is. >> this is al jazeera america i'm tony harris with a look at today's top stories. the threat of civil war in ukraine. president obama signed two executive orders to help the pay gap for women, but some women are not waiting for that gap to close. we'll look at states where they're driving the economy. and the controversial drug okacocktail alternatives to exee

prisoners. >> ukraine's government is struggling to keep control of its eastern part of the country. protesters sized government buildings in three cities. protesters fortified their position in a building in done donesk. they're using explosives and weapons to hold people against their will. >> reporter: three days it's seizing the government building in donesk. ukraine's deputy prime minister said police won't storm this building right away, and they're hope a deal with be reached but

that will be difficult for different leaders speak forgive different factions. >> there are private talks and there are private negotiations between influential people, but no one is negotiating with the people of the public. >> after police moved in on their allies, those here are prepared for a shutdown. >> they are prepared. >> they say don esk is now an independent republic. one leader we spoke to said that they remain united. >> the authority that came to power in kiev is illegal. they blame us and say we're separatists. although a declaration of sovereignty of any district is

not a sign of separatism. we're no deviating, we're not destroying anything. they said they will ask moscow for protection if there is an attack. communist party leaders spoke. >> it turns out you were following not an american plan but a russian one on the independence of ukraine. >> there will be continued calls of referendum joining russia maintaining that donsk is independent and should be listened to as they wait for ukrainian authorities to make their move. >> the crisis in ukraine took center strange on capitol hill today. secretary of state john kerry face tough questions about

russia's actions in the country. libby casey is on capitol hill. libby, what was bigged as a budget hearing turned into a world tour of hot spots, and what the u.s. role should be. >> reporter: and it often can, tony whenever the secretary of state comes to capitol hill, but none so much as today. secretary kerry announced there will be a meeting in europe next week, a crucial quartet gathering. kerry, catherine ashton from the e.u. and leaders from russia and ukraine. then there was harsh criticism for russia. >> reporter: kerry speaking with the concerns of russia's involvement in ukraine. >> engaging in separatist activities in eastern ukraine is more than deeply disturbing.

>> reporter: kerry accused russian agents and provocateurs of stirring up chaos as pretext for military intervention. >> we will nokerry asked to step pressure. >> we now have donesk, now that's serious business, serious business. it's banking, it's energy, it's mining, and other things. >> reporter: kerry's tough talk did not convince all of the foreign relations committee that the u.s. is at adequately engaged. >> teddy roosevelt used to say talk softly and carry a big stick.

you're not talking softly and carrying a twig. >> reporter: bob corker said russia and iran are driving policy in syria and the senator wants to know exactly what kerry thinks the u.s. should do. >> i guess after you write your memoirs whether you support the administration or not. >> kerry stuck to defending the obama administration's perspective and said it's trying to change the calculations of the syrian regime. >> the key here is how do you get the parties to a place where they both understand that there isn't going to be a military solution that doesn't destroy the country absolutely and totally, but which ultimately could be negotiated? >> reporter: kerry's visit to his old stomping grounds on capitol hill. despite frustrations, he kept a positive blown the truth is the parties are talking to each

other in effort to see if they can get over this hurdle. >> reporter: a wait and see message for congress repeated on a number of foreign policy fronts. and there are some other parts of the world that secretary kerry is trying to put light on, tony. afghanistan being one of them coming off the election over the weekend. some still have concerns about the future of that country. not just what happened in the last few days but what will happen in the months and years to come. that is an example of u.s. foreign policy, deep engagement, and what happens over the years. >> libby casey for us on capitol hill, good for you. president obama used equal payday to make a push for equal pay for women. >> equal pay means women have to work this far into 2014 to earn what a man earns in 2013. >> the president signed two executive orders. one bans federal contractors

from retaliating against workers who discuss their pay, and the other makes it easier for federal employees to get information about workplace compensation. this comes as the senate debates a bill that would make it easier to sue companies to pay women less because of their gender. in california a record number of women are waiting for equal pay and say they're starting and running their own businesses. lisa benard live for us from san francisco. take a moment and tell us how women are driving, actually driving the economy there. >> reporter: well, that's right. an america express report said that california has now passed the million mark, and what that means is that there are now more than a million businesses here in california owned by women. the executives we spoke to said that is thanks to an entrepreneurial spirit and the willingness to take risk that dates back to the gold rush

