i'm tony harris. red jeep after escaping from a michigan prison, serving a life sentence for killing three people. an autopsy is being performed for actor philip seymour hoffman. officials believe he died of a dreg overdose. >>> bridge-gate scandal in new jersey, 23 people pursuant to spean, some officials have obtained an extension. >>> are testifying at a senate hearing that's just getting underway, the secret service is the lead agency looking into the data breach. >>> another tough day on wall street. the blue chips are falling over 300 points with just over an hour until the close. the dow is now down more than 1,000 points in the new year. >>> and the treasury department has confirmed that over half a billion of iran's dollars and oil revenues have been transferred to the country under an interim nuclear deal. the money is the first installment under the geneva deal. those are the headlines. i'm tony harris in new york. al jazeera presents is next. ♪ bing, bang, boom. the super heros are aroun

i'm tony harris with a look at the day's top stories. we look at humanitarian aid. >> the u.s. considering sending more advisers to iraq. to support gains despite airstrikes. >>> and they will

live in new york city, i'm tony harris. there is a chance that troops will be put on the ground to fight isil. >> this is a global threat that demands a global response. >> president obama calls

live from new york city, i'm tony harris, with a look at the top stories. a warrant is issued for the arrest of the president of ukraine. defense secretary chuck hagel, presents a cut to the defense budget. and drug king el chapo. apprehend.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the first majority leader to lose his seat. erieric cantor defeated in primary. >>> a second city falls in iraq as an al-qaeda splinter group steps up attacks to increase its power. and secretary of defense chuck hagel oh questione

i'm tony harris with a look at your top stories. ukraine capitol engulfed in flames. 13 killed in fighting. >>> dueling protest in venezuela and government arrest leashed of the opposition. and reports the white house is willing to trade prisoners at guantanamo bay for an

harris with a look at the top story. >>> former baltimore ravens, ray rice to appeal his suspension from the n.f.l. >>> the u.s. gathering a coalition to fight i.s.i.l., but without addressing the issue of syria. >>> general motors reveals more deaths tied to faulty ignitions in cars, and that number expected to go

i'm tony harris, those are the headlines, am al jazeera america presents "i learn america" is next. camila karamova di dai jin peng pan sunatillo i am sorry if i pronounced your name wrong. >> it was not a choice for us, for the children to come here. that's something our parents choose. i love america and i love pakistan. the heart is over there and the body is over here.

liesk from new york city i'm tony harris. with a look at today's top story. boston marathon, the first american to win the men's title in more than 30 years. vice president joe biden arrives in ukraine as the white house calls on pro-russian fighters to lay down their arms. the help of u.s. drone strikes and after the deadliest disaster in t

i'm tony harris. francois hollande president of france arrived in the united states for a state visit with president obama. the two are expected to discuss global warming, monticello, the home of thompson jefferson. thomas jemps. >>> kenneth bay ha -- bae has been,. >>> chairman of the chemical safety board said the chemicals leaked from tank tanks that didt have safety standards. >>> supreme court decision last year states the u.s. cannot refuse to recognize same sex marriages. and facebook founder mark zuckerberg and his wife were named the most generous philanthropists. , those are the headlines. i'm ton tony harris. al jazeera presents, is next.

i'm tony harris, and for more news head to the website. aljazeera.com. "inside story" is next on al jazeera america. >> it's been speculated this november's election could be the lowest turn out midterm--ever. is that carved in stone? if they wanted increased voter participation could they do it? that's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. you'll probably hear it a thousand times between this moment and election day. turn out is going to be low. nobody comes out for the mid terms. okay, it's a common-place observation, but is it a verdict? does it have to be that way? today on the program a political strategy session. candidate or party or campaign decided that low level of participation isn't good. not for them, the party, or the country. is there really anything that anyone could do about it? we'll talk about the tools, techniques that might break people out of their current willingness to take a pass on the next election. let's begin with a look at the situation as it stands today. in less than 50 days voters across the country will head out

