>> this is al jazeera live from new york city. i am jonathan betz. he was armed with a shotgun and had multiple rounds available to him. >> the colorado school shooting. the nation remembers the newtsh one year ago today. >> the body of a hero arrives where he grew up.

it heists been exactly one year since the shooting of sandy hook elementary where 26 were killed. we are learning more about the most recent school shooting in colorado. the shooter may have had a fight with a teacher. the 18-year-old arrived with a rifle, ammunition and malatov cocktails. he wounded a 17-year-old girl before wounding himself --

teacher, and then had these malatov-style devices. one of them. the library, he killed himself

with a single shot now, this all played out and -- of the victim? >> our beautiful daughter, claire davis, has severe head trauma as a result of the gunshots. she needs your continued prayers we would like to thank our family, friends be, community

and the community for outpouring of love and support as well as the school for their continued support of the students and teachers. we would also like to express our gratitude to the first responders and the trauma team at littleton adventist hospital for saving our daughter's life and quickly getting her into surgery. claire is still i condition.

one of the thing that sheriff robinson emphasized again and again was that there was no time for anyone to flee or run: originally we had heard it was 20 minutes then down to five minutes. now sheriff robinson mentioned the security video and a minute and 20 seconds of this high school. >> thank you for that update there. the shooting in newtown, connecticut. church bells toed in heart first offed, a 20-year-old loan gunman killed 26 people, most of young children. those living in newton asked for privacy. it was marked by private ceremonies. president obama and the first

lady lit a candle at the whitehouse, one for each of the 20 children and the adults killed today. they also offer condolences. >> a quite peaceful town was shattered by unspeakable violence. six dedicated school workers and 20 beautiful children were taken from our lives forever. as parents, as americans, we still remember. newton is a town like so many of our home towns, where he had indicators and kids could have been any of our own. our hearts were broken for the families who lost a piece of their heart. >> after the shooting at sandy hook, many demanded stronger gun controls. chicago officials say cracking down ol illegal guns is called for. >> chicago police blame illegal guns for most of the 900 murders

in the city over the last two years the sheriff said his department is making the city safer. >> we are making process it is getting safer. just two months ago, their 19-year-old son was gunned down on the porch of his home. the atwaters say he wasn't in a gang and may have just been in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> guns here. you can for $500.

>> chicago complied with court rulings. he said legal guns aren't the problem. it's unregistered illegal guns that often go from one gang mer to another. he is trying to combat high crime neighborhoods and work closely with community groups but said those efforts can only go so far. he wants tougher penalties for people carrying illegal weapons. >> even the best policemen in the world without laws to keep illegal guns off of the streets will and laws that will punish dangerous criminals who carry them, we will continue to face an uphill battle. >> atwater wonders whether tougher gun laws will make a difference. >> people are being killed. >> not far from the atwater's house is a memorial that bears the names of some of the

children murdered in chicago over the past five years. to the atwaters, it's a constant reminder of the violence that has cost them and other families so much. diane eastabrook, chicago. >> teenagers and the second amendment. one says individuals have the right to the bear arms and says a well-regulated militia and the rights of the people to bear arms shall not be restrained. that was talking about forces like the national guard and not necessarily the difference, some say. >> the second amendment gun advocacy group joins us. thank you for being with us. we appreciate it? >> thank you. good to be with you. >> do you think there should be any limits to the second amendment, any weapons that oooooooooooooooo

question here. over the last few years, it's a polarized environment right now. it's hard to get proposals through when one side wants their proposal tooooo the whole thing. >> so what are some initiatives that your group supports that you think actually will make a difference ingggggggggg

guidelines for those crimes and also better mental health services out there. those type of proposals review. we keep hearing terms like a salt weapons ban f magazine clips. why not restrict some of these specific types of guns that are they want to ban it and they can create whatever kind of verbiage they want to the create, assault weapon, which they made up out of thin air, the weapons are in common circulation are not actually assault weapons. those have been banned for a long time now.

so there is some semantics going on here: i don't think the other >> when we are talking about some of these high-powered rifles, magazine clips, sometimes 30 rounds, do you think think there maybe could be more restrictions put on those types of weapons? >> what do you mean? "high powered"? they are not high-powered. actually, hunting rifles are more high-powered than some of the -- some of the weapons that have been involved in some of the recent shootings. so, the verbiage there just doesn't add up with what a lot disagreement about what these are called but you know what i

