the owner doug mittleider refused requests from fault lines for an interview. the only way to speak to him was to catch him as on his way to the office. the widow of one of the patients there says that her husband died of neglect, can we sit down with you and have an interview with you about it? >> sometime, sure. >> sometime, yeah? can we set the date and time now? >> no. >> can you answer questions about it now? >> no. >> do you have response to the allegations to the lawsuit that the federal government's joined? that says that you rationed care? including oxygen bottles? >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> you don't know that there's a lawsuit by the federal government about one of your homes in mississippi? [silence.] >> mittleider had no comment. none of the industry representatives that we contacted for an interview would speak to us either. >> there's a corporate shell game that goes on, that conceals who really is running the nursing home. they'll set up a company or llc that owns the property, they'll set up another that holds the license, th

a fault line investigation is coming up next.n inside story, we bring together unexpected voices closest to the story, invite hard-hitting debate and desenting views and always explore issues relevant to you. ♪ >>> now snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight." the international watchdog in syria confirms that syria has destroyed the equipment used to make chemical weapons, meeting its first deadline, the next is in two weeks. >>> a bit of inflight freedom, the faa now says it is okay to leave your cell phone and other devices on during your flight. smartphones and tablets includes too. you still are not supposed to make calls or texts near the airport. >>> cory booker has been sworn in. he is the only elected african american currently in the u.s. senate. >>> a growing fury after more allegations growing out of edward snowden's leaked documents. this time about the nsa tapping world alabalealleys. fault lines correspondent explores what it is like to live under constant surveillance. ♪ >> in many ways the nsa sur

fault lines correspondent explores what it is like to live under constant surveillance. ♪ >> in manye nsa surveillance story can seem abstract. sure the sgovment collecting information, but what does that really mean for someone's life? to fine out we went to meet a group of people who definitely know they are being spied on. >> after 9/11 it wasn't just the nsa that increased surveillance. here at the city level in new york, the nypd brought in to senior officials from the cia to help spy on its own citizens. the program is targeting one community, muslims. secret documents show that the nypd is conducting surveillance of entire muslim neighborhoods. >> they visited book stores, cafes, hookah joints, of course mosques. >> reporter: and record conversations using hidden microphones, collect the names and phone numbers of con gragaits. >> how were they reacting to foreign events abroad, the egyptian revolution or the cartoons about the profit mohammed, what were they saying in the surmonth. >> to justify this, they labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations. >> the nypd wasn't

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >> they say they did it because they were trying to protect my children. they didn't protect my children, they traumatized them. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >> they say they did it because they were trying to protect my children. they didn't protect my children, they traumatized them. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer.

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. >> in this episode of fault lines, we follow the 2013 wildfire season and ask - with more homes than ever now under threat, what are the real costs of putting them out? >> the fire took a breath and we got our foot on the throat of it and we're going to keep choking it out. >> the fire started yesterday at 2:05 pm. it spread very rapidly. we committed 84 fire engines, 24 fire crews 8 bulldozers, 6 air tankers, 13 helicopters, 4 water tenders, and 1,000 personnel as of this morning, i can assure you, there are no bounds being placed on me as a riverside country fire chief in holding back the deployment of any resources. >> early-august, southern california - the hills outside los angeles are on fire. >> california's governor has declared a state of emergency. we've just arrived on the scene. the situation is critical. >> the entire mountainside is smoldering. this thick acrid smoke smell in the air and we're following this strike team now right into the top of the mountain to where the fire line begins. >> for this blaze, the combined might of the firefighting forces of california is

reporting for fault lines. that lakota culture family i every family is a foster home. bebernice is raising three of hr grandchildren. >> i clean them up and send them to school and i do this all by myself that is what keeps me going. >> grand parents have the same right to raise children as parents. >> the tribe has been able to honor this tradition by taking over child welfare from the state. they created l owel. la coat alala lakota people we always lived crowded. and we have four or five girls laying on the floor in the bode bedroom and as long as they were safe and protected that is acceptable dss would not allow that. using our tradition and culture we were able to find a lot of kids persona permanentsy. >> bernice's grandchildren have been able to stay together and go to school and retain the lakota culture. the best thing in life is that we will hav we love each other. we care for each other. it's a sacred way of life for us. the transitional living program creates a who home for them. it's a home for teenagers aging out of the foster care system. >> our kids wo