harris with a look at the top stories. president obama prepares a plan to fight the islamic state group, that could last until the end of his presidency. the president delays executive action on immigration until after the elections. >>> a rare illness making children sick. >>> baltimore ravens cut ray rice after video shows him punching his fiance in the

live from new york city, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. ♪ don't shoot, hands up >> after a night of loud protests in new york, police are getting ready for a second night of demonstrations. >> my message to people is take that pain and frustration and use it to make change. >>> change is coming to cleveland after the defendant of justice found that police there showed

i'm tony harris, with a look at today's top stories. in iraq, fears that the country will slip into civil war. one al jazeera journalist, ordered to be released. and world cup game against a team that knocked them out of the last

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. we're expecting the president of the united states to speak live from the africa summit shortly. we will also take questions. we'll bring that to you in full when it happens. negotiations under way as israel agrees to extend a three-day cease-fire, but are the demands on each side too far apart. >>> the death toll of ebola rose and it shows no signs of slowing down. and the

i'm tony harris is a look at today ace top stories. ferguson protesters holding demonstrations in 30 cities across the country. >> the supreme court said the line between free speech and threats on social media. >>> and a college football praye player found dead.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. president obama vows justice will be served. and americans will not be intim dated after the islamic state group kills another u.s. journalist. and the seven steps required to remove russian troops from the

i'm tony harris is a look at today's top new sanctions. from the united states after crimea votes to join russia. >>> and the a malaysia flight 370 search now spanning two hemisphere. and gmer recall recall spark

this is tony harris. thanks for being with us. if you have any questions about any of the stories we've covered during this news hour head over to www.aljazeera.com. "real money with ali velshi" is next. . >> bosses in america are hiring like we haven't seen in months. what's interesting isn't so much the kinds of jobs being filled but the types of companies. >>> and america caught off guard by the recent up rising in iraq. i'll tell you why we could have seen this coming about a hundred years ago. and parents, kids living at home may be able to afford to move out soon. i'm ali velshi,

i'm tony harris in new york city. "real money" with ali velshi is next on al jazeera america. into the work force and make it -- make the workforce tougher for everyone? >> what we found historically in arizona, ali, is our immigrant workforce are some of the most productive contributing individuals in the entire workforce. people moved here from all over the country. they started small businesses. many of these businesses were compriseof immigrancomprised of. people made great returns in these businesses. the economy was vibrant. this all passed in december of 2007 where arizona passed the toughest employer sanctions law in the nation. this began in december of 2007. we have 150,000 fewer workers in this state than we did back th then. seven years down the road. >> that's great for unemployed workers in arizona right? >> do you think arizona's economy is good in any way, shape or form right now ? here is the problem with that argument. having access to those workers, having those workers contribute to our economy in productive ways creates opportunities for all of us. what wi

i'm tony harris from new york. al jazeera is next. have to be universal. >> ira glass hosts a show "the american life," listened to by millions. there are stories covered often with humour. >> we did the funniest hair on gaun tan ammo >> he talks about being an remembered. >> i feel like once i'm dead, the people of the future can... jazeera." >> thank you for having me. >> your show "the american life," explain how it's put together and divided up. >> it's an hour each week. we choose a topic and do different stories. >> often we have writers, serious. >> you call each segment an act. >> yes, we call it act one, act two, act three. association. >> it's funny, the first few months of the show we didn't have that. i wanted a way to communicate to the audience all of this stuff telling one story in relation to another, and that was the shorthand that was able to do it. once we called it f1, f2 and f3, relationship. >> you have one of the most popular broadcast shows of any kind. you get a million pod casts downloaded. how do you do it?

