follow me or get in touch at ray suarez news. see us next time in washington. i'm ray suarez. police in the u.s. city of baltimore enforce a nightly curfew after six police officers are charged over the death of a brak man black man injured in custody. >> hello i'm fauziah ibrahim you're watching al jazeera live from doha. >>> asking for more help in yemen. hospitals struggle to

follow me or get in touch at ray suarez news. see us next time in washington. i'm ray suarez. on "america tonight", the fire lafs time. baltimore young and angry. they led the way into the streets five decades ago with cries of injustice but still echos today. also tonight, above the law? "america tonight"'s adam may on

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follow me or get in touch at ray suarez news. see us next time in washington. i'm ray suarez. ♪ >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ welcome to the news hour i'm rochelle in doha with our top stories a huge rescue operation is underway thousands of migrants saved in the mediterranean in the last two days alone. they admit mistakes as protests by black israelis rock the country. i'm reporting from the island in the south china sea, we will tell you

i'm ray suarez. this 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 b

ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have rah great night. -- have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> using marijuana for fun in colorado and washington state is already legal. and there's a longer list of states where meddiesinal marijuana is -- medicinal marijuana is available. but the federal government lists cannabis as a schedule one drug. that big disconnect between federal and state law left sellers trying to make a profit in an odd cul-de-sac of the law. the business of pot is tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez >>> when states legalize marijuana, they do more they make it available, creating a legal business allowing them to monitor the distribution of a formerly forbidden drug and to take a cut of the profits. providing cannabis to legal customers is an enormous and fast-growing business hemmed in as a target of police and courts. here is al jazeera's carol mckinley. >> when you pay your taxes, do you liar combat veterans to keep thieves from stealing your money. you do if you own a m

i'm ray suarez.ry year campaigns put lawyers to work, figuring out how to use the money for staff, leases yet, and not get in trouble. the latest campaign finance laws and supreme court decisions brought us to a new era. former governor jed bush and supporters are about to take presidential campaigning somewhere different. they found a way to outsource the campaign, using the law to create a blank check. andrej sustr has more. -- david shuster has more. >> in the complex law of campaign financing jed bush is sailing into unchartered waters. his super pact will take responsibility for television advertising for the expected g.o.p. candidate. >> it's critical we change the direction our county is heading. we must do better... >> jed bush's own campaign by has limits and must operate separately from the pack will oversee less expensive duty - schedule and travel. outrageous. >> an individual coming in with millions, tens of millions hundreds of millions, an individual or corporation, could foot the bill

i'm ray suarez our world welcomes new products every day working fast and well in part. they are working without us. machines are learning by what they do today, tomorrow and next week some get queasy digitally enabled smart products will make decisions without being taught and teach other machines without asking for permission. that's artificial intelligence at a time that launched stories for decades. here is al jazeera's jake ward. >> reporter: every day approximately 3 billion people go to a form of work and bring with them their human abilities - their experience compassion manual dexterity. in a generation how many of these jobs will be done by a machine? in several industries it seems robots could do the work. the jobs are harder than it looks. one of those things is dry cleaning it takes human dexterity to deal with the variety of clothes that we wear. a robot can't look at this know what it is and feed it through a standardized machine that could handle other pieces of clothing. >> as soon as i was born my parents had me on their backs working the machine. by th

luis suarez luis suarez luis suarez -- ray suarez is next with "inside story". >>> we live you with rolling stones they begin a tour next month in san diego. [ ♪♪ ] >>> for the moment hillary clinton stands head and shoulders above a tiny democratic field in name recognition and campaign funding. when she supports same-sex marriage, going after corporate tax cheats giving illegal immigrants a path to citizenship, is she demonstrating a shift in her own

. >>> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america i'm ray suarez. this time on the programme we are taking a closer look at a stunning development. more than half of the public schoolchildren in america live in poverty. under or close to the federal definition for being poor. a percentage of low income students in public schools has been rising over time. take a look at the figures. in 1989, 32% of public school students were low income. a little more than 10 years later it's up to 38%, and climbs to 42% in 2006, to 48% in 2011, and stood at 51% by 2013. joining us now to company our look at poverty in american schools, kept maguire, president and c.e.o. of the southern education foundation, and ingrid, a principal of patrick henry elementary school in alexandria virginia. mr maguire, let me start with you. the numbers are a little shocking, only because they so overstate the number of americans living in poverty, and the number of children living in poverty, why is the number of public schoolchildren so much higher than the other figures? >> ray i

i'm ray suarez. >> i.s.i.l. claims responsibility for a bombing at a mosque in saudi arabia that killed more than 20 people. hello you're watching al jazeera al jazeera jazeera, coming up. struggle in djibouti. thousands have taken cover. plus. >> i'm florence louie

ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great night. psh psh clz >>> turns out knitting together two countries long separated by cold war is not as easy as calling a news conference. during a half century of economic estrangement between the u.s. and cuba a lot of issues piled up. there are glimmers of light, the door is only open halfway, and it may take a while before we reach a cuban resolution. what will it take to get there it? that's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. last year the united states and cuba announced the two governments would begin the process of reopening relations shut down half a century ago. there has been delegations to havana and washington long negotiations on pending issues and a very slow thaw. currently there's no american embassy or ambassador in havana or a cuban ambassador in washington. more americans are making their way to cuba even with the embargo in space, and on the streets of havana anticipation and speculation about the future are rising. >> reporter: time s

ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪ ] >>> it happened faster than anyone could have predict. in 2004 massachusetts was the only state where same-sex couples could marry. over a decade later it's legal in 36 states and the district of columbia and public opinion changed swiftly. but the political and legal shoving matches over redefines marriage are far from offer. whatever way the supreme court decides, there are big complications ahead. that's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez, a majority of americans live in places where same-sex marriage is legal. a cluster of places are fighting back hard. in recent arguments several justices seemed to wrestle with the change that is in their power to make to essentially redefine the old idea of marriage between one man and one woman for good. john arthur was dying of a.l.s. and wanted to list his husband as his surviving spouse but the state of ohio wouldn't let him do that. the two men were married in maryland where it

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm luis suarez. -- i'm ray suarez.ently we looked at the republican field and candidates running hard on the right. tonight we turn to democratic front runner hillary clinton who hinted her 2016 campaign will be different from the cautious run she made in 2008. call it cynical, sincere, the candidate perceived opportunity on the progressive side of a number of issues. what is candidate client telling us about her positions, but how she perceives the primary and general election pool. juventus takes a closer look. >> in aye this week hillary clinton offered pop u limp. >> most understand that the deck is stacked, and i'm running a campaign stating that we want to reshuffle the deck. >> the former senator and secretary of state reshuffled her own previous policy positions, moving to the left on gay marriage, criminal justice, and a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. >> we can't wait any longer for a path to full and equal citizenship. >> while clinton's friends say positions over time evolved, some high

welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. ask a ced preparing to graduate high school this spring how many colleges they've sent applications. middle of the deck students and high flyers alike you will here what once would have sounded like crazy numbers eight 1220 12, 20 colleges. worked hard to shape themselves into a product a marquee school would want to buy and after that thousands have simply been told no, we don't want you. good luck wherever you end up. we'll begin this look at the modern obstacle course of college admission he with one family's decision. like millions of high school seniors nationwide anisse mc mccrossky neff has been studying hard. >> it will give me a sense of independence and trying to do things on my own now. >> but even college is months away she's not sure where she'll be going this fall. >> tearing me apart. >> this is the big decision that's supposed to set up the rest of your life. looked at as all important where are you going to go, where is it going to be for your future and your family's

i'm ray suarez. a long time we know those that spend time behind bars are likely to get in trouble again. advocates ask if we are serious about lowing recidivism rates, should we force people to disclose history at the front door of getting work. crime rates are lower, inmate populations huge creating conditions for a most to ban the box. tonya moseley reports from seattle. >> reporter: here is a peak inside one of the washington state's largest turn key manufacturers in aerospace. take a deeper look past the assembly lines of sheet metal and you'll find former convict working side by side with original employees. >> there is a place for justice, we need a place for redemption >>> as chief executive officer explains... >> this is a chance for change. it's been that way for 50 years. lee was one of the most vocal advocates pushing for a ban the box ordinances. while they hire a large personnel of people that it trains, too many had a difficult time getting a job anywhere else. >> oftentimes if you che

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. america doesn't spend a lot of time looking at the lives of people like freddie gray until something terrible happens. in this case people watched the a couple of hours later he was in the hospital. days later he was dead. tens of thousands took to the streets. freddie gray's home town in

ray suarez is up next. with "inside story". have a great night. >> [ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> it's often portrayed as a transaction, how much of your absolute right to privacy should you surrender to be protected in return? edward snowden leaked the news that the national security agency was vacuuming up vast information from phone calls. now a federal court decided such bulk collection of private phone data is against the law. now what your phone calls, your privacy versus security. it's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez, we know the national security agency or n.s.a. was gathering bulk data on america's phone calls. whether the caller or the recipient was suspected of any connection to a wrongdoing. a federal court's the practice stretched the definition of the word relevance in the current law. the court ruling coming at a critical time as congress the agencies and the white house are staking out their territories in a debate about the government's power to fry into your privacy. here is "al jaze

