i'm ray swarez. you hair all the time in today's and i, a college education is essential to landing a good job. but tuition, and room and board, rise in price every year and today's graduates are the most indebted in history. 70% have outstanding loans, the average debt load $29,000. what does it mean to start your adult life in that much debt? is it still worth it? still with us former interim chancellor of rutgers newark, marie bigham. at the green hilts school in dallas texas and from new york, my colleague pa tricia, a correspondent for al jazeera america's real money with ali velshi. pa tricia, does college and university costs end up operating in the economy differently from other things that we buy? you know, some of the colleges that have inceased their prices the most, have seen the largest rise in applications. so apparently, price isn't scaring people off. >> price isn't scaring people off, but the fact of the matser that we are seeing a knock on two our economy of this massive student loa

i'm ray swarez. at the pelican bay prison in california, a scene of 200er strikes and now home to a class action lawsuit against solitary confinement. fully one fifth of the inmates have been in solitary for ten to 20 years. we are looking at the use of administrative segregation and isolation as punishment and protection. martin horn, if we have suspiciouses that any one inmate has mental health problems, are we able to supply as a society know bag you know about the prisons across the country. do we supply mental health treatment to the degree that it is needed in our prison pop haitian? i would say for the most part not. there are some exceptions where there are high quality care, and adequate care, and ample care, but for the most part, prisons in general throughout the country have really been overwhelmed. by the number of people in their custody, and they were never equipped to service that need, and they have never caught up and many of them don't even understand what they need to do. let me a

i am ray swarez. college and university tuitions have soared. much faster than consumer prices much fatter than the cost of houses, much faster than the wages of american families, so that old reassurancing optimistic idea, going into debt for a good college education would pay back the borrower many times over, that theory is getting a second look. it is unquestionable but even during economic crisis and years of slow growth, college graduates did better than people with some college or just a high school diploma, but student students and fr families now have to take a tougher look at costs. dream school verses affordable, public verses private. two years after community college, veries four years at a residential program, when the diploma will look the same to the world, value verses perceptions of value, it's real, and it's forcing tough choices on families that would otherwise be happy to reward their hardworking high schooler. >> high school senior of epicenterville virginia will head to radford this fall, the first in her family to go to c

ray swarez. >> we're here at the darrington unit, which is a maximum security prison on the outskirts of texas. >> jimarquez holland is 20 years old. he's been imprisoned here for three years. >> to me, i feel like what i was doing was petty. petty crimes - i never thought in a million years that i would be 17 and in prison. never thought.

that brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >> nogales, arizona. a bus has arrived filled with people being deported from the united states. >> right now we're headed to san juan bosco, a shelter here in nogales where the mexican immigration authorities have picked the people who were just deported, they take them there so they have a place to stay on their first night back in mexico. >> many thought 2013 would be the year when congress finally

that brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. without american help? >> our national security team is looking at all of the options, but this should be also a government. >> tonight, on the border but not on the fence. against all odds, mothers and even little kids by the tens of thousands warming their way into the desert southwest. >> they are prepared to lose their life. the mother is because they feel their life is in such threat in their home country, they have a better chance in our desert to salvador.

that brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >>> capabilities of iraqi security forces. we will not be sending u.s. troops back in to combat in iraq, but i have asked my national security team to prepara range other options that could help support iraq scurry forces. ill he be reviewing the options in the day ahead. this is not solely or even primarily a military challenge. over the past decade american troops have made extraordinary sacrifice to his give iraqis an opportunity to claim their own future.

i am ray swarez. college and university tuitions have soared.er than consumer prices much fatter than the cost of houses, much faster than the wages of american families, so that old reassurancing optimistic idea, going into debt for a good college education would pay back the borrower many times over, that theory is getting a second look. it is unquestionable but even during economic crisis and years of slow growth, college graduates did better than people with some college or just a high school diploma, but student students and fr families now have to take a tougher look at costs. dream school verses affordable, public verses private. two years after community college, veries four years at a residential program, when the diploma will look the same to the world, value verses perceptions of value, it's real, and it's forcing tough choices on families that would otherwise be happy to reward their hardworking high schooler. >> high school senior of epicenterville virginia will head to radford this fall, the first in her family to go to college. >>

ray swarez explores the options on today's inside story. >> american forces left iraq 2 1/2 years agosince then the united states has given iraq military equipment, and shared intelligence. when the president says iraq is going to need more help, when will that look like, what should it look like? air strikes, troops, more training of iraq security forces? the stakes are ever higher because the isl ext insurgence control a lot parts of iraq. join us at the top of the hour. >> you're only 22, you can turn this around... >> and some just don't >> he actually told people in the halfway house, that he was amazed that they had given him parole >> the system with joe burlinger only on al jazeera america >> on techknow. we're heading to cutting edge cal tech campus >> here's a look at just a few of the students shaping the future of science >> see the latest research, discoveries and breakthroughs inside some of the worlds most advanced labs. >> how do you scale somethig you learned from a jelly fish? >> techknow every saturday go where science meets humanity. this is some of the best drivin

we will see you for the next inside story, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >>> on "america tonight," frontline, iraqi. >> this woman we just met here told us that her home was destroyed a couple of days ago about drones. >>> "america tonight" reports from inside the turmoil as hundreds of thousands flee a rapidly unravelling iraq. a view from on the ground and questions about what the u.s. can do to save iraq now. also tonight, no score for the u.s. team, but a victory of sorts. how they squeaked into the knock-out round to the world cup and are bringing a new them. >>> and, four strings, simple, and sublime. >> such a is simple instrument to play. you know, it's affordable. it's portable, and people don't feel like they need to be a musician to play the instrument. ♪ >> tonight, an american treasurer and why you have never heard ukulele that sounds quite like this. ♪ >>> good en. thanks for joining us. i am joie chen. we begin in iraqi where conflict is escalating as rebel fighters from the islamic state of iraq, isil, solid fighted their grip on the northwest. 800,000 people with whole famil

washington, i'm ray swarez. without american help? >> our national security team is looking at all of the options, but this should be also a government. >> tonight, on the border but not on the fence. against all odds, mothers and even little kids by the tens of thousands warming their way into the desert southwest. >> they are prepared to lose their life. the mother is because they feel their life is in such threat in their home country, they have a better chance in our desert to salvador. >> core respond events on what's migrants. >>> finally, the kickoff of brazil's world cup and why the home team is bring for more jeers. ♪ >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i am joie chen. when forces pulled out of iraq, there was plenty of sell braces. americans happy to go home and iraqis saw a fresh start, a chance to regain control of their country. now the iraqi government is calling for the americans to come back and help tamp down a growing insurgency, a fierce rebel group has already taken key cities in the north of the country and i