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mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... . >> in the world's biggest election the winner won by a landslide. we will look at the new leader of india and explore it's pro business agenda and what it could mean for the rest of us. >>> and general motors series a record fine but in the big picture its still just a drop in the bucket. and remodeling is the new moving in today's housing economy. this is real money. >> this is real money and you are the most important part of the show. tell us what is on your mind by tweeting us at ali velshi. india is celebrating what could be a crucial boost for that country's troubled economy. narendra modi surged to victory in a landslide over the ruling congress party. more than half a billion indians cast votes to put hundred do you's national party on track. and that makes modi india's next prime minister. many supported modi. the 63-year-old leader, and son of a tea peddlering. supporters were

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mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... t's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america ♪ >>> in fact, in all of the dna exonerations that have happened to date, sent % have involved identification. >> welcome back. al jazeera america is getting ready to debut a powerful new documentary series called "the system" we are taking a look at the dark corners of the u.s. criminal justice system. joining us on skype out of new orleans is emily mau, director of the innocence project dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted individuals. from atlanta, georgia, jonathan rapping, founder of gideon's promise which provides public defense for low-income citizenship. thanks for being here. one of the issues exposed in our series is how unstable eyewitness testimony can be. why is it unreliable? >> well, i mean there are lots of reasons. there are, i would say, many issues now been identified through the study of t

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ..still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> what appeared today to be a very positive report on home construction appears to be the tale of two housing markets. housing starts when ground is broken to build new homes soared by 24.4% in april compared to the same time last year. that sounds great but most of the big gains occurred new construction in multi family dwellings like apartments, condominium and the like. single family home construction provides a bigger boost to the economy. while the home market is a sliver, it packs a bigger market of the existing homes sales. you throw in the additional spending that home owners lavish in home building and furniture and appliances when they move into the new home, you get the bigger picture. there is an added advantage for remodelers who are receiving renovation projects. there is an boost in orders for this family-owned business. kevin has been remodeling for more than 40 years in t

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... would be parenting facing infertility and other challenges would often do just about anything to have a healthy baby to love. scientists giving more of them the opportunity to do so, but with some caution. some fear that parents may aim to have only designer babies. in our special report making babies, correspondent with an indepth look at one significant option. it may be hard to believe, but a monkey is giving desperate families hope. this is krista when she was a baby, she is one of five healthy monkeys born with the help of donated dna. she is the result of years of research, conducted by doctor shoe credit. knowing that it works in a monkey, we knew this procedure would be pretty easy to translate to humans. and we started to immediately working towards getting 24 at the early stage with human eggs. >> the cutting work could literally change the future for families like this one. how

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mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >>> now a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight". a tense stant off at a balt -- standoff at a baltimore tv station. a dump truck operator rammed the building, banged on the door claiming to be god. he was taken into custody >>> a connie in ukraine was travelling near donetsk when pro-russian separatists opened fire, and it took place in a province that independence. >>> still missing - nigeria's stolen girls. u.s. aircraft are joining. there's word that the nigerian government may consider its original decision no the negotiate with boko haram. >> a landmark case in virginia is in the appeals court where a panel heard arguments on a decision to strike down the ban on gay marriage. virginia could become the second state to recognise same-sex marriage, joining arkansas. the question is how long? arkansas, the first southern state to recognise same-sex marriage is once ag

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... . >> in the world's biggest election the winner won by a landslide. we will look at the new leader of india and explore it's pro business agenda and what it could mean for the rest of us. >>> and general motors series a record fine but in the big picture its still just a drop in

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> and new a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight." >>> new risks for the spread of mers virus, the respiratory virus has already killed 157 people and several cases have been seen in the united states. >>> u.n. monitors warn of escalating human rights violations in eastern ukraine. a new report chronicles, killings torturing and abductions by both pro-russian separatists and ukrainian security forces. the ukraine is to hold presidential elections on may 25th. >>> failure to disclose what it knew on some vehicles , general motors should have told consumers earlier. linked to at least 13 deaths. >>> wildfires in san diego county. investigators are taking a hard look already at what caused the initial sparks. two teenage rs from escondido were charged with many starting a fire, there's no direct evidence that links them to the ten wildfires that broke out on tuesday. >>>

