♪ ♪ welcome to al jazeera america. i'll dell walters here are the stories we are following for you. >> this isn't just the right thing to do it is the smart thing to do. >> president obama pushing for that path to citizen ship for undocumented workers. >> do you think it is right that 99% of the people that -- >> the hot seat on the hill, lawmakers blasting the contractors that worked on the healthcare website, questioning them about the glitches. >> the u.s. is being accused of spying on chancellor angela merkel.

i. >> president obama saying now is the time calling on congress to once again take up the thorny issue of immigration reform. challenges lawmakers to fix the system he says is broken. >> it's not smart, it's not fair. it doesn't make sense. we have kicked this particular can down the road for too long. >> for more on what the president said, specifically, what does the president want? >> he wants immigration reform passed this year, and don't wait until next year in an election year. what the president is doing here is he is putting his foot on the gas. trying to keep up with any momentum he had. and there is no question that the president came out on top. the senate passed immigration reform other the summer, it is now languishing in the house to a large extent, the same die unanimous take held up that spending bill that shut down the

government, at are in -- in order here in the house of representatives. there is a hard core of conservatives tea party affiliated conservatives who say that anything that is done to allow some of the 11 to 12 million people in this country illegally to stay here is amnesty. others of course call it a path to citizen ship, the president pressed his advantage and made his case. >> everybody knows that our political system is broken. it is not mart to invite some of the brightest minds to study here, and then not let them start businesses here. we send them back to their home countries to start businesses and invent new products someplace else. >> if you look at the coalition behind this, and what the president wants to do, business leaders ink colluding the

chamber of commerce, labor leaders including the a.f.l.c.i.o., evangelicals not usually in his corner, the house speaker out with a statement today, saying they want to have some sort of immigration reform, but they aren't going to pass a big bill, it is just too controversial in the house of representatives, because the party is tennis on this. rather the speaker wants to pass this in a piecemeal fashion, after that the sky is the limit, you can do anything if you get the house and the senate together. but it is still a long way before they get to that step. >> meanwhile, republicans also taking aim at two obama administration over the healthcare website. the other issues since they fission went online

back on october first. both sides are renewing the fight over the law. >> this is not about blame, it is about accountability. transparency, and fairness for the american public. >> the broken promises are many. >> if we want this law to work, we have to make it right, we have to fix it, not what the republicans have been trying to do, mix and it repeal it. >> al jazeera joins us now live from capitol hill, i think it's been a week since i heard the phrase monkey court, more bickering but any answers? >> no, not the answers that both sides really were looking for. there were four contracting companies that were represented at this hearing, the house energy and commerce hearing, as the committee tries to get to the bottom of what has gone wrong with the healthcare.gov website that is plagued with problems since it opened, the testimony that the lawmakers were hearing today really centered around these glitches that have been experienced all across the country, basically

saying that they feel that they were prepared, they did adequate testing but the problem really arose when the four companies tried to integrate their systems. there hadn't been adequate testing done to see if those four would work together, and the fact that was when it was rolled out it didn't work at all. and so the blame that these contractors say falls with the obama white house, that they in fact, informed the administrators at health and human services that perhaps this system was not ready to two, there should be delay in the roll out, but it maltly the decision was made by the obama administration to keep on going. but at the same time, this has been used as a spring board for republicans as well as democrats to pinker once again. of course we know this shut down, only a week pass was about delays the president's affordable healthcare act.

using these glitches an example why they say this should be once again delayed or scrapped all together. take a listen to this soundbite here. >> this is the penal of the united states, one of the most important proposals of the obama administration. >> so this is just an example of some of the things we have been hearing in this very heated at times exchanges that have been going on. bottom line, it looks like business as usual, in terms of democrats and republicans not getting along. we can give you guidance with regard to those that are trying to sign up and use this website, the latest coming from health and human services saying because there have been so many problems in trying to sign up, trying to get through and navigate this will be an extension put on. that americans will have

another six weeks and making sure they are compliant. >> kimberly, thank you very much. meanwhile, in an effort to provide more transparency, the obama administration releasing a plan of action to fix the website and it's issues. topping the list of problems high internet traffic, what is causing they say the major delays for visitors to the site. health and human services saying that increasing band withwill 2006 that problem. some also say they found it difficult to simply create an account, and response the architect of the website says the architecture is now going to be changed making it easier for visitors to navigate and find answers. and some of the sites visitors say they want to be able to compare plans without creating an account first. so teams have provided new tools to this can preview any information before they apply for the coverage. canada's largest technology company, is the one that designed and built the healthcare website.

