my guest tonight, tavis smiley, author of "death of a king." it's fantastic.ut first, we turn to isis. the terrorist insurgent group slash rogue nation, slash all-around living nightmare, slash-possible boy band. yes, different i.s.i.s. our president's spent the past few weeks working on a strategy for dealing with them, to replace our previous strategy of... "strategy t-b-d." >> why is it everybody's eager to use military force? the issue with syria is what we're not going to be able to do is to play whack-a-mole and chase wherever extremists appear. >> jon: extremist wha whack-a-mole. he may be my least favorite whack-a-mole. the republicans do have a strategy. >> if i'm the president, i'll kill every one of those bastards. >> kill every one of them. >> whack them. >> pound them. >> bloi them to smithereens. >> scorch the earth. >> wipe them out all of them. >> jon: that last one should "not" be in there. i specifically said "no" dick cheney clips! we have a tarantino america that cleanses through slow motion blood bath or nothing. last night barack obama br

>> hi, i'm tavis smiley.or oscar tony grammy and emmy winner rita moreno. that's next time. we'll see you then. >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. onstory is brought to you in part by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation, a texas family providing innovative funding since 1979. [noises] [siren] [music]. [beeping]. [music].

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, with the partners bahrain, united states, qatar, and others launching strikes in syria, and president obama set to chair a meeting at the u.n. security council, we'll get an assessment of this country's response to extremist militant groups from sandy berger, the former national security adviser to president bill clinton. and then we'll turn to a conversation with best-selling author james ellroy, whose latest, "perfidia," takes a look at los angeles on the eve of pearl harbor and law enforcement in the time of crisis and the internment of japanese americans. those conversations are coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> as you know, u.s. air strikes have started within syria, and president obama will chair a meeting this week with the united nations security council to urge further international response to combatting the growing threat of terrorism. joining me to discuss the u.s. options is samuel r. berger,

. >>> good evening from los angeles i'm tavis smiley, with criticism mounting over president obama handling of the crisis in syria and ukraine, we will talk about the strategy the u.s. might undertake to counter the mounting threats and what objectives may be possible. and we will turn to a conversation with billy childs whose latest cd is an influence. the new cd titled "map to the treasure," features artists as fleming, and yoy mama, and he will close our show with a composition of "the confession." that is coming up right now. ♪ after taking a beating for a at the same time at a press conference last week that his administration had no strategy for combats isis and the violence in syria, president obama has called for a coalition to go after the terrorist group and has ordered 350 more troops to go to the area, to talk about these issues is richard haass, president of the council on foreign relations, and joins us now from new york. it's an honor to be on the program. >> it's great to be back. >> the president spoke earlier today, and last week, did not know what he wanted to do, but it

nascar legend michael waltrip and political commentator tavis smiley were in the bottom two. smiley was booted just days after his 50th birthday. he admits he did not have the time needed to practice. have 35, 40titors hours per week to work. cha-chaot perfect the in eight or 10 hours, i don't care who you are. comediano learned kevin hart will be a guest judge. you can watch "dancing with the stars" tomorrow night right here. now you can dress like olivia pope. the scandal clothing colleion is now at the limited online and in stores. the fashion line was created by kerry washington.

at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley.oin me for a conversation with barry gordy about the dvd re--release of the motown 25. next time. see you then. and by couldn't bugss of your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with mathio renzi, the prime minister of italy. >> come back to be dreamers, in the last period, we lost a dream and we make nightmares. we lost the possibility, the ability to show ourselve as real men and women, able to have big projects. the last period, italy is-- was sad, was lack of-- . >> rose: and we conclude with laurent fabius, the foreign minister of france. >> the problem with syria is it must not be used by bashar assad in order to gain

talk show host and author, tavis smiley, cut last night. >> he may be feeling relieved this morning. pi knock owe went backstage. >> tavis and sharna. >> reporter: tavis smiley enjoyenjo enjoyed his time on "dancing with the stars" even without the time to rehearse. his book tour took up a lot of hours, something he admitted to dancing fans. while the book just became a best seller, this chapter in tavis' life is over. >> the producers made the mistake, if you will, of putting me on in september when i asked to be on in march, because it wasn't fair to me and sharna, and to your point, wouldn't be fair to the fans. the fans deserve to see someone on the show who has the time to put the effort in to get better. that's how you respect the art form of dance. not putting somebody on who says i can't rehearse for eight to ten hours a week. >> reporter: his partner is sad it ended so suddenly. >> we were about get to know all the other sides of tavis smiley. that's what excited me. i love them all. and it's a shame everybody else isn't going to see that. >> and i will be forever grateful an

