they have to be found to raise the level of badless tor. now the government is moving to make the food over the past few years california as well as counties and cities across the country, have banned trans fats. foods that would be effected include margarine, fast foods, baked goods and some breakfast goods. foods you love. joining me now from washington. the director of health promotion policy at the center for science and the public interest. >> how significance is this. >> it is a really significance move. it could save 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 lives every year. >> is there a down side to this move? a lot of small businesses, restaurants will have to change the way they operate. >> there's absolutely no

down side to this. most restaurants have already gotten rid of trans fats and now these oils are available, and they don't cost more, so lit be easy for other businesses to make the change as well. we see all these products that say zero trans fat, but you can say .5 trans fat and still be labeled as trans fat free. >> the .5 is fine, it is a good way to start. #e but of course as you said, they can add up over time. but this ban is really a great move by the fda, if it is finalized. it can save so many lives and it's really -- it is what the american consumer needs. >> what do you say to those that say the government is going too far? that we should be making our own choices. >> we have known for 20 years that trans fat is bad for our health, so we have given time to food manufacturers to make

this change. some have, but there's many that haven't. >> we will see how this one plays out, thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> the senate had moved to end a form of workplace discrimination. >> that form of discrimination is still legal in 29 other states. less than two hours ago, the senate approved the employment nondiscrimination act. it bans employers from discriminating against gay, trance sexual workers. joining us now from the white house, a big day for many, and for democrats, mike. >> a big day for democrats and they were joined by a surprising number of republicans in this senate. and it is a reflection in the changing attitudes as you just outline.

you know federal law prohibits a whole host of groups in this one. based on ethnicity, age, disability, discrimination against the law, however, sexual orientation not on that list. the senate now taking a big step, some are calling it a historic step to put it on the list. however, a very large hurdle remains and that is the house of representatives where social conservatives still rule the someday, and where many of them are very much against this legislation. they say it is frivolous, it is encouraging lawsuits against small businesses in the workplace. the reaction was jay carney was the press secretary. let's listen. >> some of the objections i have heard are

reminiscence that others have put forward. this is the right thing to do. it is the right thing to do because we are all equal. >> many social conservative groups here in the city, the family research council putting out statements today opposing this legislation, saying it will create a new class of privileges citizens. but if you look at the politics it is going against republicans, it is exposing that split, probusiness, low tax wing of the party, and the social conservative wing of the party, it is still not resolved that is obvious now. this will be a lot of pressure on john boehner who says he is not going to put this on the house floor. >> mike, thank you. today's vote is a significant development, in a nearly two decade long effort. the employment nondiscrimination act was first introduced in 1994. the senate voted in 1996,

but rejected it. in 1998, the then president signed an executive order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the federal civilian work force. the bill was reintroduced in successive congresses. in 2007 it was updated to add gender identity. the bill was reintroduced and the bill finally passed it. a dire warning today if negotiations for a settlement between the palestinians and the israelis fail, there could be another uprising. israel cause find itself isolated by the community. terry has been traveling between jordan and israel for a series of meetings to get the talks back on track. on a more positive note, he is confident a date for syrian peace conference will be announced in the next few days. >> there may be progress in efforts.

six world powers including the quite have begun another round of talks in geneva. more from geneva. >> here in these important meetings one of the first things the head of the delegation would not be taking a short little trip over to italy to have some meaning there. by lateral meetings with among others the quite. and has been met with quite a few optimism here in geneva, but in the united states, and in iran, there's been cause for concern. perhaps too many concessions have been iran. there are proposals on the table in geneva today.

that will ease the pressure on iran. ease iran that are not concessions at all. israel totally opposed these. i believe adopting them will be a mistake. >> israel knows that we don't know here in geneva. well, it's not clear, but before the beginning of these meetings we were aware is that the americans had put forward a plan that is there would be a six month period in which some sanctions would be eased, now, the americans are quick to mention that those -- that easing could be easily -- could be quickly reversed and that it would not be the core system of sanctions that would be changed. and on the other side, that would seize some levels of the program.

