>> i call on the palestinian leadership at every single level to condemn this in the most powerful terms. >> a deadly attack overnight on a jerusalem synagog, two palestinian men armed with axes killed four jewish worshipers before police killed them. >> the obama administration reevaluating dealing with hostages after isil kills an american. his family is asking for peace

and forgiveness. >> a state of emergency in ferguson, missouri, the national guard called out. will the grand jury indict a police officer for the killing of an unarmed teen. >> a plane crashes into a home in a chicago suburb. an elderly couple makes it out alive. the fate of the pilot is unclear. >> israel police say two palestinian men attacked jewish worshipers inside a synagog. >> we want to show you video of the blood shed. you can see several officers taking cover and exchanging gunfire with the attackers. >> four people were killed along with the two attackers. israel is promising a forceful response while the leaders of hamas praised the attack, calling it retribution. >> nick schiffron is tracking the latest developments. >> this morning as israeli

medical teams brought out body after body, the city is in shock and bracing for more violence. this wasn't just another attack. it was on a synagog, committed by attackers yielding butcher knives and guns. >> the attack happened after 7:00 this morning. two attacker went into the synagog, which is the doors right behind there. it was clearly designed to inflict as much damage as possible. it was during morning prayer. more than 30 people were inside. >> we live here. it's a war zone in israel. >> more than a decade ago, this man moved back to israel from the u.s. during the attack, he took this photo, one of the victims right after he was stabbed. >> the first one he was right outside, he was just shooting all over. >> this is a religious neighborhood. one resident wales a prayer

asking god to protect israel. other chant calls for revenge. the police promise a harsh response and blake the attack on palestinian leadership. >> over the last 48 hours, the response is something we've seen for weeks, driving those lone terrorists, the wakeup call tog out and carry out terrorist attacks. >> five miles away in the palestinian neighborhood, police charge protestors. israeli officials say today's attackers lived here. they raided the attacker's home. his cousin picks through his ransacked bedroom. >> every day, they raid neighborhoods. they beat us every day. every day they arrest people. >> the residents who survived this morning's attack called for as strong a response as

possible. >> how would you like the government to respond? >> very brutally. history show whenever we react brutally, everything is ok. the strong survive. whoever shows weakness is going to fall down. >> nick schiffron joins us live now. nick, you just got pack from the scene, what is it like? >> it is tense, not only there in that neighborhood but across jerusalem. you saw those pictures just a few miles away from where the synagog was attacked. there was a lot police presence throughout jerusalem, many talking about increasing the pressure on palestinian suspects and within east jerusalem palestinian neighborhoods and that neighborhood in specific, that jewish neighborhood right outside the synagog, as you saw, definitely calls for retribution, definitely calls for a very severe crackdown and at least right now, that's what it seems is happening. >> nick, we heard that police

officer in your piece talk about incitement and there having been incitement in the last couple of days. what is he referring to and is that what they believe prompted this specific attack? >> publicly, both the police and israeli prime minister netanyahu are blaming palestinian president abbas saying he is using languages encouraging attacks. the mosque is in the old city of jerusalem. israeli officials have restricted muslims from getting in there and in response, that is said to be a red line israel crossed. last friday, israeli officials lift that had restriction, so we haven't really seen the kind of language we saw before the restrictions were there, just in the last few days.

that's what they are continuing to refer to and on the other side in terms of incitement, we talked to palestinian family members of one of the suspects from today and they say the exact same thing that israel police are inciting this kind of violence and coming into palestinian neighborhoods and even though the restrictions have been lifted, people in that neighborhood talked about the area again, so it's clearly a flash point and a lot of tension in jerusalem and across the region, the occupied west bank. there is clashes now between settlers and palestinians, so there's a real fear that today's attack will really increase the violence. >> president abbas has condemned the attacks publicly. we hear there may be a third suspect. what can you tell us about that? >> police on the scene were definitely looking for a third suspect. as of a few minutes ago, they

hadn't concluded or decided whether these two people acted alone, but there is a sense among police, among israeli officials that these are lone wolf attacks. the difference today is we got a very rare statement from the p.l.p., one of the palestinian fighting factions that has not launched any kind of attack for more than a decade, and today, they have released a statement saying that "fellow comrades of theirs had launched the attack." there's a concern of going from lone wolf attacks the last few weeks, israeli police looking into whether these two people were sent by an organization to do this. >> nick schiffron just back from the scene of that horrific attack in jerusalem this morning, thank you very much. >> joining us on the phone now is the u.s. editor of the israeli newspaper. thank you for being with us this morning. tell us about this group

claiming responsibility, the popular front resistance liberation. this is not a name most americans might have heard of. >> i think that this is one of the, if i understood nick schiffron, he said the p.l.p. had taken responsibility. >> yeah. >> this is one of the groups that was active in the 1970's and 1980s, a splinter group of the fatah. if it's true to the assumption of responsibility was accurate, this would mean that the conflict is now being driven or attacks are now driven not only by hamas and not only on an individual basis, but by more secular grooms within the framework of the p.l.o. >> abbas condemned this attack. hamas praised it, calling it heroic in a tweet. do israelis see a difference at this point? this could have been any jew

operating in a temple. >> i think that some israelis will see a difference, but i think the government is going out of its way to make sure that most people don't see a difference. they've been laying the blame more on abbas than hamas. i think that given the incendiary atmosphere that will be created by this kind of attack, which by the way, resonates with israelis for obvious reasons, not only because it is a place of worship, but because the very image of orthodox victims evokes memories, even of the holocaust, if i can go so far. i think that no, most israelis are probably not into the nuances righted now between apass and hamas. on a day like this, there is as lot of feelings of revenge, and emotional upheaval. >> thank you. >> let's go to libby casey in washington, d.c.

the u.s. is responding to the attack, specifically secretary of state john kerry. what did he have to say? >> that's right, the secretary of state is in london for meetings. he has condemned this attack in jerusalem, calling it an act of terror. >> people coming to worship god were hatcheted and hacked and murdered in that holy place in an act of pure terror and senseless brutality and murder. i call on -- >> secretary kerry has called prime minister netanyahu to offer his condolences for the victims killed. >> secretary kerry was in jordan trying to ease tensions in the region. how will this affect the current diplomatic he was? >> he was meeting with jordan's king abdul lieu and prime minister netanyahu. there were indications that secretary kerry hoped to revive

the peace process that had gotten so stalled months ago, but this certainly will throw a wrench into things. this is -- needs to play out for a few more days, but given the statements by the prime minister, despite claims by abbas that he's condemning the acts, this could throw a major break into any sort of prospect for further talks and negotiations. >> i want to change gears now and following the death of american peter kasig, americans are looking how it handles hostages overseas. >> the obama administration is going to rethink about how it handles americans kidnapped or detained overseas. meanwhile, the video that shows a kassig was killed is being scoured for clues and his family is mourning. >> in indianapolis, friends and family paid tribute to peter

kassig, who changed his name after converting to islam. his mother, paula, said the 26-year-old iraq war veteran turned aid worker experienced harsher treatment firsthand than motor could imagine or endure. >> rather than letting the darkness overwhelm him, he has chosen to believe in the good in himself and in others. peter's life is evidence that he has been right all along, one person makes a difference. >> in the wake of his death, his father asked for prayers for hostages in iraq and syria. >> please allow our small family the time and privacy to mourn, cry, and yes, forgive and begin to heal. >> while the video doesn't show the moment of kassig's murder, it does show the beheading of at least 12 other men identified as syrian soldiers, yielding significant clues in the video, which aljazeera has chosen not

