send your thoughts on twitter, or follow me and get in such at ray suarez.visit the facebook page and tell us about your own experience. we'd love to hear about it. >> we buy health insurance in a way we buy no other product. we buy half hoping not to use it, hope to pay as little as we can. reaping as much benefit as we can from a maze of hidden subsidies. unfortunately too many equate intensity of use with quality and expense with quality. be honest. if you had to find a surgeon on your own, would you call a hospital and ask the switchboard, please connect me. how many of us can say to get a tent stent put in your heart, have carpal tunnel relieved or a week's worth of pain medicine. we as citizens entered the national debate over obama care wilfully ilinformed over how insurance works, how it paid for care and the relationship between what we pay as a deduction on a pay check every two weeks, versus what the care we presume would cost us if paid pocket. maybe the battle royale after the past five years, much was not about health care would get smarter, to

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[ ♪ music ♪ ] >>> welcome to nds rj i'm ray suarez -- "inside story", i'm ray suarez. can go around and around on the why, the cause, but recent weeks brought enough unusual weather event that endless arguments is beside the point. alaska broke 80 degrees, parched texas had too much water almost everywhere and tornados for good measureful california ramped up water restrictions to new heights as may saw no snow pack. the mountain tops melting run-off. it was bear. no snow. more than 1,000 died from extreme heat. after months of extremes the old saying everyone talks about the weather, no one can do anything about it may need a rethink. that's the raw power of mother nature on display here in the capital. >> this is nuts >>> a powerful storm, uprooting trees in downtown d.c.

i'm ray suarez. american politicians depending on the issue, and depending on the religious identity of the politician saying "i agree with the pope", or "i disagree with the pope" can present opportunities and challenges. during the long pontifficant of john paul ii politicians were happy to site the pope's anti-communism opposition to abortion, and stinging critiques of modern death penalties. catholic democrats paid homage to the church's concern for the poor, and had to find the right language to distance themselves from catholic teaching on family planning. >> on a young pontificate. pope francis aligned the church with a search for the planet and scolded those that want to go slow on big changes. will the cyclical have an impact on the politics of the debate. we continue a look at the pastor and the planet. what did you make of both the plain text and the implications of the encyclical? >> i think the implications are the thing that ultimately are going determine where the pope's message ultima

i'm ray suarez. black robes gray hair. there are four justices clustered around 80 years old. we're talking about the reasonable assumption the next president whoever that may be could have a big impact on the makeup of the court for a long time to come. joining me are allen porter mendenhall and gabe ross, executive director of fix court who advocates for change and trups in the operation ofbetransportcy. transparency. >> if you accept this concept that there's a 4-4 split with kennedy in the middle as a swing vote then you know the court's twg to be tipped one way or the other. only four presidents in history have not nominated a candidate to the supreme court. two of those died and their immediate successors nominated somebody. jimmy carter is the most recent president not to. you can be pretty certain that the next president will get to nominate somebody and given that four justices will be in their 80s during the next administration's four year term i think the likelihood is even high are. and t

i'm ray suarez, and that's "inside story". i'm ray suarez, and that's "inside story".ight to die. >> i want my final days to be as happy as possible. and i want to live my life. until the bad outweighs the good >>> also, the fight to live. >> this $85 prescription will be some people's only option. everyone needs to read what is in this bill. because this is bad medicine >>> and the promise to britney. >> dea

i'm ray suarez. for anyone who wants to limit the spread of nuclear weapons around the world, the talks with iran earlier this year must have been encouraging. both sides looked like they shared enough interest in finalising a deal that a breakthrough looked possibility. there was an outline, a framework, and encouraging noises from all sides, along with a deadline to wrap up the loose ends. june 30th. as the talks continued, june 30th inched closer and there's no final agreement. there has been an agreement to move the deadline to an undetermined time in the future - consult with governments at home and keep on talking. here is al jazeera's diplomatic correspondent james bays in vienna. >> reporter: the u.s. secretary of state john kerry face to face with his iranian counter part mohammad javad zarif. it was after this meeting it was announced mr zr would be return to -- mohammad javad zarif would return to tehran for consul sayings, experts are not sure if they've hit a problem. >> it could be ther

