for smartphones would be africa, they would tell you you're nuts. >> good to see you pal. >> good to see you too. >> i look forward to doing this for many more years. . >> this is al jazeera america. live from new york city with are a look at today's top stories. a deal signed between the government and opposition of ukraine, but some worry the deal won't end the violence. but was it even a true compromise? one of the foreign ministers who brokered the deal said if the opposite session don't accept the plan they will all be dead. protests in venezuela are spreading as the opposition prepares for mass rallies. and after months of negotiations, the plans to bring

detroit back from $18 billion in debt. >> the u.s. and other country are calling to end the months of protest. remembering the dozens of people who died in this week's violen violence. not everyone is embracing the agreement that may not have been willingly agreed to. catching the poland foreign minister making dire comments to broker the deal. >> jennifer glass has been following the up rising and in today's development she has this report from kiev. >> reporter: president viktor yanukovych resisted this moment for months.

he signed a deal that could put him out of a job. the agreement will restore th the 2004 constitution, introduce constitutional-- [constitutional--39 members of the ruling party has defected to the opposition this week. >> if there is blood spilled on the streets there is no second guessing. that's why i left the party of regence, it's the ruling party, and there is no doubt that paul in power bear the responsibility. but there is no doubt for those in power. >> reporter: june lent

oppositiojubilen oppositionmemb. >> after so many people have died the only thing we want is for the president's absolute recognition. >> a truck full of police raced by and angry protesters he chased after it. when they finally found it the police were gone, the protesters enraged. for the first time in months these streets in the heart of the capitol are being controlled by the opposition defense force and not the police. another concession aimed at lessening tension here. >> reporter: as they continue to search for the police who runaway, no idea what they might do if they find them. >> we're getting a unique new look at this week's violence in ukraine. take a look at this. a drone flew over kiev's

independence square. opposition said 70 people were killed in thursday's fighting alone. joining me is william taylor, a former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. ambassador, good to talk to you. thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> what is your reaction to the deal that was struck today, and how concerned are you that the deal will hold? >> this is a very good deal, i think. i think its important that ukrainians came to this, certainly the europeans played a major and important role in consolidating the understanding, and the three foreign ministers from poland and germany, france, had a major role. the russians were apparently part of the witnessing. so this is--this is an important concession on the part of the government. they have taken responsibility

for the problems and have moved out. your question about the implementation is key. the implementation is has begun. parliament has passed a couple of pieces of legislation called for in the agreement. they've also eliminated the charge against the former prime minister ti. i think this will be most important over the next weeks. >> ambassador, let me ask you a question that i heard you speak on in recent days. i think it's an important one for our audience to hear you discuss. at the end of the day who are ukrainians? are they european more than they are russian? >> ukrainians would like to be ukrainians. ukrainian people are--the people are proud people. they are a long-suffering people. they suffered at the hands of

russians and soviets for centuries. they want to be ukrainians. some ukrainians have ties to the russians. probably more than that have interests and ties to europe. but the ukrainians have the ability now to make their decisions for themselves. they've been independent for 22 years. they have debated the language issue between ukrainia ukraine d russia. they've debated the economic ties between ukraine and russia and ukraine and e.u. they have decided to move towards europe, which is their decision, and now they're able to make that decision. >> what is at stake for america in this conflict? and now hopefully the resolution of this conflict? >> the united states clearly has an interest in an independent sovereign prosperous ukraine.

