america and the old americans. i'm ray suarez and that's the "inside story." this is al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm richelle carey. tony harris is on assignment. calls to quit. a muslim group says ben carson should drop out of the republican race for president. willing to change. the pope's message for cubans, during his historic visit. damage control, the executives try to put the breaks on the emissions cheating

scandal the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. >> and making history in hollywood. ♪ there is growing outrage today over dr. ben carson's controversial remarks about islam. he is the second g.o.p. candidate to come under fire for comments about muslims. donald trump took heat last week for comments made by a supporter. del walters is here with more. >> not since john f. kennedy run for president has so much been said about the about the faith of the first family. this time it has to do with placing a hand on the bible or the quran. >> i would not advocate that we

put an -- a muslim as president. >> reporter: his comments ignited a fire storm. and one group is calling for carson to withdrawal from the race. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race, buzz he's unfit to lead. >> reporter: but carson isn't backing down. in an interview he said: he was referring to islamic law, adding quote:

>> one problem in this country, it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. >> donald trump was criticized for his handling of this comment. >> we certainly do have a problem. you have radicals that are doing things. it wasn't people from swedeen that blew up the world trade center. >> reporter: in a pugh research poll that asked americans to rate their feelings towards major religious groups, muslims came in last, rating even lower than and it -- atheists. so that may not hurt carson with voters on the far right. >> coming up at the bottom of the hour, i'm going to speak to a representative from care about his group's call for carson to leave the 2016 campaign.

wisconsin governor scott walker announced that he is suspending his presidential campaign. this decision comes days after a cnn poll showed less than 1/2 of 1% of republican primary voters were supporting walker. the governor is the second candidate to exit the large pool of republican hopefuls. michael shure joins us live now from los angeles with more. so michael, what reasons did the governor give for leaving the race? >> you know, richelle he was actually quite discrete about his reasons for leaving. people are saying that he had big financial problems, wasn't able to keep the money, spending too much money. but one of the really interesting things that you heard from scott walker, and i don't remember ever hearing this before, is he was trying to

galvanize the race. and it can just be construed that the reason would be to get donald trump to not be the nominee. >> i encourage other presidential candidates to consider doing the same, so the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front runner. this is fundamentally important to the future of the party and more importantly to the future of our country. >> of course walker didn't endorse any specific candidate. he didn't put his power behind them. but as you said at the top richelle, heed a .5% in the most recent polling, so it's not like his weight going behind another candidate would be that important it would seem. >> the way he alluded to donald trump that's a pretty fascinating thing. there was so much buzz about

governor walker just a few months ago. >> yeah, and he was the second to last candidate to enter the race. so he entered officially very recently. a lot of people touted him as being that candidate as far back as a year ago. so it surprising, and the koch brothers pledged they would be his candidate. he has dropped 81% in the polls since donald trump came into the race, sucking a lot of air out of it. so it didn't look like there was a real path for scott walker and i think he realized that probably in the last week. it's hard to say that anybody -- all of a sudden he pledges a great deal of support to any candidate. the people that do benefit is the candidate who can get the

support of his donors and his high-level staff. other people may benefit, somebody like rust feingold who is running for senate in wisconsin. the senator who is trailing in the polls there, and also paul ryan was committed -- the last vice presidential nominee was committed to walker already, and now people will be vying for him. but now there are only 15 republicans left, richelle. [ laughter ] >> still a lot to talk about. michael shure thank you. pope francis is meeting with beneficiary nops the eastern cuban city as we prepares to .wra up his visit to the caribbean island. the pope said mass for thousands of people in the capitol of the region with fidel castro and his brothers were born. the pontiff urged cubans to

overcome idealogical preconcepti preconceptions. . >> translator: the so-called houses of mission sdefshg a special mission as faced with a lack of temples and priests they allow many to have a place to pray. listen to the word of god, and community life. >> the pope will say another mass tomorrow morning before he leaves for the united states. david ariosto is in havana and will join us with more in a few minutes. russia is calling on the international community to take concrete action after its embassy in mom das cuss was attacked today. a single shell landed inside the compound. the russian foreign ministry blames syrian opposition forces for that attack. and the russian president met with benjamin netenyahu to

