>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. here are the stories that we're following for you. u.s. soldiers wounded and attempted to evacuate americans out of south sudan in unstable condition. 25 years since the lockerbie bombings and the victims victims are remembered. a tricky repair job as astronaut gets get busy repairing the space station. >> the situation in south sudan continues to deteriorate. two u.n. peace keepers were

killed yesterday and today as they attempted to evacuate americans from that country. they were on board o spry aircraft where they were shot at. the four are in stable condition, but the pentagon did not release their names or their armed service. we have more from the capitol city of juba. >> reporter: people say this is why the u.s. plane was shot at. bor is controlled by the rebels. they say when they saw this aircraft coming they they didn't know they were coming to evacuate people. thinking it was the enemy, it was shot at. there was pandemonium on the ground as people ran away trying to get out of harms' way as the problem started. people who were supposed to be

evacuated were not evacuated and they're worried what is going to happen to them. president kiir and his former deputy machar. no one knows where machars but he said the that the only way he would sit down and talk with the president is if those who have been arrested and flown to ethiopia and that the president resigns, but the president refuses to do this. the army general said he has join the rebellion and will work to overthrow the government. people are concerned about what is going to happen next. in south sudan. >> secretary of state john kerry has sent an envoy. even as hundreds of soldiers mobilized the united nations is leading the effort to resolve this crisis peacefully. diplomats have been urging south

sudan president to meet with his ousted vice president. >> it's a political crisis, as i said you have the political crisis and you have a powder keg which is the ethnic question. the political crisis could lead to a civil war if we don't solve very quickly the political crisis through dialogue. >> an estimate 5th hundred people have been killed in the violence in south sudan during the past week, and there is renewed violence in the central african republic. 30 people were killed overnight. that was after days of relative calm. a peace keeping soldier was among those killed. fighting continues between muslim and christians rebels. around a thousand people have been killed this month. president obama has begun his annual winter vacation.

he and the first family has touched down in honolulu overnight. today in his weekly address the president said he's looking forward to 2014 and a spirit of bipartisanship. now before leaving washington the president faced a string of tough questions about the nsa surveillance program the same day there were new revelations about the target of u.s. spying. u.s. eavesdropping. ment documents from the the the national security administration said that it spied among foreign leaders. that information came from the trove of documents leaked by nsa contractor edward snowden. many gathered to remember those lost in the lockerbi bombing. government officials paid their

requests to the americans who died. for men the heart take heartache is still fresh. >> reporter: the image of the lockerbie bombing still stands out 25 years. and for families what else lingers is the pain. dr. jim swire lost his daughter just one day before her 23 birthday. >> no undoing what has already happened and whatever we do does not undo that terrible evil. >> reporter: but for some questions of who committed that terrible evil still remains. the only man convicted served eight years in the scottish prison before his controversial controversial 2009 release on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. he died in 2012.

the american government blamed the libyan leader muammar qaddafi. many believe the libyans were scapegoated, and there were those who could have presented the attack, and the lack of real punitive action by british or american governments. >> you think about what the reaction however gee politically to this head, and one is left scratching their head thinking, crickey did the death of these people inspire so little from the british and american governments. >> reporter: many point to and criticize the detante with only bar qaddafimuammar qaddafi which produced lucrative oil deals. scottish authorities say they do intend to reopen the case.

the split between those who believe the libyan narrative and those who receive no justice they today today is not the day for debate, but for healing. >> my search for the truth over my daughter's murder may have made life less easy than it otherwise might have been than those who believe they already know that truth. we have to behave kindly towards those who suffer still as a result of this monstrosity. >> reporter: for many looking they mourn today, and many wonder where britain's worst terror attacks should lie in the history of terrorism and how it brought the world to where it is today 25 years later. >> there is pretty bad weather brewing in some parts of the

country today potentially dangerous weather. i know you've been watching this all day. >> meteorologist: absolutely. it's happening across portions of texas on into louisiana. this is going to continue to be a threat not just now but into this evening as well. we're looking at damaging wind, hail and isolateed tornado. we're looking at tornado watches popping up back into arkansas, louisiana and far eastern portions of texas. look at the temperatures across the country. very cold air sinking in out of canada. that's teeming up with moisture pushing off the gulf of mexico. look at how warm it is in houston. 74 degrees. when you make it back toward denver, the contrast of temperatures fueling the storm. we have portions of texas where it will continue to push east through the overnight hours and this is where we'll see the volatile storms erupt through arkansas and through portions of

