>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. germany is sending it's top intelligence officials to washington next week as u.s. allies demand answers about alleged nsa spying activities. pakistan has denied it had any prior knowledge of specific u.s. drone strikes within its borders. a possible outbreak of polo in syria, and neighboring lebanon are now on high alerts. white house official promises that healthcare.gov will be working smoothly for most users by the end of november.

[♪ music ] >> there is growing backlash over alleged u.s. spying activities. german leaders are demanding talks with the united states. the national security agency may have spied on 35 world leaders. those talks could begin when germany spy chiefs come to washington next week. meanwhile british prime minister david cameron went to the man behind the leaks. >> what mr. snowden has effectively done and what some newspapers are assisting him in doing is make it more difficult to keep our countries and our people safe. >> all right, mike viqueira is our white house correspondent who joins us now. i'm wonder if the white house is receptive of the idea of

intelligence? >> reporter: i think the white house and many administration officials and government officials including those in the intelligence community would share the views of prime minister cameron. and they have expressed similar views yesterday in an interview with a department of defense. but as far as what they're saying in public, the administration here at the pentagon at the white house, while they will admit the issues and scandals have heightened tensions they'll say they're simply using the diplomatic channels to does this with all allies. trying to explain themselves and the actions of the american intelligence community, but even after the latest shoe dropped that story yesterday in the guardian gleaned from the treasure rove of documents leaked from edward snowden who said the telephone numbers of 35

leaders have been supplied to the u.s. spy agency by people in the white house and pentagon after the nsa solicited them. there are no apologies come from the u.s. administration. they've been very tight-lipped among them, and they expect there could be more coming from the snowdon leaks. here is jen sak glike psaki. >> we'll factor those things in wit,we fully expect, and this is another allegation, and more allegation also surface given the count of classified information leaked by mr. snowden. >> there is a certain business as usual aspect are saying. jay carney of the white house

saying the u.s. gathers foreign intelligence, gathered by all nations, and again a spokeswoman here said they will speak engaged by rally with anyone who wants to talk with them and they're reviewing procedures when it comes to the communication of these world leaders. >> mike viqueira for us at the white house. thank you. the issue of illegal migrants, well, where shall we go? all right, the issue of illegal migrants was over shadowed by u.s. spying allegations at the e.u. summit. leaders there decided to put off any major action that deals with the flood of illegal migrants from africa to europe until disease. meanwhile the italian navy said it rescued 700 migrants at sea today. the navy released this video of one of two operations and it happened thursday in the waters off lampedusa. it shows the 318 people who had

been aboard, the boat intercepted 60 myles from the coast and they were transferred to a navy ship to undergo a security check. most of them are from sub-sahara africa. violence from the syria war is spilling over the border into lebanon. security officials say six people have died in five days of fighting in the northern city of tripoli nearly 50 people have been wounded. the violence between sunni and alawa gunmen began when they aired the interview with bashar al-assad. meanwhile the crisis is getting worse. they believe four and a quarter million people are displaced in syria. millions have fled the country. another 550,000 refugees have fled to jordan. is 26,000 syrians have made

their way to egypt. just over 513,000 refugees are living in turkey, and nearly 200,000 syrian versus fled to iraq. lebanon said it will vaccinate all syrian children under five years old against polio. the news follows 25 children have developed symptoms of the crippling disease. they're stepping up efforts to vaccinate children inside the country. >> diseased including those easily preventable by basic hygiene and vaccination are spreading at an alarming rate. just last week we received ports of polio cases which if confirmed will mark the first polio outbreak in stir i can't 5 years. >> a protest between jordan and israel which was signed two deck

cates ago. there were also calls for hezbollah and iran to stop interfering with the conflict in syria. >> not everyone in jordan wants to be friends with israel. the muslim brotherhood here said it reflects the peace treaty and said jordan should cut diplomatic ties with israel because israel continues to deny flynn the right to a sovereign state, an the people hearsay tht when the compound in jerusalem are allowed, and the settlements are built next to these sacred science it's undermining jordan's role. but this has earned jordan a

