Asking the u. S. For more help to fight the growing insurgency in his country. He is requesting military hardware. Thousands of iraqis have died in the violence this year. Coming up next is america tonight, ill have the latest news coming up at 11 00 eastern, 8 pacific time, and you can always get the latest on aljazeera. Com. On america tonight, falsely accused, our focus on sex crimes on campus turns to the aledged perpetrator. Did you rape her . No. She says you did. I know what she said. And unspeakable pain. Unbreakable strength. Sexual assault survivors deliver a message beyond words. And fallout from an al jazeera exclusive, a california senator kicked off the states prominent Film Commission less than 24 hours after our investigative report. Good evening, im joie chen. We begin with breaking news at that hour. There are major developments in our exclusive investigation into one of californias most powerful politicians. He has been officially removed from the Film Commission aft
Gestures towards dealing with these chemical weapons. President obama did call the russian suggestion a break through. Hes not confident congress would authorize a diplomatic strike if no solution is found. Bashar alassad in an interview warned if reprisal attacks if his country is the target of a strike. Those are the headlines. America tonight is next. On america tonight the diplomatic brink or was it 00 blink . Did the chief u. S. Diplomat slip up . Sometimes you have to shake hands with the devil. Also, tonight, a new high. How legalized pot is helping entrepreneurs grow their own businesses. I wouldnt have guessed that the food i put on my stability is ultimate reply funded by million marijuana. And an insiders view of a closed society, replyin polygam. And the terror that keeps many women from escaping. Good evening and welcome to america tonight. Im joie chen. For the first time in three weeks, since those horrifying pictures emerged, the men, women and children struck down by w
Its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im shaun ley. Idlib, syrias sole remaining rebel province, is on the verge of the biggest horror story of the 21st century, so says the uns top official responsible for emergency relief. Almost a million civilians have fled their homes since december. My guest today, doctor mufaddal hamadeh, president of the Syrian American medical society and the medics he sends to syria are saving lives. He has been to idlib this year and seen for himself the carnage of war, and how hospitals and clinics which should give sanctuary have been bombed. After nine years of war, have we become indifferent to syrias pain . Doctor mufaddal hamadeh, welcome to hardtalk, thanks for being with us. Thank you very much, thanks for hosting me. You visited idlib in late january, how would you describe what you saw there . Im originally from idlib. I was born in idlib in 1959 i gave away my age quickly and i know idlib very well because i visited idlib many times after th
The latest on the immigration fight as the human toll minutes. Plus, the National Guard is activated in missouri. What was the dea looking for when they raided three nfl locker rooms yesterday . Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes, the president of the United States has finally responded to a set of controversial remarks made by an academic paid to help get obamacare through congress, Jonathan Gruber, an economy wrist who advise on the construction of romney care, the obamacare precursor in massachusetts, and let to the creation of the Affordable Care act in a series of videos now being played on almost constant loop on fox news, gruber is seen describing key parts of the legislation essentially as a grand bait and switch, designed to deceive american citizens. This bill is written in a tortured way to make sure cbo did not score the mandate as taxes. If they do, the bill dies. So its written to do that in terms of subsidies, a law which said Healthy People will pay in, it would
The breaking news as bloody fighting rages against isis on a growing number of fronts president obama formally asks congress for authorization to wage war against the terror group. We heard him spell out what he wants to do at the white house a little while ago. The go ahead to keep pounding isis targets from the air along with strict limits on Ground Combat operations. The president calls for a vote but its not clear if a divide in congress will buy into his strategy. Senator Bernie Sanders is standing by live along with our correspondents and analysts. Lets begin with the very latest. Our senior White House Correspondent jim acosta joins us. Jim . Reporter in the first call to congress to authorize war in 13 years, president obama is making it clear the battle against isis wont be a repeat of iraq and afghanistan but the president is also leaving a lot of the details, in a word, fuzzy. President obamas proposal to authorize the war on isis opens a new door. To more than just air stri