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>> did you have a choice? >> not really. >> amish attacking amish, where members say they were punished by being locked in animal pins. ♪ this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm tony harris. the centers for disease control irk youed new quarantine guidelines today. it comes as a five year old is being tested for the virus at a hospital here in new york city. his family just returned from guinea. he is at the same hospital as dr. craig spencer is being treated. kaci hickox says there was no medical basis to hold her.

last friday new york and new jersey issued managed attorney quarantine. >> we believe that that policy infringes on the constitutional liberty interests. we think the policy is overly brood. it sweeps in people who do not meet the criteria for being quarantined. >> libby casey joins us live now from just outside the white. let's begin with the new cdc policy. how is it different from the guidelines the cdc had in place before? >> well, tony the cdc has created categories, judging just how much someone is at risk, and issued guidelines on how they should be treated. let's talk about high risk first.

these are people who have had direct contact with the bodily fluids of those sick with ebola. we're talking about an accidental needle prick or if you have been handling the body of someone who was infected and you weren't wearing protective gear. their public activities should be restricted and their travel should be restricted. then there are people who are deemed to have some risk. these are the medical providers, people who have had close contact with ebola patients with no protective gear for a long time, or in terms of the medical folks even while thigh have had their protective gear on, but they have really been exposed a lot. in terms of their restriction, when it comes to public activities and travel, that decision is made on a case by case basis. and then there are people who have low risk. these are folks who have been

coming from a west african country that has a lot of cases of ebola, or perhaps they have been on an airplane with someone with ebola. they are deemed to not be at that much risk, and of course, everybody else who has no risk of ebola, because they just haven't been exposed at all. tony, these guidelines are just what the cdc is recommending. theying don't have the power to enforce them within the states. but they can go even tougher and have quarantines imposed upon people, so these are just guidelines. >> it sounds like a lot of self reporting is required. what can you tell us about the five year old being tested here in new york. >> initial test has come back

negative, meaning he does not have ebola. but officials say they are going to keep him in isolation and run more tests just to be on the safe side. this is the 5 year old boy who had been in guinea and had signs of a fever this morning. and as people are coming into the country, just today airports started doing a more intensive outreach. giving them kits so they can take their temperatures. and a lot of these people who are deemed to be at higher risk would have visits from medical staff. >> okay. libby casey thank you. kurdish fighters are defending an important supply lie through the turkey syria border right now, even help is

coming to fight. burn ard smith has our report. >> reporter: isil forces have on monday again tried to take control of the border crossing in to turkey. they have been sending mortars on the area. we have heard gunfire all day, and that follows one of the heaviest nights of fighting there has been so far. isil forces want control of the border because they believe that if reinforcements come for the kurds in kobani, those reinforcements will come through the border crossing, which is why isil wants it. the black smoke you can see rising behind me, probably from tires. both sides set tires on fire to create a smoke screen as they move around the streets. air strikes again on sunday night helped the kurdish

fighters keep control of the border crossing. they were almost too late, the kurds are telling us. an indication of how much more they need reinforcements. the fighter jets have to fly a long distance before they reach this area of operation, then they have to fly back and refuel, so there can be large gaps when the air above kobani is empty of jets, and this allows the isil forces to make their move. the ongoing conflict in syria has lead to a surge of refugees crossing into europe. their number has almost tripled this year compared to last year. >> reporter: this man is lucky to be alive. officially he died two years ago at the age of 21, that's when soldiers raided his apartment

building. >> translator: they motioned me in the direction of the bathroom. i looked back and saw the officer pointing, and because i had my sight turned the first shot hit my arm. i fell down and more shots came. >> reporter: he was shot five times. >> translator: they kicked me to turn me face up. i held my breath for 30 seconds, but then i had to breathe again. they said he is still alive, finish him. and they fired two more shots. >> reporter: he crossed over from turkey in a rubber dingy with dozens of others. the number of people entering these waters is set to triple this year. 165,000 have made the crossing so far, compared to 60,000 people for all of 2013, making this a record year. 3,000 people have died so far

