others are making bids. we are competing for limited resources parts of drought-ravaged california offering millions for water and asav monvey - "the daily show" comedian - one punchline at a time we begin with a graphic video, a black man unarmed and running away. a police officer hitting him in the back. after the eighth shot a man falls. that officer is charged with murder. erica is here with more. >> the officer says he feared for his life. he said the man took his stun gun during a scuffle after a traffic stop. clearly a black man is shown running from a white officer. the man on the ground died. the officer is with the north carolina police department. >> i don't want this to become a ferguson. i don't want any more lives taken. hopefully it was done for the right reasons. >> what led up to the moment was a routine traffic stop. the officer stopped a mercedes benz with a broken tail lot. the driver got out the car and ran. the officer chased him. the officer fired his stun gun but it did not stop scott. the officer drew his gun and fired 8 shots. scott appeared to be 8 feet away. the video shows the officer drop the stun gun by scott's lifeless body. after the video surfaced the officer was condemned by the mayor. >> i can tell you as a result of that video, and the bad decision made by our officer, he will be charged with murder. >> reporter: the vision nearly bringing the police chief to tears. >> the men and women on the force are like my children. so you tell me how i react to seeing this child do something the south carolina law enforcement division is investigating the shooting. just to give a sense of the racial breakdown in charleston - blacks 47%, and the police department - 80% wight leo maguire, former sheriff of new jersey is on the phone from nutley new jersey. give me a sense. you saw the video, what do you think? leo, can you hear me? obviously we are having some technical difficulties with the former sheriff from bergen county. we'll try to get back to that. the polls are closing in ferguson, missouri. it's the first local election since the police killing of michael brown, and the racially charged protest. on the ballot eight candidates, four are african-american americans. up for seats. diane eastabrook is in ferguson with more. >> hi you know mayor james knowles was not up for re-election, but was on the minds of voters. he's taken a lot of heat in ferguson since the riots. some are asking him to step down, and say if he doesn't, they want him recalled. >> print your name on the line. >> voters in ferguson missouri cast ballots for three new members. barbara wished she could elect a new mayor. >> i'm not happy with him. i have not had a chance to sign a petition if someone comes to my door i will. >> reporter: she could get her wish. >> this is the petition. >> reporter: nick and others are signing a petition to recall mayor james knowles. >> i'm an advocate for good government in ferguson. in order to get good government in ferguson things will have to change. the mayor in one of those things. >> reporter: knowles in his second term as mayor ended some when he said there was not a racial divide in his community after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen and came under fire for a federal report citing bias and ferguson's police department and municipal court. that led to the resignation of other cities. at a forum city council candidates were divided on whether knowles should stay or go. >> he has done a job that i don't think anyone in the room could do better with everyone attacking him on a constant basis. >> he had to know about the discriminatory culture, or else he is incompetent. there's no way around this. >> reporter: ferguson voters seemed divided. >> he's been the voice. sometimes i just haven't thought he had a good voice. so council - including the mayor - have worked so hard and been under so much pressure. i just - i think it's an instalment to the community -- -- insult to be honest with you. >> reporter: we have been asking for an interview with mayor knowles, and he said at this point he has no intention of stepping down is not taking the recall seriously, and is focused on the city of ferguson at this point. >> there has been a lot of talk about low representation voter turn out in ferguson's african-american community. the question is is that the case this time around? >> it's really hard to say, you know. it's beautiful here now, but storms blew through the area for much of the day. it was raining, hailing, it may have affected voter turn out. there was a combination of blacks and whites turning out. there's one black member on the city council currently and they have the ability to elect two more. that would be historic for the community to yemen, and what the red cross is calling a catastrophic crisis. the group is calling for a ceasefire between the saudi-led coalition and houthi rebels to allow aid in. in aden families wait for water, there's shortages of food electricity. homes, infrastructure is destroyed. the u.n. says hundreds have been killed in weeks, many children. the u.s. is now speeding up weapons supplies to the saudi-led coalition, and sharing more intelligence. most humanitarian