i'm michael oku. thing about your life for a second. do you own a home, car, cell phone. do you go to the doctor, dentist or doub load music on -- download music on itunes. chances are you have signed away a fundamental right. the right to have your way in court. it's called arbitration, for the past six months we talked to dozens of experts and combed through thousands of cases to see how arbitration affects you. you may find the results surprising, if not shocking. >> everywhere you have to sign these agreements. >> you're going to sign it. >> arbitration is the name of the game. >> reporter: tens of millions of consumers are players in the game. the opponent sets the ground rules and picks the referees, few of us know it exists. arbitration. >> for the vast majority, corporations but arbitration in the fine clause. what it says is if they break the law, you can't go court or have a jury or a right, you'll go to a private system that they set up essentially, and there'll be a private judge who will be depicted by a company they pick. whatever the private judge does, you

i'm michael oku. thing about your life for a second. do you own a home, car, cell phone. do you go to the doctor, dentist or doub load music on -- download music on itunes. chances are you have signed away a fundamental right. the right to have your way in court. it's called arbitration, for the past six months we talked to

"america tonight"'s michael oku found a group trying to fill the gap with training.now. >> it's girls night out it is prime. >> on this night out the main event is conversation, building confidence. a challenging task for these daunting. >> she's a senior in high school and will graduate real soon. i try to express what i feel. but the problem it because of autism. i have this in me that constantly blocks every worth. well, i just realized that i'm not alone, and that there's some girls that are willing to help me pull through. >> the young women are in a trail-blazing programme here. one that teaches girls with autism social skills and personal care. everything from getting dressed to exercising good hygiene. >> what was your world like before that. >> i felt a little more alone. and i felt like an island. >> let's get closer to tell each other. >> reporter: it's a pretty simple concept, yet one of the only programs in america that offers social support specifically to girls with autism, a group that for years has been overlooked. when did you notice that nicole was

michael oku brought us a look at the abuse behind bars. >> i'm face down, face on the crowned. hands behind my back, and i have four or five officers around me. then i here a noise. >> reporter: that's what happened, says leo when they went to visit his brother at a notorious gaol in america. the men's central gaol in downtown los angeles. in july, 2010, figura had a phone call from his younger brother juan. juan, a veteran of desert storm had trouble adjusting to civilian life since leaving the army. over the years he had a few minor scrapes with the war. it never amounted to much. what he heard left him stunned. your brother calls you from gaol and tells you that his teeth are busted. >> yes, sir. >> and what else. >> his ribs are broken. >> did he give you any information as to whether he sustained the injuries. >> that the los angeles sheriffs hurt him. >> yes. >> did you believe that. >> yes. >> reporter: figerrela went to the gaol hoping to see his brother. he approached a deputy in the visiting area, and so began his own ordeal at the hands of the los angeles sheriff's d

i'm michael oku. for the white house. all that and more ahead. >>> on january 12th to 2010, the ground shook between the porous county, a devastating earthquake in more than 200 years. aid groups descended. billions poured in. what happened since may shock you. tonight, a special edition of "on target". haiti or shaky ground. . >> for a country and people no strangers to hardship. incomprehensible. >> water, electricity has collapsed almost entirely >>> this coming tuesday marks six years since a massive earthquake rocked haiti, killing or injury hundreds of thousands of haitians. leaving more than a million. in response, thousands of aid workers were dispatched, raising billions in donations. many of you texted personal contributions. more than 43 million was connected in that way alone in total. more than 13 billion was pledged worldwide. where did that go. i'll take you on a journey through the slums much porta badlands. and you'll hear the politicians, the haitians who are trying to peace their lives together. you'll

i'm michael oku. thing about your life for a second. do you own a home, car, cell phone. do you go to the doctor, dentist or doub load music on -- download music on itunes. chances are you have signed away a fundamental right. the right to have your way in court. it's called arbitration, for the

i'm michael oku. thing about your life for a second. do you own a home, car, cell phone. do you go to the doctor, dentist or doub load music on -- download music on itunes. chances are you have signed away a fundamental right. the right to have your way in court. it's called arbitration, for the

i'm michael oku. >>> >>> >>> >>> iran's supreme leader casts his ballot in the country's first election since international sanctions were lifted. welcome to al jazeera live from our headquarters in doha. also ahead we report on the war weary syrians who remain sceptical about a halt in fightings. sanctions against north korea are signed. can they save the beautiful game, five men competing to be elected head of the world's governing football body. voting has begun in iran's first election since the lifting of international sanctions following the nuclear deal. iran's supreme leader has already cast his vote. people will be electing members of parliament and those of the assembly of experts. >> reporter: iran is used to elections, but this is a poll that will take the islamic revolution into a new era. this woman believes change is coming. back in 1979 she was a voice of resistance, aged 19, spokes woman for iranian student who held 552 hostages. she is serving a third term as vice president. she believes the conservatives majority in parliament will be overturned. >> i think that the p

i'm michael oku. thing about your life for a second. do you own a home, car, cell phone. do you go to the doctor, den