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tonight. >> okay. thank you. >> nelson mandela said he wanted to be buried near where his-began. tomorrow, he will get his wish. the body was taken to south africa today to a small village. nick sheevelin. >> for the last week, a lot of people here have been celebrating nelson mandela's life and the sacrifices that he made for his country. today, it is about mourning. a man who sacrificed so much, he took one final journey home. they remembered man del al al *-

>> 20 miles, some waiting an hour called mandela. they say they are forever gre grateful. one mandela release. so happy. the body finally, arrived.

all cher issue this last trip. >> 2-year-old kaelynn, with her family. >> i mean my daughter will not see racism because of things he did in our country. and lots of other people i know. and then after the body left, a final song, the language mandela first spoke. it trans lates to mad i have a,

man d mandela. sunday's burial will combine the new with only tribal traditions. we will see animal-skinned coffin and a family member telepathically communicating with mandela. it will be the most poignant moment in the emotional 10 days saying good by to nelson mandela. south africa. >> you can watchful coverage of nelson mandela's funeral here on al jazeera america. that starts at 1:00 a.m. eastern, 10:00 p.m. pacific. confusion over whether desmond tu tutu had been invited was cleared up. the bishop said he had no intention of crashing the funeral of his lodge front end.

officials said it was mistake. he is definitely invited. >> confirming that the bishop will atind the funeral of his old friend. he has preached at the services of most major anti-apartheid leaders. >> the growing humanitarian crisis in the central africans republic is being criticized. >> snow and more on the weathercast coming up next. >> an al jazeera america exclusive... former president jimmy carter

reflects on the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> that spirit of nelson mandela is embedded deeply in the heart and soul of the south africans... >> they worked side by side for freedom, now president carter talks about mandela's global impact. a revealing interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i've never heard him say, that he was grateful to the united states... >> talk to al jazeera with jimmy carter only on al jazeera america commanded a king's ransom, 62-year-old nick saban says, "i'm too darn old to start over", he did not adarn, he used the other word. he agreed to a multi year extension remain the coach of crimson tide. >> not one day during the school year goes by where a navy pleeb doesn't hollar beat army, or a

cadet, "beat navy." the two oldest dismiss meet for the 114th time. michael eaves has more. >> on paper this game doesn't figure to be much of a battle. 7 and 4 navy against a team posting three wins. the games are not played on paper. the long-standing rivalry is more than a contest. >> i'm phil torres coming up this week on techknow... for some soldiersknow... the war never ends. watch as a battle once fought in a warzone, comes to life on a video screen. >> he was doused in deisel fuel and he was just in a lot of pain. >> can re-living trauma lead to a cure for ptsd? technow on al jazeera america

>> the african central aftrica public, the nation. >> these people are waiting for a doctor to see them doctors without borders has criticized them for not doing more. >> i think everything here wants to go home for a reason. they are here today.

they are trying to operate here to see the conditions 200 meters. the minister of the country, nicholas shangai. he works at the african military base. like almost every politician here, he has no control over what is happening. situate asked why tens of thousands of people are having these issues. >> i don't even have a car. what do you want me to do? go on foot? i don't have an answer. how do you expect me to go

somewhere where my safety is not guaranteed. >> this is what he fears, close to the airport, another victim of sectarian violence. rebellion in general. here, this woman named her son franco francois, born the day the french president came in. >> what will i do? how will i see bring a child up? his father is not here they pillaged my house. they have taken everything. i have nothing right now. people have lost all hope. this is a country that has all about collapsed. they are almost totally reliant on outside help.

