in the restoration of confidence. the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif looking ahead at rebuilding relationships with the west. in syria a blow to the bashar al-assad regime as rebels seize an oil film. activists say the loss of the ar-omar means almost all of of the government s access to local crude has been cut off. america tonight is up next. and the latest on the historic talks at geneva on the website, aljazeera.com. good evening, i m joie chen, you re watching america tonight , the weekend edition. we begin with an investigation. the american cancer society hosted a smoke out, urging smokers to quit. despite well-documented risks, cancer, heart disease, one in five americans smoke. to quit the habit hundreds of thousands of americans turned to a pill called chantix. some had success, others died. adam may obtained documents showing hundreds of chantix users committed suicide. james mayhol pleads guilty to a burglary, receiving a 1-year sentenc
of a man depose said in 1999. there s a tie between the two front runners. ukrainians took to the street, protesting a decision to scrap a trade treaty with the european union. kiev pulled back, some say buckling under pressure from moscow. russia wants them to join a union with them and threatened if they buckled. those are the headlines, more on aljazeera.com. good evening, i m joie chen, you re watching america tonight , the weekend edition. we begin with an investigation. the american cancer society hosted a smoke out, urging smokers to quit. despite well-documented risks, cancer, heart disease, one in five americans smoke. to quit the habit hundreds of thousands of americans turned to a pill called chantix. some had success, others died. adam may obtained documents showing hundreds of chantix users committed suicide. james mayhol pleads guilty to a burglary, receiving a 1-year sentence in the state penn tenary. the truck driver broke into a warehouse, after being
afghan leaders will discuss the issue tomorrow. the medal of freedom award, today s honorees compludees incd loretta lynn, ernie banks and bill clinton. america tonight is up next. i m john siegenthaler. i ll see you here at 11:00 eastern, 8:00 pacific and of course you can get the latest on aljazeera.com. on america tonight: the absolute punishment for a 1977 serial killer. joseph paul franklin s last-minute stays of execution reversed. almost tonight. the sweet crane. same sex marriage becomes the law in yet another state. there is no straight or gay marriage, there is only marriage in the state of illinois. punishing its own preclur. and camelot and civil rights. 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. why some called his legacy lack luster. he just wasn t the hero that we thought him to be. good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i m adam may, joie chen is on assignment. we have a lot to cover. a 16 year sentence, in a final effort to avo
florida republican congressman who pleaded guilty to drug charges is taking a leave of absence. henry trey raydull was caught buying cocaine by an undercover officer last month, sentenced to a year of supervise add proposation. america tonight is next. remember, you can always get the latest news on line at aljazeera.com. i ll be back here tomorrow night at 8 eastern, and 11 eastern. see you then. almost tonight. the sweet crane. same sex marriage becomes the law in yet another state. there is no straight or gay marriage, there is only marriage in the state of illinois. punishing its own preclur. and camelot and civil rights. 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. why some called his legacy lack luster. he just wasn t the hero that we thought him to be. good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i m adam may, joie chen is on assignment. we have a lot to cover. a 16 year sentence, in a final effort to avoid his death sentence franklin s attorneys ar
caught by an undercover cop and was sentenced to a year supervision. 16 honouries given the medal of freed m om, include, president obama, loretta lynn, ernie banks and oprah winfrey. it was created 50 years ago by john f. kennedy. illinois became the 16th state to allow safe-sex marriages. pat quinn signed the law into being describing it has a progressive step for america. those are the headlines. america tonight is up next. last-minute stays of execution reversed. almost tonight. the sweet crane. same sex marriage becomes the law in yet another state. there is no straight or gay marriage, there is only marriage in the state of illinois. punishing its own preclur. and camelot and civil rights. 50 years since the assassination of john f. kennedy. why some called his legacy lack luster. he just wasn t the hero that we thought him to be. good evening, everyone, thanks for joining us. i m adam may, joie chen is on assignment. we have a lot to cover. a 16 year sent