only on al jazeera america he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back. i'm shilly gauche. let's take you through the top stories. the coalition forces in iraq have driven out i.s.i.l. fighters in the town of al baghdadi. located near a u.s. air base. >>> brazil's supreme court has given the go-ahead for investigation into the taking of bribes from petrobras. >>> eight guards were killed on friday i.s.i.l. linked fighte

al jazeera". coming up next. only on al jazeera america. joop as we saw in david shuster's story, kansas has been dealing with budget short falls ever since governor brownback began the march to zero income taxes. he insists the state will be on course, but proposed a massive increase in tobacco and liquor, sin taxes. call it what you may, it's a increase and has grover norquist angry, he's the founder of americans for tax reforms, one of the most powerful me in washington. once a supporter of the governor brownback, he says the governor is headed in the wrong direction. >>> you don't support the increase, but brownback drastically cut spending on social programs which, wouldn't you agree, disproportionately impact the poor. >> kansas's challenge is that they've had 50 years of bipartisan overspending. they had a regan republican majority in the house and senate in the last two years. to argue that the problem is conservative republicans, they only recently got into office. what did happen was ta brownback attacked for cutting taxes and beginning the phase out to zero, won re-election, the republicans won re-election. kansas rejected the democrat who wanted to slow down the move and chose to conti

only on al jazeera america. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> in the case of the students while there have been some allegations that federal forces could have been involved in the attack there's been no hard evidence. but there is the question - could they have stopped what happened that night? this is where three students

only on al jazeera america. he's out there. there's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. we'd travelled from haiti to new york to get answers for the families who'd waited more than a year for the un to respond to their lawsuit over the cholera outbreak. but before we even arrived at un headquarters, we got word from mario's legal partners in the us that a decision had already been made. >> they sent me an email shortly before they made the public announcement, they sent me an email with the letter. >> what did it say? >> the letter was one paragraph about how the un was sorry about the cholera and the harm it caused. several paragraphs about all the things they were doing to combat cholera, and then a paragraph at the

weeknights, on al jazeera america . >> he was a local emir, a commander of earn brigade. according to reports the u.s. led coalition was responsible for bombing this meeting. we still cannot confirm that. the u.s. coalition has not confirmed that, but i can tell you that nusra has been attacked by the coalition in the past. we know this is a war against islamic state of iraq and the levant, but the u.s. has come out and said that they do target a certain cell operating within nusra. this is the first strike, if confirmed, on the khorasan group in weeks. it's just days after nusra has been on the offensive after other rebel groups. days ago nusra pushed an opposition group out of aleppo and this opposition group was seizing arms drop the u.s. like i mentioned in the past, the u.s. does not acknowledge that they target nusra. we have to remember, nusra is popular in syria. it has been fighting on the front lines against the regime. they do acknowledge that they target an al-qaeda cell within that group known as khorasan. >> thank you for giving the details that have explosi

america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america he's out there.here's a guy out there whose making a name for himself in a sport where your name and maybe a number are what define you. somewhere in that pack is a driver that can intimidate the intimidator. a guy that can take the king 7 and make it 8. heck. maybe even 9. make no mistake about it. they're out there. i guarantee it. welcome to the nascar xfinity series. >> former klansman david duke. >> america has been taken over. >> defending his controversial past. >> i did what i thought was right. >> that was then... what about now? >> i believe the zionists control the country. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. us. ♪ >>> welcome back. the top stories here on al jazeera. i didn't knower and chad launched a joints offensive against boko haram in nigeria after the group pledged allegiance in an audio message posted online. in mali three people have been killed in an attack on a u.n. base in the northern city of kidel. witnesses say gunmen fired a rocket in an assaults on the co

