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. >> their prime destination: los angeles. salvador salabria is head of a community local aid organization. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americans. this is the capitol of the central american diaspora in the world. >> former gang member alex sanchez's family fled central america at the time and settled in the pico neighborhood. >> central america is always going to be remembered as those dark ages. >> in the barrios of la young refugees encountered criminal gains and formed gangs of their own. sanchez formed a gang as a teenager. he now helps ex-gang members form new lives. >> i wanted to feel accepted. i wanted to feel acknowledged. irwanted to feel like i was valuable. >> reporter: the central american gangs include ms 13 and the 18th street gang identified by their tattoos. they quickly became among the most lethal gangs. >> they are violent, and they do scare people, and they do crazy kinds of things, very unorthodox even for gang members. >> sanchez and others did time in california prisons. >> i
. >> their prime destination: los angeles. salvador salabria is head of a community local aid organization. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americans. this is the capitol of the central american diaspora in the world. >> former gang member alex sanchez's family fled central america at the time and settled in the pico neighborhood. >> central america is always going to be remembered as those dark ages. >> in the barrios of la young refugees...
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. >>> rare lightening strikes hit loss los angeles beaches, and power outages. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with a crisis in gaza. president obama urges israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call president obama said gaza must be disarmed in order to achieve a lasting peace. a united nations plan in time for eid has failed. hamas agreed to a 24 hour proposal, but israel did not accept it. israel says hamas is firing rockets into its territory. inside funerals were held for soldiers killed. one killed when hit by an antitank missile. binyamin netanyahu defended israel's rejection of the latest ceasefire. >> israel is not obliged and will not let a terrorist organization, a ruthless terror organization committed to our destruction to decide when it's convenient to stop and rearm. >>> the number of palestinians killed since israel began its assault on gaza 20 days ago. most are civilians. >>> 6,000 have been injured. 43 israeli soldiers and three civilians have been killed in the same period. nicole johnson has the latest from gaza.
. >>> rare lightening strikes hit loss los angeles beaches, and power outages. >>> good to have you with us. we begin with a crisis in gaza. president obama urges israel to accept an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire. in a telephone call president obama said gaza must be disarmed in order to achieve a lasting peace. a united nations plan in time for eid has failed. hamas agreed to a 24 hour proposal, but israel did not accept it. israel says hamas is firing...
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. >> reporter: their prime destination, los angeles. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americians. >> reporter: they encountered and formed gangs of their own. they include ms13, and the 18th street gang, identified by their tattoos. in the 1990s, thousands of central americian convicted criminals were deported by authorities. >> they exported american urban gang culture. >> reporter: gangs born in los angeles flourished in el salvador, guatemala, and honduras. today largely to escape the pervasive violence, tense of thousands of central american children are leafing their homelands and coming to the u.s., citing fear of the gangs as the reason. >> the anti-communist mentality we had came back to haunt us. you do some negative things -- destructive things, you think in the short run it is going to help. >> reporter: poisoning the lives of children born decades later. >>> coming up on al jazeera america . . . >> nuclear power, you can't hear it, see it, or smell it. >> it is a clean source of energy, but is it safe? we'll take you inside the first new nuclear power plant
. >> reporter: their prime destination, los angeles. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americians. >> reporter: they encountered and formed gangs of their own. they include ms13, and the 18th street gang, identified by their tattoos. in the 1990s, thousands of central americian convicted criminals were deported by authorities. >> they exported american urban gang culture. >> reporter: gangs born in los angeles flourished in el salvador,...
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. >> their prime destination, los angeles. los angeles is the modern ellis island for central america. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refugees encountered criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. the central american gangs included the 18th street gaining, identified by their tattoos. they became among the most heat that go gangs. thousands of central american convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deport the gang members, but exported american urban gang culture. >> gangs flourished in el salvador, guatemala and honduras. now gang ridden violence have made those countries among the most violent on either. >> tens of thousands of central american children are leaving their home lands and coming to the u.s. the majority site fear of the gangs as their reason for fleeing. >> the anti communist type of mentality that we had especially during the reagan area came back to haunt us. this is all part of a historical trajectory. you do some negative things, destructive things. you think in the short run
. >> their prime destination, los angeles. los angeles is the modern ellis island for central america. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refugees encountered criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. the central american gangs included the 18th street gaining, identified by their tattoos. they became among the most heat that go gangs. thousands of central american convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deport the gang members, but exported american...