ray suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> too many debates, too many candidates, and in the end a compromise nominee. looking back at the 2012 presidential race republicans said "we are not going to do that again." fast-forward to 2015 - depending on the day, there's almost 20 prepared declared or rumoured candidates. the crowded field - how it helps or hinders a party. that's tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. the race for the white house is officially on even though it's 18 months until election. pundits and pros like to say the g.o.p. had a deep bench, lots of charismatic politicians from different wings, ready to make a plausible run. the thing about a deep bench is no one imagines every player will take the field all at once. does a party that lost the popular vote believe everybody into the pool it's going to pick a winger. we'll start with "al jazeera america"s david shuster. >> reporter: in the early voting nomination states of iowa and new hampshire

i'm ray suarez, speaking with charles bolden the administrator of nasa. >> throughout the years people have looked at the tremendous cost of doing space exploration and then looked at the problems on earth and said "boy, that would feed a lot of people". to those people who've heard the litany of basic science and breakthroughs that you've just mentioned, what would you close with to tell 'em "this is all worth it". >> it is all worth it. and they should be glad that their tax money is going to it because our mission or our vision is to, to, to pursue the unknown, to reach to, for new heights to pursue the unknown so that everything we do makes life better here on earth. i am incredibly proud that, you know, you could, yeah, we could spend the money elsewhere. we choose to spend it on technology and exploration and and discoveries that make life here on earth better. developments that we are doing right now, technological developments on the international space station: water purification miniaturization of medical instruments, those things are now in villages and small towns all over

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez >>> when states legalize marijuana, they do more, theye it available, creating a legal business, allowing them to monitor the distribution of a formerly forbidden drug and to take a cut of the profits. providing cannabis to legal customers is an enormous and fast-growing business hemmed in as a target of police and courts. mckinley. >> when you pay your taxes, do you liar combat veterans to keep thieves from stealing your money. you do if you own a marijuana dispensary. >> whether it deals with the enby in one way or another. >> biggal is a team - hired to transfer tens of thousands of dollars. if you look on the left. there's a guy in a dark vehicle, dark tinted windows looking out as well. >> hundreds of shots are paying bills. in many cases hundreds of thousands each, all in cash because federal laws will not allow them to have bank accounts. building. >> biggal is a former special apps marine. dispensaries like light shade labs turned to him, when armoured car companies found the job too risky. you have grown five fold because you nee

. -- i'm ray suarez. before there was a united states, the majority living here, then and now were christians. protestants fleeing, french catholic priests heading up the mississippi. spanish catholics planting the seeds for what are now some of the greatest cities. francisco. >> in terms of active affiliation, the u.s. has been portrayed as an exception to the wealthy west. the latest numbers seem to show america may be heading in the same direction, on a different timetable. john terrett takes us through the data. >> let us pray. >> it's a tradition, a chaplain delivering a prayer. the constitution doesn't shy away from fate. most u.s. presidents have been sworn into office by taking an oath on a christian bible. >> i barak hussain obama... >> christianity is woech into american -- woven into american culture. the numbers that consider themselves christians may be on the decline. the christian share has faup, from 78.4% in 2006 to 7 0.6" today. adults under the age of 33 are a bug part of the decline. r

i'm ray suarez. . >>> the u.n.n saudi arabia to end air strikes on yemen's main airport to ensure aid can be flown in >>> welcome to al jazeera, live from our headquarters in doha. i'm elizabeth puranam. also ahead - it was like the wild west. a number of israeli veterans say they were ordered to fire at anything to moved during the last gaza war. >>> clashes in burundi's capital as police try to shut down anti-government protests

i'm ray suarez. >> on "america tonight".t keeps a dream deferred. >> kids who group in low income distressed neighborhoods on average had lower levels of completed scoring, lower status jobs and lower earnings as young adults. >> "america tonight's" adam may with a close are look at the challenges facing baltimore's poor neighborhoods and what really holds them back. >> it sounds like what you're describing is white privilege.

welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. opinion poll after opinion poll betrayed a tight election in britain, with no major party getting the majority of votes or seats. pundits indulged in game of thrown-style intrigue imagining what david cameron or labour leader ed miliband would have to promise partners. when the results came in conservatives won in a route, taking a majority of votes and seats in parliament. the election set the table for browsing battles for one of the america's closest friends in the world. here is al jazeera's john terrett. >> reporter: u.k. elections are held on a thursday - meaning friday is hang over day. this year's hang over was bigger than usual for three key party leaders. >> i'll be resigning as leader of the liberal democrats. >> i'm standing down as leader of ukip. >> it's a disappointing and difficult night. >> reporter: no one in britain saw this coming - or more accurately the pollsters failed to predict this. a working majority of 4 seats in the house of commons for david cameron. neit

