positive blood >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. in baltimore, the third night of a city wide curfew is in effect. police say they'll keep the streets clear at night until the weekend. police wrapped up the investigation into the death of freddie gray and turned over the findings to the city's prosecutor. hundreds of protesters hit the streets of philadelphia. some got into a shoving match with police. john terrett is in baltimore. is the curfew holding. >> that's right. seems to be. good evening, it's day three of the curfew. all is peaceful at memorial park plaza. it is peaceful this evening at the junction of west north and pennsylvania avenues, it was the epicentre of rioting on monday night. we were forced to rethink the freddie gray story when police handed over their report. >> reporter: our task force charged with investigating the tragic death of mr freddie gray. turned over the contents of that investigation to the state's attorney's office. >> a surprise statement from anthony batts, his department's interim report handed

. >> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin with a stunning development in the investigation into last night's deadly amtrak derailment in philadelphia. federal transportation officials say the train was traveling at more than twice the speed limit when it jumped off the tracks. at least seven people were killed and about 200 were injured. jonathan betz joins us now from philadelphia. jonathan this speed revelation must have an impact on the investigation. >> reporter: absolutely antonio, it was a huge revelation we learned and crews remain trying to remove the damaged cars from the track. as investigators try to learn why the train was going so fast. a mangled mass of metal tells of a horrible collapse. >> people say i was delirious. i was carried off. somewhere i lost my shoes and a lady gave me her shoes. >> passengers were suddenly thrown from their seats. >> tumbling not sure what's up what's down, you can feel things hitting you figuring how to get up. >> amtrak 188 was traveling tuesday night from washington d.c

i'mi'm antonio mora. good night.>>> it appears obituaries written for the armies of the islamic state of iraq and levant may have been a little premature. the footprint of i.s.i.l.'s hoped for state is still pretty large. it's racked up major victories in syria and iraq recently and leaves you wondering what the next of the world's next move is against a murderous and resilient

i'm antonio mora.ht. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, you would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, we have known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public

i'm antonio mora ray suarez is back with "inside story". have a great holiday weekend. >>> a new pew poll shows a large majority of americans identify themselves as christians but in recent years numbers have been dropping and dropping fast. more members of non-christian religions, and more that claim no religion at all are making up a growing minority. does it point the way to

. >> and i'm antonio mora. the world cup of fraud. >> 14 former and current members of the federation international of football, the charges of racket eager conspiracy and corruption dating to the early '90s. these individuals through these organizations engaged in bribery to decide who would televise games, where the games would be held and who would run the organization overseeing organized soccer worldwide. they did this over and over. year after year, tournament after tournament. >> as part of the investigation the fbi raided the miami headquarters of konica con concacaf. at the same time, brazil's president wants a comprehensive investigation of wrongdoing in soccer and european soccer's governing body wants friday's fifa presidential elections postponed. allen fisher reports. >> the arrest came with no warning and after the initial surprise there will be little. >> they were expected to uphold the rules that keep soccer honest and to protect the integrity of the game. instead they corrupted the business o

i'm antonio mora. we begin tonight with the reported death in iraq of one of i.s.i.l.'s most important leaders. abu ala fri, it is believed afri assumed leadership of the group when its leader al baghdadi was ill. jamie mcintire has the latest. this video released from the front line, showing a ferocious fire ball. destroyed more than 1700 buildings in a list it released of more than 6,000 targets hit since the air campaign began nine months ago. while the pentagon cannot confirm either the supposed wounding of anu bakkar al baghdadi last march it does admit to killing 10,000 i.s.i.l. fighters lloyd austin recently told congress has degraded i.s.i.l.'s self proclaimed caliphate. killing top commanders is not as significant as the battle now raging at the strategic baiji oil refinery which the u.s. central command confirms is in danger of falling to forces. >> if they do take it, we have no doubt they will exploit it as a victory. they give the illusion of strength, they need a win in iraq, they current

