h >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news the fate of syrian peace talks to depend on russ but first a look at headlines taking place across america. >>> blizzard warnings are in effect, and coastal flood warnings extend from virginia to massachusetts. more than 50 million people are in the path of the storm. some areas are projected to get more than two feet of snow. >>> a federal judge has are dismissa suit, a man claimed the faulty ignition switch prevented his air bags from deploying. defect is blamed for at least 124 deaths. gm has already paid $600 million in settlements. an appeals court in kansas city is blocking a ban or a common second trimester abortion method. the kansas court of appeals put the case on hold for now. the case is likely to be appealed to the kansas supreme court. it is the first kind of case in the united states. >>> 21-year-old college student for allegedly committing a hostile act. harry fawcett is in seoul. >> this news came through on the north

i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hoir of international news, trove contra germany mayor's statements. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. >> a plan to defund planned parenthood, the first time gop has gotten a health care defunding law to the president's desk. >>> the leader of a native american tribe is calling for the armed protesters occupying a wildlife refuge in oregon to leave. demonstrators took over a government building as a show of support of two local ranchers for setting fire on government property. >>> the chief justice of alabama.'s supreme court says the state's ban on same sex marriage is still in force. ray moore has ordered locals not to issue marriage licenses to same sex marriages. in june the supreme court overturned the ban. >>> ten people have died in the town of medaya due a siege by hezbollah backed forces. according to a human rights group, a siege cutting off food and medicine. elsewhere in syria as well as turk

good evening i'm antonio mora, this is lo al jazeera america. >> we see this as a major storm. it has life and death implication he. implications. >> the winter storm sweeping across the eastern u.s. is deadly, the impact on travel. >>> accused of a hostile act. also a battle for the soul of the republican party. a look at a major call to get rid of donald trump. and. >> we're seeing the largest el nino arguably on record. >> california farmers willing to face the dangerous weather pattern for more rain. tens of millions of americans are hunkered down in their homes tonight as the eastern u.s. is pounded by one of the biggest snow storms in years. this nasa satellite video shows just how large the storm is and why it could be one of the most powerful on record. john terret is in washington which has already been hit hard. john some paralyzing snow there. >> reporter: you know, it really is paralyzing. look at the scene behind me. this is m street antonio. one of the major thoroughfares in washington, d.c, the nation's capital and look, there's hardly anybody out. normally on a

>>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. backing out of thursday's presidential debate. the reasons donald trump is giving for refusing to participate. also, there is no treatment for this virus. if you get infected, we can't give you a drug to cure you. a mosquito born zika virus is spreading. guidelines to avoid transmission. >> i promised the community at that time that i would find out. >> an investigation leads to the firing of six police officers after their involvement in a car chase that led to the shooting deaths of two suspects. >> and how the ban on commercial ivory trading failed to stop the massacre of tens of thousands of elements every year. >> we begin with breaking news from oregon. several that occupied a national wildlife refuge are in custody. the fbi say five were arrested. authorities say there was a hoot out. group leader ayman bundy was among those rested. bundy and others seized the headquarters as part of a did dispute over public lands in the west. allen schauffler, who has been following the story

>>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. >> talking about a potentially paralyzing storm. >> in for a blizzard. the steps political leaders along the east coast are taking to prevent disaster. and already dangerous for travel. also... >> we stopped the syria rapist with a badge. >> an oklahoma police officer is sentenced to 263 years in prison, the message from a victim and a police department trying to regain the community's trust >>> russian president vladimir putin is linked to the murder of a kgb agent, the personal connection between the two and the evidence british authorities have. and a look at the diverse offers at the sundance film festival that may or may not turn into blockbusters. >>> millions of people along the eastern seaboard are preparing for what could be the biggest snow storms in years. people across the region have been stocking up on its, including food, shovels and salt. some source are seeing huge crowds. >> everyone is panicking. >> get prepared. everyone sold out of salt. i don't know where everyone is going to get salt. more than 2 feet c

>> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. >> a philadelphia police officer survives a shooting caught on camera. the man accused of pulling the trigger says i.s.i.l. inspired him. >>> also. >> we're like okay we're going to come through and look for her. >> the fears of people targeted in immigration raids and the court ruling that could allow some undocumented immigrants to stay in the u.s. >>> captured after escaping twice before. how mexican police captured the notice onotorious criminal accuf are smuggling more drugs into u.s. than anyone else. plus, balancing technology and privacy, the problem with today's laws that are years behind devices that track us wherever we go. a police officer in philadelphia is recovering tonight after being ambushed in his patrol car. police say the alleged gunman claimed he was acting in the name of i.s.i.l. al jazeera john terret joins us with the story. to say that the police officer is remarkable is an

>> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is lo al jazeera america. doubts concerning nort north kos hydrogen bomb tests. in california a look at the storm damage from el nino flooding. >> also. >> we would like to see the hammonds released from federal prison as soon as possible. >> are opposition if federal property. >> i was raped while at st. george's in 1978. >> shocking always by students of staff at a prestigious prep school. >>> we begin with doubts about north korea's claim that its successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. the u.s. believes north korea did carry out a nuclear test just over 24 hours ago. but officials say that explosion was not strong enough to be a hydrogen bomb which is significantly more powerful than an atomic bomb. north korea's fourth test in less than a decade has sparked international condemnation. jamie mcintire is at the pentagon. >> officially, the u.s. is gathering evidence before rendering any judgment on exactly what north korea detonated in that underground explosion. but unofficially the verdict is in. while the b

>>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. >> there is a serious question as to whether or not fed can do this. >> the next commander in chief is standing on the stage. >> when i'm president of the united states, we'll win the war in i.s.i.s. >> the war of words among the presidential candidates, the issues, squabbles and what we learnt. >> shot and killed by police, video the chicago police blocked from the public for years, and the changes made in the city's police department. >> also, indonesia rattled by a deadly bomb and gunfire attack. i.s.i.l. claims responsibility, three men are under arrest. and you need a skeleton to start to understands these animals. meet one of the largest dinosaurs ever discovered and the fans it's attracting of all ages. >> we begin in south carolina, where the republican candidates scared off. t republicans scared off in opposition to what the president said on tuesday. david shuster joins us. a lot of attack on hillary clinton, each other and entertaining. >> entertaining and attacks on president obamament frankly they are over t

>>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. >> sorry, most that i let you down. you deserve better. you deserve accountability. >> taking responsibility, michigan's governor apologises for the lead contamination in the flint water supply and the billion plus price tag to remove it >>> heading to the supreme court, the undocumented immigrants fates is it in the hand of the judges and how much power to give the president the united states. >> also... >> it was scary, bleak. >> seven years after the automotive industry was bailed out, the bait out and the concerns the big three has. plus... >> he is beholden to no one, but we the people. >> presidential endorsement. why former presidential nominee sarah palin threw her support behind billionaire donald trump. tonight embattled michigan governor rick schneider spent much of his state address discussing the water. he offered apologies, nowing to provide resources to flint residents. the remarks as the u.s. environmental protection agency announced that it's launching a review of its own response to the water crisis. a

i'll be back in two minutes. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. >> a philadelphia police officer survives a shooting caught on camera. the man accused of pulling the trigger says i.s.i.l. inspired him. >>> also. >> we're like okay we're going to come through and look for her. >> the fears of people targeted in immigration raids and the court ruling that could allow some

. >> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america's international news hour. we begin with talks aimed at ending the war in syria. those talks finally got underway in geneva but the meeting was literally one sided as one group wasn't there. insisted it wouldn't join talks unless the syrian government halted its air strikes. the hnc now says its delegates will join the talks but only as observers. secretary of state john kerry welcomed the decision. meanwhile a report from human rights watch says iran's revolutionary guards have been promoting afghan men to fight in syria. james bays has the story. >> the start of the syria talks but on day 1 just one side was present. the syrian delegate headed by bashar al jaffray, meeting with staffan de mistura. ftc it was during this meeting that news emerged that the main opposition group said it would now travel to geneva. mr. de mistura said he had to wait for official confirmation but said he was optimistic. >> i have good reason to believe that they are actually considering this very seriously. and actually to start t

i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, as many as 2,000 refugees could be forced from a makeshift champ in france. first a look at stories making headlines across the u.s. in the men minute. the fbi found no links between the man that shot a markus phillips police officer and i.s.i.l. edward archer told them he was acting in the name of islam when he opened fire on a police cruiser, injuring the police officer. archer has been charged with attempted murder. a video of another deadly shooting has been released. showing a police officer opening fire on cedric chapman three years ago. fry told investigators he thought fry was holding a dark object. he was holding a box, the shooting ruled to be within government policy, and fry never faced criticism. goldman sachs reached a $5 billion settlement with the department of justice which will resolve claims. goldman is accused of marketing mortgage-backed securities since the financial crisis. the settlement including $1.8 million

