legalizing white lightening, that story and much much more when we come back. just hard hitting debatethe issues that matter to you ray suarez hosts inside story only on al jazeera america welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at our top stories this hour. aid continues to pour into the philippines from around the world. the typhoon is believed to have left tens of thousands dead, and many are left without the basics food, water and shelter. we want to switch gears to a tradition that is older than the state itself. turning out moon shine, white lightening, now despite crack downs by law enforcement, brewers are still making home brew barrel by barrel by barrel. al jazeera take as look the sheriff is always on the look out for illegal sites in p the ten years he has uncovered 15 illegal dill stillries. >> would this be a big operation? >> yeah, this is a big operation. this site was recently uncovered and they shot holes in the barrels to make sure they couldn't be reused. he says destroying stills isn't always well received i had one lady, she says you need to leave those

white. so, i think that a lot of times people are like if you want a mainstream franchise, you have to lightenyou, as -- you know, i keep thinking, maybe i'm overidentifying with the "best man" because of the similarities and college and age of marriage and kids. did you think about, primarily this audience, right? all the folks who loved them in '99 showing back up and how come you were thinking about wide audiences and trying to communicate with them or not communicate with non-black audiences about black life. >> again, when i first wrote "the best man" i was -- i wasn't seeing myself portrayed on screen in a way that was authentic. that ease the reason for writing it. trying to create something especially when it came to black men. the second movie, "the best man holiday" it was a continuation of that for me. i knew african-american audiences would go to it and feel strongly about it and, you know, if white people came along, great. again, it's a very universal story. it's funny, you talk about when president barack obama was first elected, me and my other black friends walk around. we wer