discuss the current situation in syria. putin says the posture in syria is a defensive one, and he wants to help defeat isil. >> translator: all russia's actions in the region have always been and will be responsible. >> the purpose for the visit was to avoid any possible clashes between russian and israeli jets that might be operating over syria. european union interior ministers will meet tomorrow to discuss a proposal to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers, but some eastern european countries are still firmly opposed to aco ta plan. the hungaryian government took out a full-page ad warning people they could be jailed if they entered the country illegally. there's growing evidence that

countries that claimed they could not cope with the huge influx are now allowing them to move north through the continent. they are being put on trains and buses. lawrence lee has more. >> reporter: as chaotic has this summer has been, it's now becoming clear that the refugees might hope their journeys will be a little quicker. at this reception center in slow slovenia, they are on the move. >> yes, it's quicker, because these countries are totally [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: when will you go to austria do you think? >> maybe today after lunch. >> reporter: on the train? >> yes, on the train. >> reporter: slovenia is showing a sense of logistical awareness. they recognize here too that the

movements of people from serbia is getting faster, at the end of the summer it appears on the most basic level that europe is finally showing a bit more organization. >> translator: it's true we have 250 beds available here. the refugees change ever day. as soon as 250 leave, the next people rife. >> reporter: so the next bus turns up. the reason why they can cope with this influx of refugees, is because the turn around of people is so fast, refugees, we're told only spending about 12 hours here, have a rest, get changed and move on to the train station. that in turn frees up bed space for the next wave to come. but even staying just a few hours was too much for this group. they refused to go in, and said they just wanted to go to the railway station. after weeks of being hearded around by various police forces

their patience have run out. >> thank you very much. thank you slovenia, drop up to train or bus station. that's it. >> reporter: so off they walked a few hundred meters up the road. the $18 ticket will take them-tthem to the other side of the ah -- austrian border. it does demonstrate that something at least is working now; that countries have given up trying to keep people from going where they want to. lawrence lee, al jazeera, low screenia. u.s. troops in afghanistan say they have been instructed not to report sexual abuse at the hands of american-backed afghan commanders. they have allegedly faced discipline for intervening when they witnessed their afghan

allies abusing boys. libby casey is live in washington, d.c. with more. so libby, tell us more about these fairly disturbing allegations. what do you know? >> reporter: richelle, the allegations are that afghan commanders have been abusing boys in a practice which translates as boy play but really means the raping of children, and that this happened on bases and when u.s. soldiers and marines tried to raise the alarm, they were told not to interfere. there were two u.s. special force members who had witnesses numerous incidents of abuse, and they finally beat up an afghan commander who was accused of chang a boy to his bed as a sex slave. a california congressman has

taken up his cause and written to ash carter. he said this: so this growing concern here in washington, richelle about the allegations of abuse, and also military inaction. richelle. >> that is just horrific. so has there been any official response to these accusations? >> white house press secretary responded to a question saying officials are deeply concerned about allegations about the safety and welfare of afghan boys who might be exploited. >> protecting human rights is a high priority for the u.s. government. we monitor such atrocities closely, and have continuously stood up for those who suffer

exploitations. >> reporter: he referred to the military's chain of command back to the pentagon. and a pentagon official said there has never been a policy to ignore human rights abuses and members of the military are certainly encouraged and welcome to bring concerns to their chain of command. >> going forward can the u.s. government do anything about these allegations of abuse that clearly they know about? >> reporter: we talked to lawrence korb, who said it is against the law for u.s. military or state department to work with overseas military who are making egregious human rights abuses because of the y layhey law. >> basically saying that you can help people who are going to commit these human rights

abuses. if you are aiding them, training them, and then they do these things, you are enabling them to do it. are we providing equipment and money and stuff like that? and i think that's the real issue here. >> reporter: he says that just turning the other way is essentially aiding and abetting and in this case would be against the law, richelle. >> all right. libby casey thank you. here in the u.s. a stunning new finding about sexual assault on college campuses. nearly a quarter of female college students report that they have been the victim of unwanted sexual contact. the association of american universities polled more than about 150,000 students at 27 schools across the country, and more than 23% of women reported they had experienced assault. the numbers support often quoted findings in a 2007 report by the national institute of justice. up next, pope francis in

america. the security concerns for his u.s. visit after a scare over the weekend in cuba. plus how the prime minister of greece survived a debt crisis and a party revolt to win another election. ♪ sure, tv has evolved over the years.

