attorney general eric holder and the group allegedly behind the situation and we begin with richelle carey. richelle. >> these girls were married off to their captors for $12 aapiece. and now boko haram's leaders say the girls are slaves and will be sold. >> yanked from their beds in dead of night. 300 young women, ages 16 to 18, who were told they would be taken, and safe. the men were members of boko haram, fighting against western influence in nigeria. the girls were attending girls secondary school one open for final exams and preparing for a physics test. we know little about them. only some of their names have been released, biblically inspired, like ruth and hannah. have been forced to convert to islam. families and parents of the girls have been protesting. the cries of nigerian activists have been echoing around the world. washington, d.c. to london, signs held the hashtags, bring back our daughters, bring back our gicials. they have been accused with working with working with boko haram to make the nigerian president look bad. >> many are angry with the government's handling of t

. >> richelle carey joins us, richelle. >> anu shakau, made the group an increst ily can why scroinlt force within nigeria. he is nigeria's most wanted man. abu bakar shakau is the notorious leader of boko haram. what is known is his capacity for cruelty. >> is widely described even by the militants themselves as, quote unquote, crazy. any soft target is apparently fair game. and in that important sense, this leader is much more radical than the last one. >> shakau started out as a deputy of the group's founder. >> we are boko haram. >> after the founder's death, shakau took charge of the group leading it down a more violent path, since then, boko haram have taken bombings amounting to hundreds of deaths. in 2012 alone targeted 47 schools. human rights advocates say shakau has reached a new low. >> he brazenly says he will sell the abducted girls quote no. marketplace and uses the word slaves. truly shocking. i think boko haram has sinking to new depths. hard to see that they could sink further. this is appalling. >> crifntchristians and muslims, saudi arabia the birth place of islam

i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" is up next. you can always get the latest news on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> on "america tonight." blood in the streets. what began as open rebellion in eastern ukraine is looking more and more like a civil war. >> my house was hit from two directions. windows have bullet holes in them. ukrainukrainians are destroying. >> leaving victims at risk.

richelle carey has more on this. richelle. >>> and john early results from egypt's presidential election are in and they're not a surprise. the former general abdel fatah al-sisi is the apparent winner. the votes 68 ploaforts are a pra sham. >> three years after the arab spring, neither vote is free nor fair. syria's election is happening in the middle of a civil war. that's forced at least two and a half million people out of the country. egypt's comes less than a year after the military overthrew the country's first freely elected president, mohamed morsi. the leader of that coup, the former army chief, abdel fatah al-sisi is virtually guaranteed to win. trying to boost low voter turnout, the vote is extended to another day. >> the people think these votes are illegal, five elections before, all had gone in vain. >> sisi's critics say he needs a high turnout to legitimize the results. the vote in syria nearly assures that bashar al-assad will have another term. yrnz outside the -- syrians outside the country, one fi

richelle carey is here to bring us the story. richelle. >> serbia, bosnia and hercegovina, to a lesser extent the rebuilding process and that's money these countries and many people simply simply do not have. in a shelter in belgrade this man and his family wait. >> translator: literally everything, our entire lives have been destroyed. it is the same for all of us here. we have been reduced to nothing. the only thing we can cling to is that we saved our families and our children. >> reporter: he says it will cost him thousands of dollars to rebuild his home. the damage to his country could surpass $2 billion. the country is hoping for help from the european union. >> it is important that serbia receives a quick response, so they can use this unique opportunity to continue reforms and become a credible eu member and the european community. >> reporter: the money likely won't come for at least six months. bosnia is not a candidate for eu membership so it won't receive funds. early estimates forecast nearly $2 billion in damage ther

