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facebook and going plus pages. see you next time. >>. good evening everyone. welcome to al jazeera america. falling short, the enrollment for president obama's healthcare plan, the numbers are in. they are far below those great expectations. typhoon toll: new figures and fears from the philippines plus awaiting word here at home. historic vote tonight for boeing and its largest union. what it means for the company, the country and thousands of jobs. so, a new day, a new record for the art world, you won't believe how much this andy warhol piece went for.
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>> we begin with an address of bad news for the president it's a setback for the affordable care act. as lisa stark reports, numbers are not good. >> reporter: they are not the numbers the obama administration hoped for. 106,000 americans have signed up for health plans under the affordable care act. 75% did so through the state-run websites - only a quarter - fewer than 21,000 used the federal exchange. house speaker john boehner called it a rolling calamity that must be scrapped. they faced tough questions from the republicans about the rollout. >> this was a monumental mistake
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to go live and explode on the launch pad. >> on the other side of the aisle democrats say republicans want nothing more than to dismantle the affordable care act known as obamacare. >> nobody in this country believes that republicans want to fix the website. >> caught in the crossfire two key technology officials, repeatedly questioned about why after years of work and hundreds of millions the website was not completely tested before it wept live. >> it was designed, implemented and tested to be secure. >> testifying under subpoena todd park, the u.s. chief technology officer - the white house insisted he was too busy fixing the website to come to capitol hill. >> there's more to do, we are making progress. >> park said healthcare.gov can handle 20,000-25,000 users at one time - half of where it
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should be. another key concern security - will personal information be safe. according to the department of homeland security there has been one unsuccessful attempted cyber attack on the site. >> would you put your information in there? >> i would have to see what the security testing and assessment has been since then before i was comfortable. i haven't seen it yet. we'll look at it. >> so the answer is not yet - yes. >> up in the air - what to do about millions of americans getting notices that their health care plans have been cancelled and they must reenrol in new coverage, the white house is promising a fix for that as well. so what does this mean for the president's heath care law. joining me is tevi troy, who served as the detectry of health and human services and is now
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working at corporate health care institute. what is your reaction to the numbers? >> the numbers are not good. the quote you had a moment ago about how the official was too busy to testify on capitol hill. that's devastating. when i worked in the administration i knew you never could say that to people on capitol hill. that's a kiss of death. they get nervous and suspicious when they heard that. one of the guests said the main problem was that this site was not tested beforehand, not tested well enough. do you see it that way? >> beta testing is important. i warned in an article before october that there would be problems if it was not beta tested. when i worked with the part d rollout. implementation of the medicare modernisation of drug roll out. we looked at beta testing six months in advance. it's not easy to do it's
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complicated. >> there's a keep your health care plan act, allowing americans to keep existing coverage throughout 2014 without penalties, is this the way it's headed in congress? >> it's an interesting question with the upton legislation. if the administration doesn't come up with a fix before friday, when the upthing is voted on, a lot of democrats will vote with upton. >> we heard from bill clinton, he said that the americans should be able to keep their plans. >> yes, that is what he said. a lot are getting nervous about that. with the numbers - one thing to think about, they spent 6 million on the website. there's only about 23,000 - 23,000-25,000 signing up. >> we are talking about 23,000 per person signing up.
