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i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> burning bridges. new jersey's governor chris christie a potential presidential front runner for the g.o.p. his office at the center of a politically charged scandal. >> gates wide open - the white house firing back at the form are secretary's book as commander in chief. >> white out, the danger on the slopes striking without warning. tonight, the science of avalanches. >> the placebo effect - the impact on surgery and the new findings that might surprise you. >> good evening, the george washington bridge, the busiest is the unlikely backdrop to allegations of power in politics. a popular elected official is in the middle of all of it. chris christie, the straight talking governor, the scandal having many in washington taking notice, involves the closure of roads, which doesn't seem like a big deal, but could be turning into one. >> republican governor chris christie instituted lane clearance at the approach to the george washington bridge in order to punish a democratic mayor who r

as john seigenthaler reports, the u.s. ordered her to leave. >> from the start this case has caused outrage in india with protesters filling the streets. it started last month when u.s. authorities in new york arrested an indian diplomat, devyani khobragade, whilst dropping her young daughter at school. she said she has outraged at her treatment - handcuffed in public, strip searched and housed in a new york gaol. >> there was no indications that anything but appropriate measures were followed. we do know it is sensitive. >> u.s. assertions didn't quell the anger in india, anger that attracted more attention than the charges. federal authorities say devyani khobragade lied on a visa application for her housekeeper. she was indicted on two counts, visa fraud and making a false declaration and set off a tug of war between u.s. and ind ya.. >> there is one victim. that is devyani khobragade. a serving diplomat on mission in the united states. >> india responded by curtailing u.s. diplomats perks. they'll have to obey traffic

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. in nick nigeria, a crackdown on gay rights. dozens have been arrested. secretary of state john kerry condemned that law. >> john kerry's involved in a war of words. israel's defence minister apologises after ridiculing the secretary of state in his peace efforts, calling john kerry obsessive and messionic and the plan for peace was not worth the paper it was written on. the white house condemned the comments. >> a message from new jersey governor chris christie. in a state of the state address he said mistakes were smad and apologised for letting people down, but said the bridge-gate scandal did not define him or the state. >> mexico's drug cartels are brutal and better armed than the police. that makes what is happening south of the border surprising. a ruthless cartel is being challenged for control of the city not by the army or a gang, but vigilante groups armed and determined to win. the battles have been dead will and 12 from both sides have been killed. now the mexican governmen

john seigenthaler reports. >> this is what happened monday when a train filled with more than 3,000 gallons of oil derailed in north dakota - the impact - igniting a fireball raising hundreds of feet in the air. authorities had to urge residents of a nearby city to flee. the cause is under investigation. federal transportation officials set out a safety alert saying, "everyone, the general public, shippers and carriers should be aware that crude oil from the montana and backen would be more volatile. the amount of crude oil moved on the rails has risen by a factor of 40 in the last five years. the new concerns come after a series of derailments involving crude oil trains, including the disaster in quebec that killed 47 people. >> the quebec disaster and the north dakota disaster are wake up calls from the rail and oil industry. >> the oil business in the oil plains is booming producing 9,000 barrels from 10,000 wells. north dakota is the second-largest oil producing state in america. what makes the commodity combustible. >> it produces natural gas liquids, they are liquid under ground, but

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> state of emergency - breaking news - a chemical spill triggers warnings about the water supply for up to 300,000 in west virginia. we'll have the latest. >> plus... >> i come out here today to apologise to the people of new jersey >> damage control - chris christie is sorry for the bridge saga, but is it just beginning or friendly >> passage to india - diplomat accused of fraud here and hailed as a hero in india. we talk to her attorney. >> hollywood high-rise story in theatres - saying that it lies on a fault line. what a new report says about its safety. >> good evening. we have a lot to get to tonight. we begin with the breaking news of a chemical spill in west virgin. a state of emergency has been called around charleston. nine counties are affected. health officials are advising people not to drink, bathe or cook with the water. water stations have been set up. a chemical used in processing coal leaked along the river. daycare, universities, restaurants and schools are told to

