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york city and new york state in 1979 led to legal guarantees for the right to shelter. for decades, new york city has had a legal obligation to provide shelter for the homeless but the problem has, again, reached critical mass. according to the coalition for the homeless, there are approximately 58,000 homeless people on the streets of new york city this summer which is the highest number since the great depression. those 58,000 are in a sense the lucky ones. they're able to find spots in local shelters in new york city every night. but not everyone goes. >> i sleep on a bench in the even overnight. >>reporter: he has to sleep sitting in a bench until 56 p.m. when the city curfew is lifted and then he can lay on the ground and sleep. >>reporter: the solution is long-term affordable housing. >> it's never effective to criminalize being homeless or criminalize being mentally ill. >>> with us in the studio tonight is nicky houston, a tax attorney and advocate for the rights of the homeless. she was homeless at the age of nine living in shelters with her mother and younger
york city and new york state in 1979 led to legal guarantees for the right to shelter. for decades, new york city has had a legal obligation to provide shelter for the homeless but the problem has, again, reached critical mass. according to the coalition for the homeless, there are approximately 58,000 homeless people on the streets of new york city this summer which is the highest number since the great depression. those 58,000 are in a sense the lucky ones. they're able to find spots in local...
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. >> we've had over the last ten years a hidden homelessness crisis in new york city. >>reporter: steven leven says the solution is long term housing. >> it's not to criminalize the homeless or mentally ill. >>reporter: but it happens all over the country criminalizing those resting and sleeping in public places. it's happening in a time where there's not shelter for housing. >> with us is a tax attorney, an advocate for the rights of the homeless. it's a cause dear to her hurt. she was homeless at the age of nine living in shelters with her mother and younger brother. also joining us is a senior attorney at the national law center on homelessness and poverty. there seems to be an explosion in the numbers of homeless on the streets of new york city. >> i think you're seeing the after effects of the get recession, the affects of not having the proper services and not having good public education systems. to me homelessness just isn't about the homeless. it's about the poor. you don't find middle class people ending on the streets. you find people on the cuff. the workin
. >> we've had over the last ten years a hidden homelessness crisis in new york city. >>reporter: steven leven says the solution is long term housing. >> it's not to criminalize the homeless or mentally ill. >>reporter: but it happens all over the country criminalizing those resting and sleeping in public places. it's happening in a time where there's not shelter for housing. >> with us is a tax attorney, an advocate for the rights of the homeless. it's a cause...
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they are among the thousands of homeless in new york city. and their faces and pictures are being posted online by police officers. one of the unions representing the nypd calls this flicker account, peek a boo. the union says city hall has failed the city in tackling the homeless population, and politicians are spending their time attacking police officers. so the union has asked members when they are off duty to photograph the homeless. but who do these pictures shame? the people you see, or the officers who take them? this all comes a week after the mayor introduced a $22 million proposal to deal with homelessness called nyc safe. the money would be used to house and treat those with mental illness, and put more police near homeless shelters. according to the coalition for the homeless, over the last ten years the number of people sleeping in new york city shelters rose steadily, reaching 60,000 earlier this year. the city says the number actually living on the streets is about 3,000. for many these pictures do nothing to solve the problem
they are among the thousands of homeless in new york city. and their faces and pictures are being posted online by police officers. one of the unions representing the nypd calls this flicker account, peek a boo. the union says city hall has failed the city in tackling the homeless population, and politicians are spending their time attacking police officers. so the union has asked members when they are off duty to photograph the homeless. but who do these pictures shame? the people you see, or...
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is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm erica and we begin with the continued tensions in ferguson, missouri, more protests are planned there today to mark one year since the death of michael brown. some organizers are calling for civil disobedience and comes after a night of gun violence following demonstrations. [gunfire] two teens shot near a memorial to brown and one man is in critical condition after police say he shot a plain clothes officer and diane has more. >> about 2:00 this morning two teenagers walking by the apartment complex near the site where michael brown was shot last year. someone from a back of a vehicle fired at those two teenagers and the two teenagers were struck but sustained nonlife threatening injuries. a few hours before that at about 11:00 shots rang out near a protest on west floricent avenue just as the police chief andre anderson was talking to reporters and it happened when they fired at police and the chief belmar describes what happens. >> the suspect engages them with gunfire at the grill of the car and strike the hood and i don't know i
is al jazeera america live from new york city, i'm erica and we begin with the continued tensions in ferguson, missouri, more protests are planned there today to mark one year since the death of michael brown. some organizers are calling for civil disobedience and comes after a night of gun violence following demonstrations. [gunfire] two teens shot near a memorial to brown and one man is in critical condition after police say he shot a plain clothes officer and diane has more. >> about...
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york city. [ cheering ] >> just last month new york city passed the imagination's strongest fair chance hiring law. marilyn shared her story. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who has never had a full-time job because my past has always held me back. and today i see light at the end of that tunnel. i see that candle flickering at me. >> crews stepped up the efforts to stop the illegal drug trade. we look at peru's battle to contain the country's cocaine. >> peru is now the world's biggest producer of cocaine. it's the latest south american country to let its military shut done suspected drug-smuggling planes. we look at a police unity on an anti--drug operation. >> members of peru's anti-drug special police march across rivers and marshes. the commander led the team as they set out to destroy a coka processing lab. they fired shots toward to warn the traffickers to avoid killings that lead to retaliations from the community. most people are involved in the drug trade. as traffickers fled they left behind bread, boots, these sacks of coka leaves. they were about to be thrown inside the pool to
york city. [ cheering ] >> just last month new york city passed the imagination's strongest fair chance hiring law. marilyn shared her story. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who has never had a full-time job because my past has always held me back. and today i see light at the end of that tunnel. i see that candle flickering at me. >> crews stepped up the efforts to stop the illegal drug trade. we look at peru's battle to contain the country's cocaine. >> peru is now the...