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>> is this - could this be the death knell for this law? >> you know, i agree with you that it's early. i don't know what death knell for the law means. if it means the law will be ridiculed and the website not respected - that's happened. the late night comics are brutal on it. is the law going to limp along even though it's leaving a lot of people uncovered and raising prices - yes, i think that's what's going to happen. that's a scarier prospect. i don't see a prospect for change when president obama leaves office. >> tevi troy in chicago. now to the philippines. the death toll is rising to 2300 for the thousands of survivors the situation is growing dire by the day. doctors warn of a new disaster, the spread of disease. wayne hay reports from tacloban >> reporter: there's to many casualties in tacloban, the main
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hospital has no time to deal with the dead. patients are outside - tired doctors and nurses take a break in the fresh air. most have worked long hours since the typhoon struck. inside there's no electricity, and it's hot. the main power generator was destroyed by the storm. >> the ground floor was flooded. we had to bring the patients to the second floor. the roof are destroyed when it rains. it leaks. it's the only available space to keep the patient dry and safe >> a small donated generator is enough to power one light bulb in the theatre - which is in desperate need of a clean. drugs like tet nus shots are needed. despite the challenges, the hospital has not stopped taking patients. all things considered the hospital is coping remarkedly
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well. the concern is the health situation could be about to get worse. in many areas a clean-up is far from beginning. debris lines the streets and the only place for a wash is the water in the harbour, which is more polluted than ever. adding to the problem, the bodies floating in the ocean. proper search missions to find the missing only just started. survivors are not getting the basic needs to stay healthy, like food and water. >> for the next week we are expecting influx of patient with related diseases like diarrhoea, pneumonia. >> with the pain and misery there are good stories. babies born in the aftermath of typhoon haiyan are crammed into the hospital's chapel which has been turned into a nursery. mothers and fathers reflect on the storm. >> we are happy to be alive.
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but survive they did. a few days later vienna safina was born. more help is on the way to the philippines, the uss "george washington" is arriving soon. it is carrying 11 helicopters, dozens and planes and can produce 400,000 gallons of fresh water every day. the number of u.s. troops on the ground - they'll triple to more than 1,000, and $20 million in aid has been pledged by the u.s. other u.s. ships and planes continue to distribute supplies and evacuate survivors. now we are getting live pictures from the tacloban airport in the philippines. this facility has become a main medical center for the victims of last week's powerful typhoon. let's talk a little more about the relief efforts.
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retired army lieutenant russell honore helped to lead the response to katrina. he joins us from baton rouge. good to see you. thanks for joining us. >> well, my condolences to the people of the philippines. all i can tell the marines in the navy and the troops, go, go, go, go faster. >> what is the priority, and what are the challenges for u.s. troops moving into the area, trying to help? >> well, they want to have priority set. it's clear that the number one priority is search and rescue and saving lives. anything other than that will distract from saving lives, because it's too easy for more and more people that want to come in. the other thing that needs to be declared by the president of the philippines is is this going to
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be an evacuation or will they sustain in places like tacloban, where there's no water, electricity, the hospital can't take care of the people. if i advised him, he needed to ask the community, ask the other countries to send in aircraft. one take off, one in and fly people out until ships can relocate people. sustaining people with the infrastructure broke is going to almost be impossible. the number one priority is to have a priority work that is focussed on saving lives - food, water, medicine and evacuation of the sick and injured. >> obviously the philippine government is in charge. how does it work for the american troops to come in and work and try to get those things done? >> we have to work with their priorities. they set the priorities. the u.s. troops have to work in
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support of the government of the philippines, collaborating through their civilian and military headquarters that are there on the ground. it has to be done through the chain of command. >> you oversaw the relief effort with katrina. do you see similarities here? >> yes, when the infrastructure is broken there's a lot of similarities. 72 miles from new orleans, in baton rouge there was an operating airport. beyond tacloban, there's 400-500 miles to manila. distance. general mcarthur had a phrase in world war ii - the tyranny of distance - everything there is far apart and the way the philippines is spread out on a series of islands it makes it difficult. nothing is easy. a lot more difficult than what we had to deal with in katrina. >> we are hearing reports of
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looting, but concerns about security and obviously people are frustrated and angry. how does the military deal with that. >> we should condemn any guard that shoots anyone over food - be it police or a soldier armed in the philippines, and our government needs to make it clear to the philippine government - we don't shoot people for trying to take food and water. there's a difference between looting and people trying to get food and water. we had that same problem in new orleans. everyone wanted to show up with guns to keep people from looting. people were taking food and water - that kept them alive until we evacuated them. we need to make it clear - we will not shoot people over food and water. >> there has been reports of gangs causing trouble in the area. as you try to distribute food, those people will go aufr -- go
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after it. assuming they do, the u.s. will play a big part in security? >> i doubt it. >> why? >> i would be surprised if the u.s. did anything but protect themselves if fired upon. that's not under the rules offenagement in an operation of this type. the philippine government has to deal with that. if i advised them i would not shoot anyone trying to take food and water. that's overplayed in every disaster, including sandy. >> it's great to see you general russell honore, thank you for talking to us. we appreciate it. >> good evening. >>. many of the 3.5 million americans of filipino heritage is trying to help. we visited one community in new york city tonight. >> reporter: this filipino sings prayers to victims of
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typhoon haiyan. >> we are devastated for the community. in general, folks are coming together. >> michelle's prayers are personal. wednesday morning was the first time she heard that her grandparents survived. they are living in an evacuation center in tacloban. >> i have no words to explain it, it's really i can't believe it. i can't plain my feelings. you know, for now all i have to do is focus on what i can do bus i'm outside. >> at this community center the national alliance for filipino concerns brought together volunteers and city officials to organise ways to get money. >> we are collecting monetary donations, only because it has been difficult and challenging to us to ship goods in the philippines.