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are our top stories.ubles for target keep getting larger. now the company says the data breach could have impacted 110 million shoppers. and what hackers stole is even more than originally reported. it includes names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, now state of emergency in west virginia after a toxic chemical spill in charleston. hundreds of thousands of people in nine counties cannot use their tap water right now. federal authorities investigating the circumstances of that leak. disappointing jobs data out today. there were only 74,000 new hires in december. economists had been expecting far more than that. the unemployment rate fell but that's likely because more people sto stopped looking for . college grads are having an especially tough time finding a job. al jazeera has the story of one young woman and her struggles. >> when whitney mcdonald graduated from college with honors she was optimistic about her job prospects. >> i was feeling good. my education was strong. i had gradu

i'm john seigenthaler in new york.reaking news out of west virginia on a new chemical identified from the toxic leak, raising new questions about the safety of the water. >> white out - the polar vortex returns, grounding flights, blanketing roads and bringing winter misery to millions >> battle lines - makeshift shields on one side, high-tech drones on the other. a closer look at the fighting in ukraine >> raised in california, and fighting the cartels in mexico. the astonishing story of an unlikely vigilante. [ ♪ music ] >> we begin with breaking news about the west virginia leak that had hundreds of thousands told not to drink the water. since the spill authorities have been testing for a chemical. tonight investigators reportedly learnt of a second previously undetected material that may have seeped from the chemical storage tanks into the water supply. let's start with jonathan martin who is in charleston. >> we are learning about all of this. this is coming to light in the last hour. we talked to the governor's o

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> line of fire - deadly clashes in ukraine between protesters and police. they approach a breaking point. we go there live. >> mean season - first the blizzard and bone-chilling temperatures as the second polar vortex blankets much of the country. >> robot army - is this the soldier of the future. a closer look at how the military is considering replacing soldiers with cyborgs. >> repairing the redeemer - the highwire work to fix the statue of jesus damaged by a bolt of lightning. >> the world is watching what is happening in ukraine, watching and wondering, if this it the moment that the squirmishes will turn into a larger battle. the protesters want to strengthen ties with the european union. there are religious, political and geographical divisions. now a tipping point. nadim baba. >> violence turned deadly. riot police fired towards protesters on wednesday. they were unable to hold their crowned as reinforcements arrived on the demonstrators side. >> translation: i carried a guy

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are the top stories.he white house says it will consider sanctions against ukraine after a crackdown on anti-government protesters. demonstrations spread from the capital to four other cities. the ukraine's president met with opposition leaders today. >> the death toll for a quebec nursing home fire has risen to five, 30 people are missing, many confined to wheelchairs , the building was not equipped with sprinkler systems. >> edward snowden had an intrt chat. he answered questions. attorney-general eric holder says the u.s. is willing to talk to edward snowden, but he must take responsibility for what he did. >> in alabama, charges of abuse at a state prison. women inmates in the tutwiler say they lived in fear for their safety at the hands of guards who forced them to engage in sex acts. that's the tip of the iceberg and the justice department is investigating what it calls a failure to protect the prisoners. the bammar department of corrections said in a statement: >> olivia osborne was incarcerated at

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. >> police say paper tossed into a campfire sparked a wind-driven wildfire near los angeles. thousands of people were forced from their homes and several schools were closed. so far the fire burnt more than 1700 acres and is 13% contained. more n.s.a. documents have been leaked. this time involving text messages. the n.s.a. has been collecting millions of messages. collecting and saving data, including locations contact and credit card details. >> a lethal

i'm john seigenthaler. see you back here tomorrow night and remember you can get the latest online at aljazeera.com. >> joining the conversation is joshua landi at the university of oklahoma. and nadir hashami, director of middle east studies at the university of denver. denver. joshua landis, let me start with you. whahas the united states made progress in stopping the fighting in syria. >> well, it hasn't made a lot of progress, . the worry on the talk, assad is quite powerful on the ground. he has made a lot of advances. this leads to the concern that you would get rebel to the north and regime syria to the south. they don't want that. they want to overturn assad. their real beef is to hold the american's feet to the fire and make them deliver on this promise that they made at geneva one that assad would step down. they don't have the power to do that themselves >> a lot of types, technology is available, and you would have to inform back and do software changes. but to determine, this is the issue in te

