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all - taxes, deductions, divorces, the changing landscape of gay marriage. >> you think travelling is tough here - never before have so many humans been on the move at once. we go along for the ride. >> tonight the message in ukraine is clear - no deal. protesters push back hard, relating the president's offer to join the government. at this hour demonstrators remained on the streets. protesters attacked a government building, holding police officers. jennifer glasse has the latest. in the heart of the capital ukraine's besiege the lenin museum, afraid the police in side were waiting to ambush the

demonstration. this is the latest in the unrest as the ain't government movement grose. with demonstrations spreading across the nation president viktor yanukovych meets with opposition leaders. he's now offering to share power and reform repressive laws limiting freedom of speech and assembly passed a week ago. >> with the three opposition saying, "no deal.". >> our clear position is to rescind the laws. >> our demonstrates are to hold presidential elections, and we are not stepping back. >> they also want the relief of dozens of demonstrators detained by the government. >> on the barr kate defiant protestor brave the lines. there's little time to worry

about politics. this is the public face of a battle against the government. >> too little, too late. many say they'll take the country back. this is their fight. they want to show the people that they are here to stay. >> they are ready for a fight, even if it's just with stone. as protesters try to take over the museum, they broke fireworks. >> leaders urged peaceful parts of the movement. now it's not clear who is in charge. >> here in the states police are searching for what caused a man to open fire in a maryland mall. he shot two workers before killing himself. explosives were found had his bag. police there tentatively identified the shooter but are not releasing his name

>> police still here at the colombia maul as they process the crime scene. they have police cruisers around the perimeter of the mall. they don't want anyone trying to get into the mall as they work the crime scene to figure out what happened. >> a busy shopping morning turned into chaos. police swat teams, ambulances rushed to the mall, arriving after 911 calls pored in. a gunman and panic inside. >> i heard people screaming and it was boom, boom, boom. >> people started scraping and running. it was a complete madness. >> police say the first officers were on scene within two minutes. they found three dead of gunshot wounds, one a shooter who was armed with a shotgun and quilled ims. the two victims worked in

zumiez. they were identified as 21-year-old brianna benlolo, and 25-year-old taylor johnson. five people were injured. one with a gunshot wound to the foot. the others hurt in the rush to get out. authorities had to comb the mall to make certain there were other shooters and escort to safety shoppers and employees who stram bled into hiding. >> the tactical teams went through every inch of the mall. it took hours. andrew and his 4-year-old son evan left in the afternoon after being interviewed by police. >> initially i thought that can't be shots. >> the scenes have become all too common. >> our hearts, the police department's hearts go out to the families of people that lost their lives. it shouldn't happen anywhere but unfortunately that's where they are. >> the store where the two

worked sell skate boards and snow boards. the company issued a statement saying its heart goes out to the victims and their families saying they are arranging counselling for any employees in the area. >> thousands of egyptians gathered in cairo to celebrate. there's a stark contrast in the violence elsewhere. protesters angry at the new government were kept out of tahrir square. fights and bombings across the country killed 29. patty culhane has more on today's events. >> once again there are scenes of chaos on the streets of egypt. a nation divided. leaders are trying to projects on imaging of unity. it was three years ago that egyptians stormed the square

demanding the removal of a former military leader turned president. three years later they are bark, demanding a new leader, general abdul fatah al-sisi take the job. >> this is a military sanction and protected protest where only their supporters are allowed in. free to talk to the media. >> i came down today to celebrate with my egyptian brothers and sisters. the 25th revolution. >> that was not the case tore those opposed to the military-backed government. the former president labelled the muslim brotherhood a terrorist organization. a doctor told al jazeera one case where snipers fired live ammunition into a crowd. >> the protesters were not armed, only throwing stones and bottles. police in the past used tear

gas. on this day they used live ammunition. >> just to clarify, have you treated women or children tonight? >> few of the protesters were women. there were some children injured. a 10-year-old child died as a result of being shot in the head. putting people who came to the hospital for treatment, already dead. >> seven people died in the local hospital. >> dozens are dead as egyptians turned on each other. three millions after millions of egyptians united to demand democracy. the country is now divided. >> it's been a difficult three years for egypt since the arab spring. james gelvin, author of the "arab uprising, what everyone needs to know."

