i'm ray suarez. now, if you need to you can knit stories together from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. stories that may not be inspiring. we are looking at college bound schoolers, and the new curriculum for a.p. history. will the board look at a national framework, and come up with different matters to get the job done. joining me is two guests. jim, before the break you talked about low flexibility. over the course of the year, very different versions are carolina. >> it's possible. teachers teach in a different way. the point of the framework is for them to be emphasised . yes, they might teach in different ways depending upon culture, ways in which they see the needs of their students. we have to trust the expertise. we ought to show more professional development. and provide professional development teachers. it doesn't tell mechanics how to work. the state doesn't tell them how to do heart surgery. teachers are qualified to teach american history. let's teach it. >> the kids are closing up b

. >> ray suarez hosts "inside story". next. only on al jazeera america. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez, if you're an american of a certain age you remember when people routinely got measles. i had it in elementary school in the 1960s. did you? fast-forward to 2000. infectious disease specialists pronounced measles effectively eradicated in the united states. suddenly it's bringing illness and maybe death to americans. why? health officials are concerned it's because a growing number of parents are choosing not to have their children vaccinated. look at the numbers from the centers for disease control. last month 180 cases were reported. 42 tracked to an exposure at disneyland in california in december. if you look at the data from the last five years, it's a growing problem. in 2010 less than 100 people got the measles, a normal year since near eradication in 2000. last year there were 644 cases. measles, immunity and debate over vaccinations in the 21st century, we are here in our new time, in our new home - it's "inside story". >>

. >>> hello, i'm luis suarez this week's white house -- ray suarez this week's white house conference wrestled with subject from new york, to paris, to baghdad - people ready to kill others to reach political goals, and it's hard to investigate, arrest or kill your way out of it. the global problem our national strategy and what is down at the local level. it's the "inside story". addressing foreign ministers in washington, president barack obama said countries at the conference were in the same boat. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon told the gathering that even as a rising tide of violence was in europe africa, asia australia - responding in kind was not going to hurt. cool heads was prescriciald. described. many of the president's critics say the president obama does not pepper radicalization political violence and combatting islamic state of iraq and levant with terms like jihadists, and the like. >> these terrorists are desperate for legitimacy. all of us have a responsibility to refute the notion to represent islam. at the same time we must acknowledge that groups like al al-al

story".>>> welcome back to "inside story" i'm luis suarez we are looking at the soaring -- i'm ray suarez we are looking the at soaring number of measles in america, more than a decade after it was considered eradicated. new jersey governor chris christie was touring a vaccine research and production center in britain as part of a trade mission. he was asked about measles cases and vaccines he pointed out he and his wife had their children vaccinated and said: chris christie was trying tohread the needle as a republican with national aspirations and a state government with oversight responsibilities he spent the next day walking back the statement a measles vaccination endorsement. and stated: joining us for the rest of the programme, a paediatrician in washington d.c. and a doctor from baltimore city health commissioner. does a statement hike governor chris christie help you as a municipal health official? >> politicians should base what they say on science and fact and evidence not on what is appealing to individuals at any given time. we know vaccinations are the biggest sus cess that

i'm ray suarez. for all of human history, number just a few years ago, every human being in biological terms had two parents - period. the ability to use genetic material from three people has opened up a new era in human reproduction. are you ready. >> just as we had the arguments around i.v. f, people calling them test tube babies, no one refers to that any more. >> this week the british house of commence voted to allow invitro fertilisation using d.n.a. from three people. this family's daughter suffers mitochondria disease, passed from mother to child. >> the brain is dying. it's a matter of time before it affects death. >> the cutting edge could help parents conceive a healthy child and stop a genetic disorder from being passed down the generations. if legal and ethical barriers can be overcome, can the u.s. be far behind. we ask a doctor who knows. we consider the eth ecks. fighting disease is one thing. do you stop there. 3-way babies - it's inside story. >>> women who carry undesirable sometim