john seigenthaler has the night off. south sudan's orphans, the story you have to hear from the american couple vowing to rescue children caught in the crossfire. >> seeking shelter from the cold. the toll on the young and homeless. >> breaking silence before the n.s.a. leaks, there was the ipp famous fbi burglary. after 43 years they are talking. >> plus, fish out of water. taking on the army corp of engineers $18 billion plan to stop the menace of the mississippi. >> for the nearly 200 million americans caught in the grip of a bitter cold spell there is welcome news. the worst apparently will soon be over. we'll get to the forecast in a moment. it's important to remember many people that cannot escape from the elements. i'm talking about the homeless population. they are the most vulnerable, especially in this extreme weather. last night we met one young man who was homeless in minnesota. he is 21, he spent sunday night in a park. it was three degrees. yesterday he found shelter and that is where he is, along with heat

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> its history is bloody. >> we used to have two or three stabbings a day, sometimes even more. >> inmates battle guards on a daily basis. >> i couldn't count how many times i've had to shoot out the tower. >> then a new regime wrenched back control of the prison. >> it's more stable. there's less violence. >> but there are also fewer programs, less time out of the cells, and less hope. >> we've got guys coming in at 17, 18 years old with 80 or 90 years hanging themselves because they can't take it. >> inmates that assault staff, inmates that assault other inmates are going to come to stateville and they're going to lock up. >> don't holler at me. >> in stateville, it's like you're dead. but you're living. you know, like a walking dead man. that's how it is in here. you're living but you're dead. >> as he left office, governor george ryan made a dramatic decision. rocking the justice system in illinois. ryan granted clemency to all death row inmates, saying the system was broken. ryan commuted 167 death sentences, reducing nearly all to life without parole. until 1998

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> proof of life. that is what the military is saying after a new video surfaces showing the only american prisoner of war currently held. >> benghazi to baghdad - the new report on the attack and the latest wave of violence in iraq. tonight secretary of state john kerry talks to me about america's foreign policy and the president. >> sooner, rather than later, the united states will pay a heavy price for our noninvolvement. >> missile launch scandal - dozens in charge of nuclear war heads are under scrutiny. >> west virginia violations - the government report after the chemical leak raises questions about the company behind the accident and the facility holding the toxic material. >> plus flight formation - why do birds travel in v patterns. tonight the surprising answer. >> we begin with what can only be described as hope, hope that an american soldier held against his will since 2009 is alive. he is army sergeant bo bergdahl, who vanished from his base in afghanistan more than four years ago. he's b

i'm john seigenthaler. human rights violations. new charges out of ukraine as the embattled president goes on sick leave. picture surface of a missing activist found badly beaten. >> apologise pile up after the form in atlanta. people want answers. >> stop and frisk, a national debate over crime fighting takes a new turn. >> public enemy number one. they are beautiful, but one state is declaring an all-out law. the surprising battle over swans. >> we begin with ukraine, a crisis we have been covering for weeks as it intense fizz. two major developments. a disturbing report by human rights watch, and a leading activist feared dead found alive with a shocking story. jennifer glasse has more on the report and the allegations. she joins us from the capital of kiev kiev. >> the report says that when the clashes erupted on the 19th and went on for a few days deliberately targeted journalists and medical workers marked in groups away from the clashes. human rights watch documents, 13 journalists injured, but the ukrainian groups say there

it's on a scale never seen before. >> you can see john seigenthaler's entire discussion with jill abe ram son at the top of the hour. >> well, still ahead on al jazeera america although the super bowl is taking place in new jersey, a lot of people have a new york state of mind. >> the super bowl is a week away between the seahawks and broncos, but there's confusion over where they play. allen schauffler explains. >> the official logo says nynj. new york, new jersey. ask people where the game is played they'll tell you date day. >> new york. >> new york. >> the big apple. >> new york. >> unfortunately it's being played in new jersey. unfortunately. >> well, that's the problem. isn't it? there is the city over there. gotham, the big apple and the city that never sleeps, it's a hell of a town. the game will be played here, a state line and a couple of rivers away in east rutherford new jersey. so new jersey-ites within sight of but far from the center of the super bowl universe across the hudson can be forgiven if they are a little miffed. >> everything will be directed at new york, but

