roxana saberi has the details. >> reporter: the united states has been accused of doing it. so has japan. and europe. now china has become the latest powerhouse economy critics charge with escalating a global war. >> everyone wants to make the exports competitive. so the quickest way of doing that is to devalued their currencies. and so the fear is that china now is playing part of this game >>> the federal reserve understand former chair victor bernadez was accused of using -- ben bernanke was accused of using grounds to swell the balance sheet and push down the value of u.s. dollar, at the expense of competing countries. a process that kept the yen weak against the dollar, and found their way to europe this year when the european central bank started bond buying to devalue the euro against the dollar. moves that whipped around to china, because the value of its currency is loosely pegged to the dollar. >> because of that loose peg, because the dollar has dropped against the yen and euro, china is down. when the people's banks of china decided to execute a one-off depreciat

roxana saberi, al jazeera, hiroshima, japan. >>> and we'll be right back. >>> a federal appeals courtuck down texas's strict voter id law, saying it discriminates against blacks and hispanics. the texas law was passed in 2011, and requires citizens to show photo id ts before casting ballots. the governor is vowing to reinstate voter id laws to quote ensure the integrity of elections. president obama has published an op-ed on the 50th anniversary of the voting right's act. he cautions the u.s. could reverse its progress. he wrote quote: president obama will speak soon on this anniversary of the legislation. he will likely address a growing number of state laws, like the one just struck down in texas that often keep minorities and lower-income people from voting. >>> this week marks one year since michael brown was shot and killed by a ferguson, missouri police officer. in an exclusive interview, tony harris sat down with brown's mother. >> they shot mike. and when i got there, i saw a hump in the street. with a sheet on it. and for probably the next 72 hours, i felt like -- i said i ne

roxana saberi, al jazeera, hir ryshe ma japan. >>> coming up an al jazeera america exclusive. >> when mention the name darren wilson, what comes to mind? >> the devil. that comes to mind. >> reporter: our tony harris sits down with michael brown's mother in a candid conversation. >>> plus another attack at a movie theater, police say the suspect had significant psychological issues. >>> police in ashville are looking into what drove a man carrying a hatchet to attack people inside a movie theater. they said the suspect had a history of psychological issues and a criminal past. >> reporter: he had at least one arrest as well as multiple commitments to mental health facilities in his past now two weeks after the theater shootings in louisiana, he had movie goers in tennessee ducking for cover. that's the sound of the latest theater shooting suspect being shot dead by police in tennessee. >> it was a lot -- a lot of shots. it was coming from inside the theater. >> reporter: police began receiving emergency calls just after 1:00 pm in the nashville suburb. witnesses say this 29 year old b

roxana saberi, al jazeera, okinawa, japan. >> now the marines say that the military contributes $2.5 million to the economy every year and say that forces are responsible for less than 1% of the crime on the island. american service men's there have been convicted of rape and other high-profile crimes. but professor david vine author of "base nation," brings how the bases have brought harm to america and the world and say that oversea bases don't make america safer and the economic benefits are also questionable. >> what we're seeing especially with obama's pacific pivot, if anything, these bases are encouraging china to increase it's military spending to boost it's military power. i think its worst considering how the military, how the u.s. public would react if china were to build even a single base anywhere near the borders of the united states. we would likely react quite extremely by boosting our military spending and military presence. so i think rather than making the world safe center many cases these bases are inflaming tensions and making it vladly more likely. the track re

al jazeera april roxana saberi is in hiroshima and has the story of two survivors. >> it was a great into day with a blue sky, hot and humid like today. was a night days. >> reporter: she was 13 when the enola gay dropped an atomic bomb on her home town of hiroshima, japan. she saw a bluish white flash and the walls around her came crashing down. >> then i had the sensation of floating in the air, obviously the blast just was collapsing the building. >> reporter: a mile and a half away kenji was at school. he was playing the organ before class when he saw the same flash. >> translator: it was followed buy bang bang. then came a huge blast. i hid behind the organ but all the students by the windows were instantly burned to a crisp. >> i realized i was pinned under the collapsed building. >> translator: after a while i regained consciousness. it was pitch dark and i could hear other students screaming. >> mother help me, help me. >> i managed to dig my way out. >> by the time i came out it was burning. that meant most of the girls who were in the same room were burnt to death alive. of

