us. news is here on al jazeera america [ ♪ ] >>> thank you for joining us on "america tonight", i'm joiehen. this is a time of year we are supposed to commemorate the achievements of women. international women's day, over 100 years old, and black history month. and while the achievements of women in america and around the world are great. there are great challenges. we focus on young women in india that suffered attacks, but who will not be silenced. i look apt india, brought to us by a film-maker. >>> the extraordinary strength of the young women captured. we'll speak to the producer about her profile of the sh. >> -- sheeros and other extraordinary women she has met here on "america tonight". [ ♪ ] >>> before the break, we met powerful young women, whose determination to live their lives fully, despite the pain of vicious acid attacks in communities in india. the film-maker and her partner brought us the stories of the sheeros and other powerful women over the last couple of years. we are delighted to have them here in the studio to talk about their work. it was moving to see the young

us. the news continues here on al jazeera america. . >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight", i'm melissa chan. we looked at crime and punishment with an eye to the victims, there are hidden victims, those that the justice system didn't intend to punish, but who suffered anyway. consider that a third of the people in prison are women, and most of them are mothers. tonight we consider what happens to the kids when their mothers go to prison. here is "america tonight"s sheila macvicar. >> reporter: it's a long journey into night to new york burro burrows. this family makes the trek five times a week. when the children's afterschool programme ends, this disming mother heads home with her -- this single mother heads home with her daughters. it will take one bus ride and two trains. for 17-year-old arlene, it's a physical and emotional journey to be there. it began by doing hard time. >> can you tell me what took you to prison? >> i was home, sleep with my children, and just like any other night their father he did whatever he did on the streets, and would come home late. you know, we were goi

on... we're not quite sure - >> is that an i.e.d.? [ ♪ ] "america tonight". the miracles of modern medicine lead uso believe doctors can gix anything. there are medical mysteries that the best physicians cannot unravel. lisa fletcher had a look inside the one treatment center in america where doctors are faced with answering the unanswerable questions about diseases with no known cure. >> reporter: this is building 10, a surprisingly generic name for the facility at the epic center for research for rare, unidentified and untreatable diseases. it is here where scientists are scrambling to find a cure for a fatal condition called mean and pick. destroying memory, motor skills and the lives of kids like 15-year-old julia cane. how does it make you feel. what is it doing to you. >> it burns up cholesterol. causes me to not memorize like other people memorize. and it causes me to not walk right like my walking is not stable. my handwriting is sometimes sloppy. >> reporter: do you remember life before, do you remember different? >> if i looked at something, then something was coming up, i'd probably reme

. >>> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. we have heard so much about the epidemic that hit america's streets, heroin. communities, even places you wouldn't expect are being forced now to battle it, but now baltimore is testing out a radical plan to combat heroin addiction. the city wants to open a 24-hour emergency addiction clinic and increase services to prisoners and to those in recovery. a big obstacle blocks the way. you know what it is. money. because the price of a life-saving drug has skyrocketed. here's "america tonight's" adam may. >> these are what we give to clients in case somebody overdoses on heroin. this will save their lives. >> inside the cramped quarters of a small bus in baltimore, they're handing out a miracle drug. david, who didn't want us to use his last name, is volunteering his time preparing clean needles for drug addicts who come in off the street. it's here where david hands out noloxin, the drug that can reverse a heroin overdose. >> in a matter of seconds, the person will come out of it right a

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ljazee ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight," i'm joie chen. k we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women. all too often gender based violence. we focus this hour on young women in india, who have suffered unspeakable attacks but will not be silenced. the story of these sheros. he . >> it takes courage to do this, to talk to all these people. ♪ happy birthday, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the strength of sheroes. >>> flex we meet a woman on the long road to making a difference. >> it's a challenge facing many of america's biggest cities and it turns out some communities far off the beaten path. homelessness. so often it is seen as an almost unfixable problem, but "america tonight"'s producer ryan lockland traveled route 66 to find a woman whose strength was in creating home. >> one night it was march 12th, 2014, i woke up with a strong voice in my head, that said, you need to take over older motels and make them into transitional housing. whoa, what's that? i wasn't looking to doing that. that morning i woke up sta

