i'm ali velshi, good night. o. >> the u.s.nd china made progress in talks but differences persist on issues at the south china sea. hello again from doha everyone i'm kamal santa maria. these are the headlines. pope francis draws tens of thousands of people as he holds a last in new york. >>> sepp blatter faces corruption

. >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> police in kentucky fatally shot a man suspected of killing a deputy near padukah. police located the suspect joseph thomas shanks, not far from where the officer died. >>> attorney general loretta lynch says international prosecutors are looking into new leads in the corruption case against soccer's world governing body fifa. lynch says computers, bank accounts and apartments tide to fifa officials have been seized. -- tied to fifa officials have been seize. and more suspects and the world are being investigated. >> to anyone who seeks to live in the past and to return soccer to the days of corruption and bribery cronyism and patronage this global response seendz clear message. sends a message, you are on the wrong side of progress. >>> 10 still fighting extradition to the u.s. lee wellings is following the latest. lee tell us exactly what is at stake. >> this was partly an update that was extremely necessary with the huge interest around this fifa case. they needed to tell people exactly what was happening in terms of those already c

that is our show today, i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> a mass for the city. ♪ ♪ >> popencis ends his visit to new york with a solemn service for 20,000 people at madison square garden. message tol to the powerful. pope francis brings his ministry of social justice to the united nations and the largest gathering of world leaders. >>> decision, speaker of the house john boehner announces he's leaving capitol hill. >>> dinner and diplomacy. after a day of tense meetings and negotiations, president obama hosts a lavish state dinner for the president of china. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. we 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

fp aljazeera.com >> i'm ali velshi. this is a special edition of "third rail." the fervor of pope francis's visit underscores how many are devoted to religion. but that seems at odds with the u.s. constitution which never once mentions god. ists a tension in american life that began with the country's founding and may never be resolved. >> amazing grace ♪ >> american presidents often become america's pastors, legally though, politics and religion are not supposed to plix. >> i believe in an america where the separation of church and state are absolute. >> church and state are and must remain separate. >> but separation of church and state remains controversial. >> this nonsense about separation of church and state has gotten way way beyond the bounds of what the founders of our constitution thought. >> there are plenty of politicians who agree with that. >> i see no separation between my faith and my personal and professional lives. >> and then there's the question of whether all faiths are even welcome in american politics. >> i would not advocate that we put a

i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. welcome to the newshour from al jazeera. from doha - the top stories. >> thousand are stranded in europe as the continent struggles to deal with the refugee crisis. >>> u.s. and u.k. meet for talks on the conflict >>> an historic vote - japan allows forces to fight overseas for the first time since

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >>> protecting the deal. senate democrats give the president a big former policy win, securing the votes needed to keep the iran nuclear vote alive. >> kim davis >>> released from custody. >> i want to give god the glory

i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, america wants access to cuba's 20 million citizens, but is there much return for that? i i'll interview a cuban citizen that says america should run the other way. and whether ben carson thinks a muslim can be president of the united states. >>> as part of his historic visit to cuba, pope francis

. >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> saints and si >>> finally, back to the refugee storyhans is a swedish medical doctor, a statistician, an academic, a giver of ted talks, a big thinker that ends i'm on the lists of influential people. he comes at the refugee story as a director, as a measure of social progress. als a states tirn he looks hard at the numbers and academic. he nation the point. news coverage is not enough. without the background or the context. the headlines or images concues us. the answer, he says, lies in educating ourselves. and watching the news coverage. when is the last time you have seen an intellectual making the point. it's a salient point. see you next time here at the "listening post". >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> tonight - 14 years since 9/11, after two wars n.s.a. spying and aggressive surveillance on american muslims

ali velshi, al jazeera, tehran. >> thank you for joining us. i'm del walters in new york.he news continues from lon. remember check us out at our website, aljazeera.com. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello there i'm barbara serra. you're watching the newshour live on al jazeera. coming up on the program. closing border, hungarian police close the border with serbia. stopping refugees from crossing. >>> tony abbott deposed, australia's prime ministe is pushed out of his job from a challenge from his own