to show. the men carrying out the mass execution are in full view. little believed three may be europeans. french authorities have identified at least one french citizen and are working to confirm the identity of another. while in britain, the daily mail says a father believes his 20-year-old son seen in this video may also be one of the men carrying out the killings. >> we have brothers from bangladesh, from iraq, from cambodia, australia, u.k. >> president obama has ordered a full review of u.s. policy on kidnapped americans overseas, citing an increase of american hostages, the pentagon said the study is designed to improve coordination with dip lematic intelligent and military agencies, but no mention of one long standing american policy, which secretary of state john kerry addressed on monday. >> the united states has set a heart rending but absolutely

necessary example by refusing to pay ransom for captured americans. >> authorities not just concerned about american citizens overseas, who are experiencing terrorism. the victims of it are also watching what's happening here domestically. a virginia woman was arrested for comments made on facebook supporting isil. the 29-year-old woman was arrested for making false statements related to terrorism. heather elizabeth coffman was caught in a string operation, because she offered to help an undercover f.b.i. agent go over seas to the middle east. that's included in the allegations. >> there have been self developments on the battle field for are that. let's go to baghdad. good morning. we're hearing of stepped up attacks in the anbar province. what can you tell us?

>> one of the key towns is the gateway to the south and connects baghdad with anbar province. it's come under immense pressure over the last two months from isil fighters from the west. in the last couple of weeks from the south, as well. what iraqi forces is pushing further into the south to fight those isil fighters who are trying to take the town. this town is very, very crucial. if it does fall, it gives isil access to the airport, and we know that isil have the kind of weaponry that candace repute and harm commercial air traffic. it also gives them access to the outskirts are baghdad. that's why it's been so heavily defended. what they're doing right now is moving from the south all the way through to the town. it's a very tough fight. they're going through the orchards, farmland, villages trying to clear this.

we've seen pictures of them fighting very, very hard against isil fighters. it's a crucial town. it is the last post effectively before baghdad. >> this is the same area american forces have recently stepped up the number of advisors? >> that's absolutely right. at the brigade level, what the americans have done is supplied advisors to various different commands. they're in the an bar provincial command at the moment, oversee that go fight. the americans are in the airport, advising and training troops there. they'll understand the importance of the town and it's likely that their advice will have led to or partly helped this latest operation. it's a big move for the americans to get out of baghdad, out of the base and go into these regional commands, but it is having an effect. >> sources tell us the oil refinery in beiji is now under the control of iraqi security

forces. >> we'll discuss could the latest killing change the fight against isil. >> tensions are high in ferguson, missouri bracing for the grand jury decision in the shooting death of michael brown. police and the national guard are now ready to move in and now the f.b.i. is warning of the potential for widespread violence across the country. >> ferguson, missouri is now on alert. the governor monday issued a state of emergency for the city, calling up national guard troops and added police from neighboring cities, including st. louis. >> we do not want to make this look like it's a militarization of our police department or -- and we want to make sure that people know that these cops are just there to keep peace, and they're not there to, you know, clash with protestors. >> demonstrators, too, were

preparing for a showdown, taking to the streets to urge a gunned jury to charge a local police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teen. the death drew thousands of protestors to the streets along with police in combat gear. the new normal for business in ferguson, missouri is slow, glacially slow. >> we usually do real good business, but since the riots and all the business has been cut in half. >> to help struggling businesses, local organizers made monday buy black for ferguson day. it might not be heavily advertise. >> doesn't make any difference for me. i'm hearing it for the first time. >> it does have supporters here. >> i believe that that's a very good idea to support businesses in your community, therefore you can create more jobs in the

community for people that are here. i think that's a very good idea. >> the idea was to take the tragedy of ferguson and to do something positive with it, to take local money and pump it into black-owned local businesses like these. the overall effect of the shootings has been far more damaging to most of the businesses in town than one day of shopping can help. >> if we don't get the decision we're looking for, i definitely think the business is going to suffer, and the people, they're going to make a lot of noise. >> what's the decision you're looking for? >> i'm looking for, we need to get the brown family the justice they deserve. >> if the grand jury doesn't whenever the demonstrators their version of justice, they've already made cheer what the result will be. aljazeera, ferguson, missouri. >> in our next hour, we'll go live to the ground in ferguson and hear how the community is

brace forego whatever comes next. >> that is one of the places in the country where it's very cold. a big part of the nation dealing with heavy snow this morning. let's bring in our meteorologist. good morning. >> >> it's an amazing phenomenon, lake effect snow. first let's go towards the west. you can see and areas of michigan, towards grand rapids, you can see we are looking at very heavy snow, very dangerous driving conditions. the snow is continuing today. we're going to see well over probably 20 inches of snow by the time this is all said and done. the trucks are out and about. in buffalo, the snow is even greater especially toward the south, getting into those numbers in just a moment, but parts of highway 90 are closed this morning, actually about 100 miles of highway 90 are closed. this is what we're looking at for buffalo. this is the lake effect snow going on in the area.

that goes out to about here, 32 and we have another 20 inches coming today. >> even though we're talking abouter reand buffalo and places that always get the snow, it seemed like it snuck up on us. >> it did. it's a little unpredictable in terms of how much we will get. >> doctors say the death of a surgeon with ebola proves how crucial early treatment is. >> intelligence officials say there were europeans in the video showing isil's murder of an american aid worker. analyst christopher harmon joins us to talk about what countries can do to keep their citizens from signing up to fight. >> a plane crashing into a home in chicago. the latest coming up on this developing story. >> $325 million is the big number of the day. >> why one baseball player is smiling. his record breaking contract and how it all breaks down.

manufacturers of airplanes valuing corporate interest over safety? a look at a groundbreaking al jazeera investigation on the boing 787 >> the stream, on al jazeera america

>> today's big number is the record breaking new contract for miami marlins slugger john carlos stanton. >> it is the most lucrative deal in the history of professional sports in the u.s. the contract is for 13 years. it has a no-afraid clause. stanton gets to opt out after year six. >> he is set to receive $25 million per season, translating to $154,321 per game. >> these are live pictures out of chicago. the search for the pilot is underway at that house right now. the small plane crashed into it at about a quarter to three this morning. it is an arrow commander 500. it had just taken off midway

international airport in chicago. as you can see from these remarkable pictures that we've been showing you and some from earlier, the front of the plane plowed into the living room of the house. you can see the rest of it remains at a steep angel sticking out of the house. the two people who lived there escaped via a back door and are keeping warm with neighbors. investigators from the national transportation safety board are on the way. they will arrive this morning. the plane was going about 35 miles from midway to chicago's executive airport. it could be any number of things, pilot error, mechanical failure, it could even at this time of year, remembering what kevin was saying about snow in that part of the world, could be ice. >> always a big concern with airports close to town, this type of thing happening and now it has. >> it's a very big problem and midway of all airports is

absolutely hemmed in by housing and industry. >> that couple very lucky this morning. >> in iraq, government forces say they have full control of the beiji oil refinery, isil has been in control of the down and the refinery since the summer. u.s. central command confirmed an increase in coalition airstrikes in syria and iraq. that news comes a day after the state department confirmed an american aid worker was killed by isil. we are joined by christopher hammer, senior naval analyst with the institute of study far war. the iraq security forces now have the opportunity to set the terms of battle. how significant is this turn of events? >> it's hugely significant. thanks for having me, it's a pleasure to be with you. i'm permanently very enthusiastic about the recent success of the iraq security forces. i'm a veteran of the iraq war, was there several times as a