. >> roxana saberi, al jazeera hiroshima, japan. >> that's our show for today. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> first real clue. >> debris found on reunion island is indeed from mh370. >> malaysia says a wing fragment found on a beach is the most definitive link yet to the missing airliner. >>> all out pitch. >> let's not mince words. the choice is ultimately between diplomacy or some form of war. >> a dire warming as the president steps up his campaign for deal curb iran's nuclear program. >>> one year later. >> my struggle is: getting justice for mike brown. >> a mother reflects on the fatal police shooting that ignites the country. tony harris last the interview. >>> and redefining parental leave for moms and dads. >> good evening i'm antonio mora. this is al jazeera america. we begin with msf mh370 the malaysia airlines that vanished 15 months ago. investigators confirm that the debris that washed ashore last month from on reunion island is debris from mh370. john terret. >> unbelievably at this late hour in the day here it's what 11:00 p.m. eastern and we canno

roxana saberi join us. >> whether this is a default depends who you arriving. puerto rico say it does not constitution a default because they are moral obligation soned. they have a moral, not a legal obligation to repay them. credit agents call it a default. porto rico's governor was not mincing words when he said the economy was in a death spiral and can't support the debt load. does the misrepayment mean that porto rico was not afraid of defaulting. that could be the signal sent to investors, especially hedge funds, and they hoped to make a huge profits by having the bonds paid back in full. the vulture funds reportedly commissioned a report from i.m.f. economists suggesting the territory do things like raise taxes, fire teachers cutting public health funding to raise money. the suggestions are not likely to be heeded by officials that say maintaining essential services for citizens like health compare and education is a priority. they'd like to see the debts restructured and are working on a plan that could be unveiled next month. >> tomorrow the senate wil

antonio. >> roxana saberi, thanks. >>> residents young and old commemorated one of the painful moments in japanese history. many of the residents say they will never forget the suffering caused by the bombing and hope for a peaceful future for their children. a group of children lay down in silence near the a bomb zone. organizers organized a die-in. the message seems to have hit home. >> i was able to imagine how those people felt when they were blown away by the nuclear blast. i'm glad i could feel for them today. >> many children around my age also died without having their dreams fulfilled. i realize today that dying is a fearful thing. >> on the other side of the dome buddhist monks beat drums and chanted prayers to pay respect to those who lost their lives. >>> the b-29 bomber that dropped the hiroshima bomb is on display at the smithsonian air and space museum outside washington. the enola gay bomber was named after the pilot's mother. curators say the display is placed to discourage the use of nuclear weapons. >>> joining us from hiroshima, it is very good to have you with us r

now united states says it wants to build a new base on the island and as roxana saberi reports not everyones happy. >> in a northern okinawan village, they pack up every saturday night and drive five minutes to protest. they've come here every week for 11 years. lighting candles and calling on people and passing cars to support their cause. >> we already have a lot of bases in okinawa, we don't want any more. >> reporter: i asked him why not. >> they could take us into another war, with more bases other countries are likely to target us. american troops, if we build another base here we could have the same problems. >> they're protesting against the construction of a new u.s. military base called hanokoo next to camp schwab. >> you can see across the bay the place where the new base is supposed to be built. there are plans for multiple runways, helipads, ammunition depope and pier for docking large ships. >> opposition to a new base is growing louder and sometimes breaks into confrontations. >> they're saying they're protecting us but actually i don't think so. i'm afraid of their doing war

roxana saberi is in hiroshima today. roxana. >> everyone around me stopped what they were doing and all you could hear were the cicadas in the trees churching. behind me is the a bomb dome. authorities say this was the closest surviving place to where the bomb was detonated. a very bustling place everybody in the vicinity died. it is left standing to remind one of the tet and destruction. survivors, one lived in canada now but she traveled back here to her home town of hir hiroshima to mark the commemoration of 70 years after the bomb dropped. she's spent her life warning the world of the horrors of nuclear weapons. >> it was a bright day hot and humid like today. >> she was 13 when the enola gay dropped an atomic bomb on her home town. she saw a bluish white flash and the walls around her came crashing down. >> and then i had the sensation of floating in the air. obviously the blast just was collapsing the building. >> reporter: a mile and a half away kenji was at school. he was playing the organ before class when he saw

roxana saberi, al jazeera, new york. >> 25 years ago, today, iraq invaded neighboring kuwait. a look at what's changed in two and a half decades following first gulf war. and a completely first, two women donate parts of their liver to help save their father's life. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the sound bites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". only on al jazeera america. >> today kuwait is parking the 25th anniversary ever iraq's invasion. the occupation of kuwait lasted just seven months. it was the first of several conflicts in the region that continue today. imran khan reports. >> iraqi forces enter kuwait on august 2nd, 1990. forcing about half the kuwaiti population to flee. the united nations passed 12 resolutions, demanding iraq leave kuwait. saddam hussein refused saying he had the agreement of the kuwaiti people. the u.s. launched the operation desert storm. iraqis living in kuwait also had to flee, including najeem and his family

