ntional overdose of painkillers prescribed by your doctor. >> catch more "faultlines" episodes on demand or at aljazeera.com/faultlines. >> hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm david shuster. a new era, historic talks have begun between the leaders of the united states and cuba. making it official hillary clinton will announce this weekend she is running again for president. we will preview clinton's campaign the sequel. and guns and the national rifle association. we will ask one attendee who

supports the right to bare arms whether any gun laws need to be changed? ♪ we begin this hour with what is shaping up to be major mie style in the relationship between the united states and cuba. on the heels of a telephone call between the two leaders, they are now expected to meet face-to-face tomorrow. it will come at the sum milt of the americas conference in panama. this will be the first meeting since the obama administration in december moved to normalize ties. mike viqueira is in washington. and mike what does the white house now expect will be achieved with this meeting? >> well that big step that would normalize relations between the countries.

the state department from what we understand from a democratic senator who has been briefed by the state department has recommended that that state sponsorship of terrorism designation now held by only four countries around the world, including syria, iron sudan, and cuba be lifted against cuba. there are a number of economic restrictions in place as a result of being listed on the state sponsor of terror list. assets are frozen banking, economic sangionings. president obama spoke today and as he frequently does when he travels overseas he spoke on the need for a civil society, speaking about civil and human rights both in the united states and other countries. what is different about this

occurrence, he is speaking to a group of nations who feel the united states have interfered in their affairs for decades, so some resentment there. he admitted fault in some respects but talked about the need for civil rights including free speech. >> as we move towards the process of normalization, we'll have our differences government to government with cuba on many issues just as bediffer with our closest allies. there's nothing wrong with that. but i'm here to say when we do speak out, we'll do so because the united states of america does believe and will always stand for a certain set of universal values. >> reporter: and david you mentioned the fact that these two leaders are expected to meet tomorrow on the margins of neetzings. they call it an informal

meeting, nevertheless there will be substantive issues discussed. >> mike what steps has the president taken in terms of convincing congress to go along with this. >> first to open an embassy in havana and despite three top level meeting between u.s. and cuban officials, they have been unable to meet the president's goal of announcing the opening before the summit were to take place. but a lifting of the trade embargo against cuba we needs congress to go along with that. today the white house admitted that is not going to happen in the short-term but they think it will happen before the president finishes his presidency. >> thank you very much. >> the meeting comes in the midst of an historic effort to end decades of tension between

the two countries. david reversing all of these years of animosity will not be easy. what are the biggest challenges you are picking up there at the summit? >> when we talk about some of the challenges that are facing cuba and the united states the list has to be number one. it really has to be one of the things that have to get done. and there is a certain sense of permanence when you raise flags in these particular countries, particularly cuba it gives a sense of permanence. particularly as oil prices have fallen and left the economies tumbling. certain i will high drama here with the president of venezuela

raul castro and president obama. but many of the different companies here essentially come to probe and find out who is open for business. and that is something that raul castro is really hoping to forge here. in terms of the summit this is the first time that cuba is attending the summit. about 20 years ago when the relations between these two countries were significantly different. the year was 1994. o.j. simpson was arrested the sitcom friends launched on nbc, and nelson mandela became south africa's first democratically elected president. '94 was also the first year of the summit of the americas in miami. >> future generations will look back on the summit as a course

when history changed for the better. >> reporter: it was meant to forge closer partnerships and strategies for the region. but to understand why, you have to head back in time to when fidel castro first assumed power. on new year's day 1959 castro's guerrilla army entered the capitol. and it wasn't long before cuba's relationship with the u.s. began to sour. castro ordered the execution of some 500 previous government support supporter supporters. then castro privatized land. washington responded by imposing trade restrictions on cuba and eventually severing diplomatic ties on january 3rd, 1961.