days. >> reporter: the boss on the factory floor. her mattress manufacturing company is among the 1.1 million businesses in california owned by women. >> california is open minded. >> she isn't alone. american express reports nationally women are opening businesses in record numbers, in california leads the way. women-owned businesses in the golden state employ almost a million people. with a combined annual revenue of $200 billion. dee dee is now the owner of her own technology company. she formed it after years of male-dominated corporate america. >> when i came up with an idea that i felt was original, unique and different, i would be told no. after a while i got tired of the nos. >> at this convention san francisco, women are helping

other women in business using the speed dating model getting as much information as possible. the san francisco times sold out this event. >> women very much want to learn from each other. they very much want to learn from those who have gone before them. >> reporter: many ever these executives are tired of the executive long talk of pay inequality. they would inspire more women to shirk the ideas that women are less than men. >> men think their values are much higher and women think their values are much lower. >> reporter: the ceo of girl scouts of northern california think women need to appreciate and elevate their value starting as early as kindergarten. >> you've got to be brave. barriers will be thrown in your way. you have to have the courage to see the barrier, step around it and be resilient.

>> reporter: yoacevedo bought ot her dad in the mattress company. >> what is the fear. >> in california more and more women are solving the problem of unequal pay by starting their own business and paying themselves. lisa bernard, al jazeera, san francisco. in. >> there is a real push in california to encourage women. there was a female ceo boot camp held in los angeles recently, and there are a lot of mentoring programs popping up around the state. the women executives that we spoke with tell us that when younger women ask them for advice, they always say to them, find a mentor who is the best at what they do regardless of whether it's a woman or a man. >> nice, nice. we need more of what is happening there to move east. lisa bernard for us.

search crews have not heard any more underwater sounds that would lead searcher to missing malaysian flight 370. finding the sounds is crucial in narrowing the search in the indian ocean and time is of the essence as batteries on the black boxes could soon die. after being polio free, iraq is seeing a return of the crippling disease. jonathan betz is more on its return and the occurrence of polio. >> the virus had been largely wiped off the map. and then in of course polio spread from pakistan to syria. outbreaks paralyzed dozens of kids. something that that country has not seen since 1999. in iraq it has not been seen there in 14 years. polio is very contagious. it spreads from coughing and

sneezing and it can paralyze young children within hours. there is no cure, but there is a vaccine. this week a massive vaccination effort to reach 22 million kids across the middle east in places like turkey, lebanon, egypt because keep in mind as recently as 1988, 1988, the world had 350,000 cases of polee polio. but in ten years we could see thousands of kids infected with polio. >> we need to do the work necessary to get those numbers down. jonathan betz. thank you. tough questions for the agency behind the twitter-like company in cuba. they sol told a senate committee that it was part of an effort to

flow information in and out of the island nation. but the senate chair called it a cock may my idea that was doomed to discovery and failure. they revealed the details of that program just last week. a convicted murderer in texas lost another fight to put off his execution. a federal court ruled against delaying the execution of 44-year-old romero hernandez. he was convicted of killing a man and raping his wife. now the experimental drugs that will be used are at the center of a growing controversy. some have called their use barbaric. roxana saberi has been following this story for us. >> reporter: 22 states provide for the death penalty, but the drugs they use are getting harder and harder to find. some states have to postpone execution. others are using alternatives

that could cause pain. when dennis mcguire was put to death for murder, the state of ohio used a mix of drugs. what happened next amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. witnesses say it took mcguire 26 minutes to die. >> for the first five minutes or so his eyes rolled back in his head. he appeared to fall asleep and then there was a sudden convulsion. he gasped. there was a deep snore like a rattle that would stop, start and restart again. >> reporter: ohio resorted to the new cocktail after running out of this drug, in short supply thanks in part to this woman, as a member of the european parliament she led campaigns in europe to stop selling execution drugs to the u.s. >> it should not be diverted into a killing machine. what u.s. authorities do in

