i'm lisa fletcher john seigenthaler is off. >> fatal mistake date day. >> on behalf of the united states government i offer deepest apoplogies to the families. >>> to al qaeda operatives and an american aid worker killed in a drone strike. >> police protests. tensions rides in baltimore over the in-custody death of a black man. we talk to the city's former police commissioner >>> rare eruption - a volcano in chile comes to life >>> trail blazer - ruby bridges paves the way. >> i think what protected me was the innocence of a child. >>> the civil rights pioneer on her life-long fight for civil justice. >>> first came the drone strike, then the apology. two high valued targets for the u.s. killed in the unmanned attack in pakistan in january. there were other casualties two hostages with the unintended guests information and the out come. jamie mcintyre with the latest. >> the white house said the protocol was followed to a t but had unintended consequences of a tragic nature. a spokesman admits this raises questions about whether changes need to be made. >> the white house says there were

here is john seigenthaler. >> slaves outside of workshops at a plantation in rockville south carolina. the photograph is among hundreds from the civil war collected by robin stanford, an 87-year-old grandmother in texas. she recently sold part of her trove to the library of congress. many are stereo scopic, two photos side by side seen with a viewfinder. they would give the illusion of a 3d image. images like this, soldiers standing in front of the fort sumpter where the first shots were fired between the states. and here a southern artillery militia in charleston, south carolina. capturing the mourning after the assassination of president lincoln. here in his home in springfield. by train the lincoln funeral pro session made its way across the country stopping in cities like philadelphia. here in a haunting picture of the slain president's casket surrounded by a crowd on the street. and then in lower manhattan buildings are decorated in preparation for the solemn march to honor lincoln. perhaps the extraordinary from the collection, black worshipers at a church in charleston. this pi

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> shot in the back... [ gunfire ] ..a black man in south carolina killed by police. >> we asking everybody please before they react on this to let the investigation be completed >>> the officer now charged with murder >>> war in yemen - new warnings of human catastrophe in a city under siege >>> running on empty. >> our agency is making bids others are making bids. we are competing for limited resources >>> parts of drought-ravaged california offering millions for water >>> and asav monvey - "the daily show" comedian - one punchline at a time >>> we begin with a graphic video, a black man unarmed and running away. a police officer hitting him in the back. after the eighth shot a man falls. that officer is charged with murder. erica is here with more. >> the officer says he feared for his life. he said the man took his stun gun during a scuffle after a traffic stop. clearly a black man is shown running from a white officer. the man on the ground died. the officer is with the north ca

i'm john seigenthaler. >> the retraction.ournalistic breakdown in rolling "soap" magazineroll rolling "rollingroll "rolling stone" magazine. and why a faulty report could hurt sexual six of sexual assault. >>> photos of abraham lincoln and the civil war. and lady day's legacy. jazz icon billie holiday still inspiring 100 years after her birth. >> it was a blockbuster article about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity. now that fraternity plans to sue rolling stone. jonathan betz with more. >> now the story has formally been retracted and there are serious questions about how the piece even got published. jackie's story has been crumbling for months. but now a scathing new review. the columbia university school of journalism declared rolling stone failed to engage in basic even routine journalistic practice when reporting a woman's claim she was raped by seven men at an university of virginia fraternity. rolling stone formerly retracted its story after columbia professor investigateed at "rolling stone's" request. finding it's

i'm john seigenthaler. war in yemen. saudi arabia calls off its airstrikes but the battle is far from over. the migrants plague. >> i think the international community needs to recognize the fact that there is nothing that is going to stop this migration flow that is happening. >> fleeing poverty persecution and war and the smugglers who prey on them. >>> unanswered questions. >> they're responsible for what happened because it happened in their custody. >>> a black man dies in police custody. >> to some folks even in 2015 that remains the fact. >> prolific and profound a conversation with oscar winning screenwriter john ridley. >> you we begin with an end to the bombing campaign. the saudi arabia military announced it was halting operation decisive storm after a month of mattering. the saudi defense ministry said that the airstrikes had achieved their objectives paving the way for the next campaign face operation restore hope. they called on the houthis to negotiate a peace deal. >> they have destroyed the capabilities