. >> good evening, i'm john seigenthaler in new york. know and shutting down federal offices and even the government. going nowhere, the storm's ripple effect nationwide. travel nightmares, several states of emergency. in switzerland, hoping they can reach a deal. plus. >> they sent limb, they left him. and it was a moral wrong and they need to fix that. >> a family's emotional plea for freedom for an american who disappeared in iran nearly everyone seven years ago, and why relatives are feeling more hopeful now. >> tonight a powerful winter storm 1,000 miles wide is making life miserable for three states. new york state, new jersey and delaware, all expecting a footer more of snow. and thousands of flights delayed or canceled and schools closed from kentucky to pennsylvania, and many roads too dangerous to travel. kevin is out in the thick of it in midtownman man tonight. kevin? >> reporter: we're talking about miserable conditions in new york, and the temperatures have dropped and the snow is coming down heavy at a 45-degree angle. and

i'm john seigenthaler thanks for watching. >>> paper trail. play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in san francisco. let me start tonight with this. anything you say can be used against you. we've all heard that. it's our american right not to testify against our self. what about your e-mails? what about the voicemail messages you left for a co-worker? what about stray off the cuff line you texted about what has been happening at the office or a pal asked what was really up with this geor

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. crippling cold. the brutal below zero temperature blanketing the country putting lives in danger and grounding thousands of flights. >> fighting for fallujah. a resurging al qaeda, and the control of the key iraqi city. the u.s. response - and what it says about the mission. >> on hold - utah's same-sex marriage. u.s. supreme court steps in and we talk to a couple at the center of the battle >> lost and found, the photographer that took this photograph shares with

john mccain talking to john seigenthaler about the country's new constitution. >> this constitution will be approved overwhelmingly, places the military in a position where they decide their own budget, they decide who the minister of defense will be, they're basically an autonomous organization in egypt. and that's not a real democracy as you know. second of all, there is still significant support in egypt for the muslim brotherhood. and whether that's wrong, i'll leave it to others to decide. you're going to have an insurgency here unless there's a reconciliation between the government and those in leadership. many of the leaders of the square are now in jail. many of the liberals who wanted a more liberal society have now been in prison. thousands have been in prison. and that's not the way the path forward to democracy, and in this day and age, you can't do that and get away with it. they're facing another algeria in they're not careful. >> these are the new numbers coming out today. officials say that 400 people were arrested during those two days of voting. >>> meanwhile, day 19 fo

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. snow bound - thousands of flights cancelled or delayed across the country as the first storm of 2014 brings blizzard conditions. plus the impact on america's most vulnerable. >> colorado's stores selling pot lace, and bath sorts. you'll be surprised at the price >> a stunning accusation from an n.f.l. player who says he was fired for supporting same-sex marriage. >> and toronto - the mayor that has big news that may keep his name in the punchlines for years to come. >> we begin with a winter storm of 2014. this is a live picture of midtown manhattan, the wind and snow picking up. it's bad, worse in boston. this is a live picture from there. parts of new england have two feet of snow on the ground as 1 million americans are in the path of this extreme weather. >> john terrett has been following the situation and brings more. >> a good evening to you. this is the end of the boston marathon. you know where we are. we are in the square in the downtown, as you can see, the snow is coming d

every day, >> my colleague, there he is, john seigenthaler takes things over at the top of the hour anchoring the state of the union. he joins us from the museum in washington, d.c. john, over to you. >> hi there, tony, as you know this is a team he effort, and the focus is on washington, d.c. and house chamber. the state of the union is a little over two hours from now. we'll be sampling reaction from around the country and around the world. there are a number of issues that the president will be talking about tonight. coming up we'll discuss income inequality. ali velshi will take a deeper dive into that. we'll have a conversation with treasure secretary larry summers, and we'll talk to people who have helped previous presidents get ready for their state of the union addresses. all that coming up at 7:00 eastern time, and we'll be here after the speech as well until midnight eastern. tony, we'll see you a little later. >> thank you. it's been four years since the obama administration announced plans to shift foreign policy focus from the middle east to asia. we asked melissa chan if that pi