north korean programme to kidnap foreigners, what the plot hoped to achieve >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america's international newshour. the united nations says i.s.i.l. may be guilty of war crimes and possibly genocide. in a scathing report released this morning, the number of civilian deaths in iraq alone is staggering. it attributes most to i.s.i.l., nearly 19,000 civilians have been killed in iraq in less than two years. 36,000 civilians were injured during that time. the report accuses i.s.i.l. of beheadings and burning people alive. >> the horrors that the people of iraq are facing are tremendous. i.s.i.l. is abducting young children and recruiting them, putting them in the front lines of war. in one case that we documented, these children have been fled the front lines of war, because they were scared. when they got back they were executed by i.s.i.l.'s desertion. >>> the report says i.s.i.l. is holding 3500 iraqi slaves - most women and children from the non-muslim yazidi community in the north. their families have been praying for their safe return. the u.n

i'm jonathan betz in for antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news how germany is trying to slow the number of refugees from north africa. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. state of emergency over flint's water supply. national guard went to that city to help hand out bottled water. april 2014 whether the city began drawing their water supply from the flint river. since then, dangerous bacteria has turned up in the river. >>> 12 missing marines off the coast of hawaii, they found life rafts but little else. training mission crashed off the north shore of oahu. it is still possible to find crew alive rescue workers say. >>> in honor of martin luther king, jr. day, the fbi director laid a wreath at the national memorial. despite the organization's history of blackmailing the raciaindividual. physical. >> china, pakistan and afghanistan and united states met in kabul. no one from the taliban attended that meeting. >>> donald trump might be the fr

i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. angry protests over the execution of a shia cleric in saudi arabia has middle eastern countries taking sides. >> this is not a violent or hostile situation >>> occupation

i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. angry protests over the execution of a shia cleric in saudi arabia has middle eastern countries taking sides. >> this is not a violent or hostile situation >>> occupation of a federal building is demanding changes. the day that sent stocks into a tumble >>> we begin with calls for calm amid escalating tensions between saudi arabia and iran, a day after saudi arabia cut off ties with tehran, bahrain and sudan follow eld suit and downgraded its relationship. tensions flair after demonstrators in iran set fire to the saudi arabian embassy after the saudis executed a shia cleric. andrew simons reports. >> reporter: diplomats on their way home with their families, transiting here at dubai airport. among them bay rain. up to two days of demonstrations by protestors from a shia muslim majority. the gulf state that is closely allied to saudi arabia accused iran of blatant and dangerous interference in arab countries and support for terrorism. the actions followed the arson attack at the saudi

welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news, cuban immigrants who have been struggling to make it through central america for months are reunited with their relatives in the united states. but first, the american minute. recovery and salvage efforts are underway after the search for 12 marines were suspended. coast guard officials say they are still not sure what caused two marine helicopters to collide last week. underwater crash site and debris field. memorial is planned for friday. >>> president obama was in detroit today, visited the north american auto show. last year the industry sold a record 17.5 million vehicles capping off a decade of growth, from the recession in 2009. >>> bill called for heads of fbi homeland security and national intelligence to personally sign off on each refugee saying they don't pose a threat. democrats prevented the bill from going forward. the republican led house passed the bill, the first 200 out of nearly 8,000 cuban migrants stranded in cen

>>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america >>> until we have a congress in line with the majority of americans, there are actions within my legal authority that we can take. >> president obama's emotional plea and executive actions to stop gun violence, tonight republican anger and how easy it is to buy guns and ammunition. also... >> earlier today a u.s. service member killed and two u.s. service members injured >>> the growing battlefield in afghanistan claiming the life of another soldiers, and the claiming u.s. mission in that war torn country >>> dangerous flooding after years of drought in california, the danger san diego faces >>> we begin with breaking news - north korea says it carried out a successful hydrogen bomb test. if the information is correct, it would be north korea's fourth nuclear test, and hydrogen bombs are much more powerful than the nuclear bombs north korea tested in the past. earlier tonight south korea reported a magnitude 5.1 earthquake centered near a known testing site. north korea conducted a third nuclear test causing an earthquake sim

. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america's international news your. we begin with a deepening diplomatic divide between saudi arabia and iran. the saudi arabia foreign minister says the severing of diplomatic ties with iran will not affect the peace talks in syria. the two nations opposing sides in the negotiations. saudi arabia wants the syrian president and iranian ally bashar al-assad to have no future role in syria. more of saudi arabia's allies are following the kingdom's lead. kuwait recalling the ambassador for iran, and bahrain stopped flights there >>> police fired shotgun and pellets at protesters in the tiny gulf state of bahrain. day four of protests following saudi arabia's execution of 47 people, including the shia cleric. >> fall out from the execution spread first from sunni saudi arabia to shia iran. where the saudi arabia embassy was ransacked, forces saudis to cut diplomatic ties. now to center of excellence of brain aging, u.a.e. and sudan, all of which tore up diplomatic relations complaining of possess interference. r riyadh has

