jazeera, america. troy of truck. thousands are heading for saver grounds the next countries in the h typhoon's path. >> we promise it takes time, and all the parties here need time to fully consider the issues. the very complicated technical issues we discussed here in the last days. >> talks over the nuclear end without an agreement the leaders insist, concrete progress has been made. 75 years could not see samed away from attacks.

we begin tonight in the philippines are it's been a devastating three days there, and the toll is staggering. local leaders report 10,000 people may have died. u.s. secretary of defense has now ordered the pacific command to help with relief. rescuers are still trying to save families trapped in flooded homes. there's no electricity, and no way of communicating. the winds have been among the strongest on record, measuring up to 190 miles an hour, with gust reaching 235 miles per hour. let's now go to al jazeera craiglessson, the pictures have been devastating what are you hearing tonight? >> well, that's right.

as you said, total devastation here, and adjusting the province that copped the worse of this storm first up when it made land fall. officials there now saying that the test toll is most likely to be about 10,000, and that's only in the areas that have been able to reach the re-establishing contact with villages further appealed. and one day they start report back and it is likely to be even much higher than that. it will remain uncertain for some time, what is certain is that the central philippines has been completely devastated by one of the biggest storms on the planet. >> this is the moment when the storm hits a city of more than 200,000 people. monster winds whipped in from the coast, with gusts of around 300-kilometers an hour. and with it came flood water.

people uses mattresses to stay above the rising waters. >> this is the kind of scene rescue crews are seeing as they reach isolating areas. a tornado. >> just passed us. and a tornado lasted for four hours. >> it was just -- crumbling. you know, i mean -- at first it was the ceiling that went off, and then the roof just started flying in all directions. and then the water just starting coming. >> the survivors are desperate. >> so we have looting going on by the looks of it. >> we are opening as many stores as we can so that the people can have access to food. there is some looting that is going on, and we have deployed the army, as much as we can. and trying to secure

power and watt cher are the basics. >> with communications down and roads out, emergency organizations are struggling to organize relief. other countries are promising hope we want to make sure we manage the conditionals of the dead. >> people are starting to identify bodies. the full human cost will take some time to count. >> it could be substantially more. we are not prepared to say how much more, because that is being looked at at this time. >> it is hard to overtame the devastation. one compared it to the 2004 endian ocean tsunami, the government

says there is a one kilometer wide strip from the sea, where everybody has been destroyed. it had sent out weather warnings early and often, but there was no preparing for this. sew as we can sigh, that as communications are re-established and just to point out that power and communications are still down in many of these areas particularly the island which is hardest hit, but as they are re-established this toll is likely to rise. to the many thousands possibly tens of thousands. >> and craig, help us understand what is happening now? so you get the sense that toters have control over the situation? or are there still rescues being conducted? are there still areas that crews have still not been able to get out to? >> rescue operations are still underway, there are still many areas that

haven't been reached yet. primarily of concern is getting food and water to many of these people who supplies have run out. we are hearing that as we said in the package, stories of looting. some of the malls we just got a report in the southern part of the province, they are attacking and pulling apart atm machines. so primarily of concern is keeping order as well as getting food to these remote parts. >> awiths have new video coming in of heartbreaking scenes of people picking through debris, trying to find whatever they can. just looking at the scale of the damage here, what are people doing? are they moving to shelters? are there enough shelters for all of these tens of thousands of people that clearly need help? >> well across the people, some 3.4 million

people have been displaced. primarily of concern, is food, water and as you mentioned shelter, in maniuations that's just not possible because these buildings have been totaled, absolutely destruction, devastation, there is nowhere for these families to go. they are picking through the debris, many looking for family member whose were washed away, and we are hearing heartbreaking reports of people hanging on to children, and losing them as these tidal surge moves across the island, and swept many people away. so hander breaking news, and stories coming through as you mentioned, shelter of primary concern along with food and water. >> well, the loss is frankly staggering, we appreciate your reports and we will check in with your later tonight. and the storm is weakening but in vietnam they are still preparing for a potential disaster. more than 500,000 people are leaving coastal areas there. let's go to stephenson

