board room table. america's new normal should be about giving men and women parity at home and in the workplace. i look forward to seeing more of that reflected in america's businesses. that's our show for today. i'm ali velshi. thank you for joining us. >> contradicting claims about who killed osama bin laden, another navy seal saying he fired the shot. the pentagon is looking at legal action. >> i believe that the president continues to act on his own, he is going to poison the well. when you play with matches,ou yu take the risk ofurning yourself. >> tough talk from republican leaders antpresident ahead of today's meeting at the white house.

the hard line each side is taking after a major shift in power. >> detroit's financial future to be decided today. >> the return of the polar vortex, how a typhoon that missed asia this week is going to plunge temperatures across the u.s. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm erica pitzi. there is new controversy this morning over the events leading to the death of osama bin laden. >> a navy seal claims he is the one who took the fatal shot that ended osama bin laden's life and is not the first member of that elite unit to do so, speaking out about that secret operation. >> this is a story that's causing some outrage in the secretive wing of the military. >> it is a secretive wing, so we know a little more, but we don't know a lot more.

that's the honest answer, but the person speaking out now, robert james o'neill, former navy seal is coming forward, spoke to the newspaper after his identity was revealed by a website run by former special on ops. the only thing clear is he was a member of the the seal team. >> the united states has conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden, the leader of al-qaeda. >> it was a sunday evening when president obama announced bin laden had been killed. americans took to the streets to celebrate the death of a man behind the september 11 terror attacks. not long afterwards, we learned of seal team six, the special operations group that raided bin laden's compound in the dark of the night.

retired navy seal robert o'neill said he fired the fatal bullets into bin laden's forehead. he's now a motivational speaker. >> i'm proud of what i did but my mission didn't end because i left the battlefield. >> he is recounting events to a magazine. he was not identified. now o'neill openly tells the washington post he came forward after speaking to family members of 9/11 victims on this year's anniversary. easy not the first to come forward. mat bissonet wrote a book "no easy day" giving a similar account of events but also claims that have fired fatal bullets into bin laden. the military is not happy with either man. there is a code of conduct within special ops, especially navy seals, something all current and former members were reminded of in a recent letter from the seal's top commander.

he wrote: >> o'neill was highly decorated, having taken part in 400 missions, now the military is considering legal action against both men. the seals obviously care who might or might not have fired the fightal shot. i'm not sure the american people are all that worried. >> huge controversy, thank you very much. >> we'll talk about this more with a navy seal at 7:20 eastern. the pentagon is expanding outreach to veterans. it comes after a defense department review found some 600 u.s. troops claim they were exposed to chemical agents while fighting. that's much larger than what was report add month ago. the review said those service

members did not receive adequate health care. >> president obama facing harsh criticism from lawmakers. he's been secretly writing to the supreme leader of iran. >> the letters are about isil and what iran can do to stop the group. there are conditions. >> the report says president obama personally reached out to iran's supreme leader, writing him a letter in october. it says the president outlined a plan to bring iran into the fight against isil, but wrote the corroboration largely depends on whether an agreement can be reached on iran's nuclear program. there haven't been diplomatic relations for over 30 years but the two countries have a history of quiet diplomacy. the reagan's administration dealings with iran resulted in the iran contra arms for hostages scandal. the george w. bush

administration said iran was helpful in the fight against al-qaeda. rarely has a president been so directly involved and president obama's critic are blasting him. >> it's immoral and shameful and somehow we're playing footsie with the iranians and hope that they will somehow have an effect on isis. >> the report also notes that this is at least the fourth time president obama has written to iran's supreme leader. when asked about the report, the white house wouldn't comment. >> i'm not in a position to discuss private correspondents. >> november 24 is the deadline for a deal on iran's nuclear ambitions. this weekend, secretary of state john kerry will meet with diplomats in oman, just 18 days before the deadline. iran wants relief from sanctions. that won't happen without guarantees that ires nuclear facilities can't be put to use.

january 3, republicans take control of congress. with republicans running both the house and senate, they'll have much more sway over the domestic and foreign agenda. easing u.s. sanctions will be crucial to any deal. that can't happen without congressional action. >> the wall street journal report said key allies in the region were not told about the letters, including israeli and saudi arabia. >> top u.s. generals leading the fight against isil, saying isil is on the run. there were more u.s. led airstrikes overnight. interpol said that the would-be fighters are booking tickets on cruise ships to join members of syria and iraq, trying to avoid capture in turkey. how long has this been going on? >> we're not quite sure of the details. it's a very strange and peculiar

idea that's come from interpol in the idea that those people who would go on cruise ships are very much holiday goers and so fort. it's very easy to pick out if somebody was going to go on one of these as a vacation or to use it to try and turn it into a war zone. it's difficult for you to travel there en masse, so maybe it would be a dozen or so people, where on flights, people come in and out of capitals and other airports all the time and it's much easier for people to sift in through that. we're not sure of the details. it is an interesting point that's come about, however, it is difficult to believe that so many isil fighters are using this route into the conflict areas. >> a large number of fighters choose to enter syria through turkey. is the turkish government doing anything more to secure its borders?

>> indeed, that has been the case. in fact, it was one of the point of criticism directed at ankara. fighters had been allowed to come in through turkey or they turned a blind eye. as the war changed from against bashar al assad to more of an internal conflict, turkey has stepped its mark and made its mark banning people from coming in, especially here on the border with kobane, we've seen how the military has put stringent regulations even to journalists and others trying to cross, so they are closing their borders much more than in the past. whether that means completely, it is difficult to find out. we've gone to film to figure out

how they are police be the borders, but they are making more effort to seal them. >> jamal, thank you very much. >> a meeting of the minds at the white house, president obama will sit down with congressional leaders. it came after voters gave republicans control of congress. while both sides pledge to work together, they spent thursday trading more bashes. the post election rhetoric seems to be the same as before the election. >> yesterday speaker boehner and the op ed piece picked up getting rid of the president's signature health care law, the affordable care act known as obamacare. harry reid, his spokesman put out a statement noting that one word was con pick with usually

absent, compromise. both sides are pointing at the other one saying those guys are the ones who are going to break this post election decorum. speaker boehner is saying that if the president goes it alone on immigration reform, that will set a negative tone. he's warning if you play with watches, you get burned around said the president is about to get burned. >> i made clear to the president that if he acts unilaterally on the zone, outside of his authority, he will poison the well and there will be no chance for immigration reform who have gone in this congress. >> this afternoon's meeting as the members come out, expect comments to be cordial, positive, they typically are the classic front face that's presented. you can bet there are going to be some intense conversations going on in the back rooms after today's meeting, erika. >> absolutely. now it's putting the bickering aside here. what are lawmakers expected to focus on during this meeting?