agencies pulled the people out of yemen at the start of the saudi arabia led campaign. jonathan works for mercy corp. in our first person report he tells us what he experienced when the strikes began. [ gunfire ] [ explosion ] >> i woke up. i was certain it was fireworks, a frequent occurrence in the middle of the night. i thought it sounded a bit different, it was an explosion, which was unfortunately a frequent occurrence over the last 6 months or so. he heard the sound of anti-aircraft missiles. as soon as we found out it was air strikes, and coming in from foreign air force. that's when we really got worried about what was next. we didn't know if tomorrow everything would calm down and it was a way to surveyor people off, into negotiating, or whether there would be a long campaign. unfortunately, the parks are closed no fly zones are in place. as the naval blockade is in place, and yemen imports 90% of food and fuel - it started being imprisoned. you have a situation where yemeni people feel like they are in prison they cannot have access to food. food prices are increasing. it's not available. fuel is becoming very very hard to come by. lines are kilometres long. people are spending days in lines to get fuel. this is affecting them. if this situation tips it will become a situation we haven't seen anywhere in the world recently. now is the time when international community needs to get behind the yemeni people and concentrate on the humanitarian needs on the ground. there's no doubt myself and all my colleagues that have been relocated out of yemen. many of us meeting in amman, discussing, trying to find ways to go back to yemen and improve the situation for the yemeni people. that is the mission. it wasn't an immediate decision to leave yemen once the air strikes began. after a few days it was too dangerous to stay the civil war in syria is the focus of associations in moscow a key opposition group is sitting them out. the negotiators are expected to address humanitarian matters, and it's been a week since i.s.i.l. stormed a refugee camp in damascus. there's concern about the safety of thousands of residents. stefanie dekker has push. >> reporter: a push is under way to open a humanitarian corridor for the civilians dropped in yarmouk to get out. the head of anwar, the group that deals with refugees addressed the community on monday calling for pressure. it's difficult to contain the situation on the ground. i.s.i.l. controls around 60% of the yarmouk camp. palestinians are there to fight i.s.i.l. the situation is fluid. from the people in the camp they'll tell you i.s.i.l. has snipers on buildings, making it difficult, and people are dependent on aid. they've been besieged for two years, they have no running water, electricity or food. no medical supplies are making their way into the camp to treat the wounded. the syria government has been using barrel bombs and shelling. people are reliant on medical aid and are trapped between infighting of groups and the bombing from the air. a difficult situation. some managed to get out. the majority around 16,000, are trapped that's stefanie dekker reporting. now it kenya where hundreds of university students marched on nairobi, demanding greater security after al-shabab gunmen massacred 148 people on a college campus last week. the say tack came on thursday in garissa. monday kenya launched air strikes against al-shabab in somali, where the group is based. after the march, the students held a vigil in honour of the victims. we turn to drought-stricken california. the water is bought and sold. it's creating a dilemma for formers - whether to plant crops or sell the water to municipal authorities. ? southern california a distribute is getting ready to spend money, if it can find a seller. >> $7 billion from rice farmers. we are hopeful that will turn out. it's unclear. if the weather is this dry, they won't have water to sell coming up. melissa chan tells us more been buying and selling water. farmers and officials cutting deals for water in the race - rand paul says he is running for president. president. 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[scream] [frogs croaking] [yelling and screaming] it's back! xfinity watchathon week. the biggest week in television history. it's your all-access binge-watching pass to tv's hottest shows, free with xfinity on demand. xfinity watchathon week. now through april 12th. perfect for people who really love tv. al jazeera america gives you the total news experience anytime, anywhere. more on every screen. digital, mobile, social. visit aljazeera.com. follow @ajam on twitter. and like aljazeera america on facebook for more stories, more access, more conversations. so you don't just stay on top of the news, go deeper and get more perspectives on every issue. al jazeera america. tonight after another candidate throws his hat into the ring for 2016. >> i have a message. a message that's a loud and clear and does not mince words. we have come to take the country back senator rand paul announced his bid, speaking to a packed house of supporters in louisville said he's ready to shape up washington. we have a prove so far of campaign manager from nye - we welcome her back. ni