go to aljazeera.com/ajam stream. >> should knows condemned to death be forced to face the firing squad? the death penalty is legal in 30 states, with literally 3,000 waiting on death row. since 1996, the u.s. has carried out 4,000 executions. it's humane, the majority of people facing capitol punishment. the manufacturers of the judge say that objections over capital punishment and some are using alternatives. florida used a two-drug cocktail. reports show that after being injected, he gasped and choked and made choke being sounds. it took 26 minutes, the longest in history. >> i want to stop the death penalty in ohio. i don't think that any family should deal with what we dealt with. >> other states are considering using the electric chairs, and gas chambers and firing squads. critics say that it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. so is it time to reevaluate how people are punished for crimes in america? helping with this is jerry gibbons, horace cooper, former law professor, now with the national center for public policy research, aaron haynie, an attorney. i want to start with

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our twitter handle is @ajam. this is a letter from peter in prison: >> as a journalist, this is my battle. i can no longer pretend it will go away keeping quiteette for crossing my fingers. i have no particular fight with the egyptian government just as i had not supported the muslim brotherhood. i am committed to a fundamental freedom of the press that no one in my profession can work without. >> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down a state... >> what's clear is that people don't just need protection, they need assistance. >> nutrition labels about to get a makeover. updates will be announced to a 20-year-old labor he will go system, part of the first ladies initiative to help families make healthier choices buying their food. >> later today, the president will announce a new initiative called my brother's keeper to help young black men reach full potential. one group has already had success. >> for 19-year-old, after

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follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> you're watching "talk to al jazeera" with peter diamandis of xprize fame. let's talk a little bit about a book you wrote which did very well, called abundance. there's not enough stuff in the world, we don't produce enough food and resources. that was one part of your book, you were turning that thought on its head. we have lots of stuff out there, we don't distribute it properly but we've got it. >> i was seeing the world very differently. with my role as chairman of xprize and singularity university, over the last 100 years if you think about it, the human life span has more than doubled. per capita income for every nation on this planet has more than tripled, energy has reduced 20 fold, transportation, 100 fold, communications a thousand fold, right? cheaper, right? what's caus

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coming up next, and for updates throughout the day, head to aljazeera.com, or follow us on twitter@ajam. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in the stream. comic books, we have all read one, and do their characters have the power to influence society? you might be surprised. our digital producer, rajahad ali is here, giving us feedback, and we have max brooks. >> comics are not just for kids anymore. as you know, i'm an avid reader of comic books, and i'm married. and my wife tolerates it. but we asked our community. and we have this great one, from an iraqi viewer. he said there was an embargo with everything comic books. she said that i never knew that flash avenged the death of his wife. that was back in 1991. and then gabby said, my brother taught me to read without comics, and i was a mutant. i could go: >> so what super hero would you be? >> i would say i would be batman, but i'm getting older, and i would be better as the toad. >> the female version of the green arrow, the environmentalist. >> we'll calleer arrowette. >> from your local newspaper comics, part of our global cultur

follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. al jazeera america. >> without immigration reform in washington dc, individual states have gone their own routes. here in georgia, undocumented immigrants have been targeted by an arizona-style law, hb87, giving police the power to check immigration status at traffic stops. >> i do believe hb87 is good policy, and so far we haven't received any complaints and it's a law that's been in effect now for over two and a half years. >> actually, hb87, which lindsey co-sponsored, has been the subject of legal challenges and some parts of it were stuck down. >> voters... the folks who sent us here, should not be required to bear the burden of a failed federal government enforcement policy. >> we understand there's a lot of road-blocks where they'll check for documents? does that seem appropri

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follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> we have reestablished communications with our correspondent robert ray in west virginia, covering a congressional hearing because the residents still don't believe the water is safe to drink. the hearing is concluded. robert bring us up to date, what they had to say here today. >> del, earlier this afternoon, inside the county courthouse in charleston, west virginia, the congressional commission brought people together that were deeply involved in the spill just one month ago. tough questions were asked but one thing emerged, this could happen anywhere across america, that the regulations for chesms anchemicals are just not there. the president of the commission taking some very tough questions, during the aftermath why didn't you just shut down the entire water system if you felt