>> there is this lame duck section coming out, just what can get accomplished, a budget needs to be passed, so they'll talk about that. they also need to address the question of what to do about a new attorney general and seeing whether that conversation should happen. then there is the big looming question of immigration reform. can the white house push republicans to get onboard with something, will democrats agree with steps that republicans can take or will the president forge ahead on this, essentially on his own. those are a lot of the big issues that will come up today, erika. >> all right, thank you. >> coming up at 7:35, we'll speak with political expert about this meeting and whether the president and republicans will really be able to work together. >> the legal fight over gay marriage could be heading back to the supreme court. it comes after a federal appeals court for the first time this year held marriage bans. every other appeals court that has consider add ban in the last year threw it out.

advocates say that will force the high court to step in. >> israel's prime minister is trying to calm tensions in jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu assured jordan he will not allowed jews to pray president mosque. he called jordan's king after the country with drew its ambassador. jordan blames israel for the growing anger at that holy site. we are live near the mosque in jerusalem. what's the security situation there? >> good morning, erika, the security situation around an hour ago as friday prayers were taking place was extremely tight. there were several hundred israeli police surrounding this entire area. i'm standing in front of the damascus gates through the old city of jerusalem. beyond these walls of course is the mosque which has been a frequent flash point between israeli police and palestinian

protestors. now, the reason security was so tight was because men under the age of 35 were not allowed inside. there are a number of checks in place. one of the barricades, which is a good quarter mile from where i'm standing right now, that's where those men who are under the age of 35 were praying, but they are praying in front of a huge crowd of israeli security forces, so again, a very tense situation, but it has calmed down a little bit as security forces have moved through elsewhere in east jerusalem. >> we know under the current law jewish worshipers allowed to visit temple mount but not allowed to pray at the mosque there. why do some far right jews want access to the mosque. >> well, the mosque compound according to the jewish belief is built on the foundation of their historic temple.

that's why you see jews pray at the western wall, effectively the base. now they're trying to get access to the mosque, something they're not allowed to ever under the security agreement signed 20 years ago. it means that only muslims are allowed to pray in the compound and jews allowed to pray at the western wall. far right jewish groups want to change that, seen as a major provocation by palestinians. that is why we see the protests. >> we are tracking a major story on the weather front. remember that polar vortex that froze the country last winter? it is coming back. >> let's bring in nicole mitchell to explain. >> well, first of all, everyone latched on to the word polar vortex last season, it's always there. every once in a while a chunk of that cold energy is able to get to us. in this case, it's a typhoon

that didn't quite make it by japan, but was a very strong storm and making it far enough to the north that it caused a ripple in that jetstream. that's the energy that keeps the cold to the north, the warm to the south. it caused this ripple effect. although weather patterns around the world tie together. as that shoots some of that energy southward because of that ripple, next year it's going to be some of the cold. it's november, we're going to see much colder temperatures in january, but for us especially after a mild october, we're going to feel it. for now, some of this cold has gone through. places in the great lakes in the 40's. the next front comes into the day tomorrow, high winds, colder air comes in behind that. we have a couple of reinforcements before we get to the cold stuff. when this comes in, we're looking monday, tuesday, wednesday, as that sinks farther southward, some places like texas, overnight temperatures could be in the 20's, teens for

a lot of the midwest, so it is going to be cold. it will be a few days before we get there. >> we did have faint memories of the 70's, thank you very much. >> very faint. >> a navy seal breaks his silence about the death of osama bin laden. he is opening up about the secretive raid and what he says is his role. we're going to talk live about the worries that will leave the other members of special ops vulnerable. >> decades of documents unsealed in chicago. the damaging details about dozens of priests accused of child sex abuse, what the church knew and tried to cover up. >> those recalls have been expanded for dangerous airbags and millions of cars. now the company that made those airbags are accused of hiding the evidence. it's a secret test scientists were told to ignore. >> 53 billion is the big number of the day. >> revelations about what else hackers took from home depot. stay with us.

>> today's big number is

53 million, that's how many email addresses home depot now says were stolen by hackers. >> they say that's in addition to the 56 million credit card numbers taken earlier, saying hackers stole a password from a vendor to gain access. >> they infiltrated 7500 self check out terminals nationwide where they scanned numbers. >> it went undehetected for five months. it has become the large effort retail credit breach in history. >> detroit will find out today what's in store for its financial future. a federal judge will rule on the motor city's bankruptcy plan this afternoon. detroit is trying to eliminate $7 billion in debt. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit for us. today's decision could mean a stretch start for detroit. >> good morning, yes could mark the very beginning for a new start for the city of detroit if the judge approves the

restructuring plan, detroit could emerge from chapter nine bankruptcy within weeks. >> none of this is our fault. i want you citizens of detroit, stop being afraid. >> the future of detroit is now in the hands of a judge. after nearly two months of testimony in the largest municipal bankruptcy case in u.s. history, federal judge steven rhodes will determine if the city's restructuring plan is fair and feasible. he could rule in favor of the plan, ask them to revise it for dismiss the case altogether. >> i would expect that he will express some reservations but on the whole i would expect that he will confirm the plan. >> with a crushing $18 billion in debt, detroit's emergency manager kevin orr has spent the past year cutting deals and shutting liabilities. he's reached settlements with major credit holders like bermuda base holding company

sikora. city-owned art could be spared. city retirees resisted giving up anything. thousands of civilian retirees eventually agreed to a 4.5% cut to their monthly pension and a 90% reduction in health care benefits, losses that for some people won't come easily. >> there are days i to have make up my mind whether i'm going to eat or get some medicine. that's just -- that's just -- >> detroit's bankruptcy exit plan involves slashing $7 billion in obligations, around investing more than $1 billion to remove blight and improve city services, such as police, fire and transportation. with a declining population and tax base, more hurdles lie ahead. >> they can't fall back into the practices that got them into

this situation to begin with and that's probably the key. >> if the judge approves the plan, detroit could exit bankruptcy before thanks giving. the city would then be free of an emergency manager and for the first time since being elected, mayor mike duggan would have the power to lead detroit into the future. >> the city's bankruptcy stirred up opposition primarily among retirees during the first couple of months but now there does seem he to be a sense of optimism among people who say they are already beginning to see improvements throughout the city. back to you. >> before the judge makes his decision, he also has to take into consideration the creditors involved and if the deal is fair to them as well, right? >> yeah, that's right, erika. again, i'll bring up the retirees, throughout this bankruptcy process of judge steven rhodes, he did express concerns about those cuts and

how they would affect the retirees and note that a number of those retirees voted in favor of that 4.5% cut among retirees. it's going to be interesting to see how the judge rules today. all right, live for us in detroit, thank you. >> there's a new controversy this morning over the death of osama bin laden, a former member of seal team six robert o'neill saying he fired those two shots at osama bin laden's head. he is set to appear in a documentary next week. the revelations are causing problems for the elite fighting unit that usually operates behind a veil of secret. a former navy seal is joining us. o'neill says he fired the fatal shot, overs say he didn't. did he? >> it's hard to say. you've got three or four guys rolling through a hallway in relatively the same space and as

seals, we're very aggressive. it's possible for multiple shooters to hit the target. maybe it was him and others. how can you completely claim that when there might have been three or four other triggermen? >> do the seals feel betrayed. i want to read to you something the head of the navy command wrote, part of the code which reads: did o'neill tarnish the seal mystique going public and is there a way you guys discipline each other? >> there is internal checks and balances that take place. i don't think admiral lyons was out of line but he shouldn't

have done so publicly. there is an ethos and guys adhere to it. if you're not blowing anyone's cover in a clandestine fashion or giving away t.t.p.'s, tactics, techniques and procedures, i don't see any harm in it. you're able to tell your story. there's movies out there right now about some of the things that we do. >> let's talk about robert o'neill, highly decorated navy seal, completed 400 combat missions. is there a perception among others that he's now trying to cash in on his 15 minutes of fame and is that a bad thing? >> there's always that perception with other team guys. we like to throw rocks at shiny things. the community can be very cannibalistic at times, so i hope he does get some financial gain from this. the guy is a -- he's a national asset amongst national assets, so he is like one of the uber

national assets. i hope he does cash in on it. i don't know why he left the military early and basically screwed himself out of his pension, but you'll to have ask him about that. >> chris, thanks a lot. >> thanks for having me. >> a huge honor for a u.s. soldier, 150 years after he he helped make history. president obama awarded the honor to the family of alando curbing. he defended a key ridge during the battle of gettysburg. he was not awarded the medal after the fight because it was not given out host humously after the civil war. >> it trueing moments at o'hare airport. >> you're looking at o'hare airport here. we bring in nicole mitchell to explain. >> i've flown through cat five hurricanes with a military job, but takeoff and landings the

scariest part of the flight. not lined up with the runway, it was bad enough that they had to cancel 70 flights impacted by all of this, as the plane just kind of rocked down, that's never comfortable. part of that energy, they had winds and rain, that is what is now into kind of the eastern side of the great lakes. we also had that other low pressure system, all of this merged together. this same system is going to cause problems today, bringing more snow with falling temperatures this afternoon. parts of northern new england you're going to watch for that. as this moves out, already another system in the midwest, that will be one shot of cold air, of course the big stuff coming next week as we talked about, which we are not happy about. we do not want to see that cold weather. >> thank you. >> president obama welcomes representatives from both sides of the aisle to the white house. we'll speak with a presidential historian about the effort to get washington lawmakers to

really agree on anything. >> the military he government in burkina faso backing down from plans to give power back. we go live. >> get on the ground. >> a dramatic scene down under. a man confesses that he killed his girlfriend before carjacking a t.v. news vehicle and it was all caught on camera. >> are you feeling the force? fans do not like the title of tf episode seven and that is one of the stories caught in our global net.