>> egyptians will vote on a new constitution next month. a vote being held january 14th and 15th. the con at this timetution will replace the one from the ousted morsi. he said it will set path for a democratic straight. he and turning to tunisia. minister jamal has an agreement to end deadlock following anti-government protests. >> an unusual spell of wintry weather. snow in ver montgomery for the third straight day. the same system brought snow to israel, turkey and lebanon. a lot of snow there. we are seeing snow in the northeast as well. >> we are. getting several storms all coming together at the same time. and you have the storms set just

right to bring in that cold, dry air and bring the moisture right over. we are just getting rolling in parts of vermont and connecticut. we have more on the way. right now, we are seeing most of the snow skirt right up on michigan and, also, towards pennsylvania and into new york. so we will continue to get some bands of heavier snow. total so far, chicago, in that darker blue area, parts of southern chicago, three to four inches of snowfall. farther over, into the south, you've got en that area of purple is about 10 to 12 inches of snow in illinois. champaign, pennsylvania, five inches. one inch for west virginia. now, we will get concerned about windchill factors and, also, icing. here is what we have in the way of wind gusts. notice the blustery cold air, about 20 miles.

there, and we have got wind gusts elsewhere. a lot of rainfall and that rain has been heavy with tornados in parts of pensacola up into georgia. now we will see closer to sunset, the temperatures, you can see, a big difference. very cold in the north. this weekend, we will still have the snow up the northeast. so while we get to a better place tonight, around new york, manhattan and harlem, it's going to get more touch-and-go as you get up into vermont and connecticut and maine as well. here is our storm system, four areas of low pressure, one that get the great lakes snow, lake effect snow tomorrow. the other snow, we are getting wrapping around for the northeast. but then the one in the south, it has been dumping rainfall on florida and the forecast again

will be for snow showers for overnight. boy, sunday looks stormy in the northeast but it will be quiter, jonathan for areas in the west. >> some good news there. thanks, rebecca. still ahead on al jazeera america, off to space, the third nation now says they have landed on the moon. coming up in sports, the highest award in college ball. the heisman trophy presentation.

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welcome back to al jazeera america. here is a look at the top stories today. news about the teen gunman who killed himself after critically wounding another student. he legally purchased a shotgun. one year since 20s children and six educators were killed at sandy cook. newton has asked for privacy.

president obama observed a moment of silence and lit 26 candles to honor each of the victims. >> mandela's body has arrived at the place of his birth. the funeral services are set for 1:00 a.m. eastern. nelson mandel a had a special place in the hearts of many in northern california. many felt a close connection to the anti-apartheid leader strength and hope, and continue to struggle. >> 1990, an end of an 8-city tour of the united states for nelson mandela. he chose to thank the people of the san francisco bay area. [ music ] >> commemorating him this past week, city leaders invoked their

own contribution to the anti-apartheid movement. back in the 1980s, musical and instilltutional investments involving billions of dollars. >> san francisco, the university of camera and the state of california played a leading role in initiating the movement in south africa. >> anti-apartheid student protests took place here in the 1980s at u.c. berkeley including a 100-day sit-in and brought together thousands of students. >> police and more than 150 people were arrested. >> students, here, again, overnight, in the solidarity.

>> now, a state assembly woman was then a graduate student who led the campus divestment committee. we felt we were morally implicated in the regime that basically was denying the majority of people in south africa their freedom, ability to participate in government or any democracy. >> many others took, not only students. in 1984, larry wright was a long shoreman unloading ships at ports. he recalls how will union members refused to move south african cargo off ships. >> the ship set there for 11 days. every day there was a demonstration, every day the longshoremen refused to go. they tried to negotiate to get the ship unloaded but we refused. >> the movement changed momentum. >> until the world stood with

south africa, their struggle would never have reached its peaceful conclusion. >> so at city hall, it was a dual honor for nelson mandela and politics in the bay area. decades ago, 10,000 miles away from south africa could make a difference. melissa chan, san francisco, california. >> another accident at the royal construction in brazil. a death from a worker falling from the roof. >> early saturday morning, a construction worker died in the city while building the stadium there. that was one the cities hosting the world cup event here in brazil that will begin in june. this is the third city to have suffered a fatality related to the construction of the stadium.