good international standing as well as good relations and foreign aid coming from western countries. now although the government here does not agree with everything that israel does, the two countries do see eye to eye when it comes to regional issues such as syria. with stability on their minds, jordan and israel with their peacekeeping coordination to protect their that borders syria and are likely to continue to do so. >> thousands of supporters of egypt's ousted mohamed morsi marched in cairo, protesters are denouncing the military-led government. they also want morsi to be reinstated. morsi was ousted in july. his sporters have staged regular protests since july. although their numbers have dwindled amid a crackdown. they are in contact with those who kidnapped two merchant

sailers. pirates stored their ship in the gulf of guinea. the gunmen took the captain and chief engineer. nigeria's navy said they're searching for the kidnapped men. there are more than 40 pirated attacks on the west coast this year alone. there are more details of the national guard recruiter who shot and wounded three officers in tennessee. amos patton was ordered to meet with two of his supervisors in an armory north of memphis so they could relief him of duty. but when asked for the military equipment he kept in his car, he turned around and shot them. thursday's armory shooting comes on the heels of last month's shooting at the washington, d.c. navy yard that killed 12 people. the new manager of the affordable care act website is

showering to fix it. jeffy ziiz said that healthcare healthcare.gov will no longer be overseen by medicare and medicaid officials. responsibility for the site maintenance has been handed to one of the contractors that built it. qssi has been tasked with getting rid of its infamous glitches. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius talks about the site. >> actually i didn't think it would be operating optionally before the launch. i thought that we would test further, but i don't think anyone fully realized that both volume caused problems but

volume also exposed some problems. >> some republicans in congress has called for sebelius to resign for her role in the launch of healthcare.gov . janet yellen's confirmation could be facing road lock. kentucky senator rand paul threatening to hold up the vote until his bill to make the fed more transparent comes to the floor. the 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck in japan. the quake happened just west of japan under the sea off of honshu and tokyo all the way along the east coast. the tsunami measuring 12 inches. it was considered low risk. the national tsunami warning center said there is no danger for states on that side of the

pacific. >> just as the tsunami advisory was issued, meaning non-life-threatening conditions. there was a foot in rising water and we can track that through the pacific although non-life-threatening conditions are expected. that's where the quake was off the east coast of japan. it happened this afternoon. now the timing of the tsunami if anything as it moves along the pacific can already be done and it shows nine to 12 hours as it slowly. if weakened a bit, but it will continue to track and turn to the north.

by that time they're off the north pacific and moving away rapidly. that will happen overnight tonight and tomorrow. warm air in denver and billings, but cold continues across the northeast and southeast. freezing temperatures for the first time this season. the warnings in effect. we'll show you where and what to expect for the rest of the weekend and the national forecast. >> native americans are eligible to supplement their current insurance with the affordable care act. look at why many tribal leaders are having a difficult time getting members to sign up for obamacare.

>> two people are in critical condition after a ride at the north carolina state fair

malfunctioned last night. and several horse from injured by the vortex. when it recently restarted after it stopped and passengers were climbing out of the seat. the ride operator hurt along with four others. they're looking into a switch malfunction. that switch was replaced a few days before the accident. long-standing treaties with the federal government guaranteeing free healthcare for over 5 million native americans, but most indian health facilities do not offer a wide array of services. tribal leaders are trying to get members to sign up for the affordable care. this is from a cherokee reservation in north carolina. >> a place where the rivers are clear and native american tourism is king. [♪ singing ]

>> reporter: the eastern band of the cherokee nation nearly 15,000 strong, a proud people but not without issues of poverty and health. like so many reservations across the country. >> what are the main health problems here on the reservation? >> well, diabetes is prevalent. >> and so is hypertension, an array of mental health conditions and addiction. >> my understanding is with obamacare some of the programs that we are getting in to the field of are going to be enhanced. mental healthcare, those things that substance abuse. >> reporter: but on the reservation finding anyone who has heard of obamacare is a challenge. >> have you ever heard of obamacare? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: so no one ever told you about obamacare and the affordable healthcare act? >> uh-uh. >> reporter: tribal leaders are beginning the difficult challenge of informing and trying to convince their people

