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shooting death of michael brown. now he could be out on the job and why so many chinese tourists are coming to california to spend their money. >> good morning to you. thank you so much. thank you for spending your morning for us here on al jazeera america. >> america's top military man, general dempsey touched down in iraq. ross shimabuku is following the story. what is the focus of general dempsey's trip? >> general dempsey is in baghdad to assess the situation and determine if u.s. troops are needed on the ground in the fight against i.s.i.l. the top leader is scheduled to meet with u.s. officials. general dempsey told congress that he would consider sending

u.s. forces to fight alongside the military. here is an assessment from capitol hill on thursday. >> i'm not predicting at this point that i recommend that those forces in mosul and along the border need to be accompanied by u.s. force, but we are considering it. >> this unannounced visit comes on the heels of president obama asking congress to approve $6 billion to expand the mission in iraq. last week the president authorised spending up to 6 under. the pentagon stressed it's not a combat mission, it was to train and advise the military against i.s.i.l. the visit could change the plan, to give you an idea, two car bombs exploded north of baghdad

on saturday, killing 17, and injuring 57, according to officials. there's to claim, but i.s.i.l. claimed many of the previous violence there thank you so much. meanwhile, one of america's top allies is trying to stop its citizens from fighting alongside i.s.i.l. the british prime minister is proposing law, including the right to seize passports of u.k. citizens. david cameron wants to ban the fighters from returning home. phil lavelle has more from london. >> reporter: he's nicknamed jihadi john, british, an i.s.i.l. fighter with a western background. he is not the only one. >> we have to confront the threat at its course. >> that is the leader of his country, david cameron, battling an enemy. >> this is a message to that despicable swine david cameron... >> an enemy including britains

that have left to join the ranks. >> more than 500 made the trip. half are thought to have come home. over 200 have been arrested for making threats in the last year alone. the problem is stopping radicalized youngsters from leaving here. there's talk of banning extremists. talk like this... >> we must ban extremist preachers from our countries. >> now there'll be more measures stop them. suspects will not be allowed to leave the u.k. those abroad could have this crucial document, their passport. cancelled. they'll only be allowed in, once escorted by the security service. there'll be bans on the sky, with aeroplanes excluded from landing. a stuff stance.

this policeman should know. he spent years. >> we would like to see proper border controls, passport controls, so people that leave pass under the eyes of law enforcement. be that force or police. they've been agitating for that for many years. the government ignored the request, making it easy for the jihadist to leave. >> this fighter openly taunted the authorities. >> when he calls you... >> he could be rendered stateless under the new law. there are questions, fears, about how it could affect other britain's abroad. >> if you then treat all of them in the same vain, the danger is that there'll be miscarriages of justice. if there's one. it will fade into the narrative, and that is dangerous. as i.s.i.l. continues a quest to form a caliphate the ambition is to grow.

it will be without or have fewer britains. phil laverel, al jazeera, london. the british government wants terror laws in place by january the world's largest and influential economic summit is under way in australia. president obama and world leaders are in brisbane for the g20 meeting. on day one president obama blasted moscow for its presence in ukraine. he also called on nations to lower carbon emissions and pushed for a deal. scott heidler is at the g20 and has the details. >> yes, there's over 20 protests in brisbane throughout the day. it's an evening, a working dinn dinner going on with the leaders. earlier in the day there was more than 20. one was against russian president vladimir putin, there was a lot of frosty rhetoric

coming up to the days before the summit coming from the prime minister in australia, tony abbott saying he was going to shirt front him. there was a lot of tension. that's why there were protesters with messages for vladimir putin, and he is suspected and accused of doing by governments like australia, that is funding the rebels in ukranian. president obama brought up a subject that was not something officially to be discussed during the weekend. it's the environment. coming on the heels of an agreement announced in beijing between china and united states, and said it was a very important issue and the united states was focussed on it. he cove into the pivot, the united states pivot to asia, something that has not been talked about that much by the administration, and they have been criticized. president obama used the speech

to set the tone coming into the meetings. what will be interesting over the next day and a half, and that is is that agenda going to change, will the environments be included on a commune ka and -- commune kate. i -- commune kate you your leaders will meet to talk further about sanctions on russia the police officers who shot michael brown will reported le be returned to active duetify if not ibb -- duty if not indicted. chief jackson talked to the media about officer wilson's future of the what did he say? >> yes, good morning from ferguson. you know, the ferguson police chief tom jackson has been given

an interview to local reporters, and what he said was revealing, saying he had no contact with the shooter darren wilson, since august the 9th, but should the grand jury find officer wilson not guilty and not indict him, he'll be asked to return to work. he's been on paid leave since august the 9th. if the jury decides to indict him. he'll be fired immediately. overnight two new lines running on the news wires, coming from the local newspaper, the "st louis dispatch", they have a video. we'll show you. it's very short, showing darren wilson leaving the police station in ferguson on august the 9th, two hours after the shooting of michael brown. hoe is accompanied by other -- he is accompanied by other officers and his union representative. that is attributable to the "st. louis dispatch" paper, also reporting that they trolled though e m.s. and police radio traffic and worked out that the

incident took less than 90 seconds. it's a lot of new news coming in overnight from ferguson. >> so less than 90 seconds. what is the st louis dispatch saying is remarkable about that video. what do they think it tells us now that we did not know before? >> they tell us it's something we can see clearly, the officer involved in this case, walking with friends in a reasonably relaxed way from the police station within two hours of the shooting incident. also yesterday, arriving back here in st louis at lambert field airport from geneva switzerland, from where they've been giving toffed a human rights -- evidence to a human rights committee, the mother and father of michael brown. they arrived at the airport and spoke to the media supporting their son. take a look. >> thank you for supporting us

