. >> lori jane gliha, rape kits left untouched. will washington step in? >> good evening, thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. gearing up his attempt to stop the group i.s.i.l, he's quick to say that does not mean a combat mission. mr. obama speaking at mcdill air force base out of tampa, as the house authorized the training and arming of syrian rebels to join the fight against i.s.i.l. the united states has already widened its campaign, destroying an i.s.i.l. position outside baghdad. his campaign to win support is full on. >> like the generations before us we're willing to defend this country we love. we're willing to help others on this planet that we share. the united states of america will remain the greatest force for freedom that the world has ever known. >> after meeting his top generals at u.s. central command in florida president obama made a patriotic appeal to the nation to rally around his plan to degrade and destroy i.s.i.l. >> its leaders have repeatedly threatened america and our allies and right now these terrorists pose a threat to the p

. >> now "america tonight" correspondent lori jane gliha says, there's more to it.an washington put an end to a backlog of remain investigations with just -- with of of rape investigations with just one vote? >> i'm thomas drayton. coming up at the top of the hour. demonstrators take to the streets of new york city to raise awareness of climate change. also the scientist session of the united nations general assembly. >> and suspect who ambushed two state troopers in pennsylvania. all that the and more, straight ahead. we'll see you then. >> al jazeera america starts off at 8 with primetime news. our fearless journalists bring you ground breaking reports from around the world, and here at home. >> this has been one of the hottest of the hotspots... >> then at 9, it's al jazeera america presents... award winning documentaries that will open your hearts and minds. >> i don't know if iv'e ever seen anything like this... >> and at 10, don't miss the best the best of america tonight, in depth reports, with unique perspectives. >> people are coming from hours away, to try

"america tonight"s lori jane gliha. thank you. >> licence, please:. pass >>> a that is a disturbing video out of south carolina, showing a state trooper shooting an unarmed man during a routine shop. in a clip captured on a dashboard cam. the man is pulled over for a seatbelt violation and asked to show his licence. when he reaches for it the officer shoots at him at least three times. 31-year-old shaun grover, the police officer was fired and arrested, charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. that's a felony, and could earn him a prison sentence up to 20 years. the former trooper's offense attorney said jones reached for his licence aggressively and grover thought he was reaching for a gun. >> how did that situation go so wrong so fast. let's turn to veteran investigative crime reporter. the officer is charged. do you see a justification at all for the shooting? >> it's not a way of justifying it, but several things wept wrong quickly here. one, the citizen turned and reached back into his car without saying, sir, my licence

>> lori jane gliha, al jazeera, memphis. >> after the break hear the road to recovery. how a refugee from wall street is trying to overcome a different kind of addiction. >> all i can see was my own need for a million dollars. my need for my next bonus. i was using money to fill this hole inside me. and the problem was that no matter how much money i made, it it sort of never fixed the sort of inner problem that i was feeling. and i do believe that that's probably true of the culture as a whole. >> we hear from a former wolf of wall street with a unique perspective on the world of the 1%. vé >> audiences are intelligent and they know that their needs are not being met by american tv news today. >> entire media culture is driven by something that's very very fast... >> there has been a lack of fact based, in depth, serious journalism, and we fill that void... >> there is a huge opportunity for al jazeera america to change the way people look at news. >> we just don't parachute in on a story...quickly talk to a couple of experts and leave... >> one producer may spend 3 or

"america tonight"s lori jane gliha joins us from st. louis.e were struck by how emotional folks were. did you see a level of tension, emotion in ferguson. >> it was similar and different to the last time i was there. the biggest difference is the main road where thousands marched back and forth. you had protesters in the street, police vehicles there. it was different to be there and see traffic. the kids went out and protested. there were cars happening at them in support of what they were doing. definitely i say you could feel stress and tension going on, which is why the community meetings are happening to alleviate that. i heard different per spent tifs, so i know there's a -- perspectives. there's a lot of emotions. there's anticipation of what the grand jury will do in the case of darren wilson, the person that pulled the trigger in the teeth of mike brown. >> you mentioned the community meetings. that? >> this is interesting. we had our open attorneys find out why we couldn't go in. this wasn't a normal public meeting. it was organised