that although they have free halt care under the indian services, signing up for obamacare as a supplement will help the reservation. >> there is a legacy of horrible failed federal policy in this country that american indians justifybly have a considerable amount of mistrust. >> born and raised here, cooper is ceo of the reservation offering primary care and emergency services, pharmacist, dentist but services are limited. right now when patients need major surgery, mammograms or even cancer treatments they are referred to specialists outside of indian lands. >> in indian country a lot of services that are needed that do not meet the definition of immediate threat to life or malfunction do get denied. >> reporter: two-thirds of those referral claims are rejected putting native americans at risk of paying major medical bills

themselves or going without needed treatment. but most of the eastern band of the cherokee nation don't have that problem because they have this. >> the ref news the casinos provide are used to picking up some of the services that indian healthcare does not get. now the federal government gives 50%. the slots and the tables, the other half. >> reporter: not all native american reservations have this luxury. >> when they sign up for coverage it creates more revenue for the hospital. it allows us to expand our programs. it allows us to provide more services to the uncovered population that remain, and it just improves the overall sustainability of healthcare services. >> reporter: tribal leaders would not provide estimates to us of how much money they could bank away if most of their members signed up for the affordable care act, but they did stress they're just now beginning the process of trying to educate their population. al jazeera cherokee, north

carolina. >> joining me from anchorage, alaska, member of the shohonebannock tribes, professor, it's good to talk to you, thank you for your time. have navigators associated with the affordable care act, have they talked with members about the affordable care act. >> not yet. if you think about the history of the indian health system it's all about shortages, and too few resources to do the job. the affordable care act is potentially a game changer where for the first time those resources could be available. >> i'm wondering so would that go hand in hand with perhaps the tribal leaders not being armed

with enough information about the affordable care act to adequately share with members? >> i think most tribal leaders are pretty aware. it's a matter of gearing up. it all doesn't have to happen at once. in fact, one of the interesting things is that american indians and alaskan natives have an opportunity to sign up beyond the normal deadline so there is not the same sort of time pressure to sign up right now. there is an opportunity to work through some of the difference great, that's what i want to get to. from your perspective why has it been difficult to get members to register and start browsing the site? is it something more than the problems that have been associated with the roll out of the site? >> the website is actually a separate issue. for american indians and alaskan natives. right now you have to go through the indian system and fill out

paperwork. it will be the old fashion way. under the rules for the mandate there is an exemption for native americans, but that exemption has to be filed for manually. the website issues are not the same for us. >> how much of a delay in getting interest from members has to do with the general lack of trust with anything that has the government's fingerprints on it? >> i think the big issue is complexity. for example, half the indian health system is in states, and the rules are going to be different in all 50 states and resources available will be different in all 50 states. that is something that has to be worked out in th in the next sel months. >> do you think it will actually take years to get tribal members

to sign up even though this could be very good for them? >> i hope not. to me the idea that the united states offers healthcare as part of treaties is really a solemn obligation. in the 200 year history of the united states plu it has never happened. all we have to do it fill out paperwork, that's a pretty remarkable opportunity. >> we appreciate your time. thank you for joining us. professor of the university of alaska in anchorage. president obama is in brooklyn, new york, fifthing pathways and technology early college high school. the president is there to talk about the importance of education among the middle class. he mentioned his school in the state of the union address as a stand out in education. roxana at p tech where the president just finished spea speaking. roxana, what did the president share with the students?

>> well, tony, the president was here to speak about the importance of education. he's just leaving the building and there are crowds behind me who have been gathered for hours waiting to see him. he was inside earlier to talk about education, p-tech specifically where i am, it's a high school, very special high school that opened two years ago for grades nine through 14. when kids finish here they get an associates degree in computers or engineering. i spoke with students who were very grateful for their education. president obama said there needs to be more schools like this because they help strengthen students' education, give them better chances and fill more jobs. it strengthens the middle class. >> obama: this country should be doing everything in our power to get kids in classrooms just like this one. we should put college within the reach of more young people.