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez, a majority of americans live in places where same-sex marriage is legal. a cluster of places are fighting back, hard. in recent arguments several justices seemed to wrestle with the change that is in their power to make, to essentially redefine the old idea of marriage between one man and one woman for good. john arthur was dying of a.l.s. and wanted to list his husband as his surviving spouse, but the state of ohio wouldn't let him do that. the two men were married in maryland where it was legal. the attorney-general decided to use the challenge from the two men. he has been joined from couples from four other states, where same-sex marriages are banned. bus met with a couple in detroit. >> reporter: april and jane share four adopted children. all of them have special needs. noel jp is six, jacob 5, rihanna 4 and riley 2. they consider them both mum, but they are not legally recognised as a family. where does that represent changes where one has rights and the other doesn't? >> there's simple things. i legally can't sign a permission sl

i'm ray suarez. >> on "america tonight". what keeps a dream deferred. >> kids who group in low income distressed neighborhoods on average had lower levels of completed scoring, lower status jobs and lower earnings as young adults. >> "america tonight's" adam may with a close are look at the challenges facing baltimore's poor neighborhoods and what really holds them back. >> it sounds like what you're describing is white privilege. >> we call it white privilege in fact. >> and who's running against the wind? >> they hired families at explore wages superior wages. >> "america tonight"'s michael okwu on who's trying to stay the air out of it. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. there's nothing like lower gas prices to make us forget at least for a bit of the need to form new and cleaner forms of energy. it's still a problem you might be surprised that one of the big players in alternative energy sources is also the home of big oil. yes, texas where "america tonight's" michael okwu found winds of change try to take the air out

follow me or get in touch at ray suarez news. see us next time in washington. i'm ray suarez. on "america tonight", the fire lafs time. baltimore young and angry. they led the way into the streets five decades ago with cries of injustice but still echos today. also tonight, above the law? "america tonight"'s adam may on officers bill of rights and whether police are protected from prosecution in ways that most of us are not. marianna's special report, baltimore on edge. thanks for joining us i'm joie chen. the dramatic development six baltimore officers arrested in the death of freddy gray assured some in the city, leaves open the question what next? the arrests opened long simmering tensions, why so many in the community especially in its black neighborhoods have so much distrust of police and of the justice system. our coverage looks beyond the justice system as "america tonight's" adam may looks at what it has led so much suspicion about whose rights are really being protected? >> we have brought the following charges. officers dwz is being charged with second degree deprav

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. last year the united states and cuba announced the two governments would begin the process of reopening relations shut down half a century ago. there has been delegations to havana and washington, long negotiations on pending issues, and a very slow thaw. currently there's no american embassy or ambassador in havana, or a cuban ambassador in washington. more americans are making their way to cuba, even with the embargo in space, and on the streets of havana, anticipation and speculation about the future are rising. >> reporter: time seems to move slower in cuba, shielded from its giant neighbour by the half senturery-long u.s. embargo, and a centralized government only allowing change when it thought the time was right. now change is the main topic of conversation. raising hopes, expectations and fears. there are negotiations on a number of reaches that are important for both countries. that is the way of building blocks to build trust. which is one of the most important things of the

. >>> welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. race for the white house is officially on, even though it's 18 months until election. pundits and pros like to say the g.o.p. had a deep bench, lots of charismatic politicians from different wings, ready to make a plausible run. the thing about a deep bench is no one imagines every player will take the field all at once. does a party that lost the popular vote believe everybody into the pool, it's going to pick a winger. we'll start with "al jazeera america"s david shuster. >> reporter: in the early voting nomination states of iowa and new hampshire, it's easy to find republican presidential candidates. never find these six who have formally declared. five more are expected to jump in soon. >> if you are looking for washington for help. you'll have nothing but despair and despondency. all the republicans share a few things in common, rhetoric about president obama has been haverng haverng. >> they have shown a disdain for hillary clinton. something too. i'm running for president. >> o

suarez. suarez. >>> thailand warns of an alarming level of asylum seekers as it hosts a regional commence on the migrant crisis in south-east asia >>> hello, welcome to al jazeera live from doha. program elizabeth puranam, also ahead... >> it will fall to me it to take responsibility >>> a defiant sepp blatter addresses the court >>> bombs explode in baghdad killing 10, and captured at 15, spending a decade in guantanamo and more time behind bars in canada. thailand is hosting a regional meeting to discuss the south-east asian migrant crisis representatives from 17 nations are attending, including bangladesh. we go to scott heidler, live in bangkok in a moment. first gerald tan explains where myanmar myanmar's rohingya are at the center of the crisis. >> reporter: the rohingya are a distinct western muslim group living in the western state, bordering bangladesh. myanmar does not rorgz the rohingya and considers the 1.1 million as immigrants. government policy denied them citizenship, land rig