and praying for us and bringing justice for our son, michael brown. >> i think the world understands my pain. there's a lot of people that went through the same situation. that voices haven't been heard. i speak for everyone, against police brutality. >> that is michael brown senior, and michael brown junior's mother lesley mcspaeden. >> it's interesting, i know you've been following this story all week and since august. there has been a lot of grieving from europe, to the united states, upon hearing from michael and lesley. in terms of the trial, have prosecutors given a sense of when a decision may be handed down. >> i'm afraid not. i believe today is the first day

that a decision could be handed down by the grand jury. there's no word about when it may come. local people think it will come around or after thanksgiving. we'll have to wait and see. we know that when the decision is to be handed down. they'll be given 24 hours notice if it's a weekend, and three hours if it's a weekday to get the children home. >> 24 hours. okay. stay warm and keep us posted. thanks for being with us. >> a vote on the keystone pipeline bill is headed for the senate floor. a republican led house approves the measure. it would authorise construction on a pipeline carrying oil to the gulf coast refineries. >> i visited the pipelines, all the pipes built sitting ready to go. and why we had to wait this long. this particular provision gives the keystone pipeline exemptions

from the pipelines, from oil and gas activity, that makes little sense. >> the white house will likely veto that measure. president obama said he will not make a decision on the matter until after a formal review of the project is completed. >> tune in to al jazeera america monday night, our special keystone - boom or bust, takes a look at the pipeline plan. we'll hear from those for or against the project. first, most of the u.s. remains in the grip of freezing weather. i need to figure out what is going on. it's getting nippy. >> it is. it's been a rough week for a lot of people. it has been very, very bad. here in new york. the temperatures are low. we have seen a bit of snow in many locations. i'll take you to the west. particularly to idaho, where on thursday, we saw a snow storm push through. i want to show you video that came out yesterday where we deal

with the snow. they saw a fresh 6 inches of snow yesterday, 230 plus accidents on the road just for idaho, and in the neighbouring state of oregon, it is the ice that was a major problem there. come back to the weather wall. i want to show you what you consider now. most of the weather pushes to the south-east. idaho you'll be in the clear today, that's good news. to the south, it will be colorado, utah, over to wyoming. a lot of snow is expected to call in colorado. if you want to ski, brekon ridge is open. 10 slopes open out of about 180 slopes, and we are looking at more snow. that will be a big problem. >> 10 out of 180 slopes. thank you so much. >> nigerian rebel group boko haram seizing a town n the region where it kidnapped

hundreds of school girls. coming up, what it had to do with creating a new islamic state and colours dotting the hailsides of haiti. some say it covers a big problem they spend 90 minutes dangling 69 stories above new york city. the two window washers are ready to go back to work - although with some conditions. stay tuned.

good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america. thank you for joining us this saturday morning, i'm morgan radford. a doctor who contracted ebola in sierra leone is on his way to the united states for treatment. martin will arrive at the

nebraska medical center. he's a native of sierra leone, but a permanent member of the united states. he's the third ebola patient to be treated at the nebraska center thousands of nigerians fled their home after boko haram seized the town of chibok. the same region were 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped in april. it's part of the boko haram's mission to create a so-called islamic state in nigeria. >> boko haram fighters are still in control of chibok after taking the town on thursday. it's a huge set back, especially for the security services. 7 months ago they attacked the town and took nearly 200 female students. many are still missing. many people have died in the latest round of violence or attack on chibok. hundreds who can escaped to neighbouring towns and villages while taking shelter.

they were liberated a few months ago. officials said they are trying to move the internally displaced persons away to safer locations. they don't know what will happen next. hours later, a suicide bomber hit a petrol station in the northern city of cannes you will. boko haram has tape -- cano, it has taken control of towns, trying to declare an islamic state. they face a set back in the north, where they were chased out of three towns by local vigilantes. nigerian security forces say they are launching an offensive to take back those territories, especially the town of chibok the violence coming days after nigeria's president announced he run in the

re-election. jonathan goodluck has been under criticism for failing to rein in boko haram in haiti, effort to clean up a neighbourhood is receiving some criticism. some say it makes the area better to live in, others call it superficial. >> reporter: from a distance, this area looks like an artist's canvas, with blue, reds and yellows. it's said to be inspired by a haitian artist famed for dazzling cities in the skies. look at life in the cinder block homes clinging to the side of a mountain. this community barely has electricity. most of the wires are illegally tapped into the grid, and fresh water has to be trucked up the hill. it takes 30 minutes to get drinkable water.

>> translation: life it miserable here, we have nothing. i have to walk a long way to get a leempt people fight over it. otherwise you need money to buy it. >> reporter: others are unhappy at the expensive paint work. this man saying they should have fixed the inside of the houses, not just paint the outside. to add to the problems of having no running water, electricity or sewer im, many are built -- sewerage, many are built on the edge of ravines, so mudslides and rock falls in winter are deadly. this community is built on a secondary fault. the haitian government says it's an ongoing project that will improve life here. despite the dangers, construction work is underway. some of the residents say the newly painted homes help to build pride. >> translation: when you are looking at the house from far

away you can see how pretty it looks. i look that. you feel more comfortable to invite people in your home. >> reporter: critics say it's no coincidence that it looks over the 5-star hotels and restaurants. the authorities claim the colourful neighbourhood is about improving lives, not making up for misery. one of the window washers who survived being stuck in a dangling scaffold outside the 1 world trade center, says he's ready and willing to get back to work. workers were stuck for over an hour, 60 stories in the air after a cable loosened their scaffold on wednesday. >> in the beginning it was panic and pretty much survival, instincts, for a few minutes. after that, kind of clear your mind and try to get hold of the situation. >> lopes says he may prefer cleaning windows a little closer

to the ground. the mishap comes a week after the building opened to tenants. >> important data stream friday a comet. what scientists learnt before losing power. >> why people come here to buy products, most of which are made in their homeland. stay tuned.

