i'm lisa fletcher in for ray suarez.he fast-paced world set in gear by high-speed internet access has transformed the way we learn, do our jobs and live our lives. 15% of americans are offline according to a recent pugh study, that fm has been on the decline since 2000. when half of americans didn't use the internet. the decrease flattoed. the details are noteworthy. >> 39%. 33% have less than a high school degree. 25% less than 30,000 dollars a year, and 24% live in rural america. 13% live in urban settings. starting in the south, a city has no from in high-speed internet. here is al jazeera's jonathan martin. >> reporter: with an appellation back drop. chattanooga prided itself on the river front and rail. now an ultra high speed internet service. >> it's about 100 times faster. it's driving growth in the small tennessee city. >> it's easier to do anything. >> reporter: chattanooga's fibre optic connection transfers data, four times faster then new york. it's on par with hong kong. which is the fastest in the world. >>

lisa fletcher is next with "inside story". have a good night. [ ♪ ] >>> in the world of democratic politics, there are signs two candidates are heading in the opposite directions, one is turning over a personal email server to the feds and falling in the polls. the other is upgrading his new hampshire campaign headquarters after outgrowing the old one. and throw in a vice president who may be weighing in a run of his own. closing in on clinton, it's "inside story". welcome to "inside story", it's lisa fletcher in for ray suarez. former secretary of state john kerry hillary clinton is -- secretary of state hillary clinton is talking about her plan, ridding college loans, protecting voting rights, but much of that is drowned out by documents and email servers. on the left flank, bernie sanders's poll numbers are heading north. he is playing to packed houses from there to l.a. from voters who want to hear what he's saying. david shuster has more. >> tonight with the crowd, we are more than 27,000 visitors. as senator bernie sande

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm lisa fletcher in for ray suarez.hen michael brown was shot and killed by a white police officer, the protest focused on the long-troubled relationship between police, and minorities in the country. almost a year later, the chosen for change foundation, the organization founded by michael brown's family is planning a weekend of peaceful events. to celebrate brown's life and remember his death. as you are about to see in tony harris's exclusive interview, her emotions are raw and the bitterness for darren wilson is palpable. >> he shot my - my... when i get there, it was in the street. i said it once, but i had no idea, i don't know. i can't remember. >> reporter: what do you think when i mention the name darren wilson? what comes to mind? >> the devil. that comes to mind. evil. you know, if he is somebody's son, so getting a peak into his life, with his mother is something i would like to know. he hurt my boy, he hurt him bad. >> he may be someone's son, but he doesn't think much of your son, even to this day. >> even

i'm lisa fletcher. that's "inside story". >>> on "america tonight" - speaking out for a sister and for justice. >> the emotional, your feelings . you are like why aren't they saying my sister's name? >>> women and the law. when they are victims of silence. >> what has defined the ultimate frame of racism

for ray suarez, i'm lisa fletcher.e a great weekend. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera. >>> well, to the "newshour" with the world's top news stories coming up in the next 60 minutes. seventy years on, china and south korea criticize japan's prime minister over his world war ii apology saying it doesn't go far enough. angry relatives of fire fighters missing in the recent explosion in china storm a gov

for ray suarez, i'm lisa fletcher.e a great weekend. >> marking 70 years since the end of world war ii, japan holds a special ceremony. from al jazeera headquarters in doha, i'm darren jordan. greece deploys a passenger ferry to process thousands of new arrivals. the death toll from huge explosion in cloin's port city of tienjin rises to 85. and

for "inside story", i'm lisa fletcher.ave a good night. >>> on "america tonight", doubts about rebuilding afghanistan. >> reporter: how much are you getting from u.s.a. d. stopped. >> reporter: 10 years, billions spent. what did the u.s. effort buy? also tonight - hiding in plain sight.

i'm lisa fletcher in for ray suarez. tonight's program indicting the grand jury. back to the colonial days, some 200 plus years later there is a growing force of critics. grand juries don't decide guilt or innocence but rather should charges be brought. most grand jury members don't understand the complexity of the law so they can be easily led by prosecutors. if grand juries no longer be point? al jazeera answer respects has more. andall pingts pinkston has more. >> choke hold death of eric garner, both cases involving police officers and unarmed brak men have led to questions about the grand jury process in this country. the united states is one of the only countries to still use grurs obe indict people for crimes. the grand jury is an institution that existed before the constitution. its purpose then is similar now, to protect citizens from government prosecution without just cause. what happens inside a grand jury room is supposed to be secret and for some, including new york state's highest ranking judge, that secre

i'm lisa fletcher. that's "inside story". >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ hello and welcome to the news hour i'm in doha with the world's top news stories, here is what is coming up, in the next 60 minutes eight killed and people injured at army base in kabul and a string of attacks in afghanistan. swollen rivers continue to rise in myanmar, we will report from one of the worst-hit regions. >> how

for ray suarez, i'm lisa fletcher.eat weekend. >> on "america tonight": echoes of the watts riots still heard 50 years later. >> six days of rioting in a negro section of los angeles. >> the frustrations are really the same.

