>> frozen tundra. millions across the midwest and the north-east brace for bone chilling temperatures after digging out from the first major snow storm of the year. wheeling and dealing, boeing lands a 777 x. >> the family of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead are given the go ahead to move her to another facility >> a rescue gone wrong as another ship is stuck in the antarctica. iranians

>> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford live from new york city. the first snow storm of the year is over. millions of americans are bracing for bitter cold conditions. forecasters say the next few days could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades. the wind chill factor may broach 50 below zero. the governor of new york and new jersey declared state of emergency, and temperatures are expected to reach zero degrees. the windchill is in effect until 5am in the morning. these viz ris are issued when chill factors are minus 10 degrees for at least three hours. across the north-west and midwest it is not expected to go above zero. minneapolis faces a bitter 15 degrees. the mercury in chicago is

expected to plummet. in washington d.c. temperatures are low and in new york it's an ice-cold 4 degrees, and that is where we find erica live for us in bryant park. >> good morning. in the upper midwest and across the north-east, road travel is getting back to normal. the ice and freezing temperatures are expected to stick around. >> the winter storm that dumped up to 2 feet in some parts of the north-east is gone. the mounds of snow and arctic temperatures remain. millions of americans are cleaning up. bundling up and bracing for what is expected to be some of the coldest weather in years. >> it's a nightmare out there, it's really cold. the winds are brutal. >> i have eight layers on. >> the bitter cold textures in the north-east and mid-atlantic states is no laughing matter. frost bite and hypothermia are a

real threat. the blizzard-like conditions left 15 people dead. in new york city the new mayor, three days on the job, is asking anyone who may see a homeless person in the freezing temperatures to call the emergency help line. >> it is decreptively cold. the coldest it's been all year. if you stay out too long, it will feel bad and be dangerous. >> on icy roads it is difficult to get around. air travel is slowly getting back to normal after 10,000 flights were cancelled. >> our flight is tonight. it is delayed because of the cold weather. so we will stay at the airport and wait for the good weather to come back. the national weather service warns it's getting worse. in chicago the mercury is expected to plummet. the wind chill could approach 50

below zero. >> with the record low, the elected officials are not taking chances. in minnesota the governor cancelled classes for monday. outreach teams are fanning the streets searching for homeless people who are in danger of the freezing to death. >> thank you for joining us. the big question is how long will this cold snap lost, which is why our meteorologist eboni deon is here to tell us the latest. >> it will be a cold one. unfortunately we are keeping the temperatures around for the next few days. this will carry us into the work week. we had the snow yesterday, and it moved out. wear clearing, and the cold air remained in place. here across the upper mid west.

as we get the next plunge of cold air, we are talking about snow. now, there are blizzard warning assistance, dropping across minnesota. we are watching for snow to push through the east and the south. a number of winter storm warnings stretching through indiana, including the st. louis area. northern areas of ohio, into michigan. we want to keep that in mind. if you have travel plans, probably a better idea to check the roadways, give yourself time tore put off your travel because we are talking about additional snow fall. we can see upwards to a foot. indianapolis will be included. a lighter shade of blue. that's where we see the heavy your amounts. temperatures will warm up in advance of the next storm system. where we have a milder temperature, we are expecting rain, but as the cold air fills

in we'll see more of a rain-snow mix. here is a look at the temperature side of the story. we'll warm up in advance of the front. cold air will plunge southward and we'll feel it to the south-east as we go through the next 36 hours. dropping temperatures around atlanta, georgia. we'll keep the coldest in place. around minnesota into wisconsin. you are talking about brutally cold temperatures. the cold air plunging southward, it will be with us monday and tuesday. we have to watch out for the lake effect snow shower. it definitely will stay cold. more on the temperatures coming up. >> meanwhile every time there's a major storm you hear about power lines going down and electricity outages, which begs the question, why not eliminate the problem by putting the power

lines below ground. we have that story. >> strong winds, freezing temperatures and ice. thunder storms and tornados. no matter the season, severe weather wreaks havoc on powerlines and patience. mat lives in a suburb outside of detroit, and dealt with his fair share of power outages. >> i had a couple two years ago. we were maybe a day or two. >> every year hundreds of thousands were affected by power outages according to the institute. 59% of the nation's power lines are above ground, 39% below. it begs the question why aren't all power lines underground. judy from the power commission heard it more than once. >> you have to weigh the costs

and benefits. >> as a regulatory agency it looked into upgrading michigan's infrastructure. the agency found it would cost $1 million per mile. the average home owner would have to pay thousands more per year. >> occasionally we hear from a city regarding the issue. when they realised that residential folks in the city bear the cost, they lose interest. people can't afford it. while the frequency of power outages would decrease, it would take three to four times longer it restore them when damaged. that is not all. an underground system would need to be replaced. overhead systems last longer. it adds to the cost. when it comes to cost over saving, in most cases saving

wins. at least until the next storm blows in. >> union workers in washington state who work for boeing approved a contract to work on the 777x liner. it keeps construction in the region, but cuts pension and health care benefits. the aerospace company is the biggest employer, and a crucial part of the economy, providing more than 80,000 jobs. it seems with a combination of cash, and the promise of future jobs that brought this yes vote. a close vote, 51-49%. boeing machinists who voted yes were not in evidence at the main union hall in seattle. the announcement in this building brought anger and frustration. >> it's not good for us. i believe that it takes away all of our power to negotiate with

boeing on an equal footing. >> it's a sad day for the member vice-president. they are decided and were scared. from the day of the last vote they had immense pressure every day from outside sources. people felt they didn't have a choice. no one that cast a ballot were happy about the boat or how it came down. >> boeing machinists here will see pensions phased out. each boeing machinist agreed to a signing bonus. it will be paid in two parts, $10,000 now, $5,000 in the future. i spoke to one 7-year worker who said the choices were too wrenching on either side of the vote and he couldn't cast a ballot. saying this was a divided workforce, and there would be tense times on the factory floor

for some time to come. >> the 13-year-old californian girl declared brain dead after tonnes ill surgery could be moved to a new facility. the decision coming friday after the court allowed an outside team to transfer her. lawyers outlaid their cases. >> this is the roadmap. when we have the other things in place, it means there'll be no imbed m. >> it's horrible that this child died and that it's difficult for her family to accept that death. i wish, and i constantly think that wouldn't it be great if they were able to come to terms with the terrible tragic event and i didn't have to stand in front of you all time after time. >> jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after complications during a routine tonnes ill surgery. >> the iraqi government lost control of fallujah. armed fighters had been battling security forces over two cities.

ramadi and fallujah. five people were reportedly kaled killed on friday and more than 30 injured. tensions escalated. the shi'ite government has struggling to contain discontent. >> secretary of state john kerry went to the west bank to try to advance peace talks between the israelis and palestinians. he didn't receive a warm welcome. more than 100 palestinians took to the streets of ramallah. the secretary is on his 10th visit to the region, hoping to craft a peace treaty creating a palestine state alongside israel. we have the latest developments from jerusalem. >> good morning. kerry claims that this is not mission impossible. he's deal with two leaders who are blaming each other for a possible future failure of the talks. they've been meeting for

six months, and met 20 times. israeli officials say the two sides are further apart than they were before they started. this afternoon kerry is meeting with palestine president mahmoud abbas, and he is specting one thing from kerry, that the israelis are willing to make concessions. what kerry is trying to do is talk to both sides and say we don't need to solve everything and get to the final status. we need to decide on what we are going to talk about, on the parameters on which we are going to start the talks. kerry says we need to make hard decisions. both of you need to make concessions. the israelis are asking the palestinians to identify israel as a jewish state. that is difficult for the plips. they think it is accepting the israeli narrative. it takes away rights for those to return.

it negates 20% of people living in israel who are arab. they are told to accept the fact that israel will be a jewish state and he says israel has to negotiate based on 1968 borders, no west bank and no gaza. that is something benyamin netanyahu has never been willing to accept, something his allies say they will not support him on. the two sides are extremely far party and john kerry is trying to get them closer together. he says we don't have to solve this, but we need to make a framework for the guideline on how to go forward and in a few weeks or a month. frankly, that is difficult right now when the two sides are far apart. >> while secretary kerry was trying to broker peace, israel tested a missile system over the med terrainium. it was the second successful launch designed to intercept

threats from hezbollah, iran and syria. >> thousands took to the streets in egypt on friday to protest against the military-backed government. the health ministry says 11 were killed in clashes and 42 others were injured. activists claim casualties is higher. meanwhile al jazeera is still demanding the release of our colleagues held in egypt. producers mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed and our correspondent peter greste have been held since sunday. peter greste and mohamed fadel fahmy face questioning sunday. egyptian prosecutors say they are held op suspicion of joining a terrorist groups and spreading lies. al jazeera says the allegations are fabricated. >> al qaeda operative majid al-majid arrested in lebanon has died in a hospital. his group claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing at the rainian embassy in lebanon.