this year in these crossings, three-quarters of them since july. the coast guard is visibly exhausted by the summer surge. this night our crew spots no one, but the next morning more than 100 refugees are arrested on the beaches. these people come from afghanistan, sudan, and eritrea. >> translator: alternative legal migration routes need to be south. unhc has suggested that european countries take some pressure off countries neighboring syria. we need flexible family reunification programs, and student and work visas. >> reporter: the refugee crisis is expected to rise as the syrian conflict rises. as isil steps up its assault, it is also stepping up its efforts to recruit foreign fighters online.

and those efforts are increasingly aimed at women. tony the u.s. asked his arab allies to do more to target the slick propaganda, which is increasingly aimed at getting women to join isil. 2 to 300 western women have joined isil's ranks. in this video, isil invites women to join its new group to prepare for what it calls the battlefields of islam. if they join they will learn how to sew, cook, administer first aid, fight, and edit videos. it's one example of the growing online campaign aimed at recruiting women. some recruiting is done by young women. in this woman's blog she advises other women to get all of the shots and vaccinations that they require. she tells them your day will revolve around cooking and

cleaning and watching the children and when your husband had time, then he can take you out to learn shooting. three teenage girls from colorado who were stopped on their way to syria earlier this month may have been enticed by the propaganda. >> all of the indications we have is that they were most likely victims of online predators. >> reporter: the state department has launched this online counter campaign, by it's not aimed specifically at women. much of the work is left to twitter users like this one, who writes to isil women how are you meant to shoot someone when you can't see. if but more needs to be done to convince women this life is not what it is put out to be.

>> security analysts don't know of any women who have returned to their home in the u.s. they bought content that incites violence when it is flagged by other users, and they shut down accounts registered to designated terrorist groups. yemen shia houthi rebels are fighting for control of various areas south of the capitol. over the past three days, clashes between houthi rebels and sunni tribes have reportedly killed 250 people. rebels took over the capitol last month. the houthis want more autonomy and better representation in the government. resolves from parliament elections indicate that the secular centrist party was the

big winner in tunisia. here is more on the historic vote. >> reporter: there is a quiet sense of expectation at the headquarters. the leader will be waiting for official results before declaring victory. some unofficial results suggest the secular centrist party is in the lead. but even if it wins, its members admit it can't rule alone. >> translator: we don't exclude anyone. and that's the main part of the political landscape in tunisia. >> reporter: the rival is also waiting. it wants to be part of a new government and has shown it is willing to compromise. >> anything we have said we stick to it. because there is our country, and we stick to democracy.

the main thing is the program. >> reporter: the democracy campaign is the tunisian people are the real winners. there was an unexpected high turnout, and now possible change of government without the violence of other arab spring countries. >> we are probably going through an alteration of power. this is very important for the establishing of democracy. we are not having the same political party winning over and over again. we are witnessing, or probably will be witnessing, a smooth alteration of power. >> reporter: but that transition isn't over yet. the next government will need to get to work quickly, and win the trust of the people in the democratic system before they go to the polls once again. in less than a month tunisians will elect a new president, an

historic event for this country, as it finally gets to choose its own path. in ukraine, the president wants to form a unity government within ten days. preliminary results show huge wins for pro-western parties. but because of fighting in the east, controlled by pro-russian separatists, many seats will remain vacant. separatists rebels plan to hold their own elections next sunday. and the closest brazilian election in recent history has given rousseff a second term. she will serve four more years. gibe rielle has more. >> reporter: rousseff and her supporters clearly breathing a sigh of relief. she is happy, but obviously she does not have a major mandate.