with more on this typhoon. rebecca, we have seen so much damage, in the fear is that the worst may not be over yet. >> that's true. because jonathan we are seeing the storm, etch though it is weakening it is stilt maintaining hurricane status. with 103 miles an hour winds it is now simply a typhoon. no longer a super typhoon. but these powerful winds are still wrapping around the storm. and impacting an island that's just sought of china, it is an island owned by china. the coastline that is south of hang know. that is going to happen as we get closer to 11:00 a.m. eastern standard time. however irk if we go back to the philippines we can see we are getting intense heavy showers and we are seeing the radar show the intensity of

these tracking right over the very areas that were hit. hardest now as we look at the storm, again, on the frac of this, it has moved across the south china sea, which is slightly cooler in the water temperature, and that's allowed that storm to weak b somewhat, and it may very well weaken down to only a tropical storm status right as it makes land fall. it is expected to at least be a category 1 as it approaches hour, so we will still have issues with flooding and anywhere from six to ten inches of rain, before the storm turns to the north, and heads into china. jonathan. >> we'll keep an eye on it, much more on the typhoon later in this newscast. other big news, six of the most powerful countries have failed to reach a deal with iran. the last three days to hash out a deal, now they are set to meet in ten days. the irhinian foreign minister stressed that

constructive progress was made during the discussions. blame >> here on the 20th of november. >> what i was looking for was the political will, determination and readiness in good faith. and looking to implement the objectives and the end game. i think that all of us are on the same wavelength, which is important. that will give us the impetus to go forward when we meet again the next time. we had a very good, productive three days. this is something that we can build on and move forward. >> we've followed these

developments in geneva. >> reporter: what we've heard in the comments from the eu foreign policy chief and from secretary of state john kerry is reasonably positive spin on this situation, talking about all of the progress that they've made. but the point that they are not dwelling upon, of course, the role of the french, the words of the french. recalling what happened here, secretary of state kerry abandoning his trip in the middle east, cutting it short, he came here. a dramatic move, followed by all of those other foreign ministers and they believe that they had a deal which was very close to being signed and they thought that they could nudge it the very last bit and then they were surprised by the french objections and i think that even though there is language of unity from everyone speaking here behind the scenes we're hearing from officials there is considerable annoyance with the french. >> earlier tonight we spoke with

this professor from harvard about the french reluctance to accept this deal. >> the israelis have gone to just about everyone to press their case, going to the united states, of course, and the leader of israel spoke with the leader of russia. and perhaps this was not the driving factor since the french, they've been known to be taking the hardest line on the iranian issue for some time now. and so this -- it is not entirely surprising that it would be the french who would come out and then throw a monkey wrench in these works on this. what is -- what is really surprising to me though is how this was done, it appears to me to be so suddenly at the last minute and then seems to be

picking up on some rather minor details in the negotiations, rather than -- rather than specific factors. this was intended to be a confidence-building measure. we're far from a final settlement to the nuclear issue even if we do get this deal and this is supposed to be something for six months. and that sets the bar a little bit lower in terms of -- of what may constitute an acceptable deal and at the same time we're not giving up all that much, the united states and the rest of the p5 plus 1 is not giving up very much to iran. this is, you know, unfreezing, i think, about $3 billion in iranian funds and it is going to lift some of sanctions on trade in gold, petrochemicals, civilian airline parts. from all that i've heard, this does not touch on the major

sanctions which are against oil and banking. this seems like a pretty good deal for the p5 plus 1, given that those sanctions from everything that i have heard are going to stay in place. >> and iran's nuclear program has a long history, they launched that program in the 1950s, signed a treaty in july of 1968 agreeing to never develop nuclear weapons. in the '70s the shah had managed the program which bought nuclear technology from the u.s. and other countries but after the shah was overthrown in 1979 the program was suspended but during the iran/iraq war, iran restarted that program and then in july they announced a contract with russia to build a reactor and though iran has called for a nuclear free mid

yeast satellite photos unearthed the knowledge that there were enrichment plants that were unknown to the un. and president ahmadinejad was elected in 2005 and supported the nuclear program bringing it both more attention and controversy. now to syria where the main opposition group there considers a peace conference, a decision that could have major consequences in the ongoing conflict, we have more on that story next. >> the issue of the syrian national coalition participation in the geneva 2 negotiations, whenever they actually happen, has been the trickiest issue for the coalition, remaining to be the big decision they have to take in the next couple of days. on one level this negotiation body representing syrian opposition cannot not show up at an international meeting of this magnitude. on the other hand, if they show up and across the table from