good evening, this is al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. >> and i'm libby casey. we begin tonight for the urgent need of plain water, food and medical supplies in nepal. 6200 people were killed in the quake thousands more missing and may be stranded in rural areas. >> officials in nepal have no place to store the bodies so they are quickly rm burning bodies. fears are that drinking water that is filthy will lead to cholera. >> sabrina shresta reports. >> accidents get lined up to get looked at by a team of doctors. this woman and her daughters have been suffering from stomach cramps. >> the water is thick and smelly but we have to drink it. >> reporter: many patients have diarrhea and have been vomiting. some in the queue cease seem to be dazed. besides diarrhea, this two-year-old has skin infection. behind him another two year old stairs on. >> he has bad diarrhea. our house is too dangerous to go back to. >> army doctors from bangladesh have come to help out the army. >> one week or more the support will be continued. the long term to prevent the outbreak of epi

i'm libby casey >>> i'm antonio mora. we'll have an update on the protests in baltimore and other cities next. cities next. >>> hello, i'm libby casey in new york. "america tonight" is coming up next. first, an update of today's top stories. the curfew is in effect in baltimore after another day of loud but peaceful protests over the death of freddie gray. as night fell many demonstrators left. city officials said the 10:00p.m. curfew will continue when larger protests are expected to take place. there's a protest in philadelphia, after several hours of

. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. we start with the latest on the amtrak derailment in philadelphia. investigate scores now say the train accelerated quickly in the seconds before the derailment instead of slowing down. n.t.s.b. officials hope to find out if the train engineer played a role - when they get a chance to interview him. lisa stark reports. in the interim amtrak is taking responsibility and promising new safety measures. >> reporter: shortly after the last body was pulled from the mangled first car of the train, amtrak's c.e.o. made a pledge that the railroad will finish installing a system. they are required to have the system in place by year's end. >> today we are committing to, i am committing to meeting the requirement of positive train control that will happen on the north-east corridor by the end of this year. >> reporter: positive train control is a sophisticated technology that can slow a train going too fast. like amtrak train 188 - barrelling into a 50 miles per hour at 106 miles per hour. amtra

. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. a new report says attorney-general loretta lynch will open an investigation into policing in baltimore. she could announce the decision as early as tomorrow and it will examine whether baltimore police have engaged in a pattern of using force. yesterday the mayor stephanie rawlings-blake called on the justice department to open an veries. before congression the attorney-general said she was considering it. >> i assure you senators, i'm listening to all voices. we are in the process of considering whether the baltimore police department engaged in a practice >>> loretta lynch met with police leaders, and the family of freddie gray, who died after a spinal injury suffered in police custody. six police officers are facing charges murder to manslaughter to false imprisonment >>> a major blow to the national security agency's programme. the programme was illegal, and it goes beyond what the congressen visioned under the patriot act. >> reporter: it was shortly after the 9/11 apacks that th

some worry this abandoned military base will not be free for much longer >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america >>> the u.s. vows iraqi troops backed by coalition airpower will retake ramadi. i.s.i.l. recaptures a pivotle city. the defeat has some questioning the u.s. disprat any for defeating i.s.i.l. jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon pentagon >>> video posted on social media showed black i.s.i.l. flags flying over ramadi. the republican chairman was quick to declare the lose of the capital of anbar province, the result of a flawed strategy. >> the fall of ramadi it's huge. >> a statement was issued calling the defeat: administration officials, including secretary of state john kerry speaking in seoul insisted that ramadi would be retaken. >> it's possible to have the attack we saw in ramadi. i'm confident in the days ahead that that will be reversed. >> that is small comfort to 25,000 refugees who fled the fighting in ramadi and packed the road to baghdad amid reports that i.s.i.l. fighters were executing i.s.i.l. sympathizers. the government argues there's

. >>> you're watching "talk to al jazeera", i'm antonio mora. our guest this week new york city police commissioner william bratton. new york becoming a safe place, it has been greatly credited to you and mayor giuliani, and following the broken windows theory, and, you know, small crimes that disorder leads to greater crimes. stop and frisk, which was instituted more specifically after you left and you mentioned earlier went to certain extremes. the court order said it had to be limited under certain circumstances. was stop and frisk, which i know you believe is an essential part inappropriately? >> i think so. i said that repeatedly. there was too much of it, it was unnecessary. that's borne out by the fact that we have - we do sit very significantly during my 15 months as police officer. my predecessor ray kelly reduced it dramatically during his time with no negative impact on reduction of crime in the city. >> how should it be used? >> you have to have reasonable suspicion that a crime has, is or about to be committed. if a crime has not be