follow all of this and our coverage of the president on twitter, our twitter handle by the way is@a ajam. he says ignore them, or calling those laws discriminatory, saying the state attorneys general are not obligated to defend them. and their decisions should net be based on politics six state attorney general have refused so far. they want the court to allow them to adopt each other's children, but the state says that would be illegal. live at the courthouse in detroit, what was the tone this morning of the opening statements? >> lawyers representing the state, they argued this morning that children are better off with hetero sexual parents and they strongly believe that the 2004 ban on gay marriage here supports that motion. now this is a case that centers on a lesbian couple p. they filed this lawsuit after learning they couldn't jointly adopt their three children. this is an issue that has brute out people from both sides you can see some of the protestors still here behind me, joining me now is pastor rex evans with first free will baptist church. and this is a case that you have b

eastern in the meantime you can follow us at ajam. of governments. but when the state sets out to kill a prisoner, how could it be done in the 21st century death penalty is the inside story. ♪ >> hello, i'm ray suarez, once a court decides a defendant has committed a crime so terrible he or she could be killed for it, carrying out the death sentence is complicated. the u.s. has largely moved away from gas chambers, shootings, and electric cushion to kill the convict. the 8th amendment to the u.s. constitution states simply, excessive bail should not be required, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. though the intention is to end up with a dead pilsner, how do we police the fine line between an allowable death and a death looking something closer to torture. the state of texas executed suzanne wednesday. she was only the 14th woman to be executed in the united states since the death penalty was reinstated. she made no final statement, but smiled at two friends, mouthed a brief word, then nodded. texas used a relatively new protocol involving a

coming up next, and for updates throughout the day, head to aljazeera.com, or follow us on twitter@ajam. >> hi, i'm lisa fletcher and you're in the stream. comic books, we have all read one, and do their characters have the power to influence society? you might be surprised. our digital producer, rajahad ali is

twitter is at ajam. >> later in the day the president is setting out an initiative. we met with a group that has already had success. >> for 19-year-old, after school boxing helped to relieve the tension and aggression. >> i had a being anger issue and i got rid of it. sometimes it seeps in and i start practicing with the gloves and get it out. >> for the past two years taking parted in the after school activities like boxing for the at risk youth. >> boxing is a martial sport and art, and it is a great opportunity to teach people discipline, team work, commitment, and positive anger expression. >> to accomplish that, the counsellors work with 7-12th grateders to work on the skills. skills that help reduce violence and antisocial behavior. a study revealed that a large portion of the homicides are chicago are involved with ir rational behavior. >> it is using group exercises and role playing and practicing impulse control. we see what violence is like all over the world and the core or root of it it is about people making a decision that their personal promise or bel

follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> welcome back to "talk to al jazeera." i'm with peter diamandis, he runs the xprize foundation which offers big cash prizes to those who can solve the world's problems. one of these things is singularity university. explain to me what glaifort glaifort singularity university is. >> what's going to come to the market in the next two years, ai, 3d printing, all these different technological areas that will give us the levers to change the word. we crated singularity university. we have a 3,000 applicants for 80 spots every year. we have an executive program. that the top companies send their executives to. coca-cola, sap, cisco. >> what is this to do? >> if you are a ceo of a publicly traded company, you are worried about corporate returns. and you are worried about a kid in a garage

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follow @ajam on twitter.ike aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >>> if you engineer a way of life that 50 million people depend on, what do you do, what can you do when a natural resource just isn't being replenished. water and the west on this edition of "inside story." dave if this continues what options are available to your members? as california considers how to allocate limited resources, can the farmers say, hey, look, we produce a big part of the gdp of this state, we have to be supplied? >> yeah, california farmers produce about half of the fresh produce supplied to the united states, and there is a real value to that. and i think as we look ahead in the decades to come, we do look at the possibility of a continuing continuingly insee secure water-supply system. we have a system that is complicated and served the needs of our state for decades

follow @ajam on twitter.e aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. take a new look at news. ♪ ♪ >> hey guys welcome back to "techknow." i'm phil torres here with kyle and rachelle. rachelle tell me what can i do with bamboo to get around town? >> turns out you can build a bike. we were using bamboo for well over a century. but down in greensboro, alabama, you can build a bike with an innovative new design. why don't we check it out? deep in the heart of rowe, alabama, the once thriving town of greensboro is struggling. a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. the catfish capital is struggling to keep its head above water. >> what happened when you came here? >> about 75% of the shops shut down. >> there was one thing they had plenty of. >> we have a lot of bamboo. you have to have something you're making out of it. >> pandor became somewhat