response with the non-availability of those drugs is up to them. >> reporter: with more than 3,000 people on death rol roll across the country, states are turning to pharmacies that mix theirs drugs. they're refusing to name those pharmacies from fear of violen violence. critics are demanding disclosure. they say the drugs are pour lie tested and regulated and they can lead to long and painful execution. that's enough reason to stop executions all together. >> people being executed appear to be suffering pain and i thi n

treatment in part of these drugs being a kind of experiment. >> 39 people were executed in the u.s. last year. 38 by lethal injection. one by electrocution. some at the same time as have been ordered to postpone electrocution. >> we go to a non-profit organization concerning capital punishment. he said ohio used the wrong drugs during the mcguire execution. >> states use anesthetics not finding that ohio switched to a sedative. it's much less powerful. the inmate was groaning and

coughing, not something that you would expect to see in an operating room. other states are starting to use the same drug. they're using a drug that should work. but if it's poorly mixed or poorly injected, if it's contaminated then there is a danger of suffering during the execution. maybe severe suffering. this process is all secret. it's not clear where these drugs are coming from, who is doing the mixing. the government may be doing something that is less than ideal, a black bag sort of operation. that's not the democratic way

that usually apply. >> that was richard deeter from the death penalty information center. prosecutors are still digging into the bridge gate scandal and new jersey governor chris christie's role in it. what it means for his presidential aspirations. that's next. and we'll show you how doctors are trying to save patients by removing their blood and lowering their body temperature.

>> the federal investigation into the bridge gate scandal surrounding new jersey governor chris christie sustained momentum, and that the investigation is beginning to undermine the governor's earlier statement. >> the newest development in the criminal investigation are shaking the confidence of potential strategists and fundraisers who might otherwise commit to a potential chris christie presidential campaign. the latest fears stem from multiple reports that u.s. attorney paul fish man in the lane closure scandal recently

doubled the number of investigators on the case. furthermore, sources close to the investigation confirmed david wil wildsteen is courtingg with the investigation. he is talking. and christie toland said he tolr about the lane closures. there will be a grand jury to decide if there should be charge brought against anybody. the grand jury no judge is present, leading questions are allowed. hearsay testimony is permitted and often encouraged, and a witness cannot have othe his orr attorney in the room. the panel does not determine innocence or guilt but only if

probable cause exists to believe that a felony was committed. at a news conference christie insisted again that he was not involved in the planning or execution of the lane closures and expressed confidence that this case will not hurt him legally or politically. >> if i were running for re-election tomorrow, it may be a moment. i already ran for election and i got 61% of the vote. if the future, all the pollers will care about are the few days before the election. >> to his point the iowa caucuses are still 21 months away. but if you look at other presidential candidates including jeb bush and marco rubio, they're getting commitments from possible fundraisers strategists and ad makers, but the reaction to christie's team has been met

with nervousness. >> david schuster for us. >> we have heard plenty about the so-called 1%, the wealthiest americans. they were argued by the occupy wall street protests. you remember all of that. what about the wealthiest of the wealthy? the 1% of the 1%? real money's ali velshi is looking into that tiny minority, and how it's influencing the finances of the other 99.9%. ali, who are the 1% of the 1%? and how much money do they actually have? >> well, it's a very elite gro group. it's got globs of wealth, about 16,000 american households institute the 1% of the 1%. they earned on average $31 million each household in 2012. now, none of them, none of the 16,000 made less than