. >> in this special >> in this special investigation, fault lines gains investigation, fault lines gains unprecedented and exclusive unprecedented and exclusive access to prisons across the access to prisons across the united states and discovers a united states and discovers a booming population of elderly booming population of elderly inmates. inmates. we ask: what's the we ask: what's the true cost of america's true cost of america's "lock'em-up-and-throw-away-the- "lock'em-up-and-throw-away-the- key" approach to justice? key" approach to justice? >> i heard him fall. >> i heard him fall. >> inmates call this the death >> inmates call this the death house. house. the geriatric unit at the joseph the geriatric unit at the joseph harp correctional center in harp correctional center in lexington, oklahoma, holds more lexington, oklahoma, holds more than 250 elderly and disabled than 250 elderly and disabled offenders. offenders. it was created 3 years it was created 3 years ago in response to a ago in response to a massive explosion in oklahoma's massive explosion in oklahoma's elderly p

and it sits in the worst possible spot: right between two major fault lines. e san andreas and the hayward faults. and the worst-case scenario happened october 17th, 1989. you may remember this scene from the loma prieta quake. a 220 ton section of the old bridge collapsed. traffic came to a halt for over a month. how big of a danger zone is this? >> it's a major one. >> how close are we to one of these faults right now? >> we are very close. the hayward fault runs right along the hills. >> the bay bridge is a stunning engineering feat for another reason, something that's not visible at first glance. crumble zone technology. until now, crumple zones have been used by cars. they control deformations. the old bridge won't collapse even in a powerful quake, engineers say. marwan was a engineer during the last quake. >> everybody started panic being. >> if you want to be if a big quake hits? >> the safest place will be on the top of this bridge. it would be one heck of a joy ride but it would be a safe one. >> this is how nadir are describes this, the engineering c

. >> this week on fault lines, we look at what it means to have a job when getting paid what you're owed is not guaranteed. >> i mean, at what point does it stop? who's speaking for us? who's going to speak for us? >> the us is now a low-wage economy. tens of millions of people in america are currently working low-paid jobs many of them are based here, in florida. in this state, one out of every ten jobs is in a restaurant. we've come here to investigate what recourse workers have when they don't get the wages they earned. in the center of miami beach, david's cafe is a popular cuban restaurant. for many years its owners operated a twin restaurant, called david's cafe two, just a mile away. in 2012, david's cafe two closed down. but there was a problem. >> where's the money, david?! woo! where's the money david?! >> more than twenty of its employees said they were owed a combined seventy-four thousand dollars in unpaid wages. >> evelio de silva worked at david's cafe two. he says that paychecks from the owner, adrian gonzalez, started bouncing about a year before the restaurant closed. >

no end in sight. >> in this episode of fault lines, we follow the 2013 wildfire season and ask - with more homes than ever now under threat, what are the real costs of putting them out? >> the fire took a breath and we got our foot on the throat of it and we're going to keep choking it out.

