>> compass with sheila macvicar only on al jazeera america >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story". in many ways, the long u.s. embargo has made the 90 miles between florida and havana seem further. most people couldn't get on a jet and head to cuba because of a travel ban, but two exceptions were academics and artists. daphne reed is an activist travelling for years, and silvia, a professor of sociology and american culture at the university of mish gan. thank you for being with us. daphne reed, you were a privileged american that could go down and visit the island. why was it interesting for you to go. why did you want to go. what did you expect to find, and what did you find? >> i was really excited about going because of the afro cuban culture. i was interested in exploring that. their architecture

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only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> being a musician, there's no demand... >> world renowned artist lang lang >> the moment you're on stage, it's timeless >> american schools falling flat... >> there are no music class in public schools... >> and his plan to bring music back... >> music makes people happier... >> every tuesday night. >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping. inspiring. entertaining. talk to al jazeera. only on al jazeera america. >>> the veterans administration. the v.a. holds itself out as buying proud of those it serves. in recent months, mismanagement, poor treatment led to the ouster of its chief and scrutiny of the v.a. now the death of a young patient at a v.a. hospital exposed other flaws. christopher putzel found it is a tragedy bound to raise questions on how to fix the v.a. >> i never thought he would dive >>> marve and linda lost their son last august. the 35-year-old former marine didn't die

>> the tax payer directly pays the human trafficker >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >>> craig watts, you remember, is the north carolinan chicken farmer that filed a whistleblower lawsuit against perdue saying the giant retaliated against him after he went public about conditions on his farm. many are activists who go undercover to work on farms and shoot videos like the one i'm about to show you. fair warning is due. these videos are not easy to watch. this undercover video was shot last year on a dairy farm in new mexico, showing farmhands whipping and beating cows with wire cables and barbed wire. it led to an investigation, and the dairy farm shut down. this year a new mexico law-maker introduced a bill forcing acts -- activist groups to hand videos over to authorities within 24 hours of filming. the bill languished in part because the new mexico's attorney's offi

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america.rd earned". >>> finely, back to where we started. the issue of race in america, and the question of what's in a name. plenty. oftentimes the name can provide clues about where you are. what class you were born into, what racial group you belong to. the difference between david and dante. a company called brave new films in california, putting out a film explaining why someone called dante has more difficulty getting a job and dealing with police. it's called racism is real, and is closing in on a million views online. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. start your day with a view of the world. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief, a fast paced look at the stories shaping your day. >> sending a strong message to the rest of the world. >> stories with impact. news with importance. >> people gotta have water. >> get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations, and the latest from the worlds of science tech, health and culture. no matter where y

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america.rd earned". >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >>> a top you will n. official says airstrikes in yell men are breaking international humanitarian law. >>> hello, world news. also ahead gunfire and police officers are killed, by groups set to be planning attacks. >>> columbia suspends the use of a herb what side, linked to cancer. >>> and the traditional

only on al jazeera america. >>>now we are join baltimore looking forward. on the streets we saw the fury explode in a night of anger. in the aftermath other residents took to the streets. "america tonight" found peter leading the way to baltimore's future, one sweep at a time. >> baltimore is my home. i love baltimore. i love it. it taught be a lot. it's teaching me to be strong. we are always overcoming the toughest struggles, adversity. we are the first on every statistic that is bad. the unfortunately being in posterity people don't have hope. >> i'm a youthful man. i want to show them a better way of going about things, a better way of protesting. a lot of police there, let's clean up the community, let everyone see that, instead of us turning it down. everything counts, even the little things, a little piece of paper can turn into a lot of trash. we have to start at the smaller places and we can make a bigger change. i don't want to get angry, i came out to clean and restore my community. someone has to do it. i'm young, i'm here trying to do it. the ki