good morning, welcome back to al jazeera, i'm morgan radford live in new york city, let's look at the forecast with meteorologist kevin corriveau. >> it wasn't bad in new york. >> i think it's cold. >> no wind was blowing. we are looking at 33 degrees, cold up to the north, in the north, pennsylvania, we are dealing with snow. that will continue in new york, and indiana, they are looking at the snow. look at what notre dame was doing. look at what they were doing to get ready for the game. they were out clearing the snow there. the game with north western will be later this afternoon. they are going be okay. we'll see a lot of that snow pushing out of the way. we see on the wall. the rest of the day is going to be aok. >> i'm looking forward to that. >> thank you so much.

>> the fila lander made a last hoorah before losing power. it signed back a stream of data. scientists are thrilled. they are happy, they'll understand the composition of comets. they need sunlight to recharge. for now it's shut in the shadow of a cliff. a chinese block et blasting off - it's carrying a remote sensing satellite. it will mainly be used for scientific experiments, but western analysts believe the class of satellites is used for military purposes. >> staying in china, on a trade trip, president obama announced plans to make visas for chinese tourists valid. most head to los angeles, with vacation money to spend. what is drawing them there. >> the world famous hollywood sign, santa monica peer, venice

beach. most visiting places for los angeles. chinese tourists are not like most. the single group had little interest going there, instead they are going there. >> i spend most of my time shopping with my wife. >> outlet mauls, like the shops are so popular. they are a welcome bag, and a red carpet. there's a vip room, and a currency exchange. signs and maps are in mandarins. citadel marketing director says the stores are china ready. what does that mean? >> they've been trained on the chinese custom, they know how to say basic stages. most hired chinese associates and accept union pay, which is the china debit cart, and the

whole shopping center. >> much of l.a. is china ready. the hilton los angeles served a chinese style breakfast. macey's accepts the pay card. it offers the back lot tour in mandarin, macy's: catering to chinese students has never been more critical. a report from the los angeles development corporation found tourism from china nearly quadrupled from 158,000 in 2009 to 575,000 in 2013. the surge in chinese travellers is fuelled in part by china's emerging middle class, 400 million strong and growing, and the newly affluent chinese want to travel and spend money shopping. >> why not come here? they like going out to see the world, to buy things. >> the irony is that much of what the chinese tourists are buying in los angeles, is made

in, you guessed it, china. it is cheaper to purchase it here by as much as 50%. >> they are looking for authentic purposes, and designer labels that represents that western experience because that's what they are connecting to more than anything, is this culture that we had in california. >> chinese tourists in southern california buying into and bringing home a piece of the american lifestyle with luxury goods made in their own backyard. >> by 2018 the department of commerce says the number of chinese visitors to the united states is expected to surpass 4 million coming up in the 8 o'clock hour of al jazeera, the fight to stay with family. thousands of undocumented migrants calling for quick action from president obama as they faced deportation. we meet a man who would be leaving his family behind. plus a debate over

e-cigarettes. why health cigarettes cannot agree on whether or not they are safe. keep it here, i'm morgan radford, and back with you in a minute for the 8 o'clock hour of al jazeera america

waiting on the grand jury in ferguson, in the fatal shooting of michael brown. this is new video of officer darren wilson, released, showing him hours after the controversial killing the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff makes a surprise visit to iraq - ready to ramp up the fight against i.s.i.l. >> why are we waiting this long? the house votes to move

forward with a keystone pipeline. the project still facing some major hurdles, including an unexpected presidential veto. >> in my mind there's the idea to be with my children, to take them to school, share my life with them. these are dreams that are erased with everything that is happening to me thousands facing deportation, asking president obama to stop delaying immigration reform decisions. welcome to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford. thank you for spending your morning with us. tensions are high in ferguson, missouri, whilst awaiting the grand jury decision. john terrett is live there this morning. we are seeing new video of officer wilson hours after the shooting, what was he doing in the video?

>> good morning from ferguson. the police chief gave an interview to reporters saying he had not spoken to darren wilson since the incident. if the grand jury decides not to indict officer wilson, he'll be on paid leave. if he is indicted. he will be fired, according to police chief thomas jackson. the other development comes from the local newspaper, the st louis dispatch, which published a video. we'll show it to you now. it's a short video, four seconds long, showing officer darren wilson accompanied by other officers leaving to go to the hospital. this is a few hours after the shooting incident and he is

accompanied by his union representative. the dispatch is reporting they put together radio traffic from the e m.s. and police and worked out that the incident on august the 9th took less than 90 seconds. with me i have a guest here in ferguson. good morning to patricia bynes, the democratic congresswoman. can i get your opinion of the dispatch video, it's short, but shows officer wilson going to the hospital, surrounded by friends. what does it tell us? >> i'm not able to gain what it means, it's something that is it procedural. he needed to be looked at. he had a few minor injuries, it shows his union rep was on the scene. i didn't gain anything from it other than they were following procedure. >> what about the dispatch line that says radio traffic from the

police and e m.s. shows that the whole incident lasted less than 90 seconds, what does that tell you? >> it shows that it didn't take long to make a life. it makes a split second decision changing the course of someone's life, a family and a community, and we need to get down to what happened within the seconds. sometimes we listen to the dispatch radio, and you kind of have to put the stuff together. you want to make sure the truth comes out. and if they lay out the story doesn't mean that that is what happened. >> now, what do you expect will be the reaction when the grand jury decision is handed down. help us brief, if you would, to understand what the mood in ferguson truly is, because we hear different things in the media, what do you think the mood really is here? >> the mood really is - there's a lot of anxiety, an incredible amount of stress, as we see.