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we work with grass roots organizations to ensure anyone donating to the website that all the donations that they send will actually reach the communities that are devastated. >> while the crowd is small the people represent 300 filipinos living in the united states. >> philippines is a very rich country in terms of people who are loving, who smile a lot. hardworking, and will do the best we could to support our people. [ singing ] >> over the next few months the filipino alliance fledged to ramp up its campaign by increasing donations and organising trips as the country begins to rebuild.
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. the weather has been cooperating across filipinos, there has been no rain, but a lot of sun. the day time temperatures have been high. the tropical disturbance that caused rain showers is in the china sea, making its way to vietnam. the joint typhoon warning center says it could develop into the next tropical system. it's so close to land it won't develop too large of a system, maybe a tropical storm. we'll get rain across vietnam, to parts of thailand and bangkok - 5-8 inches of rain. localized flooding, but in terms of the philippines, everything will be dry for the next couple of days. four u.s. marines were killed while clearing a training
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area at cape pendleton. it's 40 miles of san diego. according to officials it's used as an artillery and aerial bombi bombing range. no live-fire exercise was under way of the the cause is under investigation. in canada toronto mayor rob ford admits he purchased illegal drugs in the last two years. the admission came amid a debate in as to whether he bought drugs. >> another wild week in a sedate city. toronto's councillors are considering motions considering to ask rob ford to take leave as had been rumoured for months that he smoked crack cocaine. >> have you purchased illegal drugs in the last two years?
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>> careful. >> yes, i have. >> thank you. >> in recent weeks ford apologised for using drugs and public drunkenness, he vows to stay in office and refusing to take time off as his supporters on council are calling for. >> councillor, it was not the reason i drank ordid drugs was not because of stress, butt out of stupidity. i'm not going to blame something, i take full responsibility. i don't know what else accan say. >> there's no one else... >> no one else but myself. >> there's no one else to admit it except yourself. >> this video of the mayor obtained by the toronto "star" shows him swearing, ranting that
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he would kill someone. he apologised for that. hissantics made him the bit of late-night television program. toronto police say they have in their possession a video showing the mayor spoking crack. he is not facing charges. >> support has been sliding badly. the latest opinion polls shows three-quarters of edmontonians want him to take medical leave. protesters outside city hall make it clear they want him to go >> it's almost impossible to remove a mayor between elections. refusing to leave rob ford is testing a system that probably was not designed with this chaos in mind. he's resisting calls from politicians and citizens of the
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>> the 777 july bow jet is a shining star for bowing and the center of a key union vote. billions and thousands of jobs may hang in the balance. we go to alan outside the premises. where do we stand? >> we are waiting for the vote on this contract amendment or offer by bowing. we expect the vote to be counted within the hour and we'll get an answer as to whether the union will accept give-backs or concessions in exchange for a guarantee of jobs in the area. >> the bowing company is saying vote yes, we'll keep the triple
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7 x here and keep your jobs. vote no and we'll see who else wants it and likely take it out of state. >> bowing machinists rally outh the everett plant leaving to doubt how they review the 8-year contract offer. >> i'm telling you the contract stinks, completely. >> speaker after speaker echoing union leader who has publicly denounced the bid. >> this will kill everything we fought for. >> the contract extension replaces the pension system with a 401. new hires take longer to reach pay scales, health insurance costs are up. pay rises 1% every two years, that would be enough to assure the triple 7 x will be built and
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sweeten the pot with a $10,000 signing bonus. on a parallel track there's political pressure and momentum for a yes vote. >> with this signature the triple 7 x is ready for building. >> the governor produced tax brakes and incentives for bowing. >> they extended through 2040, are you happy with what you see? >> yes, i think we came up with a bipartisan certain matter for our state. >> bowing wants labour piece and stability to avoid disruptions and delays. hampering the 787 dream liner. >> this is not only a manufacturing decision, an economic decision. we have a lot of capital if we stay and build the buildings. that's a long process.
