c-span: what`s your relationship to john seigenthaler of nbc? guest: i am the father of john -- of the john seigenthaler. i say, i used to be the john seigenthaler. and i am very proud of him. c-span: who is the jack seigenthaler? >> guest: jack seigenthaler is his -- is his son, 6-year-old jack seigenthaler is a john seigenthaler. c-span: you dedicate your book to him. >> guest: i dedicate my book to jack seigenthaler. in the midst of the writing, one day i was right on deadline, and he comes in and says, "grand can i use the computer?" i said, "jack, i`m really working for the next half hour on the polk book," and i turned back to the computer. and on my desk behind me now were the 12 volumes of polk`s correspondence and the four volumes of his diary and the four biographies i mentioned -- the four volumes of the biography by jenkins, mccormick, and salley, and i hear him say he reads, "polk, this is polk, that`s polk. grand, do we really need another book on polk?" c-span: what did you say? >> guest: so i said, "i hope so, jack. we`ll find out

i join you with john seigenthaler. iran - inside the deal. that's after the break. . >> it is a step away from the spectre of conflict and towards the possibility of peace. >> a shift in middle east politics the u.s. and world powers reach an historic dealing on iran's nuclear programme. the country limits nuclear capabilities in exchange for an end to crippling economic sanctions. iranians hopeful for the future. flood the streets in celebration. iran's neighbours are skeptical of their sworn enemy. >> what a stunning historic mistake. >> while the fight continues

and john seigenthaler. >> evening everyone. an historic agreement in vienna six world powers led by the united states reached an agreement with tehran to curb the country's military grapes, in exchange western powers will drop sanctions allowing them to rejoin financial systems and sell more oil. >> congress has 60 days to view the deal. the deal has faced heavy opposition from republicans and democrats, arguing that the deal is not tough enough. opponents in congress vow to relevant the deal but their power may be limited. lisa stark reports from washington d.c. >> we will fight hard to relevant the deal using every tool we have. >>. >> this is short of pervection. >> reporter: the ink on the agreement was did barely dry, already some were ready to oppose it. >> it appears to fall short of the goal that we thought was trying to be achieved, which was that iran would not be a nuclear state. >> that view, expressed by the republican leader of the senate was shared by the republican leader of the house. >> it will hand a dangerou

i'm john seigenthaler. [ protesting ] >> out of time. the deepening debt crisis in greece. >> remaining open to talks but i cannot say anything more than this. >> the deadline passes. what happens now? tense talks between west in iran over its nuclear program. >> i will walk away from the negotiations. >> president obama says his patience is running out. uncertain future for unions in america as the supreme court takes up a devicesive issue. plus, poetry in motion. >> i stepped into a ballet studio and i realized this is butty. >> misty copeland dancing her way into lived. >> the bail out money has run out in greece. the deadline to make a $1.8 billion debt payment came and went today. while there is much speculation about what could happen next tonight greece is technically in default. barnaby phillips reports from athens. >> their country could slide out of the eurozone. they call themselves the pro europeans. there is much talk about last-minute negotiations, but perhaps the most important player in europe, the german chancellor is gi

here is john seigenthaler and antonio mora >>> we begin with what iranian president hassan rouhani said was a new chapter history, a landmark agreement between iran the u.s. and five powers. the deal limits iran's nuclear ability for more than a decade removing two-thirds of iran's existing centrifuges used to enrich iranian and allows international inspectors to monitor sites. in exchange sanctions will be lifted, only after inspectors verified that iran is living up to the agreement. the deal represents a major diplomatic agreement for president obama, but the president must convince allies in the middle east and detractors in washington that the deal is not what is blasted as a cap ittualation to iran. james bays has more. >> reporter: the moment agreement was reached. after hours of intense negotiations into the night, the key players said it was an historic deal. the opponents believed it was a dangerous mistake. even a main negotiator admitted it was very much a compromise agreement. >> we are reaching an agreement that is not perfect for anyone but it is what we could accomplish,