the majority of the businesses are boarded up, and in anticipation of bad news and reaction. if i had a crystal ball, i would be profitable. ut don't know what will happens as far as the grand jury indictment or the overall reaction, not just in ferguson and st louis, but throughout the country. we have no way of engaging when the grand jury passed the decision down. >> do you think the fact that it is very cold, bitterly cold, do you think it will quell a tendency to riot. >> it's very cold doesn't have anything to do that people are angry about police crudality. and people feeling like there is

democracy. >> patricia bynes, thank you for getting up earlier i for us. >> thank you to ms bynes and you, john terrett, joining us from ferguson. thank you for being was. on the ground in iraq, america's top general martin dempsey is on an unannounced visit to bag dad as the u.s. works out the best way forward. ross shimabuku is following this for us. what do we know about the trip. ? >> in is general dempsey's first trip since the fight against i.s.i.l. he's there to assess the situation and determine whether u.s. troops are needed on the ground. speaking to reporters after landing, dempsey said "i want to get a sense from our side about how the contribution is going."

. two days ago he told congress that he would consider sending a modest number of u.s. forces to fight alongside the iraqi military. his visit coming after asking congress for half a billion to expand the mission. last week the president authorised sending twice the american presence there. the pentagon stress the that this was not a combat mission. it was intended to train, advise and assist the iraqi military in a fight against i.s.i.l. to give you an idea of how fluid the situation is. two car bombs exploded on saturday, killing 17 people, and injuring 57, according to hospital officials. there was no claim, but i.s.i.l. claimed many of the free violence there. general temp si is scheduled to -- dempsey is scheduled to

meet with officials in baghdad. world leaders are in australia for the start of the largest and influential economic study. the g20 got under way in brisbane, normally it focuses on economic issues, but on day one president obama lambasted moscow over its presence in ukraine. he addressed climate change, travelling asia pacific nations to lower carbon emissions and pushing for a united global climate deal. andrew thomas is in brisbane with the latest. >> reporter: the focus of his speech was expected to be the united states's strategic pivot towards asia, with a nod to the g20s economic talks to come. unexpectedly one of president obama's main themes was the environment. >> as we focus on the economy we cannot forget the need to lead on the global fight against

climate change. >> reporter: more than 6 minutes of the president's speech was devoted to climate change in what looked like a rebuke to australia prime minister. he made it clear that he did not want climate change discussed at the g20. if tony abbott was stung, president vladimir putin was isolated, out but ignored by other world leaders over lump. actions in ukraine loom large. the obligatory handshake between host and guest was more firm than friendly. [ chanting ] >> reporter: few people protested against vladimir putin, but there were p there were marches calling for action on climate change, rights for aboriginal australians and higher taxes for banks. it's economic development that will dominate the talks, and could affect people like engineer hosa, leaving spain, when the economy wept backwards. he's been working on a

cross-brisbane road tunnel. >> after three or four years of hard work, to drive your family around the town in this case, and being able to say "well, i cooperated in doing some of this", it's really rewarding for us. >> reporter: the economic activity the tunnel will generate should repay its costs many times over. for the leaders meeting 5km from here and somewhere up there, this is the scheme they want to see more of. the aim is to increase global economic growth. it's pushing big infrastructure schemes is one way they think they can achieve it. >> australia asked each g20 leader to bring their own ideas for growth. >> yes, our world can grow, and yes our world can deliver the jobs that our people want. this conference is about how we will deliver. >> reporter: official talks began late afternoon.

by the same time on sunday, the aim is to have a firm action plan to boost the world's economy. the five e.u. leaders at the g20 will meet with president obama on sunday to discuss the escalating conduct in ukraine, and posing sanctions on russia the senate will vote next week on the controversial keystone pipeline bill. libby casey reports that the debate is a central issue in the louisiana senate run-off election. >> reporter: days into the lame duck session, fast-track passage in the house of the keystone ex-l pipeline bill, pushing the president obama administration to move forward with a project fought over for six years. >> i've visited all the pipes built, sitting there ready to go. why we wait this long, because shackles hold us back. >> reporter: 31 democrats joined the republicans, most say the

legislation is bad for the environment and doesn't protect against oil spills. >> this provision gives the keystone pipeline exemptions from environmental intentions that apply from pipelines and oil and das. it makes little sense much. >> the battle ground, the senate. where a vote will go forward as soon as tuesday, to help one of its own. mary landrieu, who faces a tough run-off to keep her seat in the pro-oil state of louisiana. democrats may reject the bill. if it does pass, president obama's sit is in doubt. he weighed in 8,000 miles away during a press conference in myanmar. >> i have been clear in the past. my position has not changed. this is a process that is supposed to be followed. >> the white house says the state department review should play out once a nebraska court rules on the route, and the president disputes pipeline supporters claims about its