surprises. -- any surprises. >> the surprise is how hard he's been hit. there's fear among the establishment wing that this guy represents a different type of republican. can he take it into the general election probably not. i think he'll shake up the party. >> he took off of republicans and democrats. >> absolutely he attacked both sides. "time" magazine described him as app interesting man. he threads a difficult needle. he's running to be the leader of the republican party, yet is attacking the substantiate -- substantiate, which is not a winning nominee, and has to attack the democrats, because he needs to oppose them. >> it was interesting because he said both parties were responsible for the mess his own party responsible for the mess. you don't hear that from candidates very often. >> absolutely. he's trying to do something difficult. he's trying to run as an outsider when he's an insider. he changed the twitter from senator rand paul to dr rand paul wanting to run as a small-town doctor. he's an elected senator, the son of a 3-time presidential candidate and former texas congressman. he has no outsider to washington, but will try to make the case to the american public. >> his father ran for president before. >> three times, and did well for someone getting small donations. >> does it matter they disagree on small issues or will it hurt him. >> it's something they have to be careful about. he is where he is. young people loved his father who was a purist and a message candidate. there are differences between father and son. the major difference is rand paul is more focused on winning, and his father on purity. he'll have to be careful as to how he works that out. >> he takes a different tack on defense. he says "i see an america strong enough to deter foreign aggression but wise enough to avoid unnecessary intervention", how is he different to most republicans. >> he has a strong non-interventionist strand. that's where we see most push back. people like lindsay graham john mccain, the establishment wing who are very uncertain about the message. the message itself is a little clouded at this point. you know when does he want to go in. how does he go in. how will that work. he's been a little unclear about that. it's a new tact on the part of republicans, many of whom the campaign is betting is tired of the wars. >> he wants to cut off foreign aid. >> a lot of foreign aid. he wants to make clear he'll fight against i.s.i.s. and other threats he sees as real but doesn't want to intervene at every turn. >> he's one of how many do we expect - 16, 20, republican candidates. >> gosh i may get in at this point. a lot. >> that would be a surprise. >> that would be bad, i nope. >> honestly where does he fit into the matrix? >> he'll be fighting for this right wing part of the republican party socially and a non-interventionist portion. against the establishment, people like jed bush chris christy, scott walker. he'll fight for a small chunk and the problem for him is there are not as many libertarians in the republican party that he would hope to put together a winning coalition that was a downfall for his father. >> a different candidate. >> one of many. >> great to see you in washington a confusing and alarming day for hundreds of thousands in the capital. a powerline failure knocking out electricity to the white house, the state department big paths across d.c. and parts of maryland. officials are confident the outage was a result of an electrical transmission accident libby casey has more. >> reporter: a power outage in the heart of the nation's power center. from the state department where a briefing was conducted by the light of the phone and the white house briefly hit. >> the cause of the incident is being reviewed. i don't know if an upgraded infrastructure would have prevented it from happening. it's certainly, i guess, hard to imagine that a more modern power grid would have hurt. >> reporter: the local power company said a piece of metal fell off the line causing the outage. there's no reason to suspect terrorism or other activity but points out the fragility of the ageing power grid. >> what it goes to we have a lot of vulnerabilities much the reliance on critical infrastructure that the nation needs, be it banking, rail power, f.a.a. >> a system that is interconnected meaning problems can kaz kate. >> if the power grid -- cascade. >> if the power grid in ottawa fails, that could take the north-east quadrant of the united states out the american society of civil engineers gives the power grid a dismal d plus report card and it will take a lot of money to improve. >> what we see is the gap that we have between now and 2020 is about $100 billion, which is you know a little over $12 billion-$15 billion a year. that's the rate payers that will have to pay more money to make the grid resilient and strong. >> reporter: it's up to state and federal regulators to prioritise upgrades and fit in. it's not just aiming and accidents. cyber security expert derek smith says it's a matter of time before a major hack hits the nation's power. >> before we had the internet it was safe. we need physical access to protect it. everything is going digital. now we are