now fast forward half a century later. president obama on december 17th, 2014, announced the reestablishment of diplomatic relations with cuba and began easing travel and trade restrictions. he explained the reasons to thomas freehed mab at the "new york times." >> for us to test the possibility that engagement leads to a better outcome for the cuban people, there aren't that many risks for us. it's a tiny little country. >> reporter: and while the u.s. treyed embargo is still very much in place, cuba was for the first time in history, invited to the summit of the americas. here in panama city panama is where that summit is taking place, and it's a big deal for cuba with falling oil prices and less subsidized oil coming from venezuela, that country's economy is on the ropes. and this is an opportunity for

the president to saku -- say cuba is over for business. >> cuba is back and the u.s. is back in terms of its interest but more so immediately for cuba, those images help cuba with the rest of the world. >> reporter: and that's likely to draw the eyre of those who saku bah is now being rewarded despite having done very little to address its human rights abuses. but the move should also curry favor. whether or not they agree with the ways in which castro governing his country. when we talk about the issues that will potentially be banged out at the bilateral meeting between castro and obama there are a host of issues including fugitive transfers, the u.s.

military base at guantanamo bay, but the u.s. trade embargo is still very much in place. and that's issue number one for those in cuba. >> thank you. we're joined by the assist important director of the latin america center. as far as the symbolism of this meeting tomorrow between president obama and president raul castro what do you make of that? how significant is it? >> well i think it shows a serious commitment from both presidents and from both countries. you know, early on we had the assistant secretary of state negotiating then it got kicked up the ladder to secretary kerry meeting with his cuban counterpart, and now we have the two presidents speaking to each other. >> so what are some of the

issues with the negotiators that they have been stuck on. >> the state sponsor of terrorism is something that they have been stuck on. the cubans have been talking about guantanamo a lot, but we see they are likely to move forward on the reestablishment of diplomatic relations. >> what are you expecting to come out of the meeting itself when the leaders depart and talk to their delegations about this relationship? >> well i think that a lot of that is going to depend on whether or not we see the president recommending to congress that cuba is removed from the state-sponsored terrorism list. if that happens i think we could see both presidents give instructions to their governments to move full speed away with opening of embassies and nominating ambassadors.

>> is that the sort of announcement you would have expected tomorrow right as they are meeting or after their meeting? >> well it would certainly be a pretty powerful platform for them. this is the first time that the whole family has gotten together all 35 countries are represented in some capacity and with the theme of pos pos -- prosperity and inclusiveness, what better way to say here we are moving forward really making progress here. >> we heard from david in his piece about the economic opportunities that cuba is hoping to leverage. what do you see as being most important thing economically for cuba coming out of this summit? >> well i think, again, we're going to see when cuba is off of the state sponsors of terrorism list they can move forward. they are just one step closer to

joining the international financial institutions the imf, and the world bank and that will be really important for them in making a viable economy. >> rachel thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. back in the united states rescue crews in northern illinois continue to search through debris today following a series of powerful tornados. the twister that slammed into fairville illinois had preliminary ratings of e-f-4. that means the wind speeds reached between 180 and 200 miles an hour. diane eastabrook is live in rochelle illinois with the latest. diane? >> reporter: hi david. well the county sheriff says he is going to be bringing cadaver

dogs in tomorrow to search for more potential victims even though he thinks everyone now has been accounted for. residents here say nothing like this has happened before. beneath piles of wood broken glass and paper, jeremy and his family salvage pieces of his uncle's life. >> just anything that we can save really. >> reporter: a powerful tornado barrelled through northern illinois thursday night, obliterating his home and dozens of others. the tiny farm time of fairdale bore the brunt of the storm. >> everything is being told they have to wait until all of the search and rescue is done. >> reporter: police kept the area sealed off. two women were found dead in their homes, and 11 others were injured. susan meyer considers herself lucky. >> i just hunkered down on the

bottom of the stairwell and waited, and it was like 30 seconds. >> reporter: this storm cut a 50-mile wide path through northern illinois and just to give you an idea how strong it was, it split tree trunks in half and tossed around farm equipment like toys. off -- ava frfed what is left of her restaurant. >> no sirens here. it was that quick. >> reporter: some areas have warning systems, but fairdale has no sirens. life is slowly returning to normal. crews are clearing away debris and restoring power to the area. the sheriff hopes by tomorrow drenthzs in fairdale can return to their homes, and to begin the slow process of rebuilding their lives.

