♪ >> this is al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. john siegenthaler is off. race and reform, a blockbuster report out of ferguson, missouri, calling for sweeping change from the courts to the classrooms. all citing racial inequality. >> too many politicians remain in the pockets of the gun lobby,

and that has got to change. >> one on one with the father after the horrific killing of his daughter. more countries tighten their borders to keep refugees out. plus, flash point -- >> this is not just this year. this is the future from now on. >> california declares a state of emergency. the science behind hotter drier weather and wildfires in the west. ♪ the shooting death of michael brown by a white police officer raised many difficult questions about race and discrimination in the st. louis area. the ferguson commission created the missouri governor was tasked to find answers.

today more than a year after brown was killed, the panel released its findings and recommendations. make no mistake, this is about race. that's the introduction to an almost 200-page report released by the 16-member panel appointed by missouri governor after the shooting death of white teenager michael brown by whether it police officer darren wilson last year. it concludes st. louis is far from bridging its racial divide. >> we present this report with the realization and understanding that it reveals uncomfortable truths about this region that we all call home. as we understand the national and international response to ferguson, that have made clear that this problem is not unique to st. louis it is our reality.

>> reporter: in missouri black drivers are 75% more likely to be stopped than white drivers in traffic spots. >> it gets tough if we are clear about accountability, if we are serious about racial equity, if we will pursue justice for all if we place youth at the center of our conversation, and if really do want all to have an opportunity to thrive. it gets tough, but it's worth it. >> reporter: the panel makes 189 recommendations. among them the creation of a state-wide database to track police shootings, raise the minimum wage, and expand availability of medicaid. instituting these changes still has some skeptical, though, especially with the panel members acknowledging they have no power to make any changes happen oeven with a governor who

wowed his support. >> our journey will continue through the sheer force of our collective will, and our personal acceptance of responsibility for our community's safety, we will keep moving forward together. >> that was erika pitzi reporting there. in mississippi police are searching for a college instructor in connection with the killing of a processor. the historian was fatally shot in his office today. the university was on lockdown throughout the afternoon. >> we loved our beloved processor today. and our condolences are with his family at this time. we also are still under lockdown, and we'll continue to be throughout the day. we have canceled all of our classes through night classes tonight. >> police say the suspect is also a person of interest in a

shooting death of a woman at the home where he lived. wednesday will mark three weeks since virginia tv reporter alison parker and camera man adam ward were shot to death on air. last week allison's father marched on capitol hill with gun control advocates and lawmakers. i spoke with him today and began by asking him how he and his family are coping with the loss of allison. >> it hasn't been easy, but the way we have been coping is we have been taking action. it's what my daughter would want us to do. she would have been mad at me if i hadn't been doing what i'm doing, and that is to try to effect a change. different families grieve in dishth -- a different ways. this is how we do it.

>> you said allison would be really mad at me if i didn't take this on. i promise you these people are messing with the wrong family. we are going to effect change. and unfortunately we have seen so many family members of countless victims of gun violence from columbine to aurora to sandy hook say they want to make a difference. how can your voice be that voice to make a difference. >> sure, and i have been asked this question, obviously a number of times, because you would think after all of the other tragedies that something would have been done. i think difference this time -- there are a few differences one is that allison and adam were murdered in front of 50,000 people on live television. it was horrific, and, you know, not to diminish any -- take away from the suffering and misery that my, quote unquote, club members now -- i have joined a club nobody wants to join, not

to diminish their loss, but -- you see the victims or families after the fact. with allison, people saw this on live television, and -- and that made a difference. the fact that frankly that she was a journalist, she was one of you guys. she died doing what she loved, and she was doing her job. and i think that's another reason it is going to be different this time. and i think lastly ever time one of these incidents happens, it's -- it -- it -- it effects people exponentially, and the fact that -- because she was such a visible face and her face is now known around the world, we're on a quest here, and we have to take advantage of a terrible situation to effect change. >> and as we're talking right now, mr. parker, you seem to have a real laser focus, but are there some days, some mornings that this is just a really difficult battle, a difficult

