. >>> and a new term for the supreme court. on the agenda, cases ranging from abortion to voting rights. >> and shooting the rapids in west virginia. along one of the most exciting rivers in the world but only for a brief window of time. >>> for the first time, we're hearing from the father of the gunman who killed nine people last week in umpqua community college in oregon. ian mercer is blaming lax gun laws for the tragedy. meanwhile, the community turns to the church for healing. many of the victims remembered at church services throughout the region on sunday. >>reporter: outside at businesses in roseburg. >> god's was the first heart to break. >>reporter: and inside places of worship, a community is coming together to support each other in one of their darkest hours. words of comfort to church goers. >> someone hell bent on killing others is going to look for way to do that. i for one, as a follower of jesus, i dare say why should we make these malevolent schemes easier with easy access to firearms? we can do better. for g

i checked there was an african american on the supreme court, clarence thomas. >> but clarence thomas is a good person, i've known him. but clarence thomas will tell you and be the first, all you got to do is look at the record, ol ollie. who's voting to get rid of legislation, clarence thomas. >> you were hoping that president obama perhaps use one of his nomination to the supreme court for an african american. >> most people did in the communities. and when you consider most presidents don't have one chance. he had two. and so if you take loretta lynch, good lady. >> yep. >> who is now the attorney general, are you saying she wasn't good enough to be nominated? my answer would have to be she wasn't. if she wasn't, then why is she good enough to be the attorney general? and if she was good enough to be nominated, do you think there were too many? there aren't too many of other people on the bench. that was just one of the two things. the other thing i reference in the book. when he went to the congressional black caucus and speaking to people who had stretched out for him and told th

. >>> and some of the biggest cases the justices will review as they return to the supreme court. >> "inside story" takes you beyond the headlines, beyond the quick cuts, beyond the soundbites. we're giving you a deeper dive into the stories that are making our world what it is. >> a new york university student is going home after being held for months in north korea. south korean authorities released this image a short time ago. it shows ju wan moon as he entered south korea along the border with the north. he had been detained in the north since april. south korea says he entered the area illegally through the border. he apologized for his actions. >>> a sweeping international trade agreement has been reached. negotiators announced today they have finalized plans for the transpacific partnership. the agreement will cut barriers and set standards for global trade. the obama administration says it will help the economy become stronger. this is what the president said. if we can get this agreement to my desk, we'll help our businesses sell more made in america goods and help american

seeing the supreme court decision as a mandate moving forward. not in the past. >> the supreme court needs to recognise that it needs to solve that. >> joshua perry hopes that the review will prompt states to rethink whether life without parole is over okay to juveniles. my hope is that they'll see the light on the issue. to send 15-year-olds for the rest of their lives. >> the outcome could have an impact on 300 other louisiana inmates, serving life without parole sentences for crimes committed as minors >>> zimbabwe says it will not file charges against the american dentist that shot and killed cecil the lion. walter palmer had obtained the proper permits. palmer said he relied on guides and had no idea it was one of zimbabwe's treasured animals. i'm antonio mora, thank you for joining us. for news of any time head over to aljazeera.com. luis suarez is up next with "inside story". goodnight. >> this past weekend just as they did 20 years ago, black men throngd washington to talk about the times they live in. when they assess today's problems wh

about a lot of things that has to do with supreme court rulings on gay maicialg, t marriage, donald trump has been actually leading with evangelical voters, in iowa, for instance, because they see him standing up for a strain of american culture that is in many ways in sync they say is dying but in many ways is in sync, that they see under assault and falling around them, not only christopher hitchens who they think is obnoxious, because of what the supreme court is doing, there's a general sense that america is changing and sometimes that is articulated as my faith is under attack. >> absolutely. this is once again fear of the other, of the unknown, not understanding that all hell is going to break loose if this country becomes a more diverse, concept of place. >> the religious right in the country has been a political force from a media perspective and political perspective since about ronald reagan's election in 1988. since then it has suffered almost unbroken string of political defeat, on same sex marriage on abortion on prayer on the federal level. on state court issues, where is th

wednesday, mexican supreme court will rule if they can plant genetically modified soy beans in fields in the u.k.a tan. they have been accused of polluting honey and threatening livelihoods. lucia newman reports. >> reporter: this beekeeper calls it the mayan's greatest treasure, the same colour, but more valuable than combed. it's called honey. produced here in tree drunks by tiny bees. they don't sting, and they make the most prized honey in the u.k.a tan pennagesuala -- peninsula. >> we use it for ceremonies to ask for rain. and it has medicinal properties. >> they mixed honey for dirt. >> today, more than 20,000 mayan families produce honey from more aggressive bees.

