own sun. the ability to navigate among these stars is invaluable to astronomers, but even to a casual observer it's pretty mind-blowing. >> this is al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm richelle carey. and hear are today's top stories the white house confirmed i.s.i.l. beheaded an american aide worker and a dozen syrian prisoners. al jazeera speaks with the mayor of ferguson, missouri, as they await a grand jury ruling in the killing of michael brown an aid group arrived in eastern ukraine the g20 summit wraps up in australia with a pledge to boost global economic growth.

a new public and braisen atrocity by islamic state of iraq and levant. i.s.i.l. claims to have beheaded american hostage peter kassig. along with a dozen syrian captives. peter kassig, a former army ranger, was captured last year helping syrians. >> the video is gruesome, showing 13 beheadings, 12 soldiers and peter kassig. i.s.i.l. say he was beheaded because he was an iraqi war veteran who came to iraq during the war to kill muslims. he, himself, converted to islam during his captivity. this is again, as i say, a brutal video, but the type of propaganda that i.s.i.l. want out there. they want people to see the

video, and what they are capable to do, a message sent to the americans, is one that you can't bomb us without impunity, you'll be affected. there are other western hostages, but it's not just westerners, it's not just about western hostages. i.s.i.l. killed at least 17 iraqis and 20 journalists, sl have been kidnapped. journalists in iraq and syria, whose whereabouts we don't know. i.s.i.l. say they are holding a number of iraqi journalists and aid workers as well as beheading soldiers from iraq and from syria. this is a tactic that they use. the west concentrates on the names that they understand, on the westerners, but it cuts across iraq and syria. >> imran khan reporting there. we turn to our white house correspondent mike viqueira. what are we hearing from the white house as these tapes keep coming? >> well, the president put out a statement a few hours ago.

he's returning. he's mid air, returning from the week-long trip to asia and australia. the statement confirms that the white house does, in fact, believe that peter kassig was killed in this latest murderous video. this unspeakable video from i.s.i.l. the president calls it an act of pure evil by a group that is bent on sewing death and destruction, and goes on later to say the following: the islamic state group, i.s.i.l. killed a number of journalists, this is the third american, not a journalist unlike the previous two. this was as individual as imran noted. converting to islam while in

captivity. but was an aid workers. former u.s. army aid workers, trying to help syrians. >> as they say images are released. each more brutal than before, could it affect the strategy against i.s.i.l. >> i don't think so. the white house is cognisant of the purpose, as unspeakable and unwatchable as the murders of the individuals is. part of the goal here is to recruit radical elements, those individuals that come from europe and the united states. half of them are foreign fighters. and to prove owing the united states, to carry out strikes, to bring troops on the ground. this bolsters the reputation of i.s.i.l., not just among the recruits, but the standings

among radical elements within the region, that they are competing with. >> let's talk about peter kassig's family. what have we heard from them in. >> obviously this happened despite pleas from around the world to spare peter kassig's life. the family says this it doesn't want to be remembered, they don't want their boy to be remembered because of this incident, but the individual that he was, exemplified in the actions that he took, and a decision made to aid syrians, remember last summer, a letter that abdul cassic dictated and had another prisoner commit to memory, he escaped and related to his parents a touching alert spiking of fond memories, thanking them for all that they had down. >> unimaginable time for them right now. mike viqueira reporting live for us from washington. thank you

other u.s. lawmakers joined the white house in comdeming the execution of peter kassig. senator dick durban said his death is the reason for a global military intervention against i.s.i.l. >> the video we have seen, if verified, is a tragic reminder of the savagery and of i.s.i.s. and the complexity of our challenge. >> those who knew peter kassig say he surprised people with his generosity but are not surprised i.s.i.l. wanted to kill him. we have more on the life and work of one of i.s.i.l.'s latest victims. >> he hoped to save the lives of syrians wounded in the war. >> that is what party was doing in lebanon, before deciding to help those living in syria. he left in october 2013, only to be captured by the islamic state of iraq and levant. a week ago his friends in tripoli added their voice to an international campaign to persuade i.s.i.l. to release