. >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> fast-forward to a second strike to victims of domestic strikes. some communities keep them silent. sara hoy on the women facing an unthinkable choice - safety or shelter. >> nobody would choose to live like that, that's a hard way to live. it's a hard way to live. >> reporter: for months this woman lived in fear. when police responded to a call from her home after her boivered became violent -- boyfriend became violent. they warned her. two more calls, and there would be trouble. >> no one called from my house, that was it. >> reporter: instead of protection, the mother of two, working double shifts to make ends meet faced eviction from her home because of a public nuisance matter. >> reporter: the ordnance allowed the city to revoke a tenants licence if they called police three times. making it a three-strike property. land lards threatened tenants. forcing residents to face a fearful dilemma. >> i can't call you all, i can't have nobody physically remove them. if he does tray anything, i don't want to cops to cox. if they come, i'll be

. >> ali velshi on target only on al jazeera america >> in the case of the students, while there have been some allegations that federal forces could have been involved in the attack, there's been no hard evidence. but there is the question - could they have stopped what happened that night? this is where three students were killed on september 26th and 43 others taken by the municipal police and handed over to criminal organizations. the military battalion is about a mile away from here25 but they say that they didnÕt hear anything that night. this one shot that was fired that night whether or not they heard gunfire, the army never intervened. and since then, officials have said that the battalion never received an order to respond we repeatedly asked to speak with someone from the defense ministry, but got no response. so we went to talk to jose francisco gallardo, a former army general, to try to get insight into what may have happened. omar says the only thing they wanted from the army was help for their injured friends. despite there being a large military presence in guerrero as

>>> i'm ali velshi "on target", man versus machine, see how the need for speed turned america's volatile stock market upside down. revenge of the nerds, meet the brains behind the computers that can make hundreds of million in milliseconds >>> this last month has been a challenging and turbulent time for investigators in the stock market. we see them going up or down. if you trade stocks, or ira, it's times like these, that you can try your sole. i want to talk to you about what might, might be feeding all of the volatility. to do that, i want to draw a comparison to global warming. this assumes we agree that global warming is happening. some don't. if you believe the planet is heating up because of human activity. we'll agree with scientists that say global warming is causing greater weather volatility, blizzards, tif onlies. critics say the stock market is brewing up its own storm because of traders, selling larger volumes of shares faster and faster. critics point to high frequency trading. countless trades conducted in split-second intervals. tens of billions conducted every day. mea

. >> ali velshi on target only on al jazeera america >>> wyoming is best known for wide open spaces, a clear view of nature at its best. environmental activists warn a new law clouds the landscape, and could allow crime to go unpunished. what threatens to silence the watch dogs and why they think protection is it needed. >> reporter: imagine you are travelling on a country road when you come across this scene. dozens of cattle. their waste littering the ground and polluting a nearby stream. concerned, you take a picture on your cell phone and text it to environmental officials. but instead of being congratulated they reply "you may have just committed a crime punishable by a year in gaol." sound far-fetched. not if you live in wyoming. >> basically it's as a person guilty of press passing to collect resource data... >> jonathan works for the environmental group western watershed's prospect. collect means he wants to take a sample of material. he's reading from a wyoming law. >> preserve information in any form. >> reporter: it's illegal to document environmental conditions on what is

>> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, desperate journeys, i'll look at where syria's refugees can and cannot go. the boon of taking in refugees away it can really do to a country's economy. there is nothing like a crisis to expose how closely a country's actions line up with its ideals. i'm talking of course of the massive refugee crisis make plag out in europe. hungarian riot police fired water cannons and tear gas, after refugees tried to break through the gate. refugees threw water bottles and rocks and demanded the border be reopened. today's clashes follow the installation of razor wire fences and laws, making it a crime to enter into the country except at legal checkpoints. a sign that the flood of refugees from syria is testing europe's commitment to open borders and the 1951 refugee convention, that is united nations treaty that obligates anyone to take ref euj those ree entering their shores, that hard logistical reality, people that think of immigrants that don't speak or look like them. a p

>>> i'm ali velshi.he tale of two economies, the haves, have not and why the pressure is building on the most powerful bank in america. plus middle class collects. why black americans are hurting more than most. it snoop the federal reserve's decision not to raise interest rates tells you about how lacklustre and meaningless this economic recovery has been for many americans, and the level of debate protest and speculation before today's decision speaks volumes about why something as dry, dull and

we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> i'm ali velshi "on target." the deal with iran has jewish americans taking sides. i go into a jewish community that insists on the last thing in the world that you might expect. senate democrats handed president obama a huge victory, probably the biggest in a battle

an ali velshi, on target, special investigation. have a graght night night. >>> when senate democrats blocked a majority attempt to derail the iran nuclear deal, one part of the iranian story ended and another began. the shia majority islamic republic of iran is involved in iraq, syria and lebanon, riling and frightening the sunni neighbours and rivals throughout the region. iran shares america's goals and continues to call the u.s. the great satan in others. what is iran's next move? it's "inside story". welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez, tonight on the programme, what is iran's next move. washington's relationship with the government in tehran has been so damaged and hostile for so long, that we'll have to figure out what has changed by the long hard bargaining that led to an agreement between the permanent members of the u.n. security council, germany and iran. iran's population is huge. oil refers formidable and designed to be effective. this there's so much unfinished business between iran and the u.s. so many fires bur

