john siegenthaler going toe to toe with jonathan colbert last night.mas drayton has more. >> reporter: from the start stephen colbert rpulls no punches. honing in on what many americans have long associated with the al jazeera brand. >> al jazeera america is part of the al jazeera media network -- >> which is part of the al-qaeda media network. [ laughter ] >> but john siegenthaler made the case for any newest kid. we can bust some myths here. al jazeera is one of the largest news organizations around the world. we have 12 bureaus in the united states. >> lead story tonight? >> syria. >> okay. miley cyrus has bleached her eyebrows john. [ laughter ] >> what is your angle? is it liberal or fair and balanced? >> we just cover the news. >> reporter: in the end of the roast, a serious question and a serious answer. >> how do you keep people from being afraid of this? >> all i can say is watch what we do, and i think if they see what we do on the air and the stories we cover, i think they'll understand we are doing serious news. [ cheers and applause ] >> w

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. hundreds of thousands without tap water in west virginia. the white house has issued a disaster declaration after a chemical spill along the elk river. >>> the data breach at target keeps getting bigger now the company says up to 110 million shoppers could have been affected and what's worse, target says hackers stole more than originally reported including names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers. >> congress facing renewed pressure to extend long term unemployment benefits after job figures for the end of the year fell short of expectations, the labor department says the economy only added 74,000 new positions in december. >>> hundreds of documents related to the bridge scandal surrounding new jersey governor chris christie, does not appear to underpipeline christie's position that he was unaware of the scandal and unaware of his staff'staff's actions until thi. america tonight is up next. i'm john siegenthaler i'll see you next week on monday night and you can a

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. the polar vortex, a rare weather system dragging bitter cold air deep into the south. back to work, senators return from their holiday to determine whether or not to reinstate jobless benefits to more than a million americans. al-qaeda in iraq. and a whole new ball game, college football's controversial and confusing bowl championship series ends tonight. we'll look at a new playoff system that is taking its place. ♪ >> we begin with what could be the coldest night in 20 years in some parts of the country, there are 140 million americans facing sub zero temperatures and wind chill conditions are making it feel even worse. it is the result of a polar vortex seconding frigid air from the north pole. there are record low temperatures out there central and eastern u.s., and one of the hardest hit places, chicago, schools will be closed again tomorrow. diane eastabrook is in illinois with more. >> reporter: john, the real threat is hypo therm -- hypo thermia and frostbite. mary beth waneri

. >> i'm john siegenthaler. we're highlighting some of our favorite moments since launched. starting with resa asian. >> resa, what is it about jesus, his words and his actions that posed a far greater threat to the roman empire or did it thrn the others w.h.o. climb to be the messiah, who claimed to be the interpreter of cake red text? >> -- sacred text? >> in the first strike three, simply saying the words, i am the messiah, is treason in its context. messiah means the anointed one. he it is his job to are welcome in the god on earth. if you are claiming to be ushering in the rule of god on earth, you are claiming to be ushering out the caesar. , killed for said ition sedition,p against the state. either what jesus says or what happens to him as a result, he undergoes the exact same tragic end that every other claimant to the messiah did. >> why did jesus's story resonate? why is that the transcendent story? >> why after 2000 years, one is still called the messiah? that's ultimate reply what the book seeks to answer. but i think it has less to do with anything jesus himsel