him. hoping that the fact that peter, who was known as abdul makhman, would have helped to spare his life. his close friend, a syrian from homs had hope. now he is lost for words. >> what i should say to his family, that we are sorry because your son die in my country. and he came to help my people. and he killed - who killed him - i don't know. they are not even muslim. >> reporter: this was one of many clinics where peter kassig treated patients. while in lebanon peter volunteered with humanitarian workers, using the media to tell peter's captives about how he helped the syrian people. it didn't do anything, and the beheaded video of masked men didn't refer to peter as an aide workers, they identified him as

a u.s. soldier. this didn't shock syrian opposition activists. some knew peter kassig well. those who didn't, know of what he did for their revolution. they believe it makes no difference to i.s.i.l. if a person is a charity worker or not. >> they do this to muslims, killing anyone against them. most likely they'd kill me, they are giving a bad image of islam. >> peter kassig was a former soldier. that is not how he'll be remembered by family and friends. >> at an early age our son was inspired by his grandfather to do humanitarian work. when he saw the suffering of the syrian people, he went to turkey and founded an organization to provide aid and assistance. >> kassig was not the first to be murdered. there were others before him, unlike them, peter kassig didn't speak, and i.s.i.l. showed a mass beheading of a doszen

soldiers as well. this is a group the united nations accused of committing war crimes in areas under its control. peter kassig and the soldiers are unlikely to be the last victims. rather than being a show of strength, the university of michigan thinks i.s.i.l.'s latest act of barbarism shows how desperate the group has begun. >> i.s.i.l. is facing setbacks. it lost a major found in iraq. its leader was wounded by a u.s. air strike. it's being pushed back, and lost the sunni town in iraq. on many fronts there's bad news for the organization. they are trying to make themselves look 10 feet tall. >> president obama is returning from australia and the g20 summit with an agreement to increase the global gdp.

it closed with the obligatory family photo. it was not on the official agenda, there was talk about russia's involvement in ukraine. scott heidler reports from brisbane. >> at the end of the two days, an ambitious plan was announced - one that would boost the economy by $2 trillion. this would happen by increasing trade and investing in infrastructure over the next five years. >> this year the g20 delivered real practical outcomes, and because of the effort that the g20 made this year, culminating in the last 48 hours, people around the world will be better off. >> the prime minister said climate change would not be discussed. prime minister abbott stuck to a promise that the communique from the summit would be three pages long. some feel what is in the

document will be difficult to implement. not particularly accessible. if you have to stuff it in an ash try three payments, you say everything in generality. >> with the leaders of the world's powerful countries under one roof, geopolitics entered, and at times overshadowed it. >> as a consequence, we'll continue to maintain the economic isolation while maintaining the possibility of a diplomatic solution. it is not our preference to see russia isolated the way it is. >> the much talked about confrontation between prime minister abbot and vladimir putin never happened. >> the ukranian situation in my view has a good chance of a resolution, no matter how strange it may sound. the sanctions hurt those they were imposed op, and those that impose them.

>> late in the day leaders departed each with the new challenge and selling the g20 ideas to their domestic audiences. rebel controlled areas in eastern ukraine have been hit hard by the battles between the government and pro-russian separatists. trucks arrived to contain splice to repair the electrical grid. residents say they need more than electric all supplies. the ukranian government cut off founding to areas, leaving the economy in a crisis and basic its in short supply in downtown donetsk, they gather at one cash point. a day after the ukranian president's decree, that among other things promised an end to banking in the east. there's no money to be had. >> the banks are empty on a sunday. it doesn't give out money.

there is none. >> this woman works for the state-run water company. she has not been paid for three months and is not sure what to expect now that the buck stops with the government of donetsk. >> i hope they hep. i'd like them to. they are our authority, this is our city. they have to. they promised. i don't know. >> at a suburban supermarket, a chain based in western ukraine, bank workers took away terminals. bosses don't know what to expect. businesses across eastern ukraine - management have two key concerns - whether they'll continue to get access to goods in the west of the country and whether customers will find it difficult to get access to cash to pay for them. one question now, the extent to which russia will step in. russian aid has been arriving sunday, much of this made out of parts and materials to repair

