only on al jazeera america you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> there have been 20 journalists murdered in russia since 2000 when uh. president putin came first to office. and in none of those cases, have those who commissioned the crimes been uh. punished. journalists are targeted for their work, when in the process of reporting, they come to cross uh. powerful interests. >> [speaking russian]. >> the murders of journalists have become less frequent in russia. attackers have favored severely injuring and even maiming journalists on the job. one prominent example of this new and frightful tendency is the case of uh. journalist, uhm. mikhail beketov. >> [speaking russian]. >> he was a towering figure before the attack. and he had been long at odds with the local administration. he would not relent. and he paid the most severe price. >> the government will not follow-up and investigate these terrible crimes against journalists and so for years these crimes go uninvestigated and unpunished. >> [speaking russian]. >> vladimir putin is an ex-kgb officer, so

al jazeera america. >> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> we do have breaking news this morning... >> start your day with in depth coverage from around the world. first hand reporting from across the country and real news keeping you up to date. the big stories of the day, from around the world... >> these people need help, this is were the worst of the attack took place... >> and throughout the morning, get a global perspective on the news... >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >>> there are hopes that an improving job market will mean more first-time home buyers will come in and face investors backing away from real estate. here is a reason to worry first-time home buyers may not be able to pick up the slackment the average american with debt owes $33,000. that may cost the u.s. economy more than $80 billion. >> 414,000 homes will go unsold because would-be buyers are so saddled with student debt they cannot afford to buy. that's the conclusion of

the battle against isil only on al jazeera america "al jazeera america." this is techno, a show about invasions that can change lives. the 60s of fighting a wildfire. we are going to explore hardware and humanity and doing it in anique way. >> this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team, hardcore nerds. >> i am phil torres. i am an eventmologist. tonight, a special edition of techno: the revolution on the road. bind experimental toyota. the only emission: water. could this be the new way to fill her up? then, dr. shinny samara, a mechanical engineer, the latest in crash test dummies and how researchers are turning to 3d imaging to make those dummies a little smarter. >> there is a graphic, a different i am packet. >> an engineer who designed everything from satellites in space to bionic eyes. >> i love watching the steering wheel. giving us a whole new meaning to being a back seat driver. >> that's our team. now, let's do some science. i am phil torres driving along the beautiful southern california coast. i am behind a wheel of on

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only on al jazeera america. >> you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> in the case of iraq, we've seen more of our colleagues locally killed. they live there. the front line, if you'd like, is- is outside their front door. >> in recent and ongoing conflicts like iraq and afghanistan, the- the highest death toll, if you'd like is indigenous journalists, particularly in the case of iraq. we've lost colleagues who were local journalists, filming alongside or close to insurgents. >> on the battlefield, in the heat of the moment, someone who- who looks different from the model of a foreign correspondent is even more at risk. because even if he is carrying a camera, even if he is carrying a tripod, the assumption seems to be that they could be hostile. what happened in 2007 to the two reuter's journalists in iraq was a terrible tragedy and one that was brought home to all of us when we saw the footage that wikileaks released. and i think that really brought home the horror of modern war and why it is so dangerous. >> what you had there was apache helicopters

. >> you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> you're watching, al jazeera america presents: killing the messenger. >> in the case of iraq, we've seen more of our colleagues locally killed. they live there. the front line, if you'd like, is- is outside their front door. >> in recent and ongoing conflicts like iraq and afghanistan, the- the highest death toll, if you'd like is indigenous journalists, particularly in the case of iraq. we've lost colleagues who were local journalists, filming alongside or close to insurgents. >> on the battlefield, in the heat of the moment, someone who- who looks different from the model of a foreign correspondent is even more at risk. because even if he is carrying a camera, even if he is carrying a tripod, the assumption seems to be that they could be hostile. what happened in 2007 to the two reuter's journalists in iraq was a terrible tragedy and one that was brought home to all of us when we saw the footage that wikileaks released. and i think that really brought home the horror of modern war and why it is so dangerous. >>

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i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america. the leaders of the world's two largest democracies are getting together, the prime minister is still pretty new to the job and has plenty of challenges. it is inside story. hello. i am ray swarez. india is in a new place, among the top tonies in the world is measured by the u.n. and the world batching, but hundreds of millions of it's people are still poor. the economy is grown