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. frozen and frustrated. the ice storm paralyzing atlanta and a city running out of patience. >> a state of emergency in california as officials believe the supply in many communities will run out in weeks. >> it is time to do away with workplace policies that belong in a "mad men" episode. >> equal pay - the president's promise for women and the reality of the class ceiling [ ♪ music ] >> priceless theft - a stun gun, a concert master and the mystery of who stole a 300-year-old stradavarius. [ ♪ music ] >> atlanta will recover from the ice storm and life will get back to normal. for now the city is reeling from mother nature and mistakes from those in power. thousands stranded on highway, children spending the night in schools and buses. good samaritans rescuing those in need. we know it happened, but why - what went wrong? we begin with robert ray in atlanta. >> atlanta, paralyzed by a few inches of snow that turned quickly into dangerous ice. >> the ice on the road - people are tryin

i'm john seigenthaler >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> get on the ground! put your hands behind your back! >> prison is not a nice place. >> he was a big-time football player at lsu. in his life i guess it went in a different direction and ended up here. >> i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. >> you act like you so high on a pedestal. you so much better than everybody. >> one count of rape, three kidnappings. >> aggravated sex offense. >> 21 years for manslaughter. >> robby is not trained to kill. he is trained to help apprehend. >> i'm comfortable out on my lines. i got my horse, my guns. >> because you never know what could happen. >> the judge says in her final summation, "you are nothing, mr. baker, but a pebble in the pond. you're nothing but poor white trash." >> in rural louisiana, halfway between new orleans and baton rouge, is the second largest prison in the state, the elayn hunt correctional center. although the facility is relatively new, it opened in 1979, the look is anything but modern. armed officers on ho

i'm john seigenthaler >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >>> this is a new institution. inmates are trying to establish their own territory. a lot of inmate-on-inmate assaults. >> you're surrounded by 1,000 killers. every one of them is a stranger. >> watch out for this guy on the yard. something's going to happen, it's going to happen soon. >> obviously this has been tampered with. the inmates have restitched it back up. >> why won't you take a cellmate? >> i feel threatened to be placed in a sell with another inmate. i feel my life is in danger. >> the inmate has been secured in the family visiting area. he'll have this time with his wife, and he'll return back to a facility. >> you nervous? >> mm-hmm. >> i'm not in here for no rape, no child molesting. >> if i stay over here, before the day is out, i could never go back to the main line. because my reputation be worn. i'm now considered no good. >> california houses the largest inmate population in the countr

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer direction is advised. there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> we are working with serious, dangerous criminals. >> if you like being told what to do, if you like being told when to eat, sleep, go to the bathroom, if you like taking a chance of getting your ass kicked by inmates or police, if you like that type of thing, then this is the place for you. >> that's my buildings right there. i can look at them but i can't reach them. >> the inmates can be good, but they're inmates, and you never can keep your guard down with them, never. >> in the heart of new york city is one of the country's most notorious jails, riker's island. its history has been filled with violence, its facilities overcrowded and deadly. we first visited riker's back in 1999, when the commissioner of the new york department of correction was bernard kerik. his get-tough on crime policies have continued today. the new york city department of corrections says the result is a remarkable 90% decreas

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> this is what you call a dog cage. >> a lot of them complain that the walls are closing in on them. >> i'm just keeping my eyes open, that's about it. >> and i'm pregnant. >> contraband. >> my sentence is life without parole. >> there's no way you can say sorry for something like that. >> they didn't allow me to go to the funeral, the viewing or even to the hospital. >> a lot of women here messing up. they lie on you. >> mostly everybody in here has some type of hustle. >> this is my 6-year-old and my 2-year-old. >> teresa, that's my wife. >> ladies, y'all put some space between y'all. >> women like women, men like men, oh, well. >> these people are here making bad choices. they start pairing up. >> we got a really strong bond, you know. i mean, it ain't all about sex. >> i love you! >> at first glance, the prison we're about to visit might seem like a college campus. but make no mistake, the north carolina correc

prime time anger john seigenthaler joined mock right wing commentator steven colbert on his show last night. as thomas drayton told us colbert gave john some heat, a right of the passage for america's youngest news channel >> from the start stooep colbert pulls no punches. >> that is terrifying. >> honing in on what americans associated with the al jazeera brand. >> this is the network where bin laden used to send his gloating tapes. >> al jazeera america is part of the al jazeera media network. . >> which is part of the alaska airlines media network. >> al jazeera america's prime-time anchor john seigenthaler made the case for the newest kid on the mainstream media block. >> we can bust some myths here. al jazeera america is one of the largest news organizations in the world. we have 71 bureaus, 12 in the united states. we do serious fact-filled journalism. >> lead story. >> sir yach. >> miley cyrus bleached her eyebrows though. >> al jazeera america set to replace al jazeera on the anning. >> what is the grist, liberal or fair and balanced. >> we just cover the news. it's more about

