"america tonight's" adam may. next, going public. the campaign to make their firearms visible to all. why they want open carry. and the cost of a cure. tuesday on "america tonight," three million americans have hepatitis c. a third of them may not even know it. and many cannot afford the drug that could save their lives. that's tuesday on "america tonight." >> we've been look at gun laws and rights, as "america tonight's" adam may reported just a few minutes ago, communities across the nation are wrestling with how far the law should go in their communities. we sought out proponents to explain why. >> my name is ed levine and i'm a gun owner in virginia. >> ed levine is one of the most outspoken proponents of the virginia open carry movement. he's been a proponent of guns all his life. >> i have a shotgun, it's a mounted light. i'm pretty much armed 24-7, as i sit in this home someone could kick in the door, i would have alarm system going off, you always have to kind of be at the ready. >> levine has no personal experience of crime.

"america tonight's" adam may. next, going public. the campaign to make their firearms visible to all. why they want open carry. and the cost of a cure. tuesday on "america tonight," three million americans have hepatitis c. a third of them may not even know it. and many cannot afford the drug that could save their lives. that's tuesday on "america tonight." >> every monday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. no topic off limits. >> 'cause i'm like, "dad, there are hookers in this house". >> exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> these are very vivid, human stories. >> if you have an agenda with people, you sometimes don't see the truth. >> "talk to al jazeera". monday, 6:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> we've been look at gun laws and rights, as "america tonight's" adam may reported just a few minutes ago, communities across the nation are wrestling with how far the law should go in

adam may, al jazeera, houston . >> we will see how that story continues to take off.hat's "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> 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. >> five families work low-wage jobs in 21st century america. >> companies have had to lay off sa

adam may is in san bernardino california. >> how many times was he shot? >> five times. >> where. >> one in the shoulder, back, two in the leg, thigh and the other thigh. >> reporter: "america tonight" spoke to carlos ortes outside the medical center where his son kevin is recovering from the ambush. >> he ducked under the table to hide himself. he said they came back, shot some more and showed us when he was shot in the legs. >> reporter: the two attackers arrived at the scene, dressed in black tactical gear. they unloaded 70 round of ammo, injuring 17 and killing 14 others. law enforcement officials are searching for a motive. >> we are trying to determine the motive. we do not yet know the motive. we cannot rule anything out at this point. >> reporter: police identified the shooters as 28-year-old syed farook and his wife 27-year-old tashfeen malik. syed farook was born in the states and worked for five years as an environmental inspector department. he his his wife online, met in saudi arabia, and travelled back to the u.s. in 2014. the morning of the

adam may, al jazeera, houston. >> we will see how that story continues to take off.hat's "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> chaos, carnage and urban warfare in the iraqi city of ramadi. we will bring you the latest on the iraqi army's dramatic advance against i.s.i.l. plus: christmas eve in the birth place of jesus. celebrations were mooulted as ms celebrations were marked by violence in the west bank. plus,li

adam may, al jazeera, houston . >> we will see how that story continues to take off.hat's "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow.

adam may, al jazeera, houston . >> we will see how that story continues to take off. that's "america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> 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. >> in a little more than two years i.s.i.l. has become a major player in the conflicts raging in the middle east. in that time the group has overtaken al qaeda as the biggest foreign terrorist threat in most americans. smuggling of oil mountain territory it controls in are syria and iraq.

i'm adam may filling in. this is al jazeera america's international news hour. we begin tonight in ramadi. that's where i.s.i.l.'s months-long hold on that city may be about to end. the iraqi military says its forces remain within striking distance of the city's center. progress has slowed since the first day of the separation but they are not reporting any major set backs and they still believe i.s.i.l.'s defeat is just a matter of time. now allowing civilians who have been trapped in ramadi to escape. i.s.i.l. fighters have been forcing them to stay there sometimes serving as human heeled. many oshields. many of the newly liberated are children. gerald tan has the story. >> progress is slow but progress nonetheless. iraqi forces focus in, to recapture the capital of anbar province. spirits are high. >> even it's very slow but it's very well organized and very well coordinated between the local iraqi police, iraqi army, and air strike from the international coalition. >> reporter: according to iraqi intelligence there are just a few hundred rebels left in ramadi

i'd adam may. this is al jazeera america. the battle for ramadi, iraqi troops try to take back that key city from i.s.i.l. with help in the form of american air power. a milestone, the dangerous journey to europe claims even more lives as advocates say that american a million people

adam may, al jazeera. >> thanks for watching. i'm bisi onile-ere. the news continues next live from doha. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> hello, and welcome to the al jazeera news hour. i'm martine dennis in doha. coming up in the next 60 minutes. [ gunfire ] >>> the battle for ramadi, iraqi forces say they have launched a big offensive to recapture the city from isil. [ applause ] >>> the greek parliament votes to recognize palestine as a state in the presence of