if the ukrainians decide, as it looks like they may well do to associate with the european union and sign the trade agreement with the european union, ukraine will be more towards europe, and large business in ukraine rick that's where their best prospects are. their prospects are not with the russians, it is more towards the europeans. the united states interest is in a sovereign, prosperous ukraine, and that will come from a democratic ukraine. that will come from the ukrainian people making their own decisions not forced by any other country. so if they have the ability to make their decisions, that will be stability, and that's the u.s. interest in this part of the world. >> ambassador taylor, although there is language calling for normalizing the streets of ukraine to the extent that this protest movement is about the

freedom to demonstrate, should the protesters be forced to leave independent square? >> no. i don't believe they should be forced to leave independent square. they are there. they've been there for months through very cold, very difficult times, through attacks on them. so they're expressing themselves. they'll continue to express themselves. my expectation is, but it's up to the ukrainians, but my expectation is that they will express their concern and their outrage at the death of their compatriots and friends, but they will recognize that this is the way forward for ukraine, for stability, and for their ability to make their own decisions. >> ambassador taylor, a pleasure to talk to you. former u.s. ambassador to ukraine joining us from washington, d.c. thank you. nick schifrin joins us live now

from kiev, and nick, what is the move there tonight on the square? you know, it is one thing for the politicians to agree on this deal, but the big question remaining is will the people in that square, will they accept it? >> if you ask them, it's a defiant no. they're angry, upset and disappointed. this square has witnessed two revolutions, and many are saying they are not going to see that revolution and it's not enough and they're going to stay until the president steps down or leaves the country. frankly, you know, you talk to them and there is real gulf between them and the political leadership. they say, look, we have died in this square. hundreds of us have taken bullets by police, by government

forces. we have simply paid too high a price to give up on elections, to give up on what they see as a vague deal between the president and the opposition. so if they want to see if the president actually stepping down tomorrow, tony, anything less they will stay. and they're fort flying tonight the molotov cocktails are still out, and everyone is gearing for a fight that frankly may not come, but nonetheless they want to stay until the president steps down. >> let's scroll down a little bit on this. we have heard that the president had left kiev for eastern ukraine. what can you tell us about that? >> reporter: those of us who

covered egypt, think it looks like this. there are a lot of rumors out there that we don't need to discuss on the air. people are talking about that. there are some protesters who are trying to block the road to prevent them from getting to the airport, but this is a sense among the people here that something is afoot. something is changing and it does moderate them a little bit after that defiance that i was talking about earlier. but until they see him leave the country, until they see him resign. many are calling for his head, basically. calling for the very least a lot of people to be tried for the killings of all those protesters yesterday morning and over the last few months. until that happens they will be here, as i said. they're in their fortifications. it is coal tonight but they're out there with their ski helmets or anything that they grab to

defend themselves from very little, and they're still on the fortification and they won't leave any time soon. >> you know calls for officials linked to the ukrainian government to be tried or worse, it does sound a lot like egypt. nick schifrin for us in kiev. earlier i spoke with a member from the activist movement. i asked if both parties live up to their end of this bargain would the protesters leave the square? >> not likely, right now it stands as an island of freedom, and yanukovych has been defeated or resigns, we must continue staying. >> what if the government seeing that as a provocative act given that the agreement calls for protesters to leave?

>> well, actually the agreement does not state too colo clearlyd the square which people can occupy, and the freedom of assembly allow us to do that. >> are you saying to me that the nature of this agreement, the intent of this agreement is to have the square cleared? >> well, the intention of the agreement is to share that both sides are willing to forge some kind of compromise and find solution tots questions raised. the part about giving up the weapons leaving the occupied buildings comes with the realization that government must form, the unity of the government must change, and the constitution must resign many of its powers. there are four who are allowing the opposition to do much more from the square. >> kiev has been the focal point

of the up rising, but 300 miles to the west protesters took position weeks ago. >> overnight a candle lit vigil in the center of lviv held for those who died at independent square. many of the victims came from this city. they had been in the vanguard of the protests. it's a city already in open revolt against president yanukovych, their feelings about him eloquently displayed on this poster. >> we can pray. this is what welcome do. prayers can break stone and are the only weapon against those metal machine guns that they have. >> reporter: they have been transformed since al jazeera last visited the city earlier this year. the barricades have gone. the protesters have the reins of power inside.