not only did 48% of the people not vote for her, but there was also over 20% absentia rate or people that voted for nobody. so there's a majority of people in the country that did not vote for rousseff or voted for nobody. and that is going to be a real challenge for her in the second term. but also the economy. we have also seen on monday she will have very little time to celebrate, because the stocks of the state-run oil company are down 12%, and the stock exchange down over 4 points as well. lots of challenges here in this country, a country that is the seventh largest economy, but that has given rousseff four more years in office. a new report out today details the harsh conditions nigerian girls endured while being captured by boko haram. they suffered physical and psychological abuse and the

government have offed them little protection, critics say. >> reporter: rebecca samuel is afraid to leave her daughters alone. the oldest sarah was abducted by boko haram fighters in april. if she could send her a message, this is what she would say to her missing child. >> translator: be strong, sarah. god will help you escape if you are still alive. but if you are dead, then there is nothing i can do for you my child except pray you are at peace. >> reporter: sarah and more than 200 other girls were not the first to be kidnapped by boko haram. some who managed to escape have disturbing stories to tell.

dealing with the physical and psychological abuse isn't easy. >> when they hear a sound, just a sound of gun or a sound of something being hit, they -- they -- they get freeze. and that -- you can feel -- if somebody can get freeze by hearing the sound of something, it shows the level of the traumatic situation they passed through. >> reporter: human rights workers say the nigerian government isn't doing enough to protect people. nigerian officials deny this. >> it is an attempt at rescue that the numerous successes being recorded by the armed forces have occurred, and you can see that many of the insurgent commanders have been taken in, some are fleeing, some are giving up, and so on and so on. we are advancing. the government of nigeria will not forget its citizens in need.

>> reporter: for rebecca that's not good enough, so she has left the northeast and moved to the capitol. she feels it is safer here. but her family is not complete. >> she liked to play with us. she liked to read with us. >> reporter: the 13 year old misses her big sister, and like hundreds of families across nigeria, they are waiting for her to come home. and coming up on al jazeera america, gas prices, the lowest they have been in four years. we will look at what is behind the drop next with the "real money" team. and later in power politics, a big new clue that another member of the bush family may run for president.

oil prices continue to fall, and that is good news for people

filling up at gas stations, right? but prices at the pump don't fall as fast as oil prices. jen rogers joins us now with the explanation. hi, jen. >> hi, tony. >> what is the oil and gas connection. >> i know, prices go up really fast, but not down as much. let's talk about what is happening with oil, crude oil dips below $80 a barrel before recovering today. goldman sachs cut its price. and opec can't agree on how to control prices right now. but despite the 25% drop in oil prices, the average price of gasoline is down only about 15%. so there's a little bit of a lag, because crude only makes up around two-thirds of the cost of retail gas.

they have got to get the gas to your gas station, there's the competitiveness of your local market, the rent that the operators pay. there's a lot of stuff into why we're seeing wide differences across the country. overall, the average price is right around $3. if you are in south carolina, $2.78, or if you are in hawaii, $4 a gallon, but you would be in hawaii. >> yeah. is it a lag or are prices being supported artificially. but that's another conversation. >> that is a good conversation, and we can definitely have that one in depth another time. we're talking about ebola and income inequality, and how that is playing into the plight. we have jeffery sachs who will be on. and just how in the developed

world how much money is spent on healthcare, and if you compare that to what is going on in west africa. so we're going to have numbers and talk about solutions. >> jen good to see you. appreciate it. see you at the top of the hour. when you think of great wine china doesn't usually comment to mind. but rob mcbride has this report. >> reporter: this year's crop of merlot grapes is being harvested. renowned for quality grapes given its altitude, soil, and elevation, this area is quickly gaining recognition for its wines. they have been routinely winning awards. trained in france, this woman

has brought some of that expertise back home. >> western people quite surprised that china can make drinkable wine. >> reporter: china has been making wine for years, just not very good wine. the problem is production, not enough is being produced so very little reaches foreign markets. it means that people's perception of chinese wine is based on the mass produced stuff from other parts of the country, which is mostly, as they say in the trade, uuuh. at a competition in beijing wine experts gather to sample its offerings. a region that could become china's napa valley. >> it's from a small winery, most of these wineries they have their own vineyard, so they grow their own grapes, and this help

