i'm joie chen in washington. al jazeera's live coverage of the events will continue in new york city with antonio mora at al jazeera america headquarters. >>> thank you, we are watching the stand off in the streets. protesters defied the curfew... >> are the media moving out of the area... ..they are warning us to go home. i don't think we have seen tear gas. i want to be clear. these are smoke and grenades. quite a few of them

i'm saying in for joie chen. after the death of a suspect injured in police custody, it's turmoil. it's the latest in a long history of incidents shaking that community's faith in law enforcement. it's devastating, but no less shocking than another baltimore case, putting prison guards behind bars. we investigate prison corruption, and discovered that no one is tracking what appears to be a frequent problem. >> does the location of the corruption. >> i think it plays a vital roll. >> until now, ralph never talked on tv about what he witnessed from the baltimore gaol. >> you have people that are correctional neighbours, inmates that become officers. >> reporter: an institution overrun with sex, drugs and corruption. >> what happened. >> it blossomed out of control when the state hired 18-year-olds. i thought it was crazy, how can you put an 18-year-old with no life experience, put them on a section of 120 inmates, evened inmates and expect that nothing will happen to that child. >> maryland's short-lived experiment hiring officers as young as 18 was intended to address a shortage of

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

on al jazeera america. >> i'm joie chen you're watching "talk to al jazeera" where our guest is lang lang. >> is it still fun to - to play? >> absolutely. i mean, not every minute, but when we, you know, start for real playing it, it's just the best thing i do. 'cause that's why, you know, you can sit there eight hours you know? if it's - if eight hours, you only do - (piano) then nobody would ever do it. (laugh) >> you talk about tom and jerry. and people laugh and say, "oh, lang lang likes tom and jerry," the cartoon tom, jerry the mouse. but the thing that you appreciated about them is their game of chase. you imagine them on the keyboard. >> the magic of - tom and jerry is that there's - there's always constant war between them you know? and you're just - >> the mouse and the cat - >> yeah. it's just like - >> trying to fight it out. >> oh, my god. what's going on? the next one, okay. (laugh) so - so that's really cool when you see, you know, the - tom try to catch him, like - (piano) you know? i - i - i - that's just a little thing, but - the thing is what i like about - music,

i'm joie chen. it's jaw dropping. spike of heroin use in the country it's claimed lives we thought would never be lost to smak. it's been called a health crisis. now, more officers armed themselves with an important weapon against drug overdoses - an anxiety dote that can save lives and rescue users from the edge of death. in suburb jp maryland lori jane gliha joined out what happens when the help comes too late. >> it's the worst night mair that a parent could go through. >> renae's son alex was clean for six months and home for the holidays. >> alex was special, loving giving affectionate. do anything for anyone give the shirt off his box. >> reporter: alex was addicted to afly codin -- oxy coatin after an injury in college, and turned to heroin. renae thought he had turned his life around at age 28. it was a rainy night in january. it was his last night at home. >> we had plans to go to the gym at 8 in the morning, then meet a friend for early lunch on his way back out of town. the next thing i know when i went to

. >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. it is a story that rocked and royaled, the university of virginia twice and because up sexual assault on all campuses across the country. the rolling stone article did reignite the campaign on a continuescontinuing sex crimes on campus, avoid sanction with federal watch dogs and deal with what is an increasing concern for students on any campus. it's friday night. homecoming weekend at the university of kansas. and the party's just getting started. >> whoa. everyone is just having so much fun, everyone is so drunk! >> "america tonight" was invited into the house party scene at ku where there was plenty of booze and no inhibitions. >> we drink and then we bring them home and we wake up the next morning and we take them out for breakfast and we move on with our day. >> but not everyone is out to party. this is rebecca not her real name a 21-year-old ku sophomore that says her whole world changed with the guy she met on campus raped her. >> we met a few weeks into school. we instantly ha

