the proof at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >>> now look at crime behind bars, when perpetrated by those charged with upholding the law. one of the biggest prison systems is under the control of the l.a. county sheriff. now the former sheriff, himself, may be headed to prison for his role in obstructing a federal investigation into abuse inside the l.a. county gaol. the young running case leading to bacca forced to step down two years ago. michael oku brought us a look at the abuse behind bars. >> i'm face down, face on the crowned. hands behind my back, and i have four or five officers around me. then i here a noise. >> reporter: that's what happened, says leo when they went to visit his brother at a notorious gaol in america. the men's central gaol in downtown los angeles. in july, 2010, figura had a phone call from his younger brother juan. juan, a veteran of desert storm had trouble adjusting to civilian life since leaving the army. over the years he had a few minor scrapes with the war. it never amounted to much. what he heard left him stunned. your brother calls you from gaol and t

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. >>> can this be the campaign that finally changes, at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> what happens at the time intersection of social media and society's fears? case in point the search for a missing college student and the stunning turn it took in the days after the boston marathon bombing. al jazeera america this weekend debuts a documentary about tragedy, technology and truth in the film, help us find sunil tripathi. >> the first 48 hours of the search were frantic. the emotion was just incede bli tense and the adrenalin wasth credibly flowing. >> this case was a little bit new, we knew it wasn't a run away, it was a local kid, we quickly learned from the family he had had some struggles. >> he had been getting pressure to get

please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter and facebook.ome back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow >>> closing guantanamo. >> if as a nation we don't deal with this now, when will we deal with it >>> president obama announces a plan to shut the controversial detension center. it may be dead on arrival >>> slim hope. >> it may be too hope to keep it as a whole syria. >> secretary of state john kerry warns of serious consequences if the syrian government and the main opposition groups do n

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. >>> can this be the campaign that finally changes, at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> what happens at the time intersection of social media and society's fears? case in point the search for a missing college student and the stunning turn it took in the days after the boston marathon bombing. al jazeera america this weekend debuts a documentary about tragedy, technology and truth in the film, help us find sunil tripathi. >> the first 48 hours of the search were frantic. the emotion was just incede bli tense and the adrenalin wasth credibly flowing. >> this case was a little bit new, we knew it wasn't a run away, it was a local kid, we quickly learned from the family he had had some struggles. >> he had been getting pressure to get help which he did not want to do. so there was athe feeling that t maybe, just maybe he took off because he just needed a break. >> if someone does not want to be found then it makes it very difficult for us to go find him. >> after several days, the police started to say to us, it's going to be a waiting game. we weren't going anywhere. we couldn't. nothi

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at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook.ome back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. [ ♪ ] [ gunfire ] >>> deadly raids. syrian government forces launch a major offensive on aleppo, putting the peace talks in geneva in jeopardy. >> we cannot decide now on any political position about who will stay or control, we are here to push for what we came for >>> stopping i.s.i.l. >> we will keep the pressure on

please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter and facebook.ome back, we'll have more of "america tonight" >> >>> i'm ali velshi, on target tonight - hitting the brakes. red light cameras setting up to make streets safer, also making money for cities. quick cash that is hard to stop in more ways than one. i'm talking tonight about two subjects that don't usually end up in the same conversation. one is the number of people killed or injured in traffic accidents in american cities.

please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter and facebook.ome back, we'll have more of "america tonight" >>> >>> >>> >>> >> thank you very much everybody. thank you >>> donald trump's u.s. presidential bid as he celebrates a big win in l.a. >>> you're watching al jazeera live from doha. obama gears up for a fight to push through the closure of guantanamo bay. >> it may be too late to keep it as a whole syria if we wait much longer >>> warnings that syria could break up if the fighting doesn't .

