>> this is al jazeera america, i'm tony harris. evidence that yasser arafat was poisoned. also coming up, john kerry's mission to israel and the west bank. and we'll look at the vicious drawing war in mexico. >> for nearly nine years there has been suspicions of foul play in yasser arafat's death, that mystery has been partially solved.

swift scientists say that the leader was poisoned with polonium. we have this al jazeera exclusive. >> first they found high amounts of polonium 210 in yasser arafat's clothes. then they found high rates in his bones. this one page report after the exhumation of arafat's body last november. they favor polonium poisoning with 83% confidence. the arafat family received the results from their lawyer along with an analysis from forensic scientists david barclay. >> if i were a jury, this is stone cold certain. there is no doubt that that it was polonium that caused the death of yasser arafat. >> when we received the results,

it was just like he just died. i will not stop. me and my daughter will go to call courts in all over the world to punish who did this crime. >> now that i have proof that he was poisoned, i feel relief, actually, final closure for me will be knowing who killed him, and the motive and ambition behind it 2347 more than 40 years of research have given scientists knowledge of the normal levels of polonium. >> everyone has a tiny amount of polonium in their bones. the level of polonium in yasser arafat is 900, that is either 18 to 36 of times the average

depending on the literature. >> reporter: once more the soil around his body had absorbed his decaying flesh and organs. that soil tested 17 times higher compared to dirt not stained. and the skeleton was dna tested and it was definitely arafats. the these results confirm a theory of polonium poisoning first put forward last year and then the same swiss scientists found that his blood and urine stains were strongly with polonium. the samples were gathered when his body was unearthed last year.

three teams took 20 samples each. al jazeera released swiss teams results. a russian team also took samples after a last-minute invite from the palestinian authority. and then there was a team in france. the french results remain a secret. but as the swiss team continues with the murder inquiry they have looming evidence, and thi perhaps finally mrs. arafat and her daughter will see suspects brought to trial. not only will they no what killed yasser arafat, but who. >> yasser arafat was a man of contradictions. he was considered a terrorist and a peacemaker. >> for four decades yasser arafat embodied the palestinian cause. some saw him as a freedom figh fighter for palestinians. others as a leader of deadly attacks on israel and its

allies. yasser arafat founded fa fatah. the plo and it's off shoots launched military actions including bombings and shootings. one of those bombing staged the 1972 kidnapping of athletes at the olympic games. over the next 20 years arafat evolved and his advocacy to military conflict gave way to diplomacy. >> the children of abraham, the descendants of isaac and ishmael embark on a bold journey. >> reporter: shaking hands on the white house lawn in 1993 sealing a peace agreement negotiated in secret but promising a new era for two peoples after decades of conflict. it called for israel to remove troops from the gaza strip.

and for plo for self government. their won a nobel peace prize. soon after arafat returned to gaza after 20 years but it became clear that half a century of war and mistrust would not be easilyover come. each side accused the other of failing to following through on the original accord. the relationship between arafat and israel steadily deteriorated. another up rise in palestinian territories, bombings inside israel. israel blaming arafat for the violence laid siege to his compound, severely damaging some of the buildings, effectively imprisoning him in the west bank. by 2003 israel vowed to remove arafat from power. the next year he fell ill. israel allowed him to be flown to paris for medical treatment. 13 days the most famous

palestinian leader died at the age of 75. randall pinkston, al jazeera, new york. >> mrs. arafat said the news has made her angry and she has significant questions to ask. >> who gave him this poison? who orchestrated it, and who gave the go ahead to hut him in his tea or in his coffee, in his food. >> we will have more from this supervisor coming up a little bit later in this newscast. secretary of state john kerry is in the middle east trying to restart peace process after meeting palestinian president mahmoud abbas he talked about one of the main points of contention. >> the position of the united states of america on the settlements is that we consider now and have always considered the settles to be illegitimate. and i want to make it extremely