something may come out tomorrow, whether it will be too soon to say. but the jennifer in geneva is that substancive progress is being made, this could be the first step in a process that ultimately will lead to resolutions of this conflict between iran and the west. he is an analyst at the center of arab centers in london, good to have you with us, doctor. >> thank you. >> what kind of deal do you think will come out of these talks if any? >> i think one thing that the iranian representative was anxious to state, is they have more or less set the common objectives and the common objectives or the

parameters have been known, but the deal is to reach iran, would be allowed a measure of enrichment within the country, which is contrary to some of the u.n. counsel resolutions which have been adopted. but it falled short of the 20% -- 20-degree level which iran has been enriching which is outraged the international community. and on the other hand, iran will be totally open with the eye -- with the international atomic energy agency, would allow for inspections and would ultimately sign up to the additional protocol something which it has not been doing from the beginning. and that would sort of give the premise for the united states and it's allies to gradually ease the sanctions. >> do you think iran will agree to sufficient

international monitoring? >> i think they have made up their mind to go along with that. provided that they are given their -- that international recognition is given, to that right, to enridge uranium on iranian soil. this is something which obviously the israelis as you have programmed just mentioned, sort of disagree with, because they want zero enrichment and that is a position they have been pushing. but with some measure of enrichment, recognized internationally, i think the iranian government is willing to sign up to the additional protocol, and submit legislation for it's adoption to the iranian parliament. now whether the parliament will go along with that, of course, is a different problem and a different thing. >> and it remains to be seen, how do you get

along the hardliners? you have israel saying that we should be having military strikes if in fact iran continues down the path that it is going. >> i am sorry -- >> sure, doctor, what do you say to the hardliner whose say that if iran continues down this path, like israel, that military strikes are needed? >> well, i think that hardliners obviously are on both sides of this equation. but it is very important that unless -- and i shut the iranian leadership recognizes this, that unless some sort of agreement is reached as a consequence of these meetings then the -- and if it is not reached and iran is seen to be inching towards a red line, which the west will not accept, forget about the israelis which the

americans and the others will not accept, then the chances for military confrontation before i have high. and that is what makes these negotiations and success in these negotiations so critical. >> dr. murray, thank you for your time this evening we certainly do appreciate it. members of the palestinian liberation organization are calling for an international inquiry into the death of former leader yeahs sir arafat. the reaction from the wet bank. >> from passers by in the vegetable market, representing a vivid memory of their late leader. that's because of his resemblance to a leader many here still consider a hero.

the authorities and all parties concern have had to go after the perpetrators and take them to court. >> calling for further investigation. >> it is impossible that the palestinians are behind the killing. there is no way they would kill their own leader. it must have been done underhandedly. >> and swiss scientists believe that he died of chromium poisoning. >> we started by measuring the level mr. eyre fat's underwear, and we were surprised to find out that it was significantly higher than what would be normally expected. >> palestinian officials say an independent investigation must be launched to identify the perpetrators responsible for his death. some even go as far as blaming israel for poisons him. >> it is only the israelis that have the means and the motive to come one this crime. you cannot bring this

kind of material into the country without the knowledge and the facilitation of the israelis. >> on friday the committee plans to public the results of the swiss report, as well as a similar russian report it received last week. eight years after arafat was buried here. the israelis say he has nothing. israel could not have possibly been involved in his death, because he fell ill in his presidential compound, which is israel says is an area under full palestinian control. but at the time of his death, israel had layed siege on the compound controlling. and what could go in. they are engaged in a

nine year period of negotiations brokered by the united states. but some officials say the revelations about the conditions of his death now make negotiations with the israelis difficult. al jazeera. >> in the philippines thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of super typhoon, with sustained winds the stronger storm of the year. in a speech today, the president of the philippines warned the storm will be a calamity. reports from the island. >> now international weather groups have described as not only the biggest typhoon to hit the philippines but possibly globally this year. that is devastating news for an area like central philippines which is home to over 28 million people, living in coastal villages. now, wednesday night, philippines president has called on local governments to force evacuations to ensure the

lives of those believed to be going to be caught up will be spared. now the local government has said they have done the best they can, they try to evacuate, but many of the weather groups here believe that the impact of this might just be catastrophic. now we are here in the province in central philippines. this is going to be expected at the center of the typhoon, which is believed to hit the philippines midnight wednesday. now, according to international weather groups as well, they have said the last time they have seen such magnitude is when typhoon hit northern in the southern philippines. that typhoon killed over 800 people, and had displaced millions more. now, even for a country like the tim means which is hit by typhoons about 200 times every year, many here worry that the impact of this one just might be even more catastrophic.

