policy may not be in the players best interest. tweet me @amora.tv. we'll see you next time. . >> this is al jazeera america, i'm john seigenthaler in new york. >> the war of words - the diplomatic crisis between washington and israel. how name calling is straining the relationship. special investigation - the al jazeera report on voter fraud. tonight the list being used to check for cheats. are they doing more harm than good? >> hey, look at that. $12,000. >> her story - a woman who said she was harassed more than 100

times as she walked the streets of new york. she joins us live to talk about the video and the fire storm it's creating plus, the real wizards of " "game of thrones." the computer artist in a new magazine article an unnamed official from the u.s. threw a crude insult at prime minister binyamin netanyahu. behind the name calling a fribz over the issue of israeli settlements. nick schifrin reports. >> israel's prime minister might have been called a four letter curse attached to chicken, by an ally, but he is not backing down. he visited parliament but said that anyone attacking him is attacking patriotism.

>> translation: were i not to defend the state of israel, insist vigorously on state and international interests, they would not be attacking me. despite all the attacks, i'll consider to defend the citizens of israel. >> reporter: there's no love loss between the u.s. and israel. vice president joe biden refused to see him, in part because he referred to kerry as methy antic. officials constantly berate the white house, and one official described obama administration staff as ibb nant -- ingrant -- ignore able to international community all israeli settlements illegal.

it's why binyamin netanyahu opposes the u.s. his aides are talking about a new election, and the settlement announcements and the language he uses is popular among the right wingers, whose support he needs to get reelected. he wraps his announcements in the same flag as today. when you see him opposed the public, they are all local, appealing to his base, trying to outlast an american president we have the u.s. senator for the israeli senator her at and asked what he thought. >> it was interesting. an expletive used by a senior official that we don't know who it is, has managed to blow the

whole thing up and bring to the surface. it's an ironic situation. it does reflect the depth of the animosity. >> the prime minister took it to the knesset, why? >> it raised a lot of headlines in israel, and he needed to plain to the israeli people, or felt he had to explain to the israeli people, why he was producing this sentiment in the white house, and a place that is israel's greatest ali, and he wanted to score points. if you are confronting an unpopular president, you can make political hay out of it. >> when israeli officials call him messy onnics, that's different. >> everyone sees things from

their own angle. the americans reacted harshly and took care to let everyone know he was in quarantine. except for his meeting, e me didn't get meetings. it's a back and north. is it a lost cause, are relations between president obama and binyamin netanyahu a lost cause. >> at a certain level they are. they are politicians, they'll keep coming back from the brink. i don't think they'll go over the cliff. it's as bad as i have seen it. it's not just for show. it's a reflection of the deep distrust built up. they don't like each other, they don't trust each other or believe in each other. >> a report says the health care system is not ready for an ebola outbreak. a review found supplies and training are lacking and small

clusters are overflooding the system. >> i truly believe that this policy is not scientifically nor constitutionally just. i am not going to sit around and be bullied by politicians, and forced to stay in my home when i am not a risk to the american public. >> deputy secretary chuck hagel announced that all military returning from west africa will be quarantined for 21 days, president obama met with health care workers who are on the front line in the fight against ebola. lisa stark has that story. >> president obama said the u.s. effort i gains ebola in west africa are making a difference. it remains an epidemic, and there's a long way to go. surrounded by health care workers that have gone to west

africa, or plan to go there, he calls then american heroes, who are willing to go into the heart of the epidemic. he said they deserve our report, and our efforts should be applauded and not discouraged. >> we have to keep in mind that if we are discouraging health care workers who are prepared to make these sacrifices from travelling to these places in need, then we are not doing our job in terms of looking after our own public health and safety. what we are - what we need right now is the shock troops are out there leading globally. >> the president reiterated a point he stressed before. that the only way to protect americans is to stop ebola at

