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overseas. >> good evening, the islamic state in iraq and the levant or isil is on the verge of a major victory in syria. isil fighters could capture key town of kobane. [ explosion ] >> as you can see in that video there has been fierce fighting between isil fighters and kurdish forces defending the town and the u.s. and coalition partners carried out more airstrikes today. kobane is on the border between syria and turkey and is an isil-controlled territory. while turkey is keeping a close eye, turkey has yet to

intervene. >> it's clear that the battle for kobanes is more intense than it's ever been. fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant breached defenses to the east and south of the town late on monday. since then kurdish fighters have been taking on isil street by street, building by building. the kurds are motivated and determined. isil is more accustomed to sweeping through areas defended by soldiers with little appetite to fight. kobane is different. u.s. airstrikes have hit positions but they say that they're not enough on their own. they want occur at thi turkey to provide more weapons. president erdogan said that a ground operation is needed to defend the town, but turkey won't go it alone. >> the problem with isil cannot be solved with airstrikes alone.

we can't warn the rest. we want no-fly zone, a secure zone, and the training of moderate syrian rebels. >> reporter: there are some free syrian army groups fighting along the kurds. this was posted online, erdogan wants the groups to fight against bashar al-assad and isil. they protested on the border tuesday. there have been similar protests elsewhere in turkey. turkey's president believes that assad's regime and syria is part of the problem. the united states with its focus on isil have shown little enthusiasm to show the campaign. for now it looks like all the syrian kurdish fighters kobane with expect are some u.s. airstrikes to help in their fight to keep isil from advancing on their town. bernard smith, al jazeera,

turkey. >> earlier i spoke with a representative of the kurdistan regional government in iraq. >> the situation is really dire at the moment. they have been able to penetrate through the kurdish fighting ranks. they now have control of the eastern side of kobane. there have been many pictures and videos airing. they've raised their black flags on top of many of these buildings. it's unfortunate that it has come down to this point. the international community has not necessarily responded. it's critical for the international community to step up. one, to intensify targets, and these kurdish fighters, it's

critical that we provide them with the equipment that they need to stop this momentum, this onslaught. >> there is political ramifications for turkey as it relates to the kurds. not just the kurds in syria but the kurds in turkey. i would assume that's having a direct affect on turkey's inaction in this particular situation, am i correct? >> well, absolutely. turkey has to realize that this is a common enemy. this enemy has both the united states and iran to common sense this is a threat to everyone's national security. and truly, and it rule is a threat to the turkish national interests. look, turkey was hesitant in getting involved in the kurdistan government helping the peshmerga. at that time it had elections and the 49 hostages that were captured by isis. today i'm not sure what is

stopping. i think its critical that turkey join the international community either providing humanitarian, in addition to airstrikes. >> former c.i.a. director lyon panetta said that president obama damaged u.s. credibility by drawing a red line begins syria's use of chemical weapons. this is what he said. >> once they used chemical weapons it was important for us to stand by our words and do what the commander in chief should do. i think initially they were going to do that, and then they sam how began to pull back. it sends a mixed message not only to assad, to the syrians, but to the world. >> iraqi and kurdish forces have had success pushing fighters out of northern iraq. we have more from baghdad.

>> reporter: battle damage and brittle. this is the town just south of kirkuk city. until ten days ago it was in the hands of isil fighters, but a weak ago the iraqi army and peshmerga forces swept in. clashes lasted for days, but isil was defeated. leaving lightly-armed residents to protect the lef what is left. now detecting the boobie-trapped buildings that they left before fleeing. >> the main problem we're facing right now is that only the main roads and streets of the city are clear and safety. while most of the houses and schools and directories have been wired by tnt explosives and could blow up any time. >> the iraqi army and peshmerga army still fight isil where they

are a threat in different parts of the area. it doesn't have the kind of numbers to leave behind. >> al jazeera, baghdad. >> british police arrested four suspected terrorists acros in raids across london. they were detained on suspension of preparing and instigated acts of terrorism. they use a stun gun on one

suspect and several homes and vehicles as part of the investigation. back here in the u.s. the fbi has launched a new online complain asking for hem to track down people who have left or may leave to join isil. we have news of this effort, and lisa, can you give us the specifics of this outreach program of the fbi? >> well, as you say they've gone online and they put a form online for people to fill out if you know or suspect someone who may be leaving this country to go join up with isil, or if you know someone who is already there. the fbi estimate a dozen americans are fighting with syria and iraq, and 90 others are with other groups in that region. if you know someone that is there, they want information about that as well.

