Mission. Theres more to america, more stories, more voices, more points of view. Now theres are news channel with more of what americans want to know. Im ali velshi and this is real money. This is america tonight. Sglovrjs our our News Coverage reveal more of americas stories. What happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories . It drives discussion across america. Share your story on tv and online. Hi, my name is jonathan betz, and im from dallas, texas, and im an anchor for Al Jazeera America. I started in a Small Television station in rural arkansas. Its a part of the country that often gets overlooked. But there are a lot of fascinating people there, a lot of fascinating stories there. I like that al jazeera will Pay Attention to those kinds of places. What drew me to journalism is i like the idea that we are documenting history. Al jazeera documents it like none other. And to be a journalist, and to be part of a team like that . Thats an incredible blessing.
Antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. Including yours. Mission. Theres more to america, more stories, more voices, more points of view. Now theres are news channel with more of what americans want to know. Im ali velshi and this is real money. This is america tonight. Sglovrjs our our News Coverage reveal more of americas stories. What happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories . It drives discussion across america. Share your story on tv and online. And you can kiss that puppy goodbye, chula vista would answer back. They would come up clutch. Jianca rlo, and california is back on top, 43. But buckle up, this game was a rollercoaster ride. The bottom of the fifth, they a new development monday at americas once mighty retailer jcpenney. Bill akman is dumping his shares in the company, 39 million of them. Last week i told you how he used his influence to bring in ron johnson to rem
Leave us a comment on facebook. There is a huge change in many neighborhoods across the country. Maybe yours. Big investors are buying up foreclosed homes in distressed communities as fast as they can and turning them into rental homes. Its creating whats being called a buy to respect industry. Some levels say the big Financial Firms have bought so many homes, its driving up prices. To check that out, we traveled to guinnette county, georgia. That metro area has the second highest percentage of homes bought by investors after tucson. Our story by David Shuster began at a foreclose auction. Its like a feeding frenzy. The first tuesday of every month, this is the siege on the steps of the g. W. Innette county courthouse in georgia. 86,000. Hundreds of Distressed Properties sold in the blink of an eye. Sold. 86,000. Its all very exciting, somewhat like herding cats. They will do this one next. Rice bennetts first time. They were hoe hoping to buy a home on the cheap but he wasnt expecting
Assad regime being responsible. A jury will now decide in hasan will get the Death Penalty or life in prison. He was found guilty in the fort hood shooting in 2009. Students and teachers have wrapped up their first day back to school in chicago. Some parents are complaining students are now forced to walk to class through crimeridden areas. And those are the headlines this hour. Real money with ali velshi is up next. You can keep up to date on all of our stories at aljazeera. Com. Ill tell you what sales of appliances last month tell us about the durability of the economic recovery. Plus a look at how water is becoming a hot commodity for farmers struggling to survive in the west. Im ali velshi and this is real money. This is real money. You are the most important part of this show, so join our live conversation for the next half hour, by using the hashtag, ajreel ajrealmoney. Well look at windows into our economy, and one of those windows shows us how confident consumers feel about th
National park. And the Obama Administration seems determined to make military action against syria. The white house says there is no doubt that the president of syria authorized the use of chemical weapons against his own people nearly one week ago. The Syrian Government is challenging the Obama Administration to prove its accusations. Were all hearing the drums of war being beaten around us. If these countries are willing to launch an aggress against syria, i believe the pretext of chemical weapons is false, baseless and groundless. And i challenge them to produce any single piece evidence. The white house says it has that evidence. Lets go to mike viqueira. Mike, the white house is promising an intelligence assessment by the end of the week. Thats absolutely right. You heard secretary kerry talk about that today. And jay carney says we will see that intelligence assessment on exactly what happened and try to pinpoint exactly who used them. Of course the un has inspectors there. That