>> it's the worst thing i have seen. i know there have been much worse anyplace but when it happens locally, obviously it's the same magnitude no matter what the size of the town or the village, so it is obviously distressing and our hearts go out to the families. >> reporter: >> the house looked like it was picked up twisted and set back down. i mean it is gone. >> reporter: illinois governor has declared dekalb and oogle county disaster areas that could qualify them for disaster aid. in pakistan that country's parliament has now voted against joining the saudi-lead coalition intervention in yemen. by the way we're showing you an indictment from a story we're going to talk about next from kansas so we can lose that.

the pakistani parliament voted to maintain neutrality. iranian backed houthi rebels have chased yemen's president. iranian firms said ships were being deployed to protect naval routes. the united nations warns that the humanitarian situation in yemen is getting worse by the hour. the u.n. called for a humanitarian pause to get supplies to the needy. but aid is now finally arriving in yemen. >> reporter: this is much-needed medical aid being unloaded at sana'a international airport. it is one of two planes that landed on friday carrying enough medical and surgical equipment to tweet up to a thousand people. >> the first plane finally arrived at ten days.

it is now full of 16 tons of emergency medical assistance which is very needed now in yemen. we expect the next plane tomorrow hopefully. >> reporter: late on thursday a medical team and supplies also arrived into the southern port city of aden by boat. but properly distributing the aid could prove difficult. the u.n. says roads are being kauft and boats are being prevented from leaving many ports. >> i would like to share with you again, that the humanitarian situation in yemen is getting worse by the hour. conflict is now affecting 15 out of the 22 areas in the country. the situation in aden is extremely preoccupying if not catastrophic. >> reporter: at least 600 civilians and fighters have been killed so far in this war. there are concerns about the long-lasting humanitarian toll

on the population now. >> we expect there to be an up surge in malnutrition across the country. it was already a country where 60% of the population lived under the poverty line. people's revenues are going down, cost of living is going up and government services um -- weakened if not falling apart. >> reporter: and this attack on grain silos on thursday night near aden could worsen the malnutrition. they were a crucial store for wheat. forces loyal to the houthi rebels and the former president ali abdullah saleh, blame the saudi-lead coalition for the increase in the death toll. but as the attacks continue

conditions for the civilian population are likely to get worse. erika wood al jazeera. federal officials in kansas are now accusing a 20 year old man of plotting a suicide bomb attack at fort riley army base. the facility is about 100 miles west of kansas city. here is the indictment, he has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. according to the fbi booker wanted to bomb the base on behalf of isil. in the past two years nearly 50 americans have been charged with similar plots. take two for hillary clinton, the former first lady and secretary of state is expected to announce her second presidential campaign. we will look at some of the obstacles she might face. plus we'll bring you the latest on the shooting in south carolina. citizens alledge a pattern of racial profiling.

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in today's power politics any road to the white house is about to get more crowded. friends of hillary clinton say she will announce this weekend she is running again. according to multiple reports the announcement will come via social media on sunday. waiting in iowa is al jazeera's correspondent. >> reporter: this winery outside of des moines recently hosted a democratic fund raiser. presidential candidates and hopefuls from both parties are criss crossing the hawkeye state hoping to build momentum. >> since we're the first one it gives them an opportunity to come here first and start their grassroots effort and that basically makes us fairly important to the process. >> reporter: here in iowa there is much talk about hillary

clinton. her name dominates the conversation. when will she declare and how seriously will she talk iowa? she finished a disimportant disimportantdisimportant disimportant -- distant third last time around. the woman from massachusetts, i like her. >> i'll have to learn more about the other candidates because there may always be somebody better but i wouldn't be sad if she was elected. >> reporter: some are not yet ready to fully embrace a clinton candidacy. while we were here democratic hopefuls like former senator jim webb and martin o'malley were trying to get in on a field that still does not include hillary clinton. it's going to include hillary clinton soon though. let's bring in michael shure from little rock arkansas. what do you make of hilary's