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight, a kmpb with tricia rose, director of the center of race and ethnicity in america at brown university about what's been missing from the national conversation since the shooting of michael brown, an unarmed teenager, by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. a research survey points just how difficult it is for americans to deal with race when asked whether or not the shooting of michael brown merits a conversation about race, 80% of african-americans said yes, only 37% of whites said the same. then we'll turn to a conversation with sergio mendes whose celebration of brazilian rhythms has made him an international icon. his latest city called "magic" will be released next week. glad you've joined us. those conversations coming up right now. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> reaction to the tragic shooting of michael brown, an unarmed teenager, by a police officer prompted a media frenzy, to be sure. outraged protest and thous

tavis smiley joins me now. >> good to see you, don. thank you for having me on. >> ray rice, the owner of the ravens spoke out last night. here's what he said. i want you to respond. >> -- have a tendency to hear what we want to hear and see what we want to see. i was picturing a, i was picturing her, wailing on him and him smacking her and maybe her head was this far from the wall and, and with her inebriation dropped. why did i conclude all that? because i wanted to. >> does it matter. are people making excuses for ray rice? >> there are excuses being made all the way around. i am concerned about the dignity and humanity of both of them. and how we protect that to try to save their marriage. but at the end of the day when you are caught on tape doing what ray rice did there is a price that has to be paid. and ray has to pay a price for that. roger goodell, i think might end up paying a price for that. i deon't see how he survives ths long term. i didn't see how he survives. >> i wrote an editorial. -- i read an editorial. there is no

at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley.oin me for a conversation with barry gordy about the dvd re--release of the motown 25. next time. see you then. and by couldn't bugss of your pbs station by viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> the following production was produced in high definition. >>> and their buns are something i have yet to find anywhere else. >> cause i'm not inviting you to my house for dinner -- >> -- breaded and fried and gooey and lovely. >> in the words of arnold schwarzenegger -- i'll be back! >> you've heard of connoisseur -- i'm a common-sewer! >> i knew i had to ward off some vampires or something. >> let's talk desserts

i'm tavis smiley. tonight first a conversation about a radical approach to alleviating personal debt with hannah appel. you can la assistant professor of anthropology. she's part of a group called strike debt that grew out of the occupy wall street movement which made headlines three years ago this month. what the strike debt activists are doing may just revolutionize with how we deal with debt in america. then we'll turn to a conversation with musician aloe blacc whose new cd has just leased and hit number four on billboard chart. he'll close out with a performance entitled "the man." those conversations and a performance from aloe blacc coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> the debt load carried by americans right now is a daunting more than 77% of all households in debt. one in seven americans being pursued by debt collectors. stepping into that to help average americans get under the economic burden is an offshoot of the aup wall stree

@pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley.onversation with mikhail baryshnikov about his continuing search for autistic excellence. next time. we'll see you then. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. [ ♪music ] >> yes, check, please! people. >> no! >> it's all about licking your plate. >> the food is just fabulous. >> i should be in psychoanalysis for the amount of money i spend in restaurants. >> i had a horrible experience. >> i don't even think we were at the same restaurant. >> and everybody, i'm sure, saved room for those desserts.

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley, tonight, chuck d, leader and cofounder of public enemy, emerge in the last 30 years. their track "fight the power" became an anthem for a new generation just finding its voice. as a solo artist, he's released a new digital album called "the black in man," which takes on hip-hop by advocating on broader materialism that strips young people of their pride. we're glad you've joined us for the conversation with chuck d coming up right now. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> as a founder member of the renowned hip-hop group public enemy, chuck d as always used his musical artistry as a way to investigate what needs to change in this country. his latest solo released, "the black in man," continues in that vein, for selling young people a steady diet of materialism instead of promoting pride. let's take a look at a clip from the new digital album. the song is called "give we the pride" and features one mavis staples. ♪ ♪ tired of social media after me ♪ ♪ chuck d what do you think about th

vision of the man mind the desk. >> wonderful meeting him and getting to know the other side of tavis smiley >> out of my box. >> reporter: with a kick and a dip, tavis is walking away with a smile. i'm glad it was a good experience. >> that way for him. >> i guess we'll find out next week. good season. i'm excited. you can catch all the dancing action. monday the 8:00/7:00 central on abc. >>> and coming up, terry crews is with us with our version of "who wants to be a millionaire." i hope we see that move again. oh, yeah. >> oh, we will. >>> question, want to fly to new york city, get 500 bucks spending money? go to "gma."com on yahoo! to center the falcon certificate series sweepstakes. >>> good morning, i'm kristen sze. classes at a peninsula high school are cancelled today while crews work to repair a broken natural gas line. pg&e shut off to san mateo high school yesterday after a leak was detected on campus. the leak was loud enough to be heard. the issue with equipment is that it belongs to the school district. crews hope to have the problem fixed today so classes can resume tomorrow.