benefits. >> i have to constantly push back against this idea that somehow the keystone pipeline is either this massive jobs' bill for the united states, or is somehow lowering gas prices. understand what the project is. it's providing the ability of canada to pump their oil, send it through our land down to the gulf where it will be sold everywhere else. >> if the keystone xl legislation fails, republicans will likely bring it back up in january, when they control both bodies of congress, and try again that bill would allow construction from canada to nebraska, which would create a quick i route to the refineries. be sure to tune in for our keystone boom or bust. it takes a look at the pipeline

plan, and we'll hear from those for and against the project. >> boko haram has taken over the town where hundreds of schoolgirls were kidnapped. thousands are fleeing the region. the latest move is part of boko haram's mission to create a so-called islamic state. >> chibok is in the hand of boko haram fighters. the town is inadmissible. as many as 2 hunt are unaccounted for. thousand that fled made it to the town that is 20-30km away. the officials said local vigilantes have been organising a bid to take back chibok from boko haram. the take over of the town is an embarrassment for nigerian officials, especially the security forces. several years ago. 300 female students were taken

from a school. 219 of them are unaccounted for. now, this represents a serious situation, and the military will take back chibok from boko haram. now, because chibok has been in the limelight, the military will want to prove it is able to take back territory seized from it by boko haram fighters. the nigerian military is fighting so many. so many fires lit by boko haram. in three states. this is presenting a very, very difficult situation for the security forces in the others to finally crush boko haram. >> this latest violence comes days after nigeria's president announced he will run in the election next year. jonathan goodluck's government has been under increased criticism for failing to rein in boko haram. there's cold weather from coast to coast and down south.

let's get a check on the forecast with kevin corriveau. >> that's not a place you expect to see the cold weather. i rolled back the radar 24 hours. you see the pinks and the blues, indicating snow and ice. look what happens, in brandan, mississippi, we saw ice. it was deadly on the roads. we saw two fatalities because of the ice. this moved out. we'll see better conditions in terms of precipitation. look at the temperatures now. we are looking at atlanta at 30 degrees, and birmingham at 25 degrees, it is colder there than in new york. >> thank you. ukraine is turning out to be a major topic of discussion at the g20 summit russian president vladimir putin feeling the heat. we have a live report from the ground in donetsk next families of missing students in mexico, refusing to believe

their loved ones are dead. what they are doing now to demand justice. comedian bill cosby facing a high-profile appearance as he faces allegations of sexual assault. are

good morning, thanks for joining us here on al jazeera. i'm morgan radford. russian president vladimir putin is reportedly planning to leave the g20 early. there has been no official word as to why. so far he's refused harsh words and a cold shoulder from other leaders in australia. president obama slammed him for russia's actions in ukraine, and european leaders are urging moscow to stop sending letters to rebels in ukraine. we are joined live from donetsk. the crisis in ukraine is a major focus at the g20 summit. can you describe some of the tensions where you are at right now? >> well, the tensions are high. there's fighting still raging on

in this region. in - mostly around the airports. there was an attack in another town leaving six dead, and 20 injured. we have seen a lot of military activity in the area. n.a.t.o. said it has seen russian military cross from russia to ukraine. we have seen military convoys around donetsk. so the crisis is still intensifying here. commeeg the ukranian government is worried attacks might be possible, and the defence ministry said it will put more troops in place to protect the other territories of ukraine from new attacks by the pro-russian rebels. >> you mentioned the new attacks. dozens of australians died when the malaysia airlines plane was shot down by pro-russian rebels

in east ukraine, how was vladimir putin received in light of all that when he arrived in brisbane? >> well, his reception of vladimir putin in australia has not been great. there were demonstrations. when he was received, it was the deputy defense minister, not the highest level for a world leader. he didn't shake hands with the p.m. tony abbott. they were sometimes, but the tensions are certainly there over this tragedy, which is still not been vetted, still been unsolved all right. live from donetsk, albina, thank you for joining us. we are joined in the studios by the executive board member of the ukranian congress committee of america. based on what albino said, should vladimir putin have expected anything different

besides a cold shoulder? >> he sent a large warship fleet to show his power. that's not a friendly thing to do with the g20 meeting. he's been doing a number of things that are unexpected and not friendly. not only the warships, sending planes and rocket launches that can fewer off nuclear -- fire off nuclear missiles. >> over europe. >> yes, and the jets over the gulf of mexico that he's planning on doing. things he's doing that is not friendly for the rest of the world. >> is there an argument for him to be included. he kind of showed up to a party he wasn't invited. but is it important to hear from him. >> vladimir putin is a kgb officer who worked in east german with the stasi, he has a history of murdering journalists and the russian parliament. his career is based on fear and

intimidation and should be vetted as opposed to being included in a club of world leaders. for me i see more of the kim jong un or leader of a rogue state of iran as opposed to someone being a player on the world stage. >> by being there. president obama had harsh words to him, and said it to his face, doesn't that hold him more accountable by being there. >> yes, but i don't see a change in his tactics. he had rough words for france, yesterday, saying he's giving them to the end of the month for them to deliver the warships. n.a.t.o. is against this. there are harsh words back and forth. not only was president obama harsh. the prime minister of canada, stephen harper telling him to his face you should get out of ukraine, and the prime minister of australia. the g7 leaders, he's not part of the g8, he's been kicked out. they are giving him a hard time.

