america.is am al jazeera with a look at today's top stories. a new report that says the nsa data collection program is illegal and should be shut down. a critical speech from iran today, the president say it is country negotiating a long term is rekindle a friendship with the united states. deadly violence between protestors and the government in ukraine, and now the u.s. considering sanctions against the consider. and it is the brazen robbery that inspired the movie good fellas, nearly

$6 million in cash and jewels stolen from jfk airport in 1978, today a big arrest. ♪ . >> a new report calls the national security agencies massive data collection program illegal. the independent privacy and civil liberties board criticized president obama's decision not the end the program. we simply disagree with the board's analysis, consistent with the ice

strict court for the southern district of new york, and southern district of california as well as the finding of 15 judges of the foreign intelligence surveillance court on 36 separate occasions over the past seven years the administration believes that the program is lawful. as the president has said, however, he believes we can and should make changes that will give the american people greater confidence. >> the report comes on the same day that the man that revealed the details of that program is participating in his first internet chat. that is literally happening right now. john is here with more on what snowden is saying before we get there. >> bigger news. >> let's start here with what the attorney general errick holder is saying about snowden. >> he says if snowden accepted responsibility than the u.s. government is willing to look at some kind of resolution. he is telling cable t.v. if snowden's lawyers sent responsibility on his behalf, than the u.s. would engage with them. he says clemency is too

far, no harm no foul, but we are open to a resolution. i think that's huge. because i think what he is saying look, if you accept responsibility, then we will engage with you and there will be some kind of deal down the road, they will never let him off scot-free. >> right. but i don't know, because i'm not a lawyer, i would think if the attorney general is talking in those terms that's got to mean some kind of option where snowden accepted responsibility but maybe doesn't do jail time i don't know. >> for what he is charged with, he is facing at least three charges that i can think of, so the idea would be some kind of acknowledgement of what uh yo did, that was wrong. >> yes. >> a publi pub mea culpa, d then it sounds as though at least in the language i am hearing here, that perhaps there isn't a prosecution? am i going too far? >> you may be going too

far. no harm no foul is too far, but i think they are open to some kind of negotiations. so we will just have to wait and see. i think this will play out over many months. moving to a situation where we see him back in this country. and he accepts responsibility, but maybe doesn't end up serving either too much jail time or any jail time at all. in the mean time, mrs. a webbal going on right now. he is typing answers to questions that people have sent him to ask him all the way around the world, now, i have to say some of the questions are pretty lame, and it is taking a very very long time. >> do you have it loaded up. >> i do. this comes in, do you think it is a shame that at obama gave his nsa speech before his privacy

oversight board reported. now, a week ago today that obama gave that speech. eds ward snowden says the timing of the speech seems particularly interesting given that it was accompanied by so many claims that these programs have not been abused. even if we accept the credibility, incredibly narrow definition of abuse, which is someone broke the rules so badly we had to investigate them for it, we have seen more instances of identified intentional abuse that we with have seen instances where there's unconstitutional mass phone surveillance, stop any kind of terrorist plot at all, even something less than an attack. do we have time for one more. >> yeah. >> this is slightly shorter, this one from michael what are grove number 1. was the privacy of your coworkers considered while you were stealing their log in and password information. >> that's pretty poignant. >> and his reply is

pretty kurt, unlike the last one, with all due respect, who i assume is a journalist, the reuters report that put this out there was simply wrong, i never stole any passwords nor did i trick an army of coworkers. so far, when i left to come to the studio, five orr six questions those are two best so far. waiting to see whether he responds directly to what the president said last week. whether hend toes directly to accusations in the sunday broadcast that he was aided and abetted that he was helped by the russians to get this information, he says that's absurd. let's see whether he types anything. >> well, there are plenty of questions to be asks. >> unfortunately, this web nor is not the best way to do it, because it is taking a very long time, and they have only committed an hour to it and it ended about five minutes ago. >> john, appreciate it. >> thank you. >> defense secretary chuck hagel plans to summon the top leaders to discuss issues with the nation's nuclear force. a defense official also says hagel will order an

