Feedback as usual to the show. Waj, while there are a lot of privacy issues with the unmanned airli aerial vehicles, there are a lot of applications people dont know about. Yeah, when we were growing up, it was watch out for the cars on the street, and for the new kids it will be watch out for the drones in the sky. Thats the Good Samaritan of the day. But there are concerns. Jonathan says. But of course, there are is a lot of variation here. Yeah, jonathan is talking about a military drone versus something that would have a civil application. Drones might be coming to a neighborhood near you. The federal Aviation Administration approved six drones to ramp up testing. In places like hawaii they are being used to collect crop data and gather vital environmental information through photography. Some worry that all of the excitement is drowning out calls of caution especially on the privacy and surveillance front. At least 30 states have pushed for drone restrictions, but to what extent t
And this is real money. This is real money. You are the most important part of the show so join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter or facebook. 7 billion as many dollars as there are people in the world were spent by president ial and congressional candidates Political Parties and those socalled pacs, Political Action committees, during the 2012 election cycle. And every election cycle outspends the previous one. Thats because a good Election Campaign goes nowhere without a parallel Fundraising Campaign to pay for it. But because of wednesdays decision by the u. S. Supreme court, politicians running for office and the organizations that help them will now see the flood gates open with money from contributors just in time for this years vote in november. In a 54 decision the highest court in the land struck down the over all limits in place on what individual donors can give in each federal election cycle. I dont want to confuse things here. The maximum donation all
Their living along americas southern border, the conversation is less political and more pragmatic. Its about crime, safety, family and humanity, and life and death. The upcoming documentary series, boarderland, sends six people who have different views about immigration. I think its important that you all see and hear this. A lot of people dont have a clue what goes on down here when you live near the border, and the only way to find out what is going on, really, is to find out for yourself. In tucson the body of in the morgue jumped to 169 people last year. The drug cartels they say have turned the arizona desert into an illicit highway. And along that path, aid volunteers leaves jugs of water and emergency kits to help the travel of migrants. These are the people who know undocumented immigration best, because the usmexico border is their backyard. So how do they see the debate, and where do their opinions diverge from or sink up with yours. Well find out. My cohost wajahat ali have
Theres no such thing as illegal immigration. Al Jazeera America presents. A Breakthrough Television event borderland a first hand view at the crisis on the border. How can i not be affected by it . Strangers, with different points of view take a closer look at the ongoing conflict alex, a liberal artist from new york and randy, a conservative vet from illinois. Are you telling me that its ok to just let them all run into the United States . You dont have a right to make judgements about it. They retrace the steps of myra, a woman desparately trying to reunite with her family. To discover, and one of their children perish in the process, i dont know how to deal with that. Will they come together in the face of tradgedy . Why her . Its insane. Experience illegal immigration up close, and personal. The only way to find out is to see it yourselves. On. Borderland only on al Jazeera America this is the real deal man. Welcome back to inside story. Im ray suarez. When it comes to running a su
Panel on Climate Change, the ippc released its latest report, and it makes challenging reading. The 30 years ending in 2012 are the warmest three decades stretch in 1400 years, and rising seas, changing patterns of rain and snow are already being felt in the daily lives of people around the world. But the forces bringing these changes are front loaded. Theyre already in the atmosphere, and more people are talking not about how to stop it from happening, but what to do in the face of forces that will change daily life for hundreds of millions of people. Here in the United States and around the world. No country on earth can hide from the effects of Climate Change. Every continent is touched by Global Warming in some way. People and governments must prepared for huge changes. The one message that comes out very clearly is that the world has to adopt and the world has to mitigate. And the sooner we do that, the less the chances of some other worst impacts of Climate Change being faced in