. >> "america tonight's" sheila macvicar investigates the futures at risk. thanks for joining us. i'm joie chen. call it a snow bird snag. a particularity o pecularity of a florida law. with an outside impact. "america tonight's" sheila macvicar first told us about the rule that forced florida individuals out of their own homes even when they've done nothing wrong. after her first report the florida legislature made changes but in a follow up, sheila finds that condo owners lie at risk to losing their homes. >> sheila, welcome to reply home. >> in 2003, nurse sylvia gregory emgreated from bul gair bulgaria. two bedroom condominium in tampa, florida. >> it looks nice. >> hi borrowed money on my credited an credit cards and consistently put money into this home. ak, water heater, everything has been redone, i would think in a sense of style. >> you have worked hard for this. >> very hard. i have put everything i have into making it a home. we had new bushes put in. >> now gregory could lose her home and not because of anything she's done. she's current on her mortgage, taxes, and as

"america tonight"s sheila macvicar, there'll be talks, where is this going to go? >> well, the talks will by about the futures of syria. it is clear that does not include bashar al-assad. that's not the view of russians and iranians. if you evident agree vladimir putin can accomplish goals. which is what he says. seems to be expectation, there must be a plan for the process. neither mr vladimir putin nor the iranians are willing to consider bashar al-assad or look a lot like bashar al-assad, that's not what the united states thinks should be happening. >> what is the leverage points. >> remember, the united states role in this conflict is we are fighting i.s.i.l. we are not fighting the syrian regimes. ties ignoring the fact that these two parts sh have this point. we are ignoring one side. how do we go forward. not necessary u.s. soldiers, though the pentagon has used the compad word acknowledging u.s. forces are in combat. it beans participation in raids, like the raid we saw sergeant wheeler killed. it means there'll be american casualties: there mass to be a wa

they may find america's cold welcome. >> maintain's sheila macvicar. the challenge is still ahead of them. >> months later these folks are just barre barely managing to s. this program there are about 3,000 visas left in this program. there are currently 13,000 applicants. >> oh my goodness. >> and u.s. forces are back in iraq. what does that mean? it means you have more support staff and more translators both in iraq and in afghanistan. the president has made clear, the situation isn't one he feels the u.s. having spent all that blood and structure walked away from. you can see why, with developments there in recent weeks. >> in the past few days, some of the things we see indicate this is a very fragile environment. >> kunduz, the fighting in kunduz between the afghan national forces and the taliban, and the assistance of the u.s. forces to hem push the tables n taliban back. a group of people probably former taliban who have now allied themselves to i.s.i.s, the islamic state, who are fighting under the black banner ever i.s.i.s, have reported all k

. >> "america tonight's" sheila macvicar investigates the drugging dementia. >> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. >>> it is often the most vulnerable among us who are moofng thamong the greatest ris. we can't know what they are thinking but in an attempt to calm them, nursing homes will often use powerful drugs. "america tonight's" sheila macvicar has examined the effect, and there is evidence those drugs can be more dangerous even more deadly than previously thought. >> we had child proofed our doors to make sure she wouldn't get out. >> when maria's mother developed dementia, she used to get out and she worried she wouldn't be safe until she was put in a nursing home. >> this was the person who sacrificed everything she did for you, how can i just as her daughter saw hey say i can't do. i struggled with this. my aunt said, you need to put your plom in a home. >> mom this a home. >> she found one in nearby 'em monte, california. idle acre, medicare's highest rating, five stars. >> when i go to a hotel and i choose a five star resort i expect a five star hotel. great service, grea

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sheila macvicar, al jazeera. >>> the nation's top honor for humor now belongs to eddie mush fi. murphy. the comedian was awarded the mark twain prize last night. murphy had everyone laughing when he accepted the award. >> there was some confusion whether it's an award or prize. even though they call it a prize, it's an award. usually when it's a prize, there's money involved. >> joke about bill cosby. the reason he came into comedy in the first place. that is all of our time. i'm tony harris in new york. the news continues, live from london. >> this is al jazeera. >> this is the al jazeera newshour, good to have you along, i'm david foster. this is some of what we're looking at in detail in the next 60 minutes. croatia opens its border with serbia as the balkan states struggle with thousands of new refugees. >>> investigation into the death of an eritrean migrant shot in the case of mistaken identity