as brazil gets closer and closer to the opening day of the world cup, there is more pressure and more eyes on the country which make people here skeptical it will be ready in time. last week, we visited the city of portich i have a, a city that will host the game. that stadium is also very far behind and will make the december deadline. as we get closer to the opening of the world cup, the pressure will continue to rise and people will continue to have all eyes on this country as it hosts this major world event. >> the college football's highest award will be handed out mark morgan is here with more on the heisman. >> john, just saying, florida state, windston is the favorite to win the heisman trophy. if his name is not called, it will be a shock. he is among six players vying

for college football's most prestigious award. >> i am looking forward to be in new york. my family is here. everybody is smiling. i am going to walk in and show my face. >> to be able to see everything for the second time. everybody with the heisman here and all of the past winners, starting to run in to. it's a great feeling. my family back here, to be able to spend time with th,ome of these guys i now can call my brothers out there, it is awesome. >> i think all of these, you know, they are labeled as individual award but you are not here unless you have great teammates and unless your team brings you this far. so, you know, i am honored to represent the university of alabama at all of these awards but at the same time, i know my teammates and i thank them every day i see them for allowing me this opportunity. >> here, you have a chance to win no matter, no matter what,

what other people have to say or what. you are here and you have a chance to win a trophy. >> i am very excited. if i win, i am going to be so excited, i may say anything up here. >> now, earlier, i asked our college football analyst graham watson with yahoo sports if there was any chance winston could lose tonight? >> no. absolutely not. i think the only player that could win it would be alabama's quarterback, ajay mckaren. he won the max well award, the best college football player. it's kind of the mini heisman if you will but no freshman has ever won that award to date. so, there is a precedent there. winston has shown he is the best player and since the sexual assault charges have been cleared, it was done all before the voting on december 9th, i don't see any way he doesn't win. >> last year johnny manziel became the first red shirt freshman to win the award.

army navy, just complete, navy wins 34 to 7. 12 straight games. >> holy cow. they are on a roll. >> they are. >> thanks, morgan -- martin. excuse me mark morgan. michigan lawmakers pass add controversial bill, women who want to buy abortion coverage have to buy a policy specifically for that purpose. >> sometimes politics gets personal, very personal. >> i am about to tell you something that i have not shared with many people in my life. but over 20 years ago, i was a victim of rape. and thank god, it didn't result in a pressugnancy. >> gretchen whitmeyer in the republican state senate tried to convince her colleagues to vote against a law forbidding insurance companies from

covering abortions in their standard policies. >> the thought and the memory of that still haunts me. if the this were law then and i had become pregnant, i would not be able to have the coverage because of this. >> her emotional appeal didn't work. the law passed in both houses. >> i don't believe that the argument about rape is valid. i am a former police officer for 31 years. rape is a horrible crime. there is no need for an abortion. >> to put the measure in the legislature, those known as right to life for michigan gathered more than 300,000 petition 60s, about four % of the state's voters. >> abortion is not healthcare. a lot of people feel strongly about it. you don't have to be religious

to be against abortion. it takes the life of an innocent child. >> michigan's republican governor, rick snyder vetoed similar legislation last year because it didn't include exceptions to rape, incest or cases where a pregnant woman's life is in danger. under michigan state law, once approved by the legislature, it's veto proof. >> what we have seen here is one extreme group, right to life, with a loophole to circumvent a veto of the governor, a vote of the people. >> it's unclear how many people will actually be affected by the legislature. about 22,000 abortions performed in michigan last year, fewer than 800 were covered with insurance. >> this is a political loser for republicans and people. and women are watching. they will have a very longview. >> democrats and pro-choice advocates say they will try to overturn the law before it takes effect in march to exact revenge at the ballot box.

al jazeera. >> next week, the senate will take up a defense spending bill with new rules about how the military handles sexual assault cases. we have heard about women who have been sexuctionly assaulted >> lower jane. >> . >> a place to reflect. a place to escape my anxious little world for 15 minutes or an hour. >> debilitating memories of his time in the united states military haunt him more than a decade after his honorable is charge. he said another soldier sexually assaulted him in 1998. ? >> in the military.

>> there are nearly six times more men than women in the military. females are more likely to be targeted. according to a 2012 department of defense survey, approximately 14,000 active duty servicemen said they faced unwanted sexual contact in the last year compared to 12,000 women. the numbers don't reflect how many decades of assaults have been kept secret kamando javier stayed silent for 15 years. >> i thought about it and came forward. >> the first va treatment center for male victims of military sexual assault. >> it takes a lot for men to be willing to report. >> men are over, if they were sexually assaulted by another woman, they think their wife will say you musting gay.