. >> richelle carey, is here.ith tonight's briefing. >> in the case of the missing nigerian school girls, the military has said, it has discovered the location of the missing girls. they don't want to use force to rescue them, because they don't want to put the girls at further risk. they have been kidnapped for six weeks now. yesterday's mudslide in western colorado, hit the town of colbrun. larger chunk of the mountain ridge just came down. >>> ukraine has carried out air strikes on pro-russian rebels in the east. they have been battling for the control of the international airport in donetske. after creung elected a new president, petro poroshenko. he has are refused to negotiate with armed rebels there, john. >> it's been years since philippe petit walked between world trade centers. petit talks about breaking the rules and his pursuit of art. >> it was on august 7th, 1974, when a young frenchman staged what he called the coup. on that morning, philippe petit did something unthinkable. stepping out between new

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. >>> president obama promise the accountability from the veteran's affairs department as serious allegations mount. he is standing by eric shinseki. several congress many called on him to resign. >> severe storms hit colorado. hail the size of golf balls swept through the state forcing people to take cover for most of tonight. and several counties in wyoming were under tornado watching. >> a large community, ebay, says it's been axed. they urge customers to change their password. the hackers collected email address, personal information and passwords. 80 u.s. troops are headed to chad, a company on the nearby border. the u.s. is sending them to find 200 missing girls abducted by the radical group boko haram. general motors announced another recall. this time it was almost 300,000 chevrolets for a fire hazard. the company has been facing heat for concealing a defect even though it led to fatal accidents. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey. "the s

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories - raging wild fires in southern california burnt thousands of acres, the governor has declared a state of emergency, several homes have been destroyed, one is dead. in los angeles, an environmental mess, 10,000 gallons of oil leaked after a pipeline burst. the city hays a hazmat crew removed most of the oil. authorities say it's safe for businesses to rehope. veterans affairs department testified on the state of veterans health care. the agency has been accused of cover up and wait times for veterans seeking medical treatment. they are calling for eric shinseki to resign. doctors at the mao clinic think they may have a breakthrough in cancer research. a woman dying of a form of the disease is in full remission after receiving a mass if dose of the lethal vaccine. the immune system got rid of the patient's blood cans are. those are the headlines. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. you can get the latest news on >> new raging blazes force tens of

richelle carey has the headlines after this. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the top stories. >>> president obama announce said a plan to exit america's longest war, saying there'll be fewer than 10,000 american troops in afghanistan by the end of the year. they'll work to train afghan forces. the u.s. military plans to get out of the country by the end of 2016. a disturbing story from pakistan, a pregnant woman stoned to death by her family. she was attacked with batons and bricks. she and her new husband were waiting outside a courthouse to register her marriage. the father said he married without concept, insulting the family. >>> in santa barbara, the college community gathered to remember students killed. six killed, seven injured. >>> the bankrupt city of detroit has been analysing how to fight blight. demolishing the buildings could cost up to $2 billion. the city's bankruptcy plan can't cover the cost. but officials say they'll get help. >>> the average pay for a c.e.o. in america was $10 million. the average workers weekly pay increased by a

i'm richelle carey, here are the top stories. north carolina moves a step closer to making it ilfor companies to reveal the chemicals used in fracking. the state senate passed the legislation, it's up to the state house to weigh in. environmentalists argue the chemicals should be made public. storms across the country, hail fell in pennsylvania, new york. continuing down the east coast. sirens triggered in colorado. strong winds struck the south-east. >> the obama administration administration condemned the thai military's decision to stage a coup, calling on the military to restore democratic rule. our al jazeera colleagues appeared in a cairo court, their ninth appearance. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed have been held in an egyptian prison for 146 days. evidence was shown which a court reporter showed as doctored. the trial is adjourned until june 1st. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. check out the news online or go to the website aljazeera.com. on america tonight, out in force. more help for th