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al jazeera america. >> saudi arabia he is king with strikes on all those houthi rebels in yemen will not stop until the country is stable. nigeria's electoral commission voting for a day in certain voting stations. there has been violence in the northeast of the country with at least eight people killed in two drive-by shootings. in syria rebel groups led by the al-qaeda linked al nusra front captured in the north syd of idlib following five days of intense fighting. it is the second provincial capital to be fully controlled by rebels. >> reporter: the syrian army is gone and opposition fighters are now in control here. the city of city of idlib has been under the syrian government in this war. now it is the rebels who are now in charge. this fight was under taken by a coalition led by the al nusra front, an al-qaeda affiliate. al jazeera spoke to a fighter in the city. >> the main reason for our advance in idlib city. there are no names all rebels are fighting under the one name offal fat at of al fattah. >> this appears to show fighters returning home reunited with their families a

only on al jazeera america. the word he is largest drill is getting a tune up today. it's been stalling the multibillion dollars project allen reports. >> time lapse photographer shows one of the smallest pieces emerging from the 120-foot deep pin dug to reach the standed machine. a huge crane pulls it up and out, as the unprecedented repair job near as crucial stay p f docket deck waterfront highway. >> we don't have a total estimated cost yet. beneath her discuss how much the delay and upgrades can add to the budget. the officials state stance is that this project isn't technically overbudget, at this point. we are going to complete this job, and we are going to be accountable to the public, contract will be accountable to finish contract. and this job can be completed. if no agreement is reached who is at fault and whoa can pay how much for a blown budget will almost certainly be decided in court. talk for joining us, the news continues next live from doha. ♪ this is al jazeera. hello. this is the news hour live from london, coming up in the next 60 minutes. celebr

al jazeera america. no future about. >> he whereas a good open bright man who dedicated all his life to the task of creatings a norm current in russia. he wanted this very much. >> nemtsov was killed just two days before he was supposed to lead an opposition march in moscow. now there is anger among the opposition movement, president vladimir putin offered his condolences. and called the investigation 52 nemtsov's death. >> he was big handsome bright and talented. the very kind that they kill. we needed him very much. >> this is a new spiral in russia's descent into a far is state. it is a political murder of one of the -- fascist state. it is a murder of a one of the brightest politicians. >> before he died nemtsov was working on a report where he believed that russia was directly involved in the rnl separatistist action in ukraine about victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> fred, feelings seem to be getting stronger overnight and into today. the mountain of flowers at the scene of the murder has grown enormously. what can we expect from the opposition march today? >> well, i think that the authorities are bendi

before the department of justice report was released he told al jazeera america, they were practices. >> for example, multiple tickets. if an officer right multiple tickets. more than a couple. >> he said he'd take the d.o.j. recommendation seriously. in the meantime this police station was built in the months following michael brown's death. built on their backs. >> if the sign was to build a building. we need to build it. >> for many, it was a sign that chief jackson was doing his job. now succeeding him is al icoff. >> our officers seem to have a high degree of respect for the professionalism and abilities. >> icoff has his work cut out. many residents feel rage against the police, including this man. >> this evil we are faced with every day. i would be out there with my guns too, ready to kill, because i know they want to kill me. on march 12th, seven days before icoff took over the police department. two officers were shot. his challenge is creating a trust between police and citizens, a task many don't believe is possible. >> good luck. some people just kind of got a hatred for

al jazeera america. >> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera in dough he has these are the stories. >> an airbus flight went down in france. >> it went down on our soil. >> with yemen on the drink of civil war the parties will hold ta

your thoughts the stream it's your chance to join the conversation only on al jazeera america >> family members in danger >> he was staring in space drugged out... >> from the very people you trust to care for them >> it's killing people.. >> america tonight uncovers the fda warning that's being ignored... >> these drugs are used for the convenience of overwhelmed staff >> the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about >> what about their rights? >> what really goes on when you're not there? america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america >> niger and chad launch add joint offensive against boko haram after the group pledged allegiance to isil. >> in mali, three are killed in an attack on a u.n. base he in the northern city. gunman fired rockets and shells in an assault on the compound. >> a team of independent investigators released its first report on the disappearance of makes airlines flight mh370. the report said the battery of a data recorder expired a year before the plane disappeared. >> let's return now to our top story, niger and chad announcing a joint