path for you? >> well, this part of it is -- i know it's going to be difficult, i -- someone said it's going to be -- it's -- likened to trying to drive an 18-wheel semitractor trailer up mount everest and i understand that. and i'm in it for the long haul. when i have those quiet moments by myself, i find myself just slipping into a dark place, because my daughter that i talked to every single day -- i can't talk to anymore, and this is what keeps me going, and, you know, she -- she really had it all. she was -- you know, i -- i always said that she got her brains and her beauty and her poise from her mom, but people didn't realize what a fierce competitor she was. she didn't want to just, you know, be the best gymnast, or be the best swimmer, which she typically was, she also wanted to be the first one on the story

and get a jump on the story, and she got that competitive spirit from me, and i know that -- you know, she -- she knows that i don't like to lose, and i'm not going to lose this fight, because she is right here saying, dad, you go, you do it. you do it for me, and that's what i'm doing. >> andy parker. father of alison parker. mr. parker thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. state of emergency in effect tonight in parts of california. two major wildfires are burning in the northern part of the state where at least one person has died and over 100,000 acres have burned. jake ward is live in middletown, california tonight with the latest. the scene behind you is horrible, jake. what is happening? >> reporter: well, richelle this scene behind me was an apartment complex and school here in middletown, and it's just a scene of utter devastation. the fire came in and just ripped

through here and immediately overwhelmed local resources, and really we haven't cherry picked a bad scene to show you. it is bad everywhere. we drove about a 20-mile drive this morning between the operation center where all of the responders have gathered all the way down here and all along that drive homes and trees were burned. this was a violent fast-moving fire. it's really just extraordinary to see that firefighters are not just battling an age-old threat that it just happened to get unlucky this time. the fire itself seems to be changing. >> like with all of the other fires we have had this summer, dry fuels automatically had spot fires all over the place, and quickly overwhelmed the amount of resources we had. it totally changed our tactics instead of doing perimeter control, it was all about getting people out of harm's way, doing evacuations and just

trying to take care of the people. >> reporter: richelle, it's really just -- it's definitely -- the sense here is that people with a lot of experience, 30-year veterans. we're talking about them seeing things they have never seen before. we were talking about the notion of good black. it's an area of the fire that has already burned away. all of the fuel has been burned off and left just blackness on the ground. in that is typically a place of refuge for the firefighters. unfortunately the rules no longer apply after four years of drought, california is -- is suddenly offering way more fuel to these kinds of fires, such that the fuel that burns off on the ground is not the only fuel available. suddenly the canopies of trees are starting to burn. you're seeing fire coming back a second and third time.

people are saying they need to learn how to deal with a new kind of threat. this is really just something that is happening in the american west that has changed firefighting for all time, richelle. >> all right. jake ward live in middletown, california. thank you. all right. up next, keep out. the fence going up on hungary's border with serbia. as e.u. ministers hold an emergency meeting on the refugee crisis. and donald trump and ben carson are surging in the polls. the message republican voters are sending. ♪

more now on our top story. the release of the ferguson commission report. it concludes st. louis is far from bridging its racial divide. it calls for the creation of a statewide data base to track police shootings, increase training for police, raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and expand the availability of medicaid. that's some of the

recommendations. marie is a state senator and her district includes ferguson. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, richelle. >> an additional recommendation was consolidating the police departments and municipal courts. i found that interesting because much has been made as some of the courts have actually been compared to debtor's prison. right? >> yes. >> speak to any of thor recommendations that jump out to you. >> i do like the fact that the commission started off talking about racial inequity. but you also have to look at economic inquestion ity, social inequity, as well as environmental inequity. when i look at some of the

recommendations what i found were a lot of deviation from what the purpose really is. for example, we talked about education. a lot of focus was put on early childhood education. in that is a no-brainer. the people out after the death of michael brown were folks who were second chancers who may have been lost in the pipeline in middle school or high school. there is also a point that talked about housing and how important it is to have african americans have that access to own their own homes, but when we think about environmental inequities, one of the challenging things that we are dealing with, richelle is the fact we have 48,000 tons of uranium that has been poured illegally throughout the st. louis county area, including areas around ferguson. so that brings me to the point of the recommendation that deals