the electricity infrastructure as winter steps in. >> we hope russia will not forget us, they are our brothers, humanitarian aid is critical. we don't only need equipment, but medical supplies and food. the situation is unchanged. the country is at war, and the economy destroyed. >> he has renewed his appeal for russian help to take territories, ukraine and n.a.t.o. says moscow has been sending troops and aid across the boarder. two months of shaky ceasefire could be replaced by a return to open conflict. >> also in ukraine, work has begun to remove the wreckage from malaysia airlines flight 17. it was shot down over eastern ukraine in july, killing 298 people on board. workers are clearing out the debris, loading it on to trucks, that will be sent to the netherlands, where a section of the plane will be reassembled as

part of an investigation. new video of the aftermath of that crash has emerged. it appears to be cell phone video and clearly shows residents leaving their cars and moving closer to investigate all the burning debrisment it was uploaded -- debris. it was uploaded to youtube by a russian organization. 12 were killed in a suicide bombing in northern nigeria. a suicide bomber blew herself up, not far from the three state hit by the boko haram attacks. the bomber came into the marketplace shortly before closing, detonating explosives hidden under her dress. terror returned to another small town on friday. several months after boko haram kidnapped more than 200 girls, they returned and took control of the town. >> reporter: when boko haram fighters attacked the town of chibok last week, people living this expected the nigeria army

to protect them. instead the soldiers station there had abandoned them. >> translation: we managed to get to the road and saw soldiers at a checkpoint, as if they were brave. when the sound of the gunshots were closer, they jumped into the vehicles and drove us, leaving us behind. >> reporter: billy was in school when boko haram fighters attacked the town. he was injured, but managed to escape. some of his friends were killed. >> my ambitions and studies were stopped. all the people made me scared. >> reporter: thousands have been forced to leave their homes because of fighting. these families travelled to abuja, where they'll wait until it's safe to go home. >> the town of chibok is a christian enclave in northern nigeria, it's been attacked many times before. >> in april boko haram abducted

more than 270 schoolgirls, most christian. some of the girls escaped. 219 are still held by the group. many people have little faith in the army, especially after the latest attack in chibok. >> we here gunshot all over. when i went out, i see soldiers running. no you cannot control yourself. >> the army announced a ceasefire with boko haram, which the group says it never agreed to. for people in chicago, chaos and violence continues. >> anticipating the grand jury's decision in the michael brown killing. cities around the country are preparing for protests. >> don't think you can get away with it. that's the message sectors are hoping to drive home from a unique exercise in jordan.

police departments across the country are preparing for large protests when a grand jury decides whether to indict a white officers that killed an unarmed black teen. police officers are ready for demonstrations. in ferguson people are bracing themselves. john terrett joins us from ferguson, missouri. emotions are running high again. how are people coping? >> absolutely. at the moment they are coping with a bad snow storm, that's the number one priority. there's a lot of snow on the ground in st louis. it's on everyone's lips, the number one agenda. they are concerned. worried. they don't know when the decision will come down. they don't know what it will be or the effects.

yesterday we told you at this time about people training to protest against police tactics in the event that there's violence after the decision is handed down. today it's the turn of the churches. pastors changing the sunday sermon to reflect what is happening in ferguson, and what may happen in the weeks ahead. we went to such a service today. take a look. >> reporter: this father says the world has his eye on ferguson, and altered his sermon to reflect the mood in the town ahead of the grand jury decision. >> i believe ferguson is the new bethlehem. >> the 2700 parishioners heard what happened in ferguson in the summer could happen in any american city tore town. -- city or town. >> you can't go back. not just ferguson, but across

the country. if we say it's your problem, you can put the lid on and go back to normality. >> reporter: the father says a failure to address issues from a civil rights area, which he witnessed, are at the root of the problem in ferguson. >> this is un finished business. '50s, and '70s. we have to finish it. >> reporter: outside the church, in the first snow, congregants explained what they took away from the father's homily. >> instead of praying for us, you have to thing what is your response if it happens in your area. >> i think the community can heal, can heal itself. it needs to be done from the inside, not from the outside. people together. >> prayer, peace, faithfulness, people need to learn to love each other and for give. that's what it's all about in the world. >> aftermath, a pancake breakfast for the faithful.

real food to accompany the food for thought they received upstairs. >> do you know, i want to say something - ferguson is any town u.s.a. i know what people thing about ferguson. it's a lovely town, life continued here reasonably normally since the incident of the summer, as reasonable as it can do. that was the point that the pastor was making that what happened here could happen in your town too. how would you cope with it or feel. that was the question he was asked. >> and the question was is normal okay, quite frankly. tomorrow is decision day for the grand jury. what can you tell us about that. >> i have to be honest with you. we've been on the ground.