its source in west africa. the president took on critics, saying there are those that talk about leader this, but want to one in the opposite direction or hide under the covers. he said that frustrates him. the president said that is not what americans do - we step up and do the right thing. >> colorado is a critical battle ground for control of the u.s. senate. the contest is one of the closest and most expensive in the country. the key could come down to the latino vote. paul beban just got back from colorado, and has this report. >> in the 2012 presidential vote. president obama won the latino i don't. in colorado the margin of victory was bigger. two years later, when i heard from colorado, i would doubt that the democrats are committed to their issues, and the

president's sagging popularity is dragging his party down. >> reporter: across the rocky martin state. developments and supporters are pounding the pavements. >> it's that way. >> reporter: in political campaigns, this is the ground game, going door to door, doing everything possible to make sure people make it to the polls. in colorado. the important foot soldiers and targets are latinos. >> in the national contest, none of the states in play have a significant latino population, except one, here in collingwood r, the latino vote could be precisive. the republican probably can't with stand a challenge, but there are signs that he had it. a poll thoughing 66% supporting

you dal, 76% leaning towards another. >> perez, martinez told me what is on their minds. >> education is number one in our community to make sure kids have equal access. >> i don't want to candidate to tell me when and where and how i can choose my reproductive health, and it is wrong. >> there is a tense that latinos are taken for fronted. >> we were promised certain things, we don't like what the other guys are saying. these guys didn't come through. i think i'll stand this out. >> vietnam vet charles used to be a democrat. have you been a development. >> i have. i voted for president obama ties. i'm sorry i did. >> he campaigned for republican

state senator george revera, running for re-election in denver. what do you say to latinos skeptical of the republican party? >> when i talk to them i point to the values that we share. >> what are they. >> belief in hard work, having a strong family. >> immigration is the red hot issue hurting republicans among latinos here. >> we are a free country, they'll want to better themselves. >> senator you dal, like -- udall like most democrats favors a path to citizenship and reform. others say it will encourage more illegal immigration. after a long day of canvassing voters, this man has dinner with his family, his father is a

permanent resident his mother is undocumented. he himself is undocumented, but since his parent brought him here as a child he is eligible for deferred action. >> what does this mean to you? >> keeping our family together. at any moment one of my family members can be picked up and deported. >> that is the response that democrats are hoping will rally enough latinos to the polls and to their column on election day. >> almost every poll since the beginning of october showed udall polling. cell phone only, spanish speaking latinos are the most democrat irk, but they are --

democratics, but they are hard to reach. the bottom line is turn out. >> turn out matters. paul beban thank you. make sure to stick with us on election night for the results on the issues you care about. >> there has been a shake up at a gaol. three officials in rikers island in new york stepped down over scrutiny on how inmates are being treated the focus is on rikers island - plagued by scandal, abuse and tragedy. the stop official, a 29 year veteran, is stepping down, along with two deputies, he was promoted. at the time his boss is: he has been accused of turning a

blind eye. an arrested homeless veteran died in his cell, where temperatures exceeded 100 degrees. he was there for hours. his death led to demotion, in 2012 an inmate in a mental health unit died after swallowing a toxic degeneralingant. security was charged with ignoring pleases for help. 40% of inmates suffer mental illness. violence use of force by correction officers at rikers jumped nearly 240%. all three of the officials will step down. a chief will be appointed by december. prosecutors threatened to sue the city if hangs are not made. chaining us now is a police commissioner, spending more than

two years in charge of rikers, and he is in our studio. welcome. what do you think about this? is it a good move. >> it's a good move. when he first came in, he'd look at the agency, determine what has to be done, and who has to be moved. some of these people were appointed after he came in. i think he's now appealed to the agency. learnt the people inside. these are major changes. two of the deputies under them, and he's moving them out. the key is going to be who he brings in. they need real leadership, accountability. they have some of the best correctional facilities in it.