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight," i'm joie chen.ek we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women. all too often gender based violence. we focus this hour on young women in india, who have suffered unspeakable attacks but will not be silenced. the story of these sheros. he. >> it takes courage to do this, to talk to all these people. ♪ happy birthday, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the strength of sheroes. >>> flex we meet a woman on the long road to making a difference. >> this is one of the most important sites in the century. >> this linked the mafia and the church. >> why do you think you didn't get the medal of honor? >> i can't allow you not to go into that because that is your job. >> we gonna bring this city back one note at a time. >> proudest moment in my life. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don'

us. the news continues on al jazeera america. >> photos photos photo♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "americaht." i'm joie chen. what we want for our most fragile elderly or others who need nursing home care is a safe and healthy environment but too often we've seen that ends up not being the case where care homes end up being anything bupt. nobut. add to that, funds that end up being redirected to projects that in no way protect those most vulnerable patients. it is an outrage and a

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight," i'm joie chen.ek we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women. all too often gender based violence. we focus this hour on young women in india, who have suffered unspeakable attacks but will not be silenced. the story of these sheros. he . >> it takes courage to do this, to talk to all these people. ♪ happy birthday, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the strength of sheroes. >>> flex we meet a woman on the long road to making a difference. >> at 9:30 - "america tonight" - top investigative reporting, uncovering new perspectives. >> everything that's happening here is illegal. >> then at 10:00 - it's "reports from around the world". >> let's take a closer look. >> antonio mora gives you a global view. >> this is a human rights crisis. >> and at 11:00 - "news wrap-up". clear... concise... complete. >> it's a challenge facing many of america's biggest cities and it turns out some communities far off the beaten path. homelessness. so often it is seen as an almost unfixable proble

us. the news continues here on al jazeera america. >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. our report begins with a nightmare scenario so bizarre it seems impossible, that something like this could happen in america. vulnerable people especially the elderly destroyed by a system that is supposedly designed to protect them. more remarkable than anything is how the state plays a role in essentially robbing people of their assets at a time when they most need them. at issue here is what's called guardianship and the people in charge are the wards of the state. "america tonight's" sheila macvicar brings us a tragic story that began with a knock at the door. >> just like that, my overwhelm life was shattered. >> with that knock, rudy and rennie north were about to embark on a 22-month ordeal, one that would deprive them of freedom. >> she never said it was anything other than we have three choices. one: i can call the police. two: i can put you in a psychiatric ward. three: you can go to a assisted living facility. >> reporter: the woman at the door was april parks

us. the news continues here on al jazeera america. >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." hen. our report begins with a nightmare scenario so bizarre it seems impossible, that something like this could happen in america. vulnerable people especially the elderly destroyed by ate

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight," i'm joie chen.ek we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women. all too often gender based violence. we focus this hour on young women in india, who have suffered unspeakable attacks but will not be silenced. the story of these sheros. he . >> it takes courage to do this, to talk to all these people. ♪ happy birthday, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the strength of sheroes. >>> flex we meet a woman on the long road to making a difference. >> that harmony, that politeness and that equilibrium that japanese people call "wa". at the other side of history, fukushima's heroes were not enough. people have lost their trust, especially in the authorities. the myth of nuclear energy, of it being economic, safe and clean has been swept away. >> "fukushima: a nuclear story," narrated by willem dafoe. >> it's a challenge facing many of america's biggest cities and it turns out some communities far off the beaten path. homelessness. so often it is seen as an almost unfixable problem, but

on al jazeera america. >> good evening and thanks for journeying us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. as we've seen, the fingerprint of i.s.i.l. has ben easy to identify. spectacles made more visible by a media witness campaign. just the last few days, brussels, istanbul, the ivory coast, and yet i.s.i.l.'s brutal