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in new york city. ten people have died and 100 others are infected. >>> it's a sweeping order from the mayor of new york city. all water cooling towers in the city must be tested for legionnaires' disease bacteria. >> we're doing this out of an abundance of caution. everyone understands the outbreak has been limited to one community in our city. >> reporter: health officials believe the cooling towers are the source of the outbreak. >> there is no risk to our drinking water. there is no risk to our water supply. >> reporter: but a top researcher recently told us more testing is needed and questioned the source of the bacteria. . >> although i don't have all of the data but i will tell you in the early '80s we reported where the source of legionnaires' disease came from and it came from the drinking water, despite the fact that the prevailing theory was that it came from cooling towers. >> reporter: >> for a cooling tower outbreak usually there are a lot of cases in a fairly short period of time and tha
in new york city. ten people have died and 100 others are infected. >>> it's a sweeping order from the mayor of new york city. all water cooling towers in the city must be tested for legionnaires' disease bacteria. >> we're doing this out of an abundance of caution. everyone understands the outbreak has been limited to one community in our city. >> reporter: health officials believe the cooling towers are the source of the outbreak. >> there is no risk to our drinking...
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. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. from the west coast to the middle part of the country, millions of americans are trying to clean up this morning from severe weather and devastating wildfires. the national weather service today is investigating possible tornados in northern illinois. forecast ers says the risk of more severe will remain for at least the next 24 hours. >>> for the west winds are fuelling wildfires. today 200 active duty soldiers are training to be send to the front lines. one fire has scorched nearly 70,000 acres. the nearby fire has destroyed more than 12,000 acres and entire communities have been forced to evacuate. >> reporter: the massive mobilization included an aerial assault, smoke jumpers leaping into rugged terrain in idaho. in california the fires are punishing. 300 homes are now threatened in this area. resources are stretched thin nationwide as 30,000 firefighters battle blazes. but relief is on the way. soldiers from washington state have been called in to help. for some it's simply too l
. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. from the west coast to the middle part of the country, millions of americans are trying to clean up this morning from severe weather and devastating wildfires. the national weather service today is investigating possible tornados in northern illinois. forecast ers says the risk of more severe will remain for at least the next 24 hours. >>> for the west winds are fuelling wildfires. today 200 active...
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the city. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm erika pitzi. we begin with a federal appeals court ruling today in favor of the nsa's bulk collection of telephone data on americans. it reverses a lower-court ruling that said that the program likely violates the constitution's ban on unreasonable searches. congress has passed legislation replacing the program over the next few months. >> i think the ruling of the court is consistent with what this administration has said for sometime, which is that we did believe that these cape abilities were constitutional. however, the president believed there were important reforms that could be put in place that would better protect the privacies and civil liberties of the american people, while making sure that law enforce and intelligence officials had the tools they needed to keep us safe. >> thank you so much for joining us. so go ahead here break this down for us. what exactly does this ruling mean? >> so i don't think we should overstate the significance of this ruling. basically what
the city. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm erika pitzi. we begin with a federal appeals court ruling today in favor of the nsa's bulk collection of telephone data on americans. it reverses a lower-court ruling that said that the program likely violates the constitution's ban on unreasonable searches. congress has passed legislation replacing the program over the next few months. >> i think the ruling of the court is consistent with what this...
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york city. >> and just last month new york city passed what's been called the nation's strongest fair-chance hiring law. merrill raze scales shared her history at the signing. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who has never had a full time job. because my past has held me back. today i see light at the end of that tunnel. i see that candle flickering at me. >> david ariosto reporting there. >>> the nasa spacecraft that recently did a fly-by of pluto has a new target. one of two targets nasa considered. the agency has to review the plan before it's approved. the new horizon captured the most detailed pictures ever as he it flew by. i'm richelle carey. the news continues live from london. thank you for your time, keep it here. >> this is al jazeera. >> hello i'm lauren taylor. coming up. europe's conflicting crisis. >>> and a nationalist protest in ukraine turns violent. >>> we're on the trail with peruvian police as
york city. >> and just last month new york city passed what's been called the nation's strongest fair-chance hiring law. merrill raze scales shared her history at the signing. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who has never had a full time job. because my past has held me back. today i see light at the end of that tunnel. i see that candle flickering at me. >> david ariosto reporting there. >>> the nasa spacecraft that recently did a fly-by of pluto has a new target. one of...
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i feel fortunate to say i have never been in new york city. i haven't really investigated or tried to look at what goes on in the nearby corridor. both of my sponsors have been around georgia, and how we can strengthen our law, making it fair and effective. >> georgia law does not require reporting of stolen guns, making it easy to people to buy guns easily, sell them to criminals, and later the guns will be stolen, making it more difficult to clog and shut down >>> on the federal stage as president obama put it, his efforts passing gun control, stymied by gun crime. there's a solicitor of hope. common ground between the two side. untreated or diagnosed, it's the common thread that combines mass shootings, john, the republican senator may have cracked the code on passing a law, making it harder for the mentally ill to get guns. he argues that with more data federal background will be more effective, and better clean who should and shouldn't by a gun. in return, states get more money. hey'll get more enforcement grants. the states get those mon
i feel fortunate to say i have never been in new york city. i haven't really investigated or tried to look at what goes on in the nearby corridor. both of my sponsors have been around georgia, and how we can strengthen our law, making it fair and effective. >> georgia law does not require reporting of stolen guns, making it easy to people to buy guns easily, sell them to criminals, and later the guns will be stolen, making it more difficult to clog and shut down >>> on the...