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francis will be in washington, d.c., the first of the cities he will visit on his first trip to the u.s. a short time ago, the pontiff arrived in santiago, the final stop in his visit to the island, and he urged cubans to be willing to accept change in a mass. david ariosto joins us live now from havana. he played a key role in the thawing of relations between the u.s. and cuba. it's one of the reasons he is in fact visiting the island. so what has he said about that issue during this visit? >> reporter: this is been a reoccurring theme throughout the visit. he helped broker that deal between president obama and raul castro, and brought forth that december 17th announcement. but when he first arrived here, it was a call to sort of stay

the path, continue on towards this process of reconciliation. it's something he has echoed throughout the trip, and this theme of change and the hope of economic change that has accompanied it is something that terminates all across cuba. if you look back at history, we have seen all kinds of small reforms that have been associated. pope john paul we saw political reforms, and release of political mriz -- prisoners. but the feeling among cubans are that there is a sense of reform every time there is a papal visit. in that tends to be the message that comes with these visits. pope francis obviously a major contributor to the change here in cuba, but how that ak wlly plays out, we're going to have to go forth with the it ine

gritty details. let's talk about the pope's safety and some concerns. there was the incident yesterday with protesters at the mass in havana. what are the dissident groups saying about those arrests and other arrests as people try to attend these events? >> reporter: sure, any time a pontiff travels abroad there is always major security concerns. what transpired in havana was apparently be three individuals. one of which actually got up to the pope, tried to grab his hand and then he was dragged off. but a scattering of leaflets were left on the ground indicating what the dissident fight hold, he was yelling freedom. we have seen between 40 and 50 have either been detained or

required to stay in their home by cuban state security agents. the government would not respond to our requests in that matter, but they typically don't. we saw the same thing during pope benedict's visit and john paul in 1998. but it raises a bigger question here about human rights here in cuba. as with we have this normalization of relations between the two countries, there are those who are saying this is still castro's cuba, and that plays into that narrative. >> david thank you. university of notre dame says it is moving to meet pope francises challenge for bold action to curve climate change. it announced it will stop burning coal been five years. the reverend also says the school will cut its carbon footprint by more than half in

the next 15 years, and join us for complete live coverage for the pope's visit to america starting tomorrow when he arrives in washington, d.c. right here on al jazeera america. greece has sworn in alexis tsipras as prime minister once again. his party won 35% in sunday's elections. the citizens say they don't expect much to change. barnaby phillips reports. >> reporter: he still adopts the symbolism of the radical lecht. he was sworn in for a second time as prime minister. not the traditional religious ceremony that all of his predecessors have gone through, and he never wears a tie, not even at this important state event. but alexis tsipras has learned the art of compromise. in july, faced with the prospect

of greece's expulsion to the euro zone, he agreed to a new bailout program and more austerity to the dissipate of many of his supporters. here at the headquarters there's great interest in the lineup of the new government. he has to please various domestic political constituencies, but his decisions are being watched closely across all of europe. european governments are hoping for a new greek legislation which is genuinely committed to reform of the greek economy and state. some say they are in a strong position to implement reforms if they really wish to. >> so have such a policy applied by a left-wing government increases its legitimacy, and binds more people to the broader cause of making sure that the country remains in the euro.

>> reporter: but if you were looking for omen's in the weather, this was the day after the election. turbulent times for greece to come, that seems like a safe prediction. barnaby phillips, al jazeera, athens. still ahead inflammatory rhetoric about muslims. >> his views are inconsistent with the united states constitution. >> i'll talk to a leader of a group calling for ben carson to drop out of the presidential race. and saving the sequoia, what scientists are doing to protect the giant trees from california's changing climate. >> father junipero serra was so devastating to native american cultures. >> we have suffered greatly, what kind of saint would allow that?

>> and you're gonna let the pope know? >> absolutely.