. >>> for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> the crisisn yemen cat catastrophic and what families have to do to just get drinking water, and the role that the u.s. is playing to help the coalition battle houthi rebels. >>> in south carolina, a white police officer charged with shooting and killing anker apparently unarmed black man in the back. why that officer says that he pulled the trigger and what's at stake in his trial. >>> and surviving a drought. paying farmers not to use water. >> ford authorized me to go buy $70 million worth of water from rice formers in northern california. >> the plan to conserve the precious resource from millions of people in california. >> . >> and also, a conversation with comedian and daily show correspondent. he has been getting laughs for decades, but now humor in a different way. what he sees as a growing anti-muslim bias in the united states. and what he thinks about the future of the daily show without jon stewart. all of those stories coming up in 3 minutes. >> all right john, thank you. bye, bye mi

i'm john seigenthaler. >> uneasy calm after the violence in baltimore. an army of officers line the streets and president obama says attention must be paid. >> if we don't pay tanks to these communities when. >> showdown over same-sex marriage. a sharply divided supreme court takes up the heated debate. and anguish and anger. a catastrophe in nepal the natural disaster becomes a humanitarian crisis. >> we begin with a day of baltimore. a day with looting fires stemming from the death of freddie gray. the man who died in police custody. curfew is set at 10:00 p.m. eastern time and monies of law enforcement officers and national guard are there to keep the peace. by and large the riots gave way to the cleanup. we're in baltimore tonight john? >> reporter: good evening to you. i would characterize the mood as festive. that's interesting. because 24 hours ago this was the epicenter of the rock throwing and the brick throwing and the firebombing and the looting of shops. this is the area that you saw yesterday burning. today it's a different sort of atmospher

i'm john seigenthaler see you tomorrow night. the news continues next with antonio mora and barbara. >>> the fierce fight for ramadi. >> i would rather that ramadi not fall. it won't be the end of the campaign should it fall. >> i.s.i.l. may be on the verge of taking another key iraqi city, forcing families to flee for safety. >> a rally for unity >>> thousands of south africans take to the streets standing together against xenophobia and violence. >>> massive corruption

. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation, how significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> people say they're finally fed up. >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime. >> it's a new day. >> another chance. >> i will be strong. >> i can't get bent down because my family's lookin' at me. >> i will rise. >> i will fight. >> i will never give up. >> you're gonna go to school so you don't have to go war. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. >> we can not afford for one of us to lose a job. we're just a family that's trying to make it. >> a real look at the american dream. "hard earned". premiers sunday, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. now, if you need to you can knit stories together from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. stories that may not be inspiring. we are looking at college bound schoolers, and the new

i'm john seigenthaler. >> region in crisis. dire new warnings out of yemen and syria.ting thousands of lives at risk. ferguson's future. >> i decided to be the change that i wanted to see. >> new hope for a city scared by violence. the election that could make history. >>> rolling stone retraction a failure of journalism at

. >> so for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour john seigenthaler is here. >> hi morgan new doubts about iran one week after world leaders declare a family work deal on nuclear weapons, their demand that all sanctions be lifted the moment of final agreement is signed. >>> taking cuba off the terrorist list. it's been labeled a threat for 33 years. what it would mean for the people of united states and the people of cuba. >>> and in indiana the outbreak of hiv. >> if we could stop it here we would stop it everywhere. there is no magic wand. it's a war. >> the past decisions blamed for the outbreak and what is being done to try to contain it. and we'll meet another member of the eastwood family, the talents and success of kyle eastwood and how music has-crossing professional paths with his dad clint. all those stories coming up in three minutes. morgan? >> all right john, thanks so much. one of japan's biggest movies stars is getting a new role. godzilla has been appointed as a special resident and tourism ambassador in tokyo. the city unveiled the giant 171-foot tall. i'm

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. >>> there was a fail licks of you saw several young men with flammable materials throwing them on the outside of the c.v.s., and then we heard the photographer from the city say that they fashion homemade bombs, and through them in. >>> and as the police protected the building, and the firemen were able to come in and do their job and in cities like this. their first responders. and they show up at the same time and because they're seen as first responders they are not the inmake any. but the lines have been drawn the police, and the protestors. >>> i would say another way to look at it, is who has the power, and i think this is the issue around the movement. it's about the power dynamics between the community and the police. the police department that says, that they're designed to protect and serve then why aren't they? >>> other the police department, and i think this is a question about who has th