adjustment navy helicopter pilot. it's invigorating to me to see the iraq security forces gain the upper hand in one small battle. by no means has the tide of the war turned. it's just in one specific force, the iraqi security forces have been able to rise to their potential. i remain skeptical about our ability to defeat ice is as i will anytime soon. it seems we're picking away around the periphery. every now and then we regain territory by the mosul dam or oil refineries, but the total area controlled isn't being impacted that much yet. >> some say there is a sign isil may be getting desperate, coming out with the newbie heading video of peter kassig at this point in time. what are they trying to achieve with it? >> one of the interesting things about the beheading video and of

course my sympathies and thoughts go out to the victims, both the american and the syrian military personnel who were executed in such a brutal fashion, the isil fighters who were doing the beheadings were not open, they were open with the camera about who they are. that indicates to me that there's been some shift in the methodology used in terms of these executions. in terms of isil getting desperate, i haven't seen that on a broad scale. once they collapse as a state, my theory is they will revert back to a terrorist organization. i am certain that the is state will not work, because i just don't think that many people want to live under that harsh a religious thee ok razz. even the people there now are pushing back against the sort of top down directed state centric guidance they're getting from the islamic state, so i don't

believe it's a sustainable concept. >> would you expect a change in mission now it appears they are surrounded on all sides? >> i don't think it will be a change in mission. they will still hold out that they want to form and otherwise and exercise this caliphate construct. what i think the real problem is once they fail as a state construct, they will revert to a pure terrorist construct. in that, they are extraordinarily terrorist organization in the world. they are better than al-qaeda, well financed. they are a huge, huge problem to the with evident. the fact that their nation state will collapse is good news in the short term but in the long term means they'll revert back to the terrorist mode of organization. >> thank you for your insights

this morning. >> louisiana democratic mary landrieu is confident she has votes, she said they need 60 votes to confirm the key stone pipeline. they have 59 votes so far. >> president obama getting a show of support from top senate democrats on immigration. senators harry reid, chuck schumer and dick durbin signing a letter to encourage the president to use executive powers to push for immigration reform. republicans have threatened legal action against the president if he tries to by pass congress. >> the disappearance in mexico of 43 students had protests by the parents. >> a brawl on the front lawn of a home, all caught on camera. the crime that led to a fight. >> a man once called a monster may be getting married.

charles manson finds a young bride while in prison, one of the stairs caught caught. caught in our global net.

>> you're looking live in the new york city skyline this morning. a major blast of winter weather bringing arctic air to the big apple. up to five feet of lake effect snow expected to blanket buffalo. good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in this next half hour, pope francis praising family values. the question is is he changing his condition on gays. >> a surprise drill leads to anger at a florida middle school. we'll talk to a psychologist about the effect it could have to children involved. >> a federal investigation into drugs in the nfl. >> a state of emergency now underway in ferguson, missouri. the city is bracing for a grand jury decision in the shooting death of michael brown. the governor monday called up

the national guard. they'll be ready to handle any potential violence after the decision is announced. president obama ordering a comprehensive review of how the u.s. handles american hostages taken by groups like isil in the wake of the killing of peter kassig. some families have criticized the government because they won't let them negotiate with captors. >> a deadly attack on a jerusalem synagog, overnight two palestinian men killed four worshipers. they were armed with a gun, knife and ax. the two attackers were shot and killed by police. >> in mexico, growing anger over the disappearance of 43 college students, protestors attacking government offices monday, many saying the government hasn't done enough to find the students. rob reynolds traveled to a town where most officials have left or been jailed because they're linked to the cartels. those bold enough to speak asked we hide their identities. >> this is one of mexico's

forsaken places. eighty family lived peacefully here until last january when members of a violent drug gang came to town. soon the killings started. this woman, the village store keeper is one of the few people who remain. >> they killed young men right in front of us. then they killed someone just passing by. >> the gangsters enjoyed complete freedom, no police or army patrols ever came. in may, after more killings, the terrified towns folk fled for their lives. now there are only a few people here, most of them elderly. the deserted town with its empty houses is a symbol of an utter lack of law and order. in many parts of mexico, the government and security forces are nowhere to be seen. >> it is now mostly deserted, and whether it's people will return be no one knows, but

there's another town not far away where people rose up to break the grip of violence drug gangs. >> the 7,000 residents suffered for four years under the control of the la i familia cartel. >> they kidnapped, killed business men. we had five policeman in town. once they kidnapped someone right in front of them and the police didn't do gliding a year ago community leaders formed a self defense militia and kicked the gaining out without firing a shot. today, militia men check everything coming out on four wheels for four legs. despite success stories, there are many lawless mexico. in this city, residents tell the same story of killing, extortion and killing by gaining members.

this restaurant observer said her business is nearly ruined. >> customers don't come anymore. they think it's too dangerous. they can't go out. the records empty and we're always scared. >> yet another place, mexico's government has proofed incapable of protecting its people. >> the government abandoned us. we need them to be here. we need to feel protected. >> drug gangs, official corruption and in competent, people are living out they're lives in fear. mexico's violent road stretches far ahead. >> let's go to the director of the mexico institute at the woodrow wilson center joining us from washington, d.c. this morning. the protests happening in mexico now widening to include the u.s. and australia, but the question that has to be asked is why has it taken the rest of the world so long to react? >> i think it's a very interesting question. there have been incidents like this before in mexico and there

have been protests like this before in mexico. i think this particular time around, we're seeing an intensity of feeling in mexico because of the real human tragedy of these 43 trainee teachers who were abducted and we suspected killed, maybe tortured before they were killed. the level of corruption and decay of institutions, police and justice institutions at the level we are seeing in mexico has gal vannized not only mexican opinion, but now we are seeing reaction around the world. the impact of having the internet and globally connected see sites is really playing out i think here and applying extra pressure to the mexican government in this case. >> when you see the beheadings of isil and you realize that in mexico there have been beheadings as well, the corruption is rampant as we indicated, some cities, the police chief has even fled, are you concerned that americans are

only interested in mexico when it comes to traveling for vacation and not what happens to the mainland itself? >> well, we have to be very, very careful about how we define and portray mexico here. remember that there are large areas of mexico, which are perfectly safe. mexico as a country has a lower homicide rate than most of latin america with the exception of costa rica. it is true that there are many areas of the country which are lawless where there are high levels of impunity. because of that, i think it's very, very important that people are well informed about mexico as a country. it's our neighbor to the south, it's a very, very trading partner and investment partner. it's a country on which we depend for many, many things. i think it's vital that people in the united states inform themselves about what's happening in mexico and that the u.s. government continues its very, very valuable work in

working with the mexican government to solve these deep, underlying problems. >> if you live in one of those areas with the deep, underlying problems, you don't care about how nice things are elsewhere in mexico. has mexico's president done enough to tackle the problem? >> not so far, no. what was sought when he came into power, he tried to launch a new security strategy coordinating government agencies better than before, strengthening community relations and trying to prevent crime before it happened. what we've actually seen, though is that the government has continued with the prefers government strategy of high level targeting amongst the organized crime groups and while that has been successful in dismantling some of the organized crime groups and disrupts their are business. we haven't seen violence drop to go sufficiently low levels to make mexico a safer country for its citizens. what we need to see in the

future is a more incident graded strategy, more focus on strengthening the institution at local and state level and greater effort to implement justice reform, a process underway since 2008 with a deadline of 2016. sitting here in the united states, we have to say that a lot more effort needs to be put into that. >> and more dialogue like this. thank you very much. >> a deadly attack at a jerusalem synagog, four jews killed during morning prayers. nick schiffron is live in jerusalem. this latest attack must only be heightening tensions there even further. >> >> this was during morning

prayers, it's a very religious community in west jerusalem. more than 30 people were in there. they came in with knives, one is a large knife, kind of a butcher's knife, as well as one gun. they killed four, wounded athletes that number. this kind of attack is going to spark a huge response by the israeli authorities, police and government. we've already seen that, but also by right wing israelis who already have had a lot of tension with their palestinian neighbors. this kind of attack walking into a synagog will inspire them to respond. that's the fear right now, that this violence will lead to more violence. >> i understand there has been response by israeli forces going to the assailant's home. a group has claimed responsibility. tell us a bit more about who they are and how credible that claim of responsibility is.