clear that at no time did the palestinians in any way agree as a matter of going back to the talks that they some how condone or accept the settlements. >> after his talks with he abbas, he went to jerusalem wi r a meeting with benjamin netanyahu. he goes to another meeting tomorrow with abbas. strong statements from the secretary of state. >> yes. >> changing tactics, when it comes to the latest attempts at mideast talks? >> reporter: they're playing defense. they're trying to patch this thing up. remember back in july when the administration launched this latest effort to bring peace between the palestinians and the israelis. this amid contentious relationship between president obama and the israeli leader benjamin netanyahu. in the left wing after president obama has talked about the 1967

borders as being the basis for a new two-state solution, benjamin netanyahu lectured president obama in an oval office photo op. people were shocked. things have been patched up since then, but the obama administration with john kerry in the lead still trying to work out that peace agreement, which would be historic. tony, it was 35 years ago in the north lawn of the white house right behind me when they signed the accord. since then we've had the oslo accords. they've been stopped and started many times, and many in washington and elsewhere, many wonder what they hope to accomplish. john kerry was with mahmoud abbas, as you mentioned, and praised the palestinian leader. >> i am convinced that president

abbas is serious about these talks. i'm convinced that he wants to find peace, and he understands that it will require compromise by all the parties. and he has restated to me today his own willingness to compromise in an effort to find a fair and justice peace. >> a lot of skeptics tony, that john kerry can be successful. they accuse him of taking the eye off the ball and the administration of taking their eye off the ball with everything is that is happening around the central conflict in egypt, syr syria, iran, th they are accusig the president of taking his eye off the ball. >> i want to take up a couple of points that you just made with our guest, it's good to have you back. >> my pleasure. >> i always enjoy talking to you. did you expect, well, i thought it was a strong statement from

the secretary of state. david, did you expect quite that kind of forceful statement from him? >> well, perhaps we do not expect it, due it should have been said. it should have been said a long time ago. the settlements have been and will continue to be a major obstacle to any progress between israelis and the palestinian. and the time has come for the united states to say enough is enough. if we want to move forward then we're going to have to do something about the testament. because the expansion of the settlement is totally inconsistent with the idea of the two-state solution. >> what about natural growth and other arguments that the israelis make? >> well, but then natural growth should take place in israel proper, not in the west bank. that is the difference. it's to israel's detriment if it continues with the current policies because democrat graphically speaking israel cannot win this conflict because

it will have to choose within 20 to 25 years of being a democratic state or an apartheid state. this is the dilemma. >> dealing with politics as well. we get the last announcement of a settlement expansion in east jerusalem within hours of prisoner being released from israeli jails. so he's dealing with domestic politics as well, isn't he? >> but then again you need leadership. you need honest and direct leadership to tell the people what is going to take in order to make peace with the palestinians. the same thing with mahmoud abbas. abbas talk about we need t to py for concessions, but you don't hear what the concessions. >> 67 borders with land swaps.

>> 67 boarders should institute the baseline for negotiations. but they do not accept the principle of 67 lines to be the starting point for negotiations. >> what about jerusalem? >> jerusalem is another problem. i do not believe that there could be peace with israel and the palestinian unless jerusalem become a capitol for the two states. again that's not going to happen. i don't think there is going to be any progress in this negotiations. one more taint i want to mention. if the palestinian insist on the right of return. >> yes. >> there is going to be no peace between israel and palestinians because israel will not accept significant numbers of palestinians going back. >> any progress to be made here--sorry, these discussions doomed to lead to no real solution? >> i believe it will lead to

nowhere unless the united states takes a clear position. eventually the united states will have to come with a plan based on the prior agreements between the two sides and say here it is. we're going to have to start negotiating based on what you have agreed in 2000 and 2009, because we can no longer start every time from scratch. it is up for the united states to put its foot down. as soon as president obama does so, there will be no peace between israel and palestinians under his watch. >> always great to speak with you. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> kevin has the chilly forecast coming up. >> rethey watching you i'll tell what you is going on online next on al jazeera america. >> you're on capitol hill controversy and blame continue over the botched roll out of the federal healthcare law's website. i'm libby casey, and i'll have more coming up.