and a different look at a the mlk leader, tavis smiley will join us. o. >> the united states has carried out an average of five air strikes a day in the last month, to help iraqis regain territory and protect significant infrastructure. the president has said he will send over 500 more service people to join the thousand that are already there. expanding air strikes to syria and to train iraqi and syrian forces for battle against islamic state forces. lengthy commitment to long wars in iraq and afghanistan. we're joined by major mike lyons, he now selves as a fellow with the trueman security project. mike, let's start with something the president said. he said that this operation would compare to what we've been doing in somalia and yemen. is that an apt analogy, because certainly, we have not gotten rid of al shabaab and as recently as a few months ago we were hearing about how big a threat al qaeda in the asian peninsula has posed. >> what he wants the vision inside iraq and syria going forward, that's the way to do it. the stand off military, the dr

i'm tavis smiley. first a conversation with the creators of the freakenomics franchise. their book turned into a documentary, a radio show and then a blog. now they are back with think like a freak. then we will turn to a conversation with musician brian culbertson. he will close our show tonight with a performance of one of the songs from that cd called horizon. i'm glad you could join us. conversations and a performance from brian culbertson coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> so in a book about economics calls freakenomics, you know you're not dealing with conventional thinking for sure. the pair behind that book which also became a documentary and a radio show. steven and stephen, good to have you both on the program. let me jump in. the best way i have discovered and i have read all of the stuff you guys have done and for me, as a host, the best way to give the audience what is in this, i want to make room for you to do that. i do want to start by asking what are the biases to learning to think like

i'm tavis smiley. all this week, we've been celebrating some of the world's best dancers. tonight i'm here with the best of the best, mikhail baryshnikov. as many of you knows, i'm part of the new cast of "dancing can the stars." a challenge that i'm thoroughly enjoying. it's also given me renewed respect for the art of dancing and what the art form requires from everyone who attempts it from the greats like mikhail baryshnikov to my humble contribution. we're glad you can join us. my conversations with mikhail baryshnikov coming up right now. ♪ >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> i've had the pleasure of speaking with misha, az he's called, three times over the last few years. his most acclaimed dancer of his generation to his defection from the soviet union back in 1974, to his commitment to passing on his artistry to new generations of dancers and actors. for all of this acclaim, he's amazingly enough been the object of pushback from audiences. in fact, he has been booed and if mikhail baryshnikov can be booed, i guess

. >> we will speak with tavis smiley, author of the new book, "death of a king: the real story of dr. martin luther king jr.'s final year." more, coming up. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. president obama has authorized u.s. airstrikes for the first time in syria and their expansion in iraq against the militant group islamic state. in a primetime address, obama vowed to hunt down islamic state militants wherever they are. >> we will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever they are. that means i will not hesitate to take action against isil in syria as well as iraq. this is a core principle of my presidency. if you threaten america, you will find no safe haven. i want the american people to understand how this ever will be different from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. it will not involve american combat troops fighting on foreign soil. this counterterrorism campaign will be waged through a steady, rely less effort to take out isil wherever they exist, using our air power and our support for partners forces on the gr

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with rory kennedy and two time grammy winner, kem. that's next time. see you then. >> the california endowment. help happens in neighborhoods. learn more. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [ typewriter ] >> "on story" is brought to you in part by the alice kleberg reynolds foundation, a texas family providing innovative funding since 1979. [ environmental sounds ] [ siren wailing ] [ ominous music playing ] [ morse code ]

. >>> tavis smiley joins me next to talk about his new book. it focuses on one specific year in the life of dr. martin luther king. >> also, a cat captured by it night vision camera is a little too wild for petline. erica in. >> now it's not raining per say right now on the weather terrace. just light drizzle at the moment. things are just going to keep getting better and better in the first alert seven-day forecast. stay tuned for >> welcome back. you may be most familiar with him as a talk show host, businessman. tavis smiley is also an author, a very prolific one. this one is called "dr. -- it's about dr. martin luther king, jr. it's called "death of a king." the interesting thing about this book is it's the last year of his life leading up to the assassination. as we were talking during the break, there have been so many things written about dr. king, what you have learned that is different. >> this book -- this is the first time a book has been written just about the last year in his life that we don't know about. we have frozen dr. king i

