part of that joe i joie is theyt to put pressure on congress. if that's about scoring political points, that's great. the average of the polls want to see a hike in the minimum wage but the ways and means committee controlled by the republicans and th the house of representatives, yes, by definition some of what the president is talking about is small-ball because he is going to need the congress to go along if it's really going ohave a significant -- to have a significant impact across the spectrum, joie. >> they say you can't make law that's a delicate balancing act for the president. >> mike viqueria warehouse correspondent on the hill for us tonight. we're going osee you later. thanks very much mike. i want to turn in and bring in i know roland you are the master of social media but one of our digital producers is also a maven -- you guys are doing double duty. arizon azmat khan.i've gotten the e-mae last couple of days. did they carry out a full designate full court press? >> they said this would be the most interactive state of the union a

i'm joie chen. when haiti was leveled by an earthquake, the world rallied. the united states and other countries pledged billions of dollars in aid. for the 1.5 million displaced victims it meant a chance to rebuild and build a new haiti. and to build back better. >>> so far, though, that hasn't happened. america tonight special correspondent sole lad o'brien with a look at what went wrong. >> a hot and dusty camp site. the pastel houses and trees are deceptive. from a distance it looks very solid. but when you get up close its just plywood. >> yes, it's some kind of plywood, but they painted over it, and it looks better than it really is. >> jimmy and his family were among the first to come to karai three months after the earthquake. their home it collapsed. aid agencies encouraged thousands of haitians to abandon their tent cities for a chance of better and eventually permanent housing. this is what they ended up with. >> so this is your mother's house? tell me a little bit about it. >> yes, this is mom's house. when you come in, you see it very small. you

joie? >> david shuster for us up in new york.he makes a really interesting point about this relationship and the use of executive order. mike, you and pretalking about this earlier. this executive order actually only produces a pretty limited effect, and yet it's something that he was not able to get congress to do a year ago, try to persuade them a year ago to raise the minimum wage. >> the way that this antagonizes the rinse in congress. they say he's going around the constitution because congress is not going to have an opportunity to lack on a lot of--when you act on a lot of this, when you look at what he has done, announcing pen and phonicsties, it's incremental, and it's not going to have a dramatic effect on the economy. he's doing things. fighting the fight. he's working for the middle class. he's working for the working class, the manufacturing zones, the promised zones to lift up economically depressed areas. the minimum wage doesn't take affect--if it does take effect in the beginning of next year it only effect the n

. >> joie thank you. >> looking ahead to next week on america tonight, a trashed pacific. >> i think the misconception anything with japanese writing on it is from the tsunami, however we have found numerous items with various writing, korean, japanese, things from the united states as well. >> does it ever amaze you how far this stuff travels? >> pretty amazing actually. >> it's classic in -- plastic in pair dies. adam mays sorts through monumental cleaning effort. and still to come, food for thought. >> every sunday night, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks... with the most interesting people of our time... >> as an artist you have the right to fail... that's a big right to have >> his work is known across the globe. but little is known about the gorilla artist behind the glasses... we turned the camera on the photographer shaking up the art world. >> 2... 1... that's scary jr... >> talk to al jazeera with jr only on al jazeera america real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around

