleased with this overwhelming pretty much pro western mandate that the elections have brought. they -- the kremlin views ukraine as sort of the last bastion against nato. for the kremlin to see a popular democratic election in a country that's so close to them, i think they're going to probably take a little bit of a harder line, but at the same time, it's going to

be difficult now for them to talk about the ukrainian government not really being legitimate and fascist and all the other names they've called the people in the government, so i think they're going to have to tread more carefully given this mandate. >> what are the international implications of this election? >> well, i think that potentially, the international implications would be that there will be a resolution to the conflict in the eastern part of ukraine. this is very important, because the western europeans and the united states have been in a very difficult situation. they know that the russians are supporting the rebels with troops and machinery and so forth, and yet they're reluctant to go too far pose this. i think again, this election is going to give the people in the

west, the officials in the west a little bit more of a feeling of support for ukraine and its efforts to become a real democracy. >> narrowing it down total u.s., are there u.s. expectations from this election? >> i think u.s. expect is as were most likely met. i know russia agreed already last week and said that whatever the outcome of these elections, it would be recognized by the kremlin. i actually would disagree with ms. knight's comment that this election outcome makes a resolution of the conflict more likely, given the composition of the parliament i expect there was a stronger constituency then

previously. they're not in a position to do so right now for a variety of reasons, but come spring, we may see some initiative by kiev to resume the fighting in the east to what they would consider total victory. >> we talked about the collapsed economy. are there resolutions to the energy crisis, to the situation that the people are facing right now? >> well, it's very difficult, because the kremlin is holding tough on the issue of debts for gas and so forth. i think you have to look at the motivations for maintaining this tough stance, and i think that probably what's going to happen is that putin will use this as a bargaining chip with kiev, perhaps to get them to be more inclined to come to terms with the kremlins view of how the conflict should be settled. i think the gas issue is just

part of a very complex group of issues that are going to have to be addressed, including the conflict in eastern ukraine. >> looking ahead, what do you see for the future of ukraine? >> continued fractious debate. i took note of the fact that several military commanders who were high up in the list of the various parties have now -- now have parliamentary seats, and they don't always get along amongst themselves, and one is already on record as saying he will hit another one in the face as soon as he takes his seat in parliament. there's a lot of friction that i expect from this parliament. there will be unity, i think on certain basic, a common agenda on the issues, but there will be a very serious divide when it

comes to a common front on what to do about regaining the eastern ukraine and perhaps even discussions about trying to reach out and regaining crimea wimp is not a very hopeful prospect for ukraine. >> your final thoughts on how history will remember these elections on the history of ukraine? >> i agree that crimea is probably gone forever in terms of being a part of ukraine. i think again this shows that the revolution, as they called it, that happened early last year really did come out to have some validity and that the people who were really behind this movement are the younger, more democratically-minded, more progressive part of the population. i think we'll look upon these elections as sort of a victory for a more progressive strain.

>> still remains to be seen. we'll have to leave it there. appreciate your time, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> let's take a look at other events coming up opinion monday, the new york city subway celebrates its 100th anniversary. it cost $40 million at the time to build and is now the seventh busiest system in the world. >> also monday, the trial begins for the remaining four defendants in orlando charged in the hazing death of a florida a&m university drum major. he suffered blows during a hand hazing ritual in november, 2011. >> thursday, the united states nations human rights council will present observation honest israel's how many rights record, coming after a 29-1 vote involute investigate possible war crimes. the u.s. was the only country to vote against the inquiry.

>> as part of domestic violence month, two women share how they escaped their abusers and the struggle they face to take back their lives.

>> imagine if you had to choose between homelessness for you and your child or staying in an abusive marriage. victims face that impossible situation. richelle carey sat down with two woman who talked about how differ it was to break free. >> i am right now a strong woman who knows what i want and i know also the difference between what i want and what i need. >> her path was filled with obstacles, which leaves some abuse victims and their children homeless. >> our clients are left with an impossible situation where they have to choose between a life of violence and a life of poverty

without some sort of intervention to assist them with comprehensive services, so their needs are for counseling, for legal services, often for shelter, and for economic empowerment services. >> leaving is just the first step, building a new life requires courage, determination, knowledge of the court system, and money few victims have. >> one statistic i found the most troubling is domestic violence, the leading cause of violence for women and children in motor cities, so you how to you get on your feet. >> there are ways. i waited eight hours today just to get an application. it didn't work out. three years ago, i would have been crushed. now it's like ok, this didn't work out, so you go to the next one and the next one, you keep moving, you keep doing this, you don't give up. >> at one point, she said the bill for just one lawyer was $80,000. money she simply did not have.