al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> family members in danger >> he was staring in space drugged out... >> from the very people you trust to care for them >> it's killing people.. >> america tonight uncovers the fda warning that's being ignored... >> these drugs are used for the convenience of overwhelmed staff >> the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about >> what about their rights? >> what really goes on when you're not there? america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america was kill misdemeanor the blast a week ago. egypt interior minister has been sacked as part of a government rescuffle he was head of the police force which was criticized by human rights organizations that puts treatment at protestors, and delegations from libya's rival administrations are in morocco for u.n. backs talks and ending the political crisis subpoena more news where activists say at least 20 people have been killed after helicopters dropped what appeared to be barrel bombs. most of the casualty whose are close to a shop selling gasoline which caught fire. af

al jazeera america. >> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm thomas drayton in new york. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has arrived in washington. so controversial in our segment the week ahead. boris nemtsov moassments before moments before he is murdered. >>> why putin is to blame for nemtsov's murder. >>> an incident could make for icy and dangerous conditions. >>> early historic moments in space explorations photos go on the auction block. great to have you with us. we begin with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington, d.c. tonight. tomorrow netanyahu will attend apac, the gathering of the pro-israeli group. potential deal regarding iran's nuclear program. netanyahu accepted a republican invitation, but president obama is angry he wasn't informed in advance. >> very small fraction of those especially the democrats the democrats number about 235 after all in congress. but for the moavment, moment the focus is on monday, and obama administration officials and from prime minister netanyahu himself at the congress of apac, the congress of israelis. greeted by a small group of resident protesters. and the police were determined to keep these opponents to israeli government policy outside on the freezing pa

. >> they're mine >> al jazeera america presents camp last resort on al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >> family members in danger >> he was staring in space drugged out... >> from the very people you trust to care for them >> it's killing people.. >> america tonight uncovers the fda warning that's being ignored... >> these drugs are used for the convenience of overwhelmed staff >> the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about >> what about their rights? >> what really goes on when you're not there? america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america >> hey, guys, welcome to "techknow," i'm phil here with crystal and coyle. we've looked at jaguars, bees and spiders. we are about to get classy, valley. >> i looked at the wine making. they have been making wine since 7,000 bc. they are applying new techniques, solar panels and a bump of -- bunch of cool innovations. take a look. here on the hillside pickers are harvesting grapes the same way it's been done for thousands of years - by hand. but at this vineyard 21st century technology has a hand in almost every step of the proce

organizing themselves. >> people say they're finally fed up. >> weeknights, on al jazeera america primetime. >> in the two years he's been driving, cinque mubarak has been pulled over more than seven times - and only twice has it been for any discernible reason. >> i've had the last person actually ask me "did you, did you steal this car"? like he asked that question... this is a normal traffic stop, why are you asking me that, you know? >> and he's telling me that he's gonna arrest me... and he, he's arresting me! >> african americans are much more likely than whites to be pulled over by the police for so called "investigative stops" which are intended not to ticket the driver, but to search the car. one study suggests that african american males under the age of 25 are as much as three times more likely to be pulled over than there white counter parts. john burris, a member of rodney kings legal team whos cases are often made on cell phone footage, says it can make all the difference in court. >> he is beating her up, yo. >> oh my gosh. >> when cell phones came out years ago, i myself would use a cell phone. when

