>> trying to revive israeli palestinian peace talks. >> the u.s. secretary of state is in jeruselem. >> had hhello there. you are watching al jazeera live from doh amp. doha. special report on congolese soldiers after their battle against rebels. >> targeted for their beliefs. we meet syrian christians that have been forced to flee to

lebanon. >> and the big apple votes for a mayor for the first time in two decades. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry is in israel in his latest attempt to revive peace talks. he just met benjamin ne net ne a 00 of he is making clear his belief ther that there there wes in the talking process. john kerry said they would continue to push for agreement

and for this the prime minister agreed with him. john kerry apologized for this part of the process and the talks will be as i woul quiet ad closed as possible. and discussion too about iran, prime minister ne aan extended visited by the u.s. secretary of state john kerry an much of him to discuss between him and the israeli prime minister. he will be meeting the

palestinian prime minister later on this day. >> other news coming out of israel this morning. the former foreign minister has been found not guilty of corruption. does this open the way for him to be back involved in these negotiations and what impact will that have? >> well it does, in theory, that court proceeding incidentally happened 500 meters away from where johjohn kerry was meetinge minister. they would keep it open pending the end of this particular case. now he has been found not guilty he is free to return to political life and one will asoup h -- assume he will take p his post as foreign minister. his views are well known. but it must be made clear that he took no direct involvement in

the negotiations in the past. it's not clear if lieberman should he take up the post again get involved in the negotiation process. what is certain that should he become a member of the ne netanu government is how he produce a hard line of whether he should discuss the res resolution or whether there as there is a resn these ongoing talks. the u.n. spec special envoyo syrah says there is no date for the peace conference. efforts to organize the talks have been harder than expected. they were due to be later this month. the refugee drie crisis in a are escalating. hundreds of thousands of

christians are punished for their beliefs of. >> it's fear of retaliation of relatives inside of syria that hanna will kno will no will notr give her name. >> as soon as the protests began they were chanting. we did not row act. reaction. -- reaction. react. she has no home to rush to. return to. she says the fighters took mow position in her flat. a relative sent her this video avenue governmenafter governmend by hezbollah reclaimed last summer. now after several attacks that specifically targeted them many say they fully support him.

arm rebel groups have attacked churches and religious items saying there is no place for the christian faith in syria. george is also not his real name decided to leave when the fighters went door-to-door looking for christian men. wh40 his of of his neighbors wee kidnapped and killed. >> it seems they want to chase christians not just from syria, but from the region. they say we are pigs an don't know god. they don't know god. these are not mus muslims. syrian christians are among the oldest communities in the world. >> soldiers in the democratic republic of congo are celebrating a defeat against m-23 rebels. they are accused of kill dozens

of civilians during their uprise being in the eastern part of the country. we are with the they'll at the last faith. >> they shout, m-23 are finished. the game is over. after days of heavy bombard thet they fled their last position. this soldier claims he took this badge from a rebels unio unifort one is from congo this one is from rwanda. the government troops are in good spirits. there is no phone signal here, but this man makes the most of the moment for the cameras. he announces the victory to an

imagine caller. they take us to see the rebels last hilltop base hours of a they pled. fled. this is the highest point of what was the rebels' final hideout. the view is incredible. it's a good advantage point. you can see for miles. you can see in uganda an rwanda. they have trenches they dug and this shelter was for sleeping in. up there a rocket launcher, but most of the weapons were destroyed before they left. the rebels were ar are gone thew before the government troops got here. >> here are the remains of the weapons stave. stash. they blew it up before they ran. the victorious troops are curious to see what their enemy was up to.