>> the commissioner designated a civilian to oversee high-ranking officers at rikers, is that a good idea? >> it's up to the commissioner. it's his call. the key uniformed guys, the chief of the department is a crucial decision. he will make a decision who that will be. i urge him deep down in the ranks, there are going to be hungry men and women that know the agency, rules and regulations, take them, move them up and put them in a position to make change. >> according to associated press, it involves black

members, why does it take so long. >> i don't know. if i cas the board, i would be looking at the board of correction asking where have you guys been, they are the immediate oversight for the department of correction, where have they been, all this stuff has been doing on, violence increased, what are they doing. >> what other reforms need to be made, and what is the situation at rikers now? . . >> as the u.s. attorney office says, and the new york times, a young reporter that did this piece in the times, a lot of good work that highlighted a lot of violence, a lot of things going on shouldn't have been, they'll have to look at that stuff and get the new uniform right. violence has to come down, more account icties on --

accountabilities on staff and the inmates. rikers can't be full of criminal activity - slashing, stabbings, assault, beat downs. it has to stop. >> i have another question, an incident involving four new york police officers attacked by a man with a match et. there's a lot of concern. how should the ny pd handle people who are medically ill or those radicalize said. as a former new york city police commissioner. >> first of all, the people have to stay on the site. if you recall three weeks ago i.s.i.l., whatever you want to call them, called for attacks on the press, government, law

enforcement. within a week you have a bunch of nuts. >> people in canada, other girls, our intelligence community have to stay on stop and identify these people before they strike. the government wants faster action on the air bag repo, that affected 7 million cars in the united states. air bag manufacturer, tada corporation replaces plants faster and do more testing on air bags. it is asking for more information. coming up next - two years later, how the north-east is recovering from superstorm sandy, plus...

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new jersey, why does he continue to have the testy confrontations with voters? >> it's been a tough year for the governor, if you go back to bridge-gate. the answer to that question is chris christie, this is what got him in the state of new jersey. now we have different expectations on him when we see him as a national figure. that is difficult. >> is there a sense in the way voters view the behaviour.

he got elected last time. a lot of people think he's one of the top candidates in the race for president. >> a lot of people fought that. there are people that do. it's two years from the next election. we are still talking about this one. you are on to something. it's where he's from. the way you can begave in new jersey as a governor, it's not the same in south carolina, when you are at a primary or iowa, when you are in a primary. it will be difficult for cyst, he had - he lost his weight, but not his charm. that's something that has been a little difficult to portray on the trail. i ought thought that. i don't think it's anything to do with diminishing stature. it's to do with the fact in this is t kind of guy he is. when you are talking with people

who have a series of complaint, there are still folks who don't have help from hurricane sandy to rebuild their homes, isn't it a legitimate issue. >> it was a man berated there. stay here, fix what needs fixing. it's a crime. christy is the head of the rga. just by that near fact he's been all over the country. they are not running well, we'll know about that next week. it's a gripe that people have about chris christie. he's off being chris christie. they want him off attending to superstorm sandy and the rebuilding of that state. >> thank you michael shure, and for details on hurricane sandy, we go to kevin corriveau, and the impact on the west coast.

>> two years ago 8 million people are without power. i want to take you back to october 22nd, sepp days before the storm hid new york -- seven base before the storm hit new york, a tropical stornal, making its way to jamaica and cuba. these are the direct deaths associated with sandy, we saw 57 direct deaths. on the weekend it went out to sea, but then we saw the storm turn to the west, and that was something predicked eight days in advance. the national hurricane center did it two days in advance. 76 deaths, in total 280 deaths associated with that. why was the storm - why did it have a major impact? >> what we saw was a lot of

water, storm surge pushed into new jersey. that's why we saw all of $65 billion in damage in this area alone. >> coming up next an al jazeera america investigation - voters finding out they are not registered because someone in another state has the same name. could happen to millions of minority voters, plus, a search for the most wanted woman, a mastermind behind the massacre of dozens of students.

