kristen saloomey went along >>> east meets west.when the world's most populous country inspired a famous fashion designer. it's the latest exhibit the met toll tan museum instituted, called "chib e through the looking glass." and there's no shortage of people wanting a glimpse of the designs of john galiano and another. the costume institute held a star-studded fundraiser to kick off the show. as in the past, celebrities made it new york's social event of the year. now the exhibit is a must-see event. "china through the looking glass" broke attendance records through the institute, more than 660,000 visitors. that's amongst the top 10 exhibits of all time for the met. it is so popular, they presented the show through monday. it's an appeal going through the fashion world. . >> there's a large percentage of chinese videos, and the democracy was also skewing to younger audiences. that's heart warming aspect. it's changed the demographic. [ technical difficulty ] the collaboration celebrates a 100th anniversary and broadens the show's

kristen saloomey went along. >> reporter: east meets world and the world's most populist county inspires fashion designers. it's the latest exhibit on the metropolitan museum called "through the looking glass", and there's no shortage of people wanting a glimpse of the designs. the costume institute held a star-studded fundraiser to kick off the show. as in the past, celebrities made it new york's social event of the year. now the exhibit is a must-see event. china through the looking glass broke attendance records through the institute, more than 660,000 visitors. that's amongst exhibits of all time. it is so popular, they presented the show through monday. it's an appeal going through the fashion world. >> the demography is not just the fashion crowd. it's also skewing to younger audiences. that's heart warming aspect. it's changed the demographic. >> reporter: fashions are displayed with artefacts. the collaboration celebrates a 100th anniversary and broadens the show's appeal. film clips and music add to the ambience. it's stunning. it gives you chills. >> we were excited to see our

as kristen saloomey reports, a new movement is trying to bring people back to the alter. >> reporter: new york is home to 32 catholic perishs most go back to the decades when immigrants flacked here for jobs in steel and grain mills. while beautiful churches remain, many papa rinsers remain leaching behind empty pews and aging congregation. father richard zajac has been affiliated with st. an blows church for 35 year old. >> you look at buffalo back in the turn of the century. it was the sixth originallest seaport, one of the largest cities in the country, i knowinger so a lot of people began to come here. the population base was larger at the turn of the century than it is today. >> reporter: on this sunday, however, it's a full house thanks for a group of catholics that started a phenomenon known asthmas mobs, every week they make different church and encourage catholics from near and far to come worship and leave a few dollars in the collection baskets. >> i consider sacred sites in america are in danger of disappearing. and what we wanted to do is introduce or reintroduce people t

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kristen saloomey, al jazeera buffalo new york. >>> hungary has started building a new barrier on itsthis time with slovenia. the country has already fenced off the borders with serbia and croatia to prevent refugees from entering. laurence lee has the report. >> reporter: it might not seem like it, but in little places like this in southern hungary, the european vision in unity looks like a nightmare come true. you can see the village from this piece of hungarian military land the government has been investigating whether to set up a semi permanent camp here for a thousand refugees but it's basically a bog and even providing water would cost a fortunate. for the mayor the idea that hundreds of men from the middle east might be dumped here is a more immediate concern. >> translator: the vast majority are young, strong men. on their journey they have some natural needs they haven't been able to satisfy. and there is a strong possibility that through their cultural background that they'll satisfy their needs in hungary or europe, but not in a european way. >> reporter: there are hundred