taking old technology meshing it with new technology and anything that touches the internet wireless, has the vulnerabilities of being connected to the internet. >> reporter: smith says the use of cyber crime by gangs means that washington must prepare for the worse and work with the private industry to fitch the grid farmers say they can make more selling water than crops. plus... >> the columbian river is the top 10 on a list of dangerous rivers. it cracks it near the top. i'm allen schauffler i have more. >> and i'll talk to "daily show" comeid an about using satire to take on serious issues in america. >> protestors are gathering... >> there's an air of tension right now... >> the crowd chanting for democracy... >> this is another significant development... >> we have an exclusive story tonight, and we go live... hi this is al jazeera america. i'm john seigenthaler. tapped out - california's epic drought has officials looking for water to buy. >> if the weather stays this dry, they probably won't have water to sell is there any for sale? the columbia river brings drinking water to millions. advocates say it's one of the most at-risk rivers in america comedian aasiv mandvi... >> we are also america's most scrunchous eye candy with the tiara to brough it. >> the future of the "the daily show" through laughter california appears to be ignoring governor jerry brown's needs to cut back on water. consumption was down by 2.8% in february the smallest amount since use was tracked in june. southern california was the main offender. water consumption was up in los angeles and san diego in february. last week governor brown ordered mandatory reductions of 25% across the state. for many californian farmers water is precious. plenty of customers are eager to buy. as part of the fragile planet series. melissa chan looks at the business of buying and selling water. >> chances are you have eaten produce grown with water from the san luis reservoir. that's a way the californian draught touches all americans. >> the last 18 months have been difficult. the situation now is desperate, truly desperate. >> reporter: another dry season means farmers in the central valley have tough choices to make - let land lay fallow or buy water. >> our agency is making bids others are making bids. we are competing for a limited resource. we are seeing prices unprecedented this year. it's just reflective of how bad the situation is >> reporter: but rural california's purchasing power may lose out to los angeles. the metropolitan water distribute of california says it's the largest provider of drinking water, feeding 19 million. >> i was authorised to buy 17 million of water from price farmers. we are hopeful it will turn out. it's unclear. if the weather is dry, they probably won't have water to sell. >> reporter: steve is one of the rice farmers who might have water to sell. planting starts in a few weeks, and the sale depends on water allocation which he's waiting to hear back on. >> if we don't get full allocation then we will not sell anything. if we do get full allocation which doesn't look like it will happen, we would sell - create the opportunity as a distribute to sell up to 20%. >> reporter: it would mean the transfer of water from won drought-plagued part of the state to another drought-plagued part of the state. here is what is holding up the deal where the rice farmers draw their water. we are at lake orville, a major reservoir in the state. look at the brand ban behind me. this is a water mark. at the top of that band is where the water level used to be. look at the houseboats and how low they are sitting in the water. lake orville is half empty because of the drought. with reservoir levels low, bidders may beg for water, but the worst drought in a century means farmers that usually have the water may not have water to spare of the the cost climbs. >> we used to pay $200 to buy water from farmers. this year it cost $700 and there was little for sale. >> that's for each acre-foot or half an olympic style pool. extraordinary farmers may convince rice grows to forego planting. most places forbid that limiting the amount of water that can be sold. most here come from multifamily farmers that care about the industry. >> i don't think there'll be a case where we want to sell much because we have an infrastructure that survives if we farm. that's what we do. >> reporter: with farmers changing a calculus on how much to buy and sell and how much to plant, the drought may show the impact from the farm to the table a new report on the 10 most at risk rivers in the united states has been released. pollution and mining are listed among the threats. so are dams playing a big role in the river. the columbia. allen schauffler is in st. helens oregon with more. >> john here it is. number two on that list. the columbia river flows from southern british columbia 1200 miles to the pacific, dumping more fresh water from the pacific than any other river. it's criss-crossed by dams. the management of the dams and the international agreement governing the dams key reason for the number two ranking. >> reporter: the columbian river drains water from seven states and a canadian province bringing drinking