. >> john john seigenthaler is here. >> more about the nuclear deal with iran, from the halls of the u.s. congress, to israel and saudi arabia, we'll talk about how the deal came together and the questions of whether it will work, and plus, daily life for millions of iranians. they only know a life of economic sanctions. what this deal could mean for them. >>> and also, diplomacy through jazz. the life-changing experiences american musicians are making in iran, and why the iranian government has welcomed them into their country. all coming up in just a few minutes. dave. >> i'm looking forward to it. >>> nine years and 3 billion miles in the making, it is the fly by that has nasa cheering. the new horizon probe that has gotten closer to pluto than any before it, and it sheds a new light on the planet. >> the end of a nine-planet checklist for the human species. we have put a spacecraft in all of the other male bodies in our solar system, and this is the last one pluto. until now everything about pluto has been a guess and we didn't know what was going on with it. and already we're be

i'm john seigenthaler. see you tomorrow night. the news continues with antonio mora. >>> fire in the house. >> congressman, i don't need lessons from you about who i represent. >> john kerry faces tough questions from a congress skeptical of the iran nuclear deal. a spy paroled. jonathan poller behind bars for 30 years, because he spied on the u.s. for israel - will soon be a free man >>> the lion killing. an american dentist admits he's the big-game hunter that killed cecil, a famous african li

this is al jazeera america, i'm john seigenthaler. deadly force... >> to ensure his appearance... >>>..the arraignment for a white cincinnati officer that shot a black person to death. and how body cameras may change law enforcement >>> the interview - bernie sanders sits down with al jazeera. >> i'm surprised how people say enough is enough >>> what he says about his campaign, chances and hillary clinton. beneath the surface, with oklahoma san jose earthquakes. >> with a 5.6, 5.7 earthquake would be significant >>> we look at fracking and the state's refusal to connect the two >>> plus, happy birthday - the big money fight over this song as a judge will decide who, if anyone, owns it >>> the former police officer clarnaled with murdering a -- charged with murdering a black driver in cincinnati posted bomb. much of the focus is on him, new questionses are surfacing about the actions of fellow officers at the scene. bisi onile-ere is in cincinnati. >> john, two officers testified before a grand jury saying they didn't see anything the

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> it's like being buried alive. >> we house the worst of the worst. >> i'm going to ask you one more time and that's it. >> i've been in two riots. >> prison is no good place. >> he ran a razor blade down my arm. >> i'm in effect a child molester. >> i'm not going to change my views on the death penalty just because i'm facing the death penalty. >> cable into the base of the chair. you don't go to death watch and come back to live to tell about it. >>> managing those who end up on death row is one of the biggest challenges facing america's overburdened prison system. we're about to go inside riverbend maximum security institution. home to nearly all of tennessee's death row inmates. it contains the state's only operating death chamber. yet, even outside death row, the majority of riverbend's convicts are considered so dangerous they remain on lockdown 23 hours a day. you're about to see firsthand the extreme measures prison staff take to control such an explosive population and discover what can

and john seigenthaler will be back in just a couple of moments.ave a good evening. >> hi everyone. this is al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler. >> hifnghistoric step. >> we don't have to be imprisoned by the past. >> u.s. and cuba restore full diplomatic ties. >> greek debt. >> the government has to decide whether they're on the side of the people first and then

for msnbc investigates, 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. >> yes, sir. >> 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 nearl

and john seigenthaler will be back in a couple of minutes. ♪ ♪. >> hi, everyone, this is al jazeera,rica. >> chattanooga shootings. >> a gunman opens fire at two military sites. >> we saw the silver convertible mustang and he was just unloading some type of large rifle. >> four marines killed. >> somebody pruittly, and brazenly attacked members of our armed services. >> tonight we are live from the scene with the latest, the suspect and the search for a motive.

john seigenthaler is off tonight. last chance greece gets the final deadline to meet europe's bail out demands while in the u.s. the rush to send relatives cash intensifyies. >>> free to cig. >> did you shoot? >> the murder of a tourist in san francisco and questions about why the suspect an undocumented immigrant deported five times was still out on the streets. >>> coming out on the front line. the first openly transgender army officer talks about serving her country. >> i've been in since 17. this is my chosen profession. >> and the shades of gray, red white and blue. from getsiesberg to today. how much has changed a and how much has stayed the same. >>> we begin with that fiscal line in the sand between the eurozone and greece. it has been redrawn again tonight. warning that if athens fails to come up with a new budget there will be no more talk of any bailouts. and in greece banks remain closed and people are only able to withdraw $65 a day from atm. the stores are running out of food and pharmacies are short on