. >> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. for most of us electricity is just a basic necessity look food and water something we often take for granted. we hardly pay attention unless the lights don't come on or the bills are suddenly sky-high. but that is actually happening in more states over a dozen already where deregulation now mean a lot of companies want to be your power provider . adam may provides the story. >> they told me it was going to be a specific rate, a set rate a two year contract. >> gretchen and her husband other than theo's downtown diner. she quickly knew there was a problem with her electric supplier. >> it ented up end it up being not a fixed rate. not a rate they had propositioned not a 36 month rate. >> it wasn't what you were promised. >> the very first rate was 8.133. >> within months she said she was paying more than five times rate she had been promised costing her thousands of dollars almost bankrupting her business. >> do you think this company was, like -- >> ripping me off? yeah. a lot. >> hor

thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. they call it charm city but right now baltimore is rhode islandroiled inturmoil. shaken the community's faith in law enforcement. it is a devastating story and no less shocking than another baltimore case that has put prison guards behind bars. "america tonight"'s adam may reports when law enforcement officers became partners in crime with inmates. >> does this play into the corruption that happens here? >> i think it plays a vital role. >> until now ralph johnson has never talked on national tv about what he witnessed as a supervising corrections officer at the baltimore city jail. >> people from the neighborhood that become correctional officers and inmates that become correctional officers. >> an institution recently overrun with sex drugs and corruption. >> what happened? >> it really blows old out of control in 2004 when the state started hiring 18-year-olds. >> i thought that was kind of crazy. how can you have an 18-year-old who does not have any experience on life, and you put

thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. it is high season on the gulf coast and it's a grim anniversary. five years since the worst oil spill in u.s. history. on april 20th, 2010, the deep water horizon rig exploded, leaking over 200 million gallons into the gulf of mexico. while sunshine has returned to the shore there are still deep questions about what lies beneath the surface. "america"america tonight"'s michael okwu returned to the water with those who say they know best, just how much has changed. >> reporter: what kind of fish are you catching in these waters? >> puppy drowns all kinds. >> point ocean indian tribe tucked deep in the wetlands of southern louisiana. for more than 40 years these waters have put food on their table and money in their bank account. >> reporter: what would you guys do if you weren't living off the water? >> what would we do? oh lord, i don't know. >> you never considered that? >> no. >> now their sea farring faring life may end. some have turned to church charity in order to survive. >> i

. >>> thanks for joining us i'm joie chen.is jaw-dropping, the spike of heroin use in this country cropping up in suburban neighbourhoods and rural communities, and lives we never thought would be lost to smack. it's been called less than a national health crisis and the fight to combat it is critical. now more officers armed themselves with an important weapon an antti dote that can save lives and rescue users from the edge of death. lori jane gliha found out what happens when that help comes too late. >> it's the worst nightmare that a parent could go through. >> reporter: renay's son alex was clean for six months and home for the holidays. >> it was very special, loving giving affectionate. you know would do anything for anyone. give the shirt off his back. >> alex became addicted to oxicontin in college. raena raen raena -- renae thought he was turning his lie around. a rainy night last january was his last at home. >> we had plans to go to the gym at eight in the morning and meet a friend for early lunch on his way back o

. >>> thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. it's jaw-dropping the spike of heroin use in this country that cropped up in suburban neighbourhoods, rural communities, claiming lives we never thought would be lost to smack. it's nothing less than a health crisis and the fight critical and now officers armed themselves with a weapon against drug overdoses. an anecdote that can save lives and rescue users from the edge of death. in maryland lori jane gliha found out what happens when the help come but too late. >> it's the worst nightmare that a parent could go through. finish >> reporter: renae's son alex was clean for six months and home for the holidays. >> alex was special, loving affectionate. do anything for anyone give the shirt of his back. >> reporter: alex was addicted to oxycontin. renae thought he was turning his life around at age 28. it was a rainy night last january, his last night at home. >> we had plans to go to the gill at eight in the morning, and he was going to meet a friend for an early lunch on his way out of

