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drowned while trying to get to get to turkey. an al jazeera investigation into performance enhancing drugs. a pharmacist tells an undercover reporter that the clinic shipped human growth hormone to the wife of payton manning. one of the points of contention remains, the dates that he worked in the clinic. >> reporter: when undercover athlete first met charlie as part of the investigation, he

immediately offered a prescription banned in professional athletics. his most controversial allegation is when he did part of his pharmacy training at an anti aging clinic in indianapolis, human growth hormone was shipped to payton manning's wife. >> we would send it to ashley everywhere. it would always be under her name. >> since then the clinic has claimed that shy was only there in 2013 after the mannings moved away to colorado. not in 2011 as al jazeera originally reported. now al jazeera is releasing the conversation. >> this is heather can i help

you? >> yes, i need to do an employment verification on a sent l -- gentlemen called charles sly. do you know him? >> yes, uh-huh. >> do you give me the precise dates. >> i can. it will be just a moment. >> please remain on the line. >> the first that we have what the signed for him was 10/17/11. >> do you know how long he stayed with you? >> i think a couple of months. >> that's great. you know him then? >> yes, i knew him when he was here. >> now the doctor who never responded to al jazeera's request for comment says charlie sly has fabricated his whole story. shy says everything he said when he didn't know he was being recorded was untrue.

>> payton manning has issued his own angry denial, saying he has never used performance-enhancing drugs, however, the allegation that the shipment was made to ashley manning has not been denied by payton manning or the clinic. that leaves several key questions to be answered, buzz growth hormone shipped to ashley manning, and if so, over what period and what in what ka what -- quantities. if she does not have an illness that requires the growth more man, then have they broken the law. >> debra joins us now from washington to discuss this case. most of the fire, the attacks that i have heard so far about

this reporting have been leveled not against your reporting on the film, but against the source of the allegations against payton manning and other high-profile athletes, this guy, charlie sly. did you find him credible? >> well, you are dealing with a man who opens his frig and produces a syringe of drugs. so consistency might be a better word. we know over the period of all of those recordings, he continued to talk in a very calm and knowledgeable way about drugs and about athletes. so based on that, you know, we never ever found anything about which he appeared to lie. everything that we checked, the dates, times he said he worked with people, the particular

stories that he -- he talked to us about whenever we checked them out, they stood up, so over that period, yes, i believe he was truthful in what he was saying to our undercover -- >> so why is he recanting now? he is claiming he lied apparently to puff himself up, to make himself sound more credible to your man liam collins, assumingly to make a deal. why is he recanting now. >> first of all that isn't what he was doing. in the first few meetings he was very wary with liam. he took calls from athletes and went into another room to take those phone calls, because he didn't want liam knowing the athletes who were calling him up. at the end of those 27 hours of recordings, he was saying, hey, do you know who this athlete is, i just got a sense from him?

so in no way was he trying to lure liam in, this was a conversation that unravelled naturally over the last few days, why is he recanting now? >> yeah, why is he recanting now? >> well, i don't want to speculate, but he sent him a letter back at the beginning of the month, setting out all of the allegations in the program with and offering a chance to respond. we sent an email, letter, and voicemail on his phone, he chose not to respond, suddenly two days before the program, which is a very short and nervous 54 seconds, saying i now i recant. you can draw your own conclusions on why he has decided he doesn't want to be

judged on those 27 hours. >> is one source enough for this kind of report, and at the moment you heard payton mannings name mentioned, did you try to move heaven and earth to try to locate a second source to cooperate what he was saying? >> well, payton manning was one of the names that charlie sly came up with. it is one name in an hour-long documentary, and we did everything we could -- one of the things you need to work out is how you corroborate charlie sly. there were cases where he could do that, people in vancouver told us about an athlete, charlie sly told us exactly the same story. everything he is saying is layer upon layer upon layer of consistency, so when he says i

worked there, and when he says they were shipping growth hormone, he has been accurate on everything else he has told us. >> to the point of buttoning things up, many are suggesting that it might have been helpful to at least talk to the man who owns the clinic, dr. gire, was that something you tried to do? >> yes, and the chose not to respond to us. >> he said we would be sending ashley manning drugs everywhere. and it would always be under her name. if the drugs were under ashley's name, the truth is we may never find out what was in those alleged shipments, correct? you would have to have some kind of documentation or a -- a source from within the clinic to

