i'm john siegenthaler, "ali velshi on target" is next. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. addiction in america. better tactics for fighting a new war on drugs. how cities and states are battling the latest heroin epidemics and dealing with a brand-new class of synthetic drugs. all week long al jazeera america is showcasing a selection of your stories. they're some of the most important issues we've covered on this channel for you. among the most urgent and disturbing topics i've devoted time to addressing on this show and in this city is drug addiction. i've seen it firsthand as a volunteer among new york city's homeless pops and that's introduced me to a new softer approach to helping people addicted to heroin and other drugs. it's called harm reduction and views be addiction as more of an abuse issue and not as a crime. not everybody is on board with some of the radical ideas associated with harm reduction. in new york they actually want to give heroin addicts aosafe placa safeplace to shoot up. >> where are you taking me to? >> we're going here real quit and then to the

ali velshi "on target" is next. t" is next. >> on january 12, 2010, the grouped shook beneath haiti, the western hemisphere poorest country. it was the worst earthquake in 20 years. billions of dollars poured in, but what has happened since may shock you. i'm ali velshi with a special edition of "on target." haiti on shaken ground. $13billion, that's the full price tag for one of those u.s. navy aircraft carriers. that's the amount pledged to haiti after a massive earthquake rocked the country in 2010. with all the images of destruction americans donated tens of millions of dollars to the effort. $43million was collected through phone texts alone. but six years on there are big questions about what was done with all that international support. david arosto went to haiti to investigate. here is part one of his special report. >> six years ago security cameras captured this scene from inside haiti's presidential palace. when the dust finally settled more than 150,000 people will have perished from a massive earthquake

ali velshi, "on target" is next. ♪ >> i'm ali velshi.n target tonight, homeless in america, more than half a million men, women and children living on the streets in one of the world's richest countries. i'll bring you their stories, and what's being done to help americans, including veterans who have no place to call home. all weeklong, aljazeera america is showcasing a selection of your stories. some of the most important issues that we covered on this channel for you, and that includes a subjective devoted hundreds of hours top understanding, both in my professional and personal life. homelessness in america. here in new york, i see the struggles of the homeless while doing volunteer outreach with new york city's chronically homeless every week. there are over half a million homeless americans. nearly a quarter are children under the age of 18. and then there's this. nearly one in a dozen homeless are veterans. that's why president obama set a goal top end homelessness among veterans. that has not happened. but the official estimate o

. >>> i am ali velshi. you are watching "to talk to al jazeera" my guest is peter gabe bre yell with richard branson, he helped create elders, a group of elder peace. >> you were having a conversation one day with richard branson, and you -- it seems like your -- you have these moments in your life where you decide that change is required and you are going to go really big with change. this yd of the elders? >> yeah. >> came up. >> yeah. >> tell us about the elders for those who don't know. >> it's sort of a naive dream, you know, like you can get a bunch of super heroes and sort out some of the problems, but the serious aspect of it was that wisdom is the neglected commodity in a way. you know, people go through life, a ton of experience, and we sort of push them off to the sea and into the unknown. and there is something there that could be gained. the dream, i think, was that if you could find elder statesmen, states women, that have extraordinary lives behind them but are no longer interested in their o

. >> ali velshi on target. >> 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. >> the number of people living in new york city shelters has reached record highs in recent years as housing costs soar, but the bigger picture tells a different story. nationwide, the homeless population has increased every year since 2007, and the biggest have come from the chronically homeless, people who live on the street. it's a program that essentially gives the chronically homeless their own apartments. it started in new york, and it has become a national program. here. >> you were in this neighborhood because there were drugs here. where would you sleep? >> anywhere along here. >> back in interstate interstate, valerie wilkinson had been on the streets for two years, drinking and battling depression, she found what safe haven she could outside of this school in harlem. this? >> it got to the point where i got sick and ti