mailman joins us to talk about the protest that may cost him his freedom >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. we begin with a powerful plea from the head of the boy scouts. the request could alter the long-standing policy on gay scout leaders. john terrett joins us now. >> robert gates was hired to raise the profile of the scouts. good evening. the buoy scout former defense secretary calling for an end to the ban on gay leaders, and he has experienced to back up his appeal. as defense secretary it was gates ending the don't ask, don't tell policy, he's hoping to bring a change to the boy scouts. >> on my honour i'll do my best... >> reporter: when we spoke to them twin brothers liam and august achieved a goal of become eagle scouts. bestowed to only one in 10 boy scouts. because liam is 18 and gay, his career in the scouts is over first done in my a no gay's allowed and a reversal by the scout only to bar gay leaders 18 and over. >> it's been rough growing up. in such a cool organization, and at one point hearing that "no, we don't really want you" that's not cool.

. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. we begin with the biggest product recalls. 30 million cars and trucks could contain takata air backs. bags. florida resident was blinded in one eye, when his air bag exploded sending a shard of medal. sending it into his face. >> it sounded like a shotgun. my rite side went black. pitch-black. >> reporter: stories like these, and public pressure convinced auto makers to recall the airbag. manufacturer takata resisted. >> up until now takata refused to acknowledge the air bags from defective. today i announced takata agreed that air bag inflators are defective. >> this is a good day for consumers. >> this is one of those instances where there's no silver bullet cure. we can be assured that the government will have safe air bag inflators installed as part of a recall programme. >> reporter: the root cause of defect is still uncertain. many believe it's the propellant amoan youm nitrate, explosive, and can degrade over time. new airbags are going in without anyone understanding what is w

i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us, have a great night.he british elections nothing the pollsters predicted happened. the conservatives, led by david cameron, have a majority in the new parliament. the labor party lost not by a whisker, but by 100 seats. the u.k. independence party got a lot of votes, but one seat and the scots got a landslide to a party that wants out of the u.k. with big questions, is this a kingdom divided.

. >>> i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. a day after a deadly shoot-out outside a draw the prophet contest in texas, family members of a suspected gunman is struggling to understand what happened. so are investigators who have been combing through the suspect's backgrounds. as heidi zhou-castro reports, sunday's attack has heightened tensions in a community on edge >>> following the january attack against the french satire magazine "charlie hebdo" muslim communities brace for a backlash. that fear was realised 10 days after the paris attacks. when hundreds of anti-muslim protesters demonstrated outside a previously scheduled muslim event. >> i don't support the ideology, what they are doing. it was no coincidence that now, four months later the group american defense michive picked the same event to host their own event, a contest for cartoon depictions of prophet muhammad. the muslims find representations of prophet muhammad offensive. the organiser said it was about free speech. >> jesus christ on a cross and a jar of urin

king >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. two years after he helped to carry out the bombings of the boston marathon, a jury of 7 women and 5 men decided dzhokhar tsarnaev should pay with his life. >> today the jury has spoken, and dzhokhar tsarnaev will pay with his life for his crimes. >> reporter: sentenced to death, witnesses in a courtroom say dzhokhar tsarnaev seemed stoic as he learned his fate for planting the second pressure cooker bomb near the finish line of the boston marathon. it killed lindsay lieu and an 8-year-old. the explosion went off after another bomb set by tamerlan tsarnaev, his brother exploded killing crystal campbell injuring 260 other people. all 12 jurors agreed that dzhokhar tsarnaev planned an act of terrorism and demonstrated a lack of remorse. the defense strategy to put the bulk of the blame on tamerlan tsarnaev failed to persuade jurors that he would not have committed the crime if not for his brother. >> the defendant was an adult who came to believe in an ideology of hate and expressed the

men and women who answered the call to serve and paid the ultimate price >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. tonight - texas and oklahoma officials are scrambling to assess the widespread devastation from record storms over memorial day weekend. at least five deaths are blamed on the heavy rain and floods. at least 12 are missing in one texas country. heidi zhou-castro is in dallas with the latest. >> the rains let up here in dallas but the rushing waters are headed south. that's where 12 are casing in kaiz country. it is experiencing record rainfall. the people missing were washed away in their home on saturday night, and more flooding is still expected. >> oh my god. >> reporter: terrifying moments for many this holiday weekend as thunder storms and tornados bore down on large sections of the great playing states. >> oh nigh goodness hurry >>> south central texas was especially hard hit, with record rain causing catastrophic floods. >> you cannot candy coat it. it's massive. grounds and rivers are saturated and filled. they have more water coming down now. >> so