now, for a look at what's coming up at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> hello erica, coming up tonight, the far-reaching impacts of the iran nuclear deal. and what it means to the nation's youth. 70% of them are under 30. the future of two iranian americans, and also, 70 years ago this week, the first atomic bomb went off in new mexico. the government test today miles from where people were sleeping, and today the residents are still feeling the effects. >> i would just like to ask everybody out there a cancer survivor or battling cancer right now please stand up if you would. >> those residents want the u.s. government to compensate them. also, bill cosby, president obama is talking about the comedian's sexual assaults, and all of those stories and a lot more coming up in about 5 minutes. >> thanks, job. it's an end of an era for one of the world's most famous toy stores. er fao schwartz is closing it's iconic location in the city. ♪. >> it has been new york's iconic wonderland for kids, made wildly popular in the 80s movie big. the new yorkers are saying good-bye t

for msnbc, i'm john seigenthaler. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> 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, b

john seigenthaler is back in a couple of minutes. >> hi everyone, this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. >>> sandra bland's arrest. >> get out of the car. i will light you up. >> the dash cam video. the controversy surrounding it and the new questions about her death in jail. >>> arctic approval. president obama givers a big oil company the green light to drill off the north coast of alaska. >> it's huge and what it represents is so much bigger. >> a move met with

i'm john seigenthaler >>> due to mature and graphic subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. for the next hour, we open the gates. "lockup." >> i pray to god that somebody recognizes what's going on here. you know, we in here just rotting away, you know. >> today we have about 756 inmates serving a life sentence here at folsom. >> i was state raised, federally funded. >> we're dealing with murderers and rapists, and that's always in the back of my mind. >> they treat us like slaves up in here, man. >> sometimes you've just got to do what you've got to do, you know, whether you like it or not. >> a lot of times these inmates just don't get along with each other. they didn't get along with people on the outside. that's why they're here. >> they were stomping his head. he went out code three in the ambulance, so he's pretty messed up. >>> what you see here, it's like this every day. >> it's the way they lived on the streets, so they're living it inside the walls. >> use your imagination. anything that you can imagine, that's pro

>> hi everyone, i'm john seigenthaler. >> i'm confident this deal will meet the national security for us and our allies. >> details of the landmark deal. the fine print the fall out and what lifting the sanctions means for everyone. plus world reaction from israel's warning. >> this is a bad mistake. of historical proportions. >> to the kremlin to washington. will congress stop it. >> entering iran's nuclear program was supposed to be the point of these talks in the first place. >> plus, voices from a iran. >> iran will emerge from international isolation. >> what the younger generation says about this water shed moment. >> we begin tonight with an agreement many consider unthinkable for decades. iran has accepted a deal to limit it's nuclear program. instead of bars today there were smiles and laughter. >> this was the reaction from people in tehran. the deal will bring an end to debilitating sanctions. with the show of unity there is uncertainty and questions about trust and transparentcy. will it hold? what if it doesn't? we have more now from jamie mcintyre. >> reporter: well, joh

i'm john seigenthaler. >> delicate diplomacy selling the iran nuclear deal to israel. >> we don't agreeverything, and the prime minister made it quite clear that he disagreed with us with respect to the nuclear deal. >> defense secretary ash carter in the middle east. >>> new details in the mysterious details of the traffic

i'm erica pitzi, thank you for watching, and john seigenthaler will be back, and then the international hour with antonio mora. have a good evening. >> hi everyone. this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. murder charge for a white university of cincinnati police officer. >> this is the most asinine act i've ever seen a police officer make. >> who shot a driver point blank in the head. >> 85% of all of the push of these things that i think are gad for my people and bad for people in my world. >> the face of hate in america. tonight our interview with a

i'm john seigenthaler. >> freedom for convicted spy jonathan pollard freed to be paroled from prison.is it a peace offering to israel. >>> inside cook county jail. not the detention center. it's the largest mental health hospital in the state. >> i'm overwhelmed. but i'm so ready to go home. the story and struggle of one former inmate. coach jen. >> i could not have

i'm john seigenthaler. i'll see you tomorrow night. the news is next with antonio mora >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on not just in this country but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >> the hard sell. >> i told them that the deal with iran poses great threats to the middle east, israel, european and the world. >> israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu said no dice as u.s. defense ash carter tries to convince him. >> despite normalization of u.s.-cuba relations the fight heats up over the