>> we are too quick to jump to conclusions. most say it ended in 1999 with napoleon of france. we've been three years since the egyptian revolution. these things are spinning out. we see the situation in syria, seeing it throughout the arab world the one thing we learnt is that the global norms of human rights affected the middle east. it may not win, but there are people out there willing to risk the lives for the norms. >> it marks the 28th day that al jazeera colleagues have been in prison. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr are held without charges. we got a let on conditions inside prison. saying: in

>> he goes tonne say our arrest and continued detention sends a clear message: >> well, they are not speaking, but at least they are sitting in the same room. for the first time the syrian government is meeting with the opposition. peace talks are happening in geneva this weekend after three years of civil war. the focus so far is humanitarian issues, the one topic the two sides agreed to discuss. >> the mediator of these talks admits that he has not accomplished much. but feels that the half steps

that he's making can help the people of syria who need the assistance. >> the two sides spoke to each other around a u-shaped table. they are not talking to each other, only the mediator, lakhdar brahimi. ism we are in a room like this. i'm in a bank like this, and one is on the left. one delegation is on the right and they face one another. that talks through me to one another. i think it's a good beginning because lakhdar brahimi helped them to create humanitarian corridors. there are millions without food and water, especially in the besieged city of homs. the coalition is putting pressure on the government to alleviate the suffering. >> there are areas in syria that has not seen food or medicine for the last eight months. people are eating grass and a

lot of things, like cats and dogs. and that is not acceptable today. >> if the two sides can agree on local issues, the u.n. is hoping that builds trust to discuss long-term piece. >> a suicide bomb targeted an afghan military bus. there's few details, coming after the afghan president refused to sign a security deal with the united states. hamid karzai insists that an american soldier should leave afghanistan unless the u.s. starts peace talks with the taliban. >> hamid karzai said he will not sign a deal until the april elections, and demand the u.s. end military operations on afghan homes, including drone strikes. >> this relationship which benefits them cannot come at the cost of the lives of people of afghanistan. it cannot come at the cost of the lives of the women and children of afghanistan. and in return of signing the

agreement we want peace and security for the people of afghanistan. without that, it is better they leave and afghanistan determines its own future. >> right now there are 38,000 u.s. troops still in that country. >> well, edward snowden is now revealing the u.s. spies to hep corporations. the former n.s.a. contractor gave an interview to a german broadcaster, his first since fleeing hong kong. >> does the n.s.a. spy on d successful german companies to have the advantage of knowing what is doing on in the scientific and economic world? >> i don't want to pre-empt the editorial decisions of journalists, but there's no question that the u.s. is engaged in economic spying. if there is information at seemens that they think is beneficial to the national

interests, not the national security, of the united states, they'll go after that information, and they'll take it. >> the interview was held at an undisclosed location. edward snowden is in rush yes where he accepted asylum after leaking top-secret government documents. nearly 300 passengers aboard a royal canadian cruise ship has been sick with a stomach bug. when it arrives in st. thomas health inspectors will board. 26 members of the crew are sick. new crew members will board. >> 3,000 passengers are on board "the explorer of the sea." dozens of papingers on another ship became sick with a similar illness, said to be caused by a virus. the west virginia company behind the chemical spill has been ordered to remove all the

above-ground storage tanks. they were told to begin to move them by march. it leak tainted the water for 300,000. the company removed a million gallons of chemicals. >> the white house released topics to be included in the state of the union address. income and equality. president obama will lay out proposals to grow the economy and sent three words opportunity, action and optimism. >> tomorrow a closer look at what to expect. that's tomorrow at 8:30pm eastern. >> senator john mccain is under fire from members of his own party in arizona. the republican party says he's not concerned enough. resolution criticised mccain for

supporting it. another national retailer said he's been hacked. still ahead on al jazeera america. thousands of customers of the largest crash store chain had their personal information stolen. trying to make electronic currency mainstream. more and more are using bitcoin. >> arctic air making its way back into the u.s. i'll show you the coldest spots for tomorrow, and we are all going to get the cold this week.