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. >> new york city announced a similar plan. it's beginning to feel a bit like at lit '80s, and early 90s. homelessness on the streets of mork was out of control. most on the streets struggle with mental ilmans. they struggle with the state-run hospitals. >> with the advent of psychotropic medication in the '60s. they functioned better in the community, and the money saved was supposed to follow them into the community. that's why the governor needs to step it up in new york and cross the nation, and pony up the money to put in place the housing to give people the support they need. >> mary's organization has been fighting for the homeless in decades. a class-action lawsuit in new york state in 1979 leads to legal guarantees for the right to shelter. for decades. new york city had a legal obligation to provide shelter for the homeless. the problem reached critical mass. >> informers, state and city officials defer on who is to blame. according to the coalition for the homeless, there's approximately 58,000 on the streets. which
. >> new york city announced a similar plan. it's beginning to feel a bit like at lit '80s, and early 90s. homelessness on the streets of mork was out of control. most on the streets struggle with mental ilmans. they struggle with the state-run hospitals. >> with the advent of psychotropic medication in the '60s. they functioned better in the community, and the money saved was supposed to follow them into the community. that's why the governor needs to step it up in new york and...
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in new york city. he has ordered cooling towers to be tested. but a top researcher recently told us more testing is needed. >> although i don't have all of the data, but i will tell you that in the early '80s, we reported where the source of legionnaires' disease came from, and it came from the drinking water, despite the fact that the prevailing theory at the time was that it came from cooling towers. >> janet stout says cases linked to the cooling towers get more attention. >> a cooling tower outbreak, usually there are a lot of cases in a fairly short period of time. and that's what we're seeing at the outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system, more typically cases occur over a longer period of time. >> health officials say that legionnaires' disease is easily diagnosed, but it can pose a serious risk to anyone with an underlying medical condition. >>> north korea says it will wind its clocks back by half an hour to create a time which it call a break from the wicked japanese
in new york city. he has ordered cooling towers to be tested. but a top researcher recently told us more testing is needed. >> although i don't have all of the data, but i will tell you that in the early '80s, we reported where the source of legionnaires' disease came from, and it came from the drinking water, despite the fact that the prevailing theory at the time was that it came from cooling towers. >> janet stout says cases linked to the cooling towers get more attention....
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more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s. >> a city wide code blue through floors. >> it's really difficult once you find ways to just get through day-to-day from finding clothing to finding shelter to finding where you will eat. >> today it's hectic because of the snow outside and not a places for us to sleep now and everybody is kind of coming in. >> in just a decade the number of people living in new york's homeless shelters has nearly doubled and reaching 60,000 a night last year. it's a homelessness crisis unprecedented in any american city. >> what we see today, the homeless that we see, the exodus from this city, families doubling, tripling up, the rent sky rocketing, this has been a crisis that has been cooking for 20 years. >> why are so many in new york homeless? this week fault lines looks at the forces that are displacing thousands from their homes. ♪ we are on our way to the south bronx to new york's intake center for homeless families, more than 70% of the people in the city shelters are families with children. >> homelessness is
more people in new york city are homeless today than at any point since the 1930s. >> a city wide code blue through floors. >> it's really difficult once you find ways to just get through day-to-day from finding clothing to finding shelter to finding where you will eat. >> today it's hectic because of the snow outside and not a places for us to sleep now and everybody is kind of coming in. >> in just a decade the number of people living in new york's homeless shelters...
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. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. a state of emergency in a missouri county one year after the shooting death of michael brown in ferguson. >>> dozens die in car bombings in iraq. >>> and the toxic spill in the colorado river worse than first reported. ♪ >>> so we hope to give you a mix of live pictures from what is happening along i-70 in st. stment, missouri, you are going to see a number of police officers, several police vehicles. what think are attempting to do, at least this is our understanding, is they are attempting to keep demonstrators there, marking once year since the death of michael brown from shutting down a major thoroughfare, i-70. so i want to take a look now. take a look at pictures from earlier, that car was interesting, so this is the seen from a little bit earlier, you see all of the missouri state troopers there on the highway. they are on i-70 right now, and they are starting to face off with some of the protesters who we understand are attempting, and we saw this last year, and they are att
. >>> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city, i'm tony harris. a state of emergency in a missouri county one year after the shooting death of michael brown in ferguson. >>> dozens die in car bombings in iraq. >>> and the toxic spill in the colorado river worse than first reported. ♪ >>> so we hope to give you a mix of live pictures from what is happening along i-70 in st. stment, missouri, you are going to see a number of police officers,...
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live from new york city i'm tony harris. as the u.s. calls for full normalization with cuba, human rights violations is still being ignored. the pentagon says the noose is being closed around i.s.i.l.'s neck. and the colorado river that was washed with
live from new york city i'm tony harris. as the u.s. calls for full normalization with cuba, human rights violations is still being ignored. the pentagon says the noose is being closed around i.s.i.l.'s neck. and the colorado river that was washed with
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good morning, live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. wildfires burning through the west and crews are struggling to keep up with the fight. a group of active duty soldiers are preparing to join firefighters. they will be sent to battle fires that have destroyed homes and businesses from colorado to california. one blaze east of seattle has scorched 70,000-acres. nearly 1,000 people are under mandatory evacuations there. another nearby fire burned more than 12,000 acres and entire communities and tourist destinations near the flames have been forced to evacuate. >> here in washington, firefighters have made some progress. winds have calmed down just a bit, but it was too late for many homeowners. over here, very little is left, just ash and rubble. we see a door here, a garage door, looks like some animal cages here and all along the streets, the houses look similar. they've been absolutely devastated. now four to 500 homes here in the area are still in harm's way. people had still been evacuated, leading to a new problem for fire crews.
good morning, live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. wildfires burning through the west and crews are struggling to keep up with the fight. a group of active duty soldiers are preparing to join firefighters. they will be sent to battle fires that have destroyed homes and businesses from colorado to california. one blaze east of seattle has scorched 70,000-acres. nearly 1,000 people are under mandatory evacuations there. another nearby fire burned more than 12,000 acres and entire...