>> we're here with the soldiers of assad. >> and so the fbi wants to know do you recognize this person? do you recognize the voice? any little thing about this, they want to know about it. and there was a british person who seemed to be fighting with isil, someone with a british accent who was responsible for beheading two american journalists and a british aid worker. the brits and americans think they know who that person is,

although they have not revealed that publicly. now the fbi trying to figure out who this other isil fighter might be. >> lisa, what about this string of recent arrests that we've seen of individuals accused of wanting to join the isil fights. there was a young man in chicago, does the fbi expect to see more of these cases? >> there has been a rash of arrests. the person in chicago is a 19-year-old, and he's charged just yesterday. the fbi found evidence that he intended to fly to turkey, go into syria and join us with isil. there have been two others as well. a cued of you recruiting for isil, and a 19-year-old woman in denver, they pled guilty for planning to meet with isil fighters. in group is using the social

media to meet out to people, and the fbi suspects there will be others who they find and charge those who plan to join up and fight. >> reporting live from the white house. in washington. new reports that there will be ebola screening at airports and for passengers coming via ships. in texas the first man dec detected with ebola on american soil. what do we know about his condition as of today? >> we know that duncan was admitted to the hospital nine days ago. he wahe is not doing as well. they say he is unresponsive and

he is fighting for his life. >> the mother of ebola patient thomas duncan said her son is waging a fierce battle. >> he didn't know that he was sick. >> duncan remains in critical condition. doctors say he's on a ventilator and is receiving kidney die alice. his liver function declined over the weekend, but has improved. he's being treated with an experimental drug, which until now had only been used against ebola in a test tube. the cdc continues to monitor the 48 people who may have been in contact with duncan while he was

infectious. >> as of right now no one is sick. no one has a fever. we'll continue to watch it closely. >> they respond to president obama's request to use screening procedures at u.s. ports of entry, and will announce changes in the coming days. meanwhile, they report making head ways against ebola in western african community. workers have screened 36,000 air passengers leaving west africa. >> of those 77 had either fever in the case of 74, or symptoms that made us take them off the line. that's roughly 1 of 500 travelers. as far as we know none of those 77 people had ebola. >> reporter: meanwhile in dallas, the emergency room that first released duncan thomas is now under scrutiny.

>> nothing will compare with the heightened awareness of hote awarenesawareness of the hospitals all across the nation. now finally folks are thinking, that could happen to me. >> now duncan is fighting for his life, family members and friends are holding a vigil outside, asking for prayers and compassion. the hospital has offered three different stories. first it said that duncan had a not shared that information. then it wa it said it was the electron system that failed to communicate that with the doctor. and then they said they knew all along. as we see now the texas state

lawmakers are trying to get to the bottom of it themselves. >> heidi zhou castro live. thank you. running labs in africa to test for the ebola eye success, and some troops will come in contact with the virus while conducting blood tests. >> we have three labs deployed. we'll deploy several others. again, those people are trained to the highest level in the biological chemical arena, and they'll be the testers. they'll be the primary ones to come in contact. >> the pentagon said these troops will wear protective suits and be monitored constantly. earlier i spoke with brigadier peter cory. he joined us on the phone from monrovia. i asked if these troops radio provide security and assist in

quarantines. >> the u.s. will not be involved in quarantine of the population. this is a very permissive environment. the people here are very grateful that the united states stepped up to help. >> what difficulties have you and members under your command have experienced so far on the ground there? >> most importantly is the weather. we're in the west african rainy season. there is a tremendous amount of rain every day. it literally changes the landscape upon which you have to operate. to contract the etus, the ebola under, the ground is saturated, and we have to grade the ground and bring in gravel to get our structured above the saturated ground. weather, weather, weather is the major limiting factor and the

major difficulty that we're having here. the other thing i would say is lack of available resources and services here in the country are presenting a challenge. >> 350 military personnel and other workers are on the ground in west africa. leadership i--his--the mayor is a fugitive. his wife has family mob times and even the federal government ignore. we go to mexico city. what's the time frame in this identification process. is there a sense when we'll know if the students were the ones found in this grave? >> reporter: well, the mass gave was discovered last sunday, and