and we'll look at the justice's review as they return to the supreme court. >> new york commuter student is going home after being held for months in nort north korea north korea. he had been detained by north korea since april after the government said he entered the country illegally through the chinese border. in a prepared statement last month, the 21-year-old praised the north korea government and apologized for his actions. >>> a sweeping international trade agreement has been reached. negotiators have announced today they have finalized plans for the trans-pacific partnership. they will cut pair years and set standards for global trade. the obama administration said that it will help make the u.s. economy stronger. this is what the president had to say. if you can get this agreement to my desk, then we can help our businesses sell more made in america goods and services around the world. and we can help more american workers compete and win. okay, some would agree with that. some don't patty culhan patricia sabga has more. >> indeed, economists are divided over how many jobs nafta

. >>> plus day one of the new term for the supreme court. we'll look at the biggest cases on the agenda, including one case that could impact voting laws nationwide. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. not the other way around. >>> i am pleased to announce we have secured an historic resolution of our pending claims against bp, totaling more than $20 billion, making it the large settlement with a single entity in american history. the resolution including civil claims under the clean water act to which bp has agreed to pay a $5.5 billion penalty, the largest civil penalty in the history of environmental law. >> loretta lynch today on the se

. >> the supreme court takes up new cases today in what could be another landmark term. >> this is aljazeera america. good morning, live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. schools and collegion are closed in south carolina today. thousands are without power around the state, seven are dead. officials rescued hundreds from cars caught in flash floods. robert ray is live for us in charleston, south carolina. was there any warning? >> that's a great question. the answer is yes and no. they expect really intense rain and heavy amounts in the south carolina area. the mayor here of charleston, who's been here for 40 years at mayor said he has never seen anything like it, including 1989's hurricane hugo which really caused havoc in this area. people are trying to figure out exactly what to do in the coming days and assess when this rain is over, which should be over today, later today. charleston's been hit hard, the capitol, columbia very, very much completely pummeled. there have been swift water rescues and chopper rescues yesterday. roads have collapsed. dams have crashed in. there have

. >>> and a famish you, affirmative action in college admissions at the supreme court. >>> being a black woman, a muslim woman, being a woman in general, it is like, okay, this is beyond me winning. >> a homecoming queen, breaking stereo types, and making history. tonight her story. ♪ >>> and we begin with catastrophic flooding in south carolina. some areas we have seen two feet of rain since thursday. so much rain that at least eight dams have failed. and 500 roads and bridges across the state are closed. the white house says president obama has signed a disaster declaration. the flooding is historic and far from over. robert ray is in columbia, south carolina. >> reporter: john, good evening, the calm after the storm, at least weather related. but if you look over my shoulder that is one of the compromised dams, many in the state. just a few hours ago we got word from the national guard and coast guard to evacuate that bridge. we were pushed up the hill as were residents as helicopters surrounded it trying to figure out if indeed that dam was going to break. residents are trying to a

supreme court is now considering whether offenders such as davis should be resentenced. the court banned sentences of life without parole for children in 2012 saying children must consider their potential for change. the court is now considering whether that ban should apply to the more 2,000 offenders convicted before that ruling took place. >> the court told us that youth matters. the fact that they may be more impulsive than us. the fact that they're not fully developed. none of us is the person we were when we were 15 years old. we all change and grow and that's exactly what we expect. that's exactly what xavier demonstrates. >> ask xavier mcelgrath bay said that other children should have the chance to show that they've changed. >> they're no different than me or anyone else who has been given the opportunity. the sad reality is that he doesn't have that opportunity. i just think that it's completely inhumane, wrong, and immoral of us to discard him forever because of a childhood mistake. >> the court is expected to decide by summer whether boys who grew to manhood

supreme court. there are already 48 cases on the docket with the justices lieciallikely to add even more e again they're going to be ruling on some of the country's most controversial issues. lisa stark has the story. >> last term was a blockbuster, from the forecas affordable caro same sex marriage. this year's cases will not have quite as big but still have incredible impact. >> watch for voting rights. >> roberts court appeared to lean left now return to its roots. >> last term there were quite a few great liberal victories but make no mistake this is a very conservative court and i would expect to continue to see conservative decisions. >> reporter: some of the biggest decisions come out of texas including one involving the university and its admissions policy. >> university of texas uses race as a factor in its admission policy. schools are very concerned about what their student bodies would look like. >> reporter: also from texas a voting rights case. legislative districts are now drawn up ba