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york outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system more typically cases occur over a longer period of time. >> health initials say legionnaire's disease is easily diagnosed and treated with antibiotics but can pose a serious risk to anyone with an underlying medical condition. >> the u.s. government suspects russia is behind a cyber attack against a pentagon computer network. the chief's unclassified email system was hacked. the defense democratic took the network off line for more than 10 days. military officials say the sophistication of the attack suggests a government sponsor and fits a pattern of past russian attacks. >> angry protests today from the families of the victims of flight mh370. family members marched in beijing demanding answers of sometimes two contradictory briefings from malaysian authorities. >> very powerful emotions. this time it's even worse. >> it's been sleepless nights, and it's panic nervous fear, everything rolled into one so i don't know what to call it. >> malaysian
york outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system more typically cases occur over a longer period of time. >> health initials say legionnaire's disease is easily diagnosed and treated with antibiotics but can pose a serious risk to anyone with an underlying medical condition. >> the u.s. government suspects russia is behind a cyber attack against a pentagon computer network. the chief's unclassified email system was hacked. the defense democratic took the network...
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a wild fore jumps the containment line forcing new evacuations. >>> and new york city tries to find the source of a legion aries out break. it has already killed 11 people. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. an investigation is underway today in lancaster new hampshire after a circus tent collapsed. two people were killed and more than 30 others were injured. officials gave an update just moments ago. >> the investigation will involve the documentation of the scene which includes mapping out the scene as to exactly where things are located after the collapse. and examining the actual set upof the tent to determine how it was set up in all of the cables where they were connected and things of that nature. >> john henry smith is here with more on this story. john? >> reporter: stephanie about 100 people were gathered inside of the tent in new hampshire for a late afternoon circus performance. no one will ever forget what happened right after the show began. >> it was terrifying and scary, and i don't think i'll go to the circus again. >> reporter: tw
a wild fore jumps the containment line forcing new evacuations. >>> and new york city tries to find the source of a legion aries out break. it has already killed 11 people. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. an investigation is underway today in lancaster new hampshire after a circus tent collapsed. two people were killed and more than 30 others were injured. officials gave an update just moments ago. >> the investigation will...
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. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm erica pitzi. it was a violent night in ferguson, missouri, two teens shot and a man critically injured with a shootout with police after they say he opened fires on officers. this happened after a day of demonstration marking one year since the shooting death of michael brown. we are live in ferguson. good morning to you. what is the latest on all of these shootings? >> it was a very chaotic evening after a relatively peaceful day. 2:00 this morning, two teenagers were walking near the can field green apartment complex near the michael brown memorial when shots were fired from the back of a car. those two teenagers were struck. their injuries were non-life threatening. just a few hours before that at about 11:00, shots rang out on west floor went avenue during a protest just as ferguson police chief andre anderson was talking to reporters. >> we just want to be as patient as possible. >> get down, get down. >> that shooting happened when a man fired multiple shots at police. the police chief descr
. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm erica pitzi. it was a violent night in ferguson, missouri, two teens shot and a man critically injured with a shootout with police after they say he opened fires on officers. this happened after a day of demonstration marking one year since the shooting death of michael brown. we are live in ferguson. good morning to you. what is the latest on all of these shootings? >> it was a very chaotic evening after a relatively...
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i have the fortune to say i've never been to new york city. i haven't really vected to look at what goes on in the nearby corridor. the bills i sponsored have been around georgia, and how we can strengthen the law, making it fair for individuals and make it effective that the law it has makes it easier to understand and effective. maybe it's state legislature in new york to work on theirs too. the iron pipeline and the gun running is media hype. >> i think it's another little tid bit that is thrown out there by media consultants, trying to making is out of this when there are weapons that are unfortunately used recent lip, were bought years ago, legally, and lost track of. as you do. we know who bought it initially. and the subsequent owners, you don't know. according to a report, 2800 firearms were covered, have been traced back to georgia from 2005 to 2014. clarence little says he wants to sell the pawn shop and set up better cameras in his store. >> there's nothing that we can do about it. if the cops were to spend more time in the areas, t
i have the fortune to say i've never been to new york city. i haven't really vected to look at what goes on in the nearby corridor. the bills i sponsored have been around georgia, and how we can strengthen the law, making it fair for individuals and make it effective that the law it has makes it easier to understand and effective. maybe it's state legislature in new york to work on theirs too. the iron pipeline and the gun running is media hype. >> i think it's another little tid bit that...
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. >> today we ban the box in new york city. >> reporter: just last month new york city passed the nation's strong fair chance law. we heard this story at the bill of signing. >> today i see hope for people like me. who have struggles. it was the moment she was waiting for for 20 long years. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who never had a full-time job, because my past has held me back. >> i see light at the end of the tunnel. i see the candle flickering at me. >> david ariosto joins us now. there's some instances, like you said, companies banning the box. a jurisdiction is banning the box. there's a lot of countries that are not comfortable having this imposed upon. >> an applicant will look to the process and go through several rounds of interviews. that's the process. we go through a waiting process, especially when we have small businesses, each matters so much to a company. once we goet to the point of offering a job, maybe we wouldn't want to offer that job. it's speaking to a largely the small business, but it speaks to the transparency in the hiring process. >> let's talk about the diffe
. >> today we ban the box in new york city. >> reporter: just last month new york city passed the nation's strong fair chance law. we heard this story at the bill of signing. >> today i see hope for people like me. who have struggles. it was the moment she was waiting for for 20 long years. >> i'm a 52-year-old woman who never had a full-time job, because my past has held me back. >> i see light at the end of the tunnel. i see the candle flickering at me. >>...
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hello, everybody, this is al jazeera live from new york city. new york mayor was urging caution today amist a outbreak of legionnaires disease. the outbreak in the city's bronx bureau has now claimed seven lives mayor de blasio spoke a short time ago, he told new yorkers to pay special attention to any symptoms they may have. however, he said there are no need to stop drinking tap water. >> there is no risk to our drinking water, there is no risk to our water supply from legionnaires disease. >> another crucial point it can be treated. it is treatable with antibiotics. it is crucial that each case be identified early on, and that treatment be reached quickly and achieved quickly. >> more on this story. >> along with the deaths another 86 people have been diagnosed with legionnaires. health officials are urging people to come forward and get tests they are also fielding questions from hundreds of people in the area. >> bronx residents pack this town hall meeting trying to get answers of legionnaires disease in their neighborhood. legionnaires is
hello, everybody, this is al jazeera live from new york city. new york mayor was urging caution today amist a outbreak of legionnaires disease. the outbreak in the city's bronx bureau has now claimed seven lives mayor de blasio spoke a short time ago, he told new yorkers to pay special attention to any symptoms they may have. however, he said there are no need to stop drinking tap water. >> there is no risk to our drinking water, there is no risk to our water supply from legionnaires...