$10 million that year. and here's the thing. close to a third of this group's earnings, 30% were made on gains released on investments what we know as capital gains as opposed to wages, which is how most americans earn their money. wealth begets wealth. they had money, lots of it. they invested and in many cases they bought the stocks that others were selling to make do. >> i don't begrudge any of them, but i do have a question of how this small group might influence the rest of us? >> absolutely we don't begrudge them that. but the problem is that it does skew the pie. a lot of people say a rising tide lifts all boats. since 1999 we have not actually seen that. this group has been able to concentrate its wealth since the recession because they use that wealth to buy up assets at fire sale prices on some levels they

helped us out. their bets on foreclosed properties or stocks at rock bottom prices set a bottom to those markets. helped them from falling out. but you see the return on those things. on housing and the stock market. the stock market is more than doubled since the dark days of the recession. the fabulously wealthy continue to put a bottom on our economy. they continue to prop it up. but the end result for many of the 99% is they actually feel worse off. >> exactly. ali. i know you'll delve into this in greater detail on your program. what else is in the rundown? >> reporter: i'll talk about america's aging population. how developed economies are going to deal with the merging economies. in the merging economies they have younger population. they have more young people to support each retired person. we're going to talk about globalization and demographics on the show. this is a fascinating discussion. i know you'll watch any a,but

watch any way. >> you got it, ali. see you at 7:00. "real money with ali velshi." stick secretary osecretary n kerry has blunt words. and also the killer whale shows at seaworld will continue for now but activists are trying to ban the events despite a big set back today.

>> a new comment about israel by secretary of state john kerry is making waves. front pages about three of israel's news say kerry criticize talks. kerry told the foreign relations committee that the two sides may

have missed their chance. >> unfortunately, the prisoners weren't released on saturday that they were supposed to be released. and so day went by, day two went by, and day three went by. then in the afternoon there, 700 settlement units were announced in jerusalem and that was sort of the moment. >> the white house is playing down the comments by saying secretary kerry blamed both sides for the crisis with us now. the chair of the political science department at the university of notre dame. it's great to see you again. great to see you, professor. what are your thoughts on secretary kerry's statements today? >> well, i think its long pastime that we call the israelis out on their foot drags on this issue. i mean, secretary kerry's remarks, i think, were pretty tame when you look at the

pattern going all the way back to the oslo period in the mid 1990s of the israelis on the one hand saying they want to engage in a serious peace process, but on the other hand when push comes to shove you see the growth of the settlement projects. you know, this is long pastime to sort of call a spade a spade here. >> what do you think of the reflex reaction from the obama white house talking back some of these remarks? >> well, you know, they're in a defensive crouch. >> yes, yes. >> the israel-u.s. relationship is a third rail in american domestic politics, but you know, i think we're doing nobody a favor, not even the israelis by papering over the fact that the real obstacle to peace in the

israel-palestine conflict these days are the israelis rather than the palestinians. indeed, in mahmood abbas, the israelis have the ideal palestinian leader that they've always wanted. a moderate pro-western figure who wants to modernize palestine, and achieve from the israelis. >> i have heard that prime minister netanyahu is playing for time. playing for time. i don't know that you agree with that, but i'm sure you've heard the analysis. what do you make of it? >> well, we were in the middle of march madness so the four corners strategy comes to mind. the problem that netanyahu faces

includes a pretty large church f people who are committed to maintaining israel. but he's getting pressure from secretary of state kerry to make progress on this issue so he's sort of caught between a rock and a hard place. so stalling is a good strategy in the short term. the problem is in the longer term but not settling this festering sore israel is setting it up for a situation which in a few years the situation will be completely unsustainable for them. but the triumph short-term rationality. >> the white house is the

secretary blames both sides for the current en pass. when talking about the palestinians i'm assuming the white house is talking about the move by the palestinians to sign u.n. agreements. essentially gaining greater recognition for palestinian statehood. do you see that action as being a provocation that would have led to the breakdown of these talks? >> well, think about the situation 40 years ago in which the plo led biase by by yasser y military means took human life. today the israelis are upset because the current palestinian government is working through the united nations. it seems orwellian if you think

about it. 40 years ago when yasser arafat asked for observer status in various u.n. organizations we would have been absolutely thrilled. now his predecessor mahmood abbas does that, and he's regarded as the spoiler of the peace process. i think if you look at it during the long view you see just how absurd that argument really is. >> michael, i appreciate your time. michael dash chair of the political science department in notre dame, joining us from south bend, indiana. a historic visit to the united kingdom today as the countries are trying to mend their chilly relations. however, u.k. needs ireland and