there we found the leader of the newly formed people's council chairing a meeting. the officials report to him. he has assumed full responsibility for the fate of the region and it's citizens. waiting to join the meeting we found former education similarster deeply worried about the decisive strains unleashed in the country. there is a real danger. we've heard in the meeting the separating of the country. >> we found a policemen to appear on th the streets of lvi. the police police chief would not comment. six police stations have been ransacked by the protesters, but now they've been sent in to clean them up and hand them back, but not everything is being restored. >> an old soviet police poster here is warning that walls have ears. beneath it all these safes have

been broken open. it's estimated as many as 500 handguns have been stolen from police arsenals over the last few days. >> outside the station we found only contempt for the latest deal in kiev. >> i don't see the point of any negotiations or truce. too much blood has been spilled. i want to see them all at the international court. they should get the death penalty. >> such radical sentiments may be isolated here but the results of the violence cannot be ruled not. >> let's do this. let's take a step back and look at the economic reasons behind these clashes in ukraine and other parts of the world. ali velshi joins us, i got to tell you, let's start with ukraine here. how big a factor. we heard the treasury secretary jack lew allude to this the other day, how big of a factor was the economy in the up rising in ukraine.

>> that's a good question. a lot of americans remain unclear as to why this is happening. these protests happened back in november when the government backed out of a trade pact with the european union because of pressure from russia, it's neighbors. increased trade with the e.u. would have boosted opportunity in the ukraine provinces, opened markets with poland and hungry, but antagonizing moscow is a big countrissue for the country that depends on rush for supplies. there are economic implications for both, but make no mistake this is largely based on the economy. >> is it economic reasons, concerns driving the protests in venezuela as well? >> very much so. the socialist government of nicholas madu ro to benefit its base. in nationalizing a lot of those

companies including the oil companies, there have been big drops in production. the same thing happened in iran when they nationalized the oil companies they just couldn't maintain the output. venezuela is a massive oil producer. the inability to maintain its oil output has lessened the money coming in and lesson the goods standard and then the student-led protest in venezuela. like ukraine, venezuela is reacting badly against the media coverage and revoked u.s. press credentials in the country. things getting worse there. >> what else are you looking at the program at 7:00. >> i'm looking at credit. students created a video of young people and help them understand credit. i know you have young people.

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>> a huge line of storms is moving out to sea after leaving a lot of trouble behind. kevin with a look. >> meteorologist: that's right, tony, it was a very impressive storm. i want to show you what it was doing last night. first of all i want to take you to illinois. this is mechanicsburg. in illinois they don't see tornado in the month of february. last night 15 tornadoes preliminary count of the number of tornadoes that went through that area. it was quite impressive there. then we're going to take you down through parts of georgia where they saw some damage as well.

we think that right now they're dealing with what was left of three tornadoes that went through the area. we think 18 tornadoes, but we may see that number go up as the national weather service gets out there and evaluates the damage. what we're dealing with now is the storm making it's way out towards sea. we're dealing with problems up towards new england. you see the activity that we saw in that area. here in the northeast new york has cleared out. we're seeing big problems at the airports. laguardia airport over two hours later. the visibility was low. and now this has moved out the visibility is coming up and boston going through troubles as the system goes through. in michigan it was a blizzard they saw 15 inches of snow across the region. that system is making it's way out towards the north. take a look at the temperatures minneapolis is expected to

receive over the next couple of days. we're looking at another arctic freeze. >> come on. thank you. things are about to get a lot tougher for farmers in california's drought-stricken central valley. federal officials said many of them will not receive any irrigation water from the central valley project. it's a system of reservoirs spanning hundreds of mile. last year farmers receive 20% of their normal allowance. governor jerry brown declared a drought emergency last month and the for the first time officials use the word safe to describe the water found in west virginia after a chemical spill there. they say it is safe to drink, bathe in and clean including for pregnant him. and meanwhile the company is winding down it's chemical business. and one company creating its

largest free wi-fi. the catch, and there usually is, they will have to use their home wi-fi with strangers. roxana, good to see you. how does this work? >> reporter: this is one of the entry of the concept of wi-fi. it's called fon. you hook it up at home and you agree to share fon with other wi-fi users, in return you get access to 12 million fon users access for free. 33-year-old michael jordan walks around brooklyn armed with a smart phone, ipad and laptop. >> it's easy. you take this and plug it into your existing router. >> when he heard he could get free wi-fi for life for less than 50 bucks, he signed up.

