i'm john siegenthaler and my guest today is art spiegelman the author of "maus." you have had an incredible career but part of that career is work being for the new yorker. had you ever done a magazine cover before? >> i think i did. new yorker covers are not usually connected to stories statements. in the heyday of the new yorker in the postwar new yorker especially, the idea was to give respite, a moment of calm on the honking blaring tawdry passing parade. so they would be images of cebt scenes or of the city -- connecticut scenes or the city drawing. that was the-cartoon drawing. i seemed to her like a likely terrorist so -- but you know, it was -- i was a likely person to bring into that mix. i didn't know what it meant but she had no special i thought reverenrce. i was more likely to read underground newspapers or comic books or other things than the basis. i was enlisted at the end of '92 and my wife francois was brought in later. when francois and i got back from ground zero -- >> you lived near ground zero? >> about ten blocks from ground zero. we saw the

only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back i'm john siegenthaler. my guest today is comic artist art spiegelman. let me ask you about the process. how do you start creating let's say a cover, or some sort of work that you know, do you start with a drawing? >> well, often it's from a concept rather than a drawing. but what i mean by that is, it related to something i said earlier about how comics seem to me the most serious endeavor that one could be involved in rather than something trivial, comics are a deal with images. that means, they deal with images we have inside our world, in order to explain the world. the baby have a simple smiley face, and rather than a mother's smile. nailing these images are the process of making a comic. the iconic images and usually there's something exists between word and picture, usually something that's bugging me. when i feel good i tend not to make pictures. i don't have that kind of joie de vivre let me paint the sunset, it's usually an irritant that i have to work through that leads to my better pieces. >> aga

i'm john siegenthaler. have a great weekend. weekend.nother twist in the political mystery playing out in argentina. a new prosecutor picks up where the last one left off. accusing president christina kirchner of a cover up to protect iran in the bombing attack on a jewish center. a key to ending the war the violence escalates and easing tensions the syrian president bashar al-assad needs to be part of the solution. a fragile campaign in ukraine in

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. arming ukraine. the white house considers sending heavy weapons to fight the russian backed rebilitiesdz backed rebels. >>> police killing and thetrophy of new documents fueling the controversy. measles outbreak, schools ban unvaccinated kids, the fight for religious little bit and safety. plus. >> i can't tell you how good it feels to be free. >> peter greste, freed after a year in an egyptian prison and calling for release of two other al jazeera journalists. and we begin with a major development in the crisis in ukraine. it's not coming from kiev or the kremlin. it's coming from washington. what could be a seismic change the white house may be ready to arm forces in the months-long battle that could have profound consequences in the fighting. rebel leader says he needs 100,000 more fighters. jamie mcintire is live in washington with more. jamie. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs is giving president obama his best advice of the best way to aid the government of ukraine but what they're saying pri

john siegenthaler is on assignment. >>> on alert, calls for attacks on the mall of america by a somali group linked to aljie-qaeda. >>> the missing, five months since 43 students vanished. our special report on corruption in mexico and the thousands of people still uncontracted for. >>> climate conflict. he writes research denying climate change. now we're learning where the money comes from. >>> plus getting laughs and making enemies, a day in the life of the comedian known as the jon stewart of iran. ♪ >>> we begin with fear. security, and reality all coming together after an al-qaeda linked group in somali urged followers to attack minnesota's fall of america. fear is also being felt in the biggest somali community in the u.s. which happened to be in minnesota. >> reporter: good evening, randall. a short while ago, i went inside the mall to see how it was going. and is business as usual. they are taking the threats seriously. they have heightened security but in the somali american community here in the minneapolis a

i'm john siegenthaler. united in horror. jordan pledges relentless war as the world condemns i.s.i.l.'s barbarism. one of new york's worst train crashes ever. families divided by the border fence. tonight, a look at the one place they can meet. and too many wild horses. that's what ranchers say. >> when the herd levels get too high then there's this competition for the food and the water. >> now the government is doing something about it. we begin tonight with a battle against i.s.i.l. and a new threat. this time the threat is directed at i.s.i.l. itself. after months of fighting the group seems to be losing ground, suffering heavy losses from coalition forces. and that was before i.s.i.l.'s videotape execution of a prisoner. a move that may have galvanized. is countries divided in many ways now drawn together against a common enemy. the rage is intensifying in jordan after captured pilot mu'ath al kasasbeh was seen. support from king abdullah. exacted with the execution of two prisoners including sajida al rishawi. she had