al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america >> each time abu mazen walks into this turkish mosque he steps into a sanctuary closes the door on his troubled past. abu mazen is the mosque's night guard, his boss is the man he calls his savior. if not for shaikh abu hoffs, abu mazen would have been a suicide bomber in the islamic state of iraq and levant. just eight months ago abu mazen became one of nearly 30,000 young men in an isil training camp like this one. the isil video may be propaganda, but abu mazen says it's accurate. he learned how to fire an assault rifle, how to fight as part of a group, how to fight hand to hand. >> when you joined, what did you think they offered you? >> i didn't join them because i thought they were going to offer me anything or because i wanted something from them, i joined them because they provided the best religious path. >> the day he realized he needed to leave isil was the day he killed a man. >> i wouldn't want to kill a chick, let alone a human being. i was forced to kill, what could i do? i regret it, i regret it... i was brainwashed. >> abu mazen is the shaikh's g

america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. sunday, 6:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> yemen's who the rebels seize hes an air base from the president's forces just 60 kilometers from his stronghold in aden. >> you're with welcome to al jazeera live from doha. recovery efforts restart in the french alps where a germ airline crashed, killing all 150 people onboard. >> talks about peace in

al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera. a reminder of the top sorry, a senior air strike killed a center al nusra front commander. he was killed in an army operation in idlib on thursday. the u.n. representative to libya says it's possible a peace deal between rival governments can be reached. libya's factions have been meeting in morocco. peace talks to end the conflict in south sudan have been extended before the government and rebels missed the death line for a deal. the regional block had given both sides until thursday to reach agreement. >> egypt's interior minister had been sacked in a reshuffle. he'll be replaced by afar, a leading figure in the national security agency. we have this report >>> it is the first cabinet reshuffle under president abdul fatah al-sisi, who staged a coup in july 2013, and won an election later. ate ministers have been sacked including the ministers of tourism. the most important was the sacking of the minister of inter. he was a long-term security officer. he was appointed as interior minister in 2012 after mohamed mursi. supporters of mohamed mursi accused the minister of collabo

al jazeera america. in washington, there's no hint that talks with al qaeda are on the table. but in may, as he laid out the next steps in america's war, the president announced his intention to renew efforts to close guantanamo - and lifted the moratorium on returning detainees to yemen. [...] given my administration's relentless pursuit of al qaeda's leadership, there is no justification beyond politics for congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened. president obama has the legal authority to transfer many detainees out of guantanamo - but his critics say he has so far lacked the political will to do so. i'll be the first to acknowledge that the administration could be doing more to close guantanamo. but congress has enacted laws that prevent the administration from using us funds to transfer detainees to the united states to be tried or imprisoned. there are no human rights abuses occurring at guantanamo bay house republicans are trying to re-impose the ban on transfers back to yemen. and at the first congressional hearing on guantanamo in four years, c

deadly force: arming america's police only on al jazeera america jim's former president on the attack. he's glrks yemen's former president on the attack. hello from al jazeera's headquarters in doha, i'm jane dutton. from bad to much worse. u.s. declares venezuela a security threat. open letter written by u.s. congressmen as propaganda. >>> first, to yemen where the former president has hit out at embattleed president hadi. we are told he will be holding his first cabinet meeting on tuesday, about 15 men expected to attend. about half the cabinet. yemen's are is minister have arrived in aden p mohamed vall. what's the status of that meet? >> a functional government is what president hadi is hoping for. it may be postponed until tomorrow or after tomorrow, because some of the ministers have not arrived. at least eight are confirmed. two or three are understood to be arriving today. one of the difficulties, not only the rival of all the ministers, the defense minister who arrived two days ago hasn't been eager to meet with hadi, has said he is very tired and may not be sustaining the meeting.