. >> we find the fault lines that >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. run through communities. >> the shooting happened >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes ago. about 30 minutes ago. >> companies... >> companies... >> the remains of the fire >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be >> the powers that be at home and around the world... at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even compensation but you don't even have to explain why? have to explain why? >> well thats exactly >> well thats exactly what i said. what i said. >> we question authority. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. at it's toughest. >> welcome back. we're talking about air travel and the u.s. airways-american airlines merger. rick se

fault lines is in the city of baltimore to try to find out why, in the inner city neighborhoods of obama's america, life for so many young african american men continues to be a fight for survival. (crowd applause) >> and we know that it's these crimes that gave us a bad reputation as a dangerous place and, for too long, instilled the deep-seated fear that drove families away. >> baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is delivering her annual state of the city address. >> it's not time to celebrate. >> her words are combative. the population of baltimore -the largest city in the state of maryland - has been shrinking for decades. mayor rawlings-blake wants to grow it again by 10,000 families within the next 10 years. >> let there be no doubt: the state of our city is now better, safer, and stronger. (crowd applause) >> for all the talk of declining crime rates, baltimore is still one of the deadliest cities in the united states. >> are they still talking about it? >> it's 1:45 pm and a man has been shot. >> we've just heard about another shooting incident in the city baltimore so we're

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >>ny time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >> how could this happen in the nfl among adults that we glorify every weekend. but i was at the stadium today. i did talk to troy drayton earlier, and he said the nfl will move forward from this, and he referred to this situation as a tough situation. but he said his team will move forward from this. even so this entire situation hurts for everyone, the fans, the players and the entire dolphin family. >> i think that it's an unfortunate incident. the locker room is a place when you retire it's the place you miss the most, it's an unfortunate incident of what is happening here. i think out of all the bad there is going to be something bad that comes out of it. it's unfortunate that, you know, you have this situation happen and you have people hurting. yo

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> the shooting happened about 30 minutesgo. >> companies... >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. request. >> we're back talking about the jewish muslim story and how it's so often pred skated on what -- predicated on what's subdividing the two. rabbi schneider did your journey with -- i'm sorry with imam ali and the class action on the book that you wrote, did that journey on discoveries that surprised you? >> no question in terms of my own personal evolution, the way that i had seen muslims, the way that i had seen the arab population, in terms of being the enemy, looking to eradicate the state of israel, to eliminate the jewish people, and it's been a wonderful journey for me in terms of

. >> in this episode of fault lines, we follow the 2013 wildfire season and ask - with more homes than ever now under threat, what are the real costs of putting them out? >> the fire took a breath and we got our foot on the throat of it and we're going to keep choking it out. >> the fire started yesterday at 2:05 pm.

. >> fault lines investigates...cking >> shale gas development could actually double the economic growth rates in the province. >> this is our land for thousands of years... >> do you drink money? you must have a lot of money to drink... >> as tensions rise, and protests turn violent, where will the debate lead? >> the situation was no longer peaceful or safe... >> they were bashing my head with their boots... they had their guns on me and everything.... >> how much more real can this get? >> fault lines only on al jazeera america >> welcome now to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories we're following for you. the desperate flight of syrian refugees driven from their homes beyond the borders of their country. north korea releases video of an 85-year-old's alleged apology to that nation. and the president promised to have the affordable healthcare website working properly for most people. >> jaar's

fault lines is the first television crew to be allowed here. [knock, knock, knock] >> mr. turner...how are you? how are you feeling today? today dr. sottile checks on 59 year old chris turner. serving a sentence for kidnapping and sodomy, he's also being punished for punching a nurse in the stomach. how are you doing with your arm motions? >> they seem to be a lot better now that you mention it... >> he came to us a couple of years ago with huntington's chorea. that is a genetic disease that is gradually progressive and the patient has these movements that are purposeless-he can't control his movement. and eventually, what happens is it affects his ability to swallow. and eventually, they deteriorate, they lose weight and they die. >> this unit houses 30 beds - and it's almost always full. >> mr. johnson... >> yes sir... >> how are you? >> fine,thank you sir. >> how are you doing today? in the outside world, inmate robert johnson was a heavy gambler... >> donald trump flew me all over the world - hong kong and all over... >> you have to be kidding >> oh yeah...i'm not kidd