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. >> top stories here in al jazeera. protests outside of the greek parliament in athens has turned violent. it's debating a new bail out deal ahead of a vote later. energy yemen government forces backed by saudi arabia say that they're close to taking full control of the port there. president obama said that the nuclear agreement with iran is the best way to avoid an arms race and more war in the middle east. >>> in iraq three members of government forces and one isil fighter has been killed in an attack north of baghdad. elsewhere iraqi forces say they're moving close for ramadi. >> the operations to take anbar province continues. they'll move troops and heavy equipment into the area and they're taking towns and villages in the outskirts. now this is a tactic that we've seen before. they take these villages, these towns from isil, and they use them in staging points to mount an attack in these two big

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. >> on the heels of that upsurge of heroin overdose, there is an antidote. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha found out it's help that often comes too late. >> it's the worst nightmare that a parent could ever go through. >> reporter: renee's son alex had been clean for six months and was home for the holidays. alex had become addicted to oxy codone. thought he was finally turning his life around at age 28. it was a rainy night last january that would be list last night at home. >> at 4:00 in the morning one of the neighbor boys was screaming for me to wake up, that alex stopped breathing. >> alex had overdosed inside her home. >> alex went to the hospital and he was not mentally going to ever be the same so we had to make the decision whether you wanted to resuscitate limb or not, which was a hard decision. >> alex might have been able to be brought back to life with this, often referred to as that t

. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicatedituation. how significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> the stories relevant to americans. >> they're sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> weeknights, on al jazeera america primetime. >>> welcome back to "techknow." kosta, when it comes to tracking, we will see it in a spy film but you are finding it in a different context? >> companies are using your cell phones to market to you now. we went to toronto and visited a number of companies who are using your bluetooth, wifi signal, cellular that's sold bying a greg gat to explore where you are going and what you are looking at so they can market to you more effectively. let's check it out. toronto, canada. it's arguably the hippest and probably most closely monitored shopping center in all of canada. how? by something everybody carries. smart phones over a dozen businesses on this mile long strip are monitoring phones and most people don't know about it. one is happy child bar

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 correctional ins

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights on al jazeera america. of the hospital >> is a crime that's under reported... >> what do you think... >> we're making history right now... >> al jazeera america >> beyond the verdict and on the streets. >> there's been another teenager shot and killed by the police. >> a fault lines special investigation. >> there's a general distrust of this prosecutor. >> courageous and in-depth. >> it's a target you can't get rid of. >> the untold story of what really happened in ferguson. >> they were so angry because it could have been them. system faced on the outside. >> i started using drugs, i've been in the penitentiary once, have had two county convictions. >> jeffrey washington has been in and out of the criminal justice system for past 20 years. one of the fast growing greus group behind groupbehind bars. older prisoners, the one that's getting out. >> the last thing i want to do is come back in here in orange. >> thanks to stricter laws a

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights on al jazeera america. >> hello again a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. turkey has begun air strikes against the islamic state of iraq and the levant in syria. and 270 linked to i.s.i.l. have also been arrested. and ankara says it will treat groups like i.s.i.l. and pkk without distinction. >>> international inspectors should not be allowed access to military sites says iran's supreme leader. >>> and the presidency of pierre nkurunziza will continue for a third term. >>> the death toll of a boat accident in egypt has risen to 43. the accident happened on monday in northern cairo. the captain of the barge and his assistants have been daind and detained and accused of manslaughter. >>> friday marks the a year since the last case of polio. nigeria's success raises hopes that health workers are on the way to eradicate the disease. >> paralysis is the main symptom of polio. these survivors contracted the virus as children probabl

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. >>>on this 4 july weekend we take a look at what it means to be an american. at the center of that conversation are the millions of noncitizens living in the u.s. many, if not most, are looking to grab a little piece of what they consider the american dream. some are willing to work as plufrs in the -- police officers in the toughest inner city neighbourhoods. on the face it it it looks like a win/win. police departments can hire from the immigrant pool and serve immigrant communities better. by becoming cops, immigrants can gind a path to a middle path america. as we saw, there's a catch. most big city police departments don't allow noncitizens to be cops. mark is director of the center for immigration studies, a think tank advocating admitting fewer immigrants. his organization has a big problem with noncitizens becoming police officers. thank you for joining us. in doing the story we spoke to many