cooperate that. is that? is that fair to say. >> isn't the simple answer if the mannings answer the questions we phrased at the end of our package, was growth hormone shipped to ashley manning in florida. if so, how much, what was the cost of it, and, why? and can they at least confirm she is not suffering from any of the three very serious conditions which we know it can be prescribed. >> sure. >> if that is the case, there are questions for the clinic to answer. >> but you would agree with me that ashley manning is under no obligation to answer your questions, correct? >> of course not. but the questions remain until somebody answers them. >> okay. do you believe there is enough here for a state investigation

of payton manning and the gire clinic. >> not of payton manning, but of the clinic. there have been clinics that have been closed down, and doctors fined under federal law there is a maximum of five years in prison for a doctor who prescribes human growth hormone. they have access to the things that we do not. they have access to records of wholesale purchases. how much growth more man can go into their body if any, what were the shipping records, and when, all of those questions can be answered by a proper legal investigation. >> will you look to corroborate the allegations of charlie sly

of other athletes. >> as far as i'm concerned they have all denied the allegations. they have issued statements denying the allegations. this investigation is not over, we are continuing, and as to what is to come, we'll go where the evidence leads us. >> and lastly, are those other athletes owed more from us. are they owed more from us in the way of reporting than the recanted allegations of charlie sly? >> i'm sorry, i didn't understand you understand. are they owed more from us? >> are they owed more from us in terms of cooperation than the

recontacted statements of charlie sly. the recanted statement of charlie sly is a short 54 seconds, saying, i didn't realize you were recording me. so you have to take a call on his credibility in the undercover, and his credibility in the recanting. if we had any doubts that what he was telling us was not the truth, we would not have recorded it and included it in the program. >> okay. debra, the al jazeera reporter behind the documentary issued. thank you. payton manning is the highest profile star mentioned in his report. nearly five years ago, manning was trying to recover from a neck injury he suffered from the colts. the past four seasons he has been with the denver broncos. he responded to the allegations last night. >> it makes me sick that it

brings ashley into it, her medical history, medical privacy being violated. that makes me sick. i don't understand that. and in the middle of my thoughing work hoy-- workouts, have to interrupt this workout to come and talk about this. it's not right. i don't understand it. >> have you ever used any hgh or any performance-enhancing drug? >> absolutely not. what hurts me the most is whoever this guy is, trying to insinuate in 2011 when i more or less had a broken neck. four neck surgeries, i had a bad neck, and i busted my butt, you know, to get healthy, put in a lot of hard work. i saw a lot of doctors. i went to the guyer clinic, he had a hype baric chamber that he

thought might help. i don't know if i helped. it didn't hurt. time was the best medicine. and it stings me that this guy insinuates that i cut corners to get healthy. >> how do you test for drugs in sports. dr. don catlin, is the chief science officer of banned substances control group. good to have you on the program. this is a question that, i could get your thoughts on how wide-spread doping is today if it were proven that payton manning, julius peppers, clay matthews, and the other athletes implicated by this charlie sly

were using performance-enhancing drugs, would that be a -- surprising develop for you? >> for me, no. there's lots of drug use that goes on in sports, and it is difficult to detect a lot of it, particularly growth hormone. >> can you develop -- or where are we on the path to developing a full-proof test to detect drug cheating and -- and if we're not there, what is taking so long? >> we're years away. it's a very difficult prospect, and growth hormone, you have to do two different kinds of tests, and although we have all known that growth hormone has been popular among athletes, it has taken ten to 15 years to develop a test. and that test is -- well, let's

put it this wide, if you took a shot of growth hormone this morning, gave a urine this afternoon, okay. we'll probably find it, but tomorrow morning it will be gone. >> yeah. >> that's not a great test if it doesn't last longer than overnight. >> and doctor, look, these substances, epo, growth hormone, testosterone, insulin, here is a bottom-line question for me, should they be taken off of the banned list if everyone -- if this is as widespread as you and others suggest it is, why not take these drugs off of the banned list at least at that point you have a level playing field? >> yeah, but then everybody has to take the drugs because they work. they really do work. and then you have leagues or