>> a day of warning for the victims of thursday's suicide bombing. funerals held after a bomb debtonated -- debtonated, killing four, injuring 70. a 19-year-old has been identified as a suspect, the attack taking place after a key political figure was assassinated. >> now clashes in syria. why there's a new clash in the war torn nation. >> winning the war on designer drugs. why german officials are alarmed about the rise of the struggles among the young. >> cubans can trade in cars for the latest models. we'll tell you why everyone is not happy about it.

i'm morgan radford with i >> garment workers take to the

streets. first, let's take a look at what temperatures see across the nation if meteorologist eboni deon. >> it's cold, but it will get colder. this is the look at the temperatures as you step outside. how it feels on your skin. minus 18 embargo. 36 in the kansas city. not too bad, especially when you compare it to what it will be over the next day or so. sunday night into monday, it will be our coldest period and over time we could see the wind chill dropping down to minus 52 by sunday afternoon. worse than that minus 63 embargoed. it will turn bitterly cold or colder than what it is, and will be dangerously cold. you have to dress in layers and don't spend time outside. here around chicago. temperatures turning colder. not getting above zero. >> now to syria where rebel in fighting took a new turn.

the largest rebel group islamic front fought alongside the western backed free syrian army. 16 fighters from the foreign backed i.s.i.l. were reportedly killed in aleppo. they he been fightin government troops. local fighters and civilians are unhappy with the group's growing influence. for more let's bring in our correspondent. we are seeing new factions growing amid the groups fighting the syrian government. how much influence does the group have, and why are people worried now? >> i am not sure if i heard your question. >> we are talking about the new factions. i'm trying to understand exactly

how much influence the influence has and why people are worried now. >> we are seeing protests growing. people taking to the streets, chanting slogans. this is an al-qaeda linked group. it's not only the people that are protesting. what i understand is there has been fears battled between syrian opposition groups. syrian armed groups pushing al qaeda out of towns and villages. resist ned and anger towards the islamic state is growing. people feel that the islamic state is no longer fighting. they are in syria to hold koir and impose their will.

they have been arrested, killing activists, they have been telling women what to wear, they have been banning smoking in their areas of control. more importantly, they are in control of strategic territory, supply routes that the rebel forces use to bring in weapons. rebel forces came together and declared war on al-qaeda. i got off the phone with a commander from the free syrian army. he said, "we will not stop until we dissolve the islamic state. they are the same as the assad regime in brutality and ruthlessness against the syrian people." >> you said, "we are not going to stop." what exactly would take to end the phytesing --

fighting. >> what we know is the islamic front, the most powerful alliance has not publicly declared its stance on the ongoing confrontation. the islamic front, if they join the fight alongside the f.s.a., al qaeda will not stand much of a chance. the islamic front are strong fighters, powerful. they are syrian people. we do not know the position of elthats ra, the al qaeda -- elthats ra. the group of syrians. the situation on the ground is complicated. an activist i spoke to has been calling this a new resolution. will it be syria's chapter of councils. it's too early to say. undoubtedly this is the most

serious clashes yet between the syrian armed opposition and al qaeda-led group in the north of the country. >> thank you so much for joins us this morning. >> four are dead in cambodia. clothing workers of demanding higher winter games, violence coming after weeks of attention between political leaders and the opposition. scott heidler is cambodia. >> cambodia's armed forces are cracking down. nirs the morning at the site of striking garment workers. this is where military police fired on protesters. out on the streets with ak-47 rifles, clearing away people from a burning road block.

>> this woman has a job sewing swim suits and lives in a room off the street from the protests. she wants to leave and go home to her village. because of the strike, she has not been paid and cannot afford to travel. >> i have never heard gunshots. when it happened i was frightened. my body was shaking. >> the opposition leader worked to calm the situation. we have made an appeal for both sides - workers and armed forces to withdraw, to stop using any forms of violence, so that we can find a peaceful solution. >> a few hours later there was violence and a peaceful resolution, it was supposed to

serve as the starting point for a huge protest planned for sunday. >> they came in fast and with force. capital police sealed off the area. they tore down tents that the protesters were using. they cleared the park of protesters. they flexed considerable muscle to shut down groups. this raises concern with what he might do if the opposition goes ahead with a mass rally. the workers attempt to take to the streets near the factories. >> the garment industry is cambodia's army. >> fighting in the central african republic, a fifth of the population is homeless. the violence is hampering the work of aid agencies.

doctors without borders, based at the airport are scaling back the effort. security there worse epd. thousands of civilians sheltering at the airport with no aid live line. stray bullets killed three children and injured 40 at the airport this week. >> frozen in place, a crew set to rescue another ship finds itself in need of rescue. >> i'm mark morgan, if the orange bowl was a consolation prize, tigers embrace a chance of redemption. that ahead in sports.

>> good morning, welcome back, i'm morgan radford.

these are the top stories at this hour. boeing and its workers inked a deal after a critical negotiation over their contract. the new aircraft will be manufactured in washington statement. workers' pensions and benefits will be cut back. >> the first snow storm of the year is over and now millions of americans are bracing for bitter, cold conditions. forecasters say the next few days brings some of the coldest temperatures in two decade. in some places this weekend the wind chill may approach 50 below zero. a wind chill advisory is in effect until friday. >> a twist in the antarctica rescue. the chinese ship that helped to rescue passengers from a russian ship is stuck itself. all they can do now is sit and wait. >> after more than a week on

rescue dudy, the did "xue long" or "snow dragon" is trapped. the helicopter was vital in collecting the passengers from the russians research vessel and ferrying them to a waiting australian ship to take them to safety. in all 52 journalists, researchers and tourists were airlifted across the ice. as an ice breaker the "xue long" is used to the conditions. the voyage to the south pole is to resupply the chipas antarctica station. the "xue long" is china's only active icebreaking research vessel. the sea ice is shifting, meaning that what may be a safe position one day is not the next. the captain made it clear that the current situation is manageable, and his crew does not need assistance and hopes

the ship can free itself from the ice in the future. >> the russian and the chinese ships plan to wade into the ice breaks. >> the italian navy has rescued more than 1,000 since thursday. the helicopter spotted the tiny boats off the coast of lampedusa between sicily. they are from iraq and central african countries, each year thousands try to reach europe, seeking a better life. >> crude oil from north dakota may be more flammable than expected. this after an explosive train derailment. the national transportation safety board is examining moving petroleum by rail. john seigenthaler reports. >> this is what happened monday when a train filled with 3 million gallons of oil derailed in north dakota. the impact igniting a fireball.

the explosion led authorities to urge citizens in the city to flee. federal transportation officials sent out a safety alert. saying everyone, the general public, emergency responders, shippers and carriers should be aware that crude oil may be more volatile than traditional crude. crude bail from the bakken, the wells, produce a different mix of petroleum product. the amount of crude oil has risen by a factor of 40 in the last five years. the new concerns come after a series of derailments involving crude oil traipse, including a disaster in quebec killing 47 people. >> the quebec disaster and north dakota disaster are wake-up calls for the rail and oil industry. the oil business is booming, producing 900,000 barrels from

some 10,000 wells. north dakota is the second-largest oil producing state. what makes the commodity more combust privilege. >> it produces liquids. they are liquid underground and are gashes under ground. >> some is shipped separately some may end up with a crude. the hope is that the safety alert will lead to new efforts to help people and lessen kat as troughies. >> john seigenthaler with that report. >> it's a race against time for law makers in germany. they want to ban a wave of designers drugs that invaded the drug scene. get this, it's all legal. nick spicer has more from berlin. >> for many wanting to rave in a berlin nightclub, a chemical boost is hard to resist.

in fact, an estimated one new drug a month is released on a global market, too fast for police to catch up. dealers admit that it is getting out of hand. there are new drugs emerging. people are creative and it has taken on perverse dimensions, it is unhealthy for mind and body. >> getting legally high is as easy as going online and ordering offerings of chemists working in china or india. chemicals contained are close to an illegal drug, but different enough to evade the law. >> this, for example, is a dose of lsz, or zed. with the same effects as lsd, but legal in most countries. users of the drug say they can be safer than legal drugs because they are pure, not cut with caffeine or rat poison. >> translation: if someone takes a bag of that stuff into a bar,

it's a disaster. people will die. that's what happens. drugs have a stigma. those that deal them don't know the pharmaceutical profile. they can't advise you. >> the european union is trying to cut the time it takes to ban new drugs from two years to 10 months. the market is growing rapidly. in germany it's estimated that 120 new drugs emerged in the past eight years. that's some 400,000 people that have tape them -- have taken them. >> there's a growing crystal meth problem. >> federal government is appealing a ruling against the government's massive phone data collection program. a federal judge in washington ruled that it is likely unconstitutional. government lawyers you are asking an appeals court to overturn the ruling.

>> no more g.m.o.s in the cheerios. it is cutting genetically modifies organisms from its food processing. it will no longer use g.m.o.s in its serial. >> american shoppers don't always get the whole story on what they are leeating from the labels on food. one activist says 60 to 70% of foods on this shelf contains g.m.o.s, including stables using soy beans and 85% of corn. 75% of processed food, including soda, fruit, crackers and condiments contain g.m.o.s. that or rbgh. it's banned in several countries and the european union.

agricultural giants like monsato rolled out a harvest of the modified corn tore people. they say it helps produce products bigger and resistant to disease. people say the safety is not proven, especially over the long term, and point to laboratory studies saying g.m.o.s are beneficial to insects. and require for america sides. gmo foods are banned in serbia, zambia. 61 countries require them to be labelled. including european union, russia and australia. >> in the u.s. companies are not required to use special labels. the government doesn't allow g.m.o.s to be used in foods labelled as organic. >> general mills is the largest brand to make the move. last year ice-cream baker ben and jeries said it would cut the

ingredient from its conduct. >> the college football ball parade continues, and mark morgan is here to tell us about a shoot out. >> have you been following the ball games. >> i have. >> seems like they are getting better and closer as we get closer to the b.c.f. title fight. who do you like. >> i like auburn. >> they run the ball, but florida state on paper may be better. >> i agree with that. >> monday night's big game will be a shoot-out. let's talk about what happened last night. two years made a difference for the football team. remember the last time the tigers played in the orange ball. they were humiliated. last night on the big stage in miami, the tigers faced ohio. and with a chance of redemption, clemp son made it count. tigers down now. looking for sammy watkins.

