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only on al jazeera america. >>> don't go near the water if you're worried about the sharks. more sharks than ever are along the eastern sea board. why? it's just one of the secrets. could climate change play a role or is there some other reason why? most of us are already fascinated. some afraid of sharks. america tonight's adam may explores our fascination with the scientists and the sportsmen who get up close and personal. >>reporte >> biggest one ever. >>reporter: elliott is known as the shark wrestler of nantucket. reeling in and then actually jumping in the water with giant sharks and lots of them. some more than seven feet long. >> only caught four or five hundred sharks. >> i'm becoming dangerously comfortable with the situation. my favorite part is when the rod just takes off. when they first bite. you're holding on and they're going and you just feel the power. you can feel their tail moving. sometimes they jump. it's just insane. how powerful they are. it's recreational fishing to the extreme i guess. >>reporter: he heads out at sunrise in nantucket. usually the fi

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only on al jazeera america. >> an estimated 1 in 6 adults in america live with student debt.y of them are paying off their loans for years even decades after they get their degrees. my next guest says creating a federal program to reduce student debt, will not help, might be a exist to the wealthy. matthew good to see you. i'm thought sure i understand how you could possibly think this is a bad thing. you just heard duarte's story and you understand financing is a particularly attractive option but not open to certain people except those who have a good amount of debt and have stellar credit and make good money. what about the 90% who can't do it? >> we usually think about refinancing in the private market. what politicians are talking about, that's not refinancing, that's lowering the interest rate on a federal loan. refinancing is like a tax cut across the board. maybe that's 1:% for everybody -- >> i'm still not understanding what the problem is. everybody gets a cut in their student debt. where's the bad side? >> the bad side is if you're coming from a progressive perspec

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only on al jazeera america. >> welcome everyone to al jazeera america. i'm tony harris in new york.there is a bit of a scrum going on right now in ferguson, missouri. we're about to bring a news conference from ferguson. on the resignation of the city's police chief. thomas jackson would be the sixth city employee to either step down or be fired in the wake of last week's scathing justice department report. now that report followed the police shooting death of michael brown and uncovered a history of racial bias in policing. we talk about some of the details, and we certainly learned that racist e-mails from city officials, the report found that the police department discriminated against african-americans, that blacks were stopped more often than whites, and blacks were ticketed and treated differently in court. in the aftermath of all this, the court clerk, her name is mary ann twitty. she resigned. the police captain, rick hennick, and william mudd all resigned. john shaw, and municipal judge ronald brockmeyer also resigned. let's take you back now to ferguson. there you see the

al jazeera america's del walters reports. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nationi absolutely would not agree with that. is. >> reporter: dr. ben carson says he doesn't think islam is with the constitution,. >> it depends on what that muslim is and what his policies were. >> his comments ignited a fire storm, care is calling for carson to withdraw from the race. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race because he's unfit to lead. >> but carson isn't backing down. in an interview with the hill on sunday he said i do not believe sherea is consistent with the constitution of this country, referring to islamic law, what you do as a public official, that's inconsistent with our principles and our constitution. >> there is a problem in this country it's called muslims. we know our current president is one. >> donald trump was criticized for his handling of the comment. he was asked on cnn why he didn't do more to correct the man. >> we certainly do have a problem. we have radicals that are doing things. it wasn't people from sweden that blew up the

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weeknights, on al jazeera america. >>> other media stories on the radar, it's the end of a chapter, butsot the end of a story, al jazeera journalists mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr have been released by egyptian authorities, after an odile lasting two years. journalists were pardoned by abdul fatah al-sisi, along with 100 other egyptians. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr were arrested in december, along with peter greste, on charges including aiding the muslim brotherhood, which egypt calls a terrorist organization. the three spent 400 days in prison. and were freed temporarily. peter greste was deported back to native australia before a retrial last month saw mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr sentenced to three years in gaol. al jazeera welcomed the pardon, as did peter greste, who learnt of the news on the set of a game show in sydney. peter greste is not on the pardon list, and metres are the names of 6 other al jazeera employees, 18 other egyptian prisoners are in custody including: it comes on the eve of the president's departure, and may be part of a charm offensive