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. kiev in flames. antigovernment protests spreading to nearly half the country. government offices seized as ukraine's government promises to restore stability. >>> violence in egypt, a new round of bombings on the even of the third anniversary of the egyptian revolution. >>> desperation in syria. a baby pulled alive from the rubble of aleppo. as diplomats in switzerland search for a way to stop the horror. >>> the legal battle in texas, over an unbone baby of a woman on life support. >>> best surfers, challenging monster waves off the coast of california. >> and we begin again tonight in ukraine, where there's more violence and more anger in the streets. the growing antigovernment movement prompted the state department to issue a warning to americans traveling there. as ukraine faces mounting pressure at home and abroad its president is now offering some concessions. so far, that hasn't stopped the demonstrators, see the live pictures from independence square. jennifer glasse joins us live from kiev.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are tonight's top stories. two former fullerton police officers have been acquitted in the death of a mentally ill homeless man. kelly thomas died five days after the struggle with police officers. the verdicts were returned this afternoon. >>> new jersey governor chris christie, federal investigators investigating his ties to federal relief funds. looking to see if christie illegally used sandy relief funds for ads of him and his family. >>> a boag 737 landed at the wrong place yesterday, stranded on a very small runway, the faa investigates, substitute pilots flew the plane away today. west virginia governor says water is safe again in his state. officials say the chemicals still in the water but diluted to federal safety levels in most areas. those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler, america tonight is up next on al jazeera america. remember you can always get the latest news on are aljazeera.com and i will see you back here tomorrow night. >> th welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. we're talk

i'm john siegenthaler. here are the top stories. hours after storms pounded the east coast, people in massachusetts are battling flooding. now water is trapped behind the seawalls. national guard has been deployed to help. >>> jahi mcmatt imath is going e transported to a new facility. decision was made today. specifics of how she will be moved still being determined. >> more than 30,000 machinists at boeing are voting on a contract. the outcome could have a big impact. boeing is exploring moving the production of the 777 out of the state. that's the news, i'm john siegenthaler, i'll see you 11:00 eastern time or eight pacific time. for more news go to aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight, he weathering the storm. , meet the benevolent volunteers who are helping the helpless. >> i love what i do. i do it all the time, snow, sleet, hurricane or not, i'm going to be out of here. >> also tonight they're called young invins ibltion. and the success of obamacare may depend on them. but who are they? and courting once again. downton abbey

welcome to al jazeera america i'm john siegenthaler here are tonight's top stories. new spying orders from the president in a major speech president obama redefined how the national security agency collects information. the change has come after a barrage of crit sixg following months of crit sixg about nsa surveillance programs. >> it was clear to me, that changes in our technological capabilities were raising new questions about the privacy safeguards currently in place. >> president obama signed off on the $1.1 trillion federal bill today, it funds many of the parts of government from the cost of war to airports. keeps the government financed through september 30th. the next hurdle for lawmakers is raising the federal debt sealing. >>> the company behind the water contamination in west virginia is facing bankruptcy. faces several investigation he after last weem's chemical spill near charleston, west virginia. those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you back here at 11:00 eastern. america tonight is next. i'll see you tonight at 11:00. >> there we

our prime time anchor john siegenthaler joining mocked right wing commentator on his show. colbert gave john and aljazeera perhaps a right to passage for america's youngest news team. >> from the start, steven colbert pulls no punches. >> that is terrifying. honing in on what many americans have long associated with the aljazeera brand. >> this is the network where bin laden used to send his gloating tapes. >> aljazeera america is part of the aljazeera media network. >> which is part of the al-qaeda media network? >> but aljazeera america's prime time anchor john siegenthaler made the case for the newest kid on the mainstream media block. >> we can bust some myths here. aljazeera america is one of the largest news organizations in the world. >> ok. >> we have 71 bureaus around the world, 12 in the united states. we do serious fact-based journalism u.ism. >> lead story tonight, what? >> syria. >> ok. miley cyrus has bleached her eyebrows, though. >> celebrity news notwithstanding, colbert sought to place aljazeera on the political spectrum. >> what is your angle, what is the