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. >>> we're back with "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. this time on the programme we have been looking at cre, the latest infectious bacterium to become immune to multiple antibiotic medicines. maybe you have heard reports from asia of malaria that is not treatable with drugs, or the variety of tuberculosis resistant to almost every cugdrug to fight that scourge. are we on the cusp of a new earee ear eareeear earee era. we joined by a doctor and specialist in infectious diseases. welcome to the programme. let's begin with an understanding of why the list of diseases that are no longer treated by our most reliable drugs is growing. >> thank you for having me. it's a problem that has been brewing for some time, it's natural evolution. we lose a lot of antibiotic. we use main in the host setting. when we do, the bacteria have little choice but to figure out way to survive the onslaught

i'm john seigenthaler. >> uneasy calm after the violence in baltimore.an army of officers line the streets and president obama says attention must be paid. >> if we don't pay tanks to these communities when. >> showdown over same-sex marriage. a sharply divided supreme court takes up the heated debate.

and plus, john seigenthaler's conversation with civil rights icon ruby bridges. >> oh, my, i remember them chanting 2 4 6 8, we don't want to integrate over and over again. and i really didn't know what incident grate mental. >> in 1960, bridges became the first student to desegregate in the south. what she faced and how she survived. >> youtube is turning ten. it has come a long way since it's first video. >> here we are. they have really, really long [ unintelligible ]. >> okay, so that's the cofounder of youtube starring in a video starring elephants at the zoo. the 18 second trunk was up loaded ten years ago today. >> reporter: it's a place where videos go viral. breakout starsborn. you become your own storyteller. >> and where virtually any footage has a home. from the most serious to the most amusing. >> that really hurt! >> reporter: the company bought by google in 2006 for $1.65 billion in stock has become a staple of pop culture worldwide. and it's still growing. >> to have that in the asian countries. >> youtube has more than one billion users and three hours of videos are u

she sat to talk to john seigenthaler >>> ruby's journey remembered in this painting. you became the face of immigration. did you see this? >> i did not see that until i was about 17 or 18. but, you know my child psychologist, dr robert coles, was friends with norman rockwell. and so he did this one and a few other pieces. but this was, i think one. first. >> when her psychologist published a children's book about her story, bridges found hers back in the spotlight and it caught the attention of a sculptor who included bridges face on the remember them monument in oakland california commemorating civil rights heroes around the world. >> how do you see yourself history? clearly this artist and the people in this community see you among the greats. how do you see yourself? i don't she myself as a hero, i see myself as a role model. >> bridges says racism and violence are real problems today. in 2010 her eldest son was gunned down in new orleans. he was 17 years old. >> we are being divided. there is an us and a them. what is dividing us is good and evil. evil stood over

this is al jazeera america, i'm john seigenthaler. >>> fired up. >> it's a hole. it's a culture >>> more teens smoking e-cigarettes - the reasons and the risks. >> standardized tests - as more student' parents opt out, teachers who say that's the wrong answer >>> b.p. oil... >> the idea that the gulf has recovered is preposterous. >>> millions of gallons at the bottom

i'm john seigenthaler. war in yemen. saudi arabia calls off its airstrikes but the battle is far from over. the migrants plague. >> i think the international community needs to recognize the fact that there is nothing that is going to stop this migration flow that is happening. >> fleeing poverty persecution and war and the smugglers who prey on them.

. >> also ahead - john john seigenthaler speaks to ruby bridges on her pivotal roll in the human rights movement. movement. on al jazeera america >> this is the true definition of tough love >>> the japanese prime minister shinzo abe began a week-long visit to the u.k. he's having dinner with secretary of state john kerry, and visit harvard and m.i.t. he'll have talks with president obama in washington and attend meetings in silicon valley. more on his visit in the week ahead. del walters is here with a preview. >> we'll talk about power in the pacific. that's the topic. there's issues for japan and the u.s. to work out, including american bases in japan and okinawa, and the t.p.p., and, of course china's dominance in the region. then we'll keep a watch on nepal, where the death toll as you have been reporting conditions to rise after the powerful earthquake. indications in an area so bad that presented and family are unable to reach their loved ones. all of that and more coming up >>> thank you. ruby bridges became a civil rights icon at the age of 6 after the supreme court ruled that

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 a quick reminder of the top stories. a magnitude 6.7 aftershock hit nepal's kathmandu, a day after 2,000 were killed. >>> india is a country leading the international aid effort in nepal. the former indian ambassador described the difficulties getting help to survivors much. >> kathmandu is in a bowl in a valley surrounded by cities. most of the city are small lanes, like rabbit warrens. most of the buildings are not at all earthquake proof. they've not been built according to modern day norms of buildings. the difficulty therefore is not about relief material reaching nepal, the difficulty is they'll reach nepal, but from the airport. other points of collection, to get it out to other people. women, elderly, children, food, water, tents, milk and so on. that's a major problem after the first priority, which is to save lives, many who are still maybe alive under the rubble and the debris.