we have made many contacts here. it was a very strong rumour that the decision may have been handed down today. i don't think it will happen. there's an african american website reporting that the decision is coming tomorrow. the truth is we don't know. we'll have to wait and see. the school district has been told should the decision come on the end they'll be given 24 hours notice, on the weekend, three hours notice to take children home, in case anything happens. really, tonights, 24 hours after last telling you that, is all we know for certain. >> okay. it is, indeed, a waiting game. john terrett live in ferguson. the mayor of ferguson is prepared for demonstrations in his town and neighbouring areas when the grand jury decision is announce. the lori jane gliha sat with james noels and asked about the

michael brown shooting and racial tensions. >> reporter: knowing that the grand jury will do something soon, what do you hope it does? >> i don't care one way or the other what the outcome is as long as it's a legal and fair out come. no matter what happens the city will work to move forward. >> what's been the hardest part for you? >> the hardest part is seeing the community that i grew up in, the community that i loved and committed to serving, and i've been on the counsel for years, to see it broiled with racial tension and uproar. never seen any kind of racial frustrations or stride, never seen this outcry or any outcry. we are a communicated that bucked the friend. >> some may look at that going how can you be the mayor of ferg

wr and surprised that this exists, or that people are this upset or feeling this way when you have lived here your whole life? >> well, i think - let's be clear too. ferguson is a community of 22,000 people. it's a metro region of 2,000 people. we were a mile and a half from the city of st louis, which has a long and stored history of racial division, politics and strife. you have not seen that perm wait the suburbs over the past decades. >> what is the worst moment or the difficult part of the process? >> you know, there has been a few times where i felt like ferguson was alone, and i felt alone, not personally, as the leader this the community. the issues transsend ferguson. they are not country or state issues, there's national issues at play.

a small manufacture community police department and staff is not equipped to deal with issues that the united states hasn't dealt with for 400 years. >> be sure to watch "america tonight", at 9:00pm eastern for more of that interview. >> shock and dismay at the news that i.s.i.l. murdered another american and a dozen syrian prisoners. >> the legacy of pain in the closed florida boys' school that lives on in surviving students.

welcome back to al jazeera america, here is a look at the top stories. work has begun to remove the wreckage of malaysia airlines flight mh17. it was shot down over ukraine in july, killing 298 on board. the debris will be sent to the netherlands, where the plane will be reasome bled. the g20 summit in australia

has finished. and ukraine was an unscheduled conservative. as far as the official agenda. they manned to boost the global economy by $2 billion. american peter kassig has been executed by i.s.i.l. the 26-year-old army vet and aide worker died. it came in a video release by i.s.i.l., also showing the killing of 12 prisoners. my colleague spoke to middle east analyst who said no one should be surprised at the atrocity. >> i don't think anyone that i know is surprised by the brutal act of killing of the american aid workers, i think that it's an act of regulation. violating springs mr ed. top muslim clerics, and radical idea logs appealed to i.s.i.s.

to spare the live of abdo kassig. a convert to islam. it's an offense. it speaks volumes about the mind-set of i.s.i.s., it's all-out law, and the reality is peter is not the only host age that has been killed. i.s.i.s. massacred hundreds, if not thousands of muslims, including a few western hostages. >> furthermore, what do we know about the way i.s.i.l. controlled territory is governed? >> we know a great deal now. i mean, one of the major basically tools is that basically to terrorize the population. it's basically the use of massive force of savagery, is a conscious choice on the part of i.s.i.s. to either coopt people

for terrorize people. it imposes a highly severe system wherever it exists, particularly in arocka, the nerve center of i.s.i.s., it imposes taxation, delivers goods and has a regimentry organizational structure. i mean, in fact, when we talk about i.s.i.s., even though it's savage, it controls a state as big as the u.k. a mass of land in iraq and syria, as big as the u.k. it controls the lives of 5 million people. it's one of the wealthiest streamist organizations that visits history outside of state sponsored organizations. it tells you a great deal about the challenge or challenges that the international community face in confronting i.s.i.s. in trying to dismantle the killing machine. >> a global agency aimed at

