suspect in texas police say opened fire. the two suspected gunmen shot and wounded a security guard before being killed by police this evening the officer was praised. >> he did what he was trying to do and under the fire that he was put under, he did a very good job, and probableably saved many lives. we think their strategy was to get to the event center into the event center and they were not able to get past that outer perimeter that we had set up. >> our heidi zhou castro is in garland, texas tonight with more. heidi. >> reporter: hey, john the fbi has now confirmed the identity the names of these two suspects but did say they resided in phoenix, arizona, one of the two men reportedly tweeted before this attack and the linked himself to isis. the other suspect it was reportedly his roommate and wasn't on the fbi's radar prior to this event. now of course here in dallas though shifting intention back from arizona to here. locals here say that tensions between the non-muslim and muslim communities has been growing since the beginning of this year. following the january attack against the french satire magazine charlie hebdo, muslim communities across the united states braced for potential backlash. in [ technical difficulties ] >> event organizer said the event was about free speech. >> jesus christ on a cross in a jar of urine may be offensive to many but nobody went around killing people or wholesale slaughters communities. i mean you have to enter the human race at some point. and this capitulation by the media and western elite to silence ourselves so as not to offend savages is monsterer. >> reporter: the winning artist received a check for $10,000. the shooting that left two suspects dead and one security officer injured, happened ten minutes before the event was scheduled to end. the director of the dallas council on american muslim relations said she had a sinking feel. >> we're shocked. >> reporter: shocked but not survived given recent tensions in texas. another recent example, texas muslim capitol day in austin was marked by protesters for the first time in seven years. one lawmaker requested muslim visitors to her office renounced what she called islamic terrorist groups and publicly announced allegiance to america before entering. >> i received a death threat back in february, and so those types of things make you uneasy on edge and a lot of tensions in the community. >> reporter: do you feel pressure as a, quote unquote moderate muslim to come out publicly and denounce this? >> i don't feel pressure to come out. for me as a human being, it's a no-brainer to say this isn't okay. i think where frustration comes in for many muslims in the united states especially is this sense that we somehow need to condemn it because we are responsible for it. and this sense that somehow we need to condemn it as a -- [ technical difficulties ] -- when we have nothing to do with [ technical difficulties ] >> reporter: as you can see behind me the crime scene police tape is still there. it was only moments ago that the police removed the suspects' vehicle. we're in a neighborhood just a suburb of dallas where this kind of thing, people say, does not happen. but normalcy does appear to be coming back. high school is back open today, just around the corner and the shopping centers have been opened as well. >> heidi zhou castro thank you very much. the organizer of the draw the prophet cartoon contest is no stranger to controversy. she has been called provocative and prejudice. but she calls herself a [ technical difficulties ] [ technical difficulties ] >> how is it religious tolerance to build a 15-story mosque looking down on the burial ground of 9/11? >> reporter: according to the southern poverty law center she painted the [ inaudible ] as terrorists. the southern poverty law center also criticized her for her association with vilders, who was charged in 2009 with hate incitement in the netherlands. >> we are here for individual rights. everything else is smear. >> reporter: palistine gellar was well aware of the danger in staging the contest. the security bill alone was reportedly $50,000. and she says john she wants to make this an annual event. >> jonathan thank you. we are joined by the arab american association of new york. welcome. >> thank you for having me. >> give me your reaction to the last 24 hours on these represents. >> absolutely inexcusable. nothing justifies violence. but it brings us back to the conversation about free speech. is pamela gellar a hero of speech speech? this was an anti muslim event. i will fight for her to be able to continue to be a racist and a big got, but every day she works to build mosques across the country, so for her to talk about free speeches and ban my right to practice free speech freely is very hypocritical. >> obviously you understand the feeling behind and the people who support pamela gellar even if they don't support hate or hatred in america, they support some of the things that she talks about. they support the fact that they believe this is a free speech event, and they think -- and -- and they are concerned about, quote, terrorism in america. so how do you -- how do you react to that? >> i don't know how an event about cartoons of the prophet muhammad achieves that. she is the ringleader of the ground zero mosque in this country. and she has the right to do that but i have the right to say it is wrong and it's unacceptable. >> i'll really going beyond pamela geller in some way, that these events char -- charlie hebdo, or other acts of violence or others who joined