it would take two weeks, and possibly more as the government conducts that forensic study. argentine experts conducting independent studies because the family said they do not trust the result of the government. you have two investigations going on, but it could take several weeks for those families have the answers as to what may have happened to their missing loved one. >> so many storylines going on around this incident. what has been the response of the federal government specifi specifically from mexico's president. >> that response has been incredibly slow. we didn't hear anything from the president. he did make another statement yesterday, on monday, when he promised there would be a full investigation, but he has not to

the area where this happened. the top law enforcement attorney general went to the town and we understand that the federal government is trying to take more of an active role into this incident, and into this investigation. but many mexicans are very frustrated with what they consider to be lack of leadership. this is the first real test president enrique peña nieto into the security of this country. it is a reserious one, the drug war that has now claimed over 30,000 lives in this country. >> rachel levin reporting live from mexico city. coming up on al jazeera america, twitter is suing the united states government. the company said that it wants to tell its users what is happening with their information. also wall street hit the kids. why the markets took such a big

dive.

>> twitter is suing the federal government. twitter gives the government information about its users upon request. you however, companies cannot reveal those requests to the public. in a lawsuit twitter said it has a first amendment right to tell its users about the scope of any surveillance. u.s. stock markets tumbled in trading today. it was a big sell off. for more on that let's go to judgment rog whose is in for ali velshi. how tough was it on wall street.

the selling accelerated at the end of the day, which is something that people look at and we were able to watch to see what happened tomorrow. with the components over the big blue chip companies, 29 were in the red, and only one blue chip with a small gain. that's coca-cola. stocks are still in positive territory. the s&p 500 are up jus 500 is up over 4%. >> so what do we know about what contributed to the selling today? >> one of the big cattists is that the international monetary fund and they cut their economic globe forecast. they're warning of weaker growth

coming out of japan and brazil. they also followed a down day in european shares. that came after weak data on industrial output which raised fears on growth in the european economy, which is a big part of the economy of ours. >> i hope you have good news. >> yes, i'll give you something good. you lost some money and you saved some money. we're looking at college saving vehicles. those are mostly used by wealthy families. so these new vehicles are called child savings account or cfa. the idea is to get lower income families saving for college early. not only are families starting to save, but the interesting thing is that by saving they talk about college early and it raises the expectations for their children going to college and they're finding that more of them go. we'll have more on that.

>> we'll look at that. top of the hour. >> employees fired from a range of reasons, they worked at different v.a. facilities over the country. veterans report long wait times while officials were accused of falsifying records to cover up those delays. there is a good chance that control of the senate could come down to one race happening after the rest of the midterm elections. the fight for louisiana next in our deep dive. also, a plan to send people to mars could include 180 days of deep sleep.

>> four axe to the midterm elections and republican groups are pulling their resources out of a battle that democrats are count on. david shuster joins us on this particular battle. >> this is a time when both parties are making tough decisions about where the money they have for the home stretch will go the farthest, and the republican groups spent millions in the campaign of terry lynn land, and she's having trouble catching peters. they had pulled their money out of television, and even the g.o.p. believes the michigan senate seat will go to the liberal democrat peters. the republican money for michigan will now be transferred to senate races like colorado. candidate cory gardner is within striking distance there to you doll udall, and now a spanish

language ladd featuring jeb bush. >> he said its vital to elect a leader like cory gardner. and he thinks its viable to collect ious for 2016. in democrats are trying to drive voters to particular concerns of women. she' >> tushed for a law to force women considering abortion, force them to look at color photographs of developing fetuses. scott brown wants the government to tell women how to make this decision. >> democrats are also trying to grab the attention of women voters in north carolina where incumbent center kay hagin is trying to fend off a challenge from tom tillis. here is the spot from planned parenthood.

>> tom tillis wants to outlaw safe abortion. they'll cut off planned parenthood services. >> and 2014 house elections where they're howling over john boehner. boehner brought a lawsuits over executive actions yet here is an excerpt from his latest campaign video. >> we have to reform our legal system. we allow anybody in america to sue any day anybody for any damn reason at all. we all pay for it. >> any damn reason at all. this is the time of year where the most famous names in politics are in campaigns. michelle obama with governor pat quinn. >> he's creating jobs here at home instead of shipping jobs overseas. and he'll never cut funding for the veterans to give tax breaks

for the wealthy. for this reason, abou barak and i are casting our vote for pat quinn. >> can i get a selfie? [ cheering ] all right? let's do it. hold on. let's do it. we're going to do it. right there. hey, we got it. thank you. thank you. >> here's what the photo looks like for all those trafficking pryor's selfie skills. and hillary clinton through several senate battleground states. one of her interesting efforts is louisiana where senator mary landrieu is facing tough head winds. if hillary clinton is able to