. >> joie thank you. >> looking ahead to next week on america tonight, a trashed pacific. >> i think the misconception anything with japanese writing on it is from the tsunami, however we have found numerous items with various writing, korean, japanese, things from the united states as well. >> does it ever amaze you how far this stuff travels? >> pretty amazing actually. >> it's classic in -- plastic in pair dies. adam mays sorts through monumental cleaning effort. and still to come, food for thought. >> for on the field news, we turn to the nfl. next week's conference championship matchups are set, new england will travel to denver, that means tom brady and the patriots will meet peyton manning for the third time. the 49ers travel to seattle to face their bitter rival for the third time this season. that's your look at sports this hour. >> getting a fresh start. >> from living the life that i live, i thought by now, i should be dead. >> a unique business that's giving troubled women a second chance at >> every sunday night join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and good everything, thank you for joining us, i am joie chen.we tell our children school is the path to a brighter few he should to opportunity, to success, but in our "america tonight" in-depth look at american education, we see evidence that for at least some students, cool and an increasing focus on campus discipline can instead become a pipeline to prison. it is a trend that started in the 1990s, after columbine. when many schools nationwide adopted a zero tolerance approach to on-campus misbehavior. but it has had a disparate impact on black students, nationwide african attorney students are three times as likely as white classmates to be expelled or suspended the white house took notice recently issuing new guidelines to disrupt what critics says is a practice of criminal fool acing minor misbehave, a.m. we want to wake county california home to what is maybe the biggest line pipe light in the country. >> reporter: it's dawn in ali, north carolina, teaming with 200600 students it's known if a little bit of evening. racial and socioeconomic

i'm joie chen. when it comes to improving this country's public education, there are endless headlines about charter programs and districts that offer open enrollment for anyone who want to be there. but for school choice movement the simple reality is that hundreds of thousands of students remain trapped in failing school districts because of their zip codes. as what "america tonight"'s special correspond soledad o'brien found out, illegallily enrolling in districts they don't belong in. >> it's 730 in the morning and jack larkin is getting ready to go to school. >> you need to do your writing journal. >> i did. >> your philosophy journal too? >> i did. >> jack and his parents live in milbourn, new jersey, some of the poorest neighborhoods in the state. luckily, his school system is one of the state's best. >> how about one of these nice green apples? >> have it for snack. >> jack's mom stephanie has a personal and professional stake on the millburn schools. >> three bedrooms possibly four. >> she

i'm joie chen. we look at tomorrow, when the president will give us his view of the state of the union. the most important scheduled address each year. idea of a regular report carved the nation, and it's even in the constitution, and it ensures us that we, the citizens, deserve some sort of measuring stick for what has and hasn't been accomplished by the president. and if we want to get a grip on how things are going, maybe we should look at the past. the founding fathers spelled it out in carl 2, and from the first president forward, there has been some kind of a state of the union address. and they have made it into an annual ketchup. how i'm doing, and how it's going for the country, and this is what i promise to get done next year if congress will play along. so assess how much putting into this year's address, we offer a report card of president obama's last one, and what happened to those promises inia. >> the state of the union is stronger. >> are people bothered by promises made and not kep

. >> joie thank you. >> looking ahead to next week on america tonight, a trashed pacific. >> i think the misconception anything with japanese writing on it is from the tsunami, however we have found numerous items with various writing, korean, japanese, things from the united states as well. >> does it ever amaze you how far this stuff travels? >> pretty amazing actually. >> it's classic in -- plastic in pair dies. adam mays sorts through monumental cleaning effort. and still to come, food for thought. >> every morning from 5 to 9am al jazeera america brings you more us and global news than any other american news channel. find out what happened and what to expect. >> start every morning, every day, 5am to 9 eastern with al jazeera america. the inquiry had recommended better rail maintenance and >> next we consider sacrifice and whether saving some members of endangered species is worth others. africa's black rhino population, less than 5,000 in the world today. the largest number remain in any mi ni nimibia, a very unlikely source a group of hinters in texas who say they want to hel

i am joie chen. it has been three years since the alarms of the crisis that the fukushima nuclear plant t continues to raise fears in the united states. occasional reports of oddities and a lingering question: does the ongoing disaster pose any serious health risks to americans? in the third part of our exclusive series, "return to fukushima," america correspondent michael okhu in addresses whether the radiation leaks in the pacific give us reason to worry. >> the owners started pumping. >> 80,000 gallons of con tan native water. >> fukushima japan, the nuclear nightmare that never seems to end. how much of a threat is fukushima today? beyond the workers at the plant, beyond the people of japan, how much danger is there for the rest of the world? this is as far as we can go entering the exclusion zone. inside, the tokyo electric power company or tepco is struggle to go contain the ongoing nuclear disaster. the japanese government says the situation is under control. so we traveled here to find out wh

thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin tonight with a look at tomorrow when the president will give us his view of the state of our union. the single most important schedule address our leader gives each year. the idea of a regular report carved to the nation is even enshrined in the accusation, it ensures us that we the citizens deserves some measuring stick by what has and hasn't been accomplished by the president and if we want to get a grip on how things are going maybe we should start looking at the past. the founding fathers spelled it out in article 2 and from the first president forward there's always been some kind of state of the union address. it's evolved but annual leaders have made it into an annual catchup, how i'm doing as the executive in chief, and here is how i plant to get moving forward if congress place along. we offer a report card of mr. obama's last one and what happened to those promises. the. >> the state of our union is stronger. >> are people bothered by promises made and not being kep

>> it is here, joie. it is here especially the northeast.et's go back 24 hours ago when we were dealing with the snow here on the radar. let's put this into motion. it lasted until about 6:00 a.m. when it finally, cleared out. this is what we are left with, but this is all of that arctic air. we saw a lot of snow in the area. let's look and see up towards the parts of massachusetts, 18.3 inches. central park, as you said, almost a foot of snow there. now, the cold temperatures. high temperatures are no going to get that much watcher. bot 18 degrees we think by the time we get to the weekend, we will be back to normal. deep south dealing with hard freeze warnings. take a look at some of the morning temperatures they are expected to see. atlanta, 21 degrees tomorrow morning over towards orlando, 37 degrees, believe it or not, as we go towards friday morning, these temperatures are actually going to be lower. atlanta, we expect to see about 17 degrees as the morning low on friday morning. we hope expect to see water mains breaking in this area.

. >> joie thank you. >> looking ahead to next week on america tonight, a trashed pacific. >> i think the misconception anything with japanese writing on it is from the tsunami, however we have found numerous items with various writing, korean, japanese, things from the united states as well. >> does it ever amaze you how far this stuff travels? >> pretty amazing actually. >> it's classic in -- plastic in pair dies. adam mays sorts through monumental cleaning effort. and still to come, food for thought. the urban vertical garden that's giving gardening a whole new meaning. are i'm running for president... >> no barriers... >> i intend to be the nominee that defeats barack obama >> no restrictions... >> i think we're catching on... >> no filters... >> my guess is they won't be voting for me... >> al jazeera america presents caucus the inquiry had recommended better rail maintenance and >> next we consider sacrifice and whether saving some members of endangered species is worth others. africa's black rhino population, less than 5,000 in the world today. the largest number remain in any

. >> good evening, thanks for >> good evening, joining us, i'm joie chen.oining us, i'm joie tonight we consider how the tonight we consider internet as changed us for good internet and for evil. for evil, some ways if your life includes teenagers, never contemplated. if you are aware how rapidly that can happen. one of the latest things in how rapidly that can happen. their world is called vine. one of the most recent things in their lives is called vine, and it is as the kids gay jie the kids morous. it has a 403% increase in less than a year, and five vines are tweeted every second. every second and as it grows it is proving to be vine is proving to be not just a powerful force, and as popular but a add as adam may reports, its own adam may found it is creating form of judgment its own life. >> reporter: curtis is a >> curtis la pour is tattooed rocker and comedian. jesse smiles is a comedian. a wit witty, bubbly blonde. they are a new kind of celebrity. >> they're a new kind of >> for all of you telling me i celebrity. >> all of you was ant real celebri

he's doing an overnight as joie just mentioned. they're going to highlight the things at each of the stops, maryland, pittsburgh, milwaukee, then tennessee coming back on thursday. there you see dennis mcdonough in and out president's chief of staff. they take long walks every evening, the president and dennis around the south lawn and talk about things. back to the speaker and vice president, two old irish politicians. >> when you look a the those two men, and how they're on opposite sides, that one night when they're putting their hands together and having a little chat, they look like old chums. >> that's one of the remarkable parts of this whole part of our national life. they go at it. they do, and sometimes in the harsh evident terms, and we never see them in that disagreeable way, be when they're in a public venue like this, because those things are set aside for tonight. the combat will continue and it will get nasty again, but tonight, again. >> for a moment, we pause, is that it? >> we have no national religion in the uni

