coming up, the place they call chiraq. a mother praying, her son will not be the next victim of gun violence. >> when we think of chicago these days it's hard thought to think about the violence that's given the nation's third largest city a bad rap. we've heard reports on the number of people killed by gun fire or those left injured. the city's south and west sides are so plagued with violence they have earned the name chiraq. "america tonight's" sarah hoye has discovered that despite the violence, people are trying to build a lasting peace. >> reporter: it's just before 8:00 and pam bosley is already running behind. >> heavenly father we thank you for this day. >> the chicago mother of three rushing to get her 17-year-old son trai t trey not just on timt alive. it was nine years ago that pam's oldest son terrell was shot and killed right before band practice. terrell was outside a church helping his friend unload his drums from the car. whenstewhen terrell was shot. pam things got so bad for her she tried to take her lif

coming up, the place they call chiraq. a mother praying, her son will not be the next victim of gun >> 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. >> sex, violence and disease. it's the seedy underbelly of the united nations effort in haiti. nearly six years after an earthquake rocked the country, i'm ali velshi, welcome to a special edition of "on target," haiti on shaky ground. the united nations can be a blessing and occurs but for latte, the western hemisphere's poorest country it's been both. six years ago haiti was devastated by a massive earthquake. its worst natural disaster in more than two centuries. millions of

this is about a group of savages in syria and merck -- chiraq trying to motivate folks to kill people anyway possible, people that al qaeda would never consider. people with mental health problems, drug problems.>> police say the suspect told them he was acting in the name of islam when he shot hartnett. the suspect pledged his allegiance to isis during his arrest.>>> turning to high school set to receive a donation of $5000. a special ceremony is being held at the high school.>>> friends in service helping is dishing out free meals to carson city families tomorrow. if you wish to attend, you must certify your household annual income does not exceed the poverty line. is taking place at the community center tomorrow morning. no one will be allowed before nine -- in before 9 am.>>> let's check in with madison. wet and windy weather to talk about tonight.>> when the map is this colorful there's a lot of weather making its way in. the first thing is the thunderstorm warning. a winter storm warning in effect until 10 am tomorrow with 6-12 inches of snow possible about 4500 feet. then we mo

his film chiraq was also passed over. there was a nomination for an all white writing team. it is said the controversy reflects a wider problem. >> the fact that the motion picture industry, like so many other institutions is very slow to change, not a very diverse institution. you have a situation where essentially white males are dominating the industry. >> the president of the academy also expressed frustration over the lack of diversity, promising to take action to alter the makeup of the group's membership. >> we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion and especially in the area of membership. >> that may not be enough come oscar night when a lot of potential viewers will boycott watching the show. al jazeera, new york. >>> the last time an african-american won for a leading actor role was in 2006, that was forest whitaker in the last king of scotland. the last and only african-american best actress winner was halle barry for monster's ball. >>> it amay have caused the leg to buckle and the rocket to explode. elon musk said the root cause

his film chiraq was also passed over.t out of compton did get one nomination for its all white writing team even though the film growinged $200 million at the box office. the controversy reflects a wider problem. >> the fact that the motion picture city like son that other institutions is very clowe to change, not a very diverse institution. you have a situation where essentially white males are dominating the industry. >> and the president of the academy also expressed frustration over the lack of diversity. >> we are working inside the academy to make sure we have inclusion especially in the area of membership. >> that may not be enough come oscar night when viewers say they'll boycott watching the show. >> the last time an african-american won for a lead acting role was 2006. forest whitaker when he played the king in the last king of scotland. chris rock will have the last laugh. i have seen most of these films and what really stands out is not necessarily a racial factor, that is a factor, but also the fact that ther