. >>> supreme court hearing arguments fr ohow long juveniles can serve in prison and said they cannot be sentenced to mandatory life terms without parole and now asked to decide if that ruling should apply to people already serving that sentence and jonathan martin has more. >> reporter: more than a thousand u.s. prisoners convicted of murder as juveniles are serving mandatory life sentences without parole but in 2012 it says states can no longer sentence someone under 18 to life in parole and maturity and social development must be considered. the high court is now set to revisit the issue and determine whether its ruling three years ago should be applied retroactively and givie juvenils this and hear montgomery versus louisiana involves henry montcomery and at 17 he killed a policeman and mandatory life without parole sentence. marshal is one of the attorneys representing montgomery and says it only makes sense the supreme court's landmark decision in 2012 be applied retroactively and that case involving a 14-year-old boy the court found automatic life without parole for minors coul

. >>> the supreme court decision that effects youngsters who are on parole. >> u.s. and russia are to hold talks on air safety above syria after military aircraft from both countries came within sight of each other. the incident, which happened on saturday, under scores the need for air safety guidelines. >> i find these airstrikes to be reckless and indiscriminate. they have the opposite effect of what russia claims it wants to do. it claims that they want to fight isil. in reality these reckless, indiscriminate, irresponsible airstrikes will have the effect only of pro longing the suffering of the people. >> meanwhile n iraq, preparing for another operation against the islamic state in iraq and the levant in they're not saying where the owe queensive on ramadi is going to start, but a pentagon spokes person said on tuesday that they're i believe to where a thousand isil fighters are expected to be inside ramadi. and neck be expected to turned ieds, however, they do believe that iraqi forces are well trained and well motivated to climb a big city back through the ci

. >>> the united states supreme court opens a new term on monday. among the most contentious cases is evenwell versus abbott. the plaintiffs say the case will lead to an examination of the one person one vote principle, but others say a racist political agenda at play. we have the report. >> reporter: just who does texas state senator sylvia garcia represent? clearly the senior citizens gathered for the texas hispanic council health fair. spanish may be the primary language here, but the pride at how far the community has come in the united states is evident. >> the first full-time hispanic ever elected in harris county. >> reporter: some 70% of garcia's constituents are hispanic, part of an emerging political bloc that the republican party agonizes over. minorities tend to stroet for democrats. now the supreme court agrees to hear a case to die lute that minority vote as it was emerging as a powerful force. >> you see a shift of power away from places where you have lots of immigrants and children back to rural areas. >> reporter: the plaintiff's a

on wednesday mexico's supreme court will rule in the chemical giant can plant genetically modified soy beans in the fields in the yucatan pa minutes los angeles. locals accuse monsanto of polluting their honey and threatening their livelihoods. lucia newman reports from the southern tip of mexico. >> reporter: this beekeeper calls it the mayan's greatest treasure. the same color, but more valuable than gold. it's called honey. produced here in tree trunks by tiny bees. they don't sting. and they make the most prized honey in the yucatan peninsula jungle. >> translator: we use it for ceremonies, to ask for rain, but it also has ma disnats properties. >> reporter: the able gent mayans even missed honey with dirt at cement for their famous pyramids. today more than 20,000 family produce honey from far more aggressive bees, her husband uses smoke to keep them from attacking. the money produced here is extremely sought off and fetches a very high price on the european market. but the livelihood of the families who produce this depends not just on its exquisite taste and aroma but on their a

supreme court opens a new term on monday. among the most contentious cases are well versus abbott which will examine the one person/one vote principle. >> translator: just who does texas state senator sylvia garcia represent? well, clearly the senior citizens gathered for the texas hispanic council's health fair. spanish may be the primary language here, but the prize of how far the community has come in the united states is evident. >> the first full-time hispanic ever elected in harris county. >> reporter: 70% of garcia's constituents are hispanic. part of a bloc the republican party agonizes off. minorities tend to vote for democrats. now the supreme court agreed to a hearing case to die lute that minority vote just as it was emerging as a powerful force. >> you see a shift of power away from urban and suburban areas, places with lots of i am frants and children, back to rural areas. >> reporter: the plaintiff's argument is this. in the u.s. each political district has roughly the same population. in some latino political