we should be doing everything we can to keep your streets safe and protect from you gun violence. we should be doing everything we can to keep families from falling into poverty and build more ladders of opportunity to help people who are willing to work hard climb out of poverty. >> reporter: now the president's visit could be seen as a way to divert attention from criticism he has been facing over his affordable care act. but it also gives him an opportunity to focus on something he likes to talk about, which is education, and he is going to be calling for more funding for education which is a hot topic with this ongoing budget battle. it's important that the president is not only here to talk about education, he's also in new york for two important fundraising events for the democratic party. >> two important fundraisers, all right, tha.

the they say the woman came forward for a dna test and the test confirms she is the mother. the woman is bull gainan and is from the roma community. it was first thought the girl was abducted and the roma couple was accused of kidnapping her. they have said the girl was given to them by the mother. >> it is another sign businesses are not all that confident about the economy. orders for big ticket items made in the u.s. such as cars and washing machines rose slightly in september. but most of the gain came for orders for aircraft. reports follow economic data showing companies are reluctant to spend money right now. consumers are concerned, and

they blame washington. a gauge of consumer testament, the survey advice a record number of people pointed to the government as the reason for the negative feelings about the current economic situation. if you've ever been stuck for hours inside a plane this story is for pup united airlines has been hit for $1.1 million fine for tarmac delays at chicago o'hare's airport in july of last year. the department of transportation said united had 13 flights that sat on the taxi way for more than three hours because of bad weather. it is the largest penalty ever for tarmac delays. still ahead on al jazeera america how elderly people in australia are being turned into drug mules without even knowing it. and nasa gives us an up-close

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>> back to al jazeera america, richelle carey is here with a look at some of the stories making headlines on this friday, richelle. >> reporter: the demolition of connecticut sandy hook elementary school is underway. 20 children and six adults were killed there last year, a new school is expected to open in 2016. russia is handing out tougher punishment for terrorism. lawmakers approved legislation that would require the relative of terrorists to pay for damage they caused in attack. monday a female suicide-bomber blew herself up on a city bus killing six people in southern russia. thousands of people are leaving india's where heavy rains drench the area. this comes after a cyclone hit last weekend damaging homes and farms. six south korean citizens are

back home. they were detained after crossing the zone. it is a crime for south koreans to enter north korean north nort permission. police in philadelphia say they have arrested a man for driving his car down the steps of the famous philadelphia museum the art. yes, the same set featured in the movie "rocky." this was caught on tape. the 20-year-old driver is charged with, look at that, criminal mischief. it's nuts, i know. pet owners in columbia are saying good by to their animals in a big way. more people are paying lavish funerals for their pets. funeral homes are popping up all around the country. and one coffin creator is creating custom coffins to give peace to families who have lost their pets. >> we can understand that. >> i can understand that.

i get it. we had a small funeral for my cat when she died when i was a child. i get it. >> and your pet felt like a member of the family, correct? >> yes, however, the coffin was a shoe box, tony. >> it was a shoe box. that didn't cost much. >> not at all. it was all love. >> it was all love. >> love. >> shoes box? richelle, thank you. pakistan has condemned u.s. drone strikes in its tribal areas, and says officials never had prior knowledge of the strikes. but media reports say there is strong evidence that senior military and intelligence officials approved of the strikes. we have more now from the united nations. >> we heard from the ambassadors at the united nations in the forum here at the united nations. he appeared to respond to recent media reports saying thinks government had, indeed, given consent to u.s. officials to launch strikes and negotiating

targets and allowing the united states to use pakistani air transcript. he vehemently denied those reports and called for an end to future strikes. >> mr. chairman and pakistan, all drone strikes are a chilling reminder that the reprisal strikes of terrorists are around the corner. they put all pakistanis at risk. the psychological impact of the use of drones on the relatives and civilians killed in inhumane manner incites more behavior, and drone strikes are not productive. >> the issue of drones are being discussed here at the united nations. >> australian police say they have uncovered an international drug trafficking scam where elderly retiree retirees are beg

mules. it came to light when a couple arrived in perth unaware they were carrying $7 million worth of methamphetamine. we have more. >> reporter: federal police in perth present the 3.5-kilos of methamphetamine worth almost $7 million. brought into australia by no ordinary means. >> the investigation has revealed the complex and highly organized scam in which older australians appear to be targeted by a tour company identified them as oz cam tours. >> this woman only wants to be known as sue, the trip of the lifetime winning an all ex-pen paid to canada with her husband. the return was another part of the prize. new luggage. arriving at cuss tomorrows the couple grew suspicious and turned their luggage in. the drugs were found in the lining. >> i could have ended up in jail for 25 years or whatever it is.