ray suarez is up next with "inside story." have a good night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> repeated school shootings reopened the debate about the right o carry guns on challenge campuses if someone nearby had been armed, the thing goes, lives might have been saved. texas has become the latest in a roster of states opening public college campuses to students and others legally packing heat. firearms on campus is tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. from time to time somebody brings a firearm to school. meaning to do people harm and when it happens, especially after injuries and loss of life those who support a more open and widespread carrying of firearms in society point out that more armed people would end such attacks sooner or prevent them happening always. at the other end of the argument, people horrified by a heavily armed society say more people opening fire would make such attacks more dangerous. looking at the country has a whole, there's 19 states where carrying guns on campus are banned. 23 states

i'm ray suarez.many people see as violent police overreaction has led to demonstrations and confrontations with police and some uniformed leaders complaining they aren't getting enough support. there's also been a small but steady rise in some crime numbers of. after decades of steady movement in the other direction. america's cities are safer today than they were ten 20 and 30 years ago. how should we understand the recent measured increases? a statistical blip or a worrying sign that the solid success in lowering crime may have been just temporary. al jazeera's courtney kealy reports. >> reporter: baltimore had its most violent month in 40 years. chicago saw 12 homicides over the memorial day weekend. crime has risen 20% in new york this year compared to 2014. >> this is all hands on deck. all hands every single resource, every single body. every single personnel on the streets of baltimore. >> reporter: the 43 killings in baltimore in may followed the death of freddy gray which triggered peaceful

. >> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez.its simplest, the ruling by a majority of justices will allow people in states that did not set up health care exchanges under the affordable care act to take advantage of subsidies for buying health insurance. if the justices voted the other way, a glitch in the plain language of the law would have allowed subsidies in those states that operated their own exchanges, a minority, as it happens. as al jazeera's lisa stark explains, obama care bullet. >> reporter: supporters of the health care law gathered outside the court. when the ruling came down... ..they let out a cheer. and began to celebrate. [ chants ] >> reporter: the 6-3 decision means government subsidies that help low and moderate income americans pay for health insurance will continue to be available nationwide, not just in the states that set up their own health care exchanges. supporters were jubilant. >> make no mistake about this. today's decision has monumental significance. it means that the affordable care act is not

i'm ray suarez, and that's "inside story". i'm ray suarez, and that's "inside story". > > >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> hello there, welcome to the al jazeera newshour. coming up in the next 60 minutes - heritage under threat - i.s.i.l. destroys two historical shrines close do the ancient syrian city of palmyra >>> wikileaks says the u.n. n.s.a. spied on the last three french

i'm ray suarez. most dangerous place for an american teenager is behind the wheel. kids learn to drive, and we let them in large numbers, at a younger age than we let them vote drink, sign contracts or marry. none of those other activities involve climbing into a huge chunk of metal, and talking or texting or fiddling with the radio. erica pitzi looks at how we teach young drives in the country, and no matter how they drive distracted, och with devastating -- oven with devastating results. >> reporter: playing with the radio, putting on make-up. talking and texting on the phone. aum taking a teenager's eyes off the road with deadly consequences. triple a has put cameras in cars. >> the most common form of distraction was teens interacting with other passengers followed by teens interacting with cell phones doing all sorts of things like texting, driving, and interacting with social media >> reporter: how often do you come to the memorial? >> every morning or night every three years. >> reporter: mike

i'm suarez, thanks ray suarez. thanks for joining "inside story." >> the man accused of a mass shooting at a black church in the united states appears in court to face nine charges of murder. i'm nick clark in doha with world news. also coming up on the program on the brink of a humanitarian disaster. the united nations applies for money to help the people of yemen. >>> emergency funding for greece's banks as its citizens rush to pull bms billions out of ba

