joey chen is on assignment, i'm adam may. tonight we start with an investigation, today is the great american smoke out. the american cancer society's annual event urging smokers to quit. despite the well documented risks everything from cans tore hart disease, one in five americans still smokes. hundreds of thousands of americans have turned to a pill. called chantax. some successfully quit, but others have died. we obtained these documents, that reveal hundreds of chan tax users have committed suicide. in huntsville alabama, james pleads guilty to a burglary, a felony, and received a one year sentence in the state penitentiary. prosecutors say after being fired from his job, the truck driver broke into this warehouse at night, armed with a rifle, and then fled police. >> it's adam may how are you. in an interview from jail, he tells us he was delusional, suffering from the side effects of chan tax. a drug designed to help people quit smoking. i just snapped. got up on a forecast lift with a weapon, in just a daze. and to th

and that's it for us here on america tonight, joey chen will be back here hosting tomorrow night, remember, if you would like to comment on any of the stories you have seen here tonight, just log on to our website aljazeera.com,/america tonight. you can also join the conversation on twitter or our facebook page. on behalf of all of us here at america tonight, thank you so much for watch having a good night, everyone, and joey chen will be back again tomorrow night. . >>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm in new york. here is look at the top stories. >>> afghan president hamid karzai will not agree to a security deal with the united states before next year's elections. the pact calls for extending the presence of some u.s. troops. 15,000 foreign troops could remain in the country through 2014. >> in latvia 12 are dead after a supermarket collapse. the store is in the northern part of the country. the roof caved in around 6 local time. dozens are trapped. sniffer dogs are searching for survivors. no word on what caused the collapse. o

. >> joey chen reporting from the philippines. our coverage of the storm continues sunday night in a special report "typhoon haiyan - the philippines in crisis" joey chen will stay in cebu, broadcasting 9:00 pm eastern. still ahead - a broken system. after years of dedicated service, sev eerily wounded veterans of stripped of honour and support. veteransism. >> we have been at war for so long. so many are funnelled into that avenue that it's clogged. commanders are stuck in a position where if they try to get them out medically, they are stuck with them maybe for a long >> al jazeera america brings you live coverage: typhoon haiyan. >> relief efforts are well underway here in cebu. >> we have a problem with no homes to go back to. >> clean water, food, medicine, all vitally required. >> the australian medical team arrived. >> this is a government warehouse that is preparing relief for the families most effected. >> al jazeera america is there with continuing live coverage. >> the water rose to half-way up to the second story. >> t

. >> joey chen reporting from the philippines. our coverage of the storm continues sunday night in a special report "typhoon haiyan - the philippines in crisis" joey chen will stay in cebu, broadcasting 9:00 pm eastern. still ahead - a broken system. after years of dedicated service, sev eerily wounded veterans of stripped of honour and support. military policy driving away veteransism. >> we have been at war for so long. so many are funnelled into that avenue that it's clogged. commanders are stuck in a position where if they try to get them out medically, they are stuck with them maybe for a long time. . >>> this week we celebrated and honoured our veterans and all the sacrifices they made. in an "american tonight" report we look at unpleasant side of policy decisions ones that left some veterans abandoned even after years of extraordinary service. >> this is iraq. you can see the big teeth, a big smile here. this is before the accident in iraq. >> gerald jenson joined the army at 34. older than the average recruit. he was calle

. >> joey chen reporting from the philippines. our coverage of the storm continues sunday night in a special report "typhoon haiyan - the philippines in crisis" joey chen will stay in cebu, broadcasting 9:00 pm eastern. still ahead - a broken system. after years of dedicated service, sev eerily wounded veterans of stripped of honour and support. veteransism. >> we have been at war for so long. so many are funnelled into that avenue that it's clogged. commanders are stuck in a position where if they try to get them out medically, they are stuck with them maybe for a long 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? >> every morning from

joey chen interviews the president of the philippines, right here on america tonight. >> next, missionrs. >> what the spacecraft will reveal about the red planet. and a fight and a banquet leads to one college being held back from the playoffs. may call is here to explain. arrived. >> this is a government warehouse that is preparing relief for the families most effected. >> al jazeera america is there with continuing live coverage. >> the water rose to half-way up to the second story. >> to find out how you can help, go to aljazeera.com. explorer is on the way to mars. >> 3, 2, 1. >> the space craft known as mavin blasted off on a rocket this afternoon. the mission is now to determine how mars went from a wet living planet like earth, to a dry barron red planet. our science and technology contributor joins us from san francisco tonight. great to see you, how exactly will it do this. >> well, john, mavin will make a ten month journey, and the best way to understand the mission is to think -- imagine that earth is dead. you and your family and all of our loved ones have been dead for mil

now, and adam may is in for joey chen, to tell us what is going on on america tonight. >> hi there, johna pervasive operation, interrupted officials in toronto, investigate one of the largest child pornography busts ever seen, we will have an inside look at that investigation, also, another installment in our on going series crime and punishment. called project rose. it acts like a get out of free jail card for prostitutions. but the collaboration is drawing criticism, is it offering a second chance or leading to more arrests. advocates say it is a ticket out for those that want us. >> we have people here that belief it is the best chance for them. but it is difficult when behavior is illegal to decipher who is doing it because they want to, and who is because they have to. >> so it is gray, it is not black and white. >> except that it is illegal. >> first store and more coming up right here on america tonight. john. >> all right, thank you very much. we will look for it. >> and the boeing company says in 20 years the worlds airline will lead nearly half a million pilots just to keep up