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>> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> oh my! >> an american votes 2014 special report kansas >> in our state, government is broken >> a republican governor has made drastic changes >> the highlight of this is... eventually doing away with income taxes... >> the democratic challenger says, these policies aren't working >> we are trailing the states in our region >> can governor brownback win again? >> i think you spend your money better than the government spends it.. >> america votes 2014 battle for kansas only on al jazeera america >>> this month boston mayor announced an ambitious initiative for his city, the building of 53,000 housing units with more than one third designated for middle income earners, household incomes between 50,000 and 120,000. a significant segment of that group finds homeownership unaffordable in boston. i spoke to the mayor to discuss why the thinks the city is facing an unprecedented and homeowners. >> really what is happening in boston and a lot of urban cities, that people are being priced

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. >> america votes 2014 battle for kansas only on al jazeera america >>> ebola in america, new guidelines for monitoring health-care workers returning from west africa, and quarantines are not part of the plan. >>> plus take a breather from the volatility of the past week, but there are signs the volatility isn't over yet. i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪ >>> america's winding in very bumpy road dealing with ebola took another turn today. a nurse quarantined in new jersey headed home to maine. the governor agreed to release kaci hickox who complained loudly and publicly about being isolated in a tent. she said she had never had any symptoms. new york and new jersey have imposed mandatory quarantines on healthcare workers returning from west africa. >>> this is the man who oversaw the initial response to the outbreak. he said none of the soldiers are showing symptoms, and the decision to isolate them for 21 days was so make their families comfortable. and late today we got good news, a 5-year-old new york city boy has tested negative for ebola. he recently re

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only on al jazeera america. >> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> we do have breaking news this morning... >> start your day with in depth coverage from around the world. first hand reporting from across the country and real news keeping you up to date. the big stories of the day, from around the world... >> these people need help, this is were the worst of the attack took place... >> and throughout the morning, get a global perspective on the news... >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >> protesters in hong kong are raising the stakes in democracy movement. if the territory leader does not resign by the end of thursday they will take the protest to another level. that may mean occupying development buildings. for more of what is happening in hong kong we turn to rob mcbride. >> another quiet night on the streets in hong kong as thousands continue this protest of autopsy. it comes, of course, on two days of public holidays in hong kong, october 1st.

al jazeera america. >>> thousands of kurds flee i.s.i.l. as the terrorists defy coalition air strikes. vice president joe biden is in hot water over undiplomatic comments - was he just telling the truth. and ebola declared a top national security priority. i'm antonio mora, welcome to "consider this". those stories and ahead. >> the supreme court chose not to enter the debate over state gay marriage bans. >> which in effect means rights. >> the rights guaranteed by the through. >> our allies in the region... >> the person responsible for the rise of i.s.i.l. >> it's badly timed truth-telling. >> islamic state of iraq and town. sides. >> president obama is looking at new measures to protect americans from ebola. >> i consider this a top national security matter. >> entero virus d68 is blamed for the death of a student. >> it's been little more than a seen. >> north korea's number two korea. >> weird stuff. movie. >> using nukes to save the earth from an asteroid is not science fiction any more. >>> we beg

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kansas only on al jazeera america primetime news. >> welcome to al jazeera america. >> stories that impact the world, affect the nation and touch your life. >> i'm back. i'm not going anywhere this time. >> only on al jazeera america. >>> september delivered encouraging numbers in the housing market. the national association of realtors said sales of existing holes rose 2.4% compared to august. the seasonally adjusted annual rate reached 5.2 million, the highest rate reached this year. not to be a debby downer, but sales were town from last year. economists see reason to be optimistic. the biggest show that investors are retreating from the market and departures offset by buyers who intend to live in the home. still missing are first-time buyers, making up 29% of sales. well below the historic average of 40%. you would think lower mortgage rates and affordable prices would bring in participation home buyers. mark zandy the chief economist at moody's analytics says it's not the case. he said banks cut a pool of creditworthy borrowers by keeping standard high. >> getting a mortgage lo

america >> welcome back to inside story on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. once it was realized that thomas duncan, a liberian who traveled to texas, was infected with ebola was put in place in the hospital, and everyone who was in contact with the young man was screened, it wasn't enough. what happens now is the focus on the program. dr. landon, the disease is progressively more infectious as the patient gets sicker. infect the virus is trying to burst out of the body to move to its next host. should the protections that medical personnel use also be graduated as they spend more time around the sufferers? >> first of all, you're totally right, ray. as ebola is so bad for us that it only takes a tiny amount of the virus to make us feel sick in the first place. and that's why people just aren't infectious until they begin to feeling sick. then they become more and more and more infectious close to the end of life. those who are about to die from the disease are the most infectious of all. their immune system was not able to control the virus.