with medicaid expansion and health. one of the reasons why we have such desperate need in north county with health is because of the uranium dumping, and that is just one of the elements that keeps african americans down because of the medical expenses associated with this poisoning. >> so are you saying that you think the report was superficial? >> you know, i'm not saying that. what i'm saying is it's a mixed bag. in some places -- when they talked about deadly force, that's a bill that i filed that almost passed this year. we're a week out of it. that's good. when it comes to training of police officers. that's something we addressed this year as well. but there are secondary and t h tertiary recommendations that have come out that were not explained or explored more.

for example, the fact that school districts can be reimbursed for any medical wrap around services for children through the aca. that was not mentioned. and that's a huge reimbursement, and that's one of the reasons why we need our legislature to move ahead and implement medicaid expansion. and when they were talk about the low-income tax credits, that is important, however, i really do believe that that's an agenda item that the governor has had for a long time. >> even though -- this commission obviously doesn't have any power, but you have pointed out some things that you like. so do you think that there -- that there is something here to build upon? >> absolutely. positively. there are a lot of building blocks in this report, but it needs to be balanced with two things, one, practicality of what we can get past in a very

overwhelmingly republican legislature and we have no also not be as reactionary, but none of these recommendations talk about the structure that we are operating under which is flawed and not equitable whatsoever. and african americans are still at the bottom of the economic food chain, and until they have access to being competitive and living like other missourians then we are really not going to fix the system. the system needs to be restructured all together. >> okay. thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you, richelle. as europe faces its greatest refugee crisis since world war ii, some of the open borders are now including. hungary has built a 12-foot high

razor wire fence, and new laws saying those who enter illegally will be imprisoned and arrested. >> reporter: ministers here have been doing their best to put a positive spin on the outcome of the talks on monk. they have been talking about a political commitment to relocate refugees. they have been talking about an agreement in principal, but they have not yet come up with an agreement, the nitty-gritty of how many refugees each country will agree to take. there has been a proposal on the table for sometime that there should be mandatory quotas. each country will be aloe indicated a number of refugees based on the size of the population, how rich the country is, how many refugees it has already taken, what kind of unemployment rates there are.

but the plan is encountering a lot of resistance from eastern european countries who are saying quotas won't work. and then you have countries like germany and france saying europe must live up to its historic responsibilities, you have a lot of resistance from the other parts of europe, and it's difficult to see how the gaps will be bridged. >> joining us from brussels the acting dress for of amnesty international's european institutions office, and we appreciate your time. so it's another day, another closed border. hungary just closed its border with serbia today. how would you describe the situation? >> we are seeing the worst refugee crisis since world war ii, and the ministers are still struggling to come to a solution. amnesty international is concerned that what the real solution needs to be is safe and legal routes into europe.

we're seeing the opposition, in the clamping down of borders. >> so the european union is attempting another immigration plan, but what will really be different this time? what has not been right about the past plans? >> the european union and member states have always taken such a dominant security approach. it has primarily been about blocking people to come to europe, rather than facing the reality of the scale of the crisis and letting people in. there is a plan for the relocation of 160,000 refugees. the numbers there are still inadequate compared to the influx of people. and what is quite concerning, we need to take a step back and ask ourselves what is the difference between resettlement and relocation.