ruined my life. >> reporter: a 38-year-old canadian man who was reportedly waiting to pick up the couple has been arrested and charged. >> the new luggage would have been discretely or in a deceptive manner replaced by new suit cases. >> reporter: authorities in australia have their hands full with drug smugglers they intercepted 220 kilograms hid no one truck tires imported from china reportedly worth $200 million. they're asking anyone else who think they may have been scammed to come forward. you. >> two of america's closest allies are taking a tough stand against u.s. spying. the german and french leaders are using the european unio unio

discuss this. the nsa spied on 35 world leaders, let's bring in jim walsh, who is with us now. jim is a research associate in security studies at m.i.t. jim, good to have you on the program. you've probably seen this from former secretary of state madeleine albright. she says let me just say this is not a surprise, countries all spy on each other. albright said this at the center for american progress. this was in washington. then she went on to say, i will very much remember when i was at the united nations the french ambassador coming up to me saying, why did you say that to somebody about why do you want women in the government? she follows by saying, excuse me? to what extent is the domestic politics driving the

conversation, and frankly, look, the outrage over this issue? >> yeah, yeah, tony, i think you're right. spy something as old as foreign policy. you're playing those board games, there were always spice. it happens. it's to be expected. i think part of it is domestic politics. look, it makes these folks look weak and compromised. if the president obama, if it was found out that china was eavesdropping on his calls it would make him look pretty bad. that resonates with voters who already don't like the spying scandal. you saw reports earlier this week that there may have been as many as millions of french phones, individuals whose lines were being surveyed. it's unpoplar in europe. but i think it's more than that, tony. if you live to angela merkel's comment, it sounds like this isn't posturing. she's mad. she's ticked. frankly, you know, you can

understand that. yes, it's to go expected, but personal international politics depends on national interests, of course, but it depends on personal relationships, trust, and i think these folks are mad at us even though they would do it. >> jim, that gets to the next point i want to get at here. look, these revelations are in black and white. they are on paper, documents leaked by edward snowden and other sources. isn't the problem here that methods and practices are getting out. albright went on to say that this will make it harder for secretary kerry to do his job, do you agree? >> that's a great question, and it's the right question to ask, and it's the perennial question. what is the nature of the compromise, the balance between us finding this out for the first time and then the consequences. and frankly i think it's hard to judge, tony. we always hear the sources and methods are being compromised, that always comes up. the question does it apply in this case? it seems to me that the bad guys

know we're coming after them. the bad guys know we're listening in on the calls. they know that and it's a cat and mouse game. we'll have to see the damage, and i frankly worry, you and i talked about this at the beginning of the story. i worry that this was a big, big program without scope without limits, kept in the dark that we didn't know about. and you know, that troubles yes. >> let me pick up on that, without scope and without limits. if you were a world leader who has been spied on. if you're angela merkel and your cell phone has been eavesdropped on, don't you really want to know what america has? how many phone calls, and of what nature if you know what i'm getting at here? >> absolutely. i would think you would want to know precisely what it is that the u.s. has been collecting. jay carney said we're not doing it.