al jazeera america. >>> hello again. you're watching al jazeera. israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu says there'll be no palestinian state if he's re-elected on tuesday. the likud party is traying behind the zionist union. in iraq kurdish peshmerga fighters have retaken villages after battles with i.s.i.l. fighters. rescue workers in the south pacific are trying to reach vanuatu, the remote outer islands after a devastating cyclone. 24 are believed dead and thousands is placed. our sources told al jazeera that major gaps remain in negotiations with iran over the nuclear programme. the foreign minister has been meeting with europen leaders after hours of talks with the us. or in the swiss city diplomatic editor james bade says there were signs of progress. is that thumbs up an indication of protests. they were certainly intense. meetings between the u.s. delegation led by secretary kerry, and the iranian side lasting almost five hours. he left mr zarif made upbeat comments. cameras had been kept a long way away. we could make out his words. finally we are getting something. mr zarif was whisked by motorcades by a plane to brussels, the diploma

documentaries al jazeera america presents only on al jazeera america >> in our fast forward segment a different pot boom. users seeking outs a more potent high have cooked up concentrated substance he like hash oil. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha looked into a explosive problem. >> reporter: cannabis concentrates called dabs are one of the most fast growing parts of the industry. concentrates could reach up to 90% thc content. at this private marijuana social club on the outskirts of denver almost everyone is dabbing. while dabs can be manufactured safely using expensive commercial equipment a rising number of home cooks are trying to make concentrates by watching how to videos on youtube . >> you squish it down. >> the house is on fire the house is on fire. >> the concentrates are as dangerous as meth labs now. >> kevin is a federal intelligence analyst and tracks the are extraction labs. >> they are holding a pyrex dish that has gas expelling out onto their clothing, onto their person, once that ignition source explodes into fumes flames. >> this is our most recent ones where the actual strush caught on structureactually caught on fire. >> he shows us some cases. >> no skin

bazley, al jazeera, south america. >> speaking ever technology, the website for al jazeera is on your screen, aljazeera.com. >>> very few people get up in evil. what evil can i do today? >> he wrote the epic novel, a song of fire and ice, the basis for the hbo series "game of thrones" now in its fourth season, george r.r. martin is working fotin issue the series. >> there are days i wonder if i bit off more than i could chew. did it have dotcoms? >> his characters are often consumed with power struggles making them blind to the greater threats to their kingdom did. found. >> we have things going on our

al jazeera america. >> welcome to the news hour. from al jazeera in dough he has these are the stories. >> an airbus flight went down in france. >> it went down on our soil. >> with yemen on the drink of civil war the parties will hold talks in qatar. >> india's supreme court strikes down a law allowing police to arrest people for comments on line. >> we begin with that breaking news out of france where an airbus a320 has crashed with 148 people onboard. french president hollande said there are no survivors. you can see flight 9525 taking off from barcelona reaching heights of 38,000 feet as it reaches marseille it drops to 6800 feet. front president hollande has made a statement about the crash. >> our thoughts are with the families of those suffering this terrible lass today. we are offering every way and means possible to try and find out what happened in this accident and to find the wreckage and also the bodies of the victims. the accident happened in a particularly difficult zone to get to, rescue services will not really be able to give us results for a

only on al jazeera america. >> family members in danger >> he was staring in space drugged out... >> from the very people you trust to care for them >> it's killing people.. >> america tonight uncovers the fda warning that's being ignored... >> these drugs are used for the convenience of overwhelmed staff >> the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about >> what about their rights? >> what really goes on when you're not there? america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america >> egypt's interior minister is sacked in a major shakeup of president sisi's government. >> this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: >> libya's u.n. recognized government will hold airstrikes for three days to help the peace talks now underway in more cock row. >> the family of the argentine state prosecutor found dead say independent tests show he was murdered. plus: >> in eastern ukraine an investigation is underway into the cause of a major

al jazeera america. we go back to our al jazeera english in doha for more news. >> he said this is a great country. he said that they live in a dangerous neighborhood and the u.s. lives in a save neighborhood. and he said that united states strategic mindset is different than israel's mindset. that's why this rift is about the strategic mindset. president obama said that i cannot have israeli's mindset on a superpower. because if i the president of the united states behaved like president netanyahu the entire world would be in deep trouble. we the united states, cannot behave like a small paranoiaic country like israel. >> do you think the relationship will take a hit between this bad blood. >> it will take a hit. but it's relationship is solid and continues to be despite the dent that is happening to the relationship. >> thank you very much indeed, thanks. >> welcome to world news now. a coalition of syrian the rebel group had received weapons and training from the united states and qatar. from beirut we have reports. >> reporter: they lost many men in the fight and the movement appears to have la