new episode iraq divided: the battle against isil only on al jazeera america "al jazeera america." this is techno, a show about invasions that can change lives. the 60s of fighting a wildfire. we are going to explore hardware and humanity and doing it in anique way. >> this is a show about science by scientists. let's check out our team, hardcore nerds. >> i am phil torres. i am an eventmologist. tonight, a special edition of techno: the revolution on the road. bind experimental toyota. the only emission: water. could this be the new way to fill her up? then, dr. shinny samara, a mechanical engineer, the latest in crash test dummies and how researchers are turning to 3d imaging to make those dummies a little smarter. >> there is a graphic, a different i am packet. >> an engineer who designed everything from satellites in space to bionic eyes. >> i love watching the steering wheel. giving us a whole new meaning to being a back seat driver. >> that's our team. now, let's do some science. i am phil torres driving along the beautiful southern california coast. i am behind a wheel of on

this is al jazeera america. ebola quarantines. new guidelines from the cdc and why washington says some states are going too far.pulitzer prize winners, nicholas christophe and michelle wu don. >>> the violent attacks that tore apart the amish community. new allegations of sexual

an al jazeera fault lines investigation after the break. >> america votes 2014 on al jazeera america focusing on what matters to you >> what are the issues that americans need to know about? >> everybody needs healthcare... >> lower taxes... >> job opportunities... >> reporting from the battle ground states... >> alaska... >> kentucky... >> iowa... >> local elections with national impact >> we're visiting with the people making the decisions... >> covering what it all means for you... >> ...the mine shut down, it hurts everything... >> i just keep puttin' one foot in front of the other... >> we're fighting for the future of our state >> for straight forward unbiassed political coverage... stay with al jazeera america the hour. >>> imagine their parents' pain. it's been a month now since 43 college students disappeared in the small town of iguala mexico, headed to a protest when they were taken away by police and since. >> as shocking as it is for so many people to just vanish into thin air, it is an ongoing crisis in mexico. tens of thousands have gone missing since the mexican gover

al jazeera america. we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capital. >> we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. >> and follow it no matter where it leads - all the way to you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> you're watching inside story on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. we're talking about how to design a response to ebola in the united states. the president is meeting with his health team to track a response. if you want the public to take it seriously and react with prudence instead of panic what now. still with us, a professor of global health and george washington school of medicine. and deann mcewan, . >> dr. waldman when i covered the h1n1 outbreak in mexico city i was walking through empty streets through one of

>> conversations you won't find anywhere else. >> talk to al jazeera. >> only on al jazeera america. >> weekday mornings on al jazeera america >> we do have breaking news this morning... >> start your day with in depth coverage from around the world. first hand reporting from across the country and real news keeping you up to date. the big stories of the day, from around the world... >> these people need help, this is were the worst of the attack took place... >> and throughout the morning, get a global perspective on the news... >> the life of doha... >> this is the international news hour... >> an informed look on the night's events, a smarter start to your day. mornings on al jazeera america >>> no matter how we dissect the economy, you can't underestimate the gripe that housing has on it -- grip that the housing market has. it is cooling you have. a 20 city index showed that prices rose 5.6% in august, that is the smallest year to year gain in number two years. the numbers may not thrill current home owners, but it may be a positive for people trying to enter the market. one of t

only on al jazeera america >> al jazeera america starts off at 8 with primetime news. our fearless journalists bring you ground breaking reports from around the world, and here at home. >> this has been one of the hottest of the hotspots... >> then at 9, it's al jazeera america presents... award winning documentaries that will open your hearts and minds. >> i don't know if iv'e ever seen anything like this... >> and at 10, don't miss the best the best of america tonight, in depth reports, with unique perspectives. >> people are coming from hours away, to try to help. only on al jazeera america >> contact sports and concussions back in the spotlight again. university of michigan coach shane morris stayed in the game but first the coach said he had suffered a high ankle sprain. concussions are not exclusive to football. america's pastime takes with it some risk. the physical style of play shined on the baseball diamond but also led to his tragic end. now for the first time ryan's mother and stepfather sit down to talk about concussions in baseball with "america tonight's