>> it's not quite a claim of responsibility. the p.l.p. is a fighting faction of palestinians that we haven't heard from in more than about 10 or 12 years. they have not conducted any kind of attack on jewish civilians inside of israel or jerusalem for a long time, and so that's the significance of their claim. they said that it wasn't necessarily us, but our members, our com address committed this attack, so perhaps that's splitting hairs. the fact is that they are raising this, they're bringing this up is unusual and will set off serious alarm bells in the israeli government, because we have not heard from this group in the long time, at least when it comes to this kind of violence and its members will point out that a palestinian bus driver who police in israeli say committed suicide, the family said he was murdered by right wing extremists, he was a member of ptlp. that was only yesterday.

>> nick schiffron, thank you for that context, nick reporting live from jerusalem. >> workers in hong kong started clearing barricades at protest sites after a court granted a restraining order against the protestors. most of the students didn't resist, moved their tents to other parts of the city. they've been on the streets since september. they want the right to pick their own candidates for government offices. >> turning to the ebola outbreak, this morning president obama gets briefed on the domestic threat response. >> there are a couple of hearings underway today. >> that's right, both will focus on the threat here and abrad. the european union doing the same thing, a conference wrapped up minutes ago where leaders addressed the most immediate priority to combat the deadly virus. >> mobilize other member states and international partners, on the ground, more medical personnel. >> the u.s. is doing its part,

the pentagon announcing hundreds of troops are being deployed to west africa. >> headed for the ebola hot zone, 10 army reserve units are ready to help combat the deadly virus. >> enforcing health and safety protection measures. >> stationed in liberia six months, they will construct 17 treatment facilities and every soldier will be given personal protective gear. >> i think it's actually kind of cool, what's going on over there kind of scares your family or friends, but i have trust in my military gear to protect me. >> more than 5,100 people have died in west africa so far, nearly all of the cases in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. the u.s. is not just concerned about the hot zone. mali is on the radar, federal officials alarmed about a new cluster in illnesses that have

health workers tracking 500 people. travelers will now be subjected to the same screening as those coming from the throw other ebola affected countries. what does the epidemic look like outside west africa? twenty cases have been treated, a dozen fully recovered, two are still being treated, five people have died. >> we really, really gave it everything we could. >> monday marks the second ebola death in the united states. the doctor, a permanent u.s. resident who contracted the virus while working at a sierra leone hospital, doctors say his symptoms were too far advanced when he arrived for treatment. they could not save him. >> they are deeply saddened right now and grieving this loss. the. >> one house committee will hear from international experts fighting ebola in africa, another will ask u.s. ebola experts about the domestic response to the disease. >> they believe the doctor had been suffering for almost two

weeks. >> pope francis is making new comments about children and marriage, speaking at a vatican conference. he said families are facing a crisis. he said children have a right to grow up with a mother and father. >> an increasing number of people renounce marriage. in reality, it has brought spiritual and material devastation to many human beings. >> that statement is being called a step back from the pope's earlier attempts to open the church to the gay community. >> we want to show you a botched burglary caught on home surveillance cameras. a man in washington state said a man broke into his house last week, same person came back saturday and tried to break in again. when the homeowner reversed, a fight broke out and spilled on to the lawn. the homeowner pinned down the burglar until police arrived.

>> a high tech piece of equipment could change life for astronauts in space. space.com said the international space station installed a graphic lead to printer. it could make space exploration more officials. it would be used to printout spare parts. hardware would be emailed. if it works. >> this next story falls into the you just can't make this stuff up. mass murderer charles manson plans phon marrying a young woman who has spent the last decade trying to get him exonerated. there will be no conjugal

visits. >> still ahead, a school shooting drill, only no one knew it wasn't real. >> where it happened and why a lot of parents there are outraged. >> we'll talk to a psychologist did the effect these drills ever on kids. >> new hopes for the comet lander. it went dark after running out of power. scientists now think it may wake up again. >> new worries over a sushi bar staple, by the pacific blue fin could be headed to extinction.

>> it's time nor for one of today's discoveries and a warning over the blue fin tuna. >> the f.b.i. is now threatened

with extinction because it's so prized by sushi lovers. >> the number falling 33%. conservation groups are calling for limits. >> heavily armed police raid a middle school in the middle of the day. >> not surprisingly caused widespread panic that there might be a shooter on the loose. it turned to relief and anger when it was found out it was only a drill. >> first you duck and then you cover. >> these days, atomic bomb drills are replaced with this. [ gunfire ] >> this is a drill, we need to lockdown. active shooter training, a sign of the times in public schools from coast-to-coast.

typically everyone including teachers and students are aware that it's just a drill. some florida parents are fuming after local police took it one step further. >> we actually thought someone was going to come in here and kill us. >> police catching faculty and students by surprise at the local middle school, storming classrooms armed with rifles, sparking chaos across town as kids contacted their parents. >> i'm panicking, thinking that it's, you know a legitimate shooter is coming. >> authorities apologized, promising to tweak the process. >> any drills that are conducted from this point forward will be without firearms being displayed. >> an apology coupled with a defense. the police chief said the drills are vital to evaluate and educate in case of an actual emergency. >> you don't want them thinking that this is a drill when it actually is a real situation. >> so for now, gone are the days are promotional videos from uncle sam. >> duck and cover.