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. john mccain says the president's policy is damaging the u.s. in the region. my interview with senator mccain and the reaction from the white house. >>> hundreds of thousands in west virginia still can't drink the water and new information about the company that caused that spill. >> creentd, too young to -- katrina, too young to remember the hurricane. >>> and the hudson miracle, five years from the spectacular landing, new ways to prevention birds from bringing down planes. we begin tonight with major developments on the foreign policy front. a senate intelligence committee report blames the state department an the pentagon from failing to protect the u.s. consulate in benghazi. better security may have stopped the september 2012 attack that killed chris stevens and three other americans. >>> in egypt a vote on constitutional referendum was peaceful. voter turnout was high, in spite of the muslim brotherhood call for a boycott. >>> 75 people dead dozens of others injured, six car bombs explode he in and around baghdad this morning in predomina

i'm john siegenthaler, and here are tonight's top stories. ohio execution, authorities used a new type of lethal drug combination to execute a convicted killer. witnesses say he struggled for 15 minutes before he died. >>> the wildfire rages across southern california. investigators say burning scraps of paper from a campfire sparked the blaze. >>> army chopper accident. the pentagon is investigating the third deadly helicopter crash this month. an army chopper made a hard landing in georgia killing one person and injuring two more. >>> there's another leak in the nsa spy scandal this time concerning text messages. according to the british paper, the guardian, the spy agency is able to collect and destroy nearly 200 million global texts every day. it is code named dish fire and comes from documents leaked by whistleblower edward snowden. this comes hours before president obama is set to reveal his plan to reform the nsa. >> i think there is a real question about whether or not we ought to have a government that is collecting, literally billio

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. she's alive. from war torn syria astonishing video of a little girl pulled from the rubble of a rocket attack. >>> on edge in ukraine. flames in the street. unrest spreading and we're there live tonight. >>> pay up. an $8 million raise for the embattled boss of j.p. morgan chase. homes across america. plus nine moves, that's all it took for bill gates to surrender to a young chest master. we'll show you how the billionaire blew it. >> and we begin in syria and the video you must see showing a girl buried alife in a rocket attack in aleppo. nick shifrin has more on the video and the story behind it. >> good evening john. we believe this was a government air strike on wednesday in aleppo. we're just seeing this video for the first time, been posted to oimtion website. you see a family, an entire community perhaps digging in the dirt for one victim, the smallest victim of this apparent air strike. they dig for a few minutes and then they see the first sign of their daughter's clothes. about 40 second

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. and here our are top stories.e people in west virginia can use their tap water again. five days ago a chemical leak contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people. >>> new jersey governor chris christie facing more questions today. federal authorities investigating his ties to sandy relief funds. they are looking to see if christie improperly used money for the storm cleanup for an ad starring him and his family. >>> world leaders gathered to pay their last respect to the former israeli prime minister. he died wednesday at the age of 85. he was honored with an official state ceremony in jerusalem. >>> first target, then neiman marcus, and there may be more. when target was hacked they waited four days to tell customers but only off it was reported by a cyber blogger. similarly, neiman marcus waited nine days. also a report by the same online journalist, but an exclusive reuter's report says at least three other big retailers were hacked, but we don't know who they are, because they haven't come forward yet. bob,

i'm john siegenthaler? new york. and here are the top stories.t virginia water, some still don't trust the water in charleston, west virginia, after the chemical spill there. state lawmakers talk about new rules to help prep event another incident. >>> winter games threat. a video released over the weekend shows two men making threats against the up coming games in sochi. they say they are members of a group that attacked the area twice last month. on the video they threaten tourists attending those games. >>> syrian peace talks are on again after a diplomatic disagreement over who should attend. the united nations withdrew his invitation to iran today. talks will begin wednesday in switzerland. >>> iran began pulling the plug on parts of it nuclear program today. in response, the u.s. and european union began easing economic sanctions on iran. yet there are 59 senators pushing for a new set of sanctions. >> reporter: a team of inspectors pays a visit to iran's nuclear facility. the team was on monday making sure that iran was living up to its co

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. verdict. schizophrenics homeless man, those accused of killing him learn their fate. >>> shadow of the mountain. >> is it safe, the chemical leak in west virginia. the worry goes on. plus tickets arrive, the latest rocket test emergent supersonic plans, the reality for commercial space travel. >> and we begin tonight with a verdict in a case that's drawn national attention. two california police officers accused of killing a mentally ill homeless man in 2011. the incident caught on tame. today the jury in orange county found the officers not guilty. brian rooney in burbank california with more. brian. >> john, the man's name was kelly thomas, 37 years old, schizophrenic man well-known to the fullerton police. he got in a confrontation and ended up dying five days later. today in court his family was absolutely shocked by the verdict. they were hugging each other there was videotape, and we'll get to that later. the family really thought they had a case here and the police would be convicted. k