16 catches for 227 yards, touchdown. still in the third, boyd connecting with bryant. take you closer to have another look. plimp son with a 34-29 lead. back and forth, a great game. to the fourth quarter, braxton miller of the buck eyes under pressure. 14 yards on the play. ohio state leads by one. boyd answers. throwing across his body to stanton. boyd through for 378 yards and five touch downs, running for a buck 27. the orange bowl won. >> it was a lot of fun. it's the way it's supposed to be. you earn your way to the game. you don't look up and win. you have to earn them on the field. >> it's very special.

just the game, not for me or the team, but for the university, for the fans and supporters is unbelievable. it's a special evening. i can't pick a better way to go out. >> oklahoma state and missouri in the cotton bowl. clint keeps it 23 yards to tie the game at 24. this one back and fourth in the final quarter. three minutes to go. 16 yard run. josie. 92 yards. 2 minutes, the defence coming up big. shane, right place, right time. scooped up. 73 yards. 41 points in the quarter. both teams ringing it up. mississippi survives. >> all the drama you don't want as a coach in the fourth.

we had a lot of adversity. the team handled it well. >> we made the plays that you need to win at the end. produced of our football team. i wanted the trophy. >> i had so many people taking me to the next lex. these guys believed in me, when everyone doubt that i would come back again. that was the main thing of my success, having the right support. >> it's wildcard saturday in the n.f.l. as the road to met life stadium and the super bowl commences. >> new orleans travels to beat the eagles. new orleans 0 and 5 at all time on the road in the play-offs much win away from home in cold weather. >> the saints lost three of their last five games.

that's how they are in the mess. otherwise they sit at home as the number two seed, waiting for someone to come. that didn't happen. they do have to go on the road. they are 0 and 5 in the play-offs on the road. including 0 and 3. this will be a tough game for the saints to win. it is chilly, and because the eagles are red hot. starting 3 and 5 and won the n.f.c.e. they are on a good streak of windows. the one thing the saints have working for them. the eagles are 6 and 2 than they have been. >> colts host kansas city in the first game of the day. the two teams met with indianapolis beating the chiefs 23-7. sher een weighs in on the rematch. >> i am less excited about this game than any other so it will probably be the best of all. the colts win in kansas city.

it was not much of a game. this looks like the colt's game to lose. the chiefs rested so it could be the game. >> a devastating injury for the clippers, chris paul spirited his shoulder and is -- separated his shoulder and is expected to miss three to five weeks of action. it occurred in the third quarter. paul fell to the floor, the all star guard averaging almost 20 points and a league-leaning 11 assists. he left the arena with his right arm in a sling and did not talk to the media. he'll beevaluated in la sunday and monday. >> what is going on with the n.b.a.? we have lebron injured, chris paul. >> a lot of guys are banged up. >> a rough season. a lot of things are freaky.

a lot of angles. >> they are critical players. >> they are are jockeying for the play offs. it is very important. clips are up, they'll have to find a way to step up in his absence. >> the cars of the future may drive themselves. a study by an autoindustry consulting firm predicts self-driving cars will be on the road by 2025. by 2035 ihs automotive expects 9% of cars on the road will be driving themselves. >> speaking of cars, for the first time in 50 years people in cuba are free to drive new cars. the law limiting sales was abolished on friday. many cubans can't afford the sticker price. >> to the outside world downtown havana could be mistaken for a 1950s movie set.

the cars plying the street gave itself a distinct look. that could change. now the government is letting people buy vehicles without permits. >> for individuals, it's good news as it was not allowed before. >> on friday people flocked to state-run showrooms, hoping for a chance to own a new set of rules. the price dashed dreams. >> the peugeot 206 plus is listed at $91,000. the higher end 2013 model sets one back by 263,000. here is what the same car cost in europe. prices in cuba are marked up by a staggering 400%. >> the salary of an average cuban is $22 a month.

>> this is insanity. there's not one person that can buy something here. we can't buy anything. we are going home without a car, without anything. >> imagine i earn $600. i'm going to die before i buy a new car. >> cubans have been driving the same car for more than half a century. until recently those built before the 1959 revolution can be bought and sold. vehicle sales are freed up, prices are largely out of reach, meaning that the vintage riots that become a hallmark of cuban life could remain so. >> singer phil everley, one half of the record-setting duo everley brothers has died. >> there we go wake "wake up

little susy", phil and his brother don were known for their harmonies. phil everley passed away from pulmonary heart disease. he was a smoker. >> the year ahead for tech. the hot items and advances this companies are preparing to roll out in 2014. how about insomnia that landed one man a megafortune.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. ahead we'll tell you about the new technological advances and apps that we can expect to see in 2014. let's get a look at where the snow and rain may fall cruise the country with meteorologist eboni deon. >> it's back in the midwest. we have cleared out. unfortunately we'll deal with more snow piling up here through the weekend and into st. louis. even out into chicago, around

detroit. keep it in mind, conditions will go downhill. not too widespread but notice the moisture. it will sink southward. the snow is mainly in place across the upper great lakes, where we'll find the snow early. here is the north-east. we cleared up nicely. snow remains on the ground and that's keeping the chill in the air. you'll notice that. staying cold as we head to the south, a surge of moisture giving showers across central and south florida. >> meanwhile, across the pond it looks like the u.k. is having some of its own weather problems. on friday parts of the country saw tidal surges and gusts up to 75 miles per hour. officials issued more than 16 flood warnings, being there's attentioner to life, the sweater parts of the country. >> if you are digging out of the

winter storm you are probably dealing with a lot of ice. most areas use salt to deslick roadways. there are some surprising alternatives that will solve the problem. >> traditional ways of solving the problem of slick service are chemical deicers, sapped and salt, the same as on your dinner table. there's a reason it is popular - it works. salt lowers water's freezing point. fresh water freezing at 32 degrees. the more salt, the low ethe freezing point. salt is corrosive and makes paving crumble. there's other ideas on how to get out of a mess. in wisconsin they are turning to cheese. >> they produce more than 2 billion pounds of cheese a year, a lot of cheese. a by-product of that is a brine. it's basically salt and water. that is what melts ice from roadways or keeps it from freezing. >> from salty to sweet, places

like illinois have been turning to molasses. >> it sounds crazy but the molasses is not poured on to the road. they talk the desugared juice mixed with salt. the combination causes it to stick to the road and melt the ice. >> beet juice is another alternative. not only can salt by costly, it's tough on the environment washing into water systems. pick your poison. the alternative to tracking salt in the house, to sticky molasses footprints or cheese. >> there are two organic salt alternatives, calcium, mag niece yim and potassium. they are biodegradeable. >> next time you have trouble

falling asleep, count lottery numbers. steve tran did that. he woke up realising he forgot to read his tick. now he's 324 million richer. the lottery says one of the first things tran did was call his office and leave a message for his boss saying, "i'm really sorry, boss, i had the the jackpot, i don't think i'm going to come in today, tomorrow or ever." go steve. >> 2014 is expected to bring the world a variety of innovations in techphology. we look at some of those gadgets from hollow graphic phone calls to smart watches. >> much hyped and years in development, 2014 will see google said glass iwear go on sale to the product. questions remain as to whether function and style make it more than a fad. >> this is my pebble.

>> the same goes for smart washes linking to the phone. apple, google and microsoft will add their offers. >> some experts predict the rise of virtual currency like the bitcoin. the value has been volatile. some say they have the potential to disrupt payment systems. transaction fees are almost zero. in addition, once you have the bitcoin, it's expungeable. a lot of people are seeing it as a virtual safety deposit box. once you have the money in the bitcoin universe, you can use it and the interaction can be done through the mobile phones. >> i believe watson... >> supercomputing and artificial intelligence are set to enter every day life. ibm has given developers access to watson, the world's smartest

computer. it's a vast analytical power and ability to understand natural language could transform finance, engine and an online search. >> artificial intelligence can do that. it will say what you can do and what your activity is online. then you can get a search engine specific to you. >> in 2013 we learnt how spy agencies track us and read our communication. there's demand for secure and n encrypted email. >> this led to apps like snapchat. >> we are learning that the internet does not forget. things like snapchat are a new idea that are taking hold quickly. >> they are used in show

business. hollow graphic or 3d are used nor video calls. they are expensive and the vast technology needed makes it inaccessible to most. if time developers hope their vision of the future will make it a part of every day life. >> at the end of the first hour, here is what we are following. millions of americans are bracing for bone chilling temperatures. >> boeing workers vote on a contract for the country's latest jetliner, keeping tens of thousands of jobs in washington state. >> a 13-year-old californian girl declared brain dead will be moved to a new facility. al jazeera america is back in 2.5 minutes. stay in your seat, i'm morgan radford.

>> cold snap - temperatures dip low as many parts of the country brace for bone-chilling conditions. >> secretary of state john kerry gets a not so warm welcome in the west bank? >> the syrian conflict - al qaeda-linked insurgents clash with rebels in the northern part of the country. [ ♪ music ] >> hello, welcome back to al jazeera america. live from new york city, i'm morgan radford. the first snow storm of the year is over. millions of americans are bracing for bitter cold

conditions. forecasters say the next few days could bring some of the coldest term tours in two -- temperatures in two decades. in some places the wind chill may approach 50 below zero. >> states of emergency have been declared. in boston temperatures has reached zero. the wind chill is in effect until 9am. these types of advisories are issued when chill factors hover around minus 20 degrees for at least three hours. while highs across most of the north-east and midwest are not expected to go above zero. some areas are seeing record-low temperatures. in new york it's an ice-cold, around 10 degrees, where erica ferrari is live for us in bryant park. >> after the storm it is a deep chill. road conditions are getting back to normal and air conditions, but the ice and freezing

temperatures are expected to stick around. >> the winter storm that dump up to two feet in the north-east is gone. the mounds of snow and arctic temperatures remain. >> millions of americans are cleaning up, bundling up and bracing for what is expected to be some of the coldest weather in years. >> it's a nightmare. it's cold and the winds are brutal. >> i have eight layers on underneath this. >> the bitter cold temperatures in the north-east and mid-atlantic state are no laughing matter. frostbite and hypothermia are a threat. blizzard-like conditions leave 15 dead. ment new york mayor is asking anyone who sees a homeless person to call the hotline. >> it's cold, the coldest all year, and people, i think, sometimes think it doesn't feel so bad.

if you stay out too long, it will feel bad and be dangerous. >> on icy roads it's difficult to get around. air travel is getting back to normal after 10,000 flights were cancelled. >> our flight is tonight. it is delayed because of the cold weather. we will stay at the airport and wait for the good weather to come back. >> the national weather service warns it is getting worse. in chicago, the mercury is expected to plummet into the negative. the windchill could approach 50 below zero. >> morgan, with the record lows, elected officials are not taking chances. in minnesota, conditions like this are quite common. the governor have cancelled classes for monday and in boston and new york outreach teams are fanning the streets, searching for homeless people who are in

danger of freezing to death. >> thank you so much. as erica mentioned, there are extreme weather conditions across the midwest. chicago could be facing the coldest weather in three decades. we have the latest. >> in the chicago area, the new year's storm brought 18 inches of snow. forecasters predict late-effect snow could yield 10 inches over the weekend. arctic temperatures are causing more concern. the coldest recorded temperature in chicago is minus 27 back on january 20th, 1985. the bottom will seemingly drop out on sunday night. according to the national weather service the lows are in the minus 10 to 20 range. municipalities are bracing for arctic blasts. windchills are expected to be between 40 and 55 below zero.