i'm antonio mora.st flemming rose who published the controversial cartoons of the prophet muhammed in 2005. >> what would you say to the enormous majority of muslims who repudiated the paris attack who said it was a horror but say that they can't stand with charlie, that freedom of speech has to come with responsibilities? >> i would quote aryeh neier, who used to be the president of the aclu here. he, as a holocaust survivor, defended the right of marxists to march through skokie in illinois in 1977, and he wrote a very good book called "defending my enemy" - that is, yes, you may disagree with what charlie hebdo did, but as long as it is within the law, you have to accept their right to do it. you may risk if you don't do that, soon or later, that others will come after you and apply the same principles that you would like to apply to charlie hebdo to yourself. >> on the other hand, if you look at charlie hebdo or if you look at the cartoons you published, are you at all concerned that it could fuel

i'm antonio mora. my guest this week, jimmy wales - an entrepreneur and founder of wikipedia. >> i know, early on, you-- were kept up at night worrying-- in your words, that "extreme rubbish" would find its way (laughter) on-- onto wikipedia. how concerned are you now about accuracy? because-- i mean, i don't-- i don't know the numbers-- i'm sure it's thousands of edits--. >> oh, yes. >> maybe more a day--. >> huge, huge. yeah, many, many thousands-- yeah--. >> so how do you possibly--. >> yeah. well--. >> --control that? >> so part of it is that communities inherently scale. so the more people you have editing, the more people, by definition, you have editing, the more people you have looking at it, the more people you have discussing things. i worry about, you know, we-- we seek to be comprehensive-- and that's a good thing, to be comprehensive. but we do have limits on what we can write about--. >> wikipedia's in all these different languages. >> yeah, yeah. >> so talk about controlling it. and i wa

. >>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera's international news hour. what the united nations humanitarian coordinator is calling the most devastating crisis of the 21st century. the war in syria. the special envoy sent out invitations for peace talks, but the saudi backed opposition is meeting in riyadh to decide if they'll attend. >> the syrian army continued to recapture the ground. the government took back the town. helping secure supply lines from the south. and two i.s.i.l. bombings in the city of homes injuring 17 others. james bays looks at the diplomatic effort to end the crisis. >> reporter: the flag of the syrian regime flying again. state television showed government forces entering the town between damascus and deraa, the place where the revolution started five years ago. the timing, days before u.n. envoy is due to convene peace talks is no coincidence. among the first site 'em on the agenda -- items on the agenda is ceasefires. the government helped by russian air strikes. as invitations to the walks interest sent out, the u.n. invited a

good evening i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america, international news hour. we begin tonight with new fears over the spread of a virus throirchgviruslinked to severe . the zika virus is believed to be spreading to all countries except chile and canada. health inspectors are now making a special effort to quarantine mosquitos that carry the disease. researchers say they will try to develop a virus in record time. more from john holman where authorities are also taking action against zika. >> the first taste of the zika virus now spread to 21 other countries says the world health organization. zika is spread by mosquitos and not life threatening for adults but causes microcephaly in which newborn infants heads don't develop. hasn't been definitively approval but, el salvador, colombia have taken the extraordinary step of inviting women not to get pregnant for the time being. issuings guidelines. >> we are concerned about the zika virus, advising pregnant women seriously consider postponing travels to these areas if possible. >> the world health organization has

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. and welcome back. president obama announced this week that he plans to use executive action to close the so-called gun show loopholes. this is a move that once again has sparked a huge debate on gun control. these loopholes currently allow gun dealers to sell guns without background checks. "america tonight's" christof putzel takes us inside a texas gun show to expose just how easy it is to buy a gun. >> reporter: the gun shows have a strict no-filming policy so rick and i were outfitted with hidden cameras. the licensed dealers at the gun show are required by law to conduct background checks before selling guns and most of them to. but the law allows unlicenses individuals to sell assault weapons from private collections right alongside the licensed dealers. these unlicensed individuals are not required to run a background check or fill out any paperwork. >> no tax no title no license. >> no need for any documentation or anything like that? >>

good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera's international news hour. tonight we begin with new developments in the growing humanitarian crisis in syria. in the last six weeks more than two dozen people have reportedly starved to death in madaya. today a convoy of red crescent trucks carrying food and supplies arrived this, the first delivery since october. the assad regime is disputing meanwhile the severity of the situation. the ambassador to the u.n. blames the fabrication of the media on the troubles in his country jamie mcintire john kerry. >> we need full access and we are raising it with all parties right now. we are pressing it very hard and it has to happen. >> some fowrched people ar 400 e brink of death. it is unclear who might help them get out. al jazeera's james bays reports. >> trucks carrying food and medicine finally arrive in madaya. a town of nearly 40,000 people where they have been eating their pets and after that survive on a diet of soup made from grass. >> translator: we witnessed a lot and suffered a lot. people killed cats to e