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley whento ed harris next time. we'll see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> the following kqed production was produced in high definition. [ ♪ music ] it's all about licking your plate. >> the food was just fabulous. >> i should be in psychoanalysis for the amount of money i spend in restaurants. >> i had a horrible experience. >> i don't even think we were at the same restaurant. >> and everybody

. >> coming up, i will ask tavis smiley about putting a new twist >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... >> you are watching "talk to al-jezeera america" on this week's show, tavis smiley. we don't do much entertainment. i suspect i will be the first person on this network to utter the following four words ? >> you might be the last. >> you know what? i never thought i would utter those words either. in part, because if you had asked me this, you know, five, 10 years', the answer would have been no. when they did ask me this year, i told them no 3 times. on the third time they said to me, just take a meeting with us. i took a meeting. long story short. i sat down at my kitchen table, poured out my pad, pros, cons. it turned out to my surprise, to my horror, quite frankly that the reasons for doing the show outweighed the reasons. the namely because i am about to turn 50. i figured i would do one last stupid, foolish,

>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> i'm tavis smiley.me next time with bryan rosanne cash. we'll see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> rose: welcome to the program. as summer ends on this labor day holiday we reflect on presidential leadership. and on this encore presentation, doris concerns goodwin, and a scott berg. >> part of it is opposites attracting that teddy was so outdoorsy, teddy drag him on the rock creek park expeditions in the afternoon when you climb over rocks and mountains an he would just stay home. but they shared from early on a-- they were like new reformers, in the early o corrupt age of the early 1900s, early gilded age they both wanted to see politics out of civil service. they both wanted to see regulation of government. and they were considered new men. >> kennedy's grandiosity was aimed at the world. get world peace. he said foreign policy can kill yo

i'm tavis smiley. as you may know by now, i'm part of the new cart of "dancing with the stars" which has been both fun and challenging to be sure. the riggers of rehearsal have given me new appreciation for the artistry of dance and it's been my pleasure this week to share conversations i've had with artists who have mastered the art of movement. tonight, we conclude this week's celebration with two young artists who represent a new generation putting their mark on the dance world. ballet's misty copeland, one of a handful of african-american women soloists with the american ballet theater. then charles riley, known professionally as lil buck whose style of dancing is known as jookin' and fast becoming a worldwide phenomenon. we're glad you've joined this conversation with misty copeland and lil buck coming up right now. ♪ >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station. from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> misty copeland defied the ballet pundits who insisted she did not look like a classical balle

new vision of the man mind the desk. >> wonderful meeting him and getting to note other side of tavis smileyd fine and free. >> out of my box. >> reporter: with a dip, tavis is walking away with a smile. i'm glad it was a good experience. >> that way for him. >> i guess we'll find out next week. good season. you can catch all the dancing action. monday the 8:00/7:00 central on abc ne abc. and terry crews is here. i hope we get that move again. >> oh, it will. >> good morning. it is 8:27 and we want to get right to jack taylor with word on your latest commute. >> it has been a tough one this morning, southbound remains closed at 132. accident investigations beyond 32 have been diverted. split,thbound past the accident activity has only the left lane getting by. bridge,on the douglass crash just before you get on the bridge this morning blocking the of oxonne, moving north hill to the inbound douglas bridge. i hope the forecast sounds better than this. side will end on the wet this morning, chilly this morning, 48 degrees in frederick, 40 a degrees in hagerstown. is temperature in annapolis 63

. >>> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >>> i'm tavis smiley join with george benson. that's next time, we'll see you then. >>> contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. announcer: "imagemakers" is made possible by the members of kqed. [ techno music plays ] [ cheers and applause ]

i'm tavis smiley. tonight our conversation with "the new york times" bestselling author and two time pulitzer winner nicholas kristof. written about poverty, war, equality, women and children. his current book, collaborated with his wife, sheryl wudunp. "a path appears." one of the best and most effective uses of our money, time, and energy as we look toward making the world a better place to live and work. we're glad you joined us. a conversation with nicholas kristof, coming up right now. ♪ >>> penned by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> every week, a columnist for "the new york times." nicholas kristof delves deeply into the issue of our day, reporting on poverty, equality, conflict zones and of course the rights of women and children both in this country and abroad. a new work about to be published "a path appears" co-written with his wife, sheryl wudunn. good to have you on this program. >> good to be on. >> i want to jump into this in a second after i ask w