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. digging out. heavy snow brings the northeast to a grinding halt and it's not over. now even more bone chilling temperatures are on the way. >>> fit for duty or not? why half the female marines in boot camp can't seem to pass the fitness test. >>> rotting away, why so many homes are falling apart, victims all over again from the hurricane in new orleans. >>> national geographic turns 125. >> and we begin tonight in the northeast. snow, ice and now coastal flooding causing problems all over the region. in massachusetts, waves sent crashing into homes. storm ask blamed for the deaths of 13 people so far and if you think last night looked bad from the ground, take a look at this picture from outer space: once the storm moved out, cold moved in. richelle carey is out there. richelle, how is it out there? >> there's cold and then there's out here. i've been out here most of the take. it's dropped about four or 5°. throughout the day, i do have an update real quick about some of the airports. the major a

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. and here are the top stories. police say paper tossed into a campfire sparked a wildfire that has burned more than 1700 acres in california. >>> a new type of lethalen injection was used to kill an inmate in ohio. it took 15 minutes. >>> the military is investigating the third fatal chopper accident in the past eight days. a hard helicopter landing killed one soldier and left two more injured. the victims belong to an elitoff ration unit. >>> another spy scandal. according to documents published in the guardian, the nsa collects up to 200 million text messages a day. tomorrow president obama gives a major speech proposing new reforms for surveillance programs. those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you back here at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific. "america tonight" is coming up next with joie chen. i'll see you back here at 11:00. >>> on "america tonight," our exclusive look at the surprising story behind the film that has captivated hollywood, and taught all of us about a grim time in our nation's h

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. these are the top stories. 34 nuclear officers suspended for their alleged cheating on proficiency test. 34 others have been implicated in an illegal drug ring. president obama was talking about job creation during a trip onorth carolina, he was there to announce anew manufacturing program that was meant to boost the state's economy. >>> blamed for a toxic spill in west virginia, freedom industries was cited at another facility. thousands of gallons of chemicals leaked into the elk river, leaving thousands of people without water. >>> sex abuse by the catholic church, a committee set up by the pope will meet with the united nations tomorrow. headlines, i'm john siegenthaler, i'll see you back here 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific time, "america tonight" with joie chen is next, you can always get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight": losing ground. more of louisiana's bayou community swallowed whole. why the hole is from another crisis hundreds of miles away. >> not a lot of

i'm john siegenthaler and here are tonight's top stories. nsa spy reforms. >> we won't reform programs and procedures in place to provide greater transparency through our surveillance activities and fortify the safeguards to u.s. persons. >> president obama proposes changing the government's surveillance program. he's limiting spying on world leaders and wants to change the saving of phone data. foreigners were among the victims including u.n. staff members. going bankrupt, the company proclaimed for a toxic chemical spill, freedom industries is already facing two dozen lawsuits, several government investigations, last week the spill tainted the water supply for hundreds of thousands of residents, robert ray is coughing this story from charleston west virginia. robert what are you hearing about freedom industries and their decision? >> good evening, jong. indeed a meeting was held later today and freedom industries has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. according to the filing papers here is what we know. their assets and liabilities between $