i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of internet news the u.s. seeks china's help in order to rein in flea's nuclear activities. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. the fbi is looking to trying to get the remaining protestors to come out of the eastern oregon protest. trying to get them to leave the compound and go home. >>> rick snyder appointed a team of experts to oversee a solution to the problem and provide health care to flint children exposed to lead in the city's water supply. >>> the u.s. government is taking steps to prevent the spread of the zika virus. anyone who has visited any of the countries in the outbreak will no longer be allowed to donate blood. >>> summit of latin american and caribbean leaders, experts are warning that the virus could affect hundreds of thousands of people. official say they need to work together to find a more permanent solution. al jazeera's lucia newman has more from santiago chile. >> it wasn't on the agenda at the annual meeting of latin american

is i >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. the world economic forum has revoked its invitation to north korea for its upcoming meeting in switzerland. the development comes open the day when south korea called for the toughest possible sanctions on its neighbor. the tensions have been strong ever since north korea claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb. harry fawcett reports. >> on the day that north korea said they sent shots to deter a drone, promising tough sanctions against pyongyang for its nuclear bomb tests last week. earlier south korea's president made her annual new year address to the nation said the fourth nuclear test required a tougher international response than in other years. she expected china to act accordingly at the u.n. >> translator: i'm certain that china is very well aware if such a strong will isn't followed by necessary steps we will not be able to stop north's fifth and sixth nuclear test and we cannot guarantee troop ease and stability of the korean peninsula. >>> a move long opposed by china. >> t

rchg >> welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm antonio mora. coming up in this half hour of international news turkey's tourism industry is reeling in the wake of recent attacks and recent disputes. >>> but first a look at the stories making headlines across the u.s. in our american minute. a federal judge has rejected boston marathon bomber's tsarnaev's request. >> search for survivors continues off the coast of hawaii. six marines were on board each aircraft at the time. debris was spotted in the area today but so far there has been in sign of any of the missing service men. >>> walmart ceo says it's reevaluating the number of stores, closures will begin at the end of the month. now more to our signature story, the ongoing siege in burkina faso. security forces have launched an effort to recapture the hotel from the gunman. and al qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack. yvonnee newyvonne ndege has the. >> it's not clear at this time how many hostages these terrorists were able to stay. a hotel frequented by westerners, french soldier

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> it's 5:30am - workers are lining up to board buses that will take them to the fields for the day. after negotiations broke down, farm worker leaders moved on to talks with the federal government, to try and persuade them to help... ...and meanwhile, pickers returned to work, unable to go any longer without a paycheck - even if it wasn't as much as they'd hoped for. with the strike over, we wanted to see what a day was like for workers in san quintin. so we went to visit the fields of one the largest growers in the valley - berrymex... ...better known to u.s. consumers by their distributor - driscoll's. the workers hands are basically the starting line of the track that leads produce to it's ultimate destination - the consumer. >> in the states everything is so automated, you go into a grocery store and everything is just laid out with dozens of these boxes and all the food ready for you. you kind of forget that every single berry is picked by

i'm jonathan betz in for antonio mora. in most of the world it's 2016. people welcoming it with celebration and child works. in dubai, 16 hurt in a luxury skyscraper, despite the flames, the middle eastern city did not call off one of the biggest parties. >> flames brought the draws down to dubai. about two hours before 2016 began. >> we were waiting for the fireworks to start. near the hotel there was, like, a - more like an orange light. we thought they were maybe rehearsing for something. we didn't care about it. they kept growing and growing. there was smoke. we started recording. there was a fire. >> the 1,000 foot tall skyscraper, apartments and appellants. thousands rung in the new year, as flames rang above them. >> explosions heard from the tower. >> the fireextinguishers stopped the flames spreading. >> the most important thing was to support of the sprinkler system. it was protecting the spread of the fires from the outside to the inside. the skyscraper located near one of the largest shopping centers. the city's tourism department would be gi

>> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. top secret e-mails, a federal investigation shows correspondence on hillary clinton's personal computer server contained the most highly classified information. also. >>> we're doing everything you would do if you are anticipating that there is going to be an outbreak. >> preparing for a possible outbreak of zika virus in the u.s. and a growing concern for the summer olympics in brazil. plus. >> these people are policing them and it's almost like the chicken hawk watching over the chickens. >> the demand from chicago teenager's family after weigh hs shot by police and the lack of a voice recording. >>> energy policy and the effect they've had on relationships in the middle east. >> we begin with what could be a damaging revelation for democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton just three days before the iowa caucuses. the federal government says it is not releasing 37 pages of e-mails from the private server she used aas secretary of state, saying the information is considered