banning the use of nuclear weapons is conducting inspection exercise, using high-tech tools to determine whether a nuclear explosion has taken place. this report from the dead sea area in jordan. >> it's a large exercise conducted by the group to date. it's taken four years of preparation, that would cover an area the size of the dead sea. >> the aim to prove that would-be violators could not possibly avoid detection. >> we have proven that we can detect effectively nuclear test explosions and are completing the verification by an integrated exercise in jordan, proving absolutely that we are ready to detect any type of

nuclear test explosions in the search for a developed weapon. >> spctors tried to -- inspectors tried to see whether an explosion occurred here. 150,000 tonnes of equipment was brought for the 45 day exercise. this is the only mobilized device, sampling the mobile gas oregon, which doesn't -- argo, in that doesn't exist naturally. finding it on site is like finding a smoking gun. the 18-year-old treaty is not in force. 44 nuclear technology holder countries must sign and ratify the treaty before ifs binding. >> eight countries are hesitant to endorse the international treat yea that banned nuclear tests. three are in this region. israel, iran and egypt. the hope is that conducting the

inspection of a nuclear site here could raise the treaty's profile and encourage those nations to ratify it. >> from the eight. no one, apart from north korea is conducting the tests or suggesting this. it's domestic political issues keeping the countries from moving ahead. >> north korea, pakistan and india have not signed the treaty. when ratified this will stop the nuclear arms race. it will stop any country developing for the first time, and stop the enhancement of exiting nuclear weapons. the u.s. military is looking ahead to the future. defense secretary chuck hagel announcing a programme to consider new and better ways to protect the nation's interest. >> in the near term it will invite some of the brightest mind from inside and outside government to start with a clean sheet of paper. and assess what technologies and

systems dod ought to develop over the next 3-5 years and beyond. >> the initiative includes research and development programs that will focus on military applications of robotics, militarization and 3-d-printing. >> after the election day, the keystone pipeline jumped to the top of washington's to-do list. that's in part because it could decide the winner of the run off. it was proposed by transcanada in 2005. the company's c.e.o. said it's as needed as ever. >> the need for the pipeline continues to grow, and i guess it's what i just said, is because you have got more oil produced, you need to transport it, and, ultimately, what happened at the counter time is the oil has been transported by rail, which is far less safe, and more environmentally sure. >> the house passed a bill approving the pipeline, the move is controversial, join us this evening for the week ahead.

we'll look at what the plan entails, 8:30 eastern, 5:30 pacific open enroll. under obama care is under way. the online exchange is mandated by the affordable care act, went live on saturday. by most accounts things went smoothly with 100,000 people submitting applications for the coverage. there were reports of log in, long waits and glitches, heath and human services said the high traffic is a good sign. >> what they are doing is they are comparing. they are comparing based on premiums, they are comparing based on deductibility. when you give the american people the tools to make the right choices for themselves, they'll do that. >> the problem expanding medicaid and the affordable care act, it chooses a top-down closed approach where the government is running your heath care. >> health is available. the nonprofit in america and other groups conducting workshops to guide applicants through the process.

open enrol. runs through feb 15. the ebola outbreak in sierra leone has had major effects on food prices, rising as much as 15%. the movement of delivery drugs has helped to stop the spread of ebola, causing supplies to go down and costs to go up. the food organization is working so increase of transport of good the international community is concerned about mali's readiness after an imam was not detected. the disease was not detected until a nurse died. 400 came in contact with confirmed and suspected ebola patients. >> 200 migrants from libya were rescued. a portuguese ship responded on friday. they are participating in

operation tritan, a programme working it rescue people trying to escape to italy. thousands rescued in the mediterranean are children, often orphans, a few have been placed with italian families. the rest are living in group homes. a support group trying to change that will close, because funding promised by the government has not come through. sue turton reports from the italian island of sicily. >> a kick about between gambia, senegal, nigeria and egypt. the young terse made the crossing from africa, without parents or relatives, all hoping to be fostered. the families were killed in ethnic fighting. he fled to india. he didn't know where it was going or if he would supply. >> how many on the boat? >> 120 people. >> crammed in. >> crammed. >> you didn't ask to get on the