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 . >> here's a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the "world health organization" says that the number of people killed since the middle of march in yemen is now 643 and another 2,000 hundred have been injured. it >> the jury in the u.s. has found dzhokhar tsarnaev guilty in the bombing of the boston marathon in 2013. now they'll decide if the 21-year-old should be sentenced to death. a white police officer has been arrested for the murder of an unarmed black man. >> the shooting in south carolina has revived debate about the abuse of guns. >> when policemen in ferguson, missouri and new york city escaped prosecution for killing unarmed black men last year, protests broke out all across the country. the death of walter scott at the hands of section police south carolina police officer has brought outrage. the same with a cleveland officer who killed a 12-year-old boy carrying a toy gun. the com

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. in west virginia's coal country, it's not hard to find people who say their water is polluted by mining. in the small hollow of cedar creek, we went to talk to sherry walker. in the last few years, she claims, she and her neighbors have all had their well water go bad. according to the nearby mining company's own reports, their site violated its permits hundreds of times from 2006 to 2011. the mining site's permit was renewed in 2012. >> when did you pour this? >> i got that yesterday. >> have you had this tested? >> yes. >> what did they tell you? >> the water is terrible. it's got a lot of iron in it it's got a lot of arsenic in it. >> arsenic? >> yes it's got a high level of arsenic in it. >> it's like a snow globe of things you don't want to put in your body. so you're quarter mile from a mine? >> yes. my water didn't get bad until it started all that. and then this is what i live with, daily. and

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. >> other top stories here on al jazeera. more than 1100 people have been killed in one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit nepal in decades. the 7.8 magnitude quake was between kathmandu and pokahara. it caused an avalanche at mt. everesting killing ten people there. >> historic buildings flattened monuments among them, and they are a center part of nepal's tourist industry. >> a ridge history is etched into the architecture. nepal is situated between mainly hindu india and buddhist tibet. this is where both religions converge. it's known as the only hindu kingdom and revered as a birthplace of lord buddhist tibet atbuddha. foreigners come to see religious monuments that have stood for centuries. before parts of it were flattened in the earthquake, kathmandu's square looked like this. the world heritage site brought in much needed tourist dollars. for all its cultural wealth nepal is a poor countr

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. >> a legal battle is underway to limit a power that the u.s. government has that very few people even know about. right now, all cell phone service in america can be shut down with the flip of a switch. some say it's necessary in case of a critical emergency like a terror attack. but as lisa stark explains critics say the program is too secretive. >> reporter: cell phones connect us to family and friends, to the internet, to the world. but what if suddenly the government cut off service? it's called the internet kill >> right. >> what is that? >> it's basically the ability to turn off cell phones and turn off the networks for anyone using a cell phone. >> reporter: the department of homeland security calls it standard operating procedure 303. >> these are the rules that the department of homeland security decide to use when shut down a network. >> after a judge ordered david schuster dhs toturn it off

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" on al jazeera america many i'm ray suarez. for the first time since the cuban resolution, the united states has not tried block cuba in an all beings summit get together. cuba and the united states still have outstanding business to work outs before a truly bilateral relationship exists between the two. i'm joined by, now a consultant with her new firm lomalife global partners. ambassador for a country of 8 million people the united states not talking to cuba, ended up taking a lot of the oxygen in the room didn't it at previous meetings? >> absolutely, absolutely, i can certainly vouch for the meeting in cartagena whether i was the u.s. negotiator. we spent hours, talking that cuba, that if they didn't show up they wouldn't show up so it did -- it took away a lot of attention from the main themes of that particular summit. >> we are talking about a summit a continue

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day.a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> hey, guy, welcome back to "techknow". i'm phil torres, joined by crystal dilworth, marita davison, and cara santa maria. you guys are about to meet baxter, a smiling robot that may come to a factory near you and helping some workers there. let's look. >>> a human-sized robot named baxter is redefining work. he is a 2-armed robot with an animated space. if he bumps into something, or someone grabs his arm, sensors stop the arm allowing a human to reposition it. making hands-on training safe, easy and intuitive. it's used for simply industrial jobs such as loading, unloading, sorting and handling materials. baxter is able to work on an assembly line, next to a person training him to learn the representative tasks. with behaviour-based intelligence, baxter senses and adapts to task. >> so one of the questions that comes to mind when you see a piece like this is is this robot going to replace human jobs?