plan to announce on sunday over social media. what is that about? >> it's about not wanting to engage with the media. the other thing is she's trying to tap into younger voters. a lot of people think she lost the democratic primary in 2008 to barack obama because she was not able to be involved with the younger voters. she has a 35 year old tap to head her campaign 35 years old, running a national campaign. something you don't see a lot of anymore. so i think by going the twitter route it keeps her an arm's distance from the press, and addresses the audience she needs. >> they are having wine tastings and what not to try to improve relations, how much of a factor will that be to have a better relationship with the press? >> the press sees through a lot

of that but it is a good first step. they were drinking brooklyn logger, because her headquarters is going to be in brooklyn. but i think it is important that she realizes that only goes so far. >> clinton's own team has suggested the character, the perceived lack of trust with hillary clinton will be one of the biggest obstacles or issues she will face. how does she get around that. >> they say she needs an opponent. her opponent is old hilary. the hilary that is seen back on her heels very often answering questions about emails and benghazi what she has to do is step aside from that persona and have a rebirth as a candidate here. introduce herself to a new

segment of voter age population. >> the media is apparently looking towards a book that is coming out early next month that is going to focus on hillary clinton's raising cash allegations about what she did at the state department with contracts and what not. how much of that kind of thing gets effectively portrayed by the clinton campaign of this is from the right-wing don't believe it versus where the clintons seem most nervous. >> they are old hand to negative books being written about them. i was talking to someone in elizabeth warren's office this morning about what this would mean for senator warren. of course they are not going to tell us anything about senator warren what they are saying is a lot of democrats are sitting

back waiting to see if any of this sticks. but for now it's hillary clinton's stage, her only opponent like i said being old hilary. >> great stuff michael. thanks for joining us. just ahead why the suspected mastermind on india's financial capitol is going free. and packing heat we will look at where the debate over gun rights stands now. a report from the nra convention in nashville, tennessee.

tens of thousands of gun enthusiasts are in nashville, tennessee this weekend for the annual meeting of the national rifle association. the convention has also at a tracked several republican hopefuls. >> eric hoerl was asked what his greatest failure was as attorney general, i can think of a few if

he needed any guidance on that but here is what he said. he was sorry he didn't impose enough gun control on america. if eric holder calls that a failure, i'll take it as a win. >> the speakers spoke out against hillary clinton and president obama. bobby jindal referred to the nra as the most effective civil rights organization. >> we need a president who will push the congress to guarantee your right to bare arms a national right to carry. your right to defend yourself should not end at the state line. every state. >> jerry henry is the executive director of a non-profit organization that supports the second amendment's right to bear arms. the right to carry, how

significant how important is that to gun enthusiasts? >> it is very important to anyone who wants to defend themselves because criminals don't abide by the laws and if you are attacked in one of those places you should not be disarmed at their mercy. >> jerry i assume you have kids. let's suppose i was invited to your kid's school to give a speech and i was going to bring a concealed weapon would you be oak -- okay with that? >> yes. >> even though i didn't have any training. >> if you are carrying you probably had training but even if you didn't have state mandated training i don't have a problem with that unless you are a criminal i won't worry about you. >> a lot of americans still don't understand that. the idea that somebody who doesn't have gun training can

still be entitled to go into a school a hospital and if they happen to think if they see something untoward going on they can pull out their gun and start firing. >> most people will pull out their gun if there see a threat to themselves or somebody they are close to. but most people are not going to get involved in they see something that doesn't concern them. >> one of the ways i know some gun owners said we could all protect ooefrp is pass common sense legislation that would close the gun show loopholes. are you in agreement with that? is there a way for congress to get that aspect done? >> i don't believe there is a gun show loophole first place. anyone who buys a gun goes through a background check --