he tells lori jane gliha the kids didn't feel safe. >> a guard paid two students to beat him up because they got into an arg. >> a look at what happened inside the facility. and what it tells us about juveniles in the justice system. >> good evening, thank you for joining us for the "america tonight" weekend edition. i'm adam may in for joeie chen. we start with an issue affecting tens of thousands of gay teenagers. same-sex marriages have been legalized in 19 states in the district of columbia. polls show acceptance of gays and lesbians. it's not true in every community or family. many gay teenagers are homeless, kicked out by their families. i travelled to the epicentre of the crisis, atlanta, georgia. >> reporter: when 19-year-old daniel pierce came out as gay to his georgia family, he recorded it for the world to see. >> let me... >> after posting the video supporters donated almost $100,000 to help daniel rebuild his life. >> you're a disgrace. >> i'm not a disgrace. >> yes, you are. >> reporter: daniel pierce is far from alone. the city of atlanta has been called ground zero for h

>> lori jane gliha, al jazeera, memphis. >> after the break hear the road to recovery.ow a refugee from wall street is trying to overcome a different kind of addiction. >> all i can see was my own need for a million dollars. my need for my next bonus. i was using money to fill this hole inside me. and the problem was that no matter how much money i made, it it sort of never fixed the sort of inner problem that i was feeling. and i do believe that that's probably true of the culture as a whole. >> we hear from a former wolf of wall street with a unique perspective on the world of the 1%. >> trafficked labor on the front lines? >> they're things, they're commodities... >> we go undercover... >> it isn't easy to talk at this base >> what's happing on u.s. bases? >> the tax payer directly pays the human trafficker >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> they're blocking the doors... ground breaking... they killed evan dead... truth seeking... >> they don't wanna see what's really going on >> break though investigative documentary series america's war workers

we stop being mad we don't do anything. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha. back with us in the studio, you know this reminds me of how quickly things change in ferguson. a repeat of what we saw there in august where things seem very calm and overnight they explode. >> same thing happened a few weeks ago, it seemed very calm, we went out there with the kids that were protesting the nights before, the streets were filled with traffic and last night how quickly things can change. people go out and you still see people upset, they want answers, they want justice, the department of justice is out there today, their civil rights division is holding a meeting, they want to investigate into the police department, allegations of excessive use of force, special private meetings to talk about their interactions with the police department. >> private meetings, you say there will still be opportunities to go behind the closed doors with city leaders? >> that is what the civil rights division is doing. but we were reporting on the town hall happened, and there are four mo

. >> now "america tonight" correspondent lori jane gliha says, there's more to it. can washington put an end to a backlog of remain investigations with just -- with of of rape investigations with just one >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> why did so many of these people choose to risk their lives? >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> people are dying because of this policy... >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but what is the administration doing behind the scenes? >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> oscar winner alex gibney's edge of eighteen. an intimate look... >> ...wait...is that a camera? >> at the real issues facing american teens >> whoa...code red.... >> dreaming big... >> i gotta make it happen... and i'm gonna make it happen... >> choices made.... >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture... >> fighting for their future... >> it is imperative that i get into co

"america tonight's" lori jane gliha reports. >> house to house efforts to kick out ebola and educate the people of sierra leone. >> it is be. >> it seems to bein to to be helping. but ebola has already killed more than 600 people here and may have infected more than 2,000. >> what we need by now is more treatment centers but it's not putting treatment centers we need health care workers people trained experts. >> experts have put more than 1,000 under quarantine. it's the second round of lock downs in less than two weeks. this is a glimpse of the normally bustling streets of free, town, mostly quiet. except for the sound of ambulances taking patients to clinics across the city. >> we aren't going to be keep being open as a hospital because if we don't have anywhere to isolate the infected ebola patients our hospital can't be open. it's really risky for everyone. >> reporter: this worker cares for patients at the main hospital where people go to be evaluated for eeive ebola in sierra leone and the 13-bed unit is overwhelmed. across sierra leone ebola has not only taken lines but also

