"america"america tonight's" michael okwu okwu, what is your money. >> billions have been cut from services like education housing and healthcare. but millions have been spent on obscure commissions committees and boards. each packed with appointees. not surprising to doug johnson a fellow at the rose institute at claremont mckenna college. >> reporter: california is known for a great many things but is this also the state that should be known for you know government commissions committees gone wild? >> i think that's a fair characterization. we are one of the states with a full time paid legislature and they're looking for things to keep themselves busy. >> johnson is an expert on government and all those committees. >> we've got 31 standing committees and multiple subcommittees in the assembly. and we have 40 select committees in the assembly. in the senate we've got 22 standing committees that are permanent and then multiple subcommittees, 16 select committees and then we get into the committees that report to committees and monitor other committees. >> you realize that this sounds like

. >> "america tonight's" michael okwu investigates where all that tax money goes and by the way it's not just a ripoff in clatch. >> and change at the top, the new man in charge of the ferguson pd. >> i believe i'm the right person for this particular job. >> how does someone from glendale, california come and fit in? >> lori jane gliha is in ferguson with a question, will a new face bring real change on the streets? thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. could a change in face signal the start of a bigger turn around for the flash point of america's reignited conversation about race? just days ahead of the anniversary of mike brown's death and months after federal investigators found clear evidence of racial disparity in its brand of justice the ferguson missouri police department named a new chief for the moment at least. "america tonight's" lori jane gliha has reported from ferguson a half a dozen times in the past tumultuous year. she reports on the changing of the guard. >> i believe i'm the right person for job. >> first day on the job and andre anderson is already facing the ca

"america tonight's" michael okwu with the struggle these seniors face in their second acts. >>> also ahead. house of screams. the torture that took place inside a chicago police station. "america tonight's" lisa fletcher with a victim forced to confess and the truth that set them free. >> what does that say? >> i'm a free man. on paper that i was actually innocent of this case. innocent. >> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. when we think of torture chambers medieval dungeons or cia black sites maybe abu ghraib come to mind. victims say decades of vicious abuse outright torture took place. on chicago's south side that precinct was well-known to the community as the house of screams. where "america tonight's" lisa fletcher found one of the city's darkest chapters took place. survivors told her the steal which we advise you includes -- racist abusive language we would not normally air but tells the tale of what took place. >> ronald kitchen never thought he would hear these words. >> we have ways of making niggers talk. >> not being held by be white hoods or neonazis. it was the chi

"america tonight's" michael okwu has more. >> the golden state has seen its share of dark days. in the past decade billions have been cut from services like education, housing and healthcare. but millions have been spent on upscale commissions committees and boards. each packed with staffers and employees. >> ridiculous. >> but not surprising to doug johnson, a fellow at the rose institute at claremont mckenna college. >> we have 31 standing committees and multiple committees in the assembly and we have 40 select committees in the assembly. in the senate we've got 22 standing committees that are permanent and then multiple subcommittees, 16 select committees prospect then we get into the committees that report to committees. and monitor other committees. >> you realize that this sounds like a saturday night live skit. >> yes it does. >> but what are they all doing? >> do you know what the commission on uniform state laws does? >> no. i have no idea. >> but what about the legislators? have they heard of some of these commission he, committees and boards? i'm curious to find out i

. >> michael okwu, al jazeera, san francisco. >> that's "america tonight." tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >> could this be wreckage from the missing flight mh 370. malaysia sends investigators to the indian ocean to find out. hello. we have world news from al jazeera. also a last minute reprieve denied and executes the man convicted of the bombings in 1993. europe deals with a new migrant crisis. and trying to survive death valley. runners in the u

. >> michael okwu, al jazeera, san francisco. >> that's "america tonight." tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. talk to us on twitter or facebook and come back, we'll have more of "america tonight," tomorrow. >> an egyptian court is due to announce a verdict for all three al jazeera staff. we wait to hear their fate. hello. we are live in doha. this is al jazeera. also could this be part of the missing mh 370 plane. the taliban still won't confirm if its spiritual leader is dead. it has not agreed to peace talks

. >> "america tonight's" michael okwu investigates where all that tax money goes and by the way it's not just a ripoff in clatch. >> and change at the top, the new man in charge of the ferguson pd.

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. >> "america tonight's" michael okwu investigates where all that tax money goes and by the way it's just a ripoff in clatch. >> and change at the top, the new man in charge of the ferguson pd.

"america tonight's" michael okwu with the struggle these seniors face in their second acts. >>> also ahead. house of screams. the torture that took place inside a chicago police station. "america tonight's" lisa fletcher with a victim forced to confess and the truth that set them free. >> what does that say? >> i'm a free man. on paper that i