we are talking to actor and coriographer rosie perez.e will have more in just a >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested >> i know that i'm being surveilled >> people are not getting the care that they need >> this is a crime against humanity >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> what do we want? justice! >> when do we want it? >> now! >> they are running towards base... >>...explosions going off we're not quite sure... >> fault lines al jazeera america's award winning, investigative series... on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america, weekday mornings. start your day with a view of the world. catch up on what happened overnight with a full morning brief, a fast paced look at the stories shaping your day. >> sending a strong message to the rest of the world. >> stories with impact. news with importance. >> people gotta have water. >> get a first hand look with in-depth reports and investigations, and the latest from the worlds of science tech, health and culture. no matter where you are in th

we are talking to actor and coriographer rosie perez. we will have more in just a >> monday. >> visibility was 3 to 5 nautical miles. >> weathering the storm. >> we want to show people how to replace property against the worst mother nature has to offer. >> experts forecast how to stay safe. >> i'm standing in a tropical windstorm. >> in extreme weather. >> oh my god. >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> "techknow" where technology meets humanity. monday, 6:30 eastern only on al jazeera america. >> every sunday night al jazeera america presents the best documentaries. this week... >> i felt like i was just nothin'. >> for this young girl, times were hard. >> doris' years in a racist, impoverished setting had a major impact. >> but with looks... charm... >> i just wanted to take care of my momma. >> and no remorse... >> she giggles every time she steps into the revolving door of justice.

we are talking to actor and coriographer rosie perez. we will have more in just a >>> what's interesting i didn't know until i read your book is that acting and corcoregraphi. ng you were in college, a bio chem major. do you think you chose route? >> this is where i am supposed to be. this was supposed to happen and yet i still have fantasies of finishing my degree and, you know, it's i still fant sues. i am a nerd. >> you work with kids in the urban arts partnership. tell me about that work and how much of that is you sort of addressing some of the needs that you had in child hood. >> that's 100% addressing the needs i had in childhood. i see these title i kids meaning low, poverty, high-risk kids being ignored in school. these kids who can take on the world, be our next president, be the head of, you know, apple. they could do all of these things, but they don't have access. they don't have opportunity. and i want to do anything that i can to help provide that access and opportunity and, also wering just to validate them and say to the

and currently starring in "fish in the dark" on broadway, rosie perez. he's a rapper and the host of the "gq" show, "most expensivest (bleep)," 2 chainz. (cheers and applause) and before we start, i just wanted to -- and this has nothing to do with anybody on flannel here, soy just so i just wanted to -- (laughter) i just wanted to say this is 3 chainz. (laughter) my house! (applause) so here's the deal -- starbucks is trying to use coffee to talk about race, so we're going to use race to talk about coffee. it's a little thing we like to call #coffeetogether. rosy, you're puerto rican. you like milk and two sugars? >> yes. >> larry: kenneth you're white so one milk and one sweet and low phoebe, you're keeping it real? >> right 2 chainz, how much weed did we put in yours? (applause) he's a rapper. (laughter) what do you think? >> i think he was sincere and ernst. but it's not a great idea. i like to go to mom and pop shops because i want to have an honest, organic conversation. i don't want to be forced to have a conversation, especially early in the (ble

rosie perez was three years old when her schizophrenic mother put her in a catholic children's home where she was often abused. >> i had to physically fight back or else, you know, my ass was going to get kicked. >> the oscar nominated actress's new book explains how she overcame odds? >> i felt like i was always acting, always escaping into different realities. >> how a fighting spirit and humor helped her survive?

. >> fish in the dark features an all-star cast including rita wilson and rosie perez and it's breakingticket sales are going crazy. >> yeah. i cannot hate that more. >> why? every show's dream. >> i know. no. it's not good. no. >> you would rather nobody buy tickets? >> i would rather if it stuck, then you go home. >> right. >> now it stinks and now i have to be in something that stinks for a long time. >> what's the show about? >> it opens with a phone call in the middle of the night saying my father had been taken to the hospital and he will die after 20 minutes or so. it's about the vigil in the ho and the aftermath of the death. >> where are the laughs? >> that's not funny. >> it was sickening. >> what if it was a gas? that's a good thing? it's a bird it's a plane. it's sickening. >> if i gathered some of your high school friends, would they say we knew he would become this larry david or would they be shocked at what you have become? >> i can tell you they would be shocked. in fact we once took a vote who would be the most successful and who would die first and what the order of m

. >> "fish in the dark" features rita wilson and rosy perez.ugh pressure on you because this is major. >> yeah. >> ticket sales are going crazy. >> i hate that more. >> why? >> huh? >> why? this is every show's dream. >> yeah i know. no, it's not good. no. >> you would rather -- >> yeah. >> -- that nobody buy tickets? >> i would rather if it stunk, then you go home. >> right. >> like now if it stinks i have to be in something that stinks for a long time. >> talk to me about the subject matter. what's the show about? >> it opens on a phone call in the middle of the night telling me that my father has to go to the hospital. he will die after 20 minutes or so. so it's about the vigil in the hospital and the aftermath of the death. >> where are the laughs in this? >> that's not funny? >> i don't understand dad. is that a good thing? dad is a bird? dad is a bird. it's a bird it's a plane, it's sidney. >> if i were to gather some of your high school friend would they say to me we knew that he was going to go on and become this larry david, or would t