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last year more than 56 million tourists visited new york city. generating over $57 billion in total economic impact. courtney kealy, al jazeera. >> the department of housing and urban development, hud says the it wants to kick tenants out who make too much money. found 25,000 tenants who make more than the government allows. the cap is just below $52,000, in new york city. in mississippi it's just over $14,000. a lot of the families exceeded by small amounts, and the survey said many exceeded by more than $10,000. earlier knit we talked to christina rabali, she said this audit is more of a sign that the whole system is broken. >> well, the goals should be to remove people from poverty. and the goal should be to remove people from these welfare programs. we should be really encouraging policies that rise to the level of income and then they can move off of these government programs. but the way that it is now, these public housing tenants they are not required to resubmit any form of income verification, once they are approved. and so this audit a
last year more than 56 million tourists visited new york city. generating over $57 billion in total economic impact. courtney kealy, al jazeera. >> the department of housing and urban development, hud says the it wants to kick tenants out who make too much money. found 25,000 tenants who make more than the government allows. the cap is just below $52,000, in new york city. in mississippi it's just over $14,000. a lot of the families exceeded by small amounts, and the survey said many...
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i'm tony harris in new york city. and david schuster is up in a couple of minutes. see you back here tomorrow evening. >> hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. >> just ahead. >> war zone, in that catastrophic explosion in northeast china the death toll has gone way up. and now authorities are scrambling to protect residents from the environmental dangers. >> live to tell, forced by isil into sexual slavery, the survivors women and children, are speaking out. >> going home. >> i haven't been there in almost 20 years. >> our antonio moore row returns to cube pa
i'm tony harris in new york city. and david schuster is up in a couple of minutes. see you back here tomorrow evening. >> hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america. live from new york city. >> just ahead. >> war zone, in that catastrophic explosion in northeast china the death toll has gone way up. and now authorities are scrambling to protect residents from the environmental dangers. >> live to tell, forced by isil into sexual slavery, the survivors women and...
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this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. thousands of acres of land in california are on fire today. firefighters are working to contain a growing number of wildfires there in just days the fires have destroyed more than 100,000 acres. 10,000 people have left their homes. >> fires are burning along the west coast the worst hit area northern california. north of san francisco a fire has already destroyed two dozen homes. >> day and night, firefighters are racing against the clock trying to contain wildfires blazing in california, washington and oregon. >> doomsday, that's what it looked like. >> the flames are fueled by lightning, tinder dry trees and high temperatures. >> we have seen a couple of spot fires and those escalated, got pretty big and took up the mountain. >> firefighting planes are making the rounds, including dc10 tankers releasing fire retardant. an evacuation order has been issued north of san francisco. one resident is temporarily camping in an r.v. with his pet. >> just keep an eye to see when we can get ba
this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm stephanie sy. thousands of acres of land in california are on fire today. firefighters are working to contain a growing number of wildfires there in just days the fires have destroyed more than 100,000 acres. 10,000 people have left their homes. >> fires are burning along the west coast the worst hit area northern california. north of san francisco a fire has already destroyed two dozen homes. >> day and night, firefighters are...
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at the age of 21 he robbed a new york city convenience store. his daughter was two days old. >> my daughter had to go her life without me because i put a gun to one. >> perez would spend the next 13 years in prison. >> i'm tired of everything - food, police, inmates, the fact no one visits or writes me. i have seven years here, six to go. it came from a place of ignorance. i spent since the age of 12 from different gaols. there was nothing else to do. i had no skills. any education, i had a gd. i got that in 1996. >> he found hope when he took college courses behind bars. >> how did getting an education change here? >> it helped me understand myself, actions. >> today perez works with the urban justice center as an advocate for other inmates. >> i would not have seen opportunities or checks or stepping stones. and suddenly, all of a sudden the impossible becomes possible. perez left ciften with college credits and worked to his bachelor degree, paid for by the link, a private programme working with colleges to offer courses in five prisons. a ba
at the age of 21 he robbed a new york city convenience store. his daughter was two days old. >> my daughter had to go her life without me because i put a gun to one. >> perez would spend the next 13 years in prison. >> i'm tired of everything - food, police, inmates, the fact no one visits or writes me. i have seven years here, six to go. it came from a place of ignorance. i spent since the age of 12 from different gaols. there was nothing else to do. i had no skills. any...
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york city. i am randall pinkston. new york mayor surging caution today amido a outbreak of reege marries disease that has claimed seven lives so far. there is no risk to our drinking water, there is no risk to our water supply. from legion marries disease. another crucial point, it is treatable, it is crucial that each case be identified early on. and that treatment will be achieved quickly. another 86 people have been diagnosed with reege nears in new york city. they are as fielding questions from hundreds of people that live in the area. >> prongs residents pack this town hall meeting tries to get'ses from health officials over the outbreak of reege marries disease in their neighborhood. reege marries is a form of pneumonia. the search for the source is focused on local cooling towers. >> more than 15 cooling tours have been effected, at least five tests positive for the bacteria. the illness attack the lungs with flu like symptoms. certain people are at higher risk. it can be quite deadly in
york city. i am randall pinkston. new york mayor surging caution today amido a outbreak of reege marries disease that has claimed seven lives so far. there is no risk to our drinking water, there is no risk to our water supply. from legion marries disease. another crucial point, it is treatable, it is crucial that each case be identified early on. and that treatment will be achieved quickly. another 86 people have been diagnosed with reege nears in new york city. they are as fielding questions...