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weeknights, on al jazeera america. in the months that followed the students disappearance, dozens were arrested, including the mayor of iguala - jose luis abarca - and his wife - who officials say ordered the attack on the students... ...allegedly believing they were going to disrupt an event they were holding that night - an allegation the students deny. after taking the boys off the buses, investigators say police piled them into the backs of their trucks and handed them over to a local cartel that had close links to the mayor and his wife. the case of the students ...is not an isolated one in mexico according to the government's own reports, over 22,000 people have gone missing in mexico since 2006, though human rights groups believe that number to be far higher. it's been three and half years since juana last heard from her daughter, brenda damaris - here it says i'm still alive.... find me it was late on a summer night when she called to say she'd been in a car accident, just outside the city of monterrey. the fam

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start weekday mornings with al jazeera america.pen your eyes to a world in motion. >>> welcome back. inside the house republican caucus, john boehner was called a republican in name only. a traitor and worse by his own members. fights over the debt ceiling, the enable to to extend the payroll tax cut. so republicans at each other's throats even as republicans were trying to place everything wrong with washington squarely on the president. still with us, michael front roy, terry holt, a partner at hdmk communications and norm ornstein. terry holt, is this a bad look going into a presidential year in particular? part of the arguments of the country was give us the house along with the senate and this place will run properly and now we're seeing maybe not and does it weaken those running for your party's mantle for next year? >> those are a lot of qualifications for me to thread the needle through. ultimately it's not the ideal way to start the next presidential election. you know, this party, the republican party, has not won a natio

only on al jazeera america. after spending the holiday weekend in gaol. rowan county kentucky court walked out of the lock up. a federal judge put her there for refusing to give marriage licences to same sex couples. davis's lawyers are looking for a compromise allowing her office to issue licences and do it without her authorisation. whose rule is law? it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. the federal judge who gaoled rowan county clerk offered to release her if she would allow the employees to issue licences with same sex couples to go ahead and do it. she refused, spending six days in gaol. by now, most of the couples brought a suit against davis marry. the u.s. district court judge who sent her to prison ordered davis released today. she walked out of gaol to, a flag-waving rally of supporters, including g.o.p. presidential candidate mike hubbingle by. >> i -- mick huckabee. i want to give god the glory, you are a strong people. we serve a living god who knows exactly where each and every one of us is at. just keep on pre

al jazeera america. >> in his visit to the united states. pope francis is making his strongest comments yet about the role of science in the catholic church. the pope said that evolution and the bing bang are real, and that god is not, quote a magician with a magic washed. the pope worked as a chemist before entering the seminary. >>> it's an interesting day in politics. the latest polls show is trump on top, but support for another candidate is actually surging. >> one month after an explosive first debate the g.o.p. contenders are getting ready for round two. the candidates are set to meet begin for a cnn debate in california. >> someone will attack. >> rand paul and the entire republican presidential field has zeroed in on trump, who transitioned from a phenomenon to a formidable candidate since the first debate. >> the biggest difference between the first debate and the second debate is donald trump, donald trump. donald trump. every single republican candidate not only has to take him seriously but he's their focal point. >> trump has s

fault lines invisible hands only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to al jazeera america.e are following developments on the serbian, hungarian border. it is 10:55 east coast time. it is almost 5:00 pm in hungary. and this is what we're seeing at the border. we're seeing masses of refugees seeking asylum status, trying to get through the border usually on the way to germany, where they are seeking status, and just a moment ago we saw a confrontation between hungarian and serbian police and the refugees. the police now deploying smoke as well as tear gas and water cannons to keep the refugees back that they say are trying to break through that razor wire fence that hungary has erected on the boarder. we now join our colleagues in doha for more coverage on that border. >> -- even in the last few weeks when the situation was relatively peaceful, of course illegal boarer entry points [ inaudible ] this is a government [ inaudible ], so there at this exit point, the state did not provide really any humanitarian assistance. volunte volunteers and charity organizations and ngo's