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. severe storms. reports of tornados. inches of snow in dallas triggered flash floods and winds. there were power outages for thousands of relatives. the state department said a team of the officials is in nigeria to help the african country find 276 girls kidnapped. syrian state tv said rebels levelled the hotel in the city of aleppo. the rebels tunnelled underneath and planted explosives. the hotel was used as a base for government troops. 14 people were killed. both president obama and vladimir putin plan to attend d-day ceremonies next month, but the white house doesn't expect the two to meet. they'll attend the 70th anniversary. tensions are high between the world leaders because of the crisis. controversy over the occupy wall street protest. this time protesters are calling for justice in the case of cecily mcmillan. she was found guilty of a felony assault against a police officer at an occupy event in 2012 and faces seven years in prison. a call goes out for a study into dangers of electronic smoking devices. eigh

richelle carey, is here. richelle. >> saturday may 3rd is especially significant.ournalists are constantly under pressure to you slow the story from both sides. being. >>> a group of jo urntl journals were detained in eastern ukraine friday. clarissa ward explained what happened. >> we had to stand against a wall with our hands like this when all of our belongings were taken from us. >> mike in a tweet wrote, we were taken from a pro-russian checcheckpoint. the ordeal took three hours. (u) taken into captivity in eastern ukraine by pro-russian forces. >> they pulled a hat over my eyes, then went through my pockets, took everything i had out of my pockets. took my coat off of me. threatened to make me get on my knees, didn't end up making me get on my knees. and then they taped my hands behind my back. and you know threatened to shoot me a couple of times. the whole procedure seemed like its purpose was to intimidate me as much as possible. >> and in syria, named as one of the 10 most influential people in the world because of his work there. >>> you douglas franz s

york. >> welcome to larnlingsz i'm richelle carey, here are tonight's top story.ozens of people are dead after the worst fighting in ukraine since the crisis began. black sea port of odessa. >>> the first case of middle eastern respiratory virus is treated in the mi midwest. be symptoms cial coughing and te breathing. >>> factor increasing the number of people who dropped out of the labor force altogether. >>> at least 500 people are feared dead after a landslide in northeast afghanistan. thick mud burying hundreds of homes. the area could become a mass grave. >>> and in northern ireland police have 48 more hours to question gerry adams leader of the political party sinn fein. held in possible connection for 1972 murder, victim was a belfast widow killed by the irish are republican army. she was the mother of 10. those are the headlines. check out our website, aljazeera.com. >> on "america tonight," the tipping point. more clashes and bloodshed in ukraine. the elevated warnings from u.s. to russia to stand down. also tonight: the search for relisha. the search for

and richelle carey is here with more on that. richelle. >> i don't thinkjohn, heads of e arriving, from abuja, as you can package the recent violence is getting quite a bit of attention. after this car bombing in abuja last we, the nigerian government put out an appeal to delegates heading to nigeria for the economic forum. don't let terror win. but the reents attacks are casting -- recent attacks are casting a shadow on the event. the focus would prefer to be on the country's booming economy, the goal to become one of the world's top economies by 2020. noornlg reent -- noornlg recent, makes $80 billion a year on oil. it is the world's fifth largest exportser. there are doubts however whether that money actually reaches the nigerian people. wash dog group transparency are international ranks it one of the most corrupt nations on earth. $20 billion in oil money is missing, and poverty is widespread. especially in the northeast, the home base of the armed group boko haram. there 70% of the people live on less than $100 a day compare

richelle carey is here with more on her lich. >> she was known for corrections to literature. she was a renaissance woman, teaching the world to rise up from tragedy and find joy. >> across the wall of the world a river sippings a beautiful song -- sings a beautiful song, saying, "come rest here by my side." >> the world mau mae ankle u lou by her art. tran screpding race, and class divisions. it was grounded in her early years, when she was eight she was raped by her mother's boyfriend. when the man was killed by her uncles, she wrote that she felt responsible and stopped speaking for five years. eventually she found her voice, her words changing america. >> you may bury me in the bottom of manhattan. i will rise. angelou crusaded for race equality in all genres. >>> early in hor career, in 195 -- her career, in 1954, she toured the world. in her 1969 memoire "i know why the caged bird sippings", was the first best seller by an african american woman, two decades later she was the first african american woman no present a poem at the president's ipp august ration. >> you crea