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some 140 miles south-east of los angeles, and you can see how the park got its name. they look like they are reaching towards heaven. so the story goes. the trees were named for the biblical figure. they came all the way from germany. the park is unique and beautiful. >> the very nature of what makes the park unique and beautiful is fighting for survival. >> these wonderfully world dr seuss-like trees are the reason more than one million people visit the park. there's concern among scientists that trees will go from looking like this to this. where would that leave the park. if its name sake dies and disprrls. >> if there are no more joshua trees, we'll have to change the name. >> reporter: this wildlife biologist is combing plants, rocks and animals, as part of a study on how climate change, including the drought is threatening the eco system. there's plenty of evidence that the desert can get too hot and too dry. look around the elevation. you'll see hundreds of dead and dying trees littering the landscape. bad news is we could lose 90% of them. >> cameron, a reach
some 140 miles south-east of los angeles, and you can see how the park got its name. they look like they are reaching towards heaven. so the story goes. the trees were named for the biblical figure. they came all the way from germany. the park is unique and beautiful. >> the very nature of what makes the park unique and beautiful is fighting for survival. >> these wonderfully world dr seuss-like trees are the reason more than one million people visit the park. there's concern among...
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angeles. >> los angeles is the modern island for central america. >> young refugees encountered criminal gangs and gangs of their open. the central american gangs include m.s. 13, and the eighth street gang identified by tattoos, they became among the most leetedal games. in the 1980s, thousands were deported by the u.s. authorities. >> they exported american urban gang culture. >> gangs formed, and flourished in el salvador, guatemala, and honduras. gang-driven violence made the countries among the most violent on arth. >> largely to escape the violence tens of thousands of children are leaving their home lands and coming to the u.s. the majority cite fear of the gangs as a reason for fleeing. >> the anti-communist type of mortality came back to haunt us. it's part of an historical trajectory. you do negative things, distrubilityive things. you thing it will help. >> a legacy of violence rooted in the cold war, whoiveninging the lives of children born -- poisoning the lives of children born later. >>> next, we hear from americans who want the migrants crossing the border sent home. they
angeles. >> los angeles is the modern island for central america. >> young refugees encountered criminal gangs and gangs of their open. the central american gangs include m.s. 13, and the eighth street gang identified by tattoos, they became among the most leetedal games. in the 1980s, thousands were deported by the u.s. authorities. >> they exported american urban gang culture. >> gangs formed, and flourished in el salvador, guatemala, and honduras. gang-driven violence...
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. >> left her two daughters behind when she left honduras to find work in los angeles back in 2007. but recently, conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world, while they traveled i couldn't sheep, i couldn't eat, i thought about what could happen, but this' just as much dangerous if they were to stay in honduras, with the gang violence. >> kathryn age 13 says murderous gangs turned her neighborhood into a killing zone. >> one time, when we were playing soccer with my uncle, some gang members showed up. they kill add girl that was there, right where we were playing. >> you saw that. >> yes. >> carlin no a human smuggler $16,000 to bring them to the u.s. they crossed the border illegally in texas and turned themselves in to u.s. authorities and were released into their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seen them in seven years. nine-year-old summed up how she feels to be back with her mother. i am happy. >> the troubles are not over, both girls have orders to appear in immigration court. carolina
. >> left her two daughters behind when she left honduras to find work in los angeles back in 2007. but recently, conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world, while they traveled i couldn't sheep, i couldn't eat, i thought about what could happen, but this' just as much dangerous if they were to stay in honduras, with the gang violence. >> kathryn age 13 says murderous gangs turned her neighborhood into...
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. >>> in los angeles crews are cleaning up after a watermain broke and spilled eight million gallons of water in the street. it burst tuesday afternoon sending water 30 feet in the water. the rupture shut down the campus and closed nearby streets. the basketball arena which was recently renovated for $132 million had its floor sub merged in water. officials are assessing the damage and say it looks extensive. >> we basically have water all over the court. crews worked the night to get that water removed, and they're currently in the drying process. the court is showing buckling and expansion right now. whether we'll be able to save the court, i don't know. >> dave warren is here to talk about the watermain break. water is a precious commodity in california right now. 8million gallons wasted. >> meteorologist: to put that in perspective. that 8 to 10 million gallons from reports coming in throughout the day, that's ucla where the watermain break happened. 100 acres of land was affected by this. this is 100 acres of land, and now if you put that in perspective how much rain that would
. >>> in los angeles crews are cleaning up after a watermain broke and spilled eight million gallons of water in the street. it burst tuesday afternoon sending water 30 feet in the water. the rupture shut down the campus and closed nearby streets. the basketball arena which was recently renovated for $132 million had its floor sub merged in water. officials are assessing the damage and say it looks extensive. >> we basically have water all over the court. crews worked the night...
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well initially when you have large assets such as the los angeles clippers, to avoid certain taxes upon death they could be held inside of a trust. when donald sterling gets a little bit older incapacitated, he transfers that power over to his wife. that's what it was used for. but you see an extraordinary situation where she took the team from him and sold it to steve ballmer, former ceo of microsoft. >> will other nba owners be watching this? could they be worried that they could lose their teams and be kicked out of the nba. >> great question. i think owners are very worried about this situation. i don't think the owners will address in the nba by laws and constitution changing what is existing on the books to be able to make it easier for them to get kicked out of the league. i think it would an pr nightmare for them to take steps to make it harder for one of them to be kicked out of the league. i would be worried about managing books properly, manage what they're saying and what they're doing. >> we'll leave it there for now. xavier pope is a sports analyst from chicago. thanks so
well initially when you have large assets such as the los angeles clippers, to avoid certain taxes upon death they could be held inside of a trust. when donald sterling gets a little bit older incapacitated, he transfers that power over to his wife. that's what it was used for. but you see an extraordinary situation where she took the team from him and sold it to steve ballmer, former ceo of microsoft. >> will other nba owners be watching this? could they be worried that they could lose...