i'm antonio mora. we begin with more death and destruction in earthquake-ravaged nepal, less than three weeks after a quake rocked the heinrich himmler nation killing more than -- himalayan nation killing more people. today another quake struck. the 7.3 quake caused buildings across the region to collapse. more than 40 are confirmed dead and another thousand injured. it's feared people in isolated towns and villages were buried in the rubble. the quake triggered a powerful land slide near the border with china. u.s. marine officials served that a marine helicopter went missing. six marines and two nepalese soldiers were on board. search teams are looking for them. andrew simmonds reports on the quake in kathmandu. >> reporter: reliving a nightmare, when people had begun to believe they had returned to something of normality. crush injuries, head injuries fractures. some of the medical staff are in shock as well. this may not have been as big ag the last but the hospitals are overcome again. no one want

i'm libby casey. >> i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news - an attack in egypt that may be linked to i.s.i.l. >>> and a court decision in burundi >>> a look at the stories across the u.s. in the american minute. the new attorney-general lace more work needs to be done in baltimore. loretta lynch visited the city meeting with lawmakers and religious leaders and spoke to the family of freddie gray. his death spoke protests and violence this baltimore. it's pledged the justice department will help to reform policing in the city. >> president obama names a pick for the next joint chief of chaff and introduced general joseph dunford, with 40 years of experience in the marines, and was commander of the allied force. republican senator john mclane and lindsay graham enthusiastically praised him >>> a note sent to the judge who ordered them to work in the dzhokhar tsarnaev trial. authorities to the defendant objected to the decision. jurors are tired and finished. the 1979 distance of ayton payes let

al jazeera will update throughout the night on air and at aljazeera.com. om-antonio mora, thanks for joining us. -- i'm antonio mora thank for joining us. goodnight. >>> the defense minister has been exeexeuded for disrespecting the leader. >>> world news, and also ahead fear and panic in nepal as the aftershock kills dozens of people. >>> they're talking again, the u.s. says that, sanctions on russia, could be lifted, if the ukraine peace deal is honored. >>> a

i'm libby casey >>> i'm antonio mora, thank you for watching. "america tonight" have next. see you again in an hour. [ ♪ ] >>> on "america tonight" bringing harmony to a community. >> in our orchestra and in most orchestra, there's few african-american musicians. why is that, what can we do to impact that. >> in an uneasy time the role music can play. adam may takes the stage with the

. >>> good evening i am antonio mora this is al jazerra america. houston is at a stand still tonight after being hammered by torrential down pours. nearly a foot of rain fell there killing at least 10 people. forcing shutdowns of area schools and mass transit. in other parks of texas and oklahoma being are struggling to recover from 72 hours of record-breaking rain, storms that have killed at least 17 people in the two states. we get more now from heidi joe castro in texas. >> reporter: antonio, this is the place where a 46-foot tall of water came careening down the polanco river over the weekend carrying 72 homes with it. you can see the evidence all every the place the red mad restless that was slammed with such force not bridge it was stuck inside a crevasse here. this massive tree torn from its roots the park has been sheered off this tree. not to mention the household items we find strewn all about the place along with photographs and other keepsakes that families are dearly missing this is just where the disaster started. now the trouble is i

i'm libby casey. >> and i'm antonio mora. a surge of migrants rescued off the coast of italy. 7,000 africans, one was a nigerian baby girl born at

. >> i'm antonio mora. we begin in israel, where benjamin netanyahu narrowly beat the dead 39 form a influence government. the jewish home party neftali bennett. he starts his fourth term in a diminished position at least in the knesset. >> heading into the election netanyahu was seen as vulnerable but despite a convincing victory he put together a ruling government, and he was forced to make concessions being be convincing lawmakers to join. >> the slimmest being majority, 61 of 120 seats many believe it will stay in effect for long. mike hannah is in jerusalem with the story. >> reporter: it went to the wire. only at the last moment was an agreement reached with the jewish home party. its leader neftali bennett making concession, throwing in his eight seats that gave the israeli prime minister a majority in parliament, a slim majorities of one. the full concessions made will only become apparent in the next few days as netanyahu finalizes the composition of hissing cabinet. jewish home has its roots in th