boat. >> we don't know anything. we start going until morning. i shaw myself in the middle of the sea. i thought is this how imgoing to end my life. i think i'm going to die. >> pao came on a boat with over 470 passengers. he said over 100 were killed by the traffickers. he was beaten and put in hospital after being rescued. both his parents are dead, and he is desperate to find a family. >> i can only live with a family. i happy. i want family. when i see people, i feel sad. i feel sad. >> over 1300 unaccompanied minors arrived on italy's sures. -- shores. over 3,000 disappeared. it's feared many have been forced into prostitution or

slave labour. this is home to many aged between 15 and 18. funding from the interior ministry has failed to arrive. it's being forced to close. >> for 11 months we provided for the youngsters without giving a single euro. we have provided for them to give back dignity that no run else has. >> thousands are trying to cross the mediterranean from north africa. this vessel saved 200 eritreans, some articlians and libyans. many families say they want to take care of some of the most vulnerable. unaccompanied children. italian bureaucracy is stopping that happening. >> these kids are like us they need to be in a family. if there's a family prepared to foster a child. they should speak up. >> for many. youngsters, this house is the first time they felt safe since

fleeing their own country. now they want to start a normal life with a family to call their own. >> tuesday marks the 100th anniversary. dozens decide from the school. it closed, but the heart ache continues to this stay little remains of the doeja school for boys, a name synonymous with sexual assault and murder, one time they formed part of the largest reform school in the united states. throughout the decades-long history, allegations of abuse were common when a group of anthropologists were allowed on site, discoveries were shocking. the remains of more than 50 children were discovered at a cemetery known as boot hill. many were in unmarked graves and

only three boys have been identified. it's those that remember their time here that offer the best flues. >> when this facility was open, this is where the boys would go to school. when it was deemed they did something wrong, they were taken to a building deep in the woods known as the white house. it was there that it was alleged that brutal beatings were handed out. >> i believe in my heart that there are boys that they probably do not come from the graveyard. they may have found them in a pit and covered them up. >> robert was taken to the school after running away from home. he said one member of staff beat him particularliy. >> when i was out at 14, i could have ended up back there. i didn't say anything to anyone - not my parents or anything. i have 40 years of nightmares of

a man setting down at the edge of my bed and a hand grasping me by the arm. >> the school was closed in 2011, shortly before the justice department released a damming report. it had been in operation for a hundred years. many staff members have died. the professor leading the research says surviving family members want recognition of what happened. >> there's still value in understanding the truth and bringing to light the facts. that's what they say they want. we want to know what happened, and want it acknowledged. >> it's hoped that the bodies discovered will be identified. for those that survived and perished, an apology has not been issued. coming up, we'll tell you how a strain of wheat developed in mexico may help millions of hungry people around the world. it was supposed to be a bold

airliner, boeing's dreams for the 787 have not come true.

we'll see a lot of different weather on the south, especially in terms of extreme weather, from louisiana, mississippi and alabama. to the north-west, it's the snow, anywhere between 4-6 inches. by the time it's done in parts of southern kansas and north western oklahoma. temperatures in wichita. dallas, we get into the polar air mass. the overnight lows on monday and tuesday will be below observing. 26 degrees on monday, 23 on tuesday. starting to come back to normal by the time we get to knewednes. to the north, well below average

temperatures. for min minneapolis, not below freezing. wind chills in minneapolis are going feel like the minus numbers as we go into the morning temperatures, on tuesday, we'll see 3 degrees. when you factor in the wind, you'll see minus 5 to 10 degrees, and temperatures coming back and rebounding into the mid 20s. kevin corriveau there. the united nations says hunger kills more people than i think, malaria and tuberculosis. one in nine do not have enough to eat. adam raney introduces us to a scientist in mexico trying to boost world food production. this man grew up in poverty on a small farm, growing corn, rice and wheat. a crop to which he devoted his life. he developed more than 480

varieties. wheat boosting world production of this crap by an estimated 200 million tonnes, helping him win the world food prize. the challenge is to keep an increasing population fed on a planet with a rapidly changing climate. >> to do that it's vital the small-scale farmers are given the access they need. >> they don't need big tractors. they don't need combine harvester. they can do that. they need good seed, one seed. good one seed. >> once a new seed is discovered. some of his colleagues meet small farmers and train them to exploit the new varieties as best they can. >> you can have the best seat. if you don't have a farmer that knows how to put it into a working sustainable system, you will never get the participation out of that. >> he conducted much of his research here, at mox coe's --