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>> aviation consultant scott hamilton says bowing has options and the threat to build elsewhere is real. the critically important and emotionally charged vote could be close. >> my gut feel is the threat of losing the jobs. the works will trump the anger over the contracts. >> scott hamilton says if it's a close vote and it's a no vote there's a possibility the bowing company can come back and tweak things and make it sweeter for the machinists who are operating under contract now and will be for three years >> i'm assuming labour unions across the country are watching this. could it impact other labour unions. >> with a company the size of bowing it could. workers are fighting to hold on to a pension plan - something
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few left in the workforce have. in fact the machinist union is the last union within the bowing family that has a pension plan. that's a sticking point here. the folks who are in the no camp see this as a continuing erosion of labour's rights as american workers. if this is a pattern that is continued, absolutely, a lot of people will be keeping the eye on how the vote comes out and how the company reacts after it does. >> you'll watch it for us. >> thank you alan. >> michael eaves joins us with sports. serious allegations concerning a top football player. >> surprising, based on the timing. florida state quarterback jame us winston is being investigated
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for sexual assault. the police are looking into an alleged assault that took place last december. the suspect listed on the police department described between 5/9 and 5/11. he's yet to be interviewed by police. >> with the possibility of missing out on the first world cup, mexico hosted a crucial qualifier against new zealand and mexico more than rose to the occasion. 5-1 the final store, mexico in a commanding position going into the match-up as the team with the most total goals advances to the world cup in brazil. >> matt scherzer was named the american winner posting. in the national league the winner is los angeles dodgers clayton kershaw, leading the nl or tied in the categories of era, shut outs and strike-outs.
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welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here is a look at the headlines - the secretary of heath and human services insists the affordable care act marketplace is working. the department's official numbers are a disappointment. the administration says fewer than 27,000 sign said up using the federal website last month. another 79,000 rolled in the 14 states that offered their own health care exchanges. >> tragedy at camp pendle tonne in southern california. four marines were killed whilst handling explosives.
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the cause of the accident is under investigation. the pace of relief efforts is picking up in the philippines. soldiers distributed rice and water and teams cleared debris from blocked roads. the pentagon said marines delivered 129,000 pounds of relief supply, and uss "george washington" arriveses in a few hours. a hard-hit town on cebu is desperate for aid and supplies. mayor ricky ramirez is making grizzly rounds. in darkness devastation is visible. more than 10,000 families are homeless in northern cebu. the mayor hands out blankets - more for comfort than anything else. we cannot even sleep at night because we had our baby, there's
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a lot of mosquito, and the rains. >> the people of this area were prepared when typhoon haiyan hit. now they feel they are punished for their alertness. >> i think it could also be unfair because there are a lot of deaths that occurred in tacloban, that focus is on tacloban, not northern cebu, which you can see whatever the conditions are, it's the same here with us. the mayor decided to take the matter into his own hands. he sent people to look for food and water. a woman found a truck with supplies. they were divided into small packages. others are trying to sleep. although their symptomatics are empty. these are long nights for the
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people. they are trying to sleep in makeshift shelters, but knowing that they lost their homes it's proved to be difficult. there's also light in the darkness. at the city hall the only place with electricity people are gathering to charge mobile phones so they can inform family members. the mood is cheerful and there's a sense of togetherness. the people are happy to be alive. everyone is a victim and filipino sense of humour. it feels like it's a big party it's like we are having a picnic here. despite the optimism of the people, the mayor hopes the offering will be taken seriously. >> president obama's choice to
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lead the federal reserve takes place. two keyish use face yellen - the bonds-buying program and the interest rates - how long will they stay at low levels. in her prepared testimony, yellen said: >> david cotock is the chairman and chief investment office and i ask if he expects yellen to be approved. >> it should be easily done. if it gets to the senate floor, it doesn't look like there's substantive objection to yellen, so i expect confirmation will be easy. she'll get a substantial margin beyond what is necessary. >> she's disturbed as a clone of ben bern angie is that fair.