. >> and i'm antonio mora. we begin with a surge of migrants rescued off the coast of italy. 7,000 africans, one was a nigerian baby girl born at sea. >> the migrants are taking to port cities across tilt. but officials there say they don't have room for all of them. they are trying to keep families together. >> not all made it. intercepted by the libyan coast guard at least ten bodies were rescued during the operation. stefanie dekker reports from sicily. >> the italian coast guard said there are still a few ongoing operations in the mediterranean. just an indication of how many people are trying to make the crossing. smugglers taking advantage of the good weather set to last. it takes around 24 hours before themigrants are allowed to come to shosh. shore.they getshore. they get rigorous checks and move on. very difficult conditions. they have been through har harrowing times. we managed to speak to one man on the boat. he said there were 6 palestinians from a refugee camp in syria that has been besieged from

. >> and i'm antonio mora. we begin tonight in the u.k. where prime minister david cameron is pledging unity and a greater britain after he and his conservative party pulled off a stunning victory in the general election, secured 330 houses last night half of the houses houses -- over half the house he in parliament. >> before the vote, it was suggested the vote would be very close but securing a surprisingly easy victory. >> cameron says he is already working on a new approach to the european union. >> dana lewis joins us from london. preelection predicted a close vote it certainly didn't turn out that way. what happened? >> it sure didn't. 11 election polls said the conservatives and labor would virtually tie on election day. not even close. opposition parties marched confidently on, into utter defeat, all except the tories led by david cameron which scored a majority government. even britain's prime minister was skeptical at first, when exit polls suggested he was way out in front. but david cameron's conservatives defied the odds. >> i

i'm antonio mora. we begin tonight with this week's summit of persian gulf states in the u.s. six members of gulf cooperation council will meet with president obama in camp david. the ongoing crisis in yemen and the nuclear crisis in the middle east. saudi arabia'ssaudi arabia's king salman is staying home to deal with the ceasefire. josh earnest says it is not a snub. >> we'll be confident that the ones representing saudi arabia at the meeting will not only be able to represent that country but also implement any resolutions from that meeting. >> mike viqueria, president obama and king salman talked today by phone. how much have we learned about why he decided not to come? >> we have the official explanation cited by josh earnest, that king salman wanted to stay in saudi arabia and monitor the ceasefire going into effect and what has led to a humanitarian crisis. the white house let it be known that king salman was the one who called president obama. sometimes they leave that neutral but they did ment

antonio mora is here with more. >> as many as 10,000 heavily armed troops are trying to take controlthe new generation drug cartel is operating. the group has flourished as mexican authorities gain control on other gangs. they are heavily armed, but some say the new generation cartel is not that new at all. >> translator: there's an organized structure directly tied to the disappearances. it is gaining attention now. but this goes way back. this is not new. this is just the tip of the iceberg. >> reporter: the state is home to mexico's second-largest city. in our next hour al jazeera will ride along with mexico's military. david we're going to get an up close look at how the military is trying to fight the drug cartels. >>> up next desert dancer talks about young iranians who are risking their freedom to live out their dreams. ♪ >>> desert dancer is the true story of an iranian man who dreamed of being a dancer only to be stopped by iran's morality police. we talked with the director in tonight's first person report. ♪ >> hi i'm the director of the film desert dancer. >> what did you

i'm i'm antonio mora. music as diplomacy. first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. convicted boston marathon bomber has been sentenced to death. all 12 jurors agree that he planned and premeditated an act of terrorism. and also agreed he demonstrated a lack of remorse. >>> a funeral was held today for one of the victims of tuesday ease amtrak derailment. the naval academy mid-shipman was among those killed in the crash. >>> president obama spoke at the national peace officer's memorial service today and addressed the high profile killings of officers and by officers in the u.s. and called for respect on both sides to help heal the divide. >>> the wreckage of a missing u.s. marine helicopter has been found in nepal. debris was discovered on a steep mountain side in eastern nepal. military officials say it is unlikely any of the six u.s. marines and two nepalese soldiers on board survived. >> i'm not able to positively identify the cause of the mishap. >> rough water forced rescue and recovery teams to suspe

