we following for you.ies president obama meeting with tech leaders about hot issues. going back to the streets on just the third anniversary of the arab spring. and justice denied as the fbi is closed.

>> our white house who's wf sill can valley, including the leader of netflixs. joking that he wanted to see how house of cards turned out. but then he got down to business, and it is serious indeed. first of all, they talked about healthcare.gov some of the problems that have been well documented that the website has faced and the botched roll out. they talked about mundane issues as

told us a little bit of what was happening inside the meeting. >> the president was hoping to hear directly from the ceos about these issues and their concerns and also obviously looking for the opportunity to explain both how these programs are viewed by him, and the fact that he isen gaming in the kind of comprehensive review of our signal intelligence gathering that has been

let's go in depth a little bit on this. of

that, dale. >> mike joining us live from washington at the white house, mike, thank you very much. >> switching gears to capitol hill right now, that bipartisan budget deal, now one step closer to reaching the president's desk, it clear add major hurtle that plan easing some of those across the board cuts and also helping to reduce the deficit.

this morning why he is voting now. >> nice slow down, give us a chance to have actual amendments and let's fix some of the problems and there's plenty of time to fix those problems send the bill back to the house, and be able to pass it before the process, they have to take the bill as is, dale. >> libby, we all know what happens when

washington doesn't work, but what happens when washington does work? what happens to cola, heres

what he had to say this morn. >> i am told by pentagon officials that this provision came out of nowhere. i think it is terribly unfair to our men and women in uniform. they should not have a disproportionate share. however, i feel confident romise, and he says that's what is needed in the senate. >> joining us live, libby, thank you very much. >> switching gears now to afghanistan, where six u.s. service members have been killed in a helicopter crash, saying it happened in the province in the southern part of the country, there is no word yet on what caused the crash. officials say there were no reports of fighting,

but the taliban is taking credit, going to twit tore claim that it shot down that helicopter. ukraine's opposition leader says the president has given up on national interest and independence. those comments follows a meeting in moscow between russia's president vladimir putin. russia offering to lower gas prices. position leader ins the ukraine have been protesting for weeks demanding closer ties to the e.u. a short time ago, the state department ordered all nonu. personnel, not essential personnel to leave south sudan. the youngest nation is now in turmoil, at least 70 soldiers are deadz dozens of civilians have been killed as well. all after an attempted coupe earlier in the week. >> given to us by the

president who accused his former deputy of master minds 24 alleged attempted coupe. now the spokesman tells us essentially that he does not want to comment at all on these allegations that he had attempted to stage a coupe. i tried to ask him about the whereabouts of the former vice president, whether he had been arrested. whether he fled the country, and he told me he was not arrested, he is in juba, he is very fine. >> there are concerns because we understand that at least five political leaders have been arrested and that the government is seeking the arrest of something that could inflame tensions further between the two sides and you talk to observers they tell you this has been a long time coming. rivalry has been long standing between the two men, it's very evidence personally clash between

the two, political aspirations involved as well of course the ethnic or tribal twists to it. the fact that both men come from highly competing tribed with concerns that the dinka tribe, which the president belongs to has been trying to dominate power. but it isn't a very clear cut tribal tension as well because there are members powerful members from the president's tribe, who is supportive. so the pictures still quite mercury there. >> countying us from ken what. it was three years ago, today that the uprising known as the arab spring began. thousands once again marching in that country today, marking the country's 2010 revolution, many there say three years later, testimony cities facing challenges. nadine ba ba reports.