water to mill lions, and irrigates 600,000 acres of crop land. 19 dams in oregon washington and british columbia. many generating cheap electricity and helping the economy. >> this has been a benefit to the region. it's a wild river and should remain a wild river. >> reporter: it's been a long time since it was wild. a conservation group calls the dams a danger to the river. the group charges the way the dams are operating changes the flows and rhythms of the river, destroying salmon runs and wiping out a way of life. >> villages have been flooded, inundated by the dams. salmon runs have been nearly destroyed. we are making great progress to bring the fish back. there's more to be done. there's great damage to the river by the dams. >> reporter: paul lumley leads the columbian river intertribal fish subdivision made up of four north-west tribes lobbying for the changes to the treaty governing how the river is managed. the treaty signed half a century ago by the u.s. and canada deals with hydroelectric power and flood control. lumley's group wants the eco system written into the treaty which is under review in washington d.c. and ottawa. for the tribes it's about the fish. >> no matter what the decision is the tribes will not go away we'll focus on fish passage restoration to get fish into canada into the hands of tribes that lose the salmon. >> as of last september either country can ask for renegotiation of the streety. this is a multiple effort. we'll have to work through the state department on how to approach canada. >> reporter: uncertainty on how river management could change or whether it will change at all is a reason american rivers rank the colombian so high. . >> with laws protecting the environment, fish wildlife and the tribe's right to fish and the wildlife they have to come forward and pay for mitigation. there's no question about it. >> the army corp of engineers spends an estimated 80 to $100 million on improving the chances for survival for endangered fish stocks. >> on the whole we are doing good. can we do better? we can do better. >> millions of people in the u.s. and canada benefitted from a concrete and steel reality, the modern columbia needs managing. >> number one on that list of most endangered rivers is the colorado river. the columbia was not on the lift last year much less as high as number two. the fact that the treaty is up for renegotiation. the uncertainty about how with when it will be dealt with by the u.s. and canada landed it in that stop. >> allen schauffler talked to the state department about the treaty - what did they have to say? >> unfortunately we did talk to the state department but rite in the middle of a power outage so we don't have video of the discussion. basically marie har from the state department said yes, we are aware of the treaty we are studying the options, we received the recommendations from regional authorities and are figuring out how to speak out to the canadian partners there's no specific time line to do that. we got a similar response from the canadian foreign department saying we are aware of it we'll talk to our american partners we'll tell you when we get around with it there's no time line. we assume the treaty will be renetted the sides are not involving -- renetted. the sides are not moving very fast. >> it's all about the fish. clearly there's a difference of opinion between the tribes and others that use the river to bring fish out. is there a concern that so many fish are pulled out at other points in the river, that that is causing a reduction in the salmon runs as well. >> there's a lot of things that lead to the reduction of salmon run, predation from sea loins and seals. the biggest cause or challenge is passing the dams getting around the dams upstream to the traditional spawning beds is a problem. damage to the small salmon coming downstream and getting through the dams. figuring out ways to manage the dams so they don't impact the fish is part of what paul lumley and his group want to see incorporated into the treaty. we'll see if it happens. we don't know when we'll see how the discussions take shape. >> how that happens is a big question. allen schauffler thank you now, polls closed in chicago after the first run-off election for mayor, former white house chief of staff ron emanuel is seeking a second term and his opponent garcia, results are beginning to come in. ashar quraishi is outside a polling station in chicago. what was the turn out like stood. >> that is a big question. light turn out. that was concern for both candidates. really they were looking for supporters to come out and vote. turn out was key to the campaigns. we are starting to get unofficial results from the board of election commission from the city for the run off. with half the precincts reporting there's a double digit lead as predicted in the polls for the mayor, standing at under 5% with challenges as 44%. early in the night, the unofficial results. have been hearing for a few weeks how the two candidates differ on the issues including how to solve the financial lows of the city looking at deficits when it comes to funding pensions and how to deal with 1.1 billion in shortfall. different ideas coming