. >> sheila macvicar investigates the deadly risk of drugging dementia >>> thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. it's often the vulnerable among us at risk. dementia patients losing the ability to communicate and control their own behaviour. we can't know what they are thinking. in an attempt to calm them, nursing homes will often use powerful drugs. "america tonight"s sheila macvicar has investigated the affect it intent have on dementia patients and tells us there's evidence the drugs could be more dangerous, deadly than previously thought. >> we childproofed the doors to make shoe she wouldn't get out. >> when maria's mother developed dementia, she began to wonder rer. she worried her mother would not be safe unless in a nursing home. >> this is the person who sacrificed and did everything she did for you. how can i, as her daughter, just say hey, i can't do this. so i struggled with it. my aunt said "you need to put your mum in a home,." in a place she'll be safe. >> yes, a place where they can watch her 24 hours a day and she'd have the attentions she needs. >> reporter: she foun

good evening, i'm sheila macvicar, antonio mora has the night off. this is al jazeera america, tonight parts of mexico are experiencing heavy rainfall and powerful wind gusts as hurricane patricia bears down. the storm made landfall on jalisco state. down graded from a category 5 to a category 4. there are parts of large trees uprooted in several areas and forecasters expect more damage when the eye of the hurricane goes over land. meteorologist nicole mitchell is here with more on the storm's track. >> so that landfall and the eye moving over land that was about four hours ago. and it's amazing how dramatically this has lost its intensity since then. earlier at 200 miles per hour sustained winds, the defined eye, how much less organized this is looking winds down from that 200 mark to 130 miles per hour. that is still a category 4. but it tells you how quickly this is losing that intensification now that it has been cut off from those warm waters in the pacific. it's also going to start interacting with terrain and mortar rain so that will cause pro

i'm sheila macvicar in new york. here are today's top stories. washed away. people, cars and even train tracks. floodwaters are causing major problems in texas. big storm, little impact. mexico appears to be spared from what was the strongest hurricane ever reported. >> migrating to michigan, the government's plan to boost economy and population. >> on the campaign trial with 100 days to go before the iowa caucuses. hillary clinton gets an assist in the hawkeye state from former president bill clinton >>> and the big 7-0, the world lights up blue to commemorate the united nations platinum anniversary >>> tremendous amounts of rain have fallen in texas, and the remnants of hurricane patricia have not arrived there yet. floodwaters so forceful they are blamed for the derailment of a freight strain, 64 cars long. al jazeera's jonathan martin is live tonight in elma, along i 45. is it true they have shut down part of the interstate? >> that's right. officials had to shut down interstate 45 once again, and for people fami

i'm sheila macvicar. >>> president obama says american disaster experts are in mexico as the country takes a direct hit from a potentially catastrophic hurricane patricia. the category 5 storm has weakened but still packing winds of 165 miles per hour. churning up surf and bringing drenching rain to coastal areas. officials are scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of locals and visitors. the storm is making eye landfall over coastal resorts. destructive winds extend 175 miles from the eye of the hurricane. meteorologist nicole mitchell is here with the latest on the storm's track. mnicole. >> quickly as its intensified over land, we'll see it lose intensity pretty fast. now down to 160 miles per hour but still a cat 5 storm. it is getting less organized as it moves over land. the cat 5 winds only extended a few miles across, and the hurricane force winds 60 miles side the side. doesn't have as large of a wind field but where it is is going to be a buzz saw of damage right next to that eye and around this has had enough momentum to push up the storm surge. rain is something we're

sheila macvicar, al jazeera, california. >>> and you can watch "america tonight" at 10:00 pm eastern here on al jazeera america. and stay with us, more news after a very short break. >>> the obama administration is cracking down on pollution linked to asthma and other respiratory problem. the epa has set new standards coming from ozone from tail pipes. health and environmental activists say the new rules do not go far enough, and business groups say they will hurt the economy. >>> the u.s. head of volkswagen will testify before congress next week. he will likely face a grilling over the company's violations of medical emission standards. they have admitted using software to cheat on emission standards in the united states. the scandal has prompted france to launch an investigation of its own into the german car maker. >>> millions of t-mobile users may be at risk this morning after the phone company suffered a major data breach. a hacker spoke into experiencian last month. connecticut's attorney general is now look going the breach. >>> well that does it for us at this half hour. tha

sheila macvicar looks at the government's response. >> we had child proofed our doors just to make sureouldn't get out. >> reporter: when mary sanchez developed dementia, she began to wonder, and she worried she wouldn't be safe unless she was in a nursing home. she found a secure facility specializing in dementia care. with a five-star rating. she says her mother did not get the best there, far from it. one thing sanchez did get the antipsychotic. >> it felt you were talking to somebody in a vegetative state. >> it is approved for adults with schizophrenia. the fda has warned antipsychotics can because sudden death and other serious complications in people with dementia. a government accountability office study this year found a third, 33% of nursing home residents with dementia, received antipsychotics. medicare in 2012 launched a program to help nursing homes address symptoms like agitation without antipsychotics, and this year, medicare included antipsychotic use in its five-star ratings for nursing homes. but half a year later, we found plenty of nursing homes where it's business a