this is al jazeera america. this is john seigenthaler, why millions of voters could be pumped from the voting system. we have an exclusive investigation. what some women have to deal with when walking on the streets of new york, and lava from the volcano in hawaii is creeping closer to civilisation. tension is growing between the u.s. and israel. the white house on the defensive after a magazine article coated an unidentified u.s. official snuling the israel -- insulting the israeli prime minister. libby casey has more. >> the white house is trying to

minimise the fallout. this is a fight not just over words, but policy divisions. trying to head off a diplomatic crisis, the white house is trying to downplay the "atlantic" comments. >> comments like to do not reflect the administration is view. they are counterproductive. >> white house spokesman josh ernst was not the only one trying to diminish the response. >> does the individual thing that, perhaps. the president of the united states, people leading the nation don't refer to that as accuracy. >> jen sockie says the administration is not trying to figure out the source of the comments. that is unacceptable. he is calling on the source to be exposed and fired and said in

a statement that the president: cl it's not just a fight over words. the bigger focus with the u.s. and israeli relationship. secretary of state john kerry failed peace processes. the white house will only go so far in its criticism. diplomatic talks on thursday will go forward as susan rice hosts her israeli counterpart. the relationship is not in crisis. it's stronger in many reports that it has ever seen. >> the tension dates backs to 2009, with president obama's speech, and deep earns over iran

adds nuclear programme. it's the latest tension between two countries described as strong allies, and two leaders who do not see eye to eye. >> libby casey reporting in mexico more than 50 people have been detained over the disappearance of dozens of students. a small-town mayor and his wife are considered fugitives. the ascertained to is for the missing, n continuing at a municipal dump, and parents of the student met with mexico's parents for answers. adam raney has more. >> reporter: parents, family members and students of 43 students arrived in mexico city ahead of talks with president peno nieto. it is the first time they have met the president after more than 30 days after which the students have been missing. they have a lot of expectations, and want to tell the president

that they want to change the process, saying there's too much focus on looking for graves and not looking for them alive. there's a lot of the reports in the process based on leaks from the attorney-general's office, that the head of warriors united - the cartel accused of abducting the students claim 17 people in the group of students are infiltrators from a rival cartel - the parents say this is falls. they want to make sure the students are not crimized. >> adam raney reporting. now to a special investigation by muslim brotherhood, it's known as crosscheck, using digital naming to flag anyone suspected of voting in more than one state. there are major flows into the

ro area. >> in a lot of our ethnic communities, korea is a good example. there's a number of last names, so we'll be ki m.s.. >> here is the park, lots of park. >> there you are. according to the state of georgia someone like you voted saying - voted in swanny georgia and annandale virginia. >> he lives in lennox. >> so someone else with your

name. >> everyone has all the same names. >> that is troublesome. i could see how that would systematically pull out ethnic groups. >> you can watch the full report on "america tonight". at the top of the hour. >> college students tooted protested against abuse on campuses. >> violence and domestic violence - we carry this weight every day. >> the protest is called carry that weight day of action the most was inspired by a student at columbia university who carried a mattress. she was raped by a classmate. >> now to an incident that has gone viral.

this video shows a young woman walking the streets of new york city, walked for 10 hours, received 100 cat calls, and for many it ill straits how -- illustrates how dangerous street violence can be. the woman featured in the feedio joins us, and the executive director of hollowback. the organization behind the video. >> enemy's works focuses on reducing street harassment. >> why did you do the video. >> the creator reached out to me and said it happens every day. i know it happens all the time. if people saw what it looked like, they'd stop doing it. >> why did you get involved.