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> nonprofit hospitals tend to be the most profitable hospitals in the country. health care critics say that's because nonprofit hospitals receive hefty tax breaks to offer free or discounted care to low income patients. but they then turn around and sue those patients to pay the full price of the care three receive. health care consultant mark rukavinna advises nonprofit hospitals about their health care position. mark thank you so much for being with us. nonprofit hospitals get tax breaks to serve underserved communities. that relationship is explicit. it is very clear. they are learne allowed to turna profit but expanding those services to serve low income communities. but nonprofits are taking extra money and lining the pockets of administrators and nonmedical employees. is that what's going on here? >> i can't speak to whether or not they are lining the pockets. but i know from work that i've done in the past that these charity care policies a

al jazeera america. >>> we are back with more coverage of pope francis in america. there has been continuing testimonial. one of the >> you've been watching live coverage of pope francis in america. he's wrapping up the events there in philadelphia right now, and he'll be calling it a night there very shortly. good evening, thank you for being with us. we want to bring you up-to-date on other news that is happening this weekend. president obama and vladimir putin are set to meet on the sidelines of the u.n. new jersey assembly. two major international conflicts, the ongoing dispute in eastern ukraine and moscow's recent military build up in syria. diplomatic editor james bays has the story. >> all eyes will be on russian president vladimir putin when he makes a trip to new york spending less than a full day in the u.n. to attend the united nations general assembly. everyone wants to know what his intentions are regarding syria. on the one hand a russian military build up acceptin acceptesending planes and tanks to syria. >> last time i talked to him about this. his

right here on al jazeera america. ♪ 15. >> the palestinian flag to be raised at the united nations.are watching al jazeera live from london. i'm david forest. also coming up in the next 30 minutes. russia airstrikes on target in syria. russia said it is ready to talk to the united states about military cooperation. sending reinforcements t

ney. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> welcome back. we're taking a look at some of today's top stories. a police is suspected of killing a man near p paducha, kentucky. he was killed in a wooded area along interstate 24. >>> president obama will travel to iowa to introduce a new plan to help students needing financial aid. starting next school year they'll be able to apply for federal aid three months earlier. three teens are facing criminal charges in arizona for what police are calling copycat attacks on a highway. the three use sling shots to launch rocks at cars. they do not appear to be connected with the dozening on interstate ten that has damaged dozens of cars and trucks in the last two weeks. >>> attorney general loretta lynch said that international prosecutors are integritying a neinvestigating a new

built for business. >> welcome to al jazeera america. it is 8:23 eastern, taking a look at headlines from around the nation. >> you are looking live in bloomington, minnesota where the dentist who killed cecil the lion returned to work, reopening his office. he killed the protected lion in july in zimbabwe, triggering anger and protest outside his office. he insisted he acted legally. >> a the accident couple has been reunited with the baby after the newborn was switched at birth in el salvador. she gave birth four months ago but would the hospital gave her a different baby. a d.n.a. test confirmed the couple's fears. a doctor is being investigated in el salvador for child trafficking. >> cheers and applause after a 4-year-old and a dog were rescued from their well. a pully system lifted the boy and dog up out of the hole. both seemed to be ok. the boy spent three hours in that well. >> hillary clintoned presidential campaign is responding to the latest revelations over her use of a personal email account, as secretary of state, a specia

presents only on al jazeera america >> everyone has a story... the only way to see all of america, is to see the human stories... one at a time. get to know the people, their struggles, their hardships and their triumphs. >> it gives me a lot of pride. >> our american story is written everyday. 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. . >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm adam may sitting in for del walters, and here is a look at the top stories. pope francis wrapped up his landmark visit to the u.s., celebrating with a mass in philadelphia. >> the bible says beware of false prophets. >> john boehner turning to scripture to lash

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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 migu

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. ies on al jazeera a man negotiated the release of six hostages held by houthi rebels in yemen and two saudi arabia and two americans and britain arrived in amman capitol where u.n. talks are being held to try to end the fighting in yemen. at least 32 civilians have been killed in syria in a government air strike in the second city aleppo in the northwest. the strike targeted a neighborhood market and meanwhile israel's prime minister is heading to moscow to discuss security on the border with syria and greece's prime minister alexis tsipras has been handed a second mandate by voters and they won more than 35% of votes in sunday's snap election. the somali based el shabab group have spread northwards to set up to the mountains and as mohamed reports now leaders there are asking for help to drive out the rebels. >> reporter: the rugged mountains of somalia are the front line against el shabab. here armed forces and engaging members of the group have been holding out here for several year