immediate independent review, this comes after revelations of a cheating and drug scandal involving dozens of officers responsible for the country's nuclear missles. iran's president called for a renewed friendship with the u.s. today. resumed his international charm offensive during an appearance at the world economic forum in switzerland. from his nuclear program to its economy, al jazeera's jona hall has more on what he had to say, and how people reacted. it's been described by some as the most important speech that has been produced in years. president of iran making his most public effort yet, to present a friendly face to the world. >> nobody can live on their own, no nation can resolve their problems on their own. the indiffusion can grow

without paying attention to social issues. 2340 power can have permanent domination over anyone. >> he is positions himself as one of those leaders to global security. it was a speech that combined themes of conciliation. moderation, and of course investment. >> . >> my guess is the european countries will move first, but the americans won't be too far behind. >> iran sits at the accept personal of some of the most complex problems a violent and fast changing middle east, that further threatened regional stability, and of course the war in syria, where iran is a vital ally yet he is not represented at the negotiating table. he did not offer a fast cure to any of these problems but he does seem to have helped open the way to interaction with the world as he put it

and to investment that he hopes will turn iran into one of the leading economies in a matter of years. >> which in turn presupposed that sanctions will be lifted. that can only 457 once it reaches a time agreement on the nuclear issue. this then appears to have been his show of support for that process, and his belief that it can succeed. there's no question it will be hard to get a comprehensive deal, but with this speech, he shows that he is personally committed to it. can he get it done? time will tell. but this is the speech that everyone wanted to see, and it's probably the most important speech given by an iranian leader since the revolution. >> and with with that, iran has taken another step in from the cold. al jazeera, switzerland. >> joining me from washington, d.c. is patricia. she is a senior fellow at the world policy institute.

good to see you. pick up from a line do you agree with him that this is the most significant speech from an iranian president? >> i think what is significant about it is that we are finally listening to the vocabulary the words that are coming out of the regime. they are not as decisive, they are very diplomat zych straight forward, and he is saying look, here we with are, it is time for you to listen to us, i am in a place where people are finally listening and now we with can start to move forward. i mean he is telling us over and over, iran warrants to be engaged and this is what they have been saying for years. >> let me push you on this point, let me get to what you really fear, is rohanny sincere about wanting to reengage with the west? talking a moment ago, we read eight few times now, establishing a friendship or is this more of what

the prime minister called iran's deception show? >> again, i think iran has been making the statements for a very long time. we just have pretty much ignored them, or not listened to them, so finally we are in this p 5 plus 1 negotiation. they are moving forward on the agreement so far. the inspectors have made that very clear, and they have acknowledged their compliance to the agreement, so now we with have to keep going. these constant words we with don't even need to be best friends all the time, but we do need to work together, and i think what he said is no one with is alone here, and this is what we really have to understand. and working towards economic reliance between countries is something that always brings countries closer together and further away from war. >> yeah. on the skepticism meter here, when you don't sign, when you don't sign on to the geneva 1 protocol.

that letter of understanding calling for a transitional government in syria. even as russia signs on, doesn't it make sense to remain highly skeptical of iran's true intentions in the region and in this talk of reengangment with the west. >> i think we are pretty clear on the intentions. they want to have influence there. they want to be able to have their own weapon -- or not really -- their own partnerships and relationships there. coe i think it is pretty clear. so i am not skeptical at all, we really have to understand, and everybody has their own interests and we have to understand where those interests align, and how we can keep them in place, and come together so we get a stronger -- a stronger economic future instead of a violent one. which we have clearly in the middle east right now. >> what does iran want?

because mindful of how difficult it will be to get that transitional government, to get anything done without iran at the fable. >> we aren't going to get anything done without iran at the table. president asaad is not listening to anyone, i'm not sure they will listen to president romanny either, but i think that's our best chance and our best alternative to at least get him moving towards a cease fire, and then how to move forward politically. >> all right, good to talk to you again. >> thank you. >> a senior fellow at the world policy institute.