how did you get involved? >> it was happening to me every day. it was a typical day and brings up memories of sexual assault in my past. i thought what can i do about it. someone i know posted his ads hooking for someone. >> you said yes. >> i'm an actress in nobodying. i love working with everywhere. i get along with most everyone a meet. it's something i care about. >> and then it went viral. >> then is wept really viral really quickly. we had no idea it would do this far, this past. >> what's the reaction been in. >> it's been all over the place. the loudest is people approaching us saying, "fang you, thank you for going this. this is my experience in new

york city. >> this sparked a discussion in the newsroom with the women who worked. this is another day. >> it streaks a nerve. 100 cat calls. it happens on a regular basis. >> i had no number to it prior to this. rob gave me the under. this way people can be aware of the frequency. >> there's somebody who followed you for blocks and blocks. did you feel threatened. >> extremely. i had been training in marshall arts. i can't imagine what the women who haven't trained are feeling. everyone reacts differently. >> let's look at some of the response on twitter: lion looun

your response. >> words alone are one thing. these people have certain intonation, and my body language was closed off. i normally walk down the streets if i have time communicating with people on that day. i had non-verbal cues. >> your eyes are straight ahead. >> you are not looking at someone or trying to get attention. >> no. >> the vidias was said to show too many men of colour. another tweet: what do you say.

>> street harassment happens on all lines. this is one woman's story, show-shana's story. everyone experiences street harassment differently. we hope to show how she experiences it, and to look at how different affects experience it. >> where in new york did you shoot it. ? >> we shot in places where i walk. soho, midturn, harlem, south ferry, washington square park. i can name the pleases, all over -- laces, all over. >> and in the high density area. most in midtown and lower manhattan. >> you touched a nerve with this video, in i way i can't

remember, particularly this issue. what does this say about society, men. they made a lot of process. we have a long way to go. it's about having equal access to public suppose, whether it's the streets are the internet. and we have a number much violence wraps in response to this. >> let me look at the video for a second. let's look at the clip. again, the guy is walking beside you silently for a couple of minutes. are these un said things that women experience in a city every day or across america or around

the world every day, but you don't talk about it or do you talk about it among women or men. as a guys, i don't here this stuff much. >> i have heard a lot of people accept it as daily life, even talking to different media outlets, it's a common response. street harassment of women is rob ust, but it is young. we have many different languages and cultures making it happen. >> is this the beginning? another viral video coming up? >> who nose. >> you had a big rehabilitation, seems like you should take it to some other cities. get other folks to star in it. it's an important conversation, wed need to get the stories involved. >> we appreciate taking the time

to talk to us. i know it's been tough, you received threats which is horrible. we are glad you are doing okay. thank you for being with us. >> it's described as a slow-motion disaster, volcanic lava haking its way to -- making its way to a village. >> reporter: after months of rating residents are seeing how strabilitying a river of lava can be. what was once a sprawling home wiped out by a field. two roads have been closed and a cemetery overtaken by the lava. it was making its way to a small town and is 300 yards from the main road. 50, 60 structures are in an area

likely to be mixed. the county has been working around the clock to close two homes. 1,000 residents have been told to prepare to evacuate. >> i have my trailers ready. i'm putting anything on them until the guy across the street's house is burning. >> reporter: a mobile clinic is on stand by, and the red cross set up a shelter. >> we are trying to provide a place where people can come. >> investigators are searching for clues, an unmanned rocket was headed for the international space satisfaction. n.a.s.a. released a statement saying:

ray rehn altedz has more. >> reporter: the fiery destruction is not only a blow to the owners, but raises questions about private space flight companies seeking to capitalize on cutbacks in the u.s. space programme to make it a profit-changing business. >> the budget has to be choosey, funding and xo moring. it's a cost effective way for the lunch vessels to supply the resupply. it allows n.a.s.a. to do a

greater ex-peck takes to the moon and behind. >> orbital science's contract, worth $1.9 billion, called for eight space trips. two were completed before the accident on tuesday. it's unclear whether additional flights will be delayed or cans ale. spacex has $1.6 billion contract. the u.s. retired its fleet in 2011 and relied on private spacecraft for supply missions and russian rockets to ferry astronauts to and from the station. >> it's a space rehn asans. starting with the space flights and ports.