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the cluster is happening in a certain area of new york city called the bronx. it spread through vapors or mist basically inhaling water droplets. out of 17 towers inspected, five tested positive, including one at a hospital. those have been disinfected. it is a form of pneumonia that attacks the lungs with flu like symptoms. some people are at higher risk than others. >> i think people are alarmed because it's an unfamiliar disease, and it can be quite deadly in certain patient groups the elderly smokers people who have underlying lung disease like emphysema people who have weaker immune systems people who have received organ transplants. these particular groups are at very high risk of death if they contract like this fare's disease. >> it is treated with antibiotics and early detection is really key. >> you went to the bronx and talked to people in the neighborhood. what are they saying? i imagine they are very, very worried. >> many residents didn't have a lot of information. i spoke to a pregnant woman who went to the hospital just to make sure she didn't h
the cluster is happening in a certain area of new york city called the bronx. it spread through vapors or mist basically inhaling water droplets. out of 17 towers inspected, five tested positive, including one at a hospital. those have been disinfected. it is a form of pneumonia that attacks the lungs with flu like symptoms. some people are at higher risk than others. >> i think people are alarmed because it's an unfamiliar disease, and it can be quite deadly in certain patient groups the...
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. >> good morning to you, this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm jonathan betz. the search for survivors temporarily stopped this morning in china after a massive warehouse explosion. authorities are now concerned about toxic chemicals leaking on site. at least 44 people are dead, more than 500 others were hurt when two blasts erupted at the port justified outside beijing where women kelsey and gases are stored. these are images that the blast occurred and then the immediate aftermath. the fireball could be seen from space. >> this is what it looks like this morning, plumes of smoke in the port city and debris everywhere. authorities say the death toll is expected to rise. adrien brown has more. >> this is close to the epicenter of wednesday night's debt nation. people say what happened was like an earthquake and in fact, everywhere you look, you feel you're looking at the aftermath of an earthquake. the devastation is really over a very wide area, the shock wave really had a radius about several kilometers and wherever you look, you see trashed cars, their windo
. >> good morning to you, this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm jonathan betz. the search for survivors temporarily stopped this morning in china after a massive warehouse explosion. authorities are now concerned about toxic chemicals leaking on site. at least 44 people are dead, more than 500 others were hurt when two blasts erupted at the port justified outside beijing where women kelsey and gases are stored. these are images that the blast occurred and then the...
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york city, i'm tony harris. the epa is now at the scene of a toxic spill from a colorado mine, and some critics say that poll he jeez are not enough. >>> in china, the death toll is beginning to rise, and another day of protests over the shooting of another man. we'll look at how officers can avoid deadly encounters.
york city, i'm tony harris. the epa is now at the scene of a toxic spill from a colorado mine, and some critics say that poll he jeez are not enough. >>> in china, the death toll is beginning to rise, and another day of protests over the shooting of another man. we'll look at how officers can avoid deadly encounters.
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new york city mayor bill de blasio stressed the importance of early treatment. >> it is vital to remember that because this is not a contagious disease, and it is a disease that can be treated with antibiotics, it's important to inform anyone on the affected area, who believes they have symptoms, that they must get care >>> health officials suspect that five cooling towers in the south bronx are the source, and it's a week since the last new case of lijon air's was -- legion air's was diagnosed. dismoo the suspects of the slender man case will be tried as assaults. two wisconsin girls charged with the attempted murder of a class mate, telling investigators they stopped a girl 19 times to please a fictional internet character known as slender man. today a judge ruled that the case would remain in adult court, calling it a frankly vicious crime >>> an iranian court is suspected to rule on the case of a "the washington post" reporter imprisoned there for a jeer, jason reseighon has iranian and american citizenship, he is accused of spying for the united states government. he and "the washing
new york city mayor bill de blasio stressed the importance of early treatment. >> it is vital to remember that because this is not a contagious disease, and it is a disease that can be treated with antibiotics, it's important to inform anyone on the affected area, who believes they have symptoms, that they must get care >>> health officials suspect that five cooling towers in the south bronx are the source, and it's a week since the last new case of lijon air's was -- legion...
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and that's what we're seeing at the new york outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system, more typically cases occur over a longer period of time. >>> health officials say legionnaires' disease is easily treated with antibotics. >>> sunday marks one year since michael brown was shot and killed in ferguson, missouri. since then the city has struggled to rebuilt. in the past year some things have changed, some have not. diane eastabrook takes us inside this still racially divided city. >> reporter: i'm on canfield drive near the spot with darren wilson shot and killed michael brown a year ago. for ferguson some things have changed and some haven't in the past year since rioting broke out over the shooting. there's a new city manager, new police chief and a new city councilman says progress has been made. >> we have had meetings, and we hired a expert and we facilitated that townhall meeting with respect to combhun tee policing, because a lot of citizens aren't familiar with what exactly community-oriented policing is. >> but the busines
and that's what we're seeing at the new york outbreak in new york city. if it's the water distribution system, more typically cases occur over a longer period of time. >>> health officials say legionnaires' disease is easily treated with antibotics. >>> sunday marks one year since michael brown was shot and killed in ferguson, missouri. since then the city has struggled to rebuilt. in the past year some things have changed, some have not. diane eastabrook takes us inside this...
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you didn't see that in new york city. but oftentimes, when you bring out this overt show of force, it can incite passions. >> right. >> and one of the key things, the police and the community leaders need to maintain a constant contact. >> dialogue. so they need to be talking to one another, and what does what in a situation like in? >> it diffuses these combustible swayings >> so do we have a better handle now -- is the criticism valid in my mind, is that valid criticism. >> i see both sides. i see the federal government being one of the chief critics, saying we didn't give you these weapons for use against civilians in the manner in which they're being used on the other hand, police are saying we need this stuff to control citizens from being harmed in their principalities. >> darren is a retired nypd and criminal justice professor. >>> it tens of thousands of people are fleeing their homes in syria and west and east africa. why they're risking it all on these dangerous journeys, and plus, documenting destruction, how a
you didn't see that in new york city. but oftentimes, when you bring out this overt show of force, it can incite passions. >> right. >> and one of the key things, the police and the community leaders need to maintain a constant contact. >> dialogue. so they need to be talking to one another, and what does what in a situation like in? >> it diffuses these combustible swayings >> so do we have a better handle now -- is the criticism valid in my mind, is that valid...