. >> kristen saloomey, al jazeera, new york. >>> don't forget you can get all the angles of the refugee crisis on the website. there's a lot of information, background and opinion too. [ ♪ ] >>> hello, i'm richard gizbert, and you are watching a special edition of "the listening post", it's not the verdict most expected, not the one that the al jazeera three and supporters wished for. the 3-year prison sentence handed down to mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste and mohammed badr, and another six al jazeera journalists convicted in absentia. it was another twist. repeated postponements, charges that defy belief, unthwarted by convincing evidence it hearings. peter greste, at least, is out of the gaol after being deported back to australia in february. mohamed fadel fahmy and mohammed badr are back in toura prison where they have spent more than 400 days. the story unfolded in the context of a geopolitical struggle. the case is about more than al jazeera. many consider is to be a trial with a target audience including other journalists and the international news reader and bloggers, critics

kristen saloomey reports. >> reporter: it may look like a lonely job. for david mcshane making mural is his all about community. he's putting the finishing touch on his this piece, celebrating the philadelphia phillies baseball team. but like almost every work commissioned by the city's mural arts program. it's creation has involved hundreds of people from the design face through execution. >> if i was in a gallery i might have a show up in a for a month and the audience would be relatively limited. whereas outside on a wall it's, you know, the -- it's limitless. >> reporter: the city has become known for its murals supported by a excision and a half public funding and private donations the subject vary widely from black history to suicide. up like most public art which is reserved for prominent parked or city centers, philadelphia's's murals can be found all over the fee in poor neighbored and even parking lots. the idea is that art is for over. they ever pointed on cloth squares before being hum outside a process that the public is invited to take par

kristen saloomey has been monitoring the situation. the three parties, the government of yemen, the houthis, and the general people's congress, the party of the former president agreed to peace talks. the talks will take place next week at a location somewhere in the region that is yet to be announced. the purpose of the meeting is to create a framework for ceasefire, for a political transition, based on security council resolution 22.16. we know from speaking to the yemen ambassador to the united nations that it was an important point for the yemeni government, that they were based on the resolution passed by the security council in april, calling on the houthis to withdraw the forces, laying down their arms, appearing that the houthis would agree to this, and it's the last time talks were announced between the parties was in geneva, a bit of over two months ago. the parties went to geneva, never sat down and reaccomplished nothing. speaking to members of the security council, they are optimistic. they say that the envoy for yemen has

al jazeera's kristen saloomey met up with ireland's richard donovan who has just run across the entire>> reporter: in new york central park 49-year-old richard may look like any other runner setting out for a morning jog but this was the beginning of the end for donovan of what has been an epic journey across the united states. it started in san francisco on may 19th, he traveled through 12 states to get to this point. that's 3200 miles. or 5100-kilometers. >> you know, it's a challenge to run across some continent, america, for me, is the continent to run across. and you know, i wanted to embrace all the epic scenery that america has. >> reporter: that included running over the rocky mountains. as well as through deserts, donovan organizes, he ca extreme running events for a living giving him take to make the self-funded trip. on the last day he was joined by heather carr. one of many that helped along the way including his brother that drove the support vehicle. >> there is no rule except you run every step of the way. that is what we did. the start of where we ended one day we start

. >>> "america tonight" kristen saloomey reports from dallas. >> let's get something straight.re you a boy or girl? >> boy. >> 100%? >> absolutely. >> reporter: 12-year-old evan has been diagnosed with gender disphoria. the hair was cut, clothes changed, and mom and dad began using the male pronoun. but another transition was fast approaching, one evan and his parents deeply feared. the onset of puberty. because evan is by logically female, puberty meant he would look more female every day. >> i was panicked. >> reporter: how many doctors did you call? >> over 100. >> reporter: but one doctor hesitantly agreed to see evan. >> hello. >> hello. >> reporter: convinced what that evan was feeling was not phase, dr. lopez assembled a team to help evan with his transition. the clinic is one of only a handful in the country. after a six-month mental health evaluation, doctors can prescribe drugs to delay the onset of puberty. >> how is your implant doing? >> good. >> the risk of depression, anxiety and suicide just rises through the roof, because all of their lives they were expecting