they are designated as coal. frostbite is likely and skin can freeze within a minute. schools will be closed state wide. milwaukee city public schools will be closed and the city is closing nonessential city services on monday. in illinois, it's opened more than 100 warming centres and the governor is warning of health consequences during the weather snap. >> that was ashar quraishi reporting. >> now for the latest let's bring in meteorologist eboni deon. >> you can clearly see where the frontal boundary is paying its way in, across the midwest, where we'll see snow coming down. it will drop south. if you are quiet here around the st. louis area into kansas city. we are seeing the snow coming in later in the day. here is the demarcation of the frontal boundary straightening

into colorado. denver is seeing light snow. speaking of the wind, it will pick up here, creating blowing snow around minneapolis. winter storm warnings persist from southern areas of michigan into missouri, where we san see upwards from a foot of snow. this weekend it will be a wintry mess. if you can and do have travel plans, it's probably better to get off to an earlier start before the snow moves in. lighter amounts around chicago. nonetheless you'll get it with the cold air in place, making for icy conditions on the roadways. it's quieter in the north-east and around the mid-atlantic. as the moisture moves, we'll get a push of cold air moving in, and that means we'll set up a wintry mix around pittsburg, where we are headed for rain showers early in the day. take a look, we are dealing with

at least a slight warm-up before the cold air mass comes in, as it fills in it will go to parts of the deep south. it's a 48-hour outlook. the cold air making its way into northern areas of florida. something to think about as you plan for the early part of next week. we'll see a dip in the air stream moving into the deep south. if you head out today, the snow from the great lakes, we are talking about rain in the southern areas of florida around miami. for new york city rain comes in on sunday. temperatures in the 40s will not last. highs back into the teens. >> meanwhile, secretary of state john kerry is shuttling between israel and the west bank advancing peace talks. he's not getting a warm welcome. more than 100 palestinians took to the streets before kerry's

meeting with palestine president mahmoud abbas. the secretary is on his 10th visit to the region, hoping to craft a peace treaty creating a plip state along -- palestine state alongside israel. >> kerry claims this is not mission impossible. now he's dealing with two leaders blaming each other for the possible future failure of the talks. they've been meeting for six months and met 20 times. israeli officials are saying that the two sides are further party than they were before they started. this afternoon kerry is meeting with palestine president mahmoud abbas. mahmoud abbas is expecting one thing to kerry, that the israelis are willing to make concessions. what john kerry is doing is talking to both sides saying, "we don't need to solve everything", what we need to do is decide on what we are going to talk about, deciding the par

am fers from which we are -- parameters from which we are going to start the talks. kerry says, "we need to make hard decisions, both of you need to make concessions." the israelis ask the palestinians to accept it as a jewish state. it's hard to do. it takes away a right to return. it negates 20% of people living in israel who are arab. for abas, he's told that he has to accept the fact that israel will become a jewish state. in return he says israel has to negotiate based on a 1967 borders. no west bank and no gaza. that is something prime minister benyamin netanyahu has never been willing to accept. something that his allies say they will not support him on. the two sides are far apart and kerry is trying to get them closer together.

he says, "look, we don't center to solve this." but we need to make a framework for the guidelines on how to go forward, and within a few weeks or a month. >> it's difficult when the two sides are so far apart. >> nick schifrin in jerusalem. >> while secretary of state john kerry was trying to broker peace israel tested a missile system over the mediterranean. it was a successful launch of the aero-3. designed to detect missile threats not only from hezbollah, but syria and iran. >> thousands took to the streets to protest against a military-backed government. 42 were injured, 11 killed. acts visits claim casualties is higher. al jazeera is still demanding the release of our colleagues

held in egypt. mohamed fadel fahmy, baher mohamed and peter greste have been held since sunday. mohamed fadel fahmy and peter greste face further questioning this sunday. egyptian prosecutors say they are hold on suspicion of joining a terrorist group and spreading lies. al jazeera said the allegations are fabricated nonsense. >> the iraqi forces have lost fallujah. that's nonsense say israelis. >> five people were reportedly killed on friday, 40 were injured. tension in the region escalated since monday, which is when police broke up a sunni protest camp, leaving 13 dead. the shi'ite government struggled to contain discontent. >> on to syria where rebel infighting has taken a new turn. the largest islamic front group

has fought alongside the free syrian army against al qaeda fighters. some local fighters and civilians are unhappy with the growing influence. >> protests are growing and becoming widespread. syrians taking to the streets, demanding the islamic state leave the country. the group is an al qaeda-linked group. people have been increasingly frustrated and angry with the tactics on the ground. at the start of the uprising foreign fighters were welcome. nobody in the world was helping them, people felt. over recent months the group has been consolidating its control, taking over strategic territory, controlling supply routes, imposing strict interpretation of islam, telling women what to wear, kidnapping, torturing,

killing, forcing secular activists into exile. >> popular anger is growing. there's intense, fierce battles on the ground between the syrian opposition and al qaeda. the position has not been made clear. they have not come out and publicly said which side they are on. so far they are saying that they are watching the situation closely. but if the islamic front decides to join the f.s.a. and other groups. we'll see a major confrontation in the north of the country. a complicated situation on the ground. one activist telling and calling this a new revolution. >> al qaeda operator majid al-majid arrested in lebanon had week decide in a military hospital. his group claimed responsibility

for the november twin suicide bombages at the iranian embassy in lebanon. >> the bomb on tuesday detonated in the hezbollah-dominated suburb, killing four, injuring 70. a 19-year-old from the north of lebanon has been identified as a suspect. it took place days after a key political figure was assassinated. >> global obesity. why waist lines are increasing in some countries. >> and rising auto sales - kicking businesses into gear.

>> good morning and welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. ahead - a switch in a lethal cocktail mix that one state uses on death row. >> first a look at temperatures

with meteorologist eboni deon. >> it will be on the cold side. we'll get a bit of a break in the coal air on the north-east. the snow is on the ground and temperatures falling to 11 in philadelphia. contrast that with minus one and in albany it is minus 12. let's take you to the nation's capital. it's one of those mornings where you have to bundle up. you have the whipped to factor in, making it feel colder. as we take a look at how it feels across the north-east. it feels like three in toronto. minus 3 and minus 6 in monty python. as we go through the day to day. we'll keep the arctic air mass. it will turn colder. minus 20, 12 in miles per hour. 2 degrees in chicago. temperatures dropping at record levels. we could see our wind chills drping as low as minus 50 to 60

degrees. bundle up. try to stay inside. dangerously cold temperatures. >> the number of executions in the u.s. dropped to a 20-year low, partly due to a short im of lethal injection drugs. this year ten esy re-vives lethal injection procedure and the state has dates for more executions. >> it's been five years since tens executed anyone. the average wait is 19 years for an inmate on death row. >> now the state is acting the court to set execution dates for 10 men. >> tennesseeans don't have an appetite to see the executions go forward. now we are seeing support for the death penalty, to request 10 at the amount is shocking. >> kellie henry is a public

defender representing four of the inmates whose executions the state wants to move forward. >> we have a fear that our clients' individual stories will be lost. each of the 10 men all have stories of injustice in their case. they have issues of ineffective council, unfairness and sentencing. >> one execution has been set for october, and five other dates set for 2015. the state says it set the dates because the inmates exhausted the appeals process. and a hurdle has been removed, an issue over the lethal injection drug. >> when the state ran out of the execution drug. tennessee had to change execution protocol. the european makers of the drug refused to sell them to the u.s. for use in executions, making lethal injection drugs almost

impossible to acquire. tennessee decided to use pento barr bittal. >> because there was a delay, they bumped up on death role and they are scheduling these things in rapid succession. >> the death statues was written 35 years ago. even if all the requested execution dates are set, individual legal challenges will keep some from happening. >> you may see two or three close, and there could be a period of six months or a year before the next one. it will separate. >> if tennessee goes forward, it would be an unprecedented move in a state that is reluctant to excuse prisoners. >> 39 people from nine states

were put to death in 2013. >> a federal judge in washington ruled just last month that it is likely unconstitutional the collection of phone data. government lawyers are asking an appeals court to overrule that ruling. cheerios will be g.m.o. free. general peoples says it will no longer use genetically modifies organisms in responds to demand. >> they are self-branded as america's latest cereal. cheerios are popular among american kids. soon they'll be given a label free of genetically modifies organise ms, or g.m.o.s. >> you don't want to eat thing genetically modified. >> general mills announced it's been making the best-selling

cereal without g.m.o.s for the past several weeks. the new recipe contains corn starch and cain sugar. the company says it's a response for demand. g.m.o. critics point out it could be a financial move. >> when they put that on their package, we see an increase in sales, up 15-25%, which is good news for any company. >> the most against genetically modified food has gathered momentum around the world, online and in the streets. millions marched against their inclusion in food products. >> we are occupied. >> the main target has been american biotechnology company, which makes genetically modified seed product. avoiding g.m.o.s is hard. it's widely used, especially in processed food which contains soya beans and coin. in the u.s. g.m.o.s are

regulated by three agencies and has no requirement to show presence in food labelling. despite a campaign against g.m.o.s not everyone is scared off. >> from what i understand genetically modified foods can be healthier. it's not natural, but i don't share that opinion. >> green america says g.m.o.-free cheerios are a good start and predicts other companies will follow ute as consumers have a greater say on what goes into their food. >> general mills is the largest brand to make the g.m.o.-free move. >> obesity rates tripled in developing countries. a report by the humanitarian organization says a third of adults are overweight or obese. >> dominic kane has more. >> it's an increasing problem.

once developing countries struggled with famine, now it's obesity. >> waist lines are growing. >> it's a tripling of a number of people overweight and obese in the developing world since 1980, taking the numbers to more than 900 million, more than the number of overweight and obese people we have. that is probably around 570mm. >> two countries are affected - china and mexico. the report points to the abundance of processed food and sugary drinks as serious problems and suggests leading a more sedentary lifestyle and a lack of exercise could be to blame. a fondness for fast food makes things worse. ignorance of what makes a good diet is another factor, and the report's author believes the answer may live in the far east.