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inez. >> they stopped servicing the los angeles and long beach ports. the strike could impact trade through the twin ports. they are the gateway for going coming in and out of asia. the lawyer for a friend of the boston marathon suspect claims i is not a are terrorist. he claims his roommate disposed of the knapsack. more challenges for the battle against wiestle wiestles in wil. officials claim the conditions could threaten home in the state today. >>> just when you thought you had seen every type of kick starter project out there, a man desired to ask for $10 to make a potato salad. the kind like your mom makes. the project raised more than $24,000 in donations, 10,000 of those in the last couple of hours and now brown plans to make a step by step video and says he is donatin is inviting o donated to the potatoes salad project into a party tasting potato salad. >> how about mac macaroni and cheese? thank you ines. washington state officials hand out the first pot licenses america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download
inez. >> they stopped servicing the los angeles and long beach ports. the strike could impact trade through the twin ports. they are the gateway for going coming in and out of asia. the lawyer for a friend of the boston marathon suspect claims i is not a are terrorist. he claims his roommate disposed of the knapsack. more challenges for the battle against wiestle wiestles in wil. officials claim the conditions could threaten home in the state today. >>> just when you thought you...
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we met up with two such children who recently reunited with family in los angeles. as rob reynolds reports, their future is far from certain. >> corilina paid illa left her daughters behind when shet went to find work in 2007. recently, conditions in honduras became so bad, she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> yeah. i had all of the fears of the world while they traveled. i couldn't sleep. i couldn't eat. i thought about what could happen, but there is just as much danger if they were to stay in honduras with the gang violence. >> catherine, age 13, says murderous gangs turned her neighborhood into a killing zone. >> translator: one time when we were playing soccer with my uncle, some gang member showed up and killed a girl right where we were playing. >> you saw that? >> yes. >> corilina paid a human smuggler $16,000 to bring them to the u.s. they crossed the border illegally in texas, turned themselves in to u.s. authorities and were released into their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seen them in seven years. >> translator: when i saw
we met up with two such children who recently reunited with family in los angeles. as rob reynolds reports, their future is far from certain. >> corilina paid illa left her daughters behind when shet went to find work in 2007. recently, conditions in honduras became so bad, she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> yeah. i had all of the fears of the world while they traveled. i couldn't sleep. i couldn't eat. i thought about what could happen, but there is just as much...
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the twin towers correctional facility, los angeles county's jail. l.a. different jacki jackie lacy heads the office that helped put these men behind bars. she is working to stop thing system's revolving door for the mentally ill. compared to 60% who are not mentally ill. >> in the criminal justice system it can seem like groundhog day. you can see the people in for the same low level offenses, same nonserious nonviolent ordinances, clearly due to them being mentally ill and in crisis on the streets and they're arrested and brought in here because there is no other place to take them. >> you're aa prosecutor. have you had a change of heart? >> i don't think it's a change of heart. i became a prosecutor 30 years ago. because i wanted to do justice. and it seemed to me it is the prosecutor who naturally must take the lead when we see an injustice. >> reporter: l.a. county has the largest jail system in the country with 19,000 inmates. more than 20% of them are mentally ill and more than a thousand are behind bars for nonviolent offenses such as drugs, petty
the twin towers correctional facility, los angeles county's jail. l.a. different jacki jackie lacy heads the office that helped put these men behind bars. she is working to stop thing system's revolving door for the mentally ill. compared to 60% who are not mentally ill. >> in the criminal justice system it can seem like groundhog day. you can see the people in for the same low level offenses, same nonserious nonviolent ordinances, clearly due to them being mentally ill and in crisis on...
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dave berg joins us from los angeles. we should confess, it's not really a tell-all tell all in that sense of the word, but you tell us the behind the scenes goingings on. what would you think people would surprise people in preparation of his show, what he was doing all those years. >> first of all, jay was the same guy in front of the camera as he was behind the camera. he was a decent guy. we had a family environment, but i think what would be interesting and most surprise to go people is how dedicated jay was to the monologue. he was obsessive. i use that word in a good way. but he would wear the same clothing every day. denim jeans, same lunch, same dinner every night. did he not want anything to interfere with his monologue. he went through 1500 jokes a day and edited it down to 24. his absolute dedication to the monologue. >> you say in your book at some point you tried to suggest jokes to him, and jay did not buy it? >> well, he--he didn't. you're in the business of throwing pasta on the wall, and maybe if i were
dave berg joins us from los angeles. we should confess, it's not really a tell-all tell all in that sense of the word, but you tell us the behind the scenes goingings on. what would you think people would surprise people in preparation of his show, what he was doing all those years. >> first of all, jay was the same guy in front of the camera as he was behind the camera. he was a decent guy. we had a family environment, but i think what would be interesting and most surprise to go people...