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights on al jazeera america. >> welcome back a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. 37 people have been killed in explosions in baghdad. >> new report accuse to ally fighters committing war crimes in an offensive between april and june of this year. now memorial wall services have been held in texas for sandra bland. she was found dead just three days active tests say this is a latest example of racial bias. newly released video is added to that controversy. >> get out of the car now. i'm going to remove you. i'm going to yank you out of here. >> at a time when a spotlight is on law enforcement in the united states this happens. get out of the car. i will light you up. >> wow, wow. >> get out of the car. >> what should have been a routine traffic warning turned sour local police chief at mids the officer is not following the protect procedures. >> we have a situation it doesn't matter where it happened that he had an obvious gas statio

. >> i'm john seigenthaler. thanks for watching. >>> on "america tonight". baltimore's war on heroin. >> if we had any other disease that's causing 303 deaths we would be mobilizing every resource we can. >> "america tonight"s adam may with charm city's aggressive plan to get heroin off the the streets. l a deal for creed am. a fate of americans held by brown. could the grooement be the opening to their release? >> thanks for joining us. no one despites the dramatic impact to put a deal on the iranian impact. plenty of changes remain. the white house has to wrangle republican opponents. israel proclaimed the deal an historic mistake. the agreement is recognised for a change within iran and the dispera of its people. the largest community is settled in southern california, where names like persian square or little tehran. acknowledging impact and correction. michael oku begins our report in los angeles. >> reporter: these are the streets of what is sometimes called a portion of west l.a. home it a population of iranians. if you expect a celebration, dancing i

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights on al jazeera america. >> hello again. let's take a look at the top stories on al jazeera. in yemen saudi led coalition air attacks hit a military base just hours before a cease fire is due to start. two soldiers have been killed by a car bomb explosion in southeast turkey. turkish air strikes have been targeted the kurt stan workers party or pkk in iraq. also targeted isil fighters in syria. syria's president assad is delivering a speech. talk of a political solution was hollow and meaningless. barack obama is to make an address to the people of kenya. obama addressed issues such as corruption regional security, youth empowerment and guy rights. he is the first sitting president to visit the country. he will address hundreds of thousands of kenyans at the stadium which is looking packed. let's talk to andrew simmons. what's happening right now andrew? >> reporter: jane, you are right, it is packed. more than 3,000 people. take a look

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective. weeknights on al jazeera america. >> for native communities across the united states, the long struggle to stand their ground and protect their rights to it has inspired generations of protest, the latest brought a trail of tears and determination directly to the door steps of the law makeers lawmakers. adam may joined the marchers at their journey's end. >> reporter: for nearly a month, naylan pike and other members of the carlos san carlos apache have been on a be journey to the nation's capital. >> what does oak flat meanwhile to you? >> the future of my people, as apache girl, what my sister had her family at was at oak flat. that means so much to her and to me. >> oak flat sits on the top of the world's richest copper deposits. under the protection of mining since 1955. a company called resolution copper has been trying to break the protection order for a decade. after a dozen failed attempts in congress to acquire the land through special l

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >>> now a look at two american originals with unique voices. pass >>> now a look at two american originals with unique voices. first a man that used his sound to move his issues forward. in north philly, they know him as freeway. an artist escaping violence and drugs, and willing to bring others away. here is sara hoy. >> reporter: lesley wanted to be heard. growing up in one of the nation's poor city, there were times he felt invisible. >> i wanted people to see me, hear me. i wanted my voice heard. it was hard. it was not an easy thing. it motivated me to keep pushing. after his parents split, he turned to selling drugs. to help make events meet, fighting from north philly to become freeway. . >> thank you, man, appreciate it. one of the best-known wrap artists, a journey as rough as the streets that forged him. >> when i was coming up, the corner boys were successful. the person on the corner, they

