. >> "america tonight's" sheila macvicar with sweden's answer to internet trolls. and breaking bad. in the city of brotherly love bringing kids face to face with the hard truth of philadelphia's violence. >> how many of you know people who have had ebola? how many of you know somebody who's been shot? >> "america tonight"," are," bracing for more bloodshed and more backlash. as they try to prevent more death. look to west philadelphia where residents stood up to demand an end to gun violence outrage after a 51-year-old man was gunned down in a robbery. the straw that broke the camel's back for these neighbors the two alleged trigger men were just 15 years old. sometimes it takes anger and a shocking confrontation to change attitudes. as "america tonight's" sarah hoye found that means facing up to the hard truth of violent crime. >> then he will see a young man who's pointing a 40 caliber gun towards his back. that young man will stand over la mont and at point blank range he will shoot la mont ten times more. >> the final moments of la mont's life, retold in disturbing detail by sco

"america tonight"s sheila macvicar with a world leader on climate change and her cautious about the coming storm. >> it is cyclones beyond belief it is cities miami, other cities going under, under water. house of screams. the torture that took place inside a chicago police station. "america tonight"s lisa fletcher with a victim forced to confess, and the truth that set them free. >> reporter: what does that say? >> i'm a free man. on paper, that i was innocent of this case. innocent. [ ♪♪ ] >>> thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. >> when we think of torture chambers medieval dungens, abu ghraib, maybe, comes to line not a police department in a big city where victims say decades of vicious abuse, outright torture took place. on chicago's south side the presinct was known as the house of screams, where lisa fletcher found one of the darkest chapters took place. survivors told you the tale. it uses racial abusive language that you would not normally here on tv but it will help with the terror that took place. >> reporter: ronald kitchener never thought he'd here these words. >> we have wa

sheila macvicar >>> next - young lives at risk. remember last year when thousands of immigrants children flooded the u.s. border. the problem is not over it moved somewhere else. >> later, another growing migrant crisis - more on the front lines in the dominican republic, where some say the country is engaging in ethnic cleansing. hot on "america tonight"s website - two mothers both terminally ill with conflicting views on medically assisted suicide. read their essays at aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >>> now to four fast ford and america's own migrant -- fast-forward and america's own migrant crisis. our borders saw an influx of unaccompanied children pouring in from central america. this time last year u.s. officials from grappling with what to do with tens of thousands of migrants searching for ne

sheila macvicar >>> next - young lives at risk. remember last year when thousands of immigrants children flooded the u.s. border. the problem is not over, it moved somewhere else. >> later, another growing migrant crisis - more on the front lines in the dominican republic, where some say the country is engaging in ethnic cleansing. hot on "america tonight"s website - two mothers, both terminally ill with conflicting views on medically assisted suicide. read aljazeera.com/americatonight. >> challenge the way you look at the world. >> talking about big subjects. >> telling human stories. >> rising waters taking their toll... we go to the threatened marshall islands... to talk to the peole affected most >> is there a plan? >> on al jazeera america >> technology...it's a vital part of who we are... >>they had some dynamic fire behavior... >> and what we do... don't try this at home! >> tech know where technology meets humanity... only on al jazeera america >> investigating a dark side of the law >> they don't have the money to puchace

forward. >>> mary robinson speaking with sheila macvicar.t is "america tonight", tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight talk to us on twitter and facebook. come back, we'll have more of "america tonight" >> brittany menard's decision to take her own life last year. sparked a national debate. >> brittany didn't wan't to die the brain tumor was killing her, she simply took control over how that process would go. >> now see what her husband is doing to keep his promise to change "right to die" laws nationwide. america tonight only on al jazeera america. >>> more evidence of the growing arsenal of improvise the weapon syria's government is accused of using on its own people. ♪ ♪ >>> hello, welcome once again to al jazerra. live from our headquarters in doha. also coming up. a protest in hong kong as politicians debate how the city's next leader should be elected. >> the only thing that really counts is have we stopped the boats? and the answer is a resounding yes. >>> australia's prime spinster evades questions over a

"america tonight's" sheila macvicar speaking to homeowners forced to sell blof below market value. >>hitch hop artist hip hop artist and. >>> can chicago heal from its dark history of police torture? find out on aljazeera.com/americatonight. is >> fast forward to home sweet home. in florida hurricanes and a real estate bust forced developers into bankruptcy and homeowners into foreclosure. but the plan to protect investors allowed investors to effectively steal homes. in an "america tonight" investigation, sheila macvicar talked to one woman who was forced out of her condo. >> in 2006 amanda gonzalez bought what she thought was her slice of the american dream. >> i never missed a payment never intended to. >> so gonzalez was shocked when she learned the complex was terminated, be turning into condos. lawyers in miami the very same people who sold it to her. >> these two miami lawyers sold you the condominium and now they're turning around and telling you you can no longer own the condominium? >> we can't own it and they will be buying it. >> at a price they set? >> price they set. thi