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> on techknow... >> so, this is the smart home... >> saving the environment >> the start point for energy efficiency, is to work with the sun... >> saving you money >> we harvest a lot of free energy >> and so we're completely off grid here >> how many of the appliances were almost a little too smart for us? >> techknow every saturday, go where science, meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done, even though i can't see. >>techknow >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> today's data dive tackles student debt. more than 1.6 million college seniors will receive their degrees for the class of 2014. many students leave school doomed to fail at least at first. adding to the problem college tuition has shot up over the past three decades far exceeding the rate of inflation. that's made a student loans a growing necessary evil for many. the pew rese

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> after five decades in television, barbara walters, officially retired. interviews with countless world leaders. fidel castro. >> your newspapers, your television, everything is controlled. judge. >> translator: yes, barbara, it's very difficult to persuade you. >> the vladimir putin. >> i'm going to ask you a terrible question. did you ever order anyone killed? >> niet. >> to every celebrity to get on her annual celebrity list. to the worst question barbara ever remembered asking. >> what kind of a tree would you be? >> i hope i'm not a dutch elm. >> almost always the first to make the call and land the huge interview, in television parlance, the big get. the motte can astonishing interview are ever. >> monica, you've been described as a bimbo, a talker, a seductress. identify yourself. >> even with one foot out the door on friday she couldn't help herself. >> i wanted to say are you g

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> the world is watching india as the biggest exercise in the history of democracy heads to a conclusion. voting in india's general election and earlier this week. we expect to get the results on friday. exit polls forecast the next leader will be nerenda modi. he heads a hindu nationalist party and is pro business. that's one reason india's stock market hit record highs this weekend. india has the tenth largest economy, but it's been slowing down lately. gdp fell last year. the international monetary fund picks up next, but the imf said that assumes the government effort boost succeed and exports rise. 20 years ago religion was the theme of elections and today it's governance and growth. that could mean big things for india's economy and in turn investors. that's according to a man whose $463 million mutual fund invests only in india. he's the leader of matthew asia. thank you for coming

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> .still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> 30% is considered affordable. we looked at what effect this is having as part of america's middle class, rebuilding the dream. an increasing number of renters are getting priced out of neighborhoods where they have lived for generations. >> it's not just major cities like san francisco where rental rates are skyrocketing. there are 20 cities where rents are too affordable, pricing people out of the middle class. >> we have one three period left and they're asking $4,650 for it. >> rents are rising to record levels. the median price of apartments in brooklyn rose 13 percent to $2,900. in 2009, this two-bedroom, one bathroom apartment rented for $2,400. today it's on the market for $4,100. >> i see people coming in to rent apartments. it's not uncommon to see people come in with 2200 salary. >> the middle class just catch a break. smaller paychecks and stricter mortgage requirements have m

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> .still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... ♪ >>> at least eight wildfires are burning in san diego county, california, scorching nearly 10,000 acres. more than 150 firefighters are trying to stop the fire. evacuation orders have been issued in some areas, and local schools remain closed. brian rooney joins us from san marcus, california. about 20 minutes ago we weren't shure you were going to be able to join us. explain what happened. >> about a half hour ago, we were waiting to go on live. there's a ravine right down here behind me, and we were keeping an eye on, and within about two minutes it came right up behieng me. and i was standing right there on the edge of the ravine. and the whole area burned out. so it was exciting for a few minutes there. >> how is southern california doing? are these fires in control or out of control right now? >> well, that's a technical question. they will give a percentage of how much of a line has

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >>> today's data dive goes up for sale. a very pricey sale. christies auction house is having a billion dollar week, setting a record for the most lucrative auction on tuesday, selling $744.9 million words of paintings in three hours, $53 million more than a prior record last fall. it beat its record by 50%. more than 22% came from the two top lots. barnett newman's "black fire one", and francis bacon's "three stutedies for a portrait of john edwards." it came is day after visity sold 136.6 million in an hour, including an andy war hole screen of an tribunal chair. christy's turned to social media to promote the sales, posting a commercial on instagram featuring chris martin riding his way through the auction house. [ singing ] >> into no, this is not your father's auction house. $58 million on wednesday. the total for the week $974.46 million. they had a record-breaking jewellery sale in