>> america votes 2014 midterms the series continues only on al jazeera america >> america votes 2014 on al jazeera america focusing on what matters to you >> what are the issues that americans need to know about? >> everybody needs healthcare... >> lower taxes... >> job opportunities... >> reporting from the battle ground states... >> alaska... >> kentucky... >> iowa... >> local elections with national impact >> we're visiting with the people making the decisions... >> covering what it all means for you... >> ...the mine shut down, it hurts everything... >> i just keep puttin' one foot in front of the other... >> we're fighting for the future of our state >> for straight forward unbiassed political coverage... stay with al jazeera america >> now a snapshot of stories making stories on "america tonight." los angeles kings defenseman, redondo beach police arrested him monday morning, public outrage over a string of incidents in the nfl. >>> police in northwestern indiana warn a serial killer may have been at work in the community. darren deon van, a convicted killer from austin texas.

only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back to "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. since 1960 men with a high school diploma or less have moved from the men most likely to be married to the least likely to be married. in those years wages for those lightly-educated men first stagnated, and then dropped like a rock. meanwhile women with high school diplomats or less are less likely to be married than we were in 1960, but the likelihood a woman with an advance degree was never married has tumbled. as we continue our look at marriage we continue to talk about education and income, and brad wilcox, if it's tougher to make a go of it, if you are low income person, how come individual men and women have not come to the conclusion that throwing in their lot with each other makes financial sense if not else? if we're going to give an incentive to young people to marry each other rather than simply live together, it seems not to be working. >> yes, i think part of the problem facing us as a country is that we do have i think higher expectations of what marria

eastern on al jazeera america. you know, a lot of voters frustrated with the gridlock on capitol hill hav, and have been for quite some time. if you share those frustrations, here's a chance to let us know. take a picture of yourself. a selfie, holding a sign that says "hashta#dear congress, i want... " then tell us. e-mail it to us america tonight will share your images and responses in the days ahead. and don't fert to join al jazeera america on november fourth for a complete round up of election result and in-depth analysis. our coverage against at 7:00 eastern time. we have other news today. maria ines ferre is here with us. >> reporter: a high tech balloon is not helping to find a suspected cop killer. the police hoped that it would help them search a wooded area eric frein. he's on the run after allegedly killing one state trooper and woning another last month. >>> in indiana, darren vann was in court where the judge entered not guilty pleas on his behalf to charges of murdering two women. >>> the governor of

talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >>> welcome back to "techknow" on the road. we are here at caltech. i'm phil torres, and joined by dr shini somara, and dr crystal dilworth. we had the opportunity to meet the grad students who are doing amazing work. >> i met two guys trying to understand how water can landscape. >>> i got the opportunity to meet with a student and is studying how smog forms, it's a lot more complexing than what i thought. being in l.a., smog is kind of an issue. let's look. >> reporter: air pollution in china could be described as a nuclear winter. health risks are severe, with the smog blocking sunlight, plant seedlings struggle to grow. in los angeles, smog is controlled because of reg u laces, because of research done in labs like this. >> i'm cal vin baits. >> reporter: what is your field of study and what are you working on? >> how does smog form. >> reporter: part of the answer includes trees, yes trees. don't blame them yet. >> trees given out a bunch of chemicals, obviously oxigep. >> reporter: including isopreen. >> we know that iceo

talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >>> there are hopes that an improving job market will mean more first-time home buyers will come in and face investors backing away from real estate. here is a reason to worry first-time home buyers may not be able to pick up the slackment the average american with debt owes $33,000. that may cost the u.s. economy more than $80 billion. >> 414,000 homes will go unsold because would-be buyers are so saddled with student debt they cannot afford to buy. that's the conclusion of an analysis by john byrne real estate consulting, $83 billion in loss home sales. beth is an economist with the brookings institution. >> there's a correlation with student lone debt and the ability of children to buy houses. >> reporter: in change for strong legal protection lenders cannot approve loans if the borrowers anticipated monthly debt is more than 43% of income. take the case of a household earning $83,000 with rent and car payments. a student debt free household with 3.5% down qualifies for $250,000, 30-year mortgage at 4.5% interest. tho in a debt of $25