. >> adam may on the baltimore beauty hidden by history but resurrected for the faithful. >>> down to earth. >> is this what the pope should be talking about? >> he has no choice but to speak out on that. >> in the heart of coal country, what does it mean when the pope speaks of heaven and earth? thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. this brought a number of firsts to the catholic church in america. pope francis led the way to new conversations about immigrants, the poor and our environment. his first major teaching document focused on a subject no pope addressed that way before, global warming and climate change, and for american catholics long-committed to activism, the pope's words mark a turning point for the faith. >> in the beginning god created the heavens and earth and the earth was without form and void. >> to hear john rousch tell it, the idea of protecting our earth began with the one who was there in the beginning. >> when you think about the first chapter of genesis, the first couple of chapters of genesis, you really have a plan of god, that god was the god of life. >> o

. >> "america tonight's" adam may joins us now from san bernardino, california to follow up. adam you know i guess people would not be particularly prized that maybe a very orthodox or traditional couple, the woman might not be involved with men, the other men might not know her but at the time other women at the mosque seem to know farook's wife? >> the more that we are learning that in fact few people had any interaction with malik at all. as you mentioned, it is very customary at the mosque to keep religious ceremonies separated outside of the sexes. outside in the parking lot you will see groups congregating. the only time they saw malik she was inside a car, she was by herself, she did not communicate with anyone whatsoever. >> this was not strange or unusual that lack of communication whether she tried to stay away from other women, or did she just appear to not want to be a part of their activities? >> well, you know, it is so customary, within the muslim community, for men and women to remain separate and in fact, you know, her being extremely conservative, she would

you're watching talk to al jazeera with me, adam may. i'm speaking this week with playwright and actor, anna deavere smith >> speed round. couple of fun questions, i am curious to know. of the television and film that you did, who was the best president? >> isn't that a good question? well, i don't know. again, i wouldn't wanna get in trouble. i mean, i think that, you know, michael douglas was a good president, but martin sheen was a really good president too. >> tough choice? >> that's tough, really tough >> what message did nurse jackie send to television viewers? i have to tell ya that in the nurse jackie years, what meant so much to me is the people who came up to me on the street and said how much that show meant to them in their recovery. that was very moving to me, the people who really felt that the character of jackie helped keep them-- on track, because they watched her fumble. >> what's next for you? >> this project for the moment, this project that we're talking about today for the moment. >> why is it your passion? >> well,

i'm adam may, filling in for antonio mora who has the evening off. international hour begins in afghanistan where the resurgent taliban is once again taking aim at u.s. forces. today six american soldiers on foot parole near bagram air field were killed by a suicide bomber. the taliban later claimed responsibility for this attack. meanwhile the group is on the verge of seizing control of the helmand province the country's largest. it's also where most of the world's opium is produced. al jazeera's jamie mcintire is at the pentagon. >> adam this has been the deadliest day for u.s. troops since more than two years ago. pentagon report says the overall security situation is deteriorating in afghanistan while the taliban attacks have become more frequent and more effective. in afghanistan's southern helmand province, fighting is intense, as the taliban was sstlesuccessful in capturing government offices. light like the latest suicide attack that killed half dozen u.s. troops outside bagram air base, it's just more evidence that taliban is back. kabul has

here is adam may with a bid to challenge both problems. >> bernadette celebrated her first anniversary working in deconstruction. tearing down some of baltimore's houses. >> just the drills is not as easy as some thing. the drill is ways to do it. to take out a nail the same way you have a door. it looks easy, but it's not. i learnt a lot about the tools now. >> reporter: the 52-year-old woman didn't plan on working in deconstruction. she was a teacher's assistant. until the evils of the streets and the temptation to make quick cash ruined her life. unemployable? >> i was working in the school system, and i left to take care of someone. i got into selling drugs again, and didn't go back to work. then i started. >> what kind of drugs? >> heroin. >> heroin? >> yes. life? >> it tore my life apart. literally tore it apart. family whizz, everything. i lost custody of my kids. >> how old were your kids when you lost custody of them? >> 7 and 8. 6 and five. >> at rock bottom she decided to go clean. like tens of thousands. she was hampered by a criminal record. it took years for her to land t