on al jazeera america. >>> thanks for joining us on america tonight. i'm joie chen. this evening we look at the power of young women, young women who won't be limited by the obstacle that fate has put in their way. you and i might see the challenge of extreme poverty or a difficult home life or a physically debilitating disease and think, i can't overcome that. in our stories this evening, we meet young women who are defying all of those restraints and still coming out on top. in southeastern wisconsin america tonight's liss sa fletcher met the most popular girl at school. >> ari is a celebrity. that's who ari is. >> she's extremely smart and overall she's a very sweet little girl. >> reporter: she's in the first grade. as her dad helps her get ready for school -- >> get your glasses on. >> reporter: things are noticeably different. >> are you ready? >> i'm so pumped up. >> all right! here we go! >> whoo! >> ari has what's calmed sma, spinal muscular aatrophy. it's a disease linked in with muscular dystrophy. basically her muscles will get weaker as time goes on. tim

al jazeera america. >>> as we heard before the break, many stories brought to us by film-makers gee handwritten and lindsay involved injustice in the world, and focused on power of women rising close to home. very close to the "america tonight" home in washington d.c. where the mothers and daughters of a current still rights movement in america were found. giving voice to "black lives matter." >> when the trayvon martin decision came out i went into severe depression, i felt a sense of hopelessness. it was severe. i could see black people walking on the street and see them as victims, it was another formation that black lives don't matter, and the vault u of my sons and husband, that they don't matter. >> i'm a wife and mother and active in the movement in d.c. they were two different children entirely. my son is very much a kid, aloof to a lot of what is going on. with my daughter mali she's on the opposite end. she's aware of what is going on, she's with me most of the time. she's with me most of the time. actions or things i'm doing, most of the time she's there. i asked so what do you know about the police. solomon says if you take something they pu

. >> photos photos photos ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen.for our most fragile elderly or others who need nursing home care is a safe

us. news is here on al jazeera america [ ♪ ] >>> thank you for joining us on "america tonight", i'm joiehen. this is a time of year we are supposed to commemorate the achievements of women. international women's day, over

america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on facebook. come back we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. "on target" tonight. i'm at the mow jahi air and space museum. replacement to the ship, the vss, version spaceship unity is all new and it's addressed a lot of the safety issues that were concerns when that last spaceship went down. i'll show you that and more over the next half hour. the business of space. a

america tonight." please tell us what you think at aljazeera.com/americatonight. you can talk to us on facebook. come back we'll have more of "america tonight" tomorrow. >>> >>> european police chiefs are to meet hoping to avoid repeated scenes like these. welcome. coming up in the next half hour. new concerns that the ceasefire in syria could collapse following a series of violations. the u.s. presidential hopefuls step up their campaigns ahead of super tuesday. plus. >> reporter: i'm in venezuela where the government has re

on al jazeera america. >> good evening and thanks for journeying us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. as we've seen, the fingerprint of i.s.i.l. has ben easy to identify. spectacles made more visible by a media witness campaign. just the last few days, brussels, istanbul, the ivory coast, and yet i.s.i.l.'s brutal reach also extends deep into our shared history as it seeks to destroy the future of some countries and the past of others. for nearly 3,000 years, they stood watch. sentinels of one of the world's first great empires. he's enormous. he's 16 feet tall. he weighs 40 tons. 4-0 tons, carved out of this kind of jim is u gypsum rock. >> the lamasu, guardians of syria. >> the wisdom of man, and the eagle and the bull all in one. >> a mystical protector. >> the powers of syria every gateway would be flanked by two of these magnificent magical beings who would protect everyone entering that palace from any kind of evil. >> gil stein is director of the university of chicago's oriental institute, where the lamasu is a be showcase of the syrian empire. >> we have these beautiful pieces

us. the news continues here on al jazeera. >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. tonight we look behind the walls of communities facing america's toughest challenges. so often housing projects are written off, considered too hopelessly riddled with poverty and crime to even begin to think about a future. tragically, the residents of public

us. the news continues here on al jazeera america. . >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight", i'm melissan. we looked at crime and punishment with an eye to the victims, there are hidden victims, those that the justice system didn't intend to punish, but who suffered anyway. consider that a third of the people in prison are women, and most of them are mothers.