mewett >>> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news a whistleblower sounds the alarm about britain's nuclear submarines. first the headlines across the u.s. last week an amtrak employee sued over the derailment. a law firm announced it is representing a group of passengers to do the same. the four plaintiffs claim serious and disabling injuries seeking unspecified damages >>> president obama is making it tougher for local police departments to get their hands on militarized equipment. some equipment he says, is not appropriate for policing. that was after armoured vehicles and police in riot gear congranted protesters in mississippi >>> 170 charged in sunday's deadly shoot-out between rival motorcycle gangs in waco texas. nine were killed, 18 wounded. members of five motorcycle clubs attacked each other with guns knives knuckles and chains. about 100 weapons were found. no bystanders or police were injured. >>> mexico's government says it's waging a war against mexican crime. thousands

antonio mora is here with that. antonio. >> john as you know britain has been the world power most closely allied with the united states. but fatigue of war together with budget cuts have the u.s. relying more and more with france and where once france sought to maintain its distance from nato. >> serious about intervening abroad that is a very small club. >> coming up in the next hour we'll look at how this growing relationship is playing out in the time of development of challenges on the world stage many challenges. >> significant, antonio, we'll look for that. in nepal there is no sign of a missing u.s. marine helicopter. it disappeared during rescue operations tuesday. the crew of 66 marines and two nepalese soldiers had just dropped off supplies. holding out hope because there is no sign of a crash. >>> susan sarandon and a nepalese cleric are rallying behind the cause. >> what was your reaction when you heard about the earthquake? >> it was very shocking. obviously everybody talks about there will be some kind

i'm antonio mora. >> i'm barbara serra. coming up in this half hour of international news why the eiffel tower turned away tourists today >>> an important ally in the fight against terrorism, ethiopia prepares for elections amidst complaints of unfair innocence. >>> first, in the american minute - president obama's trade bill has been approved going on to the house. the senate is split over whether to reauthorise a key section. patriot act. it is used to justify the security agency's phone regard collection programme. senate republicans are split over whether to make changes to the act or extend it as is >>> the state department began a release of emails from hillary clinton's private account. the 300 released emails are a fraction of the 30,000 she's turn said over to the state department. only some of them deal with the 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi libya. some contain sensitive information that was classified. clinton said the emails were handled appropriately and she is glad they are out for the public t

fight with the government over a railway line >>> good evening, welcome to al jazeera america i'm antonio mora. >> i'm barbara serra. we begin with a killing rampage in iraq by iraq. there's reports they are going door to door killing government sympathizers. the u.n. is warning to a humanitarian crisis. president obama met with his national security team and the administration is reportingly considering a change in the fight against i.s.i.l. they plan to step up training and equipping efforts. this comes as i.s.i.l. defeated iraqi forces this weekend in taking ramadi. it was called a blow to its strategy. >> and there has been important progress that's been made as has been discussed for her military operation, and there have been periods of set back and certainly the i.s.i.l. effort to take over ramadi is a setback >>> officials say that at the moment they are sending in more u.s. troops to battle i.s.i.l. is off the table. zeina khodr is in iraq with more on the fighting. >> they are preparing for a war that could deepen the sunni shia divide. forces are 30km east of i.s.i.l.'s stronghold r

antonio mora is here. >> it is glycocade. it's sold under the name of round-up. and has been used to destroy columbia's cocaine production. the world health organisation classified it as a carcinogen, and the columbian president says it's time for a change. . >> we are the only country using fumigation against illicit crops. studies show there's a health risk asserted. i'm asking the national drug council to suspend fume sayings. >> we'll look at that -- fumigation. we'll look at what this means on all levels from farmers to the drug sellers of cocaine. >> we'll look for that. that's the broadcast for toon. thank you for watch -- together thank you for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. antonio mora will be back with the news after this. >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >>> offering reassurance. >> the united states will stand by our g.c.c. partners against externa

and i'm antonio mora.f international news - protests in chile, as the president tries to address the country's trouble. >> and a week before talks, no sign of peace in yemen >>> first a look at the stories across the u.s. in the american minute >>> the senate is moving forward with a bill giving president obama fast-track authority to negotiate trade deals, sweeping way for a pacific trade agreement that is a top priority of the president. senators will look at amendments, a vote tomorrow. >>> a vote in the senate to reform government surveillance programs is this week. ed freedom account will limit bulk collection of phone records. and the patriot act finishes this week unless extended >>> the man driving the gyrocopter pleaded guilty to flying an aircraft through restricted aircraft. we'll hear from him at 11. >> tomorrow, diplomats from u.s. and cuba meet for a scan day. parties met -- second day. parties met to discuss restoring ties. >>> they are talking concessions but will the cubans do what is nece

the news continues next with antonio mora. ♪ awith. >> summit snub?know there has been some speculation that this change in travel plans was an attempt to send a message to the united states. if so, that message was not received. >> saudi arabia's king salman skips a camp david meeting with michelle obama as the administration tries a optimistic spin.