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start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, how queen elisabeth ii has changed the monarchy. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. >> in pasco washington, a prosecutor ruled out charges against police officers who shot antonio zambrano. evidence shows the officers used legal force. cincinnati fired its police chief after an independent review of the department. in a memo today the city manager explained jeffrey blackwell showed poor leadership at a time when cincinnati is showing a dangerous spike in violence. chief blackwell was facing a no confidence vote from the police union. >>> public school teachers in seattle will walk picket lines again tomorrow. they walked out today on the first day of school. talks with the school board broke down over money. seattle teachers have gone six years without a cost of living increase. the sc

only on al jazeera america. >> this week on talk to al jazeera - the once high powered capitalist in russia turned human rights activist - bill browder. >> i had more than $1 billion, which was a huge amount of money-- in any circumstance, but certainly back then, and in russia. >> the financier had a spectacular rise with his investments quadrupling - but then browder began calling attention to corruption and crossed the wrong people. >> i was locked up overnight. and then i was deported the next day and declared a threat to national security, never to be allowed back into russia again. at that point it became obvious to me that putin's interests had diverged. >> browder's tax lawyer sergei magnitsky stayed behind to fight against the crimes committed by the kremlin - and expose those responsible. it did not end well. >> so he was-- he was incarcerated for 358 days. and the tor-- and they tortured him and they tortured him. they chained him to a bed. and then eight riot guards with rubber batons came into that cell and beat him until he died. >> the chief executive officer of the in

news continues on al jazeera america, thank you for joining us. >> papal debut. pope francis mixes faith and politics wading into a depaid bathe on climate change and immigration. on day 1 of his visit.

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> guatemala's presidential could soon be arrested on corruption charges. blocking an investigation against him and barred otto perez molina from leaving the country. yesterday congress stripped perez of his presidential immunity. it is the first time that has ever happened. thousands of people have taken to the streets calling for perez to be removed from power. nobel peace prize winner says the decades of corruption are finally catching up with officials. she says guatemala is experiencing a greatly awakening. >> we are united perry profoundly by indignation. the rug of impunity moved. i think this rug has been covering all the institutions and we haven't been able to tump them. to touch them. the president is a man of war, he is a dangerous man. >> perez cannot seek reelection but he is supposed to stay in office until january. >>> millions of workers in india are protesting the labor policies of prime minister narendra modi. the one day nationa

. >> ali velshi on target only on al jazeera america >> the colorado river. the lifeblood of the american west. from the rockies down to mexico, nearly 40 million people rely on it for water. and for some, it means a lot more than that. >> the river, to me, means homeland and our natural boundary for our people. we use it for life. we use it for livelihood. >> wahleah johns and her uncle, marshall, are from the navajo nation. their community has been here for centuries - and seen the river carved up over time. the colorado is now the most endangered river in america. despite record drought, the water is being used at the same rate as ever by industry and major cities across the west. >> i think it goes back to the values of american governance. how unsustainable development has been in this country and continues to be unsustainable. >> if the law of god was in place, the law of god says the water's gonna flow downhill. but what did we do? we put a dam here, there, there, and use it to push the water. making it flow uphill. phoenix should have never been devel

. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. start your day with a view of the world. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief, a fast paced look at the stories shaping your day. >> sending a strong message to the rest of the world. >> stories with impact. news with importance. >> people gotta have water. >> get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations, and the latest from the worlds of science, tech, health and culture. no matter where you are in the country, start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. aljazeera.com/americatonight >>> we fast-forward to the crisis left behind. a staggering number, 210,000 is a latest estimate of the number killed in syria, since the country descended into civil war. desperate to stem the tide. doctors that risked their own lives to save those in peril. we focus on the work of one organization struggling to help. >> in the beginning, people hospitals. hospital. even private hospitals were not allowed to treat any injured. the need was you need small basemen

. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america.begin with a historic visit of the people's pope to new yo york. pope francis celebrated mass at madison square garden reminding successful city dwellers to care for the homeless, the elderly, immigrants and the poor. earlier he delivered a speech to the united nations. bisi onile-ere joins us on the pope's day and a busy day it was. >> it certainly was, a whirlwind tour taking him to capitol hill and the white house. but a more subdued audience awaited him in downtown manhattan friday morning. at ground zero the site of the 9/11 attacks the pope met with families of the victims and prayed at the reflection pools where the twin towers once stood. >> a scene of unspeakable violence. bless you your goodness to give eternal light and peace to all who died here. >> hours later up town and new york's east harlem it was the screams of excited schoolchildren that greeted francis. the pontiff, enthusiastic as he visited our lady queen of angels school. inside he met with families some of them