. >> ali velshi on target. >> 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. >>> welcome back to inside story. we're talking about the advances in science that hold the promise of taking the mystery out of diseases you or family members may develop. the promise and the peril of knowing you may have a higher than average chance of suffering from a thus far incurable malady or dying an early death. there are legal, ethical, digital privacy implications involved in this new era of medicine. my guests are still with me. counselling for couples, we talked just briefly earlier about what we're learning about the inheritability of various neurological disorders. if we find out more about this c4 and its relationship to schizophrenia, would woe go as far eventually as to advise certain couples not children? >> we're really a long way off from being able to get to that question because the critical piece to under

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us.s continues here on al jazeera america. >> thanks for joining us. as the dialogue changes for the lgbt community in america, the nation's largest christian denomination, american catholics are reconsidering

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. our government are doing what they need to do in order to protect their citizens. i don't think this state is going to take this and appropriate manner until we're dragging dead bodies out of buildings >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. this special edition of america tonight. just off the coast

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> al jazeera america, proud to tell vital and important environmental stories. >> i'm off the coast of hawaii. >> we've been driving for miles into what should be pristine rain forest. >> this is not your standard household dust. >> the first national news channel to report unsafe water in michigan. >> chlorine. >> it tastes like you're drinking out of a pool. >> no justice, no peace! >> so today, we stand up for environmental justice. we stand up for ourselves. we stand up for our rights. >> have you experienced any health issues since this water was switched over? >> loss of hair. >> is there an environmental urgency? >> even a modest rise in sea level could have dramatic impacts. >> this is where our house stood. >> behind me, it is literally hell on earth. the fire fighters in there are fighting against global forces. >> the fire was getting closer. we had just enough time to get him in the truck and go. >> i lost my auto body shop. that's the money i ha

i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. fact that she would die. the manner in which she died, that's what he sh control over. >> inside the debate in california - that could ripple across the nation. should medically assisted suicide be legalized. >> we cannot legislation morality. this is a matter of personal choice. >>> thanks for joining us, i'm adam may with this report. tonight we tackle a subject that we all face - death. if you think about how you want to die, you might say peacefully in your sleep or surrounded by friends or family. well, what g you could plan that and avoid a drawn-out sometimes painful death. because of diseases or cancers. the debate over medically assisted suicide is rapidly heating up, and soon it could be a real option for millions more americans. for those on the front lines of this battle. all eyes are on california, that's where one husband made a promise to britney. >> we cannot legislate morality, this is a matter of choice. >> reporter: california lawmakers debate becoming the next state to legalize medically a

come back for more "america >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. out of reach. doctors have a miracle drug to cure disease. here's the problem, some patients can't get it fast enough to save their lives. >>> much of the recent outrage orover rising rice rising pricer prescription drugs is martin screlling. he decided it would be okay to 500%. his business plans involve buying old prescription drugs and jacking up their prices. the the plan is that undermining the strategy by speeding up the approval process by competitors to older drugs which are made by just one company. but older drugs are not the only problem. in 2014, overall spending on prescription drugs in america billion. this is five times the increase from the year before. one big reason for that spike: expensive new drugs that can cure hepatitis c. an estimated 3.5 million americans are infected by hepatitis c. it's a potential fatal virus that can kim. often in effect drunk users that share dirt 80ed in les. cure rate for helpc called harvoni, made by a company called gilliad scientists. one time cos

. >> ali velshi on target. >> i've been talking tonight about homeless people living on the streets,and including a large group of homeless, people force to live in their cars. the government doesn't keep records of the so-called vehicular homeless, but advocates say that we might be seeing the greatest number, and it's not only illegal, but unsafe. and that's why they have come up with a solution. this is back in the fall of 2013. >> just before 6 p.m., as others start their community home from work, theresa smith heads toward this church in downtown san diego, but it's not religion that she's after. it's the parking lot. >> this is our office, what we use. so we have our file cabinet, and paperwork, and basic toiletries, and snacks that we get in for donations. we want to make sure that our need. >> she founded a non-profit, renting the lots from this church and a youth center nearby. it's one of a dozen programs and 85 sites on the west coast that provide a safe haven for the roughly 59% of the homeless who live in their cars. >> how is your case going? >> it's going good. >> smit