positions under which all athletes are under pressure to take the drug, and that's -- that's worse than testing for it, i think. it's better to test and to try to continue to improve the tests, and improve the conditions of the testing than it is to just say okay, we're not going to test for anything. >> yeah. doctor, appear rate it. thank you for your time. in a little over an hour, the denver broncos will take the field with a shot at the playoffs on the line, but without their injured quarterback, payton manning. he has been sidelined with a foot injury for six weeks out in. john, how are the fans there reacting? >> reporter: well, tony, as you mentioned the talk of the town today has been this pivotal matchup between the cincinnati bengals and the denver broncos, but a close second has been the

hgh use of payton manning. when i tell you that payton manning is a beloved figure in this town, so many fans wering those number 18 juries today, and not here necessarily because they love the broncos, but because they love payton. we saw fans here to see payton manning as far away as california. and we caught up with one man who is from cincinnati, but he is a manning fan. >> reporter: this story -- >> it's garbage. >> reporter: even if it is true, it's garbage to you. >> no. but i don't believe it. >> if it's true, does it matter? >> i think it does, i -- either

way it's on the -- you know, it's a performance-enhancing drug, and i -- i just don't believe it, though, payton is not the kind of guy to do that. >> reporter: it was a consist engineer theme we heard today. they would care if payton had skirted the rules and used hgh. they just don't believe their guy would do such a thing. >> john appreciate it. thank you. up next, dangerous weather rolling across america. we have seen twisters and blizzards now ice could be a big problem for some parts of the country. and iraqi forces call it a major victory over isil. their effort to retake ramadi.

my good nnesgoodness, a dea system has left a path of destruction across much of the country. spawning tornados, and ice storms. as many as 11 tornados touched down in north texas in recent days. texas authorities say 11 people were killed and more than a thousand homes were destroyed, and parts of the state dealing with more than a foot of storm. that has left as many as 50,000 people without power. and an ice storm warning has been issued for parts of western oklahoma. the state can expect numerous power outages once the storm

hits. kevin is here to take a look at the system. >> tony, 22 people have died from tornado deaths this month. it has been a very bad month for a lot of this weather. the average low-pressure is now moving up here towards the northeast, texas, new mexico have cleared out from those dangerous blizzard activities. we're still dealing with thunderstorms pushing through alabama as well as georgia. we are going to be seeing still a lot of flooding with this, as well as one tornado warning in effect for parts of north carolina. we don't expect that to last too much longer. but this threat of flooding is still going to be a major issue. it will take several days for all of this water to recede. this is the cold winter part of

the snow. i want to show you some video that has come out f indiana. in indiana they are looking at thousands of people without power because of the icing conditions in that area. they are also mentioning that there have been so many traffic accidents they can't pin a figure on the amount of accidents. and here towards iowa where it was more of a snow issue. they were expecting to see anywhere between 8 and 12 inches of snow. and they did get that amount as well as into parts of wisconsin and minnesota. let's take a look at the warnings we're going to be seeing. we're still looking at winter storm warnings towards the great lakes. then the threat will move towards the east and northeast. take a look at our tuesday forecast, a lot of rain up towards the west. but up towards new england, you

have seen a very green winter so far. that is about to change. 8 to 12 inches of snow across northern parts of new england. but the threat from 10:00 to 11:00 tomorrow morning is going to be sleet. we could see one to two inches of sleet accumulation, which means commuting is going to be a nightmare. >> and this is coming off of record-high temperatures. >> it is. >> and now the real stuff is setting in, right? >> yes. >> thank you. coming up no charges the grand jury decision on the officers in the tamir rice shooting.