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. >> dozens of los angeles residents protesting the release of the so-called pillowcase rapist. >> the taxpayers are going to get sick of you real quick! >> he admitted to raping 40 women in the 1970's and 1980s. he used the pillowcase to muscle their screams. he's been confined to a mental hospital -- >> the survival -- >> i feel uncomfortable with him coming because of his track record. >> he won't be integrated into our community, we won't allow it. he will have to go. >> he will wear an ankle bracelet and continue with treatment. >> moments before a 23-year-old man was shot by officers at a seattle train station, he'd been asked to show his train ticket. he tried to fight. then the officers say he pulled a weapon. that's when the deputy opened fire. moments later, a second man comes into the scuffle before police aim a gun at him. that shooting under investigation. >> the bankrupt city of detroit is in the middle of a transportation cries. half the city's residents rely on public transportation. we report on what's being done. >> this is how troy sampson spends his weekday mornings
. >> dozens of los angeles residents protesting the release of the so-called pillowcase rapist. >> the taxpayers are going to get sick of you real quick! >> he admitted to raping 40 women in the 1970's and 1980s. he used the pillowcase to muscle their screams. he's been confined to a mental hospital -- >> the survival -- >> i feel uncomfortable with him coming because of his track record. >> he won't be integrated into our community, we won't allow it. he...
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the los angeles county jail. thousands of mentally ill inmates are behind bars there. one recent study find u.s. prisons are homes to 10 times as many mentally ill pimas state psychiatric hospitals. and there is every indication that prisons are ill equipped to deal with the mentally ill with reports of physical abuse, poor mental health care and desperate overcrowding. >> these officers don't know what they are doing, they don't know how to operate. with little helpful i am on 800 milligrams of air quell. i am diagnosed with tear notice schizophrenia. i need helpful and they don't offer me help. >> tonight we'll hear from inside the los angeles county jail for a look at life for the mentally ill on the inside. and he introduces to us a surprising crusader for change. that's coming up at the top of the hour. we hope you join us then. >>> we'll see you then, joie. thank you. >>> tomorrow president obama meeting with the presidents of honduras, el salvador and guatemala those countries have been home to most of the children who have been illegally crossing in to the unit
the los angeles county jail. thousands of mentally ill inmates are behind bars there. one recent study find u.s. prisons are homes to 10 times as many mentally ill pimas state psychiatric hospitals. and there is every indication that prisons are ill equipped to deal with the mentally ill with reports of physical abuse, poor mental health care and desperate overcrowding. >> these officers don't know what they are doing, they don't know how to operate. with little helpful i am on 800...
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, and more growth in los angeles, chicago, and detroit. it's good. >> did you say detroit. chinese nationals investing in detroit. >> we are seeing some not to the same extent, but we are seeing it in cities like detroit. the housing market is softening. there's a sewage pollution problem. there is a lot of chinese people. we know about the population. they are making investments in other places and the house, owning home, is a preferential form of investment. >> i have been in the new york city for a few decades - more than a few - and i remember when certain parts of brooklyn people said "i don't want to live there", and now there's multi-million dollar brown stons doing up. is it something that foreign nationals see in the potential value of american real estate that others don't see? >> i don't think so. i think the dynamic exists. at the same time, i think there's also such a demand for them to place their money somewhere because they see their own economy as not one with a bright future. they are concerned about the economy slowing d
, and more growth in los angeles, chicago, and detroit. it's good. >> did you say detroit. chinese nationals investing in detroit. >> we are seeing some not to the same extent, but we are seeing it in cities like detroit. the housing market is softening. there's a sewage pollution problem. there is a lot of chinese people. we know about the population. they are making investments in other places and the house, owning home, is a preferential form of investment. >> i have been...
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we began to sing. >> alex is the new president of united teachers los angeles. he says getting exact figures from l.a. u.s. d has been nearly impossible. >> we have made did not requests to the district for demotraffic information, for -- demographic information, time information. we can ballpark it. we haven't got that information from the district. we have people in teacher gaol for over three years. without - without any completed investigation or anything like that. >> reporter: that, say teachers, is where the injustice lies. what seems like an endless wait to investigate behaviour they say poses no danger to students. >> to be clear, no one is arguing that educators that are an imminent danger to kids should be out of classroom or school. i have a daughter and son, they go to these schools. many do not rise to the level of pulling someone out of a school and destabilizing programs, and the kids of iris steven son, she's a life line to kids. >> reporter: the district policy member calls for making any attempt to complete investigations been 120 working days
we began to sing. >> alex is the new president of united teachers los angeles. he says getting exact figures from l.a. u.s. d has been nearly impossible. >> we have made did not requests to the district for demotraffic information, for -- demographic information, time information. we can ballpark it. we haven't got that information from the district. we have people in teacher gaol for over three years. without - without any completed investigation or anything like that. >>...