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> people out here are struggling and just trying to get by with whatever they can. >> al jazeera america - proud of telling your stories. >> somebody to care about us man... >> we're live in ferguson, missouri. >> brick by brick, i will open it. it will take more than a few rocks to stop me from doin' what i have to do. >> suddenly heroin seems to be everywhere. >> there's no way i am willing to give up my family for a drug ever again. >> i know you all have strong opinions about the border. >> i don't believe in borders. >> our government is allowing an invasion. >> i don't really know as much as i thought i did. >> people don't just need protection, they need assistance. >> what's your message then? >> we need help now. >> oh my god... the town's out of water. >> we came up here to talk to some people who are selling fresh water... fresh water for fracking. >> we are a town that greed destroyed. >> what do we want? >> justice! >> these people have decided

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. our government are doing what they need to do in order to protect their citizens. i don't think this state is going to take this and appropriate manner until we're dragging dead bodies out of buildings >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. this special edition of america tonight. just off the coast of the pacific north-west lies a potential killer, a 700 million long geological fault line called the kerr cascadiasubducti, on zone. the big one. it lies far out to sea. hidden beneath the waves. the waiting earthquake. >> i try and look as it could happen any day >>> this man is a regional manager for the federal emergency management agency in the pacific north-west. one of these earthquakes could be a monster. >> i think people are just not mentally or physically prepared to think about how bad something that large can be. >> the earthquake is supposed to be about a 9.0, maybe 9.1 earthquake which is going to rock and roll everything around here for three to five minutes >>> chuck wa

. >> ali velshi on target. >> al jazeera america brings you independent reporting without spin. >> not everybody is asking the questions you're asking me today. >> we give you more perspectives >> the separatists took control a few days ago. >> and a global view. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> getting the story first-hand. >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> what's your message then? >> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> al jazeera america - proud of telling your stories. >> somebody to care about us man... >> we're live in ferguson, missouri. >> brick by brick, i will open it. it will take more than a few rocks to stop me from doin' what i have to do. >> suddenly heroin seems to be everywhere. >> there's no way i am willing to give up my family for a drug ever again. >> getting to the heart of the matter. proud to tell your stories. al jazeera america. >> you're watching "talk to al jazeera." i'm richelle carey. someone who has taken the ballet world by storm: misty copeland. >> one of your personal goals was to be the fi

i'm ali velshi.hank you for joining us. [ ♪ ] >>> everything you are looking at at some point were covered with water. a lot of people want to move away, they can't afford to sell their house, throw another well. >> how did we get to this point. >> assuming that water would never run out.

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> ali velshi, getting to the heart of the matter. >> what if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> people out here are struggling and just trying to get by with whatever they can. >> new york city has a higher level of inequality of wealth than honduras and india. >> people need to demand reform. >> it's coming together little by little. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> we're not deterred. we're building a historic project here. >> how big do you see this getting? >> we're trying to get a feel for what the people of iran are thinking right now. >> the galleries and the art and the parties, everything. it's getting better. >> greece is this close to running out of cash. i went there to show you first-hand. >> if you paid taxes, you expect to having something back. >> the city is a powder keg at the moment. >> we're back square minus one. >> now it's time for something different. >> thi

ali velshi "on target" is next.ext. >> on january 12, 2010, the grouped shook beneath haiti, the western hemisphere poorest country. it was the worst earthquake in 20 years. billions of dollars poured in, but what has happened since may shock you. i'm ali velshi with a special edition of "on target." haiti on shaken ground. $13billion, tha

. >> ali velshi on target. >> 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. >> coming up tonight, we'll have the latest... >> does the government give you refugee status? >> they've marched to the border. >> thousands have taken to the streets here in protest. >> this is where gangs bury their members. >> they're tracking climate change. >> i was back in copenhagen, but i couldn't get what the doctor's son had told me out of my head. a man beaten to death by afghan soldiers with american special operations forces laughing in the background. finally there was a breakthrough. wali mohammad, the military investigator who had looked into mohammad ra

come back for more "america >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. out of reach.octors have a miracle drug to cure disease. here's the problem, some patients can't get it fast enough to save their lives. >>> much of the recent outrage orover rising rice rising pricer