. >> thank you for joining us, i'm joie chen. tonight a special look at a moment in time seared in the memories of many americans but one that 40th years later is slipping into the history books. to many vietnamese who survived it was known as black april as communist forces fled in, to force the fall of saigon. and many fled for their lives. one of the last to get out an american who tells "america tonight's" michael okwu who says of the days he could never forget. >> the i had to beat the vietnamese out of the way so i could get into the chopper. it arced up and i could see on the edge of the city, 140,000 north vietnamese troops moving in with the lights on. >> reporter: the final moments before the fall of saigon. seared forever into the memory of frank snap, one of the last americans to leave vietnam. ♪ i'm dreaming of a white christmas ♪ >> bing cross crosby's holiday classic blared on the radio. it was secret code for code wind the biggest operation of its time. fearless pilots flew over 600 flights, air lifting more than

. >> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. political power doesn't always play by the books. no more is that apparent, outside players with a competing agenda. in pennsylvania, the power of local communities is now being tested by one of the nation's most powerful lobbies the national rifle association the nra. "america tonight" correspondent christof putzel. fighting back. >> rick bunker considers himself a responsible gun owner. >> you keep all of your guns locked up? >> yes always, i have a 12-year-old at home so i have a safe. >> and you would report to the police if someone stole one of your guns? >> i would report to the police if someone stole anything but especially a gun because i don't want a gun out there hurting someone. >> reporter: bunker owns half a dozen guns and enjoys hunting. requiring his home town of jenkin town pennsylvania, of reporting whether a gun is lost or stolen. >> it didn't say you couldn't own them or what kind. it didn't restrict my ability to happily own guns and use them in any way i wanted to, just if they are lost or stolen report it to th

. >> thank you for joining us, i'm joie chen. infectious disease experts imagined the major h.i.v. outbreak would trike a big city. instead the hot zone is rural indiana, where an unprecedented outbreak is under way. the ingredients don't have to be large population centers, and risky sexual beforehands. what is behind this outbreak is, in part, the actions of state lawmakers. as jonathan betz found in austin, indiana. >> i have the track mark here. most of this is oxikotin track marks. same over here. the part with my neck, that's new, that's opana. >> reporter: kevin admits he's an addict hooked on opana. . >> ain't nothing like it. >> reporter: he's the face of a new epidemic, one thought was on the decline in the united states. >> a friend of mine and myself went down and got tested for h.i.v. came back positive. blew me away. last thing in the world i expected to hear. >> reporter: he lives in austin, in scots county, indiana. it's the outbreak. >> every day i here a story of someone tested and they are elated, they are negative. or you see the look in their the results were.

thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. thisit is high season on the gulf coast. five years since the worst owl spill in u.s. history. in 2010, the deep water horizon exploded and leaked huns of thousands of gallons into the gulf of mexico. there are deep questions about what lies beneath the surface. michael okwu returns there to those who know just how much has changed. >> what kind of fish are you catching in these waters? >> puppy drums drums,. >> teresa and donald dardar are part of the point ocean india tribe. for more than 40 years these waters have put food on their table and money in their bank account. >> what would you guys do if you weren't living off the water? >> what would we do? >> yes. >> oh, lord, i don't know. >> reporter: you never even considered that? >> no. >> now dardars are being forced with the possibility their sea faring life could end. five years after the bp oil spill they say the fish have so dwindled of their number, some of their people have turned to church charity in order to survive. >> they're fisher mefn andmen and they couldn

i'm joie chen. tonight we look at tough lives and life lessons.lions struggle with substance abuse, and for them a pregnancy can make a chaotic life complicated. faced with a sky rocket formed some states are taking harsh measures against the mothers. north carolina are poised to pass laws that would gaol addicted woman addicted to drugs. the impact of criminalizing pregnancy - we look at that. >> i've been on both ends of this. i've been the pregnant add ict, and the daughter of an addict. >> reporter: shannon nose diction. she fought it every -- knows addiction. she fought it every day for 15 years. >> a normal night in my house at 14 is my mother sleeping standing up because she was on methadone, with a lit cigarette in her hand. the boyfriend locked in the boyfriend doing crack, and he trying to sneak out lookinglike i was 20 years old, with all the make-up and heels. >> reporter: grow up in tennessee, in the chaos of addiction, almost inevitably she became an addict. opiates. alcohol. >> the miracle would have been to not end up that way. it