i'm lisa fletcher in for ray suarez.resident obama said there's no better time than the present to clean the air for future generations. they set the first ever federal standards on carbon emissions on power plants. his plan calls for 32% reduction in carbon emissions created by power plants over the next 15 years. it gives states with unique circumstances to come into compliance. the cost of the president's plan came in at $84 billion. according to the estimates, a small price to pay. considering the alternative. >> rising sea levels, extreme weather events like stronger storms, deeper drought and longer wildfire seasons, disasters that are more frequent, expensive and dangerous. >>> president obama's plan - does it go too far. lawyers in the lobbyist make their case. al jazeera's roxana saberi takes a closer look. >> and the single most important step america has taken in the fight against global climate change. >> reporter: a bold announcement from president obama. unveiling the final aversion of his clean power plant

welcome to "inside story," i'm lynch lisa fletcher in for ray suarez. donald trump is ensuring he will continue to garner teang. attention. immigration led the way followed by race, the economy education, and abortion. after all is said and done have the republicans gotten any closer to figuring out who will lead their fight to win the white house? al jazeera's david schuster picks it up from here. >> you nervous? >> soon after the opening photoop the prime time debate came quickly with donald trump raising his hand and leaving open the possibility he may challenge the gop winner unless it's him. >> if i am the nominee i will pledge i will not run as an independent. >> kentucky senator rand paul takes the first shot. >> he is already hedging his bet because he's used to buying politicians. >> the next question was more direct. megan kelly. >> you call women you don't like fat pigs slobs and -- >> only rosie o'tonl. what i donnell.it's fun and we have a great time. >> kentucky senator rand paul, christie supports the nsa's aggressive use of wiretaps. pau

. >> "america tonight"s lisa fletcher explores the behind for transgender surgery, and how u.s. hospitals are not making the cut. good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm adam may. joie chen is on assignment. >> it's interesting that thousands of americans want sex re assignment surgery but can't get it. through the cause of celebrities like caitlyn jenner, the demand for the procedures outweighs the ability of u.s. hospital to "america tonight" lisa fletcher explores how things have changed, why the surgeries are viewed as medically necessary, and the efforts to address the unique medical needs of the transgender community. >> i have a couple of photos. >> from the age of 7, jaden ty knew he was different. >> i realized there was something wrong, that i don't smell as much. i didn't feel i anywhere. >> reporter: jayden's differences did not make him a star athlete or an academic. >> in the second raid i remember being pull the out by my dacher saying i -- teacher saying i can't return to school until i wear girl's clothes. >> reporter: his differences trapped him in a body that

for ray suarez, i'm lisa fletcher. have a great weekend. >> on "america tonight": echoes of the watts riots still heard 50 years later. >> six days of rioting in a negro section of los angeles. >> the frustrations are really the same. >> just the same. >> "america tonight's" joie chen with an in depth look at race relations in america and what i.t. means today. >>> also tonight, restored relations. the u.s. restored its relations with cuba after more than 50 years but many will never forget the dark days when they had to leave behind everything they knew for a frsh start in fresh start for america. >> it was pretty rushed. i had a glimpse back at my mother and she was waving good-bye. >> i'm lisa fletcher, sitting in for joie chen. two countries highlighted with 5 decades of silence between them. secretary of state john kerry called it a day for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities. but more than 50 years of bitter memories of exile and bitter relations, more for those who had to leave everything

i'm lisa fletcher in for ray suarez. there's been no sign are that his support is eroding. if he's in for the long haul how will that shape the debate and how will the other candidates campaign? for answer we turn to bruce hane and angela kelley, and in new york jeannie zano. jeannie i want to start with you. it doesn't appear that trump is going anywhere at least in the short term. will his presence shape the debate in a way we otherwise would not have seen? >> absolutely. you know i don't know if his numbers are going to go up as a result of the debate last night. i have to say i think -- i'm not sure he did himself any favors in terms of getting new support. in fact i think he made some major mistakes last night. but that said, he absolutely is going to be in this for at least the short time, if not the longer haul. and it is going to shape what happens with the gop. let's just look at an example. the second question that was asked of him that question megan kelly asked him about women. well there's a constituency that the gop desperately needs in order to gain national