>> this is the scene live in east germ, tensions high over access to the mosque and temple mount. >> good morning. welcome to al jazeera america. hospital workers running for their lives, a patient came after them with a knife. how this frightening attack came

to an end. >> 26 and accused of running a huge illegal drug website. authorities caught up with the man behind silk road 2.0. >> the boston bruins with a special 50 bump for a young fan. >> interpol saying that isil members are entering cruise ships. >> president is urging the supreme leader of iraq to fight with the u.s. against isil. >> the motor city is trying to shed $7 billion in debt with a bankruptcy ruling today. >> the pot will meet with gop leaders. gop leaders plan to appeal the affordable care act. the penalty said he will work

around congress for immigration reform. the only group with approval ratings lower than the president is congress and there are some who believe they are being rewarded being obstructionists. with that as a backdrop, why should the president cooperate with congress? >> the president should cooperate with congress. number one, because it's good for the country. this impasse that has led to the most do nothing congress in modern history is not good for america and it's not good for the world. secondly, he should cooperate with congress because the democrats want to go into the presidential election of 2016 with a record of accomplishment. they don't want to appear before the voters empty handed. now -- >> let me stop you -- >> doesn't mean it's going to work. >> let me stop you on that.

didn't the congress go before the public with a record of achieving nothing and go to the mid terms with huge gains. >> you got to understand, this is a presidential nation. with when things are not happening, when people are feeling unhappy, they don't blame their member of congress. they don't blame the party that controls the u.s. house. they blame the president. herbert hoover said presidents get the credit for the sunshine and the blame for the rain. >> republican chairman saying i don't believe a thing he says speaking of the president. with control over both houses of congress what motivation do the republicans have to seek out a compromise? >> for the most part, they probably don't. the republicans for six years have followed one policy, lets paste every possible defeat on the face of this president, and as a result, they haven't been

willing to cooperate and look what some of their leadership has already said. we're going to repeal obamacare. you better not take executive action on immigration. that's hardly conciliatory, but they may have some innocent i have to cooperate on immigration, because do they really want the republicans to go into 2016 with the prospect of losing two thirds of the hispanic vote. >> i can't let you go without asking you about something you recently said. you borrowed words from shakespeare saying a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing. you don't seem to think something's going to get done. >> i am tremendously unimpressed with the midterm. where were the great principles? the extraordinary solutions to our national problems? we've got land puff pieces and attack ads. i do think however if the

president wants to burn issue its legacy, then if he can't get anything out of congress, issue those executive orders. you're not going to get anything out of congress on what may be human tip's great effort challenge, climate change, continued issue orders on the environment, orders on immigration. the next president can overturn them but if the next president is democratic, they'll endure. >> today dallas could be declared ebola-free, the last that 177 people being monitored is set to be cleared after 21 days. all of them either had contact with the liberian patient who died, or the two dallas nurses who became infected. >> this morning, the body of an air force pilot is now recovered after his plane went down in the gulf of mexico. the flight took off in florida. >> two pilots were killed last night with with when an army national guard helicopter went down in idaho on a training

mission. the defense department is now conducting an investigation. >> fears of more violence this morning in the west african nation of burkina faso. overnight, the country's army leader rejected demands to return power to a civilian led government. that's something the u.s., u.n. and the african union have been asking for since the long time penalty was forced to resign last week. we are in the capitol. the u.s. threatened economic sanctions on burkina faso if that transition did not happen immediately. what's the army leader saying about the consequences of his decision? >> well be he is saying that he will not be rushed, saying he is not concerned about sanctions. he says he will not be pressured into handling over power to any civilian government. a lot of people are worried about the next step, what the

way forward is. they are asking now does the colonel plan to step down one day and hand over power to civilian government or hang on to power for as long as he possibly can. >> what's the time line for elections under his plans? >> he suggestion that he wants to create a group and they'll meet to lead this transitional government. there is no time frame. it could take ages for them to even meet, no one knows how long he will actually be in power. until that person is named and he is still in charge, it could be a month, six months, a year, maybe longer. >> burkina faso has been gripped in protest ever since the president resigned. what's the security situation like right now? >> it's calm. people are up and about, going

about their business, but they are quietly concerned about the future. one man i spoke to said loft week or so, we united, hundreds of thousands of people marched to the palace and removed the president in office because he'd been in power way too long, but what did we leave behind, what did we create. people are concerned. if organizations rise up and marsh again and decide to marsh to the army headquarters and overthrow the colonel, there could be problems. >> we are now learning a g.p.s. device on the suspect's car helped police find the philadelphia woman snatched off the city streets. a used car dealership installs trackers in case it needs to repossess those cars. he faces kidnapping charges in the abduction of the woman. he also faces attempted murder charges in connection with another kidnapping in virginia. >> the chicago archdiocese

released thousands of pages of secret documents, all detailing how the church dealt with priests accused of sex abuse. we have all the details. >> these are some of the 15,000 once-secret documents the chicago archdiocese released. they accuse three dozen former priests of sexually abusing children, some provide details of accused priests being transferred from one parish to another or given i sabbaticals. the files document abuse to 350 children over 50 years. barbara blaine was one of them and heads an organization representing other abused victims. she said releasing the files is a step in the right direction, but it doesn't go far enough. >> we know that there's actually 141 credibly accused priests in the archdiocese of chicago. >> allegations of child abuse

have tarnished the chicago archdiocese and cardinal francis george's tenure. the archdiocese has paid more than $130 million to settle claims by victims. in a statement, the cardinal said: >> blaine said release of the documents could prompt more victims to come forward. >> we can tell from the documents that thousands of children were at risk. how many were needlessly view late we'll never know probably, but we certainly know that it's too many and it was unnecessary. >> most of the alleged abuse happened before 1988, so the statute of limitation to say file criminal charges has already expired on those cases.

>> the release of these documents were all part of a settlement with abuse victims. >> now that the church is admitting that there were hundreds of abuse allegations, what is the church doing to rebuild the trust in the community? >> well, the church is trying to be more transparent. it's encouraging victims to come forward and its if there is one substantiated case against a priest, then that priest is not allowed to search in the public ministry. >> thank you very much. >> prosecutors in new zealand dropped murder for hire charges against acdc drummer phil rudd. he was accused of trying to hire a hitman. he is still charged with threatening to kill and possession of marijuana and amphetamine. it will not affect the plans to release a new album and mount a world tour.