. >> i'm "ali velshi on target" tonight, america's new cold war with russia. i take you to the frozen north where america's allies are lacked in a huge standoff over deposits of oil and gas. i'll give you a firsthand look at how arctic melting has fueled old tensions between enemies. all week long al jazeera america is showcasing a selection of your stories. they are some of the most important news events we've covered on this channel for you and one of them has been the new cold war between russia and the west. the tensions now extend from the battlefields of syria to the sea lanes of the arctic but the bad blood started in 2014 with the war in ukraine. two years on russia still backs separatist rebels fighting the ukraine government. tonight i'm taking you on the front line with russia, poland, roe romania, bulgaria, and competing for special natural resources with new urgency. let's again the journey now with a special report. it's 10 a.m. on an autumn morning in stran tran sylvania. it is a routine nato exercise in military readiness. >> one minute! >> but

ali velshi is next. is. >> i'm "ali velshi on target" tonight, america's new cold war with russia. frozen north where america's allies are lacked in a huge standoff over deposits of oil and gas. i'll give you a firsthand look at how arctic melting has fueled old tensions between enemies. all week long al jazeera america is showcasing a selection of your stories. they are some of the most important news events we've covered on this channel for you and one of them has been the new cold war between russia and the west. the tensions now extend from

ali velshi is next. ♪ >> i'm ali velshi. stoorg"on target," tonight, iran beyond the deal.ran iiranians, the feeling is mutual. what a look on the inside reveals on iran beyond the deal. all week long al jazeera america is showcasing a selection of your

. >> ali velshi on target. >> two international agencies say the world's largest living primates shoulde put on the endangered list. found only in the eastern democratic republic of congo, conservationists say war is is part of the issue. >>> plerl haggard decide on his 79tmerle haggard died on his79t. as paul beban reports. ♪ one true friend i thought i'd found ♪ ♪ tonight the bottle let me down ♪ >> reporter: a honky tonk classic, from a true country music legend. merle haggard was extraordinary, 38, number one hits comfortable and songs that spanned genres and generations. >> i had to have something to say. i had to have something to sing. i had to have something to identify and some way in music to tell people who were listening to me, who i was. >> reporter: haggard had much to say, especially from his years of poverty and stints in prison. he and his family lived in a box car. he left school only to find trouble with a growing rap sheet that landed him in san quentin. it was a concert by johnny cash that put him on the road to singing. he is known for bakersfield sound. at the hei

. >> ali velshi on target. >> we wanted to talk to more people who had worked these jobs. but to do so we had to go far outside the war where they could speak more openly. we found them in the rural heart land of southern india, in the state of tamal nadu. >> the main issue when we talk about trafficking, we can call it as a bonded labor, it all start because they have to pay an amount to get the job. >> sindu used to work for a subcontractor in kuwait. now she advocates on behalf of migrant laborers. over the last eight years she's interviewed hundreds of contract workers in iraq and afghanistan. >> that will make you work anywhere. doesn't matter it's a war zone, doesn't matter if you are going given good food or conditions. men are ready to sacrifice. >> a village of several thousand people,en several hours from the closest airport. locals estimate that 70 to 80% of the men have worked in afghanistan. >> you may get 500 rupees a month. the agents promise you to get $800 a month. i would consider moving there to get a job. >> we went to a tea shop and word spread we were

i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> albuquerque. >> the initial call out to the police came out talking about a suspicious man who is legally. >> the man was 38-year-old, he was homeless and mentally ill. one of the officers on the scene was detective keith sandy, he caught sandy saying this to another officer. >> detective sandy was one of a dos officers from various different units who is would show up and then say afterwards no one at the scene seemed to know who was in charge. >> a stand off began. it would last several hours. the police claimed he threatened them with his pocketknife. the final few minutes were caught on this police body cam. with boyd seemingly, the police throw a flash hand grenade. [ yelling ] >> get on the ground. >> the response boyd takes out his knives. [ gunfire ] he was hit three times. once in the back. this video sparked national attention and the officers who fired to be convicted of murder. but it has raised larger questions. what sort of culture let this police force to become one of its most violent in the country. [ sirens ] >> since 201