louisiana as well. look how warm it is in new york city right now. through pittsburgh, pennsylvania 60 degrees. that volatile weather will erupt because of the contrast of the temperatures. all the way into louisiana reaching up into tennessee. damaging winds hail, isolateed tornadoes, wind the excess of 70 mph that is enough to topple trees, power lines and create havoc along the roadways. if you live in louisiana eastern texas severe thunderstorm watch is in effect. reaching down to san antonio we'll continue to monitor this

today and through the afternoon. the tornado watches continue until 6:00 p.m. >> emergency repairs in space. that's what nassau nasa is dealing with. we have the details and the preliminary reports are that it went well. >> it did mission complete for today. this according to nasa itself. nasa posting villa activity arrest little over two hours ago saying today's spacewalk ended at 2:29 p.m. eastern a five hour 28 minute excursion. the group will go out to install aa new ammonia pump. the station's cooling system failed this past wednesday so part of their mission is to fix a giant pump with a faulty valve. that pump is about the size of a

refrigerator. they first attempted to fingers the problem by remote control but that didn't work. nasa is trying to identify the cause of the failure and whether it's a software or hardware issue. the spacewalk started just after 7:00 a.m. eastern and was expected to last six and a half hours. but get this, they finished in record time, nasa said it was complete one hour ahead of schedule. and because of that they were able to take on additional tasks related to the repairs. let's listen in on the spacewalk from earlier this morning. >> you're hearing the voice of the astronauts two of six astronauts at the international

space station. the astronauts are equipped with snorkels in their helmets to keep them from drowning. an astronaut almost drowned in july when water filled his space suit. this is the second phase of the repair will continue monday and the third on wednesday of next week. yes, they'll be working through christmas day. richelle an incredibly dangerous task. >> just phenomenal. no surprise, astronauts are overachievers. >> geniuses. >> thank you. caregivers of elderly patients are routinely paid poorly, but they're now fighting for better pay.

>> target ceo is trying to win back customers after a security

breach compromised the debit and credit card of shoppers. it said will give 10% discount and give credit monitoring services from anyone shopping at its store from november 27th to december 15th when this security breach happened, and it's still under investigation. today is the biggest retail shopping of the year for those last minute shoppers. we go to andy at the magnificent mile shopping area in chicago. the heart of it all. what are the crowds look like so far, andy. >> reporter: a lot busier since we last talked, and it's not surprising. the natural retailler association said nationwide sales should be a modest increase of 3% over last year at this time.

we spoke with a retail expert who thinks today will be busier than black friday, which was diluted by shopping on thursday. nike here in chicago chose to stay to unleash a new shoe and the line stretched for an entire city block of people trying to get in this morning. they had camped out overnight. and for other stores that are not doing as well as they hoped like abercrombie and fitch they're offering half off on everything in their stores, and kohl's and toys "r" us will be staying open. is that a smart strategy? >> if the market is not growing fast you're trying to take more share than your competition. if that means being open more hours, that's what they're going to do. they have to balance that against making their employees

happy, burning out their people. it's a balancing act but generally the dollar is going to win. >> he doesn't think it is necessarily a good idea with all the costs involved to keep a store open and overtime costs you may gain an extra in market share but he doesn't think over all that it might not help as much as they hoped this holiday season. >> and you might have frustrated employees as well. before i let you go, andy, let's talk about internet sales. is that pulling away from the brick and mortar stores? do they compliment each other? >> increasingly it's pulling away. internet sales are three times faster than brick and mortar stores. and now internet sales account for 8% to 10% of all sales. with the internet open 24 hours a day a lot of these stores feel pressure to compete by opening

their brick and mortar stores 24 hours a day. >> i believe that stores will be open every day nonstop between thanksgiving and christmas every day. we seem to be headed in that direction. >> yes i think we are i think we are. >> poor employees. andy rosen great report, thank you. united nations received it received notification from india to register an indian diplomat as a permanent diplomat to the u.n. protesters stand outside of the indian consulate in new york with signs that say overworked. in san francisco caregiver who is are routinely paid low wages are fighting back. >> is that working? >> it's still okay. >> 88-year-old jenny anderson

gets through her day with the help of a caregiver. >> i look forward to somebody coming to say good morning and how are you. >> reporter: she makes sure that anderson takes her medicine, gets a cup of coffee, and has someone to pass the time with. she earns above minimum wage for her work here. >> but this week in san francisco a rally was held to publicize that some caregivers are grossly underpaid by their caregivers and some are receiving a substantial settlement because of lost wages. going after seven residential care facilities for wage theft. one won was expected to work long hours without extra pay. >> 60, times 70. there are days and nights that i