opponents of obama care once again plan to challenge it before the supreme court. >>> opponent of the affordable care act are mounting another change to president obama's signature legislation. the pacific legal foundation is filing a new appeal. the health care law violates the constitutional provision, says the group, requiring bills to raise taxes. lower courts rejected that argument. the supreme court twice rejected major challenges to the healthcare law, the first in 2012, the second past june. new concerns about produce you eat grown in california. the drought puts a spotlight on farmers using waste water from oil production to irrigate the feels, and environment groups are asking questions. al jazeera assist jennifer london has more. >> it is scary, i'm a vegan, i only heat crop. >> what i would like to see is a certification that the food i'm eating it safe. >> i don't see how people can want to eat something tainted with chemicals. >> if you have oranges, grapes, almonds in your kitchen, it's likely they came from the central valley in california, this is the water used to ir

we'll talk now to a lawyer at indias supreme court. thank you for talking to us. this is a terrible case which could happen in any part of the world. these sorts of terrible crimes do happen all over the world, don't they? what is so awful about it happening in new delhi of course is that it comes on the back of a string of sexual assaults carried out against women. >> yes. delhi -- let me share my anguish with you. i'm completely stunned today and i'm really broken with the fact above all that we are really -- we have failed as a society. we have failed on grounds of humanity. this is all the more shocking when after the death -- the grew some incidents of race. it's shameful that this crime has increased. >> following the case of 2012, the gang rape on the bus which led to the young student eventually dying of her injuries, the government did move into action and put into place some tougher legislation. but that doesn't seem to be working. it doesn't seem to be enough to change attitudes in india. >> i tell you, nothing will change unless the legislation itself

supreme court is now considering whether offenders such as davis should be resentenced. the court bans sentences of life bought parole for children in 2012, says judges must consider their potential for change. the court is now considering whether that should apply to the more than 2,000 offenders convicted before that ruling tack place. >> the court has told us, youth matters. the fact that they may be more impulsive. the fact that they are not fully developed. none of sus the person we were when we were 15. we all change, and grow, and that is exactly what we expect, and that is exactly what compare demonstrates. >> xavier miguel now an advocate for other sentences children, says men like davis should also get the chance to snow they have changed. >> in the his own brain, understand the consequences. he is no different from me and anyone else. and the sad reality is he doesn't have that opportunity. and i just think that it is just completely inhumane and wrong. immoral oftous discard him forever because of a childhood mistake. the court isn't anded to decide by summer

. >> a supreme court ruling gave >> a supreme court ruling gave companies in zimbabwe permission to fire workers. he was given no severance package and told to lead. >> the master can do what he wants to his employees. should there be any - you find that you are going to defy it. >> the government intervened, amended the labour law, making it difficult to fire workers, insisting that those who lost jobs get severance pay. >> reporter: most businesses operate at less than half capacity. employees say they have to lay off workers, and the only way they can survive is by cutting jobs. independent economists say it's more than 80%. a lot of people selling its on the street are graduates. >> the economy is in bad shape. anticipating a result, affecting electricity production. as well as crop production. we don't have the money to pay for the food we need to import. millions are struggling because of rising unemployment. in 2008, for example, we had an election influenced by the economy. it is very difficult to survive. it was to cause more suffering. i don't see the government being able. civ

. >> a supreme court ruling gave >> a supreme court ruling gave c companies in zimbabwe permission to fire workers. he was given no severance package and told to lead. >> the master can do what he wants to his employees. should there be any - you find that you are going to defy it. >> the government intervened, amended the labour law, making it difficult to fire workers, insisting that those who lost jobs get severance pay. most businesses operate at less than half capacity. employees say they have to lay off workers, and the only way they can survive is by cutting jobs. independent economists say it's more than 80% unemployment rates. a lot of people selling its on the street are graduates. >> the economy is in bad shape. anticipating a result, affecting electricity production. as well as crop production. we don't have the money to pay for the food we need to import. millions are struggling because of rising unemployment. in 2008, for example, we had an election influenced by the economy. it is very difficult to survive. g more people lose their jobs, it will cause more suffering. i