>> law enforcement now walking a fine line between fear mongering and emergency preparedness. >> joining us now via skype from los angeles is clinical psychologist. we've obtained some text exchanges between moms and their daughters from yesterday. here is one. i want to read it to you. >> i thought he was going to shoot me. he had his gun pointed right at me. what effect could having a gunpointing at a kid ever? >> it can be terribly traumatic. i really think law enforcement underestimated that piece of equation. having a gun pointed at you is traumatic and at a minimum produce anxiety, or down right fear of school in these children. it can have long term consequences for these children. >> what is going on?

i dk. that means i don't know. do you hear guns? the police just came in the room. i think it's real. does the fact kids know this was a drill make it go away at the head? >> no, because at the time it happened, it was real to them. obviously over time, they may feel a little better, knowing that no, this wasn't real, but at the moment, their body, their mind had the response to something they thought was a real situation, and while the people in charge think that's a good thing because now they're prepared, no in fact all you did was scare them and i don't think any preparation really happened there. >> what should parents and school teachers say to these children that are in some ways traumatized now? >> i think that more than anything, it is to let them feel that school is safe, that the word is safe and that they're going to be ok, that everyone's got their back. they put way too much onus on

the kids here. this is up to the duties, the parents, administrators, teachers, law enforcement to set up a plan in that school that will keep kids safe and allow them to respond. when there's a fire drill in the school, they don't set fire to the school. you don't need to bring ashooter in your school to create this situation. that was a really bad judgment. i think the parents and too teachers have to communicate to the kids that you're safe, we have your back. >> the winter haven police said future lockdown drills won't include actual guns. thank you so much for your expertise this morning. >> a lot of kids out there unfortunately going to be directioned like the michelon man this morning. >> it has dropped to 29 degrees for us here. you can see the lake effect snow. we are looking at temperatures in the teens. the winds drops it in some areas

into the minus numbers. across the midwest, chicago is looking at 11. they do have a significant wind chill now. it feels like minus children, minneapolis, you feel like minus eight degrees. it is out here towards the west, as well. seattle and portland, you'll probably go down, because you're not at max cooling yet. from 33, you'll go down to 32 or maybe 29 degrees. boise five degrees. it is widespread across the united states. >> that is dangerous cold, kevin, thank you. >> science geeks are celebrating. there are no images this morning of last week's comet landing. it landed in a darker than expected spot. they used some of its dying batteries to bounce it to a new location. they are hopeful it will awaken in the coming weeks. >> going to eastern europe to get a closer look at what is

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>> more teams in the national football league confirming surprise inspections by the d.e.a. >> welcome to aljazeera america. >> there is anger in jerusalem this morning, israeli pleas saying two palestinian men carried out an attack on a packed synagog. >> you are looking at cell phone video taken during the attack, those are officers firing at men outside. those men were killed after sleigh four people. >> the men used guns, knife and an ax. israeli's prime minister promises swift action, while the leaders of hamas praised what has happened. >> nick schiffron has more from em. >> this morning as israeli medical teams brought out body after body, the city is in shock and bracing for more violence. this wasn't just another attack. it was on a synagog committed by

attackers wield be weapons. >> the attacks happened after 7:00 this morning, the two went into the synagog, which is the doors right behind there. it was clearly designed to inflict as much damage as possible during the morning prayer. >> we cake up to the news there are terrorists. we live here. it's a war zone in israel. >> more than a decade ago, this man moved to israeli from the u.s. during the attack, he he took out his camera and took this photo, one of the victims right after he was stabbed. >> when he was right outside, he was point nowhere. >> this is a religious neighborhood. one resident wails a prayer asking god to protect israel. others chant calls for revenge. the police promise a harsh response and blame the attack on palestinian leadership. >> weaver seen in sitement over the last 48 hours specifically

by the palestinian authority as well as the palestinian media. that's been going on for weeks and we can see that this is something driving and giving those terrorists the wake up call to go out and carry out terrorist attacks. >> five miles away, police charge protestors. israeli officials say today's attackers lived here. they raided the attacker's home. his cousin picks through his ransacked bedroom. >> every day they raid neighborhoods. they beat us every day. every day they arrest people. >> the residents who survived this morning's attack called for as strong a response as possible. >> how would you like the government and police to respond? >> very brutally. history show that whenever we react brutally, everything was ok. you are strong, you survive. whoever shows weakness is going to fall down.

>> today, those worshipers who were inside that synagog, those if you know release will be held in the next couple hours, and officials and the residents of that community worry that those if you know release will lead to more tension, clashes and violence. >> so interesting to hear your interview with that fellow, that neighbor of the synagog, who says he wants a brutal response. netanyahu has said he will have a harsh response. are police saying what may have prompted this attack? >> they're investigating it now. that is what is interesting about this attack. we have been talking about so much tension and violence in jerusalem, almost every single incident, according to officials, have been lone

wolves. police are looking into whether the popular front for the liberation of palestinian, that is a fighting faction, they released a statement shortly after the attack in which they didn't quite take responsibility but said the two attackers were com address in that group. that is a significant development. we have not heard from the p.l.p. in more than a decade and police worry that today might not have been any type of lone wolf attack but --

>> getting everyone on the same page. >> live this morning in washington, d.c., as always, thank you very much. >> this is the only way of dealing with the threat. this is iraq's countryside leading to the south and to the west and baghdad. the army pushes further into the farm lands. on monday, iraqi forces took cog

of the area. >> it was demolished two months demolished two months ago by isil to cut the iraqi supply lines from towns. we have retaken the villages and pushed isil out of these villages, as we move closer to the town. >> with isil fighters in control of large parts of anbar province, this area is crucial. it's the last town before baghdad international airport and isil fighters have the kind of weaponry that could threaten commercial aircraft. from the airport, baghdad and its outskirts come into isil reach. >> from the road, you can see the terrain the fighting takes place in. every few kilometers are villages that provide hiding applies for isil and houses taken over by them. security forces fire into them to set off explosive that is might be left behind.

when they reach a village with isil fighters, it's time to fight it out. sometimes isil is able to push the army back, sometimes the army wins. either way, the fight continues toward the area and guaranteeing the security of that town remains the top priority for this army unit. >> iraqi forces are in full control of the beiji oil refinery. isil has been in control of it since this summer. >> on overnight attack in afghanistan left two dead at a base for foreign contract workers. a suicide bomber detonated explosives in the entrance in kabul. the latest attack cups days after an afghan lawmaker escaped a suicide blast in kabul. >> here u.s. tensions high in

ferguson missouri bracing for the decision of the shooting death of michael brown. it could come isn't. police and national guard are ready to move in. the f.b.i. now warning of the potential for widespread violence across the country. jonathan martin is live for us in ferguson, missouri this morning opinion the governor there calling out the national guard. what else are they doing to get ready? >> in addition to the national guard called out, this declaration of a state of emergency also means that the st. louis county and city and state police departments and highway control will be working as a group to address potential violence. the governor said that this is all a part of a contingency plan. he knows calling out the national guard and saying there is a state of emergency certainly fuels speculation that there will be violence. it fuels speculation that this grand jury announcement will come sooner rather than later.

he said it's part of a contingency plan to make sure police are better prepared than they were back in august. some protests have already started. >> tensions are running high in missouri as the community around ferguson watches and waits for the grand jury to decide whether to charge officer darren wilson in the shooting death of michael brown. bracing for the worse, governor nixon declared a state of emergency and it's called in the national guard. >> our expectation is that peace will prevail but we have a responsibility to plan for an eventuality that might arise. last week, i announced steps to keep the. safe while allowing citizens to exercise their first amend rights regardless of what the st. louis grand jury or u.s. department of justice decides. >> officials are quick to say the move is just law enforcement being prepared. >> we do not want to make this look like it's a militarization

of our police department or -- we want to make sure that people know that these cops are just there to keep peace, and they're not there to clash with protestors. >> even before a decision comes down, protests have already started. several hundred people rally in nearby clayton, promising to disrupt the st. louis suburb if the grand jury does not deliver the result they seek. >> we all hope michael browns family can get due process just as everyone else in america would be afforded to groups confronted drivers add supervisions. some shouted at police officers who stood back, not engaging the proud. protestors have little faith the officer will be indicted. >> these protests will continue to be peaceful. we are fighting for the