i'm richelle carey and here are tonight's top stories.resident obama has announced his plan to exit america's longest war. he said there will be fewer than 10,000 american troops left in afghanistan by the end of this year. those troops were to train afghan forces. >>> the state department told americans in libya to leave immediately. a navy official has confirmed the uss assault ship has entered the eastern mediterranean sea with 1,000 marines aboard. it's not clear if they're there in relation to libya if. >> inuke ran, rebels in donetsk, dozens of separatists fighters were killed in the bloodiest since it began. they have regained control of the airport. >> . >> the government in egypt has extended the election after a lower than expected turnout for the first two days. >>> an historic meeting in india. the prime minister met with the pakistani prime minister. they described it as a chance to improve relations and militant attacks on india. america tonight with joie chen is up next, and check out aljazeera.com. >>> on"america tonight"

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories.visited crimea today, the state department called the visit provacative and unnecessary. tens of thousands of people came out for putin's speech, parades and an air show. they were commemorating russia's defeat of the nazis at the end of world war ii. it has been nearly two months since crimea left ukraine and planned to join russia. today there was violence in an eastern city between pro-russian and progovernment protesters. >>> and british and american teams joined in the search to find nigeriian kidnapped girls. suspected al-qaeda gunmen opened fire in yemen today striking a car carrying the nation's defense minister. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" is up next with joie chen. and check out our website, aljazeera.com. attacks,. >> o"america tonight," under the gun. being be balbuquerque citizens e into their own hands. hollywood's big easy celebritiessleb --biggest celeb. what is behind this loild

i'm richelle carey. here are the top stories - residents forced out of their neighbourhoods by wildfire in the san diego area are allowed to start returning home. authorities lifted all evacuation orders. the fire spread to 800 acres fed by hot and windy weather in southern california. >>> taking a live look at turkey. more than 200 are dead following a blast and fire in a coal mine. hundreds were trapped. most victims died of carbon monoxide poisoning. rescue teams have been pumping oxygen into the mine to keep survivors alive. >>> the nigerian government is ready to negotiate with boko haram amid criticism over how goodluck jonathan's government is handling the abduction of 270 girls. boko haram may be willing to release the girls in a prisoner swap. >> i'm determined to be great, to make the team and i have every confidence in myself that i will make the team. >> the st. louis rams held its first and last conference with michael sam. it will not offer up sam to the media again and will focus on footba

>> >>> this is it al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york with a look at the top stories >>> two key cities in eastern ukraine are hours away on voting for a breakaway referendum. >> my husbands and i are outraged and heartbroken over the kidnapping of more than 200 nigerian girls. >> outrage and overwhelming heartbreak as nigerian girls spend another day in captivity. >>> n.f.l. history - an emotional moment for michael sam and his partner. >>> growing old in america - we look at the tough issues facing seniors. >>> we are hours away from voting on a referendum in parts of eastern ukraine. the question at hand - whether to ses seed. many call the vote illegitimate, some saying it may be the only way to bring peace to the region. earlier today firefighters worked to put out flames burning from the deadly fighting. up to 20 were killed when ukranian troops clashed with separatists. in the middle of the violence, officials say they'll proceed with sunday's referendum. paul brennan reports. >> reporter: it looks like an election with ballot boxes and voting booths being assemb

richelle carey is here with more. >> everyone wants to know how will this effect you.epend where you live. we've broken it down. 64 million people in the densely populated north-east - they'll see the seasons get more extreme. heavier rain and snow, coastal flooding as sea levels rise. talk about the south. a change. torn aids and hurricanes. the midwest could benefit. the bread basket will likely have longer growing seasons. that could mean two harvests each year, and they could expect a rising carbon dioxide levels, heatwaves, drought and floods. and much of the great plains. the report says some communities suffer more of that, causing billions in damages and water shortages. >> the south-west - expect to get hotter and drier. water shortages. earlier snow melt reducing the water supply, wreaking havoc on ecosystems. alaska - it's warmed twice as rapidly as the rest of the u.s. in the past 60 years, and hawaii - higher temperatures, rising sea levels and increased storms, leading to a rising cost of living in some places and the cost of basic necessities like water