>> all right, we're going to take a moment here, and we're going get a check of the weather in just a couple of minutes. and there is some tropical activity approaching the philippines, and kevin is here to take a look at that for us in just a moment. >> meteorologist: that's right, tony, this is a super typhoon we're talking about. on the weather chart this storm is possibly going to be the

strongest storm that hits the philippines this year. so far we've seen 11 storms. this is the 31st storm of the whole basin. so they have been quite active. let's get closer and look at the details of this storm. 33 mph sustained winds and gusts going up to 100 mph now. it's going to make its way across the central portions of the philippines. we think on friday morning this is going to make landfall their time as they wake up, so they're already starting to see the outer bands bring heavy rain showers across i this area. i've overlaid the track with some earthquake data that we saw last month. this purple line that you see right here is where we expect the see the storms track. down here towards the south, this is where we saw the earthquake last month. it's close to the area that has seen the devastation. 150 people have died in this

region. we're going to watch this for the next day and a half to update you on what is going to be happening. >> thank you, and let's get a check now of the sports headlines. jessica taff is here. >> reporter: we have more information on martin after that extreme hazing incident. he checked himself into a hospital. there meanwhile after two and a half years in the nfl broncos' guard john moffat said he's walking away from the nfl and he's just not happy and it's crazy to risk your health and well-being over money. he'll leave with $1 million on the table.

and tyson chandler suffered a leg fracture with the bobcats. now they'll have to fill that void with the defensive player of the year with the likes of either kenyon martin, stoudamire, and that's a look at your sports. >> thank you. all right, we want to check in with libby casey on capitol hill. libby, boy, the secretary of health and human services, kathleen sebelius, was back on capital little todacapitol hillt seat facing difficult questions on the roll out of obamacare. >> reporter: she got some friendly questions from democrats who are trying to use the bellows to say the law is working, helping people, right? she also got tough questions from fellow democrats including this senate committee chairman max bacchus, democrat from montana. he helped write the law, and he has a lot at stake.

he warned secretary sebelius back in the spring if the rollout was not handled well, and the obama administration did not get out ahead of it, it could be a train wreck. >> this is unacceptable. it has been disappointing to hear members of the administration say they didn't see the problems coming. secretary sebelius, last time you came before this committee i used two words to voice my concerns about the law's implementation. since then my words have been twisted and used to malign the affordable care an act. make no mistake i believe in this law. >> reporter: now secretary sebelius for her part said there is no excuse for what she called a miserable five weeks since the website healthcare.gov launched but she tried to head off republican calls for delay in the overall law.

>> now some have asked why not just delay implementation of the new law until all of the problems are fixed? and there is a pretty straightforward answer. delaying the affordable care act wouldn't delay people's cancer or diabetes or parkinson's, didn't delay the need for mental health services or cholesterol screenings or prenatal care. delaying the affordable care act discuss not delay the foreclosure notices for families forced into bankruptcy by unpayable medical bills. >> reporter: now tony, even as this was happening today the chef information officer for medicare and medicaid services which oversaw the roll out of healthcare.gov stepped down. he has moved to the private sector. this may be the first person who will take the hit for how this has gone on.

>> are committee members placing all the blame on secretary sebelius? >> she got serious questioning from someone from her home state, senator pat roberts, someone who supported her in the past. he even supported her when she became of the obama cabinet. however, his tune has changed in the last couple of weeks, and he's one of the leading voices calling for her to step down. >> you have said america should hold you accountable which is why today, madam secretary, i repeat my request for you to resign. >> reporter: you hear a sense of the drum beat on capitol hill. the white house says they need sebelius to stay in her job so the problems can be fixed. >> libby casey on capitol hill

for us. thank you. >> thanks. >> as you have been hearing, we're still waiting on the price of those twitter shares to be set. the social media site starts trading. ali velshi will be talking about this and much more coming up at the top of the hour on his program, ali velshi. if i am a regular investor how do i get a slice of twitter? >> tweet somebody. i'm not sure a regular investor should get too close. i was expecting to be talking to you about the price of twitter. there is no hard and fast rule about when the stock prices before the ipo but we have been expecting this coming on to an hour now. we have not heard what the price of the stalk is going to be. twitter said it would come out. this is not for you and me. this is for investors who get in on it prior to the ipo at a price between $23 and $25 a