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>> i don't think it is fair. she has the capacity to about an independent thinker. she's a vice chair of the fed, the president of the san francisco fed. i don't see that. i think that's too easy a common statement that you hear a lot. and it's because the policy of yellen and bernanke and others have been aligned. i believe janet yellen will be her own person, leading the fed in the direction she things it should go. >> what's the biggest challenge? >> they have to taper. they are in the process of buying treasury mortgages. it's been going on for a while - quantitative easing is the name given to it. it has to stop, slow, get to a baseline, stablilize. it has to happen. she's the one who will have to face them.
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>> there's a danger for the economy. there are all sorts of people talking about a bubble, what is happening with the stock market over the last year. how do you see it? >> i think that tapering has to be gradual. i think janet yellen will see it that way. i think her colleagues on the federal market committee and bored of governors will see it that way. you don't shock the economy, that triggers a reception, that's not what the fed wants to do. they want an economic recovery strengthen and get more robust. i believe this is a turned out process. it may take a year or longer. >> this is the first woman to take this position if she passes the muster of the senate. why did it take so long? if you wait long enough good things happen. we'll have a lady chairing the
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fed. she's a good one. >> now to the nuclear talks with iran, and a warning from the secretary of state john kerry, who is on capital hill urging senators not to impose new sanctions on iran. he says he needs time to find a diplomatic end to the standoff over iran's nuclear capability. >> our hope is no new sanctions will be put in place for the simple reason if they are, it could be viewed has bad faith by the people we are negotiating with. it could destroy the ability to get agreement, and it could wind up setting us back in dialogue that has taken 30 years to be able to achieve. we are asking the congress to give the diplomacy they sought a chance to work, a chance of a matter of weeks. >> talks with iran resume next week. if they fail kerry will request sanctions from congress >> chances of congress reaching
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a deal on immigration are growing dimmer. speaker of the house john boehner says they will not pass the bill months ago. john boehner says he would not say when the house might take up any other immigration reform measures being considered by some republican lawmakers. president bill clinton is reaching out to the members of the native american community, speaking with thousands of leaders in the white house tribal conference in washington, promising to work to improve the lives of native americans. >> we have to keep four covenance forum. we created jobs, building roads and high speed internet to connect more of the native american communities to the broader economy. we made mainly junior investments, but the fact
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remains native americans face poverty rates higher by far than the national average. that's more than a statistic, it's a call to action. >> president obama promised to make his first trip to indian tribal land next year. >> for many of the nations native americans the number one priority is the economy. as john terrett reports one native american is trying to make a difference one cup at a time. >> the coffee is on at ben's place, this is the 10th year ben has been hosting and grinding beans from south america at his factory in the chinakok nation near long island. it's not been easy. >> i had to build the facility, work for years while i had the business, pour money into the business for years before i could open it. perfect the green bean roasting process, my purchasing process,
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find that, so that's six, seven years before a return. >> ben employs three young people, all from the chinakok nation and plans to take on more as soon as he can. >> i think it's great to have something different, other than smoke shops on the highway. who doesn't love coffee. >> a future head of marketing there. >> for generations the china cock lived on the reservation behind me surrounded by some of the most expensive real state in the country. many have taken jobs this that community. it is rare to find a native entrepreneur like ben. >> according to figures from the u.s. central bureau, there are 27,000 businesses employing 184,000 people in tribal communities nationwide. altogether these enterprises generate 34.5 billion in
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receipts through native owned construction and manufacturing enterses. it's an increase of 28% over 2002. >> what is this area here? >> this is the wigan village. >> elizabeth thunder bird - a teacher, an elder shows me around the chinakok's outdoor museum. >> our people recreated a small village so everyone could see what it looked like in 1640, not like the house down the road. >> you have air conditioning. >> we have airconditioning. >> she's confident the trend towards native american enpre prenureship will continue. >> we don't imagine someone will hand us money. we have no idea of that. i don't think that the chinacokck people want to live that way. we do want to find a place in
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the outside world where we can make the money, but bring it home and develop what we have here. >> she says native americans may have a hard time qualifying for bank loans to start businesses, but they have other distinct advantages - their indian family. >> they did not have to go out and rent someone at the will of someone else, go out of business. he could build on chinakoc and no one will take it away. in the uncertainty economic times, that's an advantage much. coming up next, a megachurch with a twist. [ ♪ music ] >> it has followers, it has the setting - but what it doesn't have will surprise you. and a shocking accusation against a top heisman trophy
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there are megachurches across america, but there's one in california that is unique. call it a house of worship for non-believers. jefnifer london has the story. >> sanderson jones and pippa evans - two popular stand-up comics from london - are on a world tour in the u.s. >> the twister was chiefly invented for people you don't know to tell you you suck. >> they are not just here to spread laughter, they are here to change the world. >> we'd like to make the world as good as it could be.