preservation of life, so we would never endanger people for the cause. >> business owners told aljazeera they received a warning from local officials about the pro tests, while many businesses in ferguson are now boarded up, so far businesses in clayton have not followed suit. the governor will swear in the newly created ferguson commission. a commission of mostly missouri residents, 200 people applied to be on the commission, and they are tasked with addressing some of the bigger issues that arose and were exposed from the protests in august. we are talking about some of the socioeconomic issues, education issues and of course some of the issues deal with the relationship that residents have with police. they will be sworn in today and make recommendation to the governor at a later time. >> before you go, how anxious are residents about just what

might happen once this decision becomes public? >> some of the businesses first of all are boarded up and residents told by some of of the county officials to stock up like you would for a storm, get water, get bread, because they just don't know how bad the violence will be. the protestors at least those in ferguson and st. louis plan to be peaceful. the f.b.i.'s more concerned about some of these outside protestors and agitators coming and making the situation more violent and severe. >> jonathan martin live for us in ferguson, thank you very much. >> pope francis said marriage and the family is facing a crisis. speaking at the vatican, he said traditional marriage is being threatened. he said children have a right to grow up with a mother and father. some calm his statements a step back from his statements making the church for accessible to gay people. >> parts of all 50 states,

including florida and hawaii will see freezing temperatures today. >> a blast of arctic weather and the first day of winter is still more than a month away. all 50 states expecting freezing temperatures today, as a massive system sweeps across the country. the forecast calls for five feet of lake effect flakes. up to 100 cities and towns bracing for record-setting lows. 17 deaths have been blamed on the weather since saturday, bad news for anyone heading to the airports in the northeast and hard hit places like ohio and kentucky, crews spending time deicing planes. spinouts and fender benders from the rockies to the east, with

100-mile per hour winds leaving behind a trail of destruction, the biggest blow is felt in the north and midwest, where the mercury's falling to single digits and a thick blanket of white is bringing life to a grinding halt. >> down towards the southeast is where the severe weather was. that's where we saw the tornadoes. the front is moving out. we're not going to see too much of a problem with that. we are still dealing with the snow especially across new york. that is where the lake effect is kicking in. i wanted to show you here just to the south of this area, 32.4 inches. lancaster in new york has just reported 29-inches for them. today, you can see where these purples are. that is where our big problems is going to be just off lake erie and huron. that is going to continue today. we could see another two feet of snow for some of these locations. towards wednesday, the winds begin to shift a little more

towards the northeast, so it's going to be some other locations that will see the brunt of the storm tomorrow. >> ok, kevin, thank you. >> an international manhunt under way, searching for the isil fighters behind the execution of peter kassig. could isil be losing ground? >> a real money special report on the new cold war brewing between russia and the west. how billions of dollars in natural resources are fueling the on going conflict. >> a resident of the toronto zoo cashing in on the winter weather hitting the city. the videos and others captured by citizen journalists around the world.

>> thousands of protestors taking to the streets of budapest demonstrating against allegations of government corruption. this video shows citizens demanding the resignation of the tax chief. >> a man captured the images of a funnel from the balcony. the water spout had a quick life. >> one toronto resident making the most of the wintery weather.

a little time for cuteness here. one of the giant pandas at the city zoo having fun in the snow, roll around in the fresh powder. >> an update on the jerusalem synagog attack. israeli police officials now say three of the four victims were dual israeli-u.s. citizens. neither the white house nor state department confirmed these reports. two palestinian men attacked jewish workers inside the synagog. by the time it was over, four people were dead along with the two attackers. israel's prime minister is promising a forceful response. >> a slain american hostage's parents speaking out. he was doing humanitarian work in syria. >> our hearts are heavy, our love held up by the support that

has poured into our lives these last few days. police allow our time and family the time and privacy president obama mourn, cry and forgive and begin to heal. >> indiana's governor mike pence ordering all flags in the state to fly at half staff. the kassig family now making memorial service plans. >> france identified one of the isil fighters seen in the video showing kassig's death. a 22-year-old man from a village in normandy was spotted in the video leading prisoners to be executed. authorities say the suspect left france for syria in august of 2013. intelligence agencies across the world are working to identify the other isil fighters seen in that video. a former special agent in charge of the ncis joins us. thank you for your time. >> good morning. >> our sources tell us that the

beiji oil refinery in iraq is fully in control of iraqi security forces. are we seeing the tide turn toward the iraqi security forces against isil? >> a very good development reported within the last forth eight hours about that key location. we feel that its momentum has stalled with the airstrikes and other engagement. it cannot move through impunity through the vast areas of iraq and syria. we're sticking with the term that it at least has stalled. >> the video, is it proof that isil is losing ground. the executioners weren't wearing masks. does this represent a change and what type of move are we seeing by this group. >> it may very well mean that there is some desperation. however, on the other hand, we know with the high value production that they put into these propaganda tapes, everything is tightly scripted

out, so there is as decision by leader ship that it would have unmasked executioners there. that speaks to the international flavor that isil has been trying to get out there, that were not just syrian and iraqi young men with you the vanguard. you see features in the tape from obviously european, physical features, some maybe from southeast asia. >> would you expect the c.i.a. and other intelligence agencies to be looking closely at that video to get in tell out of it? >> without doubt. there's that risk that the individuals are unmasked, providing plenty of leads. crowd sourcing can be very effective in identifying individuals. it would be surprising if just about all weren't very close to being identified. >> i was curious, do you believe that isil may be using this video to try and bait the u.s. into putting boots on the ground, ground forces there, why? >> that's always been what the

assessment of the videos besides the intimidation, the recruitment aspect is that stirring the arab street, if you will, about the idea that again, it's anonymous limb countries coming into our land, yet that's definitely part of the propaganda that goading the u.s. and non-muslim allies to come into the area. >> part of also your group's analysis has been a they are alienating sunnis, that they portend to represent -- they are killing hundreds of sunnis within the tribes, is there message running low on steam? is this a group now on the run? they are also surrounded. >> with a group like this, keeping in mind it is unprecedented on a scale with a group like isil but it follows a script where there is a period of stability, let's say mosul, lack of law enforcement apparatus, some stability comes in, but voicing this very

draconian form of islam, that the tide starts to turn inside. we are seeing reports out of mosul that that is happening. >> thank you so much for your time this morning, sir. >> also this morning, a panel of u.s. experts recommending the security council impose more sanctions against isil and the al-nusra front. that would include tanker trucks loaded with oil. most of isil's funding comes from the sale of black market oil. >> a hatchet attack on new york city last month is now considered an act of terror. thomson critically injured one officer and wounded another in the attack. he was later shot and killed. >> we are tracking the cold weather. we have a wintery forecast. >> i'm going to show you one

city that doesn't feel wintery right now, miami, florida, current temperatures 75 degrees. unfortunately, everybody else is looking at basically in the 50's or colder right now. new york is at 27 degrees. now the difference between this morning and last morning in new york city, well, we are 15 degrees colder than what we were yesterday at this time. washington and philadelphia, you are 16 degrees colder. when you factor in the wind chill of what this feels like, new york, you feel more like eight degrees, washington 16. that is not going to change. the winds are going to continue. chicago is at nine degrees, so all those temperatures are dropping as we get right before sunrise and we don't expect much of an improvement. >> thank you very much. >> new details in a deadly attack on a jerusalem synagog. three americans were among those killed while worshiping. we have the latest. >> a state of emergency in ferguson, missouri ahead of the grand jury decision over the shooting death of michael brown.

democratic committee woman patricia bynes will join us with how the people are feeling there now and how they may react afterwards. ♪ ♪ >> a new musical effort to raise money to fight ebola in africa. bandaid 30 has already pulled in cash.

>> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america. ahead in our next half hour, ali velshi takes us to europe at part of our week long series, the new cold war, the precious natural resources driving tensions between russia and the west. >> we are talking about the d.e.a. surprise drug inspections on nfl teams. >> a state of emergency underway in ferguson, missouri bracing for the grand jury decision in the shooting death of michael

brown. the governor jay nixon calling up the national guard says they'll be there ready to handle violence after that decision is announced. >> president obama ordering a review of american citizens comes in the wake of the execution of peter kassig. some families say they are not allowed to negotiate with captors. >> two palestinian men attacked jewish worshipers using weapons. the men killed four people all told before police shot and killed them. nick schiffron is live in jerusalem. what are we hearing now about u.s. citizens who were victims? >> it's very interesting. i spent the morning in that community. residents tell me it's about 50 or 60% north american and south american, one resident we've been talking to this morning, his wife was from south america

and the victims this morning were all immigrants. thee of them dual, israeli, u.s. citizens according to israeli police and one of them a dual british israeli citizen. it does show that in many communities in jerusalem, this is not just a monolithic group at all, not just israelis born here. many immigrants who come here this morning were in that synagog operating during morning prayers. >> if you would tell us about the group taking credit for the attack and is it linked to the hanging that took place yesterday? >> yes, this is a popular front for the liberation of palestinian known as pflp. they didn't quite take responsibility but realized statement saying that the two attackers who walked into that synagog were "fellow com address of the group." what's significant here dell is

that unlike hamas, which praises every single one of these attacks, we haven't heard from this group like this in more than a decade. this group has not committed any kind of violence like we're talking today enmore than a decade. while there is no connection, obviously, what some of the group's members are saying is that a palestinian man, who israeli police say committed suicide, who the family said was killed by israeli extremists was a member of pflp. i attended his funeral last night. we showed that you yesterday. people there were calling for revenge. again, we do not know at all whether there's a connection here, but the fear is among israeli police, among the officials and frankly, palestinians as well is that there are revenge attacks happening right now and there is very difficult, if any way to be able to stop them. >> palestinian president abbas condemning those attacks. nick schiffron for us live in jerusalem, thank you. >> spokesman for the israeli

police in jerusalem joins us by phone. thank you so much for your time. i imagine it's a very busy day for. you first of all, can you confirm that three out of four of the victims killed are actually u.s. citizens? >> what i can confirm is the four rabbis killed this morning were killed by two palestinians from coming just inside the synagog. unfortunately, they killed those rabbis when they were operating early in the morning. our police units arrived in the scene and there was a quick shooting outside the synagog itself where our police officers managed to neutralize the two suspects who were both shot and killed at the scene. six people were taken to hospital, four with serious injuries, two with moderate injuries and since then, we're carrying out security members in jerusalem in order to prevent

disturbances from taking place and prevent any further attacks here in jerusalem. >> how are police describing what the scene was like in the synagog? >> the situation was hoe risk, as you can imagine. people were praying peacefully, respectively and all of a sudden, out of almost nowhere came a number of two terrorists, both the terrorists as weaver identified were from east jerusalem. the situation inside the synagog emergency teams arrived immediately at the scene. we've had two police officers injured one of them in serious to critical condition, and it was pretty horrific in the area around police units cordoned off the area to make sure there was not a third terrorist around the northern part of jerusalem in the neighborhood where the attack took place. >> are there any other police

operations going on? are there any other suspects on the loose? >> as far as we know until now, the terrorist attack took place early in the morning at 7:00 and was concluded almost within eight to nine minutes. police responded very quickly. police operations and units are mobilized in different areas of jerusalem in any event, including volunteers and other civilian police patrols that are taking place, and that's all being done in order to beef up security and have security measures that are implemented both in public areas, bus stops, train stations and other areas. >> israeli police spokesman nicky volunteersen if he would, thank you for joining us.

>> european leaders are also taking action against ebola. >> a conference was wrapped up about the immediate reaction to the virus. they are calling on a stronger international force. >> none of the affected countries can face the disease alone. i want to continue praising awareness about this deadly disease, both internationally but also within the local communities of the affected countries. >> the u.s. is doing its part. the pentagon will be sending 10 army reserve army units to liberia for six months to increase the ground effort by building treatment facilities and staffing labs. to give you an idea of the threat outside of the hot zone, there are at least 20 cases outside of west africa, a dozen have fully recovered. two are still being treated, and

a total of five people have died, including the second death on u.s. soil the doctor dying monday. in west africa, more than 5100 people have died so far, nearly all of the cases have been in guinea, liberia and sierra leone. as for the doctor, the nebraska medical center tried everything they could, but he just arrived with symptoms far too advanced than they could handle. >> it was about two weeks too late. >> the senate beginning debate today over the key stone xl pipeline. mary landrieu is confident she will have enough votes for the measure to pass. 14 democrats have signed on. it comes days after a similar measure cleared the house. libby casey live in washington this morning. even if it passes the senate, the president making it clear his position is unchanged,

hinting at a veto, so why go through this process right now? >> it's all about mary landrieu. she is in a tight runoff to keep her senate seat. that happens december 6. she wants to show louisiana voters that she did everything she could to get key stone through. while lain drew is confident she has the votes, by our counted, she's one short. one democratic has to get onboard in order for this to pass. even if it passes tonight and tonight is the key time to watch, you have to watch the vote happen to find out what the resolution is. even if that happens and the white house threaten as veto, that could help mary landrieu, she can show voters she stood up to the president, someone she wants to have date between for eelection chances. >> why are the supporters of the pipeline so eager to see the bill passed? >> the obama administration says the process needs to play out.

it's under review by the state department. the nebraska courts are working on what route it could take. supporters say it's about jobs, all about the oil and gas industry and that it will help the economy. the white house said it won't lower gas prices, because that gas will get exported. senators want to see that gas stay in the united states. not looking likely at this point. >> ferguson, missouri is under a state of emergency this morning, the governor ordering that as the city awaits a grand jury decision in the michael brown case. the troops will handle protests or violence once that decision comes out, which could be at any time. we're joined from ferguson by mary bynes who is becoming a friend of our show. yesterday, the governor declared that state of emergency. is he doing the right thing?

>> i'm not quite sure because there has not been the immediate threat. there has not even been the announcement of the grand jury coming together about an indictment. right now, it seems extremely preemptive, which i'm not quite sure is very necessary at this point right now. >> not only not necessary, but you and i talked about yesterday, and i think we both agreed how it's sad that there is this expectation of violence, yet there is the responsibility. we saw a lot of violence in the days after michael brown was killed. is anyone talking about leaving town before the grand jury reaches a decision? >> well, there have been talks with people amongst themselves about leaving town, but there does seem to be this expectation. while i believe in preparation, you should always be prepared, i almost think this expectation,

giving in to some type of fear, just as we know there's going to be something. like i said, i don't know the information that the governor has, maybe he has some information that everyone else is not privy to. people individually have talked leaving town or preparing in other ways, but we don't even have the announcement of an indictment decision, so this is kind of -- everything's just in limbo and this just seems a little unnecessary. >> is it having the effect of ratcheting up the tension and being antagonizing to the citizens of ferguson? >> it is. it looks like when we had headlines about preparing for war. it looks like there's a side that's begging for a fight, and the people here in st. louis, the citizens, we're not equipped for any kind of war, but we see there's news of the national guard moving in, so things