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america and consistent with the constitution, know problem. i would not advocate that we mutt a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> carson's campaign is defending his comments today. director of the michigan chapter of muslim american relations is calling for him to drop out of the race. thank you for joining us. what was your reaction when you heard his comments? >> as a detroiter and african american i was astounded by dr. carson's comments. in particular that we know for a fact that there were people who were adverse and are still against president obama because of his blackness and there are people in the g.o.p. base who probably would not vote for dr. carson either because he's black. so it's really interesting that he is trying to champion american values in the framework

of the constitution, and yet he is talking about discriminating against someone based upon one specific part of their identity. and there is no religious tests in these united states of america of who could run for or become president of our country. >> so you were actually offended on two -- fronts? >> i was puzzled as well as offend offended. given that 20 to 30% of african americans have roots going back to enslaved africans who came here who were muslims, it's highly likely that ben carson has at least one if not one muslim in his family tree going back. it's just mind boggling. >> has your group had other

non-muslim groups reach out who are as equally upset as you all are? >> i am aware of a jewish organization that put out condemn nation of mr. carson. and i have heard of people on the streets in general, as well as some elected officials like harry reid speak out against his comments. >> do you find that troubling? would you like to see more support? >> i would definitely like to see more support. unfortunately in these united states of america, islamaphobia seems to be the accepted form of bigotry. had dr. carson made those unfortunate comments about american jewish community and he

didn't think that jewish people live up to the constitution of the united states of america enough to be president, there would have been outcry from every single ethnic group in this country. but when it comes to muslims, people seem to give it a pass, and i would even say that we have not heard word from the chairman of the national g.o.p. in terms of condemning dr. carson's comments. so when we have people in the political realm who don't speak up against this type of bigotry, to me is a type of passive endorsement of this speech. >> who can, or who should be the person, that can take the lead in stopping this growing tide of islamaphobia? who is the person, the group, the person in society or the community that can stop this? >> there has to be people of moral courage within the

republican party that takes up this mantle. our political landscape has become so partisan that it's almost as many people on the left or democrats speak out against issues like republicans double down like in defense. so there really needs to be some courageous moral leadership coming from the top of the g.o.p. saying this bigotry has to stop, not just about muslims but talking about building a wall to keep out mexicans, and some of these same people are blaming black lives matter movement for a handful of police officers who have been fatally shot this year. it's all connected to me. >> thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you very much.

unless a federal court intervenes the last surviving member of the angola three will go on trial for a third time for the 1972 murder of a louisiana prison guard. a state judge turned down a request from the 68 year old to throw out the indictment against him. and for the first time, dna test be conducted on items found at the crime scene. in june, a judge ordered that the man should be released. the world's biggest car maker is facing a huge crisis after admitting it cheated only air pollution tests for years. this is pretty shocking stuff, ali. >> yeah, and people don't always register that it's the world's biggest auto maker. it makes audi, porsche and other brands.

it has admitted to installing some diesel cars with software that was designed to cheat on emission tests. investors got their first chance to react today. shares plummeted. the software at issue is really quite remarkable. it meant the car's full pollution controls only when on when the car detected it was having an official emission test. that's why there were big discrepancies between the official lab test emissions and the emissions of these cars out on the road. for nearly a year volkswagon told the epa that the discrepancies were because of technical areas, so this was only when the epa threatened to

uphold approval of the 2016 models. the cars affected are the jetta, the golf, the beetle, the passat, the audi a-3. the concern was concerned that actually meeting the federal emission standards would degrade the power of their engines. they marketed those engines as being comparable in performance to gasoline engines. the world's biggest car company being so creative and innovatively deception. >> what is vw doing? >> at the moment they are scrambling. the chief executive said they would do everything necessary to reverse the damage this has cost. the company says it will not sell its 2015 to 2016 diesel cars in the united states, but the financial pain could be

huge, could be an $18 billion cost, about $37,000 in fines for each of the 482,000 cars sold since 2008. that's when the epa says the deception began. and the epa is forcing vw to recall all of the affected vehicles for repairs. so they had a system to rig it, they are going to have to fix it properly. for context, richelle, vw overtook toyota in the first half of this year to become the world's biggest car maker by sales. but it is facing a slowdown in its most profitable market, china. >> the we would be was it worth it? >> i don't know that it ever actually is. >> of course not. what is coming up on your show tonight? >> we're talking about cuba as the pope visits the island. and we'll look at what the new era means and doesn't mean for american businesses that want to

access the 11 million residents of cubans. i'm going to speak to a cuban dissident , who says american companies entering cuba are making a big mistake. >> okay. thank you. firefighters in california say homes are still at risk. the fires have destroyed nearly 1700 homes. kevin corriveau is here with the latest now. that's good news. >> it is good news, and what a difference a week makes. we had saw this fire exploding rapidly across the region, and take a look at some of the shots of the valley fire here. they are saying that the valley fire is probably going to be the forth largest fire that california has ever seen.