isil or people who called for the death of americans, or christians, what do you say to them? they say they are scared concerns, and they say this is islam is the cause of this. what do you say? >> i say that none of those acts are justifiable, and we condemn all acts of terrorism. but that is not islam. we are 1.8 billion people in this world, and we cannot continue to paint with a brood brush the entire community with the acts of a few. >> since this has risen at least on the front pages of newspapers across this country, what -- what have you felt from americans? the response that you get to what you say are on this program and other programs and what you write about? what has been the reaction from americans? >> my fellow americans most often have been very supporttive. >> some of them haven't. >> some of them haven't. >> talk about that. >> i get hate emails death threats, but i have a lot of support. and what i ask for is for americans to stand up and say we are not america. >> don't you think -- isn't this -- isn't this bigger though, than pamela gellar. isn't what is going on in this country far beyond pamela gellar? >> absolutely. she is one example indicative of a rising islamaphobia. there are consequences to people like her -- >> how do you fight that? >> we have to fight that with our fellow americans. we need to vilify and marginalize her -- >> but how do you fight that wider islamaphobia. >> we have to continue to build meaningful relationships with jews, and christians and other communities. let us tell you what islam is about. >> thank you very much. a rare display of emotions today from the convicted boston bomb bombing perpetrator. erika pitzi has that story. >> reporter: good evening, john today the courtroom was filled with emotion. we heard from relatives who flew in from russia to take the stand in his defense, and we saw dzhokher showing emotions for the first time during this trial. he saw him wiping away tears during his aunt's system as well as when he tried to console one of his crying cousins, he blew her a kiss. while gazing fondly she explained why she came from russia to testify on behalf of the man she calls her brother. she is one of five tsarnaev relatives who flew in from russia under the close eye of the fbi. the testimony included pictures of a young dzhokher in russia surrounded by family. each relative cried at one point. one aunt sobbed so hard the moment she saw dzhokher she had to be excused. >> the defense is trying to show some humanity in this person that the juries are going to believe there is something there worth saving. >> reporter: he was convicted on all counts related to the attacks. the jury now must decide whether to sentence him to life in prison or sentence him to death. the defense has already called nearly 30 witnesses all with the goal of painting dzhokher as a sweet young kid under the influence of his angry older brother. one cousin described the relationship. she identified tamerlan's voice where he described having this rage of hatred inside of him. worried he would not see the create of a caliphate before he died. he also went to train with fighters. one count sin testified: >> i think it falls into the defense strategy of [ technical difficulties ] losing control, and the younger brother was kind of going along, really -- [ technical difficulties ] the one who was the major instigator of what happened. it only takes one juror to vote for a none death penalty case and then he gets life in prison. >> reporter: these relatives have not seen dzhokher tsarnaev since he left russia when he was a small boy. the federal government maintains tsarnaev deserves the death penalty because he was an equal nalty because he was an equal [ technical difficulties ] >> -- the 25 year old black man was fatally injured in police custody. police say officers will continue to monitor protests. the maryland national guard plans to withdraw troops gradually over the coming days. the underlying problems of baltimore remain. president obama talked about that in new york for the launch of a non-profit organization. it includes addressing inequality and education. >> too many young men and women feel like no matter how hard they try, they may never achieve their dreams. and that sense of unfairness and powerlessness of people not hearing their voices that's helped fuel some of the protests we have seen in baltimore, ferguson and right here in new york. >> the president says he will devote much of his remaining time in office to equality. and now a story about race equality and familiar list torn apart. women were told their baby's died after birth, but now there are accusations that some may have been stolen and turned over for adoption. al jazeera followed up on one reunion. >> i got to make up these 49 years, and i know the other kids going to be jealous, but she is priority now. we'll have more on that coming up. but two more republican presidential candidates get into the race. and a rare glimpse of the sunken ships in lake michigan. just because i'm away from my desk doesn't mean i'm not working. comcast business understands that. their wifi isn't just fast near the router. it's fast in the break room. fast in the conference room. fast in tom's office. fast in other tom's office. fast in the foyer [pronounced foy-yer] or is it foyer [pronounced foy-yay]? fast in the hallway. i feel like i've been here before. switch now and get the fastest wifi everywhere. comcast business. built for business. two candidates who have never held public office announced today they are running