>> that is not always the case at some gun shows. there is no background check depending on the weapon. >> if it is sold by an ffl, they will do a background check. if you buy one from private sales there is not a background check, but that can happen anywhere. if i sell my personal firearm to a suspected or known felon then i have broken a federal law. >> but how are you going to know that. you would agree you don't want a private seller to be selling a weapon unbeknownst to them to somebody who has a criminal background so why not impose a background check for somebody in that situation. >> i do my own background check here in georgia. you can buy an firearm from an

fll dealer without a background check. so if i'm going to sell you one i'm going to ask you for your georgia weapons permit. >> and credit to you for doing that. i think the issue is a lot of gun dealers don't do those types of checks and the question is how can we stop a criminal in that situation from getting a weapon. >> if your gun dealer is an fll, they have to do it by law. the people who are going to break the law, are going to break the law regardless. if somebody is buying guns and selling them to criminals, they are already breaking laws. the federal government does not need to be involved with my selling of my private property to you or anybody else. >> jerry thanks for being on with us. >> thank you for having me. there will be a funeral

tomorrow in second quarter for the man that was shot and killed by a police officer. but as the investigation moves forward, members of the community say the shooting has exploded some disturbing patterns of policing. >> reporter: archarleston is an affluent community. 70% of residents are white. it is separated from north charleston by less than 10 miles, but they are much further apart in identity. more than half of the 100,000 residents are black. >> blacks are being singled out more than others. something is probably going to give. >> reporter: long-time resident and activist says the community's mistrust of the police is deep-seated. >> i have been in jail because i

didn't dim my lights. i have been in jail because a cop says my muffler was not good on my car. people in the community fear the police. they won't even call the police when they have been mistreated. everybody is a criminal whenever the police come in to investigate. >> fbi statistics once ranked north charleston as one of the nation's most dangerous cities. >> there is not much crime in the hood anymore. as far as i can see. >> police started sending waves of officers into problem neighborhoods, and increase the number of traffic stops. george says while those tactics have reduced crime, he feels it also has resulted in increased profiling. the mayor and police deny

there's pattern of racial profiling or misconduct. 80% of officers are white, and just this week the mayor admitted that the city has had trouble recruiting minority officers. for bill saunders the shooting death of walter scott has deepened wounds but highlighted what he and others say has been a troubling pattern of injustice in north charleston. >> the bad thing for me is that somebody should not have to die for this stuff to be looked at. here is a guy that died and everybody is going to be concerned for a while, but he's still dead you know, and that's the part of it that bothers me. in southern california ten sheriff deputies have now been put on leave after a violent videotaped encounter yesterday between a man on horseback and police. the incident was recorded by a

los angeles news helicopter. francis fled from the police first by car and then by horse when officers caught up to him he surrendered. he lied down on the ground with his hands tied behind his back several officers surrounded him and then began to beat him. the count think sheriff has ordered an immediate investigation. in massachusetts a police officer is facing assault charges for allegedly punching a black suspect. >> mr. parman is a big deliver of transparency. when something like this comes forward no matter what it may be if there's enough evidence to support the claim we go forward and take out the appropriate charges against the officer. >> they say it happened in december and was caught on surveillance video. the suspect was handcuffed in a holding cell when the officer

allegedly punched him to the ground. officials in india are outraged over today's release of the suspected mastermind in a 2008 attack in mumbai in that attack 166 people were killed. but the court ordered the key suspect to be freed pending his trial. the decision has prompted outrage in capitols around the world, including washington, d.c., where the state department said the move left the government deeply concerned. >> reporter: he is a hated man in india but when he shows up for court in pakistan his supporters follow. india believes zaki ur rehman lakhvi planned the mumbai siege. his trial has dragged on for years, infuriating india. >> translator: we are very disappointed by what pakistan has done with lakhvi. india wants to improve relations

with pakistan but the recent development is very unfortunately. >> reporter: six years on from the siege it continues to haunt mumbai. a group of men arrived in the city by boat over the course of 60 hours they attacked luxury hotels a jewish center and a railway station, they killed dozens of people. nine of the ten attackers were subsequently killed. india leaves it was lakhvi and his armed group that trained the gunmen. but according to his lawyer there is not enough evidence which is why he's now on bail. much of the case is based on the confession of the one attacker who survived. india executed him two years ago. the attack is a sensitive issue between the neighbors, who historically have had a difficult relationship. a handshake between the two prime ministers last year was thought to be a defining positive moment but the decision to release lakhvi on