. >> ali velshi on target. >>> hello, you are watching al jazeera, the top stories, the u.n. is calling for safeguards before the refugees return to turkey. meanwhile, amnesty international is accusing turkey of forcibly return syrian refugees back to the war torn country. the kurdistan workers party, the p.k.k. has claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosive. the blast killed seven police officers and injured 27 others on thursday. an israeli military court ruled an israeli soldiers accused of killing app palestinian man can be moved. he was shot in the head >>> the u.s. and japanese allies vowed to increase pressure, on the sidelines of a global nuclear summit. they warned it could take further steps. hours after the statement neva fired another missile -- north korea fired another missile. south korea is monitoring. north korean officials on friday said his country would not tolerate searches of hits ships understand sanctions > > >>> rosalind jordan joins us now. the issue is a big focus. >> it is a big focus. north korea has steadfastly refused to stop efforts to exp

. >> ali velshi on target. in cambiar, kids progress through 4 stages: each stage gets them more privileges. >> for the most part. you've had 2 mess-ups, you know what i mean? that's part of your changing you know what i mean? you went from 30 a month to 2 in a month, so you have been working on it so that's what you're talking about progress- >> so, what do you think the chances are that you're going to get moved up to stage 2 today? >> i mean, it's been 6 months, i should've had it earlier but i just barely started to wanna change. >> what made you wanna change? >> just, my family. they're just telling me that they- no matter what i do they still, they're still going to be there for me, and they support me. so i was like, well, if they care, i should care. so then i started just doing what i had to do so i could be back with them. >> so you're nervous. it's a big deal today? >> yeah. >> you were in a fight the other day. >> yesterday. we both said it was stupid. like there was no reason for us to get mad like

. >> that's our show for today, i'm ali velshi, thank you for joining us. >> al jazeera america - proud to tell important stories of native lives. >> oak flat to the apaches is an ancestral place. what'll happen to this after the mine...this will sink away and be destroyed. >> were the apache consulted on this before it was put into the defense bill? >> no we were not consulted at all. >> it takes a military bill to again attack the apache. >> the mining operation will generate $61 billion of economic benefit >> look at all the things they took from us. seventy percent unemployment. that already tells you where its going. it's not going to benefit anybody here. >> we are being left behind. >> we don't have economic development that we should have here. >> we need to be out there telling them what we need and what's required to take care of our people. >> any time they see a social worker it's like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is they are here to take my kids. >> the continuing legacy of anti-indian sentiment, while it may not be as vicious and overt as it once was, th

. >>> i'm ali velshi, "on target", east. al lies and enemies are often one and the same. behind the nuclear deal - america and iran, and why >>> the last key suspect in the paris attacks is arrested in belgium along with four other people. the world news from al jazeera. also ahead, saudi arabia and egypt announce they will build a bridge across the red sea. back in power, the president is reerected making him one of africa's longest serving leaders. as the japanese committee are showing

i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >>> >>> >>> >>> important sites in the century. >> this linked the mafia and the church. >> why do you think you didn't get the medal of honor? >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> proudest moment in my life. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >>> this is al jazeera >>> hello from doha. welcome to the news hour on al jazeera. a man police say is a key suspect in the paris attacks has been arrested in belgium. saudi arabia plans to build a bridge across the red sea to egypt giving a boost to trade. djibouti's president for the past 17 years wins yet another term. all that plus. >> you said you would do me no harm >> you said you would do me no harm >>>