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories.nappers of 276 nigerian schoolgirls have released a hostage video. boko haram took the girls from their school about a month ago. the group's leader says it won't let the girls go unless nigeria's government agrees to a prisoner release. in ukraine two regions have voted to break away and form their own independent republic. ukraine says it is illegal, but russia says the two votes were valid. separatists may hold another round of voting on joining russia. efforts to combat militant fighters have lead to increase in torture worldwide. 30 years ago the uflshgz adopted a convention against torture making the practice illegal. a second case of the deadly mers virus has been confirmed in the us. a saudi is in a florida hospital after testing possible for the virus. an effected man in indiana was treated and released last week. "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. and you can always get the latest on our website, check out aljazeera.com. ♪ bargain chips? the violent terror group hol

and richelle carey has more. >> the sambisa -- in northern nigeria -- is home to the radical armed group boko haram. and it has come to represent fear for many nigerians. with such a strong boko haram presence, rescuing the girls will not be easy. >> some nigerians call it the evil forest. the sambisa -- in northern nigeria -- is home to the radical armed group boko haram. and it has come to represent fear for many nigerians. >> the sambisa forest is one of the biggest sites where the boko haram operates from. the sambisa forest is their sort of headquarters, their hiding place, because of the nature of that area" since the sects have taken over the forest has become extremely dangerous. >> it's likely that the nearly 300 kidnapped schools girls are being held in the sambisa. it covers about 23,000 square miles -- about the size of west virginia. the forest was once a game reserve -- but came under boko haram's control in 2009. it is thorny, overgrown, full of wildlife like poisonous snakes, lions, and elephants. the size and rough terrain make it especially difficult for search teams wh

headlines are next. r >> i'm richelle carey and here are tonight's top stories.in nigeria 118 people were killed after two bombings at a busy market. and it happened in the central city of jos. boko haram is believed to be behind the attacks. >>> thailand's interim prime minister put martial law into the country, put in to preserve order after six months of nationwide protests. the company said that it will continue martial law until it's stable. >>> china's relationship with the u.s. will be damaged after five chinese officials were charged with cyber spying yesterday. meanwhile, vladimir putin is in china signing bilateral deals with china today. e? >> the u.s. pledged almost $300 million in aid to south sudan, the money given for the ongoing violence there. more than 1 million sun are forced from their homes and millions risk starvation. >>> voters went to the polls today, and already in senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell, he beat his tea party challenger by a landslide. those are the headlines, i'm richelle carrey, and "america tonight" with joie chen

i'm richelle carey in new york. john seigenthaler has the night off. full disclosure.hat could be a crime in north carolina when it comes to fracking. the ivory tower has a rising cost of college - it could be pricing some students out. >> i know i'm prejudiced and bigoted in a lot of different ways. >> mark cuban gets candid on a controversial topic. >>> ink evidence, what prosecutors in the

richelle carey is following the story. >> ever since edward snowden's leaks about domestic surveillance, google says it only cop rates with the government. but there's an email between the director-general and google's executive, dated years before edward snowden's leaks. in one alexander invited schmitt to a classified briefing. part of a project to coordinate government/industry actions on important generally classified security issues that couldn't be solved by individual actors alone. the n.s.a. said cooperation stopped cyber attacks in the past. the leeks showed that the n.s.a. was looking for weaknesses and the company's products to help spy on americans. google representative told us:. >> and one email general alexander thanked google for its help and work critical to the nation's progress against cyber threats. >> revealing emails. >> interesting stuff. >> thank you. nate cardozo is an attorney from the electronic frontier foundation and joins us from san francisco. what do you make of the emails? >> this email shows a couple of things. they are not surprising in one sense. we h