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it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. no criminal charge will be filed against two white police officers in the shooting death of tamir rice. cleveland's prosecutor says it was a perfect storm of human error. let's go to john terrett now. >> tony, good evening. cleveland's prosecutor says the incident was a tragedy, but not a crime, but for tamir rice's family, it was an outcome that they say they have been bracing for. the 12-year-old boy shot has he apparently reached into his waistband for a pellet gun. the prosecutor said he agreed

with the grand jury's decision. >> given this perfect storm of human error, mistakes and miscommunications by all involved that day, the evidence did not indicate criminal conduct by police. >> reporter: the weapon was a realistic copy of a real pistol. the rice family accused the prosecutor of manipulating the jury to get the outcome he wanted. the shooting of tamir rice lead to protests in the city and was one of the key events in 2014 that lead to the nationwide black lives matter movement along with the deaths of michael brown and eric garner. the mayor of cleveland appealed for calm now that the grand jury has finished its work. i want to say to the family, the

mother in particular, that we are sorry for their loss, and we know it has been a long process, but we do not intend to add to whatever anxiety or agony they feel in terms of process. >> reporter: the police chief says now his next priority is an internal investigation. >> now that the county grand jury has concluded, we start our administrative process in this matter with both of the officers involved. we are going to reconvene our critical incident review committee. that committee will look at this incident from part to finish. >> reporter: the department of justice and the fbi are still reviewing the shooting. and the advocacy group says a protest has been scheduled to take place in new york city. and that protest has been

underway for an hour and a half or so. >> thank you. the senior editor of new republic, he is also a cleveland native, and joins me here in the stew studio. it is good to have you back. you are not surprised with this decision, are you? >> no. what surprised me was the way it was delivered. >> tell me about it. >> you don't normally see elected prosecutors stage press conference, staging a defense of the people they are supposed to be investigating. they had everything planned out. they were ready to go. so one only has to ask, what were they doing in the grand jury, you know, what were they telling the grand jury? it stands to question whether or not they were actually arguing for an inindictment or arguing

for the -- >> and in this case, the prosecutor should be an advocate for the family. >> he is mandated. he is elected by the county voters to seek indictments in cases, you know, that are brought against you know -- >> but he has split loyalties because he also needs the police to make many of the cases that cross his desk. >> and that's the problem. the prosecutor needs help from the police to do most of his job, and then is called upon to prosecute the place. that's why we need in all cases of police violence -- >> a special prosecutor. >> exactly, independent investigation -- >> why was that not called for in this case? >> it was called for by the family. >> yeah. yeah. >> but no one was listening. all the while he is soliciting reports that are justifying the

shooting. >> three reports. >> three reports. and the family had to take it upon themselves to solicit reports from their own experts that showed the shooting was unjustified and reckless. >> you have been looking for this since -- >> ever since it happened. >> you are a shaker heights kid. >> indeed. >> this is your nun tee. >> indeed. >> what are your reflections on how all of this has been handled? >> i think it cuts deeper than all of the rest of the cases, and not just because i'm from cleveland and was able to visit the site of the shooting -- >> cuts more deeply than the others -- mike brown you are talking -- >> it cuts more deeply because this was a 12-year-old horsing around in a park. i'm sure his mom would have been very upset with him had he come home with that gun and found out what was going on, but at least

he would have just been in trouble and not in a grave. >> yeah. so here is the question. some have said this allowed to state-sanctioned violence against tamir rice. where do you come down on that question? >> i think when you have no legal consequences, no criminal consequences, for the killing of an unarmed 12-year-old boy, because he was unarmed -- >> at the end of the day. >> at the end of the day, he was unarmed. you have the state -- an agent of the state killing a 12-year-old boy and then suffering no criminal consequences for it? how can you not look upon that as a sanctioned killing. it's not the electric chair, but it is about the same thing. >> the property -- prosecutor allowed the officers to read a

prepared statement to the jury, would facing questions. was this staked to benefit the officers in your been? >> oh, indevitablinevitably. what you have here is a systemic issue that needs to be addressed. some states are taking steps to address it. they are making sure that state attorney's are handling these questions. that is what needs to be happening. that's a lesson that needs to be taken away from this, at least as far as policy goes. >> it is great to have you on the program. >> thank you. let's take you to chicago now, where police are once again making headlines for an officer-involved shooting. two people were killed over the weekend. police say one was an accident. andy rosegen is live for us.