resettlement is when people are allowed to come into the country. this relocation scheme has come up because people have in a very difficult and perilous manner, managed to scramble through the gateways of europe, and now this is a measure to try to redistribute people when they are already here. >> and there's so much more danger to that. why this denial about the fact that at some point there is going to have to be a resettlement plan? >> absolutely. and this is what is so worrying when we watch it today. hungary is due to crack down even more. reinforcing their fence. it's also in direct contrast to what we have seen across the region over the weekend. tens of thousands of ordinary europeans have taken to the

streets and voiced their outrage to the inhumanity towards these refugees. it's a global refugee crisis. it needs a global response. so of course part of the solution is safe and legal routes, dramatic increase for resettlement in europe, but also a hard look at resettlement into other regions as well. >> all right. thank you very much. >> thank you so much. the pentagon says russia appears to be setting up an air base inside syria. officials say moscow has steadily sent military personnel and equipment to a province on syria's coast that is a strong hole of embattled president bashar al-assad. national securities correspondent jamie mcintyre is at the pentagon with more. jamie do tell us more about this development. >> richelle the pentagon has been hesitant to characterize what actually russia has been up

to in syria, but today it came out and said, yes, it does appear it is putting together a forward-operating base along the western coastal area of syria. the u.s. has been watching for a while now, as a steady stream of russian cargo planes and cargo ships have been bringing in military equipment. they of course have a lot of aerial surveillance over syria, but the way they really know what is going on, is frankly moscow is not hiding it. the russian media has quoted russian foreign minister saying the troop buildup is bringing in equipment and troops to help train the syrians to use that equipment. and today at the state department they seem to be perfectly willing to take lavrov at his word. >> we have no reason to doubt the veracity of what he is saying, in terms of the acknowledgment that they will continuing to provide military support and equipment, so that i

think we're taking on face value their claims about what they are doing. the ultimate intent and goal i think still is a little uncertain. >> reporter: up on capitol hill, john mccain said that: but the u.s. seems to be content with a policy of watchful waiting. in a talk with u.s. troops last friday, president obama said that president putin is playing a dangerous game. >> the russians are going to have to start getting a little smarter than they have been. because they are threatened in

many ways more than we are by isil. they have got large muslim populations that historically have caused a lot of problems inside of russia, and -- and the strategy that they are pursuing doubling down on assad, i think is a big mistake. >> reporter: as for why the russians are doing this now, the president believes that assad is so worried that he invited the russians to come in to shore up his tenuous hold on power. >> i suppose time will tell. jamie mcintyre thank you. there are new questions tonight about the deaths of 12 tourists in egypt. officials say an egyptian military helicopter accidentally fired on the group, mistaking them for a group of fighters. the tourists were reportedly visiting a common route in the western desert and were attacked in brood daylight when they pulled off of the road for a meal. at least killed were mexican

nationals. ten others were injured. ♪ up next, back to work for county clerk kim davis. what happens next for same-sex couples trying to get marriage licenses from her office. on a given day up to half of immigration cases in dallas are no-shows in court. coming up the difficulty in enforcing immigration laws when the incentive is to disappear.

in is al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. john siegenthaler is off. disappearing act, the battle over detention centers as the u.s. government says thousands of immigrant families have gone off of the grid. same-sex marriage. -- >> any licenses issued will not have my name, title or authority on it. >> the kentucky county clerk

still refusing gay marriage licenses. and why political in comers and outsiders are dominating the headlines and leading the polls for 2016. plus images of hope, struggle, and the consequences. one photographer's mission to capture the refugee crisis in europe's faltering response. ♪ a federal judge has given u.s. immigration and custom's enforcement until next month to release children and their parents being held in detention centers. but the agency says it has already lost track of thousands of families released from detention. >> reporter: it was a touching reunion a year ago at the dallas-fort worth airport. a family welcomed their six year old daughter after four years of

separation. the parents left the girl behieng when they came to the united states in 2010. now the child had made the journey with an aunt, and was finally back in her parents' arms. the girl had been detained by border patrol, and spent a month at a children's shelter. ice released the child to her parents who are also undocumented on the condition that she appears for a hearing with an immigration judge. the mother told me the family would go to court and comply with the judge's order, even if it meant returning to el salvador. now a year later, we reach the family by phone. [ speaking spanish brblgs ] >> reporter: the mother says they have stopped going to court, and the daughter has been

issued a deportation order. she says ice hasn't contacted them though, so the girl is going to school and the family continues to live their normal life. i asked what about what you had said at the airport, the promise to follow the court's decision? she doesn't answer. the family is nowhere alone in its choice to disappear into the woodwork. ice reports of the 1300 deportation orders involving families issued this past year, more than 90% were issued in absentia, and here at the dallas immigration court on any given day between a quarter and half of cases are no shows. >> i don't think it is necessarily a lack of respect. i think some definitely understand what happens at immigration court they choose to not go, but i think for a lot of people, they are unsure what it means to go to court, or they are fearful of what is going on.