bail could prove to be a setback. back in the united states the next phase in the boston marathon bombing trial will begin in two weeks. jurors will begin hearing arguments as to whether dzhokher tsarnaev should be sentenced to death or face life in prison. the judge denied the request to delay proceedings. the state of new mexico was once known for having one of the most abusive juvenile detention systems in the country. but officials there have made changes. and now they are providing therapy, counseling and education. and al jazeera's soledad o'brien found out, the new approach has been effective. ♪ >> this is what i got from my birthday from my mom.

her name is jenny. mainly they could just send you types of drinks and stuff, but they can't be like bottles, because they think we're going to make alcohol and stuff. >> reporter: 17 and celebrating. a birthday behind bars. his home -- mom is homeless, his older brother in jail. he was five with seven siblings when his father put a note on the refrigerator and left. >> that's my niece. she is like five right now. this is my brother pedro, he has been in and out of jail his whole life. he is in southern prison right now. yeah he's kind of the reason i got in trouble, because i would hang out with him, and he got me into using drugs and stuff. i kind of the that's what lead up to me being here. i just wanted to be like him. but i shouldn't want to be like

him. that pretty much just reminds me of my family because i eat a lot of this stuff at home and -- i just -- comforts me. ♪ >> reporter: this is his fourth birthday in an institution. jailed at 11, foster care at 14, rehab at 15, then rehab and jail again. this time it was illegal alcohol possession and then violating probation by shoplifting. at 17 he was out of second chances. >> it sucks, because like on your birthday you want to be with your family the most. >> reporter: keith will spend his next birthday here too. trying to change his life while serving a two-year sentence at the jail paul center. this juvenile lockup is also trying to change as part of a 2009 settlement with the aclu

after accusations of physical and sexual assaults and an absence of medical or mental health care. new mexico has one of the poorest populations of children in the nation. here keith gets a full day of school daily counseling guards that double as mentors, the reforms come from a program that is the spanish word for change implemented at all five of new mexico's juvenile centers. al jazeera america got extensive access inside to see the impact it has had on the inmates. >> we'll take you there on sunday "kids behind bars," a sol sol special report. in indiana the number of cases in an hiv outbreak continues to grow. officials say more than a

hundred people have tested positive for the virus. jonathan betz reports. >> reporter: jeanie has struggled watching her hometown change. and loved ones die. >> i have had five family members pass away of drug other doses. >> reporter: you yourself? >> yes, so it's pretty dear to my heart. >> reporter: so dear she now works as a nurse. joining what she sees is a fight for the town's life. austin indiana only has 4,000 people but this piece of the heartland is facing the state's worst out break of hiv ever. 89 cases in just four months. 17 times more than a typical year. how easy was it for you to get this drug? >> easy. >> reporter: much of it fed by a raging drug problem. >> it has become austin's

favorite past time. because, you know, you ain't got nothing to do. >> reporter: he says last year he began using town's drug of choice a prescription painkiller that addicts illegally cook and inject. he caught hepatitis c and says it is a miracle he is hiv negative. >> when you are high you don't think about that. >> reporter: one in five now live in poverty. >> you have pockets of things that look rougher than others. >> reporter: with only seven officers the police chief struggles to control the crime. >> reporter: the governor recently declared a public health emergency. teams of workers arrived, setting up a command center to offer testing doctors and

counseling. state budget cuts shut down a planned parenthood clinic one of the area's few hiv testing centers. and the town only has one doctor william cook. >> we could haved a verted this by addressing the drug problem, five ten years ago, but we didn't, and now we're seeing the end result of that. >> reporter: but it's an end result the state health department insists was impossible to predict. >> in a per text world we would have all services available in all counties. but the reality is that's not the way it is. >> reporter: she says the state is here for the long haul devoting considerable resources and launching programs like a needle exchange. >> i'm trying to make a bad situation into a good situation. >> reporter: joey madden is getting help to turn his life around in a town struggling with far more than a disease. stay with al jazeera