al jazeera >> yet another store may there fallen victim to hacking. thousands of customers that may shop the largest craft shore chain may be compromised. michael ceo says:

>> this is the latest in a string of data thefts. a million cards were hacked in the neiman marcus breach. >> the north american bit coin conference is taking place in miami, promoting this bitcoin atm and another to slated to open in miami. they are the first restaurant to accept digital currency. >> it saves 3-5% every month on credit card fees by accepting bit copy. we doubled the profit margin. this is the infancy of something that will change the world of how we think of finance. >> critics of the digital currency have doubts about the stability. the value of one bitcoin jumped from $13 to $800.

>> miami is not the only city taking on bitcoins. we have more on that. >> at booti street food in new orleans, it's about the options. there's a new payment option. >> hit plus. >> bitcoin is an encrypted currency independent from bank regulations. thing of it as a trade. that was doing the statements of our credit card fee, six weeks ago and it was like $14,000 annually to credit card fees. that was a big driver for us to take bitcoin, because it eliminates that. the system was proposed by a developer going by the name of satoshi akamoto. booti's has 5,000 customers a month and have only had 10.

the owners think the ease of the transactions will appeal to people. >> we have they are been pro government or regulation. we have never been pro a lot of these things. bit going eliminates the government and regulation. >> there's no gold or silver or tangible backing. >> you can go online and buy it with real money. euros or dollars and you get a list with your designation on it and had is how many you own. it acts like a currency in that you can buy and sell. >> some economists say it can result in a slow start, placing steam in tradition like new orleans. others see great promise. >> we have a subset of our people, that i think will find bitcoin sexy and neat to use because it's so new. >> in the antique district of the fremp quarter one shop is

embracing the crypto currency. >> we have been sell it for u.s. dollars, euros, whatever we choose, or we can keep it and buy other stuff. >> since it's virtual it comes with volatility. a year as soon as one was worth $2-00. today it's worth $1,000. >> if the value fluke tults, i can't see an i can't see a future. it will take a while for any of that to happen. >> whether bitcoin is the next virtual bubble or the future unfolding in real time, interest is on the rise. >> severe winter weather is not going away soon in the north-east. the region is praising for more wind, snow and temperatures. heavy snow accumulations have been creating dangerous conditions for drivers. these are becoming too common on the highways.

it's not an encouraging team. cold weather is on the way. >> it's moving in now to the northern plains. wind gusts, where the wind chills are dropping down as low as 50 below zero, as we look at the winds. this is wind speeds, the average wind over a $5 million period. it cost $35,000. the direction coming out of the north and it will pull the cold air into the great lakes, where we had a little bit of snow, and it's been tapering off. brace yourselves. we have a clipper on the way. we have a cold seven for chicago, five for minneapolis. get ready to get the temperatures. chicago has been experienced temperatures below zeefro. 13 days. normally you have around seven. we are beyond that. no records, but we could set

some as we expect low temperatures to fall into zero degrees. as we look at the high term doors on sunday, 34 for billings, we'll feel the cool down on the east coast. coming in for the east north east. as the snow starts to come in with the arctic air, it will stick around. january snow is impressive. when we tack about the great lakes we had a fair amount. detroit and telido. we look at all-time january fall records. it's in minnesota. it will track further south through illinois, and east ward. most of that will swing up into the upstate new york pennsylvania area. jonathan, like you said. it will bring more snow for all