us for a while. muslim and america. stay with us, it's "inside story". >> we're here to fully get into the nuances of everything that's going on, not just in this country, but around the world. getting the news from the people who are affected. >> people need to demand reform... >> ali velshi on target. >> i'm ray suarez, and you're watching "inside story". muslim and american this time on the program. the institute for social understanding asked muslim americans about their views on politics, civil engagement, the will you and violence. i'm talking with richard, talib, and dahlia. do you have a multicultural congregation? >> 60% african-american and the rest is diverse. >> have they felt the same pressures, right here where we are, just a few miles where a jet slammed into the pentagon and things chilled after that, by common consent, did your members feel that same chill? >> absolutely, we all have a human soul, and what we call ourselves as far as faith identity, we felt the same thing, so we felt the same. it wasn't different because we're here as muslims, we're americans, as african-americans, the feeling was the same. >>

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen.we want for our most fragile elderly or others who need nursing home care is a safe and healthy environment but too often we've seen that ends up not being the case where care homes end up being anything bupt. no but.

. >> good evening and thanks for journeying us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. where as we've seen, the fingerprint of i.s.i.l. has ben easy to identify.

on every issue. al jazeera america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight," i'm joie chen.ek we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women. all too often gender based violence. we focus this hour on young women in india, who have suffered unspeakable attacks but will not be silenced. the story of these

you up-to-date with all the news on our website at aljazeera.com >> ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "americaight." i'm joie chen. we mark this week's international women's day by looking at the achievements of women. women who face their own adversity and succeed in spite of it. case in point. one of our nation's seemingly intractable problems, homelessness. that's a problem big cities are taking on especially on behalf of veterans and families. and homelessness is not just an urban issue. it lives often unseen in rural path. "america tonight's" producer ryan lockland, traveled to rural arizona and he found a woman whose strength was creating home. >> one night, 2013, 3:36 in the morning, i woke up with a strong voice in my head, you need to take over transitional motels and turn them into transitional housing. what? really? that morning i woke up, wrote the business plan, i found a motel and a year later we opened up. my name is laurie barlow, i'm the founder and executive director of a new living. i think we have a solution, you know, we have our emergency family room. we took over the mot

the news continues on al jazeera america. >> ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." joie chen. we mark this week's international women's day by looking at the achievements of women. women who face their own adversity and succeed in spite of it. case in point. one of our

. >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. our report begins with a nightmare scenario so bizarre it seems impossible, that something like this could happen in america. vulnerable people especially the elderly destroyed by a system that is supposedly designed to

extracted before the ban went into effect was allowed to be transported >>> thanks for joining us on america tonight. i'm joie chen. this evening we look at the power of young women, young women who won't be limited by the obstacle that fate has put in their way. you and i might see the challenge of extreme poverty or a difficult home life or a physically debilitating disease and think, i can't overcome that. in our stories this evening, we

ljazee ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight," i'm joie chen.ek we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women.

. >> thanks for joining us on "america tonight." i'm joie chen. tonight we look behind the walls of communities facing america's toughest challenges. so often housing projects are written off, considered too hopelessly riddled with poverty and crime to even begin to think about a future. tragically, the residents of public housing are written off with their homes and their stories of trying oreshape their opportunities make their lives better are left untold. "america tonight's" fully cole grether found sometimes it takes someone from the inside to give voice to the voiceless. >> quiet on the set. >> this is project heat. it's a drama series about life living in the projects. >> action. >> it's crazy out here yawl,. >> what's up? >> policeman chasing me down and now older man. >> i don't know what to do, police told me something. >> cut cut cut. >> when the cameras stop rolling, life goes on for cast and crew. the actors live where they work. >> that's how you open a building. >> it's called lewis h. pink houses. and it's the set of project heat.

you can keep up-to-date with the latest news at aljazeera.com ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> thanks for joining us on "america," i'm joie chen. this week we marked international women's day, when we commemorate the lives of women.