sells two-thirds of their exports to th the irish. >> the irish president is the guest of honor, but it's all overshadowed by one man. mark mcguinness, prime minister of british foreign ireland but a former commander of the military. conductthe violence the ira clan the name of irish independence from the crown after nearly a thousand years of occupation. but for many including victims of ira violence and particularly british soldiers wounded in the fighting mcguinness should be facing a courtroom not dinner with the queen. >> there are tens of thousands of people who have been injured,

lots of people have been wounded by the ira. the let's have some accountability. >> the queen herself had family killed in the conflict. her cousin died at the hands of an ira bombing in 1979. bombings, street fighting street intimidation and clashings with authorities characterize the nearly 30 years of trouble and it brought the violence to mainland britain using bombs and assassinations. in the late 90's talks resulted in the so-called good friday agreement and the fighting subsided. tensions still exist and they do flair. three years ago queen elizabeth laid flowers at the memorial of those who fought for independence from great britain. >> so receive the presence of ireland and the deputy first minister mark mcginnis who

himself was in the ira is a mark of how far we have gone in ireland, it's relationship with britain. >> reporter: there are moments that moments like today mark a peaceful relationship between ireland and britain, something that has taken centuries to occur. there is a lot of history between ireland and britain, certainly not anything that a single meal will wipe away. many want more accountability for the crime committed during the fighting. but with the eira sitting down with the monarch, it's clear that these former enemies are moving on. >> in south africa former olympian oscar pistorius broke gown down scarce as he recounts when he realized he had shot his girlfriend. >> i cried, i don't know how long.

i don't know how long. [ sobbing ] >> well, cameras were not allowed to film his testimony. the judge adjourned court immediately afterwards. he is charged with murdering r reba steencamp at his home. he thought she was an intruder. he face as life sentence of 25 years if convicted. in austria talks over iran's nuclear program hit a speed bump after secretary of state john kerry said that iranians could have the materials for two months. it lights the distrust between the powers negotiating with iran. the u.s. and others fear that u.s. is working on a nuclear weapon. tehran said it's for peaceful purposes. talks continue to try to build a framework deal by june. investigators are asking for federal help in a string of

highway shootings. marie has more on that with other headlines across america. >> police in kansas city are trying to figure out if 13 shootings are connected. three drivers had been hit by gunfire in the past month, and ten other cars were hit by bullets with no one being injured. local police are working with federal investigators. they're asking drivers to be careful. the death toll continues to climb in that mudslide in washington. the body of another victim in last month's disaster was recovered today. that puts the number dead at 34. president obama plans to visit the site later this month. in detroit charges against two men and a teenager in the beating of a driver who accidently hit a child steve was beaten when he stepped out of his truck to check on the ten-year-old he hit with his car. the 54-year-old is in the hospital in medically induced coma. the boy is expected to recover.

in long island new york take a look at the following photograph. it's a male stripper at an elderly residence home. the 85-year-old woman is stuffing a dollar bill in the dancer's brief. this is part of the lawsuit filed against the nursing home filed by the son of the woman in the photo. they said that shellacke she lae ability to protect herself. the federal agency that took part in the rescue will not ask to be paid for it. the navy, coast guard responded to a distress call. the boat broke down and the one-year-old was sick. the agencies involved in the rescue say they do not charge for their services. a lot of people were asking. >> you could do a whole segment on that. that was yet. >> reporter: that's right. >> who thought that was a good idea. >> reporter: a lot of folks who felt taking your toddler on---

>> appreciate it. >> reporter: see you later. >> a bill to ban killer whale shows at seaworld in san diego faced it's first legislative test today. the result, those shows will go on for now. jennifer london has more from los angeles. >> reporter: for decades seaworld shah hue shows featuring killer whales have made a huge splash with audiences but not with animal rights activists who say orcas are too large and intelligent to be kept in captivity. >> tanks is no place for o orcas and dolphins. >> reporter: a legislation that would ban entertainment by orcas. >> the long accepted practice of keeping orcas captive for human