>> we are coming to establish the authority of all of the country. because m-23 had another ammunition in this area. and now it's over. it's a good victory for us. ♪ ♪ >> these men know they were lucky. they were soldiers taken prisoners by the ren he is rebew they have been rescued. the government says the next step is to disarm the many militia here. for now there is relief that one fight is finally over. malcolm web al jazeera in the democratic republic of congo. >> what does this mean for the peace in the g dnc there has ben

conflict in the area. the m-23 are the latest of discontent. and they say another group could coming to t take their place. the attention will now be tunned to them. let's talk more about in with terry vicol amp r. this is a regene regroan thais a regionthat has r years. >> we'll try to get you back later in the program. weavewe are having problems wits thskype.

we'll try for a reconnection. >> the mayor of canada's biggest city, toronto, has apologized for smoking crack cocaine. rob ford says he is not an addict and has refused to resign. the scandal began five months ago when journalists saw a cell phone video showing him smoking the drug. >> still ahead on this program. a new debate over puerto rico's status. could it become the 51st stat 51st state?

>> the most important money stories of the day might affect your savings, your job or your retirement. whether its bail-outs or bond rates this stuff get complicated. but don't worry. i'm here to take the fear out of finance. every night on my show i break down confusing financial speak and make it real. >> from our headquarters in new york, here are the headlines this hour. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> a deal in the senate may be at hand and just in the nick of time. >> thousands of new yorkers are marching in solidarity. >> we're following multiple m

jazeera. john kerry will be meeting israeli president ne netanyahu. >> the congolese soldiers have found evidence that they had support from rawanda. >> syrians must wait for a diplomatic solution to their war they have not been able to get syrian diplomats to agree to

peace talks in agai geneva. >> new york has voted for the first democrat mayor in 20 years. >> i give you the next mayor of new york city. [cheers and applause] bill de bl. e blasio replaces ml bloobloomberg. as voters in states and cities cast their blealts. ballots thee doing more than choosing their local leaderer there seen ascending a message. ascending -- sending a message. >> the question is could the tea party win. the ones that threatened to shutdown the government and dede fault on the government's death. >> they would send a message to every city in congress. >> if the tea party candidate in

virginia loses very badly, then you might see more interest in challenging tea party candidates either incumbent or candidates within the republican party. >> their candidate ken couch col elli. >> the established backed candidate won with the slightest of margins. the biggest win went to new jersey's republican govenor chris chris de. christie. a conservative re-elected in a democratic state. listen i know if we can do this in trenton, new jersey, maybe the folks in washington washing. should tune in their tv's right

now an se and see how it's done. >> everyone hhe was sending theo other republicans as well. >> this is going to go u go on through the 201 2014 and 2016 election. >> with the votes counted it comes with mixed results. making you think the fight for the republican party is just beginning. yemen's president is traffic and weathewarningof escalating n violence. fighting is continuing for a sec week. a hundred people have died in the violence since last webs al qaeda has launched a series of attacks against the government. we report from the capital.

al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is on the offensive. it's fighters are seen here attacking a military post in yesyemen. the gunfire was just the beginning. what happened next would be one of the most violent attacks against government troops. a suicide bomber drives a car packed with explosive into a check point killing dozens of soldiers. >> the attack which took place a few weeks ago is among a series of al qaeda operations targeting security forces. mohammad is a senior al qaeda commander. he accuse us the yemeni government for passing on information to the u.s. government. he then launched a drone attack

against their fighters. >> it's a war against crusaders and their allies in yes yemen. it's got to a point where the u.s. a ambassador has been declared as the ruler of yemen. two of al qaeda strong holds. weakened by years of instablity, soldiers are assisted by local ma lickmalow m ma militia. we started an operate to rout al qaeda un,bu, but it's going to e time. we have a new strategy and modifying our fighting strategy. >> al qaeda is remaining defiant. the presence is almost every wieeverywhere.