now meteorologist dave warren, these are the radars that we can see from the philippines. the rains here just starting to pick up. the coastal sections are the center of the storm is. this most likely is the eye wall as it is making impact. this is where you will see the heaviest wind and rain, and right there, that looks to be the band, as it continues to move west impacting the entire country. you can see the satellite picture, the radar was picking up that area, that's where the eye is, and this is a solid area of thunderstorms around this eye. so very intense and powerful typhoon. and we will continue to track this. now the latest information that has come in from the typhoon warning center as the wind of 185 miles per hour, with gusts over 200 miles per hour. certainly the strongest of the season so far, wind moving -- it is moving northwest at 25 miles per hour. so it has picked up speed and over 400 miles

east-southeast. now it will continue to track to the west and the timing of this looks by about 8:00 in the morning tuesday morning or friday morning, excuse me, local time, that's in the next few hours, moving right over the center of the country, and in the next 12 hours moving over to south china sea. this in the national forecast coming up a little bit later. >> keep us updated, thank you, when we come back, we will see what 140 characters is worth on wall street. twitter is officially a publicly traded company today, and we will take you down to louisiana, boom times are expected. to boost business, and create jobs. explore issues relevant to you.

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shares closed at $44.90. for more on the twitter i.p.o., let's talk to senior editor at tech crunch, good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> are you surprised we are seeing shares over $40? they had expected between 45 and $27 but over 40-dollar as share. >> yeah, i think it was definitely a surprise to everybody. we expected maybe a 30% jump in the stock price. twitter saw nearly 100% jump, and you know it's definitely took everyone by surprise. why the strong demand here? >> you know, it's interesting, twitter really posts itself as the anti-facebook ipo. and we definitely saw facebook stumble in its i.p.o. from overloaded the market with shares, to the glitches in the nasdaq, twitter's ipo just went really seem leslie. to be honest, i think

twitter also benefited from following facebook. there's been now investor deimagined for social networking. facebook has proven that mobile advertising is a business. for being a business similar to facebook. >> bottom line, twitser doing this to make money and expand, right? >> that's right. and the ceo has said that all this money is going back into the company, and especially when it comes to expanding the company's advertising business, it should be interesting to see how they think about products around advertising. and mobile, and engagement. the company is already made a pretty big bet on advertising with it's acquisition of mopod in advertising network for around $350 million you can expect that twitser going to really be aggressive in trying to create more interests in products. >> investors will be looking for that as well. appreciate your time, thank you. president barack obama is

scheduled to visit louisiana this week to talk about the economy and growing u.s. exports. natural gas is driving that growth, and with it's large energy sector, louisiana is about to cash in big time. robert gray has the story. >> the southern bend of the mississippi river, twists from baton rouge to new orleans, and the world. >> this is the super interstate of waterways. >> big barges carry commodities that feed the globe, and oil and gas that powers it. >> and america's cheap energy production costs are about to flow down the river and a surge of jobs. the united states. the next ten years in major investments. >> this is the largest port in the entire western.

and as the construction boom goes here, state and local officials say that it will create tens of thousands of jobs. and bring in revenue like the state has never seen before. roy runs this port. and he says the main reason for the expansion, historically low natural gas prices that the world wants now. and with that, come as huge discount. >> because of the new and innovative way of tapping the natural gags reserves that we have running abundantly here in louisiana. >> the world's producers of everything like fertilizer, fabrics and pharmaceuticals wants in. >> we have companies from south africa, to germany, all coming in to louisiana. >> with expansion of this

size, there is cautious. can the state attract enough steelworkers and how safe is the development in an already fragile ecosystem? >> we do need to have our eye on the environmental side of this. and make sure that the environment side is well protected as well. and not do things in a cavalier matter. >> but in a state where energy is king, money talks. major dollars to further expand their facilities. >> energy has already driven boom and bust cycles at issue will be the price, socially, environmentally, when the good times roll. robert gray, al jazeera, reserve louisiana. >> ♪ . >> michael east joining us now with sports and another revelation in the miami dolphins hazing scandal. >> the more we learn the

