How old are you . Nine. How old were you when you first started working out here . Seven. Fault lines how children are hired by Us Agriculture to help put food on americas tables. In any other industry kids need to be 16 years old to be able to work. You dont see any of that in agriculture. They dont ask, is she 12 . They just want their job done. How many of you get up before 5 oclock in the morning . Al Jazeera America a new voice in american journalism introduces america tonight. In egypt, police fired teargas at supporters of the. A fresh take on the stories that connect to you. [[voiceover]] they risk never returning to the united states. Grounded. Real. Unconventional. [[voiceover]] we spent time with some members of the gangster disciples. An escape from the expected. Im a cancer survivor. Not only cancer, but brain cancer. America tonight 9 eastern on al Jazeera America were back. Were discussing why dealing with Mental Illness is different in the black community than others. T
It is 18 days late and on a tuesday in october. But the Labor Department finally released the september jobs report. The Unemployment Rate dropping slightly, but the numbers arent anything to celebrate. Why no one is popping the channel wane corks. This is the last employment report that wont be skewed by the lingering shutdown. Fingers were crossed that there would not be signed in the recovery. U. S. Employers added just 148,000 jobs in september. Unemployment fell to a fiveyear low, but suggesting that the job market was weakening even before the government was shut down. More people are falling out of the labor force, and so while youre seeing the Unemployment Rate drop, its not a sign that things are Getting Better and the me is improving reporter the lack of progress in the labor market, with so many people out of work, Consumer Spending may suffer as we head into the crucial Holiday Shopping season. When people are not feeling secure about their jobs, theyre not in a position wh
Say they want answers about the National Security agency and its surveillance programs and they are rabbit to get those answers. At this hour, the nsa chief set to testify before the house intelligence committee. Randall pinkston joins us live, just yesterday, european delegates said that the trust that is between the nations has to be rebuild, their words and they say that steps must be taken so what are those steps to rebuild the trust . One of the major steps is to allow those officials to have communications with key intelligent officials to calm nerves and ease concerns about the reports that the u. S. Has been spying on its top allies including the leaders of some of those nations like Angela Merkel for example. I cant show it to you because the Camera Position cant change, but awaiting the arrival of general alexandar who will be testifying about 1 30, about 30 minutes from now before the house select committee. There will be a proposed legislative change. The author of the patr
British soldier to death, the two men that want add religious war convicted of murder. And bridging the divide between the u. S. And iran, look at the latest offering from latest winning director. But first, south sudan, the u. N. T says one of its compounds has come under attack. The government has confirmed it has lost the city of bore in that state to rebels. We will cross the u. N. Head guarders for more on that, but first the latest on the situation on the ground. South sudans president has been speaking out. She sent us this report. Military fatigues and black cowboy hat. President explains that his country dissent into violence is because of an attempted coupe. These people are playing with words to find support. And help from their tribes. We will not allow that to happen as it hurts the reputation of the government. And he says the try will overthrow him will get a state trial. It will bring them to military court, because they have used the army to kill innocent people, it wi
His porch. The case first surfaced many compared it to the Trayvon Martin killing. A white homeowner charged with murder and manslaughter, those charges stemming from the death of 19yearold just last month. Al jazeera joins us now live from Dearborn Heights with more on todays ruling and d. C. , this has been a racially charged case from the beginning. It really has. Today the judge said that theodore made the wrong choice when he shot and killed 19yearold on his front porch back in november, now during this preliminary exam, the judge heard from quite a few witnesses and they all shed light on what allegedly happened that night. She was bleeding and appeared disoriented but that mcbride walked away. The big question is what happened between that moment, and the time that mcbride landed there on wafers front door. Now he has long maintained that he thought someone was trying to break into his house, when he went to answer his door, then his shotgun accidentally went off. His lawyers ar