a lot to improve -- or put a lot of [ inaudible ] on the quality rather than the quantity. >> reporter: this winery is ready for an expansion, but wine makers are conscious of maintaining quality. >> we need to make good wine for influence our local consumer, not only bad ones. [ laughter ] >> reporter: throughout the remote province, government initiatives and collaborations with foreign wine makers are expanding production. >> the growth i have seen driving around in the vineyards that will be planted, they are talking really big vineyards. >> reporter: growing domestic demand, though, will mean all of that extra production will be eagerly consumed here, helping to make sure it remains china's closely guarded fine wine

secret. just eight days until the midterm elections and a decision on who will control congress. will republicans win both houses? we'll take a deep dive into what control of the senate and house will mean. plus an exclusive look in t amish.

and today's power politics. the battle for the u.s. senate and house has turned this into one of the most exciting elections in years. >> there are at least 11 senate races where polling shows the races even or within the margin

of error. republicans need a net pickup of six senate seats to take control. although the republican number is actually already down to four because there are two races that are not on this map, montana and west virginia, and they are not close. they will be easy republican pickups. you are looking at a battlefield this year, with 11 toss-up senate races. there were 10 toss-up senate races in the 2012 elections, and six in 2008. the competitive senate races and growing drama over control seems to be fuelling early voting at a greater clip than anticipated. in iowa where the republican is in a tight race with the democrat. more than 250,000 iowians have already cast their ballots. that's higher than a week before

2012. iowians are still being treated to a barrage of negative ads of course. >> picture a friend here in da mean, her job out sourced over as because ernest protected tax breaks. picture iowa, if joni ernest and her big oil backers get their way. now open your eyes, vote for bruce braley. in the meantime here is the latest attack on braley in the house of paul harvey talking about god's creations. >> did he need someone who believes every problem requires more spending, and every inconvenience demands a lawsuit? no, god did not need a trial lawyer, and either did iowa. >> yes, there was a clucking hen in that ads. in the south dakota senate race, one of the competitive battles

expected to be an easy republican pickup this year, the current governor is not a locked because he is involved in an investment scandal. and larry pressler said despite his differences between president obama, he would still be willing to work with the president. >> i consider myself a moderate. i'm endorsed by the centrist project. i am the same as i always was, i think my party has moved far to the right. >> it's hard to imagine anyone else in the election saying i am happy with the president and would be happy to work with him. and these two candidates squared off at the a candidate's

endorsement. >> [ inaudible ]. >> that's rude. rude! >> no, i would like to defer to you. >> i think you -- you objected to my saying that, and i think if you [ inaudible ] -- >> well, because i was in my closing, and i gave you the courtesy to allow you to speak. >> rudeness can be an issue in new hampshire. and now it appears that jeb bush is going to be spending a lot of time next year in iowa. here is bush's son over the weekend. >> i think it's more than likely he is giving this a serious thought. if you had asked me a few years back i would have said it was less likely. >> he said the bush family would

support jeb 100%. and elizabeth warren has just cracked open the door ever so slightly to a 2016 run. she said i don't think so. but that's not as firm a no as in previous interviews. and she added this, if there is any lesson that i have learned in the last five years, it's don't be so sure what lies ahead. if she takes on hilary clinton, that would be amazing. >> oh, boy, that would be something to watch. david don't you move a muscle. we're going to take a deep dive into the control of the senate. joining me now is dean obediallah. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> so what is percolating in your brain here? >> it's coming down to a few key states. turnout is going to be

everything. >> the turnout is going to be lousy. >> we know that, and it could be the lowest turnout in the history of national elections, potentially because polls are showing very, very low. interesting in iowa lots of people early voting. the gap between enthusiasm over republicans is 12 to 15 points higher than democrats. >> it is also higher in colorado, because in colorado they have by mail voting for the first time. so a lot of folks think the polls may be a bit off, and because every state thinks my state could determine control, there is a sense that turnout might be higher. >> are you surprised by the level of abandonment the president is facing in this midterm election cycle? no one seems to want to stand next to him. >> i'm not shocked because