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. a new wave of violence erupts between police and protestors in the ukraine. >>> political protestors in sochi, fears that they may have already infiltrated the city. >>> public schools 138 educators implicated. plus cop encounter. the officer who stopped his car for a football encounter with the boy tells us how the incident is changing his life. we begin tonight with a growing unrest in ukraine. this is a live look at kiev tonight. thousands of antigovernment protestors are taking to the streets and battling with riot police. jennifer tbleas is i greas glase capital of kiev. >> this remains a front line of this line of protestors and the police on the opposite side, with shield and riot gear. they're exchanging explosions. the protestors have been firing fireworks at the police lines and the police respond with flash grenades filled with kind of, trying to move the crowds back. it hasn't been very effective, thousands of protestors to come to support the protestors. the protestors sa

i'm john siegenthaler and here are tonight's top stories. the house of representatives passed a $1.1 trillion budget today, the bill goes to the senate and the vote is expected by the end of the week, the bill covers airports to other costs. >>> the remaining 34 allegedly involved in cheating on monthly proficiency test. the 12-year-old suspect of the new mexico shootings, planned his attack, five years ago today captain sully sullenberger, landed a jet in the middle of the hudson river. a flock of geese took out the engines right after takeoff. all 155 passengers and crew members were rescued. i'm john siegenthaler. "consider this" is up next. remember, you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >> white house helpless to stop it? also a new ruling could dramatically change the way we use the internet. might it limit free speech? plus a-rod blasted by america's antidoping agency. with no negative drug test what's ahead? >>> how much does it cost to get nominate? i'm antonio mora and welcome to "consider this". here's more on what'

abramson, the first female executive deert of the new york times in its 160 year history, talks to john siegenthaler. john great to have you on the show. >> it's great to have me on your program. thanks for inviting me. >> you're only two blocks away you could walk over here! >>> this interview is undoubtedly very, very timely. let's listen at what she had to say about the difficulties in dealing with the obama administration. >> sure. >> i would say it's the most secretive white house i've ever been involved in covering and that includes i spent 22 years of my career in washington and covered presidents from president reagan, on up through now. i dealt directly with the bush white house, when they had concerns that stories we were about to run put the national security under threat. but you know, they were not pursuing criminal leak investigations. >> the obama administration of course pursuing more criminal leak allegations than any other administration in the past. you are asking her if this comes all directly from the president? >> she says she believes it does, has no idea whether it does or no

i am john siegenthaler seeing. see you at 11 eastern, 8 pacific. america tonight is next. you can always get the latest news on aljazeera.com. >>> on ameri"america tonight," senior prank that sent kids to jail. >> an administrator grabs me from behind and said, i saw you threw a water balloon. >> an in-depth look. zero tolerance for bad behavior making schools safer or put more black students on the fast track to a dead-end? >> to me, the most severe consequence is having a criminal record. >> "america tonight" investigates the school to prison pipe . also tonight, "america tonight's" continuing focus on campus sex crimes with a renewed call to action. we will explain why now there is more to it. >>> when technology brings new hope to humans. a remarkable and life-changing robot rescue. >> it was a huge change because it gave him a purpose in life. using robots to try to free up paralyzed people. good evening. thank you for joining us. i am joie chen. we tell students school is the path to a brighter 50. but an in-depth look at education, we see evidence for some students

i'm john siegenthaler in new york, and here are the top stories. a new lethal injection was used today to kill a man convicted of the rape and murder of a pregnant woman. dennis mcguire struggled for 15 minutes before he died. >>> waging wildfire outside of los angeles, california may have been started by a scrap of burning paper. that's what investigators say now. three men have been arrested and charged in connection with that fire. so far it has engulfed more than 1700 acres and consumed at least five homes. >>> in georgia one soldier is dead, and two more injured after a helicopter crash. military officials say it happened last night at hunter air feemd in savanna. the victims belonged to an elite aviation unit. >>> president obama will present his plans for the national security agency tomorrow. today british media reported that the nsa has been collecting up to 200 million text messages a day. they are saved and used to collect data. >>> those are the headlines. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you back here another 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific

john siegenthaler has the evening off. massive winter storm, now bracing for the coldest temperatures to hit the country in decades. fire ball, setting precedent, the first undocumented worker licensed to practice law in the u.s., joins us. >>> plus free ride. buckle up for next big innovation behind the wheel: self-driving cars. >> you have to go back a full 20 years for much of the country to see temperatures this cold. the live picture, new york city right now. it looks cold and for this coming weekend, about 140 million americans will be in the middle of a frigid cold snap. we'll get to the big chill in a moment. first, the huge snow storm that blanketed the northeast, froze highways, grounded many airports and took at least 15 lives. the first winter storm of 2014 delivered. almost two feet of snow in parts of massachusetts. up to 18 inches in new york. parts of vermont the wind chill made it seem like 29 below. cold enough to cause frostbite in half an hour. and in maine, the wind chill pushed the temperatures to 40