deeper it seems to get. a report says that miami dolphins general manager jeff ireland told jonathan martin's agent, that he should punch him in is face dealing with his bullying. dolphins coached had asked him to toughen martin up. instead of resorting the violence, he left the team. only el cadell reported ted wells to lead an independent investigation into the scandal. profootball hall of fame running back is the latest former nfl player to reveal that he is suffered from cte, a progressive disease caused by repettive brain trauma. he said that he suffered from memory los, and severe mood swings. and in baseball, the cubs have hired a new manager, who managed for seven years in the minor leagues and spent the last six seasons as a major league coach. with options that extend through the 2018 season. those are your sports headlines more news

coming up in 20 minutes. >> all right, we will see you then, when we come back, top spy chiefs speak publicly to national security for the first time. and it's africa's forgotten crisis. security forces accused of execution, rape, and the recruitment of child soldiers. we're in the central african republic talking to survivors of the brutality.

and drug administration,d wants to eliminate trans fats. the pga says it will require the senate has approve add bill that bans employers from discriminating against people based on sexual orientation. it stimfaces a battle in the house of representatives. progress in ending the long stand off over iran's nuclear program, iran and six world

powers? geneva. if all goes well this could set the stage for nuclear disarmament. it was an unprecedented gathering today. the heads of three spy agencies giving testimony about their respective intelligence procedures. al jazeera is in london with more on the story. >> it's an unprecedented appearances of the three british chiefs in public, at least, because they obviously have given evidence behind closed doors before. and it has been a fascinating watch. they have been grilled. there was perhaps an expectation in some quarters they would be given an easy ride, well, they certainly haven't been. they have been questioned in detail, about whether the agencies have been lucky in the past in foiling attempts. and whether or not they city within the law. there was questioning too about the sharing of

information with american agencies given the fact that american agencies employ tens of thousands of outside contractors. how question we be sure, they were asked that british secrets are kept secure, given the way that the americans outsource their work. and one of the most pertinent questions was from the committee chairman. who in the wake of edward snowden's revelations, the chairman said isn't the real threat from the gchq. listening in to people's emails, personal emails, and listening in to phone lines. but i have to say that the chiefs put up a pretty strong defense. first of all, the boss answered by saying look, it's a big hay field, and we are looking for fragments of needles within that hay field. yes, we will have to scoop up small sections

of intercepted communications from the general public. but he said we do not read it, we are looking specifically at those elements which are relevant to us. from a criminal or an espeonnage point of view. and all three say they do not go outside of the law. they won't lee craze with countries can have a track record on torture. and they do stay within the law they insist on the usage of interintercepted information. >> in london, north korea announced that it has arrested a south korean spy. the announcement was made on state t.v. today. the alleged spy is accused of plotting against the north according to the ministry, issued a statement that his claim was groundless. central african republic is on the brink of gene size. a group of rebels seized power in march, and put their own president in place.

is one of the poorest countries in the world, but rich in natural resources. it is dealt with political insecurity for decades but this time, it's worse. new finding has christians and muslims against each other. al jazeera has evidence of atrocities being committed against civilians. two of her children were murdered in front of her. she was shot in the back. she said she doesn't have the strength to look after the three people that survived, all she can think about is that terrible night. >> everyone was sleeping except me. knives the corner of the hut by the door. they sign add torch into the hut and then started spraying bullets i grabbed my baby and put her in a back, i was shouting i have a baby in

mynd has why are you shooting. everyone on the floor was already dead. the 16-year-old girl was there that night, she has lost the lower part of her leg, and this woman was shot in the back. the hospital says 18 people died the youngest just two weeks old. the shooting happened around five-kilometers from the center. deep in the bush, forces accompany us as we make our way there. witnesses say on the night of october 26, a local man brought soldiers to the hut, he told them antigovernment rebels were hiding inside. >> there is clear evidence of what happened here, we have found spent casings, and bullets belonging to a clash. there is dry flood all over the ground, there's a dead puppy as you can see, and even a bullet embedded in the wall

surrounded by blood. >> the stench of death here is overwhelming. there were 30 people crammed inside this tiny shack, and it is incredible that anyone managed to survey when the shooting started. >> there is a grave, we are told three of the victims were buried here. >> h watched helpless as his six-year-old son was killed. >> when they shot my little boy, he fell to the ground, i layed down on the ground too, and i heard my wife screaming and crying. i broke down in tears. i was devastated. >> human rights groups say security forces and central african republic are out of control. they documented executions, rapes, and recruitment of child soldiers. even the president of the republic admits these people don't follow his orders.