help landrieu, it would be a heck of a statement to a lot of donors who are concerned about hillary clinton's appeal i in a possible 2016 election. >> the senate race in louisiana could be crucial. the latest polls show mary landrieu with 30% of the vote. her challenger has 32%. now a candidate has to win 50% of the vote to avoid a run off, and right now it does not look like that would happen. a run off between the top two finishes, landrieu trailed. now if it comes down to the finish after the november elections all eyes will be on louisiana to decide which party takes control of the chamber. immigration a key issue in this race with both sides taking swipes at each other. here is one ad aimed at

landrieu. >> the border is a mess. barack obama and mary landrieu supports amnesty. >> now offering amnesty by executive order no matter what americans think. >> i oppose amnesty. we must secure that border now. >> the landreu campaign responded with a campaign ad of its own. >> listen to. >> he opposed a border fence. mary landrieu thinks that is the threat. >> joining us now michael shure. you know, louisiana is one of those southern states that traditionalcally ha traditionally been democrat. immigration is a social issue and in this senate race will it come down to social issues in terms of who comes out on top? >> it's hard to say if it's going to be social issues to do that. right now mary landrieu is

trying to put the focus on jobs and her incumbency that she's on the national resources senate. that's so important for louisiana and oil-rich states. that's where the money is made. that's where the jobs come from. that's what mary landrieu wants to talk about. and cassidy wants to deflect that and say they're going to open borders and it's part of barack obama's plan for that. >> she is part of the washington establishment that a lot of voters don't like and something that the republicans are trying to play up in a lot of races, and mary landrieu had an issue with her residency. she was using her parent's home in louisiana while she lived in a $2 million in washington. that's the sort of issue that pushes into the theme that we talked about before. there is a strong sentiment against washington lawmakers to the extent that relevance will

turn that against mary landrieu. >> and look at president obama, he does not have the best approval rating and you have people trying to distance themselves from president obama. >> that's right, michael. the irony here is that the democrat landrieu can't use obama as much as they want. that's what is happening here. they have to find a way to get out the base. it's going to be very important to them after the run off. we presume there will an run off. after the run off, after the general election when they go to the run off, getting some of those voters. >> michael: what about bill clinton or michelle obama, is that a better combination? >> any of the above may work.

hillary clinton probably one of those three that you would least expect would work. however, one thing that the clintons are concentrating on is the female vote, women voters, and that is an important part of the effort that they're making especially with niece incumbent women, people like kay hagin in north carolina, and new hampshire, landrieu going head to head with the women's vote, and is not doing well. >> she needs the plaque vote as well. >> and michelle obama may be a good idea in that period between the general and run-off, but you know, what they're doing is sending members of the congressional blackpool office, people who are popular, national, well-known in the south, and that's what they'll do to eye leavate that problem. >> one person who has been all over to help senate candidates but who is has been quiet in louisiana is elizabeth warren.

she has raised last money in quite a few key races. but landrieu made the decision that's not the kind of democrat who will pull her across the finish line. she really needs to grab the moderate, independent voters who are looking for someone who is not as far out there as president obama. it's fascinating how they put this together how they can cobble together enough to win. >> it's all about the strategy, and you hope it's going to be a winning strategy. >> and also about the issues except to the extent that candidates can push vote tours care about certain issues. >> and here are the personalities, too that can't be left out. >> thanks a lot. >> well, for more mid-term election coverage check out our special program, america investigation, our coverage begins tonight at 8:30, and 11:00 eastern. time now to look at news around america. maria ines ferre is back with those. >> reporter: another clue in the

manhunt for the suspected pennsylvania cop killer. the police say they found a note written by erik frein in the woods where they think he's hiding. earlier they founds supplies and guns. he's on the run after being suspected of killing one officer. new questions of whether 9/11 could have been avoided. several american airlines employees say they found the ringleader and other men casing out security check points at the boston airport in may of 2001. they reported it, but said their bosses ignored them. walmart plans to eliminate health conks for employees. employees working fewer than 30 hours a week will no longer qualify for health benefits. walmart employees more than a million full- and part-time viewers. in salt lake city, the jazz