of us. >> thank you. the town of breckenridge colorado has no problem finding a fun sight. hofing the 24th annual snow sculpture ammunition. >> jim high schoolie shows us the icy sculptures. >> they spent the last five days scraping and sanding. cutting and carving their creations into the snow. team lithuania is designing an environmental message. because of human intervention, it disappears. >> finland's heart is inspired by the homeland. >> it's called the northern star and represents the different phases. >> the russians have an olympic theme. team wisconsin will have a butterfly. >> the butterfly travels the

furthest of any insect or animal. the master piece begins like this. a 12 foot high block of snow weighing 20 tonnes. a standout among the international creditors is tom day. a snow-sculpting veteran. >> 19 years worth of them. it's been great. >> tom's team breckenridge call this winter fun. >> what i have is a dog running down the hill with his father and so on the inner tube. >> what i have done is taking out little by little. >> here is the challenge. rules dictate all of this must be done by hands. >> everything has to be hand. >> to stay within the guidelines, these have come up with an arsenal of contraptions. >> this is a trou that you put a nailer plate for a truss on it.

it will sand snow like you wouldn't believe. the teams work through the night. racing the clock to meet the deadline. it's a blast, a matter of pacing yourself physically and not get too exhausted. i was supposed to be snow boarding. this is more impressive than snow boarding. >> it's like an improvisation. >> this art will not loft forever. the sculptures remain in place for a week. >> just a week. how sad. still ahead on al jazeera america. the swiftly changing landscape of gay marriage, how it's putting some people in a legal limbo. it's the largest migration - hundreds of chinese citizens on the move. >> plus - banning tackles for 13

and unders. we'll hear from the author of a report that's causing controversy, in just a bit.

>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz with the headlines. opposition leaders in ukraine are keeping up the pressure and the protest. they rejected a power-sharing deal with president viktor yanukovych, and are demanding presidential elections this year. thousands of egyptians gather to celebrate three years since the start of the revolution. the protesters opposed the military backed government. >> fighting and bombing left 29 dead across the country. officers are searching for what motivated a man. police say the suspect shot two workers before killing themselves. crude explosives and police tentatively identified the shooter. >> the tide seems to be turning in favour of major equality just this week. a conservative american state is

joining the push to recognise the push. counter ni healy looks at what this means. >> in an announcement that took many by surprise, virginia's attorney general asked a federal court to overturn the ban on a same sex marriage. the legal landaccept has been changed. it has an evolution that goes back decades. in the 1970 two men from the university of minnesota applied for a marriage licence, but a county clerk denied the application. the two men lost on the local or state level. the u.s. supreme court refused to hear the case. >> the marriage is only valid between a man and a woman. in 1996 president bill clinton signed the defensive marriage act. it defined a spouse as a person

of the opposite sex, who is a husband or wife. >> when the federal law makers proposed a constitutional amendment congress rejected it and doma stayed intact. massachusetts became the first staut to legalize same-sex marriage. 11 states passed initiatives banning if. in february 2011 the barack obama administration declared that it would no longer defend doma in the courts, and in a series of lapped mark decisions -- landmark decisions the supreme court threw out key carts of doma and allowed kay merge in california, by declining to here a separate case. meaning they were eligible for family live, social security, immigration. now, 17 states, and the district of colombia allow same-sex marriage.

four more allow civil unions, and 29 states banned gay marriages. in a court ruling striking down same-sex rulings. rob reynolds met a couple in salt lake city. >> western clarke and brandon marks were married in the state of utah. now they are in a state of ambiguity. you definitely feel like you are in limbo. the pair who raise two children are among 1300 gay and lesbian couples to marry after a judge struck down utah's laws against same-sex marriage. the state and community didn't expect it. it was out of the blue. >> two weeks later of the u.s. government got the supreme court to halt the marriage. same-sex marriages already performed would not be recognised as legal. the fromming recognises the