please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" storm. tomorrow. >> our american story is written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> partial truce. >> we are baird t prepared to st the u.n. resolution 2254 and the cessation much hostilities that was agreed on in munich. >> the u.n. is prepared to say the cessation of hospital niltss will begin on saturday i

at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back please. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> training camp argted. >> i have been clear from the outset that we will go after i.s.i.s. wherever it appears. >> this time, in libya. u.s. air strikes take out dozens of i.s.i.l. operatives including one believed to be a high level commander. friendship tested. >> it's not about choosing sides here. >> president obama tries to smooth things over with his rk

please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. can you talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >>> accusations of war crimes as hospitals are bombed in northern syria. welcome to al jazeera live from doha. also to come on the program. opposition supporters and the police clash in uganda just days before elections. china opposes the u.s. plans to deploy an advanced missile system in response to

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that's at aljazeera.com/americatonight. now we continue our look behind bars and beyond. before the break "america tonight's" michael okwu took us to a prison town in northern california, where we saw the pressure cooker on the inside. and for corrections workers, that continues even when they leave the prison yard. so what happens when there's no way to escape? here again, michael okwu. >> reporter: in the past seven years, there have been five staff suicides here at high desert prison. scott jones was number 3. his widow, janel. >> why did scott take his own life? >> his job. his job. >> in 2002, jones left a job at a grocery store and became a cessions officer or co. by 2012, janel said, the excessive violence overwhelmed him. he dropped his son off at school drove to a secluded area and shot himself in the head. >> janel, love you, the job made me do it. there he used a rock to make the message. what did the guards do that really upset him? >> i know, the strip searches in the snow, really disturbed him. two inmates that shouldn't be together this the same cell to pro

tell us what you think, at aljazeera.com/americatonight, talk to us on twitter and facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >> sex violence and disease. it's the seedy underbelly of the united nations effort in haiti. tonight six years after a massive earthquake rocked the haitian capital we'll expose the dark side of international aid work. i'm ali velshi. welcome to part 2 of a special edition of "on target," haiti on shaky ground. the united nations can be a blessing and a curse. but for haiti the western

tell us what you think, at aljazeera.com/americatonight, talk to us on twitter and facebook.e back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. shaky >> trucesaturday will be critic, tomorrow. in fact, from midnight. no doubt, there will be no shortage of attempts to undermine this process. >> a cessation of hostilities in syria has just begun and a new date for peace talks have been set. >>> polls are closed and the turnout in iran is high.

tell us what you think, at aljazeera.com/americatonight, talk to us on twitter and facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >>> united nations sets a new date for talks on syria as a conditional ceasefire comes into effect. we welcome to al jazeera. at least 14 people have been killed in an attack in the somalia capital. iran elections underway. the new man elected to head f.i.f.a. vows to

tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight.e'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> thousands flee the syrian government offensive in aleppo, while world leaders gathered promising billions in aid. >> it will enable humanitarian walkers to help people with live saving aid. >> planning for peace. >> just as the united states has been a partner in the time of

tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight.e'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> even though we're in here, we're still human. >> how harsh conditions affect people on both sides of the bars. >> why did scott take his own life? >> the jail. >> some people might be scared to speak out but i'm not. i'm telling the truth. >>> thousands flee of city of aleppo assyrian forces backed by russian air power intensify their offensive. also ahead on this half hour, peacekeepers in car face new allegations of sexual abuse. up to three years trapped inside the embassy in london, has the court thrown him a life line. the two u.s. democratic front runners go head to head

tell us what you think, at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> even though we're in here, we're still human. >> how harsh conditions affect people on both sides of the bars. >> why did scott take his own life? >> the jail. >> some people might be scared to speak out but i'm not. i'm telling the truth. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. addicted in america this cou

tell us what you think, at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> syria's government and opposition trade blame as talks in geneva collapse. the world news from al jazeera. britain's prime minister called for billions of dollars more for aid for syrians with donors meeting. obama uses a visit to a mosque to take a stand against bigotry,

tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight.e'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> even though we're in here, we're still human. >> how harsh conditions affect people on both sides of the bars. >> why did scott take his own life? >> the jail. >> some people might be scared to speak out but i'm not. i'm telling the truth. >>> i'm ali velshi, on target - the crude reality of falling oil prices, good for you when you fill up at the pump, but maybe bad for your 401k.