aren't looking right. some of this might be psychological, i'm not sure, but i am telling people don't give in to fear and also just don't give into the other emotion of anger. we've got to be smart about this and there seems a lot to be going on that wants us to do otherwise. >> you are asking people not to give into fear. does that mean that if the officer is not indicted, you would encourage people to go out on the streets and protest again? >> i want people to be smart, so when we have an element that seems to be begging for a fight, we have a couple of unknowns out here, i am all for pasteful protest, but i also know that there may be people not wanting peaceful protest. it's a nice balancing act right now. i can't tell people what to do, but i'm sticking to my message of peacefully, if you're peaceful and not interested in stopping people who might be coming here or who might already

be here to actively do damage, just stay home right now. it's just too much going on. >> thank you, live from ferguson. >> german chancellor angela merkel add harsh words positive russian president putin. they talked over the weekend. merkel is concerned russia is trying to pull other eastern european countries into its sphere of influence. tensions between russia and the west having a ripple effect all the way to the arctic. >> the russian and world powers are competing for precious natural resources. >> it's 10:00 a.m. on an autumn morning in transylvania. more than one house romanian soldiers are engaged in war games under the guidance of hundreds of u.s. marines. it's a routine nato exercise in military readiness.

demonstrations like this have taken on a new urgency for the west. here beside the mountains in romania, these soldiers are training for battle. it is just a seven hour drive from ukraine, where russian backed separatists set off the worst confrontation between russia and the u.s. since the end of the cold war. romanians and other eastern europeans are worried about the west's ability and willingness to stop an emboldened russian president vladimir putin. >> we live in a new cold war, but it is a danger for real war. >> not everyone shares the former romanian president's fears that moscow and the west are bound for armed conflict. yet an escalating military presence on both sides has left

little room for error. the stakes of this new cold war are about more than just territory and influence. they are also about money. here on the top of the world, the battle is being fault over energy. the arctic is home to 13% of the world's undiscovered oil and a third of its natural gas. to get a firsthand look, i headed north, way north to the northern-most town in the world on an island in the high arctic. many nations, including russia are eyeing this once sleep thaty coal mining settlement as a strategic base in this newark particular frontier. energy isn't the only factor in the battle for the high north. it's also about who controls the high seas, which are increasingly accessible because of global warming. new shipping lanes created by

the melting of ice in the arctic could save a lot of money. for example, a cargo ship traveling between western that europe and asia typically sails through the suez canal, going through the arctic shortens the trip by 40%. melting ice is a contrast of a new freeze between russia and the west, steadily putting old cold war enemies on a path toward a new round of battles, whose end game is less about ideology and more about economic control and financial supremacy. aljazeera, inside the arctic circle. >> tonight, we look at economic factors driving the conflict. it airs at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. >> federal drug agents looking at allegation of doctors providing nhl players with prescription pain pills. >> former player chris kluwe

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>> a horrific scene at an israeli synagog. israeli officials say three u.s. citizens were among those killed and state department has not confirmed that yet. >> we are learning new details in the federal probe of nfl teams. two more teams saying they got a visit from the d.e.a. >> that brings the number of teams to five. could we see more as part of this? >> right now, it's not clear how many teams are in the d.e.a.'s cross hairs. we do know this is all about prescription drugs and whether team doctors are supplying players with pain pills. >> on a day new video emerged of federal investigators meeting with the 49ers, two more teams received visits, too. the detroit lions were one.

>> i understand it's something that the government thinks is important. >> there was also the cincinnati bengals, who released this statement: an allegation that the nfl has been dealing out point pills like halloween candy for years. players think all those pills make them sick. >> i had renal cancer in 2002. my family doesn't have a history of renal cancer. >> they have bad kidneys, bat hearts, we just don't know what all these medications were doing to our bodies. >> do nfl coaches encourage pain pill abuse? >> no, there's no expectation of that. >> if it's suggested to a player and he doesn't take it, what's the response? >> it's not suggested. >> it really has nothing to do with the coaches. it had to do with the trainer or

doctors who were employees of the clubs. >> those team doctors were the people investigators focused on in sunday's post game visits. the fact that no arrests was made was no surprise to jim harbaugh. >> all medications are documented. any medication that we have, those are checked. >> a d.e.a. spokesman emphasizes that they are looking at the entire league, not just the five targeted this weekend. >> let's go to chris kluwe now who once played for the minnesota vikings. on sunday, five teams were visited by the d.e.a. were up surprised by the investigation and if you weren't, how bad's the problem? >> i wasn't surprised. when i was in the nfl from 2005 to about 2013 or so, the first three or four years, there was

definitely a problem and i know that that's kind of on the tail end of this lawsuit that these guys are reporting. it's very much a culture of yeah, it's not made explicitly clear that you have to take pain killers to be on the field, but if you are not on the field, the team is looking actively to replace you. guys know they to have take the stuff to stay healthy. >> how can you have the two sides diametrically opposed to each other. you have jim mcmahon saying they were widespread, coaches saying they weren't used, not in my locker room. who's right, who's wrong? >> the players are telling the truth. the coaches have every incentive to cover up what they've done. the coaches may not have explicitly said you need to take these pills to stay in the game but the expectation was if you're not on the field, we're

going to replace you and find someone who will do what is necessary to stay on the field. >> i talked to a running back who said it was wednesday until he could hold his children. take away the drugs, can the league function? >> i don't know if it can in its current state. guys are just too big, hitting each other too hard. before they started regulating a drug killer usage, there would be a line of guys, 30-35 guys stretching out in the locker room before games looking to get a shot approximate, even if they weren't injured from the weeks before, but because they knew their bodies were going to take such a pounding that they almost took it preventively. that is just sad. >> we are getting breaking news, the nfl saying your former teammate adrian peterson has now been suspended without pay for at least the rest of the 2014

season, the league saying he won't be eligible for reinstatement until april 15 at earliest. the commissioner roger goodell saying he tells peterson that the timing will be based on the results of a counseling and treatment program. peterson entered a plea deal on child abuse charges in texas last week, bringing our viewers up to date on how we got here, your reaction to that. >> i think that that's something that the nfl this year is dealing with a very serious p.r. problem in terms of, you know, the drug lawsuit, obviously, now with adrian peterson and ray rice, and people are starting to realize that just because they're sports stars or they're heroes doesn't also mean that they can ignore the consequences of their actions. i played with a.p. he's a good guy. he makes a mistake and i think he needs to recognize that mistake and from everything i've seen, he looks willing to do so, but there do have to be consequences to your actions or really, what's the point?

>> chris, as always, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> a charity song to raise awareness for ebola bringing in record profits. do they know it's christmas dropped on sunday night and raked in $1 million in five minutes. it's available for download on itunes. >> we'll have the latest on the deadly attack in jerusalem. >> tomorrow morning, we'll look at the fallout and implications for peace in the region. >> that is it for us in new york. >> today marks the 25t 25th anniversary of the velvet revolution in the czech republic. >> these images from 1989, hundreds of people taking tole streets for peaceful protest. >> we'll see you right back here again tomorrow at 7:00 a.m.

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>> fighting probation out between police and palestinians hours after an attack on a jerusalem synagog leaves four dead. >> >> from doha, also ahead: an exclusive look at the battle against isil in iraq where inside the city that could put the group's fighters in striking distance to baghdad. >> on the road to damascus, one gaoup of fighters is making