24 comes as the opposition leaders met with the the president trying to find a solution to the crisis, jennifer glass is live with us, so the truce, has ended there. where you are, are the streets calm. >> so far, tony, the streets are calm. we had orthodox priests out we do have a note of optimism from one of the opposition spokesman who says the chancers of avoiding blood shut are high. what exactly that means we don't know yet. thousands are waiting to here, we expect them to take the stage in the coming moments and

announce what kind of agreement they made or at least what steps they might have made. right now it is all to play people are still very nervous. there are still tires ready to be lit, heading up to the parliament building that was the scene of clashes for -- since sunday here. whether the opposition and the president have hammered out an agreement that will satisfy them. >> all of those people behind you, are they waiting to hear -- are they waiting to hear that the president is willing to step down? well, tony a lot of them are waiting to hear different things.

you have a wide variety all over the country, some of them are very hard line. some say if the president doesn't step down, if elections don't happen early and soon, that they are going to start the violence again, or agitate again, people are here are very frustrated and that will be the big question. the concern was was with can these opposition leaders, do they even control their people. vitale tried on sunday before the violence broke out. just a few hundred yards down this road, i was here when he tried to convince those protestors not to go into the streets not to try to march on far limit, because a clash with with the police was with inevitable. he try and failed and we have had four days of violence, so the question is can they do enough? not optimistic signs the president says that really a lot of it is up to parliament, well, of course that is in his favor.

he everyonely controls the parliament, so really, everyone is waiting and watching to see what will happen and whether it will satisfy the people. it hammed early this morning more than 50 people lived in the home, authorities say many of the people missing youd wheelchairs or walkers. it took five hours to exiting wish the fire. we still don't know if the syrian government and opposition will be face to face. that's starting tomorrow, u.n. mediator met with each delegation separately today, trying to get both sides together tomorrow, the head of the main opposition group says he will give his negotiating

team the authority it needs but syria's foreign minister says the authority is to fight terrorism. as the u.n. tries to get both sides to sit down for direct talks the misery keeps growing for some of the millions of people who have fled the war torn countries. nick joining us from geneva, while the focus is on these talks, there are so many families living daily who just need some kind of help? >> i recently spent a little time in turkey, on the turkey -- i'm sorry, on the turkey boarder and found a clinic a doctor

and his family and the burdens on all of them are overwhelming. >> abdul is one of the refugees. this is their only clinic, he is their only medicine doctor. every day he sees 60 patients. >> this clinic is not enough, the drug is not enough, we need another clinic like this, another hospital, we need a hospital. the clingic only had six years. they have to use our camera's light to provide treatment. so they are not eligible for u.n. or government assistance. he does his best, but he has no instruments beyond the basics. >> are you frustrated you can't help them more? >> i cannot help more. and i am frustrated and i

am disappointing. i feel for them. i really feel. because my abilities is less than my duty. >> the clinic privately funded, but they have a hard time finding drugs and they are overwhelmed by patients. >> most have upper respiratory infections others suffer psychological damage from the wars they fled. >> because of the harsh situations which they suffer. >> by day, he helps save the children of fellow refugees. by night, he tries to save his own. >> i can't do anything. >> their 14-year-old son tried to kill himself. then he tried to kill his younger brother. his family fears the war traumatized him. >> how are your brothers doing? >> -. >> how?