. >> ali velshi on target only on al jazeera america >>> i'm ali velshi "on target." oil in the arctic, why some are cold to the idea of a treaty ta could let america warm to it >>> uber on fire - why some say they've been left on the curbing >>> president obama faces changes in the arctic, last month he travelled to the region to call attention to damaging effects of global warming. villages are suffering from coastal erasion. the president pledged aid, but it brought accusations of hypocrisy. in august the obama administration allowed shell to restart exploratory drilling for oil and gas. environmentalists say it shows president obama is not serious about stopping global warming. never mind that the lease thes leases that alea shell to -- that allow shell were allowed by the bush administration. it exposed the president to critics who say the united states is not doing enough to make america competitive in an area where russia and china are being aggressive. get this, in august. russia taked a claim to 463 thoud square miles of arctic territory, extending the contin

that is the show for today, i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. is it the end of the story for volkswagen? it's only the beginning of the earthquake shaking the world's largest car brand, german

. >>> i'm ali velshi "on target." the deal with iran has jewish americans taking sides. i go into a jewish community that insists on the last thing in the world that you might expect. senate democrats handed president obama a huge victory, probably the biggest in a battle to strike a nuclear agreement with iran. blocking the republicans disapproval revolution will not stop the lively debate over the deal, one involving many americans, including jewish americans. it strained ties between the united states and israel and exposed divisions among american jews over what the pact means. tonight i want to explore the subdivisions and what they sell us or not about american jews and their support of israel. paul painted a picture of where jews in america stood on the deal. in july, after the deal was reached, a survey bit the left-leaning lobbying group showed 60% of support for the deal, 40% opposing it. critics of the deal, and jay street say it opposed the agreement. at the same time, a poll taken by an advocacy group found 45% of americans rejected the deal. 40% wanted cong

. >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> welcome back. for one woman, savings baltimore is actually part of her job description. she's the city's new health commissioner, dr. lena wenn. a rhodes scholar and a harvard fellow, bringing fresh ideas to the city's stubborn problems. at a late summer cookout dr. lena wenn gathers with some baltimore city workers. they're on a mission to stop an onslaught of murders. >> you're putting yourself on the line every day. >> since becoming the city's health commissioner in january dr. wenn has faced two cries crisescrises,an epidemic of her. drugs and violence. >> i grew up in some pretty rougher neighborhoods in los angeles, in east. we experienced gun violence nearly every day. growing up i felt unsafe walking onto our streets. my family suffered from drug diction, froaddiction, from homi saw every day the same problems i think our community faces here in baltimore. >> the big story that always makes headlines out of baltimore especially the last few months has been violence. how does this homicide

an ali velshi, on target, special investigation. >> planned parenthood executives were secretly recorded talking about a loner long-standing practice at the organization supplying fetal tissues to research institutions for medical research. there has been a lot of complaints about editing that distorts what was said, but the undercover recordings have fueled a powerful new movement on capitol hill to strip the family planning of all its federal funding. that is money that has nothing to do with abortion. defending or defunding planned parenthood, it's the "inside story." >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. for more than 75 years planned parenthood has provided birth control reproductive health services, scening for women and men. among the procedures performed around the country are abortions, which puts the clinic at the center of funding. it is once again the target of attempts to strip its government funding. not for abortions. that money is long been denied, but for other things that planned parenthood does. it all started with conversation about fetal tissues, the by-produ

. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. your donations don't always go where you think they do. we're on the money, to expose a system where almost anything goes and even the candidates themselves can't control it. there are still 14 months to go before americans vote for their next president in november of 2016. but the television air waves in some key states are already so inundated with campaign commercials you would think the election is happening tomorrow. all through the 2016 election season al jazeera america is teaming up with the center for public integrity. a nonpartisan nonprofit investigative organization in washington. together we're going to follow the obscene amounts of money being raised and spent on the campaign trail. republican candidates running in their party's presidential primaries have put out an estimated 11,000 tv ads in recent months. at the same time, democrat candidates in their presidential primaries produced an estimated 4,000 ads. again we're still months away, more than a year away from the election and months away from the 2016 primaries. these

i'm ali velshi. target tonight. inheriting debt from your parents, if you think it can't happen in america, think again. in the united states, health care is a multibillion dollar industry that makes a lot of money for doctors hospitals insurers, hospitals operate out there many of them as nonprofit institutions. around 2900 of them are considered nonprofit organizations. another 23% are owned by state and local governments, the rest are private for-profit institutions. the vast majority almost two-thirds of all hospitals in america today enjoy nonprofit status. now we are talking about hospital systems that enjoy tax breaks in return for free or discounted care that they provide to local-income or unassured patients accordinunas. charity care services that benefit the communities they serve . that is the idea anyway but in far too many cases, hospitals are providing a lot less charity and tightening their rules on financial assistance for patients. hospitals that get big tax breaks. it's not that nonprofit hospital

fault lines invisible hands only on al jazeera america i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, homeless on the home front. let's finally solve a shameful problem and get those who fought so for america into stable housing for good. >>> 49,933. that is the government's most recent estimate of how many american veterans are homeless on any given night in this country. that means nearly 50,000 men and women who served their country are living without a roof over their head. it is a situation that many americans find justifiably shameful and some experts say the real number of homeless veterans is about double this figure. about 101,000. whatever the number, experts agree it is about 11% of all homeless adults. here is the good news, the official estimate is down by a third from 2010 and tonight i'm going to look at how america is trying to eliminate homelessness among americans, and the obstacles id faces. budgets for these department of veteran affairs estimates have jumped from 2.4 billion in 2008 to about 7 billion in the are current fiscal year. here is ho

. >> ali velshi on target >> welcome back. a reminder of headlines on al-jazeera. the current influx of refugees could be the beginning of an exodus that lasts for years. they are dealing with hundreds of thousands of people who arrived in europe this year. meanwhile, hungary's border with syria refugees were pepper sprayed. the u.k. announced it killed two british fighters from isil. the government said the strikes were an act of self-defense under the u.n. charter. >>> the u.s. congress is back from recess to vote on the nuclear agreement with iran. for weeks president obama has been lobbying members of congress to back the deal. he's been unable enough support, he can veto any move by congress to block it. >> the iran nuclear deal, good deal or bad deal. >> for weeks, interest groups spent millions lobbying members of congress to support or reject the iran agreement. >> restrictions end after 10 years. then iran can build a nuclear weapon. >> but those like the american israel public affairs committee last week the white house got the support of the 34 senator i

. >>> i'm ali velshi, on target - back fire, dirty secrets exposed in the volkswagen pollution scandal. world powerless, how the united nations failed to accomplish its main mission >>> the fact of volkswagen reprehensible behaviour are familiar but cannot be repeated enough. the german automaker installed software on 11 million cars designed to cheat on pollution emissions test. half a million of those v.w.s and saudis were in the united states. the environmental protection agency, the e.p.a. says the software allowed the cars to pass lab tests, but spew up to 40 times the legal limit on the road. that let the world's biggest auto maker sell dirty cars as clean cars without sacrificing power or performance, reprehensible. tonight i want to move beyond outrage and see what can be down to stop automakers from deceiving consumers or taking short cuts. i'm talking about general motors and the ignition recall. all because of a part that would have cost about $1 to replace. it's clear the obsession with profits, combined with the worst aspects of human psychocology leads executives it emplo

." >> i'm ali velshi and i'm devoting tonight's show to the trafficking of children as sex workers. it's a crime people think happens somewhere else but it's happening here in the united states. we bring you the story of a 15-year-old girl sold online for sex hundreds of times. the website that listed her for sale. mary snow has the story. >> did everything as kids and that's our philosophy, keep your kids busy and they'll stay out of trouble. >> tom was a stay at home dad, his wife nicole preschool teacher. they were living a typical life whether the youngest of their children was entering high school. >> she was national honor society, fir chairs violin, volunteers at the school and was on the soccer team. she was an all american child. >> reporter: but then the all american child did something unexpected. nicole and tom's 15-year-old daughter disappeared without a trace. just leaving behind a note. >> they're really, the grades, i thought they would be disappointed in me because i was kind of messing up in school. so i told them i was going to go, and experience seattle. i don't

i'm going to be that person to help them get through it. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight.r donations don't always go where you think they do. we're on the money, to expose a system where almost anything goes and even the candidates themselves can't control it. there are still 14 months to go before americans vote for their next president in

