i'm antonio mora ray suarez is back with "inside story". have a great holiday weekend. >>> a new pew poll shows a large majority of americans identify themselves as christians but in recent years numbers have been dropping and dropping fast. more members of non-christian religions, and more that claim no religion at all are making up a growing minority. does it point the way to

i'm antonio mora ray suarez is back with "inside story". have a great holiday weekend. >>> a new pew poll shows a large majority of americans identify themselves as christians but in recent years numbers have been dropping and dropping fast. more members of non-christian religions, and more that claim no religion at all are making up a growing minority. does it point the way to an american future different from its past? the church in decline is different from tonight's inside story. welcome to "inside story", i'm tessa worley. -- i'm ray suarez. before there was a united states the majority living here, then and now were christians. protestants fleeing, french catholic priests heading up the mississippi. spanish catholics planting the seeds for what are now some of the greatest cities. san diego, los angeles, san francisco. >> in terms of active affiliation, the u.s. has been portrayed as an exception to the wealthy west. the latest numbers seem to show america may be heading in the same direction, on a different timetable. john terrett ta

antonio mora. night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, you would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, wee known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public

antonio mora. night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, you would a guessed that a lot of american schoolkids live in poverty, we have known for a long time that poverty has a lot to say about where you go to school and who is at the desk next to yours. this of the last few days a striking number emerged from the nation's classrooms, a survey from the southern education foundation reports that a majority of american public schoolchildren life in poverty. 51% of students attending public school were from low income families and eligible for free for reduced price lunches. a little more than a million nationwide. today on "inside story" we'll look at that finding with the studies author, talk to teachers about what it means to work with a student body burdened with poverty - does it change how you teach and run a school. and later we'll be joined by jacob ward, taking ugs inside the kids' heads. how does prolonged poverty affect the brain of a youngster. we have a new time, and as you can see a new home. poverty, it's the "inside story". >>> the burden of poverty on states, students, school systems doesn't land ev

i'm antonio mora, thank you for being with us. ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have rah great night. -- have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> using marijuana for fun in colorado and washington state is already legal. and there's a longer list of states where meddiesinal marijuana is -- medicinal marijuana is available. but the federal government lists cannabis as a schedule one drug. that big disconnect between federal and state law left sellers trying to make a profit in an odd cul-de-sac of the law. the business of pot is tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez >>> when states legalize marijuana, they do more they make it available, creating a legal business allowing them to monitor the distribution of a formerly forbidden drug and to take a cut of the profits. providing cannabis to legal customers is an enormous and fast-growing business hemmed in as a target of police and courts. here is al jazeera's carol mckinley. >> when you pay your taxes, do you liar combat veterans to keep thieves from stealing your money. you do if you own a m

i'm antonio mora, thank you for being with us. ray suarez is up next with "inside story".night. -- have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> using marijuana for fun in colorado and washington state is already legal. and there's a longer list of states where meddiesinal marijuana is -- medicinal marijuana is available. but the federal government lists cannabis as a schedule one drug. that big disconnect between federal and state law left sellers trying to make

i'm antonio mora for the latest news head over to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great night. psh psh clz >>> turns out knitting together two countries long separated by cold war is not as easy as calling a news conference. during a half century of economic estrangement between the u.s. and cuba a lot of issues piled up. there are glimmers of light, the door is only open halfway, and it may take a while before we reach a cuban resolution. what will it take to get there it? that's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. last year the united states and cuba announced the two governments would begin the process of reopening relations shut down half a century ago. there has been delegations to havana and washington long negotiations on pending issues and a very slow thaw. currently there's no american embassy or ambassador in havana or a cuban ambassador in washington. more americans are making their way to cuba even with the embargo in space, and on the streets of havana anticipation and speculat

i'm antonio mora for the latest news head over to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great night. psh psh clz >>> turns out knitting together two countries long separated by cold war is not as easy as calling a news conference. during a half century of economic estrangement between the u.s. and cuba a lot of issues piled up. there are glimmers of light, the door is only open halfway, and it may take a while before we reach a cuban resolution. what will it take to get

antonio mora thank you for joining us. luis suarez luis suarez luis suarez -- ray suarez is next with "inside story". >>> we live you with rolling stones they begin a tour next month in san diego. [ ♪♪ ] >>> for the moment hillary clinton stands head and shoulders above a tiny democratic field in name recognition and campaign funding. when she supports same-sex marriage, going after corporate tax cheats giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, is she demonstrating a shift in her own