amusement must end. >> reporter: that was assemblyman bloom when he first introduced the bill. it faced it's first legislative test. >> make this the last generation of killer whales in captivity. >> reporter: that would be a game changer for seaworld. orcas perform at sold out shows and are the stars of the park's marketing campaign. at seaworld san diego, there are ten o rcas that perform. >> i take deep pride in our animal health program especially as it is applied to killer whales. the killer whales at seaworld receive the highest care available. >> continuing access to this diverse and thriving group of animals without devastating affect. >> reporter: san diego's mayor agrees. >> seaworld is important to san diego providing thousands of jobs, good paying jobs. they've been an incredibly strong fabric of the san diego

community for generations. >> but it does appear that seaworld could be losing some of its stronger supporters. these school girls from malibu, california, delivered symbolic cardboard boxes to the state capitol representing 1.2 million signatures supporting the proposed ban. the ten-year-old there in the middle succeeded in getting her school in canceling its annual spring trip to seaworld. they said the reason why she's taking action this way. >> would you rather see whales not treated right or rather see whales in the ocean and go whale watching. >> reporter: watching and waiting as lawmakers look further into the issue before determining if captive whales will go free in california or if the show will go on. >> doctors are learning how to

save lives by putting people in suspended animation. we'll show you how it works. and a coach lost his job after he stopped the selling of pot. now teachers and parents are rallying to get his job back.

>> it sounds a lot like science fiction but a landmark treatment where trauma surgeons put gunshot victims into a suspended state by cooling their bodies. patients are neither alive or dead and can be fleeted up to two hours later. jacob ward has the story. >> reporter: last week we described how sophisticated traumtrauma surgery has become e united states driven largely by our overwhelming level of gun

trauma. right now if you were to sky in an emergency room from a gunshot room you would stand less than 7% chance of being revived. >> i don't have a pulse any more. >> reporter: the doctors at the university of pittsburgh, the university of arizona and elsewhere have developed a means of cooling patients to 10 degrees celsius, that's 50 degrees fahrenheit by replacing blood with cold saline. neither alive nor dead their heart still as stone. patients can in theory come back to life after two hours in this state of suspended animation. in a new fda trial starting this month, ten gunshot victims dead from cardiac arrest will receive the treatment in a pittsburgh hospital. if all goes well, five more hospitals will test the technique later this year. dr. peter reef, th reeve, the ta surgeon who treated gabrielle giffords.

>> they were dead. dead, dead, dead. >> bringing a patient down to 10 degrees celsius can in theory by a surgeon a couple of hours to bring them back. here at this facility they're brought down to 196 degrees celsius in hopes that medical science will one day be able to revive them. alcor is most famous and more mosted for having preserved ted williams' head along with 21 other people in this way. but the technology that they have developed are similar up to a point. it's closely related. our initial procedures removing the blood and body fluids and replace with a wash out solution is what they're talking about doing. >> here the dead are intombed in liquid nitrogen and has faith in the future medical advances. but in a sense dr. reeve's work has caused to share a similar

faith, to bring back people. >> space travel, crygenic freezing. >> i went through every thought that you had, everything that you mentioned, my brain has wondered about going to mars, taking people with cancer and suspended them until we get their cancer cures going on. >> i think that if you bring in somebody that died that was shot and died yesterday, that scenario is not going to change. but for the people who come in and died within 5, 10 minutes of them hitting my bed right here, i think you can get to a point where we're going from 2% to 50% in a few years. >> reporter: therapeutic hyperthermia could be the nationwide standard along cp r and defibrillation for saving people badly injured by violence or car accidents in a few years. if that happens we'll have rewritten yet again the clinical definition of death. the family of an 80-year-old

woman in los angeles is suing a hospital where she died in 2011 because they woke up after being put away dead and frozen by the opt. the autopsy found fresh wounds where they believe she came back to life and struggled where she was. we may not be able to revive the cry jencally frozen but we have to look at what we're talking about here. >> jacob ward for us. five time winning olympic swimmer caught infections while undergoing shoulder surgeries in the last month. he's still in the hospital recovering from those infectio infections. and dismissing rumors that thorpe might lose the use of his left arm. pressure is mounting on a school district that decided to