>> with all the harsh words, why is he not listening? >> vladimir putin implements unconventional warfare, something that others are not prepared to deal with. >> it's asymmetrical and using propaganda war. they put out a laughable version of what happened to m 17. clearly the pictures were not the plane or the satellite images, yet they have been pushed on russian media exclusively. his method of warfare, whether it's doing things on the ground that is not expected or doing the propaganda campaigns is not something that others have solved how to deal with. >> as we consider how to deal with it, you mentioned there had not been a change in tactics. do you think the call made a difference? >> i don't think so. i think they've been having calls throughout the conflict. what will make sa difference is building up the ukranian army.

every time it improves, the russian army has to re-evaluate tactics. really the thing is to get better supplies. the only way is for president obama to change his mind and allow lethal defensive weapons, antitank, better armour personnel carriers for the soldiers. now the ukrainian army is using tanks outdated in comparison to the 100 tanks that russia sent into the ukranian territory. >> sounds like there's a lot of rehabilitation to be down on the world stage. thank you for joining us. a sigh of relief for many residents of indonesia as officials cancelled soup army alerts -- tsunami alerts. they were in place after an quake hit the islands, a 3.3 mag ni stood. there was no damage. indonesia lies on the ring of fire and is prone to quakes.

let's get a look at temperatures we can expect to see this weekend with kevin corriveau. >> we are looking at two-thirds of the country below freezing. anywhere from seattle to memphis, up towards upstate new york. things will get better. if you have things to do today, do it today. temperatures are coming up. new york 32, washington 46. over the next several days, we have an arctic outbreak developing across the north. sound, miles per hour getting to 19. temperatures are trooping. a lot of places that were cold, 36 degrees. as we go to tuesday, look at this. atlanta 38, overnight lows 22. back to you. >> gaining in popularity among younger americans. debate continues over whether

e-cigarettes are safer than a traditional cigarette. >> i live day to day with anguish. the time passes quickly. thinking any day that you'll be sent back to your country. >> migrants living with the fear that they'll be deported. and calls for president obama to act on immigration reforms now thousands take to the streets to fight for a future where crowds are marching across europe to have their voices heard. all that and more coming up in a moment.

good morning, welcome back to al jazeera america, i'm morgan radford, here's the top stories. we see new video of ferguson police officers darren wilson, right there, hours after killing michael brown. he was leaving the police station for the hospital. the police chief says if he is not indicted, he'll be returned to active duty. if he is indicted he'll likely

lose his job. >> president obama attending day one of the economic summit, down under in australia. the president blasting russia for its aggression, urging world leaders to agree on climate global deals. the american top military general is in iraq. general martin dempsey's visit coming as the u.s. prepares to expand its role. the first trip to the region says the u.s. of led care strike began. an al qaedalinged group is making gains it syria. it is seizing territory from modern groups. as zeina khodr reports, fighters themselves - they have a different take on their mission. >> al nusra front has been a powerful player in the syrian war for a long time. as al qaeda's affiliated syria is the dominated group.

it seized territory and weapons from rebel forces, raising concerns that the new strategy is to become the rivalled leader. it's been denied that the takeover was a power grab. we were told it was a war against corrupt rebel leaders using weapons to impress people. >> look at what is happening elsewhere in sierra leone, aleppo, hama and idlib. we fight alongside other forces. we have groups acting like jamal marr use. >> he is a figure accused of corruption in the past. his group was not the onlyiun forced out of his strong hold. al nusra front targeted that movement. both are backed by the united states government. >> in the north, al-nusra seems more worried about

american-backed rebels and the american-led international coalition where they continue to confront groups with whom it has been working. >> it's a critical time. the u.s. insists that the air strikes targeted the group, and not the al nusra front, but on the ground the feeling could not be more different because both groups share territory. the fighters feel threatened. they've been designated as a terrorism organization. >> they have been accepted by all. what we are planning for is islamic law to be implemented. >> reporter: there are no indications that the u.s.-led coalition plans to widen its campaign, at least for now. al nusra front feels it has been targeted. it's not clear if the recent offensive in idlib is part of a strategy, but what is clear is

the group managed to get rid of enemies on the ground. >> the al nusra front has an estimated 5,000 active members in syria and is reported by thousands of others. >> a doctor who contracted ebola and sierra leone is on his way to the united states for treatment. martin is expected to arrive around 3:00 p.m. eastern and is the third ebola patient to be treated at the nebraska medical center. he's a native of sierra leone, but a president of the united states. >> the first ebola patient to be treated in the u.s. is urging the global community not to forget the dire situation unfolding in west africa. on friday, dr kent brantly called on people to donate puppy, and health care workers not be -- money, and health care workers not to fear:

hundreds are calling on president obama to take executive action on immigration reform. the white house said president obama is considering a plan to protect millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. we spoke with a man racing against time to stay with his own family. >> reporter: it was a journey of more than 300 miles. for undocumented immigrants, it ended hear. >> the father of two says he doesn't know when his last day in the united states will be. >> i have lived day to day with anguish. the time passes quickly. we were thinking any time they'll send you back to your county. we come looking for a better life, not because we expect them to toss us out like animals. >> lewis's case began when his cousin called the police on him

over a rent fight. his prints were sent to law enforcement. and he has been fighting to stay. his youngest son is a u.s. citizens. he vowed to do everything in his power to stay, including suing the government agency tasked with reporting him. together with five others in a nonprofit group, he island a lawsuit against icefor failing to respond to a petition. this president has presided over 2 million deportations. it's not too late for him to take action to stay deportation of people like this. >> we are deporting people that shouldn't be, we are not deporting folks that are dangerous and need to be deported. >> we have here a public trial. >> immigrants rights activist says the president could change that now. >> he could have done that

yesterday, a year ago. there's no excuse why we should deal with the injury, the harm, the hurt, the pain of 2 million people taken from our families and communities. >> for its part, ice is committed to sensible immigration focussing on pry otheries, including convicted criminals and other public safety threats. lewis insists he is not a threat. >> i don't know why you don't let us come in, i'm not armed, i have nothing with me. >> ice refused to receive his lawsuit. he left it on the doorstep. luis says the talk that president obama may over people like him the change to stay, gives him hope. >> in my mind there's the idea to be with my children, to take them to school, share my life with them. these ideas are erased with everything that is happening to me.