only on al jazeera america. >> family members in danger >> he was staring in space drugged out... >> people you trust to care for them >> it's killing people.. >> america tonight uncovers the fda warning that's being ignored... >> these drugs are used for the convenience of overwhelmed staff >> the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about >> what about their rights? >> what really goes on when you're not there? america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america >>> a government reshuffle in egypt. eight ministers are replaced including the interior minister. ♪ >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead, up in flames escalating violence forces 11 of libya's oil fields to be shut down. >>> exports down pollution up. we look at how china's slowing economy will effect global markets. >>> and secret surveillance allegations u.s. police are collecting data from phones

al jazeera america. >> family members in danger >> he was staring in space drugged out... >> from the very people you trust it's killing people.. >> america tonight uncovers the fda warning that's being ignored... >> these drugs are used for the convenience of overwhelmed staff >> the deadly nursing home shortcut you need to know about >> what about their rights? >> what really goes on when you're not there? america tonight exclusive investigation: drugging dementia only on al jazeera america [music] >> our special coverage, race in america: selma. that is the edmund pettus bridge. before that, the black and white images of what became known as "bloody sunday." it was not just one march but three. three marchs with one design ending in montgomery provoking the johnson administration to speed up passage of the voting rights act. all started at brown church but the march for unexplained reasons was stop. the march across the bridge stopping at points where no one knew exactly what to expect along the way. there were three campsites. they gathered in lonsboro and mount sinai and then they stopped in montgomer

al jazeera america. >>> i am ali velshi. you are watching "to talk to al jazeera" my guest is peter gabe bre yell with richard branson, he helped create elders, a group of elder peace. >> you were having a conversation one day with richard branson, and you -- it seems like your -- you have these moments in your life where you decide that change is required and you are going to go really big with change. this yd of the elders? >> yeah. >> came up. >> yeah. >> tell us about the elders for those who don't know. >> it's sort of a naive dream, you know, like you can get a bunch of super heroes and sort out some of the problems, but the serious aspect of it was that wisdom is the neglected commodity in a way. you know, people go through life, a ton of experience, and we sort of push them off to the sea and into the unknown. and there is something there that could be gained. the dream, i think, was that if you could find elder statesmen, states women, that have extraordinary lives behind them but are no longer interested in their own personal agrandizement, career or whatever but trying to get it right for the future and you can make

al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> hello again headlines on al jazerra. the u.s. secretary of state says he'sate with president bashar al-assad to end four years of conflict in syria. the u.s. had previously insisted assad had to go before any deal could be made. but now john kerry says the international community is looking at ways to put pressure him to agree to peace talks. >>> the president of vanuatu says cyclone pam has wiped out years of progress. aid agencies say 90% of buildings on the main island have been damaged or destroyed. at least eight people have been declared dead in the pacific island nation. demonstrators across brazil are calling for the resignation of the president, she is facing growing anger over a stalling economy, budget cuts and a deepening scandal at the state oil company pet pro brass. >>> in recent years heavy fighting between the military and armed groups in pakistan's tribal areas has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. over 40,000 families are due to return and monday the first few thousand will be going back to their homes. joining me with more on thi

conversation only on al jazeera america ♪ welcome back you are watching al jazeera and reminder now of our top stories, the u.s. special envoy to yemen is travelling to saudi arabia for talks, heying to broker a solution to the political crisis there, the embattled president hadi is struggling for power in the southern city of aiden. ivory coast former first lady sentenced to 20 years in jail and she is charged with under mining, state security stemming from the 2010 elections. venezuela's president says he will ask congress for more power to fight imperilism after they declared it a national security threat and put sanctions on several officials. in syria more people have been killed by government barrel bomb attacks, two civilians died and many more were wounded in idlib one of many locations targeted by barrel bombs despite a u.n. security resolution banning them. also in syria a camp for palestinian refugees has been hit by government shelling, at least four people in the camp have been killed and more than 20 others wounded and it's near the center of damascus and under siege from assad forces for more than two years. armed group in syria like i.s.i.l. and al-nusra front