and the major is changing his holiday plans to deal with this. >> reporter: he is hustling back tomorrow. and he is asking the same questions a lot of people were asking. why didn't police handle this differently? >> shoot first and ask questions later! >> reporter: emotional reaction to the latest fatal police shootings in chicago. that are now forcing the already beleaguered major to cut short a holiday trip and rush back to the city. local courts say a neighbor in the building, told the father that she had seen the boy with a baseball bat. the father warned jones that police were coming. when police came, it is estimated that he shot six or

seven times, which hit both people. but one question so many are asking, is why didn't officers use a taser on la grier? one former member of the city's independent review committee, told us that many police officers still just have the option to use them. >> if you did not have a taser, you should not have even responded to the incident. >> we have apologized -- the department has apologized, and it's a shame when things like this occur. >> reporter: but the president of the police union says tasers aren't the easy answer you might think. not every officer has a taser yet, and only about 20% of the nearly 10,000 officers in chicago has taser training. >> the new wave of police officer will be qualified and certified with them.

>> but that's not good enough for lorenzo davis. >> poor police tactics, poor response, poor staffing. we just have to face they are trigger happy. killing is on their mind. >> reporter: the major released a statement saying there were serious questions about the shootings and he is also asking for the police department to come up with better training for crisis situations. but for a department still reeling from the killing of laquan mcdonald, and now two more families suffering a loss, the changes may be too late. >> this is probably one of the lowest periods of morale that i have ever experienced. >> no mother should have to bury her child, no mother. >> both families of the victims

are filing wrongful death suits against the city. and the attorney said there's a good distance when where the officer was shot and where betty jones was hit, so he is just calling it a drive-by shooting. tony is. >> andy thank you. a federal judge has stopped the state of missouri from revoking an abortion license at a planned parenthood clinic. the judge said in her ruling that the state treated the clinic more harshly than similar institutions. the ruling does say that the clinic cannot resume abortions until it finds a doctor who meets the state requirement of admitting privileges at a local hospital. today the iraqi government said it finally recaptured the provincial capitol of anbar province.

>> reporter: tony it was an embarrassing collapse of iraqi forces that a -- allowed isil to take ramadi back in may. and it's a completely rebuilt iraqi force booked by u.s.-lead air strikes that allowed them to retake ramadi. iraqi troops celebrate what one general called an epic victory over a determined and dug-in foe. we have defended our dignity and our land, says this spokesman, adding we will liberate all of the captured cities, god willing. the u.s. military says ramadi is not technically liberated just yet. but u.s. military spokesman tells al jazeera it appears to be just a matter of time.

>> we're certainly on our way to victory. while they still have work to do to finalize the clearance process of ramadi, we believe they will be able to achieve that in a relatively short period of time. >> reporter: months of air strikes were the key to enabling iraqi fighters to recapture a city they couldn't hold in may. >> the devastating air power that this coalition has been able to bring to bare recently has really helped crush this enemy. the last six monk -- months, really since july there have been 2,000 connetic strikes in and around ramadi. we estimate we have killed hundreds if not thousands of enemy fighters in the area. we have been able to destroy these truck bombs that this

enemy likes to use as their precision weapon. so this combination of well-trained, well-equipped, and well-supported forces is what was able to bring it back. >> reporter: it was important because of its proximity to baghdad just a short distance away. one significant aspect of the defeat of isil in ramadi is that it was accomplished without the help of iraq's shia militias, also known as the popular mobilization forces. because ramadi is a largely suethy city, iraq's shia prime minister says he will turn it over to local police and sunni tribal fighters as a way to win

over the local population. >> jamie mcintyre reporting for us. starting next week, another group of detainees at guantanamo bay are expected to be released. three will go before a review board to determine if they are eligible for transfers to another country. 31 are still eligible for transfer. up next on the program, safe passage, a pause in the civil war. plus he was the little boy who's death brought world-wide attention to the refugee crisis, now several of his family members are finding a safe haven. ♪

in syria today a pause in fighting allowed hundreds of wounded fighters to be moved to safety. more than 400 people were evacuated from three war-torn towns across the border into lebanon. this is all part of the u.n.-backed truce that was reached in september. one syrian family's desperate journey has come to an end. they were relatives of the 3-year-old who drowned on the shores earlier this year. they arrived at their new home in canada. allen schauffler has the latest. >> reporter: at vancouver