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "newsrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> this former new york state trooper retired in florida almost 15 years ago. seeking relaxation. instead, he is haunted with a severe case of post-traumatic stress disorder. the result of responding to countless tragedies playing out in his mind over and over again. >> you call the flashbacks like a slide show. >> yes, my slide projector as i call it. post-traumatic stress disorder. the accumulative of fatal actions i handled, suicide, homicide, plane crashes, et cetera. when i was doing them, we use to slam them, back them. it's not the right thing. they were human being, that's the way we were trained. do your job. >> mike asked for safety we use his first name. second-guessing his actions caused internal torture. the ones that hits the tacker in the hearts is the ones you feel responsible for killing. okay. it was i-95. and back then truck tyres, they'd put them underneath and chain them down. >> the spare tire. the truck tire came out. there

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> another health scourge we have been following on "america tonight", the rise of heroin addiction. united states. it travels along a trail that begins in deep south america. adam raney followed the journey from its source. >> here in the sierra mountains of mexico, the wrong violent and deadly trade in heroin begins. we meet this farmer who leads us to the family plot. her husband tends the poppies, the key source for heroin. >> it's the smugglers who are the richest, the farmer is the poorest. it's like being a slave. >> mexican farmers seed more and more poppy fields to keep up with the scope demand for heroin in the u.s. mexico sees five times as much poppy last year as compared for the year before that. now it rivals that of columbia. the southern state is a leading producer of raw poppy sap. once collected it's processed into high grade heroin. it's delicate, time inform consuming work, but the payoff is higher than for legal crops like

. >> i'm antonio mora, thanks for joining us. ray suarez is next. have a good night, despite the bugs. [ ♪ music ] >>> the voting rights act was meant to push back on decades of systematic voter exclusion in big chunks of the country, it meant that the justice department would look over many state shoulders when they made laws. now the acts supporters worry that it's weakened or in retreat as america marked the 50th vote. it's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. 95 years ago today, tennessee ratified the 19th amendment to the u.s. constitution. clearing the way for women to vote. it would be half a century before a similar guarantee was given to african-americans. for decades, some states barred entry to the ballot box. intimidation, threats, burdens, poll taxes, tricky application procedures were on the benign end. the threat of sudden violence, murder was at the other end of the scale. now, 50 years later, plenty of americans are prepared to let the guarantees of the voting right acts from the one it was in 1995. randall

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "newsrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> welcome back. paradise. you may be shocked to find that some of the world's trash is ending up on some of america's most pristine beaches. adam may reports on the efforts to clean them up. >> beautiful beaches. white sands and pristine blue water. the ocean means everything to hawaii. it attracts surfers from around the world who catch waves on the north shore. families who save up for their dream vacation, and couples seeking that perfect romantic get away. on a good year, hawaii's tourism industry brings in well over $10 billion. >> mark mann um grew up on beaches. >> this is my home. i feel a responsibility to do my part to make sure my children and my children's children have pristine beaches. >> reporter: manual works for noah, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. the islands in clean for 13 years. >> there's a constant flux of plastic. it's a constant battle. >> manual's job got harder. throughout the main areas, we piece

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> another act of face, many millennials are straying from denominations. among catholics there's evidence of a changing of the guard even in the cloistered world of religious life. lori jane gliha found a community facing a surge in sisterhood. >> society portrays religious life as giving up things. we portray it as no sex, no money, you have to do what the superior does. that sounds horrible. who would do that. that was the idea going in to it, that added to my terror. >> reporter: as a teenager in catholic school tracy never imagined that she might one day become a nun or a church. >> i'm like nobody does that any more. young people don't do that. it wasn't something that i had considered. >> in her early 20s, she had a serious boyfriend and plans to eventually walk down the aisle. when she pictured herself growing old with him, something was not quite right. >> i was so in love with him, but when i thought about marrying him, it felt like a

>>> good evening, i'm jonathan betz in for antonio mora, and this is al jazeera america. china's slowdown. the world's second largest economy could be losing steam >>> homecoming - americans freed by iran reunite with their families, and there will be close eye kept on iran and the nuclear deal >>> and not enough to stop the finger pointing of politicians >>> china's commim growth has fallen to a 25-year low. just a couple of hours ago the country reported its growth fell to 6.8% in the fourth quarter of 2015. overall china had a 6.9% economic growth last year. florence louie has more from beijing >>> well, the annual growth of 6.9%, really, has been something widely predicted. many analytic analysts predicted it would be in the region of 9.72%. it comes as no big surprise, and would be considered an enviable figure for many countries in the world, for china, it isn't. it's a country used to high single digit growth and single digit growth. it is really the lowest figure in 25 years. now, there's a lot riding on the numbers. it's not just about the chinese economy. it's s