wednesday, mexican supreme court will rule if they can plant genetically modified soy beans in fields in the u.k.a tan. they have been accused of polluting honey and threatening livelihoods. lucia newman reports. >> reporter: this beekeeper calls it the mayan's greatest treasure, the same colour, but more valuable than combed. it's called honey. produced here in tree drunks by tiny bees. they don't sting, and they make the most prized honey in the u.k.a tan pennagesuala -- peninsula. >> we use it for ceremonies to ask for rain. and it has medicinal properties. >> they mixed honey for dirt. >> today, more than 20,000 mayan families produce honey from more aggressive bees. this husband uses smoke to keep them from attacking. >> the honey produced here is extremely sought after and fetches a high price on the european market. but the livelihood of the families that produce this depend not just on the taste and aroma, but the ability to keep the honey pure. that's why the soya plantations become the enemy. genetically modified and sprayed with highly toxic herbicides. both told by monsant

action of the supreme court or the higher court? >> yeah, that is right. the fact that it has been over three years since the first asylum seekers were locked up on naru, it's less than two days before the highest court in our country will assess the willfulness of the tension and i have a limit to what i can say because the case is currently before the course and i think it's very hard to join those dots. >> how is influx of people, you say it has been several years, the influx of people to naru has that been properly studied and the impacts on the island as well as impacts of course on asylum seekers? >> look, settling and integrating refugees is challenging. i mean australia has a good history of it. we do it well. naru doesn't have the history of it and there are 800, 900 people that we will be asking naru to settle. naru is i think the world east smallest republic and the world east smallest island nation with a population of around 10,000 and australia is sort of offloading an extra 10%. and that extra 10% they are very vulner

teachers stopped work when the government refused to follow a supreme court order to rise salaries by 50%. >>> ongoing tensions between protesters and police. since president nkurunziza was reelected. >> one of a number of people whose bodies were found on sunday morning. people in the area say he was shot by police. she says she can't look after their children without him. there was similar scenes in neighboneighboring districts. a representative has confirmed a number dead. >> as you have seen for yourself there were bodies open the ground. it leads us to believe yesterday's situation wasn't normal. >> reporter: people living in the area say the police rounded up a group of young men and took them away on saturday. other people armed with guns and grenades, showed people in the area. police have denied officers were involved and said those responsible were criminals that the police were pursuing. >> translator: when the police parolpatrol was doing a round ie area, officials informed them, eight peoples have been killed. fest. >> reporter: there have been protests and an increase in

. >> they made a time afeel to the supreme court on the eve of its ruling. >> the court has the power to limit crops that impact health, environment and in this case the cultural heritage of the mayan community. >> the they are pitted against arguebly the most powerful agro-chemical corporation. >> an u.s. military blimp that broke free from its mothering in the state of maryland and floated free for hours has finally been growned but not before it caused electrical outages effecting up to 20,000 homes. the blimp is used to monitor incoming traffic from washington including drones and cruise missiles. it can stay up in the air for 30 days. >>> nasa aircraft has gun its pass of th saturn, it will pass through a plume of ice and water vapor. the craft will take gas and particle samples as it passes just 48 kilometers before it's surface of a speed more than 20,000 kilometers an hour. more of everything we're covering right here. www.aljazeera.com. >> as certain as the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, there have been absolutely two reliable pillars of republican politics a

the supreme court ruled in his favour in gideon versus wainwright, in 1963. the reason all today have the right to an attorney. gideon had his day in court and was acquitted. unfortunately, many cases assigned to public defenders do not have happy endings. the majority of public defenders officers are underfunded and overworked. some have four times the amount of cases. one showed 21% of states have enough attorneys to meet guidelines, that is largely the result of insufficient budget. that and other factors meaning the poorest defendants don't get commonwealth representation. gideon versus wainwright made sure every person charged with a crime gets a lawyer. it did nothing to balance the scales of justice in america. the county public defenders office is trying to change that and bring about justice for all. the officers taking on law enforcement and the state attorney's office, and the effort to expose discrimination and racial profiling. a battle for justice that the public genter is fighting one case at a time. >> 23-year-old blake robinson is disturbed b