politicians want to keep their job. it's a great job in congress. you get $175,000 a year. so why lose it. from their own internal polling, it shows president obama is a drag on the candidates. in 2006 george bush -- >> was it this bad? >> it was bad. >> and the people that came out, wanted to send a message to bush. and the democrats took both the house and senate. it was like a coup because of unhappiness with bush. >> should there be some pushback? >> there's an interesting strain through this election as sort of an anti washington, anti-partisanship. mitch mcconnell, they are saying he is a creature of washington. hate washington as much as you hate obama. >> what races are you focusing -- david -- did you want to jump in here?

>> one quick thing. poll after poll. congress has 13% approval rating. yet we'll probably see 85 to 90% of the house reelected. the senate races are different. they are much more visible. but a lot with gerrymandering, but they won't vote out their rep senttives. >> the forecast for the republicans in this midterm cycle were good as far back as the spring. why is that? >> because democrats have more territory they are having to defend. you look at the close races -- >> which is not the case in 2016. that's why somebody who may be running for president in 2016 may think, wow, if i'm a democrat, and should i win the white house, you may have a democratic senate to work with in 2016. >> so what are you looking for

on election night? is it about what degree can the democrats mitigate some of the bloodshed? >> perhaps that's part of it. and we might not have an answer on election night. it might make it very unlikely either candidate who wins -- >> montana and west virginia, come on -- >> yeah, but georgia, and louisiana are very important -- >> and if democrats pick up georgia and kentucky, and then they can afford to lose a couple. but then the roll of women. corey gardner, is going to take away your women's rights. voters are a little bit seeing through this. they are somewhat seeing this as a cynical election strategy.

>> so it looks all by assured that the g.o.p. wins the senate. >> it's close -- >> i don't want to give it away a week out >> al jazeera declares -- >> we have to rap? i can't ask that question. >> ask the question. >> okay. great. great. great. what about the president's agenda moving forward, the republican agenda moving forward with a republican-controlled congress? your thoughts? >> i think republicans will try to pass bills that they can't pass in the senate. trying to reveal obamacare.

and the biggest things will be

senators like ted cruz becoming chairmen of committees. >> right. right. >> i think president obama in the lame duck session in congress jams bills down their throat with no action. >> good to see you dean. and thank you both. that's enough for now. done. it is a dead heat in wisconsin's race for governor. scott walker faces a tough challenge from democratic businesswoman mary burke over the central issue of the economy. burke accuses walker of breaking his promise to turn around the job outlook. diane has our report. >> reporter: on a chilly milwaukee morning the line for a job fair wraps around the hall. they all file in. hand over resumes, and hope they will hand one of the 1700 jobs employers at this fair are trying to fill. >> i have a real good resume, and hopefully that will get me, you know, a job, and something decent. >> reporter: more than 160,000 lost jobs between 2008 and 2010, about 120,000 jobs have been added back, but that's only about half of what walker promised when elected. his opponent argues the governor's tax cuts and business incentives aren't working. >> we have people who are young and know the training. >> reporter: but this factory owner says they are. he wants to double his work force eventually, and thinks the incentives that walker has in place could help him. >> there has been a cooperation from our government officials to get out into businesses, learn

what is out here for families with life-sustaining types of jobs. >> reporter: back at the job fair cynthia tries to stay upbeat. she admits it's hard to not get discouraged. >> okay. joining us for more on the issues facing voters in wisconsin tonight at 8:00 eastern time, 5:00 pacific right here on al jazeera. tony new details are emerging about the school shooting in washington. police say the gunmen, sent a text message to the victims inviting them to eat lunch with him, and then shot them before shooting himself. two have died, and two are still in the hospital. the trial of four men accused in the hazing death of a member of the florida a&m marching band have begun. he died nearly four years ago

after his fellow band mates beat him as part of a hazing ritual. today the church's judicial council reversed the ruling for defrocking a minister for marrying his gay son. now lava is threatening homes in one rural town in hawaii. >> it is going to be sad watching our house go down, but at the same time, you know, i would like to be here, if it happens. we're praying really hard it will spare us here. because my whole family is in this subdivision that we live in. so we're all in needles and pins waiting and waiting.