70% contained right now. we had higher humidity last week, we had lower temperatures and rain pushing into the area. unfortunately as we go to the next couple of days things are not going to be that way. take a look at the satellite radar across the region. no more rain and the temperatures are sizzling again. sacramento is up to about 101. we're seeing higher temperatures a little bit into the valley. so we're talking where the valley fire is, it is probably into the mid-90s there. and the relative humidity is quite low. we're talking about the low single digits. over the next couple of days those temperatures are expected to rise. even though we had containment, we need to be watching for other areas that could potentially cause more wildfires. we're dealing with a lot of rain in the south, and that is moving into parts of arizona where we

have flooding going on right now, anywhere from southern california, arizona, as well as into new mexico. where you see the red, that is flash flood warnings. that means flash flooding is going on right now, and we expect this to continue as we go at least through tomorrow evening, anywhere to about 4 inches in some locations. so that will be a big problem. phoenix you're going to be seeing rain tomorrow, but after that, richelle, things are going to be much better. >> kevin thank you very much. climate change and a prolonged drought are taking their toll on california's giant sequoi sequoias. jake ward is in san francisco following a team of experts at the sequoia national park. what is the state of those gorgeous giant sequoias?

>> they are the largest organisms on earth by volume, they are incredibly ancient, they are often over 2,000 years old. scientists recently in sequoia national park where these things are indigenous, scientists discovered they are behaving in very strange ways. thanks they have never seen before in history. >> they were losing their older needles, their older leaves in amounts that were -- i had never seen before. like some trees losing half of their foliage. we put together a crew to document that, and we felt pretty confident this had to do with the drought.

so we tried to peace together the leaf to landscape project. where we wanted to understand the effect on the sequoias. >> the researchers formed a crisis team, richelle and are doing everything from climbing up into these giant sequoias, and to use drones and air-born observatory systems to look at sort of the whole forest in general, and they are finding that giant sequoias are doing okay. and that comes from taking samples, but the really scary part is how bad every other tree in this region are doing. up to a quarter are suffering heavy losses, sometimes death itself from the unpresented drought and the effects of climate change we're seeing. >> from looking from this video, it appears you will do whatever

it takes for the story. jake so glad you are on our team. what does the research tell us about the future of trees in that area. >> researchers say these trees -- they predate christianity and islam. so they have seen drought before, and they feel pretty confident that these trees can handle drought, but it's the combination of four years of drought plus climate change, the summers are getting hotter and hotter. that puts more and more pressure on these trees to absorb as much water as they can, but that water is just not available. the thing to root for is snowfall. rain is not enough. we need snowy acts as a sort of bank for the trees in this region that snow is how they get water throughout the dry summer, so it's just not really going to

be possible for these trees to survive if they continue to have these drought continues and climate change. they need the snow. so that's what we should be pulling for. >> then let's do that. jake thank you. the chinese president is heading to the united states this week. he'll be at the white house for talks on friday after a working dinner the night before. and it's the first time he will be in washington as president. but he will first head to seattle on tuesday for meetings with high-level tech executives, including bill gate and am ceo tim cook. am has been hit with the ware malware outbreak. cyber security will be high on the agenda during the chinese president's visit. tom akerman reports. >> reporter: apple prides itself on safeguards to prevent militia

actors from contaminating the apps. >> it's why we have used all of the technology at our disposal to create the most secure devices and systems that we can. >> reporter: but particularly in china, many iphone users are downloading apps through a counterfeit development program. that has affected hundreds of apps, making it capable of sending fake alerts that steal data from phone users. apple said the infected apps have been removed from its store, and is quote, working with the developers to make sure they are using the proper version of x-code to rebuild their apps. reports come as apple readies the sale of iphone 6 this week. and the chinese president makes

his first visit to washington. earlier in year, u.s. authorities filed criminal indictments against five alleged chinese military hackers. they were charged with stealing from american businesses. the chinese have denied the accusations and countered by suspending a bilateral dialogue on cyber security. >> ultimately the goal should be to have some basic international framework that won't be perfect because there's still going to be a lot of non-state actors that and hackers who are very good, and we still going to have to have a good defense. >> reporter: chinese officials say they are interested in an international code of conduct for cyber information sharing, but haven't spelled out particulars, yet since the latest episode has affected its own citizens as well, the incentive for cooperation may be

more tempting than ever. tom abouterman, al jazeera, washington. >> up next, making history. viola davis and his emotional night at the emmies. a look at the significance for african americans in hollywood.