american correspondent lisa fletcher went to chicago and spoke to two victims of torture at the handsf chicago p.d. some of the things that you reported on, grotesque, squeezing testicles, electric shocks. beating with batons, how surprises were you to hear about such gaols. >> it was shocking. let's face it. we hear about brutality every day, particularly in thes business. it tends to be isolated. what is disturbing in supporting the story, there was a pattern and practice in this before that went on, as i mentioned for decades. it was systematic abuse and torture. and to try to wrap your brain around how the men and women in this case mostly men who were sworn to protect and serve can do 180 degree turn like that, and go so far off the rails that something like this could go on for decades. >> let's take a quick look at an chicago. >> reporter: ronald kitchen words. >> we have ways of making knickers ta -- nigger talk. >> he was not held by nooe a nazis, he police. >> they said i'll introduce you to the telephone book. this dick, the big old nice dick. and put it on my head and beat

the torture that took place inside this chicago police department, lisa fletcher with the victim forced to confess and the truth that set them free. >> what does that say? >> i'm a free man. that i was actually innocent of this case. innocent. >> thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. when we think of torture chambers abu ghraib comes to mind. on chicago's south side that precinct was well-known to the community as the house of screams. where america tonight easily is a fletcher found one of the city's darkest chapters took place. survivors tell you the tell which includes racist abusive language we would not normally hear on tv, but you will hear now as it helps to paint the picture of the terror that took place. >> ronald kitchen never thought he would hear these words. >> we have ways of making nigger's talk. >> he was not being held against his will by men in white hoods or neo-nazis. he was in the hands of the chicago pd. >> what i'm going to do, i'm going to introduce you to the telephone book and the night stick. he used a big 'ol night stick on top of your head and just start bea

american correspondent lisa fletcher went to chicago and spoke to two victims of torture at the handsf chicago p.d. some of the things that you reported on, grotesque, squeezing testicles, electric shocks. beating with batons, how surprises were you to hear about such gaols. >> it was shocking. let's face it. we hear about brutality every day, particularly in thes business. it tends to be isolated. what is disturbing in supporting the story, there was a pattern and practice in this before that went on, as i mentioned for decades. it was systematic abuse and torture. in, in qua'ee radio qua'ee radio to the telephone book. this dick, the big old nice dick. and put it on my head and beat on it. my genitals was grabbed and squeezed. squeeze said so -- squeezed so hard. he told me "you doing to cooperate, boy, you going to cooperate", i told him yes. he let go. >> the two men that you spoke to in that report, was it hard too get them to open up to you about what happened? >> it was. it was difficult for them, we found it hard to find two men that wanted top chair their stories, they've bee

and tomorrow on the show, "america tonight's" lisa fletcher examines the demand for transgender surgeryors aren't making the cut. the cut. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> and welcome back. he's best known for his role as detective bunk meierland. morel. even as he's risen from the ranks in hollywood, wendell pierce never forge forgot wheree came from. he went back to pick up the pieces and hadn't stopped since. special correspondent sloa soled o'brien chronicles his journey. >> for actor wendell pierce this was a devastating and defining moment. >> it was as if someone had poured black detergent in the house and lifted it and shook it around. and it was like a death of a family member. >> it look like armageddon. >> nearly wiped out the home where pierce gratitude up in ponchartrain neighborhood. >> where you could get a house you lived around a golf course. >> pierce was one of three sons, born and raised in one of new

of "inside story" for ray suarez i am lisa fletcher. have a great weekend. >> on "america tonight": racism violence and clashes with the police but not where you think. >> nobody talks about police, you don't deal with the police because everybody is afraid of the police. >> a stung report, to make black lives matter. >>> also ahead our coverage of ferguson, missouri one year after the flash point and the spark of protest. >> how often do you say you have been to jail? >> about 50. 50 times. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha, in ferguson with justice denied. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. we tend to see the spark that ignited ferguson, missouri, last summer as the death of one man, the unarmed teenager mike brown, at the hands of a white police officer. but the investigation unlocked a horrible reality, the real fuel that burned in this flash point. a year later, with that reality exposed "america tonight's" lori jane gliha went back to ferguson to find out what if anything has changed. in. this is my white lightning who end

lisa fletcher up next with "inside story". have a good night. [ ♪ ] >>> checking your email, posting pictures on facebook, perhaps tweeting out your whereabouts. they are fairly route in in the internet age, but 15% of american adults still are not online. what is their hold up? fear of technology, lack of access. digital deficiencies.