. >>> also this morning a pro-gun group saying it will take its case to the supreme court. new york and connecticut passing bans on semiautomatic weapons and those large-capacity magazines that followed the sandy hook shootings. the court, though, did strike down some provisions, including a connecticut ban on a particular type of rifle that has to be recocked each time it is shot. >>> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon is on his way to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netenyahu this afternoon. and yes, it has been another day of violence in israel and the palestinian territories. these are live images coming out of bethlehem. we're learning that two palestinian were killed in the occupied west bank, and two israelis were injured. police say a palestinian tried to hit them with his car. al jazeera's stephanie decker is live for us in jerusalem. and what more do we know about that violence we're seeing once again in the occupied west bank. >> reporter: hi, del, as you mentioned there has been three incidents today. the day is not over yet in the occupied west bank.

when israel's chief justice sits in her chair in our fiercely independent supreme court, when our christian community continues to grow and thrive from year to year as christian communities are decimated elsewhere in the middle east, when a brilliant young israeli muslim student gives her valedictorian address at one of our finest universities, and when israeli doctors and nurses, doctors and nurses from the israeli military treat thousands of wounded from the killing fields of syria, and thousands more in the wake of natural disasters from haiti to nepal, this -- this is the true face of israel. these are the values of israel. and in the middle east, these values are under savage assault by militant islamists who are forcing millions of terrified people to flee to distant shores. 10 miles from isis, a few hundred yards from iran's murderous proxies, israel standings in the breach proudly defending freedom and progress. israel is civilization's front line in the battle against barbarism. so here is a novel idea for the united nations, instead of continuing the shameful routine of bashing is

. >> pakistan's supreme court has upheld the death sentence passed town to the killer of a provincial government. to avoid execution, many people are turning to tribal justice to solve long-running disputes. nicole johnson reports from pakistan. >>reporter: despite the death threats, he volunteers for a job few others want. mediating between families who hate each other. sometimes their disputes have festered for decades. >> from the moment the government decides to hang people, our work increased by 60 to 70%. many were in jail and the order had been given to hang them. time was ticking. >>reporter: every meeting starts the same way, with a hug. these men have been feuding with their neighbor for 23 years. the disagreement started over a pond. one family wanted to fish in it. the other wanted to swim. 25 people have been killed since then. >> from my heart, i don't want to give guns to the young anymore. we made an agreement once but again the killing started. we have to find a way to mediate or we will destroy ourselves. >>reporter: these types of mediations are critical to ending d

. >>> the brazilian supreme court ruled that police can question former president desilva as a witness in are the petrogas corruption case. the current president has reshuffled her cabinet and announced spending cuts including that of ministerial salaries. it's a move as being seen as heading off efforts to impeach her. >>> four of fifa's biggest supporters are calling on separator's resignation. he has said that it would not be in the best interest of fifa. >> the indictments of several fifa executives pushed sepp blatter into agreering to end his rain in february. but since the announcement that blatter was being investigated for misappropriation, the pressure for him to go has become intense. coca-cola, one of the organization's biggest and olderolders backers, said he mut resign immediately because every day that passes, the image and reputation of fifa continues to tarnish. coca-cola's demand was quickly followed by similar statements from sponsors, mcdonald's, visa and anheuser-busch. >> there is only one more step, that is to threaten to withdraw their sponsorship completely. an

. >> ali velshi on target weeknights 10:30p et >>> the supreme court is hearing arguments today involving how long juveniles can serve in prison. the justices will decide whether a 2012 ruling that banned life in prison for minors applies retroactively, and hear a case over how the death penalty is applied in florida. >>> the aclu is suing two psychologist who are accused of designing the enhanced interrogation program. the men were paid at least $80 million for their work. del walters has more. >> reporter: the lawsuit is being brought on behalf of this man and two others. >> every day there is punishment here. every day is a problem for me. i wanted to die. >> reporter: the acluer says they were subjected to what the cia called enhanced interrogation techniques and what the alcu and investigators say is torture. the lawsuit names who psychologists. they are described as the architects of the program. mitchell spoke to al jazeera america last fall, when reports first surfacing he was involved. he said, quote: he later admitted to vice news that he was part of the program, but would not c