>> good evening everyone i'm adam may in for antonio mora. and this is al jazeera america. we're tracking a storm front, dangerous weather, threatening holiday travel plans. planned disruption, protesters at a mall and an airport, trying to draw attention to police shooting. >>> and a british muslim said u.s. customs officials ruined his trip to disneyland and didn't even give him a reason. we begin tonight with this horrible weather. the national weather service says that 14 tornadoes may have touched down today in mississippi. at least three deaths have been confirmed. more than 40 injuries in six different counties but that number is expected to rise. searchers in benton county are going door to door. all this is happening at a time when many americans are hitting the road or trying to head to airports. al jazeera's john terret is here with what it is predicted. it's brutal. >> this storm is making it worst for everyone around the country. a third of the nation is under weather advisory, the worst is deadly winter tornadoes. they are rare at this time of year. just befor

i'm adam may speaking with muslim-american comedian mo amer. >> you've got some hilarious jokes.i don't even know where to begin. do you joke that sometimes you might pretend to be mexican. (laughs). >> it was-- it was-- in esl class. i figured out instead of learning english in this esl class i ended up learning spanish. which is really great, because i'm brown, and i speak spanish. so, if anything breaks out i can camouflage at any moment in time. i mean, every arab needs an exit strategy nowadays. and i feel like i've stumbled across a gem. >> so, your exit strategy is to pretend to be a mexican? >> hey! you know, you survive another day. you know, you have to survive another day. that's what i've done. i've improvised my whole life, i'm gonna survive that way. if something breaks out in the south, somebody walks up-- be like, "hey boy! you one of them arabs, huh? you one of them muslims, huh?" be like, "no, (speaking spanish)." you know? "mexico"! and i could just get out of there. >> is the story about-- is-- is the story about going to walmart with your nephew osama, is tha

jonathan. >> adam may live for us, thank you. you can see more of adam's reporting on "america tonight" at 9:30 eastern. >>> azal ali knew syed farook. thank you for being with us tonight. >> hi, how are you good evening. >> i'm well, thank you. i'm curious to know what was your impression of farook, how close did you know him? >> honestly, i mean he was a person that i met on a good frequency and would i meet him two to three times a week. however unfortunately i wasn't able to build a friendship with him. why is it unfortunately, because had i known about this perhaps i could have prevented it, you know, perhaps i could have been one of the people that could have warned authorities of this type of action that would be about to occur. >> i know you face this question it's got to be something that you have thought about since but was there any kind of warning signs, any indications from farook that he was becoming radicalized? >> no absolutely not. and i talked with my other brothers at the mosque and all of them we all agree with

i'm adam may. ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night everyone. 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

i'm adam may filling in for del walters who is off.lowing the breaking news coming out of kabul where the taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack in the afghan capitol. these are new pictures coming in. officials say there has begun fire in the central part of the city after an explosion. there are reports that this is happening near the spanish embassy. jennifer glasse is there on the ground and has more for us. >> reporter: the taliban has claimed responsibility for this attack. but we understand it is on the spanish embassy guest house or come pound here in kabul. the area is cordoned off. you are seeing pictures now of the police on the scene, heavily -- in this heavily fortified area. it is inside kabul's ring of steel. a local hospital says seven wounded afghans have been brought to their hospital. after the explosion, we heard several bursts of gunfire, but so far it has been quiet, unclear exactly what is happening, whether there are attackers inside, there are some local reports that there are three attackers inside

i'm adam may. ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night everyone. 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. mckinley. >> when you pay your taxes, do you liar combat veterans to keep thieves from stealing your money. you do if you own a marijuana dispensary. >> whether it deals with the enby in one wa

i'd adam may. this is al jazeera america. the battle for ramadi, iraqi troops try to take back that key city from i.s.i.l. with help in the form of american air power. a milestone, the dangerous journey to europe claims even more lives as advocates say that american a million people have reached the area. a policy to allow gay men to give blood is said to still be discriminatory. a major offensive is underway right now in iraq in the fight against i.s.i.l. iraqi troops are attempting to regain control of the key city of ramadi. i.s.i.l. took ramadi back in may and it was a very embarrassing defeat for the iraqi military, but now they're trying to reverse that with the help of u.s. air power. al jazeera's jamie macintyre has more for us from the pepto gone >> reporter: after months of planning and training, iraq's offensive to take back ramadi is ready to go. i.s.i.l.'s days of ruling ramadi are numbered, possibly in the single digits. employing a bridge like this, the forces forded the river and they faced methodical house to