when john siegenthaler joins us from washington, d.c. have a good night. >> president obama set to put his foot down at the state of union. will his treats of executive orders make gridlock worse? also, has the anti-vaccine movement made thousands of americans sicker? >> why was an american citizen arrested in dubai and imprisoned for nine months over a youtube video? >> meth, money laundering and bitcoin. >> i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this". here is more of what is ahead. [ ♪ music ] >> president obama prepares for tuesday's state of union address. >> tomorrow night it's time to restore opportunity for all. >> it's the indication of a new bipartisan spirit. we need it. >> one of the things that president barack obama ought to do is look in the camera and say, "i'm sorry." >> this is a year of action and work and bypass congress where necessary. >> a u.s. citizens was gaoled this dubai after putting out a parody video. >> i did nothing wrong, there was nothing illegal about the video. >> for once i'm somebody nobody thought i

i'm john siegenthaler reporting from washington, d.c. great expectations and pressure for president obama on the even of his state of the union address. fatal fix. the surge in hoirn deaths in hen pittsburgh in a week. >>> america on ice. temperatures plunging, heat prices soaring as another brutal cold blast hits the nation. >>> we know the exact day in time monet made this priceless painting. >> here in washington, president obama will stand before congress and the country tomorrow night. he faces a second term saddled with setbacks. earlier this evening he was rat his desk working on his state of the union address. we know he will make promises, can he deliver on those promises? joining us is mike viqueria and richard norton-smith. gentlemen, good to see you. >> welcome to washington, d.c. >> talk about these expectations. >> the president walks into the state house for his sixth state of the union a lame duck. we are already in an election year. most people aren't aware there is a congressional election this year, nervous democrats w

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. hundreds of thousands without tap water in west virginia. the white house has issued a disaster declaration after a chemical spill along the elk river. >>> the data breach at target keeps getting bigger now the company says up to 110 million shoppers could have been affected and what's worse, target says hackers stole more than originally reported including names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers. >> congress facing renewed pressure to extend long term unemployment benefits after job figures for the end of the year

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. critical shorming, california takes emergency action, with water levels running dangerously low. >> climb through only to see that i was actually in her bedroom and she was in bed with half the building on top of her. >> return to northridge. look back to the devastating california quake 20 years ago and what has changed. cyberin security. the president changes the rules but the spying will go on. >>> there's gold in those mountains, cinematic gold by those at sundance. the film festival at 30. >>> and we begin with the drought emergency that's in effect tonight in california. the governor telling citizens they need to be prepared to cut back on their use of water, and that it could be that way for a long time. the announcement comes on the heels of a wildfire still burning in the foothills of los angeles. >> it's important to know we still remain guarded january 17th, it still feels like it's summertime. and so we guardedly, guard it as we continue to move forward, as we still contin

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. and here are tonight's top stories. new jersey governor, chris christie spent the first part of the his state of the state address apologizing for the scandaling plaguing his administration. but he says it does not define his team or the state. >>> israel's minister of defense has apologized after ridiculing secretary of state john kerry's peace efforts. he said it was not worth the paper it was written on. the white house condemned those comments. >>> president obama is once again calling for congress to create more jobs. he urged passage of a bill to extend long-term unemployment benefits. >>> a federal judge in tulsa called the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. the judge put his ruling on hold, though, and said there is a decision in a similar case out in utah. those are the headlines at this hour. i'm john siegenthaler. i'll see you back here at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific time. "consider this" is next. and you can always get the latest on aljazeera.com. ♪ >>> secret documents on benghazi raise more questio