. >> we find the fault lines that >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. run throughties. >> the shooting happened >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes ago. about 30 minutes ago. >> companies... >> companies... >> the remains of the fire >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be >> the powers that be at home and around the world... at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even compensation but you don't even have to explain why? have to explain why? >> well thats exactly >> well thats exactly what i said. what i said. >> we question authority. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. at it's toughest. ♪ >>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories. the un has warned that hundredsover thousands of syri

willow you are at the fault line here. you are a very well-known writer. speak arabic and have an egyptian husband. oftentimes do you feel the burden of being a global cultural ambassador who has to bridge the dieds? >> i try not to think about it in those terms. in order to make good art, one has to be true first and foremost to the story it is trying to tell. so that has been my experience. i always try to be conscious of the fact that whatever you do, and no matter what you do, you do represent your own community to both back to that community and to the world at large, so i try to keep those things in mind, but also not be limited by them, because i think one can talk one's self into a box in situations like this, and over thinks a little bit, when in fact what we should be doing is focusing on the connection rather than branding something. i think we need to trust in the person to person connections that the other guests have been talking about, to do the bridge building, rather than sit down and say i'm going to make a strategy and follow through. i

first, "fault line" collected all america's surveillance state is next. find us on line at aljazeera.com. have a good night. secrets are out. by now, most of the world has heard the name edward snowden. the former national security agency contractor who released thousands of classified documents about government surveillance in one of the most significant leaks in u.s. history. he's been charged with espionage and has been living in russia under temporary asylum. the american journalist at the center of the story lives in brazil. >> we've had to come to rio to speak to glenn greenwald. he hasn't returned to the united states since he broke the story about the nsa surveillance programs for fear of being prosecuted. >> the nsa's goal really is the elimination of privacy globally. it is literally a system designed to monitor all forms of human behavior inside the united states, which is the ultimate surveillance state. >> last december, glenn greenwald received an email from a person who didn't identify himself. >> we still didn't know who he was, where he wo

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >>ime they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their >> from our headquarters in new york, here are the headlines this hour. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> a deal in the senate may be at hand and just in the nick of time. >> thousands of new yorkers are marching in solidarity. >> we're following multiple developments on syria at this hour. >> every hour from reporters stationed around the world and across the country. >> only on al jazeera america. [ ♪ music ] . >>> hi, guys, welcome back to "techknow." i'm here with rochelle, kyle and lindsay, i'm phil torres. >> this story is about how mush rooms will save the world. >> yes, i went to two guys who had a company and figured out a way to

(vo) fault lines investigates what it's like to live under the watchful eye of the nsa. >> they know everything that you do, everything that you think, everything that you fear. they know how to manipulate and control you. the state has all the power. >> we have done more to destroy our way of life than the terrorists could ever have done. reform >>> welcome back to "inside story." we are discussing immigration reform and the loggying efforts to get a bill through. joining us now are gabby, director of the bridge project, and bipartisan proimmigration reform group. and marty, executive vice president ever the u.s. chamber of commerce. and journal. >> you reported that president obama is beating the drum on immigration reform after other distractions. you wrote until republicans move it is not going anywhere. how significant is it that we see a handful of house republicans, three, signing on to immigration reforms? >> it is significant but other republicans in the house want to see an immigration reform pass. the bill that the three republicans dine, and jeff depp am is one. they sign

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes ago. >> companies... >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. pas [ speaking spanish ] >> we're back, and we're breaking down how a mexican drug cartel has infiltrated the avocado industry, and that was an impassioned plea from a local activist. and what's our responsibility if all of this? >> i think it's important to first recognize that the origin of criminal organizations and sort of what they do, they're primarily business organizations that try to serve a demand. and most of these organizations, the most powerful ones in mexico have become so powerful because the amazing demand for illegal drugs that exist in the u.s., and just the amazing resourc