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america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. florida's governor declared a state of emergency as erika heads towards the sunshine state. and the white house says president obama has been briefed on storm preparations. the tropical storm has plowed a path of death and destruction through the caribbean. [ screaming ] >> a church in dominica collapsed under the fury of the wind and rain. the island nation so far the hardest hit. erika dumped 15 inches of rain on dominica. landslides blocked roads, power and water supplies were knocked out. the storm is right now delivering another punch to puerto rico. as much as eight inches of rain are expected before erika moves over the dominican republic towards florida by monday morning. >>> george w. bush has been in new orleans today visiting a school hard hit by hurricane katrina ten years ago. >> the slogan that guided the school when we first visited is true today. we believe in success. and because of that success, that schools like this have achieved, you have giv
america live from new york city. i'm randall pinkston. florida's governor declared a state of emergency as erika heads towards the sunshine state. and the white house says president obama has been briefed on storm preparations. the tropical storm has plowed a path of death and destruction through the caribbean. [ screaming ] >> a church in dominica collapsed under the fury of the wind and rain. the island nation so far the hardest hit. erika dumped 15 inches of rain on dominica....
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. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm erica pitzi. >> the head of the e.p.a. said the agency is working non-stop as to clean up a major toxic waste spill in colorado. we will visit sites along the river. mccarthy said her agency takes full responsibility after an e.p.a. crew triggered the leak. >> we are taking responsibility to make sure it is cleaned up. the most important thing is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near that river. >> the spill is still flowing at a rate of 500 to 700-gallons a minute. today, the contaminated water is expected to reach lake powell, a popular tourist it ain utah. local scientists say there is no immediate threat. >> the fact that this guy is still alive is encouraging, but without the full analysis of this community, we can't really say a whole lot more. we at least can say after 100 hours, they're surviving. we'll be sampling again in a few days to see how the community is doing. >> the river is expected to be closed until next week. >> the states of colorado and new mexico and now the navajo natio
. >> this is aljazeera america live from new york city. i'm erica pitzi. >> the head of the e.p.a. said the agency is working non-stop as to clean up a major toxic waste spill in colorado. we will visit sites along the river. mccarthy said her agency takes full responsibility after an e.p.a. crew triggered the leak. >> we are taking responsibility to make sure it is cleaned up. the most important thing is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near that...
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>>> hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm david shuster. just ahead, ferguson is on edge again after another black man gets shot by police. >>> summer of the gun, an in-depth report on the surge in violence, and what communities are trying to do to stop it. >>> millions of gallons of sludge have leaked into a colorado river, turning it yellow and threatening the water supply. >>> and another drone just entered restricted air space. >>> plus, indigo girls, the due you is going strong and speaking out about their music and their message. ♪ >>> we begin this hour in st. louis county, missouri, where a state of emergency is now in effect. the declaration allows the police chief to take control of emergency management in and around ferguson where protesters have been marking the one-year killing of michael brown. last night there were several shootings in ferguson, and today little more 60 people were arrested. diane eastabrook has the latest. >> reporter: hi, david that protest was part of a day of civil disobedience around ferguson, but many
>>> hello, everybody, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm david shuster. just ahead, ferguson is on edge again after another black man gets shot by police. >>> summer of the gun, an in-depth report on the surge in violence, and what communities are trying to do to stop it. >>> millions of gallons of sludge have leaked into a colorado river, turning it yellow and threatening the water supply. >>> and another drone just entered restricted...
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if you look in new york city, we are asking you now what is the answer. right here in new york city, there's an incredible network much schools. these are public schools, not charters, and they have more special needs kids than the general population. there's one thing that is making it different. they have a waiver from the high stakes test. they put in place performance based assessment based on the thd model of dissertation. they have better outcomes. higher graduation rates. more kids going to college. more kids staying in college, and smaller gaps between groups, they have done away with the high stakes test. if the tests were a key to accountability. >> if they were key to bility ability, if they perform better, thee are the worst. yet they are the best. >> i agree. i think the performance assessment. we have ample evidence. large numbers of kids that passed the test. going to college, they have to take remedial courses. the tests - it doesn't prepare them to right. the common core is intended to address that. one thing that is interesting, i'm not
if you look in new york city, we are asking you now what is the answer. right here in new york city, there's an incredible network much schools. these are public schools, not charters, and they have more special needs kids than the general population. there's one thing that is making it different. they have a waiver from the high stakes test. they put in place performance based assessment based on the thd model of dissertation. they have better outcomes. higher graduation rates. more kids going...
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hoping to shine a spotlight on a growing program, new york city's mayor and pawns in political trouble. >> a woman holds a child. a man passed out on the steps of a building. they are among the thousands of holmless people in new york city and their faces their pictures are being posted online, by police officers. one of the unions representing the nypd, the sergeants benevolent association, calls this flickr account peekaboo. to tackle the soaring homeless population, instead of dealing with the problem politicians are spending their time attacking police officers. so the union has asked members when they're off duty to photograph the homeless. but who do these pictures shame? the people you see, or the officers who take them? this all comes a week after mayor bill deblasio announced a program called nyc safe. the money used to house mental illness and put more police near homeless shelters. according to the coalition of homeless over the last ten years the number of people sleeping in new york city shelters rose steadily, raising to 60,000 a year. the city says the number living on t
hoping to shine a spotlight on a growing program, new york city's mayor and pawns in political trouble. >> a woman holds a child. a man passed out on the steps of a building. they are among the thousands of holmless people in new york city and their faces their pictures are being posted online, by police officers. one of the unions representing the nypd, the sergeants benevolent association, calls this flickr account peekaboo. to tackle the soaring homeless population, instead of dealing...