>> one of the largest producers of airbags is involved with a design defect that killed four. >> many automakers have recalled millions of cars. one automaker is in trouble for how it's handling the problem. we have the latest. >> there are new allegations this morning that japan's corporation covered up the deadly air bag problem. former employees allege the company knew about the issue 10 years ago and did nothing about it. takata has been allowing car makers to install the questionable airbags since 2001 even though the company did internal tests that showed they were not safe. when the airbags deploy, a steel container inside can explode, sending shrapnel spraying into cars. 139 people have been injured and four killed. the corporations leadership hung their heads in shame. >> we deeply apologize from the bottom of our heart for all the

anxious and worry caused. we are in the red for this term. we are extremely sorry. >> the airbags have led 10 car makers to recall cars. honda is now under investigation by federal regulators. they are looking into whether or not the automakers failed to report air bags not deploying properly. in response, honda is adding to its recall of cars made from 2001-2006. they are particularly interested in cars driven in humid regions that make air bag explosions more likely. all four deaths linked to the air bag problems have happened in honda cars. >> thank you. >> this is not your usual cause for a major accident. an elderly woman in china slowly walking across a busy road leading to a bus that rammed into a truck. surveillance footage shows her crossing the road during rush hour leading to this pileup. no one was injured. >> security cameras captured the

scene inside a minnesota hospital. a patient attacked several nurses. in the video, 68-year-old can be seen running wielding a metal pole. he attacked four nurses and fled. he later died after being handcuffed. officials say he was hospitalized with episodes of confusion and paranoia. >> that is a suspected killer in australia, stopped by a cameraman. the suspect had blood on his hands. he confessed to the cameraman that he injured a woman, but when the cameraman tried to call police, the suspect pulled out a gun and stole his car. he crashed. police with guns drawn got him to surrounder. >> it's been six years since the financial crisis began. it's industrial a struggle for many people. >> we look at problems americans

are facing trying to keep their homes. >> atlanta is really rough right now. it's very rough for a family to own your home. atlanta now is becoming lease and rental. >> atlanta object georgia is a city that was gutted by the foreclosure crisis. six years after the crash, many residents here are still at risk of losing their homes. since 2008, almost 5 million u.s. homes have been lost to foreclosure. now there are nearly two mill more homeowners who are on the brink. >> 18 years, over 18 years, you worked and poured your heart into where you live to make the house a home that your children have grown up in, your memories are here. what do we do? we fight. >> fighting to keep her home of

two decades, it was foreclosed on and sold to a new owner at auction. >> they don't want to hear nothing you have to say. they just feel like you're just in this position because you refuse to pay your mortgage. no, that's not the reason. >> she believes the foreclosure was illegal, but to prove it, and win back her home is an uphill battle. >> when we met, she was on the verge of eviction. >> you know, people say the american dream is to own your own home and to have something to leave for your children. it's not that anymore. i don't see it. >> you can see much more of her report on fault lines saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, 4:00 p.m. pacific. >> let's look at other stories caught in our global net. lawmakers are looking at stiff penalties, you can get 76 lashes if caught during a second

offense, the first offense is simply a warning, they say that it's part of an effort to among conservatives to curtail freedoms in iran. 76 lashes for walking the dog. heaven forbid it litters the lawn. >> harsh reaction from star wars fans for the title of the next film "the force awakens." apparently there's a hash tag trending that says rejected star wars titles. one says the title should be literally anything else. another called it the forced disney sequel and that's a point there, because disney bought lucas film. >> what would you say, angry are they? >> that's good. >> the national toy hall of fame has inducted green army guys, the rubik's cube and bulls.

barbie, g.i. joe, scrabble and hula hoop are in. psychologist decided what should get into the toy hall of fame. >> i feel like kids should have been on that panel of experts or at least older people that played with those. i played with my little pony. we should have had people my age getting on there. >> enough said, not saying a darn thing. >> a website for the illegal drug trade. >> the man accused of running the site is behind bars. we'll speak about the deep web and how difficult it is for authorities to police it. >> a potential break through in the treatment of park con son's disease. what scientists have been able to do with stem cells. >> the miracle of birth, in outer space, scientists watching new planets form. that's one of today's discoveries.

>> time now for one of today's discoveries. it shows who you planet is born. these are the most detailed pictures of captured in the process. in the center is a star. surrounding it are gas and dust particles. they are drawn together by gravity to form disks. over time they he come together and that's how planets are made. it was captured by a telescope in chile. >> federal officials say a man ran an on line illegal drug marketplace. he is charged with operating the website. prosecutors say more than 100,000 people used the site to buy illegal drugs. it was generating $8 million a month. it popped up one month after the original was shut down last

year. the u.k. editor of mother board, a tech and science channel of vice joins us. good morning. let's start off by explaining to folks exactly how users are accessing a site like silk road in this so-called deep web that is not accessible by basic browsers we use to say google something. how does it work? >> you're right. so the silk road is on the deep web and as you said, that means you can't access it like you would a normal website through for instance google. you need to use special software so like the tour browser. this means that you are anonymous when you access these sites. it basically hides your i.p. address so that you can't be traced. that is how people access deep websites like silk road. >> let's talk about the original site shout down by the f.b.i. in

2013. how is this second version of the site able to get up and running five weeks later? >> that's all linked into the anonymity. it's similar to crime in the real world. as soon as you shut one operation down, another springs up in its place, and that that happened rising from the ashes of the original silk road was silk road 2.0 less than a month later. >> what do we know about how the f.b.i. was able to track and shut down these sites if they lived in the clan did he say tine part of the internet? >> well, this is the question and especially as the story seems to be developing, and now it's coming out that actually a lot more sites than just silk road two were targeted by this information led by the f.b.i. and other law enforcement agencies, in the case of silk road two specifically, it seems that there was an undercover

agent who got into sort of the administrator's section of the website and spoke to people involved in that. for the rest of the sites targeted, it's not known what went on there and what the technical aspects were and a lot of people will be watching to see what happens. >> do you think there are many more sites like silk road out there or is this an outlier of the sites that are of this magnitude. >> there are definitely other sites out there and some that have been bigger than silk road and i'm sure this won't be the end of all of them, however the number of sites that seem to have been seized this time in this operation is quite astounding. i don't think it will be the end altogether. >> all right, victoria, thank you very much. >> ray rice and his wife testified thursday on the final

day of his appeal hearing. the former baltimore ravens running back trying to get his indefinite suspension with the envelope reversed. it was extended after video of him striking his wife in the elevator became public. the arbitrator will determine whether the punishment is appropriate. they will review adrian peterson's case. the players union said the league is treating him unfairly by making him wait for reinstatement. >> day after day of rain in texas and it's not over yet. >> nicole mitchell has the very latest. that i also a lot of rain in the loan star state. >> it's been most of this week we've had this boundary through texas and reinstatement of

moisture and things staying moist. not much of a boundary unless that front cleared through. the rain will finally lift its way out over the course of the weekend, so things will diminish into the day tomorrow and most of this was this part of the state. >> a potential break through in the treatment of park con son's disease. swedish scientists used stem cells to heal brain damage in rats. they call it a huge break through in the development of treatments. there's currently no cure for parkinson's. >> poor more than a half century, an american embargo has crippled cuba. what the country is doing to

improve its economy. >> senior smoking. why a growing number of americans are pufferring pot later in life. >> hundreds of days in detention. >> al jazeera rejects all the charges and demands immediate release. >> thousands calling for their freedom. >> it's a clear violation of their human rights. >> we have strongly urged the government to release those journalists. >> journalism is not a crime.

>> tomorrow on tech know. a brutal killing. a thorough investigation. >> we're pushing the envelope. >> but this is no ordinary c.s.i. >> what went on right before that animal died? >> hunting the hunter. >> we're gonna take down the bad guys. >> solving the crime. >> we can save species.

>> tech know's team of experts show you how the miracles of science. >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> tech know, where technology meets humanity. tomorrow at 7:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america. >> president obama will host congressional leaders today at both sides try calm flames and fears caused by the mid terms. it could be anything but pleasant with tough talk on key issues. >> the secret letter president obama reaches out to iran for help in the fight against isil. the uproar on capitol hill and the global reaction from the united nations.