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes companies... >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. >> start with one issue education... gun control... the gap between rich and poor... job creation... climate change... tax policy... the economy... iran... healthcare... ad guests on all sides of the debate. >> this is a right we should all have... >> it's just the way it is... >> there's something seriously wrong... >> there's been acrimony... >> the conservative ideal... >> it's an urgent need... and a host willing to ask the tough questions >> how do you explain it to yourself? and you'll get... the inside story ray suarez hosts inside story weekdays at 5 eastern only on al jazeera america (vo) al

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >> a senator under investigation and only al jazeera america is there. uncovering the corruption opening the files... >> are you going to resign if your're indicted? >> breaking the story real reporting, this is what we do... al jazeera america >>> washington's budget battles are heating up. at take renewal of a $5 billion farm bill that expired on october 1st. temporary expansion to the food program passed. it would reduce the food stamp program by $4 billion. sounds like a lot of funny. not to the republicans, they passed a version cutting out there 40 billion over the next 10 years, it's up to both sides to reconcile the two bills. food stamps are the point of contention. we have a report on how food stamps came to be and the importance to a wider e

fault lines asked general alexander to name a case where these programs played a key role. >> there are several cases that we put out: the basaaly moalin, with the respect to 215 is probably the best case. fbi gave that an open hearing, that's a great one to use. just think, how do you connect the dots between the foreign intelligence agencies, and the domestic? i think these are the best tools; we need tools to stop it. >> the case in san diego was about $8,500 that went to somalia? >> yeah, and i don't have the specifics, but it's open record so you can pull that up pretty easy. >> this is one of the major cases they use to justify these programs and he just told us that he didn't know the specifics of it. >> there has, to my knowledge with classified clearance, never ever been a terrorist attack in the united states that's been foiled by use of any of this information. not even once, and they've been collecting this information since right after 9/11. so, there's just no basis for it. it just isn't any use. one thing that you hear from them is that they are looking for a needle in a

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes. >> companies... >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. >>> on november 21st, 1963, john f. kennedy and his wife jackie flew to texas. it was part of a campaign swing of sorts. san antonio was their first stop then fort worth, but the next day is the day that changed history, randall pinkston reports. >> we are still the keystone. >> reporter: at this breakfast, president john f. kennedy spoke of the future for his country. >> we'll continue to do as we have done in the past, our duty. >> bule frazier drove lee harvey oswald to work. he placed a long package in the back seat. curtain rods he said. at 11:35 am air force one landed in dallas. >> the usu

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. determining using some sort of subjective interpretation of their policy as to whether or not your particular report was actually abusive, because if it doesn't contain language that specifically threatens you directly or is targeted towards you specifically, they may not consider it abuse. they may consider it offensive. and in that case they just recommend that you block that person. >> i don't want to minimise this, because i mean, there's some really horrible things that are on line, and it's not - it's not just twitter, what has happened through social media and the anonymity of the net is that you see websites, hate-filled websites targetting all sorts of groups, popping up. there has been a huge number of those that exist as well. >> as long as

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >>ny time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >>> welcome back to "talk to al jazeera." we are talking to george takei, and i want to get into "star trek" a bit. jean rotenbury, the producer - i believe you said he wanted a multicultural cast. how did it happen, and how did you get there? >> gene wanted to use "star trek" as a metaphor about so many things about our times then and today. she said the starship "enterprise" was a metaphor for starship earth, and it was about coming together, working as a team. we were all contributing our unique vantage point or history or talent to the workings of that team to meet the common college that we have. so he - it was very intentional to cast the way he did. the captain was a north american, played by a canadian. the european representation was by scotty,

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >>ny time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. determining using some sort of subjective interpretation of their policy as to whether or not your particular report was actually abusive, because if it doesn't contain language that specifically threatens you directly or is targeted towards you specifically, they may not consider it abuse. they may consider it offensive. and in that case they just recommend that you block that person. >> i don't want to minimise this, because i mean, there's some really horrible things that are on line, and it's not - it's not just twitter, what has happened through social media and the anonymity of the net is that you see websites, hate-filled websites targetting all sorts of groups, popping up. there has been a huge number of those that exist as well. >> audiences are