i'm joie chen. we begin with look about history what we know and don't know about our communities, our families, even ourselves. what's provoked special interest in the past for us is making big waves today. when the oscars were announced, one film, 12 years a slave, was honored with nine of them. best picture, best actor, best adapted screenplay. the story was of simon northrop. drugged, and sold. >> i was born a free man. lived with my family in new york. until the day i was deceived. kidnapped. sold into slavery. >> well, boy, how you feel now? >> my name is solomon northrop. i am a free man and you have no right whatsoever to detain me. >> you not a free man. you're nothing but a georgia run away. >> solomon northrop was reunited in 1873. more than 150 years later now hidden details in the story are coming to light for at least one of them. north prop's great great great grandson, clayton adams. >> nba commissioner-- >> clayton adams has been in search of solomon northrop, his great great great

. >> even, i'm joie chen, you are watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. tonight we consider the haves, the have not and how it seems that the haves are getting it over on the have not. this week the justice department announced a settlement with a mortgage banking giant taylor b whitaker and home mortgage merc. they agreed to pay the government $320 million but did not admit no loan violation and kickbacks. the settlement is cold comfort. they are both belly up and bankrupt. in "america tonight" investigation correspondent shyla macvicary introduces us to a whistleblower who tried for years to get the government to act. lisp. >> if you are in the market for a real estate deal consider this stone and stucko house, four bedrooms, three baths on the market for $143,000. actually, you already own it. all of us do. thanks to a big fraud allegedly perpetrated against the u.s. taxpayer to the tune of hundreds of millions. to understand how it worked look no further than this county. a community less than an hour north-east of atlanta. the federal department of h

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 us left here now. >> also, still troubled waters, the taps are on but there are new signs of danger. should more folks downstream be worried about west virginia's toxic wash? >> the industry is not regulated and it happened because these were old holding tanks which were not properly maintained. >> and faith in flux. the catholic church faces new reports, what a change in leadership may bring. >> good evening i'm joie chen. thanks for being with us. getting there but it's not over yet. that's what authorities in west virginia are telling hundreds of thousands of residents who have now had to endure a full week without run being water. an environmental crisis has been unfolding in the state capitol city charleston after toxic chemicals leaked and contaminated

and joie chen is standing by to tell us what's coming up on america tonight at the top of the hour. > reporter: good evening, tony, tonight on our program, we concentrate once again on the fight for chicago. the hometown of president obama on the eve of his state of the union address. and we'll recall a tragic story, a boy attending the presidential inauguration and gunned down in chicago a week later. >>> did the historians fire real change? we'll get the view from her and her neighborhood. >> i think it should be all about violence prevention. and jobs. >> and jobs. >> i'm pretty sure that they wouldn't be selling stuff on the corner if they had a 9:00 to 5:00 job. >> see what difference it makes with christoph. and we'll have a look back at the report card of the president's promises for a better tomorrow. those stories coming up at the top of the hour on "america tonight," tony. >> for most kindergartners, recess is the only chance to go outside, but a school district in wash state is changing that. the officials are experimenting with a popular european program where the entire s

now joie chen is going toel us what is coming up on merck. >> good evening, john.erica tonight" tonight will take a look at any education crisis, and we'll begin with five digits. the zip code. but parents are now being accused of crossing the line and lying about where they live just so they can enroll their kids in a better school. this is called boundary hopping. "america tonight" special correspondent soledad o'brien explores why many are stealing education. >> i wouldn't have done it. i never thought i would go to jail about lying about my zip co code. a they did it for their jobs, safety reasons, maybe education, so many different reasons why a parent would want to take their child out of that district into another district. >> soledad o'brien with a two-part report on stealing education. also tonight, martin luther king the third stops by as we remember his father on a holiday commemorating what would have been his 85th birthday. >> joie thank you very much. >>> it's a rare moment in super bowl history, the best defense versus the best offense. but the story