them are representatives of the assad regime, then they will risk losing what little credibility they have left with syrians inside the country sacrificing so much for the revolution as they see it to get to this point. >> and germany marking a grim date today, the 75th anniversary of the attack of synagogues throughout germany and austria. >> they march in silence and in ceremonies across the country to remember a day which was described as one of the darkest moments in german history, through berlin carrying a banner which said remember, commemorate, take part. the city's mayor said that the act of remembrance was as important today as it had ever been. >> especially at a time where the witnesses are dying out, becoming less and less, we need to find new ways of commemorating and looking back

upon it and to intervene if injustice happens to someone in our democratic society today to make clear that we must intervene, and accept people as they are and i think that we still have a lot to learn. it was 75 years ago that the nazis launched their attack upon german jews, which became known as the night of broken glass. and mobs of party members roamed the streets, smashing the windows of jewish owned shops and beating up their occupants and setting fire to synagogues and 90 jews were killed, 7,000 businesses destroyed but it was merely the start of the nazis campaign to rid the country of its jewish population and german leaders use the anniversary to warn the country to be wary of

anti-semitism which is said to be on the increase throughout europe. there is more news ahead on aljazeera america, not easy but a family built business in florida surviving the recession, now it is thriving. more on the sunshine state's recovery is coming up. also one california high school under fire for its good luck charm, why people are demanding that a mascot be changed. plus something stinks in one european city, why garbage is piling up on the streets of madrid when aljazeera america returns. tax cuts... the economy... iran... healthcare... it goes on and on... ad guests on all sides of the debate. and a host willing to ask the tough questions and you'll get... the inside story theses are strait forward conversations, no agenda,

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>> 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 developments on syria at this hour. >> every hour from reporters stationed around the world and across the country. >> only on al jazeera america. ♪ more now on our top story, the latest pictures here from the philippines just arriving moments ago, filipino police say that the death toll from the typhoon could be upwards of 10,000 right now. one of the most powerful storms

went through the region thursday and the relief efforts will be assisted by americans. young venezuelans are in the streets criticizing an economic crisis and a food shortage. more now from that country. >> reporter: hundreds of people have gathered in the center of the capital and in other cities across venezuela to protest against the economic situation here in the country, and the economic plan proposed by the president of venezuela. this is the first time that a protest is venezuela is organized directly by demonstrators on social network and twitter in particular. they have a long, long list of complaints which go from the shortage of many basic goods and also the out of control inflation with prices going up by 50% and the government does recognize that some of these

problems exist, but they say they are due to sabotage on the part of the opposition groups within the country, the united states and private interests and economic groups in the country. there is a local election coming up in december and so this will probably be just the first of a long series of rallies. >> here closer to home the washington redskins face pressure to change their team but the team is not alone. a california high school is now at the center of a similar controversy over its longstanding mascot. >> when cochella valley high met their opponents the team mascot was on the sidelines, whipping up fans, dancing with the cheerleaders, posing with the school belly dancer, an away game but it has been traditional at home sports events for the

arab to be entertained by the belly dancer and the arab is everywhere, where a book is a magic carpet and in the game where he stares down opponents which is why this individual wrote a letter to the school district saying that all of this is stereotyping, harmful and needs to stop. >> we have an issue here with the way that they describe arabs to be, hook-nosed, ugly arabs along with magic carpet rides. >> reporter: it came as a shock to the school because the team has been the arabs since the 1930s. >> would not want to change it, all of my family has gone here and we're proud to be arabs. >> reporter: all of it has a history, the cochella valley is the date farming center from the

united states and these date trees brought the hint of arab culture to this valley and mecca and baghdad were street names and then a high school football team called the arabs and this retired teacher drew the current depiction in 1980. >> we wanted a tough, snarling arab like you have any kind of a mascot that they are tough, ready to go and fight some battles for you. >> reporter: but times change and so might the depiction of this arab. >> we understand that it is 2013 and there are different opinions about things now and we're willing to talk about it. >> reporter: the arab may get a culturally sensitive makeover. the other team in this game by the way was the indo rajas, short for maharajas.