international airport, this woman greets her family. just a few of the thousands of syrian refugees being welcomed to canada. >> thank you canada. thank you everyone. >> reporter: but this is misery mixed with joy, another brother lost his wife and two sons trying to get to greece. they drowned off of the coast of turkey in september. the images of the 3-year-old body being recovered prompted outrage around the world, and helped raise awareness of the hundreds of thousands of people streaming out of syria, iraq, and afghanistan. and it thrust this syrian-born hairdresser into the international spotlight. >> it changed my life. [ inaudible ] is nobody. just a normal person. it's not easy. it's the most emotional -- the

hard thing i ever done in my life. since the tragedy in september, she has traveled abroad with a hand mu rights association. a go-fund-me page will help with expenses as they move mohamed and his family into their home. he will work as a barber in her new salon, and as this family adjusts to a new life, her joy is tempered by nearly five years of war in her native country and the reverberations throughout the region. >> enough already. enough people dying. i want to tell the world stop the war. >> reporter: canada is expected to accept 50,000 syrian refugees by the end of 2016. allen schauffler, al jazeera, vancouv vancouver, british columbia.

lebanon has the second-largest number of refugees right now, and there are no camps to house them. our cameras spent the day with a young syrian boy who spends his time selling peanuts to help feed his family. ♪

>> we are will more on that desperate journey coming up at 9:30 tonight. and for a look at what is coming up at the top of the hour, jonathan bets is here. a follow-up to an investigation raising questions about sports heros using human growth hormone. and what is hgh? it has been linked to athletes using the drug to improve their performance. why was it initially developed, and how is it different from a steroid. and planned parenthood has been under attack this year. the discussions about the sale of organs from aborted fetuses to december's fas shooting in colorado springs. reaction from organization leaders. and also tonight, stopping

animal abuse, those convicted in tennessee will be publicly dentedfied in tennessee. how the fbi is involved, and how it can stop activities like dog fighting. jonathan appreciate it. thank you. the clown prince of the harlem globetrotters is being remembered today. meadow lark lemon died sunday at age 83. he joined the globetrotters in 1954, where he infused both comedy and showmanship into the group's worldwide act. he retired in 1978 and was inducted in the basketball hall of fame in 2003. up next, the deal over reparations for sex slavery during world war ii.

♪ in houston, officials say a fire that broke out at a mosque on christmas was intentionally set. the fire department said the incident was not accidental, that natural causes have been ruled out. it is now being investigated as a potential hate crime. an historic deal was reached on comfort women, the thousands of korean women and children

forced into sexual slavery by the japanese before and during world war ii. victoria gatenby has the story. >> reporter: the victims have waited 70 years for an apology from japan, it finally came from the japanese president. >> translator: we have been expressing our feelings of remorse on this issue as the previous government sat, and such position will not be changed. we'll end ter into a new era. i hope this agreement will serve as a momentum for japan and south korea >> operator. -- >> reporter: it's an issue that trained relations between the two countries for years. >> translator: in order to restore the hearts of these women, i think it's most important the japanese government swiftly carry out the measured under this deal.

>> reporter: it's estimated that almost 200,000 asian women mostly from korea were forced into providing sex in brothels set up for japanese soldiers of world war ii. they have offered $8.3 million in compensation. >> the government has been trying to end this issue by the end of this year. >> reporter: korea was a japanese colony. and that history still effects south korea's relationship with japan. but analysts say this apology offers hope for the future. >> this is a huge deal. as far as we can tell, a long time problem that has divided these two countries has been seemingly resolved, at least on the government to government level. >> reporter: for many victims the trauma of the past has never gone away, but they say it's

important that japan has finally admitted that what happened to them was wrong. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. and that is all of our time. thanks for watching. jonathan betz is back with more of today's news right now. thanks, tony, an al jazeera investigation into performance-enhancing drugs is still in the spotlight tonight. it concerns an internist in indiana. he tells an undercover reporter that the clinic shipped human growth hormone to the wife of payton manning. one of the main points of contention remains the dates he worked at the clinic. >> reporter: when our undercover investigator first met charlie shy. he immediately demonstrated his knowledge of drugs. over the next 12 days, in seven difft