share. and it went up to $25 to $28. we should know what it's going to open at, and we don't know that yet. number one, there will be investors saying what's up with that? why is there delay? we've had problems with ipo, including facebook. that's one red flag right now. as a on a as we get this news we'll bring it to you with what is going on with twitter. but tony, i would say this to you, i don't typically recommend that individual investors italy with individual stocks. hurry we're going buy some things because we like them but people get caught up with these things because there is excitement. my advice is to you want to get in on the action, tweet somebody and watch the coveragement ipo. wait in this settles in before you decide to buy it. people tell me about amazon and google, they shot out of the

gate and never looked back. i got stories of a lot of ipos that didn't work out that way. >> but you've got an entire show to do. it's not all about twitter. >> and healthcare. you've been covering. blue shield was going to tell people that their policies are no good at the end of the year. they're extending that, and we'll talk to the insurance commissioner from california. >> see you at the top of the hour. >> yep. >> debt collectors are using social media and texting to settle the score with borrowers. a legislation that protects consumers is trying to update it to keep up with the times. >> reporter: when cynthia was buried in debt, she said debt collectors bombarded her with letters, mail and called her at work. >> they garnished my paycheck. that's when i had to make a move. i had to find the money to get them off my back. i don't know how they got to

that point but they were contacting me in the mail and i ignored it until i realized it was a judgment. they had lawyers on my back. then my paychecks. then you don't watt the co-worker, they're sitting right there while you're making the phone call. it was embarrassing. >> reporter: that led her to file bankruptcy. that was then. with today's technology debt collectors are using social media and texting. a website that aims to make credit easy to understand. he said debt collectors are online and contacting borrowers using social media. >> they shouldn't be able to go on facebook and post things on your wall about debts that you owe. they shouldn't be able to contact your friends and family based on who they find on facebook or twitter or things like that. >> reporter: but some collection agencies are. we spoke with one-third party agency who said they're not doing that, but laws governing

social media are still very gray, undefined, and in these cases we rely on what we know from existing federal and state and local law and apply it to new technology. but consumers should be extremely careful about the information they're posting and making publicly available. for example, we've seen consumers debt collectors they can't pay a bill yet post photos of a new car or brag about a recent vacation. approximately 30 million americans are subject to debt collection. they say their interrogation was prompted by thousands of complaints. the complaints are leading them to update and change the fair date practices act.

since we started hearing from consumers in july, debt collecting is the most concern concerned. michael schriber said new rules of debt collectors who do this may face hefty fines in the future. >> still ahead on al jazeera, election results across the country. the vicious battle between vigilanties and the drug cartels takes a turn in mexico. >> i mean, that i'm mourning over my husband again. i'm full of anger. >> and suha arafat speaks out on the report about her husband's death.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at your top stories. secretary of state kerry met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas, and said he's

confident progress can be made. in washington health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is before congress again, this time befor before te senate finance committee asking about the bumpy roll out of the hardible caraffordable healthcae and scientists have confirmed former palestinian leader yasser arafat was poisoned. they found 1 a poison 18 times normal poloniun in his remains. >> suha arafat was interviewed first in paris, and we had a chance to talk to her this afternoon and asked her for her reactions over the report findings. >> very, very shocked.

i'm mourning my husband again now. i'm full of anger. this is a crime, this is an an assassination of an elected palestinian leader by his people, this is an assassination, and you can't imagine how my day and myself are in a sad situation. we're mourning the husband and the father again. this is--this is terrible feeling. >> we asked her who she suspected may have been responsible for poisoning her husband? >> i'm not accusing any kind of leadership. all of his friends at acquaint tenses, but you know, he had a lot of people around him. i can't accuse, it's very, very, very, you know, complicated issue to find who did it.

but yasser--a lot of people said that yasser was an obstacle to peace. and now nine years we see how peace flourished, the building of palestine. the more problems, more prisoners, taking lands. everybody said he was an obstacle, and even huge countries would say he was an obstacle for peace. that they needed better leadership. they havhamas. there are people who say they need better leadership, and they had elections and hamas won elections. i don't know how they react, but it was terrible for us,

actually, terrible feeling to have all what happened. >> as you heard at the beginning of the answer, while she didn't suggest anyone, she suggested someone in his inner circle responsible for his death. >> i don't know who has this substance which is rare, it's only for reactors, and to kill him with it. who gave him this poison? who administered it, and who gave the go ahead to put him in his tea or in his coffee, or in his food. it's very terrible feeling to be deceived. >> yasser arafat became hil ill