>> reporter: a syracuse university analysis found the average success rate of asylum cases in the u.s. is 40%, though among individual judges it can vary enormously. the unfavorable odds appear 20 be pushing recent border crossers into the woodwork. >> there are many people who see these statistics and are very angry that there are 12,000 cases of law breakers and there is nothing happening to hold them accountable. what would you say to that? >> their file goes to ice and ice is out looking for them. and they will be removed. >> reporter: but they don't have the resources. >> they don't have the resources. >> reporter: ice said in a statement :

>> reporter: this 17 year old traveled alone from honduras to escape an abusive father. she missed her court date. she says her mom, who is also undocumented told her not to go. [ speaking spanish ] >> reporter: now under a deportation order, she has voluntarily come forward to claim relief under a special juvenile visa. she says she wants to explain that she deserves a second chance. i asked if it wouldn't be easier to stay quiet and hidden? she said no, because she wants a chance to work lawfully and come out of the shadows. for the first time since

spending five days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, kentucky clerk kim davis returned to work today, but her stint behind bars has not changed her mind on the issue. john teret is here now with more. >> reporter: good evening, and it was business as usual today in the rowan county courthouse, but kim davis was back at work for the first time since being released from jail. marriage licenses are being issued without her name or title on them. that could keep her out of jail but not out of the courts. 15 minutes before the doors opened to the public, kim davis appeared in the entrance still refusing to give out marriage licenses to same-sex couples, facing what she says is a

difficult choice. >> my conscience or my freedom. my conscience or my ability to serve the people i love. >> good morning, brian. how are you? >> we would like to apply for a marriage license. >> reporter: she says she won't violate her religious convictions. so the task to one of her clerks. david remained in her office while this couple applies for a license. >> any license they issue will not have my name, title or authority on it. >> kim davis has grave doubts about the validity of not just the licenses that went out today, but the licenses that have gone out since she has been incarcerated. all are in legal limbo they need

to be looked at and addressed. >> we're not really too concerned about that. we have heard the governor said they are valid, people with more authority have said they will be recognized. >> reporter: kim davis says the fight isn't over. her lawyers have filed a number of legal actions on her behalf so she doesn't have to make a choice between her job and her christian beliefs. >> all of those matters remain on appeal, and all matters we will pursue vigorously on kim davis's behalf. >> i would hope that she would realize she is not doing a service to this community, you know, and her stand has really hurt the people that she serves, you know, and i would hope that she would consider that. >> reporter: davis's legal challenge could become more political than it already is, as some of her constituents look ahead to the next elections. >> thank you. >> thank you.

>> reporter: hope to see you on the ball let next time, brian is what they were shouting at the end. the licenses have the words pursuant to federal court order. the governor and the county attorney have said all marriage licenses will be valid, richelle. the prison worker who helped two inmates escape has broken her silence. joyce mitchell expressed remorse during an interview with nbc's today show. she said she help the two because she was feeling sad and lonely and liked the attention they gave her. >> i was going through a time where i -- i didn't feel like my husband loved me anymore, and i guess it was just me -- i was going through depression, and i

guess they saw my weakness. >> the escape ended when matt was shot dead after three weeks on the run. and sweat was captured two days later. mitchell faces up to seven years behind bars for providing the men with the tools they used to break out. let's turn to presidential politics. a new poll shows non-politicians donald trump and ben carson ahead of the race for the republican nomination. trump is at 33%. the retired neurosurgeon, carson is at 20%. all other candidates are in single digits, and that includes former florida governor, the one with the famous last name, jeb bush at 8%. on the democratic side, hillary clinton leads with 42%. bernie sanders at 24%. up 10 points from july.