i'm antonio mora. we begin tonight with a presidential assurance after meeting with the six gulf cooperation nations president obama promised the u.s. would defend the g.c.c. countries in the face of aggression. the gulf states have been at odds with the wows's pursuit of a nuclear agreement in iran. more reports surfaced that saudi arabia and other countries intend to match whatever nuclear capabilities iran has allowed. mike viqueira is in camp david. what is the white house saying about how things went today? did the president achieve what he wanted to? >> well first of all, that last point, and it's an important one, that question was asked several times in different venues to white house officials. they say that doesn't really come up at all during the talks. it was asked of the saudi foreign minister who held his own press conference on the margins of the summit in camp david. he said that that was not an issue that came up. it is an obvious concern. the president called the summit on the same da

. >>> good evening i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. the pentagon is becoming increase i also concerned about attacks on the military here in the u.s. jamie mcintire is at the pentagon with more on what's behind the decision. jamie. >> antonio, the pentagon says the increase of what it calls its force protection level from alpha, the lowest to bravo the second lowest comes on the orders of the four star admiral in charge of the u.s. home command, whose job it is to protect the u.s. from foreign threats. his concerns, no time for complacency and all areas are on their a game. in garland texas and the cartoon event there was no specific identifiable threat rather than an increase in social media and internet based discussions that has resulted in what he termed a generally heightened threat environment. the military's force protection level now moves from alpha to bravo with the threat going from increased general to more predictable. the next level charlie is one is likely and delta means an attack is imminent or has occurred. dire warni

i'm libby casey >>> i'm antonio mora, thank you for watching. "america tonight" have next. see you again in an hour. [ ♪ ] >>> on "america tonight" bringing harmony to a community. >> in our orchestra and in most orchestra, there's few african-american musicians. why is that, what can we do to impact that. >> in an uneasy time the role music can play. adam may takes the stage with the conductor taking the tune one note at a time >>> also striking a sour note on what could have been a sweet deal for the everglades. >> florida is the next california. california has a situation where they don't have water. florida has water, but essentially you will not be able to drink, utilize the water, because it's too polluted. >> a bid to change swamp land and a key resource in the sunshine state >>> thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. the power of the people to tell our leaders what we want what we believe the communities need. it's a bedrock of society, when florida voters stood up to save a resource endangered everglades you'd thing lawmakers would respond, in an area that was so big

i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us, have a great night. appear >>> in the british elections nothing the pollsters predicted happened. the conservatives, led by david cameron, have a majority in the new parliament. the labor party lost not by a whisker, but by 100 seats. the u.k. independence party got a lot of votes, but one seat and the scots got a landslide to a party that wants out of the u.k. with big questions, is this a kingdom divided. it's tonight's "inside story". welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. opinion poll after opinion poll betrayed a tight election in britain, with no major party getting the majority of votes or seats. pundits indulged in game of thrown-style intrigue imagining what david cameron or labour leader ed miliband would have to promise partners. when the results came in conservatives won in a route, taking a majority of votes and seats in parliament. the election set the table for browsing battles for one of the america's closest friends in the world. here is al jazeera's john terrett. >> reporter: u.k. e

i'm antonio mora, thank you for joining us have a great night. >>> when the great recession struck in 2007 and 2008 it had a devastating impact on the economy. millions of families are making less money now than there were then and millions of others scraping by in permanently low-paying jobs. did too many jobs fail to pay a living wage. it's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm luis suarez. democratic politicians are fond of saying to their way of thinking, if you work full time you shouldn't be poor. if you are head of household working for minimum wage, you will be poor at least using the standards the federal government does to determine the poverty line. republican politicians whose support would be needed. is the national minimum wage a wage that hurts businesses and workers, because it leads to the elimination of low-skilled work. workers advocators point to low wagers. low wage work as a way of life is another, a tread meal making it hard to climb out of poverty. is that a floor below which hourly wages shouldn't fall >>> there is maths homework. baseba