>> decades ago the governments of korea said, "we must encourage traditional foods, low in fats and oil, high in vegetables, seafood", and so on. there was a lot of public education, training, a lot of korean food being good for you ads. >> the report suggests governments elsewhere should take a leaf from the south korea book, switching from sea food and salads, away from pasties and pastries. >> if people don't stop overeating the result could be an increase in dib eaties, cancer and heart disease. >> on the other hand undernourishment is a large problem for hundreds of millions of people in the developing world, particularly for children. the cars of the future may soon drive themselves. a study by an auto industry consulting firm predicts cars

will be on the road. by 2035 global information company says 9% of the cars on the road will be able to drive themselves. >> speaking of cars. this past year the auto industry made a roaring comeback. after bankruptcy and bailout the future looks brighter. >> the big three detroit-based automakers are on a row. >> chrysler, ford and general motors export more than 2 million cars and trucks around the world. >> there's more imports than exports. the trajectory is that exports will grow for the next 3-5 years. >> the turn around comes four years after ford was in financial turmoil and chrysler and gm were nearing bankruptcy. ford went through a major restructuring. gm and chrysler received government bailouts. u.s. cars scorned overseas for

poor quality are in demand, totalling $465 billion in export sales. >> automakers adopted a global strategy, are instead of building specific buildings for specific markets they build a vehicle that is appealing to people across the world. >> the top two u.s. autoexport markers are canada and mexico. demand is growing in places like china in the middle east. lower wages and energy costs are making the u.s. fertile ground for auto manufacturing. >> you probably see more jobs coming from the transport - japanese and germans looking to build here and export because the u.s. is competitive in terms of wages. >> it is a small piece of the pie compared to what was sold in

2013. in the near year there'll be a tighter grip on the market. >> the closure of unproductive factories helped u.s. autofans become tougher competitors. >> years after hurricane katrina, one of the efforts to rebuild new orleans is having unintended consequences. india is dealing with migrants in search of a better life. >> the sochi games is little more than a month away. we profile an athlete leading sport.

>> good morning, welcome back, you are watching al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, here are the top stories. the first snow storm of the year is over. himmions of americans are bracing for bitter cold

conditions. forecasters say the next few days could bring some of the coldest temperatures in the next two decades. the mercury is expected to reach below 50 degrees. rebel infighting takes a new term. the largest group, islamic front, fought alongside the western-backed free syrian army, against al qaeda fighters. they have fought government troops. some are unhappy with the group's influence. >> secretary of state john kerry is holding meetings with the israelis and palestinians in an attempt to renegotiate peace talks. he faces a tough task of proposing a framework for a lasting peace deal. he was met with protests upon his arrival to the anson wong. >> president obama used his weekly address to call on republicans to back a three

monthly extension of unemployment benefits. >> instead of punishing families that can least afford it, republicans should make it a new year's resolution to do the right thing and restore this vital matter for constituents. >> joining us to discuss this and other political matters is former aide to the mccain-palin campaign. >> thank you for being with us. harry reid said on monday we should expand it, not just extend it. we change the foundation, we can have longer benefits for more people, could that be a viable solution. >> the problem with the proposal is it's a give away. probably will be an extension for three months. there needs to be a solution. jobs need to be created.

the notion from the president is unemployment is improving. it's not meeting with what he's saying of hey, let's give more people unemployment benefits. it sounds like you are saying the economy is better but economy is worse. it does not commute. >> does this show us how far the country swung right. the fact that we are having this much battle over a 3-month extension when in the past this wouldn't have been difficult, especially when the unemployment rate was this high for this lopping. >> let's not forget a lot of these folks had unemployment for two years and another three month extension for 1.3 million. i feel for them. the democrats, their problem is the president has to credibility. based on the obamacare rollout, he doesn't carry the weight that he did a year and a half ago. the country is turning right and

will continue to do so and the republicans will do well in the house and the senate. >> it's turning right to may stream conterfe tix republicanisms. >> you said the president lost his credibility. what does he have to do to get it back. >> obamacare hurt him. if the shutdown didn't happen, obama would be in worst shape in the poles. >> i don't see a solution. he needs to gape back some bipartisan. >> if we look at cases like north carolina, which is where i'm from. we saw them cut off benefits and

is it contracted the workforce. what is the answer for getting people in the workforce when studies showed the longer you are out of work, it's harder to find a job. >> the longer you are out the more difficult it is. giving folks benefits saying, "we'll give you three months of payments does not solve the issue. the solution has to be a creation of jobs. it comes to lowering taxes and helping smaller middle businesses is grow. that's the only way to do it. >> you mentioned immigration, what happens if john boehner and barack obama can't come to agreement. does that precedent the year we are looking at. >> we are looking at a year where both sides are looking towards elections in november. it's not going to be a year of consolidation. it is not going to be an easy year for the president.

that's his own doing because he doesn't found an ability to reach out. we'd do well to show an ability to be conciliatory. the country is sick of good luck in washington. it would be bad to carry talking points and threaten to shutdown the government or do anything drastic. >> they played a significant role. >> it was negative for republicans. >> it hurt brands. and chance, if they had any. republicans, if they were to look longer to 2014, "16 and "18, it would be let's show an ability to go across. the american public wants to see that. let's talk about the brand. the republicans did a lot of different branding.

what types of branding changes can be see this year. >> the biggest benefit would be a big party, look at the party that ronald reagan had, talking about government, low taxes, police, social issues - we'll leave those to the sigh. they are not popular and a bygone era. folks care about the economics of the country more than on the social issues. looking at the broad americans. the brand should be a big-time party. crossing. >> thank you so much for joining us, former aide for the mccain-palin campaign and a columnist. >> boeing approved a proposal a work on the 777x. it keeps construction of the plane in the region.

the aerospace company is the biggest private employer in the state and a crucial part of the regional economy, providing more than 80,000 jobs. >> with a combination of cash and the promise of future jobs that brought the yes vote. boeing machine items who voted yes were not in evidence at the main union hall in seattle. the announcement in this building bringing anger and frustration. >> i believe it's not good for us and it takes away all our power to negotiate with boeing on a deeply footing. >> it's a sad day for the membership. they were divided and scared. they've had immense pressure every day from outside sources. and people felt they didn't have

a choice. no one that cast the ballot was happy about the vote or how it came down. >> machinists will see the pension phased out. each boeing machinists dread to a signing bonus. it will be paid in two parts. $10,000 know, $5,000 in the future. i spoke to a 7-year worker saying the choices were too remping and he couldn't -- wrenching, and he couldn't cast because of that. it's a deeply decided workforce. there'll be tense times on the factory front door for time to come. >> brad pit's make it right goings came under fire. they explain what is being done to fix the problem. >> this woman lives in a home that brad pitt's make it right

foundation built for the victims of hurricane katrina. this home is now, after a couple of years, it's rotting. >> we noticed the mould, and it turned black. >> the make it right foundation says some of the energy efficiently homes were built with a high-tech wood infused with grass. >> the concept is. it's environment friendly, but everything was new. >> according to the timber sill website the wood is made without chemicals, so it's better for the environment. residents say the problem is it can't with-stand water. it's a big problem like the place in new orleans. >> it may not be perfect. >> that's what's in the field, everyone is trying products. you look at things that don't biodegrade. >> the foundation has begun to repair most of the homes that are affected.

>> one thing we learnt after katrina was using standard wood and houses not treated and protected sort of makes it a risky business. if nobody is out there, they are not going to change at all. reports say the foundation is considering legal action. timb timber sill is checking into the concerns. for the people affected it's an inconvenience. >> it's not peachy perfect, but we just deal with it. >> and this man says it's better in the ninth ward now, than it was. >> good morning, i'm mark morgan. when the 2014 olympic games kick off, it will be the fifth to feature women's ice hockey, netting cold in 1998.

as the team prepares to chase gold in sochi, julie chu is embracing the opportunity to perform on the olympic grand stage. here is john henry smith. >> as the games approach we are pushing harder, if anything. we are training smart. we are full-time as a team. we train in boston massachusetts. we come to the rink with a smile. we know we can become better as a team, working on systems and conditioning. >> julie chu knows a thing or two about preparing for olympic competition. she's been a forwarded on the u.s. women's ice hockey team, winning silver and bronze in the process. >> julie draws on her experience to help her keep her eyes on the prize. >> the big thing is to stay process, have a great time especially for hockey, it's over in a 2-week period.

we have to make sure we stay focused and not expend too much energy but have it left in the tank. >> as the first asian american to play on a u.s. ice-hockey team as a harvard graduate and 3-time olympic medallist chu has accomplished much. >> the idea to be a role model surprises here. >> it's surreal. the dream of being an olympian when i started wasn't there. it wasn't an olympian sport until 1998. now i have a chance to represent the team, it's a responsibility and great honour. i would never be here unless mum and dad said i could play hockey, and a girl asking to play hockey was non-existent. >> she may be less than comfortable with the label pioneer.

jooulie chu is set to become a pioneer by being set to become the first to win olympic gold. >> thank you so much. the u.s. women play their first game february 8th against finland. i'll look at the college football ball games in a few minutes. >> the italian army rescues more migrants trying to reach sicily. more than 1,000 workers were rescued at sea. many of the migrants have been taken to sicily, where our correspondent is. >> these are some of the 1,000 migrants rescued off the coast of sicily. it's a common site for the italian navy, but not this time of the years. weather and rough conditions repel them taking the trip. yet five boats have been interaccepted.

823 migrants were rescued on thursday. 233 more on wednesday. they came from all corners of africa and the middle east. they were united in a desperate attempt to reach europe through italy. >> their number is constantly on the increase, with refugees running from civil unrest areas, like syria and the horn of africa. italy launched a special operation combining ships, helicopters and drones. after more than 350 migrants died last october in the worst shipwreck recorded off the shores. only days later another 34 people died in a separate shipp work and their trouble didn't end at sea. there was condemnation of the way migrants were treated. shocking footage emerged of

naked migrants showered down with conditions increasing. >> while the authorities will be pleased that the wave of migrants will be saved, this new development of winter crossings towards the italian coast would close fresh alarm. >> going green - a unique way to encourage people to become more vurnally friendly -- environmentally friendly. >> in sport another n.b.a. superstar suffered an injury that will keep him off the court.