the vice president joe biden, who has not declared his candidacy gets 21%. bern nay sanders was in virginia today for an appearance at a conservative christian school. he mentioned marriage equality and abortion as subjects where he and he audience might disagree, but he also americans across the spectrum could agree on issues like freedom of speech and the economy. >> when we talk about morality and justice, we have to, in my view, understand that there is no justice when so few have so much, and so many have so little. >> joe watkins is a republican

political strategist and joins us from philadelphia. if there is a saying for this presidential election, joe, i would say that it's like experts like you would not have picked the candidates that are doing this well. so let's start with bernie sanders, right? what do you make of how well he is doing? he has a significant lead over hillary clinton right now. what do you make of it? >> well, i think ho is clearly striking a chord with the voters. he is speaking to the anger and dissatisfaction of so many voters who have placed trust in these well-known names for a long, long time. and they like the fact that he's speaking plainly. he's not a charismatic leader as such, but his words are really connecting with dissatisfied voters.

>> he is a politician, though. >> he is. but he is not a household name. he is an independent. he is not even really a democrat. he doesn't have the name, or name id of somebody like a hillary clinton who has been already for a long, long time. so he is running as somewhat of an outsider, and he is surging right now in the polls. >> let's talk about republicans. donald trump is obviously a businessman, as he will tell you all the time -- [ laughter ] >> yes. >> ben carson is a surgeon, let's talk about where republican voters are going with this. why are they trying to make the shift from the traditional candidates they usually vote for? >> well, conventional wisdom would have said, richelle that neither trump nor carson would have been in the lead at this point, and in past cycles the person leading in september the year before the election is usually not the nominee, but

this is a different cycle, and these are different candidates. this is a different time for the electorate. and they are getting a chance to show how dissatisfied they are, by supporting in big numbers the two candidates who have no political or governmental experience. ben carson is a retired neurosurgeon, and donald trump has been a reality star and a very, very successful businessman. and for those people who don't want to take donald trump seriously, i would say look at the numbers, look at the fact that as a tv personality he has been able to maintain high ratings for a long period of time. he knows how to keep an audience. >> let's talk about how social media and reality tv have shaped politics, particularly in this election and whether you think that's a good or a bad thing. >> well, i think it's such a good thing they joined a social

media company, and you'll be hearing more about us in the coming weeks, but i think it's a brilliant thing. the successful candidate in 2008 was barack obama, and what he did that the other candidates weren't doing, buzz he was constantly tweeting and talking to his followers. the same thing is true with donald trump. donald trump does not miss an opportunity to tweet and talk to his followers. >> that hasn't always gone well for him, though, joe. >> no, but it gives him free media. the controversial media he is getting means that he is getting free name id. when he said something about carly fiorina last week, she was delighted because it meant she got some attention. when you have 16 candidates you have to fight to get attention, and donald trump is keeping all of the attention on him. >> i have got to let you know.

but you cannot tell me if he were your candidate you would want him saying some of the things he has been saying. >> we'll talk again, richelle. [ laughter ] >> thanks as joining us as always, joe. now to silicon valley where the tech world has been criticized for not having enough women and minorities in its work force. changing that could mean changing school curriculums even before the kids get to college. he has a big mohawk and big ideas. he standings out on the crowded streets of new york. he is 17 years old and entering his senior year in high school. i met up with him near the end of his summer internship at the posh microsoft offices. >> i thought that teenagers just slept all day. >> that is only on the weekend. >> reporter: this job is not

about sharpening pencils. >> i quickly found out that's not what i was doing at all. and i'm part of the team. i like the creative side of it, where you have an idea and you can execute it as quickly as you come up with the idea. so when we're ready we can go back in. >> reporter: today he is learning how to create a complex website for a growing business. he earned his internship through a non-profit organization called all-star code. it immerses teens of color in an intensive summer program focusing on computer science classes. tell me why there is a need for a program like all-star code. >> the technology sector is one of the fastest growing sectors