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thursday on "america tonight," correspondent sheila macvicar, new evidence for concern, why drugs given to calm dementia ♪ ♪ >> back now on the promise of rehabilitation in incarceration. lawmakers in maryland have taken a second look at second chances. low level offenders, convicted of low level drug ordinances, could help get them back on track after serving time or paying penalties. the issue came out of the national focus of stopping drug use. as adam may found in baltimore, it is a policy that could have unintended consequences and casualties. >> people no longer honored the good things i did, now i was being judged based on my worst moment. >> reporter: this letter from 2014, a background check, changed diamonde's life forever. >> the next line said do not let diamonde be anywhere near your kids. >> her criminal record a 2008 arrest for marijuana possession. in her home state of maryland. >> i was pulled over, the officer said step out of the vehicle, and put me in handcuffs and then told me that my vehicle reeks oreekd ofreeked of marijus asked whasked why i was arrested. dogs we

. >> i'm sheila macvicar. thanks for joining us. ray suarez is up next with "inside story." ♪ ♪ >> first, megamergers created two beer giants. in bev and sab miller. now the two titans want to become one. and produce one of the two brews people consume, brewnanza, on "inside story." >> welcome to "inside story." i'm ray suarez. just about everywhere i've been in the world there's a loam beer. the brand d -- local beer, the brand that sponsors sports teams, shows up on restaurant coasters, is part of a restaurant culture. some of that is an illusion. some are run and controlled on the other side of the planet on many cases and subject to economic forces much broader than ads for your local baseball team. the fall of the berlin wall and the growing reach of international trade agreements drew people who produced a lot of different things into closer ties with each other around the world. one huge yet underrecognized industry caught in the same wave of consolidating is brewing. diane eastabrook has this report on beer and one of the la

i'm sheila macvicar in new york. here are today's top stories. washed away. people, cars and even train tracks. floodwaters are causing major problems in texas. big storm, little impact. mexico appears to be spared from what was the strongest hurricane ever reported. >> migrating to michigan, the

sheila macvicar has this report on how the islanders found themselves in this position. >> movie reelin the middle of the vast pacific ocean lied the atoll of bikini. >> reporter: 23 times from 1946 to 1958... >> there it goes. >> reporter:..the u.s. tested nuclear weapons here. turning the atoll into a radioactive uninhabitable wasteland. >> you tell the stories whenever it's a good day. you talk about it for hours and hours. >> their great aunt is 90 years old. she recalls her home on bikini, she left when she was 20. >> this is for the good of mankind. and they are religious people. when they think they'd help others in the world, to bring peace to the world, yes, sure. and they say we'll take you, not for long, as soon as we are done, we'll bring you back. in their mind it's a week, two weeks. the u.s. tested their weapons. the bikinians moved. finally, to the islands in. for decades scientists recorded rising see level. and in recent years king tides swept in, flooding the land. when the last king tide came, it came roaring down here. >> it came in. like a tsunami type. >> floodi

. >> and tonight, sheila macvicar joins us from washington and you've been following this, and what comesut of vienna? >> reporter: look at in this way, you have the u.s. and it's coalition allies, including saudi arabia, which are mostly agreed that there can't be a future in syria for assad. and then up the assad supporters, the russians and the iranians and they are not in the position to say that assad should go. putin has put a timeline on this, and he has said 4-6 months for the air campaign, and that clearly is to buy him some time. but what mr. putin wants coming out of this, the end of what may be a very long and slow process of stops and starts, he wants someone who is either mr. assad or looks a lot like mr. assad. >> so sheila, talk about the ground, and how does russia's entry koch kate matters? >> well, it was already a difficult process, and russia has complicated matters. so you have the u.s. and it's coalition partners fighting against isis and now you have the russians coming in with the irrannians, who are fighting in support of the assad regime. the americans and their

i'm sheila macvicar in new york. the news continues with randall pinkston. [ ♪ ] >>> this is al jazeera, i'm randall pinkston in new york with a look at the top stories - in texas, a storm so powerful a freight strain derails >>> a deep sigh of relief in mexico, the country spared from hurricane patricia - the strongest hurricane recorded >>> and we take you inside a democratic political event of the presidential campaign, it is in iowa, where 100 days from now ballots will be cast in the first presidential conquest >>> also a deeper look at the riding cases of rape of india's women and young girls. >>> a double dose of violent settings, remnants of the strongest hurricane to hit the hemisphere. an unrelated storm so fierce it derailed a freight train. jonathan betz is in colima state mexico with a look at what is it left of the hush. we begin with jonathan martin, where the main route between dallas and houston is closed tonight. >> that's right, you know it's a significant situation when crews shut down i-45, the m

the news continues with sheila macvicar. >> monster storm. mexico is getting hammered by record breaking hurricane patricia. the storm expected to leave widespread damage in its wake. fighting i.s.i.l. >> we've now heard from rescued hostages. they expected to be execute they'd day. >> secretary of defense ash carter on this week's mission to