. >>> why athletes get a pass from their colleges >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen, we begin at the intention of sport and sexual assault. as we have seen in the reporting sex crimes on campus more young women turned to a federal law we know as title nine to level the playing field in sport and special safety. that attempt can be limited when academic demrns fail to act. in the first of our series sex crimes in sport. sara hoy investigate why when it comes to cases on campus star athletes can get a pass. >> in america. sports are an unofficial relagon, whether in college or the pros, athletes are revered and performances bring in millions in profits. there's a dark side to the admiration. a dark side this student at the university of alabama in huntsville learnt. she asked we conceal her identity out of fear of retaliation. it began on jan 12th 2013. after drinking at a party, she decided to stay in a friend's dorm room. later she was awakened by a man she didn't know. he told her it wasn't safe and she had to leave. dis oriented, she left with him. >> it was scary. i don't k

thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. autism was first formally identified in the 1940s although doctors had long seen children behaviors. in the decades since science has advanced its understanding of autism. more than 2 million americans are now identified as living on the autistic spectrum. but there remains controversy over what causes the disorder, how it's treated or even if there should be a cure. "america tonight's" michael okwu begins the report, with a family that knows too well about living with awe autism. >> most four-year-old boys noah hinson likes playing and exploring the furniture. but when he was an infant -- >> by 12 months we were getting pretty worried. we were pretty sure we were going down that road. >> reporter: that road was autism. and kristin and hers husband neil an air force pilot had been down it before. their two older sons ten-year-old justin and seven-year-old simon are both autistic. >> you had a couple of children already who were autistic yet i have to imagine it was no less i don't kno

i'm joie chen. youth athletics creates great memories and opportunities for kids. more than 50 million are involved in youth sport, and for most relationships with the coaches are good ones. but as we have seen tragically often, the close connection between a player and a coach can be exploited. "america tonight"s lori jane gliha now investigates how abusers can take advantage of young athletes, and how they get away with it. >>> it didn't seem like i could never say anything about it otherwise i would be worse off than i already was. you know, it was kind of like keep quiet or that'll be it for your career. >> reporter: a career in baseball is all anthony calero wanted. he spent his childhood dreaming of the big leagues and put his trust in a coach who helped to perfect his pitch along the way. >> i thought he would help me get to where i wanted to be in life, and was based on everything i had. i thought baseball was my out. he took that away from me. >> it wasn't long into his college career at concordia when his close relationship with the coach crossed a line.

. >> thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. the world knows ferguson missouri as a flash point for racial tensions since last year, when a police officer killed a 81 unarmed black man. even in the first days of the crisis the community recognized it was on them to repair their community's identity. the test comes in a few days as ferguson residents have a chance, days before the election, "america tonight"'s christof putzel sees there's a great divide in the two face he of ferguson. >> in streets once filled with unrest, a community slowly picks up the charred pieces of their city. >> i'm adrian hawkins i'm running for our city council for our ward, ward 1. >> i'm running for ward 1. >> one of the protests may have cleared but a new campaign is in full swing. >> i'd like you to invite you to a forum it's the last one. >> reporter: two-thirds of residents in ferguson are black yet the currently six member member. there are three open seats. one ward has only white candidates. another only black candidates. but in ward 1, board r

parse pass >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we begin on a popular way to get around. it's called uber, a ride-sharing service you have on your mobile phone. it's valued at $40 billion and is rolling into new cities. in a place where a slow cruise is part of the scene, michael oku found a fierce effort to put on the brakes. >> reporter: sin city, where the strip is lined with invitations for gambling, guns and girls. just about anything goes in vegas. one thing not going anywhere is uber. the ride sharing technology it is not feeling the love from this silver state, where it has no permit to operate. there's a $400 million taxi turf war in vegas. a hand full of companies own the strip and everywhere else. uber wants in on the action. and briefly set up shop last october in nevada, before a judge ordered them to shut down. swinging. >> almost a sting organised by a cab company. >> reporter: rick is a reporter at the "las vegas review journal", and we talked. >> one of the technology guys decided we are going to get a ride. we'll hire them and call the taxi cab authority