for president. carly fiorina is considered a long shot but is already taking name at democrat hillary clinton. she started her announce video with an image of the only other women in the race. she said it's time to get rid of clinton and politicians like her. >> if you are tired of the sound bites, the vitreal, the pettiness, the egos the corruption, if you believe it's time to declare the end of identity politics if you believe it's time to declare an end of lowered expectations, if you believe it's time for citizens to stand up to the political class and say enough then join us. >> ben carson announced his candidacy at an event in detroit. he is a retired neurosurgeon, he said critics who claim he wants to get rid of social programs are not telling the truth. >> i have no desire to get rid of safety nets for people who need them. i have a strong desire to get rid of programs that create dependency in able-bodied people. [ cheers and applause ] >> now the office of [ technical difficulties ] dozens of people throw their hats in the ring. the reasons why have to do with power prestige and profit. mary snow has more. >> dr. benjamin carson. >> reporter: there's a good chance you have never heard of ben carson. he is now making a bid for the oval office. >> i'm ben carson and i'm a candidate for president of the united states. [ cheers and applause ] >> but if history is any indication. new doors will open for him, even if he doesn't wind up in the white house. ♪ >> reporter: ditto for carly fee ore arena -- fiorina. along with adding the title presidential candidate to her resume, she has timed the release of her new book with the kickoff of her candidacy. both are entering a crowded feel of republican candidates and hopefuls. on the democratic side while hillary clinton is far ahead in early polls, it hasn't stopped vermont senator, bernie sanders, from throwing his hat into the ring and at least two other potential challengers are also sizing up their options, while lesser-known candidates have lower odds of winning just bringing in the race brings credibility and potentially a financially lucrative career. >> if you look at recent examples of what certain presidential candidates have been able to parlay that experience into in terms of revenue it would be potentially in the millions of dollars. >> life before politics was that of a paster and then i got into politics. so you know what that means, you are going to be here a while. >> reporter: mike huckabee has seen his income rise. in 2007 his assets were listed under 7$700,000 now his beach house is reported to be worth $3 million. bill is with sunlight foundation. >> he was governor of arkansas it's not as if he didn't have a prominent position but by running for president that gave him a brand. >> reporter: that translated into a job as a talk show host on fox news. his most recent book debuted at number 3 on the "new york times" best seller list. al sharpton also landed his own show. >> on the right newt gingrich. >> reporter: and newt gingrich signed a deal with cnn after his unsuccessful white house run in 2012. >> reporter: howard dean's scream may have helped end his hopes of going to the white house, but he went on to become the head of the democratic national committee, his speaking fees top $20,000. observers say even when it's clear to the outside world that a candidate doesn't stand a chance of becoming president, on the inside candidates see a different picture and hang on to hope. >> you have gone on the bus tours, there are people coming out to see you, and you have ideas, and you are telling people how you want to make their lives better. >> reporter: and long-shot presidential contenders can keep their campaign going on someone else's dime. >> these candidates have ideas, poll situation positions, and voters are supporting those positions that they want to fight for those causes, so it's not necessarily about keeping necessarily about keeping [ technical difficulties ] >> in dire need nepal's remote villages cut off from relief by landslides. hi everyone this is al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler. adoption battle new borns allegedly stolen from their poor mothers. risk and rescue. thousands pulled from the mediterranean. why the migrant crisis keeps growing. never-before-seen images of shipwrecks at the bottom of lake michigan plus singer song writer social activist judy collins talks about five decades of making music and making a difference. and decades ago in st. louis dozens of black women were told their new borns had died after childbirth. it turns out their babies may have been given up for option. >> reporter: an amazing story. this right now is a retirement community, but back in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s it served as a hospital primarily for st. louis's black community. recently a grandmother learned that the daughter she thought died in 1965 is actually alive and well and living in oregon. this is the moment the 50-year-old was reunited with her birth mother via skype. until just a few months ago, price didn't even know her daughter was alive. the staff at homer g phillips hospital in st. louis where gilmore was born said the premature baby died hours after birth. >> back then doctors and nurses was held in such high esteem if they made something, you believed it. and mine was believable because i was so early. >> reporter: monday a st. louis attorney filed this petition to open gilmore's adoption records. >> it was a simple little law that says you can't traffic in human babies. and you