. >> mary sanchez was not schizophrenic but nursing homes have used antipsychotics off label, in spite of this black box warning, issued by the food and drug administration. for more than a decade the fda has warned antipsychotics can cause sudden death and other serious complications in people with dementia. even with that warning, a government accountability office studied this year found a third, 33%, of nursing home residents with dementia, received antipsychotics. precisely the people who should not be given the drugs. tony chicatel is staff attorney for california advocates for nursing home reform. >> they're going to tell you whether the care there is person centered, focused on the individual needs of the residents or whether the facility staff are focused on treating everyone the same, all complaints and resistance to care is something that should be medicated away. >> reporter: the fda warning he says has had little impact. >> and it's easy to call the physician and get a prescription and then give it to them and suddenly they are quiet. >> the status quo is not good. >> dr.

mary sanchez moved to a new nursing home, and even though she could not longer speak.are says she caught glimpses of her mother back. >> her eyes would light up, and i really felt i had that opportunity to have that quiet relationship with her before she passed. >> reporter: only possible she says because her mother was free from antipsychotics. >> you can watch "america tonight" tonight at 10:00 eastern tonight. >>> a new satellite is up in space this morning on board a rocket that launched from cape canaveral, florida earlier this morning. it will help provide enhanced cell phone service. >>> thanks for watching, the news continues next live interest doha, and a live look at the united nations. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> hello there, welcome to the news hour. i'm shiulie ghosh live from our headquarters in doha. coming up in the next 60 opinions. turkey calls on russia to end air strikes in syria, accusing moscow of escalating the conflict. >> this is small town america. it's not supposed to happen here, but it happens. >> mourning the victims of the lates

mary sanchez moved to a new nursing home.ven though she could no longer speak, her daughter says she caught glimpses of her mother's personality. >> reporter: her eyes would lighten up, she communicated everything with her eyes, and i really felt that i had that opportunity before she passed to have that quiet relationship with her. >> reporter: a quiet relationship she says only possible because her mother was free from antipsychotics. sheila macvicar, al jazeera, california. >>> and you can watch "america tonight" at 10:00 pm eastern right here on al jazeera america. and stay with us, more news after a very short break. >>> the obama administration is cracking down on pollution linked to asthma and other respiratory problem. the epa has set new standards coming from ozone from tail pipes. health and environmental activists say the new rules do not go far enough, and business groups say they will hurt the economy. >>> the u.s. head of volkswagen will testify before congress next week. he will likely face a grilling over the

sanchez. >> reporter: officer randolph holder had big plans to marry his high school sweet heart, mary muhammed. tonight she down with us to talk about their dreams to buy a home, have a family, all of those dreams taken away by a single bullet. >> it's the worst feeling ever. >> reporter: mary said she will never getting the pain she felt after learning her fiancee and love of her life and why pd officer randolph holder had been killed on the job. >> we think, okay, they leave, they're going to come home, you know? but you know, sometimes just like tuesday, you know, he left, he said i love you, i'll see you later and he never came back and he's never going to every day since holder's death has been a heartbreaking struggle, but she has found comfort in the constant support of family and friends. she tries not to harbor anger over the circumstances of her loss. >> actually, i don't really want to dwell on that. i'm trying to kind of, you know, move away from the negative and positive. >> reporter: muhammed said she is determined that officer holder did not die in vain. he was her strength in l