>>reporter: a supreme court ruling recently gave companies permission to fire workers. this man was given no severance package and told to leave. >> he can do whatever he wants to do to his employees. should there be any silly story or silly case, you find that you are going to be fired. >>reporter: the government intervened, amended the labor law making it difficult to fire workers and insisting those who lost jobs to get severance pay. employers insist the only way they can survive is by cutting jobs. the unemployment rate is 80%. a lot of people selling items on the street are graduates. >> we are anticipating a serious drought which affects electricity production as well as crop production. we don't have the money to pay for the food we now need to import. >>reporter: millions are struggling because of the rising unemployment. >> 2008, for example, we had an election which was influenced largely by the economy. it's very difficult to survive in that election. so if we have more people losing their jobs, it will cause more suffering. i don't see the government being

the teachers stopped work when the government refused to follow a supreme court order to raise salaries by 50%. >>> flash floods on the french riviera have killed at least 19 people. up to 5,000 homes are still without electricity on monday with as many as 70,000 suffering blackouts on sunday. french president francois hollande has promised help to cover damage within three months. >>> this year's noble prize for medicine has been awarded to three researchers who made important contributions towards tackling diseases. as caroline malone explains they've been described as heroes of the medical world. >> the nobel institute has today awarded the 2015 prize in physiology and medicine -- >> prevented bliendnes blindnesr disfigurement. identified a substance used in chinese medicine known as sweet wormwood. they helped develop it into treatment for the disease. there are nearly 200 million new cases of malaria every year. those who get very sick are in africa. >> every year half a million are dying of malaria and this medicine in combination with some other means have reduced this into half

taken down last night, it has been placed in the offices of a state public policy group, the state supreme court there ruled in june that the display violated the law that public property cannot be used to promote religion. officials say they took down the monument to avoided any protests the financial trouble in one of the word's favorite tourist destinations. >> i am alyssa chan, in the bahamas. taking a closer look at chinese investments in the caribbean. >> >> i've been asked to keep my voice down cause mom it refers to slavery as immigration. >> . >> it had africans and african-americans at the atlantic slave trade as workers implying pay as though we had come here willingly and were paid to do our job. >> now taking the textbook from it's classrooms the publisher mcdraw hill responding to the immediate outable saying it would change the book, but the digital version only the bahamas is a popular tourist destination, that makes it attractive to foreign investors as well. china planned to open a state of the art resort there, but as al jazeera report delays are now causing economic pro

. >> reporter: five years ago the supreme court struck down a law as unconstitutional because it didn't allow nuf intreg frags. now families musts have lived her five years to improve they intended to put down roots. >> in the end they bow to social justice, says the minister that introduced it. >> we need to accept their will to be break citizens. they'll have rights and obligations, those that refuse that are racist and vptionallists. these children go to the appear that difference from the greeks they grew up about. it has reduced a sense of belonging. with opportunities scarce many leave. citizenship may not be the end of the process, but may help others gain acceptance to a society that has not mellowed to an idea of having them. >> hundreds of north and south koreans prepare for a defining moment in their lives. a rafr reunion for families separated by the korean war. >> harry fawcett reports. >> reporter: at the age of 89 this man has taken up a hobby. when he was young he was separated from his family, travelled south and they are saw them again. eight years ago he signed up for

the state supreme court ruled in june the display violates a law that public property cannot be used to promote religion. officials say they moved the monument late at night to avoid protests. >>> the financial trouble in one of the world's favorite tourist spots. >> i'm taking a closer look at chinese investments in the caribbean. ♪ >>> schools in one texas district are scramming to replace a u.s. history textbook this week after a student told his mom it referred to slavery as immigration. >> they had africans and african americans as workers, implying pay, as if we had come here willingly and were paid to our job. >> the school district is now removing the textbook from its classrooms. the publisher responded to the social media outcry that followed saying it was change the digital version only. >>> the bahamas is a popular destination for tourists from around the world, and that makes it very attractive to foreign investors. china planned to open a state-of-the-art resort, but relays in construction are now causing economic problems for the country. ♪ >> reporter: >> they mar