>> it's changing a lot. he becomes very mean. he unctions everything we are saying and he understands that he is sick. >> he is trying to be kind to me. and that would make me better. that's good. >> can can you tell me what you saw in syria? >> a lot of things, a lot of bad things. both brothers want with to follow in their father's footsteps but they fear they are losing the opportunity. ny dream is to be a doctor. >> and go where? >> anywhere. >> back to syria? >> no.

he hoped his family would knife here, but he doesn't know if they will survive. he doesn't flow if the patients will survive either? >> why do you stay here. >> help me. i am trying to get away from here, but i say give me a way, and give you thanks for humanity. >> to save his patients, he needs to stay. but to save his family, he needs to leave. >> the doctor told me he fears that it is his fate to be stuck in turkey, he told me as heartbreaking as his story may be, he feeled it is repeated among many syrian families across the region. >> yeah, because it is. for us in geneva, nick appreciate it, coming up, virginia may soon be next in approving same-sex marriages after word of an about face from a top state leader, and the military easing up on what kind of religious items service members can

wear, but some say the new guidance aren't enough.

special permissions to wier beards in the past, but they had to get letters of sup bort from lawmakers. they say they lucked this permanent change, but also say it doesn't go far enough. they dent want to have to ask for permission. tony so some of these leaders are collecting signatures from lawmakers to ask the military to loosen the restrictions even more. >> this peoples like a big deal, thank you.

>> on wall street a triple different downer. negative reports plus concerns of corporate profits dragging stocks lower today. 1.1 million may have been victims of a someday that breach. the retailer confirmed hackers installed mall ware in its systems were used fraudulently, since the breech. breaking news from starbuck's. listen to this, it says revenued sores. 12% in the last three months of the year to a record $4.2 billion. the biggest coffee retailer in the world credits strong holiday business, driven by a 4% increase in customers coming into stores.

coming up, it is the heist that inspires the movie good fellas now 35 years after the they have police have arrested a refuted mobster.

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a look at your topere is stories a report out today saying the nsa massive and that it should should be down, the privacy and civil liberties board said the program also raising constitutional concerns that criticize president obama's decision not to end the program. and ultimately finding a long term deal in the nuclear program, a fire at a resident for seniors

in eastern quebec has killed three people and left about 30 unaccounted for. officials near the death toll will climb many of those unaccounted for were confined to wheelchairs and walkers. the grand-am party has a brand new plan to win with voters over. the republican national committee but today the gathers was overshadows by a party leaders odd comments about women. well, former governor, and former presidential candidate -. >> oh, we lost lisa, my joys. is it going to work out? is no. okay.

my aapologies. lisa is there, all right, let's go back to lisa now in washington, d.c. and lisa, sorry about that, we were with talking about the comments from mike huck a bee. >> we were indeed. he was the luncheon speaker and he took aim that republicans are waging a war on women, he said in fact rems are waging a war for women. what he said is a democrats think that women are helpless, and they need government handouts like the contraceptive coverage that is mandated in the affordable care act, and he went on to say this. >> our party stands for the recognition of the equality of women, and the capacity of women. that's not a war on them, it is a war for them. and if the democrats want with to insult the women of america by making them believe that they are helpless without uncle sugar coming in and providing for them a prescription each month for birth control because they cannot control their

lib bid doe or their reproductive system without the help of the government, then sobeit, let us take that discussion all across america, because women are far more than the democrats have played them together. and women across america need to stand up and say enough of that nonsenses. he said he didn't mare them, but he said it sounds offensive to me and women. the national committee also called the remarks offensive, debbie wasesserman schultz says mike has no idea what he is talking about. and she went on to indicate that she does not think the republican party has been very successful at rebranding itself as it indicates it wanted to. >> let's pick up that point a little pit. a lot of cynics aren't buying 24 idea the latest makeover, and then the question becomes is the rebranding real this time

around? >> clearly the republicans are attempting to rebrand themselves. they picked five rising stars three of them minorities but the focus really eclinted by the remarks. >> all right, lisa stark for us, lisa good to see you, thank you. an alleged mafia boss is facing charges linked to the heist of an airline. now the fbi arrested him this morning. he is the only one charged with the robbery of nearly $6 million in cash, and jewels. from new york's jfk airport, allen is here, what a story. a good movie too, with more on this. >> yeah, interesting one, breaking this morning. this is the 26 page federal indictment, it lays out charges involving murder, arceson, extortion, robbery and more against

five men, men who federal authorities say are members of the crime family. and one of those men is charged in connection with a notorious heist we just mentioned that made it to the big screen. >> it was a key moment by martin's new york mob drama good fellas. nobody in law enforcement was laughing back in 1978. when crooks loaded a black van with with cash and julie stolen from the airline at kennedy airport. investigators found the van, but not the money, or the robbers. >> nobody knows for sure how much was with taken. the fbi says $2 million, port authority says $4 million. >> in fact, it was more, 5 million-dollars in cash, another million worth of jewelry. according to charges documents.