>> when we arrived all the job less, and the big time band dates and escapees they all dressed in uniform. it is difficult for me, because i don't know who they are. it is hard for me to control them. >> most people here say they won't find justice for what happened as long as the armed men committing these kinds of crimes are also responsible for law and order. western central african republic. >> mexico's president is touting the progress in the battle against drug related violence. the city of monterey has been singled out for a 50% drop in crime. some say things aren't what they seem. rachel is in monterey with this report. >> on patrol, these officers are heading to law independent neighborhood, one of the most dangerous in monterey mexico. better equipped beet pays

and more carefully vetted they are part of a new state police force formed two years ago when this city was in the grip of organized crime. >> back then, rival drug cartels battled each other, up to seven people a day were murdered here. it turns the city that was once considered one of the safest into a place many feared. >> the aftermath of the shoot out earlier this year, and describes how gang members tossed grenades and these powerful guns against these men. nope wanted to leave they house. >> but these days the gun battles are fewer, the murder rate is near half of what it was in 2011 at the height of the violence. >> when this was created two years ago there was a little over 400 members now that number has grown to over 3,500, while the government is quick to credit these men with improving security, especially here, many others say there is still

a long way to go. >> like this mother, who prayed she will one day see her daughter again. fourn't mos ago she went missing. she told her mom she was going to the movies and she never came home. she says she is skeptical the city is now safe. >> . >> it's not just kidnapping that is on the rise. many shops remain closed in this downtown neighborhood where criminal gangs are known to extort the neighborhoods. but this criminologies believes the city is on the right track. >> it's too early to declare victory. things are a bit common this year, but we still have work to do in bringing down crime overall.

>> it is a challenge they say they gladly welcome. and they hope some day soon these streets will return to being some of the safest in the country. rachel al jazeera, monterey mexico. >> my chel kerry joining us now with some of the other top stories, good evening. >> all right, listen to this. it is one of art's biggest hauls around $1 billion of paintings lewded by nazis. the question now, what to do with it. the masterpieces were found in a man's apartment, now legally he could be the rightful owner, but art experts are calling for germany to return the hoard to the jewish collectors robbed. the loot includes nearly 1400 works by european masters. the olympic torch is taking a different path through the winter games. a rocket ship. three astronauts took off earlier, they just docked

at the international space station, and on saturday, we'll take the torch on its fist ever space walk. they won't light it, though, because they won't light it. google has solved the mystery of those two barges parked off the u.s. coast. the search engine giant said they purpose is to help people learn about new technology. government inspectors actually signed confidential agreements about these barges and san francisco bay of portland maine, some thought they would be used as floating data centers but that's not what they are. if you are looking for a chance to earn a piece of rock and roll history paris was the place to be. selling more than 350 rock items from the 50's today, musical memorabilia, andy warhol's record covers all up for grabs but the star of this particular sale is the guitar that david bowie used to compose his album station to station. >> i notice you didn't say how much. >> no. >> pool our resources and

then a lot of other people's money too. >> we will take turns. >> right. >> you have it one weekly have it the other. >> thank you. >> you bet. >> it is not just a work out, coming up next on al jazeera america, veterans turn to mixed marshal arts to deal with post traumatic stress. and a former nfl super star shares how football has taken a toll on his mind, and the result his family. including yours.

welcome back. a gym in florida is introducing soldiers to mixed martial arts. al jazeera natasha spoke with one veteran who is doing just that.