adam may have been following extreme imams online and that some of his high school friends were of the same mind set. the f.b.i. started listening to phone conversations in june of this year with investigators saying adam also stated that america is the aenmy. and he wanted to fight with extremists. in late june, schoffee booked a one-way tick et. a sffellow passenger refused to board with him. adam appeared nervous and his leg was shaking. the trip thwarted not only by passenger, but his own family. >> we've seen him coming and going, but nothing else. >> schoffee is in custody with a july 3rd arrest. if convicted, he could face 20 years in prison. in free mont, abc 7 news. >> the elnusra front has quickly become the number one rebel group in syria's zichl war. it is considered the syrian branch of al-qaida. the group announced its formation in january, 2012. later that year, the united states dez ig nated it as the terror organization. >> a long time friend of the gunman is now charged in the case. investigators accuse enriqu enrique marquez of supplying the military rifles used to s

. >> adam may on the baltimore beauty hidden by history but resurrected for the faithful. >>> down toarth. >> is this what the pope should be talking about? >> he has no choice but to speak out on that. >> in the heart of coal country, what does it mean when the pope speaks of heaven and earth?

. >> adam may on the baltimore beauty hidden by history but resurrected for the faithful. >>> down to earth. >> is this what the pope should be talking about? >> he has no choice but to speak out on that. >> in the heart of coal country, what does it mean when the pope speaks of heaven and earth?

adam may, al jazeera. >> and back here on earth, there's still to get holiday gifts but don't wait tooong. today is the busiest shipping day of the year, u.p.s. alone, expected to deliver 36 million packages today, thanks to an increase in online sales experts say internet purchases will have received $95 billion. and the numbers have been drawn in one of the biggest ever. >> many tuning in around the world for the spain annual lottery that pays out more than $2 billion in prizes the top winner gets about $400,000.000s of people try to cash in on their winning tickets. >> this is the news hour live, thank you for joining us. coming up in the next 60 minutes. >> they are calling it the final assault, stormed the center of ramadi trying to recapture the city from isil. the u.n. hears that most of the attacks on yemen civilians are coming from saudi led forces. under massive public pressure, india toughens

adam may, al jazeera.about to show off his funny side once again. the president will be comedienne jerry seinfeld's first guest when his new program begins. the white house pair circled the saw the lawn in a 1963 corvette stingray before chatting about life in the white house over coffee. the new season debuts on december 30. >> they've got that presidential seal wedged in between the two, so even the corvette stingray becomes presidential. >> it's very cool. do you remember when he did that between the ferns? >> yes, new boundaries being broken. >>> there's a new look at declining number of bees across the u.s. researchers in vermont producing the first national map which bee populations, those are the areas in red that are at risk. researchers say pesticides are to blame for the disease and the drop. >> there is more fallout from the killing of cecil the lion in zimbabwe earlier this year, the obama administration putting big cats on the endangered species list. alan fisher explains what that means for b

this is talk to al jazeera -- i'm adam may. my guest this week is the actor anna deavere smith. her solo show looks at how children are being pushed from school into the criminal justice system. >> notes from the field, you interviewed 150 people? >> right now, just about. but normally i'm, like, up to about 300. it's just that this project is-- is developing-- more slowly, in large part 'cause i was on a television show for 7 years-- nurse jackie. >> "notes from the field: doing time in education" is a two-act show and in that first act you become many, many characters. how do you change hats so quickly? >> well, this is a smaller show. i mean, in-- my biggest show was about washington and about the press, and i did 52 characters in that show. so, i mean, notes from the field maybe had i think less than 20. it's all technical, you know, it's all what i've been teachin' myself how to do for a long time. but and it helps that, when i was a little girl in baltimore, i was-- i was a mimic, you know. it wasn't socially acceptable, >> who are some of the characters? >> so-- some kids

adam may have been following extreme imams online and that some of his high school friends were of the set. the f.b.i. started listening to phone conversations in june of this year with investigators saying adam also stated that america is the aenmy. and he wanted to fight with extremists. in late june, schoffee booked a