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> on techknow... >> so, this is the smart home... >> saving the environment >> the start point for energy efficiency, is to work with the sun... >> saving you money >> we harvest a lot of free energy >> and so we're completely off grid here >> how many of the appliances were almost a little too smart for us? >> techknow every saturday, go where science, meets humanity. >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done, even though i can't see. >>techknow >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> 30% is considered affordable. we looked at what effect this is having as part of america's middle class, rebuilding the dream. an increasing number of renters are getting priced out of neighborhoods where they have lived for generations. >> it's not just major cities like san francisco where rental rates are skyrocketing. there are 20 cities where rents are too affordable, pri

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mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> in case you're worried, the bull is still on wall street. it was an impressive rally, but they managed to set record closing highs. the dow jones and the s&p eked out very small gains, but both enough to stay in positive territory and break closing highs that were hit yesterday. the tech heavy nasdaq was down .33%, and it is 20% below it's all time high. number, 40,008 and that was set during the tech bubble in march of 2000. >>> the s&p 500, which is the broadest of all of the averages has not suffered a correction since 2011. and that's why many investors are concerned that stocks could start falling soon, and that includes robert shiller, who won the nobel prize in economics. he famously predicted the.com bubble and the housing bubble, and now he worries about the stock market. he thinks that stocks have gotten too expensive by cracking a ratio. he looks at the s&p 500 the earnings

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> general motors is paying a steep price for failing to speak up. it was slapped with a $25 million civil fine for waiting too long to acknowledge faulty ignitions that led to several crashes. mary barra said that she only learned about the problem last december, but investigation shows that the company knew about the issue years before. >> since 2009 g.m. has had information linking ignition switch problems with airbags failing to deploy. they had that information, and they told no one. they didn't tell ntsa, and they didn't tell their customers . in the meantime the customers were driving cars with a dangerous defect. >> $35 million doesn't sound like much. one of the biggest automakers in the world. but it is the maximum allowed. today's deal allows g.m. to take part of unprecedented oversight in the production of its cars. we go to bisi onile-ere. where g.m. has its headquarters. wha

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mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> .still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >>> trying to understand russia is as hard as trying to solve a mystery wrapped in an enigma. it's as true today as when it. >> for this woman, finding out the truth about her family history tells us a lot about the riddle of the former first family of the ussr and vladimir putin. joining us now is an associate professor in the graduate programme of international affairs, a fellow of the world policy institute and a member of the council on foreign relations. her latest book came out this week. it's a fascinating read. you said you started out thinking about writing a book about vladimir putin, but you realised you couldn't do that without looking into the family history first. >> absolutely. when i was thinking about vladimir putin, when he came in, and the promise that russia was a democracy and vladimir putin comes in. institutions are being somehow similar institutions are being hampere

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mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> ...still occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> hundreds of school girls abducted in nigeria by a group labeled terrorists by the u.s., the u.s. military involved in the effort to bring them home. >> it can travel around the world where it wants. >> it has killed 140 people oversea, now the deadly mers virus on american soil again. >> a house goes up in flames, then explodes, the dispute, shootout and the aftermath of a deadly standoff. >> you may not want to go under the knife if your surgeon has been on vacation or had the weekend off. why it could decrease the chances that you'll survive. welcome to al jazeera america. >> boko haram is stirring more international outrage over the abduction of hundreds of school girls in nigeria. the group released this video, showing hundreds of girls dressed in islamic garb. >> boko haram saying all the young women were kidnapped and now converted to islam. they say the girls will be held until

mr. drumfield, i'd like to speak to you for a minute... >> this is where columbia's war continues... >> .ill occupied... >> police have arrived... you see the blast scars from a bomb that went off... >> oh, my gosh! >> blazing temperatures, gusting winds fanning nine early season wildfires already in southern california. >> a state of emergency is now in effect for san diego county as the flames forced thousands of people from their homes. good morning, i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm del walters. wildfires shutting down local public schools, a calendar state university campus and the lego land theme park. fires have been burning, authorities warning those in the path of the fire get out. >> we just packed everything and we're out of there. >> firefighters say they've never seen such hot and dry conditions so early into the fire season. >> i've been doing this 35 years around this is some of the most radical firefighting i've seen. >> residents have been checking out what's left of their homes in carlsbad. >> what have we heard from fire officials? the homes behind me tell the devastating nature