mexico's international improvement center. >> one of the biggest breakthrows is the development of shorter and stronger wheat that doesn't fall down and is more productive. the challenge is greater - to produce wheat that can withstand weather brought on by climate change. a change that the world is ready to take on. >> although he supported genetically modified crops, he believes there needs to be research on how they impact the environment. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a deadly leek near houston, four were killed responding near the leak. >> the chemical is used to create plastic and pesticides and highly toxic in concentrations. it's called the dreamliner, but the problems of boeing 787 passenger jet have been more lining a nightmare for the

company and customers. unveiled seven years ago production was delayed dogged by a variety of problems. last year it was grounded because of safety concerns. they were so strong, in fact, that many boeing workers said they'd never fly on a dreamliner. will jordan investigates. >> reporter: this is a boeing factory in south carolina. workers are assembling the flagship product. the 787 dreamliner, workers reveal they have little faith. >> reporter: would you fly in one of these planes? >> no, not really. >> reporter: of 15 workers asked randomly, 10 said they would not fly on the dreamliner.

an employee captured the footage, to tell us he had serious concerns about what he was seeing. at his request we changed his voice. >> with all the problems reported, there's 90% swept away, hushed up. it's an iceberg. >> in another meeting, the source told us that we are underskilled, uncaring and on drugs. >> i see a lot of things that should not go on in an airplane plant. people talking about doing drugs, looking for drugs. over the course of a year al jazeera's investigative unit spoke with a number of boeing

engineers and machinists who have little faith in the dreamliner. one shared documents from 2010, which he said showed boeing loosening quality requirements. in a memo managers tell engineers "schedule may require deviations to boeing's preferred quality process", the company denies it weakens quality control. >> they are short changing the engineering process to meet a schedule. and they are not allowing quality control to do their job. >> how does that make you feel as a flyer in. >> yes, yes, no flying in a 787. it makes - i think i'm avoiding flying on a 787. seeing this, i would avoid flying on a 787. >> boeing notes the memo states it does not signify

authorisation to ship parts to do not neat quality requirements, and that is it drug tests in line with quality and applicable law. >> the number one focus is to ensure the worthiness of the airplane, the integrity and the quality going up. >> the company denies it compromises safety or quality. be sure to catch: it might be one of the most recognisable hats in the world. after the auction today, easily one of the most expensive ever sold. that story next on al jazeera america

van go's work usually hangs on walls, an artist made a bike path out of it. that is what you see, beautiful pictures, thousand of glow in the dark lights. recreating vincent van gogh's starry, starry night. this kicks off a year of cultural event honouring the 125th anniversary of the artists' death a collector in south korea spent $2.4 million for a hat. not just any hat, obviously, this was worn in battle by napoleon bonaparte knapp olion bonaparte was a

great military general if history. he con kerred much of europe and did so wearing one of these. it was sold outside paris to a collector tore $2.2 million, four times more than its estimate. the black felt is a little weathered by age and use. no one has worn the had since napoleon's vet received it from the leader as a gift. >> translation: we know there's few of napoleon's hats left. 120 approximately. we can document 19 of them. 17 of those are in museums. this is unique. it is completely symbolic. >> reporter: it's part of a napolionic collection belonging to the royal family, they are having a clear out. and wanted to make sure the its were not locked behind closed doors. >> he understood at the time

that a symbol was powerful, and under battlefields, enemies - they called him to bat because, he has that silhouette with this hat, which was the only hat to be worth, in that side, because at that time the fashion was to wear the hats on the side. he was unique to have a look. the collection contains dozens of treasures owned by napoleon, many were ceremonial or gifts, others were saved from the heat of battle. the sale will make millions for the grimaldi family, and proves a fascination around the world for france's emperor. tomorrow the world gets a chance to buy the new version of g do they know it's christmas."

bono and others gathered in london to record the song. proceeds go towards the fight against the ebola epidemic. the first recording back in 1984 makes money to relieve the family. the song is recorded several times since then for various causes. a few weeks ago african musicians released a song. releasing a song called "africa stop ebola", we'll leave you with that song. i'm richelle carey in new york. [ singing ]

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