for the next year. >> other companies involved in the booming multibillion space industry include blue origin, research and total are under way for activities including space tourism. mining the minerals, and precision manufacturing. >> another clue in the xrrches of en-- disappearance of amelia airheart. a piece of metal was discovered near a remote pacific island. the group spent millions searching for airhart's plane, the first female aviator to fly sollios across the atlapic issues. >> next, it's not the typical

scholarship. while some gamers are rewarded for their fools. and a special effects wizard.

we are looking at a change in the weather. as we go to the weekend it will get cold, especially for the south-east of the united states. the jet stream is about to take a big change. i want to show you what will be happening. we are looking at a west-east flow. as you can see, as we go towards thursday and friday there's a big dip in the jet stream, bringing a lot of colder air to the south-east and the eastern part of the united states. this is what we expect the temperatures to be here. a hard frieze will be in -- freeze will be in place. as we go to saturday. temperatures - 33 degrees. the higher elevations will see

temperatures well below freezing. plenty of sunshine in the forecast. because there's no clouds, we are not going to keep the heating of the day. the temperatures tipping close to freezing. by the time we get to monday. temperatures will reopportunity to 64 tertion. degrees.

a new kind of sports scholarship is looking beyond traditional athletes. one college is looking at discounts interest video gamers. >> reporter: college athletic scholarships are to the cream of the crop. >> reporter: for the first time rmu awarded letters and scholarship money to video gameship players. no mistakers or helmets required, a keyboard, mouse and headset is all they need. rem uses 35 competitors, two men and women. they play "league of legends",

with 27 million players logging on. like their count parts on the soccer field for tennis court they practice in an arena. freshman derrick maso was ranked 134th, but the university recruited him to play "legal legends" on a 50% college tuition and board. >> when they preached me i thought what are you talking about. it's a video game. i explaineded to my penalties, cher "wow, it's a good school" some my scoff at calling it a sport. these players bring the same skill sets looked for in players of trad ugsal sports. >> you you can hear the girls,

the same thing in that game. that clicked with me. it's a came gape. why can't we do the same as we would for any other sport. >> reporter: for universities, having the teams means publicity, sponsorships. rmu may be the first to offer scholarships, other colleges have teams including princeton, corn elt and others. >> derek nose he needs to strake a balance between playing the game and making the agreed. >> he is maintaining 4.0 and there is the possibility of going pro after school. the magic of special effects can inspire new worlds, create

alternate reality chris. in the first person report we talk to visual effect artist bruce, who has worked on "game of thrones" and gives us a peak. on film or tv, the director has a vision. more on than not it could be something that doesn't exist. he or she relies on visual effect. most of the time we extend the environment or buildings. but a hillside into the background. the big thing is creatures, characters, sye fis. we are at the stage where visual effects can almost do anything. i bring along coordinators that help me collect everything about

the environment so we can go back to the studio and recreate the world. sometimes it hl is bad. we have to put little markers up and things to represent. if you do a crature you need something for that. that can be bad. most of the time you are shooting on locations, on the street or you are interior. but it's a full environment. it can be difficult depending on the deponents, sometimes people only see the finished results, the layers of work put into it. it is from seven one of game of thrones. when we are on set it's how to

spread to cast their budget. because of the vision, it's a big tenting camp prebattle. 10,000 troops and soldiers. what is crazy is when you see a shot taking three or four months to develop. it comes together looking fantastic. for me one of the big sellers was "jurassic park", where a narrative, a story is taken on, which is difficult to tell or experience until the visual effects came on. this is full of art. great lots of people. people look because it's on

computers and there's a disconnect. what they are doing is using the computer as a tool. it's their paintbrush. >> from "game of thrones", to the free frame. it's from mumbai, the three women observing prayers at the arabian sea. they perform rituals to thank the sun goed sustaining listen. inter -- sun god sustaining life. "america tonight" is next. live.

on "america tonight", doubling down on democracy, al jazeera demonstrates whether a controversial campaign against voter fraud may suppress legitimate voters. >> we know they exist. >> with midterms around the corner - are some states protecting or suppressing the vote? also - equality under