only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america i'm ray suarez. this time on the programme we are taking a closer look at a stunning development. more than half of the public schoolchildren in america live in poverty. under or close to the federal definition for being poor. a percentage of low income students in public schools has been rising over time. take a look at the figures. in 1989, 32% of public school students were low income. a little more than 10 years later it's up to 38%, and climbs to 42% in 2006, to 48% in 2011, and stood at 51% by 2013. joining us now to company our look at poverty in american schools, kept maguire, president and c.e.o. of the southern education foundation, and ingrid, a principal of patrick henry elementary school in alexandria virginia. mr maguire, let me start with you. the numbers are a little shocking, only because they so overstate the number of americans living in poverty, and the number of children living in poverty, why is the number of public schoolchildren so much higher than the other figures? >> ray i t

only on al jazeera america. >> khanki [han-kee] refugee camp northern iraq. a family is burying a young woman they say was killed while escaping the group calling itself the islamic state. her father told us what happened. >> they are part of the yazidi religion one of the groups targeted by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil. no one knows exactly how many yazidis were killed because isil-held territory is off limits to journalists and human rights workers. but tens of thousands had to flee their homes after isil fighters captured their towns and villages in june. isil now controls as much as one-third of iraq's territory, including the second-largest city mosul. though its power and influence expanded in syria, it's here where isil was born. during the nearly nine-year long u.s. occupation. fault lines travelled 600 miles across iraq to look at the consequences of the fight against isil -- and how u.s. allies are also helping to divide iraq more than ever. >> when isil advanced this sum

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america.rd earned". >>> in our fast-forward segment - sparking fear when a train of crude derailed and created an explosion, it reignited a deadly derailment explosion that obliterated a town in canada. it was filled with crude as the north dakota explosion. sheila macvicar looks at the bolt of cargo travelling through north america. >> one of my captain's summed it up the best saying "this is like driving into hell", and it was. >> reporter: this firefighter joch. >> trees, benches, park benches burnt. everything. there was no noise except for the burning oil. >> the fire caused a mile-long train carrying north dakota crude derailed and exploded, killing 47 people, including five whose bodies were never found. the crude came from here. the oil fields of north dakota, ground zero. a lack of infrastructure spurred the rail roads to create pipeline on wheels, oil unit trains with over 100 tanksers, hauling up to 3 million gallons of crude at a time. with so much oil moving over the railways, the

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >>> finely from us, a thought about how we honour duty and sacrifice, this memorial day in the nation's capital. america will rally around the national memorial, two disabled vets, broken warriors, brothers in arms finally getting a long overdue salute. >> reporter: it is possible for a man to lose half of his wellbeing and become whole. >> reporter: what echos here is the words of survivors, in a city known for its memorials to the dead. i

presents only on al jazeera america [♪♪ ] >>> on the streets of baltimore, it's a crisis longthe making, and before the final chapter is written, there's worry about what will happen ahead. "america tonight"s sara hoy in the community. neighbours say the full story is not told from the root cause that is may have led to the unrest between how small and larger parts of the community is trying to save itself. >> you know the news reporters will not show the scene, like day. >> reporter: in the days after riots put the city of baltimore in a chokehold a calm returned to the streets. people of baltimore are left not only with a damaged city, but a negative image of youth that accurate. this man is a community activist who works mediators. >> there's a 7-day truce in the hoods of baltimore that count. the neighbourhoods have agreed that, you know, it's enough black on black crime, black on black crime, white on white crime, is enough in our neighbourhoods period. we are going to start in a 7 day, week, month or here. we'll start with seven days, and they haven't reported that. the

only on al jazeera america. 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. pov

only on al jazeera america. four years ago, a new country was born. after decades of civil war with the north of sudan, it was meant to be a dream come true. but today, south sudan has disintegrated into chaos. the new president and vice president have gone to war with each other. it's a war with an ethnic dimension, its caused 2 million people to leave their homes and tens of thousands have been killed as fighting continues across the country. we're heading to malakal, a town that's changed hands more than six times since fighting began in december 2013. despite millions in international aid - and government coffers once flush with oil money - almost no roads have been built in south sudan. most commercial airlines stopped flying when the war started - so we're traveling with soldiers on united nations flights. there's a lot of armed guards across this airport. it's a un base in malakal. there was an attack here a few months ago. several un workers were kidnapped. so now there's heavy security everywhere. even