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. >> good to have you with us. these are the top stories on al jazeera. saudi arabia has arrested 431 people suspected of having links to isil. it's prevented suicide attacks on mosques security forces and diplomatic mission. north koreans are heading to the polls. in most districts people will only be able to choose a single candidate. south korean media said it's compulsory. greece has sworn in new ministers. members who opposed austerity measures. two of iran's leaders have spoken out about the deal with world powers. iran's supreme leader tried to appease hard line supporters. he said the anti-u.s. policy won't be changing. iran's president struck a more conconciliatory tone. there is skeptical reaction from two of the u.s.'s allyies. >> reporter: so you did i deputy crowned prince getting a tour of the u.s. aircraft carrier roosevelt patrolling in gulf waters off iran. another effort to reassure th

i'm john seigenthaler >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> msnbc takes you behind the walls of america's most notorious prisons into a world of chaos and danger. now, the scenes you've never seen, "lockup: raw." >> there is a pecking order inside the prison. where the inmates treat one another, they don't treat sex offenders very well. basically we're constantly finding them assaulted. we're constantly finding them extorted. we're constantly finding them beat up. it's almost a never-ending situation with your sex offenders. >> we've interviewed many inmates who have expressed contempt for sex offenders. few have done so as dramatically as one of the most memorable murderers ever profiled in "lockup." carl abul from the spring creek correctional center in alaska. >> are there are certain people with certain criteria, rapos, child molesters. you can't cure them. there's no cure for them. you kill them. that's how you deal with the problem. there's no more problem, then. >> abul sentenced to 77 years for murdering a co-worker killed again at spring creek. h

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. >> while the nation's attention was fixed on freddie gray's death, a string of alleged police brutality cases continued, unresolved, in baltimore. on a summer evening two years ago, abdul salaam was driving home when police pulled him over. >> so once i got maybe halfway down to my house, right here, i saw police in my rearview, darting down. >> following you? >> following down. once i got about here, they announced to stop my vehicle. so i thought it made sense to pull into the driveway, out of the way with my 3 year old son in the vehicle. >> police say salaam wasn't wearing his seatbelt. salaam claims he was. then, according to salaam, the officers became violent. >> when he handcuffed me, he immediately picked me up again in a bearhug position, and slammed me over here. >> you're right here? >> right here, he got me in my stomach, so i'm finally on my stomach. >> in handcuffs? >> the officer drops

i'm john seigenthaler. >>> 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 for trial or before being transferred to another fac

. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicatedw significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> the stories relevant to americans. >> they're sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> weeknights, on al jazeera america primetime. >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. start your day with a view of the world. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief, a fast paced look at the stories shaping your day. >> sending a strong message to the rest of the world. >> stories with impact. news with importance. >> people gotta have water. >> get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations, and the latest from the worlds of science tech, health and culture. no matter where you are in the country, start weekday mornings with al jazeera america. open your eyes to a world in motion. >>> tehran is cool, actually, it doesn't have humidity. i was pleased to not have a tie, because it was hot. it felt weird, i do my work in a uniform, as it were. this does not exist

. >> then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. >> this is a complicatedon. how significant is it? >> and at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. >> the stories relevant to americans. >> they're sending their government a message. >> organizing themselves. >> weeknights, on al jazeera america primetime. >>> tehran is cool actually it doesn't have humidity. i was pleased to not have a tie, because it was hot. it felt weird, i do my work in a uniform, as it were. this does not exist in iran. you'll meet in government officers with officials and banks and bank managers - no one has a tie. the ayatollah khamenei after the resolution indicated that dressing like this is the uniform of the west and the shah of iran he was in power and had a uniform. the shah tried to do that in iran. there was a backlash when the islamic revolution came around in 1979. they were mostly fit. we didn't see a lot of big people in tehran. it became popular after the revolution, to have these sort of beards that were well kept and very closely shaved. i understand that that wa

then at 8:00, john seigenthaler digs deeper into the stories of the day. at 9:00, get a global perspective on the news. weeknights on al jazeera america. >>> not all that long ago many of the countries in the euro were not democracies, latvia, slovakia, spain, estonia - there was a triumphant move for the knew zone, new countries could submit themselves to the discipline of the euro fiscal tart, not run big deficits or carry too much government debt. keep inflation in check. greek was a democracy - after all, it invented the word. it doesn't mean it could adhere in the discipline. and it couldn't do what it used to do, cheapen the currencies, debate, and afreedom act foreign investment. after it emerged greece had not been playing by the rules, it was obvious the euro could change some things about countries, but not everything. now that greece was in a deep hole, and hundreds of billions were to be paid, it's not clear how much poorer greeks would have to get before it becomes clear they really can't pay. thank you for joining us, we are "inside story", s