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we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. it looked like they were going into a war. >> early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of eugene mallory and his wife, tonya pate. their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine lab. >> well the entire basis of the search warrant, was that the investigating officers says downwind from the property in spots he was with certainty to smell chemicals. >> this is where i was. i was inside here... >> tonya was inside a trailer on the property, and her son adrian was asleep in another trailer, when she heard the police. >> and it scared me, they scared me so bad that i said "adrian, come out!" and that's when that guy told her, "contain her!" so she shoved me into the car and then put the handcuffs on really, really tight and pushed me into the car, but i said, "but my son is in there." >> a thorough search of the pro
we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. it looked like they were going into a war. >> early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of eugene mallory and his wife, tonya pate. their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine lab. >> well the entire...
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in los angeles this roadside beat something caught on camera. plus-- [♪ music ] >> personality is taking precedence over policy in indonesia's presidential campaign. >>> and in sport they qualify for their fourth consecutive cup semifinals. >> security has been tightened in the chinese region o ahead of the anniversary where many were killed. we have these reports. >> reporter: the wounds of five years ago have yet to fully heal. in a neighborhood this group o is not allowed to talk. >> they won't allow me to talk to you. what do i do. >> by they he means the police. >> as officers surround him he said the atmosphere is getting better although not as good as it was in the past. he insists chinese and muslim still live together in this neighborhood but th we only see police. they break up the group. this is the way it was five years ago. the ethnic riots that was as sudden as it was savage. they would turn on one another. that ethnic strike is cited as one of the reasons for the continuing bloodshed here. in may suicide-bombers struck at a mark
in los angeles this roadside beat something caught on camera. plus-- [♪ music ] >> personality is taking precedence over policy in indonesia's presidential campaign. >>> and in sport they qualify for their fourth consecutive cup semifinals. >> security has been tightened in the chinese region o ahead of the anniversary where many were killed. we have these reports. >> reporter: the wounds of five years ago have yet to fully heal. in a neighborhood this group o is...
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. >> their prime destination, los angeles. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americans. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refer gees encounter criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. they include ms13 and the 18t 18th street gang, identified by their tattoos. they quickly became among the most lethal gangs. in the 1990s, thousands of convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deported gang members, but exported american urban gang culture. >> gangs born in los angeles flourished in their countries. that he is gangs are among the most violent on earth. >> today, tens of thousands of central american children are leaving their home lands and coming to the u.s. the majority site fear of the gangs as their reason for fleeing. >> the anti communist type of mentality we had especially during the reagan era came back to haunt us. this is part of a historical projectry. you do some negative, destructive things one think in the short run it's going to help. >> a legacy of violence rooted in the cold war poisoning the lives of children born decades later.
. >> their prime destination, los angeles. >> los angeles is the modern ellis island for central americans. >> in the barrios of l.a., young refer gees encounter criminal gangs and formed gangs of their own. they include ms13 and the 18t 18th street gang, identified by their tattoos. they quickly became among the most lethal gangs. in the 1990s, thousands of convicted criminals were deported by u.s. authorities. >> they deported gang members, but exported american urban...
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urban gang cultures. >> cannings born in los angeles flourished. now gang-driven violence made them the most violent on earth. >> to escape the violence, tens of thousands are leaving their homelands. the majority cite fear of the damages as a reason for fleeing. >> the mentality that we had came back to haunt us. it's all part of an historical objective. you do negative things, destructive things. in the short run you think it will help. >> a legacy of finals rooted in the cold war, poisoning the lives of children born decades later. >>> coming up next - we hear from the americans that want the migrants crossing the border september home. they tell us about their concerns. >>> reaction to the wave of migrants crossing the border is mixed. some welcome them, others say go home. in a small town busloads of immigrants were blocked by protestors, the demonstrators were trying to prevent the buses reaching government processing centers. residents say the up to is not big enough to support people crossing the border. >> do not release illegal immigrants
urban gang cultures. >> cannings born in los angeles flourished. now gang-driven violence made them the most violent on earth. >> to escape the violence, tens of thousands are leaving their homelands. the majority cite fear of the damages as a reason for fleeing. >> the mentality that we had came back to haunt us. it's all part of an historical objective. you do negative things, destructive things. in the short run you think it will help. >> a legacy of finals rooted in...