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> we let down the people we were instructed to serve. >> governor christie can't escape the latest political scandal. 1 million americans won't get jobless benefits. israeli apology after accusing jesuaccusingjohn kerry of being. and a judge says $765 million to take care of injured players is simply not enough.

i'm john seigenthaler >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates, "lockup." >> i report out front and i seen that 35-foot brick wall, and it's like a reality check, you know. >> this place is full of snitches running around thinking they're cool. >> monday, i was totally discharged. and i got tickets to see the minnesota twins play the kansas city royals thursday. >> i shot three people. he cut up two. >> and i made two knives. >> you know, they trusted me with their daughter. i ended up killing her. >> how can you put a padlock on? >> i saw it was a weapon, a class "a" violation. >> okay, i have a life sentence. >> life sentence. >> life without parole. >> i'm doing a life sentence. >> i have a life sentence. >> life sentence. no parole. >> anamosa state penitentiary is a maximum security facility located in eastern iowa. home of some of the state's most violent offenders. one would think that the overcrowded conditions would lead to a constant barrage of bloody confrontations. well, think a

for msnbc, i'm john seigenthaler. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. for the next hour, we open the gates. "lockup." >>> the number of units here at san quentin has grown beyond the capacity of this prison and what it was designed for. >> free us. free us. >> i took sociology in college. and you can stack a bunch of rats together. eventually they start eating each other. >> with the age of the building the way it's set up, almost anything you do, you're in direct contact with the inmates. >> it doesn't matter how much staff we have. they will erupt if it's going to. >> mentality of most inmates, have issues, i'm on death row, and there's nothing you can do to me. if i assault you today, there's nothing they'll do to me tomorrow. that's their mentality, you can only kill me once. >> san quentin prison in california is home to some notorious killers -- scott peterson, who was sentenced to die for murdering his pregnant wife, laci, is perhaps the best known. but the facility also houses richard ramirez, better known as the night stalker, and richard allen

senator mccain has been an outspokener critic and spoke with john seigenthaler about his view on america's foreign policy throughout the region. >> throughout the middle east america is declining in influence and on the wane. people are making their own accommodations for the departure the united states, whether it be hamid karzai, or whether what nouri al-maliki did, or the saudis who have lost trust in us. yesterday the defence minister of israel basically insulted our secretary of state and the prime minister of israel did not repudiate him. >> the u.n. says 2013 was the deadliest year in iraq since 2008. almost 8,000 people were killed last year. >> there is now hope a u.s. soldier who disappeared from a base in afghanistan in 2009 is still alive. army sergeant bo bergdahl is the only u.s. prisoner of war. the u.s. military says it has proof of life video shot by its captors. u.s. officials believe bo bergdahl is held in pakistan by a network with links to the taliban. the pentagon said in a statement: >> reacting to the video the bergdahl family said: >> a massive scandal is upfolding

i'm jonatha john seigenthaler in new york. >>> warnings and worry intensi intensify. >>> travel alert for sochi, and will u.s. olympians be safe. we'll talk with jackie joiner kerry. >>> and the class where opportunitiestudentslearn and i.