. >> do you think this will end up at the supreme court? >> you'll have to ask a lawyer on that one. i would guess no. i don't think -- i don't think you have -- you generally are looking for differences across circuit courts and this is really the only game in time as far as college athletes are concerned. >> and the nllrb ruled recently against players unionizing at northwestern but many issues are being brought up these days. richard, it's a fascinating topic. good to have you with us. thank you >>> starting tomorrow, oregon will begin selling marijuana for recreational use. meaning people 21 and over can legally buy the drug from dispensaries without a medical prescription. we took a look at what to expect. >>reporter: a big day in the state of oregon for marijuana sellers and buyers. you'll be able to pick up a dream queen clone or sprout also be able to buy seeds and bud and do it recreationally without a medical marijuana card. that's the way oregon is rolling out marijuana legalization. currently licensed medical dispensaries are al

supreme court justices started a new term, facing a long list of contentious issues. montgomerie versus louisiana deals with a ruling that juveniles cannot be sentenced to life without parole, and whether the rule can be applied retroactively. rulings watch freed ricks versus californian teachers' federation. it hinges on whether non-union can be required to pay fees. fisher versus austin looks at graduate measures. and another health care providers in texas are asking the court to overturn a state law. and even well versus abbott deals with redistricting plans in texas that occupants say benefit governments. >> 12 nations plan to create a trade agreement including the united states. critics say it's bad news for workers, and three researchers that took on some wide-spread diseases earn recognition for their life-saving work. the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. and this includes our commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we'

this time it's arkansas where the state supreme court has halted capital punishment while executions are challenged in court. they are also on hold in oklahoma and ohio for similar reasonings. death penalty opponents have challenged a law that prevents the state of arkansas press release disclosing its legal providers. >>> law enforcement agencies use special devices to track investigate suspects. >> reporter: the devices are easily obtained and easily used. one of them called the stingray captures key information such as the location of every cell phone on a street corner or protest. >> the problem is that it can only operate in a dragnet fashion. so everyone within range has their cell phone data intercepted. >> reporter: police departments and federal agencies have been buying the devices as far back as 2010. they cost anywhere between 2400 to $7,500. many passively gather radio waves. the fbi has asked local law enforcement agencies not to disclose their use of the technologies. >> i don't want to say too much about that, because i don't want the bad guys to know. >> reporter: la

. >>> the supreme court is back in session this morning for the beginning of a new term. they're already 48 cases on the docket. as al jazeera lisa stark reports, once again the justices will be ruling on big divisive issues. >> last term was a blockbuster from the decision up holding a key part of the affordable care act to the ruling on same-sex marriage. this may not be quite so high profile but will still have a profound impact. >> watch for a number of big issues. watch for affirmative action. watch for abortion and future of public employee unions and future of voting rights. >> last year's court appeared to lean left now returned to its roots. >> last term there were quite a few great liberal victories, but make no mistake, this is a very conservative court and expelled to see conservative decisions. >> some of the big decisions come out of text, including one involving the university and it's admissions policy. >> the university of texas has a real view in a the conservatives will come along and say you can't use race at all or in the limited way, and schools are

the teachers stopped work when the government refused to allow the supreme court order to raise their salaries by 50%. >>> people killed in a shooting in bun rui burundi's capital. people are accusing the police of killing unarmed civilians. caroline malone has our report. >> in the suburb, a woman cries out for her husband. [ sobbing ] she's one of a number of people whose bodies were found on sunday. the people in the area say that he was shot by police. she said she can't look after their children without him. there other scenes in neighboring districts. an administrativanan administrator confirmed there were a number dead. >> there were bodies on the ground. it leads us to believe that the situation was not normal. >> people living in the area say the police rounded up a group of young men and took them away on saturday. other people armed with guns and grenades tried to stop them. the police came back later and shot people in the area. but the police have denied officers were involved. and said those responsible were criminals that the police were pursuing. >> when the police par

. >> they made a final appeal to mexico's supreme court this week on the eve of its ruling. >> to limit products. the environment and in this case, the cultural heritage of the myan communities. >> a culture linked to what some call thenectar of the gods. 3i9d against arguably the world's most powerfuling ari chemical organization. >> the european parliament approved a new telecom law to scrap roaming charges. within two years, travelers will pay the same anywhere within the eu. only travelers with european sim cards. >> and they will make sure that they treat all internet traffic equally but not everyone supports the move. this is a blow for net neutrality, prints all internet data musting equal in terms of the speed it's delivered and it's why the internet is still a level playing field and why startups can overtake established brands. imagine the internet super highway with each website as a car. a neutral internet doesn't discriminate between the traffic. but the new rules could allow internet service providers to create online fast lanes for what they called specialized services. t