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. >> joining us now from the studio in los angeles, is the council general of israel in l.a., david segal. the calls for a ceasefire were calls of screams after a u.n. area was hit. israel wants to ensure the tunnels are destroyed. israel has made a series of efforts in that regard. so why not agree to a longer caes fear. >> we are considering the ceasefire proposal, but it's important to understand that israel is facing clear and present dangers. both the rocket fire and the terror tunnels, the attack tunnels into israel, 31 of which are in our hands, and we are demolishing them. we are concerned about the infrastructure that needs to be dismantled as we work to a demill tarrizition of gaza. >> an opinion piece argued that israel's best weapon against hamas is to give palestinians hope. it said as effective as binyamin netanyahu has been at destroying palestinian rockets, he's been more effective at destroying hope and strengthening despair. does that opinion piece have a point? >> israel is a robust democracy, and the newspaper has strong views, and they can be from right to middle to l
. >> joining us now from the studio in los angeles, is the council general of israel in l.a., david segal. the calls for a ceasefire were calls of screams after a u.n. area was hit. israel wants to ensure the tunnels are destroyed. israel has made a series of efforts in that regard. so why not agree to a longer caes fear. >> we are considering the ceasefire proposal, but it's important to understand that israel is facing clear and present dangers. both the rocket fire and the terror...
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we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. it looked like they were going into a war. >> early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of eugene mallory and his wife, tonya pate. their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine lab. >> well the entire basis of the search warrant, was that the investigating officers says downwind from the property in spots he was with certainty to smell chemicals. >> this is where i was. i was inside here... >> tonya was inside a trailer on the property, and her son adrian was asleep in another trailer, when she heard the police. >> and it scared me, they scared me so bad that i said "adrian, come out!" and that's when that guy told her, "contain her!" so she shoved me into the car and then put the handcuffs on really, really tight and pushed me into the car, but i said, "but my son is in there." >> a thorough search of the pro
we've come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. >> scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. it looked like they were going into a war. >> early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of eugene mallory and his wife, tonya pate. their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine lab. >> well the entire...
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thanks david. >>> a california judge ruled just a short time ago that the los angeles clippers can be sold to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. the judge ruled against donald sterling. whose wife shelley sterling negotiated the sale on behalf of the family trust that owns the team. the doctors indicated that the 86-year-old billion air is incapable of handling trust affairs. >>> millions of americans depend on soarkts for their retirement. "real money"'s ali velshi joins us. ali, great to see you. gigantic programs. >> they make up a big portion of the federal budget. for now, those who are getting this, is fine. social security and medicare are headed for possible extinction unless congress does something. they make up 44% of all federal spending each year. social security and medicare benefits are funded out of payments from pay periods. revenues from those taxes won't be enough to fund 100% of medicare benefits starting in 2030. that doesn't mean it's all going to go away, that means medicare will only be able to pay out an estimated 85% of its benefits after that date. it will s
thanks david. >>> a california judge ruled just a short time ago that the los angeles clippers can be sold to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. the judge ruled against donald sterling. whose wife shelley sterling negotiated the sale on behalf of the family trust that owns the team. the doctors indicated that the 86-year-old billion air is incapable of handling trust affairs. >>> millions of americans depend on soarkts for their retirement. "real money"'s ali velshi...
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are. >> one was of a dying million air,. >> dead of natural causes in his brentwood, los angeles home. courtney, keely. al jazeera. >> that will do for us. al jazeera presents is coming up next. thank for watching. >> next on al jazeera america presents... >> the catholic church of the 21st century is a global financial power. the pope might just be one of the biggest landloards in the world. the church is now spending heavily on political lobbyists. >> 21% of the dioceses told us that they never audit their parishes. we found that 85% of the dioceses had experienced an embezzlement in recent years, many more than one.
are. >> one was of a dying million air,. >> dead of natural causes in his brentwood, los angeles home. courtney, keely. al jazeera. >> that will do for us. al jazeera presents is coming up next. thank for watching. >> next on al jazeera america presents... >> the catholic church of the 21st century is a global financial power. the pope might just be one of the biggest landloards in the world. the church is now spending heavily on political lobbyists. >> 21%...
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we introduce you to two young girls in los angeles, braving a journey to be reunited with her mother. how long will the reunion last. sank sri lankans were hoping to find a new life in new zealand, but their journey did not have a hopingnding. you're -- happy ending. you're watching al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is the top stories - fighting back on in gaza after israel rejected a 24 hour peace proposal. president obama spoke by phone with binyamin netanyahu, reiterating u.s. support, but urging him to seek an accuracy fire. ukrainian troops are moving towards the crash site of malaysia airlines flight mh17, trying to secure that area. the situation is too dangerous for investigators to get to the plane wreckage. more fears fighting in libya. video shows a group of fighters in an attack. the french foreign ministry told french nationals to leave libya because of the violence. u.s. embassies are closed. >>> immigration is front and center on talk shows. president obama set a deadline for the end of summer for possession options for immigration reform.
we introduce you to two young girls in los angeles, braving a journey to be reunited with her mother. how long will the reunion last. sank sri lankans were hoping to find a new life in new zealand, but their journey did not have a hopingnding. you're -- happy ending. you're watching al jazeera america. >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is the top stories - fighting back on in gaza after israel rejected a 24 hour peace proposal. president obama spoke by phone with binyamin...