>> ronnie found herself in the same predicament. >> there was many a time that my money was tapped out. i drained all my money hiring lawyers, going back and forth to court and i pray one night, i got on my knee and i pray one night and i asked god for amanda. i didn't know she was coming. >>s expertise is offered that women like ronnie need. >> the family court system has to change. they have to make men be responsible for their self and their children and for their actions. they should not be allowed to just walk away and make all kind of lice and abuse the system, and go from one court to another court and just to make the woman miserable. you not only affect the women, you affect the children. >> how did that feel? >> i felt detrayed. >> she did not give up.

they took advantage of what sanctuary offers, financial assistance, a clothing closet and a place for their children to feel safe. >> no mottier what you do, how you say it, go along with everything, agree upon everything, he's not going to change. >> both women want victims to know they, too, can get their lives back. >> you're going to have to put money on the side, make sure you keep your credit up. if you don't have credit, apply for a credit card, let the mail wherever, go to a relative. prepare yourself that if you need to leave that you have a place to go to. >> you don't need any advice, any comment from anybody who you are, only you know that and you don't need to listen what they think is good for you. only you know what is good for you. >> that was richelle care

reporting. we asked how economic abuse is over looked. >> they try to prevent them from being economically independent. they undermine their victim's education, undermining their victim's career, so that he or she cannot become financially independent by ruining their credit, putting a bunch of debts under the victim's name, they often take out credit cards and charge them up so the victim has bad credit and has a difficult time being able to rental an apartment. >> something very much overlooked that people don't know. ronnie and gabriella have had varying degrees of success in family court. can you talk about some of the things that family court gets right and some things that maybe they're still missing the mark on? >> family courts can vary, but one of the issues that's significant is access to civil legal services for a number of different types of cases, while

60s may be entitled to counsel in some cases, that can be limited if there someone who is working, but not earning a lot of money, they may not qualify for free counsel. in other cases, they are not entitled to free counsel at all, particularly in housing, child support and enforcement actions against abusers who are not meeting their financial obligation. they also are not entitled to an attorney for divorcee matters. >> go to the hot line.org or you can call this number. >> still ahead, a city in india bans people from riding their bikes. now people say their livelihoods are at stake.

>> bicycles band on the streets, officials argue that the traffic conditions are better, many say the bicycle use is necessary for their livelihoods. >> calcutta's roads are brimming with all sorts of vehicles, just like any indian city with one difference, there are no

bicycles on the main road. for the past year, a bicycle ban has pushed cyclists on to these back roads. >> it's especially hard for those who use a cycle to make a living. for him, the ban means traveling longer and working less. he estimates his income has gone down from $200 a month before the ban to just $80. >> the ban has affected my family heavily. if the ban goes on for a longer time, i don't think i can make ends meet. >> business is also bad for those who repair bicycles, since many have switched to other forms of transport. >> before the ban, i used to have at least 20-30 cycles in this garage for rare every day. now there's not even five. imagine what will happen if it goes on for another year. >> calcutta police declined our request for an interview but in

past media statements, police have said general safety and traffic congestion were the main reasons behind the ban and there's no plan to lift it. >> with traffic increasing every year, calcutta police say since banning bicycles from these main roads, traffic flows faster. however, critics say besides affecting those who's livelihood depends on traveling bibi asking, spanning this form of transportation also puts down one of the greenest forms of getting around. >> the state's pollution control board said 50% of calendar cult at a's air pollution comes from cars. this environmentalist says banning bicycles will make that worse. >> if we allow more and more vehicle to say come on calendar cult at a's streets, it would only mean that the air pollution in calendar cult at a's only going to rise and if you don't look at more sustainable methods of transportation, it's going to become a problem. >> still trying to fight the ban, along with others who use

their bicycles for work, they want to stop sitting idle and start moving again with the rest of the city. aljazeera, calcutta. >> thanks for joining us. stay tuned, mid term starts right now. >> [ ♪ music ] >> trying to make phone calls out before election day. we are calling to see whether or not you are planning on voting on tuesday. they don't want to face us in november. they know we'll defeat kay hagan and send her home. >> let make them squeal. >> i need your help. the united states needs your