>> to connect to the wireless and not worry about the data plan or app functionality because i don't have wi-fi, it's huge. >> this is how it works. he connects it to his router at home and logs on. now he shares his wi-fi with any fon user within 300 feet. and when he's not home he can log in to any fon hot spots any where in the world. here at his home my signal is full strength. one door down my signal is weaker. now two doors down from michael's apartment, my signal is weaker at 30%. and here halfway down the block my wife five signal is mostly dead. >> reporter: which is what you'll most likely get if you buy fon now. it has 5,000 fon hot spots. here in brooklyn, they're working with businesses to set up access points across the borough. >> right now i'm logged on to

the fon network. i want to test how fast i can stream video. it's jumping a little bit but the feed is pretty good. >> reporter: 20 people can log on at the same time here. fon admits if they all stream their favorite netflix shows that would slow the network and not everyone is excited about the idea. cell phone and wi-fi providers that charge users for wireless data could lose if fon keeps spreading, but for people like michael it's a way to using wi-fi while sharing. >> i'm one of the first in brooklyn to try this because it is the future. >> we reached out to some of the wireless provider to see what they thought of this. time warner told us it's focused on its own wireless network. verizon said it never heard of fon and would not comment. if you have this at home, and you are face--if your facebook friends want to use it, they have free access. i talked to some of michael's

neighbors who incidentally are his facebook friends said this was cool. >> i have to try this. security. thank you. protests in venezuela are spreading. opposition forces have massive rallies planned around the country. also we go to detroit. the city has a new road map to bill it out of $18 billion of debt. we will have the details and the backlash.

>> welcome back everyone to al jazeera america. in venezuela president maduro is speaking live to the nation. it has blamed the united states for helping organize an overthrow of the government. he said the u.s. is dividing

latin american countries and turning the presidents of nearby countries against his government. this comes amid intensifying protests. the police fired tear gas and rubber bullets and six people have been killed since the the protests escalated. let go to caracas, rachel, we hear him blaming the united states for his troubles, and not a struggling economy? >> that's right, he has not talked about the economy. silkily signaling oujust a remis president nicholas maduro has

addressed the nation almost on a nightly basis having a talk show or press conference. yesterday the only economic measures they did announce was that they were going to have representatives from the government be sent to various parts of the country to make sure that price gauging wasn't happening. >> we understand that there are big protests scheduled for tomorrow? >> that's right. it would take place in caracas, and also nationwide. the important thing to be watching here is the turnout. it was the students at the head of this movement, and it will be interesting to see if he can galvanize the moment that leopold lopez, who is now in

prison, was able tied when he came out on tuesday. that will be the key things and the government will have its own rallies held in caracas and around the country. that will be extremely high. >> rachel for us in the capitol of venezuela. that's caracas. ukraine opposition and government signed a deed. president yanukovych is in the country's east discussing the agreement with supporters, but it is a tragic situation to say the least. russian mediators are refusing to sign it. tens of thousands are camped out in the capitol of kiev to see if the president fulfills its promise for change. >> in the square they listened intensely for the details of the deal that their leaders signed with the president. have they been sold out horror

has the regulaor hasthe opposit. it's the last chance to stop the bloodshed. >> i'm satisfied that it's the best agreement that we had and gives the ukraine a chance to return back to peace and reform its way to europe. >> this can be seen as a belated triumph for european diplomacy, and the question is will they accept for them is are a partial victory. >> now it looks like a win for our people. >> it's not a change, no. it's a small move towards the