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al jazeera, on the island of crete. >> this is from los angeles. the a burst watermain which sent thousands liters of water shooting into the area. students are having to wade through that. all because of a burst pipe. that's the end of the news hour here on al jazeera america. back to regular programming for everyone else. we'll go to international news in just a moment. [[voiceover]] china's cities are booming.
al jazeera, on the island of crete. >> this is from los angeles. the a burst watermain which sent thousands liters of water shooting into the area. students are having to wade through that. all because of a burst pipe. that's the end of the news hour here on al jazeera america. back to regular programming for everyone else. we'll go to international news in just a moment. [[voiceover]] china's cities are booming.
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. >> she left her two daughters behind when she left to find work in los angeles. but recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world, while they traveled i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat. i not about what could happen. but there's just as much danger if they were to stay in honduras, with the gang violence. kathryn says murderous gangs turning her neighborhood into a killing zone. wrung time when we were with playing soccer my uncle, some gang members showed up, they kill add girl that was there. right where we were with playing. >> you saw that? >> yes. she pay add human smuggler $16,000 to bring them to the u.s. they crossed the border illegally in texas, and turned themselves in to u.s. authorities and werery leased into their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seen them in seven years. >> when i saw them it wases are if i was reborn. >> nine-year-old summed up how she feels to be back. their troubles are not over, both girls have outerrerred to appear. what would you d
. >> she left her two daughters behind when she left to find work in los angeles. but recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world, while they traveled i couldn't sleep, i couldn't eat. i not about what could happen. but there's just as much danger if they were to stay in honduras, with the gang violence. kathryn says murderous gangs turning her neighborhood into a killing zone. wrung time when we...
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. >>> kora leana left her two daughters behind when she left honduras to find work in los angeles, back in 2007. recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world. while they travelled i couldn't sleep or eat. i thought about what could happen. there's just as much danger if they were to stay at honduras with the gang violence. >>> katherine, aged 13, says murderous gangs turned her neighbourhood into a killing zone. >> translation: one time we played soccer with my uncle. gang members turned up. they killed a girl while we were there, where we were playing. >> you saw that. >> yes. >> translation: she paid a human smuggler, a coy oata to bring them to the u.s. -- coy oata. they crossed the barter and were released to their mother's custody. it was the first time she had seep them in seven years much. >> translation: when i saw them, it was as if i was reborn. there was nothing more i could do than to thank god. >> this in my opinion-year-old summed up how she feels to be back with hor mother. their -- with he
. >>> kora leana left her two daughters behind when she left honduras to find work in los angeles, back in 2007. recently conditions in honduras became so bad she was forced to make a terrifying decision. >> i had all the fears of the world. while they travelled i couldn't sleep or eat. i thought about what could happen. there's just as much danger if they were to stay at honduras with the gang violence. >>> katherine, aged 13, says murderous gangs turned her...
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los angeles, the biggest port, is spending 1.3 billion to protect market dominance. the suspending on both coasts may be a gamble. there's reason for optimism. with 1.5 million containers moving through the port, shipments are at a high. >>> the fiercest competition sparked by the expansion of the panama canal will be between east coast ports, battling to steal market share. among the biggest winners is you, the american consumer. they are among the conclusions of a transportation and infrastructure special of the. he calls this a true feel-good story. >> for the american consumer and businesses, there's upside. additional goods that reduce transportation costs means cheaper agriculture. electronics in the stores, and cheaper input products for business, they can export those advanced industrial products to other markets across the world. it's a bin win. the real question is between the ports, is it a zerosome games. how often is that different versus global economic forces and trade demands that may flat line or grow at a certain rate. different to what the panama c
los angeles, the biggest port, is spending 1.3 billion to protect market dominance. the suspending on both coasts may be a gamble. there's reason for optimism. with 1.5 million containers moving through the port, shipments are at a high. >>> the fiercest competition sparked by the expansion of the panama canal will be between east coast ports, battling to steal market share. among the biggest winners is you, the american consumer. they are among the conclusions of a transportation and...
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the immigrant as moocher on one hand and a maternity ward in los angeles versus the immigrant as contributor on the other hand, drywalling, landscaping, busing a table? >> well, you know, i work with a lot of immigrants in the foundation, my organization, where we do community organizing. i can assure you what they contribute is so much more than what they take out of the economy. when we think about it, you know, before we had the affordable care act, if you didn't have a healthcare plan, you probably didn't get great quality medical care. but we know right now even with the affordable care act that has been passed that people who are undocumented are excluded from the affordable care act. when we think of what they contribute and what they take out of the economy, i mean you talk about the equation, what they contribute is so much more than anything they take out. >> you are watching "talk to al jazeera" my guest this time on the program, delores huerta. she is one of the coach founders of the united farm workers and came to activist from workers' rights from being a schoolteacher after co
the immigrant as moocher on one hand and a maternity ward in los angeles versus the immigrant as contributor on the other hand, drywalling, landscaping, busing a table? >> well, you know, i work with a lot of immigrants in the foundation, my organization, where we do community organizing. i can assure you what they contribute is so much more than what they take out of the economy. when we think about it, you know, before we had the affordable care act, if you didn't have a healthcare...