from the candidates. both the candidates voted early. that is something we saw jump in the run off. 142,000 people voted early, that is increased by 50,000 from the february general election and a jump from the last election in chicago of 2011 as well by double. the numbers will play a significant role in determining who, in fact will come out on top in the mayoral election. ashar quraishi thank you when a video of fraternity members singing a racial champ went viral it sparked outrage. two members of the university of oklahoma were expelled. the conversation about race on college campers has begun. "america tonight"s michael oku took a look at the changes at one university. >> reporter: elliott, we are at a spot where 50 years ago governor george wallace tried to prevent african-american students from registering. it these be meaningful to you. >> it is it's symbolic to me as an african-american male. at that time i could not come here. i was not welcome to set foot on the campus. today it's not the case. >> reporter: it sure isn't. last month he was elected president of the university one of two african-americans ever. the last 39 years ago. >> right now we are in a new era at the university of alabama. we are moving forward, progressing. and the entire culture is shifting now. it's because of that that i was elected. >> reporter: on the losing end, some say, is the so-called machine. the machine is a coalition of all white fraternities and sororities those that participate in and rig elections. this secret society dating back 100 years at the university. members meet in the basement of fraternities, called going downstairs where they plot strategy. former alabama politician steve flowers was a member. he knew he had to be one if he was going anywhere in politics. >> when i was a young boy, we had nine members of congress eight of nine came through the machine. both the u.s. senator were mash each alum nigh. the right to go into congress was to be in the machine in alabama. we learnt each other, knew each other. you wept in the fraternity went downstairs nominated and made deals together. >> reporter: he thinks spiller's election shows the machine didn't have the mojo it once did. a year and a half ago horwitz ran as an incumbent. she noticed something odd while reviewing the rolls. >> people were registered in places they didn't leave. >> reporter: on the day of the election she received a tip by a greek member. >> they were offered a wristband that would get them into two local bars in exchange for a drink, if they turned out to vote. >> reporter: it was kelly against the machine. she lost by 87 votes. with spiller's election it looks like the machine is losing steam. another sign that perhaps the tide is turning at the university of alabama and you can see more of michael's report at 10 eastern time, 7 pacific on "america tonight". now to ukraine where fighting disrupted life for millions. for many children life during war is the only one they know. antonio mora is here with a story in the next hour many families are living under ground which is the safest place they can find if the fighting is worse. of course it is the children who suffer the most sales orphans. -- especially orphans. there's no money to foster parents, and officials tell the people to turn the children over to orphans. >> i will not give him away never, never. do you love your mum? coming up the next hour we look at what the future holds for these children of war. >> aasiv mandvi is one of the "the daily show"s sharpest satirists and uses humour to battle anti-muslim bias. his web serious is called "hallel in the family." >> reporter: aasiv mandvi has had roles in movies and on broadway. but he's known for his work on "the daily show." >> boom that's right. >> reporter: where he covered snow storms in the south. >> it's in the mezzanine. >> i gotcha to the controversy over fracking. >> see how we feel living out a bottle. >> are you hitting on me. >> reporter: his title includes senior agent correspondent. senior foreign looking correspondent, senior muslim correspondent. now aasiv mandvi is taking on a new project. >> i mean muslims are popular with white people right now. >> reporter: the web series "hallal in the family". >> we are proud american muslims. >> not taxi driving sikhs. >> reporter: the idea grew out of another "the daily show" segment featuring an all-muslim cast in a satire based on "the cosby show." the new series will be on the website funny or die. a parody of an all-american muslim family. with it aasiv mandvi is hoping to counterwide spread islamaphobia by joking about it. >> president obama. >> the muslim guy we are proud to have aasiv mandvi in the studio. >> thank you. >> good to see you. this abuse april 9th. >> funny or -- this debuted april 9th. >> yes. >> why did you decide to do that? >> we have done a version of this about five years ago on "the daily show." i was approached to do something in the space of something i cared with an issue based thing, the thing i did a lot on "the daily show" is islamaphobia and the fear of muslims in america since 9/11 and so i thought it would be great to take that you know, little sketch that we did on the "the daily