in our in context segment tonight, roxana saberi looks at the history of distrust between washingtonnd tehran. >> attention is focused once again on the middle east where events in iran have taken a dramatic twist. >> an american hand set the nation of iran on a course away from democracy. >> 300 killed and hundreds wounded is a conservative estimate. >> prime minister mohammed mosadi had been elected years earlier, nationalized the oil industry. >> 500 million pound oil refinery. >> they fiercely owned the move. exit was short-lived. a pro-shah upride, and the shah returned with a fortified hold on power. iranian artist julia focused on the issue. >> about art history as a country, all of you seem to remember iran after the islamic revolution, this democracy was stolen from us by the american government. >> in 2013 a declassified cia document, showed the revolution was american made to smother a communist threat. it was characterized as a real james bond operation. in rome a bewildered young shah prepared to fly home. thus it was the strategic little nation of iran was rescued from

here is roxana saberi. >> i'm kind of over whelmed with emotion right now, you know. >> reporter: it'seen 15 years since johnny perez was last here. at the age of 21 he robbed a new york city convenience store. his daughter was two days old. >> my daughter had to go her life without me because i put a gun to one. >> perez would spend the next 13 years in prison. >> i'm tired of everything - food, police, inmates, the fact no one visits or writes me. i have seven years here, six to go. it came from a place of ignorance. i spent since the age of 12 from different gaols. there was nothing else to do. i had no skills. any education, i had a gd. i got that in 1996. >> he found hope when he took college courses behind bars. >> how did getting an education change here? >> it helped me understand myself, actions. >> today perez works with the urban justice center as an advocate for other inmates. >> i would not have seen opportunities or checks or stepping stones. and suddenly, all of a sudden the impossible becomes possible. perez left ciften with college credits and worked to his bachelor de

al jazeera's roxana saberi takes a closer look. >> and the single most important step america has takenn the change. >> reporter: a bold announcement from president obama. unveiling the final aversion of his clean power plant at the white house. >> we are the first generation to felt the impact of climate change, and the last generation that can do something about it. >> reporter: the administration plan is a joint effort with the environmental protection agency, meant to stifle pollution and promote renewable energy. for the first time, it sets a sealing for power plant carbon emissions in the united states. >> the amount of toxic chemicals and mercury and arsenic in air and water. and are better off for it. existing plants can dump on carbon pollution into the air. for the sake of our kids, and the health and safety of all americans, that has to change. for the take of the planet. that has to change. >> coal-based energy production provides 40% of power, and puts out three-quarters of emissions, the gas responsible for driving climate change. >> for the president, the new plan makes g

iranian reporter roxana saberi gaoled in tehran. >> i was interrogated, blindfolded, facing a wall, by up to four men, and was in solidary confinement for several days. >> the charges against her was baseless. she has been subjected to a process that has been nontransparent. non-predictable. arbitrary. >> people were calling for my freedom. i was not alone. >> i was told half an hour ago she would be free as of today. [ clapping ] . >> welcome home. >> i'm so happy to be back home. honestly. >> i went to "trainwreck" because i wanted to learn more about my father's native country and learn the language, and i learnt to love the country, and definitely i hope to go back some day. day. >> i went to "trainwreck" " >>> about 10 years ago we did a story on the strait of hormuz, it's a checkpoint where the oil from the gulf goes to the indian ocean and the world. every day 17 million barrels of oil goes out through that point, and at its narrowest the distance between iran and oman, an arabian country on the southern side is 21 miles, it's a tension point. we said that we'll get down there,

as roxana saberi reports not everyone is happy about it. >> reporter: in a oklahom okin village they're protesting. >> they could take us into another war, other country's bases were likely to target us. if we build another base here we could have the same problem. >> across the bay the place where the new base is supposed to be built. there are plans for multiple runways, helipads ammunition, fuel depot, and docking huge ships. opposition becomes louder and sometimes breaks into confrontations. u.s. presence is needed, officials say, to keep tensions between china and north korea rising. but the organizer hoor wants the u.s. there wants theu.s. to lea. >> that means we could be a hub for international trade and cultural interactions. >> reporter: it's about a 60 mile drive south from hanoko where the new base is projected to be from the old base. he can see the new base from his route, he gives his estimation of a an osprey flying overhead. setting off alarms. >> they should take them back to america. >> we just finished speaking with a spokesman who couldn't go on cram cam ra but th c

roxana saberi has more. >> reporter: for these residents protesting against plans for a new u.s.ase has become a new way of life. these guys have become coming out here almost every day for the past week, to protest the building of the new base. the marine base is set to replace an airfield farther south one of 32 u.s. military sites across the island. the u.s. and japan say the presence is needed to maintain security. but many of these protesters say with so many u.s. troops, okinawa has become a potential target to japan's neighbors like north korea. >> they are saying they are protecting us, but actually i don't think so. yeah, like, i'm afraid of them doing war here. >> reporter: many protesters also say the new base will endanger the local environment and disrupt their peaceful lives. a lot of the villages are very small. and many people we have spoken too share a lot of the same concerns. this family has lived in the village all of their lives and protested every week for the past 11 years. >> translator: american soldiers bring troubles and accidents. we have enough basis.