on al jazeera america.this relationship between cigarette smoking and health is in the field of lung cancer. there is a very strong relationship, sounds like a causal relationship between heart disease and cigarette smoke. >> this bombshell report 50 years ago by u.s. surgeon general dr. lew they luther terry. >> in this area of general practitioners, surgeons, and so forth, the brand name was camel. >> up to that time, the cigarette was a staple of life. even this advertisement for camel. >> doctors smoke camels try them for yourself. >> that was then. this is now. >> now that i switched to blue i feel better than myself. >> dr. pamela ling, her recent study of e-cigarettes. >> i finally found a smarter alternative for cigarettes. >> putting smoking in the movies, having celebrity endorsements, and doctor endorsements, which you're seeing once again. >> as diseefn as stephen dorf told us: >> i've just found a smarter alternatives. blue e-cigs. >> it's vapor not smoke. >> i don't think that anyone really wa

only on al jazeera america. >> baltimore wasn't always a city in decline. it was once a shipping powerhouse, one of the largest seaports of the mid-atlantic states, and a major center of industrial manufacturing. >> in the late '60s, baltimore had industries like bethlehem steel, a huge ship-building industry, a very active port. >> neill franklin is a retired police major who spent 34 years in law enforcement. he's seen the decay first hand. >> late '60s, early '70s mainly, jobs started leaving baltimore. industries started leaving going overseas, wherever it ended up. it just wasn't here in baltimore anymore. but it was also around that time that richard nixon decided that he was going to start a war against public enemy number one: drugs. >> but it was president ronald reagan who turned that rhetorical war into a literal one. >> you have to show that you have a drug criminal problem. so how do you do that? through arrests. >> at a time when drug crime was actually on the decline, not on the rise. >> we went crazy arresting people for crack cocaine becaus

weeknights on al jazeera america. >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> welcome back to "inside story". college admission he mania this time on the program. you heard frank bruni talk about the terrible disappointment of high schoolers who didn't get accepted to their dream schools and in their zeal, bruni comes close to saying it doesn't matter or it doesn't matter as much as you think it does, where you go to college. academic prominence new york university centered on new york's greenwich village, and its footprint has extended around the world. welcome to "inside story", mr. president. >> wonderful to be with you ray. >> now, is that a good message for high schoolers across the country, don't worry quite so much, where you go is not who you'll be? >> i think as you stated in those words and i think as frank put puts it in his writings, it's a good message, it's important. 100,000 peo

weeknights on al jazeera america. >> >>> this is al jazeera america, i'm jonathan betz in new york. here are the top stories - the curfew has been lifted. the people of baltimore turn attention to recovery after a week of violence and protests. thousands trying to reach europe have been rescued from the mediterranean as the tide of desperation grose. >>> american marines in nepal. saudi arabia denies special forces are on the ground in yemen to battle tribesman. videos tell a different story. journalists around the world face threats and violence. it marks international press freedom day. baltimore is taking steps to return to normal after a tumultuous week. major stephanie rawlings-blake lifted a curfew in place. all citizens were to be off the streets between 10:00 pm and 5:00a.m. the curfew is no longer necessary. john terrett is live in baltimore >>> it is a beautiful sunday evening here. you can see how the people of baltimore are acting to the end of the curfew. there are bands performing outside city hall in baltimore. i can hardly hear myself thing. this is a large crowd of

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief. get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations. start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to us on camera. he now heads up another supplier called americo group. one of its clients...is walmart. >> if walmart were really so upset about what success apparel did, one assumes they would not be keen to continue to do business with a leading executive from success a

only on al jazeera america. > across america, there's a booming industry worth over $2 billion. >> everyildren, some as young as 5 are sent away to camps and programs. >> you feel that pain? >> [crying] oh! >> that's the pain your mother feels when you disrespect her son. >> children are taken to these programs for weeks months or even years.