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. >>> we're back with "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. the 2016 presidential race offers a field crowded with potential candidates, exploratory candidates and rumoured candidates, and now a declared real-life official campaign. ted cruz "16 kicked off at liberty university, virgin your, where he laid -- virginia, where he laid out his views of an america ready and able to rise to the challenges of this time. >> from the dawn of this country, at every stage america enjoyed god's providential blessing. over and over again when we faced impossible odds, the american people rose to the challenge. you know, compared to that, repealing affordable care act, and abolishing the i.r.s. ain't all that tough. >> al jazeera american political correspondent michael shure joins me, on the road in montgomery alabama. good to have you with us. >> nice to be with you. >> why did ted cruz make a point

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i'm john seigenthaler. we're waiting for the governor to talk about the rioting in baltimore. we're going to take a look. is this a press conference we're expecting? it should happen in a few minutes. these are live pictures from the streets of baltimore. among the people in this crowd, congressman elijah cummings calling for peace on the streets and other faith leaders that are there. can we turn up the volume just a little bit? [ singing ] >> the moon is coming up over baltimore, and these people march for peace, and whether or not there will be more violence? >> i think we may have seen a flash point. i hope we saw a flash point that may have flashed and died down as cooler heads have prevailed. you see the faith-based leaders taking to the street of baltimore. i'm struck by so many of these young people that we saute to the streets today. i was a professor at dewey state university for seven years. most of my students hailed from those neighborhoods, and this is ha they told me. it's telling. 95% additi

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. $5 billion was transferred by a mobile payment this year alone in the united states. and that number is expected to triple in the next few years. here to talk about the broader impact is david wellver, the founding editor of money under 30 that's a personal finance blog for young professionals. a good guy hacker. so david, mobile payment systems aren't new. but they are certainly gain in popularity how do these work? >> well, basically, they store your financial information, so let's say your credit card number, or your debit card, in your phone. and then after the point of sale, if you are at a store, you can simply tap your phone, or swipe the bar code, and put it in a pin in the phone and that sends your information to the merchant, and the other way they are popular is to send money to friends let's say you go out to dinner and someone picks up the whole tab, be uh you owe $25 for yo

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 . >> hello again you're watching al jazeera. the u.s. says it is speeding up weapons deliveries to a saudi-led coalition bombing houthi rebels in yemen. there is a concern in the rising death toll. >> an afghan soldier has been killed in a fight between afghan and nato force in jalalabad. the regional police chief said the incident happened outside the governor's compound. the reason for the fight is unclear. >> the greek prime minister alexis tsipras is in russia to meet with vladimir putin. greece is in trouble with its bailout program with the international man monetary fund. >> in pakistan, a judge is ordering criminal charges against two former c.i.a. officials for the alleged deaths of two civilians killed in 2009 by a u.s. drone strike that was part of a c.i.a. program which lasted for years. pakistan has developed its own missile firing drone. we report from islamabad. >> the drone is designed

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. >> for many people, living with autism the simple act of connecting can be a challenge. thoughts ideas fears can ail be concealed by the disorder. now there's an increasing evidence that technology can make a difference. here is "america tonight's" christof putzel. >> reporter: like so many children with autism 13-year-old gus snowdon has difficulty communicating with others. except for one unusual friend. >> hi. >> hi. >> hello siri. >> hello. >> except the iphone's assistant. last year gus discovered he could have conversations with siri and the two haven't stopped chatting since. >> reporter: what is your most favorite thing to talk to siri about? >> i've always talked to siri about everything. >> he's been a loving child. his desire to connect with people is profound. his ability to connect with people is limited. >> reporter: gus's mom judith says his introduction to siri was by accident. >> i wa