it's senior vice president was one of those testifying on the hill today. as daniel reports the company has worked with the canadian government and healthcare providers in the past. >> this is a really interesting company. despite having 70,000 employees and contracts all around the world, billions of dollars in business, it isn't that well known in canada. primarily because it doesn't deal with congress supers. in you look at its website, technological services from everything from banks to insurance and of course it works in the healthcare sector. >> it has done very well on is stock market, it is well regarded. it is considered to be one of canada's show case companies. cans canada's largest company. >> but the current problems in the u.s. aren't the first time it has faced challenges with governments and health kay. the canadian providence last year terminated a

contract to build a diabetes data base. >> the corporation, couldn't connect its systems with the systems that exist in the public health care system here. which serve ooze population of 13 million people, and it is a big system. and whether it was the fault of the company cgi or the fault of the public health system is a matter of legal debate. >> c.g.i. says it is in talks about that dispute. most large projects involving government, business, or both, end in some sort of failure, and experts say that's because of complexity, and because systems are not tested adequately. >> this is a highly complex project, but the people doing it were actually very very strong, good competent practitioners good competent companies and yet it has gone off the rails. so we all the look at the structure, more so than bad people being involved

and fixing the bugs in the healthcare.gov website that can take much longer. it all guarantees that a canadian company adverse to publicity can look forward to a lot more of it. toronto. u.s. ambassador to germany is expected to meet with the foreign minister there. the issue concerns allegations the nsa tap add cell phone of german chancellor. now germany is the latest country in europe to complain about the actions. so much so the issue is overshadowing now a meeting of european leaders. al jazeera has more. >> they were meant to come here to focus on immigration on the economy, but with these latest revelations including including the personal telephone was tapped into, have overshadowed all the discussions here. as you were saying anglo

arrived a few moments ago, and i think we can hear what she had to as she arrived at this leaders conference here. >> . >> since we have been speaking about the n suctiona, i have made it clear to the president of the united states, that spying on friends is not acceptable. i said that when he was in berlin in july, and also yesterday in a telephone call. it's not just about me, but every german citizen. >> well, that wa angel merkel. clearly going to have an effect between the u.s. and the e.u. >> i wanted to ask you, how it is playing across the ocean on your side. of the at lang tick. the understanding that every nation in the world spies on every other nation, and yet on your side of the ocean, there is considerable outrage, what is the difference between the opinions of the two countries and the two sides of the atlanti

atlantic? >> very good -- >> to think that people like angel merkel, president of france, and other leaders gathering here in buts sells european leaders were not aware of the fact that the national security agency might well have been listening in to conversations of their citizens. not only suspected terrorists but perhaps political leaders and people from the world of business. by of course listening in too perhaps the most powerful woman in the world, who lived under a communist regime, and was well aware that the kind of totalitarianism that ensues from that kind of listening in operation, and it's pointed being raised already, is another matter all together.

of course all of this is emerging from information provided by the whistle blower edward snowden who is wanted on espeonnage charges. so that gives you the feeling that washington feels about being spied on itself. >> he will get back pay, that's the decision concerns a former university of california police officer you may recall he was was seen straying protestors in november of went 11. earlier this month, they approved his settlement with the university system, pipe said he suffered from depression and an sighty, he was suspended after that incident, and then fired just a few months later. up next on al jazeera america. >> for our economy and our future. >> no one it seems is visiting egypt with all the political problems

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other american news channel. >> tell us exactly what is behind this story. >> from more sources around the world. >> the situation has intensified here at the boarder. >> start every morning, every day, 6am to 10 eastern with al jazeera america. president obama outlining his plan for immigration reform. an earned path way to citizen ship is his primary goal. congress trying to get answers with problems with that national healthcare exchange, in the hot seat the men and women that helped butt that system on line. in germany, the u.s. ambassador to its quarters to answer questions about allegations of american spying. its claim tapped into the cell phone of chancellor angel merkel. 70,000 people hit-and-run accidents since last

year, 17,000 of them seriously hurt in some way. and tried to stop the situation officials are now considering increasing the penalties. joining us live from miami. >> florida is not safe for pedestrians or for cyclist. consider this, we have four of the most dangerous metropolitan areas in the country, when it comes to ped fatalities. take that and what people are calling a hit and a run epidemic, and you can understand why some are saying it is time to change. >> what would happen if she runs into the man that kimed her husband last year, the driver lives three miles away, and he is already served his time. >> so angry, i can barely even talk about it. i feel like such an injustice was done, it is

almost embarrassing me -- obvious lack of sense that it makes. >> aaron was riding his bicycle with a friend along the scenic stretch of road in miami dade county, when he slammed into him. he left the scene, called his attorney, and turned himself in hours later. investigators found evident r evidence he may have been driving but driving away made it impossible to test his alcohol level. patty is still working through her grief, and doing her best raising her children. her son barely remembered daddy. >> i really have fried to look at this as a challenge, and not be a victim. >> somehow she is finding time to bush for park sage of the aaron cowan act.