joie. >> the water woes in west virginia are continuing. a lot of speculation about the safety issues. >> chemical spills on the river bank that polluted their drinking water. some of the requirements are taking a toll on the health of individuals, unusual symptoms have begun to appear in emergency rooms. with public distress running high, officials are questioning the regulatory environment which allowed this to happen and what it means about their future. tonight, health concerns as we go to charleston. we talk to one doctor about what she's seen and what she is worried about now. our correspondent christophe putzel will follow up on his story that's coming up on "america tonight". >> being eight, the lives of eight-year-olds. tonight the unique view of third graders in new orleans. they are too young to remember hurricane katrina but still is learning good lessons. >> what city were you born? >> troy lawson teaches third great in new orleans. >> spell it the best way you know how. >> many students are eight years old and were born the ye

. >>> let's head to washington, d.c, joie chen standing by to tell us what's at the top of the hour.joie. >> our program looks at in-depth education, especially in teaching science and math as a so-called flipped classroom. what students study in the classroom and what they study at home is turned upside down. could it help educated workers in u.s. industry? just how sit making a difference? >> if we can get people who are sort of tangentially interested, these are really exciting classes, physics for example is no longer the filter it used to be. it was the toughest job on campus. filtering out the unworthy now more and more people are getting through. >> i still love physics. it is a trend that is trickling down to lower school classes. we'll take a look at the potential and the pitfalls, by adam may. john. >> the gang rape of a 21-year-old woman, by men of her own village, reportedly as punishment for an affair. litty dutt has more on this from west bengal. >> an alleged crime that has shocked the nation. they reconstruct the movements of one of the men accused of raping a 20-year

it's worth noting, joie, that just today, there was a 5.4 japan. >> so many earthquakes in japan. how likely is the very worst case scenario? >> every expert we have spoken to says these worst case scenarios are highly unlikely that's what max them worst case scenarios. it is now in stable condition here is a caveat. it will be in stable be condition for the next 30 to 40 years, and how many people would really like that? >> yeah. >> this has been a fascinating series of report. one coming up tomorrow. tell us about that. >> the tree isdee deeply divided. long a nuclear power state. it is now deeply divided, so what we are doing tomorrow is taking a look at the future of nuclear pour in japan, and it features an interview that i did with noto kahn, the prime crisis. >> interesting to see what he has to say and look forward to what's coming. >> on the series, we follow up now from fukushima. martini is an oceanographer who joins us from seattle tonight. kim, can you tall talk to us a little bit about some -- the many, many misconceptions there are about the dangers from fukushima?

i'm joie chen. thanks for joining us. think for a moment about the things you can absolutely count on. one of them we hope is help, emergency help when you really,need it. we teach our kids if there's an emergency call 911 and help will come. but there are situations in which those three simple numbers 911 won't bring help. it is a serious and extensive enough problem that the fcc has launched an inquiry sparked by the death of a texas mother and the daughter who tried to get help for her. america tonight's sarah hoye has the story from marshall, texas. last month, kari hunt agreed to meet her estranged husband at this east texas hotel so he could visit with their young children. but instead of a family meeting things went horribly wrong. once at the hotel, police say her husband, brad allen dunn, allegedly stabbed the mother of three to death in the bathroom while the children listened in. our oldest granddaughter, and her two siblings, were in that room and she tried dialing 911 from the hotel room and could not get out

i'm joie chen.e begin tonight with a look at history, about what we know and don't know of our communities, families, even ourselves. what has provoked special interest in the past for us tonight is a film making big waves today when the oscar nominations were announced one film was honored with nine, including some of the big ones, best picture, best actor, best director, best adapted screen play. the screen tells a story of sol lom born free in the time of slavery, while on a business trip, he was drugged, kidnapped and sold. >> salomon is an expert player on the violin. >> i was born a free man until the day i was deceived, kidnapped, sold into slavery. >> well, boy, how do you feel now? >> my name is salomon, i'm a free man, and you have no right whatsoever to detain me. >> you are no free man, you are nothing but a georgia run away. >> salomon was reunited with his family in 1853, but generations later not even all of his desendants knew about his history. but all of the details are coming to l