>> the anniversary of the day they tore down the berlin wall. >> too hot for t.v., the stoley story lines making their way on to prime time programming and called inappropriate for audiences. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. >> in just a few hours, president obama and gop leaders will sit down for a meal and meeting. it's the first since the republicans big win on election night. >> they're going to talk about working together one day after the announcement by the republicans to repeal the affordable care act. we are live in washington, d.c. they all will be breaking bread, but is there any sign they might break the gridlock? >> there are a range of issues

that they'll hash out and discuss, immigration reform to the president's desire to see his judicial nominees confirmed. even though they will share a meal, it's a real question whether they can make any progress towards compromise. >> today, president obama welcomes congressional leaders from both parties to the white house for a working lunch on the heels of the gop landslide giving republicans control of bat chambers of congress. >> he wants to start right away looking for opportunities to cooperate and define common ground and help move the country forward. >> the decision is expected to cover a lot of ground, includingle upcoming lame duck session where congress needs to approve a budget and attorney general. the president is under intense pressure by activist to say act now. >> we're here to call on the president to deliver relief of dough portation for millions in our communities. >> the white house reiterated president obama will go it alone

if the house doesn't pass a bill this year. >> if they were in the house to take up and pass the bipartisan senate bill later this month or next, then the president wouldn't have to act at all. >> that warning not sitting well with house speaker john boehner, who fired off a warning of his own thursday. >> when you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself, and he's going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path. >> promising to move on a host of other issues, including tax reform and passage of the key stone xl pete line, boehner and the next presumptive majority leader mitch mcconnell promised to pee peel the affordable care act. >> it should be replaced with common sense reforce. whether it can pass the senate, i don't know. >> the house has failed to repeal obamacare 54 times. such an attempt also faces a veto by president obama. despite ramping up for that showdown and others to come, the

white house is staying positive. >> it doesn't mean that there are going to be daily renditions of kumbaya sung on pennsylvania avenue but we can be optimistic that where common ground exists, democrats and republicans can move together on it. >> also on the agenda, fighting isil. president obama has indicated head of cent com will address the leaders. they plan to talk about funding the gate against ebola. >> are there issues the republicans and president actually agree on. >> mitch mcconnell indicated that corporate tax reform is an area that they could see eye to eye on. also some trade issues, and all sides agreed that a budget does need to be passed, of course depending on which side of the

i'll you sit on, the con tours of the budget look very different. >> thank you very much. >> president obama is taking heat from top republicans after a new report claims he had been secretly in contact with iran's supreme leader. the wall street journal says president obama wrote a letter tto the ayatollah to discuss the fight against isil. >> it's immoral and shameful and somehow we're playing footsie with the iranians and hope somehow they will have an effect on isis. >> house speaker john boehner does not trust iran and does not want iran's help fighting isil. saudi arabia and israel were not aware of the president's letter. james bays joins you the from the united nations. how is this all going over in the international community? >> i think there will be concern in the international community, but not concern, i don't think

particularly at that letter. more concern about the congressional response to that letter, because we just remind you where we are in terms of the negotiations between the international community and iran on iran's nuclear program, the deadline to reach a deal is 17 days away, just three weeks from now. the concern in the international community is they know that they're extremely close to reaching a deal. there are still some stumbling blocks. if they were to reach a deal. part of the deal would be on iran's side to show it is not going to use its nuclear technology for military use. on the other side, relief of the sanctions. you need congress for the relief of sanctions. >> what role would iran play in the fight against isil. >> if you get the nuclear deal

that opens up other things, because iran is a key regional player, a very close ally of president assad. having said that, one senior western diplomat i spoke to felt that right now the dynamics of the situation were such that perhaps iran could put more pressure on president assad than the russians. i think that is the reason why some are looking as iran may be the key to try and solve some of the really difficult problems in syria and iraq. >> before news of the letter broke, president obama said many of iran's political elite cut their teeth on iran's anti americanism. can the u.s. work with iran on issues like isil. >> this is going to be the big difficulty, big problem for president obama, sell his deal to progress and selling it to the hardliners in iraq.

we have this nuclear deal 17 days away, not certain if they are going to get a deal. that might be the easy part. the difficult part might be selling it at home and to their allies. >> thank you, james. >> former navy seal member of seal team six saying he is the man who killed osama bin laden. robert owe theme said he fired two shots at bin laden's head. he is set to appear now in a new documentary out next week. another seal said he is the person who shot osama bin laden. some seals and military officials are claiming that yet another seal actually fired the fatal shot. >> the pentagon is promising more help for iraq war veterans. it comes after the defense democratic found 600 u.s. troops claiming they were exposed to chemical agents while fighting. that's much larger than reported a month ago. service members does not receive adequate health care. >> swift reaction by the army to remove an offensive term from its regulations.

late thursday, the army pulled the word national league grow, calling it outdated language. the move came 24 hours after it was brought to their attention. the term appeared in a section of the policy describes race and ethnic code definitions. black or african-american have now replaced the word in the revision. the army apologized to anyone who may have been offended by the term. >> strong words from benjamin netanyahu of israeli, calling some european politicians irresponsible for recognizing a palestinian state. the israeli prime minister giving those remarks at a meeting in jerusalem with the e.u.'s new foreign policy chief. she expressed concern about the violence in jerusalem, urging both sides to pick up the peace process. >> we report on all the unrest. >> the situation across occupied east jerusalem remains extremely tense following friday prayers, friday prayers, which did go off without incident, however men under the age of 35 were not allowed to pray inside the

compound. they were forced to pray on the streets a good distance away. still, there is tension on the streets in some palestinian neighborhoods. we've heard of some protests already taking place. that also comes as the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu appeals for calm, an appeal which has been echoed by the chief rabbi of jerusalem, he urging followers not to go to the compound, which has been the site of frequent confrontations between palestinians and israeli security forces when far right israel grooms try to enter the compound. whatever the case, the situation remains extremely tense and many believe that these protests which have now raged for quite some time will continue. >> netanyahu assuring jordan that he will not allow jews to pray at the mosque. these images are live from jerusalem. at the same time web called yesterday on jordan's king

abdullah after the country with drew its ambassador. we're going to talk with professor doug waxman about the on going violence and what it may mean for any potential peace plans. >> we have breaking news out of ukraine. a convoy of tanks and other help weapons ever entered the country from russia. let's head straight to moscow. what are they saying in russia about these developments? >> in russia, they're not saying anything at all about these developments because moscow's policy on anything to do with ukraine is to deny that it has any military involvement in what's going on across the border. what ukraine is saying is that 32 tanks, 16 howitzers and about 30 trucks of ammunition have made it across the border from russia. whether or not that's true, i haven't seen any documentary evidence yet, nothing on line, no videos, pictures, or anything

like that. whether or not its true, it does fit into a pattern, which is emerging recently, lots of observers on the ground in eastern ukraine, saying they are seeing a dramatic increase of russian military hardware coming across the border from russia. we have a situation where russia's denying it, ukraine saying it is going on and the rebels in ukraine insisting they are about to launch a new military event. >> this doesn't sound good for a military peace deal. what's the latest on that? >> it doesn't. you also ever nato saying that it's seeing a build up of russian forces down on the border with ukraine. this is bad for the peace accords. also you have poroshenko and vladimir putin both paying lip service to that agreement reached in september in belarus,

i don't think there are many now who are saying anything other than the rapid deterioration, the rapid crumbling of that peace accord. >> live in moscow, thank you very much. >> a setback for supporters of gay marriage. a federal appeals court saying four states can keep their bans and same sex weddings. >> it is a setback for those who want marriage rights expanded. could this force the high court's hand? >> that is exactly what could happen and here's why. good morning, earlier this fall, the supreme court of the united states left these sort of decisions up to the lower courts, but now, this ruling by the u.s. court of appeals for the sixth circuit, which is based in cincinnati and covers michigan, ohio, kentucky and tennessee could lead to a showdown at the supreme court and that could lead to a final countrywide ruling on gay marriage. >> a federal appeals court has upheld the right of four states, ohio, tennessee, kentucky and

michigan to ban gay marriage. >> jane and i would like to thank everybody for their support. >> in michigan two years ago, this couple challenged the voter approved ban on gay marriage. in marsh, they cell braided when they won their case, but on thursday, they're cheers turned to disappointment. >> we are going to continue to fight. we're going to fight for the rights of our children. >> the couple's attorney said she will appeal to the u.s. supreme court. >> the united states supreme court needs to be the court that makes the decision for all 50 states in the country at this point, so that we can have marriage equality every in the united states of america. >> the supreme court in washington struck down part of the federal defense of marriage act or doma. >> this has been a coordinated effort for decades now to gain equal rights for a large portion of american citizens.