of the economy. but blacks and lat teen yous make only 10% of that sector. >> i quickly found out that i was in love with tech and coding. >> reporter: microsoft also sees the need to reach students, one of the reasons it's teaming up with all-star code. companies in silicon valley say they are working to hire more minorities. many schools are not emphasizing classes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, also known as s.t.e.m. education. >> we refer to that as the opportunity divide. there is definitely a gap in skills and education that we're hoping to bridge. >> reporter: a recent gallop study shows 67% of parents believe computer science should be required learning. but 75% of principals say their schools do not offer programming or coding classes.

do you think that they teach enough computer science in schools? >> not really. >> reporter: do you think if more teenagers, more kids had the chance to take coding or computer science, do you think they would actually like it? >> yeah, i think so. it is fun. >> reporter: you don't have to look far for examples of technology. facebook and uber quickly turned into million billion dollars companies, and that translates to high-paying jobs. by 2020, about 1 million coding jobs will go unfilled. >> when you look at where is all of the innovation happening right now? it is happening within technology and software engineering. and coding is a big part of that. >> reporter: through these opportunities, he has learned a lot about tech and himself. this school year, he is hoping to get a job teaching other kids

how to code. his mentors at all-star code could not be happier. >> extremely proud. but also it speaks to the quality of young men we attract. they want to pay it forward and teach others about coding. >> reporter: his message to them is simple, but powerful. >> if you give 100% into what you want to do, then you are definitely going to do it. although it may take time if you continue to work at it, you are definitely good at it. >> reporter: and he has god it. i'm richelle carey. he has already begun his college visits. he has made stops at rutgers and mit. up next, a photographers moving images of the refugees fighting and some dying, trying to get to europe. he tells us about his new photo series from there to here.

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in australia malcolm turnbull is poised to success tony abbott as prime minister. abbott has been in power for two years. turnbull won the election with 54 votes. despite their name, the liberals in australia are more conservative in their approach. they fought over issues like

same-sex marriage. turnbull is expected to be more open to the world and less conservative than abbott. the great wall of china is a 2,000-year-old wonder, but now it's in jeopardy. >> it is a withering wonder. the great wall may be an incredible 13,000 miles long, but has been disintegrating for centuries. some has eroded from the wear and tear of visitors, and mother nature, and other parts have been stolen even by its neighbors who used its stones to build their homes. we'll take a look at what is threating the great wall and what is being done to save it. >> please save it. >> i know. >> antonio, thank you. more than 300,000 refugees have crossed the mediterranean just this year. an italian photographer has focused his lens on their

dangerous journey on a new series from there to here. we hear from hear from him tonight. >> in 2010 i began to photograph stories related to the immigration crisis in my country. they may describe the journey to arrive in europe, but also the conditions of living here in the west. where life is a daily struggle due to the democratic limbo that rules the immigration in europe. the journey of the great part of refugees and immigrants often starts from places in war or in the poorest countries of the globe. often the families of the persons that try to rife in europe lost everything to pay for the travel of their relative, hoping that this person will change his life and the life of the entire family.

during these travels many people saw death. some rough estimates say that since the [ inaudible ] in the mediterranean died around 10,000 person attempting to arrive to european shores. the landing on our shore are open the last part of an enormous and difficult trip. the phenomenon in recent years means telling the consequences of the political and social upheavals that the world around us is experiencing. my work is a way to know the facts without filters. this is the moment to relate a vision of the citizens of [ inaudible ] only because a person came from a poor country or from the richest part of the world. at last i think it's necessary to remember that the freedom to travel and move is not the same for all. >> you can see more of those

stunning photos online. and that is our news for this hour. thank you very much for joining us and watching. i'm richelle carey. the news continues next with antonio mora. do keep it here. have nots" to a world of "haves" and "super-haves". >> can you afford to live forever? >> what's wrong if rich people got to live longer than poor people? >> that it's no fair. >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today the will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. >> we have to get out of here.

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