the special tonight will air tonight. >> joie, good to see you and see you later tonight. look for president obama to rum tet an--to trumpet an improving economy. some sales surged back to their best level in seven years. but rising home prices could change that. >> reporter: joe is searching for the perfect starting home. but homes he likes do not fit his budget. >> whoa, they've got a master bath. >> that's like 359. >> and many of the homes i can afford i doesn't like. >> it's kind of sad when you walk into a place and like there are holes in the ceilings, the floors are wonky. >> reporter: eager buyers, existing home sales topped 5 million this year. same while inventories dropped by the same percentage because of fewer foreclosures and home sales. it's hiding fire under prices. hard hit markets like las vegas, los angeles, and san francisco saw price increases topping 20%. and chicago, charlotte, and dallas posted their strongest annual increases in decades. while home prices are still below their pre-recession publ public. >> the increases are much faster than people

. >> joie thank you. >> looking ahead to next week on america tonight, a trashed pacific. >> i think the misconception anything with japanese writing on it is from the tsunami, however we have found numerous items with various writing, korean, japanese, things from the united states as well. >> does it ever amaze you how far this stuff travels? >> pretty amazing actually. >> it's classic in -- plastic in pair dies. adam mays sorts through monumental cleaning effort. and still to come, food for thought. >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents the best documentaries. a historic election >> we have 47% of our people who pay no income taxes... >> we take you behind the scenes >> i'm rick santorum, i'm running for president... >> no barriers... >> i intend to be the nominee that defeats barack obama >> no restrictions... >> i think we're catching on... >> no filters... >> my guess is they won't be voting for me... >> al jazeera america presents caucus real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the

good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm michael okwu, joie chen is on assignment. west virginia officials are slowly lifting a tap water ban that left hundreds of thousands of people without water since that chemical spill days ago. our "america tonight" team spent the weekend in charleston where local residents have grown increasingly frustrated and concerned about their drinking water supply. here is "america tonight"'s christophe putzel. >> we are currently driving into charles tong west virginia. where thousands have been prevented from using their water, drinking water, how people are adjusting in what people call chemical valley. a black licorice smell in the water was traced to freedom industries a specialty chemical company. the leak happened a mile upriver from a west virginia plant, shortly after the spill was reported a ban on water was put in place, and a state of emergency was declared. >> the water use ban that is still in place if you are in an affected area, do not use tap water, for drinking, bathing, constituting or cleaning. >> thousands of resid

joie chen is on assignment. i'm adam may. on thursday we warned you about that massive storm bearing down on the east coast, it certainly lived up to its expectations. it blanketed the east obligate with it freezing temperatures. the process of dirging out and cleaning -- digging up and cleaning out is just begun. hundreds of thousands all across the northeast woke up to a blanket of snow and frigid single digit temperatures. the snow dumped up to two feet of snow in massachusetts. reports of wind gusts more than 50 miles an hour for the wind chill factor as low as 9 minus 0 degrees. >> we worry about hypothermia. >> three major highways just outside new york city where more than an inch of snow is going sideways. a second day of cancellations for air travelers from coast to coast, more than 2300 fliefts cancelled. in new york city, ten inches ever snow buried the city and central park is frozen over. even though the snow has stopped. >> it's deceptively cold. it's as cold as it's been all year and people sometimes think does

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 put the strict rationing in place because the world cup is the hot ticket right now. but brazil is up against a tight deadline and at the moment, things are not going good. gabriel elizondo brings us up to date. >>> the city is still one giant construction zone. a flurry of vehicles and construction. so far behind schedule that fifa secretary generally gave ad the line or have the venue pulled for the world cup. >> we meaning the local organizing committee, the development, the city of s se between now and the 18th of february give us the confidence that the stadium will be ready to organize and to hold world cup games. >> this is big because this is the first time anyone from fifa has admitthat maybe one of the host c