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez.ortionment - deciding what seats for elected office go where and in what number is part of the upper game of pol tick, the machinery that takes a back street to party label and political personalities. we long a portioned seats in relation to a people and a place. what if we base the number of seats given to a state and the bound ris of distributes not on human being present, but the eligible voters that live there. the supreme court agreed to hear a case that has practical implications and philosophical ones. who is worthy of representation in congress. al jazeera's lisa stark joins me now, and has been covering the journey to the high court of evenwell versus abbott. great to have you back. >> nice to be here. this is a case that could have huge implications for political power and democracy. two voters are challenging the date map dividing the districts. divided by population one of them is a county chair woman for the republican party, and she says it's unfair that some district, t

luis suarez is up next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> combine a high cost of living, high unemployment, violent crime, and soaring debt. and people who can leave porto rico are doing it, in numbers not seen since the big migration to the mainland. the threat of bankruptcy is deepening woes and leaving 3.5 million wondering what to do. the trouble island is tonight's "inside story". >>> welcome to if nds r -- "inside story" i'm ray suarez. it's been 117 years since u.s. soldiers invaded porto ryke ending with the spanish authority in america's hands. it's a complicated relationship. today porto rico is america's failure, poorer than the poorest u.s. state missouri or a latin american success, providing the highest standard of living in its region. almost a sent jury ago, puerto ricans were made american citizens the people fought in every war, and many took advantage of the free and unrestricted most between the island and the may land to make the 50 states their home. porto rico is in deep trouble. it's unc

i'm ray suarez. some 20 people have officially declared their intentions or are preparing to run for president in 2016. two names dominated the coverage and the national conversation about fundraising, family connections, and the establishment picks of the two main political policies. >> jed bush and hillary clinton give strength and baggage to the work of running for president. i looked at them and the larger ray of opponents that say they want to be the next president. we looked at the governor, putting his hat into the ring. >> the joys is taking shape. the party in the white house is planning the primary, changing election, holding on to power, slog on with the same agenda under another name. that's the opponents call for action this time around. that's all they've got left. as our nation learnt since 2008, executive experience is another term and there is no substitute for that >>> we are not going to clean up the mess in washington by electing the people that helped create it or have proven inc

i'm ray suarez.ht on the program we're considering the policy of the boy scouts to seclude gay men and women from serving the organization as adult leaders. not too long ago the scouts changed the policy that secluded youth leaders. roger ganum. roger one of the things that the option. that is some sponsors saying we will be a troop that doesn't welcome gay leaders while the troop downed the road may take them on. can you live with that? >> well, i think it's not a question of whether i could live with it. we know that the groups pushing this homosexual inclusion agenda on the boy scouts such as the human rights campaign are on record saying that's not good enough for them. so this fight will not go away by extending a local option. the other problem with that is this: scouting rose to greatness with this help and support of churches and religious organizations that hosted scout troops. now typically those organizations are exempted from local nondiscrimination laws regarding sexual orientation becau

i'm ray suarez.couts are central figures in american culture. over the last 100 years you've seen them everywhere, on public service projects in norman rockwell paintings marching in 4th of july parades and marching off to the woods to like and camp. i know because i did it. yeah that's me on the left. i've been involved with scouts in various capacities for most of my life and count the experience as one of the most important and formative in my life. i'm an eagle scout as is my son. like the rest of the organization wrestled with religious beliefs and be sexual orientation. today gay youngsters are allowed to be scouts but gay member and men and women cannot serve as volunteers. just yesterday a call for change came from the top. >> on my honor i will do my best. >> when we spoke to them last year twin brothers had achieved the rare goal of becoming eagle scouts. that challenging honor bestowed to a little more than 1 in 20 scouts. but because liam be is 18 and gay his career in the scouts is over,