we won't oh do it in the future. he declined to say whether they had done it in the past. you absolutely want that. let me make a point on the other side of the ledger. germany and france both have big intel agencies, and they come to the u.s. asking-- >> if i don't cut you off your window is going to die, and there it is. all right, jim walsh, my apologies. sharks, they're frightening, mysterious and among the most misunderstood creatures of the sea. until now you're about to meet the shark robot that will explore the undersea world without interfering with that world. to get that story we had to do a little diving ourselves. here is "techknow." >> this is going to change our we study animals i in the ocean. this is going to change how we do it. >> reporter: chris low among the

shark lab getting to know him and his work means getting your feet wet. obviously here a day at the office requires a different attire and provides a different view of the world. it takes only a few moments underwater to understand chris lowe's passion for the ocean. >> how do we find a way of studying them where we don't have to be right there? with. >> reporter: the answer he believes is this. >> this might look like a torpedo, but this is the robot we've been talking about. chris clark, you're the plan behind this. tell me about this. >> we have this autonomous underwater vehicle, you deploy it in the ocean to collect data. on this project we want to collect data about sharks. it uses sensors compass. >> what are the sensors. >> we attached sensors that listen for sharks, and we put

this thing in the water. it listens for the tags attached to the sharks. it follows the sharks as they move. what we have here are some dummy plugs. these will attach to what we call hydrophones which is like a microphone, but it goes underwater. this project in particular those hydrophones are listening for some acoustic tags. these are things about this big that we will attach to fish or shark. every two seconds it will ping, ping. >> what is the end game? how do you see this technology changing the way you do marine science and the way we understand the bios here. >> i envision a day where robot also enable us to do things that we've never been able to do before. measure aspects of behavior that we've never been able to measure before. we're going to build a database of the ocean that has never been

created at this scale. i think this will change our future. >> so cool. "techknow," maria joins us from los angeles. that looks like a lot of fun. i want to get to swimming with the sharks and the dive in just a moment. but what kind of information do you think the scientists are learning from this research? >> well, so they're really interested in studying shark behavior. sharks as you mentioned are fairly mysterious. it's been hard to get a grasp on what they do, what their ecology is like. they're trying to understand what sharks are doing. what are they eating, what are their different environmental conditions that might predict when a shark will go to certain place, and really understand what is happening in the sharks' environment in realtime. so they're really getting a glimpse of realtime window of what is happening under the

water with organisms that are poorly understood in many cases. >> what was that dive like? it looked pretty cool doing it, what was it like? >> i'm a biologist, and i've been in a lot of places, i've done really cool things with cool organisms, but this was one of the most extraordinary experiences with wildlife hands down. it was a beautiful place. the catalina island setting is extraordinarily beautiful. but swimming with the sharks, i had a little bit of a fear factor going in there, almost anyone would, but they're extremely peaceful. they're very docile. these are leopard sharks so they're not harmful to humans in any way. but it was a serene experience to swim with these elegant, graceful creatures. >> come on, share that fun. marie y i appreciate it.

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>> michael eaves here with a day on sports. we have the world series here now. >> reporter: yes, it's even and that's all you can ask for. when you get to the playoffs, winning the series can sometimes hinge on that elusive intangib intangible: momentum. one moment things are going the team's way and the next nothing can go right. momentum has having a problem final a permanent home. game one was the cardinals' mistakes that derailed.

and the red sox in game two. the cards go on to post a victory and even the series at 1-1, now the game shifts to bush stadium in game three tomorrow night. >> looking forward to game three and continue our pace in the mound. i thought with the exceptio excl inning we continue to throw the ball from the mound. we'll lose one of the bats and that's understood going in. but still david is in a pretty good place offensively. >> excited to get home. i know everybody is. being able to take the world series back to st. louis and have our home fan base supporting us. you know, it's been--these last couple of days meant a lot to come here at fenway. it's a pretty unique experience for a lot of guys who have never played here before to be able to do it on this stage. there is no place like home. not a doubt about it. >> joining us now wallace

matthews or espn.com. these teams are pretty good defensively during the regular season what are you making of miscued in game one and two. >> on game one you have to put down the opening night legitimators, but i can't explain what the red sox were doing on that play. it was an aggressive play in st. which put pressure on the defense and a bad pressure to throw that ball to third base. >> that's the thing. we talk about nerves not being necessarily an issue for experienced teams. but you know, we get deeper in the playoffs and we start to see the tight anything of the grip as it relates to nerves and stress. >> aggressive baserunning puts pressure on the defense, and you know, third base sent the runner home which was smart play and obvious lead. they weren't sure if the runner at second was going to run as well. i think they've admitted that it

probably wasn't the best decision and threw the ball away. i've seen it in lesser games. >> and not sure how often they made though from home to third getting the out. we talked about jake peavy with somewhat of a repeat, a boston veteran, and this time peavy going up against joe kelly. are we witnessing the next great pitching staff with these cardinals young guns? >> it could be. rosenthal, how he blew away the red sox. kelly can throw 96 mph, and throws harder than peavy, he keeps the ball down which is important when pitching to the red sox. he has had control problems in the past. that's the by-product of being young and the magnitude of the event could come tomorrow night.

