you can find us on check check >> mayhem at the mall - an armed man kills two people and himself. police find evidence that he had bigger plans. >> deal or no deal - protesters in the ukraine are not interested in what the president is offering. >> the wave of the future, or a short-lived trend to look at virtual currency that some say is better for business. >> there's a boot. $1,000. >> the costs of being an olympian - the creative ways

athletes are raising money to get to sochi. >> good morning. welcome to al jazeera america. i'm morgan radford. ukrainian protesters are not interested in working out a deal with the government. they are back out standing their ground. president viktor yanukovych offered to make the leader of the opposition his prime minister, but the protesters said, "no thanks." jennifer glasse has the latest from kiev. >> in the heart of the capital ukrainians besiege the lenin museum. police inside were waiting to ambush the demonstration. >> this is the latest unrest of the with demonstrations

spreading across the nation, president viktor yanukovych meets with opposition leaders. he is offering to share power. snoolt for the three opposition leaders, they said "no deal." >> our clear position is to rescind the laws. >> translation: our demands are to hold presidential elections this year. and we are not stepping back. >> they also want the release of dozens of demonstrators detained by the government. on the barricades defiant protesters face police lines. there's little time to worry about politics here. this is the public face of their battle with the government. >> concessions by viktor

yanukovych - too little too late. many say they'll take country back. this is their fight. they want to show the people they are here to stay. they are ready for a fight, even if it is just with stones. >> as protesters try to take over the museums, they broke windows and use fire works as missiles. >> right now it's not clear what is in charge. >> this past week the uprising turned deadly killing four protesters and one police officer. >> police are searching or clues as what may have prompted a man to open fire. he shot two workers before killing himself. he was armed with a shotgun and explosive devices. >> we report more from colombia, maryland. >> police here at the columbian

mall as they process the crime scene. they cordoned off the parking lot. they have police cruisers around the perimeters of the mall. they don't want anyone getting into the mall as they work the crime scene to figure out what happened in morning. >> a busy shopping morning turned into chaos. police, swat teams, ambulances rushed to the mall, arriving after 911 calls poured in. inside there was panic. >> then i see people running and screaming and i heard it again. it was boom, boom, boom. people just started screaming and running.

... can't be shots. >> these scenes have become all too common. >> our hearts and the police department's hearts go out to the families of the people that lost their lives. it shouldn't happen in the colombia mall. that's where we are in society. >> the store where the two

victims worked, zumiez, sold snow boards and skate boards. they issued a statement, saying their hearts two out to the victims' families, and are organising counselling for anyone that wants it. >> three years after the upri uprising that toppled hosni mubarak, egyptians gathered to celebrate in tahrir square, to rally for the man mohamed morsi, the man responsibility for ousting the first democratically elected president. there's has been 29 people killed on this first anniversary of the revolution. >> once again there are scenes of chaos and blood shed on the streets of egypt.

a nation provided. leaders are trying to project an imaging of unity. three years ago egyptians stormed the square, demanding the removal of a former military leader turned president. >> three years later they are back, demanding a new military leader, general abdul fatah al-sisi take the job. this is a military sanctioned protest, where only their supporters were allowed in, free to talk to the media. >> i came down today to celebrate with all my egyptian brothers and sisters. >> that wasn't the case for those opposed to the military backed government. the former president ousted in a coup, the muslim brotherhood labelled a terrorist organization. they told al jazeera of one case where snipers fired ammunition

into a crowd. >> translation: the protesters weren't armed. in the past the police used tear gas, but they used light ammunition >> just to clarify, have you treated women and children tonight? >> few of the protesters were women. some children were injured. a 10-year-old child died as a result of being shot in the head. many people that came to hospital were dead. 7 people died in a nearby hospital. >> dozens are dead. the military cracks down on dissent, three years after millions of egyptians united to demand democracy the county is clearly divided. >> the brotherhood issued a statement yesterday vowing not to leave the streets until the killers are put on trial.

three of our al jazeera colleagues have been imprisoned. peter greste, mohamed fadel fahmy and baher mohamed are being held. [ technical difficulties ]

..for the east coast of new york, only hitting 16. this air... even for chicago. remarkably cold here. here is where the snow is. we are going to see the slopes on the rockies from monty python all the way to colorado. most of the snow accumulations around the great lakes. >> there has been a lot of talks lately about the environmental currency bitcoin. some wonder if it's a passing trend. a few small business owners say it's better for them. plus competition - we look at

creative ways that olympic athletes are getting to sochi.

>> nearly 300 passengers aboard a cruise ship are sick with a stomach bug. authorities are not sure what is causing the illness, but officials will join the ship when it docks. 3,000 passengers and 1,100 workers are aboard the "explorer of the sea", dozens of passengers on another ship was sick. >> it takes a lot of talent to name it to the olympics. it takes a lot of money. many athletes uses ways to pay the bills. paul beban has that story from colorado. >> this is the view from snow board cross racer mick deer

dorfe's helmet. to do this, flying down a frozen obstacle course at 40 miles per hour, you need to be a certain person. and you need money. >> i have to cover all my equipment and travel, coach fee, program fees, food, it really adds up quick. >> all told 35 grand to train for sochi. deerdorfe says he needed more than help from a parent. back in may he turned to crowd-founding website gofundme.com. that means asking everyone he knows - families, friends, strangers - for money. it paid off. he raised $15,000 and counting. is it 28-year-old mark you'ric is an amputee ski racer. but needing one ski doesn't