>> for luis, what may have seemed impossible a week ago may be a reality - cruz here in the united states on friday vice president joe biden announced a programme announces refugee status for some migrants whose parents are here legally. it starts those under the age of 21, who lives in justin gatl gatlin -- guatemala, honduras, it's been more than a month since 43 students disappeared. family members are holding out hope that they are alive. rachel levin with more. >> reporter: placing flowers on a tombstone this man honours and remembers his wife.

his whole family is with him, except his son, one of 42 university students that disappeared, at the hands of police in the troubled state of guerrero. his uncle put photos on the family alter. he said his nephew wanted to be a teacher so he could support his mother. >> reporter: we are sad. every time we sit to eat we ask ourselves what about hore hay is he heating. sometimes we lose our app tights. >> every day they hope he will walk through the front door. >> like most families, the cruises are poor farmers aring life off the corn and bean group. since he was taken, they have not been able to tend the fields. >> we don't have money, when we get some, we give it to my

daughter. it's sad, we try to survive. >> everyone in town is on high alert. security is tighter than ever. >> these are community police, and they are checking the car before it goes into town. it's an example of measures people have to take to feel safe. the disappearance of 43 students, sadly, is nothing new. hidden graves like these are part of the landscape. people killed in shoot outs between rival gangs or kidnapped by police, are dumped in the hills, in the middle of the night. >> more than 26,000 people have disappeared since 2006. when he met with peno nieto, he demanded to know why his grandson is still missing. >> i told him, if he lost a sop, in one or two days, the police

would find him. why can't you find our children. >> a question many in mexico and around the world are asking and praying will soon be answered. >> the government says three gang suspects admitted to killing the students. families will not accept it until there's proof. dozens of people came out for a vigil at the campus of west virginia university, mourning a student who died on friday. 18-year-old noel and birch, collapsed at a frat party on wednesday. so far there has been no official cause of death. fraternity and sorority activities are suspended. >> debate is heating up in london over the safety of e-cigarettes. phil lavelle with more. >> reporter: face,able once, now -- fashionable once, now a forbidden vice.

income, anywhere you see this sign, accompanied by two words, "no smoking", what about vaping. that is what happens when you use these things, e-cigarettes. they have been around for a few years. they are more common. the idea is simple, they contain nicotine, but not the toxins you get with traditional cigarettes. you don't breath out smoke, you growth out a facebook our. this is new technology, there's unknowns. that is causing confusions. >> you know that feeling you get. >> monday, this advert aired on british television. commercials for cigarettes have been banned for 20 years, not e-cigarettes, and exhaling is allowed. they are banned in some hospital, on some aircraft in some restaurants. not this one. the boss can't work out if they should be or not. it's a current conundrum. it's far from crystal clear.

>> some want to use them. if it doesn't offend anyone, we don't want to be involved. i think the managers would use their discretion and say please would you mind using that outside. or something like that. but we do leave it to the managers, rather than having a hard policy on this mike is a writer and loves nothing more than fighting while he works. he takes in half the amount, vaping as well. for him it's helping him cut right down. >> they can't possibly be as bad as the chemicals you get smoking cigarettes. i sound a hip crate because i'm a -- hip crit because i'm a mistaker. >> health experts debate in london the future of egrets. there's no doubt that normal cigarettes are worse for you, does that mean e-cigarettes are

safe? that is the big question. it pay be decades until science and experience can answer it. joining me is dr david newman from mt sinai medical center. thank you for being with us this morning. as we saw from phil lavelle's report, edesperate is on the rice with teenagers, why do kids think they are safer. >> kids don't know better. they may be right. in this case it is probable that we san say all the carcinogens in nicotine are almost certain to be more dangerous than what they see in vaporized water, which is the nicotine delivery system of the cigarettes. >> almost certain. why can't the medical community agree? >> this kind of certainty is difficult to get with the data available and the data available on e-cigarettes. i would say that the scientific community is gelled around the

idea that this is a safer version of nicotine deliver then any kind of tobacco. >> what about the marketing. it looks flashy, exciting, interesting, colourful. is that part of the problem? >> that is. that's the concern for a lot of people that engaged in a public health campaign to denormalize smoking. that's the mission, to make it not a normal thing. this renormalises it with the advertising and the flashy, the blue tips and the flash aaccoutrements that come with this. that is where the debate begins. >> what is interesting is a gentleman in the report says that anything that helps you quit smoking. could the ban be doing more harm than good. >> this is the open question that no one answered. the question is whether or not we'll use the grats as a way of

getting off tobacco, if that's the direction, i don't think anyone wonders if that's a good thing. they are virtually guaranteed to be safer. if they are an addition to smoking or a help to smokers, where they use the breaks to vape instead of smoke, but smoke tobacco, or if it engages a bunch of young people who see it as a sexy alternative to smoking, that's a problem. we don't know which direction it will go. if it helps, could it be a gateway drug to tobacco and harder drugs? >> there's no data to support it could be a gate way to harder drugs. there's a concern about it being a gateway to smoking. if it becomes a gate way to smoking it will be a harm rather than a help. >> what do people know who smoke egrets. >> what people should know is