. >> i'm l ali velshi "on target", trouble police developments ask for help. trying to weed out bad cops. under the gun. police officers put to the test with split second decisions on the use of deadly force. there is a new mandate for the nation's police departments. evolve now. tonight i bring you police chiefs from across the country and take you inside some of the intense police training that you will see the the changes demanded are a result of case force. out rager upted over deadly incidents, including eric garner, walter scott in south carolina, freddie gray in baltimore. it is unfair to blame every cop, most in america, for the actions for a few. those that want easy answers or scapegoats will not be here. towards the end of the show we walk in the shoes of a police officer that had to make a split second life or death decision of the type i hope none of us ever has to make. the calls for change continue. as do the calls for real transparency and answers. and one major problem is a lack of data. from 2003 to 2009 there was almost 5,000 arrest-related

an ali velshi, on target, special investigation. ♪ >>> welcome back to "inside story." suarez. between the first republican debate on fox, to last night's on cnn, they had to add another lectern for carly fiorina, the former hewlett-packard ceo and unsuccessful republican candidate for u.s. senate seat. since the format, crowded stage and television itself doesn't lend itself to lengthy explanations of policy ideas, a serious or deep explanation of much, campaigns and candidates look for moments, because debates have an after life only as moments as the three hours of give and take gets chopped up into little pieces like these. >> i think mr. trump is a wonderful entertainer. business. >> and i'm also aware that california has a drought, so that's why i made sure i brought [ laughter ] >> you are both successful people, congratulations. you know who is not successful, the middle class in this country who is getting plowed over by clinton. >> honestly, mr. trump i find it quite rich that you would talk about this. you know, there are a lot of us americans who believe tha

. >> ali velshi on target >>> welcome back, you're watching al jazeera, live from doha, a reminder of our top stories. n.a.t.o. special forces reach the northern city of kunduz. they are there to bolster the army. fighting remains focused around the city's airports. >> russia's upper house of parliament has approved the use of military force abroad, as moscow builds up the presence in syria. the involvement will be limited to air strikes. syrian president bashar al-assad had asked russia for military help. >> and a court in india sentenced 5 people to death for planting bombs on a commuter train in 2006. 189 people were killed in the attack, several others had been sentenced to life in prison. >> 16 turkish workers kidnapped in iraq almost a month ago have been released. they were potted in the town of badel province, the security forces have taken them to the turkish embassy. two hostages were released this month. the u.n. human rights chief says the latest wave of fighting in the central african republic could prove catastrophic. days of gun battles killed 37 people. >> looets go ba

>>> i'm ali velshi "on target", the new cold war between america and russia. finally the focus on the arctic, it may be too little too late. and how china is making a play for the frozen north too >>> president obama today became the first u.s. president to set foot in alaska's arctic region, it's in the far north the state where the effects of climate change are apparent. the president is calling for urgent action to combat manmade global warming and is doing it against a backdrop of receding ice sheets that covered the land and sea for much of the year. the president's detractors, especially among environmentalists are crying foul over his administration's decision in august to permit shell to restart exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the arctic. all that receding ice may be bad for mother earth, but a boom for countries eager to take advantage of energy resources and waterways that are accessible to year round shipping. in august, russia staked a claim to 463 thousands of territory, extending the continental shelve 350 nautical miles from shores. othe

. >> ali velshi on target only on al jazeera america >>> i'm ali velshi "on target."il in the arctic, why some are cold to the idea of a treaty ta could let america warm to it >>> uber on fire - why some say they've been left on the curbing >>> president obama faces changes in the arctic, last month he travelled to the region to call attention to damaging effects of global warming. villages are suffering from co