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest.ause of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >>> ore the years the american-made pickup truck has become an iconic symbol of the working man. already here said the chef i have silver auto snagged the truck of the year award. and ford unveiled the new f-150 that will be built in missouri. i spoke to the governor about that. >> thank you for being with us. >> thank you. >> unlike those of you from missouri, i have no need to ever have a truck. and this has all sorts of things and a connection to your state. >> yeah, we make them in the show-me state. and we're very proud of that. think it is going to continue to keep the top market for ford and make sure this heavy-duty vehicle delivers for america. >> everybody associates autos and auto building with detroit, but it is all over your state. >> missouri has on the weste

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest. because of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> from our headquarters in new york here are the headlines at this hour... >> a jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour >> a deal in the senate may be at hand, and just in the nick of time >> thousands of new yorkers are marching solidarity... >> we're following multiple developments on syria at this hour... >> every hour from reporters stationed around the world and across the country. breaking news... sports... business... weather... live news...every hour, on the hour only on al jazeera america the stream is uniquely interactive television. we depend on you, >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> the stream. on al jazeera america and join the conversation on

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest. because of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> every sunday night, join us for exclusive... revealing... and surprising talks... with the most interesting people of our time... >> as an artist you have the right to fail... that's a big right to have >> his work is known across the globe. but little is known about the gorilla artist behind the glasses... we turned the camera on the photographer shaking up the art world. >> 2... 1... that's scary jr... >> talk to al jazeera with jr only on al jazeera america >> a jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour >> here are the headlines at this hour breaking news... sports... business... weather... live news...every hour, on the hour only on al jazeera america judge the obama administration play be facing a huge hurdle in

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest. because of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents the best documentaries. a historic election >> we have 47% of our people who pay no income taxes... >> we take you behind the scenes >> i'm rick santorum, i'm running for president... >> no barriers... >> i intend to be the nominee that defeats barack obama >> no restrictions... >> i think we're catching on... >> no filters... >> my guess is they won't be voting for me... >> al jazeera america presents caucus >> team now for listening post news bytes. in turkey, a political scandal and a legal ruling have once again put journalists there on a war footing against the ardawan government. the scandal has led to the arrests of two cabinet ministers all of which came as a result of a police investigation followed by the remo

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest. because of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> next we consider sacrifice and whether saving some members of endangered species is worth others. africa's >> thwelcome back to inside sto. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about the president's ability to make nominations when the senate is at recess. in the nlrb and many other departments were of longstanding but unable to either get a hearing or unable to pass the relevant committee. the question is had the advice and consent power been used to make the nlrb non-functioning as an agency of government? >> i think that was the plan. there was, the nlrb, the supreme court previously held unless the agency has a quorum, three members, they're not able to junction, and they dip below that. they are not able to decide matters properly before them. and notwithstanding that

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest. because of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> a jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour >> here are the headlines at this hour breaking news... sports... business... weather... live news...every hour, on the hour only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back it to "north dakota story." i am ray sworees. the baseball hall of fame will induct players this summer. baseball writers floated greg maddox, many big stars from the steroid era will have to wait. jonah kerry, has baseball finally, grasped the nettle? it was later than other sports to create standards, to impose a testing regimen. going forward, will it at least be clear enough about the players who are playing now, whether they were playing clean? >> i would actually say that baseball is leaps and bounds a