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us.s continues here on al jazeera america. >> al jazeera america - proud to tell critical and timely stories of race in america. >> i think since he was a person of color, the police department won't care. >> i'm more scared of the police than a burglar. >> this is really really unfair how we're being treated. >> i think what's important is that we're having a discussion about it. >> what took place here 60 years ago...the murder of emmett till is to this day an unsolved crime. >> i wanted people to hear the true story of till. >> never thought that he would be killed for that. >> that was the first step in the modern civil rights movement. >> ferguson has a...asking for assistance with crowd control... >> we're live in ferguson, missouri. >> these young people deserve justice. >> this is a target you can't get rid of. >> they were so angry, because it could've been them. >> there's clearly an issue and we have to focus on how we bridge that. >> they say they did it because they were tryi

i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. the news continues here on al jazeera america. >> thanks for joining us. as the dialogue changes for the lgbt community in america, the nation's largest christian denomination, american catholics are reconsidering the place of gays and lesbians in the church. the pope began that with who am i to judge. there are still strong limit is as for openly gay catholics. >> this letter is to jane form you of a serious situation at st. anthonys in oceanside. i have made numerous calls to your office i believe have fallen on deaf ears. >> a parishioner sent this letter to the bishop at new york's catholic diocese in 2012. >> nicholas is a religion teacher. >> nicholas keeps this to remind him of how he was pushed out at his neighborhood church. >> the problem is that he was a homosexual. he was recently married to another man. he does not hide this or keep it silent. with all that the catholic church has been dealing with to stop, why is this permitted? >> this is in capital letters. >> when you

i'm ali velshi. thanks for joining us. >> al jazeera america, proud of telling historic and personal stories of the lgtb community. >> how did stonewall transform the gay rights movement? >> it gave us courage to go on. >> the gay community in particular was being portrayed incredibly negatively. >> a lot of people's lives have been put on hold. >> we're prepared for the fight that we know we're facing. >> twenty-one people were killed, nearly all of them transgender women of color. >> we have a reason to wake up and live just like everybody else. >> it's easy to demonize something that you don't know. >> they forget that you're human and everyone deserves some respect. >> one woman, one man! >> marriage is a civil right! >> if they redefine marriage, what is it to be? >> they are pushing social change on some people who are still very resistant. >> i'm willing to face my consequences as you all will face your consequences. >> the next big day in the battle for gay rights at the supreme court. >> we

. >> i'm "ali velshi on target" tonight, america's new cold war with russia. i take you to the frozen north where america's allies are lacked in a huge standoff over deposits of oil and gas. i'll give you a firsthand look at how arctic melting has fueled old tensions between enemies. all week long al jazeera america is showcasing a selection of your stories. they are some of the most

i'm ali velshi with a special edition of "on target."aiti on shaken ground. $13billion, that's the full price tag for one of those u.s.

. >>> i'm ali velshi, "on target", east. al lies and enemies are often one and the same. behind the nuclear deal - america and iran, and why >> al jazeera america - proud to tell critical and timely stories of race in america. >> i think since he was a person of color, the police department won't care. >> i'm more scared of the police than a burglar. >> this is really really unfair how we're being treated. >> i think what's important is that we're having a discussion about it. >> what took place here 60 years ago...the murder of emmett till is to this day an unsolved crime. >> i wanted people to hear the true story of till. >> never thought that he would be killed for that. >> that was the first step in the modern civil rights movement. >> ferguson has a...asking for assistance with crowd control... >> we're live in ferguson, missouri. >> these young people deserve justice. >> this is a target you can't get rid of. >> they were so angry, because it could've been them. >> there's clearly an issue and we have to focus on how we bridge that. >> they say they did it because t

. >> ali velshi, getting to the heart of the matter. >> what if there were no cameras here, would behe best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> people out here are struggling and just trying to get by with whatever they can. >> new york city has a higher level of inequality of wealth than honduras and india. >> people need to demand reform. >> it's coming together little by little. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> we're not deterred. we're building a historic project here. >> how big do you see this getting? >> we're trying to get a feel for what the people of iran are thinking right now. >> the galleries and the art and the parties, everything. it's getting better. >> greece is this close to running out of cash. i went there to show you first-hand. >> if you paid taxes, you expect to having something back. >> the city is a powder keg at the moment. >> we're back square minus one. >> now it's time for something different. >> this is the entrance to the global seed vault. nations around the world contribute stashes of every kind of seed imaginable if som