i am tony harris. on this week's program, senator george mitchell. >> i made a film called educating black boys. all of the educate orders stressed the importance of reading and that being a key to future success. so in that spirit, who was elvira whitten? >> elvira whitten was a great woman, a high school english teacher in the small town of waterville maine where i grew up. one day, mrs. whitten asked me to come in and talk to her at the class. my first re, was what did i do wrong? i sat down at her desk and she said to me, what do you read? i said what do you mean? she said, what due read? newspapers, magazines. i admitted to her i read only books as necessary to get through school. i was too embarrassed to tell her that i did at of reading what have we now call comic books. she said, i think you are ready for something else. she picked a book up off of her deck and handed it to me, the nove novel ella called "the moon is down" and said i would like you to read this. you don't have to do it. this wi

live from new york city, i'm tony harris. ceasefire between israel and hamas, brokered by egypt. but will this one hold. and ebola in west africa. and water ban lifted, is the water really safe in toledo?

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. delegates arrive for peace talks in syria. will it make a difference. the report shows systemic torture and killing of detainees. security throats in sochi. the hunt is on right now for black widows who may be targeting the winter olympics. and a winter storm causing lots of problems already. look at these pictures covering the mid-atlantic and the northeast. >> a crucial

i'm tony harris. inside story is up next on al jazeera america. >> it was another month of steady if not spectacular job growth. we'll talk about unemployment and take a look at the president's new retirement savings vehicle myra on "inside story." hello, i'm ray suarez. after americans were moved from

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the u.s. flies armed drones over baghdad as new evidence may show isil fighters massacring nearly 200 people. ukraine signs a landmark deal to bind itself to the european union, defying russia, and warning you of every hole in the road. and out of control drivers, cars getting smarter.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. president obama announced changes to the nation's security programs. but it may not be enough. >>> information from the vatican thavatican. and we have a shooting in pennsylvania. we'll have the latest on the gunmen and the victims. >> changes are come together national security agency and the

i'm tony harris. we have today's top stories. russia plans as crimea secedes from ukraine. >>> and the move that could open the skies to more commercial drones. >> the crisis in ukraine gets more complicated by the day as diplomats make another effort to find a solution. secretary of state john kerry spoke with russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, but he warned against any hasty move. and we're just now hearing reports out of crimea that a military base is under siege by russian forces. jennifer glass is in sim erpol. what can you tell us about this situation? >> reporter: we're getting conflicting reports from this air force base. not far about five miles from where i am i in the center of te city. we understand that the gates have been broken in. there is a source inside that it's by russian forces as negotiations are going on. outside of the gate we're told by ice witnesses that there are just armed men not in uniform. this has been the confusion, tony, here over the last week or so. you've got

. >>> this is al jazerra america live from new york city, i am tony harris with a look at today's top stories. one of the worst scandals in army history national guard soldiers scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars by recruiting new members. and that's not the only developing scandal today. new reports that navy sailors cheated on training tests. and a video showing brutal attacks on games in russia just three days before the winner olympics begin. ♪ ♪

live from new york city, i'm tony harris. the u.s. supreme court has put a temporary stop to same sex marriages in utah. the nation's highest court says the marriages will come to a halt to give the state time to appeal a ruling that allows the unions. the senate is back to work today, priorities include a bill to raise the federal minimum wage a possible extension of jobless benefits and the confirmation of jahnette yellen as head of the federal reserve. liz cheney is calling it quits because of serious healthy issues in her family. iraqi securityce

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. breaking news, a federal judge in texas strikes down the state's marriage ban. and a bill in georgia that would allow discrimination against gays. >>> and investigation into credit suisse that reads like a spy novel. >>> and rush prepares its troops on the border of ukraine.

live from new york city, i'm tony harris, with a look at today's top stories. police have arrested the suspected gunman, the wounded have been taken to a local hospital. we will bring you more on the story as more information becomes available. west virginia is lifting water restrictions for some residents the victims of last week's chemical spill. potential lodge long term impacts resulting from this spill. foreign dignitaries, including vice president joe biden paid

i'm tony harris with a look at today's fop stories. a brutal ice storm is still walloping the south right now. hundreds of thousands are without power. former new orleans mayor ray nagin has been convicted o. and the new debate about mammograms.