in 2004. we asked her to describe her husband's final days. >> he could not feel it because he was shrinking day by day. he could not even express himself. he was very, very sick and poisoned, now we know he was poisoned, all of his gastrointestine, and it made a stroke in his brain. it was so terrible about it. it could nod, you know, he could not express himself, but i would--i could see in his eyes that he was asking, you know, trying to ask me questions, what happened? try to find a solution. he felt he was betrayed in his eyes he would say there was a betrayal. >> suha arafat speaking to us earlier this afternoon. and tony, she said she does want the international criminal court

to pursue justice even though they haven't figured out who is responsible. >> who else is looking at this. >> there are several forensic teams looking at the body that was exhumed last year. >> the french and the russians. >> the french and the russians and the swiss, who we saw the report from today. if all three matched then i think you're going to be convinced that yes he was poisoned with polonium, and which country has the nuclear reactor to produce this, and who on the inside circle was willing to administer this. >> yes, thank you. celebrating victories on tuesday's elections from detroit to new york. from some of the city's larges s largest cities elected mayors, and governors. >> it may have been an off year from the election cycle,

beginning in alabama where with business-backed combined bradry burns to win a republican party for an u.s. house. in detroit, mike duggen became the first white mayor of the city since 1974. the u.s. 2012 census shows that 83% of detroit is african-american. in new york bill de blasio became the first democrat to win the mayoral race in 20 years. and of the two gubernatorial races, in the evening terry mcauliffe beat ken cuccinelli in a race that came right down to the wire. and of course the really big story of the night was here in new jersey where republican

governor chris christie won a landslide victory over his democratic opponent. it was so big that mean people think that christie will top the presidential ticket against hillary clinton. in his acceptance speech last night the governor lambasted washington, d.c. for the way they do business and urged them to turn on their t.v.'s and see how he does it here in new jersey for an indication of how politics should be run in the modern era. christie won't have an easy fight if he does run for the presidency. a poll plushed within the last 24 hours shows were the election to take place right now, hillary clinton would win by about four percentage points. nonetheless, the big win by the big governor in new jersey means that he will be taken as a serious of senior politicians no matter what happens for the next three to four years. >> controversial ballot issues. jonathan betz joins us now with more on those.

>> reporter: gentlemen, a lot of interesting local issues. let's begin with washington state where voters rejected the plan that would have required labeling of genetically modified food, the first of its kind in the country. also they're counting votes of raising the minimum wage at seatac international airport to $15 an hour. now recreation marijuana is already legal in colorado, also a chunk of colorado is trying to split off, but only six of the 11 rural trying to secede moved forward with that plan. now they'll have to get permission from the state and white house so form a new

colorado. and in texas a plan to spend $2 billion on water projects won easily. supporters of proposition 6 said it guarantees texas will have enough water for the next 50 years. and finally in new york, voters passed an expansion of casino gamble, up to seven new casinos. those are all up state. and none would be here in new york city. >> good, trying to hang on to my cash. thank you, jonathan. mexico has been plagued by drug-related violence for years. 60 to 100,000 people have died in the last decade. now two vigilanty groups are pulling back from their bloody battle against drug traffickers, this after they started the knights templar drug cartel. >> a lightening rod for parishioners calling out for

help. he hears horrific stories of people who have been threatened, missing or have been killed. church leaders across mexico have remained relatively violent. 100,000 people have been killed or are missing and feared dead. he said its time for the church to speak out. >> the rise of groups indicates how fed up people are, and they're tired of being surrounded by death. when you're tired that's when you've had enough. >> people have become so desperate that the catholic church have released statements that are stronger, perhaps, than any other dice see dioceses in . they're calling on the federal government to come in and stop the violence. across from the church is the city hall where people took cover on october 26th as shots rang out when vigilanty groups

tried to march in. for months people avoided the drug because of the drug cartel menace. they started to fight back. the. >> we can't hide the fact that there have been a lot of killings. there has been a wave of violence between these groups, the vigilanties and the knights templars as they fight for territory. >> one of the vigilanty leaders. for safety sake we had to meet him in hours drives. he's one of the leaders pushing for the arrest of cartel leaders. he said security and economy depend on it. >> if we let criminals keep ahold, the financial disaster will be worse because they took control of all.