. >> ali velshi on target. al jazeera america. >>> it's feeding time for these.his tin ee mosquito has a bad reputation. it's the main culprit behind the spread of malaria in urban india. like its brother mosquito that carries dengue fever, scientists are using the company to try and stop its deadly path. malaria is a killer. in 2015 over 4000,000 people died due to the deceased-- 400,000 >>> do the mosquitos play a role? >> we don't have any data on that >>> that host parasites. >> they want to come and take your blood >>> the professor doesn't hate the mosquitos, just the diseases they carry. when he is not working in hot spots, he is here in the university of california. james and his team are behind a genetically issue. you're modifying mosquitos >> yes. genetic engineering not modification. because we like to imply there's some thought that goes into this >>> you're changing their genes? >> we're giving them an extra gene in this case or a small package of genes. they have everything that they had before plus something extra. that extra prevents the parasite

. >> ali velshi, getting to the heart of the matter. >> what if there were no cameras here, would behe best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> people out here are struggling and just trying to get by with whatever they can. >> new york city has a higher level of inequality of wealth than honduras and india. >> people need to demand reform. >> it's coming together little by little. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> we're not deterred. we're building a historic project here. >> how big do you see this getting? >> we're trying to get a feel for what the people of iran are thinking right now. >> the galleries and the art and the parties, everything. it's getting better. >> greece is this close to running out of cash. i went there to show you first-hand. >> if you paid taxes, you expect to having something back. >> the city is a powder keg at the moment. >> we're back square minus one. >> now it's time for something different. >> this is the entrance to the global seed vault. nations around the world contribute stashes of every kind of seed imaginable if som

. >> ali velshi on target. >> pushing the boundaries of science. >> we are on the tipping point. >> we can save species. >> it's the biggest question out there. >> it's a revolutionary approach. >> we are pushing the boundaries. >> techknow is going to blow your mind. >> our experts go inside the innovations, impacting you. >> this is the first time anybody's done this. >> i really feel my life changing. >> techknow, where technology meets humanity. only on al jazeera america. >> al jazeera america brings you independent reporting without spin. >> not everybody is asking the questions you're asking me today. >> we give you more perspectives >> the separatists took control a few days ago. >> and a global view. >> now everybody in this country can hear them. >> getting the story first-hand. >> they have travelled for weeks, sometimes months. >> what's your message then? >> we need help now. >> you're watching al jazeera america. >> the vast majority of alleged police brutality cases in baltimore go un-prosecuted. according to former detective joe crystal, a code of silence inside the pol

. >> ali velshi on target. >> new military airplanes coming straight off the assembly line and then mothballed. the department of defense spent more than half a billion of your dark collars an the c27j spartan. why aren't the planes being used? is this an example of government waste? adam may visit add storage facility in tucson, arizona for answers. >> collecting dust in the arizona desert, the u.s. military's new fleet of c27j. spartans. at about $30 million apiece, the cargo planes sit idle, without a mission, a casualty of sequester cuts. >> they are here because the air force had to find a way to reduce their budget and they chose to divest them. >> he is in charge of the air force base, commonly called the boneyard, the u.s. military's largest aircraft storage facility located in tucson, arizona. a dozen of the aircraft of already here. >> it is the only place in the entirely world where you can go and see 4,000 airplanes in one particular location. >> the colonel took al jazeera tonight on a tour of the sprawling air base. control the cold warp to the iraq war, thousands of planes have

. >> ali velshi, getting to the heart of the matter. >> what if there were no cameras here, would be the best solution? >> this goes to the heart of the argument. >> people out here are struggling and just trying to get by with whatever they can. >> new york city has a higher level of inequality of wealth than honduras and india. >> people need to demand reform. >> it's coming together little by little. >> we're making it the best that we can. >> we're not deterred. we're building a historic project here. >> how big do you see this getting? >> we're trying to get a feel for what the people of iran are thinking right now. >> the galleries and the art and the parties, everything. it's getting better. >> greece is this close to running out of cash. i went there to show you first-hand. >> if you paid taxes, you expect to having something back. >> the city is a powder keg at the moment. >> we're back square minus one. >> now it's time for something different. >> this is the entrance to the global seed vault. nations around the world contribute stashes of every kind of seed imaginable if s