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. ♪ welcome back let's recap the headlines on al jazeera now government official in northeast nigeria say boko haram fighters killed more than 140 people, mosques in the town were attacked by gunmen on wednesday women and children are among the dead. the muslim brotherhood in egypt says security forces killed another of its leading members and disappeared more than two weeks ago, his family says he was tortured and he is the 14th leader to be killed this week. in greece it is the last day of campaigning ahead of a vote which could decide the country's future in europe and imf says greece needs 50 billion in the next three years in addition to a bailout. greece is struggling to cope with record number of people crossing the mediterranean to reach europe and refugee agency says so far this year numbers are up 83% compared to 2014 and we report from costs where hundreds arrife everyday. >> reporter: the first ones

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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. top stories on al jazeera iran and six major world powers agreed on a historic deal and limited nuclear activities in return for the living of crippling sanctions and president obama says the agreement with iran is based on verification and not trust and warned congress he will veto legislation for imitation of the deal and said a new chapter had begun in national relations and it was not iran's intention to build a nuclear bomb. other news and a new report by the u.n. says nearly 15,000 people have been killed in iraq in the 16 months to the end of april this year and we traveled to the city in anbar province where more than 20,000 people sought refuge in what was a five-star holiday resort. >> reporter: this used to be the nicest holiday resort this was a tourism city after it was built in the 1980s but with fighting in anbar province over the past year this has become a refuge of last resort for 24,000 ira

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. >> putting loved ones in a nursing home... hoping for the best. >> my father died because of the neglect. >> are they betraying your trust? >> it's a for-profit business. >> i'm antonio morra you're watching talk to al jazeera my guest this week is comedian richard lewis. >> who's-- who's your favorite comedian of all time? >> well, there's-- there's two. lenny bruce, for what he did for the first amendment and his-- body of his work but perhaps the greatest standup comedian other than, i think, lenny-- and maybe the-- arguably the greatest standup comedian, is richard pryor. because richard pryor had so many tools. so richard pryor, to me, is the greatest individual standup of all time. and-- and lenny bruce, the most important. >> you became successful pretty early. you started-- goin'-- >> i was on the tonight show i was on with carson in two-- almost two and a half years, and that's not-- that's p

for a look at what is coming up at the top of the hour, john seigenthaler is here. >> many people of faith are gathering in chattanooga tennessee, for a prayer visual. we'll look at how the city is coping with the murder of four marines plus the update into the investigation of the suspect. >>> also tonight a southern california beach closed for two months because of an oil spill is open again. but is it really clean? community leaders are critical because the company responsible for this bill also helps oversee the cleanup. >> again any clear-thinking person would understand having the responsible party or in this case the polluter be part of that to determine if your beach is clean is--i would say is inappropriate at best. >> a community struggled to make sure that the responsible parties are held accountable. just a couple of stories we'll have when we see new three minutes. >> appreciate it. thank you. that's all of our time. i'm tony harris in new york. john is back with us in just a couple of minutes. >> hi everyone this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. >>> why, cl

i'm john seigenthaler >>> arson attack in the west bank - a palestinian toddler is dead.officials say israeli extremists are to blame. >> game change. the new ebola vaccine. what health officials call a breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus >>> recording votes - presidential candidates hillary clinton and jed bush take their campaigns and promises to the national urban league conferenc

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. o nearly 1200 can aid yen women have gone missing aring disappeared or murdered since the 1980, seen as a cultural tragedy. individuals crimes have been investigated by authorities, calls for a national inquiry have been refused by the canadian government. john hendren spoke with members of the community. police in canada have been investigating the disappearances and murders. seems like the community was more. what do they want? >> the aboriginal community wants to feel like a larger society cares about the problem and wants something done about it. that is not what they are getting. what they want is some kind of national investigation of the deaths and distrrnss of these women, and they want the government to -- disappearances of these women, and they want the fost to come up -- government to come up with some suggestions and conclusions. this goes back history. by calling it a criminal problem, as