>> and in virginia good samaritans are credited with saving a man's life after pulling him out of his burning car. >> are you by yourself? >> the man was stuck in his car after crashing it early yesterday morning. witnesses bashed open the sunroof and got him out as someone with a camera captured the drama, tony. >> we're assuming he is okay at this point. >> yes. >> that's great. all right. thank you. the amish community hoped it could close a dark chapter in its history, when 16 men were found guilty of attacking amish men and cutting off their boards. but new details emerged about the group responsible. its leader, sam mullet lead the group with complete authority. hah his control over his

followers may require the supreme court to step in. >> yeah, really the issue is whether or not you can use the federal hate crimes law when it involves members of the same religion >> reporter: did people put themselves in these animal pens? >> yes, i was one of them. i wasn't always the best woman or best wife, and i felt it would help me. >> reporter: how long did you spending in here? >> 18 days. i had time. quiet time to pray. talk to god, wrote letters. it wasn't that bad, and i went on my own will. as far as i know everybody else that was put in an animal pen was of their own free will. >> and children? >> no, these were all adults.

>> reporter: martha has 110 grandchildren. dan is one of only a handful to flee. and he says his grandmother is lying. he and his cousins were forced to spending cold nights in animal pens. >> they say it helps you get better. >> reporter: were you put into an animal pen? >> yes. >> reporter: for how long? >> seven days. >> reporter: did you have a choice? >> not really. it was against my will, and they made you write down your sins to sam mullet then you were forgiven and you could start over a new life. why does everybody have to write their sins to him? and he can fix it? he is just one guy, and he is not god. >> reporter: do you think he acted like a god?

>> yes, still does. >> we interviewed other members, and some spoke to us on camera to say this animal pen punishment is not amish. there are also new allegations of sexual abuse arising. >> how is sam mullet still in control? he is in prison. >> he is in prison, but has the right to make phone calls. and what we're told is that he believes he is a profit, getting direct messages from god. and no one there is allowed to speak to outsiders. including these 110 grandchildren he has. when we were there, we tried to speak to some of them, even just saying high to some of the kids, they would wave, they were polite, but would not open their mouths. >> what is next? >> right now it's in the hands of the court. we'll have to see what happens.

will he get out? he could get out any time if the case goes in that direction and then who knows what happens. there are other investigators looking into what is happening. >> adam thank you. you can see more tonight, the first of a two-part investigation tonight at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. inside the world of fbi informants, we look at their secrets and operations in a special al jazeera investigation. that is next.

well tonight al jazeera investigates goes inside the world of fbi informants. they are recruiting people to join plots concocted by the fbi. >> reporter: this is a human camillian and con artist. he pretended to work for the fbi in order to work the beat. >> it had to do with i wanted to be in on the big game, and to be paid top dollar for it. that's it. ♪ >> reporter: operation flex was

the code name for his undercover assignment. as a personal trainer, he would wear people down to get them to open up. he claims an fbi agent encouraged him to portray himself as extremely devout. >> he would say when you pray, take your right side of your head and rub it on the carpet so there is a sore on your head. and do not put a bandage on it, let it bleed. just don't even treat it. and the scab would break and i had blood here. and that meant i am so devout that i don't care about my appearance. the more blood dripped on my robe, the more serious i was, and the more serious i was, the more people who gravitated toward me. they would be more of a person of interest, so there was a method to all of this -- this

madness that was going on. ♪ >> reporter: southern california is home to one of america's largest muslim communities. his assignment was to troll the mosques looking for anyone the fbi might be interested in. ♪ >> i would have a conversation in the mosque with a group of muslims. as we're talking about these -- this conversation, this subject, i would have my recording device just right by the wall where we're talking. i would get up, use the restroom, and start another conversation somewhere else. with another device that was on. i maybe had about four of those on in a mosque at any given time. >> wow. al jazeera's senior investigative producer jeremy young worked on the investigation. and let's start with that guy.