marriages. utah is a politically conservative state. two-thirds of you tarns belong to the mormon reliage jog. into mormon doctrine emphasis the traditional family. church leaders are opposed to gay marriage. they see this as the equivalent of pulling a book out of the bottom wall of the hour, the wall would fall. >> mormon families are dealing with a ruling striking down polygamy rule. some fundamentalists practice it. there's confusion about whether polygamy is part of the plan. >> if same-sex marriage were permanently legalized in utah, it changes utah culture, the

definitions of family and marriage. clarke and mark say ultimately what is important to them won't change. >> to having a marriage certificate or not doesn't change how i feel about him. >> aappeals court will hear arguments in march. >> earlier we were joined to discuss the legal issues facing married gay couples. >> couples who are married need to worry about travelling across state lines. in many states they can lose their jobs and not have legal relationship with their own children. we have to work at the issues to ensure that because you get married in maryland, that you can move to virginia. >> if you move and are married in another state, is it does not carry over. >> lesbian and gay people move because of jobs and family. now we have a whole glass of the

citizen that can't make the moves. >> when i lock at this, and you see the patch work of state laws in different states allowing different levels of marriage, i wonder why is there no quick, easy fix to this, i can say yes or no to gay marriage. >> historically the definition of marriage is something that is within the purview of the states, it's not a federal issue. states are free to define the coffee of marriage. history irkly most states had the traditional definition of memory, which is that it's a union between a man and a woman. as you saw last summer in the united states versus windsor case, jz kennedy's provision relied on that history, the history of marriage being a creature of state law rather than federal law. consider the laws. do you recommend the gay couples get married or do we wait until

there's more clarity in the law. >> if it's strable to you, it clearly solidifies your right within the jurisdiction. most married couples, they are presumed by law to be the parents of those children. there are protections that come with marriage. >> quickly, i want your thoughts on that. if the couples move or want to get a disors where they are not legally married, it can be difficult. is it something gay couples should do. >> each couples theed to provide for themselves -- need to provide for themselves. you need to protect your family, this is the way to do it. >> thank you both for your time tonight. >> well french president francis hollande is breaking up with his first lady. francis hollande's companion moved to a paris apart: two

weeks ago a tabloid reported that francis hollande was having an affair. >> matches are set to start in june. too much money is being spent on the world cup. brazilians say the money should be spent on public health and housing. there was some vandalism. 100 people were arrested. >> we are eight days away from super bowl. ross is here to preview that game. >> 110 million fans are expected to tune in and watch. both teems flaying into jersey for a preb. in the last check, broncos failed by two points, so kiddy up. >> touch down. >> it's the highest scoring offense, for the denver broncos, versus the number one defense.

led by richard sherwin and the leejened of boom secondary. >> you just use manning and brady, you are talking about the greatest pears in the game. great systems recognising how to utilize the talent. best way to do that was all over the yard, they could handle it and do it well and win championships. >> peyton manning will look to add to his leggiasy. he has a chance to become the first quarterback to lead two teams to super bowl titles. >> we'll enjoy this. you'd have to take time to save our the moment. >> the broncos make their 17th super bowl appearance. after 15 seasons others will play on the biggest stage. >> you have done a great job in

making us understand the moments and take advantage of them. i think with his coming back, we found a way to win and keep going. >> for the second time in franchise history the saturdayle sea hawks will appear. they are searching for the trophy. >> seattle doesn't have a single player on the rost are. >> we have a good tam of guys here. we've been doing a lot of ball games. it seems similar. it's there for a week. our guys that have been through in, we feel like we have been there before. not the super bowl, of course, but an event leading up to a big game. we feel comfortable with that. >> seattle has to find a way to setting peyton manning. weather could be a factor in super bowl 48. wintery conditions could derail the offense, and that could play