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>> welcome to the fastest growing atheist megachurch. sanderson jones and pippa evans. >> the first was held in north london in 2012. >> we thought a few people would like it. it turns out there are millions of people across the world. >> fast-forward 11 months and the comic breaching duo turned to crowd -- comic preaching duo turned to crowds to raise money. los angeles recently hosted its first sunday assembly. >> what we do is take the best bits out of church and get rid of the god bits. >> evans means creating a community with the focus on good and gratitude. >> when people sing, dance and
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laugh, it's a wonderful experience. >> religion is out but there's no escaping the church-like feel - singing, dancing, reflecting, donating and the founder himself. >> if you think jones looks familiar, he admits he has heard plenty of jesus jokes. he said he had the beard first, not before gees u but before -- jesus, but before sunday assembly. >> the atheist megachurch movement comes at a time when 20% of americans say they have no affiliate religion. >> i think the people need community support as much as everyone else. >> father james heft says by picking and choosing the best bits sunday assembly followers might end up with flash and no substance. >> if they, by their choice, exclude possibilities of
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something beyond community, i think that they are missing out on something profound. >> back at sunday service - it's clear jones and evans know how to get the party started. whether they know how to launch an atheist megachurch movements depends on non-believers choosing to believe. . s michael eaves is back with sport and serious allegations. >> one of football's biggest stars is facing charges. florida state quarterback and heisman trophy jamieson winston is being investigated from sexual assault stemming from an altercation last december. graham watson joins us. what can you tell us about the investigation? >> well, as you said, it's a year old, and i don't know why
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it's popping up now, but it seems like the tallahassee police department - seems like it has something and passed it on to a special victim's unit. the state's attorney is involved. florida state is standing by its quarterback, saying they think he did nothing wrong, and his attorney is saying he thinks he did nothing wrong. the case was closed, it is almost a year old. i don't know what to make of this. there has to be smoke here to make the case reopened. >> other are than the timing, which seems odd, one thing from the police report that i noticed - it said that the suspect was listed at 5 "9 to 511. jamieson winston is 6'4 at least. >> there's a discrepancy in the
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height and wait. 2'28 i think is what he is. it's a big difference. you'd notice a difference between 5'10 and 6'4. one thing that people are raising an eyebrow about is the fact that there was evidence collected off the victim's body. there were pictures taken of whatever had happened to the victim - whether that be bruising or what not. there is evidence. we don't know the extent. everything is very - you know, we don't know what a really going on. hopefully in the next couple of days or weeks we'll have a clearer picture. >> florida state continues to support jamieson winston. what is his status for this week's game. >> they said they are standing by him. he'll start against sara cues. i think florida state is
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surprised this came out. they thought this was done, since jamieson winston hadn't been interviewed by the police or talked to by prosecutors. this has come as a shock to everybody. >> read more of the report on yahoo sports.com. now to the nfl. the league waits to hear from miami dolphins, fans are waiting to hear more about the behaviour where hazing is accepted. earlier i spoke to a rookie when forced to run the gauntlet. >> at the time there was - when you are young and coming in the league there is a lot of things that so-called rite of passage.