change. but it's not a solution yet. >> were you coming to the square to protest? >> yes. >> but they did cheer when parliament voted to dismiss the interior minister, a sign perhaps that those in power will have to answer for crimes they might have committed. >> we still have lots to do in order to bring peace and stability to this country and to bring to account everyone, i emphasize everyone who gave orders of killing and torturing people. >> this movement has many martyrs, and the protesters believe the president has blood on his hands. that's an enormous obstacle to making this deal work. >> president obama welcomed the ukrainian groomed and spoke with russian president vladimir putin a short time ago. the president said it's in the

best interest that the violence in ukraine end. do we know what was said between the two presidents? >> reporter: well which do, what is remarkable about this, tony, these two men after weeks you might say acrimonious action, described this truce as a fragile situation. american officials describe the call as a constructive call. both sides want to help to implement the agreement. right now while there is an agreement before it can break down yet again. we had that very fragile truce that didn't last very long. earlier jay carney spoke to the issue of russia, the united states, and respective roles

down playing once again this perception this is a cold war redo. >> it is in russia's interest for the violence to end in the ukraine and in the united states and our european friends and most importantly the ukrainian people. we welcome the cessation of violence, and we welcome the agreements that have been reached. >> now the officials, american officials eagle for point out keeping count are they, and letting us know that joe biden, the vice president, has spoken on the phone with president viktor yanukovych some nine times since this began in november. chuck hagel spoke to his ukrainian counterpart as well and commended him on his restraint and was told by the ukrainian defense minister said that the military would not take part in taking up arms against the ukrainian people and the

state department official confirming their understooding that viktor yanukovych, the ukrainian president is now in eastern ukraine, the site of his political base. >> mike viqueira at the white house for us. thank you. arizona's legislature has passed a bill that would allow business owners to pre refuse service toy people on religious grounds. governor jan brewer has four days to sign it into law. it allows business owners to discriminate against gay people. a similar bill died in kansas this week and several other states are debating the issue. so far arizona's plan is the only one that has passed. paul, good to see you. >> good evening. >> if signed into law would this legally sanction discrimination in arizona. >> it would from the standpoint

of those who feel they're being discriminated against. from those who believe their religious beliefs are being infringed i guess it wouldn't. but at the end of the day what you have here is a bill that will allow businesses not to provide services to people simply because they are lesbian, gay or bisexual. >> what is surprising me there isn't a law on arizona state books already banning discrimination against the lgbt community. >> that shouldn't surprise you for this reason, there are a lot of states that don't have such laws, and the federal laws don't protect against discrimination. title 7, title 2, all the laws that would come into play in terms of employment, housing, services being provided they don't protect against discrimination. >> wait a minute, is that because there are constitutional amendments that offer protecti

protections to every citizen in the united states? >> that's the key, the constitution is usually ahead of the curve, ahead of the lawmakers. what you have here is the fifth amendment of the constitution protects under the law. that's well before title 7 and it's civil rights acts of 1964. the constitution is ahead of the curve and the courts are ahead the curve, and it will determine that folks have a right under rl themselves to this as every else does. but the question is are religious premiums truly being infringed upon by a business being required to provide a hotel room, to provide a restaurant table. >> what is your read on that? >> my read is that the court, in balancing these constitutional

pro visions, will decide they are far more and far worse than would be if a person was required to provide this service. i do not believe you're going to have a true infringement. >> if you're governor jan brewer, you're trying to make a decision whether to sign this into law. she's getting the counsel of her legal staff. one of the questions she's debating right now whether or not that last point you made, this is legislation that is signed into law passes constitutional muster. >> there is a political component to that, and that's a decision she'll have to make and a legal one, i'm here to peek to the legal one. what you have here is a legislation that will engender

discrimination in the state. and i think they're going to have a problem. >> thank you, sir. this isn't the first time critics have accused arizona's governor of intolerance. an order that declared a state holiday honoring martin luther king, but the previous governor said he did not have the authority to create the holiday. arpaio has had been accused of illegally targeting latinos since the 1990's. last year a federal judge ordered a federal oversight of the office and jan brewer signed into law an immigration act. it is a crime for immigrants to

fail to carry their paperwork. it is ruled that same-sex couples can get married immediately and don't have to wait for a state law legalizing gay marriage. the law was slated to take effect june 1st. forget what you have seen on tv. you'll see how crime scene investigators really do their jobs, and where they learn their skills. u.s. versus canada on the ice. highlights on the olympic rivalry game. that's next. real reporting that brings you the world.