okay. more now on the headlines, the arab, washington redskins, controversial names out there. >> yes. these days you need to be sensitive to the people and dan snyder of the redskins, he says i do not care, i will not change the name and alabama, a big story tonight the number one team in the country manning up to the tigers and lsu tonight. as we speak alabama is pulling away and number 3 florida in state cheering for lsu because the seminoles are in the national championship picture after stanford beat oregon thursday and they have a heisman trophy contender right there in famous jameous, freshman quarterback throwing two touchdowns as the seminoles

spank the demon deacons. in college hoops, the louisville cardinals with a win against the college of charleston and kevin ware is said to need a few weeks to get ready, this week he drained his first three-pointer and he got a standing ovation and rightfully so and he suffered a nasty leg injury in the ncaa tournament this past year and over 200 days later he is back on the court and amazing that he is playing basketball so quickly once again. >> that was heartbreaking to see. thanks again, ross. cold air is sneaking out of canada and now down to the united states, especially to the north. billings, 38. and here in north dakota, colder in the 20s and so chilly now

in parts of the northeast that snow is moving, into parts of vermont and new hampshire and northern maine with a winter advisory out with snow showers for you. working through the overnight hours, into the early morning, about two to four inches of snow and expect slick roadways especially the northern highways, and blustery winds around the great lakes as well. think that this is chilly? just wait until you see what is coming. cold air, arctic air in fact coming down out of canada, through the day tomorrow. and so the northern plains, you will feel the bite in the air. and then that will turn over to a nip in the air, even further south for parts of iowa, into parts of northern minnesota and starting to move into illinois but it is on tuesday that that cold air will reach all the way down to parts of the south. coming up, i'll show you where we will have those chilly

temperatures and just how cold they will be and that is coming up. the philippines devastated by that powerful typhoon and still ahead here from a filipino group that says that corruption will prevent aid from reaching those who need it the most. a source of hope for many americans struggling with mental addiction and illness, new rules to help them to heal.

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♪ >> welcome back to aljazeera america. our top stories, no nuclear deal between world powers and iran, after days of talks no agreement was reached but secretary of state john kerry says that significant progress was made. >> no question if my mind that we are closer now geneva than we were when we came and that with good work and good faith over the course of the next weeks we can, in fact, secure our goal. philippines police say that

the death toll from the super typhoon haiyan could be close to 10,000. the storm moved through the philippines thursday. it is one of the most powerful storms on record. also today the u.s. secretary of defense ordered the pacific command to help with relief efforts. we had a reporter in the hardest hit part of the philippines when that typhoon struck, she was trapped in a hotel and said that the typhoon haiyan was far worse than anyone expected. >> i could see roofs blown away and flying around like paper and in ten minutes the water started to go up quickly, up to the second floor where we were and we were trapped and some hotels, guests with us there, going up in the same area. we were stuck, we had nowhere else to go and we broke in. a small stockroom where all of the stocks of water were in

there. we broke in there but the water, it was still going up and we climbed up to the roof, by the ceiling. and we were ready to jump into the water and then we managed to find empty gallons of -- empty gallons of water that we could hold onto so that we could float in case we had to jump. and we were holding onto the ceiling, basically, the roof was blown away which is when we knew that we were -- the eye of the storm was right above us and for the next few hours it was just the noise and the sound, sound, it was incredible like a beast that was there, you cannot see it, just feel it and everything was flying away and there was looting in the streets and they are looting every single establishment around from convenience stores to bottle

companies to, i mean everything has been taken. even here where we are, in tacloban, the capital, the streets are filled with those injured, sick, we were in a hospital yesterday and this hospital was working in the dark with doctors working already more than 24 hours and the wounded, the death brought in and they are not working with electricity or candles or clean water and now there is no food available, not even in the hotels. >> the filipinos are taking stock of the devastation and many in san francisco and new york are accepting donations for the victims and making sure that it reaches those who need it the most and that can be difficult and one new york aid group has changed the way that it is sending resources and this

individual is from a group known as nafcon. thank you for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> what are you attempting to do to help those people there. >> we are looking to get community members active and in support of what is going on in the philippines. a lot of our community members are actually directly hit because we work with a lot of migrant workers here in new york city a many of them had family members who were back home in those locales that were hit badly. none of them have been able to reach out to their family members back home because there is no lines of service because of the power outages. >> and so they have no idea what has happened to their families? >> yes, exactly. >> and so are you trying to collect donations, money? what are you doing trying to help? >> well, right now as a national alliance, we are collecting