follow our contributors on >> >>> this is it al jazeera america, i'm richelle carey in new york withook at the top stories >>> two key cities in eastern ukraine are hours away on voting for a breakaway referendum. >> my husbands and i are outraged and heartbroken over the kidnapping of more than 200 nigerian girls. >> outrage and overwhelming heartbreak as nigerian girls spend another day in captivity. >>> n.f.l. history - an emotional moment for

i'm richelle carey in new york with a look at the day's top stories >>> overwhelmed by emotion, parentsthe kidnapped girls in nigeria learn how some were able to escape. in a few hours parts of the eastern ukraine vote on whether to secede. >>> michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted by the n.h.l. >>> we take a deeper look at growing old in america, the changes facing so many

i am richelle carey. i will back in about an hour. go to our website, aljazeera.com for updates. thanks for your time. >> this is an area where our government discriminates against its own citizens leading trial lawyer david boies is fighting to bring marriage equality to every state. a battle he says is akin to the black civil rights movement. >> in the '60s, you had businesses saying we don't want to serve fragr fran americans. >> boies along with ted olson took on proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage. the two friends were also add versaries on another landmark u.s. supreme court case, bush versus gore. >> the leader of the free world was at stake. >> the high-powered litigator reflects on a personal struggle. >> what it demonstrates is that dislyslexia is not a disability it's a difference. >> i talked to david boies recently in new york. david boies, welcome. why did you get involved in the issue of gay marriage? >> i think it's a defining civil rights issue of our time. this is the one area, has been the one area in this country in which not only did we discriminate agains

richelle carey is here. richelle. >> first contacted november 2012 using a code name. they both took a chance and trusted each other. the year that followed changed both the lives of snowden and greenwald. >> it hasn't been a year since a young defense contractor boarded a plane from hawaii to hong kong. a few days later, edward snowden met two journalists an a dommary film maker in a downtown hong kong hotel. glenn greenwald's store showed the u.s. government forced verizon to hand over phone records of millions of americans. it was a first of a torrent of reactions, the second involved a program called prism. president obama defended the programs immediately. he said su can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience. snowden went public soon after. i have no intention of hiding who i am because i know i have done nothing wrong. the u.s. soon filed espionage charges against snowden and tried to have him extradited from hong kong. the pace of the leaks slowed but they didn't stop. thanks to the or ongoing collaboration between snowden a

richelle carey is here with the story. chelle. >> they both took a chance and trusted each other, the year that fold changed snowden and greenwald and changes the way the world views the united states. >> high to hong kong carrying four laptops and some of the america's biggest secrets. a few days later, edward snowden met two journalists from the guardian nupt four days later the guardian published its first yb article on snowden's elaboration. it was the first of a torrent of are information. prism showed the are nsa had direct access from google, facebook and other tech companies. president obama defended the programs immediately. he said you can't have 100% security and also then have 100% privacy and zero inconvenience. snowden went public soon after. i have no intention of hiding who i am because i know i have done nothing wrong. the u.s. soon filed espionage charges against snowden and tried have him extradited from hong kong. within a few days snowden was in moscow. the pace of the are are stories slowed but they di

richelle carey is here with the story. richelle. >> thousands from the business world are all arriving in nigeria'nigeria's capitol, abuj. since the renal violence is getting quite a bit of attention. >> after this car bombing, the why nigerian government put out this: don't let terror win. the recent attacks are casting a shadow over the event. abuja is now on lock down. the nigerian government would prefer the focus to be on the country's booming economy its growing middle class and its goal to become one of the world's top 20 economies as 2020. nigeria overtook south africa. it is the world's 5th largest exporter of oil. there are doubts however, if that money actually reaches the nigerian people. corruption is a concern. watchdog group transparency international ranks it one of the most corrupt countries on earth. the former central banker says $20 billion in oil money is missing and poverty is widespread especially in the northeast. the home base of the armed radical group boko haram. there, 70% of the people live on l