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes ago. >> companies... >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. on techknow, our scientists bring you a sneak-peak of the future, and take you behind the scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. >> and now a thought from the more compact among us. is small beautiful? absolutely. but is less really more and who wants to live with less? we sent a big guy, adam may, to see how he might fit into a new american dream, tiny houses. >> tell me about this house here this community what do you call this place? >> this community is called, it's a showcase of tiny homes, we call it boneyard studio. >> each one is very different aren't they? >

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >>ny time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. >> audiences are intelligent >>> welcome back, we are talking to george takei. have? >> it's over 4.7 million. >> how many twitter followers do you have? >> over 800,000. >> at the tender age of 76 you have become the king of social media. how did that happen? >> it's taken a long time, 76 years. >> but, i mean, clearly - when media? >> about three years ago. again we were talking about combining the various interests. we developed a musical "allegiance" about a subject too many don't know too much about still. and we have invested a lot of funny and talent and energy and time, and we needed to build an audience for it. the best way to get the word out, so to speak, and to educate people was, i thought, social media. i began. but the - my base was sci-fi

(vo) fault lines investigates what it's like to live under the watchful eye of the nsa. >> they knowverything that you do, everything that you think, everything that you fear. they know how to manipulate and control you. the state has all the power. >> we have done more to destroy our way of life than the terrorists could ever have done. ♪ >>> beginning today more than 47 million americans will have less food on their tables because of federal budget cuts to the food stamp program. to make matters worse it could be just the beginning. >> you put the bags in the basket for me. >> monshell and her 4 year old son michael have to watch their spending, even though she has a job in local government, she still needs help from the federal food stamp program. >> between rent, light bills, water bills, everything -- nursery bills, i just couldn't afford to have food in the house. >> reporter: she receives $364 a month in food stamps and is grateful for that, but like 47 million other americans she is about to face life with less money to put bread on the table. this food bank serves meals to 2

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> by 1960, 30,000 people will live in bloomfield heights colorado. >> welcome back, for past generations, a big house with a white picket fence was the american dream. but is that changing? if living smaller is the way forward, how can we learn to live in sustainable communities? >> that's a good question. i thought that the show was only half han hour long. the question assumes that small housing builds sustainable communities. and i don't think that it really does, but i think that to build communities, people need to have a sense of place and stability in their lives. and they need to be aware of their history and personal history. >> so connection. >> for example, i've always lived in affordable housing and i've never had a lot of money, and i believe in simple values but i have a lot of family heirlooms from my family. and it meant a lot to me to understand where i came from and how i developed and where i'm going. and sometimes i think that simple living, and small living rules that out. it's like almost for people without his

. >> we find the fault lines that run through communities. >> the shooting happened about 30 minutes ago. >> companies... >> the remains of the fire are still everywhere here. >> the powers that be at home and around the world... >> not only do they not get compensation but you don't even have to explain why? >> well thats exactly what i said. >> we question authority. >> so you said we could get access... >> that's enough! >> ... and those affected. >> investigative journalism at it's toughest. >> and now a techknow minute... consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? welcome back to inside story. where fighting over the judicial nominees and the so called nuclear option. still with us

. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, this is as about as adversarial as it gets. you live news at the top of every hour. >> here are the headlines at this hour. >> only on al jazeera america. he >> and timely from us flit, a night cap perhaps? your favorite cocktail with a side of liquid nitrogen or skinless olives floating in a dish? these concoctions are being cooked up, the techknow team takes on sampling. >> julia chield child, here she is in her are pbs show, french chef. >> if you want the onions and the beef to all blend themselves with the stew. >> that was then. but this is now. ♪ ♪ [ approximate music rock nus music ] >> dave arnold is a chef. ken kirshen kirshenbaum is a chemistry professor at nyu and together they make things happen. >> how is the class action between a chemist and a chef, how does that happen? >> the m