>> in the ruling, justify jeffery sutton said it's not up to the judicial branch of government to make such a fundamental change to such a fundamental associate institution. judge martha daughtry said instead of recognizing the plaintiffs' at persons suffering actual harm as a result of being denied the right to marry, my colleagues view the plaintiffs as social activists who somehow stumbled into federal court. >> in september, justice ruth bader ginsburg may have given a clue about how soon the supreme court might weigh in. >> there is a case now pending before the court of appeals for the sixth circuit. if that court should disagree with the others, then there will be some urgency in taking the case. >> ruth bader ginsburg. if the supreme court takes up gay marriage this term, then there could be a nationwide decision by next june. so january is the deadline for that. they need to take it up by

january. >> a lot of eyes on that decision. thank you very much. >> it's decision day for detroit, the motor city will find today if a federal judge will let it emerge from bankruptcy. the struggling city is trying to take debt off its books. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit for us. what could the judge decide to do? >> good morning, erika. judge steven rhodes could accept this plan, he could revise it or ask the city to revise it or dismiss the case altogether. sources tell me it is very unlikely that the judge will dismiss this case. the city's emergency manager has spent the past 15 months reaching settlements with major holdout creditors, a deal's been hammered out to preserve the cities art and thousands of retire res have agreed to pension cuts, so a lot has been accomplished here in detroit in a very short amount of time and if the judge approves this plan,

it will mark a new start for the city of detroit. >> bisi onile-ere, of course be getting to this point has not happened without concessions from city workers and creditors, right? >> that's right, both parties really resisted this whole bankruptcy filing at the very beginning. there were a number of protests but in the end retirees, civilian retirees agreed to 4.5% cut in their monthly pension, as well as a reduction in health insurance. major creditors, they would not receive all the money that they are owed if this plan is approved. >> all right, bisi onile-ere, for us live in detroit, thank you. >> on the weather front, brace yourself, it is going to get a lot colder, that arctic blast is back, set to make its return with frigid temperatures. >> let's bring in meteorologist nick mitch for more. >> some people are so wound up by this, i feel we should be cueing up the jaws music. what we have going on is the remnants of a typhoon still way

offer in the pacific. this weekend, it's going to make nasty weather for alaska. for us in the continental united states, we'll see it impact the jetstream, that's going to be enough to pull down arctic cold air, the polar vortex we talked about last year, some of that polar air coming down in the jetstream, the high level winds that help control our temperatures and storm systems. this is early into next week. this will be our cold effort air of the fall. we will have much colder air in january. this isn't going to be our big thing for the cold air. still air in warm places like denver, 68 degrees, a first cold front coming into tomorrow, dropping temperatures. when we do get that cold air next week, we could be talking teens and wind chills lower than that into the midsection of the country, so it will be cold. >> at least we can fire up the fireplaces. >> there's a optimism again. >> i like that. >> the u.s. reportedly turning

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pulling off a somersault over his friend's head, double slapping both hands midway through and as he is a pro, sticks it with a perfect landing. >> senior defense officials claim a victory this morning against a group known as khorasan. a second strike against them in syria since september, let's turn to the turkey-syria border now. the top military general leading the fight against isil said the group's operation that had a significant hit. what can you tell us about the coalition airstrikes in kobane? >> they have continued now and they have been continuing for several weeks now. earlier today, there was a couple of strikes on the western side of kobane, the villages on the outskirts of that town there, which haven't been targeted now for at least a week.

however, the strikes from where we were standing appear to land in open areas, so unless there were isil fighters on the ground, we're not sure exactly what they targeted, and that does raise the second question which a lot of people have been asking, which is the strikes have gone on for weeks now yet size as i will still command several parts of kobane. why they have not been effective as they were billed to have been in the beginning, and people are running out of patient why they are not yielding the results that people here particularly the kurds want to see. >> have those peshmerga reinforcements made a difference in that border town? >> speaking to the syrian kurdish fighters on the ground, they seem to say just that they have made a difference. they say that they have provided them with much-needed supports, because the weaponry that the syrian kurdish fighters have up until the peshmerga's rainfall was more lightweight weaponry.

again, we haven't seen results in terms of territorial advancements by those who are combating isil, which raises the question that maybe those reinforcements have held them interns of defending possibly the positions already held, but they made a difference in terms of swaying the advancement we're yet to see results that suggest that. >> thank you. >> let's go to retired air force colonel cedric layton. are we seeing progress on the battlefield in the fight against isil? >> we are seeing tactical progress. as you see the kurdish fighters doing pretty well against the isil forces in kobane. there are significant issues, you know, with the way in which those forces had to be moved into kobane, but the big issue here is these are tactical successes. we have to be very careful that we don't misinterpret those and

claim strategic victories when there are none to claim at this time. this is not a victory of a sustained nature, it is a tactical victory that is just at the very beginning stages of really what needs to happen to roll isil back. >> let's talk about president obama's secretive letter to the ayatollah. to what end can the u.s. and iran really work together against isil. >> there is a convergence of interest with both iran and the united states opposing isil. iran is still a supporter of the assad regime in syria, it still has vested interests to the united states, jordan, the gulf states, so iran is not going to be an easy partner. it is necessary for the u.s. to do decon flicks approximate the iranians when it comes to military movements in iraq and in syria, but beyond that, it becomes very difficult to make sure that there's a true convergence of interest. i think the letter is an attempt

to retrieve that but is a first step. the obama administration has to be careful that they don't have a situation where they bring the letter up and don't get an iranian response. >> senator john mccain talking about this letter, this secret letter to the ayatollah said it is shameful. is he right or is he stuck in a mentality that is 50 years old? >> i think he's somewhat stuck in a mental tip that is at least 30 or 40 years old. what he he's referring to really is the fact that the iranians have been very big adversaries of the united states. they have killed american troops in iraq, they have done some very bad things to american interests not only in iraq, but lebanon and other parts of the middle east. however, the only way that you're going to make progress is by moving forward diplomatically and sometimes diplomatic movements require letters of this type to be sent by the highest officials in the country, so the letter itself is not a problem, it's the result

that's going to matter. it's important that have that connection between people and between countries, the iranians in some circle little are ready for this. the problem that we're having is can they really deliver on things that will work for us in our national interests and can those interests be brought into greater conversions. >> change has to happen sooner or later. >> absolutely. >> colonel, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. thank you. >> a lot of us remember 25 years ago, this weekend, the berlin wall came down. chancellor angela merkel will lead commemorations there. she was born in east germany and will mark the lives of those who died trying to flee. she said she will never forget the day the wall came down. celebrations last through sunday. >> windy weather causing all sorts of problems in the country and even scary moments. let's bring in -- yeah. nicole mitchell. >> look at this plane trying to

come in to land. side to side is what the plane is doing trying to hit the runway. i used to be an aviation forecaster for the military. it's so important especially on landing those conditions, can you see the runway, is it fog, wet or icy and cross winds, that's what will make the planes go, very hard to land and that's what this clipper caused. the same thing that was impacting at o'hare with over 30 miles per hour wind gusts but the cross wind was causing the extra problem. it is now moving into the northeast. we had one system, the second one merging with it will bring extra areas of snow from northern new york up to maine today. that's why we have different winter weather advisories well north into maine. no one likes that feeling when you're about to hit the runway. >> this is true, nicole mitchell, thank you. >> security force office high alert in israel following recent attacks with clashes involving palestinians. professor doug waxman joins us

with whether this is a new round of instability there. >> a civil protest turns violent as protestors and police come to blows. >> a long standing mystery, what may have happened to google's top secret barge project off the coast of san francisco. the answer coming up. >> what went on right before that animal died? >> hunting the hunter. >> we're gonna take down the bad guys. >> solving the crime. >> we can save species. >> tech know's team of experts show you how the miracles of science. >> this is my selfie, what can you tell me about my future? >> can affect and surprise us. >> don't try this at home. >> tech know, where technology meets humanity. tomorrow at 7:30 eastern. only on al jazeera america.