i'm richelle carey. here are tonight's top stories. developments out of nigeria today.litary says it knows where the abducted girls are located but will not use force to rescue them. the news offers some hope to the families of the more than 200 missing girls. ukraine has launched air strikes against pro-russia rebels in the east. the separatists took control of the international airport in donetsk earlier today. russia has warned the government in kiev to stop all military action there. the violence comes the day after ukraine voted in a new president. the bill -- billionaire is refusing to hold talks with armed rebels. >>> in egypt the government has declared the second day of presidential elections a holiday. fidd fidd fidd fiddle awe sisi is expected to win. morsi supporters are boycotts the vote. pope francis wrapped up his three-day visit to the holy land today. on his visit he made one of his boldest diplomatic moves so far inviting the leaders of palestine and egypt to come to the vatican to pray for peace. >>> "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. and yo

. >>> we are keeping our eyes on top stories, richelle carey is here with the briefing. >> voting. today was the biggest day of primary elections so far this year. voters in six states cast ballots for. in kentucky mitch mcconnell defeated a tea party change. in the fall he faces alison lundergan grimes. >>> general motors announced a rule of 2.5 million. they have recalled vehicles for 27 different problems. >> a trl judge threw out a ban on gay marriage. it's time to show the laws into the ash happy of history. couples recessed to get married in the north-east of the states. yesterday a federal judge made orknep the 18 sth state to allow gay marriage. 45% of minister live in states with same-sex unions are legal. >>> now to a campaign in our capital. a series of ads on buses. featuring a 194 is photo of the adolf hitler alongside a palestine leader, calling to an ent end of u.s. aid to islamic companies. >> 20 of washington buses carry this sign through the streets - the message that the mus lij koran prescribes hatred of june together with adolf hitler meeting an outspoken jewis

richelle carey is here with more. >> edward snowden contacted glenn greenwald on september 1st, 2012. they took a chance and trusted each other. the year that followed changed their lives and the world's way of viewing the united states. >> it hasn't been a year since the young contractor boarded a flight to hawaii, with four laptops and some big secrets. he met two journalists, edward snowden, from a hotel. "the guardian" published an exclusive on edward snowden's links. glenn greenwald's journey showed verizon was forced to hand over phone records. it was the first of torrent revelations and rehabilitations. the second revealed a programme called prism. showing the agencies had access to google facebook and others. >> president obama said: >> edward snowden went public: >> the u.s. soon filed espionage charms against edward snowden and tried to have him extradited from hong kong. within a few days edward snowden was in moscow. the pace of the leaks slowed. they didn't stop thanks to the collaboration between snowed where are and glenn greenwald. a disastrous story was a report publi

i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" is up next with joie chen. and check out our website, aljazeera.com. attacks,. >> o"america tonight," under the gun. being be balbuquerque citizens e into their own hands. hollywood's big easy celebritiessleb --biggest celeb. what is behind this loild blockbuster -- credi hollywood k bit offer. biblockbuster. >> the sizzle and spice behind a hot new film. is the flavors and duties behind chef, a taste of real life and the real story of all those meals on wheels. and good evening, thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. albuquerque police, under scrutiny, paces residents angry by another -- faces residents angry over another shooting. the tensions running so high some locals aim at taking the law into their own hands. "america tonight"'s christof putzel. >> storming city council meetings demanding change. >> i think it sends a real message that the status quo has got to go. >> reporter: but last night they tried a different strategy. sylvia, whose neighbor was fatally shot in 2010 by police, stood silently at the p

i'm richelle carey. stay tuned. "consider this" is up next. thank you for your time. have a great night. was living a lie. >>> is the global war on drugs a lost cause of the united nations stated goal of a drug-free world - is it a dream. five nobbel-prized winning economists and former secretary of state george schultz are a group of politicians and academics saying that, signing off on a report from the london school of economics calling for an end of the drug war and resources to be redirected to what they call effective policies. i'm joined from london by john collins, international drug policy coordinator at the london school of economics ideas center for the study of the international affairs. he is the editor of the school's expert groups report "ending the drug wars." good of you to join us. you write that international efforts to control drugs have been going on for more than a century. have they been a failure, have they slowed the flow and use of illegal drugs? >> it's a complicated question when we look over a century. over the last few sent ris they have

