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inside story, mine is at ray swarez news, see you for the next inside story, for washington. i am ray swarez. >> the united states is changing the way it operates in space. territory that was once largely monopolized by nasa has slowly been ceded to the private sector. >> like all good corporations, these companies are armed with slick promotional videos. and their excellent pr machines are generating hours of airtime, >> well i think we could probably send the first person

inside story, mine is at ray swarez news, see you for the next inside story, for washington. i am ray swarez. on america tonight. >> lit up. techers would be election night in the nation's capitol, but did the party start too early? how d.c.'s unique status changed the picture of legalized pot. >> why is this important. >> because uh i feel very strongly about it. when you see the racial disparity, then you see the human rights violations of it. >> on legalized marijuana in washington, d.c. and why it is not high times quite yet.

mine is at ray swarez news, see you for the next inside story, for washington. i am ray swarez. on america tonight. >> lit up. techers would be election night in the nation's capitol, but did the party start too early? how d.c.'s unique status changed the picture of legalized pot. >> why is this important. >> because uh i feel very strongly about it. when you see the racial disparity, then you see the human rights violations of it. >> on legalized marijuana in washington, d.c. and why it is not high times quite yet. also ahead, getting a bang out of their vacation. how earthquake many's island paradise became the target for gun tourists. >> what do you offer tourists. >> safe and fun experience. >> adam may found reason for worry. >> do you have concerns that these are operating lawfully? >> well, i called one, and asked them what was the age requirements, and they said oh, we don't have one america tonight in democrat on gun tourism, and more than 150 years after his death at gettysburg, an american hero gets the nation's highest military honor, story behind the celebration and

inside story a.m., or you can reach me directly at ray swarez news. we will see you for the next inside story, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >>> rioting on the streets of the u.s. after a grand jury i decides not to indict a police officer for killing a black teenager. 18-year-old michael brown was shot dead in ferguson in august. his death pr provoked nationwide outrage. >> we are a nation built on the rule of law. so we need to accept that this decision was the grant jury's to make. there are americans who agree with it, and there are americans who are deeply disappointed, even angry. it's an understandable reaction. but i join michael's parents in asking anyon

brings us to the end of this edition, thank you for being with us, in washington, i'm ray swarez. >> welcome to the news hour. i'm nick clarken doha. all eyes an sienna as diplomats work on a deal over iran's nuclear program. >> israel eases restrictions to the mosque compound in jerusalem. >> the action by the president yesterday will only encourage more people to come here illegally. >> u.s. republicans hammer obama's plan to lift the threat of deportation

ray swarez. a. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello and welcome to the news hour. i'm martin martine martine denn. also coming up on the program, time is running out for iran to reach a deal on its nuclear program with world powers. we'll have the latest from vienna. president

ray swarez. >>> on "america tonight," the president's fix: what his new executive order means to millions of undocumented immigrants and to those on the front lines. "america tonight" in depth on the president's order and its impact across our nation. also ahead, in the neighborhood, how one community faced anonslaught of unwelcome migrants. >> how many arrests would you make in a day? >> eight, 10, 12. i arrested one guy three times in the same day. >> then this former cop tried a different approach to his city's

thank you, that is all of our time for this news hour, inside story is up next, for you with ray swarez on al jazeera america. >> he shoots, he scores. and basketball fans around the country go wild. the shot at the buzzer did not win the game, but it covered the spread. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. all the big team sports in america have taken great pains to avoid gamblers and gambling, keeping franchises out of vegas. but one thing that big-time sports hate, and i mean hate, a big pile of money that it can't get its hands into. it's game, it's raw material, it's product, really, and yet does not pay those teams a penny. the new nba commissioner adam silver has had enough. he's opening the door a crack to green lighting betting on sports, and this time his league would get a cut. the end of a dirty little secret or the beginning of real headaches. there was terrific action. king james, lebron back with his home state cleveland cavaliers dropped 32 points. i would like to show you the highlights of this or any other game but i can't because to use any video from the nba

thank you, that is all of our time for this news hour, inside story is up next, for you with ray swarez on al jazeera america. >> he shoots, he scores. and basketball fans around the country go wild. the shot at the buzzer did not win the game, but it covered the spread. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. all the big team sports in america have taken

new astronauts. when the world's bad guys extremist, gorillas, thugs kidnap people and demand ransom, should they get anything from the u.s. government? it's inside o. hello, i'm ray swarez. as the armies of iorack and levant, isil has rampaged across syria and iraq, there's been the uptut of prisoner of journalists. some so quietly been released and headed home, but ransom demanned and paid through obscure channels. porn james foley and steve sot love were killed. but propaganda filmed made in the dessert of the ritualistic of their terrible murders. discouraging others from doing it, it is the official position of our government, that when you pay kidnappers you get more kid p thatting. >> capitalizing on the kay your of the war, the islamic state, better known as isil, may be holding as many as 20 foreigners in detention centers. that's not new, for decades they have used ran. sos to raise money and build power, but paying for the release has put countries at war with those militants in a tough spot among european countries the answer appears to be just pay up, despite a 2013 agreement among leaders not to pay ransoms. earlier this year, 12 were handed back, after eur

new astronauts. when the world's bad guys extremist, gorillas, thugs kidnap people and demand ransom, should they get anything from the u.s. government? it's inside o. hello, i'm ray swarez. as the armies of iorack