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>> after months of negotiations detroit unveiled its blueprint

to restructure its city after bankruptcy trying to cut it's $18 billion debt. the deal proposed cutting 34% adjusting how they are handled and proposes a $1.5 billion investment over ten years in city services, and bondholders will get $0.20 on the dollar. the bond accounts for $30 million of the debt. bisi onile-ere is in detroit for us, and bisi, what is this plan going to mean for the people of detroit? >> well, i can tell you tony these proposed cuts come as a major blow to retirees here in the city of detroit specifically for city retirees. they could see their pensions reduced by 30%. and considering that many of these people depend on these pensions as their only source of income. they're facing the harsh reality

that they may have to do without what they're used to receiving. earlier we had the opportunity to talk to a retiree after this report was released. his name is donald smith. he worked with the city for 29 years. every month he depends on his pension check. he gets $800 a month. but if these cuts are approved he'll see that dropped to $500. that's something he can't stand to lose. >> i don't know how to express exactly how heard and frustrated i am. i never thought in my life that i would be fighting for something i earned myself. it's not like i'm asking for anything. just give me what i earned. that's my thoughts. >> so a lot of emotion and opposition to emergency manager

kevin orr's report today. this is not a done deal, however. there are still negotiations going on between creditors and the city of detroit, so there are likely to be revisions down the road and it could be months before this plan reaches the judge's desk. >> i'm asking for what i earned. united auto workers is asking for a revote. the union claiming outside interference including anti-union comments by tennessee senator bob corker. they want the national labor relations board to call for an election. >> "techknow" visits a college in new york city that trains crime scene investigators.

we have the preview. >> i'm here in the heart of new york city where they train the best of the best in tomorrow's crime scene investigators. professor here are the cutting edge of forensic technology to help them stay one step ahead of the criminals. >> wow, what type of information are we going to be getting? >> we're going to see the bullet approach where it's stable flight. then we see it's in intersection with the glass and then we see the fracture pattern of the glass. the glass will have fractures. it will have radial and concentric fractures. >> testing human biological evidence that could one day solve crimes. >> we had him show off his work and grabbed a volunteer. >> we're going to have each of you smell a flower, and i'm not

going to know which flower that was, but we'll swab your nose and see if we can detect which flower you had smelled. >> first our volunteer is going to sniff a sunflower. >> you're going to have the chrichrysanmum. >> what now to we do next? >> we're going to pick up whatever pollen we can from no, sir industrials and human dn--f. >> we detected sunflower dna in her nose. i would say you sniffed the sunflower, am i right? >> yes, you are. >> and we found chrysanthimum? >> "techknow" contributor joins

us live from los angeles from the republic of pie coffee shop. crystal, they got you. they totally got you. how does tracking dna from a flower help solve a crime, come on? >> well, actually it helps place victims in the crime scene. if i was in a greenhouse, for instance, that would place me at that place at some time when the crime occurs. they're really trying to use this technology and expand it to things like pet dander to say yes that person was in that apartment on that day. >> nice, nice, in terms of innovation what about the impact of 3d or panoramic photography of a crime scene? >> the ability to make a three-dimensional mold of the crime scene allows lawyers and jurors to be able to take a virtual walk through the room and really maybe see details that were not picked up the first time.