craig monteal. all right. he's certainly fascinating, but is almost cartoonish. >> yeah, his nickname is the bodybuilder. and he was one of the individuals we encountered recording this film. but the guy is real, and ran one of the biggest operations for the fbi in the country. >> that guy? >> yeah, it was called operation flex named for his obvious physical prowess. and he went to different mosques and recorded conversations with people. >> that guy was working for -- okay. tell us what is new in this investigation? >> right. we spent six months working on this film. and we were able to obtain scores of hidden camera video that no one had ever seen before, photos, fbi surveillance videos, and we were able to put those pieces together, and it

gives viewers a peek behind the curtain in to how these stings are carried out. >> talk about a peek behind the curtain. several informants spoke to you. how were you able to make that happen? >> yeah, it's not very often that you see informants talking about their cases. we trace three informants who after september 11th, worked to lure muslims. and we were able to reveal new details about the crimes these individuals committed before, during, and after they worked for the federal government, because one of the ironic twists behind though sting program is very often the u.s. government hires individuals who have a significant criminal record to target people. >> what kind of response, if

any, have you received from the government to the work you have been doing? >> yeah, we spoke to a lot of former fbi agents who are emphatically supportive of the use of informants and claimed they are an essential counter terrorism tool. eric holder gave a major speech where he implored european governments to adopt these same kind of counter terrorism techniques and tactics with regards to individuals interested to traveling into syria and iraq tonight for isil. so it will be interesting to think about were there informants involved in operations and if so what was their involvement? >> yeah. good to see you. it has been a while. and jeremy this looks like a really good film. if you would like to see the full report, it's tonight at 10:00 eastern, right here on al

jazeera america. clowns terrorizing come communities in france, and it is no joke. police trying to calm fears as the images go viral. coming up on "real money," oil prices keep falling, good news for consumers at least in theory, i'll look why the price at the pump isn't falling as fast.

federal authorities have charged seven people with conspiring with al qaeda. >> since 9/11 the us has spent has spent billions of dollars on domestic counter-terrorism operations. >> i wanted to be in on the big game and to be paid top-dollar for it. that's it. >> many of these involved targeted informant led stings.

>> to them, everyone in the muslim community is a potential informant or a potential terrorist. french police are trying to calm fears about vying lent clown sightings. they arrested a group of teenagers dressed as clowns, who were reportedly chasing people on the streets. yeah, tony over the last month, france has seen an uptick in reports of violent clowns. one faces charges for allegedly beating someone with an iron rod. and prior to this, scary looking

clowns had been sighted in the u.s., and u.k. and now police are tracking clown sightings. here you are see this clown here. this one is standing next to a lamp post here. and people are just posting these images of clowns on the street. this one you can tell it's late at night. police in france believe that scary clown incidents have been inspired by internet videos, including this prank video. watch. ♪ so get ready for it. someone is about to get out of an elevator, and the clown in the parking lot starts chasing him with a chain saw. this video has been viewed more than 30 million times since being posted this summer. >> are you kidding me? >> no, i'm not.

and french police are also concerned about citizens trying to catch the scary clowns. >> okay. that is all of our time. i'm tony harris? new york. "real money" is next on al jazeera america. ebola in america, new guidelines for monitoring health-care workers returning from west africa, and quarantines are not part of the plan. plus take a breather from the volatility of the past week, but there are signs the volatility isn't over yet. i'm jen rogers in for ali velshi, and this is "real money." ♪