"america tonight"s christopher putzel on mandatory minimums in prison. does a kid' life matter >>> also sex crimes in sport. sara hoy leads off the series - when the truth is not enough. >> it's a violent crime. >> reporter: that he confessed to? >> yes, there was no question of what happened. >> for all the reasons why you don't want to come forward, they are magnified when the guy you are coming forward against is the most famous guy on campus. >>> why athletes get a pass from their colleges >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen, we begin at the intention of sport and sexual assault. as we have seen in the reporting sex crimes on campus more young women turned to a federal law we know as title nine to level the playing field in sport and special safety. that attempt can be limited when academic demrns fail to act. in the first of our series sex crimes in sport. sara hoy investigate why when it comes to cases on campus star athletes can get a pass. >> in america. sports are an unofficial relagon, whether in college or the pros, athletes are revered a

. >> christopher putzel returns to ferguson, missouri.friday, on "america tonight". >>> long close to the world, burma has reopened. decades of political strife all but cut off the south-east asian nation. with a new regime and promises of greater liberties for its people, burma has become a hot tourist destination. even president obama travelled there last year. still, beyond the gaze of outsiders there are signs of turmoil. a crackdown on ethnic minorities and reports of atrocities, communicated by a group -- documented by a group that sheila macvicar found is determined to bring the truth to light. >> reporter: the november visit by president obama to burma called myanmar showed just how far the military-led country moved away from its image as a human rights pariah. the release of opposition leader aung san suy kyi, the suspension of u.s. sanctions, and a steep rise in tourism opened up burma to the world. [ explosion ] >> reporter: there is a side of burma the government doesn't advertise - a surge in violence by the burmese army. th

"america tonight" christopher putzel vetted the case of a young -- investigated the case of a young marinese death exposed other flaws in the system. >> we wept in his room he was cleaning with his hand on his side on his head. i said "jason what's the matter?" he said - i said "jason i can't understand you" i went to the nurse's statement and said what's wrong with him, he can't talk. she said "we gave him medication for the mying rain he'll be all right in a couple of hours." >> reporter: a view hours later he stopped breathing. efforts to revive him failed. his death was caused by an aneurysm. a state autopsy revealed something different. mixed drug toxicity. every one is a medication that the v.a. prescribed to him. >> reporter: a witness to his last day was christian, a former v.a. housekeeper, speaking out about what she saw. >> i remember seeing him sit up in bed. he seemed fine he was mumbling. i didn't think anything of it. he was on a ward where people don't die. in on outward. >> reporter: the death of jason and a subsequent report by the center for investigative reporting set o

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"america tonight" christopher putzel vetted the cas of a young marine at a v.a. hospital whose death exposed other system. >> we went in his room. he was sleeping with his hand on his side. on his head. and i said "jason, what's the matter with you?" i said "jason, i can't understand you." i went to the nurse's saying and said what is wrong with him, he can't talk. she said "we gave him medication for the migraine, he'll be all right in a couple of hours." >> reporter: a few hours later jason stopped bleeding. the parties were told his death was a result of aneurysm. the reality was different. >> every drug was prescribed by the v.a. >> a former v.a. housekeeper was a last witness she spoke out about what she saw. >> i remember seeing him sitting up in bed. he seemed fine, he was mumbling. he was on a ward where people don't die. in and out word. >> reporter: the death of justin and a report by the center for investigative reporting set off a fire storm. in january, bob mcdonald announced a review of practices. including allegations of overmedication and accusati

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. >> that was christopher putzel reporting. next the boston marathon bombing trial moves closer to an end. a preview of tomorrow's closing statements >>> and marking five years since one of the deadliest u.s. mine explosions in half a sentury. the latest push to hold people accountable for the disaster. >>>welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at the top stories - saudi led forces in yemen will allow humanitarian aid into aden. there has been a shortage of water and electricity after days of fighting. nine died much 61 injured. a senior houthi says they are ready for peace talks, but only if the saudi-led bombing campaign ends first. >> i.s.i.l. fighters take control of a palestinian refugee camp. they have a presence barely 10 miles from bashar al-assad's presidential palace. hundreds of civilians fled the yarmouk camp. those left are desperate for food and water >>> days after an armed attack at a kenyan university armed guards were stationed outside churches as worshippers attended easter services. 148 were kill

. >> you here the "america tonight's" christof putzel. christoph tell us what the real concern here. what's the real concern? >> well, the mayor's big concern is gun trafficking. he doesn't want to give traffickers any deniability. as he told us the first thing that people do when they break into a house is look for cash and the second thing they do is look for guns. the atf estimates there are probably about half a million guns stolen in the u.s. every year and the mayor doesn't want pennsylvania become a feeder state. doesn't want to see guns going into other places. as we've seen in chicago where we've done tons of reporting about gun trafficking. does not prevent guns from flowing over borders coming in from other places and creating havoc. >> so as you have seen in your reporting there is a lot of question about gun rights but is this just an issue about gun rights? >> well, no. i mean for most of these people who are victims of gun violence, who have had stolen guns, this is not an issue of having their away. this is a public safety issue and