i'm lisa fletcher. that's "inside story". >>> on "america tonight" - speaking out for a sister and for justice. >> the emotional, your feelings . you are like why aren't they saying my sister's name? >>> women and the law. when they are victims of silence. >> what has defined the ultimate frame of racism has been a male experience. >> all leading to a flash point. one year after michael brown's death in ferguson, "america tonight"s lori jane gliha with the man the community counted on for change. >> i think we are seeing things move forward in a small way, but things didn't get that way overnight, but it will take time. >> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. a year ago, ferguson was no longer a community, but it took a death of the unarmed teenager michael brown at the hands of police to turn it into a flashpoint and the national discussion and the shorthand for the many communities, where clashes with law enforcement. away from headlines, ferguson recovered from a moment in the spotlight. lori jane g

lisa fletcher is up next with "inside story". [ ♪ ] >>> in a sweeping plan president obama is takingwhat he calls the single biggest source of carbon pollution in america. power plants. his deponents are ready to take the fights to congress and the courts. president barack obama's push to clean power - at what cost.

i'm lisa fletcher, have a good weekend. >> on "america tonight": a way of life. at risk. >> if i took a big knife and cut a big scar right across your cheek, how much would that change you? that is just what this is going to do. >> "america tonight" april adam may, with the rancher determined to stand his ground. and also, who cares, a for profit health system and the vulnerable patients, left at risk. >> my father passed away as a direct result of neglect. >> the real price of for-profit health care. good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. the great concern for all of us who have had to make health care statisticians for us that we've made the wrong one. case in point, skilled nursing homes, most are run by for profit companies, more than 15,000 nursing homes but there's also increasing evidence that the priority for these types of facilities isn't always on the vulnerable patient. and as "america tonight's" michael okwu found in his investigation the outcome can be deadly. >> reporter: robert pineda was a free spirit, an accountant by training pined

. >> i'm lisa fletcher, sitting in for joie chen. two countries highlighted with 5 decades of silence between them. secretary of state john kerry called it a day for pushing aside old barriers and exploring new possibilities. but more than 50 years of bitter memories of exile and bitter relations, more for those who had to leave everything they had in cuba to forgive. lori jane gliha, has the story even it's impossible to forget. >> i remember wake up thinking, this is my last day here. i may never see my parents again. >> carlos was alone on a flight to the united states it was the height of the revolution. >> when it first came up i was very happy to hear oh great i get to leave. i was scared about leaving my parents but i thought life was so horrible that seemed better for me. >> he packed a few articles of clothing and boarded a flight to the united states, never realizing it would be the last time he would ever see his father. >> i thought yes, i will, i will get osee him. but then he died. >> thousands of cuban children were se

lisa fletcher is next with "inside story".good night. [ ♪ ] >>> in the world of democratic politics, there are signs two candidates are heading in the opposite directions, one is turning over a personal email server to the feds and falling in the polls. the other is upgrading his new hampshire campaign headquarters after outgrowing the old one. and throw in a vice president who may be weighing in a run of his own. closing in on clinton, it's "inside story".

the torture that took place inside this chicago police department, lisa fletcher with the victim forcedo confess and the truth that set them free. >> what does that say? >> i'm a free man. that i was actually innocent of this case. innocent.

the torture that took place inside this chicago police department, lisa fletcher with the victim forced to confess and the truth that set them free. >> what does that say? >> i'm a free man.

coming up at the bottom of the hour our lisa fletcher is taking a look at the changing relationship with cuba, that's on "inside story," 11:30 eastern, 8:30 pacific. >>> water from the animas river is back to preincident levels and officials in colorado have reopened the river to boaters. >> make no mistake, we will hold the epa accountable and keep the epa honest when they say they intend to hold themselves accountable to an even higher standard. than a private business. >> meanwhile, allen schauffler looked into what's being done to get water to people in need in new mexico. >> we're on the banks of the animas river the lower stretches of the river in farmington, new mexico. kim carp enter is the county executive. it's been nine days since the spill at gold king mine, almost a week since it's come through here. how are people handling it here? >> as time goes by without me lifting the restriction on the river, people are hurting. people who live along the river that you know are hurting, where we're having to bring them supply and water, and -- >> how are you hoping the homeless popula

for ray suarez, i'm lisa fletcher. >> in 1978, joseph sledge was convicted of murder in north carolina. >> they made me the scapegoat because they had no one to blame. >> at his trial, an fbi scientist testified that hairs found at the crime scene were 'microscopically alike' to joseph's. just months ago, joseph was released from prison, after serving almost forty years behind bars. dna testing had proved the hairs were not his. >> here's the hair from the defendant. here's the hair from the crime scene. i'm looking at them under the microscope and they have enough characteristics where i can say with reasonable scientific certainty that these two hairs match. >> they believed in what they were doing, but they were not scientists. it wasn't science at all. at all. >> joseph was at least the 74th american exonerated of a crime in a case involving the forensic science of microscopic hair analysis. >> it's not science to visually examine something and say they're the same. that's not science. that's subjectivity. >> the u.s. department of justice is now reviewing thousands of old convicti