new vision of the man mind the desk. >> wonderful meeting him and getting to note other side of tavis smiley free. >> out of my box. >> reporter: with a dip, tavis is walking away with a smile. i'm glad it was a good experience. >> that way for him. >> i guess we'll find out next week. good season. you can catch all the dancing action. monday the 8:00/7:00 central on abc ne abc. and terry crews is here. i hope we get that move again. >> oh, it will. >> ♪ >> "action news" is brought to you by md anderson cancer center at cooper and by you by md anderson cancer >> good morning. early this morning a kill are gunned down a woman on an olney street. the victim was eight months pregnant the she died at the opt hospital. efforts to save her baby's life failed. shooting left a man critically wounded. the killer remains on the loose. we'll have a live update on the investigation on "action news" at noon. >>> 8:27 on this wednesday september 24th i'm tamala edwards. let's head over to karen rogers its been a busy traffic morning. >> it really has and we're dry out there. nonetheless problems. we have

nascar legend michael waltrip and political commentator tavis smiley were in the bottom two. smiley was booted just days after his 50th birthday. he admits he did not have the time needed to practice. have 35, 40titors hours per week to work. cha-chaot perfect the in eight or 10 hours, i don't care who you are. comediano learned kevin hart will be a guest judge. you can watch "dancing with the stars" tomorrow night right here. now you can dress like olivia pope. the scandal clothing colleion is now at the limited online and in stores. the fashion line was created by kerry washington. airing thursday night after "scandal" how to get away with murder. a criminal lawyer will do anything to free her clients. the character teaches her students. davis said she was hooked after the first script was read. you coast for a while and then something comes into your life that challenges you in which you up. -- and wakes you up. >> that is thursday night after "scandal."

after those were counted, a political commentator, tavis smiley, the bottom two. a little bit of a surprise. smiley was good in the competition but he admits he did not have the time he needed to compete. >> our competitors on the show have $40 a week. perfect the cha-cha in eight or 10 hours. i do not care who you are. comediano learned kevin hart will be a guest star and you can watch monday night at 8:00 right here. still ahead, jacqui is back likes an update now to a story we brought you about a dog who ended up 2700 miles away from home. he went missing in april from her pennsylvania home and recently turned up in oregon. homecoming at an international airport. off she goes. she bolted and does not want to be there. the good news here, before she can disappear again, she was cornered and made it home without incident. i do not know what is going on, will but we have got to get it on a leash. a free spirit. she has got to run wild. raincoatl need her later tonight. [dramatic music] [cheers and applause] >> yeah! hey, hey, hey, hey! hey! hey! hi-ya! oh! [laughs

i sat down with the author, tavis smiley , for "talk to al jazeera." >> last year of his life, april 4, 1967 and april 4, 1968. why is that year important? because he gives the war against vietnam, he uses this phrase, he refers to america as the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today. that's a strong indictment from a black man to a white nation. >> it created quite the backlash. >> lord god did it. next day everybody and everything started to turn. the triple threat of racism poverty and militarism. long story short. as long as this negro was standing in the lane of civil rights he was okay, acceptable. but when he started talking about foreign policies and budgets are moral documents and the money you are spending away should be spend at home. and that war is the enemy of the poor they turned on martin king in that very last year. >> and they turned on him in a pretty substantial way. i'm old enough to remember the allegations of him being a communist. you write about how 75% of whites thought he was irrelevant at that point. a good majority of blacks also believed the s

u2 star and radio and tv host tavis smiley. that is a surprise. it premiere as week from monday right here and our two time mirror ball winner has an online resource service. >> hello? >> it is a dance network to connect fans to professional dance teachers. that is how i used to do it back in the disco day. >> explore where you live, at look at fun events including colorful dragon parades and a county fair. >> the new daytime lineup begins on monday with "who wants to be a millionaire," and that is at 1:00 o'clock and then "jeopardize," at 1:30 and a woman who loves to share her passions. grandma! mary has atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat not caused by a heart valve problem. that puts her at a greater risk of stroke. rome? sure! before xarelto®, mary took warfarin, which required monthly trips to get her blood tested. but that's history. back to the museum? not this time! now that her doctor switched her to once-a-day xarelto®, mary can leave those monthly trips behind. domest domestic flight? not today! like warfarin, xarelto® is prove