>> the increased security comes after targeted attacks against the government. despite the ongoing military operation al qaeda is fa still n yemen it's even expanding in areas where there is no significant military presence. the presidential election has gun in a at that tajikistan. >> there has been a series of a small ex-explosio explosion at t party in southern china. >> with ra rampant crime peoplen puerto rico continue to leave

for a better life abored. abroad. whether it should become the 51st state is again in doubt. >> this is san juan a remanent of port rico's past. for a hundred years it's be beea united states a ter tree. ter -- at the tree. territory. this is an island divided over it's own future. for the island's resident commissioner a u.s. citizen with no voting rights. >> he says he is backed by a majority of puerto ricoians. putting port rico o port port p.

change is growing in popularity, opinions are divided. >> as part of the united states we have better opportunity to develop. >> i think it need to be addressed and need to be resolved. >> for you it's statehood then? >> not necessarily, i just think we need a resolution. the co chronic state of the island's economy has determined an urgent issue. >> it should act as a wake up call for the islands residents. >> the notion of puerto rico continuing to be a colony in the 212-3478 centur212-3478 sentimes

shows a need to change in a dramatic manner. >> without action in the u.s. congress they will stay in limbo. more puerto ricoans live in the u.s. than on the island. unemployment continues to rise in spain. new figures show the number of people without a job by 90,000 in october. olympimadrid's street scene swed gardeners protested in front of city hall regarding job cuts. two men who were held hostage no for two months. it's seen as a possible peace

deal between the government and the rebels. >> more than 50 years ago a former nazi established a german colony in chile. it became a place where murder and torture and forced labor and sex abuse were common. in the first of a two part series they are seeing how the suffesurvivors are trying to red their lives. >> in the foo foothills of the s a enclave of immigrants try to erase b an unthinkable path. margaret is in charge of the bakery and the sausage factory. like everyone he speaks with a heavy german accent even though he was borne here. here. -- born here. i now have a salary and regular hours. >> so does yurgen.

>> i'm happy being a waiter here. we are part of chile and the world now. >> i'm happy and free. >> the original name was the dignity colony. now they are trying to reinvegetablinvent themselves as eco-tourist resort. the colony was set up in 1962 by a medic and self pr proclaimed preacher. 300 believers left war torn chilchillgermany and followed ho chile. once here he turned the colony into a fortified prison for the residents. and at ground level it was innocent looking enough. this was a place used to store potatoes.

but come this way. down these stairs this was a torture chamber used to interrogate owe bon opponents oe regime. for more than 40 years the colony operated as a state within a state. >> of ththe coolfully was colond pedophile organization. for decade it was a camp of forced labor and abuses. >> gufinally in 20055 schaffer s sent to prison. it was not until this year his accomplices were jailed. people said they were abused and meebeaten and force fed fed dru.

now that the gates are open some people have chose to stay. all of our lives are here and we have nothing else. i am trying to kno throw out thd and look at the good because i feel this is my place too. some are outraged that they are trying to turn this into a ba a bavarian resort. >> there are those that feel they have a right to have something in a place where they sacrificed their health and sanity. >> you can catch more about the area when it airs about california corsaljazeera corse . >> the mayor of canada's biggest city, toronto, has apologized for smoking crack cocaine.

rob ford says he is not an addict and has refused to resign. the scandal began knif five mons ago when a journalist saw a video of him smoking crack cocaine. >> until now rob ford has denied using illegal drugs. that has changed dramatically. >> yes, i have smoked crack cocaine. am i an addict? no. have i tried it probably in one of my drunken stupors probably a year ago. >> yes, i have made mistakes and all i can do is apologize and move on. last week the r.c.m.p. said they found a cell phone video. but ford denied it emphatically at the time. >> i think it's fair to say that

the mayor does appear in that video, but i'm not going to get into the detail of what activities are depicted on that video. >> since that admission the pressure has been building for the mayor to resign or take medical leave. in a much awaited second press conference later in the day the mayor emphasized he was not going anywhere. >> folks, i have nothing left to hide. i would do anything, absolutely anything to change the past. but the past is the past and we must move forward. >> the police say the mayor's admission to smoking crack cocaine will be referred to investigators, but there are no likely charges at the time.

it's hard to remove a mayor from a sitting office in toronto. but they will try to remom remoe of his powers in the coming weeks. rob ford's reputation is under severe strain. this is "real money" " [♪ music ] >> this is real money, and you are the most important part of the show so join our live conversations for the next half hour and twitter at aj real money. it is november and every year at this time millions of americans enroll and renew their health coverage provided by their employers for the next year.