show," and turn is into a web series where we focus on some of the issues you know cyber bullying you know infiltration of mosques and community centers by the federal bureau of investigation. protesting the building of a mosque. we wanted to do it in a humerus way and take on the traits of an american sitcom and present an all-american family but they were muslim. and deal with the issues at the same time. >> in a segment you deal with bullying on facebook much let's look at that. >> yes. >> movie reel: someone is making fun of me on facebook. >> that's terrible. >> fatima i was bullied in high school. look how i turned out. it's part of the american experience. kids pick on people who are one day going to rule the world. steve jobs phil gates. >> president obama. >> that muslim guy talk about how big you see this as a problem in this country today? >> i think, you know look it's happening all the time. recently we had the chapel hill shootings. more recently than that the guy who hacked people to death and planted a koran to maybe it seem like a jihadist. there's logistics to say 27% of americans have a positive image of muslims, we have a slightly better image than congress you know. that's not saying much you know. sas -- i feel like that's widespread misinformation about muslims and islam in general. >> if people laugh at it how does it move you forward. >> what we are doing here is we are not changing the world. we are starting a conversation getting people thinking about these things. the absurdity of the racism the islamaphobia. in doing that we have a website we are creating called "hallal in the family.com.tv." you may click on something and say what can i do how can i get involved, is there something i can do to get involved with the issue more. stuff like that. mostly it's about starting the conversation. >> you start the conversation. what reaction do you get? clearly those people that go to the site you are talking about probably like what you are doing. >> yes. >> i suspect there are some that don't. >> it may be true. >> do you hear from them. >> not yet. i may. >> when you talk about the issue on "the daily show." what reaction do you get? >> there are many american muslims out there who feel like there's an underrepresentation of this voice out there in the american media, you know there's not - when i got on the daily she daily show i was one of a few muslim americans dealing with the issues. >> it was a big deal. >> it was a big deal for many american muslims it was important that someone talked about the issues not from the fox news point of view you were making fun of many people in america. >> yes i believe you described them a bit as crazy. >> there are people who get their information - it's not their fault. look the media and politicians hijacked the issue since 9/11 and they have taken it and used it for their own purposes. it's not the average american's fault sitting at home. if all your information about muslims comes from fox news is through the lens of comedy that is where we are different. that allows us to put the camera in a place where other journalists and media can't. and maybe allows us - what we do best is point out the hypocrisy and absurdity of things - government media, thaul. that's where the "the daily show" is at its best. >> this last weekend oliver went after edward snowden in russia in an interview that looked very much like - for all practical purposes - the interview na brian williams did with edwards. except for the use of a couple of expletives, he went after him. >> right yes. >> is that - so are we going to see comedians becoming journalists in a big way going forward in the future. >> he's the only guy doing investigative journalism. >> i tend to disagree with that and i like john oliver's show. >> yes, i think that it's a strange world when the comedian and the satirist is able to affect people and make people you know care about the news in a way that regular news outlets haven't over the last several decades - the last decade or so. >> will you continue on the show? >> as of right now i have no plans to leave. >> what is it like what has the ride been like for you on the show? >> the truth is i have been working on the "the daily show" for the last time. i have a show on h.b.o. called "the bring." so - it's been great. it's been the most amazing gig, you know. it's been an amazing boss jon, to have. again, this whole halal family thing came out of the work i d on the "the daily show," and the satire, and deal with a lot of issues, and ruling that you know, someone needs to talk about this stuff. >> we are glad you have talked about it. they can watch on april 9th. >> funny or die.com. >> nice to meet you. that's the broadcast. thank you for watching. i'll john seigenthaler see you back here tomorrow night. the news continues with antonio mora. ^ below psh psh message to the houthis... >> we have expedited weapons delivers increased intelligence sharing and established a joint coordination sharing cell the u.s. raises the stakes as saudi arabia battles rebels in yemen the humanitarian crisis... >> children are burnt like this the plight of people trapped by the fighting. dozens of countries rush to get