now the science we have says it's better than cigarettes. on the other hand, there may be a couple of toxins that we have not teased out. it's not the same as quitting cold turkey which is impossible for a lot of people to pull off. if they cap, that's the ideal. if you can not replace it with another drug, that's what we want. nicotine delivery devices, like patches, they have been a better alternative. this looks like one of those. >> keeping us healthy and informed. thank you so much. appreciate you being with us this morning protests erupting across italy, the result of a government overhaul of job protection rules. al jazeera's clautio lav anning yeah has more. >> beating the drum for students and workers rights. on friday. thousands of italians staged demonstrations in 20 cities across the country. students, the unemployed,

migrants and union members united against jobs and reforms. >> italy offers no future. our students. temp workers. something has to change or we'll be forced to leave the country. this demonstration in central rome was the biggest of several forms of protests. marches, cities brought rome and italy to a stand still, even if for a few hours. >> tension rose. the same scope was repeated outside the german embassy, and in northern italy protesters clashed with police. >> reporter: i'm 40 years old, and i lost my job. i want to know how i can have a

dignified life. all i want is to work, provide for my children, pay for my mortgage. doing that these days it difficult if not impossible. >> a certainly strike has been planned for early december. the long road to economic recovering is likely to be paved with protests friday's demonstrations came as data showed italy's economy shrunk again, pushing the country back into a recession. n v.a. commission adam silva, the first sports executive to support legalized sports betting. silva said if legalized n.b.a. could see a jump in popularity, bigger ratings and broadcast deals. he said on friday:

. >> speaking of the n.b.a., an historic moment in college basketball. the university of the massachusetts guard derek gordon becoming the first openly gay player to compete in a division one game. he scored 17 points, grabbing nine rebound in a win over zena, and acknowledged in an interview that he is gay. >> the rosetta space mission cut short by a dead battery, we tell you what scientists were able to do before the power ran out much the update of a story of a little girl named eliesa, suffering a rare illness, we speak with the family after the break.

the renewed sex assault allegations against bill cosby is taking a toll.

his upcoming appearance on "the late night show", was cancel. it comes on the heels of allegations by a former actress who wrote a first-person article in "the washington post" accusing cosby of drugging and raping her in the '80s. the fillet lander made a last hoorah, sending back crucial data, and selected deposits from the comet. scientists are thrilled to get the information. they believe it will help him understand the composition of comets. the robot needs sunlight to recharge. it's stuck in the shadow of a cliff for now. >> six months ago we interviewed two parents fighting to save the life of their daughter, who is suffering from a terminal illness. glen and cara raised more than

$1.7 million with the help of a viral video to fund a medical trial that may be the key to a cure. >> they just said i'm not going to beat around the bush, i'll tell you like it is, she has a syndrome. having heard about the syndrome through my medical training, i just was thinking, the feeling in the pit of your stomach, that this is really bad, it's really bad. >> you know where it's headed. it's headed to suffering and pain for her. as a father, you want to be able to protect your children. joining us on skype for a weekend conversation is glen o'neil, dr cara o'neil, and their daughter. we have beckham in the corner. they are joining us from columb columbia south carolina. my first question to you is in

the six months since the interview, what has changed with ms eliesa. >> eliza is hanging in there. shoes not developing new skills at this point. we are just trying to help her maintain the skills she has while we wait and continue to hope. >> okay. how is her speech. how are you all communicating? >> she - we are lucky she is still speaking. other things are coming slower no now. >> and glen i understand you quarantine yourselves going on 180 days why is that. what has that been like. what have you learnt in that process. >> yes, we did it because eliesa was getting sick in school, she wasn't sleeping. was on antibiotics, and we wanted her to not get sick. we heard stories from other parents where this age and the disease, it can cause the

acceleration of the deterioration of skills to happen faster. and the medicine that they are giving in this clinical trial is delivered via virus, so we are doing everything we can to prevent her picking up immunity to that virus as well. >> speaking of the trial, you raised nearly $2 million, there's no guarantee that eliesa gets a spot in the trial; is that right? >> that's right. there's no guarantee. people say "you've done all this and there's no guaranteed." be say the guarantee is if the clinical trial doesn't get up and running eliesa has no chance. we hope she's a candidate. we are doing everything we think it right. not on doctor's orders, but as a family. what will happen will happen. >> it's important not just for eliesa, but all the other children, the generation of

children on the cusp of having life and so this is just an amazing time. >> speaking of this other generation of children. i understand that you are trying to raise a final $500,000 in one day on sunday, which is also myself eliesa's birthday. what is the extra $500,000 for? >> yes, i mean, there has been many families coming before us that have got to over 15 years to get us to this point. we are trying to push it over the mountains. we are trying to finish the funding that we feel will fund the rest of the clinical trial for all children. we are trying to do it tomorrow, on eliesa's fifth birthday. we'll need 4,500 more. we want to make money not be a limiting factor in the life of not only eliesa, but other

children awaiting this type of treatment and cure. >> happy birthday to you, take it from me, november is an awesome month to be born in. glen, karim, and becker in the back, thank you for joining us, we wish you the best of luck. bye. see you later guys. >> thank you. >> bye. >> happy saturday. if you would like to contribute or spread the word to help the o'neils reach their goal, go to www.saving-eliesa.com. and let's get another look at where the snow may fall. it's not winter and we are already talking about snow. >> we have more coming from many places. if you want to do it from the east coast. do them. the next storm is coming in across the rockies and the central plains. it will make its way north and east on sunday. rain pushing in, snow behind it.

as we go towards monday, snow will be a problem. all the way to northern new england. >> thank you so much. that's it from us in new york. coming up, more on the g20 summit as world leaders talk about the global economy and the situation in ukraine. i'm morgan radford.

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