don't have to go to law school for that you can't take a baby from a mom. >> reporter: mothers, siblings and children who they may have been victims of child trafficking filled out applications for state records. this 67-year-old was also told her baby died in 1964. >> i never got a chance to see her. i never got a chance to touch her. >> reporter: this 49 year old says her story of her adoption has always been sketchy. >> she tells me a story, and then she takes it back and then she says she didn't say it. so i don't know what is what. >> reporter: watkins says birth and death records still exist, and if there was trafficking, the city could be accountable. pryce says no amount of money will compensate her or her daughter for the lost years. >> i have to make up these 49 years. i know the other kids are going to be jealous, but she is priority now. >> reporter: one woman said her mother had nine siblings at this hospital and they were all the presumed dead and she was wondering if those brothers or sisters might be alive out there. >> so if these babies were stolen does anyone know who might have done it? >> reporter: you know what they don't know at this point and that's going to be part of this whole process and investigation. you think about it some of these victims were teenagers at the time so presumably the nurses and doctors could be dead by now. but some of the women we talked to said they were told by nurses their babies died. >> all right. diane thank you. today was resentencing today for convicted murder in chicago. he was the first cook county inmate resensed after a supreme court decision. he was 16 when she was sentenced to life in prison without parole. now 38 he was once again sentenced to life in prison without parole. >> reporter: good evening, john he was arrested in 1990 at the age of 14 for his role in the double homicide in which two others were wounded. he maintained through the years that he was not one of the shooters but he was sentenced to life in prison without parole, but after the supreme court ruling that changed the laws for juveniles, his attorney sought to have him released for time served. but the judge issued her ruling saying davis progress in prison was overshadowed by that crime. he cited 64 invite -- citations while incarcerated. >> the defendant's conduct threatened serious bodily harm. there was no justification for it. it was brought about by gang membership and activity. the defendant has a substantial criminal history before these deaths and was on probation when he did this. it is necessary to protect the public from harm. >> reporter: and john the courtroom was very quiet today as that ruling was being read. you could see davis dropping his head to the table after hearing it. this was the first juvenile resentencing case to be reviewed here in illinois. the prosecutor's office issued a statement saying: john? >> so several family members were in the courtroom today. what was their reaction? >> reporter: as i mentioned very very quiet. it was very difficult to hear the judge as she was reading her ruling. many of us were leaning in to hear it. a lot of the family members were unsure of what happened. they couldn't hear that he was resentenced to life in prison but as that sunk in they were very disappointed. some today they believed the judge had made up her mind before the proceedings. >> we believe she disregarded all of the mitigation as uncompelling biased and misinformed, and that she wanted to hear what she wanted to hear. we will continue to fight. he is not the same person that he was at 14 years old. >> i'm angry. i'm more concerned about his whereabouts now, and we're going for the appeal and i'm just hoping things turn around in the next couple of years. i think he really deserved a second chance. >> reporter: john while attorneys say davis is disappointed by the ruling he will continue to fight. they plan to appeal this and this is also an important decision because there are other cases that will be reviewed by the state's attorney's office in the coming weeks and months ahead. >> usher thank you. in seattle a 70-year-old african american man is suing the city. he was accused of threatening a police officer with a golf club. he had a lot to say today about his arrest. alan alan schauffler tonight. >> reporter: we just wrapped up a press conference here at seattle's older african american church. he was talking about the case that has landed him in the public eye. he has some very specific questions for the officer who arrested him. >> most of these policemen are good people. but you have got rotten apples in all professions, and she is a rotten apple. >> reporter: here is william wingate last summer stopped by a police officer on a street corner. >> can you put that down please. >> what? >> your golf club. >> what about my golf club? >> can you put it down. >> you just swank that golf club at me. >> i did not! >> reporter: he was arrested and spent a night in jail. >> you know, that woman did a lot of damage. she really did. >> reporter: he is now suing the city the police department and the officer asking $750,000 in damages. >> if you did it cause you were afraid of a 70-year-old black man, what would you do if one of those young men came along? >> what we want is accountability and for things to change. >> reporter: after the arrest came to light, the police chief ordered a review and the officer was pulled off of the street. and a high-ranking member of the department returned the putter and apologized. win gate said his lawsuit can bring national attention