i'm john seigenthaler >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> the whole setting is like out of a movie, something i've never seen before, something i never thought i would be a part of. >> it's kind of depressing. this is prison. this is the first time i've ever seen it, so i'm kind of nervous about it. >> if somebody who commits premeditated first-degree murder tells you they have remorse, they are a liar. how are you going to be remorseful about something you intended to do? >> i lived my whole life as a criminal. i just finished a 12-year sentence in the northeast. i wasn't out a month and got new charges. >> i escaped from a secure compound, northeast correctional. i packed myself up in some boxes and shipped myself out. >> i got nothing to lose. they would rather die trying to escape than stay here. >> best thing to do, keep your eyes open. all facilities working at all times. because anything can happen at any time. >> if we see anything whatsoever funny, that inmate's

i'm john seigenthaler in new york, here are the top stories. the data breach at target continues to get bigger. now the company says it's up to 110 million shoppers that could have been affected. what's worse, hackers stole more than originally reported. including names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers. congress may face pressure to pass unemployment benefits. only 76,000 jobs in december. >>> hundreds of pages in the document relating to the new jersey governor chris christie scandal. >>> in west virginia 300,000 people don't have safe tap water. federal authorities are investigating. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is coming up tonight. i'll see you at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific. >> on america tonight.four years after the quake that devastated haiti, special correspondents sole dad o'brien investigators why after donations. >> this is indicative of our mission overseas. >> also tonight, disappearing icon. africa's endangered black rhino. >> we'll continue the population of the black rhino in africa. >> an revolu

i am john seigenthaler. ameri "america tonight" with joie chen is next. you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. >>> on "america tonight," we begin a special series 3sez years after fukushima. can the people forced out of this coachedal japanese community ever go home again? >>> tonight, a return to chaos. ever go home again? >>> tonight, a return to chaos. as al-qaeda retakes control in a key iraqi city. will the u.s. step in again? >> we are not contemplating putting boots on the ground. this is their fight but we are going to help them in their fight. >> yes, it's cold, really, really cold. but is the polar vor texvortex real system or a sharknado. >> our long-range am models were i wanting at this even two weeks ago. ♪ >>> good evening. thanks for being with us. i am joey chen. it has been almost three years sin fukushima spread a banket over wide areas of the japanese countryside. in our first of a series, michael oku investigates whether the massive government effort to the decontaminate fukushima and convince people to return home has any hope of s

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> jail is hell. jail is hell. >> willie, will you come to the door, sir? >> a lot of the mental state hospitals have closed down, and the only options to the police agencies are bring them to the jails. >> it's dirty. the shower's dirty. the toilet's dirty. the floor's dirty. point-blank, dirty. >> anything can happen, any given time, at any moment, just like that. very fast, very quick. >> let's go, let's go, let's go. >> i'm not even looking for shanks. i just happened to stumble upon these. >> you never know what to expect. all we do all day is sit here like a time bomb waiting for something to happen. >> this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> when someone breaks the law, there is a distinct difference between going to prison and jail. prison is for convicted felons, many with long-term sentences. jail is where suspects spend a relatively short time, either while waiting f

. >> good evening, i'm john seigenthaler in new york. know and shutting down federal offices and even the government. going nowhere, the storm's ripple effect nationwide. travel nightmares, several states of emergency. in switzerland, hoping they can reach a deal. plus. >> they sent

i'm john seigenthaler >>> "operation road hog."ws in washington. let me start tonight with this. with at least a dozen subpoenas issued by this week's end, and a growing list of office holders past and present scurrying for protection both legal and political, the reputation of new jersey itself stands on trial. it's not just the re-elected chris christie who faces peril but those in both parties and the legislature as well as the governor's office. can the leaders and key investigators in trenton get to

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> "operation road hog." let's play "hardball." >>> i'm chris matthews in washington. let me start tonight with this. with at least a dozen subpoenas issued and a growing list of office holders past and present scurrying for protection both legal and political, the reputation of new jersey itself stands on trial. it's not just the re-elected chris christie who faces peril but those in both parties and the legislature as well as the governor's office. can the leaders and key investigators in trenton get to the bottom of this operation road hog that has disgusted the country or will they be blocked by a system that protects the politician while ignoring the public? well, the good politics now of catching the perpetrators and preventing such acts from happening again overwhelm the people who have committed those acts and sought to hide them. well, the good politics of catching the bad guys in this episode beat the bad politics of those who now nervously wait for the wheels of justice to commence. as the machiner

i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> proof of life. that is what the military is saying after a new video surfaces showing the only american prisoner of war currently held. >> benghazi to baghdad - the new report on the attack and the latest wave of violence in iraq. tonight secretary of state john kerry talks to me about america's foreign policy and the president. >> sooner, rather than later, the united states will pay a heavy price for our noninvolvement. >> missile launch scandal - dozens in charge of nuclear war heads are under