political commentator tavis smiley also hitting the dance floor. along with designer betsey johnson and tommy chong of cheech and chong. with the stars" returns september 15 right here on abc 7 . >> i'm going carlton banks all the way. he's the man. also prepare for some new faces on abc's "the view." actressork announced rosie perez will join the talk alongside whoopi goldberg and rosie o'donnell. previous cohosts jenny mccarthy and sherri shepherd left over the summer. >> so much happening on september 15. regularead, as the nfl season kicks off tonight, a new request somee you ready for football? i know we all are. the nfl regular season kicks off tonight with the green bay packers taking on the reigning super bowl champion seattle seahawks. that game will take place in seattle. move over, ice bucket challenge. the redskin cheerleaders are hoping to raise awareness about the -- raise awareness about another condition. lindsay murray has been entertaining d.c. sports fans for six years, first as a wizard's dancer, and then as one of the first lad

. >> coming up, i will ask tavis smiley about putting a new twist >> oscar winner alex gibney's edge of eighteen. an intimate look... >> ...wait...is that a camera? >> at the real issues facing american teens >> whoa...code red.... >> dreaming big... >> i gotta make it happen... and i'm gonna make it happen... >> choices made.... >> i'm gonna lose anything left that i have of the mexican culture... >> fighting for their future... >> it is imperative that i get into college... it's my last chance to get out of here... >> the incredible journey continues... on the edge of eighteen only on al jazeera america .. >> if you want free press in the new democracy, let the journalists live. >> this is al jazeera america. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> the strength makes clear to the world that this is not america's fight alone. >> the united states reveals details about airstrikes in syria amid the imminent threat that prompted them. and promising billions of

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> hi.e next time as we begin a week long tribute to some of the world's greatest dancers. that's next time. we'll see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> next on kqed newsroom, nfl football players accused of domestic violence and a possible coverup. >>> a tale of two cities. voters in san jose and oakland will decide on their next mayors. >>> we have one more thing. >> apple gets into the watch business. is it a smart move? >>> plus, an exhibit of seldom seen images by robert frank. >> you see here a young artist of enormous talent figuring something out.

. >>> good evening from los angeles i'm tavis smiley, with criticism mounting over president obama handling of the crisis in syria and ukraine, we will talk about the strategy the u.s. might undertake to counter the mounting threats and what objectives may be possible. and we will turn to a conversation with billy childs whose latest cd is an influence. the new cd titled "map to the treasure," features artists as fleming, and yoy mama, and he will close our show with a composition of "the confession." that is coming up right now.

i'm tavis smiley. tonight first a conversation about a radical approach to alleviating personal debt with hannah appel. you can la assistant professor of anthropology. she's part of a group called strike debt that grew out of the occupy wall street movement which made headlines three years ago this month. what the strike debt activists are doing may just revolutionize with how we deal with debt in america. then we'll turn to a conversation with musician aloe blacc whose new cd has just leased and hit number four on billboard chart. he'll close out with a performance entitled "the man." those conversations and a performance from aloe blacc coming up right now.

. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. >> join me next time for a conversation with the incomparable quincy jones. that's next time. we'll see you then. >> is and by constitute bugss to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more, pbs. >> be more, pbs. >>> tonight on quest: some people oppose nuclear energy for reasons of cost and safety. but others say that we can't reduce greenhouse gas emissions if nuclear isn't part of the equation. quest meets an engineer who's striving to make nuclear energy safer. >>> and -- every year, more than 300 species of birds migrate through the bay area along the pacific flyway. what can shifts in the birds flight paths tell us about our environment? >>> support for quest is provided by the s. d. bechtel, jr. foundation -- the david b. gold foundation -- the dirk and charlene kabcene

my guest tonight, tavis smiley, author of "death of a king." it's fantastic.rgent group slash rogue nation, slash all-around living nightmare, slash-possible boy band. yes, different i.s.i.s.

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, with the partners bahrain, united states, qatar, and others launching strikes in syria, and president obama set to chair a meeting at the u.n. security council, we'll get an assessment of this country's response to extremist militant groups from sandy berger, the former national security adviser to president bill clinton. and then we'll turn to a conversation with best-selling author james ellroy, whose latest, "perfidia," takes a look at los angeles on the eve of pearl harbor and law enforcement in the time of crisis and the internment of japanese americans. those conversations are coming up right now. ♪