>> images that inspired uprising across the region. exactly three years ago, street vendors set himself on fire after being harassed by local dishes. the protests following his death swept across the country. the anniversary means little. she is mourning her son who was arrested last month. less than an hour later the police called saying he was dead. but his family says he was clearly tortured. >> they hit him on his forehead. there are so many beatings on his back and feet, they have no mercy. they hit people in the street, is can you imagine what it is like in the police station? >> the family are now seeking a new autopsy, they hope they will be proved right, and plan to press charges. al jazeera took their complaints to the ministers in charge -- >> we are trying to

reform the security forces. although it is not quick enough for civil rights groups soon, we will bring in the national committee to prevent torture, and parliament to reduce the custody period from four days to 48 hours and allow lawyers to attend police interrogations. >> ahead of fresh elections in 2014. faces a real challenging tackling unemployment, particularly amon young. >> it is 17%, but for young people with a university degree, it is actually 30%. since graduating six months ago, he is visiting this job center every day.

especially for young graduates. we hope they would be given jobs employment was the first demand behind the uprising. >> so for millions tuesday's adverse isn't a celebration, it is a remind that the hopes are yet to be answered. al jazeera. >> up next on al jazeera, waiting for justice, a family asking for results from a cold case, this one involving the ku klux klan.

still seeking answers ine cases that have gone unsolved for decades. andy gallagher has more from mississippi. >> in the back woods of mississippi, ancestors return to a dark place from their childhood. >> we lost our father here. our mother lost her husband here. and today is an opportunity to say, daddy, we still seeking the truth. >> in 1964, kathryn and shirley's father was driving down this road when he was ambushed by a group of white men and shot. these women were barely teenagers at the time, and despite a lengthy investigation, their first contact with the fbi is when they were hand add letter telling them the case was closed.

>> you located me to bring me a letter stating that you are closing the case. but yet, you never took time to meet with our family. to discuss any findings, or any interviews concerning our father. >> it is a outcome that doesn't surprise ben greenberg, who spent years investigating the murder. they didn't appear to have the resources or will. >> this is an opportunity to wage the war of america's demons. from the racist past, and that has not been delivered and the opportunity to bring that to bear on this history is diminishing every day. >> at the headquarters in washington, they put them to the man now in charge. their aim is to prosecute, but even when

that doesn't happen, he says the project is a success. >> in terms of putting the evidence together, putting those stories together. that we have achieved something. we have achieved something to tell the tail about what happened and hopefully bring some closure. 23401 has been brought to justice, although the fbi says the prosecutions will follow. but for the walker family and many others whose cases have now been closed there is a overwhelming sense of disappointment. they were not taken as seriously as they could have been for many in the deep south, these are an open wound, a reminder of a time many would rather forget, but for some it is a wound that will never heal. >> we want to let the world know we will never stop. >> we can't say it is justice. >> justice? >> it will never be served. >> justice has not been

served. >> andy gallagher, al jazeera, woodvile, mississippi. >> five years ago, 2008, congress passed the unsolved civil rights act, it gives the justice department step million dollars a year to investigate those unsolved racially motivated murdered from before 1970. investors playing it close, stocks barely moving at this hour, just up 6 points. policy makers will be announcing whether they will begin pulling back on that monetary program, and remember to stick with al jazeera america for the best coverage of the feds decision it happens tomorrow after john. the battle over holiday toys. amazon.com is the big winner. finding the online retailer has the best stock of 100 top toys. better than wal-mart, k mart. it is the second straight year it beat out its

brick and mo tar rivals. winter storms won't stop people from hitting the roads. aaa projecting that nearly 30% of the u.s. will be on the move for the holidays. it estimated that more than 94 million people will be traveling 50-miles and more. it is the end of the road for an icon. on friday, the last vw minibus rolling off the assembly line in brazil. as al jazeera tells us, some people really aren't ready to say goodbye. it's been three years since he left his home to drive up and down south america in the bus. the vehicle is a little beat up, but full of personality and quite reliable he says. >> the only time i have had to take the motor out was in ecuador. that's it. >> like most owners of