monetary donations and the reasons why we primarily say monetary donations, it is because there is a long list of needs that are going to be listed by all of those people, the organizations that we work with in the philippines, and that could vary from clothes to medical aids and we have to raise as much monetary donations as possible. >> cold, hard cash, that is what helps the most in these disasters. >> yes, that's right, and those places that were hit, not just the typhoon but just weeks ago there was an earthquake and we got word of that and then we had to send money because of the communication and right now we know that a lot of that is for medical needs right now. >> in the past you have tried to help in other disasters and then ran into trouble, correct? >> yes, sad to say, this is actually not something that is just once in a lifetime, it has happened every year for the past three years and we've had a

number of typhoons, three in fact, including pablo. and in one of those in 2009, we held basically opened up the community center here in queens with our difficulty community allies to basically collect whatever we could. clothes, blankets. >> and food? >> yes, exactly. >> okay. >> we were looking to get everyone involved and so everyone got involved and everyone on the block and in queens, inwoodside we came to the center, we brought clothes, formula, we brought everything and we were sending containers in. >> what happened to the donations. >> one of those was successful, and nafcon was successful in sending one out but the second one was held back because during that time the president, president arroyo put in an order to put taxes on any relief goods

coming in to the philippines and so that was hard for us because this big container has a high tax value on it and so it was hard for us to try to pay that off because these are all relief goods coming from the family members here. >> they are donations. >> yes. >> aid to help victims. >> yes. >> what happened to that help. >> they were held captive for a while in the area in the sea basically, on -- >> not allowed to be handed out. >> yes, that's right. >> because of the taxes. >> yes. >> is that a big concern for you now, given the issues you've had in the past, trying to get aid to those who need it the most, are you most concerned about corruption, bureaucracy? what? >> right now it is corruption,

we've figured out how to set the monetary donations, not to get stuck in that situation. >> and are the groups on the ground having issues with local authorities, not just with this storm but previous disasters and looking to hand out those supplies that they are buying. >> a lot of the government officials have kept those supplies away, especially the department of social well fay and development has -- welfare and development, has actually kept the supplies from the communities and currently right now we're facing pork barrel. it is huge corruption from the philippines, we have trillions of dollars, pesos used by the philippines president for fake ngo's, and congressmen, senators, people who are trusted, who are the representatives of filipinos. but all of that money, instead of being put into development, it is actually put into basically put into their own pockets. >> and so moving forward now, as

this country reels from this horrific typhoon and people want to reach out to help group like yours and help those in the philippines what, do you do now to ensure that those donations that you get will actually help the victims? >> we're all about the donations but we want to make sure that we educate people on why these things are happening so badly. climate change is something that is real. yes, send the money but, also, let's educate ourselves and why this is so badly affecting our communities. >> in the short term you are looking to get that money to charities on the ground in the philippine who is can help these victims? >> yes. we send all of our money to balsa which means raft in our native language and they are the organization made up of the fishermen, peasants, farmers. right now in the news you see cities, you do not see those rural areas where all of those

people live. >> you are right, because we just see a small fraction of the damage there. there is a lot of need that will be required for the philippines. >> those that are directly affected are those who need it. >> that is very good to know. thank you for joining us tonight. we appreciate it. >> no problem, thank you. workers at the wrecked japanese nuclear plant at fukushima are getting ready to move rods that were damaged in the 2011 tsunami. the plant's operator says that it should not be a difficult job. the streets of madrid pile up with trash as 6,000 maintenance workers walked off the job tuesday. crews are fighting a proposal that would cut salaries by 40% and cause 1,000 people to lose their jobs. spain has cut back on public services to reduce its national deficit which is among the

highest in the eurozone. beijing reporting a surge in lung cancer cases, saying that the number of patients has jumped 50% in the last decade, beijing last month took emergency measures to tackle air quality. they say that pollution is partly to blame but also say that smoking is the main culprit. some 30 million americans suffer with eating disorders but some insurance companies do not always cover the entire treatment and the new healthcare law changes that. that story now from our reporter. >> reporter: for years this individual struggled with an eating disorder. >> for me one of the hardest parts was first going into treatment. >> going into a treatment center first that her parents paid for out of pocket. >> each day was nearly $1,000 and for a two-month stay that is $60,000, a college education and my insurance company did not think that an eating disorder