i'm ray suarez. just a few hours ago. couples consistenting of two men or two women np ones in 2s and then in bunches more states join the growing list of places where same-sex couples could legally marry. it was inevitable. it would head to the supreme court. michigan kentucky, ohio and tens pleaded for relief from the high court and got it. here is al jazeera senior washington correspondent mike viqueria. >> reporter: as news spread to supporters waiting outside the supreme court a moment of jubilation. and for jim obergefel the man who brought the case, justice was finally served. >> today's ruling from the supreme court affirms what we all know to be true in our hearts our love is equal. >> moved to ohio, which does not. when john decide, he fought to be listed on the death ticket with john's husband. must same sex unions be recognized in every state and do they fall under the 14th amendment guarantee of equal protection under the law? the court split on familiar ideologic lines evenly subdivided

i'm ray suarez. the countries vary. the kidnappers have a wide range of motives and the hot tadges have --hostages have varied. some escaped some were murdered by their captors, others killed by military efforts to free them. through all these variations the u.s. government's long standing policy has remained consistent. al jazeera am lisa stark takes a closeer look . >> for decades, the rise of terrorism, the u.s. has had the same official policy, when it comes to americans taken hostage overseas. >> the u.s. policy is rooted in tradition and doctrine. which the premise is, no concessions. no trades, no payments. >> reporter: but in the last year the horrific beheadings of two american journalists and an aid worker by a group known as the islamic state and the deaths of other americans held captive have created and uproar. the administration is now reviewing its hostage policy including how it coordinates recovery efforts and communicates with families. >> the review is not reconsidering the long established u.s. polic

i'm suarez, thanks ray suarez. thanks for joining "inside story." . >> >>> announcer: this is al jazeera. >>> hello and welcome to the newshour. live from our headquarters in doha. here is what is coming up over the next 60 minutes. a grim reality - the in the of displaced people around the -- the number of displaced people around the world reaches 60 million the u.n. warns the situation is not likely to improve. >> it hurt me. it hurt a lot of people >>> hearing from the victim's

ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night. [ ♪♪ ] >>> the president was dealt a stinging set back in his efforts to negotiate a massive new trade agreement with a dozen pass iic rim countries, it was -- pacific rim countries, members of his own party denied him the authority to strike a deal. now the house, led by the republican charge sent a new trade majority bill to the senate. let's make a deal - it's together's inside story >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez today's vote in the house, to give president barack obama the authority he needs to finish negotiations on a multinational trade deal was close. 218 to 2:08. trade promotion is hardy out of the woods. the senate passed a version of the bill. including worker protection that are not in the house bill. and it's not certain a tpa measure will be able to pass in the senate. at least for now, the president can look forward to another bite at the apple, rather than back to a stinging defeat. >> on the photo. eyes 218. nays 208. >> >>> new life

the -- i'm ray suarez. tumult between the cable suppliers, channels customers - with millions of households saying "enough" and going unplugged, we are looking at the future of cable tv on the programme. we are talking with bill wyman and greg. with the business pressures, will it force change in the range of offerings. i was disiping through the channels. it occurred to me there are dozens of channels. many of them from the initials i didn't know what they did. will there be a consolidation in that part of it. >> actually i hope not. this is a great time to be a consumer. there's so much great tv that you can't watch it all. that was the case 2-3 years ago. they have to swing through the fences, do something original and powerful to get attention, for u the consumer it's great. the fact that we don't understand some of those channels it's freight. some don't understand the channels we watch. that's a triumph of what happened. the bad thing is as a user experience. television is miserable. you have control