>> the situation for it is very dire, the state leads the courage in the statistics on a per capita basis for bicycle and pedestrian fatalities. >> current law gives drunk drivers an incentive to leave the scene, they know they will be less time when they drive off, the act would propose a minimum sentence for leaving the scene. right now, there is none. it would also increase sentencing so they are more aligned to those for drunk drivers that kill. >> this is not a short term project. it is also an edge kaytive project. >> others state such as oregon, new york, and delaware have already passed laws protecting pedestrian, cyclist and other vulnerable users of the road. patty hopes that the aaron coen act becomes law, fewer families will have to live with a void in their lives. >> you can't get bogged down in the anger. you can try and change it, and you can try and improve life for other

people. the florida legislature will consider this bill. coen is asking people to contact their lawmakers and sign a petition on change.org. she believes that this act would be a fitting legacy to her husband. >> live in miami, thank you very much. >> the dough is gaining some ground, and a report that shows growth in manufacturing in china. ford is predicting a big year, the car maker says the strong sales are going to lead to a better than expected profit for the year. ford also reporting the best third quarter earnings ever, and it was the 17th straight quart tear the company has made a profit. apple, verizon, met life,

just some of the major u.s. companies that have paid an effective tax rate of zero. rec. that was compiled founds that 57 of the firms used legal accounting methods to avoided the tax man, among those methods offer shore transfers and use of accounting rules. and michael jackson may be gone, but he is still raking it in. forbes is out with the annual list of top earns among dead celebrities and king of pop is on top. >> second on the list, he took in $55 million. and there's an ancient egyptian tomb that lies quiet these days all of this despite the fact that it is one of the most popular tourist sites in the world. that's because of the political unrest that has been destroying the tourism industry. bernard smith has this story from the centrally of the kings in luck

sore. >> this is lie season. a few visitors have got these ancient sites to they wants. >> dissafer, and that moment of the year, we are in season, beginning the winter, and september is empty, it is tourists it is something very bad for us and for our economy and for our future. >> on a normal day, thousands of people would be walking through the funeral temple. just two turned unwhile we were there. >> to come here, we ask friends and -- to see if we decide to come here before. but now we are very quiet, and happy, to can see the monument alone.

>> it's a unique experience. >> yes. we are very lucky to see this -- without people. >> luxor hasn't been touched by violence that has effected other parts of egypt, but most of the tourists have been scared off. devastating the local economy. >> this is the entrance to the valley of the kings, in there among others the tomb. this is the top of the tourist must see list, as you can see, normally full of coaches is pretty much empty. >> luxor's hotels are deserts. contractor. say rates are around 4%. usually 80% at this time of the year. now they are marred. the government says more than 1 billion-dollars in tourism has been lost since the mast demonstrations in july that prompting the military led coup. >> since we have this

problem between the new government and the muslim brotherhood, i expect there will be like for a longer time. i don't know when. they will come to sit together, and then everything is tough. >> and while those two sides remain far apart, sun and european countries will not travel to egypt. bernard smith, luxor. >> by the way, egypt's tourism industry usually brings in more than $10 billion. well, it was freezing here in new york city this morning up next on al jazeera america. to tell you about the forecast for your area.

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pilot, and sparking yet another bush fire. happened in new south wails where 64 fires continue to burn across the state. more than 20 of them burning out of control. the winds are dying down, temperatures will be cooling over the next few days and that should reduce the risk of the fire spreading. but the relief may be short lived if hot and dryn't mos ahead. >> yes, the wind has died down, the storms are cooler, but there is still no rain coming down, currently see the smoke blowing from east to west. so watching this situation closely, our temperatures here have dropped depending on where you live, it is down into the 30's and s so's. first time that happened every season, they issue a freeze warning. many here throughout kentucky and west virginia. these are the current temperatures and that

cold air is coming in from the north, you can see the radar and the clouds picking up light snow, but it is focused around the great lakes. these streamers seem to be coming off the lakes and not moving. that is lake effect snow. picks up a lot of moisture and dumps it down. these areas are under a lake effect snow warning, there's freeze warnings for ohio and freeze watches in the purple. the temperature could drop to freezing overnight tonight, now the radar plus the clouds show it moving down, even though it has picked up as rain, most likely coming down as snow, colder temperatures have set in, and that can lead to a foot of snow. the air temperatures in the 40's, water temperatures into the 50's. that wind goes from east to west, the amount of snow coming down could be close to a foot here in new york. and there's more lake effect snow. in western new york, maybe about six inches there. now the colder

temperatures are here, not only today but tomorrow, saturday, sunday, by monday and tuesday, calling 58-degree as warm up. a few degrees warmer so the chill is here, but the wind will die down and this warmer air over denver, 64 today, will slowly move from east to -- or from west to east, and come in over the entire north east. so the cold air is here, the wind is here, the snow coming down around the great lakes but warmer weather will be here by the time of the weekend. >> we should do the show live from vegas to stay wark. >> a lost art has emerged after being hidden for six centuries. this under layers of paint in a castle in italy. divinci was commissioned to paint a mural of trees back in 1498, but the portion you are seeing right now has been covered up. it was the same duke that had him paint the last supper for his family's

moselium. talk to al jazeera is next. >> reza aslan, author and scholar. he a muslim who was once an evan evangelical christian. >> when a muslim who starts to write about jesus, all of a sudden the knives comes out. >> the life and times of jesus of nazareth. reza aslan. pleasure to have you. >> thank you for having me. >> look at the conversation you started with this book,