was significant enough to have it covered. >> reporter: 10 million american men, 20 million women in america will struggle with an eating disorder at sole point in their lives. this individual talks to patients and families every day and runs the organization. >> it has been horrific to get treatment for an eating disorder and it depends upon where you live. i mean, i know stories where someone goes to a treatment center to get treatment and it turns out that the insurance says, no, no, you are not thin enough and the person has to drive home and lose more wait for them to qualify. that is like saying to a cancer patient, well, your tumor is not big enough before we remove it. >> insurance companies pay for physical care to help many gain weight back. >> families have gone into debt. i've seen them take second mortgages on their homes and go through their retirement accounts and you will do what you have to in order to save

someone in your life who may die and eating disorders can kill. >> a new law will force insurance companies to cover mental illness the same way that they cover general care. >> that important law combined with the affordable care act will expand and protect behavioral health benefits for over 62 million americans. it is the largest expansion of behavioral health coverage in a generation. >> she helps others as part of the crisis hotline. >> struggled for a long time no matter what. it is something that you have to think about consciously every day, work towards it, and remind yourself why you are doing it, you are doing it for yourself, for your family. that is something that can be done, i think, without proper treatment at all, whether it is therapy or in-patient treatment. >> the announcement is a source of hope for many that they can

focus their energy on healing rather than on costs. >> hawaii is close to becoming one of the next states to legalize gay unions, senate is expected to pass the measure next week and it would make hawaii the 15th or 16th state to legalize gay marriage, depending upon when the governor of illinois signs their bill. kavanagh, -- florida now has unemployment rates at 7%, less than the american average, as they are climbing out of the recession and we visit a family business in miami that survived the recession and now is expanding. >> dvk concepts is the kind of company where employee birthdays are celebrated, danny started the business in a bedroom 25 years ago, they refurbish

hand-held were code readers for starbucks and ups, now growing from more than two to 150 employees. >> i pinch myself a lot of times to tell you the truth, even though we've reached over 150 employees, still, we're trying to keep that small kind of -- you know, that small feeling but it gets harder, i do not know everyone's first name become there any more like i used to. it is a mixed feeling, you need to fro but you cannot know everyone. >> reporter: and many longtime employees view their co-workers as a kind of extended family. >> yes. i've been here now for 15 years. they are a part of my family. >> and responsibility to his employees, it is one of those things that weighed on katz when he considered uprooting the company 15 years ago. >> i was concerned about being able to get the workforce that i needed here in south florida. >> through networking and referrals, local officials helped him to find employees and train them and because he stayed

he was able to leverage local and state tax incentives. db. can concepts was hit hard by the recession. katz was forced to lay off people for the first time in the company's history and he convinced employees to work a seven-hour workday. >> reporter: and dbk has rebounded and is poised to grow after landing new business and the company expects to almost double its workforce and this is one of the new hires and getting the job a relief after being unemployed. >> i'm grateful to be here, especially now that i am working and i can contribute to society. >> reporter: and katz says that he is worried about the uncertain economic climate. >> i'm on the edge, right, even though we're doing well, i'm holding back from starting it because i'm uncertain. >> reporter: but for now katz is grateful that he stayed in miami and now is in position to expand

his work family. another big saturday in college football, top teams in action. that is ahead in sports. and also it is an out of this world signing of the olympic torch. details when aljazeera america returns. >> i don't want to minimise this, because i mean, there's some really horrible things that are on line, and it's not - it's not just twitter, what has happened through social media

and the anonymity of the net is that you see websites, hate-filled websites targetting all sorts of groups, popping up. there has been a huge number of those that exist as well. welcome back, it is a tradition for the olympic torch to travel around the world but it is never before been to outer space and orbit, today it went for a space walk and it will be

headed back to earth shortly to get ready for the 2014 winter games in sochi. you know, ross, the torch has never -- it has been to space but never been on a space walk before and so that was cool to see. >> very cool. >> very special. >> imagine if they could light that torch in space. number one alabama, winning eight straight. do i hear nine? over 100,000 fans were rocking the house as alabama looked to keep their dream season alive against lsu. and aj mccarron and company, your two-time defending champions but the tigers appearing to have an easy touchdown, you have to be kidding me. the pigskin was coughed up. two fumbles in the first half. in the 2nd quarter, lsu had a 7-3 lead and mccarron to howard and the big fella' shows

off his wheels and alabama up 10-7. before the half, the tigers respond, it is a pretty touchdown, and then the cheers. oh, yes. this game tied at 17 in in the third but then 'bama on the move, a throwdown here and 'bama up 24-17 and the crimson tide going on to impose their will on the tiger notice fourth and that is all that she -- on the tigers in the fourth and that is all she wrote, alabama improves to 9-0 on the season. the hushes looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss last week to florida state but their hangover would continue as the hurricanes got worked by virginia tech, thomas throwing for three touchdown passes and edmonds with four scores, the hokies dominating the u 42-24. from in state taking care of business today against wake