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take a look at this, according to government records published in the los angeles time, deportation of miners folked in 2008, and plummeted after that then this' this, the backlog in the nation's immigration courts which really took off back in 2008. and the bottom line is that most children coming from central america will end up staying in the u.s. for years. while their cases make their way think the legal system. >> so regardless whether it is true, this is this lag time that is helping fuel the rumors. mer mitts for children to stay in the u.s., just listen to what these hon duran migrants told us. >> we went because of the permit that were given miners to stay there. we heard if a parent arrived with a child they would give them permission to go into the u.s. >> we heard if bepresented ourself with our caught to migration officials when we made it to the other side of the river, they would give us a permit. >> even child welfare officials aren't always sure what the policy is. seeing all these people make this kind of desix, it thought it might be true, who knows but now i am lea
take a look at this, according to government records published in the los angeles time, deportation of miners folked in 2008, and plummeted after that then this' this, the backlog in the nation's immigration courts which really took off back in 2008. and the bottom line is that most children coming from central america will end up staying in the u.s. for years. while their cases make their way think the legal system. >> so regardless whether it is true, this is this lag time that is...
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for los angeles the director from the center for global digital cultures. this shows how new media technologies shapes movements. thank you for joining us. the social media campaign that islamic state launched is getting attention. other rebel groups used the platforms, what is different about what islamic state is doing, and how they are doing it? >> indeed. the colbert report had a recent story saying i.s.i.s. or the islamic state invade hashtag-is-thon. we are seeing a far more immediate engagement with social media tools, reaching people homes across the world. it's multi platform, multi actor based use, a variety of tools. we see jihadi techno sound cloud, the dawn app of mobile phones, the mash up of the michelle obama photograph. uses of varieties types of hash tags to hijack world audiences and photo hash tags. there's a variety of tools used to advocate for different types of agendas that are part of the islamic state. some of them are sympathetic, some are about inspiring fear and being strong and projecting strength. how sophisticated do you thin
for los angeles the director from the center for global digital cultures. this shows how new media technologies shapes movements. thank you for joining us. the social media campaign that islamic state launched is getting attention. other rebel groups used the platforms, what is different about what islamic state is doing, and how they are doing it? >> indeed. the colbert report had a recent story saying i.s.i.s. or the islamic state invade hashtag-is-thon. we are seeing a far more...
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angeles leslie appleton young, vice president and chief economists of the california association of realtors. it to get a overview from everybody what they see, what was with your overall conclusion. >> overall these are good news. the best part is that most indicators are finally moving all tonight. the household employment, as well as the payroll are both clearly indicating employment growth. >> rhode island has had a pretty tough run of years in recent years. since the recession began. did they bring any to your state? >> in rhode island from may, but this -- especially as a small state with an open economy, rhode island is heavily reliant on what happens to the national economy. so any news that the growth is picking up, the raise the hopes here, that they will be also a uptick in job growth here. once with again on a real estate market that in many places had spanked them? had really hurt their family's bottom line? the situation is is a little bit unique, we with went with down further and faster. they had a huge rebound in 20, because houses were with so cheap. it was a once
angeles leslie appleton young, vice president and chief economists of the california association of realtors. it to get a overview from everybody what they see, what was with your overall conclusion. >> overall these are good news. the best part is that most indicators are finally moving all tonight. the household employment, as well as the payroll are both clearly indicating employment growth. >> rhode island has had a pretty tough run of years in recent years. since the recession...
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in los angeles, the l.a.p.d. has 250 squad cars equipped with cameras, and 35 satisfactionry cameras. each records up to 1800 plates per minute with a capacity to collect data, they are very, very large. >> large and according to limp pay to invasive. >> if a licence plate camera pecks up the licence plate many team during the book, it pinpoints the location, charting the pathway through loif. that reveals spsive information, telling who you associate with, which doctor you go to, whether you sleep in a different house. >> north of st. paul, the ramsay country sheriff's office purchased their first mobile al pr. we went along for a test stin. >> what is picking up the plate. >> we'll do one more row. >> there we go. >> we have an alert. i run the plate. >> reporter: this time it was a false alarm. inspector rob aljp says he -- alan says he saw a.l.p.r. work when he was the deputy chief of police in minnesota. >> reporter: give me a list of some crimes solved using a.l.p.r. >> i saw autotheft, homicide, stalking.
in los angeles, the l.a.p.d. has 250 squad cars equipped with cameras, and 35 satisfactionry cameras. each records up to 1800 plates per minute with a capacity to collect data, they are very, very large. >> large and according to limp pay to invasive. >> if a licence plate camera pecks up the licence plate many team during the book, it pinpoints the location, charting the pathway through loif. that reveals spsive information, telling who you associate with, which doctor you go to,...