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and in new york, the city spent millions of dollars to close broadway to traffic in times square and put in a huge plaza a few years ago. now why the mayor says it's time to rip it all out. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> your friend, your ally, it will tell you when you are seriously injured. >> the year was 1997, that movie, gi jane was the stuff of hollywood. it explored the possibility that a woman could serve side by side with the military's elite. but this week it became the stuff of little girl's dreams. the first two women graduating from georgia. the possibility that women in combat on front lines could happen. tonight, john begins our deeper look. ♪ the rockets red glare >> the stars and stripes in honor of 96 soldiers. >> how about a round of applause. >> two of them pioneering woman. they are the first female members of the u.s. military ever to make it through the demanding ranger school at fort b
and in new york, the city spent millions of dollars to close broadway to traffic in times square and put in a huge plaza a few years ago. now why the mayor says it's time to rip it all out. ♪ ♪ ♪ get excited for the 1989 world tour with exclusive behind the scenes footage, all of taylor swift's music videos, interviews, and more. xfinity is the destination for all things taylor swift. >> your friend, your ally, it will tell you when you are seriously injured. >> the year was...
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and in new york city they had a series of outbreaks. and again, it was thought to be the cooling towers, but the new york department of health now mandates that all of these hospitals check their water supply for legionela. >> that was disputed about what happened in philadelphia. not everyone agrees on that, and the cooling towers have tested positive in new york this time for legionella. we don't want to mislead people, right? >> yes but this is what i would like to do. first of all, you have to take numerous samples. we would like to have some of the samples sent to the special pathogens lab in pittsburgh. we'll do it gratus if they ship them to us. >> you don't think that they're testing right? >> well, i think we're the premiere laboratory for the testing of legionnaires's in the united states. and we test for hospitals all over the united states. i'm hinting that that might an reason. >> once you identify the source, whether it's drinking water or the cooling towers, how do you get rid of it? >> well, from the cooling towers it's
and in new york city they had a series of outbreaks. and again, it was thought to be the cooling towers, but the new york department of health now mandates that all of these hospitals check their water supply for legionela. >> that was disputed about what happened in philadelphia. not everyone agrees on that, and the cooling towers have tested positive in new york this time for legionella. we don't want to mislead people, right? >> yes but this is what i would like to do. first of...
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this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris. the head of the e.p.a. said the agency is working non-stop to clean up a major toxic waste spill in colorado. the agency is expected to release testing results from campbell of polluted water before leaving washington. mccarthy said her agency takes full responsibility for texas that triggered the leak. >> it is a tragic accident and the e.p.a. is taking responsibility to clean it up. the most important thing throughout this effort is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near that river. >> the spill is still flowing at a rate of up to 700 gallons a minute. contaminated today is expected to reach lake powell. the agency said there is no immediate threat. colorado and the navajo nation have declared a state of emergency. it forms a national boundary for the tribal nation. leaders say the rivers are more than water sources, they are sacred. we have this report. >> communities on the navajo nation are formulating plans to deal with the spill's potential impact ranging frock massive wate
this is aljazeera america live from new york city, i'm tony harris. the head of the e.p.a. said the agency is working non-stop to clean up a major toxic waste spill in colorado. the agency is expected to release testing results from campbell of polluted water before leaving washington. mccarthy said her agency takes full responsibility for texas that triggered the leak. >> it is a tragic accident and the e.p.a. is taking responsibility to clean it up. the most important thing throughout...
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. ♪ >>> good morning, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. the head of the epa says the agency is working non-stop to clean up a major toxic spill in colorado. today they will visit sites along the rivers, and the agency is set to release testing samples. mccarthy says the epa takes full responsibility. >> it is a tajjic and unfortunate accident and epa is taking responsibility to make sure it is marined up. the most important thing is ensuring the health and safety of the residents and visitors near the river. >> the spill is still flowing at a rate of 500 to 700 gallons a minute. the rivers snake west through the four-corners region into utah where they empty into the colorado river. the spill is expected to reach lake powell today. the colorado river system is considered the life blood of the west. it is one of the few major rivers in the region, stretching 1400 miles from the rockies to the gulf of california. seven states and some 40 million people, including 22 native american tribes depend on the colorado for drinking, industry, farmin
. ♪ >>> good morning, this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. the head of the epa says the agency is working non-stop to clean up a major toxic spill in colorado. today they will visit sites along the rivers, and the agency is set to release testing samples. mccarthy says the epa takes full responsibility. >> it is a tajjic and unfortunate accident and epa is taking responsibility to make sure it is marined up. the most important thing is ensuring...
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in new york city. we start a school in boston. we start a school in other part of world. and so far, so good. we get a lot of students who never heard classical music. who never play piano before. they start playing songs or start to compose songs. and they start playing mozart. so we're starting that. >> so much of your life is now connected to america. you're still a citizen of hong kong. are you american today? are you chinese? who are you? >> i feel that i'm a citizen of the world, today. but i am chinese. i feel quite proud of - what china has done the last ten years. the evolvement, not only - economy, but also art and culture. and america is like my second home. i felt very close to - particularly in the east coast because i grew up in philadelphia. >> when we return, lang lang on the cat and mouse game that inspired his music. tom & jerry, after the break. >> beyond the verdict and on the streets. >> there's been another teenager shot and killed by the police. >> a fault lines special investigation. >> there's a general distrust of this prosecutor. >> courageous a
in new york city. we start a school in boston. we start a school in other part of world. and so far, so good. we get a lot of students who never heard classical music. who never play piano before. they start playing songs or start to compose songs. and they start playing mozart. so we're starting that. >> so much of your life is now connected to america. you're still a citizen of hong kong. are you american today? are you chinese? who are you? >> i feel that i'm a citizen of the...