john siegenthaler is here. john. >> coming up on the broadcast at 8:00 tonight the u.s.me court decision today we'll hear from alabama's only openly gay state representative. plus putting their mark on the new york sky lines. multibillionaires buying apartments worth tens of millions of dollars. helping the rich avoid playing taxes. rory kennedy the daughter of robert kennedy. >> when we talk about vietnam we talk about promises made, promises broken. we abandoned our allies, it's not a bright, shining moment in our nation's history. but despite the history going in the wrong direction these men stood up and did the right thing. even though it was against u.s. policy at the time they stood up and said we are going to try to save as many people as possible. >> inside this story the sale of the most expensive painting, by paul gaugin, has been sold for over 200 million. >> thank you john. >>> racing in subzero temperatures across kind of the snowy far north. daniel lack joined the runners for the first day of the marathon in the yukon. >> reporter: call i.t. organized chao

i'm john siegenthaler. >> i.s.i.l.'rican hostage killed but was it in a coalition air strike? why jordan calls it a twisted trick. power grab: rebels dissolve parliament in yemen. instability threatens a stronghold of al qaeda. rebound. one of the best job reports in years. what's being gained in the u.s. recovery and what isn't. and his

i'm john siegenthaler. war powers, the president asks congress to authorize a three year war on i.s.i.l. >> my administration has submitted a draft resolution to congress to authorize a action against i.s.i.l. >> three college students all muslim shot to debt. >>> syria's monuments men. fighting to save a culture, or the apart by war. >>> the battle in africa between searching for oil and saving an endangered species. more than a month ago, president obama ended one war but now he's ready to ramp up another one. today he asked congress to authorize military action against i.s.i.l. and the proposal calls for more than air strikes. the president's request hints at the possibility of limited ground operations. that could put american forces on the front lines in enemy territory. at the same time, the white house is pledging this will not turn into a full-fledged war. >> i'm convinced that the united states should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war in the middle east. that's not in our natio

i'm john siegenthaler in new york. arming ukraine. the white house considers sending heavy weapons to fight the russian backed rebilitiesdz backed rebels. >>> police killing and thetrophy of new documents fueling the controversy. measles outbreak, schools ban unvaccinated kids, the fight for religious little bit and safety. plus. >> i

john siegenthaler is on assignment. accused in america. three men in new york arrested for allegedly trying to join i.s.i.l. tonight, a closer look at the islamic state's recruitment reach. death in pasco. the police killing of an unarmed migrant mexican worker strikes protest. we look at whether comparisons to ferguson are valid. out of the shadows. bringing changes to the witness protection program. what our investigative report on one woman's story accomplished. plus a selfie from space. part ever the first from space part of a treasuretrophy that treasure trove that can now be yours. the propaganda, the promise to create an islamic state the pull. to join the fight. u.s. authorities believe i.s.i.l.'s message may have reached three men in america. tonight, all are charged with trying to travel to syria to fight with i.s.i.l. paul beban joins us with more, paul. >> right randall as you know these arrests happened earlier today. we're still learning more but here is what we know from now we have court sketches from brooklyn accused of pl

i'm john siegenthaler. car hacking. how new wireless technology could put millions of drivers at risk. war story. film maker rory kennedy on her new film, the hor days of the vietnam -- the horror days of the vietnam war. six months after the death of michael brown the impact across the nation. his name has become snom must withsynonymouswith the movement. michael brown lost his life six months ago today. shot to death by a white police officer in ferguson, missouri. we've heard the protest and the call for change. race relations across america. we begin with ash-har quraishi. ash-har. >> questions about race relations and distrust for the police persist in ferguson but there are still in the community who are look for a way to move forward. nothing is more important to 28-year-old single dad carlos ray, than raising his daughters in a safe community. >> how was your day at school? >> working as a jail guard carlos session he could be an asset to the ferguson police department. >> why would you want to be a ferguson pol