into the seattle's hands which is running the football with marshall lynch. >> he's in for the touchdown. >> buckle up or bundle up. it should be a good one either way. >> the weather has been a hot topic and so has concussions in football. president obama chimed in saying if he had a son, he would not let his son play professional football. there's a proposed bill in new york banning tackle football for kids 13 years and under. here are the highlights. it would be forbidden for an adult or school to organise tackle football, a game or pro. if they do, civil penalties could be handed out. earlier i got a chance to speak to the author of the bill. i asked him why he is doing this. >> we think it's a danger to them, and their brain development. all the new studies that came out are point in one direction, that concussion, and not just

concussion, but repeated subconclusive blows can use braindevelopment damage, and when you are dealing with young kids, some as old as six years old, as young as that, playing tackle football, you have kids whose heads are much bigger in proportion to their brains. and these brains are growing and what you have basically are little bobble head dolls. running around the football team. and everie time they are hit. their brain will spin around possible damage occurring. that just hits even when they call to the ground. >> do you support kits playing touch. >> i don't want to eliminate the game of football. it's a wonderful sport teaching team work and dismrin. we want -- discipline. we want kids to have the rechry

kagsal activity. what i tiping they should do is let them play tag football, flag football, learn the basicses of the game. when their bodies are stronger, they are older, the neck muscles are stronger to withstand some of the blows, then bring them into tackle. >> they are trying to get support on the proposed bill. but like anything else, there's resistance to change. >> a lot of controversy with that one. >> it is the world's largest human migration - 220 million chinese travelling through the new year's holiday. craig liaison makes the trip. >> this is literally translated to springs transport when hundreds of millions of families travel from the city. to spend chinese luna new year.

al jazeera travelled to here, where she and her husband grew up. four generations gathered from around the country for celebrations. eating is the best way to cap up. >> all the food is grown by us. we don't use fertiliser or pesticides. it's safer. the husband and sun work in the capital. for most of the year the village is empty, abandoned. china's migrant workforce is the backbone of an economic rise. villages van trained of their nightclub. as school leavers chase their own economic dreams, and villages like these, almost empty. >> when the new year celebrations were over, only the young and old will remain.

tung's father is 82. he and his wife spend 10 hours working the 10,,000 organic farm. >> translation: the young people left home. my wife and i do the farm work. young families don't want to do the farm work. >> lee's grandson left the village men he was 16. he has a defaulter and son paying a penalty for the privilege. working as an electrician in beijing means spending the week away from his family, but it is worth it. i keep working hard. to send children to good schools there. many village fam also have left the village countryside. this loss of agricultural matters is a concern.

tung eventually plans to return to her village. >> i'm 50. i want to make money for a few years. i don't want to well a burden to my children. >> t, ng will spend 15 address with her family. she and her husband will endurn 36 hours of the rail network. >> if you want something big, maybe you need to think small. still ahead the treasures inspiring big dreams. >>

>> a small civic new york theatre a hot bed for political activism is locked in for a fight for its future. >> this theatre was the place of

ideas, especially of stokely carmichael. the press would have you believe that most people who get tired sit down. the slave is testimony to the lie of the statement. most have decades of struggle behind them. >> that was very important about the slave theatre. one of the few public institutions where we can have dying og with one ner. the theatre was the brainchild of judge john phillips. 79-year-old clarence hardy has been the caretaker for a number of years. >> became the black people as a whole or people, we don't know each other. first of all we have to start out with ourselves, and that's what the slave theater was designed for. >> we have heroes. mostly all the movies we see on the big screen are white heroes. you come here, they show you the black heroes. >> phillips opened the hero in