>> the ross si rosin in the glo. >> you know mike methenny will be checking that glove, and if lester pitches the way he did in game one everyone will say it was no big deal. he didn't need any help. if he gets lit up everyone will say there sass to go in the glove average all. >> the red sox will lose a designated hitting spot in the lineup. david ortiz will see time at first base, how expected is he in the field. >> the first baseman can save you some runs. you don't want to take david ortiz's bat out of the lineup at any time. the red sox obviously when they play in the american league had the luxury of mike napoli and/od

ortiz in the lineup, but they won't have that here. >> any new news on alexandria rodriguez appeal for suspension in major league baseball? >> no, and i'm sure bud selig is just waiting, but right now they are he an in recess. i'm sure when hi side will go, i understand that baseball has finished presenting their case against alex rodriguez, i'm sure that he'll have his time to present his side. >> now that they have split the two road games, now they technically have home field advantage. >> michael, boy, this is really getting good. thank you. new yorkers eating in silence. does it have to mean, necessarily mean, but it could mean that they're angry at one another. it could be that they're trying a different type of dining experience. here is our report.

>> you have to really trust a restaurant to walk in blindfolded. especially in new york. these people are trying out a different kind of eating experience. they came here for a cocktail in the dark. >> by getting rid of the main thing that we rely on we have the opportunity to see, feel, and hear and know things that we might never have known if we were only dependent on our sights. >> diners, chairs and sofas adorn the room where guests are served by waiters who can see what they're doing and where they're going. >> the idea is not just to use your senses of touch, smooth and taste but to move around the room. >> whether it's the wine or incognito move, guest get along. here talking is a no-no. these folks are dining in

silence. a novelty for crowds in a large city. >> if we eliminate that from the context in which we're familiar in having it, it entire a blank slate of ways to explore the experience. it's not just new york. across the world in russia this restaurant in moscow has customers seeing double. guests are served by ideal twins. the dining industry is so competitive restaurant are using non-food items to attract customers through the door. >> if you do it once a month, once a week you bring people in. they like the food. they come back. they have an experience actual dining. >> that was maria reporting. dave warren has our national weather, including the cold snap

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>> meteorologist: i'm dave warren. there will be a chill for the start of the weekend. mainly across the northeast and the east coast. temperatures 32 degrees and colder. a lot of freeze warnings are in affect. this cold air not much by way of rain and snow. it's pretty quiet across the country here. a few pop-up showers over the great lakes and showers across the sor southwest moving into ts right now. the temperatures climb in the 50s, sunshine, clear skies and a light breeze. that temperature will warm up and cool off. right about now across the east coast the numbers are quickly drop. the warm air is coming up through texas, billings, montana, temperatures are climbing to the 60s. by the weekend the warm air will return. birmingham, atlanta, just above the freezing mark. 19 at charlotte, north carolina.

a lot of areas in the 30s, below 30s and even t 20s there. these are all freeze warnings where there is not a freeze warning issued it hit 32 in the higher elevations there. once the temperature drops below freezing, the first time of year the freeze warning is issued. high pressure continues our weather. this is the visible satellite picture, view from space, no clouds and a light breeze. the temperatures will drop tonight under this influence of high pressure across the east coast. warm air is coming back with this storm over the great lakes. that's why the temperatures will climb in chicago, mainly by the end of the weekend back in the mid 50s with rain on tuesday. how about the northeast well, it's cold for the start of the weekend but could be in the 60s sunday and monday. a look at the headlines is coming up.

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