. >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. well, the senate is set to begin a critical vote in just over a few hours. over the iran nuclear deal. the republicans are trying to forge through a disapproval resolution, but senate democrats say they have enough votes to block that from even coming to the floor. and it could seal the deal for the president's top foreign policy priority. libby casey is joining us live in washington, libby, it appears there will be a show down this afternoon, over this deal. >> randall, republicans are moving forward on holding a first procedure vote. if they were to be successful they can move ahead and vote to disapprove of the iran deal. but, senate democrats may very well thwart that. they do have enough democrats they have 42, they only need 41 to basically filibuster, and stop things cold. the real question, will democrats go ahead and do that. this looks like their best tactic, to put things on ice. that's not stopping debate from being very heated in both the house and senate. here is a sense

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> again welcome back the top stories here on al jazeera. there are new clashes between israeli police and worshipers at al-aqsa mosque exown. compound. there are reports that israeli forces have fired. >>> russian president vladimir putin says russia has no plans to deploy combat troops to syria. earlier, secretary of state john kerry held meetings with sergey lavrov. >>> coalition troops from nigeria, chad and mohamma aimmee idris has the story. >> the last humans have been particularly important, in turning the died for the army. >> we continue to have this isolated attacks in communities, villages, and routes as well. but this will not deter us. we are determined, continuously getting our strategy. >> the nigerians took us on a 15 hour trip from the capital abuja to the front line. and everywhere a reminders of the carnage of the last six years and the uncertainty of the future. the military may have cor core d the fighters, in maiduguri at a ti

. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america.lomats are struggling to agree on a way to end the crisis in syria. as russia beefs up aid to assad's regime. russia confirmed it is flying russian aircraft over syria, and there are reports moscow has already carried out air strikes there. all of this as a united nations security council counter terrorism summit plays out on the sidelines. we're watching live pictures there as china's u.n. delegate to the security council is speaks. sergei lavrov is hosting meeting. he says it is a mistake for the u.s. and others not to work with syria's leader assad to fight extremists. >> translator: isil practically creating extremist state which possesses a large oppressive potential. isil cells are fush flourishing in other countries, and they claim they plan on capturing other cities and spreading their evil. >> our john terrett has been covering all of the meetings at the united nations general assembly. john, what strikes me is yesterday president obama was focused on terrorism and isil. today

. >> ali velshi on target only on al jazeera america ♪ here we go, live pictures right now from the downtowneliport downtown new york city and arrived in manhattan for the first visit, the second leg of his trip to the united states and welcome to al jazeera america special live coverage of pope francis and i'm tony harris in new york city and continues his visit to the united states in the big apple and he is making his way shortly to st. patricks cathedral and earlier today the pontiff addressed the joint meeting of congress then met with homeless people, being assisted by catholic charities and had lunch with them. we are going to get back to the pope's story in america in just a moment but there is another huge story we are following as well. tragedy on one of the holiest days in islam, over 700 people were crushed to death in a stampede during the annual hodge in saudi arabia. hundreds more were injured as many as 800 more injured. saudi arabia's king solomon promised a swift investigation into the worst disaster in two decades, we will have much more tonight in our 7:00 eastern hour. l

start weekday mornings with al jazeera america.your eyes to a world in motion. ♪ >>> muslim american groups are calling for presidential candidate ben carson to drop out of the race, calling remarks he made over the weekend when asked if a president's faith matters. >> if it's inconsistent with the values and principles of america, then of course it should matter, but if it fits within the realm of -- of america and consistent with the constitution, know problem. i would not advocate that we mutt a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> carson's campaign is defending his comments today. director of the michigan chapter of muslim american relations is calling for him to drop out of the race. thank you for joining us. what was your reaction when you heard his comments? >> as a detroiter and african american i was astounded by dr. carson's comments. in particular that we know for a fact that there were people who were adverse and are still against president obama because of his blackness and there