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. the justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime >> as much change as we've seen in the last ten or 15 years it will seem small over the next ten or 15 years. >> here in the united states we often complain about life in the slow lane when it comes to our internet connections but imagine not being able to even get on the information superhighway at all. according to the world economic forum digital poverty is a real problem for much of the world's population. its latest report raises concerns that less advanced nations could be left behind if they don't act fast to get up to speed. daniel karimi, joins us now thank you for being with us. >> pleasure to be here. >> in terms of countries being most business friendly when it comes to the internet, singapore is at the top of the list. i'm wondering why, bec

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. >> it's a new day. >> another chance. >> i will be strong. >> i can't get bent down because my family's lookin' at me. >> i will rise. >> i will fight. >> i will never give up. >> you're gonna go to school so you don't have to go war. >> hard earned pride. hard earned respect. hard earned future. >> we can not afford for one of us to lose a job. we're just a family that's trying to make it. >> a real look at the american dream. "hard earned". premiers sunday, may 3rd 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> on the frozen waters of resolute bay, samson simeonie and tommy salluviniq are hunting seal. for hours on end, they take aim at seal breathing holes in the ice. >> if you move around too much they're not going to come up. they're going to go somewhere. >> how long do you have to stay still for? >> until a seal comes up. >> that could be a long time. >> yeah. the inuit depend on hunting, and ha

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. >> i'm joie chen you're watching "talk to al jazeera". our guest is classical superstar lang lang. >> you do quite a bit of work with young people very young talents, who are also interested in piano, and also want to be like lang lang, i guess. is that possible? particularly here in the west. i know in asia it's different. you're still a rock star. do you imagine a moment where classical music will have that kind of rock-star status in america? >> it depends. i mean, the - that - actually that doesn't really matter whether it feels like rock star in america or not. because what i'm thinking about is just - there's no music class in public schools here. and that's - that's really kind of - from day one, when i arrive in '97. my high school didn't have music class. >> and that surprised you? >> yeah. so, i'm like, "what!" wow, in china every school has a music class, at least. >> of course. >> you know

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. the justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime >> as they pursue their struggle, many in elsipogtog say the government doesn't have the authority to allow swn to work here without their consent, and they're drawing on the treaties the mi'kmaq signed with the british three centuries ago, treaties that outlined a peaceful relationship but did not cede water or land to the crown. >> and we're protecting it, not just for us, we're protecting it for everybody, you know. the anglophone, the francophone, the irish, anybody because it says in our treaties, they're peace and friendship treaties, everybody is welcomed canada provided that you don't ruin the land and water. >> two days after the raid community members and warriors marched from the former blockade site and took to the highway. >> turn it around.

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day.9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ >>> it's good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazerra. polls will open in under an hour in sudan's general election but it's being boycotted by many opposition parties. omar bashier has ruled the country for 20 years and is the favorite to win the race. >>> hillary clinton has launched her bid to become the first female president of the united states. she is expected to begin campaigning in state of iowa on tuesday. >>> saudi arabia has rejected iran's demands to stop bombing yemen. there have been more air strikes and fighting in northern yemen. >>> turkey's prime minister has criticized pope francis after he used the word genocide to describe the killing of armenians 100 years ago. turkey has withdrawn its ambassador to the vatican saying the pope's comments were wrong and inappropriate. alexi o'brien reports. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: it was a ceremony of 80 commemoration marking 100 years

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. >> 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 could, yeah, we could spend the money elsewhere. we choose to spend it on technology and exploration and and discoveries that make life here on earth b

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. the justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime the dream of south sudan ended abruptly on a december evening in the capital city of juba, less than three years after it was born. there are two sides to the story. >> so where are we going sir? >> we are going to the site where the shooting started. >>some accuse major general mariel chanoung yol, the head of the presidential guard, for disarming a group of soldiers who belonged to the minority nuer community. >> this is where the problem started. >> how did it begin, what happened? >> it was on sunday, 15th. we were relaxing, everybody in his place, nobody was in active duty. at night, at about 10, 17 minutes, we heard shooting from within the barracks here. he told us the soldiers broke into the storehouse. they came while people were sleeping, they