to police behavior. >> why does it keep coming up with these people? you know? and they know they are wrong. >> reporter: now the seattle police department is currently operating under the eye of a federal investigator. witnesses say this man is proof that there is a lot more work that needs to be done in this department. john? >> reporter: alan thank you. any flood of migrants seeking shelter in europe is showing no signs of slowing. the italian navy brought the latest group to shore today. including a pregnant woman who later gave birth on the ship. they risk their lives every day. an estimated 1800 of them have died this year. prime minister benjamin netenyahu is calling for a united front against racism in israel. he met with the black israeli soldier whose beating by police was captured on video. that incident has sparked backlash by the ethiopian community. >> translator: one thing that we can't accept is tongue lashing, racism, or the belittlement of other people. the police will do whatever is necessary to correct this. >> reporter: netenyahu says he was shocked by the video. the beating is under investigation. one officer has been fired and another suspended. hope is fading in nepal nine days after a devastating earthquake left 7400 people dead. the government says there is little chance of finding survivors now. an al jazeera team has managed to reach a remote area where the need is urgent. >> reporter: ruined villages on every mountainside. no one is here to help. so they can getting on with it by themselves. but this isn't rebuilding it's about clearing up the best they can, attempting to recycle the timber and metal. there are no tents, not even any basic plastic sheeting. further down the mountainside this proud family man works away. everyone is helping. he struggles to hold back tears. >> translator: our lives have gone. how can we rebuild? what can i say? where will we get help? who will help? >> reporter: this is what has been stopping anyone reaching villages beyond his home. landslides caused by the quake and after shocks. the road ahead is being blocked for more than a week. our vehicle is one of the first to get through. the road ahead is treacherous. no aid convoys here. you can see how much aid is needed though with one glance at the village. out of 90 homes, only 4 are left standing. army pat roles pass through, but they are tasked wh assessments, searching for missing people including foreigners. small amounts of food have been left. but helicopters pass by on other missions. this is an all-too familiar scene. the people show a remarkable resilience, but will it be enough to face what lies ahead? unless there's rapid assistance this man who has a wife and baby doesn't think he'll be able to cope. >> translator: we have nothing. however we dig there are only stones. we have no food. how will we survive? >> reporter: and that's what it comes down to survival not just hardship and the rain and coal of the monsoon season could be only month away. andrew simmons al jazeera. the earthquake has likely ended climbing season on mount everest. many hiking routes have been damaged by avalanches which killed 19 people. the government has not announced any official decision yet, but most climbers have left the base camp and canceled their expeditions. now to syria where a dark picture of death and deposition is emerging in the contested city of aleppo. >> reporter: a new report from amnesty international has the grim title death everywhere. war crimes are an every day occurrence in aleppo and accusing the syrian government of crimes against humanity. the report also details the use of barrel bombs against innocent people. those bombs are being blamed for the death of 11,000 syrians since 2012. coming up next hour we seek to amnesty international about what global leaders can and should do to prosecute and stop war crimes in syria. john? >> thank you. coming up next on this broadcast the shipwrecks of lake michigan shallow waters are providing a crystal clear view. plus judy collins, a singer in the 60 talks to al jazeera. the ice has melted from lake michigan revealing stunning images of centuries-old shipwrecks. they they are asking for help in identifying the wrecks. >> reporter: under the surface, lake michigan teams with relics. there are thousands of ships that have been hidden for decades. lake michigan's burial ground includes the james mcbride. it's 5 to 15 feet beneath the surface, and there are others some centuries old beneath the lake, as the warm weather continues expect more ships to be found. in tonight's first person report the work of jacob lawrence one of the most celebrated artists of the 21st century, his paintings captured the struggles of am african americans. they are full of color, compassion and hope. ♪ >> reporter: jacob lawrence is an amazing american artist. he was born in the south in 1917 and came to harlem with his family in the 20s. and harlem at that point was the center of african american culture. it was a time of incredible poverty, but also incredible hope. and he began as painter, and already at the age 206, he had done -- he did these remarking works which were unusual in combining word and image. he rose from african american history, he did frederick douglas and harriet tomlinishgz. his migration series is probably his most famous piece, and it tells the story of the african american migration from the south to the north. heart breaking stories about racial violence and trouble, but -- but there's a sense of people struggling toward a better life but the thing