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the white house in a few hours, the first meeting since the midterm elections. it comes on the heels of barbs from both sides. the gop say they will pee peel the affordable care act. >> president obama is facing criticism at home and abroad over a letter he reportedly wrote to iran's supreme leader. the wall street journal said he wrote to the ayatollah to discuss the fight against isil and rap's role. >> israel's prime minister urges the european union not to follow in sweden's fought steps and recognize a palestinian state. at a meeting today in jerusalem, benjamin netanyahu called it irresponsible. the e.u.'s foreign policy

chief -- >> it's not clear how much diesel was in a tank at the time of a derailment. >> riot police clashed with demonstrators during anti-government protests in brussels thursday. 100,000 people protested belgium's new austerity measures. demonstrators threw rocks and fireworks, overturned cars and set garbage cans and fire. police used tear gas and water cannon to say try to clear the crowds. >> let's go back to that situation in jerusalem. doug waxman is a professor at northeastern university and co director of the middle east center. he joins us. thanks for being with us. we are seeing now so much concern the jordan king recalling the ambassador to israel, saying that he's very concerned with the developments, israel's prime minister saying that he is going to make sure

things are kept quiet. are you concerned that tensions there are going to get worse before they get better. >> absolutely, this is a very, very dangerous situation we are seeing. we have two situations interacting here. there's the on going violence and riots and attacks that occur in palestinian neighborhoods in east jerusalem, that's one danger and now really aggravating the situation, in teensifying, the tension is on the temple mount and sanctuary. the danger of in flaming the situation as we are seeing now, dragging jordan into the situation is a very, very dangerous thing. >> images live out of jerusalem right now, we are seeing flames in the streets again, violent protests on this day of prayer. the prayers ended peacefully but what you have is benjamin netanyahu, the israel prime minister on one hand calling for calm but on the other hand building more settlements. are they getting mixed signals right now? >> one mixed snap is the on

going system construction in east jerusalem and allowing jews to move into palestinian neighborhoods is one thing. the real mixed signal is that ministers within netanyahu's own government are calling for change in the temple mount. >> if you look right now, we can see shots going off in the air. there are gunshots being fired in east jerusalem right now. it appears that things are anything but calm. >> this is a very -- what we're seeing in east jerusalem is essentially a long-running now, been going on since july, violence. the danger is that this isn't going away, the israeli forces haven't been able to get this under control and extremists on both sides are really aggravating the situation. >> you're concerned now that what is happening in east jerusalem is affecting isil. >> the connection -- >> in other words, it is causing them to be able to recruit

easier. >> absolutely. this is, you know, there's nothing -- the issue of the -- >> i want to stop you, because we're going to take a look at what we're seeing. our viewers are seeing people on the roof. you saw the forces move in. they are firing shots now at the people on the roof. we're going to let this play out for a second. how concerned are you at images we are seeing? >> i think i'm not unfortunately particularly surprised by these images. these are the kind of things we've been seeing going on for sometime now in east jerusalem, but it does point to the fact that it is some scribbled as a mini intifada happening in east jerusalem and this is evidence of that. >> a mini intifada. are you concerned we could be looking at a third? >> the palestinian authority in the west bank continues to

maintain control in the west bank and has an interest in maintaining calm a understand control. for the moment it looks contained in east jerusalem but there's always the danger of things escalating. we've seen in the first and second intifada that it doesn't take a lot for violence to spread where there is no peace process, no hope for any change in the overall situation for palestinians and so i think the underlying ingredients of palestinian frustration and despair mean that it's always a situation that this could spread. >> thanks for being with us. we continue to watch the situation in east jerusalem, monitor live images that you see coming out and we will update you on developments as they happen. >> the world's community has called on the u.s. to end its 54 year trade embargo with cuba. it's estimated havana has lost $1 trillion because of it. cuba is trying to boost its

economy easing rules on foreign trade, not everyone sees the island as open for business. >> cuba has no problem selling the things it's known for, cigars and rum to name two. the government recently pass add foreign investment law designed to sell more and open its tightly controlled state economy to foreign investment. >> to achieve results, we need to make the decision making process work. it's important that we grow between 5% and 7% a year. the population expects results. >> a multi-million dollars free trade zone being built west of havana needs to entice foreign companies. this year's annual havana trade fair carries added importance. 4.5000 companies from cuba and more than 60 countries came to do business with one another.

cuba needs foreign investment badly. there are plenty of countries out there who would like to invest, seeing the huge potential of the country. what's holding things up? >> years and years of mistrust and suspicion and two very different economic systems. >> the biggest obstacle is the u.s. embargo, the cubans call it a blockade that's been in place for more than 50 years. although the u.s. companies exhibiting here, it's days of numbered. >> what does it look like post embargo he? >> they are positioning to take advantage of a market they've been denied access to since 1959. >> we as a company are looking at free trade in order to eliminate the blockade. >> the greatest interests comes from cuba's former colonial rulers, spain. confident that they, too, can overcome the obstacles. >> they've been clarifying rules

that up until now were not clear. now is a good time to come here and invest. >> we all have to sell to designated buyers and the rules were very strict. >> more than 50 years of doing business the communist cuba way can't be changed overnight. he'll have to get used to this kind of marketing. both foreign investors and the cuban authorities are trying hard to find a tune they can dance to together. aljazeera, havana. >> experts say the cuban economy needs more than $2 billion in foreign investments to boost its growth rate. great is at 1% a year. >> we are following breaking news on the economy. the monthly jobs report was just released. how do the numbers look? >> pretty good, actually. the headline number, the number of jobs created came in a little below expectations.

214,000 jobs were added to the economy last month. the unemployment rate continued to edge down to 5.8% and edged down for the right reasons, because the number of people participating in the labor force that's called the labor force participation rate and reflects the number of people either working or actively looking for work ticked up slightly to 62.8%, so that is all good. now the big thing that we need to keep an eye on is average hourly wages. wages have been depressed, keeping barely ahead of inflation or just with inflation. what we really want to see is wages getting ahead of it. average hourly wages increased to $3.50 an hour. that is a decent increase, but there were nice bright spots in the report. we added 15,000 manufacturing jobs last month and that's very, very good. a bit of a walking note here,

average hourly wages for production in non-supervisory employees and these are key, these are the people who make most of their money in paychecks, not bonuses. those wages edged up 4 cents. that is a very good sign. it shows that maybe we're starting to see wage pressure build up in the economy. >> thanks for being with us this morning. and a reminder, tune in for real money tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern time, 4:00 p.m. pacific time. >> we are now back looking live in east jerusalem where we are seeing more fire being exchanged. we'll certainly have more throughout the program. >> what we are seeing is a lot of palestinian youths taking to the street once again. they are upset, this bring friday prayers. >>ish leaders wanted to have prayers inside the mosque, that is set up where there is a temporary allowing of people to go inside the mosque during

non-prayer times but not during prayer times. it is seen as an act of provokation. jordan recalled its ambassador because jordan is in control of the situation at mosque and temple mount. you are seeing the tensions that have been on edge now for several days continue and we have seen several fire fights now between youths on the streets and also israeli security forces in east jerusalem. we continue to watch this event and bring more details to you live as they come. >> voter this is week approved legal recreational marijuana in alaska, oregon and washington, d.c. their next effort could be in colorado. >> pot is legal with a prescription. seniors are taking a stand over who should be lighting up. >> inside the gates of california's largest 55 and older community, you'll find seniors that swim, sew, and smoke medical marijuana.