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. the justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime >> and lee is here as threadenned -- as promised. >> david thank you very much. tens of thousands of people have taken part in the boston marathon. from fun runners to the elite. killed three injured 264 two years ago. the race was dominated by kenyan and ethiopian runners. desisa gave his winner's medal to the city for the commemoration of the 2013 attack. >>> dzhokhartsarnaev has been convicted and begins his sentencing portion prosecutors arguing he should be put to death. >> added to the calendar, said i think we've got enough here don't you referring to the fact that there are two races in the middle east, bahrain and abu dhabi. third victory in the first three race he, hamilton's team mate nico rossburg, third. leading rossburg by 27 points. >>> a

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. the justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime a year of peace negotiations between the president and vice president have failed, and so the war drags on. toby lanzer, humanitarian coordinator for the un in south sudan, is headed to bentiu to prepare for a 17 million dollar expansion of the camp. >> so we're now driving in to the un peacekeeping base in bentiu. this is where over 50,000 people have climbed over the walls, come through the gates, to seek refuge seek protection from the conflict in south sudan. so this used to be bush, now it's flat how many people are going to live on just this one block - a thousand? >> yeah, a thousand. >> no the bases weren't designed for this, but they are now able to accommodate the people who were there to a minimum standard. so there's enough water, there is en

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situation. the justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime while south sudan's president salva kiir and his former deputy riek machar wage war, the story of the country's birth, and in many ways the roots of the crisis - could be said to have started here in the united states. it goes all the way back to the 1990s, when sudan was locked in a bloody civil war between north and south. >> we called ourselves "the council". >>it became clear that perhaps the country in the world that was suffering the most where the united states could maybe make the biggest difference was sudan. >> for most of us, it was not just a professional issue, it was a personal issue. >> eric reeves is an english professor at smith college, not far from boston. john prendergast was at the state department, but is best known for traveling to

and for a look at what is coming at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> coming up at eight u.s. troops inside ukraine. hundreds are training ukraine's national guard. how long will they be serving inside the divided country? plus the warning from the kremlin. tonight turning off everyone's cellphones in one area during critical emergencies show the federal government has that power. find out where it has already been used in the united states. plus reveal together world's intimate emotions conversations with a dying parent. >> we don't fully grow up until we lose our parents because there is some mixture of wisdom that we receive only from that mix of grief and responsibility. >> my interview with npr host scott simon on his new book" un unforgettable," a son, a mother and unforgettable lessons of a lifetime. >> thank you. the 18th century french warship was once considered the jewel of the french navy. in 1779 the ship sailed to america during the american revolution. tomorrow a replica of the ship sets off on the same voyage. jonah hull has more. >> reporter: some volunte

at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here now. >> coming up tonight at 8:00, we're followingwo big stories tonight. agreement in the iran nuclear talk. what it forces iran to do with the nuclear supply and will congress accept the deal in and al-shabaab how it killed 150 people in kenya today. and how can future attacks by this group be stopped? >>> in the united states, was a texas man killed for killing his children actually incident of that? a man said that he lied. >> everybody said that i was a snitch. and i didn't snitch on nobody. i lied like they told me to. >> had you ever talked to bellinghambellwillingham before? >> no. >> did you know who willingham was? >> the prosecution for the case, and what happened in the case may never be answered. >>> and its world autism awareness day. it's why so many people are wearing blue, and why so many buildings will be lit up in blue tonight. for the founders, it's ten years in the making. >> we had to take it out of the closet and talk about it. nobody was talking about it. >> you talked about it to the pope, didn't you? >> i sur

i'm john seigenthaler. i'll be back tomorrow night. the news continues with antonio mora. >> >>> making progress in the nuclear talks with iran. >> the iranian foreign minister is saying that we have made great progress and going as far as to say that on wednesday they hoped to reconvene to start drafting the terms of a final agreement >>> >>> with time running out the deadline extended to reach agreement on iran's nuclear programme >>> the crisis in yemen intensifies. >> translation: whenever we feel there's a need for a ground

>> and at 8, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicated situationthe justice department.... >> and at 9, get a global perspective on the news... >> sending their government a message.... >> organizing themselves... >> people say their finally fed up... >> weeknights on al jazeera america primetime >> hospitals in the yemeni city of aden running out of crucial supplies. the fighting there rages on. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >> i stand before you with profound sadness at a time of great sorrow for kenya. >> kenya's president addresses his mourning nation after al-shabab fighters killed 148 people at an university. >>> violence in australia as