>> every saturday night.

another gathering of the faithful gets underway today in saudi arabia, an estimated 2

million muslims are in mecca for the hajj. it's the largest event in the world. a deadly accident a few weeks ago is not deterring muslims from take part. >> reporter: first they need to control o maintain the safety of the muslims converging on mecca. more than 2 million are expected to arrive in mecca, to perform the hajj. on thursday they will leave mecca. on wednesday it's the main day of the hajj. the fear there is that all of the pilgrims will converge at the same time. so the challenge is to make sure they move safely. the hajj is already overshadowed by a tragic incident over ten days ago. a big massive crane fell on to the eastern side of the mosque, it killed 107 and wounded more

than 200. let me tell you why that incident happened, because the grand mosque has concerned into a massive construction site. the authorities want to expand the capacity of the mosque to allow more people to converge to come. the saudi authorities launched an investigation. it blamed the incident on bad weather and misuse of the heavy equipment. the main contractor was suspended. however, the government said everything is going to plan, and it didn't deter the many pill grams to converge here. for a look at what is coming up at the top of the hour, john siegenthaler is here. >> man of the people. pope francis has wrapped up his sect full day in cuba. tomorrow he flies to the united states. also tonight ben carson, we already know his thoughts on

muslims running for president. i'll talk to a commentator about the situation. plus we'll look back at presidential races in the past where religion was central in the campaigns. >> thank you, john. viola davis made television history last night when she came the first black woman to win the emmy award for best actress. in her acceptance speech she spoke about the need for more leading roles for black women in hollywood. [ applause ] >> in my mind i see a line. and over that line, i see green fields and lovely flowers, and beautiful white women with their arms stretched out to me over that line, but i can't seem to get there no how. i can't get seem to get over that line.

that was harriet tubman in the 1800s. and let me tell you something, the only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity. [ cheers and applause ] >> you cannot win an emmy for roles that are simply not there. >> journalist and writer lola joins us now. it is very powerful. and thank you for coming. >> thank you. >> let's talk about the fact that she didn't just win, she won in an incredibly strong here. she was up against so many great actresses. so put that in per executive, the people that she defeated this year. >> they were all heavyweights, and this was the toughest category of the evening, and any of those women were definitely

deserving of the award, but it was viola's night. but this woman has been working for over well three decades. she is julie ard trained and a faster on the stage. and this is a culmination of her work. i think it's the academy saying job well done for many decades. >> let's talk about the significance and history of the win. and i think she -- she probably answered a little bit about what i'm about to ask, but why so long? >> the question is a valid one. i think that's a question you ask the academy. we're still talking about first in 2015, first wins for african americans in general speaks to a larger issue with society not just hollywood. we have the first black president, we have this woman winning for first drama, but it's a question for the academy,

why has it taken so long. you could argue race. you could argue that people hire who they though. and for many, many years you didn't have chandra rhymes in the room. chandra rimes has said to all actors who audition for her shows, she just wants the best person for her shows. she just wants the best actor for the role, and now because her shows have been wildly successful, we have seen that implemented across all networks. >> there was a little bit of pushback. >> of course! >> some people weren't feeling the speech. there was one soap actress who will rename unnamed. but does that surprise you? >> it wasn't surprise me. what was interesting to say was

the way twitter rallied around her. she was able to party at the after party with all of the other winners of the evening, they were vicious attacks very quickly. what i think what you were seeing on twitter was this feeling that they were not going to allow this woman who had no question whether or not she has experienced discrimination, but she chose to spend the time talking about why she was a winner, and patricia arquette office spoke out on issues that was important to her. she celebrated viola's decision to do the same. >> can you answer this in 15 seconds. will this change anything going forward? >> i think so. i think it will change things for little black girls who say

hey, she looks like me. i hope to be up there one day. >> all right. i'm richelle carey. thank you for watching. john siegenthaler is up next, and then an international hour for antonio mora.

hi everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. mass appeal. pope francis in cuba, drawing huge crowds and some critics. what he said, what he left out, and a preview of his trip tomorrow to the u.s. religion and politics. ben carson stands by his inflammatory comments on muslims in the white house >> i