. >> the top economic aide, jason furman, the chairman of the economic advisors was on ajam and spoke to ray suarez, he warned about a shutdown, but a debt ceiling crisis could be coming. republicans have not decided how to proceed. furman reminded us that unemployment benefits, long term unemployment insurance lapsed at the end of the year and wants congress to pass that. that is not going anywhere, and it's a vote shy. >> we have a great opportunity, we have a budget deal. if we handle the debt limit properly, then we have a stage for greater certainty, and greater ability for the private sector to move ahead and drive the economy. >> what about the republic leadership. john boehner says "where are the jobs?", that is is a mantra. he pushed for the keystone pipeline, saying it would mean thousands of jobs and poked the administration an trade, major initiatives in congress, and democrats are holding those off. >> americans that don't earn enough to put food on the table are facing more cuts. president obama travelled to michigan state to sign a farm bill trimming funding for food st

follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> welcome back to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. the state department issued a report on the keystone xl pipe line. the proposed system would move petroleum from the tar sands on western canada to refineries. the stage is set for final reviews and a recommendation to president obama. and michael wattly, before the break, you heard susan casey levtowichz talk about there's alternatives, to leave the stuff in the ground because of the potential and downsides to taking it out. how do you respond. >> the government of canada. the industry, the government of alberta made it clear that they are anticipating this. they believe that their oil is going to be developed. it will be moved to market. the alternatives are bring it down keystone xl. put it on rail. or you can move it over to the

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follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> back with reza aslan the author of "zealot: the life and times of jesus of nazareth" . "zealot", how did you set on this title, what does it mean, we know in today's parlance it can be a loaded term. >> it's provocative, i know that. "zealot" has very negative connotations, but it didn't in jesus time . most jews in jesus time would have said i'm a zealot. but some took that identity to its necessary consequence. which is if you are zealous for the lord and for his law, his law says none but the chosen people can live in the holy land. now this is a land that is currently in jesus' time being occupied by a blood thirsty brutal imperial pagan power called rome. you get zealots rising up against roam being crushed, and my argument is if you look at jesus' teachings, and put them wit

follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> wowelcome back to al jazeera america, i'm del walters here are your headlines. ukraine's president is now a wanted man on the run. an arrest warrant has been issued for viktor yanukovych. >>> the pentagon is looking to slink the army to preworld war ii levels. cuts include getting troops off the ground and focusing more on technology for combat. >>> pat harrison, thanks for being with us today. >>> thank you. >> can the military afford the cuts and still function? good i think so. what secretary of state hagel was laying out today is a balancing act, a number of factors going on within the department of defense. near term capacity with long term capabilities, reserve with active forces. most controversially, trying to balance pay and benefits in the dod budget with readiness train

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follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. >>> welcome back to "talk to al jazeera." i'm talking to jim abramson. women in journalism, have you broken the glass ceiling? >> i didn't always -- i wasn't always reluctant to see categorically anything like that. i think, you know, it's just a fact that, you know, i'm the first woman to have the job as executive editor, and it's been important to me to promote the careers of other women editors here at "the times" who i think are incredibly talented. right now the masted of "the times" is a list of top editors that run every day on the editorial page of the newspaper, it's ten people, and it's half women right now, which is, you know, a development that , you know, i feel happy about. when i got this job in 2011, it's not like i said by 2013 it's going to be half women. >> but it was a priority? >> i

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follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. >> aging america... the sacrifice growing children endure, to care for their parents >> i left my job as a lawyer... >> best ways to cope... my husband was like a single father... >> my mother said: "take care of dad" on al jazeera america >> welcome back to "talk to al jazeera." i'm john siegenthaler and my guest today is art spiegelman the author of "maus." you have had an incredible career but part of that career is work being for the new yorker. had you ever done a magazine cover before? >> i think i did. new yorker covers are not usually connected to stories statements. in the heyday of the new yorker, in the postwar new yorker especially, the idea was to give respite, a moment of calm on the honking blaring tawdry passing parade. so they would be images of cebt scenes or of the

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