the largest robbery at that time. the four men were arraigned today. the charges stepping from an't cooing federal investigation, of organized crime, and the family. they are vincent, his son jerome, jack upon vonn that, thomas, known as tommy d, and john rigano. of those, vincent is the only one directly linked to the airport theft. the cargo agent was the only man ever charged until now. >> federal prosecutors aren't saying why they think they can tie him to the sensational crime now. yeah it is a surprise that they are still alive. they were kilted, knocked off or dies of natural deaths.

james jimmy the gent, dies in prison, several years ago, many years ago. he was behind bars on a completely unrelated murder. and tony, there's a lot more in here. these indictments the charges arranged from something that happened last summer, all the way back to a murder committed in 1969. >> all right, appreciate it. am necessarysy international says human rights and liberties are even harder to find three years after egypt's popular revolution. noters have passed raws to make it easier to silence critics. two have had their detention extended by 15 more days producer and correspondent have already been detained for 26 days. they are accused of spreading laws harmful to state security.

al jazeera says are totally unfounded. central african republic has sworn in a new interim president who will have to bring a muslim rebel and christian militia together, in months of fighting, taking power after the former president was forced to step down, more than 1,000 people have been killed and more than 1 million more have fled their homes in the conflict. police in inyeah say a young woman was gang raped for falling in love with a young man outside her ethnic group. a 12 suspects and the head of the council have been arrested, reports say the gang rape was ordered after the victim could not afford to pay a $400 fine. south sudan's government has sign add cease fire ending five weeks of fighting that kills thousands of soldiers and civilians, it is the first sign of real progress since the

program began, but it may not last. it's been a long awaiting cease fire deem, but a huge deal nonetheless. at least now those who have fled their homes because of the violence that has raged through so it sudan, have some hope that they may return soon. this deal just signed essentially guarantees there will be a cessational fire, there will be permission, on both sides will allow for humanitarian aid to reach those effected. however, it will only be implemented 24 hours after the signing, after the time of the signing. despite this break through, despite the cease fire, many of view that this is just a patching of a wound that continues to bleed because there are real differences between both sides here. there is the former vice president who many see as a person who believes he should be running this country. pitting against the

current president who enjoys widespread support someone who seems to have liberated south sudan. mrs. also the tribal who they belong to, and the other tribes across south sudan, so many view that unless real accountability for the crimes committed over the past few weeks is reached unless real reconciliation is reached it is difficult to see how this would last very long. >> nor other news, it is over to morgan ratford, good to see you. >> you too, tony. there seems to be a very dark cloud hanging over the garden state. the re-election campaign just got suspectedded and that's along with the state's republican party. this just days after being sworn into office, for now, the second time. kristy's lawyer says the federal suspect is for documented that are retted to the closure of traffic lanes on that very vital george

washington bridge. it was said to be mightily motivated as a way to hurt a local mayor for his lack of kristy support. christie has since apologized and said he will cooperate with with the investigation. >> michigan governor is prepaying to ask president obama for 50,000 work visas to really help rebuild the city over the next five years. he is looking for people with with advanced degrees especially good with math, business, or science. and guilty in fee in addition, a man charged with killing nine people at a buddhist temple back in 1991, was found god today, but not without some dr. map p the case has had three trials over a 20 year span.