>> when stephen bruno is training and fighting, he says he is so focused on mixed marshal arts that every other thought slips away, including the flash backs of nearly drowning in the persian gulf after a helicopter crash. >> the gym is really been like my peace. there's nothing will make you feel more alive than getting put through the ringer in here. >> the 31-year-old veteran has suffered from post traumatic stress syndrome since 2002, the airmen was in a helicopter patrolling the gulf. the pilot clipped the mast of a ship and the helicopter spiraled 80 feet into the water. >> then i was drowning right after that, so i knew to get out, i knew where the door was, i knew the helicopter was going to flip over, i was in bad shape. that's when i started feeling pain. >> he broke his back, leg, and nose, he is haunted by the memory of watching a photo journalist onboard drown. he says no day passing

without thinking about the crash, but he says fighting professionally, and training people in mm ark has been his therapy. >> there's a lot more you can get in here than sitting around in a circle and hugging a pillow. it is just a positive environment. similar to the military, that you are around elite fighters and elite people, and specialized groups and just part of being on a team, and working toward as common goal. >> neurologies has worked with injured veteran veterd he can see why they may find a physical and emotional catharsis. >> a lot of veterans feel a lack of sense of control, and mastering not only your skills in the ring, but also being able to subdue another opponent gives you an enormous amount of control, and it restores that sense of security. >> so far, there is no scientific data backing up veterans experiences, he says he is concerned about taking blows to the head, which are unavoidable in mma. >> they are entering a

sport with 30% of the time in the bouts they will be sustaining some kind of head injury, a light concussion to a severe done accusation. i think that kind of damage might do more harm for a lot of these guys than help. >> bruno knows ptsd may be the most formidable opponent he will ever face. >> one day at a time. >> but he says he will continue using mma to concur it. >> michaelless joining us once again, as miami dolphins hazing scandals has so many different layers. >> and it is starting to spread with more information. the treatment of his teammate may not have only been accepted but encouraged. a report by profootball.com claims that dolphins manager told martins agent that he should punch him in

the face if he wanted the bullying to stop. they have not responded to this latest claim, nor the one from the ft. lauderdale sentinel, that said that he was asked him to toughen him up. while criticism continues to build, both current and former dolphin players have come out in support of incognito. saying they share add close relationship. >> no, none at all. i think if you had asked john martin a week before who his best friend was he would have said ritchie. the first guy to stand up for jonathan when anything went down on the field, any kind of us the sell, he was the first guy there. when they wanted to hang out outside of football, they were together, ritchie and john. so i am not in their shoes i can't explain what is going on. >> tony dorsett rushed for more than 12,000 yards and 77 touch downs during his 12 year career. and now it appears that it wasn't just his body that paid the price.

recent results show that he is suffering from early stages of a disease caused by repettive brain trauma. dorsett said that he suffered from memory loss, including getting lost while driving to his daughter's school event, including mood swings that lead to angry outbursts. >> it is getting worse and worse as the days go by. my short temperedness, and -- it gets worse. >> painful. for my daughters to say they are scared of me. it's pitiful. >> have you found yourself dealing at all

with depression. >> i have been diagnosed as being depressed, yes. and i'm in denial. i say i'm not depressed, what are you talking about. >> i have thought about crazy stuff. sort of like why do i need to go continue going through this. i mean -- i'm too smart of a person, i like to think to take my life. was it's crossed my mind. i get frustrated. it get frustrated and i look at myself you are just in the shell. you are not anthony tony dorsett. you are not him any more. who are you. who are you becoming. i beat myself up, who are you becoming, man. look at you. >> even while he was putting together a hall of fame career, nba super star always had eyes towards his post

basketball life. and a run for governor of his home state of alabama. ritchie sat down and asked him if he still held political aspirations. >> no, because the political process has changed so much, where these republicans and democrats they just fight over everything. that's not a single person in the world that i fight over with on every subject. and that's silly. shut down the government, because you know what, because it doesn't effect them. i look at these people, they are real people out here. that's the one thing -- i never want to get to the point in my life, because i'm blessed to have a great life, that i don't care about people. once i lose that, it is time for me to die. >> you think there's a disconnect. >> there's a huge disconnect. >> listen, i want to say -- america is the greatest place in the world, but there's a huge disconnect between the have and the have notes. and you are asking me

about president obama, i think he is the first president since bill clinton, and we can go democrat, republican, however you want to phrase it, he has tried to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. and because the gap between the rich and the poor, is just gotten wider and wider and wider. and as a guy who is in that 1%, i never want to forget about those 99%. those people are working hard too. the one thing i hate about rich people, is they think they work harder than poor people. they don't. >> hear my entire conversation with charles barkley on talk to al jazeera. when he shares his opinions on everything why young people whose stay in college, to why healthcare should be a given right. that's talk to al jazeera sunday night. >> people are listening i think he would have a major impact. >> i do too. >> no question that twitter ipo will make some people instabilitily