no matter where you are in the country, start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> maybe there is a future where my children won't age or where they'll be able to live a lot longer... but there are still so many unanswered questions - ones that need to be raised before our society is outpaced by biotechnology. >> would it be okay in a world where rich people got to live longer than poor people? >> no. >> what's wrong with that? >> then it's no fair >> the truth of course is that it already happens... life expectancy is linked to income and this gap

>> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >> "compass" will challenge the way you look at the world. talking about big subjects. telling human stories. >> there's a tidal wave. >> we all have a problem. >> could you have seen that coming? >> welcome back to "inside story". college admission he mania this time on the program. you heard frank bruni talk about the terrible disappointment of high schoolers who didn't get accepted to their dream schools and in their zeal, bruni comes close to saying it doesn't matter or it doesn't matter as much as you think it does, where you go to college. academic prominence new york university centered on new york's greenwich village, and its footprint has extended around the world. welcome to "inside story", mr. president. >> wonderful to be with

al jazeera america's award-winning investigative series. monday, 10:00 eastern. on al jazeera america. ica mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> i lived that character. >> go one on one with america's movers and shakers. >> we will be able to see change. >> gripping... inspiring... entertaining. no topic off limits. >> 'cause i'm like, "dad, there are hookers in this house". >> exclusive conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> these are very vivid, human stories. >> if you have an agenda with people, you sometimes don't see the truth. >> "talk to al jazeera". only on al jazeera america. >>> we have chronicled the dramatic surge in heroin use in places you would never expect. suburban neighbourhoods and world communities too. snack is cheap and it is killing. the flow of the drug into the country is growing. oncompass with sheila macvicar we trail it from mexico into the united states. it's something he would not consider carefully, where the drug it coming from. >> it didn't use to come from mexico. that makes th

al jazeera america. >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> oilfield work is some of the most dangerous in the country. osha tries to mitigate some of that danger by regulating worker safety issues. but there are surprising aspects of the industry that remain unregulated. >> and what do you do? >> wireline. >> what so what does wireline mean? >> well wirelines, we lower explosives underground to predetermine depths >> wireliners lower explosives thousands of feet into the ground as the first step in the fracking process. >> all these companies are using explosives right. >> wireline, yes. >> is there any kind of general requirements for that? >> there's no doctrinal training if that's where you're getting at. >> yeah >> no. there's no doctrinal training. >> to deal with explosives? major explosives. >> no, you'll go, it's basically just prac app you know just going out to the field

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> the end of aging... >> eternal youth... >> ...eternal life or eternal youth? >> curing death... >> we're heading from have and have nots... to a world of haves, and super haves.. >> can you afford to live forever? >> what's wrong? >> if rich people who got to live longer than poor people. >> then it's no fair... >> fault lines. al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today they will be arrested. >> groundbreaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award winning investigative series new episode the death of aging only on al jazeera america >> across one of the great est in the world, nepal, after two weeks from the greatest earthquake, 7600 people, and the number keeps rising, as help is reaching the country. >> i think one of the most striking things about a disaster of this size, has been the resilience of the people, their extraordinary bravery. because they've tried against all the odds to keep going. so many of them in mourning. so many of them

only on al jazeera america. on the day south sudan celebrated its independence, eric reeves watched from his home in massachusetts. >> i'd received my personal invitation from salva kiir, my oncologist would not let me go uh and people made a point of calling me, knowing that i would have been there if i could knowing that in someway this moment belonged to me. it belonged to the people of south sudan above all, but i did feel that i had a presence there. >> why? >> i knew that there would never be peace without this day, without this joy. i felt like something i'd fought long and hard for had come to fruition. >> the role of these five or six or seven people, sort of this group that you call the council. >> the midwives of south sudan >> you know it's very difficult to pinpoint and say, "you know i spent 25 years because i believe". what does that mean? >>in july of 2013, some members of the council wrote an open letter to the government of south sudan. it was their first public criticism of the south sudanese