al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >> the iraqi army now said to be making he had way in the battle for tikritg isil positions on the outskirts that have city. isil seized control of tikrit last june. today u.s. general martin dempsey said that iraqi military will win that battle. we have more on the bulldozing of hatra. >> another ancient city destroyed, this one hatra 110 kilometers south of mow cull. and on the list of heritage sites, it was on that list because it was an unique confluence of greco roman and eastern influences. could you see that in the fortified walls that still remained. even people who don't follow archaeology know that city from the film of "the exorcist." scenes were shot there. there has been an international effort to protect hatra and nineveh and nimrud. but that fight is proving difficult. they have still have yet to reach tikrit. they cleared towns and villages along the way but they're not quite into the city. they want say that they and iraqi partners have taken back the town al baghdadi. it is close to a military base where the u.s. and other coalition members

al jazeera". next sunday, 5:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> in november, about a month after the 43 students disappeared mexico's attorney general said he believed they had been killed by cartel members... the bodies had been burnt, he said, and what was left had been put into plastic bags and tossed into a river just outside of iguala and it would be hard to identify or match the charred remains through dna. with so many disappearances in this region and potential dumping and burning sites, it may be impossible to ever get a full picture of what happened. in the search for the students - carried out by officials as well as people from the community - one mass grave after another was discovered scattered through the hills. miguel angel is part of one of guerrero's community police forces formed in response to rising violence and local corruption - and the government's inability to curb it. they want to know if the remains they've found here could belong to the students...or to others that have gone missing in the area. in the brush and trees there are chunks of tire rubber and empty bottles of gasoline miguel told us that when they find sites li

al jazeera america . ♪ hello again and you are watching al jazeera and reminder of the top stories tunisia president fighting terrorism in the country and hemments after a deadly attack on one of the capitol's most popular tourist sights and nighttime vigils were held for the 19 people killed. brazil's president has measures to crack down on corruption on sunday hundreds of thousands of brazilian's took part in rallies demanding impeachment. a man sentenced to death at 14 and now thought to be 23 had been scheduled to be hanged on thursday for the killing of a 7-year-old. international coalition fighting boko haram has driven the armed group out of the town in northeast nigeria, the mask which borders was retaken from the group over the weekend and 228 boko haram fighters were reportedly killed during the operation. let's bring in evan live for us in abuja and the significance of these gains? >> well jane if this information is accurate that we are getting from the nigeria military it could mean beginning of the end to boko haram insurgency. over the last four weeks nigeria military taken back quite a number of towns in the northeast which

al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america i'm luis suarez. -- i'm ray suarez. israel's prime minister binyamin netanyahu was the subject of swirling debate. he sided with the republicans on the hill, against a president, whose documents spent years trying to hammer out a deal with iran that would keep the iranian public developing weapons. >> iran proved time and again that it cannot be trusted. that's why the first major concession is a source of concern. it leaves with a vast infrastructure, relying on a break-up. that creates a danger. the second major concession creates a greater danger. that iran could get to the bomb by keeping the deal. virtually all the restrictions will decade. >> research scholar at the programme on science and global security at princeton university says binyamin netanyahu has it wrong. a former member of the delegation says his country has gone a long way towards meeting bomb. >> when a country like iran is accepting the maximum level of verification, the maximum level of frarnsy, the maximum level of inspections, and also is ready to become a long period like 10 years, to cap the enrichment, below 5%, as long as