forest, and your heisman trophy contender winston down the pipe to benjamin, two touchdown passes for him and at that point the root was on. price here picked off by andrews, goodbye, any way that you can say it kiss him goodbye. dig this, florida in state racking up six picks on the day, spanking the demon deacons 59-3, now 9-0 on the season. number 7 auburn clicking on all cylinders against tennessee, game time at 13 but chris davis kicking it into high gear and takes it 85 yards to the house and the tigers never looking back and then just before the half, nick marshall quarterback, running the option and opting to keep it himself here. a good call, marshall rushing for two touchdowns and passing for another, the tigers go on to win big, 55-23 your final. >> we feel like we have got one

of better special teams units in all of the country and today i think they showed us that, helping us to win the game. >> how about the football team, does not get easier, talking about dealing with success. >> yeah, i was worried about this one. they were playing great at home, they are an up-and-coming team. our guys came out, took care of business and they played like a top-ten team today. in the nfl first place in the nfl north will be on the line tomorrow when the bears strap it up against the lions, both teams are 5-3 but the bears get jake cutler their starter become and make no mistake the chicago mvp this season has been matt forte, racking me up all kinds of fantasy football points and we have more next on the bears running back. >> he is the do-everything running back for the chicago bears but, still, there are a few things that matt forte does not do. for one thing, he does not do flashy. >> you know, some people, they

are flashy and they get more recognized by the world and i always stick by what the bible says, to be in the world but not of the world. >> reporter: and matt forte does not get in trouble. >> particularly with drinking and driving, why do you think that you have been able to keep your noise clean while others have not? >> first of all i do not really drink, my mother and father instilled discipline in me and my brother. >> reporter: his brother was a team captain and matt would become team captain himself at tulane but matt forte dreamed of doing his father one better. >> when i grew up, at seven years old when i first started to play i said to my dad that i will play professional football. he looked at me a little crazy but i've always had that drive that determination to make it and i put in the work to do it and i cannot believe that i'm already in my sixth year playing. >> all of that hard work put him in position to pass neil anderson this season for second place on the bears all-time

rushing list. >> it will be a great achievement, you know, to move, to hopefully get those yards and then move past neil anderson, who was a great back. >> of course the running back against who all running backs are measured is is the late, grt walter payton. >> oh, yes, it is hard to compare yourself amongst a guy like walter payton but, you know, it is a -- it is a cool thing, to be out here and playing for the city and the team that he played for and in the same position as well, you know? and so there is a lot to live up to. >> as great as things are now for matt forte, he lived with a lot of uncertainty in 2011 when he thought that he should be paid amongst the best running backs in the game and the bears didn't, instead of holding out in training camp as many others have done, forte gambled that he could hold up demonstrating his value in the final year of his contract. >> you seem to have everyone

rooting for you, is it true that opponents were asking you, hey, man, did you get the money yet and they were rooting for you? >> yes, it happened a few times, after the game the players would say, hey, man, keep on playing hard, hope that you get paid and that reassured me, i was not out there, you know, really going crazy in the media, talking about it and, you know, just playing good football. >> july the 16th of 2012, forte and the beers agreed on a four-year, $32 million deal and forte has caught his big money deal but with the walter payton rushing record still over 10,000 yards away catching sweetness will be a tougher task but not impossible with new coach marc trestman running the bears show. >> i say that the sky is the limit especially in this offense with coach trestman, there is a lot of room for me to do big things like that. >> john henry smith, lake forest

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welcome to al jazerra america, i am jonathan betz with tonight's top story. the associate suppress reporting officials saying another 300 people are confirmed dead in the philippines in the wake of the typhoon. that's in addition to the 10,000 people that may have been killed so far when the storm swept through that islands. new video from fill fines show the devastation, search and rescue teams are still looking for survivors. effort by world leaders to reach a nuclear agreement with iran have failed. all sides say progress was made in this round of talks, despite differences seconds of state john kerry praised the efforts, saying the u.s. is still determined to prevent iran from acquiring eye nuclear weapon. >> diplomacy takes time. and all of the parties here nee