did not have sleep. >> reporter: lynn a standard's compliance officer. she investigated reports of abuse at the residential homes. 25 caregivers all filipino, alerted her office to the injustice. >> you know, the care home workers it takes a lot of bravery for them to come forward and file a claim. these are not only their place of employment, but it's also where they're living. >> reporter: with baby boomers aging there will an greater demand than ever before for caregivers and national laws aim to make sure they're paid fairly. >> announcing rule charges that extend minimum wage to domestic workers. the state of california offered similar protection in the straight. and labor departments discussed ways to revoke a license if a facility is not complying with

fair labor standards. >> it's kind of amazing really. >> reporter: shawn charles who owns beacon home care which places barania and other caregivers with clients is following the rules. he points out overworked and underpaid caregivers are dangerous. >> that's what families entrust us with, the safe protection of their loved one and they'll make sure that the caregivers are at their a-game. >> reporter: and jenny anderson feels that she's in good hands with a well-rested caregiver who is fairly paid. al jazeera california. >> child labor is a taboo in modern society. but in egypt's poor economy teenagers would rather work than spend time in a classroom. >> in the back street workshops of cairo working is tough protection none existent. but this is life for thousands of poor teenage boys in this

city where learning a trade is often seen more important than going to school. >> i work here because education is useless to me. you i earn $15 a week. that is spent on my living costs. it's a good craft. >> the stagnant economy is adding to the problem of child labor. 1.6 egypt children are at work whileworkand many are unemployed. such poor employment prospects for young people are hardly a good advertisement for education for families who live hand to life. but one project that is trying to urge families to get their children back in school. >> we provide the families with incentives that benefit the whole family. if you give them rice, on conditions that the child attend class 80% then you start

changing the attitude and behavior and thinking. the rice or the one liter of oil, the whole family will benefit from. >> the harsh realities of life in cairo means these working children are often envied by their peers. >> better for children instead of being thieves. once they work they can buy shirts trousers, underpants instead of being homeless in the streets. being in this situation he has a wage to help his father. there is no shame in it. >> egypt does have laws that ban child labor. it's just that they're not enforced. and reducing child labor also depends on economic recovery, and that depends on political stability which is yet to return. bernard smith al jazeera, cairo. >> stay with us at al jazeera. this robot right here could save

your life one day. >> reporter: we're live in miami where robots lake the ones behind me could save your life. scenes at our evolving world. techknow - ideas, invention, life. was -- prince william was dating kate middleton. >> ross shimabuku is here with sport. >> dennis rodman is in north korea to train basketball players for an upcoming player. he wants everyone to know he's not a joke. this is the same guy who dressed up in a wedding gown and will rite a book with his bff, kim jong un. the 52-year-old rodman, who never shies away from the spotlight arrived in north korea

oping story out of south sudan. four u.s. service members are in stable condition. they were shot during a mission to evacuate american citizens from south sudan. south sudan appears to be on the verge of a full civil war. families and government officials marking the 25th anniversary of the bombing of pan 103. and incredible repair job under way in space today nasa has scheduled two more days to finish the job.

>> now we're used to seeing robots do truly amaying things in--amazing things in the movies right? these robots are not digital models from some transformer transformer.movie, they are real. jacob ward joins us from homestead miami speedway. jacob, i'm told you're there. you don't see you but i'm told you're there. >> reporter: i am here, richelle i'm standing in front of cmu's entry, which is trying right now to connect the fire hose the way this competition works is the simulation of disaster response scenarios the closing of valve which would be very important to do in the moments after the fukushima melt

down or driving vehicles. this is a cutting edge display. one of the greatest robotics ever staged. >> this is a phenomenal thing. it is mind blowing to see this. tell me about the robot that seems to be winning the competition so far. >> reporter: well, the runway winner is from a company called shaft inc. there's a japanese team out of tokyo. what makes it interesting also is that they were recently acquired by google, who put investments in them over time and then bought them out totally. and then boston dynamics with a few running and walking robots. google is making strides that are surprising, and their team shaft, the runway winner beating teams made up of nasa engineers yet that team ran away with it.

>> the things that you're talking about, like the robot behind you these are things that robots will do that could save lives. >> reporter: it doesn't seem possible that these robots could be of any help to anybody right now. they move like toddlers. they take as long as a half hour. we've been waiting for a long time as it struggles to figure out where the fire hose goes. they will have to be the size of humans fit in human spaces and use human implements. to do that and keep its power is very complicated. >> all right, thank you for bringing us the highlights. and thank you for watching al jazeera. for more news go to our website at www.aljazeera.com. thanks for your time.