. >> i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us for the latest news head to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next for "inside story" have a great night. >> the agonizing wait is over. the wait list reach schools and safety schools have made their wishes known and thousands of high school seniors have had to cope with what they might see as college failure before they take a single class. they will be in school in fall just not their dream school. have we created crazy unworkable expectations at toop schools? does it matter that you go to college and less where you go? the deposits for the fall are in the mail. the sticker's already going on the rear window of the family car. rethinking the rat race for the freshman class is the "inside story" and it starts now. welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. ask a ced preparing to graduate high school this spring how many colleges they've sent applications. middle of the deck students and high flyers alike you will here what once would have sounded like crazy numbers eight 1220 12, 20 colleges. worked hard to shape themselves into a product

. >> i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us for the latest news head to aljazeera.com. ray suarez"inside story" have a great night. >> the agonizing wait is over. the wait list reach schools and safety schools have made their wishes known and thousands of high school seniors have had to cope with what they might see as college failure before they take a single class. they will be in school in fall just not their dream school. have we created crazy unworkable expectations at toop schools? does it matter that you go to college and less where you go? the deposits for the fall are in the mail. the sticker's already going on the rear window of the family car. rethinking the rat race for the

antonio mora. thanks for joining us for latest news at any time, head over to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next. with "inside story". have a great night. >> [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> it's often portrayed as a transaction, how much of your absolute right to privacy should you surrender to be protected in return? edward snowden leaked the news that the national security agency was vacuuming up vast information from phone calls. now a federal court decided such bulk collection of private phone data is against the law. now what your

antonio mora thank you for joining us. for the latest news any time head to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story".] >>> too many debates, too many candidates, and in the end a compromise nominee. looking back at the 2012 presidential race republicans said "we are not going to do that again." fast-forward to 2015 - depending on the day, there's almost 20 prepared declared or rumoured candidat

antonio mora thank you for joining us. for the latest news any time head to aljazeera.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> too many debates, too many candidates, and in the end a compromise nominee. looking back at the 2012 presidential race republicans said "we are not going to do that again." fast-forward to 2015 - depending on the day, there's almost 20 prepared declared or rumoured candidates. the crowded field - how it helps or hinders a party. that's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. the race for the white house is officially on even though it's 18 months until election. pundits and pros like to say the g.o.p. had a deep bench, lots of charismatic politicians from different wings, ready to make a plausible run. the thing about a deep bench is no one imagines every player will take the field all at once. does a party that lost the popular vote believe everybody into the pool it's going to pick a winger. we'll start with "al jazeera america"s david shuster. >> reporter: in the early voting nomination states of iowa and new hampshire

. >>> i am antonio mora, thanks for joining us, for the latest news any time you can head over to aljazerra.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story." have a great night. >>> daily life is getting worse. in the thousands they leave places where they are neglect today places they are not welcome. for them, the risk are starving or drowning on boats packed with desperate migrants is better than the intense suffering they face at home. but the countries to which people are fleeing are far from figuring out what to do next and for now provide reluctant mercy. desperate journeys is tonight's "inside story"." ♪ ♪ >>> welcome to "inside story." i am ray suarez. in southeast asia, in east africa's great lakes region, and on north africa's mediterranean coast. people in the 10s of thousands are trying to escape homelands rav i believed by extreme poverty. and violence. they have an ill defined but simple dream. the hope of a better life. but for many, running away from trouble brings new dangers. people smugglers soak them, neglect them. abuse them and in some case these pay with their lives. the. >> i am look

. >>> i am antonio mora, thanks for joining us, for the latest news any time you can head over to aljazerra.com. ray suarez is up next with "inside story." have a great night. >>> daily life is getting worse. in the thousands they leave places where they are neglect today places they are not welcome. for them, the risk are starving or drowning on boats packed with desperate migrants is better than the intense suffering they face at home. but the countries to which people are fleeing are far from figuring out what to do next and for now provide reluctant mercy. desperate journeys is tonight's "inside story"

antonio mora, thanks for joining us for the latest news any time. head to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is next. have a great night. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, harper lee published one novel "to kill a mockingbird." it's been printed millions of times around the world in the past 50 years. now it turns out lee had another book in her, and it comes out this summer. continuing the story of scout, sttacus finch, boo radially and tom robinson who came to life in the hollywood classic. months away from its release,