america. just ahead, the important message a mother of two is trying to send to her girls and women around the world by capturing moments in time. ♪

a powerful photography display has been getting plenty of attention on social media this week. kate parker says she began by taking candid photos of her girls, a six year old and a nine year old, as the collection grew parker said people saw the photos as a message to empower women. the photographer behind the series joins from atlanta. what was the idea behind this photo series? >> the series really just came about organically. i was shooting my girls every

day, and in getting the pictures ready for a gallery show i noticed the strongest images were the ones that showcased the girls as themselves which is messy, and fierce, and competitive, and now how you typically see little girls portrayed in images so as soon as i pulled them together i saw this pattern, and that's kind of how -- how it came about, and i started shooting directly for that. >> it's so interesting that you should say that because i have a 22-month-old girl and my favorite photos of her are those authentic ones where she is fiercely trying to play basketball or play with her toys and there is something so powerful about that image. >> yeah i totally agree with you, and i think every kid has that and it's amazing to try to capture that and whatever your child is if it's athletic or they are really into drama or

singing or whatever it is every kid has something that makes them special, and i wanted to shoot my girls as i saw them which was athletic and crazy, and loud and nuts most of the times. and i would encourage other parents to celebrate that as well. >> is there anything wrong with promoting the photos of your kids where they are smiling or pretty in pink or looking like what little girls for decades are supposed to look like? >> not at all. if your child is not that naturally -- if your child is that naturally, let them but if they are not that, then i wouldn't encourage you to force them, but the message is to try to find whatever makes your child unique and make that worthy of celebration. >> the authenticity of these

photos whether they are dirty or fierce or screaming at the top of their lungs as it looks like we see now, it does seem so unique and were you surprised by the social media reaction? >> yes. no it's crazy. the -- one of the most -- the things that make me sort of tear up is seeing other people post pictures of their daughters with the hashtag strong is the new pretty and saying look at my daughter doing whatever it is she is a softball player a swimmer, a singer whatever it is it has been a crazy response and i'm so happy that people have met it with open arms and are celebrating it themselves. i'm very thankful for it. >> what do you think the message is to your daughters when they see it is okay for them to be authentic whatever they are.

what sort of message do you think that sends them? >> i think it allows them to know they are okay as they are. not to try to be anything else other than really what interests them, how they want to act, there's no pressure to pretend. so you can ultimately grow up hopefully knowing who you are, and having this real strong sense of confidence. >> are you a professional photographer? >> i am. >> i guess we should remind people it's not as if you can just go out and capture these images, but still all of us can still find those moments of authenticity in our kids right? >> definitely and nobody has more access than parents to their children. you know when your child is going to be fierce and when your child is going to be sweet. so that's a great time to try to

record them. >> kate parker thanks so much for coming on. we appreciate it. >> thank you so much. >> you are welcome. now john siegenthaler is here. >> hi david, coming up at 8:00 we now know president obama will see cuban president tomorrow at the summit of the americas. while no formal meeting has been set it will change the direction of the two countries. plus rehabilitating teenagers in trouble with the law. we'll show you a unique program aimed at reducing the disproportionate number of minorities in the detention system. and the fight over millions of gallons of water. tonight the growing concern over the negative impact of frac-ing with which some environmentalists have linked to

wastewater contamination, and earthquakes. >> i was approached to do something in the space of -- something i cared about, and i thought the thing i have been dealing with a lot in terms of the things i have been talking to on the daily show is islamaphobia, and the fear of muslims in america. >> he has been getting laughs for decades, now he is using it to battle what he sees as a growing anti-muslim bias in the states. john thank you very much. a teenager who made headlines because of her determination to play basketball has unfortunately lost her battle with a rare type of brain cancer. the 19 year old died this morning. her college is planning a celebration and prayer service in her honor.

the pediatric cancer association raised $40,000 the lay lauren played. she went on to help the organization raise $1.5 million. that's our show. i'm david shuster. thanks for watching.

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