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. >> if i don't get home to my parents i'm going to like freak out! >> a frozen nightmare. students stranded at school. drivers on gridlock on highways after an ice storm paralyzes parts of the south. running dry, in california, weeks away from running out of water, steps taken to deal with the drought. human trade, the sex slavery and forced prostitution, we'll hear from cindy mccain who is are raising awareness. >>> also, smartphones can be password protected. why not guns? a million dollar offer to make guns safer. >> whose house? >> seahawk. >> and the super bowl open for business right in the middle of the big apple. >> we begin tonight in atlanta. this has been a long 24 hours for the people of that city because of ice and snow. but this story is not just about the weather. it's about how government reacted or failed to react to the storm. tonight there are tens of thousands of complaints. robert ray has been following this story and joins us tonight with more. robert. >> john, go

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. verdict. schizophrenics homeless man, those accused of killing him learn their fate. >>> shadow of the mountain. >> is it safe, the chemical leak in west virginia. the worry goes on. plus tickets arrive, the latest rocket test emergent supersonic plans, the reality for commercial space travel.

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. john mccain says the president's policy is damaging the u.s. in the region. my interview with senator mccain and the reaction from the white house. >>> hundreds of thousands in west virginia still can't drink the water and new information about the company that caused that spill. >> creentd, too young to -- katrina, too young to remember the hurricane. >>> and the hudson miracle, five years from the spectacular landing, new ways to prevention birds from bri

i'm john siegenthaler in new york and here are tonight's top stories. >> we were shocked and appalled, we could not believe it. >> the family of an american prisoner in north korea, dennis rodman sound being off that kenneth bae may deserve his sentence in north korea. the military is investigating its second deadly helicopter crash in two days. today, two military navy crew members were killed when a chopper went down off the coast of virginia. yesterday an air force helicopter crashed in britain killing four service members. >>> new jersey governor chris christie involved in a scandal that could affect his political career. he did not know that his office was allegedly involved in traffic problems from new york to new jersey. critics say it was political pay back. >>> in you'll approximately 14 same sex couples discover their marriages will nobody the recognized. are during the marriage ban. i'm john siegenthaler, see you back at 11:00, consider this with antonio mora is coming up next. >> the empire strikes back at robert gates. the white house responds to his book's bomb shells. >

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. a new war on poverty, 50 years later a look at the nation's historic efforts to improve the lives of struggling americans. plus -- ♪ happy birthday to -- >> outrage over dennis rodman has he sings good wishes to north korea's leader. >>> also this -- >> it would be unprecedented for the state to forcibly divorce 900-plus coupled. >> confusion in utah new questions about whether gay marriages are legal in the state. >>> and new questions for the governor of new jersey and how a growing discussion over traffic could impact his presidential aspirations. ♪ >>> we begin tonight with a tough look at the successes and failures in this country when it comes to taking care of america's neediest people. exactly 50 years anding tonight, president lyndon johnson declared a war on poverty. the result, hallmark programs. today the white house says the war on poverty has been successful. the administration says some things, but not everyone is so optimistic. >> our federal government is a major impe

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are tonight's top stories. west virginia authorities have asked a company to remove chemicals that contaminated a water supply. people still don't have safe tap water. federal authorities are investigating. >>> target's massive data breach keeps getting larger. now the company says up to 110 million people could have been impacted. and hackers could have stolen even more information than originally thought. >>> hundreds of documents were released today on governor chris christie's bridge scandal which shows state are officials scrambling to control the damage there. craiftie apologizes for the lain closure, which were political pay back and fired a top aide yesterday. >>> india has asked an american embassy authority to leave. arrested in new york city last month. she returned to new delhi this morning despite facing charges in united states including visa fraud. i'll see you here at 11, 8 pacific, consider this with antonio mora is next. remember can you get the latest on aljazeera.com. >> chris christie's hop

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. kiev in flames.tigovernment protests spreading to nearly half the country. government offices seized as ukraine's government promises to restore stability. >>> violence in egypt, a new round of bombings on the even of the third anniversary of the egyptian revolution. >>> desperation in syria. a baby pulled alive from the rubble of aleppo. as