roxana saberi with us.wo years ago a warning to syria from president obama. >> a red line for us we start seeing a whole bunch of chemical weapons moving around. >> the consequences for syria and president obama, plus help from halfway around the world, firefighters on the west coast are getting more relief. >> wildfires are burning acres of land across the west. president obama has declared an emergency in washington state and northern california. one fire has been burning out of control for weeks now. and it's still only 3% contained. the local officials are scrambling. now there is help on the way from u.s. allies. lisa bernard is in grant cove, california, with more on this. lisa? >> tony, we're just getting word that a search is underway for a 62-year-old woman who was hiking, got separated from her group, and is now missing. the fresno county sheriff department tells us that it's not near the flames, but there is hindering to find her. 100 square miles in one day burning with little relief in site. >>

roxana saberi has more on the controversy. >> another blow for a group reportedly in disarray. monday the head of the afghan political office quit his post. a resignation coming less than a week after the death of mullah omar, and the appointment of a new head. in a statement, augar regarded as the chief negotiator took issue with the manner in which mansour was appointed. al jazeera learnt he blames mansour for keeping the death of mullah omar a secret for two years, calling it... an historical mistake. mansour's appointment drew fire from other top afghan taliban figures. including the late mullah omar's brother, exposing a rift within the group having mansour crying foul over the weekend. >> translation: this uses media, money and scholars to weaken the jihad. >> reporter: a denial casting doubt over the stalentility of future -- stability of future peace talks. >> we will not pay attention or listen to the peace talks. the jihad will continue. >> reports of external fighting in the taliban fuelled speculation of internal discord. the taliban's territorial gains in northern

roxana saberi reports. >> message was clear, this is the place to be if you want sex and a good time. the pictures hit the internet and the president of old dominion university in norfolk, virginia called it an outrage. the fraternity suspended all activities pinning an investigation. signs were offensive. >> the action he taken by a few individuals this week certainly do not represent the positions of old dominion or its students. >> earlier, the kappa delta rowe fraternity, all this at a time when one in five women report being sexually assaulted while on college campuses. >> no man has a right ever to raise his hand to a woman. period. end of story. >> the numbers prompted a white house task force to study the issue. but the concern about fraternities is not just about sexual assaults. ♪ ♪ bloops ♪ (bleep) ♪ ♪ >> shut down after the video of a racist chant by some of its members went viral on the internet. >> these people have acted in a way that is absolutely reprehensible and disgraceful. they shouldn't be allowed to call themselves singers. >> there is a long hi history of colle

roxana saberi talked to survivors from hiroshima and instagra instagram. -- and nagasaki. 70 years later they are trying to come to terms with what happened. >> it's been a week of commemorations as people reflect on the nuclear attack that changed the world. >> from above. the atomic bomb named little boy looked like this. below in januarian's industrial city -- japan's trial city, a 13-year-old saw a white flash, and the walls around her crumbled. >> then i have a sensation of floating in the air. friends classmates with me in the same room were burnt to death alive. >> reporter: somehow, she stumbled outside. >> some people were carrying their own eye balls in their hands. nobody was shouting for help. just simply asking for water, water, please. >> reporter: most of her family was out of town, safe. her sister and nephew were killed, crossing a bridge. >> my mother said she identified her daughter only by the special unique hair piece she was wearing. you just couldn't tell who was who, whether it was man or a woman. >> reporter: three days tlart on august 9, 1945, the u.s. dropped a

roxana saberi has more. >> reporter: the world health organisation says that could be a game changer. >> it will change the management of the current ebola outbreak. and future outbreaks. >> it's a trial vaccine developed by canadian scientists showing proxizing results -- promising results, using a ring strategy. doctors immunized people in close contact with an infected person. 4,000 volunteered. half were inoculated with the vak sign immediately. the rest weeks later. >> the data so far - it's interim analysis and the trial is going on - but it shows that none of the 2,014 persons vaccinated developed ebola virus disease after 10 days after vaccination. >>> the single dose much vsb-zebos is so effective that the w.h.o. shows that everyone involved in the trial will get the vaccine immediately, rather than have them wait weeks for it. >> we hope by continuing the trial with modification with doing all the vaccination immediately and including younger people. >> in west africa ebola killed more than 11,000 since the first case in december 2013. there were cases in spain, the u.k. and