v.w. vans their love affair with the iconic vehicle is well something different. you enter a relationship. i feel it, i feel this car. >> bus lovers gathered in south palo to hold a farewell party of sorts 63 years after it was first introduced on the market. volkswagen is discontinuing produkes before the end of the year. this v.w. factory 140 a day are produced here, but now they are assembling the final few. all new vehicles sold have to become i quipped standard with air bags and antilock brakes. there is simply no way to

retro fit the vehicle to accommodate that, so the people say it is better just to retire it. >> the owners back at the going away party, there was nonstop talk about their adventures with the vehicle. traces everywhere it's been he is taken it to three world cups and driven in dozens of countries in four different continents. it's where i eat, where i sleep. when i'm tired i stop the car and spend the night with it. >> spoken like a true lover, he will have to carry on the legacy of those still on the road now that no more will be made. >> sad piece of the pass. >> coming up next, we will tell you about a city, best known for its violence, now taking art to the streets.

night with the combatants in their training base.

. >> a big obama-care shift is also discussed microsoft executive kurt del bene will now oversea healthcare dove.gov. it happened in zabul province, no word on what caused the chop tore go down, but the taliban is taking credit saying it shot down the eight. today marking the three year upgraft that let left to the arab spring. on saturday, the ruling party now agreeing to hand over power, to a care taker government. >> and one part of los angeles gang violence is sadly an every day part of life. no uh the lifting of a

city wide ban on street art is giving home. >> jennifer london errors. >> this is the watts in south los angeles. most people know. 72 1/2 square miles of run down neighborhoods controlled by rival gangs. this is the other side that most people don't see. street artelling the story of the troubles past, and hopes for the future. isabel williams is with the mural conservativesy of l.a. >> it is specifically always been indicative of a social economical issues. issues of empowerment, and connecting with our roots. >> roots that extend all across los angeles, but for more than 11 years, the art stopped. after a city wide ban on murals went into effect back in 2002. >> can you imagine gray walls? are we gray walls in.

>> we are a richly diverse city. we are one of the most createny the world. >> i totally believe that murals should be part of our community. the city now agrees and earlier this year. >> we have another artist over here, and we are in the middle of what? >> traditionally two groups of people that are kind of concerned enemies here. >> i try to figure out okay, what is the best message we can send. and to me equality, friendship, team work. >> the project is also bringing together students from different schools. >> latinos and blacks don't really get along, but today, this day, we see that we are getting along. >> it took the artist

about two hours to sketch out their ideas but it will take three days and more than 100 cans of spray paint to bring the great wall to life. >> the hope is that once this mural is completed it will help change the narrative of this troubled neighborhood. telling all who see it, of that day, when the blacks and latinos came together worked side by side. >> that comes from the right. >> to meet in the middle. >> jennifer london, al jazeera, watts. >> i'm meteorologist dave warren, a little bit of snow. we had that around the northeast, a little slippery, not a lot to get stuck in. out there treating the roads this morning that snow has cleared out. there around philadelphia, and new jersey. so the temperatures warming up a bit. now the storm is moving

quickly but slowing down. temperatures that are only into the single digits. very cold temperatures -- single differents temperatures now that's the current reading. the times of this will continue overnight, not moving out as quickly as it moves in. you could see a couple more inches vermont, maine, everybody boston that will be what is on the ground tomorrow morning for the rush. a little extra. >> not much additional accumulation expected in new jersey, south of washington, d.c. 34 degrees but look at the warm up, 40's and 50's over the next five days. the warm air returns that will help give us a

little melting here across the northeast. lack of rain across the southwest is still a problem, oh the past 12 months. seeing a 12 month period is what is fallen this year, so very dry weather, the fire season unusual to see this late, we are still looking at the big sir fire, it is really not normally seeing fires this late in the season. dale. >> and dave, this story is just for you, the rock & roll fans have spoken, kiss is now in the rock & roll hall of fame. >> happened after 40 years that it took kiss to get into the hall of fame. am by the way. 90's grunge band. did i announce it right? >> nirvana. the induction ceremony to be held in april.

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