. >> lori jane gliha reported from ferguson, and is here to explain what happens next. a delay is possible here. >> initially the hope was the grand jury would have reviewed the evidence to determine what they wanted to do with the case. that is still possible. they have until january 7th to decide. this is the reason why. the grand jury has been meeting since may, before the michael brown shooting. typically they meet for four months and that ended september 10th. a judge decided to extend the amount of time they have to consider evidence to the maximum amount of time allowable for a grand jury to meet. they have six months and received an extra 60 days on top of that. the prosecutor's officer told me they'll continue to present their case, the attorney for michael brown was did not with the extension. >> as martin luther king said many years ago, justice delayed is justice denied. we don't want to believe they are trying to sweep it under the rug. we want faith that the system will work for michael brown also. >> that was ben crump in washington d.c. on a panel, discu

. >> "america tonight's" lori jane gliha is here,. >> she's been missing since march, it's been months since we saw police out in the field actively searching but police are sticking with the line that this is an open investigation that they're actively pursuing it. we don't know if she's alive or in the state. i can tell you the people close to her and whom i've speak to, they have a strong feeling relisha was the victim of trafficking. that she is still alive and it's up in the air where she is. >> no indication of where she is. what happens to the recommendations that are being made, is there action that is this being taken? >> there are recommendations, more than i address in the piece. to improve reporting absences in school to improve documentation and communication. on this panel there was one person who was independent from the government and she said she's now asked the deputy mayors that were on that panel to come up with a recommendation and a time line for that. she's going to ask for a time line and to hold the district accountable for implementing these recommendations be

our correspondent lori jane gliha is back in ferguson. she'll update us tomorrow on "america tonight." >>> and later on tonight's program, a new moon for mars, sent to visit earth's neighbor and what might be in our own future. future. >> i'm ali velshi, the news has become this thing where you talk to experts about people, and al jazeera has really tried to talk to people, about their stories. we are not meant to be your first choice for entertainment. we are ment to be your first choice for the news. >> now a snapshot of stories making headlines on america tonight. , investigators say they found 800 rounds of ammunition in omar gonzalez's car the iraq veteran armed with a knife scaled aa fence to the white house friday and made it inside. >>> july he was arrested in virginia for carrying a sawed off shotgun. >>> police think they are closing in on acre -- eric frein. credible tips where he may be hiding. frein calls himself a survivalist, may be hiding in bunkers in the mountains. >>> three afghan soldiers have a lot of explaining to do

our correspondent lori jane gliha is back in ferguson. she'll update us tomorrow on "america tonight." >>> and later on tonight's program, a new moon for mars, sent to visit earth's neighbor and what might be in our own future. edge of eighteen. an intimate look... >> ...wait...is that a camera? >> at the real issues facing american teens >> whoa...code red.... >> dreaming big... >> i gotta make it happen... and i'm gonna make it happen... >> choices made.... >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture... >> fighting for their future... >> it is imperative that i get into college... it's my last chance to get out of here... >> the incredible journey continues... on the edge of eighteen only on al jazeera america >> now a snapshot of stories making headlines on america tonight. , investigators say they found 800 rounds of ammunition in omar gonzalez's car the iraq veteran armed with a knife scaled aa fence to the white house friday and made it inside. >>> july he was arrested in virginia for carrying a sawed off shot

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"america tonight"s lori jane gliha reports on the man known as blade runner. his rise to stardom and the spectacular fall. >> he's known as the blade runner. >> shattered another barrier. >> reporter: on television the drama of oscar pistorius's life plays out like a classic tragedy. he was once a revered sports hero. a sprinting star. an inspiration to the world. as the first double amputee to compete in the olympic games, he was an anomaly, a history maker, a game changer. his world would change on valentine's day 2013, when he shot and killed his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >> reporter: it was less than two years ago when oscar pistorius was living the dream. overcoming incredible odds from the time he was a boy. >> grew up in a house where my parents, my mother said to me oscar, you put on my legs, and my brother "you put on your shoes." that was the difference. i grew up thinking my legs were like different shoes. we grew up in a care-free typical south african household, and never had worries or issues. >> reporter: oscar pistorius was born without fibul