>> good morning. welcome back to al jazeera america. rain and more snow on the way in the midwest. our meteorologist eboni deon is here to bring us ut latest. >> we are not that far into the winter season yet we are talking about another storm system making its way to the midwest and the north-east. here is what we are dealing with. we have heavy snow storms.

eventually in detroit you are specting to see the snow in the latter part of the day and the evening. we could end up with a foot of snow. we have cleared out across the north-east. the snow is on the ground and it will stay cold before the next storm system moves in. some rain and we are seeing the rain here with the surge of moisture across central and south florida. miami, it will be wet. >> kenya's government is looking at stepping up security since the mall attack. >> this man has been building this house for his family for a year. he almost lost his construction material after robbers emptied the site. it took two days to trace and recover the materials. >> i didn't think i would get

them back. my community members came to my rescue. the stolen items were hidden on a farm. >> tucked in the shadow of the mountains along the border and tanzania, the community has been practicing community policing. the community deals with these matters first, instead of going the police. a practice that police are encouraging. >> crime is an endemic problem in kenya. the government says it can't tackle the issue alone. to expose the criminals people need to know who lives in the households around their own. >> so the village has been divided into blocks of 10 homes. meetings are held in the presence of the police officer. in urban areas it will be done through neighbourhood

associations. >> the woman talks about how they stop a neighbour. critics worry that it could infringe on 4-wheel drive si or vigilanteism and that authorities are deflecting responsibility. >> all these initiatives are devoid or far from where the problem it. they lack vehicles. >> the man in charge says the goal is not to suppress crime. >> it's ownership, solutions, they are coming from them. >> the government argues forums could promote community development. it's not clear how willing people across the country are to embrace the initiative. the discussion is politicized. the meetages have a long way to

go. >> good morning, the last time climp son played in the orange bowl the tigers were embarrassed by west virginia. on the main stage the tigers faced ohio state. this time with a chance for redeterminion. third quarter tigers down nine. how is this guy not a top two or three-quarter back. i don't get it. >> that's the sammy watkins. 16 grams for 227 yards. in the third, boyd will connect with martinez. we'll show you a closer look. he deserves it. past climp son with a 34-29 lead. fourth quarter. braxton miller from the buck

eyes under pressure. carlos, 14 yards on the play. boyd answers. he'll do what n.f.l. guys do. boyd through for 378 yards and five tds. climp son wins the orange bowl 40-35. >> oklahoma state - we begin in the fourth. he keeps it 23 yards later we are tied at 24. this one back and fourth, back and forth. that is henry josie, 92 yards on 12. it gave them a 3-point lead. it that is a fumble with shane ray. shape is gone. 73 with the score. both teams ringing it up. missouri survives. 41-31 is your final. >> moving to the n.b.a., as the la clippers were trying to find

their mow joe with doc rivers, their coach. they'll have to adjust to the loss of leader paul. who separated his shoulder. it occurred in the third quarter. he was fouled by mon ta ellis, averaging 20 points and 11 assists. paul left the arena with his right arm in a sling. >> the team will be evaluated sunday and monday. >> brazil leading the way for eco friendly living. getting to that point has not been easy. >> rachel 11 tells us how the greenest city is telling us how to grow responsibly. >> for these people. plastic bags, television sets can be turned into an organic

meal. >> men have been lining up for years to exchange recyclable materials for vegetable and fruit. it is to teach the value of recycling. >> it's helpful. we trade in the recyclables. >> it will eveningly make its way here. 800 tonnes of recycle trash. >> the money made from selling the material's recycling company helps pay for the program. it's one of the innovative ways to tharn a reputation as a sustainable city in latin america. green spaces dominate the landscape, helping to keep carbon emissions down. public buildings like the opera

house are made out of recycled materials, and the high-speed bus system, copied around the world, transports 35,000 people every hour. >> the idea to make it a green city and a model in urban planning was barn in the late is the 70s -- in the late 1970s. if you want creativity, you need to cut a zero. if you want staenibility, cut two zeros. >> as more people move to the city, they are building illegal homes, close to fragile eco systems. >> traffic jams are common. the state capital has a high ratio of cars per resident. known for innovation, the city is struggling to keep up with a rapid growing population. >> the ecological model is

designed with the elite in mind. the city became too expensive for the poor and they are being pushed to the outskirts. >> holding on to a reputation as a staenable utopia depends on whether the vision for the future is not stuck in the past. >> end of our second hour, here is what we are following - millions of americans are bracing for bone-chilling temperatures, some of the coldest in years. >> boeing workers vote on a crucial contract with the biggest jetliner. that and more news in 2.5 minutes. i'm morgan radford, see you shortly.

>> frozen tundra. millions of people across the midwest and the north-east brace for bone-chilling temperatures after digging out from the first major snow storm of the year. >> wheeling and dealing, boeing wokkers in washington state land the latest jetliner contract but at what cost. >> the family of a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead have been given the authority to move her to another facility. >> rescue gone wrong - another ship stuck in the antarctica.

[ ♪ music ] >> good morning. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. the first snow storm of year is finally over. forecasters say now there'll be cold temperatures, the coldest in two decades. the windchill factor may approach 50 below zero. the governor of new york and jersey declared state of emergency. a windchill advisory is in effect until 9am this morning. chill factors hover around minus 20 for at least three hours. highs across the north-east and the midwest are not expected to go above zero. some areas are seeing record of low temperatures. in minneapolis it faces a butter cold 15. in chicago, the mercury is the

same and the term tours will plummet -- temperatures will policemen ut to zero. right here in new york, it's an ice of cold four degrees. they are with erica ferrari. >> good morning. after the storm a deep chill, air and road conditions getting back to normal. the ice and freezing temperatures are expected to stick around. >> the winter storm that dumped up to two feet in the north-east is gone. the mounds of snow and arctic temperatures remain. millions of americans are cleaning up. bundling up and bracing for what is expected to be some of the coldest whether in years. >> it's a might mare out there. it's cold and the winds are brutal. >> the bitter cold temperatures

in the north-east earn states are no laughing matter. the blizzard-like conditions left 15 people dead. in new york city the new mayor, three days on the job is asking anyone who may see a homeless person out informant freezing temperatures to call the emergency helpline. >> it's deceptively cold, the coldest of all year. people think it doesn't feel bad. if you stay out there too long, it will feel bad, it will be dangerous. >> on icy road it's difficult to get around. air travel is getting back to normal after 10,000 flights are cancel. >> our flight is delayed because of the cold weather. so we'll stay at the airport and winter olympic for the whether to come back. >> the national weather warns that is is getting worse. in other places this weekend the

windchill could approach 50 degrees below zero. >> morgan, with the record lows, elected officials are not taking chances. in minnesota, for example, where the conditions are very common, the governor cancelled classes for monday and here in new york city outreach teams are fanning the streets searching for homeless people in danger of freezing to death. >> live from bryant park. >> how long will this cold snap last. that's the question for metrologist eboni deon who is here now. >> we are expecting it see the cold air stick around for the next few days to the early part of the work wheat. what we are dealing with is the cold front. that's when we push through the midwest. back into michigan, across

illinois, missouri, and back to colorado. this is where the frontal boundary will lie. we are expecting to see accumulating snow. and we could see a foot through indianapolis. >> the area in the blue, on the edge of st. louis, 6-12 inches of snow. on the front side of that system is a warm-up. it will be brief. we'll get milder air in place. the colder air mass moving in. we can see icy conditions starting up, through mid-atlantic in the north-east. the air, as it has been, it's across the midwest where there has been widespread wind chill advisories. the winds are picking up 35 miles. making the temperatures plummet, so the windchilds could drop

from 50, upwards to 50 degrees below zero. we talked about the warm-up. it will be brief along the coastline. once the front comes through, sunday into monday, the cold air driving down to areas of the deep south, and we'll see well below average temperatures around atlanta. in boston, here is a look at what you can expect. no rain or snow. high pressure is dominating. lots of sun shine. temperatures barely moving. the warm-up on saturday or sunday. it will get into the low 40s, into the 50s. temperatures falling throughout the day and the rain changing over. >> every time there's a major storm we hear about power lines going down and electricity outages, begging the question, why not eliminating the problem by pitting the nags's powerlines below the ground. we have that story.

>> strong winds, freezing temperatures and ice. thunder storms and tornados. no matter the season, severe weather wreaks havoc on power lines and patience. matt, who lives in a suburb outside of detroit dealt with his fair share of power outages. >> i had a couple, maybe two years ago, maybe a day or two. >> every year hundreds of thousands are affected by power outages. according to a recent study by edson electrical institute, 60% of power lines are above ground, 30% below, begging the question why aren't all power lines above ground. >> have you to weigh the costs and the benefits. as a regulatory agency for public energy looking into

upgrading the infrastructure a few years ago, the agency found it would cost 1 million per mile to bury power lines. the average home owner would have to pay thousands more per year. >> we hear from a city regarding the issue, but when they realised that residential folks in the city bear the cost. they lose interest quickly because people can't afford it. >> it would take 3-4 times longer to restore them when damaged. that is not all. >> an underground system needs to be replacement every 25 years. overhead systems last longer. that adds to the cost. when it comes to cost over saving. saving wins. at least until the next storm blows in.