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> welcome back, it may seem like a relic from our industrial past, but work place injuries are a problem. more than a dozen die every day, and millions suffer work-related illnesses. "america tonight"s lori jane gliha discovered the government does not have nearly enough superiors to check the work place, and she has the story of a survivor, who says this accident was a speak. i want to warn you that some of the images seen in the report are graphic. >> i have never been hurt before or had restriction. it's all gone. >> reporter: before his accident, john had only worked two months as a cooker and cleaner at his father-in-law's animal rendering plant in utah. >> you are shelling guts, moving dead animals with a backhoe, unclog equipment. >> reporter: for the 32-year-old, it was a temporary gig while he waited for drilling work in the oil fields, buts in a split second on the job... >> his legs are cut off. >> his life permanently changed. >> m

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "newsrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. ♪ >>> you are watching "inside story," i'm ray suarez. earlier today, a group holding a federal building in oregon told reporters the group's name, citizens for constitutional freedom. that name is much like that of hundreds of political groups around the country, including many with similar aims, make the federal government smaller, less intrusive, less powerful. but when this as yet undetermined number of men and women take land that is part of a national wildlife refuge, announce their demands, what changes once they make it very clear they are armed and say they are willing to fight? back with me now spencer sunshine, also joining me john locke, president of the crime prevention research center, and josh horwitz, executive director of the coalition to stop gun violence. john locke, let me start with you, in a week where the presid

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. activists from both national political parties worked to elect the next president with a wish list in their heads and you can be very sure many are clear on the role the next president can play on shaping the new supreme court. look at hobby lobby, bush v gore, if you don't think it matters who's on the supreme court you aren't paying attention. joe patrice, deeply immersed in all things supreme court, welcome to the program about. >> thanks for having me. >> well there have been 5-4 major decisions, everyone is watching anthony kennedy yet again. is this a pretty balanced court that we have now? >> not to undermine how many 9-0 decisions there have been, there are a lot of supreme court cases that are not moving the needle politically. but on things that really matter to people politically, we have four conservatives, four liberals, and justice kennedy is chair of the party that is conservative on everything but gay marriage. >> is there a chan

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> 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. >> mark calabria, and alexis gold teen and mark are with me. and mark, why do they give lots of money to politicians? that's the core thing, right? why. >> that's a very good question, and i don't think that it's the obvious answer. obviously, favors, and surprisingly to me, we have a number of candidates, a number of interest groups got nothing. and it's across the table. it's much more complicated this year, and i don't think that it's what you necessarily do get. but you get access. and certainly my experience on the hill is far more than anybody else, what the constituents get. what they want. so my position is that the congressmen and senators are going to dominate who they represent. and they put their state a

>> good evening, i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. market tumble. how sinkin sinking oil prices ae affecting economies around the world. >>> hotel attack on the west african nation of burkina faso. >>> dangerous missions, an astronaut runs into serious trouble during a spacewalk, where a new report indicates nasa's future plans could be much riskier than the agency suggests. we begin with another bad day on wall street. which is having the worst two-week start to a year ever. the dow lost more than 390 points today all the major indices fell more than 2%. analysts blame the selloff on another big drop in oil prices. crude oil closed below $30 a barrel for the first time in 2003. john terret joins us. john this is the latest big drop in oil and big drop in stocks. >> a spree for commodities traders, today u.s. stocks sold off across the board on friday. the reason wall street is worried that too many commodity companies will go belly up now that oil is in the bargain basement. >> a sea of red driven by an ocean of black. investors are scared the low

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "newsp-up". clear... concise... complete. ♪ >>> you are watching "inside story." i'm ray suarez. the g.o.p. and poverty tonight on the program. we are looking at the kemp forum which brought together many of the presidential candidates to talk about poverty in america. several of the candidates were critical of the structure of various kinds of means tested aid programs which use income thresholds as a trigger for cutting benefits. thus, they said, creating a strong disincentive to earn more money. here is chris christie. >> if you give people this choice of can i make more by sitting at home on the couch than i can going to work, that's what people are facing right now. i have had individuals say to me, it doesn't make any sense for me and my family. i if took a job i would make less than i am right now, when you put all of the programs receiving. >> robert and melissa are still with me. and melissa, when we look at programs and the way they are structured, are there a lot of sort of land