. >> an america tonight investigation only on al jazeera america >> now available, the new al jazeea america mobile news app. get our exclusive in depth, reporting when you want it. a global perspective wherever you are. the major headlines in context. mashable says... you'll never miss the latest news >> they will continue looking for survivors... >> the potential for energy production is huge... >> no noise, no clutter, just real reporting. the new al jazeera america mobile app available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >> now that greece is so desperate for cash, the government is start ed cracking down on -- started cracking down on lower income greeks like teachers. i met a physics teacher in athens, he's got 30 years under his belt with a wife and two kids. he says tha

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >>> the century's long history of christian churches are a product of the appeal of the christian faith, and a product of empire, and the reactions to it. america was fertile ground for the national established religions of the french, spanish and british empire, and later in the history gave an arm's open welcome. bapt tists, uni tarians and others. when immigration shifted from europe to people everywhere, this country's lack of an established church helped us to make room for jews, muslims, buddhists. the rise of the unreligious is not a departure from history, but a part of it. we may just be a lot freer today than 40 years ago, to say so out loud, without fear of socialisition, to be seen still as a good neighbour, co-worker and friend. thank you for in my opinioning us for "inside story". i'm ray suarez. >>> on a special eldition of "america tonight", honouring the broken soldiers. >> i want people to know that the war doesn't end when the guns are silenced. i wan

only on al jazeera america. >> the new al jazeera america primetime. get the real news you've been looking for. at 7:00, a thorough wrap-up of the day's events. then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story". it was more than a decade after the european union was formed before the u.k. decided to join. in almost half a century since the application to join, there has been skepticism about integrating into europe, versus standing outside it. the argument inside britain will continue now that david cameron will lead a new government. he promised a referendum on imember job. john brown is a member of the independence party or ukip. welcome to inside story. >> thank you. >> is this a time of reckoning for your country - yes, there has been a decisive victory for the conservatives. it seems like a lot of questions remain to be answered. >> yes, it is a time of reckoning. i think the sweeper for the conservatives -

>> the tax payer directly pays the human trafficker >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... emmy award winning investigative series... fault lines america's war workers only on al jazeera america >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause we are so close to the isil position >> who is in charge, and are they going to be held to accout? >> but know we're following the research team into the fire >> they're learning how to practice democracy... >> ...just seen tear gas being thrown... >> ...glad sombody care about us man... >> several human workers were kidnapped... >> this is what's left of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >> welcome back to techknow. i'm dr. shini somara with kosta grammatis and phil torres. now phil's got a really fascinating story, but it's also an adorable one. >> guys, i've never been jealous of a dog before until i met these dogs. they actually travel

jazeera. on "america tonight". the shocking story of the homeless on capitol hill, and in the halls of power. also tonight: convicted at an early age and locked up for life. >> i don't want this to be the

weeknights on al jazeera america. >> weeknights on al jazeera america. >> join me as we bring you an in-depth look at the most important issues of the day. breaking it down. getting you the facts. it's the only place you'll find... the inside story. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". weeknights, 11:30 eastern. on al jazeera america. >> you"re watching "talk to al jazeera". i'm ray suarez, speaking with charles bolden the administrator of nasa. >> throughout the years people have looked at the tremendous cost of doing space exploration and then looked at the problems on earth and said "boy, that would feed a lot of people". to those people who've heard the litany of basic science and breakthroughs that you've just mentioned, what would you close with to tell 'em "this is all worth it". >> it is all worth it. and they should be glad that their tax money is going to it because our mission or our vision is to, to, to pursue the unknown, to reach to, for new heights to pursue the unknown so that everything we do makes life better here on earth. i am incredibly proud that, you know, you c