that distinguished lawrence even during that period is lawrence picked historical epics, but his work was never divisive. he told his story about his people in a way that communicated perseverance and inner strength. he really believed he was painting the beauty of people struggling to better themselves. there is a remarkable consistency this union of realism and modernism. i think he wanted to be remembered as an artist who creates bridges, told the epic of african american history and the story of african americans and caucasians working together. in that sense of hope and struggle towards something, possibility of a better future was something that he hoped his work would communication. >> the display is currently on display at the museum of modern art. now to judy collins her voice has captivated audiences for more than 50 years, but it is really her activism that has propelled her to the history books. >> i was trotted out on the stage in 4 years old in butte, montana and i never looked back. it's about 120 shows a year all over the country and the world. making new recordings. my slief exciting. i never stop working. >> were you always about the politics? >> always. still am. mad as hell. [ laughter ] >> you were mad about the war -- >> oh whatever. >> -- you were mad about civil rights. >> absolutely. >> in the 60s. said you are mad about? >> posttraumatic stress in our soldiers who are coming back to poor healthcare lack of understanding. the fact that we can't get our congress to work and do the things for the middle class. to raise the minimum wage. to give teachers the things and support that they need. it's easy to get mad about a lot of things but, yes, i was always politically inclined. my dad was always very active. >> what was different about activism in the 60s, compared to today, especially with artists? >> i think a lot of people are doing a lot of things today. i was very close with pete sieger, and i said how do you feel about the world today? this was a couple of years before he died. and he said i have never been more optimistic. and i said why? and he said because everywhere in the country people are doing good things. they are working on trying to make change. i think he saw something they find a harder time seeing but i do have to say that there are lots and lots of good things happening. we don't have the kinds of marches and organized events that i was involved with. i wasn't necessarily getting arrested on the steps in chicago -- >> you were testifying in the chicago seven trial -- >> saying shut up and singing where have all of the flowers gone. you know who called me to go to that meeting? phil oaks. and he said you have to go to -- wherever it was, this hotel where they were having the press conference for the yippies. so i went down and i knew these guys and always -- admired and adored him. and then of course when they were all rested then his lawyer said would you come to chicago and sings at their trial, speak or do whatever you want to do. and i opened my south and sang ♪ where have all of the flowers gone ♪ and it was the guard or whatever you call them and the judge said we don't sing in here. i always thought once judge hoffman cut me off, i stopped talking, but actually i went on and on. >> you shared so much of your personal private life -- >> more than is probably prudent. >> very painful, i would think to talk about some of the things. you talk about alcoholism, bulimia, the death of your son -- >> that's the hardest. >> what makes an artist want to share those things? >> i think it's a question of why anyone wants to share them. ♪ i lost you on a winter's day in that cold city far away ♪ >> if i hasn't have written about my son's suicide, i wouldn't have gotten over it. but i knew if i didn't write about it i wasn't going to make it or if i didn't talk about it i wasn't going to make it. i know people who disappeared in this cloud of post suicidal depression and taboo. so i also saw the taboo. i know as an activist there are certain things we don't want to talk about. we don't want to talk about the fact that we need higher minimum wage or the racism that still exists in this country, but we have to talk about them in order to get well. so that's the answer of why write about these things. >> thank you for sharing your music, your stories with us and continued success, keep on going for a long time. >> thank you so much john. judy collins will be performing in new york starting tomorrow through may 16th. coming up later this week my conversation with another music icon dion warwick who reflects on her career during the civil rights era. >> i decided i wanted to get a drink of water, so i went to the front where they had the water fountain and that's when it hit me my goodness there was a white side and a colored side. i bent down to drink at the same time as this white woman. and we bumped heads, and i said oh, my goodness and i started laughing. so i played the game and i said i know i'm not supposed to say anything to you, but i must say, don't you think it's kind of strange. i have my side and you have your side but the water is coming out of the same pipe. i thought the woman was going to choke. >> we'll more on that conversation later this week. that's our broadcast for tonight. that's our show for this evening. the news continues now with antonio mora and libby casey. ♪ >> good evening this is al jazeera america. i'm libby casey. >> and i'm antonio mora. we begin with a surge of migrants rescued off the coast of italy. 7,000 africans, one was a nigerian baby girl born at