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> by now you've probably heard about the recapture of the mexican drug kingpin known as el chapo and emerging scandal to penn. there are more connections to the u.s., we've told you here on "america tonight" that the path of his bloody cartel leads straight to chicago where prosecutors have already prepared ocase against a case against him. "america tonight's" christof putzel on why el chapo could end up in a chicago court. >> what's the game what's the product what do you sell? >> crack, goat, x. if it's here we're going to sell it. >> what do we have here? >> crack. >> that's crack. >> crack $10 a bag. >> $10 a back? >> yes. we sat down with the street disciples, sizable stash of drugs and illegal guns. all hid their identities. >> 17. >> how many of your friends have been killed? >> seven. >> how about you? >> 15. lost a lot of friends. >> how young? >> 14, 15, 15. >> shot? >> yeah. >> so how do you involve the corn boys? >> the guys on the

i'm antonio mora. thank you for joining us for the latest news. you can go any time to al jazeera.com. ray suarez is up next. have a great night. >>> a group of armed opinion has taken ore a federal building at a wildlife refuge in eastern oregon. they say they are prepared to hold the facility for years. the men are armed. some have told reporters they are prepared to kill and die for their cause. federal officers haven't simply run them off of the property. have the militia men proved when you have got a cause, being armed matters. armed politics. it's the inside story. ♪ >>> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. the last couple of years has highlighted people power around the world, marching, chanting, bringing their demands to the power 68. in hong kong, mexico, france, spain. in the united states, the country's at tension was commanded by hundreds of thousz who took to the streets of new york, washington, d.c., st. louis, chicago to shout their anger at the way american society devalued the lives of black citizens. in the state of oregon

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> and welcome back. joining us now "america tonight's" sheila macvicar. sheila, i know you spent weeks on the ground in europe tracking the refugee crisis that's happening there. first off, i think it's one thing to see the images on tv but another to be ton ground and talk to these people. >> you see wave after wave after wave. when you see families dragging grandma in her wheelchair across unpaved roads, you know the journey they have had that that woman has been on a journey from turkey to greece, they pushed her all the way, she has a destination so much further to the west, that family is done and they're not going back. >> it shows the amount of desperation they must have. looking at the changing demographics of this, you pointed out that earlier on it did seem like there were more young single men making this journey, now we see these families and these unaccompanied minors, do we see the trend ocontinue on here? >> the reason we saw you

>> good evening i'm antonio mora, this is al jazeera america. another troubling day for stock markets, the role played by oil prices and china's economy. also: >> the warmest year on record. by a sizable amount. >> american scientists sounding the alarm about the earth's climate in 2015. the dangerous impact it had across the u.s. and the world. plus. >> you don't regain trust within a matter of seconds because a statement was made. >> political anger and blame in flint michigan, and the financially strapped city's water supply. >> a newly discovered planet in our solar system. wednesday's wall street selloff isn't having much of an impact on asian markets what are mostly up on what's thursday there. the dow fell more than 250 points but for a while it was much uglier, down over 500 points. many blame falling oil prices for the drop. crude oil dropped to its lowest level in nearly 13 years. john terret joins us and expectations are that prices are going to keep dropping. >> i think that's a safe bet, antonio, especially that iran is going to sta

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> the only live national news show at 11:00 eastern. >> we start with breaking news. >> let's take a closer look. >> you're watching "inside story," and i'm ray suarez. one of the key points in the president's executive action on guns dealt with mental health and ownership. it may sound like nothing but common sense to want to keep potentially deadly weapons out of the hands of mentally ill people. and it's less clear how you make it work. my guests are still with me, and do we have a problem with this, when you're adjudicated in the way that you described earlier, does your name stay on that list, or the registry, forever? >> it's generally difficult for anyone to regain or restore theirer firearms rights. but it's discouraging. many clients from our law firm have possibly been voluntarily committed. but they're unlikely to it discuss those issues because of the stigma, and therefore, they don't seek medical treatment frustrated. >> because th

. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >>> you're watching inside story. the president and the people and guns this time on the program. last night the president explained his executive actions regarding brown checks and other gun-related policies to a sometimes skeptical audience. he deplored the gun law. he said for gun owners and gun buyers little will change. he said the polarisation over the issues and what he called the conspiracy theories that portray every measure he has taken as the first step in a larger secret plan to seize privately held guns. take a listen >> i'm only going to be here for another year. i don't know - when would i have started on this enterprise? right? >>> we're talking to the president of the national urban league and the american constitution society and arsenal attorneys. father michael flager suggested titles for guns, like other items that we transfer, cars. that could lead to a gun registry which would mean the government would know where every gun