>> right now we have breaking news outside of india. seven workers are dead after a building under construction collapsed in the southern state of gohha. dozens are feared trapped under the rubble, rescuers are combing debris looking for survivors. authorities are trying to work out what caused the problem. >> the deal between bow and the workers union keeps construction of the 777 x in washington d.c. boeing is the biggest employer in that state. providing more than 80,000 jobs. >> it was a combination of cash and future jobs that brought the yes vote, a close vote. 51 to 49%.

boeing machinists were involved. the announcement brought anger and frustration. >> i believe it's not good for us, it takes away all of our power to negotiate with boeing on an equal footage. it's a sad day for membership. they are divided. they were scared. for the day of the last vote they had immense pressure from outside sources. people felt they didn't have a choice. no one that cast a ballot was happy about the vote or how it came down. >> boeing machinists will see pensions phased out, changed to 401ks. each boeing machinist agreed to a signing bonus. paid in two parts - $10,000 now, $5,000 in the future. >> i spoke to a 7-year worker

who said the choices were wrenching. he said this is a deeply divided workforce, and there'll be tense times on the factory floor for some time to come. >> the 13-year-old californian girl delivered brain dead after a route teen tonsil surgery could be moved to a new facility. the decision came in after the hospital agreed to allow on outside team to transfer her. lawyers for the two sides laid out their cases. >> this is the roadmap when we have the other things in place and it means that there'll be no imbed m. >> it's horrible that this child died. it's horrible that it's so difficult for her family to accept that death. i wish and i constantly think that wouldn't it be great if they were able to come to terms with the terrible tragic event and i didn't have to stand in

front of you all time after time. >> jahi mcmath was declared brain dead after routine tonsil surgery. >> the iraqi government has lost control of fallujah according to officials. armed firefighters have been battling over ramadi and fallujah, taking several darks after taking over government buildings. five were killed on friday and 40 injured. tension in the region escalated on monday when police broke up a sunni protest camp leaving 13 dead. the shit item government struggled to contain discontent. >> john kerry is shuffling brink israel and the palestinians. he's not been receiving a warm welcome. >> more than 100 palestinians took to the streets of ramallah before the meeting with mahmoud abbas. the secretary is on his 10th

visit to the region, hoping to craft a peace treaty. nick schifrin has the latest developments from jerusalem. >> kerry claims this is not mission impossible, but he is dealing with two leaders blaming each other for the possible future failure. they've been meeting for six months. they met 20 times. the two sides are further apart than they were before they started. the meeting with palestine president mahmoud abbas, and he is expecting one thing. that the u.s. railies are willing to make concessions. what he is expecting to do is talk to both sides. he's saying, "we don't need to get to everything. we need to decide on what to talk about. they need to decide on the parameters from which to start the talks.

kerry says "we need to make hart decisions." the israelis are acting the palestinians to identify them as a jewish state. they think that's accepting the israeli narrative and it takes away those there behaviour 1948 their right to return. for mahmoud abbas he is told to accept the fact that israel will be a jewish state. in return he has to negotiate. that means no west bank and gaza, something that benyamin netanyahu has never been willing to accept, and something his allies will not support him on. right now the two sides are far apart. what kerry is trying to do, is get them closer together. we don't need to solve them, we need to make a framework for a

guideline on thou go forward. frankly, that is difficult right now when the two sides are far apart. >> secretary of state john kerry was trying to broker peace. israel tested a miss ill system. it's the second successful launch of a missile system designed to work against threats. >> thousands took to the streets in egypt on friday to protest against a military-backed government the the health ministry was killed in clashes, 52 others were injured. casualties were higher. >> al jazeera is demanding the release of our colleagues held in egypt. >> mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed, and correspondent peter greste have been held since sunday.

>> further questioning is happening tomorrow. >> egyptian procedures are held on suspicion. and spreading lies. harmful to state security. al jazeera says those allegations are factory kated. >> majid al-majid died in a military hospital. his group claim responsibility for the embassy bombings. >> a national day of morning. victims of the bomb attack were families. the bomb detonated. hezbollah dominated suburb, killing four, injuring more than 70. a 90-year-old man from the north has been identified as a suspect. the attack took place days after key political figures were assassinated. >> new clashes in syria, why there's a new rash of fighting in the war-torn nation. >> winning the war on designer

drugs. why german officials are alarmed about the drugs, especially among the youth.

>> good morning to you. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford, live from new york city. >> growing unrest in cambodia as garment workers take to the streets. first, a look at what temperatures we'll see across the country with our meteorologist eboni deon. >> it's cold to the parts of the deep south. we'll be on a roller-coaster ride. there'll be a warm up and then the arctic blast that's invading parts of the upper midwest, moving southward over the next couple of days. the cold air moving back to the east coast line. here is a look at how it will feel as we go through the day. more like we are at 30-40 degrees below zero, then we get into the early part of the day on sunday.

minus 63. it will take less than 5 minutes for your skin to breathe. it will be cold. you want to keep it in mind. later in the day, around minneapolis it will feel like minus 35. the cold air will be sunday going into monday, and it pushes further south. >> chicago, below average temperatures. this time of year lows will be around 17. we'll stay below zero throughout the day. >> now on to syria, where rebel infighting takes a new turn. for the first time the largest rebel group islamic front fought along the western-backed free syrian army against al qaeda fighters. they have been fighting government troops and local fighters and civilians are unhappy with the growing influence. >> protests are growing and becoming more widespread. syrians taking to the streets in

the rebel held north of saria demanding the islamic states leave the country. it's an al qaeda-linked group and people are frustrated and angry with tactics on the ground. foreign fighters were welcome at the start of the uprising because syrians felt no one was helping them. but the group has consolidated control, taking over strategic territory, imposing strict interpretation of islam, telling women what to wear, kidnapping, torturing, killing and forcing secular activists into exile. popular anger is growing. it's not only protests. there are inteps, fierce battles on the ground -- intense, fierce battles on the ground between the syrians and al qaeda.

al qaeda's position has not been made clear. they have not said which side they are on. so far they are saying that they are watching the situation closely. if the islamic front decides to join the f.s.a. and others in their fight against al qaeda. we'll see a major confrontation in the north of the country, a complicated situation and calling it a new revolution. >> four are dead in cambodia after a protest between garment workers and police turned deadly. the garment workers are demanding higher wages after the violence comes week after tension between the both groups. >> cambodian armed forces cracking down across nong peng. this is where military police

fired on protesters friday. against, on the streets with ak-47 rifles, clearing away people, telling them there are thieves and looters, not helping with a call for better wages. >> this woman has a job sewing together swim suits, she lives in a room up the road from the protests. she wants to leave the the violence and wants to go home. because of the strike she has not been paid and can't afford to travel. >> translation: i have never heard gunshots. i was frightened. my body was shaking. >> on the other side of the city opposition leader sam ramsay worked to calm the situation. >> we have made an appeal to both sides. workers and armed forces, to withdraw, to stop using reforms

of violence. so that we can find a peaceful solution >> but a few hours laters there was more violence, not a peaceful resolution. government forces cleared out an area to be the headquarters. it was to be the starting point for a huge protest. >> they came in fast and with force. capital police sealed off the area around freedom park. there were reports of beatings as the park was cleared of protesters. considerable muscle was flexed. it was unlike anything over the past two weeks of protesting, raising concerns of what he might do if the opposition went ahead or the workers took to the streets by the factories.

>> the garment industry is cambodia's largest work group. >> two sides refused to meet. they want an agenda drafted by negotiatesors first. more than 1,000 people have been killed in the central african republic, and hundreds of thousands are displaced, living in u.n. camps or are on the run. the state department has evacuated all but essential embassy staff. >> a fifth of the republic is homeless. the violence hampered the work of the few remaining aid agencies, doctors without borders, based at the capital's airport are scaling back ests as security worsened. thousands of civilians were sheltering at the airport with no aid live line. stray bullets killed three,

injuring many at the air fort. >> frozen in place, a crew sent to rescue a ship in the antarctica, needs rescuing itself. >> and the warping and -- warning and risk of carrying chemical weapons, and what that is for you. >> can the saints win on the road, in the cold? that story ahead.

>> welcome back and good morning to you. i'm morgan radford. these are the top stories we are following for you at this hour: boeing and its workers inked a deal after a critical vote on friday. ensuring that the new aircraft will be manufactured in the

united states, but workers health plans and pensions will be cut back. >> the family of a girl declared brain dead is relieved after a court decision allows her to be moved to another medical if as altize, even though -- facilities even though pronounced legally dead by doctors. >> the first snow storm is over, but now millions of americans are bracing for cold conditions. the next few days could bring some of the coldest temperatures in two decades. it may approach 50 below zero because of wipd chill. >> an ironic twist complicating an arctic rescue. the chinese icebreaker is stuck itself. as dominic kane plains, all they can do is sit and wait. >> after more than a week on rescue duetie, the "xue long,"

"snow dragon," is, itself, d trapped. the helicopter was vital in collecting the passengers from the "akademik shokalskiy," and ferrying them to a waiting australianship. 52 journalists, researchers and tourists were airlifted across the ice. as an ice break are the "xue long" is used to severe conditions. its voyage to the south pole is to resupply the chinese antarctica station. the "xue long" is the chine he is only ice breaking vessel. conditions are changing. what is safe one day may not be the next. the captain made it clear that the situation is manageable and doesn't need further assistance and hopes they can free themselves from the ice in the

future. >> both the russian and chinese ships plan to wait until the rice breaks. >> the italian navy res cute migrants in overcrowded boats off the island of lampedusa and the north african coasts. they were from pakistan, iraq and several african countries. thousands try to reach the shores of europe seeking a better ways. >> a federal safety alert warns that crude oil from north dakota may be more flammable than expected. this after a train derailment on monday. now the national transportation safety board is examining the safety of moving petroleum by rail. we have this report. >> this is what happened monday, when a train filled with more than 3 million gallons of oil ignited, the impact causing an

explosion. residents of a nearby city were urged to flee. federal transportation officials sent out a safety alert. emergency responders, shippers and carriers should be aware that crude oil in monty python and north dakota may be more volatile. crude oil from the back, wells from the back producing a mix of petroleum from elsewhere. >> the amount has risen by a factor of 40 in the last five years. concerns come after a series of derailment involving crude oil train, including the disaster in quebec killing 47 people. >> the quebec disaster are wake-up calls, not only for the rail industry. the oil business is booming.