>> many say the macho military prevents them from coming forward. >> there are a lot of people who think it was good to have it because it makes the military tough. >> the department of defense told al jazeera it rejects the claim and is working toward a military culture where sexist behaviors, sexual harassment and sexual assault are not tolerated, ignored or condoned? >> i threw almost everything away. >> mike said the military must undergo dramatic changes to prevent future assaults. meanwhile, he is undergoing his own transformation on the road to wellness. >> al jazeera, new mexico. >> the leaders of tie land's protest movement had a chance to put it to the powerful military

today. military leaders hosted a forum where protesters were able to present their case. they want the prime minister to step down and his interim government appointed until elections are held in february. the military supreme commander declined to take sides publicly. secretary of state john kerry arrived at vietnam. he spoke with the business community about the from the pacific partnership being negotiated by the u.s. and vietnam. farming projects in the river delta where he commanded a boat during the vietnam war. china's first lunar rover has arrived on the moon. it will patrol the circus over the next 3 months. the latest from beijing. >> president rabbit has landed. called u2 or j rabbit, this was the moment the rover touched down on board its lander, the

chatsler 3, arriving right on target in an area known as the bay of rainbows, and once live across -- watched on t.v., it marks another milestone in the chinese space program, me methodically following in the footsteps of the russian and american exploits of years ago. >> i am so happy to see the way the space program has developed. i am very proud. >> yeah. i had never expected to see this. i am very happy my country has done this. >> a tangible the display display to the world. technical expertise and economic might. it's space program is a priority for the country's leadership. it looks to build the first space station on the moon in the 2020s. for ordinary chinese citizens, a source of national pride. at this store, the scaled

modeled of the j rabbit and its lander are selling fast. >> in recent years as the space program has developed, there is more and mosh attention being paid to the chinese spacecraft. models are becoming more and more popular. >> the next challenge, the rover still has to venture out to begin its work, conducting the number of tests including the use of ground penetrating radar to reveal more about what's below the moon's surface. so far, so good. >> it may be decades since the russians and the americans were roving the moon, but as scientists point out, the instruments on board the u decision 2 are far more so far fist indicated than predecessors. people of china point out there is only one working rover on the surface of the moon tonight and it's chinese. burks. >> china on the moon. china is the third country to land on the moon following the united states and the former soviet union.

this may have broader implications. china is researching what it could mine on the moon. it hopes to build the first space station there within 10 years. international law says no country can claim ownership of the celestial body, that includes the moon but laws governing mining are less clear. >> jill stewart is a fellow at the london school of economics who studies the politics of space. she joins us from orange, california. thank you for being with us today. >> my pleasure. >> my first question for you is, frankly, any of this even really possible? can china actually build up a hard space program like this and it may be mine the on the other but they have been -- have been quite impressive with the speed they are developing their technology. the issue regarding mining, it is certainly possible and there

are medtals and other resources that could be desirable on the mage, also, and on other celestial bodies such as asteroids. it's whether or not the costs would outweigh what you would get back for what you managed to mine. and there are also legal issues that make it complicated. under the outer space treaty, which was established in 1967, it's sometimes called the constitution for outer space, it says that outer space is a common heritage of man kind, soe

still up in the air. >> still up in the air. there is a lot of really undiscovered land here. >> yes. >> a lot of new frontier when it comes to mining the moon. but, i mean, let's talk about frankly, china's space program here. should nasa be worried about china investing so much into the space program and into returning to the moon? >> "worried" is probably too strong of a word. there is definitely a demonstration of power going on here, of prestige, having the space program indicates that a country has economic wealth, that they have technological prowess. there is also an issue that so much of the infrastructure is dual use. so things that can be used for benign purposes such as monitoring the surface. earth for global warming, for

example, could also be used for spying purposes. also, if you can demonstrate the capability of putti they shot down but that means in theory they could shoot down another country's. >> looking at china, space program and how long it has grown, larged in 2003, the first astronaut 10 years ago. could they accomplish a space station on the moon, plan.