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. limiting government access to phone records, president obama's speech came after months of leaked nsa spy programs. >>> president obama approved the trillion dollar spending bill, signed off on the program that funds much of the government. next action will be likely be whether to raise the debt sealing. ings. >>> firefighters are making progress on the wildfire in the state of california. today governor jerry brown declared a drought emergency. >>> in new jersey 17 people and three government agencies have been subpoenaed over the george washington bridge lane closure scandal. david wildstein, a former appointee of chris christie, said he helped enact those closures. "consider this" is next with antonio mora. >> president obama proposes changes to the nsa's controversial tactics. a former acting director of the cia on what they mean to our intelligence gathering. also danielle elsberg, why he thinks it vind gates, edward snowden. plus a seemingly botched leeltal injection in ohio. an

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. >> if i don't get home to my parents i'm going to like freak out!a frozen nightmare. students stranded at school. drivers on gridlock on highways after an ice storm paralyzes parts of the south. running dry, in california, weeks away from running out of water, steps taken to deal with the drought. human trade, the sex slavery and forced

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. >> the challenge is getting the details right and that is not simple. >> nsa spy reforms, the president says he wants to make changes in the way the government spice. for civil libber tairns libertat enough. >> customer data what the thieves ever doing with your information. >> going bankrupt, the company blamed for the toxic spill in west virginia in financial trouble, what it means for hundreds of thousands with contaminated drinking water. >>> drought emergency, as fires burn near

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. iran uninvited after pressure from the us.ted nations does a 180. at the same time, sanctions ease. the u.s. and europeans take some of the economic pressure off of iran after that country begins to unplug some of its nuclear programs. >> do you drink the water?

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. polar vortex, a rare weather system dragging bitter cold air deep into the south. back to work, senators return from their holiday to determine whether or not to reinstate jobless benefits to more than a million americans. al-qaeda in iraq. and a whole new ball game, college football's controversial and confusing bowl championship series ends tonight. we'll look at a new playoff

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. war on poverty, 50 years later a look at the nation's historic efforts to improve the lives of struggling americans. plus -- ♪ happy birthday to -- >> outrage over dennis rodman has he sings good wishes to north korea's leader. >>> also this -- >> it would be unprecedented for the state to forcibly divorce 900-plus coupled. >> confusion in utah new questions about whether gay marriages are legal in the

i'm john siegenthaler, we'll see you back at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific. you can always get the latest news at aljazeera.com. i'll see you at 11:00 eastern. >> on "america tonight", a sporting chance? as the clock ticks down to one of the biggest sporting events we'll ask, will brazil be ready? >> we have to decide if the stadium will be ready to organize to all world cup games. >> also tonight, turning learning on its head. our in-depth look at american education, the flipped classro classroom. and why inverted instruction may be trickling down to more students. >> i like when it's not the typically lecture. i do really bad in lecture halls. >> and putting a spin on the megaclassroom artist setting his collaboration with beyonce? >> good evening, thanks for being with us. i'm joie chen. what if you were to host one of the world's biggest sporting parties, and it just wasn't ready? we're not talking about the winter olympics, but soccer. soccer has become the second biggest sport among 12 to 24-year-olds. only baseball has more fans. and u.s. soccer has pu

john siegenthaler is off tonight. health care challenges. the new year brings new controversy as insurance coverage for millions of americans kicks in. >>> blizzard warnings, first big snow storm of the year, heavy snow, bitter cold and blinding winds. >>> crowds for cannabis. and dreams come through, the view and the dream of the 125th rows parade --

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. digging out.eavy snow brings the northeast to a grinding halt and it's not over. now even more bone chilling temperatures are on the way. >>> fit for duty or not? why half the female marines in boot camp can't seem to pass the fitness test. >>> rotting away, why so many homes are falling apart, victims all over again from the hurricane in new orleans. >>> national geographic turns 125.