i'm richelle carey in new york with a look at the day's top stories >>> overwhelmed by emotion, parents of the kidnapped girls in nigeria learn how some were able to escape. in a few hours parts of the eastern ukraine vote on whether to secede. >>> michael sam is the first openly gay player to be drafted by the n.h.l. >>> we take a deeper look at growing old in america, the changes facing so many baby boomers. sh >>> the following day we were sent to fetch waumpt that's when we -- water. that's when we seized the opportunity and bolted. when they shot at us, we took the chance and god helped us arrive in chibok two days later >>> a girl tells a story of her escape from the boko haram kidnappers. listening in horror are the grief-stricken girls in captivity still. all demand the government do more to bring them home. nigeria's military is on the defensive, and is denying report that it was warned hours before fighters snatched the 276 students. u.s. personnel arrived in nigeria to find the school girls. more now from abuja. >> reporter: the nigerian military broke its silence, issuing a

. >>> we are following the top stories, richelle carey is here with the briefing. >> more calls today the resignation of the vet rains affairs secretary. several lawmakers saying it's time for general eric shinseki to go, responding to a scathing report saying some veterans waited an average of 4 months to get a first appointment. the president says he'll wait until investigations are complete before placing blame. >>> the district attorney's office is re-examining nearly 90 cases due to concerns that those prisoner may have been wrongly convicted. two-thirds are linked to a former detective, lewis scarsela. the former head of microsoft is the highest bidder to buy the l.a. clippers from donald sterlings family. he is offering $2 billion for the team. if approved by the n.b.a. it will be the second-highest price for a sports franchise in history. the client is aware, but has not agreed to the sale. of course, the clippers opener was forced to go to the team after racist remarks surfaced. >> it's a lot of money. >> yes. >> a new film highlights the lives of foster children. what makes

i'm richelle carey. "america tonight" is up next. and you can always get the latest news on our website, aljazeera.com. ♪ >> on "america tonight." blood in the streets. what began as open rebellion in eastern ukraine is looking more and more like a civil war. >> my house was hit from two directions. windows have bullet holes in them. ukrainukrainians are destroying. >> leaving victims at risk. >> you wonder is rape illegal, nothing is done. i have to wonder, is it really illegal? >> and waving the red flag. mexico's youngest stars face down the most powerful ones. yet should an eight-year-old be sent to the bullfighting ring? >> and good evening, thank you for joining us, i'm joie chen. by the hours, ukraine looks more and more like a country on the brink, maybe already over the edge of a siferl war. civil war. both the government in kyiv and the russian government continue to blame the other were instigated the fight with little sign of resolution. we begin with an update from "america tonight"'s sheila macvicar. >> the even city of

i am richelle carey. i will back in about an hour. go to our website, aljazeera.com for updates.for your time. >> this is an area where our government discriminates against its own citizens leading trial lawyer david boies is fighting to bring marriage equality to every state. a battle he says is akin to the black civil rights movement. >> in the '60s, you had businesses saying we don't want to serve fragr fran americans. >> boies along with ted olson took on

. >> richelle carey reporting. al jazeera rants all charges -- rejects all charges against its staff and demand their release. >>> the woman at the center of the l.a. clippers arrestist comments, and denying that she was donald sterling's girlfriend. >>> a former drug dealer who didn't think he would live long enough to graduate from high school. a programme that turned hits life around. >> less than a week before south africa goes to the polls. a deeper looks at the country two decade after apartheid. >>> a live look at churchill downs where they are getting ready for the 14th running of the kentucky derby, the annual horse race the first leg of the triple crown and more than 150,000 people are expected to attend. >>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york. i'm morgan radford. >>> the woman who recorded l.a. clippers's opener donald sterling's racist comments speaks out. what she says about her relationship with the billionaire. >>> first, the temperatures across the country wi