>> if he government doesn't take the drug cartel down, he said that they would set up their police force, a move which threatens more bloodshed. caught in the middle of the conflict are people who have been squeezed off dying farms. they hope the killings will end soon. adam rainy, al jazeera, mexico. >> here to give us context on this crisis in mexico we turn to christopher sabbatini. the editor in chief of america's quarterlily essential latin policy magazine. it is great to have you on the program. first of all, what are your thoughts on the knight templar. let's build a little back story on this group. it's one of a number of cartels, but how bad are these actors? >> these guys are some of the most brutish, thugish cartels in mexico, and that's saying a lot. they're trying to control the corridors through which cocaine

passes through united states. they're infamous for assassinations, literally decapitating people and rolling their heads on the discotheques. they have been guilty of heinous crimes. >> you have these vigilanty groups now that who are taking these groups on. >> what it says is there is frustration. the last administration under calderón in 2006 he launched all-out war against narcotics trafficking, basically led a military unit to where the knights templar are active, but the cost was 60,000 people have been killed in mexico so far. now people are fed up. they're caught between the government being ineffective and very brutal and thugish cartel. >> is it how it sounds? are we talking about communities banding together and arming themselves and taking on these heavily armed, heavily fortified

cash-rich cartels. >> they would surely lose, you're right. but what this really says, and this is a message to the federal government. they have to get real about consolidating a police force which didn't exist before. before it was done for the military in a very corrupt state police force. now they're saying we'll take matters in our own hands and protect our communities. by no ways is it a response and by no means can they go toe-to-toe. >> are the vigilanties going to pull out? what is the thinking here? >> they feel that the message has been sent, and the government has come in, they retook a port and they're trying to clear it up. two weeks isn't enough time. i think they--they're trying to send this message, but the government--it's a very rural mountainous state infested with

corruption and narcotics. >> how are the policies different than fee felipe caldó? >> he said he was not going after the cartels but the violence. but that was receipt tick. they've taken out a few of the cartel leaders, including members of the knights templar. >> corruption, is it still the problem that we've always known it to be within security force there is in mexico? >> it is. that's why fe felipe calderón, until then you had police force that was corrupt. they've been trying to create a federal police force doing tests and regular lie detector tests for the police force and that

means starting from scratch, and it will be a long, slow journey. >> christopher, what a pleasure. christopher sabbatini. thank you for your time. >> thanks a lot. >> in news, one person dead and eight others injured in another bombing attack in china. a series of bombs went off in a northern city, and we're in china now with the bomb,. >> at this stage who was behind the it, and what the target was is largely speculation. it took place right outside of an office block and it was likely a sole person behind it. people who have complaints about the local government, who have taken their complaints through the local complaint procedure, but feel they haven't been heard. a man in a wheelchair claims he had been beaten up by police

blew up a small bomb, only injuring himself. a jeep attack across the heart of tienanmen square killing five people. that attack was blamed on ethnic minority group trying to attract attention for their cause. and it was an islamic terror attack says the government. this latest attack does not look like anything on that scale. it looks to be more localized. >> coming up in sports. jessica has the latest of the continuing saga of richie incognito. and with them, a storm of views. how can you fully understand the impact unless you've heard angles you hadn't considered? antonio mora brings you smart conversation that challenges the status quo with unexpected opinions and a fresh outlook. including yours.

♪ >> we're learning more about this pretty horrendous indication with the miami dolphins. >> just opened a huge can. worms. they're in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. richie incould go neat toe. he checked into a south florida hospital to be treated for emotional distress.