"america tonight's" sheila macvicar speaking to homeowners forced to sell blof below market value. >>> a hitch hop artist hip hop artist, and. >>> can chicago heal from its dark history of police torture? find out on >> shot dead and the government does nothing. >> they teach you how to eliminate people? >> ya. >> we've done it and that is why we are there. >> my life is in danger. >> anyone who talks about the islamic religion is killed. >> don't miss the exclusive al jazeera investigation. >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america. home. in florida, hurricanes and a real estate bust forced developers into bankruptcy and homeowners into foreclosure. but the plan to protect investors allowed investors to effectively steal homes. in an "america tonight" investigation, sheila macvicar talked to one woman who was forced out of her condo. >> in 2006 , amanda gonzalez bought what she thought was her slice of the american dream. >> i never missed a payment, never intended to. >> so gonzalez was shocked, when she learned the complex was

"america tonight's" sheila macvicar speaking to homeowners forced to sell blof below market value. >>> a hitch hop artist hip hop artist, and. >>> can chicago heal from its dark history of police torture? find out on >> shot dead and the government does nothing. >> they teach you how to eliminate people? >> ya. >> we've done it and that is why we are there. >> my life is in danger. >> anyone who talks about the islamic religion is killed. >> don't miss the exclusive al jazeera investigation. >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> only on al jazeera america. >> hunted to the brink of extinction... >> we need an urgent method that stops the killing. >> now fighting back with a revolutionary new science. >> this radio carbon dating method can tell us if trade of ivory is legal. >> it could save a species... >> i feel like we're making an impact >> techknow's team of experts show you how the miracles of science... >> i'm standing in a tropcal wind storm... >> ...can effect and surprise us... >> wow, these are amazing... >> techknow, where technology meets hu

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"america tonight"s sheila macvicar with a world leader on climate change, and her cautious about the coming storm. >> it is cyclones beyond belief, it is cities, miami, other cities going under, under water. house of screams. the torture that took place inside a chicago police station. "america tonight"s lisa fletcher

"america tonight"s sheila macvicar found disturbing images of animals apparently mistreated as you seeher story. she found lawmakers joining the effort to silence critics. >> acting on a tip the animal right group peta sent an investigator, and a second to secretly recall what was happening in iowa. >> reporter: over several months pigs were beaten with rods kicked repeatedly and a crippled sou receiving an electric prod. in iowa's capital demoyne the peta video prompted action from state legislators. not what you might think. they passed a law aimed not at animal abuse, but anyone going undercover to vet abuse. the -- to investigate abuseful it was lobbied making it a crime punishable by gaol time to lie on a job application at a farm. opponent call it ag gag. . >> the ag gag law is a misnomer. there's nothing about gag. it's about agriculture. and it is about being authentic. why did the farm bureau support the law. >> we supported the law, we didn't want individuals coming to the farm, plying to work telling us that they had a history or experience in animal care which was not true.

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sheila macvicar met the unlikely chronicler tracking the toll. >> the gun report was like climbing antain every day. it took four hours each day, on the weekends there was so many shootings, it took 10 hours. >>> for 16 months in an online blog of the "new york times", jennifer massey documented every shooting in america - or at least every shooting publicly reported. the inspiration, the horrific shootings at sandy hook elementary school. >> this whole column started when the columnist said google shooting, who even gets shot every day in the country. this was a month after newtown >>> the sandy hook massacre of 21 victims and six teachers and staff renewed calls for stricter gun control and sparked an interest in other victims of gun violence. we know about the mass shooting. what about the every day shootings. the quest to answer that question would consume the next 15 months of massachusetts's life. >> i would search for a man shot woman shot child shot accidentally shot. the incidents would come up. it was pages and pages and pages of google searches. >> over the course that you

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"america tonight"s sheila macvicar with a world leader on climate change, and her cautious about them. >> it is cyclones beyond belief, it is cities, miami, other cities going under, under water. house of screams. the torture that took place inside a chicago police station. "america tonight"s lisa fletcher with a victim forced to confess, free. >> reporter: what does that say?