>>> i'm ali velshi. the tale of two economies, the haves, have not and why the pressure is building on the most powerful bank in america. plus middle class collects. why black americans are hurting more than most. it snoop the federal reserve's decision not to raise interest rates tells you about how lacklustre and meaningless this economic recovery has been for many americans, and the level of debate protest and speculation before today's decision speaks volumes about why something as dry, dull and arcane as short-term interest rates, and duel mandates has inspired so much concern, consternation and anticipation. tonight i want to look at the reasons why this country is at a point where janet yellen - what she does or doesn't do is almost as controversial as what donald trump says. the numbers tell part of the story about the mixed picture. the reason there's pressure on janet yellen to raise interest rates, include an economy that is growing steadily, if not amazingly. gross domestic product grew at a

ali velshi is here. explain to me. >> there are a couple of things, i'll tell you wall street didn't like it because it's created a whole lot of quooufertio confust what the fed will do in october. lowest as you said in seven years rate of unemployment, that's great when we are talking about the 10% of a few years ago. the figure is not important. the denominator changes all the time. what is important is the number of jobs added every month. 173,000 net new jobs were added. the added jobs subtracting the loslost jobs, not bad, but compd to, the fact that they were expected to be higher. is job creation slowing k a, and b, is a slowing economy and the fed an the economy, for two reasons, the market gave it up again today. >> so i'm looking at some of these numbers, i don't know what to make of this is why i bring it to you. 94 million americans not in the labor force job participation rate. the lowest since 1977 and a record number of women not working. what's happening really in the labor force? >> this

that is the show for today, i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. the news conditions on al jazeera america. >> funding fight, the battle over planned parenthood stakes center stage. >> planned parenthood comply and go beyond the requirements of the law. >> with the organizations leader testified before congress. fighting i.s.i.l., like terrorists, i.s.i.l. will lose. >> president obama gathers world leaders to develop a plan to defeat the group

i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> saints and sinners. friends in holy places. >> this murder links the mafia and the church. >> tracking the mob from the dark shadows to the gates of the vatican. >> there's even a mobster who's managed to take the place of the priest. >> what happens when the church stands up to the mob? as the pope visits the u.s., we take a closer look at the pope and the mafia. >> historic visit. pope francis the first latin american pontiff arrives in cuba tomorrow. and doing business in cuba. nowhere to turn. hundreds of rchtio refugees tryo cross from croatia to sloaz vienn

. >> ali velshi on target >> hello again. the top stories, hungary's army is preparing to bolster security to stop refugees from crossing it. it's building a fence to keep the refugees out. china's premier has been trying to reassure the world about the health of his economy. he said that china would hit its target of 7% growth, but it would be difficult. in japan one person is missing, tens of thousands are stranded or displaced as a second day of rain triggered floods and landslides. military helicopters have been rescuing people from their homes. politicians have agreeded on a plan to resolve the rubbish crisis. protesters were back on the streets in beirut angry over the government's failure to provide services. quickly involved other issues, including political corruption. >> reporter: thousands of antigovernment protesters have taken to the streets of downtown beirut. they were gathered just behind me there where they were protesting not only about the rubbish crisis and failure of the government to provide basic servic

. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, the great wall of trump. fact checkin checking the billis plan for the border with mex. mexico. >> generation debt collectively, americans now owe as much as $1 trillion in student loans. for a growing number of americans that debt load is holding them down for years sometimes decades after they've obtained their degrees. student debt burdens critics contend can put on economically significant milestones such as purchasing homes. and that amount of debt has shot up over decades. for comparison, 1993-1994 school year you'll see college students took out an estimated $31 billion in loans to help pay the cost of getting a degree. jump forward to 20 years, 2013-2014 school year, they took on 106 billion in loans, that's a 114% increase when adjusted for inflation. the overwhelming majority of that debt, 91% of it in fact is owned by the u.s. government. i'm talking about federal loans that come with interest rates today of six, seven or 8%. now, many private marketers have 5%. it is very hard for graduates who ha

i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, stranger bed fellows. like it or not, america might need russia to defeat i.s.i.l. even with an oppressive regime. a man who knows all too well when you cross the kremlin. >>> world leaders have descended on new york to address the united nations general assembly. it is an annual event of pomp, for a body that too often fails if its main mission, secure the peace. on the syrian civil war, president obama clashed with his russian counterpart vladimir putin, who attended the opening of the u.n. general assembly for the first time in ten years. the russian president called it an enormous mistake to overthrow the government of bashar al-assad, and cooperation with the syrian regime to defeat i.s.i.l. which he called one of the biggest threats threatening the world. russian leadership accountable for the fighting in ukraine and the military buildup in syria and in a not so subtle twiep at swipe at putin, on the subject, of russia's human rights i want to tell you a story you may not know of a highly successful

i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight, homeless on the home front. let's finally solve a shameful problem and get those who fought so for america into stable housing for good. >>> 49,933. that is the government's most recent estimate of how many american veterans are homeless on any given night in this country. that means nearly 50,000 men and women who served their country