this 68-year-old does more than just smoke it. from his living room, he runs one of three cannabis collectives, in the home of more than 16,000 seniors. >> why is there a need? >> for the access of safe medicine. it's inexpensive and safe. >> even though medical marijuana has been legal in california since 1996, there are no dispensaries in laguna woods, because landlords have refused to lease space to pot shops. the collectives fill that void. >> this one has lots of the at your peens that we're looking f. >> this woman is battling breast cancer. >> i just was miserable from the chemo and i couldn't even walk my dog and within five minutes of smoking some marijuana i was

able to get up and take my dog out for 20 minutes. i just felt better, just better. >> we have a cancer patient who's dying right now and he said it's helping me die a little bit easier. isn't that a right? >> even if there was a dispennsylvaniary nearby, many seniors here would have trouble getting there because they no longer driver cars but do drive golf carts. having the collective within the gates of the village makes medical marijuana that much more accessible. >> there is support here for you and you can find exactly what you need in a safe, loving environment where people care about you. >> city council member and medical marijuana user sherry horne said seniors are a new powerful voice in the fight. the veterans aren't sitting this one out, either. >> we are talking about active seniors that play tennis, golf,

and are mentally stimulated and physically stimulated, and they want to continue living. they want a quality of life, and we look at medical marijuana as just one more tool in the tool box. >> we are finally coming into this is something that's really helping us and not hurting anyone. why can we not have access to it? >> seniors here finding there's more than just one type of green that's providing joy and comfort during their golden years. jennifer london, aljazeera. >> marijuana legal in colorado and washington state. >> prime time t.v. shows are pushing boundaries on late night television. >> t.v. critic discusses whether producers are going too far with risque programs. >> an outpouring of support for this little girl and her

football-playing dad.

>> you're looking live right now at east jerusalem where violence has broken out once again. there were shoots fired moments ago and some young teenagers it appeared on rooftops, tensions high over access to the mosque and temple mount. >> a lot of us like to unwind watching t.v. if you think the tube is more steamy and risque, you're not alone. >> experts say its what years want after years of watching sex and violence on cable but others feel producers are going too far. >> it's called scandal for a reason. the hit abc show is popular for its story lines. >> t.v. is getting racier. audiences more mature. networks are going to push the envelope as far as they can. >> shonda rimes had this to say:

>> things are heating up with her other show, a legal drama. seems they're getting away with more than murder there. the f.c.c. has not taken any offense. >> i think the f.c.c. is -- they're sort of in the middle of a battle. i think they want to help get -- i mean ratings are important and i think the rules are sort of determined by what society wants to see. >> some parents believe the racy content is inappropriate for prime time. others say even if kids don't watch the edgy scenes on t.v., it's still out there on streaming devices like hulo or netflix. understoodty on nypd blue in 2003 raised eyebrows. then there was janet jackson's infamous word robe malfunction at the superbowl.

cbs was slapped with a fine that was later dropped. certainly and the city brought on the ranch and ratings. >> television critic alan is joining us this morning. let's talk about this trend of risque t.v. shows. are they creating the demand or are they just feeding it? >> they're feeding it. the demand comes and goes and we're at a point now where there are so many channels and streaming services that there are entire generations that don't see any distinction between the broadcast networks and cable channels and streaming services that are not. how to get away with murder is just another show to them, it's just like the affair on show time or trueblood on hbo. they don't see why there should be a distinction in the content. >> you've got comedies that get

into serious discussions about sexual acts. you know, at what point do we start hearing about fcc fines? >> i think it depends on who is in power in the government, you know, the janet jackson nipple incident happened under the bush administration, the fcc started cracking down in the 1990's when content restrictions had been loosened thanks to shows like nypd blue and all that rolled back in an instant after her blouse opened. it started coming back again. it will come up to basically how load people complain and whether people in power complain. >> how much does the political climate play into fines? >> who is supporting the people in power, how angry they are, how much sway does the television council have affect it. >> let's talk about as all of

these different mediums are competing, whether it's prime time, and then going over some of the networks to cable to netflix and amazon, are we going to get to a point where we see no limits in some of these t.v. shows? >> i think we're going to. part of what happens now is we live in this world. scandal had a sex fantasy scene immediately after the rerun of charlie brown. i wouldn't have been happy, either. these are things for the most part people are recording watching later. you're not seeing kerry washington dreaming about having certainly with the president. >> you think parents need to be all right, this may come up next. you're going to start seeing whether it's a promo for a show coming up. >> ads more than anything else are an issue. when i watch sporting events with my kids, that's what i worry about, movie trailers,

commercials from violent shows, sexual shows, that's really a danger zone. >> ok. thank you so much for joining us. >> on the subject of television, this week's "talk to aljazeera 88 long time host dick cavett reflecting on his long and extinguished career. he talked about one of his favorite memories involving boxing legend muhammed ali. >> he stayed at my house in the country. my wife was in new york. she called and he was alone in the house. i had gone to get his wife and bring her over. they were in a motel and wanted to stay at my house. the phone rang. ally picked it up and heard darling. he said this ain't darling, this is three time heavyweight champion of the world and i'm lying in your bed and watching your t.v., lady. she said to her credit, i'm going to put a plaque on that bed, mr. ali, wimp is more than

she ever did for me. >> you can watch the full interview with dick cavett saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern time, 2:00 p.m. pacific time. >> it was an emotional night for the cincinnati ben gas. the daughter of defensive tackle got to see her dad play in person for the first time. the 4-year-old has been battling pediatric cancer. the team donated more than a million dollars in her name to cincinnati's children hospital. the money was raised through the sale of his jersey. >> the 50 bump has gone viral. the boston bruins stopped to 50 bump as they skated off the ice. the 8-year-old boy is a huge hockey fan. he also has down's syndrome and is a cancer survivor. his parents say it was an overwhelming moment for them to see him smile during this magical moment. >> as you walk off the ice, you see them walking off the ice, keep in mind that you may soon

be skating on the ice. let's get a check of our forecast. >> don't quite go skating on the lakes this time of year yet, but we are going to get the cold air. there is still systems in the northeast bringing snow to maine today, another clipper in the northwest. we've had day after day of rain in texas. this will wind down today and tomorrow. that's bog to be a nice change, but still very wet in the southern portion of the lone star state. temperatures are an interesting story over the next few days. today, that last system has a boundary that lingered into texas that kept things cool, places like houston at 69 degrees. in the mid time, the midsection of the country, a brief warmup, denver at 68, enjoy this while you can, a little cooler in the northeast after that last system coming through, but we have a couple of systems over the weekend, then that big blast. here's the timing of that starts

to mover into the midwest by monday-tuesday, all the way southward. by wednesday, that's going to be the real temperature change, but little increments cooler up until then. >> nicole, thank you very much. >> companies penalizing workers. one company forcing employees to submit to mandatory medical tests. we'll look closer at a major controversy tomorrow on aljazeera at 7:30 a.m. >> that's it for us here in new york. coming up in just two minutes, the latest on the ukrainian claims russian tanks of pouring into ukraine. >> an historic moment for mankind, the fall of the berlin wall 25 years ago. >> the end of the iron curtain helped reunite communist eastern europe and capitalist western europe, pieces of wall remain on display throughout the region. >> we leave you with these images coming out of jerusalem. those are young people behind that trash dumpster throwing

stones at the israeli troops stationed there. have a great morning.

stepping up security, israeli police call in reinforcements to prevent more violence in occupied east jerusalem. ♪ i'm shiulie ghosh with all of the world news from al jazeera. also coming up protesting against proposed sanctions, yemenese rally in support of the former president. army chiefs of myanmar are accused of war crimes in their fight against separatists. plus