. >> and this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. we begin with several new developments on ebola today. amber vincent is being transferred to emory hospital in atlanta, one of the top facilities in the nation for treating infectious diseases. to make matters potentially worse, vincent flew on an airplane before being diagnosed. president obama in meetings on ebola said that the we must step up the peeps the virus. >> if we do these protocols properly, if we get the information out, then the likelihood of widespread ebola outbreaks in this country are very, very low. but i think what we've all learned over the last several weeks folks in this country and non-specialized hospitals and clinics don't have that much experience dealing with these issues, and these are the instructions that i've provided to my team. >> heidi zhou castro with more from dallas. >> reporter: just two and a half miles from the home of nina pham, the nurse who contracted ebola while working at texas health presbyterian hospital, another nurse tested positive fo

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votes 2014 midterms only on al jazeera america we are back with inside story. california's proposition 47 this time on the program, a proposal on the ballot dui that would drop a group of crimes from the felonies to million dollarss. bringing along with that lighter penalties. ray schubert do you oppose this for all these on the list or just some of these that you see danger in. >> i think all the crimes they have lists here are dangerous. i think it is important for people to understand, the programs that we already have to try to address individuals drug addiction probables. across california and the reality for someone to go to prison for drug related crimes they have to have had a significant record. and we are now at the point they have committed some other crime. sew i oppose it in a sense for a multiple of reasons. there's no incentive any more for anybody to get that treatment that we believe in, that's why our drug court courts haven so successful, because we do have that felony over their head, and it sent vises them to get that treatment they need. >

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. >> america votes 2014 battle for kansas only on al jazeera america >> isil is not the only group in iraq driving people from their homes. some iraqi factions that are supported by the united states are accused of carrying out their own ethnic and sectarian cleansing. a half day's drive from the yazidi refugee camp, we reached makhmour - a town near the frontline that was overrun by isil in july, but then taken back in august. >> did you fight the islamic state here, when they came? >> it wasn't the iraqi army that reclaimed the town, but peshmerga fighters -- militiamen loyal to iraq's autonomous northern kurdish region. in many areas they're enforcing a policy in which arabs are not allowed to return to their homes. this kurdish fighter took us to an empty arab home, and told us he didn't mind seeing the family go. >> there was an arab family that lived here, and now they... they fled. do you think families like this should return to makhmur? >> man, you can tell this was a hasty departure. they were pulling what they could out of the closet and out of their drawers. >> we tried to

inside story on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. some of the public health experts who have weighed in on how to deal with the threat of exposure to the ebola virus in new york and new jersey have insisted that the response was not quarantine but more intensive efforts to stop new infections in west africa. still with us from new york, dean of the school of public health at sunni down state medical center and almost former new york commissioner of health. here in washington, executive director of the american public health association and former secretary of health for the state of maryland. also in new york, professor of socio-medical sciences at columbia university's melman school of public health. let's talk about africa. the new cases keep on coming and coming in large numbers, and they will continue to arrive here. i'm going to bet, as long as we don't push down new infections in the region. >> you know, the some of the other african nations have shown us that it's possible. and it will require a much more aggre

al jazeera america. >> welcome back. i'm ray suarez. we're welcoming the supreme court whack to work fo --back to work for the 2014-15 year on this program. allowing rulings to ban same-sex marriage to remain in effect we leaves the states that such couples can marry to 24. we go to ginger singh, a member of the supreme court bar. jeffrey rosen, and bruce fein, the author of "institutional peril." bruce did they make law by deciding not to make law here? >> i think that's accurate. the court believed it was not disturbed by the lower court decisions that there were no conflicts in the lower court decisions at the circuit level, and therefore they didn't see any need to step in because it was consistent with the decision last year in the windsor case that addressed a little different aspect of same-sex marriage discrimination, and i think the court may way be hoping that all lower courts will come out in the same way and won't enter a controversial area which reduces the political capitol they have to utilize in other areas. >> for those