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> my name is imran garda the show is called third rail, when you watch this show you're gonna find us being un-afraid. the topics will fascinate you, intrigue you... >> they take this seriously... >> let me quote you... >> there's a double standard... >>...could be a hypocrite >> you're also gonna get a show that's really fair bold... never predictable... >> the should be worried about heart disease, not terrorism... >> i wouldn't say that at all... >> you'll see a show that has an impact on the conventional wisdom that goes where nobody else goes... >> my name is imran garda i am the host of third rail and you can find it on al jazeera america >>> helping the muddle class reduce income inequalities is issues both parties are talking about as we continue the

a real look at the american dream hard earned only on al jazeera america >> part of our month long lookrking in america. "hard earned". >>> miami beach florida. >> the whole planet comes here to have fun. >> this is an unbelievable place to live. it's the hottest city in the world. >> reporter: walking down the strip of miami beach, it's easy to see why it's a tourist mecca. it is vulnerable to rising sea level. most of it was built not more than four feet above the tide lines. how they are dealing with it in miami may become a blueprint for the rest of the country. >> we have pictures two blocks from here of people on kayaks when it's high tide and floods. >> reporter: valerie lives a block from the bay and paid the price of sea rise when her condo's parking area turned into a swimming pool. >> by the time you realised what was going on, neighbors came down, everyone helping each other. most of us lost our cars. >> you see water in the streets during sunny days without rain. >> reporter: sandwiched between the atlantic ocean and biscayne bay high tide in miami beach has been inching up

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only on al jazeera america. >> after the tazreen fire, walmart announced that it had dropped success apparel as a supplier. we tried to speak to success' representative in bangladesh but we found the company had closed down its office here. we also tried to interview the company's ceo, gila goodman, in new york but she refused to speak with us. kevin taxin was success' president at the time of the fire. he also refused to speak to us on camera. he now heads up another supplier called americo group. one of its clients...is walmart. >> if walmart were really so upset about what success apparel did, one assumes they would not be keen to continue to do business with a leading executive from success apparel. >> on the phone, kevin told us that neither success nor its agent in bangladesh, true colors, knew about the subcontract to tazreen. but we managed to track down true colors' last remaining employee in dhaka. >> if there's any subcontracting, would you be aware of that? >> yeah. >> and then what do you do with th

. >> that's this edition of al jazeera america. >> fault lines is up next. wal-mart!" "who's number one?! the customer always!" when we operate for less and we buy for less, we can pass those savings on to our customers through everyday low prices. welcome huuuuugh jackman! >> total revenue i believe every year: 400 billion dollars. having low prices drives traffic to our stores, and increases sales >> please welcome john legend! john legend: thank you! which then allows us to lower expenses, and lower prices again please welcome tom cruise! >> around the globe wal-mart is taking the lead in making a difference. >> it's a continuous loop. "the american dream has become a global concept. i think it's our country's best export >> usa! usa! usa! 2012 was a good year for walmart. but it was a bad year for bangladesh. >> it experienced the deadliest factory fire in its history. walmart shorts were among the clothes found in the charred remains. but the company escaped accountability and for many western retailers whose clothes are made in bangladesh, it's business as usual.

only on al jazeera america. >> monday. >> do you make anything that ends up in walmart? >> yes. >> child labor. >> how old are you? >> 12 years old? >> sweatshop conditions. >> says "old navy". >> who's making america's clothes? >> if walmart doesn't know, it's because they choose not to know. >> "faultlines". >> what do we want? >> al jazeera america's hard-hitting... >> today the will be arrested. >> ground-breaking... >> they're firing canisters of gas at us. >> emmy award-winning, investigative series. >> we have to get out of here. >> "faultlines: made in bangladesh". monday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> i'm ray suarez, this week on "talk to al jazeera" , nasa administrator charles bolden. >> you were born into a segregated society in south carolina. now, you are a retired major general. you've been to space. >> transitioned. >> a bunch of times. (laugh) >> my wife hates the term "retired."(laughter) i'm transitioned. >> well, you're no longer working as a major general. i know there is a pr