eh said it was his accomplice who did the actual shooting. but he now faces life in prison. also in arizona, a passenger attacked the driver of a greyhound bus, injurying 24 people. the dallas bound bus when a man just jumped up and started pummeling the driver. the bus crossed over the median, before barreling into traffic, passengers tried to restraint him, but he got away, running off into the arizona dessert with a female companion. the department of public safety says the man was hallucinating from drugs. the 21 uninjured passengers got safely to their destination. >> boy, that could have been a lot worse. >> a lot. >> you know, it is one of the world east most famous statues. christ the redeemer brings thousands each year, but two recent can storms have damaged the popular attraction. brazil's government is wasting no time, repairing the landmark.

he is christ the redeemer, one of the most famous statues the city who looks down upon from his mountain top perch. but look closely, crews are now busy working on the massive hand, emergency repairs after it became a conduit for hundreds of millions of volts of electricity. this is the remarkable photo of the moment it happened. age tourist visiting weren't sure what to make of it all. >> i hope it didn't hurt too much. >> when he was vandalize add few years ago, the mayor called it a crime against the nation. the statute is 82 years old, took nearly a decade to make, and the built from reenforced concrete.

it isn't the first time it suffered a direct hit, but part of a finger, that's a first. engineers are busy putting in lightening rods so when the next sometime happens any damage will be limited. we are going to increase the receptors that crown on the head lightening protection, we will increase that, and they will expand across as far as the middle finger because the clouds usually come from the ocean on the east, and usually it is the finger in sustains the most damage. >> the catholic arch diocese who manages the statute says tourists have little to worry about when visiting. we have this continuing warning but we will guarantee a good repair job. we will protect the statute. >> there's no telling how long it will last, but more than 30 workers have been assigned to the job. local officials say they will stair no effort or cost, because after all, it's christ the redeemer, and the most famous symbol of this largely catholic country.

al jazeera, south palo. >> and coming up, with a look at how iran and israel are trying to woo business back into their countries. plus, the uniforms team u.s.a. will wear at the olympic -- what? opening ceremonies. and social media is going crazy.

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forum today.rld economic he is looking to change iran's image and in a historic keynote speech, he said all countries should get the same opportunities for economic development. his comments come as trade sanctions have been partially lifted. real money has this

report now. >> once again i drew the short straw, stuck here reporting from the swiss at alps. and hopefully i have some snow by the time i talk to you tomorrow, it isn't so much the world economic forum as it is the world diplomatic forum. canceled an appointment to speak to us, i was supposed to interview him this morning he is too busy meeting with executives to come back into iran. iran is a major oil producer, it ooze capacity has been decreased by the sanctions because they can't keep the oil producing facilities up to statute. they are also talking to the car companies, do you know before the sanctions iran was the 10th largest car market in the world. one of the big car makers there, i spoke to the ceo of nissan who also happened to be the ce oh, o renault. >> even with the

sanctions the local car manufacturers figured out how to produce and sell we still making the largest market in the middle east. i want expecting this to double, and this market will go to 1.5 million car as year, with the potential to grow regularly the many years to come. so tony everybody is excited about iran, more people are thinking. iran agrees to go along with the geneva agreement, if so they are open for business. >> good stuff. have to tell you, we with have our first look at team u.s.a.'s uniforms for the winter olympics opening ceremonies today. let's just say the reaction on social media has been mixed at best. more on that. >> tony, it is more eye catching than anything else, those are one of the nicer comments. >> that's nice. >> so here it is. get a close look at it, it is woven and wool it

has a lot of stripes and stars and here is also the men's version, well, you can't see threat. >> a little busy. >> well, so people have been tweeter about this, somewhere in wisconsin a grandma is happy they chose her sweater design. >> and jeff says hey american olympians your first grade teacher called she wanted her sweater back. >> oh, man. >> and angela says kind of like a christmas ugly sweater party, you know? now not everybody didn't like it, someone said it looks like a christmas sweater, i like it. so after lauren got some heat because their uniforms weren't made in the u.s.a., this time they say that they used 40 domestic partners to manufacture these, how much did they cost, almost $600 for the sweater, $95 for the hat. yeah, made in america, right. >> at least it is not -- >> that's hideous.