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>> america votes 2014 midterms the series continues only on al jazeera america >>> a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight". after six months imprisonment in north korea, jeffrey raw is free. two other americans are still being held in north korea. the manhunt for eric frein closed several schools in pennsylvania. there was a possible sighting. he is accused of shooting and killing one state trooper and injuring another. >> missouri governor jay nixon are create a committee to look into the aftermath of michael brown, the teenager killed by a white officer. he'll select committee members next month >>> two weeks from today we head to the polls as "america votes 2014." it's tough to turn out the vote. this year critical seats are in play on capitol hill and state houses. this time around a shift from blue to red could be key to many elements of all of our lives. from national security to our pocket books. >> reporter: now the senate leaps blue. democrats have 53 seats, and two independence. republicans 45. to win the majority the g.o.p. needs 6 seats. that's why so much

al jazeera america. >> america votes 2014 go behind the scenes in the all important swing states >> this could switch from republican hands to democratic hands >> with the senate and congress up for grabs... >> it's gonna be close >> these candidates will stop at nothing to get elected. >> iowa has never sent a woman to congress... >> i wanna squeal! >> i approved this message >> i need your help >> midterms, the series begins only on al jazeera america >> isil is not the only group in iraq driving people from their homes. some iraqi factions that are supported by the united states are accused of carrying out their own ethnic and sectarian cleansing. a half day's drive from the yazidi refugee camp, we reached makhmour - a town near the frontline that was overrun by isil in july, but then taken back in august. >> did you fight the islamic state here, when they came? >> it wasn't the iraqi army that reclaimed the town, but peshmerga fighters -- militiamen loyal to iraq's autonomous northern kurdish region. in many areas they're enforcing a policy in which arabs are not allowed to return to

talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> back to gaza now and the reporting of that story by the palestinian journalists who live there contrast that with the way most israeli get their news on the conflict given that like all israeli citizens, their journalists are prevented by israeli law from entering the territory unless, that is, they are embed he had with military units. the two narrative did could hardly be more difficult to reconcile, which makes the work of the one palestinian journalist in gaza reporting for a newspaper in tel aviv work looking at. will young now on the domestic coverage of the gaza war in israel and how palestinian story out to the rest of the world. >> not every journalist has to travel far from home to cover the biggest news stories in the world. sometimes, the news comes to them. and a pal stanian whose home and beat is gaza. her job as a journalist is to report on life and death there to her readers on the other side of the border, in israel. >> there was a could have been conflict since i was a child, following what's going on t.v., on newspap

talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the growing controversy. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> why did so many of these people choose to risk their lives? >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> people are dying because of this policy... >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but what is the administration doing behind the scenes? >> real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >>> now a snapshot of stories - syrian kurds say us-led air strikes failed to close down i.s.i.l. fighters. n.a.t.o. is working on a strategy to protect turkey if the battle against i.s.i.l. should spill over the border. >>> a clue in the pennsylvania mann hunt. a letter has been discovered in the ambush of two state police troopers. it did not detail the motive but describes the shooting and the suspect's escape into the woods. week. >> supreme court cleared the way for an immediate ex-participation of same-sex marriage. the unexpectedly rejecting appeals from five states seek

stay with us. >> you're watching inside story on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. >> you're watching "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. so far on the program we've been talking about turn out on voting. but we have to ask if either party or both has an interest in an smaller electoral base on the base. and liz, i have to give you credit for being honest that sometimes a smaller pool of voters is easier to work with. are politicians ready to take the risk saying yes, more people in the corral gives them skin in the game. if i win i'm talking about people who have been involved in one way or another in helping me run this state. this congressional district. this part of the country. >> i think it depends on the race that you're looking at if there are certainly instances where that has been true. historically if you look and you talk to republicans who have tended to perform a little better with african-american voters than your standard republican they would say there is huge benefit in that. in you talk to former virginia governor

talk to al jazeera, only on al jazeera america >> you're watching "inside story" on al jazeera america. i'm ray suarez. so far on the program we've been talking about turn out on voting. but we have to ask if either party or both has an interest in an smaller electoral base on the base. and liz, i have to give you credit for being honest that sometimes a smaller pool of voters is easier to work with. are politicians ready to take the risk saying yes, more people in the corral gives them skin in the game. if i win i'm talking about people who have been involved in one way or another in helping me run this state. this congressional district. this part of the country. >> i think it depends on the race that you're looking at if there are certainly instances where that has been true. historically if you look and you talk to republicans who have tended to perform a little better with african-american voters than your standard republican they would say there is huge benefit in that. in you talk to former virginia governor jim gilmore he bega garnered the african-american vote. i think when yo