follow me or get in touch at ray suarez news. see us next time in washington. i'm ray suarez.e of america's best-kept secrets are out. by now, most of the world has heard the name edward snowden. the former national security agency contractor who released thousands of classified documents about government surveillance in one of the most significant leaks in u.s. history. he's been charged with espionage and has been living in russia u

i'm ray suarez. >> >> >>> the head of a u.n. inquiry into the 2014 gaza war quits after being accused of bias. >>> hello, welcome. this is al jazeera live from doha. also... >> if it's right for me to be free, it's right for all of them to be free >>> in his first interview since release, peter greste calls for the immediate release of his colleagues. >> on a collision course with congress president o

i'm ray suarez. this time on the programme we have been looking at cre, the latest infectious bacterium to become immune to multiple antibiotic medicines. maybe you have heard reports from asia of malaria that is not treatable with drugs, or the variety of tuberculosis resistant to almost every cugdrug to fight that scourge. are we on the cusp of a new earee ear eareeear earee era. we joined by a doctor and specialist in infectious diseases. welcome to the programme. let's begin with an understanding of why the list of diseases that are no longer treated by our most reliable drugs is growing. >> thank you for having me. it's a problem that has been brewing for some time, it's natural evolution. we lose a lot of antibiotic. we use main in the host setting. when we do, the bacteria have little choice but to figure out way to survive the onslaught. they mutate and acquire genes result. >> are human being making the problem worse by not using drugs as prescribed or not using them the best way. i think we

follow me or get in touch at ray suarez news. see us next time in washington. i'm ray suarez. >> it's right for me to be free they be it's right for all of them to be free >>> al jazeera correspondent peter greste calls for the immediate release of his gaoled colleagues in his first interview since being freed by egypt >>> hello there, i'm shiulie ghosh live from al jazeera headquarters in doha >>> also - the head of a u.n. inquiry into the 2014 gaza war quits after being accused of bijudges. over 40 killed in bombings by government forces in syri

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it's "inside story". >>> you are watching "inside story," i'm ray suarez. as saudi arabians mourn the death of king abdullah, we look at the relationship between the king and the united states. military, economic, and cultural, the two countries often see eye to eye and often don't. for the rest of the program i'm joined by director of the institute for gulf affairs, and ambassador james smith, u.s. ambassador to saudi arabia from 2009 to 2013, and a senior counsellor at the co-jep group. -- cohen group. you heard mike viqueira. you were the man in riyadh. does it agree with what you saw when you were in place? >> absolutely, and the first issue is offering condolence. it's a wonderful tradition. three days after the passing. the fact that you have brought a delegation going back four different presidencies. people that knew king abdullah, sending a symbol of respect, and i am sure it was embraced and treasured by people there. there are substantive issues. and by other members of the delegation. they decide the intelligence community, and members of congre

. ♪ >>> hello, i'm ray suarez.ordan was deeply involved in the war against the islamic state of iraq and the levant. in the past week the country rallied to the cause. after i.s.i.l. posted video of a captured jordanian fighter pilot burned alive in a cage. >> it's one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. >> when that news broke king abdullah was here in washington. the king vowed revenge and left with stronger support. jordanian fighter jets are pounding targets in syria and iraq. we'll talk to a retired 3-star jordanian air force general about the mission, the risks and the state of the u.s.-led coalition. does the latest i.s.i.l. horror and jordan's reaction both military and political change the fight against i.s.i.l.? it's "inside story". . >> aircraft from the royal jordanian air force are making regular sortees with the help of u.s. coalition. the king rallied, executed prisoners i.s.i.l. wanted released and pledged his country to wipe out the so-called islamic state. did i.

i'm ray suarez. after a quiet spell eastern ukraine is at war again. and talking about arming the ukrainian army. while the west weighs its options, a high stakes diplomatic mission happens in kiev. >> if i recall, there mustfirst of all, there must be an immediate commitment to a ceasefire, which is not just a piece of paper, or words but which is followed up by specific actions. >> secretary of state john kerry announced $16 million in humanitarian aid for ukraine. while on both sides of the aisle, are capitol hill called on president obama to send additional resources. >> we should take sides. >> but would arming ukraine mean a heightening of relation s unlike that since the cold war? it's "inside story." >> in the last few weeks hundreds of people have died in fieding in eastern ukraine donbas region. point an accusing finger at russia and vladimir putin for the renewed fighting and improved weapons and tactics of russian speakers fighting the government in kiev. the ukrainian president petro por

. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. the clock is ticking down to the hour when the department of homeland security runs out of money. tens of thousands of federal employees working in a wide range of security agencies will either by forced to work without pay or told not to work at all. an all-republican showdown is pushing the agency to the brink, with the help of a shove from the democrats, who don't seem particularly interested in helping the g.o.p. walk back from the ledge they climbed out of. we'll help you dissect the policy, politics and brinksmanship and running a department with no aprop reeted money. it's "inside story". >>> it all seems like such a long time ago. the president announced he was going to allow certain undocumented immigrants to head to the back of the line for deportation using give authority. the republicans said basically that you can't do that, but to make sure the policy couldn't go in effect, republicans funded the department of hopeland security -- homeland security temporarily saying if

i'm ray suarez.his time we talk about the lost and found first novel from harper lee, best known for "to kill a mockingbird." america has changed better since the best seller and pulitzer prize winner hit the stores. as the last several months demonstrate we have trouble talking to each other about race. in "to kill a mockingbird," small-town lawyer attacus defended a black man defending him against rape of a white woman, and it says: as challenging as it can be for young people especially to confront the racial path, mockingbird gives readers a guy. sout says of her own father: charles shields is with us, an author of mocking bird. and a professor of secondary education joins us. welcome to the programme. >> thank you. >> was it predictable. would it have been imagined in 1960 when the book came out that it would become a killer of the young adult ca in the united states. >> it's a curious phenomenon why certain books become popular, and "to kill a mockingbird" is among the five popularly taught boo

i'm ray suarez. more than 30 million people are insured one way or the other under the affordable care act. but for house republicans coming this far down the road doesn't mean the massive health care law is safely established or that the fight is over. for the 56th time the republican controlled house of representatives votes to repeal obama care. >> the reality is we are a company founded on the principle of government with consent of the governed. no one was asking for this thing. no one wanted this thing. >> in everywhere this is working not just as intended but better than intended. >> president obama makes his case inviting 10 newly insured americans to the white house. we'll be joined by one of his guests. who is signing up and why? the nuts and bolts and costs of a texas facilitator helping people to sign up before the deadline. don't forget the politics and policy are headed to a supreme court showdown. we have a new time and as you can see, a new home. it's "inside story". [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>>

i'm ray suarez. this week gay people started getting married in alabama. but the tug of war over same-sex marriage is not quite over. 81% of barack obama voters approved a ban on same-sex marriage. a federal judge struck down the ban. at the 11th hour the chief judge in the state of alabama tried to nullify the ruling ordering judges not to issue licences much the supreme court is letting marriages take place for now. the court will take up the issue in this term. same sex marriage - state's rites and the twists and terms leading to that case. we are glad you found us at our new time. it's "inside story". >>> alabama's chief justice warned sunday night that magistrates across the state from not to licence or officiate at same-sex ceremonies. the supreme court denied a writ letting the earlier federal court decision stand so the idos wrong out, and others followed the orders which said in part: meanwhile, the potential of a national ruling looges. -- looms. in his dissent justice clarence thomas regis

i'm ray suarez. shortly after britney maynard's death a harris poll asked americans if they should be allowed to end their lives in cases of terminal illness accompanied by great pain. sizeable majority favour physician issed suicide and euthanasia. 66% say doctors should be allowed to comply with the risks of patients in severe distress who ask to have their lives ended. up from 58%. opposition decreased from 20% in 2011 to 15% now. joining me for the rest of the programme, the director of the institute for human caring at providence health, and jessica, director of criminal affairs and advocacy for compassion and choices, supporting patients making end of life decisions. what happened to dying in america, that made ending your open life look like an attractive proposition. >> in fact, it's hard to get good care through the end of life through people in america's health care system. we know that dying is harder than it needs to be. many people get treatments for their disease and get care through th

. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. last week the talk in european capitals ukraine and russia was of a ceasefire in eastern ukraine. one was signed but the ink was barely dry before the shelling and dyeing continues. the ukranian army has been chased out. it has been portrayed in different terms. for the government of kiev the news from the front is not good. we hear about the fighting talk to a ukranian about the pull back and ceasefire, and find out what europe is prepared do now. what is next for ukraine - it's "inside story". "inside story". french president francis hollande and angela merkel engaged in shuttle diplomacy in an effort to keep the war in ukraine from escalating. the sound of shelling could be heard after the ceasefire was supposed to have begun. president petro porashenko here with troops at the airport in kiev denied that debaltseve had been lost. >> this morning ukranian armed forces with the national guard finished a plan and organised operation for units to leave. for now, 80% of troops had least

i'm ray suarez.a federal judge concluded that a group suing the obama administration has standing in attempts to stop people living and working in u.s. legally, those with legally resident children. the president announced an order dropping them to the bottom of the list for deportation. with the injunction in place, they are in a kind of limbo until higher appellate levels hear the case. keep in mind the previous deferred action for childhood arrivals or daka will remain in place. joining us is josh blackman sant professor of law. and the executive director of the national immigration law center. >> let me start with you. hasn't earlier supreme court decisions made it clear that there's federal authority in the area that the states can't make laws regarding immigration policy. >> thank you for having me. the supreme court explained that in immigration, it's the congress who makes authority, and gives the ability to enforce that. it declines to deport four or 5 million people. it is not controlled by

. >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. as of this week about if i lit up a joint, right here, right now, i wouldn't be breaking the drug laws, just breaking the rules about smoking in this building. it's legal to smoke marijuana recreationally in the nation's capital. you can't any marijuana here, or sell it. how is that going to work? how did they make the rules. d.c.'s mayor was threatened with gaol before the new law went into effect, and she didn't break down. it's an example of a recurring powerplay. you may not know it. d.c. voters and officials don't really make the laws here, congress does. washington d.c.'s attorney-general will help us sort it out in a minute. join me in studio as a symbol in the national debate on pot. this is huge. no bogating, it's "inside story". >>> at 12:01:00a.m. thursday, spoking marijuana became legal in the district of columbia after more than 70% of voters approved a ballot measure to make pot legal for recreational youse. marijuana is a substance akin to alcohol. after your 21st birth

i'm ray suarez. we are lacking at jordan, and the war against i.s.i.l. jordanian forces have received significant aid, not surprising in light of strong relationships forged by king abdullah, and his father king hussain. jordan supported the mission in afghanistan with military field hospitals and provided support for military training in iraq and training for anti-i.s.i.l. forces. joining us for the rest of the programme, christopher, a professor of security studies at georgetown university, and director. center for middle east and public policy at the rand corporation. let me start with you, you heard general about the break. basically say that jordanian society is united top to bottom. are the pictures that we are seeing on television coming from imran khan, and people that support the king and the counter order in jordan. is there more to the story than meets the eye? >> i think that there was. right now it's understandable. there's a ground as well of support for the king and unity in jordan. i think in the near term we are going to see growing sent

i'm luis suarez.er the last malcolm x boom which accompanied the release of spike lee's biopic, malcolm x was hot. people began to re-read an autobiography, listen to recordings, and wear baseball caps with an x. >> how many of you have read the autobiography of malcolm x? >> reporter: in harlem, these children are at a special research institute. >> i think a lot are trying to find their place in america after education and college. that kind of struggle to find who they are. >> reporter: in your school, how often do you hear about malcolm year? >> not at all. actually, i didn't know really who malcolm x was. >> among your classmates and private schools, what personnel x? >> know of him, probably all, but know who he is and what he was about, i'd say few. >> professor greg carr and lucas turner owens is with me. 50 years after the civil right act and so much disappointment, is it a malcolm time again. lucas, you were hearing the professor talk about a difference in approach, difference in opinion, of