having that digital record is a great innovation. >> the samples of dna required, i'm told, are smaller and smaller, including is called touch in a? dna? what is that? >> touch dna, we talk about dna that comes from things that i have touched. skin cells that have dna and we're able to do analysis from only a few cells where before we needed samples from the size of something that you can see. in this case we're using at most 25 cells. >> crystal, i hear a lot of voices around. you're obviously in a place where you record the show. who else do you have there, please. >> i'm here with a couple of friends. >> there you go. and we're talking about science and technology and further episodes of "techknow." >> we've been having a blast and we're discussing all of the episodes we have coming up on the next month.

they're crazy, fun and amazing. we're seeing cool things we can't wait to share with you guys. costa, what else do we have? >> if you're a 3d printing expert or new to the 3d printing scene we have a story that covers everything from 3d printed heart values to 3d printed candy. it will be amazing. >> sunday at 7:30. >> that is terrific and it's great to see you all there. that is a a handsome, beautiful, good looking show and they're smart as whips. check out "techknow" this sunday 7:37:30 eastern time and 4:00 pacific time right here on al jazeera. the focus on the winter games was on the ice. men's hockey, john henry smith is here with more on that big day. it didn't turn out very well for the red, white, and blue, i can tell you that. >> yes, canada had themselves a time. if you're an american hockey fan

and you feel the blues you can blame canada. the canadian men didn't even let the american men sniff olympic gold. they made 31 saves and scoring the only goal of the day as canada defeated team usa 1-0. team canada has allowed three golds in five matchups and they'll play sweden for the gold. team usa will play finland saturday for the bronze. no american woman had medaled in olympic slalom since 1972. michaela shy rai schrin has chad that. the fifth youngest win center any olympic alpine event. now here is your medal count.

the united states they've got the most medals with 27. russia, they're second with 26. canada has 24. norway and the netherlands they're tied at fourth with 22. now, controversy in the ladies figure skating after south korea finished second to 17-year-old russian skater despite the fact that she had the most significant stumble during they are routine. and among the judges was the wife of the russian skating federation president, and critics pointed to the raucous cheers of the russian crowd that may have biased the judges. we have a petition on change.org to get the competition rejudged. >> what is the change? change.org ? i need to sign that. that south korean woman was

brilliant. beijing is known for its pollution and that choking smog is now effecting citizens' health. now for the first time the city is testing its emergency alert. >> children and the elderly are being told it remain indoors. those who do venture out are advised to wear masks. with pollution levels classified as a hazardous, breathing this air could be considered risky behavior. living so much of the time under a blanket of pollution the air you breathe is a constant source of complaint, and the news is not good. while the official alert level stays place in three days the smog is predicted to last for up to a week. for parents of one of the city's children's hospitals these are anxious days. worrying about the long-term effects on young, developing

lungs. >> the air is really bad. it's very bad for my son. he's only ten months and he can't breathe normally. >> now in the peak season for winter smog it's also the busiest time for stores selling solutions for air filters and face masks. this store specializing in up market masks is selling out of some sizes and has hundreds more on order. >> in the past it was mainly foreigners buying our masks, but now more and more chinese realize how serious the pollution is. >> the government's alert level tells how bad the pollution is, but it's so new that this sign was not turned on yet. >> your top stories are coming up next.

>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories a deal in the ukraine that both the ukraine opposition and president

sign. this comes in the wake of bloody battles in the treats, at least 77 people are dead. venezuela expelled foreign journalists if they didn't rectify its stories. governor jan brewer has four days to decide to sign into law a bill that allows business owners to discriminate against gay people. the united auto workers is repealing last week's vote at volkswagen chattanooga tennessee plant. the union is claiming outside interference. president obama met with the dalai lama over the objections of the chinese government. the president voiced his support

for tibet at the meeting but said he does not support tibetan independence. i'm tony harris in new york city. real money with ali velshi is next. if you want to learn more on any of these stories head to our website at www.aljazeera.com. >> protests turn violent this week. in ukraine, thailand and venezuela. i'll tell i couldn't their struggles aren't so different from our own. detroit's debt debacle could pull some people out of retir retirement and back to work. and maintaining good credit starts when you're young. i'm ali velshi. and this is real money. >> this is real