signed jp gibson to an one-day contract and got him in to last night's worker. jp showed impressive ball-handling skills and scored with a little help. >> he goes by and go bears, he is flies by, and he rises to the rim and hammers! j.p. gibson with the two-hand flush. >> reporter: and j.p.'s mom said that he loves all sports but really loves basketball. >> michael: he such a little dude. >> reporter: he's adorable. a moment he'll never forget. >> michael: nasa's spacecraft has reached mars now they'll look at options putting astronauts on mars, and they may have found a way. putting crews into a deep sleep for months. jacob ward joins us from san francisco. you have to tell me about this trip a little bits. why did they need to be asleep

for so long? why can't they stay awake for this journey? >> well, the question is just how long it takes. it's over 180 days to get to mars. that's assuming we can do it in the fastest way possible. you're looking at a 4 hyundai or more round trip. the psychological implications of being stuck in a can with other astronauts for that length of time is unbelievable. even having one extra berth on the trip can drive everyone i insane on that flight. all the care and feeding, food, and things to do. you have to give them a place to sleep and move around. you have to cut all of that out in theory if you can put them in a deep hibernation. >> so they are putting hyperthermia. how feesful is to put someone in this sort of hibernation, and are there dangers involved?

>> there is a clinical trial under way right now where trauma surgeons are trying to find a better way to deal with people who have basically died from gunshot wounds. right now when you go into a hospital, you die of a gunshot wound you're hemorrhages blood, and it's difficult to bring someone back. less than 5 hers chance of bringing someone back to life. but a dr. peter reaves at the university of arizona hospital, he saved gabrielle giffords' life. i asked him a few months ago what the other uses for this could be. he said it mentioned mars. >> my brain has wandered about going to mars, about taking people with cancer and suspending them until we get their cancer cures going on. i've thought about cyanide, and all of these things which can put you in a state of

hibernation and things like that. this ability for us to turn the machinery of life off for a period of time. all of those come into my mind. i've thought of every one of them, and every one of them is feasible. >> you know, it's not certain yet that he could put anyone in therapeutic hyperthermia for more than two hours, but nasa would need one more to six months. but it is feasible with time and money. >> but that technology can be far reaching either here on earth and on mars. do you think we will see a person land on that planet within our lifetime? >> you know, the sort of scientific purpose of sending a human being up there is never really been clear to me personally. i'm sort of a coward, so i don't get it. people braver than me, people like buzz waldron, the second man on the moon, they said they

would be willing to die on mars with just a chance to put two feet on the red planet. president obama in a 2010 speech said that he thought nasa should make it a goal to put humans in orbit around mars by 2030, but whether that happens remains to be seen. >> but you're not going to sign up. >> not me. >> tensions from ferguson, missouri, linger as fans at a cardinals baseball game confront protesters. we'll take a close look at what happened last night. and it may be the next ice bucket challenge, the wake-up call. that's coming up.

>> prosecutors at the international criminal court said that the kenyan government

is not cooperating in the investigation against its president. the hague is looking into allegations that ke nyatta paid gangs after the 2007 election. kenyatta denies the report. >> yobeneath the surface of niceties there was a crackle of animosity. it is the prosecution's assertion, and it has been for some mondays now that the kenyan government has not done enough to cooperate with the courts, to cooperate with the prosecution. they want a lot of stuff to help build evidence in its case against mr. kenyatta. it needs his mobile phone

records, his tax return and banks statements, and the prosecution said that the kenyan government is not doing enough to provide those records. far from it, according to the attorney general. he was very robust in the defense of his actions and in the defense of the kenyan government. at times you could feel the a animosity between the two parties in court. essentially the kenyan government saying it can do everything it can. now, tuesday, of course, despite the occasional drama in the court that i have described is really the warm up act. kenyatta will appear before the court. his supporters will also attend that session on wednesday.

the prosecution will admit that it lacks evidence at the moment. and unless it gets the stuff that it needs to build the case there is a possibility this week that it may have to drop the case. we'll find that out during what promises to be a very dramatic day in court on wednesday. >> simon mcgregor wood reporting from the hague. meanwhile, tensions in ferguson, missouri, led to confrontation. protesters outside of the cardinals game calling for justice for mike browne, the teenager who was shot and killed in ferguson. >> the protesters had signs and upside down american flag, which is a sign of distress. that's when one woman made a racially charged comment.