i'm tony harris with a look at the top stories. the political leader of hamas says his organization will accept a truce, but only if israel agrees to its conditions. >>> the ukranian government says separatists shot two of its jets out of sky not far from where malaysia airlines jet was shot down >>> the remains of some on the plane arrived back in netherlands to

live from new york city i'm tony harris. top stories. vice president joe biden arrives in ukraine. after the deadliest disaster in the history of mt. everest, sherpas who serve as guides for climbers threat be to strike. >>> boston marathon thousands are cross t

i'm sunn tony harris. those are the headlines. "real money with ali velshi" is next. >> turmoil half a world away is taking a bite out of your 401k. to deal with it you have to understand it, i'm here to help. and how a new farm bill is affecting people who live nowhere near a barn or corner field. plus how the worldwide web just got a whole worldwider. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money."

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. >> the words spoken here today must be matched and translated into action. >> president obama takes the helm at the united nations security council as u.s. warplanes again bomb isil, syria d

i'm tony harris, president obama is paying tribute to the close alliance between the u.s. and france. frenching president is in washington for three days both presidents spoke at a giant news conference just a short time ago. syria and iran wear among the tropics they discussed. federal reserve chair testified before congress, in her first public excepts, yellen said the economic recovery is far from complete despite a drop in unemployment. in washington state executions have been put on hold for now. governor jay ensley saying equal justice under the law is the primary responsibility, and in death penalty cases i am not convinced equal justice is being served. the governor's decision comes after months of review. a military cargo plane crash inalgia, 78 people were onboard and 77 were killed. two sole survivor is being treated for severe injuries. the president of al president algeria. >> officials say they are prepaid this time aungelique two weeks ago when the storm shut down the city. president obama and governor nathan deal have declare add state of emergency for the

i'm tony harris with a look at your top stories. ukraine capitol engulfed in flames. 13 killed in fighting. >>> dueling protest in venezuela and government arrest leashed of the opposition. and reports the white house is willing to trade prisoners at guantanamo bay for an american sergeant held captive. >> riot police are charged into groups of protesters as the violence turns deadly in ukraine. six police officers and seven protesters have been killed in clashes in kiev. fires are burning in the center of ukraines capitol right now. some protesters are armed with clubs and wearing body armor. the ports person for the protest maiden movement. thank you for your time. i understand you have evacuated your headquarters in kiev. what is going on on the ground right now? >> it is very tense. we have reports of government troops shooting at people. we have reports of armored cars, and we have continuous movement and we have attacks against barricades. the police are shooting at the speakers. we have a stage with a main screen on the headq

i'm tony harris. if you would like information on any of the stories from this news hour, there it is, www.aljazeera.com. www.aljazeera.com. inside story with ray suarez is next. >> the argument about whether to release the so-called torture report is over. it's now moving to what we do with the information now that it's public. to prosecute or not. it's inside story. >> hello, i'm ray suarez. the senate intelligence committee's majority has received a massive report detailing the torture of prisoners held in the years after the terrorist attacks in new york and washington. even as the public was being assured that terrorist suspects were not being tortured the report says they were. the catalog of abuse visited on the detainees including men who turned out to know nothing makes distressing reading. the debate now has moved to what happens once of interrogation program has been made public. does the u.s. move to prosecute those responsible for the torture it is, for the cover up and lies that kept it