america's police only on al jazeera america >> on an "america tonight" special report: drugging america. >> marv and linda lost their son jason last august. >> i never thought he was going to die. >> the tomah va told them his death was caused by an aneurysm. >> despite the va's most serious warning, they found the nursing home residents with dementia received antiscottics. >> daddy, come on wake up. >> is not waking up. i'm like what the heck happened to my father. what happened, why is he not waking up. >> thanks for joining us for a special report drugging america. tonight we focus on two kinds of patients. veterans and the elderly, who are especially vulnerable to the practice of bad medicine. those of us who have had to parent our parents, fear that they will live out their final days in a drug stupor. what's worse, evidence that many nursing homes use strong antiscottics on elderly dementia patients a full decade after they were first warned not to. in an exclusive investigation, "america tonight's" sheila macvicar found the results can be catastrophic. >> here's dad right after surgery. >> patrice gillgen captured this with her father, jerry gillgen. we

al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america ♪ >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the headlines here on al jazeera. in syrian a senior commander of the al-nusra front has been killed. hein a government air strike in the city of idlib on thursday. >>> peace talks between south sudan's warring parties have been suspended indefinitely. they failed to reach an agreement while meeting in ethiopia. >>> a 16 year old in turkey has gone on trial for allegedly insulting the country's president. he could face up to four years in prison if convicted. the case is adjourned until april 3rdrd. >>> in southern yemen the president has put local militias in charge of all government institutions in aden. they are also responsible for security at his palace. our correspondent mohamed vall has been to meet some of those protecting the president's interest. >> reporter: these are the men in charge of law and order in southern yemen. they have been patrolling the city for months. but now they have replaced all regular security personnel. >> translator: i think the popular committees have become a key factor of security and stability. they were able to defeat terrorists more efficiently tha

al jazeera, south america. >> speaking ever technology, the website for al jazeera is on your screen, aljazeera.com. >>> very few people get up in evil. what evil can i do today? >> he wrote the epic novel, a song of fire and ice, the basis for the hbo series "game of thrones" now in its fourth season, george r.r. martin is working fotin issue the series. >> there are days i wonder if i bit off more than i could chew. did it have dotcoms? >> his characters are often consumed with power struggles making them blind to the greater threats to their kingdom did. found. >> we have things going on our world right now like climate change that's, you know, ultimately a threat to the entire world. >> the author who first wrote for television decades agoing talks about the script feedback he received back then. >> would you please cut these 107 characters down to 6? and, you know, this giant battle you have at the evened with 100,000 me. >> could you make that a dual between a hero and a villain. >> he teamed up with two fans of his work to create his latestbook which doc youths history of the fictional world. >> they displayed from the first an obsessive knowledge if to my wo

america's police only on al jazeera america >> on an "america tonight" special report: drugging america. >> marv and linda lost their son jason last august. >> i never thought he was going to die. >> the tomah va told them his death was caused by an aneurysm. >> despite the va's most serious warning, they found the nursing home resid

al jazeera america >> you're watching al jazeera. a reminder of our top stories. yemen's former president has spoken out against president hadi. >>> a power base in aden in yemen south. >>> asking for more powers to fight what he calls imperialism. after the u.s. called his government a terrorist threat and sanctioned several officials in venezuela. >>> first lady of ivory coast has been sanctioned. from her violence stemming from the 2010 elections. open letter to iran saying that any nuclear deal wouldn't last after president obama leaves office. iran's foreign minister has criticized the move. he says the politicians don't understand their own constitution and called the letter a piece of propaganda. patty culhane reports. >> first, the lower house tried to scuttle nuclear negotiations with iran, in an unprecedented move inviteing prime minister benjamin netanyahu to address the group. 47 senators then giving a kind of civics lesson, telling iran they're only dealing with the current president not the government of the united states. it goes on to warn the next president can kill the deal with the stroke of a pen. and future congresses could modify the terms. >> i think it's somewhat ironic to see some memb