>> well, it was just getting interesting. oh, well, that's okay. jill stewart with the london school of economics. we want to thank her for her time. we thank her for that. move on to other news right now. thousands of supporters of the ukrainian president staged a counter rally as anti-government protests continue. ukrainians have open investigations against four top officials and suspending two of them from. more now from al jazeera at the protest in kiev. >> itcalled the saint ukraine rally, the implication behind the barricades less than 200 meters away, the opposition is

threatening to break ukraine at the heart. the governing party succeeded in filling european square. ironic given the prime minister warned of the dangers of european integration. you have to fulfill certain conditions. do you know what kind of conditions are these? wo we have to legalize same-sex marriages. >> you can see thousands of people that have been brought in t the, special trains and buses, we understand but the reaction of the crowd so far has been relatively subdued. >> workers from ukraine's struggling industries, teachers on government salaries. i spoke to a pensioner off camera. >> we hate to be here -- we are paid to be here, he admits.

>> how much, i does? >> very little. >> many couldn't say why they were there. there were some afraid of what europe has to offer. >> europe says we need same-sex marriage. i am against that. >> why isn't ukraine allowed to choose its own way? why are they interfering with us? >> the governing party has pledged supporters will stay on. the opposition are worried. >> we understand. one can be very dangerous for the future. >> so close are the two sides gathered, but so far apart are their feelings.

al jazeera, kiev. >> still ahead on al jazeera america, vertical farming, high-end produce all year around and financing art for public places. i'm going to pay the last respect for my president. >> he was a global symbol of hope, courage and freedom. >> the world thanks you for sharing nelson mandela with us. >> today was declared a day of reflection and prayer. >> now al jazeera america commemorates nelson mandela from the people who knew him. >> i think all of those people who were inside that stadium were very lucky to be there. >> an emotional look at the life and legacy of nelson mandela. >> only on al jazeera america.

>> in chicago, a new organization is farming food inside an old meat packing building, using only renewable energy to do it. here is more. >> beneath the fluorescentsun in a former meat packing plant is the latest trim in farming. they call it "vertical farming." these fields grow on floors on at industrial park and farmer john adel and his staff agrees the most celebrated restaurant user. >> my shipping proceed did you say 1500, 2,000 miles to get something >>, we need to go where jobs are. >> the plant of the indoor -- as the indoor formers call it

doesn't grow corn or soybeans but mustard, high end micro greens on the plates of white-napkin restaurants. these fish supply the vert liser that number issues theproduce. farmers rent space to join the urban farming movement. >> 365 days a year, we can control our environment. this is the best environment to grow in the middle of winter. we like to say we provide june 21st sunlight every day of the year, the longest day of the year. >> another advantage quality? >> it tastes right from your own hands versus being shipped from california. >> at a time meat packing plant, huge 18-wheeler trucks would load the meat and carry it hundreds of miles across the u.s. now, they are being torn down. they don't need them because they carry the proceduce out th

back, on small trucks on by silks a few miles away to downtown championship. >> this is designed to make the plant energy neutral for local restaurants and breweries. >> using things that other people think are waste or should be thrown away, you can save energy and find good workers and all of these things. and put them to productive use. >> economies like that could encourage other farmers to make more indoors. al jazeera, chicago. >> seattle has contributed 1% of its budget to funneled public art works for nearly 40 years. some of this money has been well spent. here is more >> reporter: armed with an exacto knife, swaths of delicate paper, seattle artist celeste begins what will be a tedious but rewarding night of creating her latest work.

her latest masterpiece, a skull tour at one of the public parks. >> my first legacy to the city. >> since 1973, consult tours turn into murals and have been sprouting up all over seattle for street corners and bus stops to high atop seattle's most s n seenic overlook, the hallways of city hall. >> art directors public art is the city's character. >> the art is about the city. there are benefits to making people feel what it is. >> 1% of funding for city roadways and infrastructure is spent on seattle's public art. the goal is to add another element for tourists and conventioners to enjoy, enriching the lives of locals.

the city has evolved and so has the type of art. >> about 20 years ago, the city decided to try something new: functional art like these benches here even still, some critics believe the entire program is a waste of money. >> i think it's a ridiculous waste of money. >> for years, seattle radio personality has complained about the art program. 2012, the -- >> the stream is uniquely interactive television.