jazeera. on "america tonight". the shocking story of the homeless on capitol hill, and in the halls of power. also tonight: convicted at an early age and locked up for life. >> i don't want this to be the last thing i see, there's the whole beautiful world out there and in here, it's like a nightmare. >> the legal system offered a second chance but he's still behind bars. is his the face of juvenile injustice? thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin with a thought about bad early decisions and the hope of second chances. sentencing young offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole is banned everywhere in the world. except for two countries. somalia and the united states. the supreme court drew the line against mandatory sentences for juveniles a few years ago but it is up to each state to decide whether old sentences warrant a second look. "america tonight's" christof putzel on the case being watched now as a bellwether in this case of juvenile justice. >> in october 1990 three members of c

>> compass with sheila macvicar only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera's investigative unit has tonight's exclusive report. >> stories that have impact. that make a difference. that open your world. >> this is what we do. >> america tonight. tuesday through friday. 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> we don't have the mentality to pay taxes. >> our taxes are not being put to good use. >> this is not just now, it is a legacy. left from our parents. >>> in greece's current mess a lot has been made of the tax evasion, the government is so desperate for cash, it's cracking down on lower income professionals. most greek teachers give private tutoring lessons to supplement their salary. i met a science teacher, with 30 years teaching. he said teachers are paid such low ages they can't pay taxes and support families on the salaries they earn. explain to me how it works in teaching. when you teach in the school, your salary is recorded and you must pay tax on that. when you tute or outside of school, how does that work. >> translation: in most houses we get 10 euro for kid per hour per

only on al jazeera america >>> this is al jazeera america.and homes washed away in texas. >>> the death toll is expected to rise. new controversy over whether the iraqis have the will to fight. and firing u.s. vets as the nation remembers those who sacrificed for their country, a push to look for new jobs for those who served. ♪

al jazeera america. >> you're watching "talk to al jazeera". i'm tony harris, our guest this week is "sex pistols" lead singer and rock icon john lydon. >> so give us a lesson from your life. from-- from being rebellious and having folks call you all kinds of names in parliament whatever. to-- to take a strong stand against a big institution, whether it's the monarchy, whether it's the government in general, what comes back at you as a result from being that vocal? >> well, pr, >> what do you receive? >> precisely what you expect: trouble. but you must analyze all of the details before you get yourself involved. i don't think, for instance, rioting and throwing bricks through shop windows solves anything at all. what you've done there is you've-- you've doubled your victimization role. and you've allowed yourself to look ridiculous and chaotic. me, i look at what's really going on and i get involved. i get involved mentally. i read everything i can. i want to know the names of all the players involved. and tear it apart very deliberately, slowl

only on al jazeera america. > >>> this is al jazeera america, i think erica pitzi in new york.ies - a massive crowd gathers in baltimore for a victory rally, a day after charges are fired against six police officers for the death of freddie gray. >>> in earthquake nepal survivors are desperate for aid as supplies are stacking up at the country's airport >>> thousands rescued off the coast of libya. others are finding new routes into europe much

only on al jazeera america. >> part of our month long look at working in america. "hard earned". >> darden restaurants is the nation's largest employer of tipped workers. by federal law, employers of tipped workers benefit from a loophole in wage regulations. they can pay tipped workers a base wage that today is just thirty percent of the minimum wage. the rest is supposed to be made up by tips. >> so this is the thing that americans don't know when they eat out. the minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13 an hour. seventy percent of tipped workers in america work at very casual family style restaurants where they're earning very little money in tips and squeaking by. and so the median wage, even with tips is under $9 an hour. >> we want to hear darden's perspective on these wages. >> but they've refused all of our requests for an interview, so we're on our way to the company headquarters, located just outside the city of orlando, and it's there that all the company's decisions are made. >> i think the worst form of stolen wages is the fact that they are spending