rich. al jazeera talk tuesday a man whose faced with that pleasant problem. >> on plenty of afternoons you will find paul gross pounding the trails on his mountain bike, it is one of his passioned and one he can indulge as much as he wanted. he retired a senior vice president with stock options and more money than he ever expected. >> it was a dream come true, everybody seemed to like -- everybody wanted to figure out how to make it. it was like the american dream, and it was happening, and it was fun. >> he spent money on cars, golf, and travel. and it all left him uneasy. >> i was studying spanish, i had planned to learn a musical instrument that didn't happen. so i just -- i was more drawn to things with computers and things were making changes with people. and i just wasn't feeling rewarded. >> so he came here, to seattle base social venture partners looking for the best way to make his life and all that money more relevant.

>> success verses significant, or what do you want on your tombstone. >> ruth jones runs the nonprofit, that connects venture capital money with other nonprofits in need. they now have offices in 34 cities and has given out more than $50 million in grants to 630 different organizations. it was a good fit for gross. >> if we pool our money, our human capitol, and our time, we can do a whole lot in social issues and entrench social issues much more than we can do on our own. and paul gross is a perfect example of that. >> after first giving time and money to support a local school, a new reason for caring and giving dropped into his life. his son william was born, ten weeks premature. >> as the layers of the sort of premie onion unpeeled, he ended up with this brain condition. >> gross turned his attention to

hydrocephalus, embraced the new mission and also embraced a new philosophy. >> there's an obligation with comfort to help others be more confidentble. >> he has since donated one point $5 million raised millions more, to support research on what's been known as water on the brain. he serves on the board of the hydro cephalous association, and co founded the clinical research network for sharing data and ideas. wealth brings responsibility, he now realizes, and he offered some advice for newcomers to the multimillionaire gain. >> find out whatever it is you are passionate about, and do something, because how much more do you need? how much more can you have? >> it is a responsible this bike ride err says he really didn't understand. until the life trail he was following made him rich. al jazeera, redmond washington. >> are you afraid of the dine sewers in jury rahsic park. one more reason to be scared.

they call him kick of gore, and this is the great uncle of t rex, he is a massive predator known for his giant teeth and thick skull, but he is slightly smaller and about 10 million years older than his nephew. the public got to see him for the first time at utah's natural history museum on wednesday. when we come right back, david warren has more on that typhoon in the philippines. stay with us.

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latest radar here that is coming in from the philippines. we are seeing the eye of the storm here. and as soon as that eye wall the storms around. right now over the gulf, and continuing to really spin a lot of rain and wind. very powerful storm, that is still over water and moving to the west. but that is what it likes like on the radar. there is the eye right there, is where it made land falling, and it will continue to push to the northwest. now, this is a very powerful storm. strongest of the season

so far, and over the next three hours this is local time, 8:00, moving over land, getting incredible wind, rain, and storm surges here. that's about when we see high tide. 3:00 in the afternoon tomorrow, it's just about to push into the south china sea between 3:00 and 11. so over the next 12 to 24 hours a devastated impact there. we are seeing cold air coming in from the north, and the warm air is about done, in the east coast, the temperatures have dropped quite a bit, the rain is ending but the temperatures will be dropping. maybe 25 degrees warmer, but here is the last of the warm air, it will really drop overnight tonight. temperatures in washington down to the 30's by tomorrow, and a little rebound over the weekend. upper 50's close to 50 on saturday and sunday, a look at the headlines coming up next. >> .

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. with a look at today's stop stories. a powerful typhoon has slammed into the philippines, winds are estimated at 190 miles per hour. it just hit the central part of the country, 10 million people live there. al jazeera is following the story, we'll bring you more details throughout the evening. the food and drug administration wants to eliminate trans fats from the american diet. may move to ban the substance today. the fda says lit require the food industry to gradually phase out trans fats but is not yet set a time line. there will be a 60 day period for comments from the public. the senate has approve add bill that bans employers