. >> i'm john siegenthaler. abu mansour hadi says he is withdrawing his resignation. >>> we're in turkey, where there's a campaign to protect this deeply spiritual ceremony. >>> and we begin with an al jazeera exclusive. based on hundreds of leaked cables from international spy agencies. a secret document by israeli intelligence reveals mossad ds did not agree with their intelligence clayton swisher reports. >> this is a bomb. this is a fuse. >> it's now notorious. the moment israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu twarnd united nationswarned the united nations of an iranian bomb. >> at current enrichment rates they will have finished the medium enrichment and move on to the final stage. >> the spy cables reveal behind the scenes just one month behind the speech, descrailg intelligence sent -- israeli intelligent is sending a very different message. >> working to close gaps in areas that appear legitimate which will reduce the time required to produce weapons from the time instruction is actually given. >> the

. >> i'm john siegenthaler. abu mansour hadi says he is withdrawing his resignation.

i'm john siegenthaler in doha. also on the program. human rights watch says it's proofed that syria used barrel bombs. >>> hacking espionage and the threat of cyber-terrorism. in with the old and out with the new. there's a push to rebuild the past. at least 70 people from christian villages in syria have been kidnapped from fighters from the islamic state of iraq and the levant. i.s.i.l. raids houses along the river in hasaka province. where the syrian forces have launched a major offensive against the group. in neighboring iraq the army released this video after capturing the town of anbadi. as they return to the ein al asar air base. central library including 8,000 rare books manuscripts have been destroyed. zeina khodr reports. >> dozens of families fled their villages in the northeastern problemsprovince of hasake after they were overrun by the islamic state of iraq and the levant. >> they struck our houses, our churches, we had to leave we were scared. >> in these difficult times we appeal to all organizations and the internation

i'm john siegenthaler in doha. also on the program. human rights watch says it's proofed that syria used barrel bombs. >>> hacking espionage and the threat of

. >> and for what's up the next hour here's john siegenthaler. >> we're going to talk about twitter's problem with internet trolls. trolls are the persons who post hate online. a new warning from twitter about victims talking about getting getting letter. >> they are getting rape threats death threats worst case scenarios, death threats being sent to their homes. >> we're going to tell you about that story and a lot more coming up in just three minutes tony. >> john appreciate it. thank you. after struggling for years the electronics retailer radio shack has filed for bankruptcy. the retail chain says it will sell up to 2400 stores. it will partner with perhaps sprint or amazon to keep up to 2500 of those location open. i'm tony harris, thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. eastern. hi, everyone, this is al jazeera america. >> ukraine crisis a high level push for peace plus new calls to send weapons of war. the vulnerable. two young to be vaccinated. five babies diagnosed with measles outside chicago. and grounded. >> we are lowering to st. louis. to

john siegenthaler is on assignment. >>> on alert, calls for attacks on the mall of america by a somali linked to aljie-qaeda. >>> the missing, five months since 43 students vanished. our special report on corruption in mexico and the thousands of people still uncontracted for. >>>

i'm john siegenthaler. >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there arekup." >> this place is crazy. it's totally insane. more insane than me. >> come on in. come on in. >> i don't really have a whole lot of respect for life in general, my own or anybody's. >> i took a knife and stabbed him with it, until he was dead, and then i butchered him with it. >> there is violence in here unheard of. but it was right up my alley.