>> now there are no reports that anyone was arrested in these confrontations. joining us now is jonathan clark, a blogger in st. louis. and he covers the website "politics in color." there is a lot of wrong on both sides here. a lot of protesters were calling for violence against darren wilson, some wanted him dead. things of that nature. and obviously the other side had different views on that. what do you make of this clash between cardinals fans and protesters. it was definitely heated. >> there were many parts in motion, and a lot of piece pieces in play in their protest that we saw the other night. you know, one of the things that i can certainly say as a person

of color, and as an african-american man, i was really concerned, really disturbed by the level of hostility coming from some of those fans, and some of the things that they were saying were simply ugly, nasty, and really had no place in this conversation. but by the same token, i was equally disappointed by the protesters who didn't seem prepared for this protest. they must have known that it could lead to an ugly confrontation like that. it devolved into a place that it really didn't need to be. >> we fans who were upset at some of the things that protesters were saying.

>> what does that say. >> well, it's not just the same. first of all. >> from the urban core that we've experienced in this area. those are the basis of people who have left the urban core, the children of those people, and in many respects they're going to cries a healthy chunk

of the jury pool that winds up being selected here. if this case comes to court, that's the breakdown that we're looking at. >> let me ask you one more thing really quickly. there was also a protest the st. louis symphony. from what we've gathered there haven't been that much reporting on these particular incidents in st. louis. why is that? >> well, i think the more important thing than the reporting in st. louis is that the audiences that are needing to hear this are starting to hear this. that was one audience there. the audience that represents the flight from the urban core. the high society audience that you might find at the symphony hall, these are audiences who are able to go back to their enclaves and look away and not pay this any mind while the protesters have taken to them, and they've had to pay attention. >> so the tensions resume and

continue in st. louis. we'll see how long those last. thanks so much. >> certainly. >> russian president glad glad's birthday is today, and all across the country celebrations are happening. and some of them are kind of strange. that's next. and then jen rogers in for ali velshi on real money. >> coming up on "real money." the global economy gets a down grade and the stock market sinks in response. we'll look at why investors and economists are starting to worry. should you? plus the nobel committee looks at the light that is responsible for energy-saving technology. all that and more on "real money."

>> russia's president turns 62 years old in classic vladimir putin style some of the celebrations are a little bizarre. there were all sorts of tributes to putin. >> reporter: a lot of tributes. there was an art museum in mow so you that paints putin as hercules, but hundre human rights activists are speaking out about what they call the creep of repression in russia. [music] >> reporter: these happy russian children are wrapping gifts, baking a cake and holding hands to form a heart all to wish their president a happy birthday. thousands of russians in chechnya marked the day with a march in putin's honor. and in moscow fans or so an art

museum portraying putin as a modern day hercules with 12 feats. here putin battles with the hydra. each head sanctioning russia. this painting shows th the putin against the u.s. government. >> this represents the struggle with usa. >> reporter: at home independent polls show his approval rating soars over 80%. >> vladimir putin is a very good president. we people are very happy with him. >> reporter: his most loyal supporters can celebrate with a new motherland clothing land featuring, yes, the president. on horseback, in shades, and hugging a tiger. >> if you want it you can put it

on an everyone will see that you will support what is happening in our country. and in general it is cool. why not? >> reporter: human rights activists say this is one reason not to celebrate. moscows' crackdown on peaceful protests. amnesty international is campaigning to show solidarity with russians calling for more press freedom, gay rights and freedom of speech. the group supporters are also carrying mannequins protesting moscows ban o of protests of more than one person. they're asking for people not to be dummies. >> a kremlin spokesman said that the president is taking his birthday off for the first time in 15 years. he's vacationing in siberia. >> it's ironic for a guy known to go without a shirt has a clothing line. >> that is a good point. everyone wants to see him without his shirt on on all of

these paraphernalia. >> thank you. riding the co-tails of the ice bucket challenge. maria ines ferre has more. >> reporter: it's a fun challenge but for an important cause. syria's 6.5 million children who need humanitarian aid. the wake-up call is going viral with help of u.k. leg brits. taking selfies after waking up with messy hair and all to donate to the unicef fund and help refugee children. comedian stephen pryor writes, i warn you to look away. and tomorrow of the avengers looks like this. and amanda palmer posts her picture from the early morning hours. saying no eyebrows, and a lot of pimples and naomi campbells

photos look effortless. just follow me on twitter. >> michael: it looks like hey didn't go to bed. it looks like she got into bed after a make up session. jen rogers is in for ali velshi. >> a downgrade for the global economy just when you thought things were getting better, the i.m.f. pours cold water on the optimism and the stock market is spooked - why the outlook changed. >> vladimir putin's nemesis speaks out. 10 years in gaol. he tells "real money" the west has overestimated vladimir putin. wait to hear what he says. >> the blue ray special -