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> paper trail. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in san francisco. let me start tonight with this. anything you say can be used against you. we've all heard that. it's our american right not to testify against ourself. what about your e-mails? what about the voicemail messages you left for a co-worker? what about some stray offthe cuff line you texted about what's been happening at the office, or a pal asked what was really up with this george washington bridge mess? all this is now being vacuumed by federal investigators in new jersey. anything you ever said on a voice mail or in a e-mail or in a text message, any memo you wrote to anyone, including yourself, it's all being gathered in the giant electronic fishnet being thrown out there to capture evidence in the widening scandal that could tie governor chris christie's aides and appointees to crimes and they to him. nothing can stop this accumulation of fact, not even the fifth amendment. the people in this widening scandal can refuse to testify on the grounds i

i'm john seigenthaler and we gauge reaction to the president's state of the union speech. libby casey is on capitol hill. >> we are talking to members of congress. democrats are giving it favourable reviews, saying they thought it was a pinnacle speech for the president. he is talking about moving forward. they don't feel left behind or that congress is getting the short end of anything. one thing the president talked about was getting corporations, non-profits to take initiatives and work with the government on planning, for things like pre k. helping young men of colour find some opportunities, and they said, "hey, we are in support of that. right. now we see senator ted cruz gaving a tea party-type of response. he has been walking through the capital and is followed by supporters, which is significant. people eager to hear what the pushback is for president barack obama tonight. >> libby casey on capitol hill. thank you very much. we go to mike viqueira, our white house correspondent on capitol hill, gauging reaction as well. >> i think you'll hear two reactions. we spo

john seigenthaler reports. >> this is what happened monday when a train filled with 3 million gallons of oil derailed in north dakota. the impact igniting a fireball. the explosion led authorities to urge citizens in the city to flee. federal transportation officials sent out a safety alert. saying everyone, the general public, emergency responders, shippers and carriers should be aware that crude oil may be more volatile than traditional crude. crude bail from the bakken, the wells, produce a different mix of petroleum product. the amount of crude oil has risen by a factor of 40 in the last five years. the new concerns come after a series of derailments involving crude oil traipse, including a disaster in quebec killing 47 people. >> the quebec disaster and north dakota disaster are wake-up calls for the rail and oil industry. the oil business is booming, producing 900,000 barrels from some 10,000 wells. north dakota is the second-largest oil producing state. what makes the commodity more combust privilege. >> it produces liquids. they are liquid underground and are gashes under grou

i'm john seigenthaler and here are tonight's top stories: a chemical leek in west virginia, nine counties affected. residents told not to consume the water. authorities say a chemical used in processing coal leaked from a factory along the elk river. the governor declared a state of emergency in and around the state capital. >> the indian diplomat arrested last month has been indicted. she was granted diplomatic immunity and is on her way back to india. >> new jersey governor chris christie is sorry about a political revenge scandal involving a top aid. the aide ordered lane closures on the george washington bridge causing gridlock. >> kenneth bae's family accepted an apology from dennis rodman. he insinuated in an interview that kenneth bae was at fault for his imprisonment in north korea. where dennis rodman is visiting. kenneth bae is serving 45 years hard labour for anti-state crimes. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next on al jazeera. you can get the latest news on aljazeera.com. on america tonight, reconsidering a return to fukushima. in the final part of our exclus

perform 100 hours of community service. 33 people were killed in that outbreak. >>> now back to john seigenthaler, in washington, d.c. john. >> all right, richelle, thank you very much. joining me now ray suarez, host of "inside story." if many ways this is all about the speech tonight. >> every speechwriter who has worked on a state of the union that i have spoken to has told me revisions are still being made even now inside two hours before the president steps to the lecturn, which is remarkable in its way because these speeches are months in the making. for the writing team it's the super bowl. we talked to former presidential speechwriter michael waldman who said on state of the union night he field like a former player who wants to run out on the field. >> these speeches go through many, many drafts. every word matters so it's possible that they're still fiddling with it and editing it up to the end. president obama gets very personally involved in the writing of it, and i'm sure he's making changes now. >> michael waldman knows a thing or two about the pressure of writing a state of the uni