i'm john siegenthaler. war powers, the president asks congress to authorize a three year war on i.s.i.l. >> my administration has submitted a draft resolution to congress to authorize a action against i.s.i.l. >> three college students all muslim shot to debt. >>> syria's monuments

john siegenthaler is on assignment. accused in america. three men in new york arrested for allegedly trying to join i.s.i.l. tonight, a closer look at the islamic state's recruitment reach. death in pasco. the police killing of an unarmed migrant mexican worker strikes protest. we look at whether comparisons to ferguson are v

i'm john siegenthaler. >> i.s.i.l.'s claim an american hostage killed but was it in a coalition air strike? why jordan calls it a twisted trick. power grab: rebels dissolve parliament in yemen. instability threatens a stronghold of al qaeda. rebound. one of the best job reports in years. what's being gained in the u.s. recovery and what isn't. and his maker. >> the largest selling single in the history of atlantic records and no other will i i don't think touch it. >> nile rogers on 35 years at the top of the charts. >> i.s.i.l.'s weapons are not just guns knives and kerosene. it is a propaganda arm designed to inflict maximum terror and suffering. american aid worker held captive since 2013, it is claimed was killed. i.s.i.l. says she died in a jordanian air strike. for u.s. officials there is skepticism. for the family there is only more pain. >> i'm in solidarity with the syrian people. >> her name is kayla mueller 26 years old. a native of prescott, arizona. a young woman who traveled the world to help people in nee

i'm john siegenthaler. united in horror. jordan pledges relentless war as the world condemns i.s.i.l.'s barbarism. one of new york's worst train crashes ever. families divided by the border fence. tonight, a look at the one place they can meet. and too many wild horses. that's what ranchers say.

i'm john siegenthaler. white house crack down on cyber-threats.ome tech leaders done like it and journalist glen greenwald called hypocritical. >> deadly force. outrage over a police killing in broad daylight. race in america. african american children and the police. the talk around kitchen tables across the u.s.

i'm john siegenthaler. is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> turn around, man. face the wall. >> would i kill somebody? if i had to. >> you got seven layers of skin you got to go through before you get to the bone. >> there's nothing that goes on that at least one gang member is not involved with. nothing. >> the outside world probably don't want to know what goes on in here. >> these places can make a monster. it's a struggle to stay sane.

. ♪ hi everyone this is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler troops and ceasefire deal in ukraineat can undue it. prayers in anger, thousands gather in north carolina to remember the three muslims who were shot to death. identity crisis growing up with a false name one woman's struggle in the witness protection program. and photo finish candid and compelling, the unforgettable images from this

♪ hi everyone this is al jazeera america, i'm john siegenthaler troops and ceasefire deal in ukrainend the pitfalls that can undue it. prayers in anger, thousands gather in north carolina to remember the three muslims who were shot to death. identity crisis growing up with a false name one woman's struggle in the witness protection program. and photo finish candid and compelling, the unforgettable images from this year's world press photo contest. ♪ tonight a glimmer of hope to end a year of bloody fighting in ukraine. russia and kiev agreed to a ceasefire. possible turning point for the region washington's relationship with moscow but ceasefires have been signed before only to fall apart in a matter of days. a truce in the war in ukraine, a collective effort to bring about peace by european leaders, germany, france and russia. the agreement signed by ukraine and the pro-russian separatists calls for fighting to stop by sunday. the deal requires both sides to pull back heavy weapons from the front lines and sets up a security zone to separate the two sides. calls for all prisoners to

i'm john siegenthaler. >>> due to mature subject marte, viewer discretion is advised. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america. we open the gates. "lockup." >> turn around, man. face the wall. >> would i kill someone? if i had to. >> you got seven layers of skin you got to go through before you get to the bone. >> there's nothing that goes on that at least one gang member is not involved with. nothing. >> the outside world probably don't want to know what goes on in here. >> these places can make a monster. it's a struggle to stay sane. >> there's a growing problem affecting correctional facilities in this country. how to confine and treat the mentally ill. an estimated 16% of u.s. prison and jail inmates have psychiatric problems. this edition of "lockup" is one of the most graphic and disturbing ever, as we take you inside a facility in indiana, where nearly one-third of the prisoners have been diagnosed with a mental disorder. they tell us in detail how they got there and how they survive. situated in america's heartland, among acres of indiana cornfields, is a prison

i'm john siegenthaler. >>> there are 2 million people behind bars in america.re insane than me. >> come on in. come on in. >> i don't really have a whole lot of respect for life in general, my own or anybody's. >> i took a knife and stabbed him with it, until he was dead, and then i butchered him with it. >> there is violence in here