1984, calling the it slif the the theatre hosted its last performance in 1998. following his death the theatre was locked in an ownership battle. the property was bought for $2.1 million. clarence and his son say the sale was illegal. they have come here tore help. >> working to emissions. >> others say it's time to work with the developers. >> the property changed hands in 2013. i don't think the banks would have made that deal if there had been liens or anything like that. >> our interest is in restoring theatre to the site. >> for many here it's been restoring more than a theatre. >> it's a place where community organizers can meet, where civil rights act visits have spoken, a place where several playrights,

historical black playwrights have been part of. >> omar says the community needs the slave now more than ever. >> we are sleeping. knowledge i'm talking about. you know. we don't know. >> knowledge the hardy's hope will find a home at the slave. >> in cambodia workers in the garment history are protesting low wages. >> hundreds turned out over the ban from demonstrating. >> coming here from combodia's rural areas was suppose the to be the start of a better life. industry is booming. bringing in there 5 billion usd. garments account for 70% of total exports. 25-year-old woman says things have not turned out as well as

she'd hoped. she is paid $90 a month. part of that is sent home to her family. the rest barely covers her necessity like rent, electricity, food and water. >> translation: i'm not happy. the money i earn is spent right away. nothing is left. >> she shares a room in the city with three relatives who work in factories. it's a cramped space, and life here, she says, is hard. >> hundreds of others are not happy. they are taking to the capital's streets. this month a workers demonstration turned violence. four were killed and 23 others were detained. the use of force shocked many. i put a ban on similar public gatherings. officials are in a bind. raising workers salaries will make the country less competitive. not doing so could lead to

further instability, which might have exactly the same result. >> already 33 global brouned and unions called on the government to resolve the situation. local civic society groups are partitioning the government to get involved. >> there feeds to be dialogue and illegal underpinnings in terms of behaviours, trade unions and employers. and there needs to be a method logically sound wavge-setting process much. >> translation: if the salary is raised i'll stay, if not i'll go home. >> at the end of the day the thought of home and their families keep the workers going. with little choice they'll be back in the morning with the

hope that thinks improve. >> imagine buying a tiny version of what you both want and getting a real thing. in a festival attracting more visitors every year. vi this report. >> the city is steeped in tradition, many dating back to before the arrival of the spanish colonialist. the festival of min tours is a good examples. they are selling tiny plastic food items, bank notes, computers. >> we live in a world in which things like telephones and cameras are smaller. here in bolivia they take miniaturisation to a new level. here small, very small is beautiful. >> this means buy me. the annual festival beginses.

the god of abundance and the host of the festival is all that you want. a great deal of time and effort goes into getting the details right.. >> translation: look, you can see the detail. secret is in how we make the mould. i invest time in making the mould. if you put in the work, the results are excellent. >> don louise has been working on the miniatures for 35 years, spending weeks on one mould. he mostly makes little saints which he believes if delivered right will give the openers what they want. >> we now get visitors from other country, it gives us a platform while some artists exhibit at the festival, and nowhere else. >> with the mountain setting it

is alive with tradition and culture. indigenous and european. the focus for the next few weeks hangs on the interikate detail. >> and finally tonight - history is being made at englands canterbury cathedral. [ singing ] >> for the first time a girls' choir is performing. the archbishop saying it was time to change tradition.

>> you're watching al jazeera america. i'm jonathan betz in new york with tonight's headlines. opposition leaders in ukraine are keeping up the pressure and the protests, rentaling the power sharing deal from president viktor yanukovych, and are demanding presidential

elections this year. officers are searching for what motivated a man to open fire at colombia mall in maryland. the suspect shot two workers before killing himself. they found crude explosives in the gunman's bag. police identified the shooter but are not releasing his name. thousands of egyptians have gathered in tahrir square to celebrate three years since the revolution. protesters were kept out of the area. fights and bombings left 29 dead across the country. >> thousands that shops at a large craft store chain may have had their accounts hacked. michael's is urging customers to check their statements, already detalls were stolen from target and neiman marcus. >> the west virginian company responsible for the chemical

spill has been told to move all their tanks. the company has removed a million gallons. chemicals from the plant. >> those are the headlines. stay tuned because "america tonight" is up next on al jazeera america. >> good evening. thanks for joining us, i'm joie chen. you are watching "america tonight," the weekend edition. when it comes to improving american public education there's opportunities for open enrolment. despite the promise of the school choice movement the reality is thousands of students