. ♪ >> good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen.onight we consider how the internet as changed us for good and for evil. if your life includes teenagers, you are aware how rapidly that can happen. one of the latest things in their world is called vine. and it is as the kids gay jie morous. it has a 403% increase in less than a year, and five vines are tweeted every second. as it grows it is proving to be a powerful force, and as add adam may found it is creating its own life. >> reporter: curtis is a tattooed rocker and comedian. jesse smiles is a witty, bubbly blonde. they are a new kind of celebrity. >> for all of you telling me i was ant real celebrity. in your face. >> reporter: two of the most popular people on vine. they each have around 3 million followers, after meeting through vine and commenting on each other's videos, they decided to meet in person last august. >> i like this girl, her name is jesse smiles. >> reporter: this youtube video documented their first meeting in front of thousands of adoring fans. >> it just kee

joie chen is on assignment. i'm adam may and you are watch "america tonight weekend edition", more than 3 million americans suffer from hep c. we meet a family nearly destroyed by the virus and we are shown a drug targetting the poison in their bodies. >> when clyde opens the door to his beloved backyard toolshed, his eyes twinkle with delight. >> i love to work on wood. i have worked on wood since the 7th grade. it's the last bastion of my mann hood that is left. >> this is where many wooden wonders came to life for the retired builder. he made cabinets and cupboards, shelves and built houses until 2007 when a slow, silent killer inside his body forced him to lay down his tools. >> when it hit home i went into work and i walked up to the desk to sign in, and i threw up right there in front of the sign-in desk. that was the last day i worked. that was the last day. i laid on the couch for two years. >> hep c had been poisoning his liver since he received a blood transfusion at age 13. >> it takes that long. you

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest.ause of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >>> good evening, everyone, we are looking at a lot of water across the united states. the rain on the southeast is going to continue to creep up the eastern seaboard. out here towards the northwest, this has been going on for a couple of days. we are talking about winter weather advisories as well as the wind in effect. notice how quickly the clouds and snow bands are moving. we're seeing winds gusting over 50 miles per hour, some places even reaching 60. that is going to stay all night. you factor that in with the snow, and that means it is going to bring the visibility down if you are on the highway. those are those wind warnings and advisories we're looking at. we don't expect those to exit out of the picture any time soon. down towards the southwest, we are looking at

i'm joie chen.the year starts as it always does with our very best intentions, resolutions to get fit. for many of us, resolution to quit smoking. everything from cancer to heart disease. one in five americans still does smoke. many have tried everything to quit. but in "america tonight" investigation we learned that one method which has been successful for many of the hundreds of thousands of people who have tried it, i it may pose serious even fatal results to others. adam may reveals, stop smoking pill called chant inkx have committed suicide. >> in huntsville, alabama 28-year-old james mayhall pled guilty to burglary, a felony, and receives a one year sentence in state penitentiary. prosecuted after being fired from his job the truck driver broke it could have been a lot worse. >> this one was posted august 31st. i lost my best friend and father to my children. he whereas taking -- he had become very angry. he hung himself. i could not save him. >> according to u.s. food and drug administration

>> well, joie there are many rare species in the world, and the black rhino is one of the rarest.ecause of poaching and habitat loss we should do everything we possibly can to protect them. the idea of linking a trophy hunting exercise to conservation may make sense to folks who are involved in trophy hunting, but >> welcome to al jazeera america. here is stephanie sy. here are the stories we're following for you. ariel sharon is laid to rest. >>> thousands try to tough it out as a chemical spill takes water taps dry, and we'll take you to you detroit to see what is hot. >> dignitaries from around the world are in israel paying their respects to ariel sharon. th

joie chen standing by to hell us what is coming up on "america tonight." >> tonight an "america tonight" exclusive, big surprises on the stories behind one of the big movies, the blockbusters nominated earlier today. 12 years a slave, it started out as a memoir, the story of a free black man and his kidnapping into slavery on a trip to washington, d.c. we'll interview his great, great grandson. >> it's part of american history. it is the history of america that has been swept under the rug for way too long. i'm just making sure that his story is known not just to his family, but many know we'll get a story out to the world. >> we'll interview the oscar nominated screen writer of the show. >>> conflict rages in south sudan as government and rebel forces battle for power. relief organizations say almost of thousands have been displaced. it's a tragic case of dÉjÀ vu for one man. >> reporter: carol rinehart can finally breathe a sigh of relief. she has flown around the world to see the man she considers a son is safe. [ gunfire ] >> reporter: daniel is an american who was trapped in the vi