chasing bail only on al jazeera america this is al jazeera america, i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a military coupe now official in thailand. warns lit hurt relations between the allies. legislation to end nsa collection of your phone data passes the house. but critics say it is watered down, and 50 senators call on the nfl to change the name of the washington red skins.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. a new orleans jury convicted former new orleans mayor ray nagin guilty of 20 of 21 charges. he has been found guilty of accepting $500,000 worth of bribes. >>> and the lifting the nation's debt ceiling if, president obama is raising the minimum wang that federal contractors must pay. mr. obama craz raised the federl minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. >>> states of emergency have been declared in a number of areas. snow and ice are already causing problems. more than 200,000 homes and businesses are without power. >> prime minister david cameron has promised substantial aid to effected areas. and derek jeter announced on his facebook page that he will retire after this season. jeter cited his injury plague pe season. al jazeera is next. that was alcohol. i spiralled down. >> inspiration for the movie "jerry maguire" talks about his football. >> i called it a ticking time epidemic. sherman. >> he twerked his way into the national consciousness, taking a page out of miley cyrus's

i'm tony harris. "inside story" is next. >> in many places in america once you're convicted of a felony you can't vote. many are calling that unnecessary and unjust, and calling for the vote to be restored to nearly 6 million americans. that's the inside story. >> hi, i'm ray suarez. maybe you've heard, that at any given time a percentage of americans are behind bars than people anywhere else on the planet. most of those prisoners are eventually released, and when they're free in many places find themselves barred from voting for good bylaws denying the franchise to the convicted felons. again, not just while they're doing time, but permanently. those denied the vote include more than 2 million black adults, in florida, kentucky, and virginia, it's one out of every five black adults. u.s. attorney general erik holder told a legal conference once you've done your time, once you're no longer on probation or court supervision, you should be able to vote. he's calling on states to change their laws. that

. ♪ ♪ >>> this is al jazerra america live from new york city i am tony harris with a look at today's top stories, more criticism for the catholic church over its handling of the priest sex abuse crisis. today a u.n. committee grilled vatican officials over allegations these protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims. and they conceded the church needs to do more to deal with the scandal but denied accusations of a cover up. secretary of state john kerry your honors the syrian opposition today to join next week's peace conference in geneva. this after al jazerra obtained a leaked letter that says the syrian government has agreed to attend the upcoming talks. the goal is to install a transitional government to help end the country's war. president obama is meeting with more than 100 college university presidents today trying to make sure that low income students have an equal shot at getting for nba to college and succeeding once they get there. and police in california have charged three men with setting off a massive wildfire near los angeles. take a look at these live pic

i'm tony harris in new york. john siegenthaler has the night off. >> no survivors, devastating words for the families of those on board flight 370, and new details tonight on the hunt for wreckage. grim search. the desperate effort to find anyone alive under that mudslide in washington state. environmentalist catastrophe, 25 years after the exxon valdez spelled environmental disaster in alaska, how much realms. >>> woman badly hurt by a car accident at the south by southwest band gets a special performance by her favorite band. 17 days have gone by since malaysia airlines flight 370 disappeared. the search is now centered off the coast of australia. bad weather is delaying that effort. no are wreckage has been found but pointing to a bad end. john terret reports. >> the search has been called off, the reason, high seas and gale force winds. it reminds one of the area of the search. the malasian prime minister reads a statement. >> it is therefore with deep sadness and regret that i must inform you that according

live from new york, i'm tony harris. russia backs up plan of crimea to secede from ukraine. >>> surprising jobs report better than expected for the economy. >>> and the it's a decision that could flood the skies with commercial drones.

i'm tony harris. a decision by the justice on aereo. and amid the violence in iraq secretary of state john kerry warns against taking military action. he said it will only make things worse.

i'm tony harris live with your top stories. >> eric cantor steps down after becoming the first majority leader ever to lose his seat. thou thenow they look for his replacement, and defense secretary chuck hagel grilled by lawmakers over the military trade over bowe bergdahl.

i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. ukraine expressing fears that a russian invasion is emanant. the national rifle association gathering today with its republican supporters pushing the message that the rights to own guns is under attack. the vote to unionize that could have wide-spread affects on college sports. and 100% of california in a state of drought. 9 first time that has happened in 15 y