kristen saloomey has the latest on this. >> as president obama appealed for help from abroad. a report at home finds that united states lacks a national strategy in dealing with this issue. a congressional committee estimates some 30,000 foreign fighters flew into syria and iraq since 2011, double the estimate we were hearing a year ago. it finds that the united states law enforcement is not keeping up with the pace of recruitment, that it lacks the proper tools, that it lacks the proper tools, given that i.s.i.l. is now using secure websites and apps to recruit americans and others. the report found 4500 of foreign fighters came from western countries t 250 of them falling from the united states. and it calls for the united and it calls for the united nations and allies, no doubt one thing that president obama was looking for in convening the meeting at the united nations. >>> yimen's president told leaders at the general assembly that the fighting could qualify as genocide. >> reporter: houthis undertook a military and political coup. occupying sanaa, wreaking hav on on inst

kristen saloomey reports that it threatens the environment and personal privacy. >> it's the waste and debris, old computers, televisions, printer cartridges. the average american homes has 28 electronic devices, enough to produce a fifth of e-waste. each device contains toxic and valuable material. that, and concern about stolen data has more and more states implementing programs to recycle e-waste at facilities like this one. >> you have to shred this to make sure it goes away. if your data gets in the wrong hands, it could be catastrophic >>> we are excited to announce that as of this month, one million people in the city of new york are served. >> reporter: new york is one of the 25 states scaling up the e-waste recycling programme. and one eighth of the new york city residents don't have to go further than their own apartment building to recycle electronics. the landlord calls the city to pick up the its. >> disposing of electronics and trash is illegal. getting televisions and computers to a center presents a challenge, in a city where well over half of the residents don't own a

al jazeera's kristen saloomey is there. what can you tell us about the agreement. >> well, the u.n.'s envoy for yemen announced that three major parties in the conflict, the government of yemen, houthis and party affiliated with the former president agreed to peace talks next week in the region. all the parties are coming to the table to create a framework for talks, for a political transition for the government. a ceasefire and implementing resolution 22.16. for the yemeni government any peace talks have to be predicated on the resolution. calling on the houthis to hand back land thaf they have taken, since launching their offensive with the government. this appears to be moving forward. i should point out the last time peace talks were announced a little over 2 months ago in geneva, all the parties went there and were not able to sit at the same table and come up with an agreement. i talked to some of the members of the security council, the russian ambassador. they say they were happy, this seems to be moving forward, there seems to be an agreement to continue about the talks, and

kristen saloomey reports from philadelphia. >> reporter: it may look like a lonely job. but for philadelphia-based artist, david mcshane, making murals is all about community. he's putting the finishing touches on this piece, celebrating the philadelphia baseball team. like almost every work commissioned by the mural arts programme, the creation involved hundreds of people, in the design phase to the execution. >> if i were a fine artist. i might have a show up for a month. the audience would be relatively limited. whereabouts in a site on a wall it's, you know, limitless >>> the city is known for its murals, supported by a combination of public funding and donations. the subjects vary from black history to suicide. >> unlike most public art, preserved for prominent parks or city centers, the murals can be found all over the city. in poor neighbourhoods and parking lots. the idea that art is for everyone >>> the murals are painted before being hung outside, a process the public is invited to take part in. two-thirds of this one, honouring pope francis will become pleated

kristen saloomey reports. >> east meets west when the world's most populace country inspires the world'sostly famous fashion designers. it's the latest exhibit of the metropolitancom costume institto you called china through the looking glass. there is no shortage of people wanting to get a glimpse of the intricate designs. the institute held a star-studded fundraiser to kick off the show. sell wasbrities made it the social event of the year. now, the exhibit, itself, has become a must-see event. >> china: through the looking glass, has already broken attendance records for the met's costume institute with more than 660,000 visitors. that's among the top 10 exhibits of all time. it's so popular, they extended the show through monday, its appeal going well beyond the fashion world. >> there is a large percentage of chinese and the demography isn't just, you know, fashion -- the fashion crowd. it's skewing a much younger audience and many more men. that's been the most heart-warming aspect. it's changed our demographic and a much more diverse audience. >> reporter: the fashions are downgra