suspend a science teacher and wrestling coach. he wrestled with a teenager after telling him to stop selling pot. now teachers and parents are now trying to get him reinstated. >> reporter: this is the video that went viral. it was taken at santa monica high school. coach black seen wrestling with a teenager. the teen allegedly trying to sell pot in the classroom. the coach told him to stop, and this altercation followed. the teenager pinned dow and ther pinned down the teenager, the coach was put on leave. parents and put a change.org petition with 6800 supporters. they have this facebook page with over 18,000 likes on it, and they've put up photographs of the coach here, and some people saying that this knee-jerk assumption of the superintendent to blame the coach is unacceptable. another saying coach black needs

to be the superintendent. and michael mcbride saying i saw opportunities in the video where he could have attempted a knock out. good job, coach. tony, the school district superintendent called the assistant utterly alarming. any reaction would be based on a full investigation and putting a teacher on leave is standard procedure. two teens were arrested after the incident. one of them facing marijuana possession. >> we've got a second here. would you hold up the award? >> here it is. six, seven months. >> right, six, seven months on the air and we're already winning awards. pat on the back. >> yes, best news twitter shorty awards. >> what's that for? >> the online social media. >> where is the picture with you at the awards last night. >> here i am with jared from the digital team.

>> may rheamaria, appreciate. 24 hours after the uconn team took home the national championship, the women's team facing undefeated in new yorkville. >> for the first time in history two undefeated teams will face each other i in the ncaa women's national championship. and it may have everything to do with senior leadership. >> notre dame would not be there if our players could leave early. >> that counts double for notre dame's most valuable senior natalie ace. who was lost to a torn acl in

the elite eight, but this has only served to motivate the fighting irish. >> now we have more of a cause. we want to play for natalie, win it for her, and win it for the seniors. this group has tremendous chemistry. >> she has been one of our best players. >> we won't know until tuesday who walks away champion but what is guaranteed is another chapter in the intense rivalry that exists between these two storied programs. >> they're supposed to play each other, win the national championship, and compete like hell, and then get together after wards and have a bottle wine. that's not going to happen. >> i love the rivalry. i think it's the one that gets your competitive juices flowing. i think it's something that you look forward to.

i mean, you want to be coaching for this kind of game and this kind of moment. >> reporter: with the understanding that rivalries are great for any sport, the value of this historic matchup can't be under played. >> i think whenever there is a game on national television between two great teams and it's going to be played at a high level, there is nothing that could be better for the sport. >> john henry smith reporting. let's take a break. headlines coming up next on al jazeera america. >> reporter: speaking of real money, talking about the 1%. wealth is way more concentrated than that, and america needs the super rich. and the aging of the u.s. workforce. what it means for america standing in the world. all that and more on real money. a break through television event borderland... six strangers... >> let's just send them back to mexico >> experience illegal immigration up close and personal. >> it's overwhelming to see this many people that have perished.

>> lost lives are re-lived... >> all of these people shouldn't be dead. >> will there differences bring them together, or tear them apart. >> the only way to find out is to see it yourselves. >> which side of the fence are you on? borderland only on al jazeera america

>> but this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. ukraine is trying to keep control of its eastern regions. it has detained dozens of pr

pro-russian protesters. and secretary john kerry is accusing russia of trying to destabilize ukraine. kerry is also under scrutiny for remarks he made in that briefing about the israeli-palestinian peace process. the secretary implied israel's refusal to release prisoners and build 700 new settlements lid to the current new stalemate. kerry saipolio vaccination is uy in iraq. the worl world "world health or" and other groups hope to vaccinate thousands of iraqiy children by thursday. searchers in the indian

ocean have not picked up any more sounds from a few days ago. they had hoped it was from the missing plane's black boxes. those are the headlines. "real money with ali velshi" is next. >> forget the 1%. it's the .01% that is way wealthier than the rest of us, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. i'll tell you why. the graying of our global workforce. i'll tell you where america stands as it's workers get older. why today's tech start ups are taking root in american cities instead of the suburbs. i'm ali velshi, and this is "real money."