reduce his costs. >> skiing is $5,000, outrickers $600. to be a part of my team is $4,000, and races are anywhere from $1,000 to $1500. you'ric has part of his tab covered, but hoping to spend more time on the mountain. he told his story on gofundme.com. and raised $2,000. >> people can buy you a helmet or skis. >> you set up a wishlist, and can itemise it. >> if he races well you're ik could qualify in march. unfortunately for mick deer dorfe, he didn't make it, but is aiming for the korean games. crowd-funding is keeping his spirits high. >> it's amazing that so many want to help me out and support my dreams and make is easier for

me to do this. >> urich who has been skiing for three years says crowd funding does more that cover his costs. it comes through in a pinch. i want to go to korea. i want to bring home a medal. at least one. >> the generosity of strangers and the tools of the information age helping to keep olympic hopes alive. >> the opening ceremony for the sochi winter olympics is february the 7th and u.s. athletes are learning that they have made the team. the north american bit coin conference is taking place in miami. they roam promoting the bitcoin atm and a restaurant that is the first to accept the digital currency. the owner says it's better for business. >> we are savingery month on

credit card fees. we are doubled the profit. this is the infancy of something that will change the world of how we think of finance. critics of the digital currency do not agree and have doubts about the stability. >> miami is not the only city accepting the bitcoin. we talk about places in new orleans raiding the waves. >> it's all about the options. >> we serve small plates at street stalls. >> there's a new payment option. >> hit plus. >> bitcoin is an encrypted digital currency independent for government regulations. think of it as a trade between two parties. it was doing the statement of the credit card fee, six weeks ago, and it was $14,000 annually

to credit card fees. it was a drinker for us to take bitcoin, because it eliminates that. >> it was proposed by an unknown developer. it's in its infancy. booti's restaurant has about $5,000 customers a month, and only had 10 bitcoin transactions. >> bitcoins is a new orleans story. we have never been pro government, never been pro regulation, never, you know, been pro a lot ofs these things. bitcoin eliminates the government and regulation. >> there's no gold or silver or monetary backing. >> you can go online and buy it with real money, euros or dollars, and you get a list that has your designation on it and this is how many you own. it acts like a currency in that you can buy and sell. >> some economists say it

results in ta slow start and places steeped in tradition. others see great promise. >> we have a subset of our people, the silicon by you type people that will find bitcoin sexy and neat to use because it's new. >> in the antique district of the french quarter one shop is embracing the crypto currency. >> we can sell it for u.s. dollars or euros, or we can keep it and buy other stuff. >> since it's virtual it comes with volatility. one bit coin was worth about $200. today it's worth $1,000. it will have to settle down. if the value fluctuates i can't see a future where the euro and the dollar is displaced as a unit of currency. it will take a while for it to happen. >> whether bitcoin is the next virtual bottle to burst or the future, interest is on the rise.

>> larger companies are embracing bitcoin like the sacramento kings. back in november richard branson announced he'd allow payments in bitcoin. >> the cold weather is good for one thing, and that is sculptures is looking inside the country. coming up next. >> what is breaking with tradition, the world-famous kath reed rals -- cathedrals where girls are filling it with song.

>> all right, time to follow the bouncy ball. in the 34th season, the head coach mike saskatchi had 599 games. getting his grove on like he would not believe. this kid double dipping with 14

pints, 14 rebounds and duke winning giving coach k his 900th win. the only develop rack up 900 wins in one program. coach k has 973 win, the most victory of any division one basketball coach. tiger woods owned tory pines because he won there eight times. it bit back. tiger had an awful day shooting 7-over 79 missing the third round cut for the first time in his brilliant career. the big cat was fussy, he could not buy a putt. he left the course without speaking to the media. tiger, believe it or not, once shot an 81. tiger is done for the tournament. did it for phil mickelson who had to withdraw because of a bad back. tennis anyone. rafael nadal serves it up

against stanislas wawrinka in the australian open finals in about an hour. stanislas wawrinka is playing in his first grand slam final. rafael nadal is looking to capture his 14th grand slam title. i'm ross shimabuku and that's the sport. >> the snowy weather is bringing out a rare group of artists. 16 teens from across the globe are competing at the snow consult tur -- sculpture competition. jim huli shows us the works of art. >> they spent the last five days scraping and sanding, cutting and carving creations into the snow. >> the sea certainent has a lot of scales. >> team lithuania has an environmental message. >> human intervention. >> finland's art is inspired by their homelandism. >> it's called the northern star representing the different phases of the sun.

>> the russians have an olympic theme. team wisconsin will have a butterf butterfly. >> the butterfly travels the farthest of any insect or animal. >> they begin like this - a giant 12-foot high block of snow. one of standouts is tom day, a snow sculpting veteran. >> it's not my first rodeo. 19 years of them. tom's creation, team breaken ridge is winter fun. there's a dog down the hill with the father and so on the intertube. >> i'm taking out little by little. >> the rules dictate all must be done by hand. >> no power tools. >> to stay within the guidelines the articles came up with an

arsenal of contraptions. >> this is a trowel that we put a nailer plate for a truss and use it as a snow scraper the the teams work through the night. it's a blast. it's a matter of pacing yourself physically. >> i was supposed to be snow boarding. i'm going to look at this stuff. this is more impressive than snow boarding, look at it. >> it's an improvisation like in jazz. >> this art will not last forever. the sculptures will remain in place for a week. >> history is being made at englands canterbury cathedral [ singing ] >> sfoo for the first time a

girl's choir is performing after an archbishop decided to break the tradition that lasted for over 100 years. >> that's it for this edition of al jazeera america. thank you for watching. remember "inside story" is up next. oppression and strife. the world hot spots, and that's the "inside story." >> hello, i'm ray suarez. if you would like to spend a few depressing moments on thin