the more we learn about the lengths that they went to harass the player, it has the team and the coach on the hot sheet. >> the type of culture i have championed since the day i walked through these doors has been one of honesty, respect, and accountability to one another. i consider those to be hallmarks of this program. i believe our locker room reflects those beliefs. i leave in the men in our locker room, and i believe in our coaching staff. that's exactly what i communicated to them today. i have full faith and confidence that we will stick together as a team. we will focus on the task at hand, which is preparing for our monday night game against tampa bay. >> new from the bad in football to the good. forget about everything that you thought about offensive players who opt for style other

substance. instead matt forte quietly puts his hard hat on every day when he goes to work. >> he's the do everything running back for the chicago bears. still there are a few things that matt forte doesn't do. for one thing he doesn't do flashy. >> you know, some people, they're flashy and promote themselves, they get more recognized by the world. i always stick by what the bible says, be in the world but not of the world. >> another thing that matt forte doesn't do is get in trouble. >> particularly with drinking and driving. why do you think you've been able to keep your nose clean when so many others have not go because i really don't drink. >> matt would follow in dad's footsteps by becoming captain at tulane. but matt forte long dreamed of

doing his dad one better. >> i told my dad, i'm going to play professional football. he looked at me a little crazy, but i've always had that drive and determination to make it. i put in the work to do that. so i can't believe i'm already in my sixth year of playing. >> all of the hard work has put forte for second place on the bear's all-time rushing list. >> it will be a great achiev achievement to move hopefully, get those yards and move past neil anderson, who was a great back. >> of course the running back against all running backs are measured is the late great walter payton. >> he mate a lot of touchdowns and it's hard to compare yourself against a guy like walter payton, but you know, it's a cool thing to be out here and playing for the city that he played for, the team he played for, and you know, the same position as well. so you got to live up to. >> the greatest things for matt

forte, you live with quite a bit of uncertainty back in 2011 when he thought he should be paid among the best running backs in the game and the bears didn't. >> instead of holding out in training camp, forte gambled that he hold up as he demonstrated his value in the final year of his contract. >> you seem to have everybody rooting for you. is it true on the bottom of piles opponents were asking you, hey man, did you get the money yet, and they were rooting for you. >> yeah, it did happen a couple of times. they were reassuring me i was doing the right thing but not really out there going crazy in the media and talking about it and just playing good football. >> on july 16, 2012, forte and the bears agreed on a deal, and he got his big-money deal, but with his you payton's rushing

record 4,000 yards away, catching sweetness may be tougher task, but not an impossible one. >> i think sky is the limit. especially with marc tresman. there is room for me to do things like that. >> al jazeera, illinois. >> i like matt forte but i'm always going to love sweetness walter payton. >> forte was a beast against the packers. >> he's inching his way closer. >> jessica, it's good to see you. thank you. the weather forecast is coming up next, and it is not good if you're in the midwest, and it's "real money with ali velshi." >> reporter: coming up on "real money," investors are holding their breath to see what twitter does in the trade tomorrow. and why california's insurance commissioner is calling foul over insurance cancellation.

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>> meteorologist: hello again. well, last night at this time we were talking about all the snow we were seeing across nebraska, south dakota and wisconsin. in some places we saw about 10 to 14 inches of snow. now you can see that storm has made its way towards east. the colder air is pushing across the great lakes. we don't see any snow dealing with storm. we're picking up snow in montana and wyoming. temperatures are going to go down, especially down here towards texas. take a look at the radar summary. we have lingering showers along the coast. flash flood warnings are in affect across that area, but the temperatures right now, dallas, they're 59 degrees. the problem is across northern texas, oklahoma, that cold air is sinking in. we are looking at freeze

warnings in affect as well as frost advisories just to the northwest of dallas, including the panhandle up towards parts of oklahoma. so if you have plants, you'll want to bring them in this evening. you may want to turn off your outside faucets because we're looking at very cold temperatures across the area. oklahoma city low tomorrow morning about 34 degrees. el paso at 40. and san antonio, 46 degrees for you there. the forecast for dallas, 68 degrees as with you go for the high tomorrow. it will warm up nicely to 74 by the time we get to next week no more rain is in your forecast. now, unfortunately there is a lot of rain in the forecast across the northeast. that same storm system making its way to new york. the heaviest rain to new york will be 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. that should last two or three hours. that's a look at your national weather. your headlines with tony is coming up right now.

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. an al jazeera exclusive. after years of speculation scientist versus confirmed the former palestinian leader yasser arafat was poisoned. they found 18 times above normal levels of polonium in arafat's remains. secretary john kerr has met with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. and secretary kathleen sebelius questi