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there were things that were basic. at this level there'd been a tradition that the saints had done, called a gauntment. for rookies, they woke us up at 1 o'clock in the morning. at the end of the training camp you celebrate your break in camp. the third floor of dorm was the rookie section. guys had been drinking and celebrating. they pulling you out of your room. if you didn't want to run the gauntlet, they trashed your room, did whatever they could to get you out. lying in the hallway was a 6-foot line in the hallway. each took a shot as you ran down this so-called gaunt the. they put a pillowcase on your head. each guy got the stuff beat out of him. at the end of it a player had been collecting coins all day, what he did was whammed you on
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the body upside with a sackful of coins. when i had gone through and maybe third or fourth through, got hit as i spun done, across the head, across the eye socket. fractured the eye socket. i lost vision in the eye, partial detached retina, fractured note. at the time it was the norm. i wasn't hurt the most. we had guys that went through a window, slit his artery open, hurt his knee, broke knows, it was a violent episode of hazing. >> cam, you were a big guy when you plays 6'5. why didn't you punch a guy in the face and say, "hey, i'm not doing it", or go to the coach and say, "i don't want to go down this thing." >> you have to think about this. when you are an athlete, you trust your team-mates as leaders. we are not stupid guys, these are supposedly our friends.
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sometimes they do dumb stuff. at this point i was looking to be accepted into the locker room, i was initiated into the organization. they paid me revenue to play the game. i wanted to be accepted into the group. you do what you do. if your team-mates are a part of this, make i thought at the time this is what it is. this is what the nfl is supposed to be like, did i like it? no. second off there were a few guys up there. i have a philosophy that i treat people how i want to be treated. i didn't want to stoop to the level, fighting, i wanted to get it over with done and move on with my career. >> teling insight from cam. the lead investigator will meet with jonathan martin friday in los angeles, and hopefully we'll find out about his side of the story. it's a week this has gone onnism. >> rickie incognito was suspended last sunday. >> we'll be back with weather
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tonight's big winner this andy warhol painting from 1963, going for $105 million at auction - it's a new high for the late pop artist. there are diamonds and then there is this - the pink star. big, bright and bought for $83 million in geneva. it's a world record following the sale of a rare orange diamond. that one went for a cool $35.5 million. >> there's no doubt the weather across the united states has been the low temperatures across the east and central united states. you can see there's not a lot of weather here. there's a dome of high pressure coming in from canada bringing the polar air mass in.
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this is what we are doing now, warmer than what we had been dealing with yesterday. for chicago it's 35 degrees. let's look at what we are seeing across the north-east. where the temperatures - a lot of places are below freezing. we were seeing places in the low 20s. in new york. we were looking at close to freezing. this is the temperature change. 24 hours ago until now, and you'll notice that a lot of places are a couple of degrees warmer, up were canada - 9-11 warmer than what we were seeing. that is the change we'll see as a little more gradual increase in temperature comes. this is the new york forecast we'll see. coming up to about 57 on saturday. a little more close to normal. as we begin next week, we see showers in the forecast. getting the brunt of the cold towards the south-east. atlanta hovering around 37.
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birmingham - you are looking at 33 degrees. that's alabama close to freezing at this point. freeze warnings abelong the golf coast. this is the highway corridor. it's looking cold. we have surf warnings here in parts of florida. and the low temperatures, down to about 28 degrees. houston just about freezing. atlanta - good news - we expect the temperatures to increase to about 70 degrees on sunday. peiedman park is the place to go. down to miami - unfortunately as we go towards the weekend it will be rainy. if you have travel plans, chicago, minneapolis, indianapolis - gusty winds and airport flights could be delayed. headlines are up next.
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>> good evening. welcome to al jazeera. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here are the top stories. >> a set back for president obama and the affordable care act. the white house expected enrolment of half a million during october. official numbers released on wednesday show onward 106,000 people signed up for the new health insurance. a majority of those that enrolled did so at state-run exchanges, not as much as healthcare.gov. >> no end to the suffering from typhoon haiyan. in the philippines the death toll stands at 2300. rescue and aid workers starting to get clean water
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