i'm ray suarez.reme court ruled there is no straight marriage or gay marriage, it's just marriage now. in the ringing majority opinion and the stinging dissents, you saw the legal not just emotionally nature of the debate. anthony kennedy says marriage responds to the universal people, understanding and assurance that when both still live there will be someone to care for the other. in his dissent justice antonin scalia said, the mystical aforrisms of the is fortune councilmember. joint me now jerry henry of young conservatives, and danielle moody mills. a lot of republican politicians once the ruling came out this morning said as far as they're concerned the war is over. they're not happy but they'll abide by the court's word. others are girding their loins to continue the battle. what would you advise them? >> i would advise candidates to remember that this election isn't just a primary. they have to appeal to a majority of american voters on all sides of this issue. and if you look at the polling

welcome to "inside story," i'm ray suarez. four supreme court justices are north of 75 years old. when the next president takes the oath of office they'll all be well, older. not wishing anyone ill health or impairment, it is reasonable to assume the next president who will serve from 2017 to 2021 will be able to put his or her stamp on the nation's court. look. >> of the nine justices on the supreme court, four of them are over 74 years old. antonin scalia is 78, stephen bryer, a steadfast linl is liberal is 76 and be ruth bade rfertion bader gindburg iser ginsburg is is 82. if ginsburg has to retire shifting the court to the right, as it stands with ginsburg the court has four reliable votes, to the right with chief justice roberts, there are four conservatives, and anthony kennedy, the swing vote over four of the five biggest decisions in the past ten years. ending affirmative action, and giving the presidential nomination to george w. bush. >> if the justices would have a chance to replace her with somebody more conservative there would be five conservative votes even before y

. >>> welcome to if nds r -- "inside story", i'm ray suarez. it's been 117 years since u.s.diers invaded porto ryke, ending with the spanish authority in america's hands. it's a complicated relationship. today porto rico is america's failure, poorer than the poorest u.s. state, missouri, or a latin american success, providing the highest standard of living in its region. almost a sent jury ago puerto ricans were made american citizens, the people fought in every war, and many took advantage of the free and unrestricted most between the island and the may land to make the 50 states their home. porto rico is in deep trouble. it's unclear how the island can pay its debts. juan. >> reporter: at this family home in san juan, they are making changes, the airconditioning is going off. windows are being opened, and lights dipped. all to save money on electricity charges that have risen dramatically. the family's latest bill is close to $700, in past months it's over 1,000. >> you are closing your high, eye, looking with one eye. month. >> the financial burden rising costs forced him

. >>> welcome to "inside story", i'm ray suarez. from time to time somebody brings a firearm to school. meaning to do people harm, and when it happens, especially after injuries and loss of life, those who support a more open and widespread carrying of firearms in society point out that more armed people would end such attacks sooner or prevent them happening always. at the other end of the argument, people horrified by a heavily armed society say more people opening fire would make such attacks more dangerous. looking at the country has a whole, there's 19 states where carrying guns on campus are banned. 23 states where individual colleges and universities are free to make their own policies, and ate states where carrying gunning on campus is allowed. of those, texas is the largest, with the largest state university system, and the largest student population. >> reporter: governor greg abbott signed the open carry and campus carry bills into law at reds indoor gun range in central texas. camp as carry allows licensed gun owners in

i'm ray suarez, thank you for joining us for "inside story".ctuary attacked, but a congregation with a long history of standing up against evil. >> many of us don't see ourselves as just a place where we come and worship. but has a beacon, and a bearer of the culture and a bearer of what makes us a people hate. >> what the sites do is give

i'm antonio mora thank you for joining us ray suarez is next with "inside story". have a great night. >>> negotiators on all sides realise there's no way to finalise a deal over iran's nuclear programme by tuesday, so the deadline has been moved, and no one is saying how far. will the u.n. security council's permanent members and germany be so willing to make a deal that iran can come up with last-minute demands. iran on the brink. it's "inside story".

stay here ray suarez is next with "inside story". [ ♪♪ ] >>> distracted driving is a plague a problem all ages, but for the youngest drivers the digital natives who had a cell known in their hand since they were little it heightens the elevated dangers for them and other motorists on the road with them. driven to distraction - it's

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