tell us what you think, at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> even though we're in here, we're still human. >> how harsh conditions affect people on both sides of the bars. >> why did scott take his own life? >> the jail. >> some people might be scared to speak out but i'm not. i'm telling the truth. >> no negotiating. >> taking the decision to bring a temporary pause, temporary pause. they did not end, and it's not a failure of the talks. >> the syrian peace talks are suspended just three days after they tried begin. >>> fighting intensifies. syrian government forces close in on opposition controlled areas in aleppo in what rebels describe as the

and new indications of even more trouble with that will trillion dollar fighter jet, at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha. one of the first reporters who picked up and following the situation at flint from the very beginning. joins us. let's talk about your report about the legionnaire's disease, are there any active cases at a they are investigating right now in flint? >> right now is a cooler month, legionella thrive in warmer pipes and that kind of thing. what's interesting is what will happen when we get into the wrarmewarmer months. a water scientist says this all seems to be connected to the water change. but if this doesn't happen, you should be open to the fact that these two things are linked. >> we've heard about legionnaire's disease many times over the decades really. explain to us what it is. i assumed this is something you might drink and that would cause it. >> actually it's not and that's one thing i think a lot of people are concerned about in flint. because they've got the lady problems with the water and you shouldn't consume it that way. this is

voices of voters who could make a big difference in 2016 if the politician he will listen at aljazeera.com/americatonight. it's here is another way the health e system can be put out of reach for those who may truly need it. americans pay more for prescription drugs than any other nation. there are gross questions about why, sit the hand of the marketplace or something more nefarious at work? "america tonight's" michael okwu with a big pharma insider telling it like it is. >> martin screlly may be the most honest around. >> capitalist city, capitalist rules. >> but he also one of the most reviled. the backlash started in september when his former company, turing pharmaceuticals, raised the price of daramrim from 13.50 to an astonishing $750, a 5500% harkup basically overnight. it's true for any ceo of a for-profit country. company. >> no one wants to say it, not to minimize them or go half or 70% but to go to 100%. >> while it may have been frankly appalling, the price like wasn't illegal. >> it is legal is the bottom line. >> pilar baum is the ceo of infamous pharmaceuticals. baum took mairchts inside t

tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. and talk to us on twitter or facebook. and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> >>> >>> last minute hurdles delay the delivery of aid as momentum builds for a cessation of hostilities in syria. hello. coming up, yemen's embattled government demands action against hezbollah which it accuses of training houthi rebels. north korea set to be slapped with even tougher sanctions for its latest nuclear test. calling ahead to the future. the new material that could

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please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" storm. tomorrow. "on target" tonight. addicted in america. radical ways to help those looked on heroin. critics claim these methods enable addicts but they could also save a lot of lives. president obama got another reminder of the urgency of dealing with america answer heroin epidemic. it came during a meeting with the nation's governors at the white e,

tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. and talk to us on twitter or facebook. and come back. we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> i'm ali velshi. "on target" tonight. stop the cycle, how young women get caught in the cycle of prostitution to prison and how targeting men might be the way to save them. prostitution is often described as the world's oldest profession but some of us see it as the world's most troubling profession. that's because prostitution and sex trafficking often involves, poorest members, women, miles an minors, women and girls who frequently suffer physical and sexual abuse

you tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >> our american story is written everyday. it's not always pretty, but it's real... and we show you like no-one else can. this is our american story. this is america tonight. >> i'm ali velshi. stoorgt tonight, th"on target" r of two evils, assad or i.s.i.l? the united states, rid russia and others involved in syria's war have agreed to implement a, quote, cessation of hostilities, end quote. that after diplomats met in munich to restart peace talks. sending a hopeful note, staffan de mistura said, quote, sustained delivery of assistance is expected to begin this week to besieged areas where civilians are in desperate need of assistance, end quote. in the meantime the fighting continues and some of the most desperate areas out there are rebel controlled pockets, that are under government seeng. siege. with russian help and air support, tightened a noose around rebel controlled parts of alep