>> this is the norwegian curling team. >> right. >> you don't have that. >> it could be worse. >> a lot worse. >> that is insane. that is -- it feels like it should be strobing yeah, it is like where is waltz doe in there. >> okay, appreciate it. that's not a bad. it is a unique reverse commute. the high cost of living no southern california has caused hundreds south of the border. jennifer london reports some are taking the road less travels to work. feed the dogs, grab some breakfast. and before the sun's up, linda is out the door. like many professionals linda has a substantial commute to and from work. yet it requires more forty-five jerk planning and patience than most.

to understand why, i joined linda on her drive. guilty, linda. >> good morning, jennifer. >> sometimes if it is a holiday i can be downtown san diego in 40 minutes. to 50 minutes. and the other day it's hours. but it isn't so much the normal traffic that slows her down, every day she drives across this, the world's busiest land border. >> i live in tiawana, and i work in san diego. >> and so does mario lopez. he is an american citizen working in the mayor's office in downtown san diego. and just like linda, he lives stoudt of the border. on this night, his border crossing back home to tiawana wasn't easy. >> there is a situation this week because the wait was so long.

they both say living here and working here is a lifestyle choice. >> i found a beautiful home on the beach. and owning a home on the water is an amazing thing. very special thing, and i could never afford to do it in california. >> a move to mexico can cut living expenses by 30 to 40%. which is why thousands of people who work north of the board err chosing to move south and commute. a editionly teian that is emerging. >> there's a new culinary scene, a new craft brew scene, and there's a wine scene, so i think baha california also in the last few years has more things to offer. >> tiawana is also safer than it used to be.

>> the police have been improved in a city. the security trends are very positive. and in fact, tiawana as a large city compares very well to many cities in the united states. in terms of homicide rates. >> ken morris is an expert on the boarder region, he says the trend is likely to continue and that's a good thing. >> san diego benefits tiawana benefits and the businesses on both sides benefit too. >> jennifer london, al jazeera. tiawana mexico. >> one of the check points is now setting up web cams to stream live pictures of border traffic. they want to help commuters measure their way. i have to show you amazing pictures. look at this. this is a massive traffic

tie up due to an accident. and we understand it is a deadly crash. in michigan sit indiana, i wish i could tell you that the highway involved here. we probably have a better idea, clearly an interstate request all of those involved. okay, so that's, i 94. and a number -- >> do we have a number involved in this. >> as many as 10 we understand that it is a deadly crash. my guess is that would be local time, that may be central time. we with do understand that people have lost their lives in this crash.

a horrible situation, that has led to this crash, we don't know how many people have been killed and injured. but you can see this is a rough scene here. we will keep an eye on the situation, a look at the day's top stories straight ahead. real reporting that brings you the world. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> al jazeera america is a straight-forward news channel. >> its the most exciting thing to happen to american journalism in decades. >> we believe in digging deep. >> its unbiased, fact-based, in-depth journalism. >> you give them the facts,

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13 tractor trailers involved in this accident, and you can see there were other smaller vehicles cars in between all of that. we understand that there has been a loss of life here. it is a deadly crash. and we understand that visibility in the area in addition to what looks to be a fairly well covered snow covered interstate would have had a lot to do with this crash. again, this is eastbound, i 94, michigan sit indiana, a deadly crash here involving a number of tractor trailers and as the shot lines out, you can see for yourself here, just how long the back up is. my guess would be that this would stretch out for miles now. the emergency crews are trying to get to this scene from the westbound lanes of, i 94, but look

at how much of a back up we are talking about here. i am sure it extends beyond that. so once again, this is an accident on, i 94 eastbound lanes. michigan city indiana, we will bring you the latest as we get it. >> the demonstrations where spreading into the rest of the country, protestors are died and the embattled president is talking to opposition leader whose want new elections, ukraine is the inside story. ♪ with govert