antonio mora thank you for joining us. more more news any time head to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is up next. have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] [ ♪♪ ] >>> in the decade since american cities burnt. convulsed with anger and isolation at poverty america got richer. many the neighbourhoods in places like detroit, st. louis and chicago got poorer still. tonight as we sift through the ashes of the recent unrest we'll look beyond baltimore and try to understand why in some places poverty was concentrated and opportunity in shorter supply. it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. america doesn't spend a lot of time looking at the lives of people like freddie gray until something terrible happens. in this case people watched the baltimore man loaded into a police wagon. a couple of hours later he was in the hospital. days later he was dead. tens of thousands took to the streets. freddie gray's home town in baltimore is home to some of the highest levels of income equality in the united states. one out of three people don't have a high school diploma. one

. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora coming up after "ali velshi on target," op al jazeera, no rebriefton bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev reaction to his death sentence, and how it could affect the jury members that condemned him >>> a new clue in the deadly derailment. what investigators are saying about an object that might have hit the train. and musical diplomacy. a major american orchestra making music in cuba >>> not the maths lessons they signed up for, seeking a way out of low income jobs, they sought higher education at for-profit colleges. students took on expensive loans that turns out could add up to financial ruins. >> one school has filed bankruptcy before it did, lawmakers urged the education department to forgive the loans. a former student shares her struggle with us. >> i decided to go back to school in 2006. i had a college offering a programme. as a single parent i was told you'd basically go to school for free, you get all the grants and stuff from the government federal aid. >> i was okay i'm owing with it. i was excited to do something, helping people. and, you know bei

our special, fragile planet power struggle is back in 2 minutes >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, coming up after "real money", after days of protests baltimore police turned over the report on the death of freddie gray. it's up to prosecutors to determine what happened to him in police custody >>> tales of survival as a team of scientists in australia says it developed a technique that could revolutionize solar power production. australia. >> well, solar power has been a key part of the renewable energy mix for some time. the amount of power it's produced has been pretty limited compared to what fossil fuel achieves. the research agency in australia reckon solar may be able to take on its counterparts if they cap turn a research project into a viable operation. they have managed to get the solar plant to produce ultra high temperature and pressure, to drive the same sorts of turbine as fuel can. this could be the start of a new age of solar power. it looks like an act of worship, but this is science. mirrored panels, known as he'llo stats turp in unison towards a tower, directing a powe

i'm antonio mora head over to aljazeera.com at any time. "inside story" is next. have a great night. psh psh >>> the citizens united decision from the supreme court opened a new era in campaign financing. running for president costs hundreds of millions and money that can't be traced to pouring in along with the backing of a small group of billionaires. they are ready to spend untold millions to pick the next president. what do they want in return. buying the white

i'm antonio mora head over to aljazeera.com at any time. "inside story" is next. have a great night. psh psh >>> the citizens united decision from the supreme court opened a new era in campaign financing. running for president costs hundreds of millions and money that can't be traced to pouring in along with the backing of a small group of billionaires. they are ready to spend untold millions to pick the next president. what do they want in return. buying the white house is tonight's inside story. it starts now. [ ♪♪ ] >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. every year campaigns put lawyers to work, figuring out how to use the money for staff, leases yet and not get in trouble. the latest campaign finance laws and supreme court decisions brought us to a new era. former governor jed bush and supporters are about to take presidential campaigning somewhere different. they found a way to outsource the campaign using the law to create a blank check. andrej sustr has more. -- david shuster has more. >> in the complex law of campaign financing jed bush is sailing

i'm antonio mora, thank you for being with us. ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have rah great night. -- have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> using marijuana for fun in colorado and washington state is already legal. and there's a longer list of states where meddiesinal marijuana is -- medicinal marijuana is available. but the federal government lists cannabis as a schedule one drug. that big disconnect between federal and state law left sellers trying to make a profit in an odd cul-de-sac of the law. the business of pot is tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez >>> when states legalize marijuana, they do more they make it available, creating a legal business allowing them to monitor the distribution of a formerly forbidden drug and to take a cut of the profits. providing cannabis to legal customers is an enormous and fast-growing business hemmed in as a target of police and courts. here is al jazeera's carol mckinley. >> when you pay your taxes, do you liar combat veterans to keep thieves from stealing your money. you do if you own a m