producing 900,000 barrels from 10,000 wells. what makes the commodity from there more combustible. they produced natural gas liquids. they are liquids under ground but at atmospheric pressure is gashes. >> some may end up with the crude. it may be why we had problems. the hope is it will lead to efforts to protect people and lesson the chance of more catastrophe. >> that was john seigenthaler with that report. >> the federal government is appealing a ruling against a massive phone data collection program. a federal judge in washington ruled that it's unconstitutional. an appeals court is to rule on whether that practice is

allowed. >> the federal government will take um unemployment issues. during his weekly address. president obama called on republicans to back a 3-monthly extension to the urment benefits. let's listen to what the president said. >> instead of punishing families that cap least afford it. you can do the right thing and restore this economic security for the constituents. >> losing the vital economic lifetime would not only hurt the families, but the economy. >> no more g.m.o.s in the cheerios. general mills is cutting g.m.o. frommize cereal. bowing to pressure from acts visits says it will no longer use g.m.o.s in one variety of the cereal. >> americans shoppers don't

always get the whole story on what they are eating from labels on food. one group estimates 60 to 70% of foods contain genetically modified ingredients, including basic staples, like 91% of soy beans and 85% of corn. 75% of processed foods, soda, soup, crackers and donnedaments -- kondaments. r.d.g.h. is banned in several countries and the entire sooupon. >> the first harvest of modified corn was roled out for people. they say g.m.o.s produce products bigger and more resist and to disease. the safety is not proven, especially over the lopping term, and point it studies showing that g.m.o.s can harm

insects and soil. g.m.o. crops require more herbicides. they are banned outright. >> 61 countries require products to be labelled. >> here in the u.s. companies are not required to use special labels. while the government doesn't allow them to be used in foods. >> so far general mills is the largest brand to make the move. last year ice-cream maker ben and jeries said they'd cut it from their product. >> for the first time researchers say a large daily dose of invite min e may show the decline. >> according to the alzheimer's

association. the disease will be the sixth leading cause. from 2000 to 120. deaths from other major diseases like heart disease decline. in 2013 an estimated 5.2 million and the cost for caring for someone reaches 2003. joining us now is the doctor. the lead author of the new study in gerry at rick psychiatrist. thank you for being with us this morning, doctor. >> vitamin e - it seems simple. what is it about the compound that slows down alzheimer's? >> we are not sure. vitamin e is an anti-ochly dent. we are not sure why it works in slowing down the rate of progress. the raigsal for this study was a

study published in 1997 and the new england journal showing that at this dose. vitamin e was effective in slowing down the rate of progression. the parents had alzheimer's, so we thought it was important to study patients with mild to moderate alzheimer's. >> you said you are not sure why it works. what changes did you see in the patients who are taken the vitamin? >> we saw a slowing in functional decline over the period of time the patients were in the study. functional decline refers to the ability to dress, bathe oneself and higher functions such as using a telephone, shopping, keeping track of the check book. we thought that function was the

most important thing to assess in the study. that's why it was called a primary outcome measure, the most important thing we measured. >> what about healthy people. should they take vitamin e as a preventive measure. >> this is not a prevention study. all the patients, 613 were randomized, had a diagnosis of alzheimer's. it would not be correct to extrapolate from this study that vitamin e prevents alzheimer's and people who do not have the disease. >> ams is a disease without a cure. >> are there other options. >> not really. there are no prevention strategi strategies shown to be

effective. medication is available. that's all we have at this point. >> the result of the study were in the entirely concludesive. why weren't they. what do you have to prove, what are you unsure about. >> actually, the - it's a finding. the rate of decline is significantly slower. i think what we had hoped to see was that cognition or memory would improve. we had ways of measuring that, which we were not able to establish. what we saw was a gain in time that the care giver spent in caring for patients. at the beginning of the study caregivers spend three hours ada. after a legementds of time in the study, vitamin e had the at

least increase. we think that is a benefit. >> to continue studies like this, is if youeding an issue as well. >> yes, it's a funteding. it's an issue to carry out a 5-year study. in this case it was the va. the corporate studies program, which sponsored the study. we were fortunate because i think because vit mip e lass little commercial value, that the va is willing to sponsor studies like this. >> thank you. a psychiatrist at the minneapolis vk health care system. >> it's world braille day, the day that commemorates the birthday of louis braille. he was credited for developing

the language helping blind people to read and right. in india technology is outpacing the tactile language. >> it's an exhibition of braille. part of the braille-day celebrations at the institute for the blind in new delhi. here braille is celebrated on more than one day each year. >> this person has been living at the institute for five months. he was born blind. he is not here to learn braille. he's using braille to take courses to become a computer programmer. >> as well as basic computer programming i am learning programming, c plus plus. java script. >> where braille typing, transcription and india's largest printing press, it's an

impressive system. with 60 to 70% of blind people, there are challenges to bring the resources to them. >> all workers are going into the country side, approaching visually prepared people and providing necessary services to them. >> learning braille in nonurban areas is harder. some believe a modern solution is needed. >> in the 90 years that braille has been around and spreads throughout the world and found in public places, with technological advances, some wonder if there's a need for braille. >> new programs and mobile apps can read out emails and repeat what it typed into the key boarded. the costs keep the technology out of the reach of the blind

people. >> it's universally recognised that they are not competitors, but only intended to supplement what is available in the system. >> the advantages is that i can read very fast. i also get to know the spellings and punks that i wouldn't know if the computer read them out. >> helping people live normal and modern lives. >> the number of braille users has been declining for decades. as technology makes it a less relevant tool. there's more than 150 million people who use braille all around the world. the college football bowl parade conditions and mark morgan is here to tell us about another

thriller. >> everything is a shoot-out. there has been no defense in the last five or six games. do we want defense. >> we do. >> two years made a big difference for the clem son football team. they were humiliated 70-33. the tigers placed power house ohio state with a chance of redem shop, and clem son made it count. tigers with the ball. both guys on sundays. sammy watkins. 16 catches for 227 yards. in the third it's buoyed. to martaneous bryant. >> he zoom in. he corals the tip past for the lead. >> braxton miller is upd --

under pressure. has to off load it. it does. they lead. >> boyd through for 378 yards and five touch donedowns. running for five touch downs. 40-35 the total. >> it was a lot of fun, man, the way it's supposed to be. you don't look up and get the b.c.s. games, you earn your way there, you don't look up and win, you have to earn it on the field. >> it's a special night. not for me or the team, but for the university. for the fans that support us ux it's a very special evening. i can't pick a better way to go out in the new year. >> missouri we begin with.

23 yards for the store. we are tied at 24. this like the orange bowl back and fourth. henry a 16-yard run. giving missouri a lead. >> two minutes later missouri's gaps is big. that's a fumble. he is go number of e. that is right. >> 73 yards for the score, a total of 41 scored. both teams ringing it up. missouri survives. >> okay, it's wild card saturday in the n.f.l., two terrific match ups, as the road to met life stadium and a chile super bowl begins. >> colts west coast chiefs. chiefs beat them in kc. now, together, the saints hope to shake off the road wows once and for all.

new orleans travel to philadelphia to face the eagles. 3 and five away from home, new orleans 0 and 5. once again the challenge, one away from home. here is charean williams. >> the saints lost three of the last five games, that's why they are in the mess. otherwise they'd be sitting at home, waiting for someone to come to the confines. superdome. it didn't happen, so they have to go on the road. this will be a tough game for the saipt to win. it is chilly, and the eaglesar red hot. starting 3 and 5 and won. they are on a good string of wins. eagles have been better on the road 6-2 than they have been at home. >> a devastating injury for the last a clippers, the man that

makes the clip's engine one separated his calleder and is expected to miss three to five weeks. >> paul fell to the floor after being fouled. the all star card averaged 20 points. he left the arena with his right arm in a sling. he'll be evaluated in la sunday and monday. >> thank you so much. and the year ahead for all you techies, we'll tell you about the newest, latest item coming out in 2014. how a moment much ipp some nia lappeded one man a megaforward un.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford with you live from new york city. we'll tell you about the technological advances that we cap expect in 2014. let's get a look at where the snow and the rain fall across the country with meteorologist

eboni deon. >> we are watching the frontal boundary making a move. a lot of the cold air spilling into the deep south. as far as the rain, we are not seeing a lot, but there's a bit of moisture across florida. it's mainly snow stretching interest the great lakes to parts of the inner mountain west. snow flakes were flying. dicey along the roads. widespread winter storm warnings and watches in place. >> if you are still digging out of this winter storm you are probablying dealing with a lot of size. most areas use salt, but there are surprising alternatives to melt your problems right away. >> traditional ways of solving the problem of slick services include chemical deicers, sand and salt. the same salt on your dinner

table, and a popular agent against ice. it lowers the breathing point. the more salt you add, the lower the freezing point grose. sat was corrosive. there are other ideas on how to get out of a winter mess. in wisconsin, they are turning to cheese. >> in wisconsin, they produce a lot of cheese, a by-product is brine. it's salt and water of the that felts ice. freezing on to roadways. >> from salty to sweet. here they are looking at molasses. >> they are not pouring it on to the roads. they are taking the desugared juice and mixing it. the combination causes it to stick to the road. >> beet juice is an alternative.

not only can salt by coastly, it's tough on the environment. it rushes off of roadways. the alternative to tracking it in your house or snow, it smells like cheese. >> two organic sales alternatives are bio degradable. check this out. next type of you have trouble falling asleep. why don't you count lottery numbers. that's what this man did. he woke up in the middle of the night and forget to check his ticket. good thing he did, he was one of the mega million jackpot winners and is $324 million richer. >> 2014 is expected to bring us new technology, we look at some

of the latest gadgets from hollow graphic phone calls to smart watches. >> here are the basics of how to use glass. >> hypes and years in development. 2014 will see google's iwear go on sale. questions remain as to whether it will be style or fad. the same for smart watches. some are on the mark. apple, google and microsoft will add their offerings. >> bitcoin is freedom. >> some believe we'll see the rise of virtual currency. some say they have the participation to disrupt traditional payment systems. >> traction fees are almost zero. when you have the bitcoin, you can put it in whatever currency you want. lots of people are seeing it as

a virtual deposit box. once you have it, you can use it anywhere you want and the interaction is done through mobile phones. >> supercomputing and artificial intelligence are set to enter every day life. ibm has given developers access to watson, the smartest computer. the vast power and ability to learn language could transform. >> artificial intelligence can do that, it can monitor who you communicate, and what you say or do. then you can get a search engine specific to you. >> in 2013 we learnt how spy agencies track us and read communications. now there's increasing demand for secure and encipted email.

leading to the rise of apps like snapchat. >> after the person views it, it deletes. things like snapchat are a new idea taking hold quickly. >> they are used in show business, but hollow graphic or 3d are developed for business calls. >> they are expensive and the vast technology needed makes it inaccessible to both. it's hoped that their future will become part of every day life. >> i'm morgan radford. thank you for watching. we'll have another news update for you.